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Debunking Reformy “Messaging”: A Philadelphia Story | School Finance 101

Debunking Reformy “Messaging”: A Philadelphia Story | School Finance 101: Debunking Reformy “Messaging”: A Philadelphia StoryPosted on August 15, 20130       Rate ThisLet’s take another trip back to Philadelphia for the day, because the reformy conversation around Philadelphia is just so darn illustrative of how reformy thinking works. Here’s a synopsis of the reformy approach to pushing pre-estab

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8-15-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School:  Why Is Obama So Desperate To Improve Internet Access In Schools?President Obama has decided to tack on a $5 a year fee to every cell phone account for the next five years in order to raise funds to increase high speed internet access in schools around the country.The fees are expected to generate $6 billion dollars in three years and sunset in 2017.The move has generated a

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Jeb Bush’s Crucial Miscalculation | Truth in American Education

Jeb Bush’s Crucial Miscalculation | Truth in American Education: Jeb Bush’s Crucial MiscalculationFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 15, 2013 • 0 CommentsRick Hess of American Enterprise Institute penned an op/ed today in National Review.  He asked if the Common Core could be Jeb Bush’s Romneycare.  In short – yes, and it will probably tank his ability to win the R

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Civil Rights Legend Dolores Huerta Calls on All Educators To ‘Step Up and Organize’ | NEA Today

Civil Rights Legend Dolores Huerta Calls on All Educators To ‘Step Up and Organize’ | NEA Today: Civil Rights Legend Dolores Huerta Calls on All Educators To ‘Step Up and Organize’By Mary Ellen Flannery When Dolores Huerta was a young teacher in Stockton, California, she said she couldn’t bear to see her students come to school with empty stomachs and bare feet. She saw their parents’ poverty as t

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Why states are backing out on common standards and tests | Hechinger Report

Why states are backing out on common standards and tests | Hechinger Report: Why states are backing out on common standards and testsBy Charles Chieppo and Jamie GassThe bloom is surely off the rose of Common Core, the new English and math standards pushed by Washington, D.C. education trade organizations and the Obama administration. In the last few months, a number of states have paused or de-fu

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8-15-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Senator Kwame Raoul and the disarray in the Illinois Democratic Party.  Pension bomber Representative Elaine Nekritz and Pension Committee Chair Senator Kwame Raoul. Illinois Democrats have a problem. In the eyes of many voters they appear to be Republicans. Democrats control both chambers of the stat

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Study Shows Triple Segregation Persists in Texas Schools | Cloaking Inequity

Study Shows Triple Segregation Persists in Texas Schools | Cloaking Inequity: Study Shows Triple Segregation Persists in Texas SchoolsLast month I first shared Expansive School Segregation in Texas: Predicts Accountability Rating with Cloaking Inequity readers. Yesterday UT-Austin communications drafted a press release for the study (see below) so there was a flurry of media activity. Univision al

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8-15-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: “Superintendents get pre-school pep talk from Malloy and Pryor”Categories: Common Core Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: CMTEducation ReformMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorAs the CT Mirror

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher in New York: It’s Time to Fire John KingYesterday I called for John King’s resignation. This teacher says John King should be fired. Here are her reasons: “A New York Teachers Letter on the Failed Leadership of John King I am dismayed by the leadership provided by John King, Education Commissioner of the State of New York.

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8-15-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: shocking newly found video of Japanese Tsunamiyou will be able to watch the water coming in, which begins to be clearly evident about 3 minutes in, and then to watch the water recede.   So much water.  So much damage.2 by rss@dailykos.com ... / 8min 8-13-13 teacherken at Daily Kosteacherken at Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson asks "What NSA reforms?"In this Washington Post op ed

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It’s Begun: Florida County’s Republican Assembly Officially Demands Explanations on Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings

It’s Begun: Florida County’s Republican Assembly Officially Demands Explanations on Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings: It’s Begun: Florida County’s Republican Assembly Officially Demands Explanations on Common CorePosted on August 15, 2013by Bob Sikes      1 VoteFrom State Impact’s John O’Connor:The St. Johns County Republican Assembly is the latest GOP group to ask questions — quite literally

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How bad is Phillie schools crisis? This bad.

How bad is Phillie schools crisis? This bad.: How bad is Phillie schools crisis? This bad.By Valerie Strauss, Published: August 15 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreThe word “crisis” is misused and abused in the education world, but it applies perfectly to what is going on in Philadelphia. A financial crisis in the Philadelphia school district is so profound that schools may not be able to o

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Louisiana Educator: Flawed Strategic Plan for EBR

Louisiana Educator: Flawed Strategic Plan for EBR: Flawed Strategic Plan for EBRThe following letter is to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and should be read in reference to the proposed revised strategic plan for EBR. This plan is available here on the EBR web site. I am publishing this letter because the issues discussed here are important to all teachers in Louisiana public schools. Se

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John Thompson: Can Education Trust Be Trusted by Teachers? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

John Thompson: Can Education Trust Be Trusted by Teachers? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Can Education Trust Be Trusted by Teachers?By Anthony Cody on August 15, 2013 2:11 AMI only have one problem with Joy Resmovits' Huffington Post article "Dream Deferred: Are We Leaving Black Students Behind?," but I will save that detail until the end of my response. My big prob

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Why Common Core Standards Will Succeed | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Why Common Core Standards Will Succeed | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Why Common Core Standards Will SucceedEven though there is little evidence that state standards have increased student academic achievement since the 1980s, the District of Columbia and 45 states have embraced the Common Core–(see here and here).Even though there is little evidence that countries with nat

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Corbett rejects plea on Phila. school funding - Philly.com

Corbett rejects plea on Phila. school funding - Philly.com: Corbett rejects plea on Phila. school fundingMayor Nutter said the schools have met many conditions for the money. State Sens. Vincent Hughes (left), Anthony Hardy Williams flanked him. (DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer)By Troy Graham and Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff WritersPOSTED: August 14, 2013Gov. Corbett emphatically rejected o

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8-15-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Neo-liberalism and Ed Deform and Krugman on Rand Paul's "Better Dead than Fed"Ed Deform's connection to neo-liberalism can be defined in one dirty word: CHOICE CORE in Chicago began with 8 people reading Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" to try to make sense of what was being done to the schools because so much of it didn't make sense educationally or even rationally, the idea of a g

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THE COMMON CORE ED-DEFORM MONSTER: A Maze of MegaPrivateers Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: THE COMMON CORE ED-DEFORM MONSTER: A Maze of MegaPrivateers

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: THE COMMON CORE ED-DEFORM MONSTER: A Maze of MegaPrivateers: THE COMMON CORE ED-DEFORM MONSTER: A Maze of MegaPrivateersA Walk Thru the Common Core Labyrinth of Supporters & FundersWalking the Labyrinth of the Corporate-Owned-Common Core This short homemade video is an introduction to the complexity of US corporate-military int

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8-15-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The myth of failing schools and the unforgiven sins of wealth and powerThere are no failed or failing schools! But there are plenty of buildings that serve as museums to display the failed social policies and economic disparities inflicted by politicians and their wealthy financiers. A kindergarten class overcrowded with 35 children who lack basic healthcare, nutri

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Feds cite faults with CCSF accreditation panel - SFGate

Feds cite faults with CCSF accreditation panel - SFGate: Feds cite faults with CCSF accreditation panelWill KaneUpdated 11:09 pm, Wednesday, August 14, 2013Alisa Messer, president of the CCSF faculty union, says the accreditation commission's decision should be overturned. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The ChronicleThe commission that decided to revoke City College of San Francisco's accreditation

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CCSF trustee turns fiery in retorts to accreditors - SFGate

CCSF trustee turns fiery in retorts to accreditors - SFGate: CCSF trustee turns fiery in retorts to accreditorsNanette AsimovCity College Trustee Rafael Mandelman started out espousing cooperation with the accreditors. Then they made him mad. Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Don't argue with the umpire.That's been the mantra of City College of San Francisco trustees for a year as they have strugg

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#RealEdTalk The Weekly Update: ALEC push back, Jeb Bush shows us how to cash in on ed reform, Common Core Standards big oop’s, Teach for America alums speak out and more | Seattle Education

The Weekly Update: ALEC push back, Jeb Bush shows us how to cash in on ed reform, Common Core Standards big oop’s, Teach for America alums speak out and more | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: ALEC push back, Jeb Bush shows us how to cash in on ed reform, Common Core Standards big oop’s, Teach for America alums speak out and moreAfter a short summer hiatus, I’m back with the weekly news. As m

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What is behind the high stakes testing failure rate? | Reclaim Reform

What is behind the high stakes testing failure rate? | Reclaim Reform: What is behind the high stakes testing failure rate?Posted on August 14, 2013by Ken PrevitiThe Education-Industrial Complex is not a future threat to our children. It is here and now.In full cooperation with state and federal legislators of both political parties, our tax money pays for testing corporations to create “secret” t

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White House chief of black education is ‘passionate’ about his work - Education - The Sacramento Bee

White House chief of black education is ‘passionate’ about his work - Education - The Sacramento Bee: White House chief of black education is ‘passionate’ about his workBy Renee SchoofMcClatchy Washington BureauPublished: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 - 5:10 pmOlivier Douliery / Abaca Press/MCTDavid Johns l, is President Barack Obama's choice as the first executive director of the White House Initiativ

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The Architect of School Reform Who Turned Against It - Sarah Mosle - The Atlantic

The Architect of School Reform Who Turned Against It - Sarah Mosle - The Atlantic: The Architect of School Reform Who Turned Against ItDiane Ravitch's second revolution Denise NestorThe survival of the school-reform movement, as it’s known to champions and detractors alike, is no longer assured. Even a couple years ago, few would have predicted this turn of events for a crusade that began with the

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Michelle Rhee invites teachers union reps to new town halls - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

Michelle Rhee invites teachers union reps to new town halls - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com: Michelle Rhee invites teachers union reps to new town halls By BYRON TAU | 8/14/13 2:35 PM EDTMichelle Rhee wants to have a candid conversation with her fiercest critics.The outspoken education reformer will host a series of national town hall meetings beginning in September, according to invitations obtained b

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Course Limitations When Pursuing a Future - Student Voice

Student Voice: Course Limitations When Pursuing a Future - Student Voice About the Author: Tess Harkin attends New Milford High School in New Milford, CT as a junior. She is actively involved in the school and community as a student leader. Tess is a HOBY alumni and her interests lie in theatre, writing, and making crepes. You can find her on Twitter at @Tess_Harkin or at operation-outstanding.blo

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Tom Vander Ark and Getting Smart are recognizing 30 charter management organizations and 10 EMOs Let's see how many made our List #RealEdTalk

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Tom Vander Ark  is recognizing 30 charter management organizations and 10 EMOs: Let's see how many made our list: CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS:National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Group: 1 in 5 charter schools not doing well enough to stay openA group that oversees more than half of the nation's 5,600 charter schools said as many as one in five U.S. charte

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Nite Cap 8-14-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYThe amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-up | Truth in American EducationThe amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-up | Truth in American Education: The amount of spin is directly proportional to

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The amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-up | Truth in American Education

The amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-up | Truth in American Education: The amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-upFiled in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on August 14, 2013 • 1 CommentI had to share this op/ed in the New York Post by David Bloomfield who is a professor of Education, Law and Policy at Brooklyn College and the

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8-14-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum: Statement on Contract Negotiations

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Statement on Contract NegotiationsFrom SPS Communications:We are working with our labor association partners to achieve what we all desire – what is best for our staff and for our students. We have discussed and explored a variety of options during negotiations with the Seattle Education Association.  We have discussed with SEA an increase to the ca

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Seeking private funds for public schools becoming an 'unfortunate trend' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook #RealEdTalk

Seeking private funds for public schools becoming an 'unfortunate trend' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Seeking private funds for public schools becoming an 'unfortunate trend'by thenotebook on Aug 14 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (0)PRINTPhoto: Emma Lee/NewsWorksEmani Edwards, 9, and Kh

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ASCD Leaders on Reflection: Patrick Miller — Whole Child Education

ASCD Leaders on Reflection: Patrick Miller — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD Leaders on Reflection: Patrick MillerAugust 14, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersA defining trait of leadership is a passion for success and continuous improvement. With progress comes new vistas and new goals, as well as new challenges to overcome in our never-ending quest for knowledge and excellence. Le

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Louisiana Education Updates – as of 8/14/2013 | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

Louisiana Education Updates – as of 8/14/2013 | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Louisiana Education Updates – as of 8/14/2013Posted on August 14, 20130I know it’s been a while since I posted anything substantial (I hope you all didn’t miss me too much) but that is not because nothing substantial has been taking place. If anything, the activities, news items and scandals have only been increasing far beyond

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8-14-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Naison Calls for John King's RemovalWe've had 3 DUD NYSTATE Ed Comms in a row since 1995. Time to move on.Dear Speaker Silver and Assembly Member Nolan    It is time to remove John King  Education Commissioner of the State of New York. Commissioner King purposely decided to score state tests in such a way as to insure that the majority of the students in the state failed. The resu

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Clarification on Philadelphia public school appeals for private funds | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Clarification on Philadelphia public school appeals for private funds | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Clarification on Philadelphia public school appeals for private fundsby thenotebook on Aug 14 2013 Posted in Latest newsGreenfield Elementary School is seen in Center City Philadelphia in this Google street-view image. (Google Maps - ©2013 Google)="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor:

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Diane in the Evening 8-14-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: NY Regents: Release the Test Questions!The best use of tests is for diagnostic purposes, to help teachers learn what students got wrong and where they need more instruction. Students learn too from their errors. But if the results take months to score, they arrive too late to matter. And if the questions and answers are never relea

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Atlanta teachers seeking Sugar Daddies to keep them in paper... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Atlanta teachers seeking Sugar Daddies to keep them in paper... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Atlanta teachers seeking Sugar Daddies to keep them in paper and pencils?  COMMENT(5) 3 21 0 25Previous PostsDruid Hills charter cluster wins in a big way. What's next? August 13, 2013Here are 2012 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student AchievementAugust 13, 2013Druid Hills charter cluster vote: Proceed

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8-14-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: New Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radicalNew Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 5min 8-13-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk FaceSCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Paul Toner, MA TURNcoat, Leads Charge for Common Core and PARCCLawyer, corporate stooge, and MTA President, Paul Toner has sold teachers down the river in M

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New Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radical

New Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radical: New Media, New Public IntellectualsPosted on August 14, 2013 by plthomaseddAt the beginning of January 2010, I received an email prompting me to watch a video of Diane Ravitch making a speech. My knee-jerk reaction was to delete the email because I had long rejected Ravitch’s work, associating her with the standards/testing movement and a

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Is CPS starving? | '63 Boycott

Is CPS starving? | '63 Boycott: Is CPS starving?This entry was posted in Blog, Today's Struggles on August 9, 2013 by '63 Boycott.In an op-ed piece for the Chicago Sun-Times calling for a citywide school boycott, CPS teacher Timothy Meegan outlines the strategy behind privatizing public schools.  The goal:  return on investment.  Read Meegan’s powerful argument in its entirety below:On Wednesday J

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Empowering Australia's Children Today through Positive Education — Whole Child Education

Empowering Australia's Children Today through Positive Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEmpowering Australia’s Children Today through Positive EducationAugust 14, 2013 by Andrew MonkInitially based upon the principals of positive psychology, the positive education approach has much in common with a whole child approach to education and is contributing to the paradigm shift th

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Gary Rubinstein’s Blog: How To Define ‘Success’? | National Education Policy Center

Gary Rubinstein’s Blog: How To Define ‘Success’? | National Education Policy Center: Gary Rubinstein’s Blog: How To Define ‘Success’?    Gary RubinsteinAugust 14, 2013Gary Rubinstein's Blog  Success Academy  Accountability and Testing  Charter Schools  Curriculum and Teaching  High-Stakes Testing and Evaluation  Poverty  School Evaluation  Standards-Based Reform  Teacher Evaluation  Urban Educatio

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Susan Ohanian: 28 questions about the Common Core

Susan Ohanian: 28 questions about the Common Core: Ohanian: 28 questions about the Common CoreEditor’s note: This op-ed is by Susan Ohanian of Charlotte, a longtime teacher and author of 25 books on education policy and practice. Her website is at www.susanohanian.org.Author’s note: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Daniel J. Forest wrote an open letter to the state’s chief education officer, asking 67 ques

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Take a chance, be yourself | InterACT

Take a chance, be yourself | InterACT: Take a chance, be yourselfAUGUST 14, 2013tags: advice, EdWeek, new teachers, professional identityby David B. CohenSix years ago almost to the day, before I started blogging, I wrote an article in EdWeek Teacher, aimed at new teachers and offering advice on establishing your professional identity. This is certainly the right time of year to be looking back at

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Oh, How Pinteresting!, Say hello to Teachers on Pinterest!

Oh, How Pinteresting!, Say hello to Teachers on Pinterest!: Say hello to Teachers on Pinterest!We’re thrilled to announce an effort to support a community of creative, inspiring and hard-working people who make a difference to millions of kids everyday—teachers! We’ve teamed up with some brilliant elementary school teachers to launch Teachers on Pinterest, a hub where you’ll find everything from l

by mike simpson / 23h 

Feds instruct Huntsville to ignore Alabama Accountability Act | al.com

Feds instruct Huntsville to ignore Alabama Accountability Act | al.com: Feds instruct Huntsville to ignore Alabama Accountability ActDespite Alabama law allowing all students to flee “failing” schools, Huntsville will not allow hundreds of requested transfers.“Under the Alabama Accountability Act,” said Superintendent Casey Wardynski, “we don’t have to do any.”In fact, district officials say Hunts

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Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, August 14, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Flirting with Disaster? Capitol Weekly: Senate leader’s online education bill draws fire*Education HeadlinesWednesday, August 14, 2013Nurses unhappy with diabetic rulingLocal school nurses are not happy with the California Supreme Court’s ruling Monday to allow trained but unlicensed employees to administer insulin to diabetic students if a n

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Pupil privacy, bond oversight bills among those signed by governor SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Pupil privacy, bond oversight bills among those signed by governorBy Kimberly BeltranWednesday, August 14, 2013While Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of landmark transgender bill grabbed the news spotlight this week, there were several other education-related bills that also got his approval.Among them, decrees that:·       Require a timely response to aud

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Evidence Matters: U.S. Education Department Finalizes EDGAR Rules - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Evidence Matters: U.S. Education Department Finalizes EDGAR Rules - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Evidence Matters: U.S. Education Department Finalizes EDGAR RulesBy Michele McNeil on August 14, 2013 11:11 AMEDGAR Rules at the U.S. Education Department There's this very important, but very wonky, thing called EDGAR that spells out the rules under which the U.S. Department of Education operates.A

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Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Education Commissioner Pryor hires accounting firm to “validate” accuracy of standardized test scores?Categories: Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan Pryor Teacher EvaluationsTags: CMTMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorTea

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Morning Wink 8-14-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYIs your student 'competent'? A new education yardstick takes the measure. - CSMonitor.comIs your student 'competent'? A new education yardstick takes the measure. - CSMonitor.com: Is your student 'competent'? A new education yardstick takes the measure.A new learning regimen requires pupils to show proficiency in 'core competencies' for each subject –

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