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The Charter School Mistake
The Charter School Mistake Diane RavitchDate of Source: Tuesday, October 1, 2013Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles has more charter schools than any other school district in the nation, and it's a very bad idea.Billionaires like privately managed schools. Parents are lured with glittering promises of getting their kids a sure ticket to college. Politicians want to appear to be champions of "school
An Introduction to My Rubber Room Friends and Die, Wesley Crusher, Die!
Twenty days (Instructional days) so far. One hundred and sixty days to go. At least for this year. They really spread out the teachers who are in the Rubber Room. No more mass warehousing them, like 100 to a room. Why let anyone talk to one another and give each other ideas. That's why I am all alone at 4360 Broadway between 186th St and 187 St in Manhattan. I am the only one there. I could h
More on LAUSD: Bond Money, Aquino, Broad, and (Again with) Pearson
Yesterday, I wrote a post on some of the conflicts of interest and obvious profiteering posed by the involvement of Deasy, Apple, Pearson, and Gates in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) iPad fiasco. In this post, I examine more of the situation as I reflect upon issues raised by the June 2013 Los Angeles Daily News article cited in my previous post. LAUSD Votes 6-0? Let me begin with
THE L.A. SCHOOLS’ EXCELLENT iPAD ADVENTURE
By Michael Hiltzik, LA Times business columnist | http://lat.ms/18RAP5z Arne Duncan explains why Johnny can't read. Does he know he's the problem? (Bryan Bedder / Getty / October 2, 2013) October 2, 2013, 2:42 p.m. :: ... Well, maybe not so excellent. In the latest installments of the Los Angeles Unified School District's $1-billion marketing venture with Apple Inc. -- excuse me, I
Give 73,000 Creative Kids a High Five on Saturday, Oct 5
Lets foster the creativity of kids around the world. The Global Cardboard Challenge has over 73,000 kids in 41 countries taking part, and this Saturday is a global flashmob to go our and play, celebrating the 2 year anniversary of the flashmob we did for Caine in the Caine's Arcade short film (www.cainesarcade.com). Over 500+ events worldwide, 16 events locally in LA, from Skirball and SMMoA to ou
District defends teacher firing - Merced Sun-Star
District defends teacher firingMerced Sun-StarThe Sacramento City Unified School District has gone to court to uphold the firing of a veteran McClatchy High School teacher who got in a fight with a student during a physical education class. Jerry Glaviano said he battled the student out of self ...
State education officials don't routinely check for cheating on Oregon standardized tests
Officials in states that rely on standardized testing should be scouring statewide data for red flags and irregularities, national experts say, rather than waiting for someone to blow the whistle.
Get Schooled: High school: Can't we make it better?
I am not happy with high school. At least from what I have seen so far. And it’s not just my local high school where my twins are freshmen and where classes, even science and math, have 30-plus kids. I have been talking to metro Atlanta teens at every ...
Roger Tilles warns of 'dangerous' overemphasis on education testing
Newsday - 2 hours ago
One of the region's top education policymakers warned a Port Washington gathering Wednesday night that what he termed a "dangerous" overemphasis on testing threatened to undermine a statewide movement toward high-quality Common Core academic ...
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Connecticut has received some amount of attention lately for the so-called school reform movement being sponsored and directed by Gov.
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Madison School District teachers and staff will be covered under a collective bargaining agreement through the 2014-15 school year, pending approval by the Madison School Board.
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All University of Wisconsin System campuses, state technical colleges and educational service agencies would be able to authorize charter schools under a bill to be discussed by a legislative committee Thursday. The proposal comes as an amendment to SB ...
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City Council members urged the schools chancellor to throw in the towel now on controversial space-sharing arrangements between schools Wednesday in preparation for a likely Bill de Blasio mayoralty.
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The “Opportunity Scholarships” legislated by the General Assembly and approved by the governor are a mistake for several reasons.
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LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Education does not have an exact cost for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, two state Senate committees heard Wednesday, but education officials are limited in what actions they can take ...
It’s Official – Brown signs AB 484: CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SWITCHING TEST PROGRAM FROM STAR TO MAPP
By Kimberly Beltran, SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources http://bit.ly/16HATsF Thursday, October 3, 2013 :: Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday officially ushered in California’s transition to new computerized student testing when he signed into legislation authorizing the use of the Common Core-aligned assessments. The governor also approved several other education bills, including one