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Join PAA webinar: Holding charter schools accountable | Parents Across America
Join PAA webinar: Holding charter schools accountable | Parents Across America: Join PAA webinar: Holding charter schools accountable Join PAA’s Dora Taylor and Steve Norton with Kyle Serrette of the Center for Popular Democracy in our May 5 webinar on charter school accountabilityDid you know that President Obama has asked for an extra $120 million for charter schools in his FY16 budget? The incr
Megachurch helps California school board blur church-state divide | Reveal
Megachurch helps California school board blur church-state divide | Reveal: Megachurch helps California school board blur church-state divideBible verses, calls to accept Jesus and the promise of eternal life can be heard in two disparate places in a southeastern suburb of Los Angeles: the Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch and the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education.Three o
As Florida Goes… | Taking Note
As Florida Goes… | Taking Note: As Florida Goes…Something’s significant seems to be happening in the complex world of public education. The Common Core testing has been the catalyst, but what’s now going on appears to be a much bigger deal.My quick take: The opting out surge will be followed by a decrease in the total number of standardized tests (and test prep) being administered across all grade
Justice in action: How we can address the school-to-prison pipeline | Cloaking Inequity
Justice in action: How we can address the school-to-prison pipeline | Cloaking Inequity:Justice in action: How we can address the school-to-prison pipelineWhy are we sending droves of young Black and Brown students into the school-to-prison pipeline via our harsh discipline policies when there are better alternatives?In this newly published chapter in the Handbook of Urban Educational Leadership,
Who Are The Officially Poor (1987-2013)? | Demos
Who Are The Officially Poor (1987-2013)? | Demos: Who Are The Officially Poor (1987-2013)? Previously I posted this graph about who the officially poor were in 2013.I've been wanting to break "Rest" down a little more and extend this back into time. So I went into IPUMS and did just that.Here is the resulting graph with explanation of the methodology below:The way I do this is to first d
Study: Far fewer new teachers are leaving the profession than previously thought - The Washington Post
Study: Far fewer new teachers are leaving the profession than previously thought - The Washington Post: Study: Far fewer new teachers are leaving the profession than previously thoughtNew teachers are far less likely to leave the profession than previously thought, according to federal data released Thursday.Ten percent of teachers who began their careers in 2007-2008 left teaching after their fir
BustED Pencils Trending News: Pearson/ADHD; Angry White Mom; No test Tulsa | BustED Pencils
BustED Pencils Trending News: Pearson/ADHD; Angry White Mom; No test Tulsa | BustED Pencils: BustED Pencils Trending News: Pearson/ADHD; Angry White Mom; No test TulsaDoes that mean Pearson is starting to head down another road and get out of our public schools or does it mean disaster ahead?Pearson Acquires ADHD Testing Company BioBehavioral Diagnosticshttp://www.pearsoned.com/news/pearson-acquir
A Sad Vision of Charter Schools for Illinois | Education Under Attack
A Sad Vision of Charter Schools for Illinois | Education Under Attack: A Sad Vision of Charter Schools for IllinoisApril 30, 2015 educationunderattack Education Under Attack, Pubic EducationAnthony "Tony" Smith, Bruce Rauner, Charter Schools, Delores Kohl, Diane Ravitch, Education Under Attack, Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, Network for Public Education, NPE, Tony SmithTony Smi
Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps - Houston Public Media
Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps - 04-27-2015 : Houston Public Media news for... Houston Public Media: Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy StepsScroll down to become an expert yourself.April 27th, 2015 07:00 AMSTEP 1: Pick a school district.It’s urban with hundreds of thousands of students. Most of them low-income and many are learning English.It has just a few thous
Detroit Board of Education Files Title 6 Complaint - Badass Teachers Association:
Badass Teachers Association: Detroit Board of Education Files Title 6 Complaint: Detroit Board of Education Files Title 6 Complaint Detroit, MI - Mr. Herman Davis, President of the Detroit Board of Education, and fellow Board members filed Title 6 complaints with Barbara McQuade of the Department of Justice. This decision came from the Board having been advised of serious complaints of abuse, misu
Learn to Teach With Scholarships for Educators - Yahoo News
Learn to Teach With Scholarships for Educators - Yahoo News: Learn to Teach With Scholarships for EducatorsThe legendary college basketball coach John Wooden reportedly once told an interviewer that "the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession."Becoming a teacher gives you the chance to directly affect future generations, and it
Feed the buzz - To BEE or Not To Bee That IS the Question
Sacramento News & Review - Feed the buzz - News - Local Stories - April 30, 2015: Feed the buzzInsiders discuss major changes coming soon to The Sacramento Bee—and whether McClatchy can stay in the print businessMajor changes coming to The Sacramento Bee this next month, as soon as May 12 according to some workers, will emphasize digital and mobile news over traditional print.ILLUSTRATION BY S
Trying to Leave Behind 'No Child Left Behind' | Fast Forward | OZY
Trying to Leave Behind 'No Child Left Behind' | Fast Forward | OZY: Trying to Leave Behind 'No Child Left Behind'When it comes to public education in America, 2002 now seems light years in the past — a simpler time, where politicians like George W. Bush, John Boehner and Ted Kennedy could stand together on a stage and applaud the same law. President Bush declared at the time, with the naive confid
Holyoke teacher's union president responds to city schools being placed in receivership | masslive.com
Holyoke teacher's union president responds to city schools being placed in receivership | masslive.com: Holyoke teacher's union president responds to city schools being placed in receivershipGus Morales. (Michelle Williams / MassLive.com)HOLYOKE -- The head of the city teacher's union says he's outraged that Holyoke Public Schools have been placed in receivership.In an open letter, Holyoke Teacher
Standardized test backlash: More parents pull kids from exams as protest - CSMonitor.com
Standardized test backlash: More parents pull kids from exams as protest - CSMonitor.com: Standardized test backlash: More parents pull kids from exams as protestFor parents fed up with the growing numbers of tests and the increasingly high stakes, 'opting out' is now the popular form of protest. Critics say it aims at the wrong target and ignores importance of data gleaned.BOULDER, COLO. — It had
Did Anybody Ask Them? America's Expendables Have Their Say by Mark Naison | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Did Anybody Ask Them? America's Expendables Have Their Say by Mark Naison | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Did Anybody Ask Them? America's Expendables Have Their Sayby Mark Naison | @McFiredogg | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Many people are upset with the unrest in Baltimore that followed the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Fair enough. But if you spent time in the neighborhood he lived in,
LAUSD audit finds school board candidate's charter operated in the red | 89.3 KPCC
LAUSD audit finds school board candidate's charter operated in the red | 89.3 KPCC: LAUSD audit finds school board candidate's charter operated in the red A Los Angeles Unified school board member sought to withhold an inspector general audit finding Partnership to Uplift Communities' Lakeview Charter Academy was insolvent for nine years.A charter spokeswoman said Wednesday that the charter recove
Should We Hold Arne Duncan and Every Other Reformer Accountable for Every Child They Hurt? | John Thompson
Should We Hold Arne Duncan and Every Other Reformer Accountable for Every Child They Hurt? | John Thompson: Should We Hold Arne Duncan and Every Other Reformer Accountable for Every Child They Hurt? USDOE Secretary Arne Duncan has long refused to face reality. Duncan still ramps up his incredible spin for test, sort, and punish by claiming that it is a civil rights issue. He continues to support t
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THE WATCHDOGS: Feud threatens UNO schools | Chicago
THE WATCHDOGS: Feud threatens UNO schools | Chicago: THE WATCHDOGS: Feud threatens UNO schoolsPosted: 04/29/2015, 09:00pm | Dan MihalopoulosThe Soccer Academy High School was built next to this elementary school that UNO also built with state money on the Southwest Side of Chicago. | Brian Jackson/Sun TimesA bitter split between the scandal-plagued United Neighborhood Organization and the charter
PARCC Changes Info on Its “States” Page to Encourage Other “Assessment Solutions” | deutsch29
PARCC Changes Info on Its “States” Page to Encourage Other “Assessment Solutions” | deutsch29: PARCC Changes Info on Its “States” Page to Encourage Other “Assessment Solutions”It seems that the PARCC consortium website has undergone a subtle change at some point between April 6, 2015, and April 15, 2015.The change I noticed is to the PARCC consortium website page entitled, “PARCC States.”Here is h
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/29/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/29/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMCCSA's Ref Rodriguez's PUC Lakeview Charter Academy AuditCCSA's Ref Rodriguez's PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Audit: Big Education Ape: L.A. Unified delays release of audit on school with ties to candidate - LA Times http://bit.ly/1DKMhP2CCSA's Ref Rodriguez's PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Audit by Robert D. Skeel
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