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solidaridad: Ref Rodriguez's Game of Hide the PUC Audit
solidaridad: Ref Rodriguez's Game of Hide the PUC Audit: Ref Rodriguez's Game of Hide the PUC AuditMay 12, 2015Contact: Bennett Kayser HQCell: 323-535-9930 DEFLATE GATE AT LAUSD AS RODRIGUEZ SUPPORTER GARCIA TRIES TO SQUASH RODRIGUEZ AUDIT SHOWING BAD BUSINESS. BAD BOOKS AND VIOLATIONS – AUDIT DISAPPEARS, AGAIN!!Los Angeles – Bennett Kayser, Board member of the second largest school district in t
Finance reports give insight into at-large City Council race | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Finance reports give insight into at-large City Council race | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Finance reports give insight into at-large City Council race There's only a few days remaining until Pennsylvania's May 19 primary — when Philadelphia voters will choose a new mayor and may elect to dramatically shake up City Council.Council's seven at-large seats are up for grabs and at least one w
While many public schools struggle, some charter chains profit - CBS 5 - KPHO
While many public schools struggle, some charter chains profit - CBS 5 - KPHO: While many public schools struggle, some charter chains profitCBS 5 - KPHO PHOENIX (CBS5) -A Valley charter school watchdog is criticizing large charter management chains for directing more dollars away from the classroom than most traditional public schools."These schools are made to make a profit," said Jim
What can retired teachers do? Help win a Supreme Court decision. | Reclaim Reform
What can retired teachers do? Help win a Supreme Court decision. | Reclaim Reform: What can retired teachers do? Help win a Supreme Court decision “A hero is a man who does what he can.” – Romain RollandWhat can retired teachers do?Bob Zahniser, John Dillon, Bob Lyons, Fred Klonsky and Glen Brown. Old guys celebrating the pension victory in Illinois.“The Illinois Supreme Court has unanimously decl
The Strangely Incurious Bill Gates - Living in Dialogue
The Strangely Incurious Bill Gates - Living in Dialogue: The Strangely Incurious Bill GatesThe latest interview with Bill Gates on CNBC has the world’s richest man discussing education with little evidence that he has learned much over the past six years. Is he paying attention? In a bubble? What the heck is going on?As readers of this blog know, I have been attending to the words and deeds of Bil
TAKE NOTE - Real Educators don’t punish AND bully students and parents for opting out! - Wait What?
TAKE NOTE - Real Educators don’t punish AND bully students and parents for opting out! - Wait What?: TAKE NOTE – Real Educators don’t punish AND bully students and parents for opting out!The Testing Opt-Out Movement Explodes, and the Empire Strikes Back is the title of the latest article written by fellow education advocate and blogger Lisa Guisbond.Published in the Huffington Post, it is almost l
AFT Releases Results of Groundbreaking Workplace Survey of Educators
AFT Releases Results of Groundbreaking Workplace Survey of EducatorsWASHINGTON—Today, the American Federation of Teachers released the results of a survey on well-being, working conditions and stressors for teachers and school support staff across the country. The first of its kind, the 80-question survey was filled out by more than 30,000 educators.After concerns of stress on the job were repor
Is the classroom a stressful place? Thousands of teachers say yes - The Washington Post
Is the classroom a stressful place? Thousands of teachers say yes - The Washington Post: Is the classroom a stressful place? Thousands of teachers say yesIn this Friday, June 11, 2014 file photo, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten attends the ATF Reclaiming the Promise convention in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)This story has been updated.A new survey of more than 30,
Report slams Louisiana charter school oversight | NOLA.com
Report slams Louisiana charter school oversight | NOLA.com:Report slams Louisiana charter school oversightLouisiana understaffs its charter schoolsoversight offices and, instead of proactively investigating these schools, relies on charters' own reports and whistleblowers to uncover problems, according to a report released Tuesday (May 12) by the Center for Popular Democracy and the Coalition for
Raj Chetty Discovers that Poverty Matters After All - Living in Dialogue
Raj Chetty Discovers that Poverty Matters After All - Living in Dialogue: Raj Chetty Discovers that Poverty Matters After All By John Thompson.Hopefully, a new quasi-experimental study, The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children, by Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren and Lawrence Katz will influence the domestic policy of Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration. Hopefully, Hillary
Grassroots Lobbying Charter School Style - $14k for sandwiches, $87k for buses - Wait What?
Grassroots Lobbying Charter School Style - $14k for sandwiches, $87k for buses - Wait What?: Grassroots Lobbying Charter School Style – $14k for sandwiches, $87k for busesCalling themselves a “grassroots movement” in support of Governor Dannel Malloy’s plan to use taxpayer money to open two new charter schools while making historic cuts to Connecticut’s public schools, the New York based charter s
How low voter turnout impacts LAUSD schools | 89.3 KPCC
Slideshow: How low voter turnout impacts LAUSD schools | 89.3 KPCC: How low voter turnout impacts LAUSD schoolsVoters in east Los Angeles, the west San Fernando Valley and harbor areas will cast ballots next Tuesday to select their Los Angeles Unified school board members – that is, if voters show up.Past history shows many won't. Over the last 50 years, local election turnout plummeted from a ab
Abstinence-only curriculum is not sex education, judge rules - SFGate
Abstinence-only curriculum is not sex education, judge rules - SFGate: Abstinence-only curriculum is not sex education, judge rulesCalifornia’s sex-education law prohibits school districts from indoctrinating students on the need to remain celibate before marriage or teaching them that abstinence is the only safe way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, a judge has ruled.The dec
California: Bill to limit how districts investigate school residency - ContraCostaTimes.com
California: Bill to limit how districts investigate school residency - ContraCostaTimes.com: California: Bill to limit how districts investigate school residency Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, has crafted legislation that would place parameters on investigations into school district residency. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)On April 2, a Berkeley Unified School District employee
Government of MPS schools in GOP plan
County exec would oversee turnaround of MPS schools in GOP plan: County exec would oversee turnaround of MPS schools in GOP planThe Milwaukee County executive would oversee the turnover of up to five struggling Milwaukee Public Schools per year to operators of successful public charter or private voucher schools, according to details of a proposalthat two suburban Republican lawmakers have been wo
How meaningful is school choice in New Orleans, the city of charters? - The Hechinger Report
How meaningful is school choice in New Orleans, the city of charters? - The Hechinger Report: How meaningful is school choice in New Orleans, the city of charters? Charter school supporters and advocates frequently point to the broad choices that families have when seeking a school in New Orleans, where most of the 82 public schools are charters and most accept applications from across the city. B
NYC Educator: Don't Steal Pissable?
NYC Educator: Don't Steal Pissable?: Don't Steal Pissable? Charter schools can be very popular with parents. Given the potential advantages, a little wee-in-the-pants accident may not mean so much. So, "Don't Steal Possible." And, while you're at it, "Don't Steal Pissable" either.Understandably, parents want to put their children in environments conducive to learning. High
The State of Preschool 2014: State Profiles | nieer.org
The State of Preschool 2014: State Profiles | nieer.org: The State of Preschool 2014: State ProfilesClick a state or region below to view its profile as a PDF document. For assistance with PDF, see the special instructions for viewing the Yearbook PDF.The Roadmap to State Profile Pages describes the data and terminology used in the profiles.Select by State: National Press ReleaseAlabamaProfilePres
New Orleans needs to run its own schools - The Second Line Education Blog
New Orleans needs to run its own schools - The Second Line Education Blog: New Orleans needs to run its own schoolsBut what will it take to keep improving education?It’s time to change the image of education reform as a mere takeover and start bringing NOLA schools back under elected, local control.Last week, a Louisiana bill that could help enact this change came one step closer to fruition. If m
The Long Haul: ESEA Reauthorization Timeline - Politics K-12 - Education Week
The Long Haul: ESEA Reauthorization Timeline - Politics K-12 - Education Week:The Long Haul: ESEA Reauthorization TimelineBy Lauren Camera on May 12, 2015 6:19 AMU.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., had their fingers crossed that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would schedule their bipartisan Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill for debate
Washington state schools seek waiver from U.S. test-result penalties - Yahoo News
Washington state schools seek waiver from U.S. test-result penalties - Yahoo News: Washington state schools seek waiver from U.S. test-result penaltiesSEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state, which already lost an exemption from some requirements of U.S. education law, is asking not to be penalized for lower test scores this year as districts switch to a standardized exam tethered to tougher standard
Gates Foundation pours millions more into Common Core - The Washington Post
Gates Foundation pours millions more into Common Core - The Washington Post: Gates Foundation pours millions more into Common CoreBill Gates famously spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop, implement and promote the now controversial Common Core State Standards. He hasn’t stopped giving.In the last seven months, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has poured more than $10 million int
We’re boring our kids in school: This easy reform will actually help them learn - Salon.com
We’re boring our kids in school: This easy reform will actually help them learn - Salon.com: We’re boring our kids in school: This easy reform will actually help them learn Excerpted from "The Game Believes in You"In 1967, media critic Marshall McLuhan predicted that within two decades, technology would make school unrecognizable. “As it is now, the teacher has a ready-made audience,” he
When Pearson Talks Profit, American Education Is Surely Discussed | deutsch29
When Pearson Talks Profit, American Education Is Surely Discussed | deutsch29: When Pearson Talks Profit, American Education Is Surely DiscussedOn February 27, 2015, Pearson CEO John Fallon led the company’s quarterly meeting over the state of Pearson earnings for the final quarter of 2014. In such meetings, Fallon and other Pearson executives discuss profitability with a number of analysts.In thi
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Teaching While Black: Exposing Institutional Racism at Claremont Middle School | What's Happening Black Oakland?
Teaching While Black: Exposing Institutional Racism at Claremont Middle School | What's Happening Black Oakland?: Teaching While Black: Exposing Institutional Racism at Claremont Middle SchoolClaremont Middle School is nestled in the affluent and predominantly white neighborhood known as Rockridge, Oakland. It is an open enrollment public institution consisting of a diverse socioeconomic populatio
'No Pineapple Left Behind' and the politics of American education
'No Pineapple Left Behind' and the politics of American education: 'No Pineapple Left Behind' and the politics of American education Seth Alter was a teacher for all of six months before quitting his job and going indie to make video games full-time. No Pineapple Left Behind, his second PC title, is more or less the story of why he left his students at a Boston charter school. As a special educati
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 5/11/15
Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMThe Politics of Reform - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial VoiceThe Politics of Reform - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial Voice: The Politics of ReformThe politics of education reform has taken us on a roller-coaster ride for so long that it really behooves us to pause a moment and think about what all the political labels mean.Look at what a purely conservative view wou
