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Teachers at Online School Say It Abused Student Privacy and Misused Funds - Bloomberg Business
Teachers at Online School Say It Abused Student Privacy and Misused Funds - Bloomberg Business: Teachers at Online School Say It Abused Student Privacy and Misused FundsA group of 16 California teachers filed formal letters of complaint against online charter schools operated by K12 Inc., alleging violations including misuse of public funds and breaches of student privacy rights.Some of the Califo
Sacramento School Closed By Budget Cuts, Slated To Reopen Next Year - capradio.org
Sacramento School Closed By Budget Cuts, Slated To Reopen Next Year - capradio.org: Sacramento School Closed By Budget Cuts, Slated To Reopen Next YearSuperintendent Jose Banda and Councilman Steve Hansen unveil the Opening Fall 2016 sign with neighborhood kids at Washington Elementary.One of seven schools in the city of Sacramento that closed two years ago because of budget cuts will reopen next
Who opts out of state tests? | Brookings Institution
Who opts out of state tests? | Brookings Institution: Who opts out of state tests?Student refusals to take standardized tests surged in New York State this spring, fueled by support from both parent activists and the state teacher’s union. According to the New York Times, the opt-out movement more than doubled the number of students who did not take federally mandated math and English Language Art
Sprawl on - Bites - Sacramento News & Review -
Sacramento News & Review - Sprawl on - Bites - Opinions - June 18, 2015: Sprawl on So Sacramento’s streetcar proposal, Measure B, has failed. Backers of the plan immediately told “no” voters just how small and unimportant they are.Seriously. West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon complained that “98.6 percent of Sacramento’s voters were not eligible to vote,” implying, with no evidence, th
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mucking up the data on post-Katrina New Orleans: A tale of two headlines.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mucking up the data on post-Katrina New Orleans: A tale of two headlines.: Mucking up the data on post-Katrina New Orleans: A tale of two headlines."No Excuses" N.O. charter ((Mario Tama / Getty Images)In our doc seminar at DePaul, my students like to compare and contrast quantitative (statistical) and qualitative (interpretive) methods. Some argue that st
Tech Thursday: Hunting for CCSS/CTE | commoncorediva
Tech Thursday: Hunting for CCSS/CTE | commoncorediva: Tech Thursday: Hunting for CCSS/CTEHunt Institute has a long history of being Common Core supportive.While it appears all anti CCSS eyes are on the HR5 (the re-authorization of the NCLB), it’s been proven via documents that the HEA re-authorization is just as CCSS tied! Both have been re-authorized in almost the same time periods since their or
The Social Power of Love and the Opt-Out Movement - Avalon Initiative
The Social Power of Love and the Opt-Out Movement - Avalon Initiative: The Social Power of Love and the Opt-Out MovementSometimes in life we overlook what is obvious or important, because we are distracted by something less so. Such is the case of many prominent and influential education reformists.By education reformists, I mean the combine of politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders, philanthr
Ed Notes Online: Parents Object to Success Academy treatment of children with special needs/co-location in Midwood
Ed Notes Online: Parents Object to Success Academy treatment of children with special needs/co-location in Midwood: Parents Object to Success Academy treatment of children with special needs/co-location in MidwoodDear Ms. Ravitch:You had blogged about our letter a month ago to Eva Moskowitz asking for a response, regarding a terribly insensitive comment she made about children with special needs.
NPE Forms Coalition of Education and Civil Rights Groups to Oppose High-Stakes Testing – The Network For Public Education
NPE Forms Coalition of Education and Civil Rights Groups to Oppose High-Stakes Testing – The Network For Public Education: NPE Forms Coalition of Education and Civil Rights Groups to Oppose High-Stakes TestingWe, the below undersigned organizations, oppose high-stakes testing because we believe these tests are causing harm to students, to public schools, and to the cause of educational equity. Hig
Thompson: Washington Monthly Spins NOLA School Reform Impact This Week In Education:
This Week In Education: Thompson: Washington Monthly Spins NOLA School Reform Impact: Thompson: Washington Monthly Spins NOLA School Reform ImpactThe safest summary of evidence on the effectiveness of New Orleans school reforms is Politico's Caitlin Emma. Emma's The New Orleans Model: Praised but Unproven explains that "mayors and governors from Nevada to Tennessee have sought to replicate t
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Assault on Public Ed Advances
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Assault on Public Ed Advances: PA: Assault on Public Ed AdvancesYou may recall that State Senator Lloyd Smucker has been trying to sell the idea of an Achievement School District, and that he even brought some charter-choice advocates to town to help push the idea. Well, his initiative has made it out of the concept-and-hearings stage and is now an actual bill.Senate Bill 6, th
New Study: Local Media Coverage of Education and Schools Is on the Rise, But
New Study: Local Media Coverage of Education and Schools Is on the Rise, But Coverage of Education Policy Is Declining - WDRB 41 Louisville News: New Study: Local Media Coverage of Education and Schools Is on the Rise, But Coverage of Education Policy Is Declining New Report by Andrew Campanella, “Leading the News: 25 Years of Education Coverage,” evaluates news coverage of education and schools o
“A train wreck you could see coming” – A lesson from Detroit about MPS takeover plan | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog
“A train wreck you could see coming” – A lesson from Detroit about the Darling/Kooyenga MPS takeover plan | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog: “A train wreck you could see coming” – A lesson from Detroit about the Darling/Kooyenga MPS takeover planMilwaukee public schools has been led by Dr. Darienne Driver for one year. In that time MPS has taken unprecedented steps to stabilize its finan
Which Student Data Privacy Bill Will Become Law? | EdSurge News
Which Student Data Privacy Bill Will Become Law? | EdSurge News: Which Student Data Privacy Bill Will Become Law?When data privacy finds its way into thePresident’s State of the Union address, it’s a telltale sign that legislation is on the way—especially when children are involved. Currently three bills to protect student data privacy have been proposed:Student Privacy Protection Act: Senator Dav
Political Parties Present Clear Choices For Education In 2016, So Far
Political Parties Present Clear Choices For Education In 2016, So Far: Political Parties Present Clear Choices For Education In 2016, So FarFor years, there’s been an agreement – a “Washington consensus” – among Beltway policy makers and political elites that America’s schools are in “crisis” and only a punitive program of standards, testing, and accountability can remedy them.Both Republicans and
Similarities Between TTP Trade Deal, Common Core & The Student Success Act » Missouri Education Watchdog
Similarities Between TTP Trade Deal, Common Core & The Student Success Act » Missouri Education Watchdog: Similarities Between TTP Trade Deal, Common Core & The Student Success ActAnother sovereignty grab, this time the Federal sovereignty is to be handed over to an international body. Do you notice similarities between the Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) Trade Dea
Russ on Reading: In Praise of School Librarians
Russ on Reading: In Praise of School Librarians: In Praise of School LibrariansToday a word about school librarians and how important they are to the goal of bringing literacy to children. I suppose first of all we need to deal with the nomenclature issue. Today it is more accurate and politically correct to call these very special folks "media specialists." Certainly the job of the libr
Privatizer, Corporate Matchmaker: Jeb Bush’s Impact on Public Schooling | janresseger
Privatizer, Corporate Matchmaker: Jeb Bush’s Impact on Public Schooling | janresseger: Privatizer, Corporate Matchmaker: Jeb Bush’s Impact on Public SchoolingOn Monday, Jeb Bush declared himself a candidate for President. It’s a good time to review Jeb’s record on public education, and there is a significant record, as Bush made public school reform a centerpiece of his two terms as governor of Fl
Kelly Donnelly to become Chief of Staff for Connecticut Department of Education - Wait What?
Kelly Donnelly to become Chief of Staff for Connecticut Department of Education - Wait What?: Kelly Donnelly to become Chief of Staff for Connecticut Department of EducationThe key role of Chief of Staff for Governor Dannel Malloy’s State Department of Education will go to Kelly Donnelly who was brought in from New Jersey in December 2012 to serves as former Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor’
ASK BILL GATES: Why don’t Americans trust their teachers? - Quartz
Why don’t Americans trust their teachers? - Quartz: Why don’t Americans trust their teachers?What should students in high school and college English classes read?Whether you think they should be reading Ovid and Melville, or only books written by diverse, contemporary authors, or books with no explicit sex, or books with no explicit violence, most people have an opinion on how and what teachers te
The Watchdogs of College Education Rarely Bite - WSJ
The Watchdogs of College Education Rarely Bite - WSJ: The Watchdogs of College Education Rarely BiteAccreditors keep hundreds of schools with low graduation rates or high loan defaults aliveMost colleges can’t keep their doors open without an accreditor’s seal of approval, which is needed to get students access to federal loans and grants. But accreditors hardly ever kick out the worst-performing
RI School Districts Lose Millions to Charter Schools - GoLocalProv
GoLocalProv | RI School Districts Lose Millions to Charter Schools: RI School Districts Lose Millions to Charter SchoolsSchool districts are losing millions in much-needed funds in inflated tuition payments to charter schools, according to a GoLocalProv analysis of data contained in a report from a legislative panel on the education funding formula.Under the new formula, which was adopted in 2010,
Ensure A Reauthorized ESEA Protects Children And Civil Rights
Ensure A Reauthorized ESEA Protects Children And Civil Rights: Ensure A Reauthorized ESEA Protects Children And Civil RightsAdvocacy Letter - 06/18/15Source: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsRecipient: U.S. SenateVIew the PDF of this letter here.Dear Senator:On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the 36 undersigned organizations, we write to express
Keeping better tabs on California's education funding - LA Times
Keeping better tabs on California's education funding - LA Times: Keeping better tabs on California's education fundingEducational history is full of examples of expensive, well-intended programs that never helped impoverished students.One of Gov. Jerry Brown's greatest and most dramatic accomplishments has been his reform of the way California allocates money to public schools. He used the recess
ANYONE SUPRIZED? Bill Gates Fined $148k for His' horse poop only pays $30.600| www.palmbeachpost
Settlement approved on Bill Gates' horse poop case in Wellington | www.palmbeachpost.com: Settlement approved on Bill Gates’ horse poop code caseWELLINGTON — Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has 30 days to pay $30,600 in Wellington to clear up code violations involving a misplaced manure bin.The infractions against Gates’ Mallet Hill estate were resolved during a hearing
Why is HISD Blocking Planned Parenthood's Website on Campus? | Houston Press
Why is HISD Blocking Planned Parenthood's Website on Campus? | Houston Press: UPDATED: IS HISD BLOCKING PRO-CHOICE WEBSITES ON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES?Lamar High School student Grace Wells was denied access to Planned Parenthood's website on campus.Images courtesy Grace Wells(See update at the bottom of this story) Last semester, Grace Wells opened up her school-issued laptop, logged into her student
Arrogance - Change The LAUSD
Arrogance - Change The LAUSD: ArroganceElection season was clearly over on Tuesday afternoon as the LAUSD set about to fulfill the legal requirement of getting public input into the Local Control Funding Formula. Outgoing District 3 representative Tamar Galatzan did not even bother to show up to the meeting. District 2’s Monica Garcia left as public comment began. Even George McKenna’s seat was em
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Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct - LA Times
Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct - LA Times: Nationally recognized teacher removed from class after allegations of misconduct Attorneys for a nationally recognized Los Angeles Unified teacher, who was removed from his classroom after allegations of misconduct, are issuing an ultimatum to district administrators: publicly apologize and let him return
Despite All My Rage | The Jose Vilson
Despite All My Rage | The Jose Vilson: Despite All My RageI normally talk to young adults about math and other academics, but recently, because we’re winding up the school year, subjects have expanded to Fetty Wap and flicking wrists. The currency for “young and cool” changes over time, almost as quickly as we age.Yet, on this day, the subject turned to teachers. They went on to gossip about their
'Rigged' charter school ratings need immediate fix, charter critics and backers say | cleveland.com
'Rigged' charter school ratings need immediate fix, charter critics and backers say | cleveland.com: 'Rigged' charter school ratings need immediate fix, charter critics and backers sayCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Key critics and supporters of charter schools called today for an immediate change to Ohio's main charter improvement effort so that online and dropout recovery schools are included in the fixes.The
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 6/17/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMThe Value of Experience | lacetothetopThe Value of Experience | lacetothetop: The Value of ExperienceHow do you quantify an experience? Some things cannot be measured with any degree of accuracy and that is difficult for people who equate “quantify” and “verify” to understand.I remember a nurse coming into my room after the birth of my daughter with a chart that
