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How far apart are Democrats and Republicans on school reform? | Brookings Institution
How far apart are Democrats and Republicans on school reform? | Brookings Institution: How far apart are Democrats and Republicans on school reform?Americans are more polarized than at any point in recent history. On issue after issue—abortion, the Affordable Care Act, or just about anything else— Democrats stand on one side and Republicans stand on the other. It can be difficult for leaders to b
Nashville Stands Up to Powerful Charter Industry, Sets New Accountability Standards - NEA Today
Nashville Stands Up to Powerful Charter Industry, Sets New Accountability Standards - NEA Today: Nashville Stands Up to Powerful Charter Industry, Sets New Accountability StandardsSince he was first elected to the Nashville Board of Education in 2012, Will Pinkston has been a vocal and tenacious advocate against the proliferation of charter schools. According to the operators who have rolled into
Julian will go to a neighborhood school–but what about all the other Newark children? | Bob Braun's Ledger
Julian will go to a neighborhood school–but what about all the other Newark children? | Bob Braun's Ledger: Julian will go to a neighborhood school–but what about all the other Newark children?Julian Ferreira will attend the Oliver Street School.Julian Ferreira will get to go the school behind his house–and his mother Sara deserves a lot of credit for standing up to the administration of Newark pu
My Vision for Urban Education (Guest Post by Mark Naison) | Cooperative Catalyst
My Vision for Urban Education (Guest Post by Mark Naison) | Cooperative Catalyst: My Vision for Urban Education (Guest Post by Mark Naison)Mark Naison is a Professor of African-American Studies and History at Fordham University and Director of Fordham’s Urban Studies Program. He is the author of three books and over 100 articles on African-American History, urban history, and the history of sports
Russ on Reading: Hey, Governor Christie, Punch My Face!
Russ on Reading: Hey, Governor Christie, Punch My Face!: Hey, Governor Christie, Punch My Face!In case you missed it, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, erstwhile presidential candidate, declared on CNN Sunday that teachers unions need a “punch in the face.” Faced with declining numbers in the polls and with being out bullied by Donald Trump, Christie has decided to come out swinging – at teac
With A Brooklyn Accent: How the Community Schools Concept Was Implemented in Holyoke, Mass- A Critique. Guest Post by Gus Morales
With A Brooklyn Accent: How the Community Schools Concept Was Implemented in Holyoke, Mass- A Critique. Guest Post by Gus Morales: How the Community Schools Concept Was Implemented in Holyoke, Mass- A Critique. Guest Post by Gus MoralesGus MoralesFSCSs in Holyoke: A Panacea for our Schools?Prior to state receivership, the Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) implemented a large number of programs and work
Thompson: Project Fatherhood - This Week In Education:
This Week In Education: Thompson: Project Fatherhood: Thompson: Project FatherhoodWhen writing her excellent Project Fatherhood, the UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap exposed herself to a daunting risk. Leap accepted a degree of physical danger but it was the professional risk that could have been intimidating. Leap defied academic convention and spoke honestly about race, family, child-rearing, domesti
A Remarkable Piece of Journalism on Post-Katrina New Orleans School “Reform” Community Disenfranchisement | deutsch29
A Remarkable Piece of Journalism on Post-Katrina New Orleans School “Reform” Community Disenfranchisement | deutsch29: A Remarkable Piece of Journalism on Post-Katrina New Orleans School “Reform” Community DisenfranchisementJennifer BerkshireI do believe I just read the best piece of journalism to date regarding the stunning community disenfranchisement brought about by test-driven school reform i
SCUSD Board Vote on Re-Opening Washington Elementary | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education
SCUSD Board Vote on Re-Opening Washington Elementary | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: SCUSD Board Vote on Re-Opening Washington ElementaryThe Sacramento City Unified School Board will be voting on the authorization to reopen Washington Elementary School this Thursday August 6th. The meeting begins at 6:30 PM and the item is scheduled for 8:03 PM. If you can't be at the meeting,
Chris Christie wants to punch the teachers union in the face. But he isn’t the only candidate attacking educators. - The Washington Post
Chris Christie wants to punch the teachers union in the face. But he isn’t the only candidate attacking educators. - The Washington Post: Chris Christie wants to punch the teachers union in the face. But he isn’t the only candidate attacking educators.Leave it to Chris Christie to come up with a new way to court voters in his sagging quest to win the 2016 Republican presidential nomination: direct
Teach For America Counter-narratives: Two Alumni Books Reframe the Discourse - Living in Dialogue
Teach For America Counter-narratives: Two Alumni Books Reframe the Discourse - Living in Dialogue: Teach For America Counter-narratives: Two Alumni Books Reframe the Discourse - Living in DialogueBy Jameson Brewer and Sarah Matsui.What are counter-narratives? And why are they significant in the conversation? Counter-narratives are essentially “little stories” of individuals and groups of peopl
Stop starving public education - journalreview.com: Opinion
Stop starving public education - journalreview.com: Opinion: Stop starving public educationI had not intended to rebut my friend Michael Gleeson’s column on school vouchers. But I have received several requests from public school educator friends who, for reasons of their own, do not wish to appear in print.No one disputes that there is a place for the private school as an educational choice. What
Malloy and the Democratic State Central Committee - In plain English it’s called obstructing Justice - Wait What?
Malloy and the Democratic State Central Committee - In plain English it’s called obstructing Justice - Wait What?: Malloy and the Democratic State Central Committee – In plain English it’s called obstructing JusticeConnecticut’s MUST READ news article of the weekend, in case you missed it, was Jon Lender’s “Delay In Enforcing Subpoena Of Democratic Party Records Raises Questions.”As Wait, What? re
It's time to reconsider the parent trigger - LA Times
It's time to reconsider the parent trigger - LA Times: It's time to reconsider the parent triggerFive years after California's parent-trigger law was passed, it has not had the dramatic effect on public schools that its proponents hoped it would. Yet it is already at a crossroads in its young life.The law, passed in haste in 2010 in an effort to empower parents at lower-performing schools, lets th
Global Privatization of Schools IS the Goal | The Economist
The $1-a-week school | The Economist: The $1-a-week schoolPrivate schools are booming in poor countries. Governments should either help them or get out of their wayACROSS the highway from the lawns of Nairobi’s Muthaiga Country Club is Mathare, a slum that stretches as far as the eye can see. Although Mathare has virtually no services like paved streets or sanitation, it has a sizeable and growing
State budget protects districts from low-performing virtual schools
State budget protects districts from low-performing virtual schools: State budget protects districts from low-performing virtual schoolsA little-known provision slipped into the budget signed by Gov. Scott Walker would keep low-performing virtual charter schools from dragging down the report cards of districts that host them.The new law excludes the achievement scores of virtual charter schools fr
Is the Friedrichs case an “existential threat” to the teachers' unions? | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Is the Friedrichs case an “existential threat” to the teachers' unions? | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute: Is the Friedrichs case an “existential threat” to the teachers' unions?As you’ve probably heard by now, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Friedrichs vs. California case next year, giving it a chance to strike down union “agency fees” as unconstitutional abridgements of teachers’ First
Does cursive writing still have cred?
Does cursive writing still have cred?: Does cursive writing still have cred?My mother, now in her 70s, has beautiful handwriting. As a young girl, I admired and emulated her expressive script, ultimately winning a couple of penmanship awards for my efforts. My mom was proud and so was I.But with cursive writing instruction in decline since the 1970s in many elementary schools, widespread pride in
William Lager, Charter Czar, Makes the Drop to Ensure Lack of Regulation of Ohio Charters | janresseger
William Lager, Charter Czar, Makes the Drop to Ensure Lack of Regulation of Ohio Charters | janresseger: William Lager, Charter Czar, Makes the Drop to Ensure Lack of Regulation of Ohio ChartersIt is no longer acceptable to deprecate women as Mike Royko does in his 1978 column “Bucking Hard for the Equal Rights Amendment,” but just for today I am going let Mike Royko’s references to “do gooder lad
DFT Exec Board Puts President Conn on Trial Monday - Detroit Federation of Teachers
Detroit Federation of Teachers | Stateweb: DFT Exec Board Puts President Conn on Trial MondayVery unfortunately, Ivy Bailey and the other members of the DFT Executive Board have decided to put me on trial on internal union misconduct charges. They are planning to hold the trial this Monday morning, August 3, at 115 West Willis St., the DAEOE (DPS Secretaries) union hall.This is a huge distraction
Perdido Street School: Where Do Education Progressives Go Politically?
Perdido Street School: Where Do Education Progressives Go Politically?: Where Do Education Progressives Go Politically?The following is a guest post by Harris Lirtzman, former Director of Risk Management for the New York City Retirement Systems in the NYC Comptroller's Office from 1996-2002 and former Deputy State Comptroller for Administration from 2003-2007.The fight against the federal testing
If Every Child Achieves Student Success we're Screwed! | BustED Pencils
If Every Child Achieves Student Success we're Screwed! | BustED Pencils: If Every Child Achieves Student Success we're Screwed! The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed in 1965 as one of the pillars of the War on Poverty and was a major progressive victory. It recognized that inequitable funding of our public schools created disastrous learning conditions for children and families in
“Reform” makes broken New Orleans schools worse: Race, charters, testing and the real story of education after Katrina - Salon.com
“Reform” makes broken New Orleans schools worse: Race, charters, testing and the real story of education after Katrina - Salon.com: “Reform” makes broken New Orleans schools worse: Race, charters, testing and the real story of education after KatrinaAn all-charter-school system was heralded as the future for urban schools. The future is filled with flawsHere is all you need to know about the New O
NJEA calls on Christie to resign for 'bully' comment (VIDEO) | NJ.com
NJEA calls on Christie to resign for 'bully' comment (VIDEO) | NJ.com: NJEA calls on Christie to resign for 'bully' comment (VIDEO)MANCHESTER, N.H. — The head of New Jersey's largest teachers' union called on Gov. Chris Christie to resign Sunday after the governor suggested the group's national counterparts deserve a punch in the face.Wendell Steinhauer, president of the New Jersey Education Assoc
Red Flags on the Road to ESEA Rewrite - Education Week
Red Flags on the Road to ESEA Rewrite - Education Week: Red Flags on the Road to ESEA RewriteBy Lauren CameraPrinter-FriendlyEmail ArticleReprintsComments"The pundits told us it would never happen—that Republicans and Democrats will never agree on a way to replace No Child Left Behind."So said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., just hours before the U.S. Senate did just that—
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Punching Teachers in the Face – a New Low in Presidential Politics. | gadflyonthewallblog
Punching Teachers in the Face – a New Low in Presidential Politics. | gadflyonthewallblog: Punching Teachers in the Face – a New Low in Presidential Politics.Chris Christie wants to punch me in the face.Gosh!I’ve never even met the man. I don’t even live in New Jersey!But in an interview, the Republican presidential candidate told the media that the national teachers union deserves a punch in the
The Washington Teacher: NY Principal Commits Suicide Amidst Testing Irregularities Investigation
The Washington Teacher: NY Principal Commits Suicide Amidst Testing Irregularities Investigation: NY Principal Commits Suicide Amidst Testing Irregularities InvestigationTCCS Principal Worrell-Breeden By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice PresidentStatements or expressions of opinions herein 'do not' represent the views or official positions of DCPS, AFT, Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) or its members
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Short-selling hedge-fund billionaire throws millions more at Moskowitz charters
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Short-selling hedge-fund billionaire throws millions more at Moskowitz charters: Short-selling hedge-fund billionaire throws millions more at Moskowitz chartersCharter hustler Moskowitz & her billionaire hedge-funder PaulsonClout-heavy Eva Moskowitz runs N.Y.'s Success Academy which is already one of the richest charter school networks in the city. Tax docum
Why Is Jeb Bush So Cozy With A Discredited Charter School Mill? | Observer
Why Is Jeb Bush So Cozy With A Discredited Charter School Mill? | Observer: The Company You Keep: Why Is Jeb Bush Cozy With a Discredited Charter School Mill? Jeb Bush, who often touts his education policy expertise as a job qualification, has long backed a charter school company with an appalling record At the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Jeb Bush posed the following question: Ev
Breast may be best, but teachers don’t have the right to pump at work in many states - The Washington Post
Breast may be best, but teachers don’t have the right to pump at work in many states - The Washington Post: Breast may be best, but teachers don’t have the right to pump at work in many statesAll Anna Johnson-Smith wanted was some time each afternoon to pump breast milk for her infant. But when she returned to work as a kindergarten teacher in Marlin, Tex., her principal denied her request, puttin
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SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMPillars or Propaganda - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial VoicePillars or Propaganda - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial Voice: Pillars or PropagandaWhen you hear the word “pillars,” does it invoke an image of strong supports? Who would have thought this innocent but persuasive word would be used against us in the education reform wars?The four pillars of No Child Left Be
