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Kristina Rizga's Mission High and the Twentieth-First Century Schools We Need | John Thompson - Linkis.com
Kristina Rizga's Mission High and the Twentieth-First Century Schools We Need | John Thompson - Linkis.com: Kristina Rizga's Mission High and the Twentieth-First Century Schools We NeedWant to feel 40 to 50 years younger? Then, read Mission High by Kristina Rizga.On virtually every page in Rizga's great book, I relived my idealism of the late 1960s. She tells the story of a school that embodies th
CURMUDGUCATION: Brookings and CCSS Conservative Roots
CURMUDGUCATION: Brookings and CCSS Conservative Roots: Brookings and CCSS Conservative RootsBrookings Institute can always be counted on to come up with some confused coverage of education matters. But this time they have given David Whitman a platform from which to combat the conservative anti-Common Core hordes. Whitman was a reporter for US News who spent five years as Arne Duncan's speechwrite
Guiding Principles on Teaching, Learning, and Reform | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Guiding Principles on Teaching, Learning, and Reform | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Guiding Principles on Teaching, Learning, and ReformFrom time to time readers will ask me what I believe should be done about teaching, learning, and school reform. They usually preface their request with words such as: “Hey, Larry, you have been a constant critic of existing reforms. You ha
School Closure: A Tragic Turnaround Strategy | janresseger
School Closure: A Tragic Turnaround Strategy | janresseger: School Closure: A Tragic Turnaround StrategyChicago’s Dyett High School, which had been phased out by the school district beginning in 2012, will be re-opened as an open-enrollment, arts-focused high school for 550 students. The school was slated for closure following the graduation of 13 students last June at the end of the phase-out pr
Florida’s big charter school problem (which Jeb Bush manages not to talk about) - The Washington Post
Florida’s big charter school problem (which Jeb Bush manages not to talk about) - The Washington Post: Florida’s big charter school problem (which Jeb Bush manages not to talk about)In 2011, the Miami Herald ran a special report called “Cashing In On Kids — Florida’s Charter Schools: big money, little oversight” that reviewed the state’s 15-year charter expansion and found that after spending bill
Best Cities for Teachers
Best Cities for Teachers: Best Cities for Teachersby Andrew PentisAfter earning their graduate degrees, aspiring teachers head in all kinds of directions, depending on what, who and where they want to teach. Some seek the inner-city challenge, the suburban support or perhaps a school with a greater mission. For these professionals, unlike those in many other careers, the best city to be in a class
Children need teachers to teach them - not computers, says the OECD | ZDNet
Children need teachers to teach them - not computers, says the OECD | ZDNet: Children need teachers to teach them - not computers, says the OECDAn over-reliance on computers will damage a child's education, not improve it.OECD education director Andreas Schleicher says: "The socio-economic divide between students is not narrowed by technology." Image: OECDWalk into any school in term tim
Sacramento steps toward a better ethics policy | The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento steps toward a better ethics policy | The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento steps toward a better ethics policyThe Sacramento City Council will vote Tuesday night on a plan to direct its staff to create a detailed ethics package, a step that is worthy of encouragement and support.The goal would be for the components to come back to the council in three to six months for votes.Mayor Kevin Johns
Carl Cohn to oversee California’s school district spending
Carl Cohn to oversee California’s school district spending: Carl Cohn to oversee California’s school district spendingCLAREMONT >> Carl Cohn’s the man who’s going to give report cards to California’s public school districts and charter schools.In 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown announced a sweeping change to how California’s public K-12 schools are funded.The Local Control Funding Formula replaces the coun
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The Elephant in the Classroom - Decoding Dyslexia Arizona
The Elephant in the Classroom - Decoding Dyslexia Arizona:The Elephant in the ClassroomResponding to the concerns of parents from across the United States that the word "dyslexia" is not being allowed into the IEP process, a coalition of disability groups recently sent a request to the U.S. Department of Education asking for guidance to be issued on the subject. Several members of Congr
CURMUDGUCATION: Forgetting History
CURMUDGUCATION: Forgetting History: Forgetting HistorySo it's not 9/14, a date that carries no particular power. And after sitting in the cultural silence that follows any powerful observance, I'm reflecting again on 9/11.Friday was a day not much different from many others. The social studies teacher whose classroom shares a door with mine was playing a documentary stitched together from footage
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 9/14/15 #FightForDyett
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMThe Education Reform Oligarchy & Their School Choice Conversation - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial VoiceThe Education Reform Oligarchy & Their School Choice Conversation - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial Voice: The Education Reform Oligarchy & Their School Choice ConversationThe education reform oligarchy of the 80’s had a school choice conversation —at l
