What does the changing Pa. Supreme Court mean for school funding, charters? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
What does the changing Pa. Supreme Court mean for school funding, charters? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: What does the changing Pa. Supreme Court mean for school funding, charters?The results of Tuesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court election could have wide-ranging implications for a number of high-profile cases related to education issues in Pennsylvania.Three Democrats swept the open se
Dumping Children – The immoral and unethical Charter School tactics to push students back to public schools - Wait What?
Dumping Children – The immoral and unethical Charter School tactics to push students back to public schools - Wait What?: Dumping Children – The immoral and unethical Charter School tactics to push students back to public schoolsThe undeniable truth is that while gobbling up massive amounts of scarce public funds, the vast majority of Charter Schools refuse to accept their fair share of students w
A bad week for corporate reform | Parents Across America
A bad week for corporate reform | Parents Across America: A bad week for corporate reform The news was so bad last week for privatizers and the testing industry that we had to make sure our representatives in Congress didn’t miss any of it as they move to finalize ESEA. Thanks to Jeff Bryant of the Educational Opportunity Network for pulling these news items all together in one place for us.We sen
Federal government puts the brakes on $32 million to Ohio for charters - The Washington Post
Federal government puts the brakes on $32 million to Ohio for charters - The Washington Post: Federal government puts the brakes on $32 million to Ohio for chartersMore than a month after the Obama administration gave $32.5 million to Ohio to expand charter schools despite Ohio’s history of multiple scandals involving charters, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state officials in w
Did the 2015 Elections Put Common Core and School Funding At Risk? - The Atlantic
Did the 2015 Elections Put Common Core and School Funding At Risk? - The Atlantic: What School Proposals Failed on the Ballot?The results of Tuesday’s elections could mean shifts in Common Core standards, teachers unions, and more. Kentucky was the first state to adopt the Common Core, but with a new Republican governor elected Tuesday—who opposes the standards for English language arts and math—
What the drop in NAEP math scores tells us — about Common Core and NAEP - The Washington Post
What the drop in NAEP math scores tells us — about Common Core and NAEP - The Washington Post: What the drop in NAEP math scores tells us — about Common Core and NAEPThe recently released reading and math scores from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress caused some consternation in the education world because they went down for the first time in the history of the NAEP. The exam is
TEACHER BURN OUT HAS BECOME EARLY TEACHER RESIGNATION | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
TEACHER BURN OUT HAS BECOME EARLY TEACHER RESIGNATION | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: TEACHER BURN OUT HAS BECOME EARLY TEACHER RESIGNATIONBack in the 1970’s there was a far more optimistic climate about teaching, but in my 4 years of teaching at a NYC high school and by contacting many teachers in other schools regardless of level I found, way back then, that although they may choose to sta
CURMUDGUCATION: A Not Quitting Letter
CURMUDGUCATION: A Not Quitting Letter: A Not Quitting LetterIt has become its own internet genre-- the "why I am quitting" teacher letter. It is apparently on the rise again, because lately lots of folks have been forwarding examples to me. And I don't want to seem unsympathetic-- it has to suck to feel so backed into the corner that quitting looks like your best option. But still, I lon
Expert Calls Metro Schools Testing Policy "Gamesmanship" - Story
Expert Calls Metro Schools Testing Policy "Gamesmanship" - Story: Expert Calls Metro Schools Testing Policy "Gamesmanship"NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A policy developed by Metro Nashville Public Schools, supposedly to help students, may also help bureaucrats to mask the real problems in those schools, a national testing expert told NewsChannel 5 Investigates.That plan, which the school
The Forgotten VAM: The A-F School Grading System | VAMboozled!
The Forgotten VAM: The A-F School Grading System | VAMboozled!: The Forgotten VAM: The A-F School Grading SystemHere is another post from our “Concerned New Mexico Parent” (see prior posts from him/her here and here). This one is about New Mexico’s A-F School Grading System and how it is not only contradictory, within and beyond itself, but how it also provides little instrumental value to the pub
Who will lead L.A. Unified? Jose L. Banda Superintendent Top Prospect? - Los Angeles Times
Who will lead L.A. Unified? - Los Angeles Times: Superintendent Jose L. Banda Top Prospect?Who will lead L.A. Unified?By HOWARD BLUME AND JON SCHLEUSSNOV. 4, 2015The Board of Education is searching for a new leader to head the nation’s second-largest school system. Interviews with insiders, civic leaders and experts have yielded many names, including some unconventional suggestions. Based on the
Next phase begins in the search for new leader of L.A. Unified - LA Times
Next phase begins in the search for new leader of L.A. Unified - LA Times: Search for new L.A. schools chief shifts focus to individual candidatesThe search for the next leader of the Los Angeles Unified School District entered a new phase this week as an executive search firm officially closed a two-week public input period, putting more focus on individuals who might want the job.It will be up t
Bronin says win due to door-knocking not benefits of $1.3 million or White Privilege - Wait What?
Bronin says win due to door-knocking not benefits of $1.3 million or White Privilege - Wait What?: Bronin says win due to door-knocking not benefits of $1.3 million or White PrivilegeAttributing his political success to his door-knocking efforts rather than the record breaking $1.3 million he raised from city and state contractors, lobbyists and donors from his hometown of Greenwich and out-of-sta
When Educators Help Call the Shots: Panel Discusses the Future of Teacher Leadership - NEA Today
When Educators Help Call the Shots: Panel Discusses the Future of Teacher Leadership - NEA Today: When Educators Help Call the Shots: Panel Discusses the Future of Teacher LeadershipA long history of top-down bureaucracy in public schools has created a deep-rooted system in which administrators make the decisions and teachers carry them out. But recent shifts in culture and policy are providing mo
With the election of Democrats Jim Kenney as mayor and Helen Gym to City Council - Notes from the news, Nov. 4 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Notes from the news, Nov. 4 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Kenney, Gym change the education conversation. NotebookMayor-elect Kenney: What are his biggest issues? Daily NewsMayor-elect Kenney's campaign promises. Philly.comJim Kenney, Former Councilman, Elected Mayor of Philadelphia. NBC10DN Editorial: New mayor, old issues. Daily NewsEditorial: Enter Kenney. InquirerFour - or maybe five -
The Billionaire Boys Keep On Experimenting, Charterizing, and Limiting Democracy | janresseger
The Billionaire Boys Keep On Experimenting, Charterizing, and Limiting Democracy | janresseger: The Billionaire Boys Keep On Experimenting, Charterizing, and Limiting DemocracyUntil Diane Ravitch published her 2010, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, we didn’t really have name for the major transformation in the size and practice of venture philanthropy. Ravitch describes “th
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Rewriting No Child Left Behind: Three Testing Issues to Watch - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Rewriting No Child Left Behind: Three Testing Issues to WatchSo, despite all of the political pushback to testing, we all know that annual tests are likely to stick around if Congress reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in coming months. (That wasn't always a slam dunk, but now it ba
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Schools Matter: Koch Ca$h Not Enough to Save Privatizers: Koch Ca$h Not Enough to Save PrivatizersIf you are a Nashville school board member with ideological or financial ties to the corporate reform school crowd, you should look out. A wave is building that is not for you to ride.from Valerie Strauss:It was a bad night for conservative school reformers in two Colorado elections being watched nat
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What to do about texting in class -- according to 11 teachers - LA Times
What to do about texting in class -- according to 11 teachers - LA Times: What to do about texting in class, according to 11 teachersLast week, following the release of a video showing a sheriff’s deputy body-slamming a South Carolina high school student over her use of a cellphone in class, we asked teachers to tell us how they handle mobile technology in the classroom. Teachers from places like
Police investigate $350,000 missing from Fulton charter schools | www.ajc.com
Police investigate $350,000 missing from Fulton charter schools | www.ajc.com: Police investigate $350,000 missing from Fulton charter schoolsMore than $350,000 was taken from two public Fulton County charter schools with ties to the man police named as a suspect when more than $600,000 went missing from an Atlanta charter school.Money from Fulton County’s Latin Grammar School and Latin College Pr
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Live election results: School board 'reformers' ousted: Live election results: School board 'reformers' oustedCathy Kipp and Rob Pettersen are poised for victory in the Poudre School District Board of Education election, and Colorado voters will let the state keep nearly $66 million in marijuana taxes instead of voting for tax refunds.At 8:50 p.m., returns from state and local elections offered fe
Proposal: Turn Land For Mine Operation Into Residential/Retail/Urban Garden Space - capradio.org
Proposal: Turn Land For Mine Operation Into Residential/Retail/Urban Garden Space - capradio.org: Proposal: Turn Land For Mine Operation Into Residential/Retail/Urban Garden SpaceA Sacramento company has proposed turning part of an aggregate mining operation into a large housing and commercial development site.Teichert Construction's development subsidiary -Stonebridge Properties- has asked the Sa
Heads Up, Catholic Educators: A David Coleman Keynote Is Coming Your Way in 2016 | deutsch29
Heads Up, Catholic Educators: A David Coleman Keynote Is Coming Your Way in 2016 | deutsch29: Heads Up, Catholic Educators: A David Coleman Keynote Is Coming Your Way in 2016From March 29 to 31, 2016, the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) will host its 2016 Convention and Expo in San Diego.David Coleman will be the keynote speaker.His talk is entitled, “Reverence, Excellence, and Educ
Kenney, Gym change the education conversation | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Kenney, Gym change the education conversation | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Kenney, Gym change the education conversationMayor-elect Jim Kenney with City Councilwoman-elect Helen Gym in a photo from last JuneWith the election of Democrats Jim Kenney as mayor and Helen Gym to City Council on Tuesday, there is a new dynamic at City Hall regarding education policy.Kenney has promised to work
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CORPORATE ED REFORMChicago’s School Corruption Won’t End With the Latest Lockup, but Here’s Why I Don’t Feel Hopeless. | The ProgressiveChicago’s School Corruption Won’t End With the Latest Lockup, but Here’s Why I Don’t Feel Hopeless. | The Progressive: Chicago’s School Corruption Scandals Won’t End With the Latest Lockup, but Here’s Why I Don’t Feel Hopeless. Another perpetrator might be going t
