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Evening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblog
Evening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblog: Evening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin ScaliaJustice Antonin Scalia was found dead today at a ranch in Texas, after apparently having died in his sleep. This blog’s Tom Goldstein provides first reactions and explains what happens to this Term’s close cases.Early coverage comes from NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Tony Mauro of The National
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia Dies on Texas Hunting Trip | deutsch29
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia Dies on Texas Hunting Trip | deutsch29: US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia Dies on Texas Hunting Trip On Saturday, February 13, 2016, US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia died apparently of natural causes while at a West Texas luxury resort.Scalia appeared to be the wild card vote in Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association, an arguable attempt
The Implications of Justice Scalia’s Death for Key Education Case | Diane Ravitch's blog
The Implications of Justice Scalia’s Death for Key Education Case | Diane Ravitch's blog: The Implications of Justice Scalia’s Death for Key Education Case The unexpected death of Justice Scalia has dominated the news all afternoon. Most observers agree that the Republican Senate is not likely to appoint any Justice nominated by President Obama. They will wait to see who is elected president in N
What happens to this Term’s close cases? : SCOTUSblog
What happens to this Term’s close cases? : SCOTUSblog: What happens to this Term’s close cases?The passing of Justice Scalia of course affects the cases now before the Court. Votes that the Justice cast in cases that have not been publicly decided are void. Of course, if Justice Scalia’s vote was not necessary to the outcome – for example, if he was in the dissent or if the majority included mor
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Little to cheer about latest CPS suspension/expulsion rates. Charters are main culprit.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Little to cheer about latest CPS suspension/expulsion rates. Charters are main culprit.: Little to cheer about latest CPS suspension/expulsion rates. Charters are main culprit.There is no evidence that frequent reliance on removing misbehaving students improves school safety or student behavior. -- Skiba & Losen Rahm and spin team at CPS are cheering the go
4LAKids - STANDARD & POORS UNDERMINES THE ARGUMENT THAT CALIFORNIA BUDGET SPENDING IS UPSTANDARD & POORS UNDERMINES THE ARGUMENT THAT CALIFORNIA BUDGET SPENDING IS UP
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: STANDARD & POORS UNDERMINES THE ARGUMENT THAT CALIFORNIA BUDGET SPENDING IS UP: STANDARD & POORS UNDERMINES THE ARGUMENT THAT CALIFORNIA BUDGET SPENDING IS UPBy Joe Mathews | from Fox+Hounds | http://bit.ly/1RzoQCX Connecting California Columnist and Editor, Zócalo Public Square, Fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State Universi
The Death of Success Academy Charter Schools – Why 2016 Was Pivotal |
The Death of Success Academy Charter Schools – Why 2016 Was Pivotal |: The Death of Success Academy Charter Schools – Why 2016 Was PivotalJanuary 1, 2020With a few tears, the last Success Academy school (SA) closed its remaining campus today. The “SA Trump Institute,” which was formed after the stunning defeat of Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election, was seen as a last ditch effort to re
Entire State of Pennsylvania Held Hostage by Handful of Ideologues Refusing Budget Compromise | gadflyonthewallblog
Entire State of Pennsylvania Held Hostage by Handful of Ideologues Refusing Budget Compromise | gadflyonthewallblog: Entire State of Pennsylvania Held Hostage by Handful of Ideologues Refusing Budget CompromisePennsylvania’s hostage crisis goes into Day 258 Saturday.Republican lawmakers continue to block the passage of a state budget that was required by law at the end of June 2015.In fact, Gov. T
A New Lawsuit Challenges The Legality Of 'No Excuse' Charter Schools | The Progressive
A New Lawsuit Challenges The Legality Of 'No Excuse' Charter Schools | The Progressive: A New Lawsuit Challenges The Legality Of 'No Excuse' Charter Schools How should public schools and classroom teachers address a student population increasingly traumatized by the effects of chronic poverty?A majority of children attending the nation’s public schools now come from low-income families, according
Alert for California Parents of School-Age Children
Alert for California Parents of School-Age Children: Alert for California Parents of School-Age ChildrenCalifornia School Students Information Scheduled to be ReleasedA Court Order detailing the security protocols that are to be put in place to safeguard sensitive student information has been provided to the ITRC. This document is a public record. This information was not provided on the opt-out
Jersey Jazzman: NJ Teachers Should Refuse To Be The SOLE Solution To the Pension Mess
Jersey Jazzman: NJ Teachers Should Refuse To Be The SOLE Solution To the Pension Mess: NJ Teachers Should Refuse To Be The SOLE Solution To the Pension Mess I'm guessing that New Jersey's pension "reformers" are thinking the same thing: now that Chris Christie's absurd run for the White House is over, they should make their push to screw public employees out of their pensions now, rather
CURMUDGUCATION: Beauty, the Rip, and Expectations
CURMUDGUCATION: Beauty, the Rip, and Expectations: Beauty, the Rip, and ExpectationsBack in May of 2015, Shea Glover, a student at the Chicago High School for the Arts in Ukranian Village, created an art project for her class. The project, she said, "evidently turned into a social experiment."The result became a viral sensation, so you may have seen this before. Even if have (and especia
Are You Kidding Me? Here’s Where You Can Put Those Test Scores … – Welcome to the Testing Games
Are You Kidding Me? Here’s Where You Can Put Those Test Scores … – Welcome to the Testing Games: Are You Kidding Me? Here’s Where You Can Put Those Test Scores … Listen. The tests are a joke. We all know it. Our children are suffering. Our schools are falling apart. Our teachers are quitting in droves. It is time to do something. Will you?Here is my state: The Florida Standards Assessment test que
Don’t forget Marc – Missouri Education Watchdog
Don’t forget Marc – Missouri Education Watchdog: Don’t forget Marc Marc Tucker must be mad. Bill Gates gets all the credit for our current transformation of education, when Marc was the mastermind of this “wholly restructured school system”. Creating national standards for academics and standards for workforce (and national assessments for both), turning schools into workforce apprenticeship tra
Keeping retirement weird. I could have been a contender. | Fred Klonsky
Keeping retirement weird. I could have been a contender. | Fred Klonsky: Keeping retirement weird. I could have been a contender. Retirement has meant me working out on a regular basis with my trainer Mike at the gym. Not as regular as my trainer Mike would like.But, you know.Regular.The results of the past three years seem remarkable to me. I am down 20 to 30 pounds, depending on the month and th
Russ on Reading: Want Great Literacy Instruction? Trust the Teacher
Russ on Reading: Want Great Literacy Instruction? Trust the Teacher: Want Great Literacy Instruction? Trust the Teacher In the final chapter of the book, Research-Based Practices for Teaching Common Core Literacy, James V. Hoffman and P. David Pearson take an historical perspective on where trust is placed in the teaching of reading. Summing up more than three-hundred years of literacy education h
With A Brooklyn Accent: Privatizing What Should Be Public; The True Face of Inequality in Parks and Schools in NYC
With A Brooklyn Accent: Privatizing What Should Be Public; The True Face of Inequality in Parks and Schools in NYC: Privatizing What Should Be Public; The True Face of Inequality in Parks and Schools in NYC During the late 1970's, under pressure from a banker led Emergency Financial Control Board, two important public agencies- the Department of Parks and the Department ( then the Board) of Educat
School Choice Fails to Make a Difference - Bloomberg View
School Choice Fails to Make a Difference - Bloomberg View: School Choice Fails to Make a DifferenceThis is the kind of news that school-choice advocates and skeptics alike need to pay attention to: The Economist magazine reports that a team of academic economists found that students who won a lottery in Louisiana to receive vouchers to go to the public or private school of their choice did worse t
Success Academy undercover video shows no-excuses discipline at its ugliest.
Success Academy undercover video shows no-excuses discipline at its ugliest.: That Brutal Charter School Video Shows That Rich People Love No-Excuses Discipline ... for Other People’s Kids oday, the New York Times published undercover video taken at a Success Academy elementary school in Brooklyn that’s part of the controversial charter network known for “no excuses” discipline. It shows a first g
Marie Corfield: The Day NJ Parents Occupied the State DOE
Marie Corfield: The Day NJ Parents Occupied the State DOE: The Day NJ Parents Occupied the State DOEThe February 10th NJ State Board of Education meeting was a watershed moment in the NJ Opt-Out movement. Here's my report from the field. Newton's third law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, when Commissioner Hespe, sitting smugly on his throne at the February
Romano: The topsy-turvy tale of charter schools and whom they really serve | Tampa Bay Times
Romano: The topsy-turvy tale of charter schools and whom they really serve
| Tampa Bay Times:Romano: The topsy-turvy tale of charter schools and whom they really serve Here is a hand basket.And here is your state Legislature continually packing Florida up like so many groceries ready for final delivery.Granted, today's outrage is more sneaky than blatant. It's more sleazy than audacio
| Tampa Bay Times:Romano: The topsy-turvy tale of charter schools and whom they really serve Here is a hand basket.And here is your state Legislature continually packing Florida up like so many groceries ready for final delivery.Granted, today's outrage is more sneaky than blatant. It's more sleazy than audacio
School policies have gotten smarter in the decade after ‘No Child Left Behind’ - The Washington Post
School policies have gotten smarter in the decade after ‘No Child Left Behind’ - The Washington Post:School policies have gotten smarter in the decade after ‘No Child Left Behind’Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Chester E. Finn Jr. is a distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus of the institute. Both hold fellowships at Stanford University’s Hoover Inst
Sacramento’s next mayor has a full plate | The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento’s next mayor has a full plate | The Sacramento Bee:Sacramento’s next mayor has a full plateAfter eight years of Kevin Johnson, Sacramento’s next mayor will be a very different politician and personality. Which is fine because what the city requires right now is less celebrity and drama. It needs a steady, intelligent leader to build on Johnson’s accomplishments – and take on new challen
Rick Snyder's Gag Order Fails to Block Teachers - HeraldCourier.com: News
Information freeze thaws after injunction on election law - HeraldCourier.com: News: Information freeze thaws after injunction on election law LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An information freeze on local and school officials is thawing after a federal judge put a preliminary injunction on a new Michigan election law that critics called a "gag order."The injunction was a relief to many local and
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Guest columnist: Privatizing our schools
Guest columnist: Privatizing our schools: Privatizing our schoolsBeware of AstroTurf Ed Reformers Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTERAstroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agendas. Such groups are often typified by inno
Report offers strategies to create successful community schools | EdSource
Report offers strategies to create successful community schools | EdSource: Report offers strategies to create successful community schoolsCalifornia’s new school finance system and the state’s rules regarding Medi-Cal are making it easier for low-performing schools to transform themselves, according to a recent report.Some of those schools are becoming community schools, which emphasize student a
United Opt Out National Fifth Annual Event in Philadelphia, Feb. 26th - 28th
PRESS RELEASE from United Opt Out National for Immediate Release: February 12, 2016: Fifth Annual Event in Philadelphia, Feb. 26th - 28th - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: United Opt Out National Fifth Annual Event in Philadelphia, Feb. 26th - 28thUnited Opt Out National is hosting their fifth annual event. This year’s sold- out conference, “Transcending Resistance
Jersey Jazzman: "Success"
Jersey Jazzman: "Success": "Success"Looks like Eva Moskowitz has yet another p.r. disaster to contend with, courtesy of the New York Times: a one-minute video of a Success Academy teacher ripping into her first grade student because... well, honestly, I can't tell. Clearly, the girl in the video gets something wrong on her math problem -- but it's also clear this burst of anger
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/12/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMTime for a New Strategy | Tikkun MagazineTime for a New Strategy | Tikkun Magazine: Time for a New StrategyFor those on the front lines of the fight to defend and improve public education, the 2016 presidential election is already a minefield. On July 11, 2015, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten announced that the roughly one-million-member orga
