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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 9/13/16

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The Fight to Bring Transparency to California’s Charter Schools | Alternet

The violent legacy of Chicago’s mass school closings | Parents Across America

by mike simpson / 31min

The violent legacy of Chicago’s mass school closings | Parents Across America : The violent legacy of Chicago’s mass school closings By Julie Woestehoff, PAA interim executive director It has been more than 10 years since I and many of my former colleagues began warning Chicago that massive school closings would not improve education and would most likely lead to increased violence. It gives me n

Recess four times a day? Why some schools are now letting kids play an hour a day. - The Washington Post

by mike simpson / 2h

Recess four times a day? Why some schools are now letting kids play an hour a day. - The Washington Post : Recess four times a day? Why some schools are now letting kids play an hour a day. (Photo of kids playing at recess supplied by LiiNK Project and used with permission) For years we’ve been hearing that many schools have cut back — or eliminated — recess for young children because academics a

Breaking News – CT Senate Republican Leader Fasano calls for appeal in CCJEF V. RELL Case - Wait What?

by mike simpson / 3h

Breaking News – CT Senate Republican Leader Fasano calls for appeal in CCJEF V. RELL Case - Wait What? : Breaking News – CT Senate Republican Leader Fasano calls for appeal in CCJEF V. RELL Case In response to Governor Dannel Malloy’s unprecedented assault on public school students, parents, teachers and schools, Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven) has been one of the most outspok

The "Big Bet" of a Funder That Hasn't Forgotten Traditional Public Schools - Inside Philanthropy - Inside Philanthropy

by mike simpson / 3h

The "Big Bet" of a Funder That Hasn't Forgotten Traditional Public Schools - Inside Philanthropy - Inside Philanthropy : The "Big Bet" of a Funder That Hasn't Forgotten Traditional Public Schools f you're only half tuned in to the education philanthropy space, you might think that most funders could care less about traditional public schools as they rush to pump money into cha

AFT’s Weingarten on GAO ‘School Choice’ Report and Trump’s Voucher Scheme | American Federation of Teachers

by mike simpson / 3h

AFT’s Weingarten on GAO ‘School Choice’ Report and Trump’s Voucher Scheme | American Federation of Teachers : AFT’s Weingarten on GAO ‘School Choice’ Report and Trump’s Voucher Scheme WASHINGTON —In response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s release of “ School Choice: Private School Choice Programs Are Growing and Can Complicate Providing Certain Federally Funded Services to Eligibl

The Oklahoman's criticism of school funding is unfair - NonDoc

by mike simpson / 7h

The Oklahoman's criticism of school funding is unfair - NonDoc : The Oklahoman’s criticism of school funding is unfair S chool finance is complicated enough without The Oklahoman muddying the waters in an attempt to shift much of the blame for chronic underfunding of schools to the school systems themselves. That criticism of traditional public schools and other school reformers is like comparing

Charter Schools: Student population Video | NewsOK.com - Linkis.com

by mike simpson / 7h

Charter Schools: Student population Video | NewsOK.com - Linkis.com : Charter Schools: Student population Published: September 9, 2016 John Thompson, a former teacher, talks about how charters take high poverty children, but don't have the kids experiencing trauma and generational poverty. Charter Schools: Student population Video | NewsOK.com - Linkis.com :

ECOT online school funding fight reaches court: ECOT says state rules are "unenforceable," state says ECOT is "absurd" | cleveland.com

by mike simpson / 7h

ECOT online school funding fight reaches court: ECOT says state rules are "unenforceable," state says ECOT is "absurd" | cleveland.com : ECOT online school funding fight reaches court: ECOT says state rules are "unenforceable," state says ECOT is "absurd" COLUMBUS, Ohio - The state's fight over whether the giant ECOT online school deserves the $106 million

The U.S. Has Started Tracking Religious Discrimination In Schools | Huffington Post

by mike simpson / 8h

The U.S. Has Started Tracking Religious Discrimination In Schools | Huffington Post : The U.S. Has Started Tracking Religious Discrimination In Schools It’s high time. The United States government is taking a big step to curb religious discrimination in schools. The U.S. Department of Education announced a series of initiatives this summer to address religious discrimination in public schools, in

In Perplexing Decision, Connecticut Judge Fails to Raise the Bar for Adequate School Funding | janresseger

by mike simpson / 8h

In Perplexing Decision, Connecticut Judge Fails to Raise the Bar for Adequate School Funding | janresseger : In Perplexing Decision, Connecticut Judge Fails to Raise the Bar for Adequate School Funding Last week, Connecticut Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher found Connecticut’s system of education unconstitutional. Here is how Elizabeth Harris of the NY Times describes the decision in the eleven year ol

Massachusetts Ballot Question 2: The Union Money, and More | deutsch29

by mike simpson / 8h

Massachusetts Ballot Question 2: The Union Money, and More | deutsch29 : Massachusetts Ballot Question 2: The Union Money, and More Save Our Public Schools - https://saveourpublicschoolsma.com/ On November 08, 2016, Massachusetts voters will be deciding whether or not to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in the state. The ballot measure, known as Question 2, would open the door for “u

California Charter School Scandals Shows the Movement Is a Vehicle for Fraud & Corruption

by mike simpson / 9h

California Charter School Scandals Shows the Movement Is a Vehicle for Fraud & Corruption : The Charter School Movement Is a Vehicle for Fraud and Corruption As it is presently constituted. I may have mentioned , we have a red-hot ballot initiative up here in the Commonwealth (God Save It!) in which we are asked whether or not we want to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in the st

The Fight to Bring Transparency to California’s Charter Schools | Alternet

by mike simpson / 9h

The Fight to Bring Transparency to California’s Charter Schools | Alternet : The Fight to Bring Transparency to California’s Charter Schools “Does Jerry Brown want his legacy to be the anti-democratic privatization of our public schools?” Aimee Roylance was thrilled when her son was accepted into Livermore Valley Charter School in 2010. The traditional public schools in their part of the Bay Area

U.S. GAO - School Choice: Private School Choice Programs Are Growing and Can Complicate Providing Certain Federally Funded Services to Eligible Students

by mike simpson / 9h

U.S. GAO - School Choice: Private School Choice Programs Are Growing and Can Complicate Providing Certain Federally Funded Services to Eligible Students : Private School Choice Programs Are Growing and Can Complicate Providing Certain Federally Funded Services to Eligible Students Participation in voucher and education savings account (ESA) programs, which fund private school tuition and other ed

Students Who Play Do Better in School - The Atlantic

by mike simpson / 9h

Students Who Play Do Better in School - The Atlantic : Students Who Play Do Better in School Google the definition of play and the first thing that pops up is this: “[To] engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.” Jack Shonkoff, the director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, finds that language supremely frustrating. “It

Parent awareness of California school finance accountability law abysmal | USC News

by mike simpson / 9h

Parent awareness of California school finance accountability law abysmal | USC News : Parent awareness of California school finance accountability law abysmal More than half of the people surveyed by the PACE/USC Rossier poll — and nearly half of those with school-age kids — say they are unaware of the state’s Local Control Funding Formula rents are among the many Californians who say they have n

Turkey submits formal request for US to detain Fethullah Gulen - FT.com

by mike simpson / 10h

Turkey submits formal request for US to detain Fethullah Gulen - FT.com : Turkey submits formal request for US to detain Fethullah Gulen Turkey asked Washington to detain Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric it blames for a failed coup in July, marking the first step in a legal battle to extradite Mr Gulen. The provisional arrest warrant was requested by Turkey’s Justice Ministry, said Anadolu, a s

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The Racism of School Closures

by mike simpson / 21h

The Racism of School Closures : The Racism of School Closures As parents, students and teachers celebrate the start of a new school year, many communities across the country are facing the pain of having their schools