Thursday, November 4, 2010
NJ Spotlight | Are Charter Schools Really Better?
NJ Spotlight | Are Charter Schools Really Better?Are Charter Schools Really Better?
Are Charter Schools Really Better?The state Department of Education admits charter school data is too fragmented to support overall conclusions
The presentation to the state Board of Education yesterday was clearly meant to be a positive portrait of charter schools in New Jersey, with charts of the growing interest statewide and glowing examples from some superstar schools.
It didn’t go quite as planned.
Once the PowerPoint presentation by the state Department of Education was done, several members of the board were openly critical of the report and skeptical about claims that charters do any better than traditional public schools.
As to the fundamental question of how New Jersey’s 73 charters are doing in terms of student achievement, neither the department nor the board had any answers.
“It is important that we do that kind of analysis and study,” said Rochelle Hendricks, the acting
Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics - The Denver Post
Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics - The Denver Post
Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics 2 11/04/2010The first look at Colorado's newly developed school accountability system shows two-thirds of the state's schools are getting top grades, but 5 percent are in academic trouble. 
Republicans maintain majority on State Board of Education11/03/2010 - Two Republicans and a Democrat were winning their races for seats on Colorado's State Board of Education, which would keep the long-standing Republican majority on the board.
Bennet campaign hurls ethics claims at Buck10/30/2010 - Democrats fending off ethical allegations against Sen. Michael Bennet on Friday fired back with questions about Republican Ken Buck, raising an old Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and contributions from donors with whom he had ethical entanglements.
District violated Aurora teachers' contract with extra class time10/30/2010 - The Aurora school board met behind closed doors Thursday night after an arbitrator ruled that the district violated teachers' contract by adding another period of classroom instruction for high school educators this year.
Boasberg happy with DPS progress but distressed by students' lack of reading skills10/29/2010 - Things are getting better, but Denver Public Schools has a long way to go before declaring reform efforts a success, Superintendent Tom Boasberg said Thursday in his annual "State of the Schools" address.
Colleges have demonized Four Loko, but students need to be smarter about risks - The Boston Globe
Colleges have demonized Four Loko, but students need to be smarter about risks - The Boston Globe
Loco for Loko
Colleges have demonized the caffeine-alcohol drink, but students need to be smarter about risks
You’d think the academic world was on the brink of collapse. Campuses around the city have issued warnings. Medical professionals are up in arms. Academic officials quiver in fear. Regulators and watchdogs are on alert.
Is it on-campus violence, Adderall abuse, or even rampant, hedonistic “Eyes Wide Shut’’-caliber sex parties?
Not this time. For today’s college student, danger arrives in an extremely colorful can. In that can is the beverage known as Four Loko.
This potent, intoxicating mixture of caffeine and malt liquor has had the additional effect of getting nearly everyone in a tizzy after it sent some
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B is for bizarre: elite and failing schools get the same grades on city's report cards
B is for bizarre: elite and failing schools get the same grades on city's report cards
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/11/04/2010-11-04_b_is_for_bizarre_elite_and_failing_schools_get_the_same_grades_on_citys_report_c.html?r=ny_local/education#ixzz14JZln3Ch
B is for bizarre: elite and failing schools get the same grades on city's report cards
Thursday, November 4th 2010, 4:00 AM
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New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST) in Manhattan, one of the city's most coveted schools, got a B grade from the city this year. Above, NEST Middle School.B is for bizarre when it comes to the city's school report cards.
Four of the city's most elite high schools earned disappointing B's on their annual progress reports - as did four schools that the city is considering closing.
Nearly 70% of city high schools earned A's or B's on the report cards, and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein acknowledged that the topsy-turvy grades might cause officials to reconsider shuttering schools.
"We announced those schools based on the information we had then," said Klein. "Obviously, the score this year will have an impact on our evaluation."
Most of the 26 high schools the city is considering closing earned a C or a D. Four earned B's, and four got an F.
Two of the B schools - W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn and Choir Academy of Harlem - were among the 14 high schools the city tried to
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/11/04/2010-11-04_b_is_for_bizarre_elite_and_failing_schools_get_the_same_grades_on_citys_report_c.html?r=ny_local/education#ixzz14JZln3Ch
Listen up, Jerry Brown; here’s good advice | Thoughts on Public Education
Listen up, Jerry Brown; here’s good advice | Thoughts on Public Education
Listen up, Jerry Brown; here’s good advice - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
The current governor has not suffered for lack of good advice on education policy. There’s the 23-study Getting Down to Facts, assembled by an institute at Stanford at his encouragement, followed by extensive findings of his Committee on Education Excellence, which he appointed. But education policy never much interested Arnold Schwarzenegger or his key advisers. [...]
Election Impact – Expect Teacher Layoffs and Pension Reforms
Election Impact – Expect Teacher Layoffs and Pension Reforms
Election Impact – Expect Teacher Layoffs and Pension Reforms
While most of the media focus has been on the federal dynamic in the House and Senate, the real impact of yesterday’s elections on education will be the changes in the Governorships, and state legislative composition. Many governorships changed hands from Dems to Reps. Before yesterday’s election, 18 of the 37 governorships were controlled by Reps, 19 by Dems. Now 23 are Reps, 10 Dems, 1 Independent and several not yet decided. Similarly, state legislatures moved to the right including the Reps taking control of many state houses. For example, Ed Week reports that 18 state legislative chambers switched from Dems to Reps.
And, while education is not at the top of the reform agenda anywhere, this shift will have a significant impact on education policies in the years ahead. The most immediate new Governors in the Race to the Top states will
Rich, Rich, Rich! | Seattle Education 2010
Rich, Rich, Rich! | Seattle Education 2010
Rich, Rich, Rich!
Wendy Kopp (Teach for America, Inc. founder) and her husband Richard Barth (CEO of KIPP) during an after dinner chat?
LAUSD: "Truant Deterrent and Intervention" ("Truant disuasi�n e intervenci�n") - Perdaily.com
LAUSD: "Truant Deterrent and Intervention" ("Truant disuasi�n e intervenci�n") - Perdaily.com
(Mensaje se repite en Español) This month marks the 1 year anniversary of perdaily. Sometimes I think I've just about covered all of the issues of incompetence and deceit engaged in on a daily basis by LAUSD administration and then something new pops up - the gift that keeps on giving. The art of doing nothing to actually fix public education in Los Angeles and elsewhere in this country is that the bloated LAUSD bureaucracy has to give at least the illusion of actual doing something.
There latest effort was told to me last night in a robo-call from LAUSD Chief Academic Officer Dr. Judy Elliott. This is the same Judy Elliott who carried on a pro forma meeting with me on October 4th where she decided to submit my name to the LAUSD Board for immediate dismissal -
LAUSD: "Truant Deterrent and Intervention" ("Truant disuasión e intervención")
There latest effort was told to me last night in a robo-call from LAUSD Chief Academic Officer Dr. Judy Elliott. This is the same Judy Elliott who carried on a pro forma meeting with me on October 4th where she decided to submit my name to the LAUSD Board for immediate dismissal -
Update on Cal Student Conduct Situation � occupy california
Update on Cal Student Conduct Situation � occupy california
Update on Cal Student Conduct Situation
from thosewhouseit:
We already knew it was a kangaroo court, but the student conduct process at Berkeley is getting out of control. The second hearing that we advertised last week lasted roughly 12 hours and the continuation date has yet to be determined. Meanwhile the first hearing (concerning an alleged occupant of A&E), which concluded in a sentence of a warning and re-education essay, had its verdict disregarded altogether by the administration. The guilty party had his sentence arbitrary elevated to “disciplinary probation” through the spring semester despite the hearing panel’s recommendation. All it took to change the verdict was the signature of a mid-level bureaucrat.
Meanwhile, the Daily Cal is reporting that the conduct process for the Wheeler and A&E occupations has cos
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