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Poverty and Education in SC and the US

wrestlingwithwriting.blogspot.com- Op-Eds in The State and The Greenville News:As children across South Carolina re-enter our schools across the state, two recent reports on childhood well-being are worth considering—the State of Am...

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Shifting Talking Points among School Choice Advocates

dailykos.com - The evolution of the school choice advocacy talking points has included the following, in roughly the order in which they surfaced in the advocacy reports by think tanks and the media from the 1980...

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Why I Hate Teach for America — Feministe

feministe.us - Like many English majors who have reached their senior year of college and are unsure of what kind of job they can get with that specialized B.A. in interwar period lesbian literature, five years a...

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What Did You Learn in School Today? (The Texas Version)

commondreams.org - Millions of Texas students head back to school this week confronted by a dramatically altered, state-mandated social studies curriculum. The contentious hearings of the Texas State Board of Educati...

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Failing Forward

nytimes.com - Sometimes I push back on my heels, look at this country and wonder aloud: “What on earth are we doing?” We have a growing crisis among the nation’s children, yet our policies ignore tha...

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Do We Really Need A National Weather Service?

foxnews.com - As Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast, news stations bombard our televisions with constant updates from the National Hurricane Center. While Americans ought to prepare for the coming sto...

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Survival Tips After a Hurricane Strikes, Hurricane Irene

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 6:59 pm, August 27, 2011 Photo Credits: Post Hurricane The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are warning residents in hurricane-impacte...

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Examining a Labor Hero’s Death

nytimes.com - At Woodstock, Joan Baez sang a famous folk ballad celebrating Joe Hill, the itinerant miner, songwriter and union activist who was executed by a Utah firing squad in 1915. “I never died, said he” i...

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Examining a Labor Hero’s Death

nytimes.com - At Woodstock, Joan Baez sang a famous folk ballad celebrating Joe Hill, the itinerant miner, songwriter and union activist who was executed by a Utah firing squad in 1915. “I never died, said he” i...

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Judge won't drop Beverly Hills schools corruption case

latimesblogs.latimes.com - A judge on Friday denied a request to drop the felony criminal charges filed against a former Beverly Hills schools chief. An attorney for Supt. Jeffrey Hubbard had argued that Hubbard was only fol...

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Nine candidates make ballot for Nov. 1 DPS board election

denverpost.com - There will be nine names on the Nov. 1 ballot for Denver Public School's board election. The deadline to submit 50 signatures in order to secure a spot on the ballot was 5 p.m. today. A 10th hopefu...

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Before Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates took exits

boston.com - NEW YORK—As CEOs, Sam Walton, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs possessed common traits. They were tireless workers, demanding bosses and sticklers for detail. They were visionaries, too, who reshaped thei...

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Radical Scholarship: Poverty and Education in SC and the US

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Radical Scholarship: Poverty and Education in SC and the US: Poverty and Education in SC and the USby P. L. ThomasOp-Eds in The State and The Greenville News: As children across South Carolina re-...

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Daily Kos: The answer is yes, Mr. Kristof

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: The answer is yes, Mr. Kristof: The answer is yes, Mr. Kristofby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)whose column for tomorrow asks Did We Drop the Ball on Unemployment?He acknowledges being pa...

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      States Search For Answers To Cheating Scandals : NPR

      States Search For Answers To Cheating Scandals : NPR:

      States Search For Answers To Cheating Scandals

      Cheating scandals have rocked a number of school districts across the country this year. The publicity is pushing states to look for better ways to detect and prevent tampering with the test results, and some say constant vigilance is required to guard against cheating.

      What happened in Atlanta is hard to imagine: Dozens of administrators and teachers apparently conspired to change answers on standardized tests. When those tests showed big gains, school leaders took the credit. But they were caught, in part, because Georgia investigators have been looking for signs of tampering for years.

      Kathleen Mathers, who runs Georgia's Office of Student Achievement, says her state is in its third year of using erasure analysis of all elementary and middle school tests. Mathers says that

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      New Sacramento teachers union chief looks for collaboration with district - Sacramento Bee

      New Sacramento teachers union chief looks for collaboration with district - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee:

      New Sacramento teachers union chief looks for collaboration with district

      by mgutierrez@sacbee.com (Melody Gutierrez)
      The often rocky relationship between the Sacramento City Unified School District and its teachers association has hit a pivotal juncture, with a new slate of union leaders ushering in the chance to start fresh.

      Scott Smith works with his Kennedy High School drama students on a class project in May. Smith is now president of the Sacramento City Teachers Association, replacing Linda Tuttle, who retired.
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      Tar Sands Action: Come Join Us! A short film capturing first day of 2-weeks of sit-ins at the White House to stop the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. More info: http://tarsandsaction.org

      Worst Governor Ever

      AlterNet: Major Backlash at Right-Wing Ohio Governor Has Him Scrambling for "Compromise" With Progressives *-by Sarah Jaffe* *August 19, 2011-* Kasich, elected in 2010 with just 49 percent of the vote, pushed through an attack on public workers similar to the one Wisconsin's Scott Walker championed. Senate Bill 5 (SB5) was passed and signed into law in ...
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      Modern School: Non-Profits As Union-Busting Shock Troops

      Modern School: Non-Profits As Union-Busting Shock Troops:

      Non-Profits As Union-Busting Shock Troops

      by Michael Dunn

      Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), a San Rafael-based non-profit, was implicated in the San Francisco Unified School District payment scandal, in which Associate Superintendent Trish Bascom funneled $100,000 from the organization into her pockets and those of a few cronies. Now, according to a report by the Bay Citizen, former BACR treasurer Ruth Rubalcava is accusing the organization of keeping SFUSD administrators on its payroll and allowed them to control millions of dollars of grant money held by the agency.

      This is scandalous, of course. However, what is even more scandalous is why school districts must rely on agencies like BACR in the first place. The simple answer is that it is cheaper—it saves them money. But the reason why it is cheaper is not trivial. They are non-unionized and rely heavily on volunteer “slave” labor. (BACR has 250 employees and 6,000 volunteers). These same services, if covered by school districts, would not only be done by employees who would have to be paid, but they would be unionized district employees earning union wages.

      Today in Labor History—August 28


      August 28, 1918 – Big Bill Haywood and 14 other members of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) were sentenced to 20 years prison for draft obstruction. (From the Daily Bleed)

      August 28, 1920 – West Virginia Governor Cornwell requested federal troops to guard the mines and protect scab labor during a strike by miners, resulting in rioting. (From the Daily Bleed)

      August 28, 1933 – A Filipino Labor Union led a strike of 6,000 California lettuce workers demanding 40-45 cents an hour, union recognition and better working conditions. Striking white farm workers split from the Filipinos and
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      President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration| The White House Briefing Room | The White House: Home • Briefing Room Briefing Room The White House provides timely and accurate information about the President's latest events and public statements. Here you'll find photos, video, and blogs, as well as ...

      Common Core: BEWARE: The BLOB! Scream Now While You Can Still Breathe! « Living Behind the Gates Common Core: BEWARE: The BLOB! Scream Now While You Can Still Breathe! « Living Behind the Gates: Common Core: BEWARE: The BLOB! Scream Now While You Can Still Breathe! By livingbehindthegates *TERROR HAS NO SHAPE!* Henry Martin: “Well then, young ...

      “Hide Nothing, Show All!” The Way Our Students Dress for School! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!“Hide Nothing, Show All!” The Way Our Students Dress for School! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!: “Hide Nothing, Show All!” The Way Our Students Dress for School! While waiting for my car alarm to be fixed, my hubby and I walked over to the Old ...

      Geaux Teacher!: Where Are The Teachers? Geaux Teacher!: Where Are The Teachers?: Where Are The Teachers? by lpbharley@gmail.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT) The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is navigating the process of selecting a new superintendent. According to recent reports by ...

      For School Lunches, Hold the Plastic Sandwich Bag - NYTimes.com For School Lunches, Hold the Plastic Sandwich Bag - NYTimes.com: The Plastic Sandwich Bag Flunks Peter DaSilva for The New York Times Julie Corbett, a mother in Oakland, Calif., whose two girls attend a school with an eco-friendly lunch policy, said ...

      Two teachers and a ‘mike’: fighting neo-feudalism in the digital dark ages | Dailycensored.com Two teachers and a ‘mike’: fighting neo-feudalism in the digital dark ages | Dailycensored.com: Two teachers and a ‘mike’: fighting neo-feudalism in the digital dark agesWritten by Danny WeilDaily Journal (Opinion), EducationAug 27, 2011 0digg Share ...

      Game on. End Punitive State Testing in Public Schools. Join our Action. | United Opt Out NationalGame on. End Punitive State Testing in Public Schools. Join our Action. | United Opt Out National: Game on. End Punitive State Testing in Public Schools. Join our Action. Posted on August 27, 2011 Our first action has been posted at our Facebook group ...

      Rick Scott Keeps Promise to Visit a Public School by Serving Up Chow in an Elementary School Cafeteria | Scathing Purple Musings Rick Scott Keeps Promise to Visit a Public School by Serving Up Chow in an Elementary School Cafeteria | Scathing Purple Musings: Rick Scott Keeps Promise to Visit a Public School by Serving Up Chow in an Elementary School Cafeteria by Bob Sikes ...

      The other California Charter School pot of Gold or why everyone wants to open a "new" charter schoolCharter School Categorical Block Grant Programs - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Charter School Categorical Block Grant ProgramsAn explanation of what types of programs are included and excluded from the Charter School Categorical ...

      NYC Public School Parents: One small win for humankind: Comptroller rejected $27 M no bid Wireless contract NYC Public School Parents: One small win for humankind: Comptroller rejected $27 M no bid Wireless contract: One small win for humankind: Comptroller rejected $27 M no bid Wireless contract by Leonie Haimson One small but significant victory: public ...
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      Principal’s Map For Parent Involvement | Connected Principals

      Principal’s Map For Parent Involvement | Connected Principals:

      Principal’s Map For Parent Involvement

      by Chris Wejr

      From Davi Sommerfield http://bit.ly/orsLjF

      Parent involvement and engagement are areas in which I have been trying to grow as an educator. Through families at my school as well as online, our school has begun to try to be more inviting and to actually listen to the voice of our families. This post was originally posted on The Wejr Board Blog as a guest post by Sheila Steward (@sheilaspeaking). Sheila is one of my mentors on the topic of parent and family engagement in school.

      Sheila’s perspectives and advice regarding parent involvement come from a variety of roles and experience in education and working with parents. She is involved in local and provincial parent networks in Ontario, and she supports newcomer families with English language learning. In the past 8 years, she has worked collaboratively

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      WILL LAUSD OFFER A CLASS IN BOGUS PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM 101? - Perdaily.com

      WILL LAUSD OFFER A CLASS IN BOGUS PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM 101? - Perdaily.com:

      WILL LAUSD OFFER A CLASS IN BOGUS PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM 101?

      by Leonard Isenberg
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      Check out what follows as a clear explanation of how the fix is in with public education at the Los Angeles Unified School District and elsewhere throughout this country in the move to privatize public education. See what mainstream media blacks out and what should be part of the discussion on real public education reform.
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      Schools Matter: Don’t ask schools alone to fix society’s problems

      Schools Matter: Don’t ask schools alone to fix society’s problems:

      Don’t ask schools alone to fix society’s problems

      by P. L. Thomas
      Don’t ask schools to fix society’s problems

      As children across South Carolina re-enter our schools across the state, two recent reports on childhood well-being are worth considering—the State of America’s Children 2011 Report (Children’s Defense Fund) and Kid’s Count 2011 (Annie E. Casey Foundation).

      Both reports identify the growing fact of poverty in the lives of children across the U.S., a plight on the lives of children that disproportionately and increasingly impacts children of color. Low birth weight, infant mortality, child death rate, high school graduation, home conditions for children, access to health care, and a number of conditions associated with the socio-economic status of the child’s home are highlighted in the reports, resulting in a bleak picture for children in the richest country in the history of the world.

      The Kid’s Count 2011 report also reveals that SC ranks 45th in the country in child well-being—with low birth
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      Daily Kos: Let us remember Dr. King appropriately - he would not have remained silent

      Daily Kos: Let us remember Dr. King appropriately - he would not have remained silent:

      Let us remember Dr. King appropriately - he would not have remained silent

      by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)

      fortunately, editorials in 2 major newspapers today can help with that.

      In The Boston Globe we can read in King Memorial celebrates a leader, not just a symbol the following:

      So let’s be clear: Without King, the black uprising would have been far more furious and more painful for African-Americans; even in the darkest days, he reminded his followers of their faith in God and in the American Dream. For white people, especially the timid moderates at whom the Letter from Birmingham Jail was aimed, a more violent uprising would only have deepened the racial wedge. It took King’s rational, but urgent, appeals to make enough whites understand what was at stake.

      But there is more, both in this editorial, and in that of The New York Times.
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