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Big Education Ape: 1-13-12 AM Contempt, confusion, and cheers in State of the City EDition #OWS #1

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Mayor Takes On Teachers’ Union in School Plans

nytimes.com - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, directly confronting leaders of the teachers’ union, proposed on Thursday a merit-pay system that would award top performers with $20,000 raises and threatened to remove...

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Education in the Republic of Korea

edweek.org - National treasure or national headache? ByByong-man AhnDuring the more than two years I served as South Korea's minister of education, science, and technology, I found myself frequently astonished ...

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The Answer To The $125,000 Question

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Two years ago I first heard about a new Charter School in New York City called The Equity Project, founded by a TFA alum named Zeke Vanderhoek. There was an article in The New York Times about how...

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Mayor Bloomberg Picks a Fight with Teachers Union

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Tom Donohue | Bain Attacks | Mitt Romney

dailycaller.com - WASHINGTON — US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue expressed disappointment with the attacks on Mitt Romney by other Republican presidential candidates for his time at Bain Capital. “I was v...

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Scott Walker’s Wisconsin blooper. « Fred Klonsky

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USC: School, alumni have $4B annual impact on SC

boston.com - COLUMBIA, S.C.—The University of South Carolina and its graduates have an annual economic impact of just over $4 billion on the state, according to a study released by the school Thursday.The study...

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Space station to move to avoid approaching junk

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Deploying riot police, UC? Little Brother is watching

davisenterprise.com - UC Davis police in riot gear face a line of nonviolent student protesters on the campus Quad on Nov. 18. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise file photo By Alan C. Miller UC Davis gained worldwide attention on...

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Study: African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Punishment And Lower Grades In School | News One

Study: African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Punishment And Lower Grades In School | News One:

African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Lower Grades And Harsher Punishment In School

Written by Roland S. Martin on January 12, 2012 9:27 am

A recent study by the Yale University Child Study Center shows that Black children — especially boys — no matter their family income, receive less attention, harsher punishment and lower marks in school

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U.S. Attorney activates ‘school corruption hotline’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

U.S. Attorney activates ‘school corruption hotline’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

U.S. Attorney activates ‘school corruption hotline’

by Valerie Strauss

The United States Attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania has activated a hotline where citizens can report “suspected possible corruption in public education.”

U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton wants citizens to report on potential abuses that, his office’s website says, can include “misuse of federal funds, spending irregularities, corruption in the contract and bidding process, theft and embezzlement of district funds, and bribery, kickbacks or other forms of illegal collusion with outside vendors.”

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NYC Educator: Mayor Mike's First Draft

NYC Educator: Mayor Mike's First Draft:

Mayor Mike's First Draft

by NYC Educator
Good day New Yorkers. I'd like to address some educational issues that have been on my mind. First of all, the UFT are a bunch of crooks and lowlifes and I'd like to see them all fired before they're vested in the pension system. In order to achieve that, we have developed an evaluation system based on "value-added" metrics. Now sure, there are a lot of people who say, oh, value-added doesn't work, it has a huge margin of error, and it labels great teachers as bad teachers.

Well, we say, what the hell do you know? Ya bunch of chickens! So what if it doesn't work? How else will we get rid of teachers who are a drag on their budget?
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Holes Big Enough to Drive a Mack Truck Through This Bill

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Holes Big Enough to Drive a Mack Truck Through This Bill:

Holes Big Enough to Drive a Mack Truck Through This Bill

by Melissa Westbrook
I started reading the charter school bill. Boy, that didn't take long to find some real issues. I'm only at page 23 of the 45 page bill and there is a lot to worry over. (So I'm not done but understand that many of the "strict charter law" items that some at this blog want, aren't found in this particular bill. )

I do need to finish reading it but here's the first major one on page 4. LEV wants us all to believe that only non-profits can open charters. They would be right but that doesn't mean only non-profits can run them. To whit:

A charter school board may:


Enter into contracts with any school district, educational service district, or other public or private entity for the
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“Round-Up” Of Recent School Reform Posts | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

“Round-Up” Of Recent School Reform Posts | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:

“Round-Up” Of Recent School Reform Posts

by Larry Ferlazzo

There have recently been quite a few good posts and articles on school reform issues. They include:

Research Suggests Teach For America Does Not Belong in Huntsville from Living In Dialogue at Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America.

Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools? is by Linda Darling-Hammond. I’m adding it to The Best Articles Providing An “Overall” Perspective On Education Policy.

What is the Value in a High Value-Added Teacher? is from The Core Knowledge blog. I’m adding it to The Best


Diane Ravitch Coming To Sacramento On January 20th!

by Larry Ferlazzo

Diane Ravitch is coming to speak in Sacramento on January 20th! You can contact the Sacramento City Teachers Association or your own Local for tickets. I’ve written a lot about Diane over the years, but I thought I’d have my colleague Alice Mercer write a guest post about her and the event. Here it is:

Diane Ravitch is a tireless advocate on behalf of education, debunking advocates of dangerous and unproven ideas under the guise of reform. At the same time, she provides realistic approaches for improving our education system based on both experience and research. Her experience and academic credentials, paired with her intelligence and compassion make her one of the strongest voices for education and our students today. Here are five reasons you should come to hear Dr. Ravitch when she speaks at the Sacramento Convention Center on January 20th:

  1. Her extensive work on improving education standards, and on the development of the NAEP (National Assessment of Education Progress) test –also called the Nation’s Report Card– mean that she knows

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CA student spending near bottom | Thoughts on Public Education

CA student spending near bottom | Thoughts on Public Education:

CA student spending near bottom

By some other measures, middle of the pack

Posted on 1/13/12 • Categorized as Revenue and taxes, Taxes, Uncategorized

By Kathryn Baron

John Fensterwald contributed to this report.

California schools are the poster child for Gov. Brown’s new budget mantra that the state can’t spend what it doesn’t have. The latest Quality Counts report from Education Weekranks California 47th overall in how much it spends per student – $8,667 when adjusted for regional cost differences, about $3,000 below the national average of $11,665.

California remains near the bottom nationwide in per student spending. (Source: Quality Counts 2012) Click to enlarge.

California remains near the bottom nationwide in per student spending. (Source: Quality Counts 2012) Click to enlarge.

This is a drop over last year, when California spent $8,852 per pupil, with a ranking of 43rd in spending adjusted for regional cost-of-living variations. Of course that was before the state faced a nearly $27 billion dollar deficit.

The state also falls short when it

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