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High court won’t take up No Child Left Behind case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court yesterday turned away a challenge by school districts and teacher unions to the federal No Child Left Behind law. (Associated Press)

3,000 denied diplomas because of MCAS

In Massachusettsm 3,000 high school graduates have been denied diplomas because of MCAS. Isn't there a better solution? (By Scott W. Lang, Boston Globe)

Researchers study cues to predict students’ math performance

TURNERS FALLS — While Shelby Lapinski worked to solve a geometry problem on her computer screen, her seat cushion monitored fidgeting and a camera registered uncertainty or concentration flitting across her face. A bracelet measured sweat, and the mouse, fitted with pressure sensors, tracked her grip. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)

Entry may tighten for exam schools

Boston school officials this week will unveil a more stringent residency policy for students applying to the city’s three exam schools, responding to growing concerns that out-of-towners are improperly gaining admission. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)

If I’d only known

The commencement speech I wish I’d heard. (By Jennifer Graham, Boston Globe)

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Investigate Rhee's crooked deal with the foundations

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Investigate Rhee's crooked deal with the foundations

Investigate Rhee's crooked deal with the foundations

by Mike Klonsky

D.C. Supt. Rhee solicited donations from union busting power philanthropists likeBroad & Walton, that reserved the right to pull their funding if there was a change in the school system's leadership. The $64.5M in foundation money was then used to promise teachers a hefty raise if they gave up important collective-bargaining rights and accepted her pay-for-jobs contract--"merit pay," mass firings of their colleagues, and mushrooming class size.

So if Mayor Fenty (Rhee's patron) loses upcoming election to Vincent Gray and Gray gives Rhee the boot--which he promised to do-- Broad & Walton can then renege on funding. Fenty campaign spreads fear that already bancrupt schools will

South Philadelphia High: Some changes made, some problems endure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/07/2010

South Philadelphia High: Some changes made, some problems endure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/07/2010

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South Philadelphia High: Some changes made, some problems endure

By Jeff Gammage and Kristen A. Graham

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It's a warm Friday morning at South Philadelphia High, where the school's 50-50 Club, with its half-Asian, half-African American membership has gathered to talk.
All the black kids sit on one side of the room. All the Asians sit on the other.
An African American girl offers: "You know the stereotype all Asians look alike? Well, they don't. Since you get to hang around them and know them, they're actually cool."
The Asian students were asked what they had learned. One boy slowly raised his hand. "Making new friends," he said through a translator.
Sitting silently was ninth grader Zhi Hua Tian, 18. On Dec. 3, he was walking toward the lunchroom when another boy punched him in the face, breaking his nose.
Tian, who left school in an ambulance, was the most seriously injured of seven students taken to hospitals that day. His attacker was forced to transfer to an alternative school. Now, Tian said through a translator, "I'm always nervous and scared, especially in the stairways. Especially when I see a group of people."
Six months after the violence generated national headlines, some big changes are evident: The school has 126 additional security cameras. The principal has left. New programs seek to bridge divides.
Top Philadelphia school officials say Southern, as the school is known, is being transformed.
"I do think there is work to be done," said Ozzie Wright, a veteran educator now serving as interim principal. But, he added, "I think we're moving forward."
However, Asian students and advocates say that serious, systemic bias issues persist - and that district officials refuse to address them.
"We still need the school to correctly identify the nature of the problem," said Ellen Somekawa, director of Asian Americans United.
In interviews, six Asian students said they were still targets of harassment and even violence.
Hao Truong, 18, said that on May 3 he had his back to a group of black students in the cafeteria when applesauce splashed across his neck and upper back. The students laughed, he said.
Truong, a Vietnamese immigrant, complained to school authorities.
District spokesman Fernando Gallard said the student who threw the food maintained that he had hit Truong

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Obama to high school grads: 'Don't make excuses'

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President Barack Obama is telling high school graduates in Michigan not to make excuses, and to take responsibility for failures as well as successes.

Closing the Gap: June 2010 Student Scholar Maryha Aguilar

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She may seem shy, but she speaks up in class when it counts and has a big heart. Maryha Aguilar is June's Student Scholar.

Chancellor: Community colleges turn away thousands

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The head of California Community Colleges says community colleges have been forced to slash course offerings after the system sustained an 8 percent cut to its overall budget.

Education - latimes.com The gowns are green — at least philosophically

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The gowns are green — at least philosophically By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times Animo Venice Charter High School is among a number of campuses that are adopting environmentally friendly graduation garb made from either renewable wood fibers or recycled plastic bottles. Website aims to educate the public about state government By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times The nonpartisan site, created by scholars at Stanford and UC Berkeley, aggregates information, endorsements, news and resources on how the state operates. Encouraging reform is a major goal. Divvying up education funding; George Skelton's take on California propositions; a ban on open carry of weapons

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Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 7:04 pm in English learners, budget, community,families
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Next week, the Oakland school district will consider a proposal to salvage what it can of its preschool programs for low-income families – at the expense of adult immigrants, refugees, high school dropouts and others looking to better their lives through education.

Adult education teachers and workers were told today to attend an important meeting at McClymonds. I’m told they sat in stunned silence as they heard the latest development: The district administration will propose taking anadditional 44 percent cut from adult education programs ($5 million) at a special school board meeting on Monday, June 14. Checking on the time; it wasn’t yet posted this afternoon.

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Leg analyst predicts Prop 98 suspension

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Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor believes it may be unavoidable – and may be preferable – to suspend Proposition 98, the primary method of funding K-12 schools and community colleges, in a year when the state is struggling to close a massive $20 billion deficit.
Doing so would at least be a candid acknowledgment that the state can’t afford what it is legally obligated to pay for education. It would also free up the Legislature to establish priorities – do the least harm – if it manages to raise additional revenue.
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Skeptics named to common-core commission

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Two men who helped craft the state’s math standards in 1997 and have been critical of the effort to create national common-core standards in math and English language arts are among the 11 individuals named by Gov. Schwarzenegger to a commission to evaluate them.

Emerging nonprofit journalism ventures set sights on education | California Watch

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Emerging nonprofit journalism ventures set sights on education

June 8, 2010 | Louis Freedberg

One of the more interesting questions in the burgeoning nonprofit journalism landscape is the extent to which new reporting ventures will focus on one area of coverage, or, like California Watch, will cover a range of topics.

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A slew of nonprofit ventures focusing on health and health policy reporting have sprung up in the last few years, mostly underwritten by foundations with a specific interest in health and health policy issues.

The most extensive is Kaiser Health News, underwritten almost entirely by the Kaiser Family Foundation. TheCenter for Health Reporting at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is getting underway, with support from the California HealthCare Foundation.Reporting on Health is a new resource established by the California Endowment Health Reporting Fellowships. FairWarning.org, based in Los Angeles, reports on "health, safety and corporate conduct." HealthyCal.org, a website started by former Sacramento Bee columnist Daniel Weintraub, and underwritten by theCalifornia Endowment, is the latest addition to the field.

Now a second generation of topic-specific journalism ventures is emerging – this one focusing on education. The reason? Just like health, there are numerous local and national