Saturday, July 3, 2010

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Changes to condom proposal promised

A week after Provincetown schools sparked a furor over a new condom policy, the superintendent has assured parents that school nurses would not dispense condoms to any student who asks, despite the open wording of the rule. (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)

Arlington police investigate threats over pledge vote

Arlington police are investigating threatening messages sent to School Committee members yesterday in response to a controversy surrounding reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school. (By Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent)

School systems land new superintendents moving up, moving over from nearby districts

For Newburyport’s school system, today marks a changing of the guard, as Marc Kerble takes over as its new superintendent. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)

Rule tightened for exam schools

The Boston School Committee tightened the residency policy last night for students applying to the city’s three exam schools to prevent out-of-towners from gaining admission. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)

Boston takes charter school nonprofit as a partner

School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson will tap a charter school management organization to run one of the district’s low-achieving middle schools, a first for the state, under a plan she will present tonight to the Boston School Committee. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)

International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools - NYTimes.com

International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools

By TAMAR LEWIN

Craig Dilger for The New York Times

Andy Tureff working with International Baccalaureate students at Greely High School in Maine.

The International Baccalaureate, an alternative to the Advanced Placement program, is offered in 700 schools.

Budget Deficit and Wars’ Cost Draw Fire on the Home Front

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

The debate over an $82 billion war spending bill has opened up a clash between House Democrats and the White House over the deficit and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

SUNDAY ROUTINE | JENNIFER RAAB

Jennifer Raab, president of Hunter College, and her daughter Miranda Goodwin-Raab, 17, in their Bronx backyard.

Multitasking, With Time for the Roses

By LISA W. FODERARO

Jennifer J. Raab, the president of Hunter College, tends to her family and her garden.

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House Passes $80 Billion War Spending Bill

By SAM DILLON

The bill would include $10 billion to help school districts avoid educator layoffs, paying for the effort with $800 million in cuts to several of President Obama’s education initiatives.

Today’s World Cup Links | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Today’s World Cup Links Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The World Cup: Five World Cup Fads We Love is a slideshow from TIME. China’s English News has a special World Cup page with lots of multimedia features. Economic and Sales ...

The Best “When I Say Jump” Online Sites For Practicing English I know this “The Best…” list has a strange title, but I couldn’t think of any other way to describe sites that let you write or speak commands and then have the figures on the screen follow them. They’re excellent — and fun– ways for English Language ...

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: FAME Charter School

Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School CYBER-SCHOOL EMPIRE UNDER ATTACK: BEAVER COUNTY EDUCATOR FIGHTING GRAND JURIES, SUITS AND LEGISLATORS, March 18, 2007, Pittsburg Post-Gazette (PA) In the past seven years, Nicholas Trombetta has climbed from small-town Beaver County school ...

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: FAME Charter School

FAME Charter School CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDER FACES FINANCIAL SCRUTINY, February 6, 2010, The New York Times The founder of a public charter school in the East Bay that provides a comfort zone for Muslim students is under attack in the wake of a state audit that uncovered ...

Washington, D.C. Public Charter School Board TIGHTER CONTROL OF CHARTERS IS URGED: D.C. OFFICIALS REACT TO REPORT ON BUSINESS TIES, December 16, 2008, The Washington Post The D.C. Public Charter School Board pledged yesterday to reexamine its policy on conflicts of interest as some elected ...

Washington, D.C. charter school office FORMER D.C. SCHOOL OFFICIAL TO PLEAD GUILTY: OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH STEALING THOUSANDS, STEERING CONTRACTS, June 6, 2007, The Washington Post A former D.C. charter school official intends to plead guilty to stealing more than $400,000 in public money ...

S.F. to reform 9 schools, shut 1 to get grants

San Francisco will shut down one school and overhaul nine others in a bid for millions of dollars in...

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Sen. Yee clashes with UC, CSU over privacy

California's public universities want to extend a law letting them share the identities of alumni with...

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Report says Chinese electronics workers end strike 3:34 AM
Police: Suspect shoots, wounds 2 officers at Kmart 3:02 AM
Athletics 3, Indians 0 6:58 PM
Coryell memorial service set for July 12 6:47 PM

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Needed - a way to finance the schooling we demand

California's school finance system is broken, and our students are paying the consequences. As a result of this irrational finance...

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UCSF head has millions in medical, drug stocks

Days after selling her tobacco stock and donating the proceeds to an anti-smoking program at UCSF, Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann...

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Toddlers feel California budget pinch

Much attention has been paid to how California's budget woes are hurting our schools. Class sizes have swelled. Schools have slashed...

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The Washington Teacher: Knock Knock- Who's In Charge Of The Washington Teachers Union?

Knock Knock- Who's In Charge Of The Washington Teachers Union?

by The Wash. Teacher

The WTU Constitution Says It Isn't George Parker

A lawsuit has been filed due to election tampering by George Parker, Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) President. According to the WTU Constitution, Parker's elected term ended June 30, 2010 and the new slate should have been installed July 1. Parker's cronie, John Tatum reported to the Washington Examiner earlier last month that the WTU would not hold union elections until November. Now they are saying union elections will be held in September. It's hard to believe anything these two say. Read about the lawsuit (below) that has been filed to address Parker's elections meddling as well as his retaliatory actions to reduce Nathan Saunders, WTU General VP's salary to a big fat zero while he (Parker) continues to earn a hefty sum of $150,000 and perks. Go figure. Here's the latest as reported by the Washington City Paper news desk.

Lawsuit Filed As WTU Election Fiasco Gets Personal by Alex Burchfield

"Who, exactly, is in charge of Washington Teachers’ Union? Current president George

NorthJersey.com: Standoff between NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Dems over property taxes unresolved

Standoff between NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Dems over property taxes unresolved

Saturday, July 3, 2010

BY LISA FLEISHER AND JOSH MARGOLIN

STATE HOUSE BUREAU

Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrats who control the Legislature continued to publicly posture over the governor’s property tax reform agenda yesterday, and private negotiations that lasted into the night failed to resolve the standoff.

NJ Gov. Chris Christie and state Democratic lawmakers remain in a standoff over property tax reform.

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NJ Gov. Chris Christie and state Democratic lawmakers remain in a standoff over property tax reform.

Talks between Christie and legislative leaders broke up just before 9 p.m. with no resolution, ending the second day of a special session that yielded little progress.
The day began with threats the governor would take the Legislature to court to force the full houses to meet and the specter he would conditionally veto a competing property tax bill lawmakers passed earlier this week.
By dusk, no court action had been taken, the veto had not been issued, and Christie and his staff had spent hours wrangling with Democratic leaders.
At one point, shortly after 3 p.m., Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) was

Portland metro area school districts look for ways to trim budgets | OregonLive.com

Portland metro area school districts look for ways to trim budgets

By Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian

July 03, 2010, 7:00AM

Although districts statewide handed in their adopted 2010-11 budget figures Wednesday, most are still looking for ways to slash spending. Across Clackamas County, schools are dealing with their constraints in varied ways. Full story »

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As school districts cut back, library assistants take on an increasing load

By Wendy Owen, The Oregonian

July 03, 2010, 4:00AM

Parents and educators objected this spring when school boards in Forest Grove and Tigard-Tualatin proposed cutting back the assistants, who some administrators say are essential. Full story »

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Southeast Portland's Marysville School tries to rise from the ashes

By Molly Hottle, The Oregonian

July 02, 2010, 11:44AM

Plans to rebuild sections of the school are in the works, but district officials said budget cuts could delay the progress. Full story »

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Portland, Medford high school students receive national awards in skills competition

By Molly Hottle, The Oregonian

July 02, 2010, 11:20AM

Four Oregon students take home top honors from a national competition sponsored by SkillsUSA. Full story »

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David Douglas' music education earns high honor

By Andrew Maddocks, The Oregonian

July 01, 2010, 5:08PM

The David Douglas school district earned a "Best Communities" award from a national music nonprofit for the size, quality and funding of its music education program. Full story »

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Free Technology for Teachers: Literacy Heads - Teaching Literacy Through Art

Literacy Heads - Teaching Literacy Through Art

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Literacy Head is a weekly e-publication about teaching literacy through the use of art work. Each week Literacy Head publishes lessons for teaching visuals-based reading, writing, and vocabulary lessons. The word "brave" is included in this week's vocabulary lesson. To help students visualize the word and its definition, Literacy Head has four images of people doing brave things.

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Even with state subsidy, Pennsylvania school budgets facing cuts News and Colleges - Philadelphia Inquirer

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Even with state subsidy, Pennsylvania school budgets facing cuts

By Dan Hardy

Inquirer Staff Writer

Even though the new state budget would increase the main public-education subsidy, the funding would not protect schools from making cuts next year, some school leaders say.
Most have already had to reduce staff and make other cuts to balance their budgets for next year, which had to be passed by June 30. The large majority are also raising taxes, many by more than the rate of inflation.
Cuts that were made to Gov. Rendell's proposed budget in the final version that passed Wednesday "just whittle more away from what was a bad scenario to start with," said Joseph Bruni, the superintendent in Delaware County's William Penn School District, which has already cut 28 teaching jobs and three administrative staff posts. "It just makes things worse in a budget year that is already difficult."
Philadelphia will get about $35 million less than it had planned on, said Michael Masch, the district's chief business officer. Even with a total budget of $3.2 billion, "that's a large enough reduction that will hurt somewhat," he said, but it will be several months before the district makes a final decision on what changes it will need to

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In a surprise, Ackerman replaces principal Saliyah Cruz at West Philly High

Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has removed Saliyah Cruz as principal of West Philadelphia High School and replaced her with the man who most recently led troubled South Philadelphia High.

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A Doorway Back

With the dropout problem in Philadelphia at crisis proportions, a chance-of-a-lifetime program offers 40 select students a shot at breaking the cycle of failure. But can they take advantage?

Students build model solar homes: The end-of-year assignment in teacher Kelly Crits' science class was on the cutting edge of America's energy crisis - to make a model solar home. But the students had to do it using heat-conducting doodads scavenged from home and school.
Thousands to take third try at New Jersey high school test: About 1,500 New Jersey students will start online tutoring next week in the hope of passing the state's alternative high school test in August on their third try, an Education Department spokeswoman said Friday.
Even with state subsidy, Pennsylvania school budgets facing cuts: Even though the new state budget would increase the main public-education subsidy, the funding would not protect schools from making cuts next year, some school leaders say.
Former South Philadelphia High principal leaves district payroll: Former South Philadelphia High principal LaGreta Brown left the school district payroll Wednesday, though Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said she was open to rehiring her at a lesser, lower-paid position.
Small schools still in flux: New York City went for small high schools in a big way, and the country's largest school system is still high on that education reform strategy. In Philadelphia, the superintendent's message is clear

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Even with state subsidy, Pennsylvania school budgets facing cuts