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NH moving ahead with education reforms - Boston.com

NH moving ahead with education reforms

By Norma Love

Associated Press Writer / July 29, 2010

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CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire has missed out on federal Race to the Top funding twice, but is moving ahead with some education reforms anyway -- especially new ways to evaluate teachers.

The Department of Education is working on a new system to determine what teachers should be doing to be effective and develop a model evaluation for the state's school districts.

The U.S. Department of Education rejected New Hampshire's applications both

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein

Updated: Thursday, 29 Jul 2010, 9:19 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 29 Jul 2010, 6:24 AM EDT

MYFOXNY.COM - The 2010 English and Math scores were released on Wednesday. New York City students did not show improvement this year. Education officials had warned we would not see the same progress as in past years. A recent study revealed precious tests were too easy. This year changes were made to make the tests more challenging.

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein spoke about the new

The Educated Reporter: To beat the summer blahs, read school board policy.

To beat the summer blahs, read school board policy.

by Linda Perlstein

No, really! One of my favorite pieces to write on the ed beat was about an odd policy on the books of the Montgomery County Public Schools, encouraging teachers to mix up alphabetical order so as to not discriminate against the Z kids. The article took only an afternoon to report and write, and would have been even

One Very Disappointing Part Of President Obama’s Speech Today | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

One Very Disappointing Part Of President Obama’s Speech Today

by Larry Ferlazzo

President Obama spoke at the Urban League today on education reform. You can read his speech here (and you can read what I had hoped he might say here).
I know the President and Secretary Duncan keep on saying they don’t think charter schools are the answer, only part of the answer, and that they are only talking about “good” charter schools.
Well, the President highlighted one of those supposedly “good” charter schools in his speech. Here is what he said:
So, no, I don’t support all charter schools, but I do support good charter schools. I’ll give you an example.

Do Young People Really Prefer Reading Off Screens?

by Larry Ferlazzo

I know many people love their Kindles, lots are predicting the demise of paper book, and even more are saying the same about traditional newspapers and magazines.
I personally prefer holding the morning paper, an ink-and-paper book, and the feel of a magazine. From what I read and hear, in the future only fuddy duddies of my age (50) and above are going to feel that way.
So, in an entirely unscientific poll, I asked my eighteen-year-old daughter if she would mind asking her frien

LA schools chief pulls $24 per athlete bus plan

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The superintendent of the nation's second-largest school district has pulled a funding plan asking parents of Los Angeles student athletes to help pay for buses to high school away games.
The financially distressed Los Angeles Unified School District had said games could be canceled if enough money isn't raised through a voluntary $24 per student transportation donation.
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President Obama and Jersey Shore Star “Snooki” � The Quick and the Ed

President Obama and Jersey Shore Star “Snooki”

by Chad Aldeman

The most humorous part of President Obama’s prepared remarks on Race to the Top:

I want [teachers] to have a fulfilling and supportive workplace environment. I want them to have the resources — from basic supplies to reasonable class sizes — that help them succeed. And instead of a culture where we’re always idolizing sports stars or celebrities, I want us to build a culture where we idolize the people who are shaping our children’s future. (Applause.) I want some teachers on the covers of some of those magazines. (Applause.) Some teachers on MTV, featured. (Applause.)
I was on the “The View” yesterday, and somebody asked me who Snooki was. I said, I

The Washington Teacher: Impacted Out? In Search Of DC's Terminated Teachers

Impacted Out? In Search Of DC's Terminated Teachers

by The Wash. Teacher

Were you fired from DC Public Schools? Do you know anyone was fired due to IMPACT? I am in search of teachers and school personnel who were recently terminated from DC Public Schools by the Rhee administration due to their IMPACT evaluation score. Please encourage any terminated teachers or school personel to contact me c/o thewashingtonteacher@gmail.com As the Washington Teacher blogger, I have received numerous requests from the

This Week In Education: Television: "Classroom Intervention" Premiers This Fall

Television: "Classroom Intervention" Premiers This Fall

by Alexander Russo

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Move over, "Waiting For Superman." The cable channel A&E has just announced a new reality show called "Classroom Intervention" that will premier in September. A spinoff of its hit intervention show (which recent reports suggest has had real-world impact on its subjects), the new show will profile the performance of a struggling teacher in each episode. Some of the teachers will be rookies. Others will be veterans. Each will be observed,

California politics: Brown unveils education reform plan - latimes.com

Brown unveils education reform plan

By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times

The Democrat calls for changing the state's end-of-year testing system so teachers receive results quickly, and he backs increasing the amount of spending on colleges.

California clears hurdle for federal funding

By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

The state, which lost out on its first try for Race to the Top grants, is a finalist in its second effort. Winners will share $3.4 billion in federal educational funding.

Cal Poly Pomona receives $42-million cash grant, largest in Cal State history

By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times

The gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will be given over five years and used to expand education opportunities for underrepresented students.

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OB Town Council Guest Speaker Peppered by Salty Audience

by FRANK GORMLIE on JULY 29, 2010

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: Scott Himelstein speaks before OB Town Council and questioning audience.

Nearly every chair was filled last night at the OB Town Council monthly general meeting. Many of the some thirty folks in the audience had come to hear Scott Himelstein speak about his group’s “reform” plans for City schools.

Himelstein had invited himself to deliver another spiel about “San Diegans 4 Great Schools” and was the night’s guest speaker. The group is going around town in an effort to get their message out to community groups. OB was the second stop on Himelstein’s rounds. Last week he had been in Tierrasanta.

After describing his group as a “coalition of businesspeople, parents, teachers and philanthropists”, Himelstein gave his pitch: the schools are failing, they have troubling results, money per student is rising, and it was time to examine how to build in greater accountability in

Schedule: Exams Ahead! - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Schedule: Exams Ahead!

by Alexander Russo

Thanks to this Chicago blogger for finding and posting a summary of the testing schedule for the year ahead. Here's a sampling. Click the link for all the details.

K-2: DIBELS: September, January, May. (Schools not doing DIBELS must do either STEP or ISEL testing).
mClass Math (required): September, January, May.

Grades 3 - 8: Scantron (required for all schools, grades 3 - 8): September (the first three weeks after school starts); January; late April-May. Chicago Benchmark Assessment (Reading/Math) (optional): October,

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