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Did the Department Drop the Ball?

As U.S. considers tougher regulation of for-profit colleges, revelations of fraudulent practices at the institutions have many asking if the government has vigorously enforced the rules it already has.
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Another Subpoena for Research

Leading education scholars blast U. of Arizona for turning over information they say should have been confidential.
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'Over Ten Million Served'

Editors discuss new collection on issues of gender and the service duties of professors.
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Double Helix Trouble

The California Department of Public Health demands that Berkeley change its freshman DNA experiment.
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UC postdocs ratify first contract - Inside Bay Area

UC postdocs ratify first contract - Inside Bay Area


UC postdocs ratify first contract
Postdoctoral researchers at the University of California have ratified their first union contract, ending negotiations that began in February 2009 and sparked a congressional hearing.
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Judge allows accounting lawsuit against UCLA consultant | California Watch

Judge allows accounting lawsuit against UCLA consultant | California Watch

Judge allows accounting lawsuit against UCLA consultant

by Erica Perez
A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a shareholders' lawsuit against a consulting company that has been hired by UCLA for several projects.
California Watch reported earlier this year that UCLA was paying Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group up to $240,000 to work with a university task force that aims to better deal with current and future budget deficits by adopting a restructuring plan.
The university hired Huron despite the company's involvement in an
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More college students mentally ill, study shows

More college students mentally ill, study shows

More college students mentally ill, study shows

The number of college students who are afflicted with a serious mental illness is rising, according to...

Tough solutions for high school truancy rate

San Francisco's Truancy Reduction Initiative has been a success - albeit a qualified one. Over the past...

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This Week In Education: Media: A Sunday Talk Show -- For Education

This Week In Education: Media: A Sunday Talk Show -- For Education

Media: A Sunday Talk Show -- For Education

by Alexander Russo
Tumblr_l6a02mkMPu1qz5mwro1_400A glut of blogs. A swarm of Twitterers. What's missing from the education mediasphere? A Sunday talk (or radio) show featuring honest debate among smart people who don't all agree but aren't selling something or yelling and screaming at each other, either. That was the idea behind the Month In Review, an extremely low-tech audio roundtable that I hosted on and off in 2007 and 2008 with the help of folks like Stephanie Banchero (WSJ), Diana Schemo (NYT), Jay Mathews (WPost), Greg Toppo (USA Today), and Beth




AM News: Hard Times For Charters And Lunch Ladies

by Alexander Russo
News2Many Chicago Charter Schools Run Deficits NYT: Even though Chicago’s charter schools brought in $21 million in private money from foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals in 2007 — the last year for which complete information is available — half have run an average of $700,000 in deficits in recent years... Reform Hits School Workers Hard WBEZ: Over three years, 285 support staff lost their positions in Chicago turnarounds. The district says just 14 employees won jobs back in those schools. About one in five found positions elsewhere in the system... Attention to Poor Urban Schools Helped Raise Conn. Ranking EdWeek: The percentage of Connecticut schools that met federal benchmarks for math and reading rose to 72 percent this year... Ed Secretary Duncan to speak at Clinton library Arkansas News: Duncan will lecture Aug. 25 on education reform and the Obama administration’s back-to-school education agenda.


Edujobs: States Scramble To Find Uses For Funding

by Alexander Russo
It's the teacher bailout that came to late, or wasn't needed, or might be needed next year. More news about what states are going to do with edujobs money: Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/nyregion/13yonkers.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">After Layoffs, Yonkers Trims Curriculum NYT: Amid a statewide fiscal crisis, Yonkers has laid off 90 teachers, which will force it to increase class sizes... Education jobs bill will mean $250 million for Virginia Hampton Roads: Locally, layoffs have been rare, with nine teachers losing their jobs in Norfolk and two in Northampton County... Illinois to get $415M for education jobs AP: In Elgin, the largest district outside of Chicago, 1,000 of 5,000 education jobs were cut last school year,
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Clearing the record on Ackerman's raise Notes from the news, Aug. 13 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, Aug. 13 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, Aug. 13

by Erika Owens
Clearing the record on Ackerman's raise The Notebook blog
A week ago the Inquirer said Ackerman agreed to forgo a raise last year, but a raise she got in May of this year was retroactive back to July 2009.
Group forms to promote Philadelphia charter schools The Inquirer
Nineteen charter schools have joined the group so far, and schools that join must agree to follow ethical standards such as board members not benefiting financially from the school.
Obama signs state aid bill, PA prepares to adjust budget The Notebook blog
Rendell has agreed to a $50 million decrease in the $250 million increase in state funding for education and is proposing more cuts and revenue raising to make up the rest of what is now a $280 million shortfall.
Schools’ audit to be reviewed Philadelphia Tribune
Former CEO Vallas said the review of federal funds distributed while he was still in Philly is about documentation, but "not about fraud."
Vote for 2 Great South by Southwest (SXSW) Panels Philly Teacher blog
Philly Teacher is a part of two proposed SXSW panels, and Practical Theory blogger and SLA principal Chris Lehmann would join her on one. Voting ends August 27.
Teachers union not wild about Onorato's education proposal Morning Call
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A Grain of Salting | Intercepts

A Grain of Salting | Intercepts

A Grain of Salting

by Mike Antonucci
The New York City tabloids are having a field day with the tale of Jim Callaghan, who until yesterday worked for the United Federation of Teachers. After 13 years with the union, Callaghan was summarily dismissed and escorted from the building by police for what the UFT claims were “serious behavior issues.”
Callaghan claims he was fired for trying to form a staff union.
“This is the exact antithesis of what they preach, and [UFT President] Michael Mulgrew is the biggest hypocrite
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UC Berkeley adjusts freshman orientation's gene-testing program - latimes.com

UC Berkeley adjusts freshman orientation's gene-testing program - latimes.com

UC Berkeley adjusts freshman orientation's gene-testing program

By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
To comply with regulations on how DNA samples should be handled, the university is restricting the project by presenting only the collective results of all the participants.

UC researchers ratify their first union contract

By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
Experts say the contract, the result of a four-year effort, will significantly change the research workplace environment at UC and potentially other universities across the country.

Summer science camp gives homeless children a chance to explore

By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
The program, organized by Cal State Long Beach, provides homeless children a place to experiment — and aspire to science careers. For parents, it's a day haven for kids after nights spent in shelters.


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“Por Nuestras Familias - ¡Todos a Votar!” Tour Schedule #education #parents

“Por Nuestras Familias - ¡Todos a Votar!” Tour Schedule
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Rise & Shine: To avert closure, Columbus HS might go charter | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: To avert closure, Columbus HS might go charter | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: To avert closure, Columbus HS might go charter

by Philissa Cramer
  • Columbus High School wants to avoid its planned closure by becoming a charter school. (Post)
  • A writer for the teachers union newspaper says he was fired for trying to unionize workers. (Daily News)
  • The city says discarded school desks should have been reused, not discarded. (Post)
  • The principal of a Brooklyn school was chastised for letting teachers drink at prom. (Daily News)
  • For the first time, the city is handing out summer lunches via food trucks. (NY1)
  • The city’s spending on homeless youth is way up. (Post)
  • A rep of the conservative Manhattan Institute says city schools are better, despite lower scores. (Post)
  • After cutting its staff size by 10 percent, Yonkers is now cutting its curriculum and programs, too. (Times)
  • Half of Chicago’s charter schools are operating at a fiscal deficit. (Times)
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No exit strategy. � Fred Klonsky's blog

No exit strategy. � Fred Klonsky's blog

No exit strategy.

by preaprez
Jim Grimes, one of the IEA leaders who sit on the NEA Board of Directors, emailed yesterday to justify the IEA’s pro-Race to the Top position.
I don’t know Jim. So there’s nothing personal about our disagreement. And I assume he pretty much represents the views of the IEA leadership even though they sit outside of the mainstream of the NEA. This was demonstrated when our caucus voted opposition to a resolution expressing no confidence in Race to the Top at the NEA RA last July. The RA itself voted in favor of the resolution.
Jim justifies what they call the sitting-at-the-table strategy by claiming it is successfully moving the Obama
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Summertime Blues � InterACT

Summertime Blues � InterACT

Summertime Blues

by Kelly Kovacic
Like most suburban kids, I have fond childhood memories of summer vacation. Mid-June to the Labor Day was always a time for exploration, new discoveries, and hands-on learning. There was Girl Scout Summer Camp between fourth and fifth grade where I slept in a tent with my best friends, learned to kayak and wind-surf, and performed skits in front of the camp fire. Between seventh and eighth grade, I took an art class at the local museum and came home each day covered with either clay or oil paint. Between my junior and senior years of high school, I lived with a Maori family in New Zealand, where I attended the local school and participated in an outdoor adventure program that included building and sleeping in a snow cave, bungee jumping, and spending 24
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