Friday, August 27, 2010

Steven Newton: Darwin Was Not Wrong--New Study Being Distorted

Darwin Was Not Wrong--New Study Being Distorted

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Science fares poorly in the media. Most news outlets devote little attention to scientific topics, and if they do have a website with a science section, it is likely to be filled with technology and medical reporting, rather than scientific discoveries. When scientific topics are reported, they are consistently misunderstood and spiced-up with such sensationalism that the original significance is contorted beyond all recognition.

Such misreporting has happened again--this time involving Charles Darwin and evolution.

A recent paper in the journal Biology Letters, "Links between global taxonomic diversity,

US Education official speaks in Vermont - Boston.com

US Education official speaks in Vermont

August 27, 2010

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BENNINGTON, Vt.—The incoming class at Southern Vermont College in Bennington will hear from a distinguished visitor Friday.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will speak at the school's Orientation Bookends Ceremony, outlining President Obama's 2020 goal for higher education.

Obama wants the nation to have the best

Santa Clara Unified board: Trustee Bendis overstepped role - San Jose Mercury News

Santa Clara Unified board: Trustee Bendis overstepped role

Santa Clara Unified's board members battled with rancourous words Thursday night over the behavior of fellow trustee Ina Bendis, accused by district employees, board members and residents of the school district of repeatedly overstepping her role.

Low-cost counseling center in Campbell to close after 27 years

Enrollment question delays Pacific Collegiate School charter vote

County school board issues warning to one of its members

Union, data system faulted for state's loss in federal education-grant contest

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Racing to the cliche bar

Racing to the cliche bar

by Mike Klonsky

Duncan sets national speed-rapping record for most ed cliches and "exceeds his wildest dreams" in just a 4-minute interview. "Raising the bar" tops. Count 'em.

Confusing Technology Integration with Instructional Reform � Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Confusing Technology Integration with Instructional Reform

by larrycuban

For many years the rhetoric and substance of national reports written by bands of technologists eager to see electronic devices work their wonder on children and adults in schools have puzzled me. I am especially puzzled now as I try to make sense of the mountain of data I have collected at Las Montanas, a 1:1 laptop school in northern California (see posts of August 7, 13, and 20). In these national reports issued periodically by U.S. government sponsored agencies (e.g., Office of Technology Assessment, the National Education Technology Plan) or privately-funded groups (e.g., CEO Forum on Education and Technology), I noted two things.

First, on the critical issue of getting new technologies integrated into regular school and classroom routines, advocates differed. Some spoke about integrating technology to advance the content of lessons in reading, math, social studies, science, math, art, music, and other subjects. Others championed learning skills such as critical

Schools Matter: 990 Forms and "The Lottery"

990 Forms and "The Lottery"

by Kenneth Libby

Here's an image from the 2008 990 tax form filed by the Bouncer Foundation (apologies for the size):

Since this is an education blog, you might safely assume I'm interested in the donations to the two school choice advocacy organizations (Alliance for School Choice and BAEO), the Codman Academy Foundation, or

Trenton school parents want forensic audit of Title I grant application - Trentonian.com :News :Serving Trenton Local News, Central New Jersey, Bucks County, Pa

Trenton school parents want forensic audit of Title I grant application

Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010

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By Trentonian Staff

TRENTON - Some parents in the Trenton School District are calling for a forensic audit of the Title I grant applications the district has submitted to the state for more than $6 million in annual federal funding, a group of them said yesterday outside the Trenton Board of Education building on Clinton Avenue.

The portion of the grant application that covers parent involvement in the district was the focus of the contentions.

“A number of the residents’ names on the application have been placed there fraudulently and it was sent to the state. The only person to work on the parent involvement plan was Juan Martinez,” said parent advocate Emerson Simmons, pointing to a number of residents’ names on the 2009 - 2010 application to the State Department of Education.

“There are three people listed that we know didn’t work on the grant. We know this

This Week In Education: Talk Radio: The "Month In Review" Starts At Noon

Talk Radio: The "Month In Review" Starts At Noon

by Alexander Russo

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Starting at 12 noon Eastern you should be able to click on the play button above and listen to the Month In Review roundtable conference call about the education news of the month. (And what a month it's been!) If that doesn't work, click here to go to the site page. We're scheduled to have Jay Mathews, Greg Toppo, Dorie Turner, and Beth Shuster on the line. It's raw and unrehearsed and so it should be pretty lively. If you want to comment or ask a question during the show use thisweekineducation at gmail dot com or send me something on Twitter at @alexanderrusso, or press "1" if you're a call-in listener. We'll try and save time for some interaction at the end of the show. For general comments (ie, "this show is great / sucks") use the hashtag #twie to make sure we don't miss your brilliant insights.

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