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The Idea Man on the School Board - voiceofsandiego.org: Education

The Idea Man on the School Board

Sam Hodgson
John de Beck has spent nearly two decades on the school board -- about a quarter of his life.

Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2010 3:00 pm | Updated: 7:57 am, Mon Oct 18, 2010.

Posted on October 17, 2010

by Emily Alpert

Most sitting school board members talk up how the school district has improved on their watch. Not John de Beck. As he campaigns for another four years on the board, de Beck sounds more like an upstart, complaining that San Diego Unified hasn't tackled its biggest problems.

His frank talk has won de Beck fans and a reputation as a politician who says what he thinks, like it or not. He raises prickly questions and grills school district staff, even when it comes to ideas he likes.

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Thursday, Nov. 11th
Arrival - 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Program - 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Reception - 7:00-8:00 p.m.

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Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

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Vision is not necessarily seeing the future but it's knowing what steps need to be taken to prepare for it. Jacobs and Stensrud mastered this in their lives. In an intimate setting the two will talk about what has changed during their successful careers and what it all may lead to. Where is it going? What do we need to do now to prepare?

You won't want to miss this unique opportunity to hear from two of our region's most respected entrepreneurs.

Tickets are $35/person for VOSD members (those who have donated in the last 18 months) and $45 for those who are not yet members. Advance registration required by Nov. 8th.

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Poverty and education — Joanne Jacobs

Poverty and education

by Joanne

Kevin Carey has a great post on the intersection of poverty and education. He starts with University of Colorado Education Professor Kevin Welner Answer Sheet critique of the education manifesto by the superintendants of the New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Denver, Philadelphia, Kansas City, New Orleans, Charlotte, and Indianapolis schools systems. Welner writes:

It is disgraceful for these leaders who are in charge of 2.5 million students – disproportionately students in impoverished, urban areas – to act as enablers for those who dismiss the need to address issues of concentrated poverty.

“Welner believes that by asserting that poor children can learn, the superintendents are hurting the cause of

Are CPS / CPD Violence Prevention Efforts Working? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Are CPS / CPD Violence Prevention Efforts Working?

by Alexander Russo

A mini-flurry of coverage makes me wonder how the CPS and CPD violence prevention efforts are working -- especially Huberman's high risk counseling and intervention program:

Fighting School Violence by Pinpointing Its Victims TIME: "None of our kids were remotely surprised to learn that they're potential victims," says Jonathan Moy, 32, a program manager for the Chicago schools' safety initiative. "They already know they're vulnerable. They're just glad someone else noticed."... Cops expand outreach to schools to curb violence Sun Times: Chicago Police are expanding a high school outreach program to prevent gang violence after the initial program appears to be making inroads, Police Supt. Jody Weis said at a

AM News: Mayoral Candidates Address Whittier

by Alexander Russo

Mayoral candidate's takes on Chicago's Whittier Elementary school parent sit-in: State Sen. Rickey Hendon said the same and added: ''They should build them the library even if they have to build one from the ground up -- that would satisfy the people and that's the most important thing a mayor can do. The money? There's always money.'' ...City and School Officials Hammer Out 3 Plans for Whittier Field House WBEZ: The standoff at Whittier elementary school in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood could be coming to an end... A New View of Tech School And a Drive to Succeed Chicago News Cooperative: Austin Polytech's mission is to redefine vocational education and revive the city's manufacturing industry by educating the next generation of advanced manufacturers -- in effect, students who enter the workforce as hybrids of machinist and engineer... Cyber-bullying: students and experts say school administrations need to step up preventive efforts: In light of the recent suicides related to previous incidents of cyber-bullying, students and bullying experts say school administrations need to be doing more to protect abused homosexual youth... Two Chicago schools win Blue Ribbon awardTribune: St. Josaphat School was the only other Chicago school to win the award this year.... Illinois 'moment of silence' law upheld An Illinois law mandating a moment of silence in schools has been reinstated by federal judges who decided it did not impose religion.

Democurmudgeon: Mis-informant Spreads Conservative Chaos in our Schools...

Mis-informant Spreads Conservative Chaos in our Schools...

Misinformation has gotten a pass this election year, giving way to the media favored mindless debates about death panels and government run health care, neither of which is real.

Jack Black nails it in this parody.

Creepy PayPal Zillionaire Is Paying Teens to Drop Out of College � Student Activism

Creepy PayPal Zillionaire Is Paying Teens to Drop Out of College

by Angus Johnston

Peter Thiel made billions from PayPal and Facebook, and now he’s out to change the world.

The radical libertarian Thiel has given up on democracy — that experiment went south when women got the vote, he says — and is investing heavily on space exploration and ocean-surface homesteading in hopes of escaping the rabble. Really.

But while those projects — like his interest in life extension and cryogenics — are nutty but mostly harmless, his latest venture is deeply pathological. He’s leading up a group of investors in the Thiel Fellowships, a program

Education Research Report: Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

by Jonathan Kantrowitz

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Seven Social and Character Development programs had no impact

The Institute of Education Sciences announces the release of a report, Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children and the data from a study on the impacts of social and character development (SACD) programs on primary school students. Under the Social and Character Development Research Program seven research teams received funding through a peer reviewed competitive application process from the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Division of Violence Prevention in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate one SACD program of their choosing under an experimental design. Schools were randomly assigned to implement one of the seven SACD programs for three years (the treatment group) or continue with their traditional SACD

Education Secretary Duncan Will Announce Winner of 2010 Broad Prize, Address the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday | U.S. Department of Education

Education Secretary Duncan Will Announce Winner of 2010 Broad Prize, Address the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be in New York City on Tuesday, Oct. 19, for two events.

Press Conference Call with Secretary Duncan 5:30 p.m. EDT Monday on Hispanic Academic Achievement U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will hold a press conference call with reporters at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT Monday to preview the executive order that President Obama will sign Tuesday, aimed at helping raise academic achievement for ...

Senior Department Officials to Participate in National Association of State Directors of Special Education Conference U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny, Director of the Office of Special Education Programs Melody Musgrove and Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator will deliver remarks on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at a National Association ...

City banks on new leadership to transform a Brooklyn school | GothamSchools

City banks on new leadership to transform a Brooklyn school

by Maura Walz

This school year, GothamSchools and WNYC reporters will follow three New York City high schools as they try to improve. The following is an introduction to one of those schools: William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School.

For years, Brooklyn’s William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School struggled to break free from its reputation as simply a trade school.

“The ‘vocational school’ stigma continues to be a deterrent to students who see themselves as college bound,” the school’s leadership team wrote in its educational plan for the 2008-09 school year. Staff laid out strategies to make the school more challenging — and posted some gains — but the school continued to limp academically.

President Obama to Host White House Science Fair | The White House

President Obama to Host White House Science Fair Release Time: For Immediate Release President will Celebrate Winners of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competitions and Announce New Steps to Inspire All Students to Excel WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama will host ...

Remarks by the President and First Lady at a Reception for Governor Ted Strickland Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: Carr Residence, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 5:01 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow, this is a good crowd. Thank you all so much. Thank you. Everybody, off your feet. We need you rested and ready to ...

Remarks by the President at a rally for Governor Deval Patrick Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts 3:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Boston! (Applause.) Are you fired up? (Applause.) You ready to go? (Applause.) You know, let me ...

Monday Churn: Mix housing, fix schools? | EdNewsColorado

Monday Churn: Mix housing, fix schools?

by EdNews staff

What’s churning:

A report issued last week by the Century Foundation has people buzzing in national policy circles. The report,“Housing Policy is School Policy” examines the progress made by low-income students in Montgomery County, Md.’s largely affluent public schools. The foundation, long a champion of socio-economic school integration, presents Montgomery County as a model of school reform because of its strong inclusionary zoning law. That law sets aside 12 to 15 percent of units in large developments for low-income and working-class families.

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