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Class Warfare: Fact checking pages 1 through 100

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - When the new book ‘Class Warfare’ came out, the story of the current ed reform movement featuring TFA and KIPP, I refused to buy it, since I didn’t want anyone to profit from passing fiction and fa...

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Flatlined high school scores for CPS

articles.chicagotribune.com - Chicago Public Schools enrollment has shrunk by more than 22,000 students… (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune)August 19, 2011|By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporterIn the sobering reality of ...

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After Words with Steven Brill - C

c-spanvideo.org - C-SPAN | BookTV The founder of The American Lawyer magazine and Court TV tells the story of a coalition of unlikely allies in the fight to change a school system that many parents believe is failin...

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I've Been Conned!!

backburner-nkk.blogspot.com - … I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and ...

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Verizon strikers go to CEO’s home

articles.boston.com - The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have been fighting Verizon’s call for a pension freeze and for contributions to health insurance premiu...

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Obama in the Valley

nytimes.com - In 1970, the Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori coined the phrase “uncanny valley.” In the field of robotics, and increasingly in computer animation, it refers to the theory that people feel good ab...

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Obama in the Valley

nytimes.com - In 1970, the Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori coined the phrase “uncanny valley.” In the field of robotics, and increasingly in computer animation, it refers to the theory that people feel good ab...

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Mass. unions ramping up lobbying spending in 2011

boston.com - BOSTON—Massachusetts unions are on pace to break state records for spending on lobbying, as they try to protect their jobs and flex their collective bargaining muscles in a political environment th...

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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - Our Brooklyn grandkids and their mom are about to witness a classic Chicago late summer thunderstorm. Ulysses is already hiding out in some corner of the house. Yesterday’s opening day of school wa...

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TEACHERS AND FACEBOOK « Teachers Fight Back

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - TEACHERS AND FACEBOOK « Teachers Fight BackTEACHERS AND FACEBOOKby alkleenNews item - a central Florida teacher faces disciplinary action after reports that he posted comments blasting same-sex ma...

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Jersey Jazzman: Rupert Loves Rhee Loves Bradford

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Rupert Loves Rhee Loves BradfordRupert Loves Rhee Loves Bradfordby DukeRheefirst confirms what you already knew: In his new book, Class Warfare, Steven Brill confirms that Michelle ...

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Ackerman dares bosses to fire her - Philly.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ackerman dares bosses to fire her - Philly.comAckerman dares bosses to fire herOf 258 schools, 110 achieve federal standardAugust 19, 2011|By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff WriterImage 1 of 2Vie...

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Two tales from a passionate L.A. storyteller

latimesblogs.latimes.com - A memorial service was held this week in East Los Angeles for veteran L.A. Times reporter and columnist George Ramos, who died last month. At the service, journalists, elected officials and other...

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Creating an Online Course Using Google Apps?

edupln.ning.com - Ed, It depends on how you want to field the content. The short answer is yes! But how? This is up to you. Here are some common course components and some ways to fulfill those tasks using Goog...

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Geaux Teacher!: Reform Idol - Was There Ever Any Doubt?

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Geaux Teacher!: Reform Idol - Was There Ever Any Doubt? I Heard it By the Grapevine . . . not the Picayune Now, more than ever, the public needs to be fully informed about education policy and the ...

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    4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CA LEGISLATURE TO STUDY STATUS OF BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR

    4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CA LEGISLATURE TO STUDY STATUS OF BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR

    CA LEGISLATURE TO STUDY STATUS OF BOYS AND MEN OF COLOR Themes in the News for the week of Aug. 15-19, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/puuKjl 08-19-2011 - California legislators have embarked on a yearlong examination of school attainment, health, incarceration and other issues that affect the well-being ...

    STATE AUDITOR CALLS CALSTRS A HIGH RISK: SB27 - Anti-spiking bill - will be test of Legislature's resolve By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess | http://bit.ly/p5ONUX 8/19/11 • State Auditor Elaine Howle has added the teachers’ pension fund, CalSTRS, to the state’s high-risk list, adding urgency to the imperative to reduce taxpayers’ liability for the ...

    GRADUATION DATA ‘A BIG WIN’ FOR CALPADS AND ACCOUNTABILITY - Torlakson: Reliable numbers allow for a sharper focus on reducing dropout rates CALIFORNIA SCHOOL NEWS FROM THE California School Boards Asso.| http://bit.ly/pozU71 August 16, 2011 - The latest report on graduation and dropout rates for California students generated some rare good press for California’s beleaguered student data ...
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    4LAKids - News: MR. WRONG SAYS THE RIGHT THING

    4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: News: MR. WRONG SAYS THE RIGHT THING

    News: MR. WRONG SAYS THE RIGHT THING

    BY SMF FOR 4LAKIDSNEWS

    20 August 2011

    “I'm here to shine a light on a dark cloud hanging over California," Villaraigosa said during a speech to the Sacramento Press Club [on Tuesday]. "I'm here because I believe there's an opportunity for a grand bargain, but it's going to mean including broad stakeholders to acknowledge that we need to fund government. That we need to make government more efficient."http://bit.ly/pCKHxc

    Article Tab: sacramento-angeles-lunche<

    Excuse me while the peanut gallery takes the obvious cheap shots, but:

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    Geaux Teacher!: Reform Idol - Was There Ever Any Doubt?

    Geaux Teacher!: Reform Idol - Was There Ever Any Doubt?

    I Heard it By the Grapevine . . . not the Picayune Now, more than ever, the public needs to be fully informed about education policy and the governing body that makes it in Baton Rouge. The Times-Picayune has not been forthcoming with complete coverage of the education reform debacle so here's a story ...

    Reform Idol - Was There Ever Any Doubt? The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which claims to be ". . . * the nation's leader in advancing educational excellence for every child through quality research, analysis, and commentary, as well as on-the-ground action and advocacy in Ohio," *has in fact ...

    New Orleans Charter Testing Drama 101 Times-Picayune journalist Sarah Carr published this story today http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2011/08/new_orleans_charter_testing_dr.html My comment posted on NOLA.com as a response to BayouBud follows: comment will appear. [image: lbarrios] * ...
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    Former Florida Ed Commissioner Under Jeb Bush Says Current School Grade Formula Demonstrates a “Disconnect” that “Sends the Wrong Signal” | Scathing Purple Musings

    Former Florida Ed Commissioner Under Jeb Bush Says Current School Grade Formula Demonstrates a “Disconnect” that “Sends the Wrong Signal” | Scathing Purple Musings

    Former Florida Ed Commissioner Under Jeb Bush Says Current School Grade Formula Demonstrates a “Disconnect” that “Sends the Wrong Signal”

    by Bob Sikes

    Oh. my.

    A top state education official — and one of the architects of the A+ plan first put in place by Gov. Jeb Bush –said a new formula for grading the state’s high schools is flawed.

    John Winn, a former education commissioner now working as chief of staff for Commissioner Gerard Robinson, said Thursday that students are getting a disservice with a new grading system that is more complex than previously used performance-based rankings.

    The changes in the grading system, which were implemented during the 2009-2010 school year,

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    How the Broad virus & Gates infection are hurting Kansas City kids « Parents Across America

    How the Broad virus & Gates infection are hurting Kansas City kids « Parents Across America

    How the Broad virus & Gates infection are hurting Kansas City kids

    by leoniehaimson

    This was written by a Kansas City teacher who prefers to remain anonymous because she fears retaliation. There is no research, by the way, that indicates that paying teachers more will cause them to work harder; or be able to overcome the disadvantages to kids of being crammed into a large class. This contrasts with thevoluminous research on class size, which shows that class size reduction is one of the very few ways to narrow the achievement gap and one of only four reforms cited by the Institute of Education Sciences as proven to work through rigorous evidence.

    As far as we know, none of the following information has yet been reported in the local Kansas City media or the national press:

    Last week at a school board

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    Walking to School: I thought I knew TFA but...

    Walking to School: I thought I knew TFA but...

    I thought I knew TFA but...

    Teach for America (TFA) sounded like a good idea the first time I heard about it. Get the best and brightest into hard-to-staff classrooms and hope their experiences stick and then "the best" will make a career out of helping our neediest children.

    It is appealing in the same way the selfless programs of the "Peace Corps" and "Americorps" from the Kennedy era of asking what can we do for our country appealed to my sense of humanity.

    But in practice TFA has left much to be desired. After extensive reading, it's clear the revolving door of TFA recruits damages students in urban areas, destroys the community of a school, and has a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' agenda to change education policy
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    Jersey Jazzman: I've Been Banned By B4K

    Jersey Jazzman: I've Been Banned By B4K

    I've Been Banned By B4K

    by Duke
    "First, they ignore you...."

    Derrell Bradford's B4K runs a Facebook page, ostensibly to further a dialog about education "reform." Guess who's banned from the page? Sorry, let me rephrase that: guess who anyone posting to the page can never quote from or mention?


    Just so you know: I objected to the fact that no practicing teachers were part of the panels for MSNBC's A
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    The Rick Scott-Michelle Rhee-Charter USA Pep Rally Debacle | Scathing Purple Musings

    The Rick Scott-Michelle Rhee-Charter USA Pep Rally Debacle | Scathing Purple Musings

    The Rick Scott-Michelle Rhee-Charter USA Pep Rally Debacle

    by Bob Sikes

    It was clear from the start the decision from Charter USA to bus in 2000 teachers and administrators to a Michelle Rhee-Rick Scott rally on Thursday was a bad idea. With media coverage and outrage by public school officials on record before the event, both Scott and Rhee’s were forced to alter their comments for the employees of the states 25 for-profit charters in a way which was far from a pep talk.

    Charter schools have to prove themselves worthy of existing, Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday during a back-to-school rally for charter school teachers in Orlando.

    Scott urged them to say, “hold me accountable.”

    He said charters and traditional public schools should compete for excellence. Then
    students who can choose among them will be the winners, he said.

    “We want great charter schools, and we want great public schools,” Scott said during the

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    Cheer the President, Boo His Motives - Hispanically Speaking News Cheer the President, Boo His Motives - Hispanically Speaking News Cheer the President, Boo His Motives 0 Comments August 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff [image: Image] Photo Credits: Obama on Deportations The decision made by the Obama administration this ...

    What is Conscious Community in the Field of Education (and Parenting)? « Cooperative Catalyst What is Conscious Community in the Field of Education (and Parenting)? « Cooperative Catalyst What is Conscious Community in the Field of Education (and Parenting)? by Ba Luvmour Community is created by individuals who share common values. Conscious ...

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    Ackerman dares bosses to fire her - Philly.com Ackerman dares bosses to fire her - Philly.com Ackerman dares bosses to fire her Of 258 schools, 110 achieve federal standard August 19, 2011|By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer - - - - - - - ...

    My thoughts on homework… | Connected Principals My thoughts on homework… | Connected Principals My thoughts on homework… by Justin Tarte I recently wrote a blog post titled “*5 conversations to improve your school right now*!” The 5 topics I recommend each school to discuss are: *1) – Homework in ...

    New Orleans charter testing drama casts light on how cheating allegations are handled | NOLA.com New Orleans charter testing drama casts light on how cheating allegations are handled | NOLA.com New Orleans charter testing drama casts light on how cheating allegations are handledPublished: Friday, August 19, 2011, 10:45 PM [image: Sarah Carr, The ...

    SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Mr Spock Opines On Princess Sydney Morris SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Mr Spock Opines On Princess Sydney Morris Mr Spock Opines On Princess Sydney Morris by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) *Tonight's blog welcomes a special guest blogger. We would like to welcome Mr Spock, science officer and first ...

    How the Science World Tells Black Kids 'Do Not Enter' - Education - GOOD How the Science World Tells Black Kids 'Do Not Enter' - Education - GOOD How the Science World Tells Black Kids 'Do Not Enter' by Liz Dwyer [image: george.washington.carver] Back in 2009, President Obama launched his "Educate to Innovate" program, ...

    Dougco seeks stay of voucher injunction | EdNewsColorado Dougco seeks stay of voucher injunction | EdNewsColorado Dougco seeks stay of voucher injunction by Nancy Mitchell Douglas County School District and state officials have filed a motion seeking a stay of the injunction halting their voucher pilot this ...

    Henderson: Gray ‘exceeded expectations’ - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington PostHenderson: Gray ‘exceeded expectations’ - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post Henderson: Gray ‘exceeded expectations’ by Bill Turque The words “Mayor Vincent C. Gray” and “exceeded expectations” haven’t spent much quality time in the same ...

    Privatization & The War Against California Teachers-Fired CTC Attorney ... Attorney and whistleblower Kathleen Carroll was fired by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing CTC in September 2010 after she began to expose the systemic corruption and cronyism at the agency. The commission plays a critical role in ...

    Seeking questions about new year for education heavyweights | GothamSchools Seeking questions about new year for education heavyweights | GothamSchools Seeking questions about new year for education heavyweights by Philissa Cramer The start of school in three weeks comes as initiatives to revamp instruction, assessment, and ...

    Race and the War on Drugs - Forbes Race and the War on Drugs - Forbes Race and the War on Drugs by E.D. Kain [image: marijuana_graphic] In New York City, 90 percent of the cases the Brooklyn Family Defense Project handles in which kids were removed from the home due to allegations of ...

    Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Celebrate a victory – Gov Quinn to sign CPS facilities law Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Celebrate a victory – Gov Quinn to sign CPS facilities law Celebrate a victory – Gov Quinn to sign CPS facilities law by admin SB 630, the fair CPS facilities bill, will become law tomorrow, and ...

    Racial gap in DC pass rates unchanged despite Rhee's rheeforms Racial gap in DC pass rates unchanged despite Rhee's rheeforms Racial gap in DC pass rates unchanged despite Rhee's rheeforms Written by Guy Brandenburg for GFBrandenburg’s blog. Read the entire article here. *“On the whole, it is clear that the ...
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    Sara Mosle – Journalist, TFA Alum, Princeton Grad and Current School Teacher Dissects Steve Brill’s “Class Warfare” | Scathing Purple Musings

    Sara Mosle – Journalist, TFA Alum, Princeton Grad and Current School Teacher Dissects Steve Brill’s “Class Warfare” | Scathing Purple Musings

    Sara Mosle – Journalist, TFA Alum, Princeton Grad and Current School Teacher Dissects Steve Brill’s “Class Warfare”

    by Bob Sikes

    I’ve come to accept that part of effective blogging is frequently dismissed by accusations of “taking things out of context.” This is a fair enough point, but the most effective bloggers do so for the purpose of advancing debate and providing analysis. The blogging writing form has become accepted as even well-know journalists are using it now to promote their own endeavors.

    Why I felt the need to explain this here is because I’m about to use someone’s piece…..about someone else’s. On Sunday the well-respected New York Times Book Review will publish a review of Steve Brill’s Class Warfare by Sara Mosle.

    It is the reviewer, Mosle, whom readers of this blog will find fascinating. In setting up her piece by detailing Brill’s

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    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - “Teacher Home Visits Are Important, But The Post’s Jay Mathews Misses The Point”

    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - “Teacher Home Visits Are Important, But The Post’s Jay Mathews Misses The Point”

    “Teacher Home Visits Are Important, But The Post’s Jay Mathews Misses The Point”

    by Larry Ferlazzo

    Teacher Home Visits Are Important, But The Post’s Jay Mathews Misses The Point is the title of a new post I’ve written at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School.

    It’s a reaction to a recent column on teacher home visits by The Washington Post’s Jay Mathews, where..he misses the point.

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