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louisianaeducator.blogspot.com - Several experienced, and dedicated educators have qualified for election to BESE along with several incumbents who have already proven themselves to be friends of public education. Voters will have...

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Sending NBC's 'Education Nation' Back to School

labornotes.org - With NBC airing a second “Education Nation” special that resembles an infomercial for charter schools and online learning, the media watchdog group FAIR held an event Tuesday to clear the air.The p...

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The U.S. Economy and Public Education

huffingtonpost.com - At NBC's Education Nation Summit yesterday, Melinda sat down with our good friend Warren Buffett and his daughter, Susie Buffett, to talk about education.Melinda and I believe deeply that education...

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Union at SIUC approves strike authorization

chron.com - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — One union at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale has approved a strike authorization, and three more are slated to vote on similar questions.On Tuesday, 80 percent of...

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As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe

nytimes.com - MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spai...

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Onward to Wall Street | Truthout

truth-out.org - Big clouds condense around small particles. In case you haven't heard, there is an ongoing protest taking place on Wall Street. There is no shame in being ignorant of the event; the "mainstream" ne...

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DOE Contractor Is Cited for Fraud

online.wsj.com - BY LISA FLEISHER A technology contractor bilked the New York City Department of Education out millions of dollars, lying to investigators about shell companies it allegedly used to outsource work, ...

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2 adults dead in murder-suicide at Calif. school

boston.com - JURUPA VALLEY, Calif.—An apparent murder-suicide that left a man and a woman dead forced the lockdown of a Southern California high school on Wednesday, authorities said. No students were injured.T...

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    Instability in OUSD: a brief lesson in recent history - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

    Instability in OUSD: a brief lesson in recent history - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

    Instability in OUSD: a brief lesson in recent history

    By Katy Murphy
    Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 6:58 pm in school closures.

    OAKLAND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

    The number of students attending Oakland’s district-run public schools shrank by about 30 percent between 2000 and 2010 — a trend that’s partly explained by a decline in the number of children living in the city and partly by the explosion of independently-run, state-funded charter schools during that time.

    Despite that striking statistic, the district has even more schools today than it did back then.

    If you don’t count the already-closed Youth Empowerment School (which somehow ended up on the list of schools to be phased out next year), there are still 100 schools in OUSD — about 15 more than there were in 2000. As education blogger John Fensterwald pointed out to me, that amounts to an average of 640 students

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    K12NN on MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Board

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    K12NN on MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Board:K12NN on the MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Boardby cynthiaListen to internet radio with MOMocrats on Blog Talk RadioOn Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills joined me for a lively Blog Talk Radio podcast with four women running for school board in Bill Gates’ backyard up in Seattle. Sharon Peaslee, Michelle Buetow, Kate Martin and Marty ... more »

    Funding Results: Class Size Reduction - K-3 (CA Dept of Education)

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    Funding Results: Class Size Reduction - K-3 (CA Dept of Education):Funding ResultsClass Size Reduction - K-3Note: Recipients and funding amounts are subject to budget and administrative adjustments.Kindergarten and Grades One through Three Class Size Reduction Program apportionment letters, schedules, and other fiscal details regarding funding information for fiscal year 2011-12.Program Questions: Rebecca Lee, e-mail: relee@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-324-4533Fiscal Questions: Rebecca Lee, e-mail: relee@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-324-4533ApportionmentsAdvance ApportionmentLetter of the Advance A... more »

    Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek] | The Jose Vilson

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    Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek] | The Jose Vilson:Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek]by JoseJay-ZExcerpt:As in any other subculture, rap aficionados argue about which rapper has produced the most impressive output. Jay-Z has cited Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., and 2Pac as “greats”—and his career is often compared with theirs. The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac met untimely deaths in 1997, so comparisons are limited. But Nas’ “Illmatic” is considered one ... more »

    State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schools | EdSource Extra!

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    State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schools | EdSource Extra!:State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schoolsSeptember 27th, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Louis FreedbergNow closed Sacramento charter school advertises for students on opening day last fall Photo by Louis Freedberg(EdSource) – The California Department of Education is looking into the loss of upwards of “tens of millions of dollars” in federal and state funds from start-up charter schools that either never opened or failed after ... more »

    Schools Matter: John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Fool

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    Schools Matter: John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Fool:John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Foolby Jim HornWith every brief and successive generation of Tea Party spokesmen and nutjob officials, particularly in Arizona, the current ones make the previous ones seem like lily-livered liberals. If Ronald Reagan were alive today, for instance, he would have to run as a socialist.Earlier this year John Huggenthal replaced racist Tom Horne as Arizona's Superintendent for Public Instruction, and since taking over the state's anti-cultural bureaucracy for the perpetuation ... more »

    I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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    I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog:I’m rooting for the Tigers this year.by Fred Klonsky“Is there going to be a strike, are there going to be layoffs? I know what that’s about.”Detroit Tigers General Manager Jim Leyland.“…My dad was a factory worker. I worked in a factory,” Leyland said.“I know what it’s like for my dad trying to feed seven kids and worrying if the plant was going to shut down, or move to another place. ... more »

    City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts

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    City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts:City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contractsBY RACHEL MONAHAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERWednesday, September 28th 2011, 5:22 PMJoe Marino for NewsThe city's special schools investigator determined that Future Technology Associates found serious violations of contract rules.RELATED NEWSGonzalez: Ed. Dept. official resigns amid investigationThe owners of a scandal-plagued consulting business defrauded the city of millions of dollars, flagrantly... more »

    Roy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School Closures

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    Roy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School Closures:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterRoy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School ClosuresNEW YORK -- Roy Roberts, a former GM executive, says his first few months on the job as emergency manager of Detroit's public schools have been "like drinking from a fire hose.""I had five weeks to pull together a budget for 2012," he said in an interview. "That's not a simple process."So far, his tenure has ... more »

    StoryCorps Project Honors America’s Teachers | ED.gov Blog

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    StoryCorps Project Honors America’s Teachers | ED.gov Blog:StoryCorps Project Honors America’s TeachersPosted on September 28, 2011 by Massie RitschSecretary Duncan speaks at the launch of the National Teachers Initiative (Photo Courtesy of StoryCorps)If you could tell your favorite teacher what influence he or she has had on your life, what would you say?And if you are, or ever have been, a teacher, what would you say to a student who made those long hours at school worth it? How would ... more »

    Schools Matter: Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scores

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    Schools Matter: Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scores:Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scoresby Jim HornIn the education universe of the testocratic technocrats, the world is a circular closed system that begins and ends with test scores. Meanwhile, the insatiable Ouroboros of testing continues to feast on its own disgusting tail in an inextinguishable feast of unsavory diminishing returns.And so welcome to this ... more »

    Pre-K Now Issues a Call to Action «

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    Pre-K Now Issues a Call to Action «:Pre-K Now Issues a Call to ActionSeptember 28, 2011 by Irene Sege(Observant readers will notice something new in the Look Listen section of our right rail. It’s a great video – “Early Learning Matters” – customized for us by the First Five Years Fund. Its call to action complements the message in today’s blog post. Please share the video with friends and colleagues. Present it at meetings Post it on your website.)“Take two ... more »

    Shanker Blog » The Stability Of Ohio's School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Matters

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    Shanker Blog » The Stability Of Ohio's School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Matters:The Stability Of Ohio’s School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Mattersby Matthew Di CarloI have discussed before how most testing data released to the public are cross-sectional, and how comparing them between years entails the comparison of two different groups of students. One way to address these issues is to calculate and release school- and district-level value-added scores.Value added estimates are not only longitudinal (i.e., they follow ... more »
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    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - More Resources On Wealth & Income Inequality

    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - More Resources On Wealth & Income Inequality:

    More Resources On Wealth & Income Inequality Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality: The PBS News Hour has done a series of reports on wealth and income inequality: Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble? (you can see ...
    “Blog challenge: compare and contrast photo” Brad Patterson has begun a “Blog Challenge: compare and contrast photo”inviting bloggers to share two somewhat similar photos that students can “compare and contrast.” It’s a great idea, and you can find a list of links on Brad’s blog of teachers ...
    “QWiPS” For Audio Recording QWiPS easily lets you make a thirty second audio recording that you can share — you can also connect it to a photo or video. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English. Unfortunately, for now, none of the students in our district ...
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