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Analysis: City Hall Fails the School Test

nbcnewyork.com - advertisement For 10 years Mayor Bloomberg and his aides have been playing a numbers game with the people of New York. When he took over the school system, things were to be magically transformed. ...

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Another day, another charter - Pastebin.com

pastebin.com - By: dianeravitch | Jan 23rd, 2012 | Syntax: None | Size: 3.93 KB | Hits: 20 | Expires: Never From: nyceducationnews@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nyceducationnews@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ellen Sent...

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Foxconn Resolves a Dispute With Some Workers in China

nytimes.com - SHANGHAI — Foxconn Technology, a major supplier to several electronics giants, said on Thursday that it had resolved a pay dispute with scores of workers at one of its factories in central China af...

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the silver bullet… | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Amber Teamann on 1/23/12 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices (caveat: I don’t like guns. my title does not endorse guns. or bullets. ) (another caveat: this is also not about a bl...

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Data Collection...

sahilachangebringer.blogspot.com - It really is time we took the word "mistake" out of the language...It makes people - children - WRONG, DEFECTIVE...Every action each of us undertakes is, at the core, merely data collection - this ...

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Twinkie Defense | Intercepts

eiaonline.com - No doubt you’re aware that Hostess, the makers of the pseudo-food guilty pleasures we have all enjoyed, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While the Sno-Balls will keep rolling downhill for the fores...

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Line of Scrimmage Forms Over Union Bill

nytimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS — This city is in full preen for its moment in the spotlight, its first Super Bowl. Everywhere, workers sprouted from cherry pickers over the weekend, hanging football banners from sig...

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Newt needs a lesson about Saul Alinsky

suntimes.com - LYNN SWEET blogs.suntimes.com/sweet January 22, 2012 10:04PM Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacts to a question at the start of the Republican presidential ca...

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White House delays release of 2013 budget

northjersey.com - WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that it's delaying for one week the release of President Barack Obama's budget for the 2013 fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. The budget is traditionally rel...

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More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions

nytimes.com - America’s unionized workers, buffeted by layoffs and stagnating wages, face another phenomenon that is increasingly throwing them on the defensive: lockouts. From the Cooper Tire factor...

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How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work

nytimes.com - When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of...

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How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work

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Students disrupt UC regents in Riverside to protest cuts

latimesblogs.latimes.com - January 19, 2012 | 11:12 am Students protesting budget cuts temporarily disrupted the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday in Riverside, at one point forcing officials to move to another room. Abou...

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All-women team of Seabees makes history in Afghanistan

latimesblogs.latimes.com - It was an unusual job even for the Seabees, the U.S. Navy’s construction forces trained to hold a hammer in one hand and a Beretta M9 in the other. First, the team selected to build barracks high i...

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Mayor 13% Failed Me « EdVox

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mayor 13% Failed Me « EdVox:Mayor 13% Failed Meby edvoxnyby Jazmine MillerStudent leader, New York Communities for ChangeThis blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post and can be fo...

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Broad In or Out in The Jersey City

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - At Latest Superintendent Search Meeting, Residents Voice Concerns About State Control | The Jersey City Independent: "Broad "At Latest Superintendent Search Meeting, Residents Voice Concerns About ...

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Making waves. Backing good guys. « Fred Klonsky

Making waves. Backing good guys. « Fred Klonsky:

Making waves. Backing good guys.

by Fred Klonsky

Will Guzzardi in the 39th House District in Chicago.

The Chicago Democratic Machine has been famous for promoting the theory of, “Don’t make no waves. Don’t back no losers.”

What is surprising is how often those who I would expect to be principled and savvy fall for this.

I’ve posted before about how frustrating it is when IPACE, the political arm of the IEA, endorses candidates out of a sense of pragmatism. And how often it comes back to bite us in the butt – ends up being not very pragmatic

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President Obama Wants Our Questions - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

President Obama Wants Our Questions - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:

President Obama Wants Our Questions

By Anthony Cody on January 23, 2012 5:54 PM

It has been a busy week for the internet Goliaths -- education tweeters who have enjoyed turning Michelle Rhee's #sixwordessay contest on its head. Perhaps we can shift our focus to our President, whose education policies leave a great deal to be desired.

Tomorrow evening President Obama will take to the air to make his State of the Union address. Advisor David Plouffe explained that an enhanced version of this speech will be broadcast on the www.whitehouse.gov website, and the speech will be followed by a discussion where staff will respond to questions from the public. Before and after the speech, use the hashtag #SOTU. For the discussion during the speech, use the hashtag #WHchat You can also submit your questions via YouTube. See details here. On January 30, President

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Jersey Jazzman: How To Rule New Jersey From California

Jersey Jazzman: How To Rule New Jersey From California:

How To Rule New Jersey From California

by Duke
Apparently, Eli Broad's got it all figured out - which is why he appears to have pretty much taken over the search for a superintendent in Jersey City:
Several members of the public commented that the two search firms selected to find candidates for the position have close ties to the Broad Superintendents Academy, which trains business executives to run urban school districts, and that the Broad philosophy supported charter schools to the detriment of public education. Lester responded that many Broad candidates understand the nuances of how the process works and added that she was surprised that the search firms had such a high percentage of Broad graduates.
But the chosen search companies, West Hudson Associates and HYA Associates, will be given explicit search criteria that could possibly exclude Broad candidates. Lester added that the purpose of these meetings was to elicit from the public what the selection criteria should be.
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Best Questions: Assessment « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education

Best Questions: Assessment « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:

Best Questions: Assessment

by Molly McCloskey

Despite the rumors, school improvement is hard. It’s not about a single passionate leader. It’s not about “fixing” teachers and teaching or parents and parenting. It’s not about poverty. It’s not about money. And it’s not about standards. It’s about all of them. And more.

In this column, I’ll take on the real deal of school improvement—for all schools, not just certain kinds. And for all kids. Because it’s not about quick fixes or checking off the instant strategy of the moment. It’s about saying, “Yes, and…”, not “Yes, but…” no matter what our circumstances are. It’s about asking ourselves the best questions.

I’ve been working within ASCD’s Whole Child Initiative for five years or so and on issues related to a whole child approach to education for nearly twenty years. In that time I’ve heard all the comments about whole child education being anti-assessment and anti-rigor, and I usually counter with the dangers of academic pity that a

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CEA Ad January 2012


The Connecticut Education Association is airing a two-week advertising campaign to highlight its comprehensive education plan -- A View from the Classroom: Proven Ideas for Student Achievement. Read the plan here:http://www.cea.org/viewfromclassroom/
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A Student Proposal Could Make a University of California Education Affordable Once Again - Education - GOOD

A Student Proposal Could Make a University of California Education Affordable Once Again - Education - GOOD:

A Student Proposal Could Make a University of California Education Affordable Once Again

by Liz Dwyer

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Back in the golden days of the 1960s and 1970s, students could attend one of the 10 University of California campuses for almost nothing. They graduated without crippling debt, enabling them to buy homes, start families, and live the California dream.

Today, the system is balancing its budgets on out-of-state tuition dollars, and students are so angry about the spiraling cost of attending a UC school that they've marched on freeways and occupied meetings of the Board of Regents. But one group of students, Fix UC, is moving beyond protest signs, presenting a plan to the Regents that might help solve the Golden State's higher-education fiscal crisis.

Under the Fix UC proposal, students would pay nothing upfront to attend any University of California campus. They'd go through four years of school without having to worry about coming up with the next tuition payment or how to pay for housing, enabling them to focus solely on their studies.

After graduation, students would be required to pay back 5 percent of their income for 20 years. If a graduate lost her job or went through a patch of underemployment, her repayment amount would adjust accordingly.

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Jersey Jazzman: Know Your Charter Reviewers

Jersey Jazzman: Know Your Charter Reviewers:

Know Your Charter Reviewers

by Duke
I always find it funny when reformy types insist that charters are public schools. If they were, you'd think the people who review charter applications would have lots of experience in public education and running public schools.

In New Jersey, you'd be wrong. From NJ Parents Against Gov. Christie's School Budget Cuts [all emphases mine]:
The reviewers' "range of experiences" seems to include very little in the way of education experience, very much in the way of charter advocacy, charter founders, education consultancy, business, administration, etc. In fact, the only teaching experience I found was one student teacher.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FACT-CHECKED. I have not independently ascertained that the

Islands of Sanity

by Duke
In a sea of reforminess. Start with a reasonable take on charter schools:
I find it interesting that some very influential people have come out in support of the expansion of charter schools in our state, including Gov. Chris Christie, Mayor Corey Booker of Newark, and Reginald Jackson, director of the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey.
I attempted to view charter schools as a valued educational initiative, as I wanted to believe that these folks knew what they are doing as they appeared to have a solid track record of accomplishment. But then two things happened. The first was that I began to do some research on charter schools in New Jersey, and secondly, good common sense kicked in.
Charter schools are often viewed as a way for many children, especially those from “low performing schools” to receive a “better” education, with many parents embracing the idea. Education is often a great equalizer in our society, regardless of  
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Applications for 2012-2013 Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Now Open | ED.gov Blog

Applications for 2012-2013 Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Now Open | ED.gov Blog:

Applications for 2012-2013 Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Now Open

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“We have a set of amazing teachers each year who spend a year with the Department and help drive our policy discussion…I have come to rely on the Teaching Ambassador Fellows for their invaluable feedback and their ability to facilitate dialogue with teachers across the country.” – Secretary Arne Duncan

Applications for the U.S. Department of Education’s fifth cohort of Teaching Ambassador Fellows opened on January 21st and are scheduled to close on February 22nd, 2012. Since 2008, this highly competitive program has enabled a total of sixty-nine outstanding teachers, each with a record of leadership, strong communication skills, and insights into educational policy based in classroom expertise to work with the Department on a full or part time basis. For more information about the application process, you can visit our program page at www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship or go directly to the applications for the Washington, Classroom, and/or Regional Fellowship onwww.usajobs.gov.

The Teaching Ambassador Fellowship was created because we believe that teachers should have meaningful opportunities to both contribute to and understand the policies that impact their students and school communities. Also when families, students, and teachers want information about education, it is most often to teachers that they turn.

The Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program offers three separate year-long paid positions: the Washington Fellowship is a full-time appointment based at the Department’s Headquarters in Washington. The Classroom Fellowship enables teachers to participate on a part-time basis for the Department, in addition to their regular school responsibilities, working in collaboration with the Department’s Regional Offices. For the 2012-2013 year, the Department has proposed a third track, the Regional Fellowship, which is a full-time appointment based at one of the Department’s Regional Communications Offices – Atlanta, GA; Seattle, WA; and either Boston, MA, New York City or Philadelphia, PA.

All Teaching Ambassador Fellows spend one year learning about key federal programs and policies; sharing their expertise with federal staff members; and providing outreach and communication about federal initiatives to other educators on behalf of the Department in order to help teachers understand and implement these efforts at the federal, state and local levels, to improve the likelihood of their success. For the Fellows, the program adds greater knowledge of educational policy and leadership to their toolkits to contribute to solutions at all levels for long intractable challenges in education.

Teacher leaders — please consider applying and share this information with your colleagues! Call 1-800-USALearn or email us at TeacherFellowship@ed.gov with questions.

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Mayor 13% Failed Me « EdVox

Mayor 13% Failed Me « EdVox:

Mayor 13% Failed Me

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by Jazmine Miller
Student leader, New York Communities for Change
This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post and can be found here.

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In 2005, after a lot of hard work and sacrifices, I graduated from Herbert Lehman High School in the Bronx with a B average and an SAT score that made me and my family proud. I was ready for the next step, on track to get my college degree, and looking forward to starting a career.

Or so I thought.

Because when I arrived at SUNY Oswego that fall, I found out how

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