Saturday, March 17, 2012

Big Education Ape: 3-17-12 PM Charter Schools Can Hurt EDition #SOSCHAT

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How Charter Schools Can Hurt - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - A few weeks ago, for three days in a row starting at 3 p.m., a representative from the Success Academy charter school that is scheduled to open this fall in adjacent Cobble Hill stood outside the d...
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In Visit, Bloomberg Tells Goldman, Chin Up - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - The mayor, who earned billions on Wall Street and has a reputation as a staunch defender of corporate culture, dropped by the investment bank’s Manhattan headquarters on Thursday in an unannounced ...
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Penn St says it won't become private, despite talk

philly.com - PHILADELPHIA - Though Penn State insists it is not looking to become a private institution, education experts aren't surprised the school is considering its options in light of state funding cuts t...
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How Charter Schools Can Hurt - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - A few weeks ago, for three days in a row starting at 3 p.m., a representative from the Success Academy charter school that is scheduled to open this fall in adjacent Cobble Hill stood outside the d...
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N.J. charter-school dispute may end in church's eviction

philly.com - A controversy over a proposed charter school in Cherry Hill may soon be settled - in New Jersey Superior Court. The Regis Academy charter is scheduled to open in September, but its operator, the So...
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Testimony divided on LePage education bills

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Jersey Jazzman: Sobbing For Richie Riches

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Sobbing For Richie Riches The complete cluelessness of our elites knows no limits: "I think (the ultra-wealthy) actually have an insufficient influence," Griffin said in an interview at Citadel's d...
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Like White Castle to fine dining. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Former IEA President Bob Haisman (right) and other members of IEA Retired leave the RA with 26,000 signatures for the governor. It was a grass-roots effort to restore state funding to retiree healt...
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Remarks by the First Lady at Joining Forces Event

whitehouse.gov - Minnesota Air National Guard Hangar Minneapolis, Minnesota MRS. OBAMA:  Well, first of all, let me make sure you guys know that everything that we’re doing with Joining Forces wouldn’t happen witho...
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

whitehouse.gov - THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Chicago!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  Thank you so much.  It is good to be home!  (Applause.)  Good to be home.  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat....
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5 Reasons Why We Need the EPA « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - In the clean air fight, opponents of the Mercury Standards and Toxics Rules have begun to step up their game with fresh attacks on the EPA. There is an apparent collective Congressional brain fog a...
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Labor's Edge Blog : Test Mania: A School is Not a Spreadsheet

Labor's Edge Blog : Test Mania: A School is Not a Spreadsheet:

Labor's Edge: Views from the California Labor Movement

Test Mania: A School is Not a Spreadsheet

LAUSD has issued more than 9,500 RIF notices to UTLA bargaining unit members, denying educational opportunities to our communities, and shuttering Arts Programs, Adult Education, and Early Childhood Education.
The LAUSD school board majority says they they don't have a choice, even though they're spending $2 million to $4 million (the equivalent of 25 to 50 employees) on citywide implementation of the Early Start Calendar; they're keeping $200 million locked away in a drawer, accounting for it as money they'll spend later; and over the next four years the District intends to increase the number of administrators by 27% (according to the four-year budget LAUSD submitted to the county).
There's at least one other area they've prioritized over saving jobs and programs:  high-priced periodic assessments, created by outside companies.
The LAUSD budget receives little attention, in part because the public is given a 
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Updates on Superintendent Search and Charter Legislation

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Updates on Superintendent Search and Charter Legislation:


Updates on Superintendent Search and Charter Legislation

by Melissa Westbrook
I was notified by Lesley Rodgers, head of SPS Communications, that there was an error in the figure being circulated on the number of applications SPS received for superintendent.  While there were over 100 inquires, there are 36 applications.  I appreciate the update as I had received the figure from the Board office and the Crosscut article also reflected the same high figure.

On the subject of the Focus Group Committee, I have to point out that BOTH the ed reformers and the progressives (not "traditionalists") are seemingly unhappy.  Hey, will you take a look at that? We all have something in common.

Even as yet another school district hones in on its choice for a new Superintendent, Seattle is sorting through its 
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The IEA RA on SB7. Jonah’s chickens have come home to roost. Audrey lays an egg. « Fred Klonsky

The IEA RA on SB7. Jonah’s chickens have come home to roost. Audrey lays an egg. « Fred Klonsky:


The IEA RA on SB7. Jonah’s chickens have come home to roost. Audrey lays an egg.

by Fred Klonsky

It sometimes seemed lonely.
Our little Park Ridge local knew it was a bad bill.
But the IEA leadership kept telling us we were wrong about Senate Bill 7.
IEA Executive Director Audrey Soglin and IEA President Ken Swanson were at the table. They wouldn’t have agreed to do something that hurt teachers.
But our folks in the Park Ridge Education Association looked at it. We scratched our heads and wondered out 
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ACLU letter & Moratorium on Charter Schools needed in Delaware! « Parents Across America

ACLU letter & Moratorium on Charter Schools needed in Delaware! « Parents Across America:


ACLU letter & Moratorium on Charter Schools needed in Delaware!

from Parents Across America by leoniehaimson

The follow is written by Annalisa Ekbladh, one of the founders of  Communities 4 Education, a new affiliate of Parents Across America.  For more information or to join the organization, email her at aekbladh@verizon.net
The Delaware ACLU recently issued a letter to Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery (see below), prompted by the controversy surrounding a request to expand the Newark Charter School (NCS) lower grades and add a high school.  The ACLU joins opponents of this expansion, including Communities 4 Education,  the  Wilmington City Council, Delaware’s Black Caucus, the Delaware State Education Association, State Representative John Kowalko and parent groups associated with the traditional public schools.
The ACLU cites many reasons for their opposition, but says NCS con­tributes to “re-
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