Monday, September 27, 2010

Education Department Launches Teacher Recruitment Campaign - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Education Department Launches Teacher Recruitment Campaign - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Education Department Launches Teacher Recruitment Campaign

by Alyson Klein

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that the department is launching a national teacher recruitment campaign, complete with a web site that offers information on how to join the profession.

The administration is particularly interested in getting new teachers to work in high-need schools, and in recruiting them for subjects where there is a shortage of qualified instructors, including science, technology, engineering, and math, as well as to serve English-Language Learners and students in special education. The department also is hoping to attract a more diverse workforce, particularly minority males.

Duncan unveiled the initiative on MSNBC today, in a conversation with Tom Brokaw, just hours after Obama

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This Week In Education: Blog Roundup: Unspent Edujobs, Where's Winerip? And More

This Week In Education: Blog Roundup: Unspent Edujobs, Where's Winerip? And More

Blog Roundup: Unspent Edujobs, Where's Winerip? And More

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Transparent-Animals-with-colored-Bones_1Today's best blog posts and commentaries, according to me: Better Never Than Late EIA: Add Wisconsin, Idaho and Montana to the list of states that aren’t really sure what to do with the money. As of September 10, not a single state had distributed the federal funds to school districts for expenditures... Obama is wrong about D.C. schools Jay Mathews: President Obama told NBC interviewer Matt Lauer on Monday that there was not a public school in Washington that matched the education his daughters are getting at Sidwell Friends, a private school... Where's Winerip? Gadfly

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Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Poll: How Much Difference Will 'Education Nation' and 'Waiting for Superman Make'?

by Alyson Klein

So, chances are you've probably heard about the new push to put K-12 education front-and-center on the national agenda, through the documentary "Waiting for Superman" (which got airtime on "Oprah", a major public platform if there ever was one) and through NBC's "Education Nation", which features a whole lot of edu-hoopla, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on "Meet the Press", a 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama on education, and a teacher town hall meeting.

The NBC effort is funded in part by some of the

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Northwest News: For-profit libraries like those in struggling Jackson County, head to cities on firm financial footing; MTV's Breakfast Club documentary heads to Granite Falls high schools | OregonLive.com

Northwest News: For-profit libraries like those in struggling Jackson County, head to cities on firm financial footing; MTV's Breakfast Club documentary heads to Granite Falls high schools | OregonLive.com

Northwest News: For-profit libraries like those in struggling Jackson County, head to cities on firm financial footing; MTV's Breakfast Club documentary heads to Granite Falls high schools

Published: Monday, September 27, 2010, 8:52 AM Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010, 8:52 AM
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Cheery Monday, mates!

We have two Pacific Northwest News headlines to share today -- from a Washington high school to a company that is taking its library privatization to a city that's not underwater financially.

But first, the usual reminder: We've got a pair of stories you'll want to click, and photos too! But before we go there, we reckon it bears repeating how things work at PNN: first, we scour papers, television networks and Web sites around the Pacific NW for articles you might enjoy. Then we collect
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Logan Square neighbors shocked by FBI raid. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Logan Square neighbors shocked by FBI raid. � Fred Klonsky's blog

Logan Square neighbors shocked by FBI raid.

by preaprez

The following is a post on the Logan Square list serve:

I’m shocked by these raids. I know Joe and Stephanie to be peace activists, parents and teachers. They encourage their students to think critically, to ask questions, to see both sides of issues and to speak out. This reminds me of the days of Richard Nixon, when the FBI relentlessly tailed anti-war activists for a decade or more. I realize the FBI is not the President’s private police force, but the FBI director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, so

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Catalyst Notebook :: In the News: Charter students get more class time; Texas limits Islam references in textbooks

Catalyst Notebook :: In the News: Charter students get more class time; Texas limits Islam references in textbooks
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Catalyst writers and editors share their perspectives, analyses and the news behind the news on improving Chicago area public schools. Our on-the-ground reports will tell you what’s happening in schools and education circles here and elsewhere. Our views will tell you what to make of it.

In the News: Charter students get more class time; Texas limits Islam references in textbooksAlthough students from other countries are in school longer — South Korea (204 days), Japan (200 days) and Australia (197 days) — the U.S. remains at about 180 days a year, five days a week, six hours a day. Illinois requires 176 days of "actual pupil attendance," but most districts shave off a couple of days, with permission, for teacher training or parent conferences, the Chicago Tribune reported last week.

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In the News: Field house sit-in continues; laid-off teachers complainThe sit-in at Whittier school’s field house in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood is into its second week. A group of parents and their supporters refuse to leave the building. They say they want to keep Chicago Public Schools from tearing it down. The protesters say a building inspection they commissioned refutes the district’s conclusion that the building is unsound. But WBEZ reporter Hunter Clauss has found the parents’ own inspector says the building might not be legally safe to occupy.

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The Answer Sheet - Willingham: 'Superman' is entertainment, nothing more

The Answer Sheet - Willingham: 'Superman' is entertainment, nothing more

Willingham: 'Superman' is entertainment, nothing more

This post was written by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia and author of “Why Don’t Students Like School?” By Daniel Willingham In an iconic scene in the film Back to the Future, Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) uses a skateboard to escape bully Biff Tannen (played by Tom Wilson). The scene culminates when the bully crashes his convertible into a truck which dumps manure all over him and his pals. It was the only role of note for Wilson, and the actor reports that he is frequently stopped by strangers and asked “Was that really manure?” His answer? “It’s a movie.” In other words, it’s a story, a piece meant to entertain. Reality takes a back seat to these goals.
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Blog U.: Affirmative action in higher education in Brazil - The World View - Inside Higher Ed

Blog U.: Affirmative action in higher education in Brazil - The World View - Inside Higher Ed

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  • Affirmative action in higher education in Brazil

    By Simon Schwartzman September 27, 2010 11:30 am

    As reported by the newspaper Folha de Sรฃo Paulo[1] a recent study from the State University of Rio de Janeiro found that 70% of public higher education institutions in Brazil have adopted some kind of affirmative action program. Legislation is being discussed in Congress to make these programs mandatory, but the institutions are doing it voluntarily, or according to state legislation.

    Public higher education is Brazil is tuition free, and admission can be very competitive for fields like medicine, engineering or law in prestigious universities, but very easy in less demanded fields such as education, geography or social work. Most affirmative action programs give quotas to students coming from public schools, while others give advantages to students considered black. Many combine these two criteria. There are more programs based on school origin than on race. In some institutions, instead of quotas, students

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CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC - Boston.com

CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC - Boston.com

CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC

September 27, 2010
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NEW YORK—The City University of New York and IBM will open a unique high school that allows students to earn an associate's degree.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday on MSNBC that those students will be "first in line for a job at IBM."

Bloomberg also said the city will move to a rating system to ensure teacher tenure is linked to classroom performance.

He said the city will use a $36 million federal grant to enlist highly-skilled

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