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This Week In Education: #LAUSD: The Story Behind John Deasy's Mystifying Labor Deal

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This Week In Education: #LAUSD: The Story Behind John Deasy's Mystifying Labor Deal: #LAUSD: The Story Behind John Deasy's Mystifying Labor DealA couple of days ago on a Souther California Public Radio station talk show, two longtime education reform allies, LAUSD superintendent John Deasy and former LAUSD board member Yolie Flores,got into their first public disagreement. There with UTLA head Warren Fletcher to discuss the proposed new UTLA / LAUSD agreement, Deasy and Flores disagreed over whether the proposed deal ... more »

#EDreform I Heard It Through The Grapevine-I'm a parent - How the hell am I supposed to hear anything?

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On Bullying | The Jose Vilson #edreform #1

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On Bullying | The Jose Vilson: On BullyingbyJoseMaria was a girl who was not so different from other girls in my neighborhood. As young kids, we spent the majority of our time in 6th grade avoiding her because of one person’s little rumor. They said she smelled. Badly. And if she smelled, then that means she has some sort of disease. As that rumor spread, she became lonelier, to the point where people wondered if she had any friends … ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: They Say This Cat Darcie Is One Bad Mother...

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Jersey Jazzman: They Say This Cat Darcie Is One Bad Mother...: They Say This Cat Darcie Is One Bad Mother...byDukeShut your mouth!Just talkin' 'bout Darcie Cimarusti - and her new blog,Mother Crusader. And if the posts aregoing to be anything like this, you're going to be talking about her too:I just can't letJustin Barra's statementto Gannett Statehouse reporter Michael Symons regarding my meeting with Acting Commissioner Cerf go unanswered. Department of Education spokesman Justin Barra said acting Education Commissioner Christopher ... more »

Kenzo Shibata: In Defense Of The Mic Check #ows #edreform

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Kenzo Shibata: In Defense Of The Mic Check: In Defense Of The Mic CheckAfter years of attending Chicago Board of Education monthly meetings, on December 14, 2011 I felt like I left one where the community was actually heard, by the public and by the board. During the "public participation" segment of the meeting, a lone voice stopped the business-as-usual.From theChicago Sun-Times:Adourthus McDowell, a Chicago Public School parent and member of the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, began the takeover by rising ... more »

School Tech Connect: We've Totally Caught Up To Finland

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School Tech Connect: We've Totally Caught Up To Finland: We've Totally Caught Up To Finlandbynoreply@blogger.com (Tim)Thisis just unbuckingfelievable. H/t toMike Klonsky.It's such an obvious shell game, and yet they get away with it all the time.Two things:1. Drop-out rates and graduation rates are a thing shrouded in eternal, purposeful mystery. According to Matt Farmer, and it bears outhere, the 88 Collins graduates in 2011 represent two-thirds of the number of 9th graders enrolled in 2007. That's a graduation rate of ... more »

Response: Classroom Management Advice From Readers Of Ed Week Teacher - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

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Response: Classroom Management Advice From Readers Of Ed Week Teacher - Classroom QA With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher: Response: Classroom Management Advice From Readers Of Ed Week TeacherByLarry FerlazzoonDecember 20, 2011 8:08 AM(Part Four Of A Four-Part Series)Brittany Peppersasked:I am excited to follow this blog and learn many things about it as I graduate from college and begin my teaching career. My question to you is "In your opinion, what is one thing to remember about classroom management ... more »

Having to Defend Rejecting Charter Schools in Florida (Part 3) | Scathing Purple Musings

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Having to Defend Rejecting Charter Schools in Florida (Part 3) | Scathing Purple Musings: Having to Defend Rejecting Charter Schools in Florida (Part 3)byBob SikesFromOrlando Sentinelreporter Lauren Roth:Two school boards in Central Florida were faced with a similar dilemma this fall — either approve a charter school application that board members felt was lacking, or face a fight with the state.Seminole County embraced the fight, filing suit against the state Board of Education and rejecting the applicant, a school that ... more »

Income, Parental Education Linked To Pre-School Learning Gaps

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Income, Parental Education Linked To Pre-School Learning Gaps: Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOYLike712Income, Parental Education Linked To Pre-School Learning GapsPosted: 12/20/11 05:35 PM ETAs states revamp their early childhood education to grab a slice of federal education dollars, some education experts are urging policymakers to look outside the classroom to improve educational opportunites for the country's youngsters.Just as Obama awardedover $500 millionin state grants to improve pre-K,the Brookings Institutionrel... more »

Teacher tenure at issue in improving education | Deseret News

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Teacher tenure at issue in improving education | Deseret News: Teacher tenure at issue in improving educationPublished: Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 11:42 p.m. MSTByMercedes White,Deseret News1 commentPRINT|FONT+-Page:123Next In 2007 the educator Michelle Rhee was charged with a mammoth task: turn around public education in the District of Columbia, which included some of the most troubled school districts in the country. Though D.C. ranked third nationally in education spending, their students were some of the lowest performing, with less than 10 ... more »

Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet? - Forbes

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Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet? - Forbes: Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet?+ Comment nowI’d say that it probably will be, yes, and I’ve been saying so for some time. Think about it for a moment, we still use the educational techniques of the Early Middle Ages.I first saw this point atBrad DeLong’splace. When books are hand written, extremely expensive (as in, more than a year’s wages ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Throwing Angels Under a Bus

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Jersey Jazzman: Throwing Angels Under a Bus: Throwing Angels Under a BusbyDukeEveryone working in a schools knows the hardest job is teaching special education - especially to the most challenging children. Like all elementary music teachers, I work with special education teachers every day, and I have to tell you that they constantly amaze me with their sympathy, intelligence, insight, and patience. As far as I am concerned, anyone who devotes their career to teaching these deserving but demanding children ... more »

African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterparts « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterparts « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterpartsbymillerlfNational Coalition of Black American Men, Inc.2727 N 67th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53210414-763-4545/ 414-915-5297Wendell J. Harris, Presidentwharris38@aol.comwendellharris-mke.comRACIALLY BIASED POLICE STOPSWhoever said that Milwaukee is the “Home of the Free?” Racial profiling in Milwauke... more »

Real Concerns About Costly Virtual Schools « City School Stories

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Real Concerns About Costly Virtual Schools « City School Stories: Real Concerns About Costly Virtual SchoolsbyfmurphyNotes from the FieldSubmitted by Frank Murphy on December 20, 2011The state of Pennsylvania spends a large amount of taxpayers’ money financing the operations of cyber charter schools. In the 2009- 2010 school year, justfour of these virtual schools received more than $231 millionfrom the state’s education budget. This sum is about eighty percent of the amount of money that the School District of Philadelphia ... more »

A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher Evaluations - Chicago News Cooperative

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A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher Evaluations - Chicago News Cooperative: A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher EvaluationsbyREBECCA VEVEAThe Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union opened negotiations earlier this month on a state-mandated requirement about what should–and should not–be included in teachers’ performance evaluations.CPS and the union have until March to grapple with the specific terms, such as what tests to use for measuring academic growth, how much the results should factor into the ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform

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FOOL ME TWICE...LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily NewsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-2 hours agoLAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily News: LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountabilityDaily NewsPosted:12/19/2011 04:21:00 PM PSTUpdated:12/19/2011 04:21:33 PM PSTThe Los Angeles Unified Board of Education unanimously approved Monday a landmark agreement that gives ... more »

From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers. « Fred Klonsky

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From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers. « Fred Klonsky: From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers.byFred KlonskyTom Cross is the Illinois House GOP leader.Ty Fahner is the head of the Civic Committee. He represents corporate public policy issues in Illinois. The two of them tagged teamed with Democratic Speaker Mike Madigan to try to pass the pension killing bill SB512 this past session. ... more »

A first for linking foster youth and academics | Thoughts on Public Education

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A first for linking foster youth and academics | Thoughts on Public Education: A first for linking foster youth and academicsShareNew study offers most detailed insights to datePosted on 12/20/11 • Categorized asFoster care,ResearchByKathryn BaronA first-of-its-kindstatewide longitudinal study comparing students in foster care with similar students who were never in the foster system isunderway, usinga unique linking of data systems that protects students’ privacy while identifying the barriers to academic success for foster youth.Of the more than 59,500 foster youth ... more »

Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation #ows

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Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation: Occupy Education Growing in The NationbyJudy RabinOCCUPY EDUCATIONThe Nationby Liza FeatherstoneMic check! MIC CHECK! Let the Puppet show begin! LET THE PUPPET SHOW BEGIN!” The demonstrators who held the floor at a December 14 meeting at Newtown High School in Corona, Queens, were part of Occupy DOE (Department of Education), a mix of veteran teachers, parents and Occupy Wall Street activists that is bringing the language and tactics of OWS to the grassroots ... more »

Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend

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Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a FriendbyLast Stand for ChildrenIn our country, we pride ourselves on our meager attempts to bring common core standards to the American education system. In North Korea, 10,000 school girls will cry for 48 hours in tribute to their fallen leader. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il was a despot, but the education reform movement owes a ... more »