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People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now) | AMPS

People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now) | AMPS:

People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now)

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Susan Troller is reporting in the Cap Times that SB 22, the bill creating a partisan, political state charter school authorizing board to override the wishes of local school boards (and more) is dead, for now. This is a huge victory for for public education in the state and local control the Wisconsin people’s mobilization.

The bill came before the Senate Education Committee on March 23, in the wake of the mass protests. Hundreds of newly empowered individuals and groups showed up to counter the well laid plans of the FitzWalker gang, School Choice Wisconsin, Wisconsin Charter School Association, American Federation for Children and

Last Stand for Children First: The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure

Last Stand for Children First: The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure:

The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure

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Back in 1979 when they used to actually make family movies, I remember seeing a wonderful movie called The Great Santini. The movie was about a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who is raising a family. His hard and nails exterior is a sharp contrast from the type of parenting we see in television and movies so often, but rather than coddling his kids, he builds their character by demanding that they meet his high standards. This is exactly the

Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupils - Sacramento Bee

Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupils - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee:

Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupils

Published: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 - 10:00 pm | Page 2E
Last Modified: Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - 11:41 am

Anthony Cody, a National Board-certified science teacher who has worked in Oakland schools for 24 years, is responding to the Oct. 27 Viewpoints commentary, "State needs waiver from federal school law." The op-ed stated: "California should commit to apply for the NCLB flexibility waiver and develop and implement a reform plan that is rigorous and real."

No Child Left Behind has California schools in a vise. Next year, most schools will be declared "failing" based on our inability to make every child in the state proficient on standardized tests.

The U.S. Department of Education has created a waiver process however, that would allow our



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/05/4031633/build-on-schools-strengths-to.html#ixzz1cym4YPts

New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students | iWatch News

New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students | iWatch News:

New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students

Second graders listen in class. Dan Loh/AP
North Carolina research dovetails with recent findings in Texas, other states

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In a troubling pattern mirrored elsewhere, black students in North Carolina schools were found to be subjected to far harsher discipline than other students for the same types of minor infractions, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Education Policy Center, a non-partisan research center that sponsors peer-reviewed research.

For the first-time offense of cell phone use at school, 32 percent of black students in North Carolina were given out-of-school suspension, school data collected in 2010 showed, while less than 15 percent of white students received that same punishment for the same offense. For a first-time offense of public display of affection, according to the report, almost 43 percent of the accused black students in North Carolina were given out-of-school suspension,

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Mr. Governor, Shut This School District Down!

plunderbund.com - Today’s story is about the 21st largest school district in the state of Ohio and how district leaders are working to attain financial success while being under attack on multiple fronts. I will no...

DianeRavitch

The complex landscape of Ohio charter schools

blog.cleveland.com - Since the legislature opened the doors to charter schools in 1997, Ohio has become one of the top states in the number of schools and students.Around $720 million in tax money will flow to 355 Ohio...

DianeRavitch

Oxford AASC: Guest Scholar

oxfordaasc.com - In 1968, Omaha Central High School became embroiled in the battle against segregation. In this guest editorial, journalist Steve Marantz discusses how that struggle continues in a different form to...

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Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growth

stltoday.com - ST. LOUIS • When students first entered Imagine Academy of Academic Success four years ago, their school was already entangled in a complex series of real estate deals — ones that would divert doll...

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Youth Homelessness on the Rise in Chicago

chicagonewscoop.org - More than 10,000 homeless students are enrolled in Chicago’s classrooms this fall, a 16 percent increase over last year and a record high, according to Chicago Public Schools data for September. Th...

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Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business

statesman.com - Home> Focal Point > Archives > 2011 > November > 04 > EntryBy Eric Dexheimer | Friday, November 4, 2011, 04:43 PM Last month, the state Board of Education granted its approval for two charter schoo...

DianeRavitch

Burdening Children With a Flawed Policy

nytimes.com - Every fall, thousands of upper-middle-class parents here awake in night sweats, overcome by the anxiety of trying to get their children into costly and prestigious preschools. To say this, of cours...

DianeRavitch

Occupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supporters

democraticunderground.com - Source: Detroit NewsLast Updated: November 06. 2011 3:52PMOccupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supportersChristine Ferretti/ The Detroit NewsDetroit— A coalition of more than 400 union members, c...

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US history museums struggle to update exhibits

northjersey.com - LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Robert Flacke Sr. can remember the days when Fort William Henry's multimedia exhibit consisted of two Kodak carousel-style color slide projectors that kept breaking down. AP I...

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Portraits of the Occupiers of Occupy San Diego

obrag.org - Melissa Vega, 19. Photographs by San Diego U-T staff photographer K.C. AlfredEditor: Today’s San Diego U-T ran a nice series of portraits by Matthew T. Hall of seven of the occupiers of Occupy Sa...

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Guess the Teacher: Two Months on the Job

rosemont.patch.com - How well do you know your teachers? Do they ever reveal personal details like where they went to school or their favorite songs, or is it strictly business in the classroom? For this feature, Rosem...

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Reflection of School Year Goals #1 « Outside the Cave

stephenlazar.com - At the beginning of the year, I set a number of goals for myself, one of which was to reflect on said goals every two months. My first reflections are in italics below. Following on the heels of my...

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Weekend News Roundup for Nov. 5-6, 2011

bluejersey.com - Word of the Day: Balloons Bob Ingle explains why so many young people get turned off to politics Ingle says maybe it's because they watch somebody like Vin Gopal - hardworking businessman, APP-endo...

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Teaching - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - I sat with my small group today and listened to my students, and smiled. They had finished sharing their writing prompt about an imagined device that would make their lives easier. I listened to s...

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Thinking differently about time on task

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Thinking differently about time on task:Thinking differently about time on taskby Susan HeaddenMore time on task — growing evidence, along with simple common sense, shows that the more hours studen...

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Shaking up the status quo in L.A. schools

latimes.com - Six million, give or take. That's how many children are in public school in California.Arguably, we won't have a strong economic future if they don't get a good education.But boy, do the grown-ups ...

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