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California legislation would prohibit for-profit charter schools like those run by K-12 Inc. - Sacramento Business Journal
California legislation would prohibit for-profit charter schools like those run by K-12 Inc. - Sacramento Business Journal: Brown to consider axing for-profit charter schoolsCalifornia would abolish all for-profit charter schools under legislation now pending before the governor.The bill would only affect a handful of schools in California, according to an aide to Assemblyman Roger Hernández, the
Teacher Tom on who is ultimately to blame for the Seattle teachers’ strike | Seattle Education
Teacher Tom on who is ultimately to blame for the Seattle teachers’ strike | Seattle Education: Teacher Tom on who is ultimately to blame for the Seattle teachers’ strikeFrom the Teacher Tom website:Where The Real Blame BelongsOn Wednesday, I made a bicycle “solidarity tour” of the picket lines of striking Seattle teachers in front of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. At ea
CURMUDGUCATION: Competitive Baloney & Rehabilitating RTTT
CURMUDGUCATION: Competitive Baloney & Rehabilitating RTTT: Competitive Baloney & Rehabilitating RTTTAt the Stanford SOCIAL INNOVATION Review (I don't know why the yell the middle of their name), Joanne Weiss has unleashed an astonishing stack of deep-fried baloney that attempts to retro-actively legitimize the destructive power-and-money test-and-punish legacy of Race to the Top."Comp
Not Bill Gates: Meet Ted Dintersmith, an education philanthropist with a different agenda - The Washington Post
Not Bill Gates: Meet Ted Dintersmith, an education philanthropist with a different agenda - The Washington Post: Not Bill Gates: Meet Ted Dintersmith, an education philanthropist with a different agendaMost Likely to Succeed Trailer from One Potato Productions on Vimeo.If you have paid attention to education reform at all in recent years, you know what Bill Gates, Eli Broad, various Waltons and ot
Saving the art of teaching from the science of education | The Lens
Saving the art of teaching from the science of education | The Lens: Saving the art of teaching from the science of education“Carpe diem,” the character played by Robin Williams whispers to his impressionable young students in “Dead Poets Society.”“Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” Later, he jumps up on a desk and implores them to see the world from a different vantage. And they
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS Updates
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS Updates: SPS UpdatesBoth President Carr's community meeting and the Board Retreat (scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 12th) have been cancelled. What a surprise. Don't know when Carr will be available again; the Retreat is rescheduled for Sept. 26th.There is another district press conference with updates on the strike at 3 pm. I may not be able to make it but aga
After 25 Years, Teach for America Results are Consistently Underwhelming | Nonprofit Quarterly
After 25 Years, Teach for America Results are Consistently Underwhelming | Nonprofit Quarterly: After 25 Years, Teach for America Results are Consistently UnderwhelmingAmerica has a love-hate relationship with Teach for America. What began as the dream of one idealistic undergraduate in the late 80s is now, some 26 years later, an internationally recognized behemoth in the education reform movemen
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Sub Privatizing Bombs
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Sub Privatizing Bombs: PA: Sub Privatizing BombsPhiladelphia schools joined the ranks of school districts that figured they could save a buck by sub-contracting their substitute teaching work to a private company. Then, Philadelphia schools joined the ranks of school districts that found out they'd made a mistake.Philly gave the contractor a $34 million contract, and then-- wel
Civility. | Fred Klonsky
Civility. | Fred Klonsky: Civility.Hunger strikers Cesar Chavez (left) with Jesse Jackson and Jitu Brown (right).Hunger strikers Cesar Chavez (left) with Jesse Jackson and Jitu Brown (right).While a lot in this world makes me angry I try not to yell and scream. I try and remain civil.This was not always true. Back when I was teaching and representing teachers I would get pretty mad and I was known
A busy second day of the Seattle teachers’ strike | Seattle Education
A busy second day of the Seattle teachers’ strike | Seattle Education: A busy second day of the Seattle teachers’ strikeTeachers, parents and students were out on the picket line on day 2 of the Seattle Teachers Association (SEA) teachers’ strikeOne parent told me that yesterday morning when she was with the teachers at her daughter’s elementary school, three parents came by in the course of three
The misuse of research to support deregulation and privatization of teacher education - The Washington Post
The misuse of research to support deregulation and privatization of teacher education - The Washington Post: The misuse of research to support deregulation and privatization of teacher educationFor years now we’ve been hearing from school reformers that traditional teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities are awful and that what we need is deregulation and market competition. In t
The New History Wars Part 3: The College Board is the Real Problem - Living in Dialogue
The New History Wars Part 3: The College Board is the Real Problem - Living in Dialogue: The New History Wars Part 3: The College Board is the Real Problem By Paul Horton.The Advanced Placement United States History course recently revised by the College Board has recently undergone a second major revision in response to critics from the right who argue that the first revision did not emphasize sp
Shock Waves Reverberate From Wash. State Charter Ruling - Education Week
Shock Waves Reverberate From Wash. State Charter Ruling - Education Week: Shock Waves Reverberate From Wash. State Charter RulingThe Washington State Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this month holding the state’s charter school law unconstitutional has sent shock waves through Washington’s educational establishment, handed charter critics a high-profile victory, and left the schools’ supporters scr
Ed Notes Online: Why Seattle Teacher Strike Matters - MORE and Port Jefferson Station Express Support
Ed Notes Online: Why Seattle Teacher Strike Matters - MORE and Port Jefferson Station Express Support: Why Seattle Teacher Strike Matters - MORE and Port Jefferson Station Express SupportThere's no little irony that social justice oriented teacher unions are leading the way in militancy and a willingness to strike while UFT/Unity type unions are passive. That's why I love it when so-called action
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Study: Area Union Membership Can Predict Children’s Advancement
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Study: Area Union Membership Can Predict Children’s Advancement: Study: Area Union Membership Can Predict Children’s AdvancementN.Y. TimesLow-income children rise higher in the income rankings when they grow up in areas with high-union membership.As unions in this country continue to come under assault, a new study coming out of Harvard, Wellesley (of all places) and
Why borrowing from the ‘best’ school systems sounds good — but isn’t - The Washington Post
Why borrowing from the ‘best’ school systems sounds good — but isn’t - The Washington Post: Why borrowing from the ‘best’ school systems sounds good — but isn’tFor years now policymakers have looked at school systems in countries where students excel on international standardized tests, and have attempted to “borrow” what they believe are the practices that result in test-score success. Borrowing
Proceed with caution when comparing California tests scores with other states | EdSource
Proceed with caution when comparing California tests scores with other states | EdSource: Proceed with caution when comparing California tests scores with other statesCREDIT: BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTStudents in California took the Smarter Balanced field test in 2014.Comparing California scores on tests aligned with the Common Core standards to those in other states isn’t a straightforward
Mark Weber: Gov. Christie Missing in Inaction for 2015-2016 School Year - NJ Spotlight
Opinion: Gov. Christie Missing in Inaction for 2015-2016 School Year - NJ Spotlight: OPINION: GOV. CHRISTIE MISSING IN INACTION FOR 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEARGovernor’s pursuit of GOP nomination leaves little time for his home state, and has pushed his political agenda more and more to the rightMark WeberIt’s time to start another school year in New Jersey! Let’s take roll and see who’s here:Students?
Striking teachers say pay gap makes Seattle tough to afford
Striking teachers say pay gap makes Seattle tough to afford: Striking teachers say pay gap makes Seattle tough to affordStriking Seattle School District teachers and other educators wave to motorists as they walk a picket line, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in front of Franklin High School in Seattle. The strike was called when Seattle Public SEATTLE (AP) — Teachers in Seattle say they have walked off
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Enrollment up at rescued Pittsburgh Woolslair school | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Enrollment up at rescued Pittsburgh Woolslair school | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Enrollment up at rescued Pittsburgh Woolslair schoolRandi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, read to second-grade students at Pittsburgh Woolstair PreK-5 in Bloomfield.The second-grade classroom at Pittsburgh Woolslair PreK-5 was filled Thursday with children eager to hear American Federation
Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier is stepping down. | abc13.com
Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier is stepping down. | abc13.com: HISD SUPERINTENDENT TERRY GRIER STEPPING DOWNHOUSTON (KTRK) --Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier is stepping down, effective March 1."You can't be superintendent in Houston forever, even though you might want to. You just simply can't," Grier said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. "Quite frankly it's j
Pedro Noguera Leaves To LA and We're The Remainder | The Jose Vilson
Pedro Noguera Leaves To LA and We're The Remainder | The Jose Vilson: Pedro Noguera Leaves To LA and We’re The RemainderThe first time I got to meet Pedro was November 24, 2009 at around 9am. My principal took a colleague and I to one of the bigger policy conferences I’ve ever been to. By then, I gained a notorious voice for speaking up within connected education circles, but I didn’t see myself m
#FightForDyett Michael Elliot Interview with Jitu Brown – The Network For Public Education
Michael Elliot Interview with Jitu Brown – The Network For Public Education: Michael Elliot Interview with Jitu Brown Please take three minutes to watch this short video made by filmmaker Michael Elliot. Elliot interviewed NPE Board Member and #FightForDyett hunger striker Jitu Brown at the NPE Conference in Chicago. Brown spoke about the disruption and chaos Chicago Public Schools unleashed on tw
California’s Smarter Balanced Results Capture Poverty | deutsch29
California’s Smarter Balanced Results Capture Poverty | deutsch29: California’s Smarter Balanced Results Capture PovertyOn September 09, 2015, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released California’s Smarter Balanced results, which comprise the largest component of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CASPP).As San Jose University professo
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SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMThanks, Congress, for ESEA changes – but listen to parents! | Parents Across AmericaThanks, Congress, for ESEA changes – but listen to parents! | Parents Across America: Thanks, Congress, for ESEA changes – but listen to parents! PAA just sent the following via fax to every member of Congress:Parents call for an ESEA with less focus on testing and charter school
