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CURMUDGUCATION: CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval
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CURMUDGUCATION: CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval : CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval While astro-turf group Students Matter, a front for the reformster activism of Very Rich Man David Welch, is most famous for concocting and then losing the Vergara case , they have been trying to skin the reformy cat with other knife-like lawsuits as well. With Doe v. Antioch, Welch's group set o
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: TUNE IN TOMORROW 9 AM (CDT) TO LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: TUNE IN TOMORROW 9 AM (CDT) TO LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND : TUNE IN TOMORROW 9 AM (CDT) TO LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND September 24, 2016 • 9-10 am CDT The Live from the Heartland Show Standing Rock, Song & Good Food in School • Nick Estes, Mike Klonsky, Joel Frankel, Alexander DeSorbo-Quinn • MIKE KLONSKY & NICK ESTES —Report from Standing Rock • JOEL FRANKEL —Old
Exclusive Photos of Mayor Kevin Johnson's Pie Incident - Sacramento Magazine - October 2016 - Sacramento, California
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Exclusive Photos of Mayor Kevin Johnson's Pie Incident - Sacramento Magazine - October 2016 - Sacramento, California : Exclusive Photos of Mayor Kevin Johnson's Pie Incident Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie at the Edible Sac High Seeds of Hope Harvest Dinner at Sacramento Charter High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The mayor struck a blow before Sean Thompson, 32, was
Schools Matter: Mis-Educative Technology and Human Capital Management: Part 2
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Schools Matter: Mis-Educative Technology and Human Capital Management: Part 2 : Mis-Educative Technology and Human Capital Management: Part 2 Triumph Learning’s Waggle is a personalized learning system now in use by Clarke County Schools in Athens, Georgia, where Dr. Philip Lanoue is Superintendent. Dr. Lanoue was named Superintendent of the Year in 2015 by the American Association of School Admi
Classrooms with rats instead of teachers: Is Detroit denying children of color their right to an education? - LA Times
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Classrooms with rats instead of teachers: Is Detroit denying children of color their right to an education? - LA Times : Classrooms with rats instead of teachers: Is Detroit denying children of color their right to an education? the early days of our nation, it was a crime to teach slaves to read. And through the first half of the 20th century, segregation funneled their descendants into inferior
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II: Charlotte is Drowning in Systematic Injustice - NBC News
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Editorial: Charlotte is Drowning in Systematic Injustice - NBC News : WILLIAM J. BARBER, II: Charlotte is Drowning in Systematic Injustice Just before 4pm, on Tuesday, September 20th, a Charlotte police officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott outside Scott's parked car. Eyewitness and police reports do not agree on who the officer was, whether Scott was holding a book or a gun, or what took pl
U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on English Learners | U.S. Department of Education
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U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on English Learners | U.S. Department of Education : U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on English Learners The U.S. Department of Education today released non-regulatory guidance to help states, districts and schools provide effective services to improve the English language proficiency and academic achievement of English learners (ELs)
Social Impact Bonds (Pay for Success): Yet Another Privatization Scam | janresseger
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Social Impact Bonds (Pay for Success): Yet Another Privatization Scam | janresseger : Social Impact Bonds (Pay for Success): Yet Another Privatization Scam For those of us who know more about public education than Wall Street investment schemes, Valerie Strauss and Kenneth Saltman (education writer and professor at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) did us a favor last week. In her Washi
Asleep at the Switch?
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Asleep at the Switch? : Asleep at the Switch? In response to this very unexpected action, the district has assembled a team to provide support to students and families as they transition during this difficult time, just one month after the start of the district’s traditional school year ”. – LAUSD The charter industry has a propensity for manipulating data to meet their propaganda needs. For exam
The enduring false binary of the "education reform" debate.
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The enduring false binary of the "education reform" debate. : Charter Schools Aren’t All Scams. They’re Just Not a Good Enough Solution. Two smart writers engaged in a familiar debate about education reform this week on account of a proposition on the ballot in Massachusetts this November that would allow more charter schools to operate in the state . Esquire 's Charles Pierce, a Massch
State urging charter school reform | Centre Daily Times
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State urging charter school reform | Centre Daily Times : Pa. auditor general calls for charter school reforms The state auditor general is calling for charter school reform, including that of PA Cyber Charter School, which educates more than 75 students from Centre County. It comes on the heels of a longtime audit led by Auditor General Eugene DePasquale that he said showed “how poorly” charter
Yuba City strike magnified tension over funding formula | EdSource
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Yuba City strike magnified tension over funding formula | EdSource : Yuba City strike magnified tension over funding formula Yuba City Teachers Association President Dina Luetgens speaks outside of Yuba City High following the vote Monday in which 97 percent of teachers approved the contract. A tense, closely watched seven-day teachers strike at Yuba City Unified that ended this week was, at its
Man who hit mayor with pie says it was ‘least violent action I could take’ | The Sacramento Bee
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Man who hit mayor with pie says it was ‘least violent action I could take’ | The Sacramento Bee : Man who hit mayor with pie says it was ‘least violent action I could take’ The man who hit Kevin Johnson in the face with a coconut cream pie Wednesday night said he told the Sacramento mayor before the attack that “he has to do better to represent the people.” In an interview at the Sacramento Count
Turkey’s Battle With Muslim Cleric Careens Through U.S. Classrooms - WSJ
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Turkey’s Battle With Muslim Cleric Careens Through U.S. Classrooms - WSJ : Turkey’s Battle With Muslim Cleric Careens Through U.S. Classrooms American charter schools have become embroiled in a proxy fight between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen Lawyer Robert Amsterdam is working for the government of Turkey to investigate schools and other institutions he says are conn

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2016–17 Exemplars of 21st Century Learning - Year 2016 (CA Dept of Education)
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2016–17 Exemplars of 21st Century Learning - Year 2016 (CA Dept of Education) : State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California Districts, Schools Chosen as 2016–17 Exemplars of 21st Century Learning SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that two California districts, three schools, and one early learning program have been chosen throughout the
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CURMUDGUCATION: CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval

CURMUDGUCATION: CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval:

CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval



While astro-turf group Students Matter, a front for the reformster activism of Very Rich Man David Welch, is most famous for concocting and then losing the Vergara case, they have been trying to skin the reformy cat with other knife-like lawsuits as well.




With Doe v. Antioch, Welch's group set out to compel thirteen California districts to include Big Standardized Test results in teacher evaluations. To do so, they dragged out the Stull Act (a law old enough to have been signed by Governor Ronald Reagan). The law (also amended in 1999) was supposed to require districts to base teacher evaluations on student test scores-- but it has the words "reasonably relate" which are, depending on your point of view, a necessary bit of slack to allow schools to handle the problem of alllllll those teachers who don't teach tested subjects (how exactly do you tie the evaluation of your phys ed teacher to the results of a math and reading test).

School districts have made use of that wiggle room, and reformsters have periodically waxed cranky over the wiggling.

We have actually been down this Via del Lawsuit before-- back in 2010 Doe v. Deasy was filed in Los Angeles by EdVoice, the group used as a front by Eli Broad, Reed Hastings and Richard Merkin. The CURMUDGUCATION: CA: Court Rejects Test-based Teacher Eval:



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TUNE IN TOMORROW 9 AM (CDT) TO LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND

September 24, 2016 • 9-10 am CDT
The Live from the Heartland Show 
Standing Rock, Song & Good Food in School
   
    • Nick Estes, Mike Klonsky, Joel Frankel, Alexander DeSorbo-Quinn 

•  MIKE KLONSKY & NICK ESTES
       —Report from Standing Rock
  •  JOEL FRANKEL
       —Old Town School of Folk Music
• ALEXANDRA DESORBO-QUINN
      — Pilot Light: helping kids make healthier choices

  •  MARY MEYER
       —Rogers Park Food Co-op 
Join Michael James, Katy Hogan & Thom Clark this Saturday for a solid hour of conversation & entertainment with people doing good in the World. 

On wluw.org (worldwide!) and 88.7 fm, and now streaming live on The Live from the Heartland Show's Facebook 


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