 Mills College marks 20 years of 'better dead than coed'1990 student strike kept the Oakland women's college from admitting men to its undergraduate programs and thrust women's issues into the spotlight. |
Friday, May 14, 2010
Mills College marks 20 years of 'better dead than coed' Education - ContraCostaTimes.com
Schwarzenegger Seeks New Cuts to Close Calif. Deficit - Bloomberg
Schwarzenegger Seeks New Cuts to Close Calif. Deficit
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a new round of budget cuts, including eliminating the state’s main welfare program for families, to close a $19.1 billion budget deficit for the year starting July 1.
The $83.4 billion plan calls for $12.4 billion in spending reductions, $3.4 billion in additional federal aid and $3.4 billion in fund shifts, fees and assessments, according to the governor’s budget. This year’s budget was $86.4 billion.
The Republican’s revisions come four months after his first draft of a 2011 spending plan stalled in the Democrat-led Legislature. Schwarzenegger has vowed not to raise taxes, forcing him to rely on deeper cuts.
The proposals include dismantling the state’s main welfare program for families, known as CalWorks,
Education Research Report: Home, preschool and school coordination boosts achievement
Home, preschool and school coordination boosts achievement
Children whose minds are stimulated in several early childhood settings—home, preschool, and school—have higher achievement in elementary school. What matters is not whether children's learning is supported at home, or stimulated in preschool or in elementary school, but that all three of these occur.
That's the conclusion of a new study published in the May/June 2010 issue of Child Development.
"The study has implications for policy as Congress reauthorizes the No Child Left Behind Act," notes Robert Crosnoe, associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, the study's lead author. "Ou
That's the conclusion of a new study published in the May/June 2010 issue of Child Development.
"The study has implications for policy as Congress reauthorizes the No Child Left Behind Act," notes Robert Crosnoe, associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, the study's lead author. "Ou
Parent involvement continues to be important in elementary years
Promoting parent involvement has been a big part of efforts to improve school performance. A new study has found that children whose parents were more involved across elementary school had fewer problem behaviors and better social skills, but that children's academics weren't affected.
The study, in the May/June 2010 issue of the journal Child Development, is based on information about more than 1,300 children from 10 U.S. cities who were followed from birth to fifth grade. They are part of the Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development, a longitudinal study carried out under the auspices of the Eunice
The study, in the May/June 2010 issue of the journal Child Development, is based on information about more than 1,300 children from 10 U.S. cities who were followed from birth to fifth grade. They are part of the Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development, a longitudinal study carried out under the auspices of the Eunice
Links between child care and academic achievement, behavior persist into adolescence
Teens who were in high-quality child care settings as young children scored slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement and were slightly less likely to report acting-out behaviors than peers who were in lower-quality child care arrangements during their early years, according to the latest analysis of a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
And teens who had spent the most hours in child care in their first 4½ years reported a slightly greater tendency toward impulsiveness and risk-taking at 15 than did peers who spent less time in child care.
And teens who had spent the most hours in child care in their first 4½ years reported a slightly greater tendency toward impulsiveness and risk-taking at 15 than did peers who spent less time in child care.
Finally Putting the College into Community � The Quick and the Ed
Finally Putting the College into Community
There’s nothing inherently wrong with that—the show is a comedy after all that intentionally does lengthy setups involving pop culture references.
But thankfully, the college part of Community has started popping up a bit more lately, starting with last week’s action movie spoof and yesterday’s outing involving the dreaded Spanish final.
Last week’s episode, “Modern Warfare,” used a paintball game with a winning prize of priority registration as a
News from EWA
“We [colleges and universities] celebrate waste as a hallmark of quality.” Mo Qayoumi, President, California State University East Bay
“Of every 10,000 students in the lowest income quartile, just 741 will earn a college degree. And only 23 of those will be in STEM fields.” – Mo Qayoumi
“We are funding Medicaid out of higher education funding and letting college tuitions go up to make up the difference.” – Terry Hartle, ACE vice president
“Everybody thinks productivity increases are easy–in someone else’s industry.” – Terry Hartle
“Sarah Palin and Barack Obama have very little in common. But according to the Federal government, they are
Southern California school district investigating high school strippers - San Jose Mercury News
Southern California school district investigating high school strippers
Posted: 05/14/2010 11:16:40 AM PDT
Updated: 05/14/2010 11:16:41 AM PDT
PARAMOUNT — The assistant principal at Paramount High School has been placed on leave after a campus talent show where male students pranced seductively in underwear and Speedos.
The Paramount Unified School District began an investigation after video of the student performances showed up on YouTube and local television news reports. One performer, Christian Dominguez, says he simply wanted to "pump up" the class.
But some parents complained.
Schwarzenegger budget: No new taxes, deeper cuts
Schwarzenegger budget: No new taxes, deeper cuts
Friday, May 14, 2010
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(05-14) 08:13 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) --
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger releases his revised budget plan for the coming fiscal year Friday, one that is expected to propose deep cuts across most state agencies and call for eliminating many health and social programs for the poor.
With unemployment remaining high and tax revenue low, California will face a deficit of more than $20 billion — a quarter of all general fund spending — in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
"We're not going to get through the deficit we have without some really tough decisions and some really terrible cuts," Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear, said earlier this week.
A severe national recession has left California with a 12.6 percent unemployment rate, causing a severe drop in tax revenue that shows no sign of abating. Personal income tax revenue in April was down about $3 billion, or 30 percent, from the administration's projections.
The governor and Republican lawmakers have vowed not to raise taxes, as the Legislature did last year, ensuring that spending cuts will be the main solution. That could leave single mothers, foster youth, children from low-income families, the disabled and seniors who rely on state services feeling most of the pain.
Democrats, the Legislature's majority party, say California already has cut too much from state programs in recent years and will violate the spirit of the recently enacted federal health care overhaul if Schwarzenegger's proposals are enacted.
Schwarzenegger and lawmakers have made cuts, borrowing
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger releases his revised budget plan for the coming fiscal year Friday, one that is expected to propose deep cuts across most state agencies and call for eliminating many health and social programs for the poor.
With unemployment remaining high and tax revenue low, California will face a deficit of more than $20 billion — a quarter of all general fund spending — in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
"We're not going to get through the deficit we have without some really tough decisions and some really terrible cuts," Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear, said earlier this week.
A severe national recession has left California with a 12.6 percent unemployment rate, causing a severe drop in tax revenue that shows no sign of abating. Personal income tax revenue in April was down about $3 billion, or 30 percent, from the administration's projections.
The governor and Republican lawmakers have vowed not to raise taxes, as the Legislature did last year, ensuring that spending cuts will be the main solution. That could leave single mothers, foster youth, children from low-income families, the disabled and seniors who rely on state services feeling most of the pain.
Democrats, the Legislature's majority party, say California already has cut too much from state programs in recent years and will violate the spirit of the recently enacted federal health care overhaul if Schwarzenegger's proposals are enacted.
Schwarzenegger and lawmakers have made cuts, borrowing
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/14/national/a081055D66.DTL&type=education#ixzz0nvr07tVO
Rio Americano Teacher Selected for Study Opportunity in Mexico — Citrus Heights Herald
Rio Americano Teacher Selected for Study Opportunity in Mexico
Every year, an independent federal agency called the National Endowment for the Humanities offers summer study opportunities through its Division of Education Programs by awarding educational grants to school teachers. Teacher opportunities are either summer seminars or institute studies based on topics within the study of humanities and are held either in states around the United States or out of the country. Created in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities grant agency strongly promotes and supports the teaching and learning of humanities in our nation’s schools and colleges. For summer 2010, 30 different seminar and institute study opportunities were available to select from for interested grant applicants.
Having applied along with nearly 230 other teachers for the same 25 to 30 participant spots was a teacher from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento. Hoping to win a grant for a summer institute program located in Mexico, teacher Antonio Losada had his application packet enthusiastically submitted before the March 2010 deadline. Being selected for this particular program would mean an enjoyable and great educational experience of a life time. Selected school and
Host an International Student for Summer 2010
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Horne vs. Dyson
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Horne vs. Dyson:
Good thing I'm not teaching in Arizona. State Supt. Horne wants to ban Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. I just assigned chap. 2, "The banking concept of education." Horne ought to read it. It's really not about "smash the gringos."
About Me
- Mike Klonsky
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Educator, author, school reform activist, and director of the Small Schools Workshop & Center for Innovative Schools. Contact: smallschoolsworkshop@yahoo.com
Schools Matter: You're Doing Heckuva Job, Commissioner Schundler
You're Doing Heckuva Job, Commissioner Schundler
The incompetent gang that Christie has put together to destroy public education in New Jersey would have comedic possibilities if so many children's lives were not at stake. What a mess.
From Stan Karp at the Education Law Center:
Assembly Ed Committee Seeks Solutions for AHSA FiascoA two-hour hearing held May 13 on the NJ Department of Education’s mishandling of the alternative high school assessment (AHSA), ended with members of the Assembly Education Committee searching for ways to avoid a dropout disaster next month. Thousands of students who passed their courses and met all other requirements for graduation, including many who have been accepted to college, the military or other post-secondary institutions, may not receive a diploma because of the scores on the new AHSA.The committee heard from Commissioner Schundler who attempted to defend what he called “the Corzine Administration’s process.” But he was clearly not well-informed on the details of the issue and deferred
150-Mile Citizen Run to Invite Calif. Lawmakers to Schools Culminates in Sacramento May 17
150-Mile Citizen Run to Invite Calif. Lawmakers to Schools
Culminates in Sacramento May 17
Students, teachers, parents and supporters who are running a 150-mile relay day and night to Sacramento to invite state lawmakers to spend a day in a public school will finish their journey with a rally at 12 p.m., Monday, May 17, at the California State Capitol Building. The runners are carrying letters written by the youngsters, who are asking that politicians visit a school for a day to see the impact of their spending choices on education. Speakers at the rally will include Don Shalvey, senior program officer with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Assemblymember and candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, and California State Assemblymember Ira Ruskin.
The runners are with the San Carlos Charter Learning Center, which is California’s founding public charter school, and the John Gill School, a public school in Redwood City. They will go down Capitol Ave at about 11:45 a.m. and run along 15thSt. and N St. to 10th St. The rally will take place near the fishpond outside of the east entrance of the Capitol Building.
Photo below: Second-graders at the San Carlos Charter Learning Center with letters they’ve written asking California’s lawmakers to spend a day in a public school.
Run 4 Funds is Officially Underway!
Here's how to get in on the Run4Funds action!
Walk or run a leg of the non-stop relay to Sacramento. Sign up at:
Volunteer by driving a car of runners, coordinating logistics, or posting updates during the relay. Sign up at : http://run4funds.scclc.net/volunteers/
Make a pledge to CLC and set up a fundraising page at: http://www.active.com/donate/runforfunds2010Cheer on our school and all of the runners & walkers at the Run4Funds Relay Launch Rally at CLC on Saturday, May 15th - 12:00PM (CLC Campus at 750 Dartmouth Ave.)
Participate in the Day of Action on Monday, May 17th Everyone is invited to finish the last mile together and meet on the steps of the California State Capitol at 12:00 PM. Activities will be planned at CLC for learners who are unable to travel to Sacramento.
Listen to Chris Mahoney and Michelle MacKenzie Talk About Education Issues on KBAY 94.5 FM
Chris Mahoney, Director of Charter Learning Center, and Michelle MacKenzie, a parent at CLC, were guests on Sam Van Zandt's "South Bay Sunday" Program this past Sunday morning at 6 AM. Both Chris and Michelle talked about the upcoming "Spend 1 Day" campaign to encourage lawmakers to visit a local public school in their local district. They also discussed the Charter School Reform Movement and CLC's role as the leader in California's Charter School Education Reform Movement. Many education topics were discussed.
The interview is attached below. Thanks for listening!
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