Oregon receives $10.5 million grant to improve school data systems Portland & Oregon Education - OregonLive.com

Portland & Oregon Education - OregonLive.com

Castillo narrowly wins third term as state schools chief

By The Oregonian

May 18, 2010, 10:25PM

State schools superintendent Susan Castillo barely defeats Ron Maurer, a two-term Republican state representative from Grants Pass in her bid for a third term. Full story »

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Cancer-fighting kids relay for $4,600 at Hopkins' Mini-Relay for Life

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May 22, 2010, 6:00AM

The event is designed to raise funds and awareness of cancer and to help the American Cancer Society Full story »

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Susan Castillo, Ron Maurer race for top Oregon schools job still close

By Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian

May 21, 2010, 7:36PM

Susan Castillo, two-term state schools superintendent, barely squeaked by her opponent on Tuesday night with 51 percent of votes. Full story »

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Oregon receives $10.5 million grant to improve school data systems

By Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian

May 21, 2010, 5:17PM

Oregon posted the second-highest score among 20 states that won competitive federal grants to upgrade their education data systems. The $10.5 million grant will help the state design and build statewide longitudinal data systems that will allow Oregon to examine student progress from early childhood through college and into the workforce. Susan Castillo, state superintendent of schools, says the grant... Full story »

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Education News - The New York Times

Education News - The New York Times

Texas Approves Textbook Changes

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Board of Education on Friday adopted new social studies and history guidelines with a conservative bent for Texas primary school classrooms.

Texas School Board Set to Vote Textbook Revisions

By MICHAEL BRICK

The conservative majority of the Texas School Board cast its eye on the teaching of American history, looking to emphasize the roles of capitalism, Christianity and G.O.P. political figures.

Student Protests Tie Up Campuses in Puerto Rico

By OMAYA SOSA-PASCUAL and EMMA GRAVES FITZSIMMONS

Most of the University of Puerto Rico system has been shut down by students seeking greater transparency.

On Reading Test, Mixed Results Under Bloomberg

By SHARON OTTERMAN

Fourth graders’ scores have improved significantly during his term, but eighth graders’ scores have not.

Suspended Over Naughty Words in H.I.V. Class, Teacher Wins U.S. Ruling

Google Buys Ruba | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Google Buys Ruba | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Google Buys Ruba

by Larry Ferlazzo

Ruba is a travel site that is particularly accessible to ELL’s because of its emphasis on images. Users can write their own guides to places they’ve visited.
It’s on two of my “The Best…” lists:

Teaching Students To Write “Hooks”

by Larry Ferlazzo

In teaching both mainstream and ELL’s academic writing, one of our key points is helping them learn the importance of “hooks” — beginnings that will catch the reader’s attention.
Carolyn Zierenberg, a very talented English teacher at our school, has put together a very simple and effective PowerPoint that helps students get the idea.

“Education vs. Employment”

by Larry Ferlazzo

“Education vs. Employment” is a nice infographic showing, among other things, the difference in income that may come from different levels of educational attainment.

“Eliminating the Achievement Gap Is Educational Alchemy”

by Larry Ferlazzo

Eliminating the Achievement Gap Is Educational Alchemy is the title of an excellent column in Ed Week today.
In it, Walt Gardner articulately reinforces Richard Rothstein’s point that, while schools might be able to narrow the achievement gap, outside factors eliminate the possibility of schools bridging it completely on their own

Phila. schoolchildren lag in reading skills | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/21/2010

Phila. schoolchildren lag in reading skills | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/21/2010

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Phila. schoolchildren lag in reading skills

In national urban testing, 61 percent of fourth graders scored below basic in reading.

Philadelphia schoolchildren fall into the middle of the pack or lag other pupils in 17 other big-city districts in reading, according to test scores released Thursday.

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A Doorway Back

With the dropout problem in Philadelphia at crisis proportions, a chance-of-a-lifetime program offers 40 select students a shot at breaking the cycle of failure. But can they take advantage?

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Under scrutiny in recent months for her administration's handling of violence and other issues, Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman will soon announce major changes to her senior leadership team.

On recheck, thousands of N.J. students fail graduation test

Thousands of New Jersey students may still be in jeopardy of not graduating, based on results of rescored alternative high school exit exams that state education officials released Wednesday.

16 Philadelphia principals lack state credentials

Sixteen principals in the Philadelphia School District are working without proper state certification, officials said Tuesday, citing a failure to monitor staff credentials.

Bitten by the acting bug through Shakespeare

One recent evening, a dedicated group of local thespians was running through a scene in its labor of love, the works of Shakespeare.

Phila. Archdiocese to close special-ed school

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia will close one of its five special-education schools in June. Archangels Academy in Levittown will close, and the school's 30 students will transfer to two other special-education schools operated by the archdiocese, Our Lady of Confidence in Willow Grove and St. Katherine Day School in Wynnewood, the archdiocese announced Monday.

San Jose-based community college promises greater oversight after chancellor probe - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose-based community college promises greater oversight after chancellor probe - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose-based community college promises greater oversight after chancellor probe

Investigation into chancellor's spending finds possible conflict-of-interest, travel violations

Document: Probe into allegations about Rosa Pérez

UC Berkeley plan test student DNA raises alarms

Document: Complaint against California over education funding

Schools, PTA sue California over education funding

Stanford University prepares for the 'bookless library'

Delaware man charged with faking his way into Harvard

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Hispanic New York Project: You calling me assimilationist? By … | Educational New York

Hispanic New York Project: You calling me assimilationist? By … | Educational New York

Hispanic New York Project: You calling me assimilationist? By …

by Educational America

When a Latino makes strides to improve their lot by seeking higher education , they’re often labeled white-washed, Uncle Toms, etc. Just look around your neighborhood for examples or point your eyes in my direction as this happened to me, …

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Texas board adopts new primary school curriculum – Houston …

by Educational America

New York Times Texas board adopts new primary school curriculum Houston Chronicle AP sources: Graham, Reilly to head panel on spill By APRIL CASTRO AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas – The State Board of Education has .

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DU CTLAT BLOG: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education – May 20 …

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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education – May 20, 2010 · http://www.jbhe.com/. Five African Americans Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the nation’s most …

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AsburyParkEA.net » Blog Archive » The Morning Bell by NEA

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The New York Times (5/11, Medina) reports that the New York “State Education Department and New York’s teachers’ unions have reached a deal to overhaul teacher evaluations and tie them to student test scores, brokering a compromise on an …..

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Amy Traub: "It's for the Kids' Education": New York Voters Support …

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Governor David Paterson thinks he knows what’s on New Yorkers’ minds.

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University of California: Few applicants on waiting lists offered spots - latimes.com

University of California: Few applicants on waiting lists offered spots - latimes.com

Few UC applicants on waiting lists offered spots By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times Of the more than 10,000 put on the lists for the fall, fewer than 2,000 are offered enrollment — and only for campuses in Davis or Santa Barbara. Schwarzenegger's proposal on prison healthcare draws criticism By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times Opponents say the plan to put inmate care in the hands of the UC system and medical schools could put doctors at risk and lead to high costs and malpractice suits. Cal State lost 10% of teaching force, union says By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times There were about 2,500 fewer faculty members this month than last May on the 23 campuses, the equivalent of 1,230 full-time positions. On at least one campus the data didn't reflect recent hires.

EDUCATION Headlines from L.A. Now Students protest UCLA’s choice of commencement speaker -- again05/21/2010, 4:15 p.m. Boy, 15, collapses and dies while playing basketball with his brother at Crescenta Valley High School05/21/2010, 3:10 p.m. Pau Gasol teams with L.A. firefighters to teach safety tips at Boyle Heights school [Updated]05/20/2010, 8:37 p.m. Lawsuit filed in 2006 sexual abuse case involving 13-year-old girl at San Bernardino middle school05/20/2010, 6:03 p.m. Lawsuit aims to overhaul school funding system, provide schools with more dollars [Updated]05/20/2010, 11:56 a.m. New president for Los Angeles Harbor College05/19/2010, 6:05 p.m.

Cerritos City Council outraged by State’s raid of $11.8 million from Cerritos Redevelopment Agency

Cerritos City Council outraged by State’s raid of $11.8 million from Cerritos Redevelopment Agency

Cerritos City Council outraged by State’s raid of $11.8 million from Cerritos Redevelopment Agency

The State of California required the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency to make a payment of $11,812,007 to the Los Angeles County Auditor on May 10. The payment is a result of the State’s decision to raid $2.05 billion in local redevelopment funds.
“The State of California continues to live beyond its means and California’s cities are paying the consequences,” said Cerritos Mayor Joseph Cho, Ph.D., “State legislators must address
the State budget’s structural deficit instead of continuously raiding funds from local government coffers.”
The Cerritos City Council expressed outrage over the taking of the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency funds as there will be a significant negative impact on local projects. As a result of the loan, the development of the planned Cuesta Villas affordable senior housing project will be delayed.
Mayor Cho said, “Local seniors and school children will suffer as a result of the delay in the Cuesta Villas project. The affordable housing seniors so desperately need will take longer to complete due to the loss of funds. The estimated $3 million in annual revenue that Cuesta Villas will generate for the ABC Unified School District is indefinitely delayed,

CDE Denied Federal Data Grant - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education)

CDE Denied Federal Data Grant - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education)

Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Issues Statement in Response to Federal Denial of Grant to Expand California's Education Data System

SACRAMENTO -- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today issued the following statement after California was not named as a winning state in the federal competition for a grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education:

"California is strongly supportive of President Obama's education reform goals, including improving teacher effectiveness, adopting standards to ensure that all students are ready for college and careers, turning around lowest-performing schools, and strengthening the collection and use of education data. Using data is the key to making improvements in all four of these areas of school improvement.

"California's education data system needs to be stronger and more comprehensive. We know what we need to do to make our education data system world class, and we are ready and willing to do this work. Given the severity of California's ongoing budget crisis, we pursued the IES grant to help us make these critical improvements.

"It is deeply disappointing that states that seem to be further along in the development of comprehensive educational data systems were given preference in the IES grant evaluation process, rather than states, like California, that truly need the federal investment to better serve California students.

"I will review the feedback from federal officials about our application when it is available, and will continue to advocate for support for our data system from the U.S. Department of Education. I will also continue to make the case that here in California we also need to live up to our commitment to students and invest state dollars to make critically needed improvements to our longitudinal education data system."

Background: IES grants, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, are intended to support states with the development and implementation of systems that promote the linking of data across time and databases, from early childhood into career, including matching teachers to students, while protecting student privacy and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy protection laws.