PFT and District give new teachers a strong start to the school year | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

PFT and District give new teachers a strong start to the school year | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, Aug. 5

by Erika Owens

PFT and District give new teachers a strong start to the school year The Notebook blog
The Strong Beginnings program is taking place this week at Fels High School and is designed to help first-year teachers handle many of the challenges of their new career.
Philadelphia public school system doles out high salaries to staff Daily News (opinion)
A Republican running for the PA House adds his voice to the chorus of criticism of District salaries saying, the high salaries make it clear that we don't need more money for education, we just need to use our money better.
First Friday reception for Notebook photog. The Notebook blog
Bread & Roses is holding a reception for Harvey Finkle's Justice Behind the Lens exhibit Friday evening.
We Did It! PFT blog
The Senate voted for cloture on the bill that would save thousands of teachers' jobs.

Letters: Philadelphia's Germantown High sends a mixed message on food-poaching Daily News
Shire and Philabundance Announce First Region-Wide High School Food Drive UC Review

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Eduwonk � Blog Archive � When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

by smead

Guest post courtesy of Becca Bracy Knight, Executive Director, The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems
When was the last time you spoke to a student about his or her experiences at school? I don’t think anyone working in education reform can have these conversations often enough. I was fortunate to hear from a group of high school students last week at one of The Broad Center’s professional development sessions.
To help make our discussions about the current state of education a little more real, we invited a group of students and teachers from local schools to talk about their views on education today. It was a powerful, stark reminder that our young people are amazingly resilient, but also keenly aware that we as adults are, in general,

Schools Matter: Charter Industry Sends Out Their A Team Against Civil Rights Leaders, Part I

Schools Matter: Charter Industry Sends Out Their A Team Against Civil Rights Leaders, Part I

Charter Industry Sends Out Their A Team Against Civil Rights Leaders, Part I

by Jim Horn

The dollarbots inside the education reform industry mainframe have been ominously humming since the NAACP, the Urban League, and seven other civil rights organizations came out swinging against the Gates-Broad-Walton racist blueprint that Arne Duncan is trying to pass off as the inheritor of the NCLB debacle. NCLB 2.0 is planned as a policy built on the conclusion that large swaths of the American population will be losers in the Race to the Top. One of my favorite lines from the 17 page civil rights framework for education reform notes that

"If education is a civil right, children in “winning” states should not be the only ones who
have the opportunity to learn in high-quality environments."

But the voices of privilege are not going to give up without a battle, apparently to be waged from the protection of

Quick Takes: New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails - Inside Higher Ed

Quick Takes: New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails - Inside Higher Ed

New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails

New York State's Legislature had adopted a budget for the fiscal year that does not include a higher education reform measure that would have given the State University of New York and the City University of New York more authority over setting their tuition rates and using the tuition revenue. The measure has been a major goal of the university systems and of Gov. David Paterson. But members of the Assembly balked at some provisions. SUNY's chancellor, Nancy L. Zimpher, issued a statement in which she called the failure to enact the reforms "a missed opportunity" for the state. And she noted that the public university systems now face state budget cuts and increased enrollment pressures without the budget flexibility sought in the reform measure - and she vowed

Shellacking the For-Profits

August 5, 2010

At hearing, evidence of wrongdoing is exposed at Phoenix, Kaplan, Argosy and others; key Democrat identifies "systemic" problems and vows to pursue legislation.

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Hendrix's Odyssey

August 5, 2010

Arkansas college's journey marked by dramatic tuition hikes, increased discounting and an enrollment surge.

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Colleges and the Governors' Races

August 5, 2010

Higher education is taking a back seat to jobs in this year's election, but many gubernatorial candidates recognize the need for change.

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Hippocratic Oaths for Academe

August 5, 2010

An expert outlines 10 commandments each for professors and administrators. Could they lead to peaceful coexistence?

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New Presidents or Provosts: Alabama Southern CC, Assiniboine CC, Bowie State U., Eastern Maine CC, La Sierra U., Rockland CC, U. of Tennessee Health Science Center

August 5, 2010

Poll: Language a barrier for Latinos in schools - Boston.com

Poll: Language a barrier for Latinos in schools - Boston.com

Poll: Language a barrier for Latinos in schools

In this Monday, July 26, 2010 photo, Doris Chiquito, right, and her children Jonathan, 11, left, and Ariana Gonzalez, 8, are shown at their home in Coral Gables, Fla. Chiquito, 30, who was born in the U.S. to Ecuadorian parents, is among those who hope their children will maintain the Hispanic culture. Chiquito, fluent in English, says she enrolled her son and daughter in bilingual classes so they would also speak Spanish and not "feel ashamed of being Hispanic." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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With Hispanic enrollment surging in schools, many Spanish-speaking parents are having trouble helping their children with homework or communicating with U.S. teachers as English-immersion classes proliferate in K-12.

An Associated Press-Univision poll highlights the language and cultural obstacles for the nation's Latinos, who lag behind others when it comes to graduating from high school.

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Diversity Debate Engulfs Hunter High in Manhattan - NYTimes.com

Diversity Debate Engulfs Hunter High in Manhattan - NYTimes.com

Diversity Debate Convulses Elite High School

By SHARON OTTERMAN

Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

Justin Hudson used his graduation speech at Hunter College High School to challenge the admissions process for the school.

A student’s graduation speech at Hunter College High School criticized the admissions process, and the school’s popular principal quit under pressure.

• Justin Hudson's Graduation Speech (pdf)
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Senator to Review Accreditation of For-Profit Colleges

By TAMAR LEWIN

Expanded scrutiny after a Government Accountability Office report found deceptive practices or outright fraud at 15 for-profit colleges.

Grants for Education Are Awarded

By SAM DILLON

Teach for America and the KIPP Foundation each won $50 million in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation.

At U. of Iowa, Recruitment Success Has Its Perils

By JACQUES STEINBERG

More students are going to the University of Iowa this fall than the university can accommodate, setting off a search for classroom and living space.

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For-Profit Colleges Mislead Students, Report Finds

By TAMAR LEWIN

Recruiters for 15 for-profit colleges encouraged lying on financial aid forms and misled potential students.

Ideas For The First Day Of School | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

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