Sunday, August 29, 2010
Worst Idea of the Millennium � The Quick and the Ed
Worst Idea of the Millennium � The Quick and the Ed
Worst Idea of the Millennium
Via Jon Chait, that would be the proposal to move the annual Ohio State vs. Michigan football game from its traditional slot at the end of the season. Earlier this year, the Big Ten stole Nebraska from the Big 12, thus increasing the number of Big Ten teams from 11 to 12. Traditionally, the Big Ten championship has been awarded using a complex and archaic formula whose origins are shrouded in the mists of time but can be best summarized as “the team with the best record at the end of the season wins the league championship.” Twelve teams allows the Big Ten to split into two divisions, the winners
Saturday, August 28, 2010
New Orleans' Lower Ninth Draws Tourists, Not Aid | Womens eNews
New Orleans' Lower Ninth Draws Tourists, Not Aid | Womens eNews
New Orleans' Lower Ninth Draws Tourists, Not Aid
Local News | Seattle Public Schools, city's teachers union closer to agreement | Seattle Times Newspaper
Local News | Seattle Public Schools, city's teachers union closer to agreement | Seattle Times Newspaper
Seattle Public Schools, city's teachers union closer to agreement
Seattle Public Schools and the city's teachers union could reach a tentative agreement as early as Sunday on a new teacher contract, possibly ending their fight over whether to use student test scores as part of teacher evaluations.
Times education reporter
Seattle Public Schools and the city's teachers union could reach a tentative agreement as early as Sunday on a new teacher contract, which could end the first major clash in Washington state over whether to use student test scores as part of teacher evaluations.
Both parties reported progress in their talks this week, which included a marathon session Thursday that lasted 13 hours.
On Friday, the district's spokeswoman said the two sides are close to an agreement. The union wouldn't go that far, saying only that they are much closer.
"We still have some issues that have to be worked out, but both sides have moved a long way," said Glen
Five Themes of American Conventional Wisdom Part 4: Capitalism | Lefty Parent
Five Themes of American Conventional Wisdom Part 4: Capitalism | Lefty Parent
Five Themes of American Conventional Wisdom Part 4: Capitalism
Ah “capitalism”… a word that to me connotes a big driving machine. A word that is loaded with so much
Don't shift more funds to local cyber schools - Morning Call
Don't shift more funds to local cyber schools - Morning Call
Don't shift more funds to local cyber schools
The question regarding increased funding for cyber schools because of weak performances in some areas raised the issue of how tax dollars should be used in education. Over the last decade or so, school districts have poured tax money into charter schools, cyber schools, and other alternative educational ideas. Most of these educational experiments are not held to the same standards as public schools. For example, the requirement that all teachers be state-certified does not apply to charter schools. Each has produced mixed results. Meanwhile our local public schools have struggled with budget problems, teacher layoffs and program cuts.
Parents are within their rights to decide where their children are educated. Some opt out of public schools and choose private education, which is expensive and limits enrollment to a select few who can afford to attend. Public
Poll: Public at odds with teachers over reform | StAugustine.com
Poll: Public at odds with teachers over reform | StAugustine.com
Poll: Public at odds with teachers over reform
Harvard study finds public favors merit pay, opposes tenure
TALLAHASSEE -- Teachers and the broader public are divided over issues such as merit pay for teachers, the federal Race to the Top program and teacher tenure, according to new results from a national poll.
The results of the fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard University's Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next were released this week.
The national poll provides "strong evidence ... that most Americans support merit pay for teachers, while teachers oppose the policy by a large margin; there is strong opposition among the public to teacher tenure, while teachers favor it; and teachers are significantly more opposed to the Race to the Top program than the broader public."
The survey of 1,184 U.S. adults was conducted between May 11 and June 8 by Knowledge Networks and features "oversamples" of 684 teachers and 908 residents living in areas with at least one charter school during the 2009-2010 school year. The research was funded
Teachers told to be 'fearless' - MassLive.com
Teachers told to be 'fearless' - MassLive.com
Teachers told to be 'fearless'
Saturday, August 28, 2010
By PETER GOONAN
pgoonan@repub.com
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Deval L. Patrick told Springfield teachers during their annual convocation ceremony Friday to continue their commitment to children and be "fearless" as they strive to inspire and change the lives of thousands of students.
Patrick was among speakers who took part in the rally-like convocation at the MassMutual Center on Main Street, attended by approximately 3,000 teachers, administrators and staff who are preparing for the return of students on Monday.
The governor also visited the site of an $11 million affordable housing project under construction at the Borinquen Apartments on Main Street in the North End, which is being assisted by state and federal funding and tax credits. Local, state and federal officials praised the project by co-developers Heriberto Flores and the New England Farm Workers' Council, that involves the complete renovation of two buildings to provide 41
Teachers file suit over social media policy | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal
Teachers file suit over social media policy | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal
Teachers file suit over social media policy
Teachers union filing suit against Santa Rosa over new policy on social media
Left out of the race | GJSentinel.com
Left out of the race | GJSentinel.com
Left out of the race
Colorado has twice now been rejected in its bid for millions of dollars from the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” competition for education funding.
It’s a development that seems to have come as a shock to some observers given President Obama’s apparent fondness for the Centennial State, the kind of affinity that had to have Gov. Bill Ritter thinking he had a place at the top locked up.
Politics, however, now appears to have played a role in Colorado’s disappointment.
We know, that’s shocking, given the arm’s length relationship we’ve come to expect when billions of dollars, thousands of jobs, the vast reach of national policy and struggles for power are involved.
Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien suggested that something might be afoot when she said the administration had a “tin ear” when it came to understanding the relationship between states in the West and the schools in
WDUQNews: West Allegheny Teachers Authorize Strike
WDUQNews: West Allegheny Teachers Authorize Strike
West Allegheny Teachers Authorize Strike
Teachers unions in four school districts in Allegheny County have now authorized strikes, but no walkouts have been scheduled yet.
Teachers in the West Allegheny School District voted unanimously to give their union leadership the authority to call a strike if necessary. Earlier, teachers in the Allegheny Valley, Bethel Park and Moon Area School Districts authorized strikes. Unions must notify school district officials at least 48 hours in advance of a walkout.
Teachers in the West Allegheny School District voted unanimously to give their union leadership the authority to call a strike if necessary. Earlier, teachers in the Allegheny Valley, Bethel Park and Moon Area School Districts authorized strikes. Unions must notify school district officials at least 48 hours in advance of a walkout.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan to visit George Hall | Fox10tv.com
Education Secretary Arne Duncan to visit George Hall | Fox10tv.com
Education Sec. to visit George Hall
Updated: Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 6:03 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 2:19 PM CDT
MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Mobile's George Hall Elementary School Friday. Back in 2004, George Hall was one of the worst-performing schools in the state. After five solid years of hard work, the school is now a blue-ribbon site.
However, teacher Melissa Mitchell said getting to this point was not as easy as 1-2-3.
"People didn't think it could happen and all of us came in together. We had to believe that this would be possible and do whatever it took to make it happen," said Mitchell.
Since the transformation, the school has had teachers from other areas visiting.
Elizabeth Reints said outside educators want to copy the success at George Hall.
State tries to access federal education funds held up by rule | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | News: Education
State tries to access federal education funds held up by rule | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | News: Education
State tries to access federal education funds held up by rule
12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, August 28, 2010
State and federal education officials met in Washington on Friday but did not come to an agreement over $830 million in extra school funds Texas stands to receive.
"While today's meeting did not produce an immediate solution, we will continue to work with the Department of Education and others to determine the best path forward to try to access these funds for Texas schools," Education Commissioner Robert Scott said in a statement.
Scott and the governor's senior adviser Mike Morrissey met with U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Tony Miller and are
Cover story - The Boston Globe
Cover story - The Boston Globe
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Cover story
The first printed books came with a question: What do you do with these things?
In the beginning, before there was such a thing as a Gutenberg Bible, Johannes Gutenberg laid out his rows of metal type and brushed them with ink and, using the mechanism that would change the world, produced an ordinary little schoolbook. It was probably an edition of a fourth-century grammar text by Aelius Donatus, some 28 pages long. Only a few fragments of the printed sheets survive, because no one thought the book was worth keeping.
“Now had he kept to that, doing grammars...it probably would all have been well,” said Andrew Pettegree, a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews and author of “The Book in the Renaissance,” the story of the birth of print. Instead, Gutenberg was bent on making a grand statement, an edition of Scripture that would cost half as much as a house and would live through the ages. “And it was a towering success, as a cultural
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