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At global meeting on higher education, parallels -- cutbacks, tough questions on quality, stubbornness of status quo -- overpower the historical differences.

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An attempt to discourage social media use at Harrisburg U. runs up against students and faculty determined to get their fix.

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As some colleges face bedbug infestations in dormitories, many others consider ways to prevent such outbreaks.

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Education Week: K-12 Policy Shifts Loom in GOP Surge

Education Week: K-12 Policy Shifts Loom in GOP Surge

K-12 Policy Shifts Loom in GOP Surge

Republicans running hard to take Congress are wary of an expanded federal role in education—and unlikely to back big, new spending. (September 16, 2010)

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Web's #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary - EducationNews.org - Pennsylvania high school graduation exam policy nears approval

Web's #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary - EducationNews.org - Pennsylvania high school graduation exam policy nears approval

Pennsylvania high school graduation exam policy nears approval 9.16.10 - When the state Board of Education decided to require end-of-course Keystone Exams for high school graduation, there were lots of questions about how to put them into effect.

Jobs bill helps district balance budget The $49 million expected this year would spare teachers and programs, the Phila. board was told. The $98 million the Philadelphia School District expects to receive under the federal education jobs bill could not have come at a better time, according ...

It's a bus mess for city's special ed kids 9.16.10 - Start-of-school bus chaos is hitting special education students the hardest, according to parents and city data.

New South Phila. High principal faces daunting challenges with confidence | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/15/2010

New South Phila. High principal faces daunting challenges with confidence | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/15/2010

New South Phila. High principal faces daunting challenges with confidence The same traits that make Otis Hackney so likable - the candor, the warmth, the easy laugh - can mislead people into taking him lightly.

Philadelphia-area schools gain in math, reading tests Schools in the Philadelphia area continued to make gains on state math and reading tests this year, with more than three-quarters in the region meeting state benchmarks, scores released Tuesday show.

'Dream big,' Obama tells Philadelphia students President Obama delivered his back-to-school speech at the city's highest-performing school Tuesday, exhorting students to strive for excellence and telling them the country's future depends on their efforts.

NJ Spotlight | Revision of State Test Scores Leaves Some Puzzled

NJ Spotlight | Revision of State Test Scores Leaves Some Puzzled

Economic Grant Program Proves Easily Exploited Subsidies supposedly restricted to redeveloping blighted areas can actually be used in 80 percent of the state's municipalities.

Number of the Day: 99 Last year 99 people were killed in on-the-job-accidents in New Jersey, which is about average for annual workplace fatalities in the state. (In 2008, there were 92 workforce fatalities; in 2007, 106.) Of those killed last year, all but one was a man. ...

Revision of State Test Scores Leaves Some Puzzled Few complaints after tweaked tallies lift pass rates, but plenty of questions.

This Week In Education: Fenty/Rhee: Notable Absence Of Reformy Reflection

This Week In Education: Fenty/Rhee: Notable Absence Of Reformy Reflection

Fenty/Rhee: Notable Absence Of Reformy Reflection

by Alexander Russo

What did reformy types learn from the Fenty/Rhee loss in DC on Tuesday? Not much, apparently - at least not that they're willing to tell to you. A sampling: The election wasn't really about Rhee (Sara Mead). What Sara said (Rotherham). It was the economy's fault (Yglesias). It was the taxicab drivers' fault (Carey). So much for insight, intellectual rigor, or honest reflection (though in fairness Yglesias does tag Rhee for arrogance). What

Magazines: NYT Mag Touts Video Game School

by Alexander Russo

Get an early start on your weekend reading with this interesting (if slightly overblown) article on "Quest To Learn," the school designed by a videogamer (Video Games Win a Beachhead in the Classroom):

"During an era in which just about everything is downloadable and remixable,

Hayward school board members overpaid for decades - Inside Bay Area

Hayward school board members overpaid for decades - Inside Bay Area

Hayward school board members overpaid for decades District did not notice trustees earned more than state allows. Valley Stars Oakland elementary school rises quickly after slow start Man arrested in pair of attempted Fremont bank robberies Police seeking trio who threatened student at Ohlone College Dublin school board appoints new member Bill would change kindergarten cutoff date from Dec. 2 to Sept. 1 Stanford's new freshmen arrive

The Education Report At two-way immersion school, math class is in Spanish Behind the screens of the Peralta Community Colleges board: Reporter finds some telling e-mails Obama’s address to students Oakland teachers union stays neutral on tax API, AYP, PI, and NCLB again » More from The Education Report

Reading the Tea Leaves on Mike Castle's Defeat in Delaware :: Frederick M. Hess

Reading the Tea Leaves on Mike Castle's Defeat in Delaware :: Frederick M. Hess

Reading the Tea Leaves on Mike Castle's Defeat in Delaware

by Frederick M. Hess • Sep 16, 2010 at 9:31 am
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In Tuesday's biggest surprise, Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell shocked heavy favorite Mike Castle in the GOP primary, beating the nine-term representative, former governor, and former lieutenant governor by about six points. The result put an exclamation mark on a series of Tea Party primary wins in Nevada, Kentucky, Alaska, Utah, and Colorado.

When it comes to schooling, the impact of this primary season is not yet well understood. Some, like Secretary Duncan, seem inclined to presume that K-12 bipartisanship will breezily return after November's election. Indeed, Duncan is in good company, as seasoned Washington hands trust that any Tea Partiers who

School board miffed over $500K salary | www.theacorn.com | The Acorn

School board miffed over $500K salary | www.theacorn.com | The Acorn

School board miffed over $500K salary

Financial transparency questioned

By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com

Although outraged over the half-million-dollar salary being paid to the top executive of the California School Boards Association, one local school district has decided to continue its membership in the association.

The Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education sent a letter to CSBA condemning director Scott Plotkin’s annual salary, which reached $539,000 in 2008.

Las Virgenes school board President Gordon Whitehead said the board could not continue membership with the organization unless CSBA demonstrated financial transparency. Whitehead wrote a letter to CSBA president Frank Pugh that was distributed to school boards in the Conejo Valley, Moorpark, Oak Park and Simi Valley.

Despite their concerns, the Las Virgenes board voted 5-0 to remain in the CSBA.

Charters at top, bottom of DPS ratings | EdNewsColorado

Charters at top, bottom of DPS ratings | EdNewsColorado

Charters at top, bottom of DPS ratings

by Nancy Mitchell

New charter schools rank at the very top – and the very bottom – of Denver’s latest school report cards released today.

West Denver Prep’s Harvey Park campus, the first replication for the high-scoring charter network, topped the list of all city schools on DPS’ School Performance Framework, which considers achievement and growth on state

The Daily Churn: Thursday

by EdNews staff

What’s churning:

Terrance Carroll, the term-limited speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, is the new chairman of the board of A+ Denver, an education advocacy group founded in 2006. Carroll replaces former Denver MayorFederico Peña as chair of the group.

Carroll, a Denver Democrat, is the first African-American elected speaker, is a lawyer with the Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm with offices in Denver.

A+ describes itself as “non-profit independent civic organization formed to help Denver transform its public school

NYC Public School Parents: Testing, as Bad as the Chinese Way

NYC Public School Parents: Testing, as Bad as the Chinese Way

Testing, as Bad as the Chinese Way

by Steve Koss

Last Sunday, the New York Times elected to give over its education coverage to reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal, an M.D. who normally writes for the "gray lady" about epidemic diseases and other scientific and environmental topics.

Titled "Testing, the Chinese Way," Ms. Rosenthal's banner-style lead story in the Times's "Week in Review" section argues the merits of frequent testing based on her children's experiences in China while attending the International School of Beijing, an institution likely more closely akin in NYC to Dalton, Chapin, or Columbia Grammar than to the P.S. 1's, 10's, or 45's attended by most children. Nevertheless, in extrapolating from her observations in China, Ms. Rosenthal erroneously equates her children's experiences with those of regular

The Answer Sheet - Are Texas's social studies standards really so bad?

The Answer Sheet - Are Texas's social studies standards really so bad?

Are Texas's social studies standards really so bad?

Texas has completed its adoption of new social standards, a controversial process that made national news when religious conservative members of the Board of Education made decisions that critics said skewed history. I was one of those who criticized the changes on The Sheet, more than once, and yesterday, I questioned why the board was just now considering a new rule (not a standard) about how Islam is taught to students. In this post, Gilbert T. Sewall, director of the New York-based American Textbook Council, takes a different view. The council is an independent research organization that reviews history textbooks and other educational materials. By Gilbert T. Sewall With the official adoption of new social studies standards last month, Texas ends a year-long controversy over history standards and textbooks. After months of stunning national opposition, in the spring, the Republican majority on the Texas State Board of Education pushed through

Schools Matter: Was that Superman Who Got His Ass Handed to Him Yesterday in DC?

Schools Matter: Was that Superman Who Got His Ass Handed to Him Yesterday in DC?

Was that Superman Who Got His Ass Handed to Him Yesterday in DC?

by Jim Horn

From the vault, January 22, 2010, with commentary below the post by Paul A. Moore. The website for the propa-drama, or is that drama-ganda, has evolved and turned into an crusade unto itself, where the public can pledge with Michelle Rhee to see the film, and to find a job, perhaps. Now when you go the webpage, in the first slide we see a Mao-inspired Michelle Rhee praying, is it? The caption reads:

With the defeat of D.C's Mayor Adrian Fenty, the future of Michelle Rhee hangs in the balance.

Don't forget: this is about the children.

The oligarchs see this masterpiece of heart-tugging propaganda as the engine that will push their corporate