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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Rehabilitation Services Commissioner to Participate in Panel Discussions on Disability Employment

Lynnae Ruttledge, commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration, will participate in panel discussions examining disability employment issues as part of the 2010 U.S. Business Leadership Network Annual Conference and Expo Monday in Chicago.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Department of Education Opens Exhibit of Art Works from Maryland High School Students

The U.S. Department of Education will host the opening of Maryland High School Artists: A Juried Exhibition, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Department’s Auditorium on Monday, Sept. 20 at 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, D.C.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

U.S. Education Department's Carl Harris to Participate in Panel Discussion on Education, Innovation

Carl Harris, deputy assistant secretary for policy and state technical assistance at the U.S. Education Department, will participate in a panel discussion on education and innovation as part of the 2010 Marshall Forum on Transatlantic Affairs Friday at Hillside New Tech High School in Durham, N.C.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Participates in Back to School with the Historymakers, Joins Rev. Al Sharpton and Roger Wilkins for a Visit to Dorothy I. Height Community Academy Public Charter School

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pulitzer prize-winning author, distinguished professor and journalist Roger Wilkins will visit Dorothy I. Height Community Academy Public Charter School on Friday, Sept. 17 as part of the "Back-to-School With The HistoryMakers" initiative. A Dorothy I.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Education Secretary Duncan, other Education Department Officials, to participate in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 40th Annual Legislative Conference

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali and John Wilson, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will participate in several sessions during the Congressional Black Caucus’ 40th Annual Legislative Conference Sept. 16-17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

No Need to Wait for Superman; How Heroes Inspire Students In One L.A. Classroom � InterACT

No Need to Wait for Superman; How Heroes Inspire Students In One L.A. Classroom � InterACT

No Need to Wait for Superman; How Heroes Inspire Students In One L.A. Classroom

Sgt. Jason Thomas, 9/11 Hero photo by Lt. J. Higgins

Being a Social Studies teacher is the greatest job in the world. You get the privilege of guiding today’s youth in their understanding of today’s world issues, conflicts, and paradigms through intellectual discourse, debate, and analysis.

You get to make history come alive.

Such was the case this week as we hit the 9th anniversary of the September 11th tragedy in New York City, and

Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Lawmakers say Obama promises he'll push DREAM Act - Boston.com

Lawmakers say Obama promises he'll push DREAM Act - Boston.com

Lawmakers say Obama promises he'll push DREAM Act

President Barack Obama, right, with Connecticut Attorney General and Democrat candidate for US Senate Richard Blumenthal, left, during a fundraiser in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Blumenthal is running in the Nov. 2 general election to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.President Barack Obama, right, with Connecticut Attorney General and Democrat candidate for US Senate Richard Blumenthal, left, during a fundraiser in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Blumenthal is running in the Nov. 2 general election to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
By Darlene Superville
Associated Press Writer / September 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is promising to work with senators to help pass legislation allowing thousands of young people who attend college or join the military to become legal U.S. residents, according to Hispanic lawmakers who met Thursday with the president.

New Libraries Offer New Way of Learning / Chicago News Cooperative

New Libraries Offer New Way of Learning / Chicago News Cooperative

New Libraries Offer New Way of Learning

Amid the many gradations of melancholy that is impoverished West Englewood, there is the public library.

Derrick Durr, a 22-year-old aspiring boxer, hovered over a computer last week, helping his aunt find work. So many employment applications are now done online that the challenge is great for those who are on the wrong side of the digital divide.

Shortly before noon, most of the computers were being used by adults who are jobless. They were creating résumés and e-mail accounts, and filling out applications. They were also applying for assistance programs, rather than trooping to a government office, said Alicia Henry, one of the system’s “cybernavigators” and a Jennifer Hudson look-alike.

That Mr. Durr and his aunt were doing this there is no small feat since this strip of West 63rd Street was

ERN and “Waiting for Superman”? � DFER Watch

ERN and “Waiting for Superman”? � DFER Watch

ERN and “Waiting for Superman”?

From a recent EdWeek article, “‘Superman’ Documentary Draws Praise, Controversy“: Some education advocates hope to use the visibility the film [Waiting for Superman] brings to education issues to emphasize their own messages. The Washington-based National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Education Reform Now, in New York City, are teaming up to build a parallel campaign … Read more

A Closer Look at Affected Programs � The Quick and the Ed

A Closer Look at Affected Programs � The Quick and the Ed

A Closer Look at Affected Programs



Whether it’s a small share or a large portion of the sector, there is little debate that the gainful employment standard, as proposed, would affect some number of programs. But its hard to figure out which ones because schools report very little information broken down by program.

The paper I released today, “Are You Gainfully Employed?” tries to answer these questions about gainful employment and the specific program types most likely to be affected. That’s an important distinction to note–my analysis isn’t interested so much in naming schools that are likely to be in trouble. Rather, by looking at a large portion of the sector, it hopes to see what programs might be affected in large numbers.

Of the more than 12,662 programs I looked at, I estimated that about 4 percent of programs, or just over 500,

Whooping cough outbreak may be biggest in 55 years - Health - Infectious diseases - msnbc.com

Whooping cough outbreak may be biggest in 55 years - Health - Infectious diseases - msnbc.com

Calif. whooping cough outbreak may be largest in 55 years

Over 4,000 cases, 9 deaths reported this year; decline in vaccinations blamed


By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER
updated 9/16/2010 6:27:34 PM ET
State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record in whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine babies.
At least 4,017 cases of the highly contagious illness have been reported in California. Data from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control show 11,466 cases nationwide, though the federal numbers are known to lag behind local reporting.
Whooping cough is a cyclical illness that peaks in number of infections every five years. Symptoms are similar to the common cold, making it a challenge to diagnose, which in turn makes it difficult for officials t
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Schools Matter: A Bit of Advice...

Schools Matter: A Bit of Advice...

Remainders: Don’t forget to fill out our survey by tomorrow | GothamSchools

Remainders: Don’t forget to fill out our survey by tomorrow | GothamSchools

Curriculum Should Precede Assessments � The Core Knowledge Blog

Curriculum Should Precede Assessments � The Core Knowledge Blog

Curriculum Should Precede Assessments

by Diana Senechal
September 16th, 2010

The Common Core State Standards state that they do not outline the content that students should learn; this, they say, is the role of a curriculum. Yet it seems someone hasn’t been listening. Two groups of states are already rushing to develop assessments, which, according to the New York Times, will rely on technology and include “performance-based tasks, designed to mirror complex, real-world situations.”

Why the rush to make new tests? Isn’t there a great danger—even likelihood—that the tests will define and even impede the curriculum? This is worse than the cart going before the horse. This is a cart boasting that it will give birth to the horse—a horse with wheels that will follow in the cart’s grooves. O hubristic cart, how many fake horses will you bring forth before you regret your ways?

Here’s what I mean. The Common Core State Standards leave room for actual curricular courses in

Fenty and Rhee: Was what we had here a failure to communicate? � Fred Klonsky's blog

Fenty and Rhee: Was what we had here a failure to communicate? � Fred Klonsky's blog

Fenty and Rhee: Was what we had here a failure to communicate?

After having her boss routed from the mayor’s office in DC, schools chancellor Michelle Rhee blames the people for not getting it.

Or maybe she didn’t communicate well enough.

But it just couldn’t be that she was wrong.

So, it turns out, the problem with school reforms in D.C. — which contributed to the defeat of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary — wasn’t that some of them were punitive and nonsensical. Schools Chancellor Michelle A.

Education Research Report: Children’s brain development is linked to physical fitness

Education Research Report: Children’s brain development is linked to physical fitness
Children’s brain development is linked to physical fitness Ω Researchers have found an association between physical fitness and the brain in 9- and 10-year-old children: Those who are more fit tend to have a bigger hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory than their less-fit peers. A bigger ...

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � If I Had A Million Dollars…

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � If I Had A Million Dollars…

The 21st Century Learner

From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young people play and socialize in the 21st century.

In this video, education experts say digital technologies could transform the way kids learn and participate in their communities.

More at http://www.macfound.org/learning

“Change The Equation” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

“Change The Equation” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

“Change The Equation”

Change The Equation is a new organization (it actually launched today) that, as Claus von Zastrow (it’s CEO) says:

…is an outgrowth of President Obama’s Educate to Innovate campaign–It has over 100 corporate members who are joining forces to improve STEM education. The aim is to help them align their engagement and philanthropy to make a bigger difference than they can alone.