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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: Teacher Evaluations: Don't Judge the Mayor by Test Scores, but Teachers Are Fair GameTeacher Evaluations: Don't Judge the Mayor by Test Scores, but Teachers Are Fair Gameby Miss EyreH...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Your last column reminded me of fruitless debates that I have had with education "reformers" who are extremely certain about their views. They are convinced that they have exactly the ...

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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - May 16, 2011 (GBN News): Emboldened by the NY State Board of Regents’ approval of a strict new teacher evaluation system, Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided to tighten the screws even further. In hi...

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newhavenindependent.org - The New Haven Board of Education is poised to approve the first takeover of a city school by a for-profit “turnaround” company at a hastily-called meeting tonight—and the contract starts tomorrow.T...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALSLet's Count the ScandalsSouthwest Learning Center *HEAD OF CHARTERS EARNS $204,000. **Albuquerque** Journal* (NM) 11 Mar 2010 http://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/11231120786...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALSLet's Count the ScandalsSouthwest Learning Center *HEAD OF CHARTERS EARNS $204,000. **Albuquerque** Journal* (NM) 11 Mar 2010 http://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/11231120786...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ACCS Meeting Notice - May 31, 2011 - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)Type of Action: Action/DiscussionSubject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding Ra...

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Modern School: Schools Saved, But At What Cost?

Modern School: Schools Saved, But At What Cost?

Schools Saved, But At What Cost?

by Michael Dunn

California Gov. Jerry Brown has come up with a new budget plan that not only preserves K-12 education funding, but adds an additional $3 billion, according to the Bay Citizen. The extra cash comes from an unexpected $6 billion increase in tax revenue this year. However, the $3 billion boost in Ed funding is a drop in the bucket compared to the $20 billion that has been cut over the last three years. From that perspective, one could argue that his budget calls for a $17 billion cut, instead of the $25 billion that would come from an “all-cuts” budget ($20 billion over the last 3 years, plus $5 billion more for 2011-2012). According to John Fensterwald - Educated Guess, education spending will be still be $4 billion less than in 2007-2008 (see why below).

Meanwhile, as the CTA celebrates its potential victory (falsely claiming that K-12 funding has been saved, when in reality it has only been saved from further slashing), numerous other state programs will see further gutting, including the elimination of the Departments of Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Programs. The governor also plans on collapsing the Healthy Families Program into Medi-Cal. Healthy Families had provided insurance for 850,000 low-income children. One consequence may be an increase in absenteeism due to untreated medical
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Modern School: Big Brother Is Watching What Your Kids Eat (But Doing Little About It)

Modern School: Big Brother Is Watching What Your Kids Eat (But Doing Little About It)

Big Brother Is Watching What Your Kids Eat (But Doing Little About It)

by Michael Dunn

There was an article today in the Bay Citizen (taken from a Reuters news report) about a program placing surveillance cameras in San Antonio public schools to document what students choose in the cafeteria lunch line and what they throw away. My first reaction was outrage at the invasion of privacy. Then, when I considered the scientific data that could be obtained from the setup, I became intrigued. They will not only be able to document what is eaten and what is thrown away, but they will be able to connect this information with individual students and compare it with socioeconomic data. Thus, they will be able to identify any potential correlations between food choices and the socioeconomic backgrounds of students, as well as food preferences that could be used to plan healthier alternatives.

Then I got creeped out again. Why does the San Antonio school system need to spend $2 million on this experiment? (Granted, the money came from a federal grant, so it would be
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ACCS Meeting Notice - May 31, 2011 - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)

ACCS Meeting Notice - May 31, 2011 - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding Rates for Prior Years as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools.

Staff: Jay Harris

In addition to the above, the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools hereby provides notice that it reserves the right to consider and make recommendations at this meeting concerning other areas of the State Board of Education’s authority with respect to charter schools, which include but are not limited to:

  • Taking appropriate action, including, but not limited to, revocation with respect to State Board-granted and locally granted charters under specific circumstances set forth in statute.

  • Jointly with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, approving district-wide charter petitions when those petitions are determined to be satisfactory.

  • Developing and adopting regulations to implement various provisions of the Charter Schools Act of 1992 (Part 26.8 of the Education Code, commencing with Section 47600). Approving or denying requests to waive otherwise applicable provisions of law based upon requests submitted by charter schools and other local education agencies.

  • Assigning numbers to charter school petitions to ensure that the statutory cap on the number of charter schools is not exceeded.

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Art teachers redefined. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Art teachers redefined. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Art teachers redefined.

by Fred Klonsky

Got this today from Cesar Simeon:

Art Teachers Redefined is an art exhibition organized by art teachers “honorably dismissed” by the 2010 Chicago Board of Education policy that gave CEO Ron Huberman and local principals unlimited power to fire teachers without due process. The teachers were forcibly unable to work, losing benefits, pensions, and the respect of their communities. Hosted by Chicago Temple Fine Arts Committee, the exhibit will be housed in the second floor gallery of First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington — from May 15 through June 26, 2011. The opening reception for the art

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