Friday, January 6, 2012

Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack:'Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attackby Jim HornPlease take a few minutes to view this film clip from Democracy Now:Text from Democracy Now:An Arizona administrator has ruled that the public school district in Tucson must end its acclaimed Mexican American Studies program for grades K-12, saying it violates a new state law that bans the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group or that "promote[s] resentment toward a ... more »

Last Stand for Children First: Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPES

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Last Stand for Children First: Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPES:Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPESby Last Stand for ChildrenOne of the biggest problems that we face in education today is the seemingly endless quest to elevate the teaching profession. Back in 1989, Wendy Kopp had a vision of taking gifted college students who weren't education majors, but wanted to teach and sending them out to learn how to teach on our country's neediest children. The result has been Teach ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts #edreform

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Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBookBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-46 minutes agoRally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBook:Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumniby Anna M. Phillips“BS Deserves Better,” said a sign at a rally outside of the Bronx High School of Science, one of the city’s most storied high schools that has been at war with itself for years over ... more »

CIP Updates Underway for PWCS « PWC Education Reform Blog

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CIP Updates Underway for PWCS « PWC Education Reform Blog:CIP Updates Underway for PWCSJanuary 5, 2012 — pwceducationreformPWCS has announced that they will begin updating the CIP shortly and citizen comments are welcomed. Here’s the announcement and link:Capital Improvement Planning Begins; Community Input Opportunities to ComeJanuary 5, 2012Preliminary work is underway on the ever-evolving Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Capital Improvements Program (CIP). School Board Members last night (January 4) discussed staff recommendations for updating the program in the ... more »

NEA Stance on Teach For America Continues to Raise Questions - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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NEA Stance on Teach For America Continues to Raise Questions - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:NEA Stance on Teach For America Continues to Raise Questionsby Anthony CodyThe decision by Dennis Van Roekel to co-author a column with Teach For America director Wendy Kopp continues to generate negative reaction among educators, the latest being the decision by Nancy Carlsson-Paige and her son Matt Damon to reject the union's Friend of Education award. The response by the union has been ... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Richard Barr on the glorious Snyder school buildings, too many lost, sold or sitting empty

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NYC Public School Parents: Richard Barr on the glorious Snyder school buildings, too many lost, sold or sitting empty:Richard Barr on the glorious Snyder school buildings, too many lost, sold or sitting emptyby Leonie HaimsonMorris High School in the BronxMayor Bloomberg’s invitation to his State of the City speechfeatures a photo of the glorious Morris High School building in the Bronx where his address will be given. Morris High School was designed by the NYC Superintendent of schools, Charles B.J. ... more »

Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBook

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Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBook:Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumniby Anna M. Phillips“BS Deserves Better,” said a sign at a rally outside of the Bronx High School of Science, one of the city’s most storied high schools that has been at war with itself for years over the pedagogical policies of its principal, Valerie J. Reidy.On Thursday, roughly two dozen current students and recent alumni gathered on ... more »

Modern School: Online Ed: Trojan Horse for Destroying Teachers Unions

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Modern School: Online Ed: Trojan Horse for Destroying Teachers Unions:Online Ed: Trojan Horse for Destroying Teachers Unionsby Michael DunnBeware of Capitalist Bearing Gifts of Cheap Canned Curricula (Image from Flickr, by Perfecto Insecto)Idaho teachers and parents are pissed off: Last year, their state Legislature passed a law requiring all high school students to take some online classes to graduate, according to theSan Francisco Chronicle. They also mandated that students and teachers be given laptops or tablets to take and manage ... more »

Final HQT “Highly Qualified Teacher” Workshop for 2011-12 - Letters (CA Dept of Education)

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Final HQT Workshop for 2011-12 - Letters (CA Dept of Education):Final HQT Workshop for 2011-12The California Department of Education is hosting the finalElementary and Secondary Education Act“Highly Qualified Teacher” Workshop for 2011–12Presented byLynda NicholsEducation Programs ConsultantMonday, April 2, 2012East End Complex1500 Capitol Avenue, Room ABCSacramento, CA 9581410:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.This workshop will focus on the “Highly Qualified Teacher” requirements related to theElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Topics will include an overview ofthe ESEA teacher comp... more »

Jersey Jazzman: REPOST: OK, Smart Guy - What Would YOU Do?

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Jersey Jazzman: REPOST: OK, Smart Guy - What Would YOU Do?:REPOST: OK, Smart Guy - What Would YOU Do?by DukeFor all of my new, trollish freinds: here's the Jazzman Reform Plan from September, 2011. I may change a few things now, but I still think most of it is solid.Over at Blue Jersey, I recently spent a week demolishing the corporate "reform" argument. Well, no, that's not quite right; I'd spent the last week bringing together a bunch of research ... more »

Would I announce my bargaining position before bargaining? No. But that’s me. « Fred Klonsky

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Would I announce my bargaining position before bargaining? No. But that’s me. « Fred Klonsky:Would I announce my bargaining position before bargaining? No. But that’s me.by Fred KlonskyThere was some concern about the way I reported Senate President John Cullerton’s statement yesterday.On the video I posted, Cullerton said plainly that the state employee unions, our leadership included, had expressed a willingness to negotiate adjustments in the pension benefits of union members.I wan’t shocked by Cullerton’s statement because our union leadership ... more »

Concerned African American Mothers (CAAM) Call for End to Racial Profiling by the Milwaukee Police Department « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Concerned African American Mothers (CAAM) Call for End to Racial Profiling by the Milwaukee Police Department « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Concerned African American Mothers (CAAM) Call for End to Racial Profiling by the Milwaukee Police Departmentby millerlfConcerned African-American Mothers (CAAM)African-American Racial Profiling Complaint Against the City of Milwaukee Police Department Under the direction of Police Chief Edward Flynn, the City of Milwaukee Police Department from approximately July 2008 to the present has engaged in practice of racial profiling ...more »

Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Incompetence of Duncan, Kopp, and Rhee

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Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Incompetence of Duncan, Kopp, and Rhee:The Reformy Incompetence of Duncan, Kopp, and Rheeby DukeValerie Strauss reports on a tiff with Matt Damon and his mom, education professor Nancy Carlson-Paige, on one side and NEA President Dennis Van Roekel on another. Personally, I think the NEA is not well-served bysidling up with the likes of Teach For America's Wendy Kopp, but I do see the point that she is well-funded and not going away any time soon.What ... more »

GenEd and California Department of Education Working Together | Asbarez Armenian News

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GenEd and California Department of Education Working Together | Asbarez Armenian News:GenEd and California Department of Education Working TogetherMurad Minasian (Left) and Raffi Momjian, GenEd Executive Director (Right), at meeting with Superintendent Tom TorlaksonTeacher survey and joint projects initiatedSAN FRANCISCO–The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) and the California Department of Education have initiated a working relationship aimed at expanding instruction of the Armenian Genocide to more schools across California. Through the efforts of Murad Minasian, the Armenian-Ame... more »

Moving Beyond Political Rhetoric in International Comparisons | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

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Moving Beyond Political Rhetoric in International Comparisons | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:Moving Beyond Political Rhetoric in International Comparisonsby obrienaMaking international comparisons about education systems was all the rage in 2011. Rhetoric suggested that America’s education system is performing so poorly that we as a nation have lost our competitive edge, and that the world’s emerging economies are out-educating us, which will result in the further decline of our nation.I’m not sure if that rhetoric will stop ... more »

Ravitch to speak in California - California Teachers Association

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Ravitch to speak in California - California Teachers Association:Ravitch to speak in CaliforniaBy Dina MartinOnce an educational conservative and an early supporter of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind policy, Diane Ravitch has shaken up the education world by doing a complete about-face on testing, accountability, and the merits of charter schools.In the process, she has become a champion of educators who show up every day to teach their students.Through her speeches, her appearances on popular shows such ... more »

SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012:Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)We here at SBSB have been right on top of the the"Objects My Penis Loves" scandal at Bronxdale High School in the Bronx. We also provided commentary when the DOE gave Bronxdale High principal John Chase Jr, a slap on his pen..., er we meant hand when it found that yes, he was guilty of guilty of violating Chancellor's Regulations ... more »

Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.” « Fred Klonsky

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Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.” « Fred Klonsky:Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.”by Fred KlonskyAs I discussed earlier, Senate President John Cullerton has chosen a different path in going after state employee pension benefits than his cohorts in the House leadership.Cullerton believes that a frontal assault will only waste time and money in years of court battles.Following the old notion that you catch ... more »

The Photographs of Your Junk (will be publicized!)

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My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reform – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs

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My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reform – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs:My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reformby Anthony Cody, Special to CNNEditor’s note: Anthony Cody worked in high-poverty schools in Oakland, California, for 24 years. For 18 of them, he taught middle school science. He now lives in Mendocino County and leads workshops for teachers. He writes the Living in Dialogueblog and you ... more »

ED’s Teacher Prep Study Highlights ‘Gray Areas’ on Defining Quality

ED’s Teacher Prep Study Highlights ‘Gray Areas’ on Defining Quality:

ED’s Teacher Prep Study Highlights ‘Gray Areas’ on Defining Quality

by Mandy Zatynski

The U.S. Department of Education’s most recent report on teacher preparation and credentialingincludes a slew of new information, thanks to new provisions in the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. These include admissions requirements for all traditional and alternative teacher preparation programs, the number of student teaching hours required during preparation, details on how the state is improving teacher quality, and criteria for determining low-performing programs.

Stephen Sawchuk at Education Week does a good job of outlining some key findings here, including state report cards, which include not only admissions requirements for every traditional and alternative preparation program in the state, but also average scale scores on licensing tests. This is important, as Sawchuk points out in California, where the report card shows that the average scale score on the licensing exam is higher than the

Missouri Education Watchdog: Look Who's On the Guest List at the MO Legislature

Missouri Education Watchdog: Look Who's On the Guest List at the MO Legislature:

Look Who's On the Guest List at the MO Legislature

by Anngie

Missouri may have scored another first this week. It was announced on St Louis Today and on theStudentsFirst website that Michelle Rhee's organization, StudentsFirst, was invited to Missouri by a bi-partisan group of legislators to help craft our state's new education legislation. This is the first time anyone can remember that a lobbying group was actually invited to come influence the legislative process.

StudentsFirst announced on its website today that it will begin pushing for laws in Jefferson City to further organization’s mission — one that centers around school choice and accountability, rewarding teachers based on performance, and eliminating wasteful school spending. The group’s plans include lobbying legislators and possibly giving financial support to certain candidates. The organization is in 11 states, according to its website, and recently added Iowa to the list.

Education is expected to be a hot topic in Jefferson City this year. The Post Dispatch reported that House

Use tests to show that school choice works, Florida senator proposes | Education articles blog on schools in Florida & Tampa Bay: the Gradebook | Tampa Bay Times

Use tests to show that school choice works, Florida senator proposes | Education articles blog on schools in Florida & Tampa Bay: the Gradebook | Tampa Bay Times:

Use tests to show that school choice works, Florida senator proposes

If Florida is to continue down the road of expanding school choice options, including into private schools, Sen. Bill Montford wants to hold the receiving schools accountable for providing a quality education to students using those choices.

Montford has proposed in a newly filed bill that students who enroll in the state approved choice programs -- including McKay scholarship, Tax Credit Scholarship, home school and private tutoring -- must upon entry take a take a nationally norm-referenced assessment test, selected by the Department of Education, "for diagnostic purposes and for purposes of placing the student in the appropriate classes

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Drawing Lines in the Sand

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Drawing Lines in the Sand:

Drawing Lines in the Sand

by Melissa Westbrook

As I mentioned previously, I attended the Coe Elementary event last night. It was fairly full but I wish I had publicized it more as it was worthwhile being there. But it deserves a separate thread.

But a couple things happened and as I pondered them in bed last night (while nursing a cold) as well as thinking about all that has been written in the media lately, I came to some conclusions.

The first thing that happened is that one parent got up and said that it seemed like with the survey results and parents and teachers speaking out, that the majority of people want Dr. Enfield to stay. That got some decent applause. Not from me, though.

Education Research Report: THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TEACHERS

Education Research Report: THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TEACHERS:

THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TEACHERS

by Jonathan Kantrowitz

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TEACHER VALUE-ADDED AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN ADULTHOOD

Many policy makers advocate increasing the quality of teaching, but there is considerable debate about the best way to measure and improve teacher quality. One method is to evaluate teachers based on their impacts on students’ test scores, commonly termed the “value-added” (VA) approach. A teacher’s value-added is defined as the average test-score gain for his or her students, adjusted for differences across classrooms in student characteristics such as prior scores. School districts from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles have begun to use VA to evaluate teachers. Proponents argue that using VA can improve student achievement (e.g. Hanushek 2009), while critics argue that test score gains are poor proxies for a teacher’s true quality (e.g. Baker et al. 2010).

The debate about VA stems from two fundamental questions. First, does VA accurately measure teachers’

Gates Just Releases Big Teacher Evaluation Report | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

Gates Just Releases Big Teacher Evaluation Report | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:

Gates Just Releases Big Teacher Evaluation Report

by Larry Ferlazzo

Measures of Effective Teaching, the huge Gates Foundation-funded research project on teacher evaluation, just released their latest report this week. They actually released two of them:

Gathering Feedback For Teaching: Policy and Practice Brief

Gathering Feedback For Teaching: Research Paper

I just don’t have it in me to carefully review them on my last day of winter break, but I wasn’t thrilled to see that

Reaction to Proposed State Budget - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education)

Reaction to Proposed State Budget - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education):

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on
Governor's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012-13

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today on Governor Brown's proposed budget (Outside Source) for the 2012-13 fiscal year:

"The Governor has offered us a difficult but clear plan to address the challenges we face. Even as it seeks to protect our schools from new across-the-board cuts, the budget lays out the stark choices that come with difficult times.

"The proposed reductions to child care, to social services, and to schools serving the blind and deaf would cause real harm to children and families who need and deserve our help.

"Because everyone has a stake in our public schools, we all have a responsibility to be sure they have the resources to provide every child with a world-class education.

"The budget also makes it clear that meeting that obligation will require additional tax revenues—both to prevent new cuts and to finally turn the tide after years of devastating reductions to school budgets statewide."

In Post-Rhee D.C., Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide - Dana Goldstein

In Post-Rhee D.C., Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide - Dana Goldstein:

In Post-Rhee D.C., Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide

by Dana Goldstein

On Sunday, the New York Times published an op-ed critical of school choice policies in Washington, DC. As Matt Yglesias very fairly pointed out, the author, Natalie Hopkinson, failed to cite student achievement data to back her claim that residential segregation and the expansion of the charter school sector have left many DC families with only “mediocre” public school options. Thankfully, on Wednesday the federal government dumped a mass of new NAEP test score data from the nation’s largest cities, including DC. NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is the gold standard in education research: the only exam overseen by the federal government and adminstered to a random selection of schoolchildren annually, with no rewards or punishments attached to corrupt the scores.

I spent this morning diving into the new NAEP numbers in an effort to paint a more complete picture of student

Beyond Pink vs. Blue: Why Gendered Toys Really Matter

by Dana Goldstein

Peggy Orenstein writes in the New York Times today about how various toy stores and toy manufacturers are navigating the minefield of gender and play. Parents of young children often marvel that, despite their own egalitarian intentions, their kids are the ones who police traditional gender norms. Indeed, as Orenstein notes, studies of primate and human toddlers found that while both sexes enjoy stuffed animals and books, boys prefer cars and balls, while girls are drawn to dolls. I myself have an embarrassing childhood memory of being distraught when given the gift of a remote-control airplane; my parents had to remind me to say thank you and

Why Teach For America Is Not Welcome in My Classroom | LA Progressive

Why Teach For America Is Not Welcome in My Classroom | LA Progressive:

Why Teach For America Is Not Welcome in My Classroom

July 18, 2011 By Mark Naison

Every spring, without fail, a Teach for America recruiter approaches me and asks if they can come to my classes and recruit students for TFA, and every year, without fail, I give them the same answer.

“Sorry.”

Until Teach for America becomes committed to training lifetime educators and raises the length of service to five years rather than two, I will not allow TFA to recruit in my classes. The idea of sending talented students into schools in impoverished areas, and then after two years encouraging them to pursue careers in finance, law, and business in the hope that they will then advocate for educational equity really rubs me the wrong way.

It was not always thus. Ten years ago, when a Teach for America recruiter first approached me, I was enthusiastic about the idea of recruiting my most idealistic and talented students for work in poor schools. I allowed TFA representative to make presentations in my classes, filled with urban studies and African

Last Stand for Children First: Rethinking College Readiness

Last Stand for Children First: Rethinking College Readiness:

Rethinking College Readiness

by Last Stand for Children

The Winklevoss twins' Harvard education prepared

them for their future after college.

Many of us have believed for a long time that the role of a good education is to get a student ready for college so that he can get a degree that will enable him to not only improve his station in life, but also the situation for the student's family and neighborhood. President Obama has made college readiness a cornerstone of his education and economic policies. As a country we've tried to address appallingly low college readiness by

VIDEO: Franken on No Child Left Behind Reform - Burnsville, MN Patch

VIDEO: Franken on No Child Left Behind Reform - Burnsville, MN Patch:

VIDEO: Franken on No Child Left Behind Reform

An excerpt from Sen. Al Franken's wide-ranging presentation on education reform at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Alternative High School on Thursday.

Comment

The No Child Left Behind Act, the lack of school counselors across Minnesota, early childhood education.

Those were just a few of the topics Sen. Al Franken (D) took on during an hour-long listening session and presentation on education reform on Thursday. Held at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Alternative

Virtual charters lag other public schools' performance, report says | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Virtual charters lag other public schools' performance, report says | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:

Virtual charters lag other public schools' performance, report says

Virtual charter schools are one of the fastest-growing segments of the charter school industry, but a report released today raises questions about how well they educate students.

The report by the National Education Policy Center says 27% of for-profit companies operating virtual schools met the adequate yearly progress standards of the federal No Child Left Behind law. That compares with 48% of traditional brick-and-mortar charter schools and about half of all public schools nationwide. Charter schools are considered public schools.

The report comes as the Legislature considers a bill -- part of

Diane Ravitch, Education Expert, Coming to P.S. 29Brooklyn Eagle, Bay Ridge Eagle Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Eagle, Bay Ridge Eagle Brooklyn, NY :: daily paper in Brooklyn:

Diane Ravitch, Education Expert, Coming to P.S. 29

by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-05-2012


COBBLE HILL — Diane Ravitch, noted author, education historian and research professor of education at New York University, will be the inaugural speaker in a lecture series on education on Jan. 10, 6:30 to 8. p.m., at P.S. 29, 425 Henry St. in Cobble Hill. The author of 13 books on education, including her latest bestseller, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, Ravitch was instrumental in leading the federal effort under President George H.W. Bush to promote voluntary national academic standards. Since then, she has had a front-row seat to the successes and failures of education reform over the last two decades. The Washington Post has said, “Ms. Ravitch is the best living historian of education today.” During her appearance at P.S. 29, she

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Is Vallas angling for Duncan's job? Just asking.

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Is Vallas angling for Duncan's job? Just asking.:

Is Vallas angling for Duncan's job? Just asking.

by Mike Klonsky

Reading Paul Vallas' strange EdWeek assessment of decade-old NCLB I had a funny thought. This guy is angling for a job in Obama's administration. First read his comment and tell me if I'm nuts.

In summation, I think NCLB's legacy is that it has been the next powerful phase in the federal government’s efforts to improve schools by demanding greater accountability and providing more resources, as begun by the Clinton administration, and it provided a solid base for the current administration to build upon with its ambitious Race to the Top initiative.

The thought struck me that Vallas, who is as they say, between jobs now that his consulting gigs in Haiti and Brazil are over, could be a logical replacement for the inept Arne Duncan. Talk about irony. It was Duncan who

Netroots Nation Proposal Information | Netroots Nation

Netroots Nation Proposal Information | Netroots Nation:

Netroots Nation Proposal Information

In order to create the most well-rounded agenda possible, we need your help. As members of the community, we ask you to help us develop and organize the sessions you’ll attend at Netroots Nation 2012.

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The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Alliance for Education Community Breakfast

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Alliance for Education Community Breakfast:

Alliance for Education Community Breakfast

by Charlie Mas

The Alliance for Education's 10th annual community breakfast will be at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle on March 29. This is one of the big community fundraisers for the Alliance. Last year they raised $220,000 at this event. The Alliance has about $11 million in cash and securities and raised about $7 million in contributions last year, so this breakfast is not completely insignificant, but it is mostly for show. The bulk of the Alliance's fundraising is done at the Gates Foundation, not with the general public at all.

Unlike a lot of my friends, I do not believe that the Alliance for Education is the debil, although they have become a puppet organization for the Gates Foundation. I am glad to hear that anyone - Gates, Broad, Phillip Morris, or Darth Vader - wants to contribute to public education. Now, I may think that some of their contributions are misguided, but - with the exception of a handful of specific privateers and profiteers (Goldman Sachs, I talking

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