Another reason to support an elected school board...
I think its the pair of them that needs a reality check. Not only are their meetings a violation of the Open Meeting Act, they are such a blatant scam as to rival
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Another reason to support an elected school board...
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Another reason to support an elected school board...:
Is this the reason Rahm brought in BBB to replace Brizard as CEO? Did he think that she would be slicker at carrying out the closing of another 100 or so neighborhood schools than J.C. was? Did she and Vitale really think no one would notice their "not open to the public" meetings on school closings, "to give community leaders a reality check, as well as ask their advice on the criteria."
I think its the pair of them that needs a reality check. Not only are their meetings a violation of the Open Meeting Act, they are such a blatant scam as to rival
I think its the pair of them that needs a reality check. Not only are their meetings a violation of the Open Meeting Act, they are such a blatant scam as to rival
Why Hiking Tuition While Raising Financial Aid Doesn’t Work for Students « Student Activism
Why Hiking Tuition While Raising Financial Aid Doesn’t Work for Students « Student Activism:
Why Hiking Tuition While Raising Financial Aid Doesn’t Work for Students
Increases in public college tuition are often linked with, and justified by, corresponding increases in financial aid. In this setup, raising tuition is portrayed as a cost-shifting measure — charging more for those who can afford it to keep costs down for those who can’t. But that’s not how it works out in practice, for several reasons.
First, financial aid increases rarely match tuition hikes, and if you think about it for even a moment, it’s easy to see why. Tuition hikes carry high political costs, and financial aid increases bring less political benefits. If the only reason to raise tuition was to improve financial aid, most politicians wouldn’t bother. You raise tuition to raise revenue, and a revenue-neutral tuition increase isn’t likely to be a political winner.
Second, it’s a lot easier to cut financial aid than to raise tuition, which means that a tuition-for-financial-aid deal
First, financial aid increases rarely match tuition hikes, and if you think about it for even a moment, it’s easy to see why. Tuition hikes carry high political costs, and financial aid increases bring less political benefits. If the only reason to raise tuition was to improve financial aid, most politicians wouldn’t bother. You raise tuition to raise revenue, and a revenue-neutral tuition increase isn’t likely to be a political winner.
Second, it’s a lot easier to cut financial aid than to raise tuition, which means that a tuition-for-financial-aid deal
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Education Headlines
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Marin school funding effort bears first fruits
After more than two years, Marin public schools Wednesday received the first payments — $220,000 in all — from a new countywide fundraising initiative, SchoolsRule-Marin. The initiative, a partnership between fundraising foundations of individual school districts, divided the funds among Marin school districts based on enrollment.Fresno Unified seeks $40 million from 'Race to Top'
Fresno Unified trustees approved an application for $40 million in federal "Race to the Top" funds Wednesday night, but not without dissent. The application is the third try for federal education improvement funds in the past three years.Chico school district and faculty union at impasse
The Chico Unified School District and the union that represents its faculty and other certificated professionals are officially at "impasse," but neither side seems terribly upset about it.Measure S would fund new technology in Tustin schools
In two weeks voters will decide whether to approve a Tustin Unified bond measure that would provide funds to upgrade school technology. If approved, Measure S will generate about $135 million through 30 years, officials say. The funds would be used to upgrade wireless infrastructure, buy new technological materials and upgrade science, technology, and engineering and math programs.Two school administrators reprimanded in Troy election-rigging incident
Two Troy High School administrators have been reprimanded for failing to take appropriate action after learning that a student-government adviser rigged the annual student election, a failure that exposed the Fullerton Union High School District to "undue scrutiny, ridicule and embarrassment."School bids farewell to beloved principal
Davis Magnet School celebrated Wednesday morning with a rally to bid farewell to Principal Kevin Rafferty, who is leaving the school he helped transform in three years from a campus that struggled academically into one of the highest achieving schools in Orange County.Two Vista schools maintain music programs with community’s help
Despite the cutbacks, two Vista Unified School District elementary schools have continued to have music programs. Empresa continues to keep its programs afloat with parent-organized fundraisers, and Temple Heights has a large event planned this Friday.Parents threaten legal action over yoga
A group of parents is threatening to bring legal action over free yoga classes at schools in this beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in eastern religion.City College SF 'special trustee' picked
A veteran college president from Sonoma County with math smarts has been chosen by the state community college chancellor's office as the "special trustee" for City College of San Francisco, overseeing the troubled school's efforts to remain accredited.Report: LAUSD misses mandated special ed targets
Los Angeles Unified schools failed to meet targets for providing speech therapy and other instructional services to special-education students as required by the settlement of a 1993 lawsuit, according to a report released Wednesday.Baron: Corona-Norco a first-time finalist for the Broad Prize
Corona-Norco Unified School District in Riverside County will be receiving $150,000 in college scholarships as a runner-up in the 2012 Broad Prize for Urban Education.L.A. schools chief urges union cooperation on federal funds
Superintendent John Deasy seeks teachers' backing on a grant application that could bring $40 million to Los Angeles Unified School District. The union fears the grant won't cover all the costs of implementing the district's proposal.Freedburg: School initiative’s bumpy road to the ballot box
The thicket of obstacles Governor Brown and his allies have run into in trying to convince voters to approve his initiative to raise funds for schools and the state budget underscores the extreme hazards of trying to convince California voters to raise taxes, even for a cause they’re predisposed to support.Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-hike measure faltering
Amid a relentless barrage of attack ads, support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-hike initiative has dipped below 50 percent for the first time in a statewide poll, putting the measure in a precarious position with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Solar panels to be installed at Seaside High School
Come 2013, Seaside High School will have a solar array to help offset energy costs for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District.Teachers Association of Long Beach union members rally against proposed health benefits cut
Holding signs that read "Health Care Cuts Bleed Great Teachers" and "Health Cuts Never Heal," hundreds of teachers rallied Tuesday outside of the Long Beach Unified School District's Board of Education meeting in protest of a proposal to cut health care benefits for teachers, nurses and librarians.Indio High work bids $8M overbudget
Plans for the rebuild of Indio High School will need to be scaled back slightly after bids for the first phase came in $8 million over budget. The district identified about $2 million to $3 million in changes to the first phase — which includes the performing arts center, administration building, gymnasium and some classrooms — and plans to cut the number of classrooms in future phases to the same level as Palm Desert and Shadow Hills high schools.
Daily Kos: Do you have Romnesia? Check your symptoms here.
Daily Kos: Do you have Romnesia? Check your symptoms here.:
Do you have Romnesia? Check your symptoms here.
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Big Dog to campaign with the President
from Mike Allen at Politico:
BREAKING - AP's Julie Pace: "President Obama and Bill Clinton will campaign together next week in three of the most competitive battleground states. Obama and the former president will hold rallies Monday in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Their appearances will kick off the final full week of campaigning before Election Day. ... Monday's stops will be the first joint rallies the two presidents have held together during the 2012 campaign. They have previously attended joint fundraisers and appeared together briefly at the Democratic Party's convention."Clinton carried Ohio twice, and Florida in 1996. He never carried Virginia.But the Old Dominion is far more Democratic friendly now than when he first ran two decades ago.
Nate Silver has updated
at Five ThirtyEight we learn
the president is up to 71% likelihood
.... 290.8 electoral votes
individual states
the president is up to 71% likelihood
.... 290.8 electoral votes
individual states
Kristof: Romney's economic plan has been tried, and it failed
in Europe
in New Jersey
If you read Romney's Economic Model his New York Times column for Thursday, you will see Nicholas Kristof
in New Jersey
If you read Romney's Economic Model his New York Times column for Thursday, you will see Nicholas Kristof
Respecting and Reflecting School Culture — Whole Child Education
Respecting and Reflecting School Culture — Whole Child Education:
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A positive school culture is the cornerstone of a good school and the foundation for school improvement. School culture encompasses the schoolwide ethos and the culture of individual classrooms, high expectations for learning and achievement, a safe and caring environment, shared values and relational trust, a powerful pedagogy and curriculum, high student motivation and engagement, a professional faculty culture, and partnerships with families and the community. It is constantly being shaped through our interactions, individual identities, beliefs, traditions, experiences, and community diversity. Research shows that successful schools with positive, effective school cultures are places that foster teacher learning and motivate students to learn.
Many schools may be in the process of implementing a program or a new process to support a whole child approach to education. Other schools may be looking at how to sustain what has already been achieved or developed. Fully embedding a whole child approach into the culture so that it becomes an integral part of what we do and who we are as schools and communities is key to ensuring that each child is healthy, safe,
Shanker Blog » Voter Suppression: An American Political Tradition
Shanker Blog » Voter Suppression: An American Political Tradition:
Voter Suppression: An American Political Tradition
In her new book, The Politics of Voter Suppression Defending and Expanding Americans’ Right to Vote, Tova Andrea Wang tells readers that voter suppression is one of our nation’s political “traditions,” arguing that the U.S. has “an election system that’s exquisitely designed for low rates of participation.”
And Wang has reason to know – a fellow at Demos and The Century Foundation, she worked as a consultant to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission established by Congress in the aftermath of the “2000 Florida election debacle”. Mandated “by law to study voter fraud and intimidation,” the commission hired bipartisan consultants and charged them with investigating both and writing a draft report. According to this 2007 article by Wang, little evidence of fraud was found, but there was lots of evidence of persistent intimidation – findings that were later turned on their head by the political interplay of Congress and George Bush’s Justice Department.
So, it’s not really a huge surprise to find that a big story in the 2012 election cycle is “voter suppression” –
And Wang has reason to know – a fellow at Demos and The Century Foundation, she worked as a consultant to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission established by Congress in the aftermath of the “2000 Florida election debacle”. Mandated “by law to study voter fraud and intimidation,” the commission hired bipartisan consultants and charged them with investigating both and writing a draft report. According to this 2007 article by Wang, little evidence of fraud was found, but there was lots of evidence of persistent intimidation – findings that were later turned on their head by the political interplay of Congress and George Bush’s Justice Department.
So, it’s not really a huge surprise to find that a big story in the 2012 election cycle is “voter suppression” –
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst donated $500,000 to support anti-union measure in Michigan
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst donated $500,000 to support anti-union measure in Michigan:
StudentsFirst donated $500,000 to support anti-union measure in Michigan
Written by Dave Murray for MLive.com. Read the entire article here.
“The $500,000 donation went to Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution, which is supported by business and community organizations, as well as school groups including the Michigan Association of School Boards and the Michigan Association of School Administrators.
“The $500,000 donation went to Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution, which is supported by business and community organizations, as well as school groups including the Michigan Association of School Boards and the Michigan Association of School Administrators.
Proposal 2 is supported by a coalition of unions and Democrats that collected more than $8 million, according to a July campaign finance report. And updated report is due this week.
Supporters have said the proposal will give teachers more of a say in their working conditions and preserve local control of education.
‘When teachers have a voice on the job, it improves the quality of education,’ said Sara Wallenfang, a spokeswoman for Protect Working Families.
‘But corporate special interests are actively trying to turn our schools into profit centers. StudentsFirst.org is paying several hundred thousand dollars to silence teachers because they expect a return on that investment, which will come at the expense of our kids.’”
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero Stop Pushing the Corporate agenda and Clean up Your Charter Mess
Big Education Ape: Auditors cite lax oversight of charters by CDE, as enrollment grows:
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero Stop Pushing the Corporate agenda and Clean up Your Charter Mess
IT IS A RULE: YOU CAN'T BE AGAINST PEOPLE AND FOR CORPORATIONS
AND CALL YOURSELF A DEMOCRAT...EVER!
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero
Star of the 2010 Reform Bowl
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero
Darling of DFER (fake Democrats)
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero
Shills for Munger, Koch Brothers on Prop 32
Proposition 32 Divides California's Education Reformers
Proposition 32 Divides California's Education Reformers: Proposition 32 Divides California's Education Reformers by Joy Resmovits When Californians enter voting booths this November, they will face a slew of ballot propositions. Among them will be Proposition 32, a "paycheck protection" measure that the state's labor groups liken to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting bills. Prop 32 would prevent unions from using dues automatically pulled from employees' paychecks to sponsor political activity. The measure is backed by $4 million from the Koch brothers and the contributio... more »
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero Stop Pushing the Corporate agenda and Clean up Your Charter Mess
Auditors cite lax oversight of charters by CDE, as enrollment grows
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: *Auditors cite lax oversight of charters by CDE, as enrollment grows * *By Tom Chorneau* Wednesday, October 24, 2012 At the last State Board of Education meeting, Richard Zeiger, the Department of Education’s chief deputy superintendent, announced that tens of millions of dollars in state and federal funds have been lost by start-up charter schools that either never opened or closed within a year or two of opening. At that meeting, Hunkapiller told the board that oversight procedures, especially of federal grants as high as $575,00 to begin... more »
Corporate Charter Queen Gloria Romero
Quit Calling Yourself a Democrat
IT IS A RULE: YOU CAN'T BE AGAINST PEOPLE AND FOR CORPORATIONS
AND CALL YOURSELF A DEMOCRAT...EVER!
Selling Austerity With Chutzpah - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Selling Austerity With Chutzpah - Bridging Differences - Education Week:
Selling Austerity With Chutzpah
Dear Pedro,
Their ability to sell austerity to white males, whose jobs are disappearing and social usefulness is being undermined, is a tribute to the "good" education the 1 percent got from their privileged schools. But it's also a damning statement about what was happening in the schools the rest of us went to, let's say, the bottom 80 percent. Why didn't we learn to defend our self-interests? So when I argue that we all need schools that prepare the ruling class ("the people") to rule, I can't get nostalgic about the "good old days." They weren't good for us. We need what they got.
Alas, the rich learned to be individualistic, to celebrate their own self-interests without any qualms, and—this is where it hurts—to join together, to pool their resources to overwhelm the rest of us when there was an opening for such ruthlessness. They may even have had liberal-minded teachers (I would guess so), but they set their own course differently.
And they even learned the best trick of all, to make the 80 to 99 percent think that they were undeserving, while
Their ability to sell austerity to white males, whose jobs are disappearing and social usefulness is being undermined, is a tribute to the "good" education the 1 percent got from their privileged schools. But it's also a damning statement about what was happening in the schools the rest of us went to, let's say, the bottom 80 percent. Why didn't we learn to defend our self-interests? So when I argue that we all need schools that prepare the ruling class ("the people") to rule, I can't get nostalgic about the "good old days." They weren't good for us. We need what they got.
Alas, the rich learned to be individualistic, to celebrate their own self-interests without any qualms, and—this is where it hurts—to join together, to pool their resources to overwhelm the rest of us when there was an opening for such ruthlessness. They may even have had liberal-minded teachers (I would guess so), but they set their own course differently.
And they even learned the best trick of all, to make the 80 to 99 percent think that they were undeserving, while
Audit: US oversight of charter school funds lax - CNBC
Audit: US oversight of charter school funds lax - CNBC:
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Audit: US oversight of charter school funds lax
Published: Thursday, 25 Oct 2012 | 7:59 AM ET
Text SizeLOS ANGELES - An audit of the U.S. Department of Education's division overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in charter school funding has criticized the office for failing to properly monitor how states spend the money.
The report released in late September by the department's Office of the Inspector General also singled out state education departments in California, Florida and Arizona for lax monitoring of what charter schools do with the funds and whether their expenditures comply with federal regulations.
The education department's Office of Innovation and Improvement spent $940 million from 2008 to 2011 on charter schools, which are autonomously operated public schools. Most of the money is funneled through state education
Telling Good Science From Bad in Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Telling Good Science From Bad in Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:
Who can you trust about educational technology?
So asked Richard Rose in September’s issue of School Administrator. He argues that research on educational technology should be approached with skepticism for a number of reasons. For example, the role that money plays in this research: Interested parties, including technology providers, nonprofits and even unions, often directly or indirectly benefit from research showing results for a particular product. There is also a lack of consensus within the research – you can find research that supports almost any position. In addition, there is bias introduced by the “publication strainer” (publications prefer research that supports their platform of doctrines) and author timidity and pragmatism (not wanting to waste time on research that isn’t published, busy authors submit what they know publications
Telling Good Science From Bad in Education
Who can you trust about educational technology?So asked Richard Rose in September’s issue of School Administrator. He argues that research on educational technology should be approached with skepticism for a number of reasons. For example, the role that money plays in this research: Interested parties, including technology providers, nonprofits and even unions, often directly or indirectly benefit from research showing results for a particular product. There is also a lack of consensus within the research – you can find research that supports almost any position. In addition, there is bias introduced by the “publication strainer” (publications prefer research that supports their platform of doctrines) and author timidity and pragmatism (not wanting to waste time on research that isn’t published, busy authors submit what they know publications
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