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CSU Stanislaus' Stockton campus feels empty

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Class cuts and declining student interest at CSU Stanislaus is leaving some classes with just a single student.

Campus bigamy: More students taking classes at multiple colleges to get a higher education

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With college cuts forcing fewer and fewer class options for students, many are being forced to take whichever classes they can get -- even if they're at different schools.

Horizon Charter School's abrupt shutdown leaves students, parents puzzled, angry

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Parents are upset about Horizon Charter School closing down classes for an independent study program in south Sacramento.

CSU Stanislaus: Palin fee paid with no public money

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Officials at CSU Stanislaus are explaining how the university is paying for Sarah Palin to speak at a June event as well as how an addendum to Palin's contract reportedly ended up in a dumpster.

UC campuses report record low admission rates

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Officials attributed the increased competition to a record number of applicants vying for fewer spots on most campuses.

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Schools Matter: School Turnarounds in VA, DE

Schools Matter: School Turnarounds in VA, DE

School Turnarounds in VA, DE

from Schools Matter by Kenneth Libby

It was back in January of 2009 that Pearson announced they'd enter the "turnaround" business with a new branch, Pearson K-12 Solutions. Leading the way for this new outfit would be none other than Scott Drossos, a former Executive VP and Chief Development Officer for EdisonLearning.

When Virginia announced $59.8 million in federal funding for school turnarounds, both Pearson K-12 Solutionsand EdisonLearning made the list of "turnaround providers" even though one company has been around for a little over a year and the other company has a rather spotty track record, to put it politely.

Over at Kilroy's Delaware, Nancy Willing reports that Pearson K-12 Solutions will be taking over a charter school,

Reflections on Teaching What’s it worth to you?

Reflections on Teaching

What’s it worth to you?

April 18th, 2010 by alicemercer · No Comments · politics/policy, reflection

After the Big Branch Mine disaster earlier this month, I was reflecting on something I remember a college professor telling me about unions in coal mining. Her take was that European Miners Unions for a variety of reasons, were able to concentrate their efforts on improving working conditions, and the overall safety in the mines, while U.S. unions concentrated on improvements in pay. The results were more injuries and fatalities in U.S. mines. Her thesis was that miners essentially paid with some of their lives for a salary that allows a family to live on one income with nothing more than a high school education in one of the most depressed job markets in the country.

While I work in a relatively benign profession in terms of workplace safety as measured by fatalities, working conditions are much more than just safety. All of the recent cuts in education funding aren’t just about jobs, and salary, but will also affect working conditions. These cuts are being paid for not just by firing teachers, but by raising the number of students in the classes of teachers left

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Popular D.C. principal found dead at home

Brian Betts, of Shaw Middle School, was a favorite of Rhee

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The Harry Potter series of books were the most banned or challenged books in schools and libraries over the last decade. The list includes some literary classics. Here's the top 50.

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Brian Betts--a great loss for D.C. schools

It is difficult to adjust to any 6 a.m. phone call, but the one I received this morning was particularly jarring. Brian Betts, one of the most energetic and enthusiastic educators I have ever met, had been found dead in his home in Silver Spring, just months before what I expected would be good news about his relentless efforts to raise achievement for students at the Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson.

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