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US to raise standards for school beef

WASHINGTON — Ground beef purchased by the federal government for school cafeterias will have to meet higher safety standards by July, officials said yesterday.(Associated Press)

37 years after earning degree, Simmons grad takes the walk

Some things really are better late than never. Just ask Faith Gobuty. Although she received her bachelor’s degree from Simmons College 37 years ago, Gobuty finished school early and did not get to attend commencement, until yesterday morning. (By Stefanie Geisler, Globe Correspondent)

Archdiocese to help banned student

The Archdiocese of Boston said yesterday that it would help find a new Catholic school for a boy who was barred from a Catholic elementary school in Hingham because his parents are lesbians. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)

Teachers union, Johnson reach stalemate on plan

The Boston Teachers Union and School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson have reached stalemate over her plan to extend the school day and make other changes at 12 underperforming schools, pushing the monthlong dispute into the hands of an arbitrator. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)

Schools move to educate staff, students on response to bullying

For the longest time, bullying has fallen into the “kids will be kids’’ category, a negative yet somewhat unavoidable part of growing up. But following the suicides of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, a Springfield 11-year-old who took his own life last year after being bullied, and Phoebe Prince, the 15-year-old Irish immigrant in South Hadley who hanged herself in January ... (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)

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Thousands of N.J. students haven't passed graduation exam Education - NorthJersey.com

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Protests against male undergraduate students grabbed national attention Education - ContraCostaTimes.com

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Protests against male undergraduate students grabbed national attention 1990 student strike kept the Oakland women's college from admitting men to its undergraduate programs and thrust women's issues into the spotlight. Pink slips issued to 130 in Alameda district Pinole Valley High teacher finds way to connect with students creatively Livermore teachers accuse district of contract violation San Ramon Valley high school students provide corsages and boutonnieres for Richmond school's senior prom. Acalanes High student newspaper named best in the nation School Notes Hundreds of teens witness DUI trial on Brentwood campus

Schools Matter: Whoops, Again: Duncan Has Opposition from National Academy of Education

Schools Matter: Whoops, Again: Duncan Has Opposition from National Academy of Education

Whoops, Again: Duncan Has Opposition from National Academy of Education

by Jim Horn

Valerie Strauss has posted remarks from Susan Fuhrman, President of the National Academy of Education, on a new report urging extreme caution on the use of standardized tests to make pay and promotion decisions. It is a good summary of reasons to be skeptical about growth models for making such decisions, most of which hav

Remainders: On the virtues of teachers who aren’t PC | GothamSchools

Remainders: On the virtues of teachers who aren’t PC | GothamSchools

Remainders: On the virtues of teachers who aren’t PC

by Maura Walz

• A commentator argues that non-politically-correct teachers can serve their students well.
• A second-year TFA’er teaching in the South Bronx defends his program against its critics.
• Would the TFA training model work better for two years than six weeks? Kevin Carey wonders.
• A former Times ed reporter resists the urge to offer advice on C-H-A-R-T-E-R schools to a 311 caller.
• Philissa and other reporters have some ideas to promote reasonable conversations about ed reform.
• Jay Mathews: education journalism will thrive because “our story is getting better.”
• Assemblyman Sam Hoyt does not believe the charter cap lift bill will pass the Assembly as-is.
• Pissed Off Teacher’s ninth period class is a challenging bunch.
• The Department of Education held an “Inclusion Celebration” today for kids with disabilities.
• And a new trend? More than 200 “green charter schools” have opened nation-wide.

Education - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Education - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Schools chief to meet with Hmong, Lao, Mien parents

Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento's Hmong, Mien, and Lao communities will have a chance Tuesday to talk to Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.

New PAL branches to open in Citrus Heights, Sacramento today

By Cathy Locke - Published: 12:00 am

School will be out in a few weeks and officials in Citrus Heights and Sacramento are ready to counter any complaints from the young that "there's nothing to do."

Harriet Eddy's principal moves to McClatchy High

Published: 12:00 am

Peter Lambert has been tapped to be principal at McClatchy High School.

Woodland teacher held in child porn case makes second court appearance

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 12:00 am

A Woodland teacher who allegedly confessed to FBI agents that he distributed child pornography on the Internet made his second appearance in federal court Friday.

Day's lesson at El Dorado school: Ugly words can bruise the heart

By Carlos Alcalá - Published: 12:00 am

Students at Union Mine High School arrayed 20 empty desks on a lawn at their school this week.

McClatchy High School names new principal

By Melody Gutierrez - Published: 5:19 pm

Peter Lambert has been tapped to be principal at McClatchy High School.

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Edujobs Hits the Editorial Pages - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Edujobs Hits the Editorial Pages - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Edujobs Hits the Editorial Pages

by Alyson Klein

So on the heels of the Obama administration sticking its neck out to support the edujuobs bill, the Washington Post editorial page put out this op-ed urging lawmakers to reject the legislation.
The editorial points to some issues underlying the debate over the edujobs bill, including that it a) isn't offset if it becomes part of the emergency spending bill financing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and b) doesn't include any sort of provision urging districts to rethink seniority-based layoffs.
Here's a snippet from the editorial:

The congressional measure fails to use dollars in a way that would have the most impact. The

Two Weeks Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Two Weeks Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Two Weeks Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival!

by Larry Ferlazzo

Only two weeks left to contribute to the next edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival!
Karenne Joy Sylvester hosted the Sixteenth Edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Carnival, which she titled the

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Williams' charter school has had rocky times | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/14/2010

Williams' charter school has had rocky times | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/14/2010

Williams' charter school has had rocky times

By Martha Woodall

Inquirer Staff Writer

In his quest to be the Democrats' nominee for governor, State Sen. Anthony Williams is calling for expanding educational choice and targeting taxpayer funds to charters and other schools that produce results.
But the Southwest Philadelphia charter school he founded as Renaissance Advantage in 1999 and oversaw as board chairman for a decade has experienced rocky times.
The school, which Williams renamed Hardy Williams Academy in 2009 for his late father, was nearly closed in 2003 because of academic and management problems.
Academically, the charter has failed to meet federal No Child Left Behind benchmarks for the last three years. And, despite receiving taxpayer money, the school did not file federal tax returns for five years. Last school year, the school received $9.2 million.
Williams, whose candidacy was boosted by $3.2 million in contributions from supporters of charters and school vouchers, pledged that the school would do better. He cited the school's leadership under a seasoned executive, its new principal, and an increasing number of certified teachers.
"At the end of the year, I want to measure it based on academic outcomes," said Williams, who remains on the school's board although he stepped down as chair in September. "I'm pretty tough on everybody. I don't want excuses and neither do parents."
The charter, which enrolls 807 students from kindergarten through ninth grade, has posted test scores that lag the state's and the district's.
In 2009, 30.1 percent of the school's fifth graders were on grade level in math and 28.9 percent in reading compared with 52.4 percent and 40 percent in the school district. Statewide, the figures were 73.5 percent on grade level in math and 64.5 in reading.
Nonetheless, parents sing the school's praises.
"They're getting a good education," said Charlene Madison, who has four children at the charter.
Her oldest, Malik Jones, a seventh grader, has attended since first grade. Madison said the school moved quickly to provide special-education services for Malik.
"I'm pleased with the administration, the teachers, and the all-around academics," said Tamika Golson, whose son

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N.J. panel OKs private-school aid for low-income students

In an unusual, and at times raucous, outdoor hearing attended by hundreds of school-choice advocates, a New Jersey Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would create scholarships for some low-income children to attend private or out-of-district public schools.

Phila. schools to open two hours late on primary day

Philadelphia schools will open two hours late on Tuesday, Pennsylvania's primary election day, but an official who oversees elections says that's not good enough.

South Phila. principal, lacking credential, resigns

The beleaguered principal of South Philadelphia High resigned Thursday, abruptly ending her controversial tenure after it was revealed that her state certificate was inactive.

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Bearing those goals in mind AHS additional support needs principal teacher Christine Carter and her Club Xl pupils decided to get in contact with SIC international education department, which operates the Global Classroom, …

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South Bay schools relieved, anxious over budget cuts Education - San Jose Mercury News

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South Bay schools relieved, anxious over budget cuts Buffeted by successive years of budget reductions, school officials breathed a surprised sigh of relief Friday on hearing that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suggests sparing education deeper cuts. In his revised budget released Friday, the governor appeared to cut slightly more than $2 billion from education, with most of the new cuts aimed at child-care programs for the working poor and job-training programs. Southern California school district investigating high school strippers Text of SJSU president's resignation announcement Test scores show most Santa Clara, San Mateo counties students reaching state goal SJSU president resigning to lead Midwest testing company Intel event blends generations of people passionate about science, engineering Lizards driven to extinction due to global climate change San Jose elementary and middle school students beat hundreds of other schools in a virtual stock market game.

Schools Matter: New Blog Tracks Charter School Scandals

Schools Matter: New Blog Tracks Charter School Scandals

New Blog Tracks Charter School Scandals

by Jim Horn

Sharon Higgins has another blog going, which looks like a great place for anyone to keep up with the growing epidemic of corruption created by Wall Street's version of public schools, where the only thing that is public are