Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Education Week: Cost of Cyber Charter Schools Going Up as Popularity Increases

Cost of Cyber Charter Schools Going Up as Popularity Increases

By Keith Paradise, Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pa. (MCT)

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In a couple of weeks, some students will be logging on for the first day of classes—instead of walking into school—as cyber schools take in more area students every year.

With each passing school year, cyber charter schools are becoming a bigger business across the state and U.S. The result is an increased cost for school districts, which fund a student's enrollment in the schools. The state reimburses a portion of those costs.

Tuscarora School District Business Manager Eric Holtzman said each regular education student that enrolls in cyber charter schools costs the district about $6,668 and special education students can cost around $14,000. About 30 percent of the costs for students that attend cyber schools are reimbursed by the state.

Holtzman said the total cost paid out by Tuscarora for cyber school students during the

Obama Signs Bill Aimed at Saving Teachers' Jobs

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President Barack Obama highlights his education agenda in a speech to the National Urban League conference in Washington on July 29.

—J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Despite Pushback, Obama Stands Firm on Ed. Agenda

The Obama administration is standing by its aggressive education reforms despite concerns from key members of Congress and civil rights leaders. (August 10, 2010)

Cost of Cyber Charter Schools Going Up as Popularity Increases

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This Week In Education: Media: National Journal Blog Vs. NYT Blog

Media: National Journal Blog Vs. NYT Blog

by Alexander Russo

The National Journal has its education experts blog (currently discussing the relative merits of RTTT and i3), and the New York Times has its "Room For Debate" (which regularly includes education topics like cheating, textbook costs,

national standards). But which one is better, and are they any good? I'm on the National Journal one and I only skimmed the Times site so I may be disqualified from discussing this, but I'd say neither is very different or really

Thompson: Bring Back The "Culture Of Poverty" Debate

by john thompson

It has been 33 years since my advisor told me to delete the words "culture of poverty" from my dissertation -- even though I was referring to White sharecroppers. Using the phrase could kill my career, I was told. So you can imagine my reaction to ETS’s outstanding new report, When Progress Stopped, which is dedicated to Daniel Patrick Moynihan and his "prescient warning" about the decline of the Black family. After the

School Tech Connect: Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition

Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition

by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)

This is what the future looks like in Arizona.

Bennet Wins Primary, Faces Stimulus Foe in General Election - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Bennet Wins Primary, Faces Stimulus Foe in General Election

by Alyson Klein

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., the former Denver schools chief and one of the Obama administration's go-to guys in Congress on education policy, beat back a primary challenge last night from Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the Colorado General Assembly.
Bennet is considered an education-redesign-oriented Democrat in a similar mold to these guys. He also

Steven Pearlstein - Despite scandal, for-profit education offers valuable model

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Despite scandal, for-profit education offers valuable model

By Steven Pearlstein

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Last week's revelations about the high prices, uneven performance and shady marketing practices of for-profit universities have now cast a dark cloud over what had been the fastest-growing segment of higher education.

Giant companies that pay big bonuses and use high-pressure sales tactics to foist overpriced services on unsophisticated consumers who take on more debt than they can handle -- tell me if this doesn't sound like the educational equivalent of the subprime mortgage scandal.
I have two reasons to care about this. The first is that

Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Politics | The Dallas Morning News

Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds

07:22 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 11, 2010

By TOM BENNING / The Dallas Morning News
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WASHINGTON – Texas would have to preserve its current education spending levels through 2013 to qualify for more than $830 million in federal aid under a Texas-specific provision signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

The mandate passed the House on Tuesday afternoon as part of a $26 billion jobs protection bill, despite strong opposition from TexasRepublicans. Several said the amendment unfairly singled out the state and jeopardized its ability to receive the funds.

"This is another example of President Obama and the Democratic leadership messing with Texas," said Rep. Joe Barton , R-Arlington.

Gov. Rick Perry said the provision, which applies only to Texas, is

Many schools on controversial reform list may not get a dime of $416 million | California Watch

Many schools on controversial reform list may not get a dime of $416 million

August 11, 2010 | Corey G. Johnson

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If federal officials don't waive key rules, several of the state's largest school districts are at risk of not getting one penny of a nearly $416 million grant to turn around struggling campuses.

According to an Aug. 10 letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education, state officials are asking federal authorities to reconsider the rule requiring California to put 25 percent of its $415,844,376 away for next year – which equates to roughly $100 million.

The request comes as state officials take heat over the decision to only fund reforms at 95

'When will California fall into the ocean?' and other revealing Google searches

by Robert Salladay

Robert Salladay

What the heck are we thinking? If you look closely, Google provides some depressing news about our hive mind these days, especially when it comes to California.
Slate magazine – calling Google "the new oracle at Delphi" – asked its readers to find the least intelligent queryfrom Google Suggest, which automatically generates options as people are typing their search words. The

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

“Pay to play” in the East Bay? The Education Report

The Education Report

“Pay to play” in the East Bay?

By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 11:35 am in athletics/physical education, students
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California’s public schools can’t legally require students to pay for uniforms, transportation or other costs of extracurricular activities, but some do anyway.

Last week, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that some schools in San Diego Unified were asking students to pay for uniforms and other expenses associated with extracurricular activities, even though the California Supreme Court ruled in 1984 that the practice violates state law.

The ACLU is also conducting a probe of other California schools that might require kids to pay for medical examinations, gear, Advanced Placement examinations, coaches and other expenses, according to California Watch.

The high school district in Brentwood (Contra Costa County) charges students for some activities, but it might revise its policies in light of the San Diego situation,

As part of its "Project Transparency: NOW YOU KNOW" campaign, Louisiana Justice Institute (LJI), on behalf of several local ministers and parent representatives, filed suit against the Algiers Charter School Association and its Board of Trustees for holding two "invitation only" public meetings--on May 19 and May 21, 2009--in violation of the Louisiana Open Meetings Law.