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Greatest Hits :: Sabrina Stevens Shupe

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Who I Am :: Sabrina Stevens ShupeGreatest Hits"Please Stop!": The 5 Dumbest Tropes in the EdReform Debate "Rhee the Reformer: A Cautionary Tale" A Letter to Arne Duncan Demagogues vs. Democracy: F...
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Cancer: Education may play role - latimes.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Cancer: Education may play role - latimes.comCancer deaths and education: Exploring the linkShare1Comments1The effects of higher education may play a role in much-discussed cancer statistics. (Gena...
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Despite Cuts, Education Budget Calls For $900M On Tech

ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Though New York City schools are being slammed w...
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Remembrances of My Father

nytimes.com - Occasionally, without warning, the drunken wreckage of my father would wash up on our doorstep, late at night, stammering, laughing, reeking of booze. Bang! Bang! Bang! Beating on the d...
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songs for souls benefit concert, june 18

blog.angryasianman.com - For folks in Southern California, check out the Songs for Souls Benefit Concert happening this weekend on behalf of Simply Savant, a non-profit organization that aims to eliminate educational inequ...
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Saturday coffee « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee « Fred Klonsky's blogSaturday coffeeby Fred KlonskyI had some good strong coffee in New Orleans this morning.Then we went over to the Juneteenth celebration in the Treme.I remembere...
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School for teen moms saved from closure

michiganradio.org - School is out for the summer in Detroit. And for several schools in the cash-strapped district, classes are done forever. Until today, that was the story at Catherine Ferguson Academy – an award-wi...
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School Tech Connect: ISTE Preflections

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: ISTE PreflectionsISTE Preflectionsby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Ok, "preflections" really should be a word. I hereby declare it to be one.Putting my technology hat back on ...
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AARP - Don't Fork With My Social Security

my.firedoglake.com - (image: Dean Mougianis) I was so disgusted to read today that AARP now supports cutting Social Security benefits that I wrote the following email to them cancelling my membership. To: member@aarp.o...
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On the line: Health care for 1 in 3 kids! « MomsRising Blog

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School Tech Connect: ISTE Preflections

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    Parent Involvement: SAN JOSE SCHOOL PARENTS SAY BIGGER, NOT BETTER, IS A BAD PLAN FOR PARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

    4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Parent Involvement: SAN JOSE SCHOOL PARENTS SAY BIGGER, NOT BETTER, IS A BAD PLAN FOR PARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
    Parent Involvement: L.A. UNIFIED TO SPEND $20 MILLION ON PARENT CENTERS by Howard Blume – LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/iU12DU June 16, 2011 | 2:20 pm - A historic one-room schoolhouse became the backdrop Thursday for a parent-involvement initiative that includes spending $20 million to upgrade or add parent centers ...
    Parent Involvement: SAN JOSE SCHOOL PARENTS SAY BIGGER, NOT BETTER, IS A BAD PLAN FOR PARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM By Sharon Noguchi | San Jose Mercury News | http://bit.ly/ksf9P8 << Parent volunteer Meghan Gordineer plays a word game with Elijah Echenique, 5,... ( Patrick Tehan ) 06/16/2011 04:26:48 PM PDT - In a conflict studded with racial pitfalls and playing ...
    AUTHORITIES WARN SCHOOLS ABOUT MISHANDLING CONSTRUCTION BONDS By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch | http://bit.ly/kNnGKZ 06-17-2011 - California school districts are using construction bond money to cover day-to-day operations and in other ways that regulators say misuse taxpayer money and violate state and ...
    JOBS AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT Themes in the News for the week of June 13-17, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/luJn0b 06-17-2011 - A new study shows that student achievement is harmed by the nation’s increased unemployment—and not just those students whose parents have lost their ...
    A MONTH IN NEW JOB, CHICAGO MAYOR EMANUEL IS HAVING AN IMPACT + CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD RESCINDS TEACHER RAISES, ANGERS UNION A Month In New Job, Chicago Mayor Emanuel Is Having An Impact by Frank James – NPR Weekend Edition Saturday | http://n.pr/jpdbV3 Brian Jackson/AP -Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over his first City Council meeting at City Hall on May 18. June ...
    CHOCOLATE MILK vs. OJ LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/mEKW3X LAUSD is right to ban chocolate and other flavored milks. But they weren't the only sugary drinks on school menus — a cup of orange juice has nearly the same amount of sugar, and one-fourth the protein. June 17, ...
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    Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Last Audit & Finance Roundup (Audit)

    Last Audit & Finance Roundup (Audit)

    by Melissa Westbrook
    Audit&Finance Committee (Audit) - from June 7, 2011
    • in the minutes from the May 10th meeting, we learn that there were 20 applications for the Internal Auditor (that the district needs to fill soon so it does not keep having these poor audits). They were interviewing and it is stated they may need a second round of interviews. Since there has been no announcement a month later, I wonder if no one was selected after all.
    • Also there was note that a flyer would be distributed to incoming K parents about Pay for K but no date when that might happen.
    • Director DeBell brought up the issue of daily attendance and state compensation (meaning the Legislature is considering tying the two together) and how it would be a burden to the district. Duggan Harmon said that there is a new focus at the district on accuracy and said there was no real definition of what is an excused absence. OSPI is to come up with one and then in January (2012) districts will have
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    School Tech Connect: ISTE Preflections

    School Tech Connect: ISTE Preflections

    ISTE Preflections

    by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)
    Ok, "preflections" really should be a word. I hereby declare it to be one.

    Putting my technology hat back on for a moment, let me say that I'm looking forward to ISTE, although mainly just for the sake of being in Philly and soaking up the local friendliness. What a great, great town! If I didn't live here, I'd live there.

    My interests in technology have changed since the dawn of the personal computer age, although that hardly seems worth retelling here. Although, the more I think about it, the more interesting a story it seems. For me, the Commodore 64 that my dad brought home was like a ticket out of the universe-- I had no interest in programming but I instantly saw the social part of it, and when my dad finally brought home a primitive modem, that was that.

    These days, I'm lucky enough to work in a well-
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    GOP’s Medicare plan is misguided treatment - Bera for Congress - Save Medicare

    Bera for Congress | Medicare

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    GOP’s Medicare plan is misguided treatment

    Posted on 06-18-11 via The Sacramento Bee
    Glaringly absent from the current debate about Medicare is the doctor's perspective. As a physician who has worked at every level of the health care system and as a candidate for Congress, I bring a unique perspective to the Medicare discussion. Twenty years ago, as I graduated from medical school, I recited the modern Hippocratic Oath, a pledge recited by generations of doctors. Central to this pledge are the three sacred tenets of medicine – benevolence: to do good; non-malfeasance: to do no harm; patient autonomy: the right of patients to have a choice in their medical decisions.
    It is these three principles that should guide Congress and the president to define the necessary changes to Medicare. Unfortunately, the politicians in Washington, D.C., have forgotten who they were elected to serve – we, the people – and sadly appear too busy with politics to involve the basic values of medicine in their health care decisions. The Republican plan to dismantle and privatize Medicare – recently passed by the House of Representatives and supported by Rep. Dan Lungren – is a disastrous example of this.
    The Republican plan to dismantle Medicare runs counter to the credo that we physicians live by. It fails in its attempt to "do good" by reducing costs, instead raising total health care costs for seniors on Medicare, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office analysis. It does irreparable harm to millions of American seniors and future generations by eliminating guaranteed health coverage, leaving them without care when they are most vulnerable. Perhaps most damaging, this plan will reduce patients' power, handing over even more control of our medicine to the big insurance companies.
    As a physician, I understand that solving any problem starts with the right diagnosis. For America, that diagnosis is that health care costs are out of control. For our nation to regain its economic growth, and for our businesses to start hiring again and increasing salaries, we must contain health care costs. By doing so, we can begin to both address our federal debt and strengthen Medicare. Here are some of my initial prescriptions to begin to heal our broken health care system:
    First, we must identify the most efficient delivery systems that direct resources to patient care – not to administration and non-patient care related activities. Since Medicare is by far one of the most efficient benefit systems, instead of dismantling it, we should actually be strengthening Medicare for our seniors.
    Second, the Medicare system has been the victim of fraud and abuse. Through careful monitoring and aggressive enforcement we can save billions of dollars currently spent on unnecessary and fraudulent surgeries and treatments. Estimates show that the amount of fraud and abuse exceeds $60 billion annually. Let's close these loopholes, catch these criminals and direct these resources to lower premiums and better care.
    Third, allow the federal government to compete on pricing. When it comes to Medicare, the federal government's responsibility is the taxpayers. By not allowing the federal government to negotiate on a fair playing field, Congress allows our health care, pharmaceutical and medical equipment costs to far outpace the rest of the world for the same treatments. The taxpayer and the business owner get stuck with this tab. Create a fair marketplace and costs will come down dramatically.
    Lastly, make health care about keeping people healthy. I know firsthand that the greatest health care advances of the last century have been public health interventions: clean water; vaccination programs; food and nutrition programs; and a reduction in smoking rates, to name a few. By giving greater access – not disincentives, as the Republican plan would – to seek preventative treatment, we can begin to dramatically lower overall health care costs by slowing the alarming rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
    The Republican plan is both a misdiagnosis and a misguided treatment plan. In fact, it is malpractice by our leaders, and it would take America in exactly the wrong direction. Only by returning to the basic principles and values of medicine will we solve this health care crisis, lower costs to reduce America's debt, protect our nation's seniors and secure Medicare for generations to come.
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    And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

    And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

    And now a new standardized testing scandal

    by Valerie Strauss

    I can’t get away from it.

    Even on vacation, on a small island off the west coast of Florida, the local news tells me about a cheating scandal on the state’s main standardized test.

    According to various Florida media outlets, 14 counties have been ordered by state officials to look for cheating on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, the exam that more than 4 million students took during the school year.

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    By the numbers: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INFECTED BY THE BROAD VIRUS

    4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: By the numbers: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INFECTED BY THE BROAD VIRUS

    By the numbers: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INFECTED BY THE BROAD VIRUS

    BY SUE PETERS, A PARENT IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AN INFECTED DISTRICT. SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE SEATTLEEDUCATION2011 BLOG AND ALSO PARENTS ACROSS AMERICA, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL BATTLING THE BROAD EPIDEMIC. | HTTP://BIT.LY/LXOI8H

    1. Schools in your district are suddenly closed.

    2. Even top-performing schools, alternative schools, schools for the gifted, are inexplicably and suddenly targeted for closure or mergers.

    3. Repetition of the phrases “the achievement gap” and “closing the achievement gap” in district documents and public statements.

    4. Repeated use of the terms “excellence” and “best practices” and “data-driven decisions.” (Coupled with a noted absence of any of the above.)

    5. The production of “data” that is false or cherry-picked, and then used to justify reforms.

    6. Power is centralized.

    7. Decision-making is top down.

    8. Local autonomy of schools is taken away.

    9. Principals are treated like pawns by the superintendent, relocated, rewarded and punished at will.

    10. Culture of fear of reprisal develops in which teachers, principals, staff, even parents feel afraid to speak up against the policies of the district or the superintendent.

    11. Ballooning of the central office at the same time superintendent makes painful cuts

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    Saturday coffee « Fred Klonsky's blog

    Saturday coffee « Fred Klonsky's blog

    Saturday coffee

    by Fred Klonsky

    I had some good strong coffee in New Orleans this morning.

    Then we went over to the Juneteenth celebration in the Treme.

    I remembered last year when Arne Duncan said, “The best thing to happen to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.”

    No, no.

    No early no strings endorsement for Obama at the Chicago RA.

    Juneteenth in New Orleans.

    JUNE 17, 2011
    by Fred Klonsky

    We are off for a long weekend in New Orleans.

    It is mid-June so it is no surprise that it is warm and steamy. But that hasn’t kept us from enjoying the city that they almost destroyed following Katrina.

    It is still a struggle here. This is the charter school capital of the country. As they show on the wonderful HBO series, Treme, this is a city where disaster capitalism is run amok.

    But there is still eggs and grits at Mother’s. And alligator cheesecake at Jacques Imo. And the hot Soul Project doing a jazz version of a Billy Preston song at Cafe Negril on Frenchman Street.

    And tomorrow they will celebrate Juneteenth here, the day in 1865 when the end of slavery was announced in west Texas.

    There will be a second line brass band heading out from the New Orleans African American Museum in the Treme neighborhood at 11AM, and we will be joining them.

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