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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, August 20, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education Headlines *Monday, August 20, 2012* State's 'the check is in the mail' forces schools districts to break out credit cardLike a homeowner living beyond their means, California is paying some of its bills late, by months or even years. And this "the check is in the mail" method of balancing the state budget has forced many of California's 977 public school districts to either dip into shrinking financial reserves or pay borrowing fees and interest on short-term loans to cover their expenses in the meantime. Superintenden... more »
U.S. Department of Education Launches Enhanced Version of Online Learning Community for School Turnaround | U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education Launches Enhanced Version of Online Learning Community for School Turnaround | U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Launches Enhanced Version of Online Learning Community for School Turnaround AUGUST 20, 2012 *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education today launched the School Turnaround Learning Community (STLC), an enhanced version of its online learning community for school turnaround. The site now features improved search and chat functions and a user-friendly reorganization of S... more »
The Finnish Alternative: Reclaiming Public Education From Corporate Reform
The Finnish Alternative: Reclaiming Public Education From Corporate Reform: The Finnish Alternative: Reclaiming Public Education From Corporate ReformMonday, 20 August 2012 00:00By Dan Archer and Adam Bessie, Truthout | Graphic Journalism - 10 - font size [image: decrease font size] [image: increase font size] - Print - Email *Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort.* [image: The Disaster Capitalism Curriculum]*This is the third and final installment of Dan Archer and Adam Bessie's "The Disaster Capitalism ... more »
The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education
The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education: [image: Klea Scharberg]The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning August 20, 2012 by Klea Scharberg Educators and administrators should take their ideas for reforming classroom instruction and work with one another to form a collective plan for school improvement. Collaborating with each other gives students the best possible education and to revolutionize the way they learn. In this video, teachers—both veteran and beginning—discuss ideas t... more »
Louisiana Educator: Choice Providers: Private Schools Authorized to Raid MFP
Louisiana Educator: Choice Providers: Private Schools Authorized to Raid MFP: Choice Providers: Private Schools Authorized to Raid MFP by Michael Deshotels *Note to my readers:*This is an expansion of my post of July 2, 2012 that alerted you to the new Choice Course Provider system. More information has come to light as a result of the LDOE web page giving detailed information on how the Department plans to proceed with this program. A new type of private school serving public school students at taxpayer expense was created by Act 2 of 2012. These new private schools will offer ... more »
NYC Educator: Journalism, American Style
NYC Educator: Journalism, American Style: Journalism, American Style by NYC Educator On Saturday I watched Diane Ravitch's interview on CNN. The interviewer, fancying herself clever, read a poorly written student paper and challenged Ravitch about the state of education. How can education be effective if one single student writes poorly? That would be like me asking how journalism can be effective if one single interviewer asks an incredibly stupid question. Alas, it was not a single question, but a series of them, in a pattern that's replicated widely. The interviewer asked quest... more »
Five ways privatization is ruining America - Salon.com
Five ways privatization is ruining America - Salon.com: Five ways privatization is ruining AmericaWe spend lifetimes developing community assets, then give them away to a corporation for lifetimes to come BY PAUL BUCHHEIT, ALTERNET - - 200 - 121 - - more - TOPICS: ALTERNET, MITT ROMNEY, PRIVATIZATION, REPUBLICAN PARTY, TAXES [image: Five ways privatization is ruining America] This article originally appeared on AlterNet. A grand delusion has been planted in the minds of Americans, that privately run systems are more efficient and less costly than tho... more »
Why label Paul Vallas Bridgeport’s $229,000, “part-time”, superintendent - Wait, What?
Why label Paul Vallas Bridgeport’s $229,000, “part-time”, superintendent - Wait, What?: Why label Paul Vallas Bridgeport’s $229,000, “part-time”, superintendent by jonpelto Over the weekend, a reader wrote to ask why I often refer to Paul Vallas as Bridgeport’s “part-time,” superintendent of schools. The reason is that, by comparison, Connecticut’s other superintendents approach their jobs as full-time leaders. Like a ship’s captain, they see their duty as being on the bridge, at all times. They believe their duty is to ensure that students, teachers, administrators, staff and par... more »
Louisiana's Voucher Program Fails Disabled Students - New America Media
Louisiana's Voucher Program Fails Disabled Students - New America Media: Louisiana's Voucher Program Fails Disabled Students[image: Louisiana's Voucher Program Fails Disabled Students] *Story* tools Comments AAAResize Print Share and Email New America Media, News Report, Zoe Sullivan, Posted: Aug 20, 2012 NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- Last April, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed a new voucher program considered to be the most sweeping in the country. For years, Louisiana's children have been scoring below their peers in other states on reading and math skills according to data from the ... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-20-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Removing the Mask From Reform in Bridgeport, CT by dianerav Thanks to Linda from CT for this article: [image: Connecticut Post] Removing the mask from Bridgeport education reformersPublished 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - There is always more than meets the eye, particularly when a mask camouflages a hidden agenda. Excel Bridgeport, a new education reform group, describes itself in flattering terms on its website. It announces: “1. We want every child in Bridgeport to have the opportunity fo ... more »
New school year: doubling down on failed ed policy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
New school year: doubling down on failed ed policy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] New school year: doubling down on failed ed policy By Valerie Strauss This *was written by Lisa Guisbond, a policy analyst for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, known as FairTest, a Boston-based organization that aims to improve standardized testing practices and evaluations of students, teachers and schools.* ** By Lisa Guisbond Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt credited his teammate, Jamaican runner Yohan “The Beast,” Blake, with helping him improve by b... more »
Having gone to school doesn’t mean we all can run a school | EdSource Today
Having gone to school doesn’t mean we all can run a school | EdSource Today: Having gone to school doesn’t mean we all can run a school - by Seth Rosenblatt by Seth Rosenblatt [image: Seth Rosenblatt] Almost all schools need parent volunteers, and educators will universally agree that getting supportive parents and other family members to be part of the educational process is crucial. This involvement can be anything from just making sure a child does their homework all the way through volunteering at the school, tutoring, helping the PTA organize schoolwide events, raising mone... more »
Lucy Calkins and a True Success Story of Writer's Workshop.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Lucy Calkins and a True Success Story of Writer's Workshop by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Last Monday, the cult of Lucy Calkins and her Teacher's College reading and writing thingy was thoroughly eviscerated on these pages. However in the comments section one lackey defended TC and Lucy Calkins, and while we disagree with this anonymous commenter, we salute this person for bringing up a point that opposing viewpoints must be heard. With this in mind, and in deference to the above mentioned commenter, we here at SBSB felt that is was not only... more »
More with Less? Really? Welcome to Back to School - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard
More with Less? Really? Welcome to Back to School - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard: [image: Lily's Blackboard Rotating Header Image] More with Less? Really? Welcome to Back to School Aug 18th, 2012 by Lily. Yeah, we all the got the memo, and here’s the thing: if one more person smiles at me and says, “Look, times are tough. You’ve got to learn to do more with less…” Well, let’s just say, you don’t want to be that person. Let me go on record as saying I am a Utah teacher.* The highest class sizes. The lowest per-pupil expenditures. A state motto that says: Stack ‘Em Deep/Teac... more »
Is Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future a Paper Tiger? | Scathing Purple Musings
Is Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future a Paper Tiger? | Scathing Purple Musings: Is Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future a Paper Tiger? by Bob Sikes Last month’s blurb in the *Tampa Bay Times *that wealthy ed privatization advocate John Kirtley was hosting a fundraiser for Jeb Bush to support his Foundation for Florida’s Future during the RNC caught the eye of Bush’s critics. Especially when it was revealed that two members of the Florida Board of Education – Kathleen Shanahan and Akshay Desai would be co-hosting the event. Whether of not the presence of the board me... more »
Schools Matter: Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability
Schools Matter: Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability: Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability by skrashen Sent to the Los Angeles Times, August 20 Educational Groups Only Oppose Invalid Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability “A Capitol Force” (August 19) claims that educational groups such as the California Teachers Union are opposed to increased teacher accountability. Not so. These groups are opposed to using measures that base teacher ratings on student test scores. A number of studies have s... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES by Mike Klonsky Friday's failed pension grab *“We all look like idiots. I’ll say it again: We all — not the governor, not the other side, not our side — we all look like idiots.” *-- Daniel Biss, Evanston Democrat L.A. charter cheating scandal *"Here I had been going around bragging about how awesome our school is, and now I wonder: Are we cheaters?" *--Former L.A. Charter School teacherLisa Sims. Racist voter suppression in Ohio *“I guess I really actually feel we shouldn’t contort the voting process to acco... more »
AT LAUSD, ADVOCATING FOR LATINO RIGHTS CAN COST YOU YOUR JOB ( AT LAUSD, DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS latinos pueden costarle su trabajo) - Perdaily.com
AT LAUSD, ADVOCATING FOR LATINO RIGHTS CAN COST YOU YOUR JOB ( AT LAUSD, DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS latinos pueden costarle su trabajo) - Perdaily.com: AT LAUSD, ADVOCATING FOR LATINO RIGHTS CAN COST YOU YOUR JOB ( AT LAUSD, DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS latinos pueden costarle su trabajo) by Leonard Isenberg [image: Coconut.jpg] *(**Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)* *Superintendent John Deasy called me tonight on a robo call to tell me how well they were doing at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In ... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's principals: “Class of ’08” continues to dwindle - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post
DC principals: “Class of ’08” continues to dwindle - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post: DC principals: “Class of ’08” continues to dwindle By Bill Turque In 2008, then-Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee turned over a third of the city’s public school principal posts, reassigning some leaders and hiring what the head of New Leaders for New Schools, a recruiting nonprofit, called “an army of believers.” But struggling urban school systems chew up principals. With each successive spring, more members of the DCPS 2008 cohort have moved on through resignation, retirement, terminatio... more »
Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show | California Watch
Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show | California Watch: Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show by Seth Rosenfeld Seth Rosenfeld *Seth Rosenfeld was an investigative reporter for the San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle and has won the George Polk Award and other journalism honors. He can be reached at seth@sethrosenfeld.com. This story was edited by Robert Salladay and copy edited by Nikki Frick.* *The Center for Investigative Reporting, parent organization of California Watch, is the nation’s oldest independent, nonprofit...more »
Steinberg seeks to change report cards for California schools - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Steinberg seeks to change report cards for California schools - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Steinberg seeks to change report cards for California schools by jsanders@sacbee.com (Jim Sanders) California schools spend all year grading student performance, but lawmakers are turning the tables with an issue that strikes at the heart of education: How should a school be graded? Geometry teacher Beth Riggs goes over first-day-of-class information with her students at El Camino High School last week. Senate Bill 1458 would change how schools are evaluated. MEASURING SCHOOLS Ca... more »
Daily Kos: Krugman deconstructs and detroys Ryan
Daily Kos: Krugman deconstructs and detroys Ryan: Krugman deconstructs and detroys Ryan by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) in a column for Monday's *New York Times* titled An Unserious Man. Krugman begins by noting that it is the "commentariat" which years ago decided that he was the Honest, Serious Conservative, whose proposals deserve respect even if you don’t like him. To which our Nobel Laureate responds simply But he isn’t and they don’t. Ryanomics is and always has been a con game, although to be fair, it has become even more of a con since Mr. Ryan joined the ticket. Award... more »
School Tech Connect: Come Out To The Heartland!
School Tech Connect: Come Out To The Heartland!: Come Out To The Heartland! by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) On my calendar for August 28, at Heartland Cafe: Dangerously informed, ordinary citizen Don Washington is hosting a Tutorial Fund Raiser for Raise Your Hand on education. On the eve of a possible strike in a city that can find $5.3 million to finance a billionaire member of the unelected school board’s latest hotel and millions for turnaround and charters while disinvesting in neighborhood schools surely there is a logical explanation. Such are the ironies and absurdit... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Obama Says Class Size Matters; Bill G, Are You Listening?
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Obama Says Class Size Matters; Bill G, Are You Listening?: Obama Says Class Size Matters; Bill G, Are You Listening? by Melissa Westbrook Via NYC Parents blog: Parent leaders throughout the nation thank President Obama for *recognizing the importance of class size in his weekly address, and for releasing a report that shows how the elimination of 60,000 teaching positions since 2009 is not only unprecedented in US postwar history, but has led to class size increases that are severely damaging the quality of our public schools. * Leonie Haimson, Exec... more »
To Survive, Some Catholic Schools Rebrand to Lure Wealthier Families - NYTimes.com
To Survive, Some Catholic Schools Rebrand to Lure Wealthier Families - NYTimes.com: To Survive, a Catholic School Retools for a Wealthier MarketBy JENNY ANDERSONPublished: August 19, 2012 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - SINGLE PAGE - REPRINTS - Catholic schools have been bleeding enrollment and money for years, and many have been forced to close. But some, like St. Stephen of Hungary, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, have found a way to thrive — attracting a more affluent clientele by offering services and classes more comm... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Policy Based on FICTIONAL Movies
Jersey Jazzman: Policy Based on FICTIONAL Movies: Policy Based on FICTIONAL Movies by Duke This is so ridiculous, I had to post from the road. Frank Bruni of the *NY Times* apparently thinks we should make education policy based on *fictional * movies: “Our very best teachers ought to be treated much, much better than they are today,” said Joe Williams, the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform. “But in order to get there, we need to be able to say out loud that some teachers are better than others.” That’s precisely what “Won’t Back Down” says. Although the movie ... more »
Sharing Sundays: A Renee Moore and Jesse Turner Sighting | The Jose Vilson
Sharing Sundays: A Renee Moore and Jesse Turner Sighting | The Jose Vilson: Sharing Sundays: A Renee Moore and Jesse Turner Sighting by Jose Last week, I wrote a post about students in Mississippi getting arrested for things as trivial as dress code.Renee Moore responded: Thank you so much for giving this sad story the attention and the angle it deserves. This is not just another excuse for people to point their fingers here at MS, but really to point a finger at our collective selves for becoming so callous. This was worth saying because it’s not just about Mississippi. Too many... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher who knows what Common Core Means to the Teaching Profession
Missouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher who knows what Common Core Means to the Teaching Profession: A Teacher who knows what Common Core Means to the Teaching Profession by stlgretchen There is an interesting discussion on Hotair.com regarding teacher tenure. There are some interesting comments specifically about tenure but the conversation expanded on how the real problems in education are much deeper and wider than just teacher tenure. Read the full article and thread here. ********************************************************* All I want to do is teach. And I wish peopl...more »
View from the Inside: an endorsement of voice and vision for teachers « InterACT
View from the Inside: an endorsement of voice and vision for teachers « InterACT: View from the Inside: an endorsement of voice and vision for teachers by Lisa Alva Wood On August 8, I finished a four-week Fellowship at LAUSD Central Offices.The program is sponsored by Education Pioneers, a national foundation that takes MBA candidates and Teach for America teachers and puts them into policy-level offices in school districts and connected organizations for a time. This is the first summer that Ed Pioneers and LAUSD included school-based people. There were five of us – four class... more »
Diane in the Afternoon 8-19-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: Ms. Katie Asks: What If Charters Served the Neediest Students? by dianerav Katie Osgood has a terrific blog. She works with children with high needs. I learn a lot from Ms. Katie whenever I read her writings: *Ms. Katie’s Ramblings* * **Saturday, April 21, 2012* ***What If Charter Schools Did What They Were Intended to Do?* * * *As I continue to meet dozens and dozens of charter school students from across Chicago, I am continually reminded how different the charter schools are from their nearby public neighborhood schools. Working in a psychiatric facility me... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Parent leaders hail the President’s focus on the need for smaller classes
NYC Public School Parents: Parent leaders hail the President’s focus on the need for smaller classes: Parent leaders hail the President’s focus on the need for smaller classes For Immediate Release: August 19, 2012 For more information: Leonie Haimson (NY): 917-435-9329; leonie@classsizematters.org Pamela Grundy (NC): 407-375-4222; shamrockparent@earthlink.net . Robin Hiller (AZ): 520-668-4634; rhiller@voicesforeducation.org Wendy Lecker (CT): 203-536-7567; paaconnecticut@gmail.com Becky Malone (IL); 773- 793-0355; wats7573@aol.com Karen Miller (TX): 281-893-8877; 832-372-4742; km... more »
Engaging Parents In School… » This Week’s Parent/Teacher Chat On Twitter
Engaging Parents In School… » This Week’s Parent/Teacher Chat On Twitter: This Week’s Parent/Teacher Chat On Twitter by Larry Ferlazzo Guest Post By Joe Mazza This week’s chat brings the most important lens to the table – our students. Students from StuVoice.org will join us as “experts” to talk about the ways family engagement impacted their own education growing up. Student Voice is a grassroots effort that is comprised of caring students and individuals that believe that the students should feel empowered and have a stronger voice. You can find
All Education Matters: More Thoughts About Recent Claims That Student Lending Crisis Does Not Exist
All Education Matters: More Thoughts About Recent Claims That Student Lending Crisis Does Not Exist: More Thoughts About Recent Claims That Student Lending Crisis Does Not Exist by Cryn Johannsen A few days ago, I wrote a piece in response to a discussion by higher education experts who are now claiming that, while student debt is growing, there is not a full blown crisis. Some of the panelists even went so far as to argue that stories about student loan debt are being "overblown" and "sensationalized." There are a number of reasons why this group of experts - who do not really e... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Answering the "For-Profit" Charter Question
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Answering the "For-Profit" Charter Question: Answering the "For-Profit" Charter Question by Melissa Westbrook I always get this question (and seemingly by people who are smart and savvy): *How could anyone make money off charter schools? * * * Below is just one explanation of the tip of this iceberg but it's a good one. This column from the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss and her blog, The Answer Sheet, really says it all. She posts an interview with the head of Entertainment Properties Trust which is: *“a specialty real estate investment t... more »
Schools Matter: No More Facebook
Schools Matter: No More Facebook: No More Facebook by Jim Horn I am just back from holiday, and one of the first things I noticed is the intrusive, controlling Facebook team has crossed the line with their new tracking and Timeline imposition. This comes atop their financing of segregated neo-eugenics camps like KIPP. I have deactivated my account before, but this one is permanent. If you are sending me stuff through Facebook, which is destined to be the next AOL, don't bother. My Email: ontogenyx@gmail.com Jim Horn
Requesting Letters: Action for the Week of 8/19/2012 | United Opt Out National
Requesting Letters: Action for the Week of 8/19/2012 | United Opt Out National: Requesting Letters: Action for the Week of 8/19/2012 by admin Good afternoon Liberators. The school year has started. United Opt Out National *weekly actions* are resuming and we need your help! We are asking everyone to write a letter to the citizens of our country explaining how you are opting out of corporate education reform. Parents, we’d love a letter explaining how and why you are opting out of the state test. Teachers, we’d love a letter detailing the many creative ways you are able to o... more »
Wait, What? A little help would mean a lot... - Wait, What?
Wait, What? A little help would mean a lot... - Wait, What?: Wait, What? A little help would mean a lot… by jonpelto *A little help would mean a lot…* *Wait, What? - **Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through “perceptive and acerbic” observations about Connecticut Government and Politics* Dear Friends, A little help would mean a lot… For 18 months, Wait, What? has been digging into the stories that aren’t being covered by the media, but should be. Through the blog I’ve been working to educate, persuade and mobilize our fellow citizens through “perceptive and acerbic” obs... more »
(Past) Time for education profiteers to take a walk: Blast from the past #1 | AMPS
(Past) Time for education profiteers to take a walk: Blast from the past #1 | AMPS: (Past) Time for education profiteers to take a walk: Blast from the past #1 by Thomas J. Mertz “JUST ABOUT TIME HE TOOK A WALK!.,” original caption, *The American School Board Journal*, July 1921. The O’ Jays – “For The Love Of Money” (click to listen or download) This is the first in a new series on AMPS: Blasts from the Past. It will be devoted to historical materials that comment on or illuminate contemporary issues in education. I’ll usually also post some links to recent, related things and o... more »
Help Your Kids with Their Homework With These Tips - Hispanically Speaking News
Help Your Kids with Their Homework With These Tips - Hispanically Speaking News: [image: Help Your Kids with Their Homework With These Tips] Help Your Kids with Their Homework With These Tips There are many things you can do to help your kids start the school year on the right track, like replacing an old backpack or getting them the school supplies they need. But there’s something more meaningful you can do that may not cost money: help them with their homework. Students who do their homework consistently tend to have better grades. It’s not always easy to get them to do their ho... more »
Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandal | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education
Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandal | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: [image: Home] Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandal by admin [image: John Allen] Two separate investigations into the cheating scandal blamed Crescendo's founder and chief executive, John Allen, who was driven, as one official said, by a desire to be “better, better, better, best." (Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times /March 4, 2011) By HOWARD BLUME - Los Angeles Times - Published: Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 From: SacBee.com LOS ANGELES -- The ... more »
Solution-Driven Unionism - Randi's NY Times Column
AFT - A Union of Professionals - Randi's NY Times Column: - Print Email ShareThis Download the column - Solution-Driven Unionism Solution-Driven Unionism by Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers ------------------------------ [image: Randi Weingarten] Weingarten visits Madeleine V. Leckie Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Photo by Michael Campbell. Education wars—two words that should never be strung together—are far too common in the United States. The primary casualties of such conflicts, as well as of mounting education cuts and misguid... more »
“Bullying Is Student Voice” (Guest Post by Adam Fletcher) « Cooperative Catalyst
“Bullying Is Student Voice” (Guest Post by Adam Fletcher) « Cooperative Catalyst: “Bullying Is Student Voice” (Guest Post by Adam Fletcher) by dloitz In a lot of educators’ minds, “student voice” only happens when adults direct learners to share their thoughts in ways that are acceptable in schools. Whether embedded in the curriculum, listened to through adult-led student forums, or guided in carefully moderated websites, student voice is often painted as the cuddly, friendly, and convenient precursor to “student engagement.” However, after more than a decade of working with schoo... more »
OH, THE UNBELIEVABLE HORROR « Teachers Fight Back
OH, THE UNBELIEVABLE HORROR « Teachers Fight Back: OH, THE UNBELIEVABLE HORROR by alkleen Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, you are more hilarious than Governor Quinn. The lead editorial in today’s Chicago Tribune implies that a strike by Chicago teachers would do irreparable harm to the school children of Chicago. It would ruin the ENTIRE YEAR for those poor victimized little children. Oh the horror, oh the humanity if the school year were delayed a few days by a strike. Among an entire page of nonsense is a quote by some unnamed middle school math teacher as saying, “To not have... more »
Holy cow! A newspaper tells the truth about state pensions. Stop the presses! « Fred Klonsky
Holy cow! A newspaper tells the truth about state pensions. Stop the presses! « Fred Klonsky: Illinois taxes a housekeeper at the Hyatt Hotel at the same rate it taxes Penny Pritzker who owns the hotel. Want to know why the state can’t fund its pensions? by Fred Klonsky Holy cow! A newspaper tells the truth about state pensions. Stop the presses! by Fred Klonsky Most robbery victims would sympathize with other people about to be held up, but right-wing media and wrong-headed legislators have created scapegoats to cover their own failures. Bill Fletcher, Jr., author of “They... more »
Charter-school issue a drain on public education | Jay Bookman
Charter-school issue a drain on public education | Jay Bookman: Charter-school issue a drain on public education 1:38 pm August 19, 2012, by Jay [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] *Note: This post contains material published here earlier. It is posted here as the electronic version of my Sunday AJC column.* *“The provision of an adequate public education for the citizens shall be a primary obligation of the State of Georgia. Public education for the citizens prior to the college or post-secondary level shall be free and shall be provided for by taxation.”* —... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed Reform Talk
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed Reform Talk: Ed Reform Talk by Melissa Westbrook This summer, Rep. Eric Pettigrew went to a talk by Jeb Bush, a champion of the worst of ed reform (just look at Florida). Now, in yet another disturbing trend, Pettigrew (who says he's a Dem), is going to accept an award from the Washington Policy Center for his "courage" in standing up for charters. If I were in the 37th, I'd be suspicious of someone who is so cozy with partisans from the other party. The WPC, which calls itself non-partisan, is nothing of the sort. Here's WPC's idea for what... more »
Why Are Our Public Schools Up For Sale? | Alternet
Why Are Our Public Schools Up For Sale? | Alternet: Why Are Our Public Schools Up For Sale? While charter proponents claim that their schools are less bureaucratic, more efficient, and more effective, the evidence fails to back those claims. *August 13, 2012* | Photo Credit: Margie Hurwich via Shutterstock.com "Back-to-school" sales seem to start earlier every year. These days, more than binders and backpacks are on offer. Now, public schools themselves are for sale. In July, Muskegon Heights, Michigan became the first American city to hand its entire school district over to... more »
EDUCATION, humor, satire, vouchers, charter schools, cyberschools, | Dailycensored.com
EDUCATION, humor, satire, vouchers, charter schools, cyberschools, | Dailycensored.com: EDUCATION, humor, satire, vouchers, charter schools, cyberschools by Danny Weil Vouchering an Educational Adventure *by WALTER BRASCH* I hadn’t talked with Marshbaum for a couple of years, ever since he left newspaper journalism for more lucrative work in the fast food industry. But here he was in my office to ask if I would publicize his new educational adventure. “That’s great!” I said. “You’re finishing the last three years of college.” “I own the school. CEO of Little Minds Charter and Vouc... more »
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