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More IEA election stuff. « Fred Klonsky's blog

More IEA election stuff. « Fred Klonsky's blog

More IEA election stuff.

by Fred Klonsky

This afternoon I came home to a piece of election campaign material in my mail box.

It was from Jim Grimes who is running for IEA VP.

Now, earlier this year I made a pledge to our members when I ran for IEA RA delegate. I said I would not vote for anyone who did not take a firm stand in defense of our seniority rights, our tenure rights and who promised to fight to defend our pensions.

Grimes doesn’t mention any of this in his four-color mailing. And he doesn’t mention it on hi

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Larry Ferlazzo: 5 Questions for an Exceptional Principal

Larry Ferlazzo: 5 Questions for an Exceptional Principal
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Ted Appel is the exceptional principal at the school where I teach, Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento. It's the largest inner-city high school in the city, and over half of our students are English Language Learners.

He offers a perspective -- both in word and in deed -- that may be all too rare in education today.


What led you to teaching in the classroom, and what prompted your decision to become a principal?

I had been working in outdoor programs for youth at risk for a few years, which was very rewarding and fun, but I felt like school had a overpowering impact on a child's feelings about being a successful person. I also became interested in the experiential education movement and

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The superintendent's contract extension: Another misstep for the SRC | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

The superintendent's contract extension: Another misstep for the SRC | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

The superintendent's contract extension: Another misstep for the SRC

by Helen Gym on Mar 01 2011

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The announcement by the School Reform Commission that it will extend Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s contract through June 2014 sends a terrible message about the SRC’s approach to the most serious financial disaster the District has seen in recent memory.

The move effectively preserves one of the most lucrative pay packages for a public employee in the state, flying in the face of a national bipartisan trend toward curbing exorbitant compensation for school chiefs.

The contract provides the superintendent with a current salary of $348,140, more

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solidaridad: March 2011 Defend Public Education

solidaridad: March 2011 Defend Public Education

March 2011 Defend Public Education

by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene
http://www.defendpubliceducation.org/

The massive budget deficits states have faced over the past few years were caused by decades of tax breaks for the rich, attacks on students and workers, the continuation of wars and occupation overseas.
On March 2nd, students throughout the country will take part in a national day of action to defend public education. Actions are expected in several states including California, Georgia, New York, and elsewhere. With a reported $125 billion budget gap in state budgets this coming year, students are gearing up to wage a serious fight back against continued austerity measures put on the backs of students and workers.

March 2nd, the third national day of action following March 4, 2010 and October 7th, 2010, will be the kickoff of a month of escalating actions through March, consolidating in a national day of walkouts and strikes on March 31st. Students are also supporting major anti-war actions on March 19, April 9 and 10, actions in defense of Ethnic Studies programs, and actions onMarch 11 in solidarity with striking students at the University of Puerto Rico. Students are actively coordinating with international efforts, taking part in the Spring of Resistance
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Actor Bradley Whitford leads chant, 'This will not stand!' #WIunion #SolidarityWI


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Actor Bradley Whitford, a Madison native, addresses a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Saturday, February 26, 2011. An estimated 100,000 people attended the rally to protest Governor Walker's attempt to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights.

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Bill Gates: Flip the Curve: Student Achievement vs. School Budgets

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Yesterday I spoke to the nation's Governors at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C. They are grappling with more than state budget deficits; they're also confronting deep education deficits. I encouraged them to flip the curve on how much we spend vs. how well students do in school.

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Over the last four decades, the per-student cost of running our K-12 schools has more than doubled, while our student achievement has remained flat, and other countries have raced ahead.

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