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In Harlem, Epicenter for Charter Schools, a Senator Wars Against Them

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 0)
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Over the last decade, as charter schools have multiplied, Mr. Perkins has undergone a dramatic shift and emerged as their most outspoken critic in the Legislature, writing guest columns in newspapers and delivering impassioned speeches criticizing the “privatization” of public schools.

1 comments | Tags: new york city harlem bill perkins charter schools school choice | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Analysis Shows Varying Rates of Improvement in Low-Performing Schools

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edtrust.org (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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A report released today by The Education Trust shows that schools often lumped together as “low performing” are not all alike.

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Senate OKs bill to teach Bible

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a measure that would allow elective courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools.

2 comments | Tags: oklahoma senate bill 1338 bible tom ivester | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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No-Child Law Is a Highlight of Hearing on Education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 3)
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is presiding over the rollout of the largest competitive grant program in his department’s history, a vast expansion of the government’s direct loan program for college students and sweeping new expenditures on failing schools, teacher quality and other big initiatives.

2 comments | Tags: arne duncan reauthorization no child left behind law george miller college readiness | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Business principles won't work for school reform, former supporter Ravitch says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 0)
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For those who believe that performance pay and charter schools pose a threat to public education and that a cult of testing and accountability has hijacked school reform, an unlikely national spokeswoman has emerged.

1 comments | Tags: diane ravitch charter schools school reform merit pay teacher performance | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Scholar’s School Reform U-Turn Shakes Up Debate

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 0)
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Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling.

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Obama Backs Rewarding Districts That Police Failing Schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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President Obama said Monday that he favored federal rewards for local school districts that fire underperforming teachers and close failing schools, saying educators needed to be held accountable when they failed to fix chronically troubled classrooms and curb the student dropout rate.

1 comments | Tags: grad nation campaign colin powell high school dropouts president obama turnaround schools | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Obama announces get-tough strategy for struggling schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 2)
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President Obama outlined Monday a get-tough strategy for turning around persistently struggling schools, offering an unprecedented increase in federal funding for local school systems that shake up their lowest-achieving campuses.

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Margaret Spellings defends 'No Child Left Behind'

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 3)
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The former secretary of education speaks with The Washington Post's Jo-Ann Armao and responds to current education secretary Arne Duncan's description of 'No Child Left Behind' as a 'toxic brand.'

0 comments | Tags: margaret spellings no child left behind law arne duncan toxic brand reauthorization | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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In fight of our lives to defeat status quo

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 0)
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KARL SPRINGER -- "Let there be no doubt that our teachers, staff, administrators and board of education share the frustrations of the lack of progress the MAPS for Kids report chronicled last week, but we will make Oklahoma City Public Schools a center for opportunity focused on students. We can do this!"

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Obama seeks money, interventions to stem dropouts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://news.yahoo.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 0)
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President Barack Obama on Monday addressed the nation's school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and school districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.

1 comments | Tags: grad nation campaign turnaround schools high school dropouts president obama colin powell | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Obama Wants to Consolidate Curriculum Programs

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 11, Clicks: 0)
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As part of a budget plan designed to reshape federal support for education, President Barack Obama is seeking to consolidate more than a dozen discrete programs into three broader, competitive funds focused on “effective teaching and learning” across the academic-content areas.

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Common Core State Standards (New York)

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.emsc.nysed.gov (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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In April 2009, Governor David Paterson and former Education Commissioner Richard P. Mills signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) along with forty-nine states and territories to participate in the national dialogue to develop these voluntary standards. New York State is committed to be a part of this dialogue and will provide updates to the public through this website and future opportunities for public engagement.

0 comments | Tags: new york david paterson memorandum of agreement common standards new york state education department | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Crawling toward national tests

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 21, Clicks: 8)
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Jay Mathews -- "Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, who heads up the National Governors Association efforts on this issue, and former North Carolina Gov. James B. Hunt Jr., the godfather of education standards in America, indicated a large majority of states will agree on common core standards very soon, but a common test is at least five years away."

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Critics Pan Obama Plan to Tie Title I to Standards

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 12, Clicks: 1)
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The Obama administration’s proposal to make federal funding for disadvantaged students contingent on states’ adoption of reading and math standards that prepare students for college or a career has drawn sharp criticism from groups representing grassroots educators and state lawmakers, even as some governors and members of Congress appear open to the idea.

1 comments | Tags: arne duncan race to the top title 1 reauthorization elementary and secondary education act | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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