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For-profit charter schools are failing and fading. Here’s why.
For-profit charter schools are failing and fading. Here’s why.: These Charter Schools Tried to Turn Public Education Into Big Business. They Failed.It takes time, and nearly infinite patience, to build academically strong networks of schools from scratch. Investors aren’t used to waiting, though.More and more these days, Americans think about schools using the language of business. Superintendents
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools International Schools Newsletter
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools International Schools Newsletter: Seattle Schools International Schools NewsletterI didn't know this newsletter, Global Talk, existed and I am glad to provide the link. They provide information on travel opportunities for both students and teachers.Here's one of their great articles.Earn High School Credits for a Language You Already KnowAre you an
Social Impact Bonds: The End of Special Education Part V
Education Lessons From A Sparkly District: The End of Special Education Part V:The End of Special Education Part VThis is really Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), aka Pay for Success, part 2. It seems that NJ Senator Teresa Ruiz, Chair of the NJ Senate Education Committee, thinks that SIBs may be a way to pay for the Committee's vision of Pre-K in New Jersey. Tuesday morning I heard a clip of Senator Ru
Expulsion and Suspension Data - Student & School Data Files (Downloadable) (CA Dept of Education)
Expulsion and Suspension Data - Student & School Data Files (Downloadable) (CA Dept of Education): Expulsion and Suspension Data - Student & School Data FilesThe file includes state, county, district, and school level data. Refer to the file structure for further details regarding the file's contents. Data are not included for districts and independently reporting charter schools (IRCs) th
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #5 of 9): Teachers’ Perceptions of Observations and Student Growth | VAMboozled!
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #5 of 9): Teachers’ Perceptions of Observations and Student Growth | VAMboozled!: Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #5 of 9): Teachers’ Perceptions of Observations and Student GrowthRecall that the peer-reviewed journal Educational Researcher (ER) – recently published a “Special Issue” including nine articles examining value-added mea
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tell Your Children: Words Have Meaning
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tell Your Children: Words Have Meaning: Tell Your Children: Words Have MeaningI say that here, over and over, but with two regional stories about students who are misusing words in social media, it bears saying again.I think the issue may be that either parents or schools are not helping kids to understand that certain words are incendiary and considered hate speec
On La. Governor-elect John Bel Edwards’ K12 Transition and Then Some | deutsch29
On La. Governor-elect John Bel Edwards’ K12 Transition and Then Some | deutsch29: On La. Governor-elect John Bel Edwards’ K12 Transition and Then SomeOn November 25, 2015, Louisiana’s Governor-elect John be Edwards launched his transition campaign, entitled, Onward Louisiana. As of December 17, 2015, Edwards has publicized seven transition committees: economic development, fiscal matters, public s
Do Students Have to Do Common Core Now to Get into Heaven?
Do Students Have to Do Common Core Now to Get into Heaven?: Do Students Have to Do Common Core Now to Get into Heaven?It should be important to everyone, that the other day College Board president and the Common Core creator, David Coleman, met with Catholics—The Cardinal Newman Society which promotes and defends the faith—to allay their worries about Common Core.One Newman member snapped at Colem
Charters: Better than or just different from district schools? - CommonWealth Magazine
Charters: Better than or just different from district schools? - CommonWealth Magazine: Charters: Better than or just different from district schools?New data show stark differences in who enrolls -- and remains -- in charter schools A TRIFECTA OF initiatives focused on raising the charter school cap, including Governor Baker’s legislative proposal, a potential ballot initiative, and a class actio
John Thompson: The Beginning of the End of VAM? | Diane Ravitch's blog
John Thompson: The Beginning of the End of VAM? | Diane Ravitch's blog: John Thompson: The Beginning of the End of VAM?John Thompson, historian and teacher, takes a closer look at the New Mexuco court decision that imposed a preliminary injunction on the use of value-added measurement to evaluate teachers and to punish or reward them. In his judgment, VAM is on the way out.New Mexico District Judg
The Convoluted Profits of Academic Publishing - The Atlantic
Is Academia.edu Improving Access to Professors' Research—or Is It Just Profiting From It? - The Atlantic: The Convoluted Profits of Academic PublishingOne company is changing the way research papers are being shared, but professors worry about trusting the for-profit website.Richard Price always had an entrepreneurial bent. He started a cake business in his mum's kitchen during a summer break from
Perdido Street School: These Are Clearly Reasons Why Buffalo Schools Should Be Charterized
Perdido Street School: These Are Clearly Reasons Why Buffalo Schools Should Be Charterized: These Are Clearly Reasons Why Buffalo Schools Should Be CharterizedFrom the Buffalo News:A new survey of students in Buffalo Public Schools reinforces the extent of the problems the district is facing – not in the classroom, but in the home.Fourteen percent of high school students who took the survey said t
Schools Are Democracy Sites, Not Chain Stores - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Schools Are Democracy Sites, Not Chain Stores - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Schools Are Democracy Sites, Not Chain StoresDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Harry Boyte. To read their full exchange, please visit here.Dear Harry and friends,If democracy is in peril, another course on civics won't help. We agree. I think we also agree that they must be transformed into active de
Getting from ESSA to Equity
Blog | Schott Foundation for Public Education: The latest from the Schott Foundation and our allies.Getting from ESSA to EquityDEC16Last week President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law, replacing No Child Left Behind as the latest version of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. With any bill of this size and scope it defies easy description, and as one would
Schools Matter: From ESEA to ESSA: The Hole Gets Deeper
Schools Matter: From ESEA to ESSA: The Hole Gets Deeper: From ESEA to ESSA: The Hole Gets DeeperModern education reform started in 1965, when the passage of the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act signaled that policy elites had chosen the politically expedient over the morally responsible. In doing so, the root causes of poverty and racism were buried beneath a mountain of misplaced bla
Students Still Not Feeling the Economic Recovery - NEA Today
Students Still Not Feeling the Economic Recovery - NEA Today: Students Still Not Feeling the Economic RecoveryThe fiscal outlook in most states has improved since the Great Recession, but the recovery – much like the U.S. economy as a whole – is far from complete. Nowhere is this more evident than in the nation’s public schools. Education was one of the first areas that incurred massive budget cu
Yes, I support teachers and their unions–and I oppose charters. And I don’t get paid to do it. | Bob Braun's Ledger
Yes, I support teachers and their unions–and I oppose charters. And I don’t get paid to do it. | Bob Braun's Ledger: Yes, I support teachers and their unions–and I oppose charters. And I don’t get paid to do it.This site recently posted an article critical of The Star-Ledger for failing to identify fully the author of an op-ed piece praising North Star, a charter school in Newark. The newspaper’s
CURMUDGUCATION: Gulen Charters In Trouble Again
CURMUDGUCATION: Gulen Charters In Trouble Again: Gulen Charters In Trouble AgainThe Gulen network of charters is perhaps the most transparent abuse of the charter school system in the US, and their troubled nature is on display again in the midwest.A clout-heavy charter-school firm that operates four taxpayer-funded schools in Chicago is suspected of defrauding the government by funneling more tha
Glendale Unified board denies charter school plans; petitioners say they will appeal to county - Glendale News-Press
Glendale Unified board denies charter school plans; petitioners say they will appeal to county - Glendale News-Press: Glendale Unified board denies charter school plans; petitioners say they will appeal to countyThe Charter School Approval Flea Flicker The Glendale Unified School Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to deny a petition submitted by parents who sought to establish a charter school in
Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers - Yahoo News
Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers - Yahoo News: Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Eight Chicago public school teachers who said they were fired or forced to leave because of pregnancies will receive a combined $280,000 in back pay and damages, under a settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday.The DOJ laws
Investors Rebel Against Controversial Online School Operator K12 - BuzzFeed News
Investors Rebel Against Controversial Online School Operator K12 - BuzzFeed News: Investors Rebel Against Controversial Online School Operator K12Teachers unions protested outside the virtual charter school operator’s shareholder meeting, while inside, investors voted down its proposal for executive pay.Investors delivered a strong censure to the country’s largest online charter school operator at
The cost of closed charter schools | Gainesvillecom
Editorial: The cost of closed charter schools | Gainesville.com: Editorial: The cost of closed charter schoolsWhen Gainesville parents and teachers must buy their own paint to spruce up public school classrooms, it makes it even more galling that the state wastes millions on the facilities of failing charter schools.Such is the situation facing Alachua County and other communities throughout Flori
Koch brothers supersize higher-ed spending | Center for Public Integrity
Koch brothers supersize higher-ed spending | Center for Public Integrity: Koch brothers supersize higher-ed spendingIn 2014, billionaire industrialists' foundations donated to more colleges than everThe Koch brothers are supersizing their already hefty investments into college students’ hearts and minds.A pair of private foundations led by the billionaire industrialists poured more than $23.4 mill
Parenting in America: Outlook, worries, aspirations are strongly linked to financial situation | Pew Research Center
Parenting in America: | Pew Research Center: Parenting in AmericaOutlook, worries, aspirations are strongly linked to financial situationContemporary debates about parenthood often focus on parenting philosophies: Are kids better off with helicopter parents or a free-range approach? What’s more beneficial in the long run, the high expectations of a tiger mom or the nurturing environment where ever
Don’t blame George W. Bush for what President Obama did to public schools - The Washington Post
Don’t blame George W. Bush for what President Obama did to public schools - The Washington Post: Don’t blame George W. Bush for what President Obama did to public schoolsPresident Obama applauds as former president George W. Bush arrives on stage at the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, April 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)There are few people today who would
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John White’s final days or rabbit trick waiting to happen? | Crazy Crawfish
John White’s final days or rabbit trick waiting to happen? | Crazy Crawfish: John White’s final days or rabbit trick waiting to happen?Those who follow k-12 education in Louisiana closely know about state supt. John White and his illusionist tricks. There have been several times over the last few years I expected John to hightail it out of here, only to see him double down on his egregious and di
Hope and the Teacher | The Jose Vilson
Hope and the Teacher | The Jose Vilson: Hope and the TeacherMy colleague asked me point-blank: “You’re saying you don’t think you’re having an effect on kids?”I guess I should have been more poignant. I’m also not one for small talk, an affliction I acquired from years of nervous ticks when I spoke in normal situations. I also suffered from an extreme case of “I respect this person’s current work
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 12/16/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMWith A Brooklyn Accent: Exposing Young People to Beauty Is Giving them Hope:With A Brooklyn Accent: Exposing Young People to Beauty Is Giving them Hope:: Exposing Young People to Beauty Is Giving them Hope:I was driving in from Eastern Long Island this morning listening to James Taylor and Carol King and when "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Up On the Roof&q
