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Study Says Charter Network Has Financial Advantages Over Public Schools - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...31kipp.html

adms707 Lennon charter KIPP

shared by stephlennon on 03 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • stephlennon on 03 Apr 11
     
    Guess who this is about??? KIPP, of course. This study must has different research then several of the other postings about the shortcomings of KIPP schools!
REL N

Education Week: State, Local Policies Seen to Slow Personalized Learning - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...25policies.h30.html

NIemeyer ADMS707 Technology Education Policy

shared by REL N on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • K-12 education is at a policy crossroads, experts in educational technology policy say, as seat-time requirements, school funding models, textbook-adoption procedures, and teacher-certification requirements restrict the growth and effectiveness of emerging learning methods.
  • Moves to replace seat-time mandates, which set the amount of time students must spend in a class before completing it, with requirements that students demonstrate competency in the skills needed to master the course appear to be gaining traction
  • But some policy experts caution that a complete abolition of seat-time requirements could adversely affect the social and collaborative aspects of learning
REL N

Education Week: At-Risk Kids Treated as 'Gifted' Perform Better, Study Finds - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...28mct_ncgifted.h30.html

NIemeyer ADMS707 Reform

shared by REL N on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • A U.S. Department of Education evaluation of a North Carolina program shows that when at-risk students are taught as if they are gifted and talented, they are likely to perform better academically.
    • REL N
      REL N on 07 Apr 11
       
      Well duh! Imagine how many more students could have been helped if we redirected the money that was spent to "prove" what we already knew to increasing the reach of the program!
REL N

More districts looking at nontraditional candidates to lead schools - Page 3 - Philly.com - 0 views

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NIemeyer ADMS707 Superintendents

shared by REL N on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • REL N on 07 Apr 11
     
    Spokesperson from the Broad Superintendents Academy. So... tell me again why someone who has a track record as a strong leader in diverse and large organizations; surrounds her/himself (as a strong leader would do) with and listens to functional/discipline experts; and has more experience addressing financial, organizational, and HR issues than traditional superintendents should not be considered a viable (and maybe even preferable) candidate than someone who is a practitioner whose paradigm is a well run classroom rather than effective (not efficiency at the expense of the core mission and values) organizations?
REL N

Tea Partiers Playing a Role in Some School Board Races - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...27boards.h30.html

ADMS707 Niemeyer Governance School Board

shared by REL N on 06 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • REL N on 06 Apr 11
     
    Tea party candidates are getting on the ballots for local elections.
Roger Mancastroppa

Can Sal Khan Reform Education In America? - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...academy-and-educ_n_844390.html

adms707 education classroom technology

shared by Roger Mancastroppa on 04 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Roger Mancastroppa on 04 Apr 11
     
    More on the Kahn Academy and its successes. Gates is now investing in this movement.
REL N

Michelle Rhee: Education reform huckster - War Room - Salon.com - 0 views

www.salon.com/...michelle_rhee_lyons

ADMS707 Niemeyer rhee

shared by REL N on 07 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • "American students have improved substantially, in some cases phenomenally. In general, the improvements have been greatest for African-American students, and among these, for the most disadvantaged. The improvements have been greatest for both black and white 4th and 8th graders in math. Improvements have been less great but still substantial for black 4th and 8th graders in reading and for black 12th graders in both math and reading."
  • it should be stipulated that nobody's yet found a means or motive for cheating on NAEP surveys.
  • An exposé by USA Today reveals that scores of high-performing Washington schools displayed "extraordinarily high numbers of erasures on standardized tests. The consistent pattern was that wrong answers were erased and changed to right ones."
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  • [a]mong the 96 schools that were then flagged for wrong-to-right erasures were eight of the 10 campuses where Rhee handed out so-called TEAM awards." A
Suzan Gragg Denby

Ultimate Food Fight Erupts as Feds Recook School Lunch Rules - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...27lunch_ep.h30.html

feds interest groups politics reform agendas Denby

shared by Suzan Gragg Denby on 05 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Suzan Gragg Denby on 05 Apr 11
     
    Apparently, this is the first time in 15years that the Feds have "reformed" school lunch rules. All the special interest groups are have their hands in the school lunch kitchens. Our district has made changes in the caf. selections, already. Honestly, I like being able to choose hummus, salads, and soy beans over "deep-fried everything" and pizza. However, I'm not sure if the students agree.
mirabilecp

Hallmark tells story of dedicated teacher - 1 views

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ADMS707 homelessness Mirabile

shared by mirabilecp on 24 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mirabilecp on 24 Apr 11
     
    This looks like a good one for a holiday evening...hope that everyone is injoyig the beautiful day!
mirabilecp

Court Backs Discipline of Student Over Internet Speech - The School Law Blog - Educatio... - 0 views

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ADMS707 Technology Freedom of Speech Mirabile

shared by mirabilecp on 26 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mirabilecp on 26 Apr 11
     
    I think that the Courts acted appropriately here in NOT letting the student run for office after her offensive remarks. Nice balance, though, letting her wear the T-shirt.
REL N

Jeb Bush Finds New Role as Education Adviser - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...27bush.html

ADMS707 Niemeyer Broad & Gates

shared by REL N on 27 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • One out of five state school superintendents have joined a group that his national foundation created, Chiefs for Change, to rally behind a common agenda.
  • Mr. Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. The nonprofit group received contributions of $2.9 million in 2009, from the foundations of Bill Gates and Eli Broad, among others, and for-profit education technology companies.
  • By eighth grade, Florida students begin to lose their advantage on the NAEP, and by 12th grade, they fall behind national averages.
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  • Skeptics point out that other changes could explain the improvements in test scores. In 2002, voters passed one of the nation’s most ambitious class-size reduction plans, over the objections of Mr. Bush. School financing, including for reading coaches, also rose.
  • REL N on 27 Apr 11
     
    Gerard Robinson (the Secretary of Education in Virginia) joined Chiefs for Change... along with a number of other governors from the south. Oh, yes and Chris Christy.
mirabilecp

Diane Ravitch: Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching : NPR - 2 views

www.npr.org/...ed-testing-undermines-teaching

ADMS707 Ravitch Reform Unions NCLB Mirabile

shared by mirabilecp on 28 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • mirabilecp on 28 Apr 11
     
    From This Morning...a quick run throughof her thoughts. Glad that she is not afraid to say that she can change her mind:)
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