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This article describes the disconnect between federal education policy focused on math and reading (and rote memorization in other subjects) and Obama's calls for greater emphasis on science education.

This article is just about one high school but it represents the confluence of the many factors that impact public education; NCLB, Race to the Top, reform initiatives, and the achievement gap.

The question of the day...

This seems fitting as it deals with connectivity as a learning process and federal programs.

School superintendents protest against budget cuts

I think Texas, like many states, are finding it more and more difficult to cut school budgets without letting go of personnel. They cannot skate around the issue any longer. In the words of the spokeswomen for the Texas Association of School Administrators, "There's no fat left."

A useful post by George Siemens, the "father" of connectivism.

An open conspiracy to not participate in standardized testing for March of 2011.

Yet another educational documentary...

Article on the frustration of a lack of real data and the real repercussions of it....and protests...gotta love the protests.

Influence of collective bargaining on school boards

If everyone agrees that teachers are important... why do they think that demoralizing them will improve students' experience and performance in school?

Many of us said that we found writing in the blog difficult because it took a lot of time to craft the "perfect" text. This article explains how many are shifting from blogging to social networks as a more convenient way to quickly share updates.

Describes Education Governance and Finance in Virginia...read all about it! yeyy U.Va.

I am submitting this because of the "power" at play between Connecticut and the U. S. Supreme Court. Connecticut argues here that states should not have to put out so much cash to meet requirements of NCLB. If I am reading this correctly, the U.S. Supreme Court might have heard the case if the U.S. D.O.E. had actually found Connecticut in violation of NCLB's standards....otherwise, not so interested.

Posted 03-Feb-2011: Empirical research on school boards

In principle, every American citizen has an equal say in our political process. In practice, of course, some of us are more equal than others. Billionaires can field armies of lobbyists; they can finance think tanks that put the desired spin on policy issues; they can funnel cash to politicians with sympathetic views (as the Koch brothers did in the case of Mr. Walker). On paper, we're a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we're more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.

What the REAL budgets are in Wisconsin and what the real fight may be about....

Those who can afford to pay for all private K-12 and college expenses for their children may not care if the Federal government is involved in our education system. All the rest of the country needs to take heed and acknowledge the need for continued and expanded federal involvement. Without sounding flippant... do you suppose that those who might be leading the charge to get the Federal government out of education and make draconian cuts in social programs under the guise that tax burdens are too high and individualism trumps social justice are the same millionaires and billionaires who fund the tea party et al.? Sadly, the "regular folk" who are falling for that rhetoric do not recognize that they are paving their own way to..... [let's just say poverty].

The article documents the financial and policy constraints that determine what kids eat.