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Eva Moskowitz isn't just backed by Wall Street, she moved there - NY Daily News - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 28 Aug 14

"Eva Moskowitz, the firebrand chief of the city's fastest growing charter chain, isn't just backed by Wall Street, she's officially moved there - with Wall Street-type salaries to boot."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Eva Moskowitz, the firebrand chief of the city's fastest growing charter chain, isn't just backed by Wall Street, she's officially moved there - with Wall Street-type salaries to boot."</div>

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What new Common Core test scores really show - The Washington Post - 1 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 27 Aug 14

"New York officials recently released the results of the state's 2014 Common Core State Standards-aligned exams. In this post information award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in the Rockville Centre School District, explains what they mean. Burris has been writing about problems with the controversial school reform efforts in her state for some time on this blog. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"New York officials recently released the results of the state's 2014 Common Core State Standards-aligned exams. In this post information award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in the Rockville Centre School District, explains what they mean. Burris has been writing about problems with the controversial school reform efforts in her state for some time on this blog. "</div>

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 26 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 26 Aug 14

"Public education in the United States is in a state of crisis. We know this because we have heard the warning from government officials of both political parties over the past 30 years. We have also heard that if we don't fix this crisis, the United States and the "American way of life" is in jeopardy of losing its global economic competitiveness and superiority."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Public education in the United States is in a state of crisis. We know this because we have heard the warning from government officials of both political parties over the past 30 years. We have also heard that if we don't fix this crisis, the United States and the "American way of life" is in jeopardy of losing its global economic competitiveness and superiority."</div>

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Study finds "de facto" segregation among charter schools | State House Sound Bites | wi... - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 26 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 26 Aug 14

"Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations. A new study shows they're also marked by their lack of diversity."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations. A new study shows they're also marked by their lack of diversity."</div>

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Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind New Jersey Education Reform - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 23 Aug 14

"Half a year after Newark Public Schools launched an "agenda to ensure all students are in excellent schools," the plan has come under a federal civil rights investigation to determine whether it "discriminates against black students.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Half a year after Newark Public Schools launched an "agenda to ensure all students are in excellent schools," the plan has come under a federal civil rights investigation to determine whether it "discriminates against black students.""</div>

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Scathing Report Finds Rocketship, School Privatization Hurt Poor Kids | The Progressive - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 22 Aug 14

"Gordon Lafer, a political economist and University of Oregon professor who has advised Congress, state legislatures, and the New York City mayor's office, landed at the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, late last night bringing with him a briefing paper on school privatization and how it hurts poor kids."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Gordon Lafer, a political economist and University of Oregon professor who has advised Congress, state legislatures, and the New York City mayor's office, landed at the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, late last night bringing with him a briefing paper on school privatization and how it hurts poor kids."</div>

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The Con Artistry of Charter Schools - In These Times - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 22 Aug 14

"Once an effort to improve public education, the charter school movement has transformed into a money-making venture."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Once an effort to improve public education, the charter school movement has transformed into a money-making venture."</div>

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Bruce Baker: How to Get Rid of Accountability, Transparency, and Student Rights | Diane... - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 22 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 22 Aug 14

"This may be the most important article you read this week, this month, or this year. It was published last year, and I missed it. But, wow, Bruce Baker nails what is wrong with "education reform.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This may be the most important article you read this week, this month, or this year. It was published last year, and I missed it. But, wow, Bruce Baker nails what is wrong with "education reform.""</div>

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Fact-checking Campbell Brown: What she said, what research really shows - The Washingto... - 0 views

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From the AFT Convention, Looking Forward | Living in Dialogue - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 05 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 05 Aug 14

"This is a life-or-death time for the American Federation of Teachers. The July 12-14, 2014, convention reflected both positive movement, and continuing obstacles, for our union. As we take on the challenges we all face with the opening of schools, we AFT members will face both from our union. Much will depend on how successfully we get our union to respond."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This is a life-or-death time for the American Federation of Teachers. The July 12-14, 2014, convention reflected both positive movement, and continuing obstacles, for our union. As we take on the challenges we all face with the opening of schools, we AFT members will face both from our union. Much will depend on how successfully we get our union to respond."</div>

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Common Core education standards: why they're contested left and right - CSMonitor.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 04 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 04 Aug 14

"More than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are unhappy with."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"More than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are unhappy with."</div>

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What is Wrong with Vouchers? | Nicholas Meier - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 04 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 04 Aug 14

"The rhetoric behind vouchers is that if everyone had vouchers parents could select the best school for their child instead of being forced to go to "government" schools*. Where does such logic fall apart? There are two main logistical reasons it is really a false promise. One is economic and the other is question of who gets to choose."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The rhetoric behind vouchers is that if everyone had vouchers parents could select the best school for their child instead of being forced to go to "government" schools*. Where does such logic fall apart? There are two main logistical reasons it is really a false promise. One is economic and the other is question of who gets to choose."</div>

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It's innovative, but is it really better? - The Washington Post - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 04 Aug 14

"The word "innovative" is invoked a lot to describe school reform policies that are alleged to be improvements over what existed before. But is innovative inherently better? Arthur H. Camins answers the question in the folowing post. Camins is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The word "innovative" is invoked a lot to describe school reform policies that are alleged to be improvements over what existed before. But is innovative inherently better? Arthur H. Camins answers the question in the folowing post. Camins is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J."</div>

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The Myth Behind Public School Failure by Dean Paton - YES! Magazine - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 03 Aug 14

"In the rush to privatize the country's schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In the rush to privatize the country's schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students."</div>

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Will California's Ruling Against Teacher Tenure Change Schools? - The Atlantic - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 03 Aug 14

"A judge said the state discriminates against poor and minority students by protecting the jobs of ineffective instructors. What will this mean for education?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A judge said the state discriminates against poor and minority students by protecting the jobs of ineffective instructors. What will this mean for education?"</div>

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Capitalism vs. education: Why our free-market obsession is wrecking the future - Salon.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 03 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 03 Aug 14

"Market-based education reform has become a mainstay of American politics - and it's a disaster waiting to happen"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Market-based education reform has become a mainstay of American politics - and it's a disaster waiting to happen"</div>

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Charter schools fail the test of justice: Jan Resseger, public education advocate | cle... - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 03 Aug 14

"Justice in education---the idea that schools distribute opportunity to all children---must be systemic. A public education system like ours in the United States---publicly funded, universally available, and accountable to the public---is the best way I know to balance the needs of each particular child with society's responsibility to protect the rights of all children. While there are some excellent charter schools, I believe the growing charter school movement threatens our system of public education."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Justice in education---the idea that schools distribute opportunity to all children---must be systemic. A public education system like ours in the United States---publicly funded, universally available, and accountable to the public---is the best way I know to balance the needs of each particular child with society's responsibility to protect the rights of all children. While there are some excellent charter schools, I believe the growing charter school movement threatens our system of public education."</div>

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Jersey Jazzman, Stephen Colbert, and Campbell Brown | Diane Ravitch's blog - 0 views

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Jeff Bernstein on 02 Aug 14

"Jersey jazzman has another great piece about tenure. He writes: "I can only hope that Campbell Brown's appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the anti-tenure side can muster, we teachers will easily win the debate - provided we ever get a chance to participate." "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Jersey jazzman has another great piece about tenure. He writes: "I can only hope that Campbell Brown's appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the anti-tenure side can muster, we teachers will easily win the debate - provided we ever get a chance to participate." "</div>

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shared by Jeff Bernstein on 01 Aug 14 - No Cached

Jeff Bernstein on 01 Aug 14

"As with the Vergara case in California, a central claim of the New York City Parents Union is that the presence of statutory tenure protections in New York State leads to a persistent and systematic deprivation of a sound basic education which falls disproportionately on the state's low income and minority children. Let's review again the basic structure of this argument."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As with the Vergara case in California, a central claim of the New York City Parents Union is that the presence of statutory tenure protections in New York State leads to a persistent and systematic deprivation of a sound basic education which falls disproportionately on the state's low income and minority children. Let's review again the basic structure of this argument."</div>

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education reform teachers tenure value-added teacher evals data analysis commentary

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Jeff Bernstein on 01 Aug 14

"As with the Vergara case in California, a central claim of the New York City Parents Union is that the presence of statutory tenure protections in New York State leads to a persistent and systematic deprivation of a sound basic education which falls disproportionately on the state's low income and minority children. Let's review again the basic structure of this argument."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As with the Vergara case in California, a central claim of the New York City Parents Union is that the presence of statutory tenure protections in New York State leads to a persistent and systematic deprivation of a sound basic education which falls disproportionately on the state's low income and minority children. Let's review again the basic structure of this argument."</div>

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Eva Moskowitz isn't just backed by Wall Street, she moved there - NY Daily News - 0 views

What new Common Core test scores really show - The Washington Post - 1 views

Education, Inc. - 1 views

Study finds "de facto" segregation among charter schools | State House Sound Bites | wi... - 0 views

Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind New Jersey Education Reform - 0 views

Scathing Report Finds Rocketship, School Privatization Hurt Poor Kids | The Progressive - 0 views

The Con Artistry of Charter Schools - In These Times - 0 views

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