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• Godin Sees It Too: “Recession Skills 101″?

  
  Beyond School — Authority: 453
  It’s in the air — and in this economy, it’s no surprise. I felt it here , noticed Paul Krugman touching it here , and now Seth Godin here : [W]hen we ask you to look people in the eye, be creative, brainstorm, be generous, find a way to satisfy an angry customer, work with a bully, learn a new skill or ...
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• The Eli Broad Foundation Comes To Sacramento

  
  Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... — Authority: 545
  Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has just announced the creation of a group called Stand Up for Sacramento Schools that will, among other things, “establish a report card to grade Sacramento schools.” The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has committed $500,000 to the new nonprofit. There are lots of “wheels ...
  2 days ago

• California’s “Race To The Top” & Parents

  
  Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... — Authority: 545
  California’s “Race To The Top” & Parents is a piece I just posted at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School.You might find it interesting. addthis_url = http%3A%2F%2Flarryferlazzo.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2Fcalifornia%25e2%2580%2599s-%25e2%2580%259crace-to-the-top%25e2%2580%259d-parents%2F; ...
  3 days ago

• Scripted reform models do best

  
  Joanne Jacobs — Authority: 597
  In a major, long-term study of school reform models, scripted learning did best in high-poverty elementary schools, reports Education Week. Thirteen years ago, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education ’s Study of Instructional Improvement set out to study three models: Success for All requires teachers to ...
  3 days ago

• Why School Reform Fails

  
  Choosing Democracy — Authority: 126
  Why school reform has failed. After over a decade of test driven accountability, schools serving poor and minority students are not improved.  Why? The people in charge of the reform, from No child Left Behind, to state developed accountability systems, and now the Race to the Top program,  are the same people ...
  3 days ago

• Creating Your Own No Child Left Behind Act

  
  Aisha LaDon — Authority: 129
  Perhaps you are considering homeschooling, or you are beginning to feel a little burnt out on it. There has got to be a better way, an easier way. Is this truly what a good education is all about, you may be asking ? First, take a deep breathe and exhale. You need to relax, and clear your mind of any pre-conceived ...
  4 days ago

• States WIll Be Forced to Intervene in Failing Schools

  
  State of Ohio Education Blog — Authority: 423
  When should a state intervene in failing public schools? What form should the intervention take? What is a "failing" school? The answer to all of the above questions is, "It depends." If youre a public charter school in Ohio, you have 3-5 years to meet performance standards. Failure to make progress and youre shut ...
  5 days ago

• THE TURN-AROUND PLACE

  
  "El Milagro Weblog" — Authority: 103
  Allen Odden is a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis at the  University of Wisconsin-Madison who claims to know how to turn around low achieving schools.  In fact he wrote a book about the topic called “Ten Strategies for Doubling Student Performance” .  He doesn’t work in schools, he ...
  6 days ago

• Is Figuring Out How To Make Schools Better A Puzzle Or A Mystery?

  
  Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... — Authority: 545
  I was re-reading an article that Malcolm Gladwell wrote a couple of years ago titled Open Secrets , which has some intriguing pieces in it about the differences between a “puzzle” and a “mystery.” He gives credit to security expert Gregory F. Treverton for initially defining the difference, and Treverton ...
  6 days ago

• School reform and the Bee editorial writers

  
  Choosing Democracy — Authority: 126
  What kind of a public debate can we have on the vital issues of the day in  California?  A lot depends on the media, which determines how these issues are framed for most people. In their editorial of Dec.13, 2009, the Bee Editorial Board complains about the Assembly’s handling of the proposed changes to ...
  6 days ago

• What Are Small Learning Communities?

  
  Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... — Authority: 545
  Earlier this week our principal initiated a discussion at the School Site Council on Small Learning Communities (SLC’s). His thinking was that we’ve been doing them for six years, and take them for granted, but that it’s important to reflect on their usefulness periodically. I think his point is well-taken, and ...
  1 week ago

• LSCs celebrate 20 years

  
  Newstips Blog — Authority: 426
  A number of community activists who have served continuously on Local School Councils since they were established in 1989 will be honored at a celebration of the 20th anniversary of school reform and LSCs tomorrow evening. Designs for Change is sponsoring the celebration at Washington Irving Elementary School, 749 ...
  1 week ago

• Monday Cartoon Fun: Million Dollar Edition + Links

  
  The Frustrated Teacher — Authority: 139
  The EPA has decided global warming is real. Russ Feingold doesnt understand the Afghanistan surge (neither do I). The Harlem Childrens Zone gets results, but they cost millions and require proximity, paying students for grades and providing FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ITS STUDENTS.
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• The Harlem Childrens Zone

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 575
  Last night 60 Minutes ran a segment about The Harlem Childrens Zone school started by Geoffery Canada. I watched all of it and was impressed by Canadas conviction and enthusiasm. One part of the segment that I didnt agree with was the focus at the end on trying to figure out which one thing is making Canadas school ...
  1 week ago

• Merrow Loose with the Facts

  
  Advancing the Teaching Profession — Authority: 99
  John Merrow’s latest blog post on charter schools and teacher education is worth a read — especially if you are interested in how journalistscan get real loose with the facts. I have always been a fan of theMerrow Report, where John has spent the time to dig deep into complexissues of teacher quality and school ...
  2 weeks ago

• Let Teachers Run A School? Yes!

  
  The Frustrated Teacher — Authority: 139
  Deal would let L.A. teachers create "pilot schools" December 3, 2009 Local school officials and the teachers union have reached a tentative deal that would help groups of teachers bid for control of 30 campuses under a recently adopted school-reform plan. The agreement, announced today, would allow the number ...
  2 weeks ago

• A sped up phase-out at McClymonds

  
  The Education Report — Authority: 420
  Soon, the McClymonds high school campus will have just one small high school, instead of two. District staff is recommending that BEST High School close in June — a year earlier than planned, Chief Academic Officer Brad Stam told a crowd gathered at the McClymonds cafeteria tonight. Stam said it would be unfair to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Disconnected Expectations

  
  State of Ohio Education Blog — Authority: 423
  I think its fair to say that there is consensus of opinion regarding our nations primary and secondary education system. Too many students graduate from high school without the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the job market or be successful in college. Even worse, approximately 30% of students fail to even ...
  2 weeks ago

• Survey: Oakland principals like to control their own budgets

  
  The Education Report — Authority: 420
  A survey of Oakland principals by a local advocacy group found support for the district’s unorthodox, largely decentralized school budgeting system, known as RBB; it also found that one-third of the principals surveyed didn’t feel prepared or equipped to run their entire school budget, as they’re expected to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Race to the Top: consultant employment project ?

  
  Educational Justice — Authority: 99
  On Wed. Dec.2,2009, the California Assembly held  a hearing on Race to the Top, chaired by Julia Brownley, Chair of the Assembly Education Committee. In her testimony,  Jennifer Kuhn of the Legislative Analyst Office testified that Because California has a severe budget crisis in k-12 education, we ...
  2 weeks ago

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