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The Biggest Test Americans Could Fail Isn’t Multiple Choice

Posted on January 3, 2013 by cynthia

Since that fateful day on December 14, 2012, we’ve been grieving with the rest of the nation over the senseless deaths of children and their teachers at Newtown, Connecticut. While harder to summon, even pity and empathy must be extended to the obviously disturbed young man Adam Lanza and his mother, who inadvertently armed her [...]

National Policy Watch

Romney issues his first statements on class sizes, and education policy, with changes to how Title I and IDEA money is spent. He names his George Bush-era potential education advisors.

Obama issues rebuttals, pushback on expansion of vouchers and big class sizes under Romney.

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See our Early Childhood Education Group for recommendations against Race to the Top guidelines by members of the Defending the Early Years coalition.

New recommendations to the states on Learning Disability diagnoses from the National Center for Learning Disability in our Parents of Disabled Children Group.

Arts Education -- we all know it's good for kids. Why do we treat it like an "extra"?

Authentic Parent Engagement -- examples from PEPs, the Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center.

Project Based Learning, what is it? A quick video exploration and more resources.

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Polarization & Charter/TFA Discussions

Posted on February 1, 2013 by admin

Here’s why I think “civility” is a poor frame for discussions about public policy: Michael Petrilli, of the conservative Hoover Institution, has a point that TFA discussions are now very polar. But he remains naive/turns a blind eye to how a flood of venture capital and hedge fund money, newly allied with religious right funders, [...]

No Teachers With Guns, No Police In Schools

Posted on January 11, 2013 by admin

On December 30, 2012, President Obama said he doubted arming school police with guns will prevent future school shootings, but then January 11, 2013′s EdWeek hints that he may yield to local law enforcement officers and communities if it has “bipartisan” support. While President Barack Obama said recently that he would be skeptical that more [...]

Public School Districts Fight Back Against Privatization With District-Based, All Public “Schools of Choice”

Posted on January 9, 2013 by cynthia

The myth is that charters “own” innovation. I don’t buy the myth. In the K12NN FAQ Wiki, I’ve gathered too many examples of 100% public schools that are truly public inside and out – democratic governance mechanisms for the internal and operational affairs of the school and with outward public accountability to taxpayers in all [...]

Looping with my children :)

Posted on January 6, 2013 by GutsyGal

I wasn’t quite sure coming into this what looping would be like. I loved the idea of my wonderful knowledge seeking group that would be joining me (rare in inner city), but unsure of learning a whole new curriculum. I knew nothing about the grade I was going into but everything about my students. I [...]

The Biggest Test Americans Could Fail Isn’t Multiple Choice

Posted on January 3, 2013 by cynthia

Miss the #KidsNotCuts Twitter Party? Here’s the Recap

Posted on November 16, 2012 by cynthia

In case you missed the #kidsnotcuts Twitter party with our expert Lily Eskelsen (@NEAToday) as the featured guest, I’ve collected some of the tweet highlights. Good morning, all! Let’s get #kidsnotcuts Twitter Party started! Thanks for joining us Lily. Use @neatoday 2 any Qs u have re fed school $ — K-12 News Network (@K12NN) [...]

Fiscal Showdown & Reduced Federal Spending on Education? We Say Kids, Not Cuts

Posted on November 14, 2012 by cynthia

My home state is California, and we just successfully survived our own state version of the “fiscal cliff” when it comes to education. Here, they were called the “trigger cuts.” If Proposition 30 — essentially part of the June 30, 2012 budget passed by the legislature that needed the people’s thumbs up at the ballot [...]

Comparisons of Propositions 30 and 38, Via EdSource & the California Budget Project

Posted on October 26, 2012 by admin

This one’s from EdSource, a very reliable non-profit education news outlet. EdSource: Proposition 30 | Proposition 38 Comparisons This one’s from the California Budget Project, also a very reliable non-profit state budget watchdog outlet that has excellent information on education. California Budget Project: How Do Propositions 30 & 38 Compare?

Why Rahm Does Not Care About the Kids in Chicago

Posted on October 22, 2012 by David

Chicago leads the country in the number of murders of any major city. Our mayor continues to ignore this fact and go ahead with funding and building new parks that cost $55 million downtown and a new river walk downtown that costs $100 million. My students on the South Side of the city live in [...]

“Won’t Back Down”: Round-Up Of Reviews Find It Boring, Propaganda-Filled

Posted on September 29, 2012 by admin

What’s supposed to be a charming, compelling movie that tugs at heart-strings and delivers the message that teacher’s unions are bad is instead dull, heavy-handed, and uninvolving, according to critics. In this movie, parents and teachers unite, and voila! The result is always and only a charter school. “Won’t Back Down” isn’t passing the low [...]

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