The link: Gingrich, Sharpton launch school tour in Philly (sandiegounion.com)
A quote:
The odd couple of Gingrich and Sharpton found common ground in the concept that education is the new frontier on civil rights. President Barack Obama has a goal of turning around 5,000 failing schools across the U.S. in the next five years.
At Mastery, the trio [...]
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The link: Candidate in a State of Dystopia (George Will, jewishworldreview.com)
A quote:
Becoming governor next year will be a daunting challenge for California’s Republican insurance commissioner, but Steve Poizner has surmounted other obstacles, as when he volunteered to teach without pay in an East San Jose high school. After he sold, for $1 billion, one of [...]
“The Stupid Kid Machine, you put a smart kid in, you get a stupid kid coming out the other end.” –Zapata King
The link: Some cities make gains in curbing dropouts (sandiegounion.com)
A quote:
Urban schools still have a long way to go. On average, only half the kids graduate in the 50 biggest cities, the report said. [...]
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The links:
Criticism escalates for Staten Island education appointee over e-mail
Ballarino resigns from Staten Island education panel
Education appointee email ignites firestorm
Part of the key to determining whether he’s a Democrat might be in here:
While the all-volunteer council does not have wide-ranging authority, it serves as a liaison between parents and the city Department [...]
The Stupid Kid Machine, you put a smart kid in, you get a stupid kid coming out the other end. –Zapata King
Being the critical type, in Layoffs could undermine Jackson Elementary’s gains, I was looking for signs of a scam. In general, the Stupid Kid Machine is a huge failure, so when a school fails, many times [...]
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“The stupid kid machine, you put a smart kid in, you get a stupid kid coming out the other end.” …Zapata King
Big layoffs in the San Diego region.
Poway trustees to notify 180 teachers of job cuts
San Diego Unified announces 900 layoff notices
From the Poway article:
Despite pleas from students and parents for Poway High School’s [...]
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In On Student Evaluations, which Rate Your Students thought was good enough to repost under the title One Year Ago Today: “On Evaluations,” the writer, a seasoned professor, laments the affect that student evaluations have on college education.
“Effect” or “affect,” that is the question
But first, I noticed that I used “effect” in the title, but then I switched to “affect,” because [...]
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In Principal Tells Teachers To Dumb-Down Standards, first the writer asks a leading question. He asks,
Have teachers at an East Harlem school been ordered to lower their standards because many students there are poor?
Then he writes,
Last month, Principal Bennett Lieberman sent off a stern memo to teachers.
“If you are not passing more than 65 percent [...]
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Battle-scarred ’sub’ in L.A. barrios speaks out
I quit after two weeks. It wasn’t that bad, but it was bad enough for me to decide I was going to get myself in trouble. When people get aggressive, sometimes I get aggressive back.
But there’s this thing inside of me where I want to help educate young folks. [...]
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In “New Atheists” Are Cheap Bastards, Chad Orzel chastises his readership for not being willing to fund the Stupid Kid Machine. I guess he assumes Science Blog readership is almost exclusively non-religious. I don’t know. I’ve just recently added him to my blog reader.
First, though, everyone knows what machine I’m talking about, right? That’s right, [...]
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