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Schumer's Role in "Race to the Top": Is the Fix In?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Merryl Tisch, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, New York State, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

For months, rumors have circulated Chuck Schumer has received assurances from the administration that New York will receive a "round one" grant -- as much as $350 million for the cash-strapped state.

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Race to the Top Officially Starts: Will NY's "Data Firewall" Hurt Its Chances?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Nevada, Merryl Tisch, Arne Duncan, Wisconsin, Education Reform, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, California, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Given New York's fiscal troubles -- Governor David Paterson has warned that the state could run out of money as early as December -- this is not a competition the state can afford to lose.

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Economic Tier Scheme for CPS Selective Enrollment Schools: Go Back to the Drawing Board

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools Selective Enrollment Schools, Chicago Schools Admissions, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Segregation Consent Decree, CPS Magnet Schools, CPS Selective Enrollment Schools, Ron Huberman, Lane Technical High School, Cps, Economic Tiers, Ethnicity, Family Income, School Admission, School Reform, Education Reform, Race, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

I cannot imagine the Dickensian horror city parents today go through to get their kids into decent schools. Now Chief Mathemagician Ron Huberman plans to select enrollment to these schools based on family income.

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Bold Move, Big Risk

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: Public Schools, School Reform, Dps, Education, KIPP Charter Schools, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Charter Schools, Ana Tilton, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

In a fascinating and audacious move, Denver Public Schools is proposing that new charter schools housed in district buildings become neighborhood schools.

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I Like Art (and Art Education) But

Alan Singer | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Arts, Education, Education Reform, Arts Education, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Alan Singer

Claims made in a recent report by the Center for Arts Education crediting the arts in school with promoting higher graduation rates are an exaggeration and misleading.

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Fixing Education: Where Do Motivated Kids Come From?

Caroline Walker | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Change the World, Education, KIPP Charter Schools, Education Reform, Impact News
Caroline Walker

TEAM Charter Schools are building a generation of children who strive to learn as much as they can, and to work for it, too. So, where do kids like this come from?

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School District Tying Teacher Pay To Student Performance, Likely First In State

Chicago Tribune | John Keilman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Student Performance, Evanston Teacher Pay, Education Reform, Skokie Teacher Pay, Chicago News

Teachers in Evanston-Skokie School District 65 used to be judged on what they did in the classroom....

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How Social Networking Will Transform Learning

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.07.2009 | Technology

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Technology, Social Networking, Technology News
Tom Vander Ark

Weak improvement incentives and strong bureaucracy in education have created a lousy marketplace for products and ideas. I'm betting on social learning platforms as a lever for improvement at scale.

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Bad Dreams Needn't Come True

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mapleton, Colorado Politics, Arne Duncan, Race to the Top, Denver Politics, Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Greeley Colorado, Denver Election, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

If there’s one overriding lesson from last night’s school-related elections along Colorado’s Front Range, it’s that voters in some districts are not happy with the status quo.

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Christie Election Will Make NJ an Educational Battleground

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Tuition Tax Credits, John Corzine, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Christie is strongly committed to strengthening New Jersey's weak charter-school law, and pushing through an education tax credit focused on low-income students in failing schools.

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The New New New Thing: How Will We Inspire the Next Generation?

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: Stoked, Education, Mentors, Jim Clark, Mentoring, Nonprofits, Snowboarding, Education Reform, Mentees, Impact News
Steve Larosiliere

I've seen firsthand that we need alternative forms of teaching, inspiring and collaborating with youth. If we do not give them skills to compete on a global level, our society will diminish.

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Do the Right Thing: NCLB and High Standards

Eric Tipler | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Department of Education, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Standards, Schools, Nclb, Politics News
Eric Tipler

No Child Left Behind is fading from policy discussions, but it continues to shape daily life in schools in a very negative way. Capitol Hill should not forget about the law. Teachers certainly haven't.

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Tribute to Jerry Bracey -- Blogger and Friend

Susan Ohanian | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, Gerald Bracey, Public Education Reform, Jerry Bracey, Politics News
Susan Ohanian

Gerold Bracey was brilliant, blunt, independent, irascible, and uncompromising. He was dedicated to truth and integrity. He was an iconoclast.

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Turning Around Bad Schools With Blended Restarts

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

There are about 10,000 really bad schools in America (about 10%). The majority are elementary schools. We know how to make them better, but it takes political will and capacity to improve them.

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Detroit, Elections, and the Power to Choose

Melanie Duppins | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Detroit, Education, Education Reform, Classroom, Politics News
Melanie Duppins

This Tuesday, November 3, citizens of metro Detroit will flock to the polls to determine whether Mayor Dave Bing will stay in office, or yield his position to accountant Tom Barrow.

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The War at Home: Let's Fix U.S. Schools Before Exporting Them

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.02.2009 | Impact

Read More: Jenifer Fox, Financial Crisis, Taliban, New York Times, Education Reform, Schools, Students, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Many believe schools are the answer to Afghanistan's problems. But giving them second-rate education because it is better than none at all is naive at best and arrogant at worst.

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The New York Times Bizarrely Attacks Teachers -- Why?

Dan Brown | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Teacher Quality, Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, Teacher Evaluation, School Accountability, New York Times, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers Union, Education Reform, Media News
Dan Brown

The editorial page in today's New York Times takes a bizarre pot shot at teachers. Teachers are demeaned by the Times as a destructive force when it comes to developing systems that work in schools.

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"Show Me The Money"

Alan Singer | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Rudy Giuliani, Arne Duncan, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, Tom Cruise, Education Reform, Jerry McGuire, New York News
Alan Singer

Is Michael Bloomberg buying votes? Will Arne Duncan bring a "revolution" to the way our schools operate? Some who responded to recent blogs wanted more evidence for my claims. Here it is.

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For DPS, History Bites Back

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Tom Boasberg, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manual High School, School Reform, Small-Schools, Michael Bennet, Dps, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

As Denver Public Schools struggles to pursue a consistent reform strategy, the district is encountering a multitude of obstacles, including repercussions from its history of failure.

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Gov. Paterson Forfeits Leadership Role in Race to the Top; Will Anyone Step Forward?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Richard Ravitch, Merryl Tisch, Education, David Steiner, David Paterson, New York, Race to the Top, New York Schools, Charter Schools, School Reform, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

The governor's inaction -- perhaps disinterest -- in whether New York has a shot at hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education aid underscores the current vacuum on educational issues.

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Your Best Employees In 2025 Are Finger Painting Today

Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education, Senate-Health-Education-Labor-and-Pensions-Committee, Achievement Gap, School Reform, Michael Bennet, Early Childhood Education, Education Reform, Early Learning Challenge Fund, Kindergarten, Education News, Denver News
Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien

It might take 15 years for today's finger painters to enter the workforce, but expanding early childhood education is an investment in the competitiveness of our county.

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Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, States Are Leading the Way in Education Reform

Ken James | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ken James

By tapping into the creativity, innovation, and dedication at work in the states, we're developing a more complete understanding of what works and what doesn't regarding education reform.

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Obama, Duncan and the Public Schools

Alan Singer | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Education Schools, Schools of Education, Arne Duncan, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, Hofstra University, Education Reform, Barack Obama, New York City Schools, New York News
Alan Singer

Despite what Duncan thinks, nothing short of experience is going to prepare middle-class aspiring teachers to work with students who have high social and academic needs.

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Thousands of Kids Drop Out of High School Daily - How Are We Going to Solve the Problem?

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Dropout Epidemic, Public Education, High School Dropouts, Education Policy, Google, Politics News
Esther Wojcicki

Almost fifty percent of students in the fifty largest American cities drop out of high school. In some cities, there is over a seventy percent drop out rate. One consequence is an increase in crime and the prison rate.

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Bloomberg's Original Campaign Promises: How'd He Do?

Leonie Haimson | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports-Stadiums, Class Size, Schools, Campaign Promises, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, Education Reform, New York News
Leonie Haimson

Bloomberg recently claimed to have fulfilled nearly all of his original campaign promises when it comes to education. But guess what? There are some promises he left out of his checklist.

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