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Paterson: Extend School Day To Prevent Teen Gun Violence

nydailynews.com | By Meredith Kolodner and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Gun Violence, Public Schools, School to Combat Violence, Governor Paterson, New York State, Crime, Teen Gun Violence, New York News

Even as he warned Sunday that the state is going broke, Gov. Paterson was pitching a pricey new fix to teen gun violence: Extend the school day by thr...

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Slow And Steady As We "Race To The Top"

David Segal | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Boston Globe, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Colorado, Denver, Rhode Island Schools, Parenting, Parents and Education, Pro-Charter, Politics News
David Segal

No education reform is comprehensive that does not entail progressive taxation, a stronger labor movement, and environmental and social justice more broadly.

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Kid-Sizing the New Custom Publishing

Anna Barber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Public Schools, Publishing, Education, Los Angeles, Kids, Kids' Books, Books News
Anna Barber

Self-publishing is growing because people need to construct our stories and share them with the world. And none of us enjoys making up a story more than a kid does

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Making Teachers Unions Work for Students -- And All Teachers

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Public Schools, Education, Charter Schools, Green Dot, Mayor Daley, Education Reform, Unions, Chicago Teachers Union, Cps, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

Getting unions to prioritize compensation and not the strictures that constrain schools would require a tectonic shift in their priorities, but precedent for such reformed advocacy does exist.

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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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Crucifix Banned From Italy's Schools By New EU Court Ruling

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Public Schools, Islam, Crucifixes Banned, Atheism, EU Courts, Catholicism, Italy Schools, Immigration, Italy, Eu, Catholics, Religion, Education, Italian Schools, Courts, Vatican, Pope, Separation of Church and State, Faith, World News

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public sch...

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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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Two Percent Ain't Good Enough

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Education, California, Children, Usc, Public Education, Foster Care, Los Angeles, Relationships, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

Within 18 months of leaving the system, 1/4 of children in foster care will have been incarcerated, 1/5 will have experienced homelessness and 1/3 will suffer major depression.

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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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Please, Sir: $1 Billion More a Year for School Lunches

David Becker | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Schools, Farming, Childhood Nutrition, Usda, Green News
David Becker

"President Obama has pledged to end childhood hunger by 2015." Talk about an ambitious goal!

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Does Education Matter?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Schools, Children, Ted Sizer, New York Times, Strengths, Education Reform, Media, Parents, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Education, to most Americans, is not the stuff of nightly news. Or, perhaps, it isn't news because the media is unsure of the critical importance of education reporting.

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A Test for Our Nation

Linda Darling-Hammond | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Math and Science, Obama Education, Education Policy, Education Reform, Higher Education, Schools, China, Programme for International Student Assessment, Politics News
Linda Darling-Hammond

Today, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation whose next generation is on pace to be more poorly educated than the last -- a shocking blow to the American Dream. We need a new strategy.

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Colorado Supreme Court Decision Determines Courts Can Decide On School Funding

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: John Suthers, Public School Funding, Public Schools, Jack Pommer, Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Public Schools, Denver News

In an opinion that could have profound implications for the state budget, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled today that a group of plaintiffs has the ri...

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A GED Scandal

David Jones | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Education, High School Diploma, Ged, New York News
David Jones

Blame has been placed on the young people, their parents, curriculum, teacher quality, but all of this is basically cover for the fact that we haven't set up an educational system that provides equity.

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Congressman Chaka Fattah Talks Education

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Philadelphia, House-Education-and-Labor-Committee, New America Foundation, Al Sharpton, Arne Duncan, Higher Education Act of 1965, College, Shoemaker Campus, GEAR UP, Public Education, Mastery Charter School, Newt Gingrich, House Democrats, Representative Chaka Fattah, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

"There are people who say that money doesn't really matter in public eduction. If it really doesn't matter, then we should equalize the expenditures. If it does matter, we should equalize the expenditures."

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Charter Schools Fail Immigrants

Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Immigrants, Education, Arne Duncan, English Language Learner, Charter Schools, Ell, Politics News
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj

Why is there a glaring mismatch between charter school enrollments and the growing English language learner population?

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This Week in the Classroom: A Throwdown for Public Schools ... That Feeds Your Social Media Obsession

Reyna Booth | Posted 09.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Public Schools, donorschoose.org, Sbnation, Philanthropy, Social Media, Craig Newmark, Education, Social Media Challenge, Blogher, Apartment Therapy, Gawker, Serious Eats, Fred Wilson, Public Schools Money, Fundraiser, Technology News
Reyna Booth

Starting October 1st, DonorsChoose.org is kicking off its Social Media Challenge, a friendly competition among online media personalities to help thousands of public school students.

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Nutrition: 9 In 10 High Schoolers Short On Fruits, Veggies

usatoday.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Fruits, Healthy Living, The Balanced Life, Parenting Tips, Prevention, Kids, Health, Nutrition, Vegetables, High School, Parenting, Wellness, Living News

Less than 10% of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers ...

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Bloomberg School Deform #1

Alan Singer | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, New York, Brooklyn, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Midwood High School, Education Reform, New York News
Alan Singer

No school district anywhere in the United States where the student population is overwhelmingly drawn from poor families has been "turned around."

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Grading the Big Tests: A Study in Madness... and a Really Good New Book

Dan Brown | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Todd Farley, Diana Senechal, No Child Left Behind, Diane Ravitch, Teachers Unions, Making the Grades, gothamschools.org, New York Times, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Education Reform, Nclb, Publc Schools, Media News
Dan Brown

In the No Child Left Behind era, every pillar of our education system rests on the presupposition that standardized tests are accurate indicators. Todd Farley helps to bring into starker focus that this is a flawed ideology.

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Should We Have More School Time? Yes -- For Kids

Paras Bhayani | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education Reform, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Oecd, Public Schools, KIPP Charter Schools, Charter Schools, Teachers Union, Economist, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

While American students might be "underworked," American school teachers most certainly are not -- particularly for what they are being paid.

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Fox News Morphs Into Propaganda Machine

Richard Seireeni | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Propaganda, Fox News, Media, Media News
Richard Seireeni

Has anyone noticed how Fox News has turned into a propaganda machine with a single mission of attacking Obama at every turn? It's hard to miss.

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Should the Poor Be Denied the Right to Bear Children?

Rohit Chopra | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Raising Children, College Tuition, Money, Personal Finance, Public Schools, Kids, Children, Poor Children Health Care, Poor, Health Insurance, Business News
Rohit Chopra

Here in America, could we better protect the environment, reduce crime, and increase school performance if the poor had fewer children? Maybe.

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What's Wrong With Our Schools?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Teachers, Parenting, Education Reform, Children's Health, Learning, Living News
Jenifer Fox

We teach the same topics in our schools today that we taught over one hundred years ago. Where did these subjects come from? How did we choose what to teach?

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The Chicago Public School Teacher's Husband

David Murray | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Henry Horner Homes, Lake Street El, Poverty, Chicago Public Schools, There Are No Children Here, Alex Kotlowitz, Oak Park, Teacher, Education, Education Reform, Public Schools, Inner City, Charter Schools, Arne Duncan, Chicago News
David Murray

Our troubles had begun when my wife Kirsten took the job teaching art, K-8, at a West Side elementary school. Then came the informal adoptions.

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