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Geese, Ganders and Governors

Alan Singer | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: John Maynard Keynes, David Paterson, School Reform, New York Budget, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Capitalism, Recession, New York News
Alan Singer

Governor Paterson's proposal proposed budget cuts (and similar proposals in the other 49 states) are a recipe for an even worse economic disaster than we have had during the past year.

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

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.16.2009 | 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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"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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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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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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New Haven's Teacher Contract a Model? Not So Fast

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Houston, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Teacher Performance Pay, Randi Weingarten, New York State, Charter Schools, Connecticut, u.s. Department of Education, Denver, School Reform, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

The contract's approach to charter schools mandates unionization, guarantees no layoffs, preserves grievance procedures, and keeps in place staff transfer rights. Reform with a union twist, one might say.

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"Leave Them Back!"

Alan Singer | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: New-York-City-Economy, New York City Department of Education, New York City Unemployment, Joel Klein, School Reform, New York Schools, Education Reform, Social Promotion, Rand Corporation, New York News
Alan Singer

Social promotion was never a big problem. Politicians, including both Thompson and Mayor Moneybags, created an unnecessary furor and stigmatized a tiny fraction of the student population.

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Seven Solutions to End School Violence

Hermene Hartman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Violence, Arne Duncan, Black Star Project, Education Reform, Laura Washington, Chicago Public Schools, School Reform, Eric Holder, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

The problem of kids killing each other is not unsolvable. But it is not a problem that the mayor, aldermen, police officers and, least of all, the president will solve.

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Great Responses

Alan Singer | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Joe Klein, Cupcakes, Bake-Sale-Ban, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, New York Department of Education, Middle School, Education Reform, Cupcake Ban, New York Board of Regents, New York News
Alan Singer

I've received some amazing responses emailed to me directly to my initial entries on the Huffington Post about education and life in Michael Bloomberg's New York.

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Time for Schwarzenegger the Action Figure to Emerge on Education

John Affeldt | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: School Reform, Education, Education Reform, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, School Funding, Politics News
John Affeldt

When the state that educates 1 in 8 American children is failing miserably at that task, America should care. When that state is also the 8th largest...

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Resistance Has Begun

Alan Singer | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: School Reform, New York Schools, Education Reform, Michael Bloomberg, Satire, Bake-Sale-Ban, New York News
Alan Singer

Maybe Bloomberg is trying to win the shopkeepers' vote. Or maybe Mayor Moneybags will establish cake-free zones around the schools.

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Democracy Needs Us to Speak to School Children

Daniel Frank | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: School Reform, Education, Chicago School Reform, Education Reform, Francis Wayland Parker, Francis Parker, Obama Education, Public Education, Chicago News
Daniel Frank

Colonel Francis Wayland Parker knew what President Obama knows: That advocating for public education is a patriotic and political act.

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Derrion Albert, Renaissance 2010, Olympics 2016 and the Breakfast Club

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Youth Violence, Arne Duncan, Derrion Albert, Renaissance 2010, Michael Pfleger, Mayor Daley, Jody Weis, Chicago Olympics, Ron Huberman, Eric Holder, Chicago Public Schools, School Reform, Education Reform, Chicago News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

When I was a pastor on the West Side I found myself in the middle of rioting students on more than one occasion. What happened? Since the riots weren't caught on video, we didn't get any help from the White House.

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Eric, Arne and Chicago 2016

Charles Butler | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chicago Violence, Chicago Killings, Eric Holder, School Reform, Education-Secretary-Arne-Duncan, Education Reform, School Violence, Politics News
Charles Butler

While I hate to say I told you so, however I told you so. I predicted that the Chicago 2016 Committee would lose the bid for the Olympics. My reasons...

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Power With, Power Over

Robert Koehler | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Restorative Justice, Peace Circles, Power, Derrion Albert Murder, War, Chicago Public Schools, School Reform, Education Reform, Politics News
Robert Koehler

Derrion Albert's death is just another symptom of a city, a nation and a world at perpetual war with itself. It's merely one in a series of tragedies that we are numb to or never hear about.

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Unachievable Dreams?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education News Colorado, School Reform, Education, Race to the Top, Denver Schools, Arne Duncan, Michael Bennet, Education Reform, Colorado Schools, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

Teaching has to become a profession that is seen as a viable career choice for capable, driven young people. Not only must it pay more, but the working conditions have to be attractive to the self-motivated and creative.

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Bizarro Bloomberg School Deform #2

Alan Singer | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: School Reform, New York City Department of Education, Tinker, Education Reform, Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Supreme Court Decisions, New York News
Alan Singer

Mayor Mike has spent millions of dollars to champion the success of his educational programs. Dissenting voices, even questions, have been drowned in the flood.

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Green Dot: Proponent of Educational Reform

Micheal McElveen | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Charter Schools, Watts, Green Dot, School Reform, Los Angeles, Alain Leroy Locke High School, Education Reform, Cameron Diaz, Politics News
Micheal McElveen

After Green Dot turned my Watts, L.A. high school into a charter, I felt a sense of inspiration in witnessing and living the transformation process. I should not be the exception.

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The Washington Post--Union Buster?

Gerald Bracey | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: School Reform, Arne Duncan, Washington Post, Research, Data, Charter Schools, Media News
Gerald Bracey

Is a new study favoring charter schools remarkable? Are the results on charter schools in? The short answers are "no" and "no."

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Denver Public Schools Chief: District Needs To Focus On More Effective Teachers

The Denver Post | http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13449207 | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Denver Teachers, Teachers, School Reform, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Denver, Race to the Top, Denver News

Fixing what still troubles Denver Public Schools will require highly effective teachers in each of the district's 4,000 classrooms, Superintendent Tom...

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What's Wrong With Our Schools? Part II

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Your Child's Strengths, Department of Education, Jenifer Fox, Teaching Controversy, Homeschooling, School Reform, Teachers Unions, Arne Duncan, Strengths, Schools, Parenting, Teachers, Education Reform, Eduation, Living News
Jenifer Fox

True teaching talent reveals itself when the teacher struggles to engage students in the process, when he refuses to give up until he finds a way to bring about understanding and competence in the student.

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