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L.A. Mayor Decides to Out Unions |
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by Daily News December 10, 2010 And once we have a meaningful system in place, we cannot continue to automatically guarantee lifetime employment to all teachers, nor can we make decisions about assignments, transfers and layoffs solely on the basis of seniority. Tenure and seniority must be reformed or we will be left with only one option: eliminating it entirely. More » |
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Georgia Families Urge Review of DLN Report |
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by Daily News December 8, 2010 In a continuing effort to guarantee the Georgia Charter Schools Commission follow HB881 and provide fair and equitable funding for Georgia’s current and future full-time online public schools, Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education (GFPVE) parent leader Renee Lord again points to an important report released last week by former Governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-WV) More » |
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Agora Cyber Charter Opens Learning Center |
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by Daily News December 7, 2010 PHILADELPHIA — Agora Cyber Charter School, one of the state’s largest public cyber schools, today celebrated the grand opening of its innovative new learning center in Philadelphia. More » |
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Governor Bob Wise Responds to PISA Scores |
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by Daily News December 7, 2010 Former Governor Bob Wise on PISA results: “In what has become the Olympics of academic performance, these international test results show that U.S. students’ performance is improving, but we are still a long way from being an educational Olympic-medal winner.” More » |
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Georgia Families Get Virtual Charters Boost |
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by Daily News November 23, 2010 Georgia Families for Public Virtual Education (GFPVE) applauds the Georgia Chamber of Commerce for its public support of the charter school law, House Bill (HB) 881. The Chamber filed a brief with the Georgia State Supreme Court last week arguing state-authorized schools provide a strong alternative to traditional brick and mortar public schools and locally authorized charter schools. More » |
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David Steiner Names Chancellor Waiver Advisory Board |
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by Daily News November 19, 2010 The New York Times reports today that Education Commissioner David Steiner has gathered together an advisory board to look at granting a waiver to Chancellor nominee Cathie Black. The list is inside. More » |
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Video: Newark Students Speak Out on Education |
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by Daily News November 12, 2010 This is a clip found on the PENewark channel started by Newark Mayor Cory Booker. It’s students talking about education. More » |
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Grassroots Want More Funding for Virtual Charters |
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by Daily News November 10, 2010 A grassroots group down in Georgia has taken to lobbying for what they say is necessary funding equanimity between what traditional public schools get, and what virtual charters are alloted. More » |
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Update: Joel Klein Resigns, Hearst Chair Steps Up |
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by Daily News November 9, 2010 Joel Klein announced his resignation in a surprise move today, catching many in the ed reform world off guard. More » |
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K12 Announces Acquisition of American Ed Corp |
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by Daily News November 2, 2010 K12 has purchased American Education Corporation. More » |
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Milken Foundation and Penn GSE Open $25k Contest |
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by Daily News October 19, 2010 The Milken Family Foundation and Penn GSE have announced that the 2011 Education Business Plan Competition is open for submissions. This unique competition, in its second year, is designed to support new ideas in education, and provides a first place prize of $25,000 and a second place prize of $15,000. More » |
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Making the Grade: Gubernatorial Report Card 2010 |
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by Daily News October 15, 2010 The report includes answers (or the lack of answers) from candidates on such key issues as teacher and principal recruitment, accountability, school choice, and new schools development. It was put together by Education Reform Now (ERN) and the Education Equality Project in New York City. More » |
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Michelle Rhee Resigns, New National Threat to Status Quo? |
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by Daily News October 13, 2010 Daily Beast writer Dana Goldstein writes, “As expected, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee will announce Wednesday that she will step down after three years on the job.” More » |
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iNACOL Webinar: Moving from Seat-Time to Competency |
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by Daily News October 12, 2010 This webinar is part of the iNACOL Leadership professional development series and will be held Wednesday, October 13th, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM (Eastern) via Elluminate. More » |
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The Last Union Stand? |
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by Daily News October 5, 2010 Union days of wielding power may be numbered; techno panels; Bloomberg praising teachers (well, some of them); new education web sites; policy support; training teachers; student progress; community college all the rage; Bill and Melinda Gates put money into completion rates More » |
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Gerald Lesser, Sesame Street Icon, Dies at 84 |
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by Daily News October 5, 2010 Dr. Gerald Lesser, a Harvard Psychologist, worked with the Children’s Television Network as an advisor, shaping what would become the most successful children’s educational tv show of all time. More » |
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Study: Principal Leadership Improves Student Learning |
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by Daily News October 4, 2010 As more and more evidence suggests the critical importance of strong school leadership to student achievement, we wanted to share the results of a scientifically rigorous study conducted in Pennsylvania schools led by National Institute for School Leadership (NISL)-trained principals. More » |
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Denver Charters Receive Millions |
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by Daily News September 30, 2010 The Broomfield-based Charter School Growth Fund on Wednesday announced a pledge of $4 million to West Denver Prep and Denver School of Science and Technology charter schools. More » |
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E-Line Media Launches Gamestar Mechanic |
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by Daily News September 29, 2010 E-Line Media and the Institute of Play announced today the launch of Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning platform that teaches the |
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