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MUST READ: non-white parents say they themselves are the most important factor i…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

MUST READ: non-white parents say they themselves are the most important factor in their children’s academic success. See the chart of parents surveyed: “minority parents are also highly committed to their children’s education: 91% of Latino parents and…

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Gov. Jerry Brown'S Ballot Initiative to Fund Education & First Responders Earne…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Gov. Jerry Brown’S Ballot Initiative to Fund Education & First Responders Earners above $500,000 will pay a 2% tax on income, and sales tax will rise by .5%. cc Parents for Great Education, California Budget ProjectOpen Letter to the People of Califor…

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When a school board member w/master's degrees and plenty of successful work expe…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

When a school board member w/master’s degrees and plenty of successful work experience fails the standardized test given to 10th graders, is it the adult who’s a failure, or the test & its designers?When an adult took standardized tests forced on kidsw…

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Now comes the jockeying for prominence in the numerous ballot initiatives seekin…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Now comes the jockeying for prominence in the numerous ballot initiatives seeking to qualify for Nov 2012 in CA. There’s too little revenue, that’s for sure. See this Courage Campaign proposal to raise taxes on the top 1% of the state’s earners — the …

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A Washington, DC parent explains why "school choice" creates winners & losers, a…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

A Washington, DC parent explains why “school choice” creates winners & losers, and when combined w/school closures, leaves too many kids in the cold. Why School Choice Failswww.nytimes.comSchool reforms that promote choice and competition inevitably hu…

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756 principals of NY schools rebel against the use of NY's teacher evaluation sy…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

756 principals of NY schools rebel against the use of NY’s teacher evaluation system tied to student standardized tests, a consequence of NY winning Race to the Top funds. H/T SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, cc Parents Across AmericaMore Principals Join Teache…

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A teacher w/50 years of classroom experience criticizes the unrealistic standard…

December 5, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

A teacher w/50 years of classroom experience criticizes the unrealistic standards of Common Core Standards — burden for kids/teachers, boon to testing companies? Choking on the Common Core Standardswww.washingtonpost.com…in looking through the names…

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There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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