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What if @billgates was a force for good in "ed reform" instead of destruction? H…

February 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

What if @billgates was a force for good in "ed reform" instead of destruction? He'd have to do a 180 from current initiatives.To Bill Gates: I Don't Need Your Moneywww.huffingtonpost.comDon't get me wrong. I deeply respec…

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This is the same Lorax movie that the conservative right claims is brainwashing…

February 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

This is the same Lorax movie that the conservative right claims is brainwashing young children into believing…climate science! Oh boy.Child Advocates Slam Greenwashing of Seuss' Beloved 'Lorax'www.commondreams.orgEnvironmentalists and …

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From our friends at @FundEducationFL: "Today, the Florida Board of Ed voted to a…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

From our friends at @FundEducationFL: "Today, the Florida Board of Ed voted to accept the federal ESEA waiver but softened their proposal to change the school grading system thanks to public outcry. 'It's a move in the right directi…

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Florida taxpayers, are you aware your tax $$ are supporting a Scientology-influe…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Florida taxpayers, are you aware your tax $$ are supporting a Scientology-influenced charter school? Time to put a lid on charters.Florida Public Charter School Linked To Scientologywww.huffingtonpost.comA public charter school in Clearwater, Fla. is b…

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"The deep cuts made to school funding—and looming uncertainties about the future…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

"The deep cuts made to school funding—and looming uncertainties about the future—are driving school districts to the brink of insolvency. Plain and simple, our schools need new revenues to get back on solid financial ground." http://www.c…

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MUST READ REPORT: 24 Questions on Three Tax Initiatives Meant to Fund Education…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

MUST READ REPORT: 24 Questions on Three Tax Initiatives Meant to Fund Education in CA. We need 1 we can focus on if we hope to pass a ballot initiative.Three CA Education Revenue Initiatives for November, 2012? A Comparison, Because Voters Will Probabl…

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Three CA Education Revenue Initiatives for November, 2012? A Comparison, Because Voters Will Probably Only Support One

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

A comparison of 3 ballot initiatives to fund education in CA: Molly Munger’s Our Children, Our Future; Governor Brown’s Schools and Public Safety Act; and the Courage Campaign’s Millionaire’s Tax, all of which are seeking signatures to become ballot initiatives offered to the public for votes in November, 2012. Which one? Hard to say — the three entities should swallow their egos and combine the strengths of each into one so voters don’t have to thread the needle.

Filed Under: Budgets, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Francisco Tagged With: ballot initiative, CA budget, California, Jerry Brown

NY's release of teacher rankings by student scores — in response to RTTT condit…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

NY's release of teacher rankings by student scores — in response to RTTT conditions — mobilizes teachers' unions to defeat both the use of "value-added measures" and the mayor who also pushed for them.Teacher Ratings Produce a Ral…

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A respected NY principal at a public school draws out the consequences of public…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

A respected NY principal at a public school draws out the consequences of publicizing teacher rankings by student scores. When you make winners and losers of teachers, principals, or kids, you introduce resentment, divisiveness, and magnify inequality….

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For March: read books banned in Arizona in support of the teachers who are no lo…

February 28, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

For March: read books banned in Arizona in support of the teachers who are no longer able to teach Mexican American Studies in that state. Join the national read-in: because people, their culture, and ideas are not "illegal"!Event Detailwww.u…

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