Archives for March 7, 2012

H/T @ritacolleen Parent Trigger in FL due for vote by the end of the week. The CA law has been a failure –seems proponents can't shake accusations of astroturfing the parent support. And there's always only one conclusion: create a char…

Please call & email Florida Senators: STOP THE PARENT TRIGGER BILL. #ALEC It paves the way for charterization of public schools. And it has failed/created turmoil/been accused of astroturf here in CA.Education bill with ties to pro-business organiz…

In GOOD: The Why Open Education Matters Video Competition is a video competition that will award cash prizes of up to $25,000 for the "best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality open educational resources and describe…

CA PTA receives a special award at the National PTA Leg Conference for its work on passing AB1156, the state's anti-bullying bill. Secretary Arne Duncan addresses the national parent advocacy group.National PTA's Legislative Conference Begins…

Math teacher Gary Rubenstein dismantles KIPP claims that they boost low-performing student test scores more than public school student scores. Turns out the NYC "value-added" data dump has uses after all.Analyzing Released NYC Value-Added Dat…

It's hard to see how TFA teachers-in-training (at best) are equivalent to the teachers who've logged classroom time and are trained in the well-regarded program of long standing at U-WA's school of education. Seattle's Education Ref…

Bob Valiant, retired Kennewick educator, is leading a national campaign to collect signatures on a letter to Obama asking for the resignation of Secretary of Education Duncan and for significant changes to policy development in the Department of Educat…