Archives for May 4, 2012

MUST READ: under Gov. Brown, CA may request a waiver from NCLB but under its own conditions, namely, "'end the ineffective practice of over-identifying schools and districts for program improvement” — one that effectively labels them as f…

The School Reform Commission? Is that who killed Philly schools? Or PA "no taxes ever" taxpayers?Who's Killing Philly Public Schools? | Philadelphia City Paper | 05/03/2012www.citypaper.netUnderfunded. Overburdened. About to be sold for …

The Governor of Minnesota vetoes a bill that'd combine teacher performance with seniority in layoff scenarios considered by unions and school boards.Dayton vetoes bill that would weaken teacher seniorityminnesota.publicradio.orgGov. Mark Dayton ve…

Over $1.2 billion spent on tests in Texas schools since 2000. Coincidentally, NCLB piloted there before it became federal law by George W. Bush. Parents & public school supporters are catching on — "This has become a moneymaker," says on…

New idea for a public school funding formula: fund subjects taught & not personnel staffed per school. What do you think? School funding should be based on achievement, not staffing formulasseattletimes.nwsource.com To truly improve K-12 education…

Teacher/student constitutional rights at charter schools may not be the same as at regular public schools. Example given is due process rights wrt suspension/expulsion. My thoughts immediately go to IDEA — will "non-public" status become an …

Molly Munger/Advancement Project's K-12 revenue-raising ballot initiative looks to have sufficient signatures to be placed on the ballot according to highly preliminary estimates. Over 240,000 signatures were submitted today to the Secretary of St…

Some charters receive millions in tax dollars, yet when it comes time to unionize, they say they're private. Or if anyone asks for financial disclosures of the spending of that public money. It's called having it both ways. Why is this tolera…