Tonight, from our friends @MomsRising.org: no more "pink slime" burgers, no more "pizza is a vegetable" in school lunches. Participate in the webinar online!No More Junk in School Foods National Webinar « MomsRising Blogwww….
Archives for April 11, 2012
Single-sales factor: close a corporate loophole and make CA college tuition 2/3…
Single-sales factor: close a corporate loophole and make CA college tuition 2/3 less than it is now. We want this! California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez drums up support for 'middle-class scholarship' plan – Thewww.sacbee.comAssembly Spea…
College Affordability and Why Your Vote Matters
Preserving college affordability will require concerted effort by over-18 voters and their parents, using all available legislative and other political efforts. It’s time to vote out representatives who don’t support public education at any level.
South Carolina op-ed by a teacher of 28 years: charter schools are not a magic b…
South Carolina op-ed by a teacher of 28 years: charter schools are not a magic bullet.Thomas: Charter schools aren’t the right answer – Editorial Columns – TheState.comwww.thestate.comOne pattern of failure in education reform is that political leade…
10 year olds take 6 days of tests (6-9 hours total) when police officers & nurse…
10 year olds take 6 days of tests (6-9 hours total) when police officers & nurses take shorter tests for certification. Why? Testing companies profit with more mandatory tests and children can't vote. It's up to parents and other adults w…
In a rational world, this would indicate the need for MORE sex ed emphasizing pr…
In a rational world, this would indicate the need for MORE sex ed emphasizing prevention, and LESS abstinence-only instruction.Teen Pregnancies Highest In States With Abstinence-Only Policiesthinkprogress.orgThe number of teen births in the U.S. droppe…
This is the America we've become: we demean teachers who choose to teach the lea…
This is the America we've become: we demean teachers who choose to teach the least advantaged kids, & label them both failures. How wrong that is.Smoking Toward New Jersey: Education Reform and What I Learned at Taft High Schoolsmokingtowardne…
New study: charter schools more expensive to run than public schools. "Administr…
New study: charter schools more expensive to run than public schools. "Administrative bloat" bigger there than in public schools. From the study: "Controlling for factors that determine school resource allocation like student enrollment …
Not exactly a clear cut win for either Chicago Mayor Emanuel or the city's teach…
Not exactly a clear cut win for either Chicago Mayor Emanuel or the city's teachers — the school day's lengthened to 7 hours. Shorter by 30 minutes from what Emanuel wanted, longer than what the teachers are contracted for. Parents favor a 6…
CA's State Superintendent of Schools identifies 18 ways parents can help their k…
CA's State Superintendent of Schools identifies 18 ways parents can help their kids succeed at school and be good partners with teachers. Great job! We need more of this!State Schools Chief Torlakson Announces Tool to Help School Districts Get Fam…