Tuesday, March 11, 2014
SCORECARD ON EDUCATION COVERAGE
Out Of 26,449 At Bats
| Online Learning | 52% |
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| General Teacher Issues | 51% |
| Other Education Issues | 49% |
| Teachers | 26% |
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| Spending | 38% |
| Superintendents | 40% |
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- Battling Snow Days
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Feb 6, 8:53 AM, Columbus Dispatch:
One district in OH is being proactive about snow days by using online resources to keep students learning at home when school is closed. Due to the inclement weather the students have missed a lot of instruction time and the tactic >
- KS Wide Achievement Gap
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Feb 6, 7:13 AM, Topeka Capital-Journal:
National report indicates slower acheivement gains from low-income students, evidenced in part by NAEP scores. In Kansas, this trend is no exception. Governor has issued proposals to remedy gap, to no avail.
- Common Core Questions In NY
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Jan 24, 6:19 AM, Albany Times Union:
Legislators in NY are asking for further implementation of Common Core to be delayed, which may force a struggle between them and the State Education leader. Yet, the State Education leader John King, Jr. has said that it is out of his >
- Column: Education reform: It’s positive, optimistic and Republicans can make it work if they seize
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Mar 11, 8:23 AM, Washington Examiner:
A bigger issue waiting to be seized by Republicans is education reform. In New York, a battle has erupted between Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a sudden proponent of at least partial school choice when it comes to charter schools, and New York City >
- Teach for America tests out more training
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Mar 11, 4:21 AM, Washington Post:
Teach for America, which places thousands of freshly minted college graduates in teaching jobs in some of the toughest schools in the country, is rethinking its training program in light of complaints from its own members that they need >
- Opinion: The poor — primarily blacks — lose in public-ed monopoly
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Mar 7, 7:09 AM, Orlando Sentinel:
The facts are clear. If you are poor in America — and you are unlucky enough to live in a ZIP code where school choice or charter schools are not accessible — you are stuck with the school your local government forces you to attend. In >
- Education policy analysts look to states for reform
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Mar 7, 7:05 AM, Daily Caller:
A look at individual state report cards reveals that states need to pave the way for new reform by filling the gaps between teacher quality and student achievement, education policy experts said at a panel Wednesday.
- 1M kids stop school lunch due to Michelle Obama’s standards
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Mar 7, 5:46 AM, Washington Times:
New school lunch standards implemented as a result of First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign have led to more than 1 million children leaving the lunch line, according to a new report.
- Governor Lashes Out
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Mar 7, 5:44 AM, Times-Picayune:
Louisiana Governor Jindal criticized the Obama Administration over its lawsuit against the school choice program there. The article does not have a focus on education but does show an accurate picture of the issue.
- Letter: The Digital Classroom
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Mar 6, 7:07 AM, New York Times:
We shouldn’t be surrendering to computer-fed children’s limited attention span or their need for instant gratification but rather encouraging a more deliberate type of learning that forces them to do more than tap an index finger on a >
- The SAT Gets a Makeover
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Mar 6, 6:59 AM, Time:
The prominent SAT college entrance exam will return to its previous 1,600-point scoring system and the essay portion will be optional starting in 2016, the group that creates the test said Wednesday, the biggest makeover in almost a >
- NY Charter Demand Outpaces Growth
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Feb 14, 5:43 PM, Riverdale Press:
Charter school applications among New York City families experience increase. Among five boroughs, Bronx has highest disparity of applications versus acceptances to charter schools. Some charters report noticeable spikes in applications >
- Offsetting Snow Days
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Feb 14, 7:17 AM, Philadelphia Daily News:
Due to the amount of snow days, one PA district is offsetting the time out of school with what they call "Cyber Snow Days". Rather than make up the time at the end of the year, administrators plan on using online tools to continue the >
- PA Unlimited Online Learning
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Feb 13, 7:33 AM, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Local high school to offer an unlimited number of online courses to student body. Students able to have full online or blended education with regional academy, taking courses developed by local teachers. Courses don't necessarily adhere >
- Opinion: A charter school’s philosophy
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Mar 11, 8:17 AM, Stamford Advocate:
This is going to be a bad news-good news piece. First, the bad news. We regularly hear how the United States isn't preparing enough low-income students for college and the careers of the future. What's more depressing is in Stamford, that >
- Cuomo panel recommends ending relationship with inBloom
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Mar 11, 8:15 AM, Journal News:
New York should end its relationship with a non-profit group creating a statewide education database, according to a report Monday from a panel created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- Opinion: Reality bites Bill
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Mar 11, 8:13 AM, New York Daily News:
New York City should be within shouting distance of broadening prekindergarten schooling now that Mayor de Blasio appears headed toward facing defeat on his tax-the-rich plan.
- Editorial: A war on children
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Mar 11, 8:11 AM, New York Post:
Mayor de Blasio now promises to help charter students whose schools he took away only a few weeks ago. But the Charter War he’s been waging isn’t ending — it’s escalating.
- NJ lawmakers holding hearing today on Newark school reorganization plan
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Mar 11, 8:09 AM, Star-Ledger:
Many lawmakers have already voiced criticism of Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s school reorganization plan, with one legislative committee approving a bill intended to prevent the proposal’s school closings.
- New money, new plans for 2 troubled Phila. schools
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Mar 11, 8:04 AM, Philadelphia Inquirer:
But the Blaine-Kelley transformation model is different, and also departs from the existing Promise Academy district turnaround model.
- N.C. charter advisers give StudentFirst a month to save the school
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Mar 11, 8:02 AM, Charlotte Observer:
RALEIGH State charter officials Monday gave StudentFirst Academy a month to present a detailed financial and educational plan that will help them decide whether the west Charlotte school should remain open next year.
- Survey asks teachers to grade impact of education changes
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Mar 11, 7:59 AM, Winston-Salem Journal:
How has state education reform affected the way teachers feel about their jobs? We’ll know in June. The N.C. Teacher Working Conditions Survey opened Monday, asking teachers across the state to anonymously rate their feelings toward things >
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- Opinion: A charter school’s philosophy
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Mar 11, 8:17 AM, Stamford Advocate:
This is going to be a bad news-good news piece. First, the bad news. We regularly hear how the United States isn't preparing enough low-income students for college and the careers of the future. What's more depressing is in Stamford, that >
- Cuomo panel recommends ending relationship with inBloom
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Mar 11, 8:15 AM, Journal News:
New York should end its relationship with a non-profit group creating a statewide education database, according to a report Monday from a panel created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- Opinion: Reality bites Bill
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Mar 11, 8:13 AM, New York Daily News:
New York City should be within shouting distance of broadening prekindergarten schooling now that Mayor de Blasio appears headed toward facing defeat on his tax-the-rich plan.
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- About 1,000 Cleveland third graders - 40% of them - required to go to summer reading school
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Mar 11, 7:53 AM, Cleveland Plain Dealer:
About 1,000 Cleveland school district third-graders read so poorly that they’ll need to spend half their summer break in summer school to try to catch up and meet state standards.
- Most local Indiana teachers rated at least effective
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Mar 11, 7:49 AM, Courier Journal:
When a principal strolls into Dan Haskell’s classroom at North Harrison High School these days, he knows that it is him — not his students — who are being graded.
- IPS Likely to Convert Some Schools to Charter-Like Structure
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Mar 11, 7:41 AM, WIBC:
The Indianapolis Public Schools would convert some of its lowest-performing schools to a charter-like structure under a bill poised for approval this week by the General Assembly.
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- N.C. charter advisers give StudentFirst a month to save the school
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Mar 11, 8:02 AM, Charlotte Observer:
RALEIGH State charter officials Monday gave StudentFirst Academy a month to present a detailed financial and educational plan that will help them decide whether the west Charlotte school should remain open next year.
- Survey asks teachers to grade impact of education changes
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Mar 11, 7:59 AM, Winston-Salem Journal:
How has state education reform affected the way teachers feel about their jobs? We’ll know in June. The N.C. Teacher Working Conditions Survey opened Monday, asking teachers across the state to anonymously rate their feelings toward things >
- Column: My kids are thriving at Shelby’s charter school
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Mar 11, 7:56 AM, Shelby Star:
This is a message for all my fellow Cleveland County residents who may not know about the magic that is happening in our hometown: Shelby’s first-ever charter school. If you do know about it, I am offering an account of our family’s >
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- Editorial: The watchdog at L.A. Unified
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Mar 11, 7:29 AM, Los Angeles Times:
LAUSD's inspector general post, created by legislation, is set to end this year. It should not only be renewed but strengthened so it can continue its important work.
- Opinion: Education reform requires engagement
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Mar 11, 7:24 AM, Idaho Press:
Creating the learning environments that mirror how technology is used outside the classroom is not a matter of simply giving teachers and students the latest hardware and software. Rather, creating the learning environments our students >
- Panel questions charter student transit
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Mar 11, 7:23 AM, Juneau Empire:
A provision in Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell’s omnibus education bill that provides for transportation for charter school students raised questions Monday in the Senate Education Committee.
- Online Charter To Be Part Of Community
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Feb 14, 8:28 AM, The Advocate:
In an effort to become a greater part of the community, one Louisiana charter school has bought a building to house their operation in a main part of their town. The building will hopefully give pride to their students despite the fact >
- Angst Over Testing Regimen
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Feb 14, 7:47 AM, Orlando Sentinel:
Reading coach at FL high school tallies number of tests required for his students, expresses concern about totals. State says assessments necessary to gauge student progress, but teachers and parents worry tests taking time away from >
- Scandalous Superintendent Resigns
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Feb 14, 6:23 AM, Jackson Clarion Ledger:
After hiding severe problems from auditors and treating handicapped students extremely disrespectfully, one MS superintendent and the school board have all resigned their posts. The discovered infractions displayed unsafe treatment of >
- Opinion: A charter school’s philosophy
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Mar 11, 8:17 AM, Stamford Advocate:
This is going to be a bad news-good news piece. First, the bad news. We regularly hear how the United States isn't preparing enough low-income students for college and the careers of the future. What's more depressing is in Stamford, that >
- Editorial: A war on children
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Mar 11, 8:11 AM, New York Post:
Mayor de Blasio now promises to help charter students whose schools he took away only a few weeks ago. But the Charter War he’s been waging isn’t ending — it’s escalating.
- New money, new plans for 2 troubled Phila. schools
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Mar 11, 8:04 AM, Philadelphia Inquirer:
But the Blaine-Kelley transformation model is different, and also departs from the existing Promise Academy district turnaround model.
- N.C. charter advisers give StudentFirst a month to save the school
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Mar 11, 8:02 AM, Charlotte Observer:
RALEIGH State charter officials Monday gave StudentFirst Academy a month to present a detailed financial and educational plan that will help them decide whether the west Charlotte school should remain open next year.
- Survey asks teachers to grade impact of education changes
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Mar 11, 7:59 AM, Winston-Salem Journal:
How has state education reform affected the way teachers feel about their jobs? We’ll know in June. The N.C. Teacher Working Conditions Survey opened Monday, asking teachers across the state to anonymously rate their feelings toward things >
- Column: My kids are thriving at Shelby’s charter school
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Mar 11, 7:56 AM, Shelby Star:
This is a message for all my fellow Cleveland County residents who may not know about the magic that is happening in our hometown: Shelby’s first-ever charter school. If you do know about it, I am offering an account of our family’s >
- Charter Unites After Scandal
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Mar 11, 7:54 AM, Ocala Star-Banner:
Military-focused charter in FL faces uncertain future after reputation damaged by scandal. Since incident, school has seen drop in enrollment and funding, forced to cut staff, move more students to online program. School advocates >
- About 1,000 Cleveland third graders - 40% of them - required to go to summer reading school
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Mar 11, 7:53 AM, Cleveland Plain Dealer:
About 1,000 Cleveland school district third-graders read so poorly that they’ll need to spend half their summer break in summer school to try to catch up and meet state standards.