What Backers of the “Parent Trigger”/Parent Tricker Law Don’t Want You to...
Around the country, REAL parent heroes are putting the lie to the version of the story told in the movie Won’t Back Down. The “parent trigger”, or “parent tricker” law is in the news again, this time...
View ArticlePublic School Supporters Meet With Governor Dean and Randi Weingarten at the DNC
While at the DNC, I was lucky enough to be invited to a small gathering of public education supporters with Governor Dean and Randi Weingarten, who heads the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). I’m...
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union Strike: A Proxy for Deep Teacher-Parent...
This is a must-read from The Nation on why the Chicago teacher’s strike is much more than a local issue. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel share roots in the city that...
View ArticleFiscal Showdown & Reduced Federal Spending on Education? We Say Kids, Not Cuts
My home state is California, and we just successfully survived our own state version of the “fiscal cliff” when it comes to education. Here, they were called the “trigger cuts.” If Proposition 30 —...
View ArticleMiss the #KidsNotCuts Twitter Party? Here’s the Recap
In case you missed the #kidsnotcuts Twitter party with our expert Lily Eskelsen (@NEAToday) as the featured guest, I’ve collected some of the tweet highlights. Good morning, all! Let’s get #kidsnotcuts...
View ArticleThe Biggest Test Americans Could Fail Isn’t Multiple Choice
Since that fateful day on December 14, 2012, we’ve been grieving with the rest of the nation over the senseless deaths of children and their teachers at Newtown, Connecticut. While harder to summon,...
View ArticleNo Teachers With Guns, No Police In Schools
On December 30, 2012, President Obama said he doubted arming school police with guns will prevent future school shootings, but then January 11, 2013′s EdWeek hints that he may yield to local law...
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School Safety Since Newtown: Analysis Tallies State Legislation
By thenotebook A version of this article first appeared at Education Week. by Nirvi Shah & Andrew Ujifusa for Education Week After the devastating school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December,...
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Advocacy groups urge rejection of NCLB waiver for California districts - by...
By John Fensterwald Seven advocacy and civil rights organizations, led by Washington-based The Education Trust, have called on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to deny nine California districts a...
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California could get $350 million for preschool under federal proposal - by...
By Lillian Mongeau California could nearly double its spending on public preschool with an influx of federal funding if the president’s proposal to significantly increase the money available for early...
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