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School districts juggle proposed changes to Keystone exams, possible
PSSA replacement
Schools have been aligning
curriculum for the end-of-year tests, which could start next year.
By
ANGIE MASON York
Updated: 02/25/2012 09:14:01 PM EST
York,
PA - School districts are sorting through more proposed changes for the
implementation of the Keystone exams, end-of-year tests that will eventually be
tied to students' graduation and could replace the 11th grade PSSA as early as
next year.
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_20044087
“Just when you
think you’re watching a press conference about the fate of Catholic high
schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Editorial:
Fundraisers, not politics, the focus of schools
Just when you think
you’re watching a press conference about the fate of Catholic high schools in
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, it becomes a photo op for state legislators
touting vouchers. In all fairness, they were obviously invited to last Friday
afternoon’s media event at archdiocesan headquarters in Center City
After announcing that all four high schools originally recommended for closure by the archdiocesan’s Blue Ribbon Commission would now remain open, he segued into the importance of education improvement tax credits and “opportunity scholarships,” otherwise known as taxpayer-funded vouchers.
After announcing that all four high schools originally recommended for closure by the archdiocesan’s Blue Ribbon Commission would now remain open, he segued into the importance of education improvement tax credits and “opportunity scholarships,” otherwise known as taxpayer-funded vouchers.
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/02/27/opinion/doc4f4b04d5638fc446472241.txt
Chester Upland
Delco Times By JOHN KOPP jkopp@delcotimes.com, @DT_JohnKopp
The Chester Upland School District
District
consolidations not out of the question
By Eric Boehm, PA Independent Published: Monday, February 27, 2012
http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/02/27/news/doc4f4c4d270b76d423668265.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Wikipedia: Linda
Darling-Hammond is
the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at the Stanford
University School of Education, where
she launched the School Redesign Network, the Stanford Educational Leadership
Institute, and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.
Darling-Hammond is author or editor of more than a dozen books and more than
300 articles on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on school
restructuring, teacher education, and educational equity. She was education
advisor to Barack
Obama's presidential campaign and was reportedly among
candidates for Secretary of
Education in
the Obama administration.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Linda Darling Hammond
Video
Runtime 4:34
Everyone
should care about countries like Finland Canada and
the United States are often
the same geographic and population sizes as progressive countries such as Finland , Singapore
and Korea Canada and the US
There
are very large, high achieving countries such as Canada
and Australia who have very
diverse populations that are pursuing very different education reforms than the
United States
One
of the America
1
in 100 people in America America America
Education
is not a private-good -- it's a public-good.
We
all benefit or we all hurt -- depending on the quality of education other
people's kids get.
Californians
pay $50,000 a year on an in-mate when they could have paid $10,000 a year to
give an education. Most inmates are high school drop-outs and functionally
illiterate.
http://www.joebower.org/2012/02/linda-darling-hammond-with-dan-rather.html
Charter school linked to
Scientology
A public charter school
in the Florida city of Clearwater
— the headquarters of the Church
of Scientology
The Tampa Bay Times reported that parents and former teachers had complained
about Life Force Arts and Technology Academy, which is being run by a
management company whose president, Hanan Islam, was executive director of an
organization called the World Literacy Crusade which promotes Scientology study
methods.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/charter-school-linked-to-scientology/2012/02/26/gIQA1ecsdR_blog.html
Amid a Federal Education Inquiry, an Unsettling Sight
By MICHAEL WINERIP,
The New York February 27, 2012
What was Arne Duncan
doing sharing the stage with Michelle Rhee at a recent education conference?
Mr. Duncan is the
education secretary.
Ms. Rhee was the
chancellor of schools in Washington
Since last summer, the
Office of the Inspector General in Mr. Duncan's department has been
investigating whether Washington
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12058/1212975-298.stm#ixzz1ncUlwlIe
February 29th: Partners for Public
Education at 6PM in the
South Fayette High School Theater
Statewide
kickoff meeting of PSEA's Partners for Public Education (PPE) Program
PPE is all about connecting
parents, community leaders, elected officials, and teachers together for one
goal - the support of public education. State
Senator Wayne Fontana, State Representative Jesse White, State Representative
Nick Kotik, Education Policy & Leadership Center Director Ron Cowell, PSEA
President Mike Crossey,
along with members of the SFEA Representative Council, SF School Board, SF
Administration, and SF Student Government will stand together to recruit
parents and other interested parties add their voices to the chorus of those
who care about public education.
http://partnersforpubliced.org/
http://www.facebook.com/SouthFayettePPE
BUDGET HEARINGS:
EDUCATION
Monday, March 5, 2012 10:00 AM Room
140 Main Capitol
March 8, 7 pm Lehigh County
Thursday, March 8th,
7:00 pm at Lehigh Carbon
Community College , Community Services
Center
All public education stakeholders are
invited to this special event. Join us on Thursday, March 8th at Lehigh Carbon
Community College at 7PM for an evening with several key
state legislators from Lehigh
County
State Representatives and Senators
representing surrounding school districts have been invited to attend and
discuss their positions on public education as they head into negotiations over
next year’s budget. This event will be
moderated by the League of Women Voters.
The
Education Committee of the League of Women Voters of Chester County
March 19th LWV Chester
County
PA Auditor
General Jack Wagner
Monday
March 19th 6:30 pm
at Stetson Middle
School , West Chester
Location: Stetson Middle School Auditorium
The Auditor General will speak to the public followed by Q & A Session.
The Auditor General will speak to the public followed by Q & A Session.
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
March 26th: Last day to register to vote in the
April 24th PA Primary Election
You do have the power to change the direction of
education policy in Pennsylvania
The
last day to REGISTER before the primary is March 26 , 2012. Make sure that you, your family, friends,
neighbors and co-workers are all registered to vote in the April 24th
Pennsylvania Primary. Ask your incumbent
state representative and state senator for their positions on public
education. Let them know how important
these issues are to you. Forward this
reminder to any and all public education stakeholders.
Education Voters PA –
Take action on the Governor’s Budget
The Governor’s proposal starts the process,
but it isn’t all decided: our legislators can play an important role in
standing up for our priorities. Last year, public outcry helped prevent
nearly $300 million in additional cuts. We heard from the Governor, and
we know where he stands. Now,
we need to ask our legislators: what is your position on supporting our
schools?
At The Chalk Face - Education Talk
Radio – Listen Anytime
Educated Educators Talking Education.
A new one hour talk show dedicated to education. Hosts Tim Slekar and Shaun Johnson cover the
biggest issues in education. From
standardized testing to No Child Left Behind.
PA House Democratic
Caucus Website
UPDATED DAILY –
STATEWIDE PRESS COVERAGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGETS
As districts consider their preliminary budgets and we await the
Governor’s February 7th budget
announcement, the PA House Democratic Caucus has begun daily tracking of press
coverage on school district budgets statewide:
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