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School Choice Week 2013:
How taxpayers lose.... A collection of articles following money, politics and
academic performance
For February
1, 2013
Officials from some Delaware County
Guv’s education plan lauded, questioned
Delco Times Published: Friday, February 01, 2013
By
DANIELLE LYNCH dlynch@delcotimes.com @dmlreporter
Corbett said during a news
conference in Pittsburgh
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2013/02/01/news/doc510b4167f076b148496345.txt?viewmode=fullstory
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2013/02/01/news/doc510b4167f076b148496345.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Gov.
Corbett makes bold but risky move in linking liquor privatization to helping
schools
By Sue Gleiter | sgleiter@pennlive.com
onJanuary 31, 2013
at 5:30 PM ,
updated January 31, 2013 at 9:17
PM
on
Governor Tom Corbett isn’t
exactly one to be embraced in educational circles in Pennsylvania
So, when the governor on Wednesday rolled out an ambitious
plan to privatize the state’s liquor stores and connected funding to education
programs, many were surprised.
Will this shot of liquor privatization be
easier to swallow?
WILL
BUNCH, Daily News Staff Writer bunchw@phillynews.com, 215-854-2957
POSTED: Thursday,
January 31, 2013 ,
3:01 AM
THE
GOVERNOR STEPPED UP to the podium and assured Pennsylvanians that his bold plan
to privatize liquor stores was "certain to offer greater variety, better
prices, more convenient hours and locations . . . and effective and helpful
service."
That
happened on Jan. 28 - in 1981.
PDE
Press Release January
30, 2013
Governor Corbett Discusses Liquor Privatization Plan in Philadelphia, Highlighting Consumer Choice, Convenience; $1 Billion Proceeds to Education
Philadelphia – Governor Tom Corbett was in Philadelphia today continuing to promote his plan to privatize the liquor system in Pennsylvania and his commitment to the $1 billion in proceeds from the process going to education funding. Corbett was joined today by members of the House leadership, Rep. Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York), along with Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia), chair of the Liquor Control Committee and Rep. Bill Adolph (R-Delaware), chair of the Appropriations Committee. He was also joined by LCB Chairman Skip Brion. Corbett said that the $1 billion will be used to create the Passport for Learning Block Grant, which will provide flexibility to schools, allowing our public schools, instead ofHarrisburg
Governor Corbett Discusses Liquor Privatization Plan in Philadelphia, Highlighting Consumer Choice, Convenience; $1 Billion Proceeds to Education
Philadelphia – Governor Tom Corbett was in Philadelphia today continuing to promote his plan to privatize the liquor system in Pennsylvania and his commitment to the $1 billion in proceeds from the process going to education funding. Corbett was joined today by members of the House leadership, Rep. Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York), along with Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia), chair of the Liquor Control Committee and Rep. Bill Adolph (R-Delaware), chair of the Appropriations Committee. He was also joined by LCB Chairman Skip Brion. Corbett said that the $1 billion will be used to create the Passport for Learning Block Grant, which will provide flexibility to schools, allowing our public schools, instead of
Hite stands firm on Philly closures plan,
but hints at possible changes
by thenotebook on
Jan 31 2013
by Bill Hangley Jr.
The
last of the Philadelphia District’s school-closure meetings wrapped up
quietly at Northeast High on Wednesday night, where District officials made
plain once again their intention to stay the course on a plan to close or
relocate 44 schools by September.
….Hite
promised that the next round of planning, which will include as-yet-unscheduled
public meetings in February at each affected school, will deal with specific
school-by-school issues.
He
said his team will also be focusing on several broad “themes,” including
safety, transportation, and special education. More information on all three
areas would be available before the SRC votes
on a final closure list on March 7.
Hite
was also pressed for more information about the District’s plans for new
Renaissance charter schools and Promise Academies. Although he confirmed that
such plans are in the works, he shared no new details.
Save More, Live Better, Dismantle
Public Education.
Like Philadelphia ,
Chicago
For the
Record: Walton Foundation funds community engagement
Catalyst Chicago January 30, 2013
District officials have said
they don’t want to link the volatile issue of school closings with the equally
volatile issue of charter school openings. But a major pro-charter foundation
is providing financial backing for the current crop of school closing meetings
taking place around the city this month.
The district is now engaged in a community engagement process intended
to provide feedback to the district as it contemplates what schools to close.
That process is being underwritten by the Walton Family Foundation (a
foundation run by the founders of Wal-Mart). The Walton Foundation has fueled
the expansion of charter schools across the country and, in January, announced
that CPS was the largest recipient of charter school grants in the country.
State extends deadline for Duquesne school
chief to submit recovery plan
By Rachel
Weaver Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 , 1:46 p.m.
Duquesne City School District Chief Recovery Officer Paul Long said Thursday he received a verbal confirmation from the state that it extended the deadline for him to submit a five-year financial plan to the school board until Feb. 11.
Duquesne City School District Chief Recovery Officer Paul Long said Thursday he received a verbal confirmation from the state that it extended the deadline for him to submit a five-year financial plan to the school board until Feb. 11.
“For those who wish to be part
of the solution, Mr. Petrilli advises more genuine dialogue: listening to those
whose views one opposes and “staying open to the possibility,” he writes, “that
they might, nevertheless, have a few smart things to say.”
Teachers and Policy Makers: Troubling
Disconnect
New
York Times By SARA MOSLE January 31, 2013 , 9:08 pm
Can
the school reform movement accept constructive criticism? Gary Rubinstein hopes
so. Mr. Rubinstein joined Teach for America in 1991, the program’s second year, and
has now been teaching math for 15 years, five of them in some of the nation’s
neediest public schools and 10 more at the prestigious Stuyvesant
High School in Manhattan America
Then,
in 2010, Mr. Rubinstein underwent a sea change. As he grew suspicious of some
of the data used to promote charter schools, be became critical of Teach for America
"Efforts to fix those lowest performers are probably going to be
unsuccessful," Richmond
Charter Schools That Start Bad Stay Bad,
Stanford Report Says
"There
are very predictable lanes on quality, and once you get into a lane, a new
school tends to not move very much," said Macke Raymond, the economist in
charge of the university's Center for Research on Education Outcomes institute
and an author of the report. "High stays high and low stays low."
Common Core Is Horrible for K-3
Diane Ravitch’s Blog January
29, 2013
There is growing evidence that
the Common Core standards are absurd in the early grades. They require a level
of academic learning that is developmentally inappropriate.
Little children need time to
pay. Play is their work. In play, they learn to share and to count, to
communicate, to use language appropriately, and to figure things out.
GOP Players in Congress Step Forward on
K-12
Education
Week By Alyson
Klein Published Online: January 29, 2013
Two Republicans have ascended
to key education roles in a Congress with a lot on its plate when it comes K-12
policy and spending: U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee ,
who has a long record on school issues, and Rep. Todd Rokita of Indiana, a
relative newcomer to Washington
Rep. Todd Rokita is the new
Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and
Secondary Education
ICYMI: Rokita Op-Ed Celebrates School
Choice Initiatives
By Rep. Todd RokitaWASHINGTON January 31, 2013
-
By Rep. Todd Rokita
One of the great Indiana Washington ,
D.C. , and now, as I begin my service as
chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and
Secondary Education, Indiana
Yinzercation Blog January 28, 2013
Come RALLY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION on Sunday,
February 10, 2013 . 3PM at
the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East
Liberty (5941 Penn
Avenue , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15206
SAVE THE DATE: 2013 Pennsylvania
Budget Summit
Many Pennsylvanians have
sent a clear message to Harrisburg Policy Center
for an in-depth look at the Governor's proposal and an update on the federal
budget -- and what they mean for communities and families across Pennsylvania
2013 Pennsylvania
Budget Summit
Thursday, February 21, 2013 ,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HiltonHarrisburg , 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg , PA
Hilton
EPLC 2013 REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
FOR SCHOOL
The Education Policy and Leadership Center, with the Cooperation
of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and Pennsylvania
Association of School Business Officials (PASBO), will conduct A Series of Regional Full-Day
Workshops for 2013
Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Registration is $45 and includes
coffee/donuts, lunch, and materials.
Philadelphia Region Saturday, February 2, 2013
– 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 1605 W. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 1605 W. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403
Harrisburg Region Saturday, February 9,
2013– 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Pittsburgh Region Saturday, February 23, 2013 – 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh/Monroeville, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh/Monroeville, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on
Advocacy and Issues
April 6, 2013 The Penn Stater Convention Center Hotel; State College, PA
Strategic leadership, school budgeting and advocacy are key issues facing today's school district leaders. For your school district to truly thrive, leaders must maintain a solid understanding of these three functions. Attend the 2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues to ensure you have the skills you need to take your district to the next level.
April 6, 2013 The Penn Stater Convention Center Hotel; State College, PA
Strategic leadership, school budgeting and advocacy are key issues facing today's school district leaders. For your school district to truly thrive, leaders must maintain a solid understanding of these three functions. Attend the 2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues to ensure you have the skills you need to take your district to the next level.
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