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95% of
college educ moms regularly read to kids; just 56% of moms w/o h.s. diploma do
Thanks to Acting PA Secretary of Education William Harner who met with
the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Schools Boards Association at their
board meeting last evening.
Patriot-News Editorial: With Common
Core, Palmyra
By Patriot-News Editorial Board
on July 12, 2013
Give
the Palmyra school district credit for
enthusiastically embracing the K-12 learning standards known as “Common Core,”
despite the controversy they have provoked in some other parts of Pennsylvania
Map: The Varying State of Common
Common
Core Standards Institute
By Colin McEvoy | The Express-Times
on July 11, 2013
The
$8.2 million windfall the Allentown School District received
from the state this month will be recurring yearly revenue, not a one-time cash
infusion. The school board used that
money -- which was secured for Allentown
Even
as they allocated the funds on Monday, Superintendent Russell Mayo said then it
remained unclear whether they would continue to receive that money in future
budget years.
But
state Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh-Northampton,
told lehighvalleylive.comWednesday the
additional $8.2 million will be considered part of the school district's basic
education subsidy from now on.
PA's General Fund collections for last
fiscal year were $57 million higher than expected.
PA
House Republican Appropriations Committee July 2013
Credentials suspended for two after
school cheating probes
Martha
Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 1:07 AM
In the latest development in a statewide
cheating investigation, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has taken
disciplinary action against a former Philadelphia charter school administrator
and a Philadelphia School District teacher.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130713_Credentials_suspended_for_two_after_school_cheating_probes.html#Bg8dUzJtrrGrbT9V.99
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130713_Credentials_suspended_for_two_after_school_cheating_probes.html#Bg8dUzJtrrGrbT9V.99
For
laid-off Philly teachers it's a mix of waiting, hoping and leaving
WHYY
Newsworks By Kelly Lawler, @klawls July 11, 2013
Even
after last week's deal in the Pennsylvania legislature to help the Philadelphia
School District, 3,800 teachers and support staff laid off in June still do not
know if they will be back at work in the fall.
Those teachers and staff now face the choice of waiting to see if they
can stay with the district or diving into the job market.
Carlisle
Area School District proposing business office consolidation with other
districts
By Barbara Miller | bmiller@pennlive.com on
July 11, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Whether
Cumberland County school districts could consolidate some business services is
being proposed by Carlisle Area School District. With the resignation of Carlisle’s business
manager, Superintendent John Friend told the school board Thursday night he's
opening discussion with other county school districts to see if there’s
interest in combining services.
WaPo:
PA-Gov #1 Most Likely to Switch Parties
PoliticsPA Written by Keegan Gibson, Managing
Editor July 12,
2013
We’re
number 1! The Washington Post says the Pennsylvania
It’s
been a steady climb. WaPo rated himnumber
3 in June and number 5 in July.
Here
is the Washington
Post writeup:
Tweet
from Stephanie Simon, K12 and Higher Ed reporter for Reuters
New federal stats (from 2007 but just
released): 95% of college educ moms regularly read to kids but just 56% of moms
w/o h.s. diploma do...
Here’s the full report…..
Federal
Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
NSBA
praises Senate bill to boost K-12 funding
NSBA
School Board News Today by Joetta Sack-Min July 12, 2013
The
National School Boards Association (NSBA) supports a budget plan passed by the
Senate Appropriations Committee that would increase funding for K-12 education,
including Title I grants and special education. Most importantly, the bill
would reverse the automatic budget cuts that will impact all K-12 education
programs by this fall, known as sequestration.
The Rise
of Blended Learning
Smithsonian
by Ian Quillen July
8, 2013
How
a new trend in education rethinks the role of computers in the classroom and
lets each student learn at a different pace.
For months, Stanton
Elementary School
They
kept running across the same mysterious two words: blended learning.
“We
didn’t really know what it was,” says Principal Caroline John, “besides
computers.”
It's the
money, stupid
Karen Francisco | The Fort Wayne July 10, 2013
5:42 p.m.
More
than a decade into Indiana's charter school experiment, people still ask what,
exactly, are charter schools? If I'm
being charitable, I explain they are public schools authorized to operate
without many of the regulations placed on traditional public schools, in
exchange for greater accountability. But given Indiana
Eric
Cantor wants fast action on education bill
Politico
By JAKE
SHERMAN and JOHN BRESNAHAN |
7/10/13 12:07 PM EDT
It’s
no secret on Capitol Hill that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor wants to
rewrite the nation’s education laws — he has said all year he would move
“heaven and earth” to do it.
But
it was only Monday that his staff told colleagues in leadership that he wanted
the celestial rearranging to take place next week. Cantor (R-Va.) and his aides told a closed
Republican leadership meeting on at least two separate occasions this week that
he wants the 520-page bill on the House floor as early as next week, setting
off some concern in those circles that the leader was readying to drop a bill
that the conference wasn’t yet prepared for.
Selling
the NCLB Act Rewrite to Conservatives
Education
Week Politics K-12 Blog By Alyson Klein on July 10,
2013 6:15 PM
Now
that a new version of the No Child Left Behind Act looks headed to the House
floor next week, the bill's sponsors, U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., and Rep.
Todd Rokita, R-Ind., are in full-on member-education mode, meeting with
rank-and-file Republicans who may not be familiar with the key pieces of the
bill—and may have campaigned on dismantling the U.S. Department of Education,
which the bill wouldn't do. (Want to see what kind of material they are
distributing? You can find all the messaging right here.) A big question going forward is on how the
measure will handle school choice. More on that below.
Yinzers - Save the
Date: Diane Ravitch will be speaking in Pittsburgh 6:00
pm . Location and details to
come.
Save the Date: Diane
Ravitch will be speaking in Philly at the Main Branch of the Philadelphia 7:30
pm . Details to come.
Know Your Child’s Rights! 2013-2014
Special Education Seminars
The
Law Center Law Center
This
year’s topics include Tips for Going Back to School; Psychological Testing, IEEs
and Evaluations; School Records; Children with Autism; Transition Services;
Children with Emotional Needs; Discipline and Bullying; Charter Schools;
Children with Dyslexia; Extended School Year; Assistive Technology;
Discrimination and Compensatory Education; and, Settlements. See below for
descriptions and schedules of each session.
PSBA
members will elect officers electronically for the first time in 2013
PSBA 7/8/2013
Beginning
in 2013, PSBA members will follow a completely new election process which will
be done electronically during the month of September. The changes will have
several benefits, including greater membership engagement and no more absentee
ballot process.
Below
is a quick Q&A related to the voting process this year, with more details
to come in future issues of School Leader News and at
www.psba.org. More information on the overall governance changes can be found
in the February 2013 issue of the PSBA Bulletin:
October 15-18, 2013 | Hershey Lodge & Convention Center
Important change this year: Delegate Assembly (replaces the
Legislative Policy Council) will be Tuesday Oct. 15 from 1 – 4:30 p.m.
The
PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference is the largest gathering of elected
officials in Pennsylvania
Registration:
https://www.psba.org/workshops/?workshop=17
The Penn Stater Conference Center
Hotel, State College , PA
The
state conference is PAESSP’s premier professional development event for
principals, assistant principals and other educational leaders. Attending will
enable you to connect with fellow educators while learning from speakers and
presenters who are respected experts in educational leadership.
Featuring
Keynote Speakers: Charlotte Danielson, Dr. Todd Whitaker, Will Richardson &
David Andrews, Esq. (Legal Update).
EPLC
Education Policy Fellowship Program – Apply Now
Applications are available now
for the 2013-2014 Education
Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). The
Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania
With more than 350 graduates in
its first fourteen years, this Program is a premier professional development
opportunity for educators, state and local policymakers, advocates, and
community leaders. State Board of Accountancy (SBA) credits are available
to certified public accountants.
Past participants include state
policymakers, district superintendents and principals, school business
officers, school board members, education deans/chairs, statewide association
leaders, parent leaders, education advocates, and other education and community
leaders. Fellows are typically sponsored by their employer or another
organization.
The Fellowship Program begins
with a two-day retreat on September 12-13, 2013 and continues to
graduation in June 2014.
Building
One America 2013 National Summit July 18-19,
2013 Washington , DC
Brookings Institution to present
findings of their “Confronting Suburban Poverty” report
Building One America’s Second
National Summit for Inclusive Suburbs and Sustainable Regions will involve
local leaders and federal policy makers to seek bipartisan solutions to the
unique but common challenges around housing, schools and infrastructure facing America America
Lineup of speakers: https://buildingoneamerica.org/summit/speakers
Information and registration: https://buildingoneamerica.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1
James
H. Shelton III is confirmed to participate in a White House panel at the Building One America
Summit, to be held July 18-19 at Georgetown
Law School
in Washington D.C.
PA
Charter Schools: $4 billion taxpayer dollars with no real oversight
Charter schools - public funding without public
scrutiny
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