Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Press spin and distortions on reading scores: the Bee

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I don’t know who is writing his material for him, but based upon Stanley Crouch’s piece “Bush shines on education,” (Sacramento Bee, 1/28/0...
Monday, January 30, 2006

When politicos make poorly informed school rules

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THE VANISHING CLASS Los Angeles Times A Formula for Failure in L.A. Schools Because they can't pass algebra, thousands of students are d...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Sacramento Bee Journalism

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From Dan Weintraub's web log. Gary Delsohn, who has been covering the governor for the Bee's Capitol Bureau, is quitting to go to wo...
Monday, January 16, 2006

Weintraub actually makes a good proposal on schools

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A modest proposal It hasn't received a huge amount of attention since no one is screaming about it, but the increase in education spendi...
Friday, January 13, 2006

NEA on NCLB: Not much to celebrate

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Not Much To Celebrate on Fourth Anniversary of 'No Child Left Behind' NEA President Reg Weaver Evaluates Bush Administration's E...
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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Teachers needed to improve schools

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S. PAUL REVILLE Bring teachers to the table By S. Paul Reville | January 3, 2006 WHEN MASSACHUSETTS adopted the Education Reform Act of 19...
Friday, January 06, 2006

Wientraub knows what is best for schools

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The Bee's pundit who has an expertise on everything has this to say. "January 06, 2006 Standing firm Good for school Supt. Jack O...
Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Governor may propose new money for public schools

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Schools in line for more aid Governor tries to mend rift with education advocates. By Clea Benson -- Bee Capitol Bureau Published 2:15 am PS...
Monday, January 02, 2006

Weintraub again

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In his blog for today the Bee's Dan Weintraub says: A Weblog by Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub December 30, 2005 Higher ed su...

What Should We Teach the Children?

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“First, the educational reforms of the (current) era, back to basics, the pursuit of excellence, the revival of history were driven by educa...
Tuesday, December 20, 2005

The Press: The Enemy Within

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Well worth reading. The Press: The Enemy Within By Michael Massing http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18555 from 'The New York Review of Bo...
Monday, December 19, 2005

How the media is purchased

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Op-eds for sale A columnist from a libertarian think tank admits accepting payments to promote an indicted lobbyist's clients. Will more...

Bush speak vrs. reality

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"Bush’s excuses for the illegal eavesdropping are indeed risible. The Times didn’t mention it, but of 19,000 requests for eavesdropping...
Friday, December 16, 2005

Stupid corporate opinion and Crash Course: a review

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Whittle, C. (2005). Crash Course: Imagining a Better Future for Public Education. New York: Riverhead Hardcover. 288 pp.
$24.95 ISBN 1594489...
Thursday, December 15, 2005

NCLB fails Blacks, Latinos in Urban Schools

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D’s AND F’s FOR ‘NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND’ By Chris Levister Nearly four years into the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) the nation’s urb...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Buying school reform?

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Buying School Reform California School Reform . Peter Schrag titles his column of December 14, 2005, in the Sacramento Bee, “Buying School ...
Monday, December 12, 2005

Least prepared teachers

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New Report Raises Warning Over Assignment of Least Prepared Teachers and
Resurgent Teacher Shortage in a High Stakes Education Environment (...
Friday, December 02, 2005

Charter Schools and teacher unions

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Who's Afraid Of Teacher Voice? Charter Schools And Union Organizing http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=101&ItemID...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Money and Politics

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| A Growing Wariness About Money in Politics By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 29, 2005; A01 http://www....
Sunday, November 27, 2005

Understanding Media Failure

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The Press: The Enemy Within By Michael Massing New York Review of Books Volume 52, Number 20 December 15, 2005 The past few months have witn...