Choosing Democracy

A discussion of major issues facing our democracy with an emphasis on public schooling.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

A tribute to Cesar Chavez

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A tribute to the life and work of Cesar Chavez American River college. Sacramento 12 noon. Thursday, March 30,2006 Duane Campbell Professor ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Politicians write teacher credentialing rules?

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The last time they did this they created a mess. SB 2042. and sharply reduced multicultural education and English Language support. In a pri...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Los Angeles March for Immigrants' Rights

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More Than 500,000 Rally in L.A. for Immigrants' Rights By Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman Times Staff Writer 2:51 PM PST, March 25, 2006...

Omnibus education bill in Sacramento?

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Omnibus education bill? I understand that there is talk among lobbyists at the California Capitol of passing an “Omnibus” education bill wh...
Monday, March 20, 2006

Teachers Conference Sat. March 25

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Teachers conference: Multicultural Education and Social Justice Sat. March 25, 2006. CSU-Sacramento Free. Social justice issues such as bi...
Monday, March 13, 2006

Alan Bersin's nomination is troubled

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Education nominee hits snag Alan Bersin's critics question San Diego fund's expenses. By Todd Milbourn -- Bee Staff Writer Published...
Sunday, March 05, 2006

English Language Learners in California

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Hon. Martha Escutia, California State Senate Dear Senator Escutia, Thank you for your recent letter in which you and 3 other Latino legisla...
Friday, March 03, 2006

Collective Bargaining in Education: new book

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Collective Bargaining in Education: Negotiating Change in Today's Schools (Harvard Education Press), edited by Jane Hannaway of the Urba...
Thursday, March 02, 2006

Los Angeles dropouts from high school

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From the Los Angeles Times L.A. Mayor Sees Dropout Rate as 'Civil Rights Issue' By Mitchell Landsberg Times Staff Writer March 2, 20...
Monday, February 27, 2006

Anti intellectualism and professionalism

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Very interesting essay in the American Prospect on anti intellectualism and the roles of professionals.
Thursday, February 23, 2006

No benefit found in English-only instruction

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No benefit found in English-only instruction - Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Teaching overwhelmingly ...
Monday, February 20, 2006

The Battle in the States: ie. California

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Forget D.C. the Battle is in the States By Nathan Newman and David Sirota February 20, 2006 Speaking to a packed room of 2,000 state legisla...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

State needs to do more to keep teachers

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Report: State needs to do more to keep teachers from quitting By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer Published 12:15 am PST Wednesday, ...
Tuesday, February 07, 2006

The State of California Schools: O'Connell

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Here is the Superintendent's view of the state of California schools. Worth reading. http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/se/yr06stateofed.asp
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...
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