Friday, November 30, 2012

Post-election, Push for Changes in Education Policy | California Progress Report

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Post-election, Push for Changes in Education Policy | California Progress Report
Thursday, November 29, 2012

New drop out /graduation rates posted

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The U.S. Department of Education released data on Monday  detailing state four-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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School Vouchers and Jeb Bush

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One of the things the right wing does is keep organizing.  While we rest and recover from an election, they are off on their next campaign....
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Obama Administration and Republican Right on school "reform", Vouchers, etc.

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by Diane Ravitch, If ever evidence was needed about the bizarre mind meld between the Obama administration and the far-ri...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Share My Lesson Plans

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    Share My Lesson: The Imperative Of Our Profession Posted by Leo Casey on July 5, 2012. From Shanker Institute we...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Teaching Chicano/Latino history in schools

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The Democracy and Education Institute has again submitted a proposal for support of efforts to update the California Histor...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Hands Off Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid- Bernie Sanders

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Friday, November 16, 2012

We are not broke. We were robbed !

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DSA is a part of the Coalition on Human Needs. ( See list at end of post).  We ask that each of you contact your Senators...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Crenshaw School Community (Los Angeles) fights for real school improvement

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Crenshaw School Community Fights For Real Improvement and Against LAUSD Superintendent’s Scorched-Earth Approach By: Christina...

Teachers' Unions and School Reform - Diane Ravitch

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How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools     Diane Ravitch upends the "bad teachers" narrative. By Amy Dean I have a ...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

What was Kevin Johnson doing during the recent election ?

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In this case the News and Review covers what the Sacramento Bee ignores. Speaking of that whole Waiting for ‘Superman’ ...
Friday, November 09, 2012

An Open Letter to President Obama on School Reform

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From: Bill Ayers Dear President Obama: Congratulations! I’m sure this is a moment you want to savor, a time to take a d...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

A significant role for Democrats for Educational Reform

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Democrats for Educational Reform. Gloria Romero -- The former Senate leader  remains bitter from her loss in the Supt....

CFT On Prop. 30 Victory

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CFT president Pechthalt on Prop 30 victory, Prop 32 defeat November 7, Sacramento—CFT president Joshua Pechthalt issued the following ...

Victory for California's Students

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 Voters Protect Schools, Pass Prop. 30, Defeat 32 Contact: Claudia Briggs at 916-296-4087 or Mike Myslinski, 408-921-5769 SACRAMENT...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Big win for schools as Prop 30 defies polls

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Big win for schools as Prop 30 defies polls   Ed Source

Thank you.

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Thank you .  Every vote was important. Great victories in California. We defeated the billionaires efforts to  crush or...
Sunday, November 04, 2012

The Final Push: It's On Us

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It's on us to pass Prop. 30 also. The Nov. 1  Field  Poll says that if the election were held today 48 % would vote...
Thursday, November 01, 2012

Why is the vote on Prop 30 so close ?

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 And, what can we do about it ? by Duane Campbell             A new Field  Poll says that if the election were held today 4...