Education News for 05-31-2013
State Education News Ohio's school spending could shoot up (Cincinnati Enquirer) Ohio public school funding would grow by 11 percent over the next two years versus 2012- 2013 spending levels, the...
View ArticleSo-called "right to work" Hot Potato
The House Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee, chaired by Rep. Schuring (R) held the first reading of HB151 and HJR5 - the anti worker so-called "right to work" legislation. They heard...
View ArticleEducation News for 06-05-2013
State Education News Senate, House school funding plans incomparable (Akron Beacon Journal) Ohio senators on Tuesday released more details about their proposed budget for school funding…Read more......
View ArticleRhee-ality check
You know a report titled "Rhee-ality check: the Failure of Students First" is going to be interesting, and indeed it is, opening with Since its launch two years ago, StudentsFirst has made bold...
View Article21 tough questions about school reform
Via the Washington Post, civil rights activist James Meredith, asks 21 tough questions about school reform 1.) Children’s Rights: Do you believe that every child in the United States has the right to...
View ArticleHow to reduce cheating in 100 seconds
OSU Professor of educational psychology Eric Anderman See also THE CHEATING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
View ArticleWhy Join the Future exists
This piece provides as good a rationale as we have read for why Join the Future exists "The public common school is the greatest discovery made by man," said Horace Mann. There is a direct link between...
View ArticleThe "fun" begins soon
A lot of changes have been legislated in education in recent years, and many of those changes due dates are almost upon us. Here is jus a sample of what we can expect and when, from Common Core and...
View ArticleWhy Test Scores CAN'T Evaluate Teachers
From the National Education Policy Center. the entire post is well worth a read, here's the synopsis The key element here that distinguishes Student Growth Percentiles from some of the other things...
View ArticleCharter School Authorization And Growth
If you ask a charter school supporter why charter schools tend to exhibit inconsistency in their measured test-based impact, there’s a good chance they’ll talk about authorizing. That is, they will...
View ArticleOn the Outside Looking In: Teacher Training
Via Ed Week In a way, what's most discouraging about the news from this National Council and associates is the continued emphasis on the relatively (in comparison to other countries) low standards of...
View ArticleThe Trouble with the Common Core
Via Rethinking Schools It isn’t easy to find common ground on the Common Core. Already hailed as the “next big thing” in education reform, the Common Core State Standards are being rushed into...
View ArticleAs Poverty Increases, Reformers Cling to the “New Status Quo”
A couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education released new data that confirms what every advocate of public education has been trumpeting for years: poverty is a growing scourge on public...
View ArticleCommon Core Implementation
We've outsourced this post on Common Core State Standards to guest contributor Christina Hank. Christina is a Curriculum Coordinator for Medina City Schools. You can read more of her work at...
View ArticleBudget boosts private & charter schools at the expense of public schools
Innovation Ohio has taken a close look at the public education implications of the budget bill making its way through the legislature In particular, we find that HB 59: sends more money to charters,...
View ArticleThe Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do
Via This piece was inspired by a heated discussion I had with a man who believes that teachers have an easy job. Please feel free to share it with others if you agree with the message. I used to be a...
View ArticleBudget conference committee take backward steps
If one had hoped that the budget conference committee would take the Governor, House and Senate education policy plans and blend them into a better product, those hopes were dashed yesterday.The budget...
View ArticleStudy: Ohio charter schools are worst in nation
The Center for Research on Education Issues (CREDO) has just published its 2013 report, "National Charter School Study". CREDO Researchers looked at test data from charter schools in 26 states plus DC....
View ArticleFinal budget analysis
Our Friends at OEA have put togerher a great analysis of all the education related elements contained in the budget that the Governor signed. House Bill 59 (State Budget) As Signed by the Governor –...
View ArticleTeachers Digging Into Own Pockets to tune of $1.3 billion
Via Roughly half the amount that the nation's public school teachers are spending on educational products is being covered with their own money, a new nationwide survey shows. All told, teachers spent...
View Article