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- Principal Appeals Process: "Arbitrary And Capricious"?
We're all learning a lot about the principal appeals/renewal process, or at least I am, and according to Eric Zorn's sensible-sounding column in today's paper (Decision to fire principal doesn't look good, so far) there have been 10 principals who... - Tuesday AM News: NCLB scores and grades, Curie, Oprah, Freedom to blossom
Making grade just got easier TribuneA record number of Illinois schools escaped federal No Child Left Behind sanctions this school year, largely because of changes in how schools are judged and alterations that made state achievement exams easier for students... - Will The Growth Model Make A Difference?
Speaking of tests, there's lots of hope and anticipation in CPS and elsewhere that the new NCLB will include a growth model alternative to the current AYP requirement, but -- as this story of mine from Catalyst Cleveland (Making Progress... - ISAT Open Thread: How Are They Going?
This is ISAT week for most CPS schools, during which state tests that affect school ratings and parent perceptions and all sorts of other things are administered. Usually, it's sort of exciting, and sort of boring. Some schools go all... - Do's And Don'ts Of Community Involvement
As some of you who helped me know, I was during the fall working on an article about the benefits -- and difficulties -- of community involvement, based on Chicago's Renaissance 2010 experience. It finally came out a few days... - Monday AM News: Principal still ousted, Dissections going well, Student soldier, Apple of teacher's eye, Unions role in education fight
Curie council won't take back ouster TribuneIn a close vote before a raucous, standing-room-only crowd, Curie Metro High School's local council decided Saturday not to reconsider their ouster of a principal who Mayor Richard Daley said was a superstar at... - Best Of The Week (March 4 - March 11)
Why This LSC, School, Principa -- And What's To Be Donel? (48 comments so far) Contentious decisions about principals who some think are worthy is nothing new for CPS, which has some folks wondering why the Curie situation has blown... - Why This LSC, School, & Principal -- And What's To Be Donel?
Contentious decisions about principals who some think are worthy is nothing new for CPS, which has some folks wondering why the Curie situation has blown up so big -- not just on this blog since January but in the press... - Friday AM News: Tax Relief, Budget, Play Day, Test Scores, Principal Budgets
Property-tax relief in cards? TribuneGov. Rod Blagojevich opened the door on Thursday to include at least some form of property-tax relief for local communities in his multibillion-dollar education plan. Schools look for payday in play day TribuneTired of parents pulling... - Best Of The Blogs
Behave bureaucrats, it's testing week. Small TalkYes Arne, it's that time of year again. From March 12-23, teachers should focus on instruction and the central office should--only temporarily of course--respect schools' need for 'minimul intrusion and unnecessary meetings. After testing... - Making Fun Of ISAT Test Increases
Those mean folks at the Fordham Foundation are making fun of our test score increases (The Education Gadfly): State education officials in the Land of Lincoln are jumping for joy--student performance on the state's ISAT exam is up from 2005.... - Thursday AM News: Spelling bee, Cheating, Gay awareness, Budget, Teachers' residency
2 left standing in Chicagoland wars of words TribuneKiara Jones had one word to go.Facsimile, said the pronouncer.Just one last word.The Ray Elementary School 6th grader had already spelled her way through words such as lariat, recalcitrant and dahlia, making... - What Teachers Do For Fun
There's a great youth radio program, Curie Youth Radio, that's been on NPR and WBEZ several times, and one of the best pieces I've found -- thanks (and congrats) to my friend Dan -- is called THE DARKLY DISTURBING TRUTH... - Governor's Budget Provides Strong Support for Children and Families
From The Ounce: Early childhood figured prominently in the fiscal year 2008 budget Governor Blagojevich unveiled today in Springfield. Increased funding for many key programs serving young children - early education, child care, early intervention - are complemented by the... - Jones Backs Blagojevich's $1.5 billion School Plan, Says Catalyst
From Catalyst: Jones, for now, in Blagojevich’s cornerState Senate President Emil Jones Jr. (D-Chicago) is backing away from a tax plan championed by advocates of school funding reform and now says he favors Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposal to boost education...
