I suggest a math project where the youth run the numbers on this deal. Then a study of insider dealing for social studies where they will find that the deal ...
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Norma J F Harrison
normaha...
Dec 1, 2010 4:41 pm
Teachers are so indoctrinated with this system that they come to this preposterous conclusion. They accept what they've been told by the Owners, that ...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 1, 2010 5:31 pm
Pawning state buildings is not much of a strategy. It may be a nod to the bond markets to show austerity. With a $25B deficit, California has a some likelihood...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 1, 2010 9:27 pm
That's a great idea, Charles. I've been thinking about introducing students to systems modeling software like STELLA...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 7, 2010 5:23 pm
With China's debut in international standardized testing, students in Shanghai have surprised experts by outscoring their counterparts in dozens of other...
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c slamon
cslamon
Dec 7, 2010 7:11 pm
California's education outlook: huge classes, shorter school years, less learrning By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@... Posted: 12/03/2010 05:50:27 PM...
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c slamon
cslamon
Dec 10, 2010 6:37 pm
Judge OKs sale of Calif buildings in early ruling By JUDY LIN, Associated Press Associated Press December 10, 2010 10:08 AM Copyright Associated Press. All ...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 14, 2010 6:47 pm
The chronicle carried a story about flight from Oakland's middle schools. It's certainly a similar picture in WCCUSD, with the irony that many of our kids are...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 15, 2010 5:27 pm
The NY Times provides American Community Survey data at this link, http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp . The ACS is a wonderful trove of social...
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Catherine Mercurio
catherine_me...
Dec 15, 2010 6:27 pm
As a Kensington resident and parent of a child attending Kensington Hilltop, some Kensington/El Cerrito residents start their child's education in the public...
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c slamon
cslamon
Dec 15, 2010 6:38 pm
*Teachers' pets: *Its leaders may not have been at the head table of Gov.-elect *Jerry Brown's <http://www.sfgate.com/jerry-brown/> *education funding summit...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 15, 2010 9:25 pm
Didn't you post a piece a while back saying campaign finances don't matter? Todd Groves...
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c slamon
cslamon
Dec 15, 2010 9:59 pm
I said that they do not matter that much to me personally. I know that elections are expensive and it takes money to run a good, solid campaign. As long as...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 15, 2010 10:02 pm
ECHS classes are as large or larger than Portola on average. If large class sizes deter parents, then they would shy from ECHS. In fact, my daughter is...
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Jim Cowen
jimcowen
Dec 15, 2010 10:17 pm
We see the same thing at Olinda in El Sobrante. The drop off in enrollment as the grade level increases is dramatic. And, as was pointed out, the parents who...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 15, 2010 10:46 pm
Two things the last election reinforced: candidates need to be backed by interests to win; and, school districts have no monied interests prioritizing...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 16, 2010 7:22 pm
Speaking of organizations ruthlessly focused on students, Michelle Rhee, aka bogeywoman, heads a new non-profit called Students First,...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 17, 2010 9:15 pm
When it comes to the public schools, Bay Area parents rarely illustrate the strident, progressive beliefs they apply to most political and social issues. The...
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Norma J F Harrison
normaha...
Dec 17, 2010 11:39 pm
Funny - that parents, who preach the best for everyone , called progressive beliefs - like believing-in-God-beliefs? (which are insubstantial, while ours are...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 18, 2010 6:49 pm
The central issue facing these districts and ours is whether the educational qualities sought by mobile families and the needs of under-performing students are...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 19, 2010 6:05 pm
The formulas are both as simple at second-grade arithmetic and as advanced as a college economics course. Just as California's K-12 population is beginning to...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Dec 19, 2010 6:13 pm
Academe is faltering system-wide under the weight of its own absurdities. Full article here. ...
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c slamon
cslamon
Jan 4, 2011 9:48 pm
New federal law makes interns qualified to teach Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer <begelko@...> San Francisco Chronicle January 2, 2011 04:00 AM...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Jan 6, 2011 6:16 pm
Gunn High School in the South Bay had a horrific problem with teen suicide, and found the following solution...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Jan 10, 2011 7:50 pm
Students First has established a set an outline of a policy agenda...
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c slamon
cslamon
Jan 11, 2011 4:52 pm
Your friends at STAGE DOOR CONSERVATORY ANNOUNCEMENT Does you child love singing, acting and dancing? Would you like him or her to have a THRILLING summer...
A district representative was at the Valley View Elementary parent meeting on Tuesday night to inform parent volunteers (those with children at the school)...
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Tresa Smith
tresasmi
Jan 14, 2011 4:21 am
I am a teacher and am under the same impression that you are. I was always told that fingerprints were required for overnight trips only. I have heard...
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Todd Groves
tag1022
Jan 14, 2011 4:50 pm
We started at volunteer program at ECHS that spans several districts. The fingerprinting need not happen for volunteers in a room with certified staff present...
