http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:08:18 -0700 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-FCAT-Russian-Roulette-for-students-teachers-and-schools?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner A report published in September, 2009, by the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Education records the findings of a year-long audit of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).  And those findings are not pre... Miami public schools electives merit pay performance bonuses standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT education funding Florida schools raising test scores teacher salary teacher evaluations accountability Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-FCAT-Russian-Roulette-for-students-teachers-and-schools?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Attracting-training-and-maintaing-new-talent-in-the-classroom-Part-I?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  This new book by local teacher Roxanna Elden is funny, inspiring and useful to new teachers. www.seemeafterclass.netHalf of all new teachers quit the profession within the first five years.  That percentage can double when we talk about ... M-DCPS Miami public schools performance bonuses standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT Florida schools raising test scores achievement gap minorities teacher salary salaries teacher evaluations firing teachers accountability school accountability sy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Attracting-training-and-maintaing-new-talent-in-the-classroom-Part-I?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d24-The-battle-over-cookiecutter-curriculum-in-Palm-Beach-County-rages-on-the-issue-affects-us-all?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner   Wednesday, October 21, bore witness to the longest Palm Beach County school board meeting ever, beginning at 5:00 PM and continuing until after 11:00. Concerned and angry parents and teachers lined up in groups of ten to speak before... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT education funding Florida schools raising test scores achievement gap minorities teacher salary teacher evaluations firing teachers accountability school Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:32:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d24-The-battle-over-cookiecutter-curriculum-in-Palm-Beach-County-rages-on-the-issue-affects-us-all?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Standardized-tests-We-know-who-takes-them-and-what-they-count-for--But-who-MAKES-and-SCORES-them?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner   The Florida Comprehensive Assessment  Test (FCAT), the bane of the existence of schoolchildren, teachers, administrators and parents around the state, has recently been de-emphasized in assigning grades to schools (now taking into ac... M-DCPS Miami public schools merit pay standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT education funding Florida schools raising test scores teacher layoffs achievement gap minorities community schools teacher salary firing teachers accountability school acco Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:17:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Standardized-tests-We-know-who-takes-them-and-what-they-count-for--But-who-MAKES-and-SCORES-them?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d15-UTD-members-ratify-new-contract?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner Members of the Miami-Dade County teachers' union, United Teachers of Dade (UTD), voted to ratify the proposed contract with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) by a 68% margin.   Members voted through UTD's new online voting system fo... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut education funding Florida schools health care employee benefits UTD UTD bargaining contract negotiations teacher salary salaries union bargaining health insurance step increase salary schedule contr Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:12:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d15-UTD-members-ratify-new-contract?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d11-MiamiDade-should-take-an-early-lesson-from-the-Palm-Beach-County-education-nightmare?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner Protest outside Spanish River High in Boca Raton As of this year, it is mandatory in Palm Beach County.  In Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, it is still optional at this point--but 250 different elementary schools are already implementing ... M-DCPS Miami public schools standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT Florida schools raising test scores Broward County teacher evaluations charter schools accountability school accountability system reform school calendar departmentalized elementary Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:34:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d11-MiamiDade-should-take-an-early-lesson-from-the-Palm-Beach-County-education-nightmare?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Teachers-union-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-MiamiDade-County-School-Board?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  Late Monday evening, the bargaining team of the local teachers' union, United Teachers of Dade (UTD) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools administrators reached a tentative contract agreement for 2009-2012. The new contract, which awaits u... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut education funding Florida schools teacher layoffs health care employee benefits UTD UTD bargaining contract negotiations teacher salary salaries union bargaining firing teachers health insurance ste Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Teachers-union-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-MiamiDade-County-School-Board?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Arne-Duncan-tells-Stephen-Colbert-that-we-need-longer-school-days-and-school-years?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner On Monday, October 5, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Stephen Colbert in an interview that part of education reform in the United States should include longer school days and longer school years. He cited statistics that show that our ch... No Child Left Behind education funding Florida schools raising test scores achievement gap minorities community schools longer school year school calendar Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:23:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Arne-Duncan-tells-Stephen-Colbert-that-we-need-longer-school-days-and-school-years?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d3-MiamiDade-County-Public-Schools-switch-to-CIGNA-the-lesser-of-two-evils?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner   Last year, the Miami-Dade County School Board, faced with a 13% increase in premiums from United Healthcare (who offered larger discounts than any other insurer in exchange for the district using them to cover all health plans offered to ... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut education funding Florida schools health care health care reform employee benefits contract negotiations salaries public option single-payer system reform health insurance insurance profits Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:46:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m10d3-MiamiDade-County-Public-Schools-switch-to-CIGNA-the-lesser-of-two-evils?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d26-High-school-sports-valuable-extracurricular-or-conflict-of-interest?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner   The United States is one of the few countries in the world where schools and sports teams are inextricably connected.  Indeed, most Americans who grew up attending public schools can scarcely imagine what schools--especially high sch... M-DCPS Miami public schools Florida schools school sports high school football coaches Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:34:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d26-High-school-sports-valuable-extracurricular-or-conflict-of-interest?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coral-Gables-High-tragedy-Metal-detectors-lockers-backpacks-civility-Where-does-the-answer-lie?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  Tuesday, September 15, 2009, will remain for two families a date that will forever recall violence, tragedy, despair and the destruction of life.For the family of Juan Carlos Rivera, 17, who was stabbed to death, apparently in a scuffle over a ... M-DCPS Miami public schools Florida schools Broward County school violence weapons in schools security Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:53:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Coral-Gables-High-tragedy-Metal-detectors-lockers-backpacks-civility-Where-does-the-answer-lie?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Student-loan-system-overhaul-is-an-improvement-but-still-ignores-a-bigger-problem?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to overhaul the student loan system and spend tens of billions of dollars on student grants, community colleges, school construction and early childhood education.The bill would end f... education funding public universities student loans health care health care reform employee benefits minorities teacher salary salaries private schools single-payer system reform student loan overhaul Sallie Mae direct lending Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:46:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Student-loan-system-overhaul-is-an-improvement-but-still-ignores-a-bigger-problem?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Obamas-speech-to-students-whats-the-big-deal?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  Ronald Reagan did it in 1986.  George H.W. Bush (a.k.a. Bush Senior) did it in 1991.  Barack Obama did it today.When Reagan did it, and when Bush Sr. did it, were they compared to Castro?Marta Perez, M-DCPS School Board member, compar... M-DCPS Miami public schools Florida schools minorities Obama speech Obama's speech to students Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:46:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Obamas-speech-to-students-whats-the-big-deal?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d7-MDCPS-is-proof-that-the-stimulus-package-is-working?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner -The hot days of summer have proved to be fertile ground for the naysayers who, organized and funded by corporate entities and provoked by Fox News and such paragons of logic and reasoning as Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly, like to turn a... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut arts education funding Florida schools teacher layoffs Broward County teacher salary salaries firing teachers stimulus package ARRA stimulus Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:13:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d7-MDCPS-is-proof-that-the-stimulus-package-is-working?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Teachers-unions-need-to-abandon-the-sinking-ship-of-tenure?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  Teaching is not just a job.  It is a skilled profession, and in many ways, a calling.Anyone who has attended graduate school can attest to the fact that there are many professors who are brilliant, erudite, incredibly knowledgeable, expert... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut merit pay performance bonuses education funding Florida schools teacher layoffs seniority system UTD contract negotiations teacher salary salaries union bargaining teacher evaluations firing teacher Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:42:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Teachers-unions-need-to-abandon-the-sinking-ship-of-tenure?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d23-MiamiDade-County-Public-Schools-need-meaningful-health-care-reform?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner The debate over health care reform is heating up across the nation during Congress's August recess, as Republicans and health care industry lobbies try to stir up anti-reform sentiment by comparing the proposed bills as everything from socialism to N... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools teacher pay cut No Child Left Behind education funding Florida schools teacher layoffs health care health care reform employee benefits achievement gap minorities UTD UTD bargaining contract negotiations teacher sa Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:48:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d23-MiamiDade-County-Public-Schools-need-meaningful-health-care-reform?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d22-New-High-School-Accountability-System-is-an-improvement?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner Monday, Aug. 24, marks the first day back to school in Miami-Dade County.  This weekend, students, parents, teachers, administrators and school support staff alike are preparing themselves for that first day back, always a little exciting, a lit... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools tracking electives standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT Intensive Reading education funding Florida schools tutoring raising test scores achievement gap minorities private schools accountability school accou Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:54:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d22-New-High-School-Accountability-System-is-an-improvement?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Americas-education-system-perpetuates-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  America is rich.  Why is American education so poor?Conservatives will almost unequivocally blame the government-run school districts and their thick layers of bureaucracy, and there is something to be said for that: there is a great deal ... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools tracking standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT education funding Florida schools raising test scores teacher layoffs seniority system tuition employee benefits achievement gap minorities community schools UTD Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:01:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Americas-education-system-perpetuates-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Who-profits-from-forprofit-charter-schools-in-Florida?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner  Q:  Who profits from for-profit charter schools in Florida?A:  Not taxpayers.  Not teachers.  And not students.Right after posting my last article on Florida conservatives' exploitation of parents' desire for "school ch... standardized test No Child Left Behind education funding Florida schools raising test scores achievement gap minorities teacher salary salaries school choice school vouchers charter schools for-profit public schools Imagine Schools Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:33:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Who-profits-from-forprofit-charter-schools-in-Florida?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d5-School-choice-when-is-it-a-choice-and-when-is-it-a-scam?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner In the country where capitalism is the national religion, and where it is, in many mouths, synonymous with democracy and freedom (in other words, countries with varying levels of left-leaning or socialist leadership are, by their very nature, not dem... M-DCPS budget cuts Miami public schools tracking electives arts performance bonuses standardized test No Child Left Behind FCAT education funding Florida schools raising test scores tuition employee benefits achievement gap minorities contract negotiatio Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:25:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12824-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d5-School-choice-when-is-it-a-choice-and-when-is-it-a-scam?cid=exrss-Dade-County-Education-Policy-Examiner