Around the Edu-Horn, June 7, 2010

Bob Wise: A General Motors moment for education? http://tinyurl.com/23ec2fk

RT @D_Aarons Detroit Mayor Wants School Control http://bit.ly/aK80RI

RT @mazehr Board for a Phoenix school district asked to bar school police from enforcing new immigration law. http://tinyurl.com/22n395o

George Will’s oppo piece against $23B in edujobs — http://tinyurl.com/287e6vw

WaPo editorial questions VA’s decision not to sign on to common core standards — http://tinyurl.com/2duwkf8

Around the Edu-Horn, June 4, 2010

RT @John_Bailey N.J. Ed. Commish: Race to Top’s First Casualty? http://ht.ly/1Uf3V

Proposed Pittsburgh contract aims to benefit teachers, students http://sbne.ws/r/4Rl1 (from ASCD)

RT @USNewsEducation What May Change in Upcoming College Rankings http://bit.ly/c0wmD6

Incentive pay for at-risk Houston students — http://tinyurl.com/27gt75m

Making college freshmen read — http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/04/books

Around the Edu-Horn, June 3, 2010

RT @D_Aarons End of the Road for 21 K.C. Schools http://bit.ly/9wi4J1

DC teachers overwhelmingly approve merit pay plan — http://tinyurl.com/2ckuk6u

NYC cuts budget, raises but saves teachers’ jobs — http://tinyurl.com/2dddusl

RT @wpnick: Rhee and 54 other big-city supes endorse common core standards. http://ow.ly/17zJfZ

Resistance to a three-year college degree? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/03/aacu

RT @getschooled Vicki Phillips has a new blog post up about common core standards http://ow.ly/1Tgei see the standards at http://ow.ly/1Tgfa

Around the Edu-Horn, June 2, 2010

“Glee” summer camps could help fill music-instruction void for students http://sbne.ws/r/4Q0K (from ASCD)


K12 common core standards are now out –www.corestandards.org

13 states opt out of #RttT — http://tinyurl.com/2evkrz8

NJ Gov. Christie dumps NJEA/DOE deal on #RttT, declares he is in charge of ed reform — http://tinyurl.com/26grjzx



Around the Edu-Horn, June 1, 2010

RT @emilyschoolsyou 

SFChron on teachers union influence in the state superintendent race: http://is.gd/cyxlg


RT @TeacherBeat D.C. Teacher Contract Nears Approval: From guest blogger Dakarai I. Aarons: http://bit.ly/9Bknrb

RT @edReformer @tvanderark defines the “edu-innovation” opportunity in the clearest terms: http://bit.ly/crtfHK

TX Education Agency evaluation of Texas High School Project — http://tinyurl.com/2w3ge3z

DC teachers “like the money,” will likely approve new teacher pay plan — http://tinyurl.com/29ot3h4

Around the Edu-Horn, May 28, 2010

RT @saramead rebuilding Haiti’s education system: http://alturl.com/66pi Interesting on-the-ground post from early ed watch.

Justice O’Connor fails US schools on civics — http://tinyurl.com/2uee6pt

@edreform‘s #RttT “Reality Check” — http://tinyurl.com/32sk7k8

RT @njleftbehind NJEA and Schundler Embrace Ed Reform?: http://bit.ly/bF4Pd9

Romer: ARRA supported 400k teachers’ jobs across nation — http://tinyurl.com/342tf7s

Around the Edu-Horn, May 26, 2010

New Jersey seeks support for second-round Race to the Top bid http://sbne.ws/r/4N4F (from ASCD)


No ed reform in OK? http://tinyurl.com/37wz3jm

RT @conncan A look at DC’s bid for round 2 of #racetothetop:http://ow.ly/1Qbt5

RT @mazehr 1 in 10 English-learners in N.Y.C. missed at least 2 years of formal schooling in home country.http://tinyurl.com/2f6d8fd

MD approved common core … before official release next week — http://tinyurl.com/259l5jb

New NEA commercial on the need for $23B in edujobs funding — http://tinyurl.com/34ps8me


Around the Edu-Horn, May 25, 2010

Report: 3/4 of students will not participate in summer learning programs — http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM_summer.cfm

RT @isteconnects New Post: Outfitting 21st Century Classrooms w/ 21st Century Teachers http://bit.ly/axDA90

European biz schools coming to the US — http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/05/25/bus

RT @AndresHenriquez Many not ready for college, costing Texas $200M a year: http://bit.ly/aqdrT2

RT @EdEquality RT @BrandonFrame: George Clinton & Cornel West collaborate in honor of charter school http://bit.ly/bOS4qI

Around the Edu-Horn, May 24, 2010

RT @sgermeraad Klein @ Daily Beast: We’re firing the wrong #teachers, thanks to seniority-based layoff rules http://bit.ly/9lf9uL

20 states to receive aid for student-data tracking http://sbne.ws/r/4LTy (from ASCD)

No ELL in the common standards? http://tinyurl.com/2wd78ll

College resources for Hispanic families from Hispanic Scholarship Fund — http://yourwordstoday.org/

RT @hechingerreport Hechinger Report | Q&A: Colo. Sen. Mike Johnston says we need great principals and teachers ‘in every school’: http://bit.ly/9n7607