Education: A Golden Age

The Critical Need for Genuine School Reform – A Right Denied

Erik Syring — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:42 +0000

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Erik Syring — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:50:12 +0000

https://docs.google.com/gview?pid=explorer&srcid=0B61mo_-cj2mCMTFhYmMyZWYtODg3OS00MDViLTkyN2MtZTRjODAwN2RkOGNl&docid=8d2b1da6bf05e17906ac96f1bc58b890%7C31306a7f4bf1eb2e844c31e153e39b4b&a=bi&pagenumber=4&w=800

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World-leading programs now accepting applications

Erik Syring — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:08:18 +0000

Our world-leading mathematics, Russian, Chinese and Spanish programs are now accepting applications…

http://globaleducationforyou.wordpress.com

Free global mathematics education for students in specific Grades in thousands of locations…

http://globaleducationforyou.wordpress.com/mathematics-initiatives

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Utdanningslinja – Stortingsmelding uten styrkede rettigheter for elever som ligger foran

Erik Syring — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:56 +0000

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FrP og Høyre stemmer for en undervisnings-rettighetsbro fra Grunnskolens pensum til vgs-pensumet

Erik Syring — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:25:11 +0000

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Arne Duncan Edutopia interview

Erik Syring — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:03:14 +0000

http://www.edutopia.org/arne-duncan-chicago-public-schools-video

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Arne Duncan at 2008/08/17 House hearing

Erik Syring — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:01:22 +0000

http://eriksyring.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/improving-public-schools-hearing/

Pluses:

- Against social promotion.
- Backed “back to basics” – but no mention of content rigor and depth.
- Supporter of charter schools (Renaissance 2010 – now 75 charter schools out of 625), sees himself as portfolio manager.
- Authorized site-wide Principal and teacher replacement where required.
- Extended school day and year.

- Promoted use of schools as greatly-extended-day resource centers.
- Increased Principal standards (specifics?).
- Applications per teacher position increased greatly during his tenure.
- 3-year teacher retention increased to 85% under his tenure.
- Supports hard goals, flexible processes.

- Recognizes that status quo public schooling perpetuates poverty.
Minuses:

- Literacy (and perhaps superficial arithmetic) over analytical training/actual mathematics?

- Performance pay – but apparently only in poorest schools and with union approval, not parent-choice driven.

- “Relative performance more important than absolute performance”??
- Vouchers??

Too much emphasis on plant relative to content – it comes through why he would sign the “Broader, Bolder” statement, in addition to the historic Education Equality manifesto.

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Arne Duncan – comments on nomination

Erik Syring — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:00:17 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNNGDPWqono

Wall Street Journal

Paul Gigot, Jason Riley, Collin Levy, Dan Henninger

School funding as civil rights issue?? Chicago: several charter school campuses per charter, “cap” not increased.

Education: A Golden Age

The Critical Need for Genuine School Reform – A Right Denied

World-leading programs now accepting applications

Our world-leading mathematics, Russian, Chinese and Spanish programs are now accepting applications…

http://globaleducationforyou.wordpress.com

Free global mathematics education for students in specific Grades in thousands of locations…

http://globaleducationforyou.wordpress.com/mathematics-initiatives

Utdanningslinja – Stortingsmelding uten styrkede rettigheter for elever som ligger foran

FrP og Høyre stemmer for en undervisnings-rettighetsbro fra Grunnskolens pensum til vgs-pensumet

Arne Duncan Edutopia interview

Arne Duncan at 2008/08/17 House hearing

Arne Duncan – comments on nomination

Arne Duncan nomination

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