November 05, 2007

Ed Week Blogger Moves On

Rumor has it that non-employee edweek.org blogger Alexander Russo, in search of fame and fortune, has moved kit and kaboodle over to scholastic. com.

It's been great fun working with Alexander (I'm gonna miss those 3 a.m. calls! and the demands for only blue M&Ms in his dressing room!). If you've followed Alexander for any length of time, you know that he is a prolific blogger, providing a never-ending stream of news, commentary, and reports on the comings and goings in the edusphere that often inspired heated reactions. (Who could forget, for instance, "Our Hottie Is So Much Hotter Than Their Hotties"?)

We also thank Alexander for helping to brighten up the sometimes—dare I say?—dull world of edu-policy. We laughed, we cried. We cried.

I speak for all of edweek.org when I say that we will truly miss him, are sorry to see him go, and wish him only the best.

Find Alexander’s latest musings over here.

And, as is only fitting: Congrats, condolences.

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November 02, 2007

So Long, Farewell -- I'm Off To Harry Potter Land

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After nine mostly blissful months blogging at EdWeek.org, I'm off to try out a new home at Scholastic. Yes, Scholastic. Me and Harry Potter. I know.

As of Monday, I'll start as a contributing editor and blogger for Scholastic Administrator. You can find my new stuff here, though the kind folks here have offered to leave this up for a little while so no one gets lost.

Here are my new coordinates:

New URL: here
New RSS feed: here
Master URL: here (if you ever can't find the site)
Contact: thisweekineducation@gmail.com

Thanks, and so long.

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November 02, 2007

The Week In Review (October 29-November 4)

Best Of The Week
Funders "Heart" TFA
A Pack Of Dogs, A Fire Hydrant, And A Powerful Lobby

Urban Education
 Unionized Charter Schools Headed East
A "National" Test For Urban Districts
How Cash Incentives Really Work
Setbacks For NYC "Incentives" Guru Roland Fryer
PLUS:  New York City Department Of Education Responds

Bush Administration
 No Crony Left Behind
 Spellings Press Event Tomorrow May Be Faked
 Like Imus, Edison Schools Is Coming Back

Campaign 2008
Obama Gets Tough On NCLB
 Tensions Within The Universal Preschool Crowd

Teachers & Teaching
 Follow The Bouncing Ball
 Wisconsin NCLB Protest Teacher Gets Reprimand Letter
 Research, Politics, and -- Yes -- Personal Experience

School Life
Cupcake Parties Are Killing Our Children
Cool Ways To Prepare For Saturday's SAT Exams
Creepy Congressman Wants To Eliminate Digital Divide For All The Wrong Reasons

Media Watch
 Dropout Mania
 Vivid WritingAbout Urban Education
Dirty Tricks Against NYC Education Critic
Brittanic Blogs

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November 02, 2007

A Pack Of Dogs, A Fire Hydrant, And A Powerful Lobby

Lots of takes from the blogs on the NEA letter from yesterday, which, ironically, is signed by none other than Diane Shust, the NEA lobbyist who used to work for Miller. Joe Williams of DFER who broke the news notes tongue in cheek "Whatever happened to support for multiple measures? Isn't it cruel/unfair to hold a Legislator accountable for the results of a single test?" I love it. PreaPrez, one of the most bilious people in the edusphere (at least towards me), says the NEA is just doing what it's supposed to do. Indeed, that's true. That doesn't make it right for education, though, or wise, or tolerable. Scooped by the blogosphere, The Hoff weighs in to note that until 2005 the NEA only rated lawmakers on votes, not cosponsorships, and that one of the bills on the "good" list comes from a lawmaker who has previously been "bad." Last but certainly not least, Charlie Barone's blog depicts House freshman as dogs on the NEA leash looking eagerly at the NCLB fire hydrant. Funny and mean, it's well worth clicking. (Former Miller staffer Barone noted on the HotSeat last month that Miller's own rating has been affected by his votes in the past on class size and Katrina vouchers and teacher quality.)

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November 02, 2007

Like Imus, Edison Schools Is Coming Back

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If disgraced shock jock Don Imus can make a comeback, why not somewhat disgraced school management company Edison? That's exactly the plan, according to the SF Schools Blog, which has come across a "secret" document about the comeback plan: A whole new Edison Schools. After you're done there, check out this May 2007 letter from Edision CEO Terry Stecz which was deleted from the Edison site but recovered thanks to Google Cache. Says Stecz: "We are on the cusp of releasing E2, our new school design, engineered to drive better outcomes, and, in so doing, we are preparing students for a track that can lead them to higher education -- a goal for every child enrolled in an Edison School."

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