Re: [xmca] Obama's Learn Act

[Kris Gutierrez <gutierrez@gseis.ucla.edu>]

It's not too late to comment on the Learn Act as it would still be  
part of the renegotiation  of ESEA. Some of us are doing that more  
formally; seems to me that it would be time well spent if u have  
general and, yet better, specific recs

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On Dec 13, 2009, at 12:54 PM, "Michael Glassman"  
<MGlassman@ehe.osu.edu> wrote:

> Arne Duncan attended to laboratory school at the University of  
> Chicago (the school Dewey and his wife started).  "Progressive  
> education for me but not for thee."
>
> Michael
>
> ________________________________
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> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu on behalf of Annmarie Urso
> Sent: Sun 12/13/2009 3:35 PM
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: Re: [xmca] Obama's Learn Act
>
>
>
> Can you reattach Peter - it isn't opening for some reason.
> Thanks.
> Annmarie
> Annmarie Urso, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Ella Cline Shear School of Education
> State University of New York at Geneseo
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> On Dec 13, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Peter Smagorinsky wrote:
>
> > A colleague sent me the attached story just this morning. It seems
> > that as
> > Duncan is calling for teachers to go into underperforming schools as
> > a way
> > to elevate student performance, he's discouraging teacher ed
> > programs from
> > encouraging students to go anywhere but high-SES schools.
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter Smagorinsky
> > Professor of English Education
> > Department of Language and Literacy Education
> > The University of Georgia
> > 125 Aderhold Hall
> > Athens, GA 30602
> > smago@uga.edu
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-
> > bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
> > Behalf Of mike cole
> > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:43 AM
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Obama's Learn Act
> >
> > In lieu or in addition, Catherine?
> > I see nothing to celebrate in the current administration's  
> > educational
> > priorities. I do know that some on XMCA have been spending time in
> > Washington pushing for alternatives with apparently no success.
> > Perhaps the
> > failure of banks to lend, the difficulties of extricating ourselves
> > from
> > decades of disasterous foreign policies, and health care have
> > distracted
> > Obama from attending to this issue. On the other hand, perhaps he
> > "just
> > doesn't get it."
> >
> > What would you like to discuss on this topic?
> > mike
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:51 AM, <cconnery@ithaca.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > In lieu of this thread, it might be interesting to see what Obama's
> > > "secretary of education" has proposed for children birth-preK. The
> > > new
> > > "LEARN" act has been described as Bush's educational policy on
> > > steroids.
> > > Here is section 9 of the act:
> > >
> > > SEC. 9. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF BIRTH THROUGH
> > > KINDERGARTEN ENTRY LITERACY.
> > > (e) Local Uses of Funds-
> > > (1) IN GENERAL- An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under
> > > this
> > > section shall use the subgrant funds consistent with the plan
> > > proposed in
> > > subsection (c) to carry out the following activities:
> > > (C) SCREENING ASSESSMENTS AND MEASURES- Acquiring, providing
> > > training for,
> > > and implementing screening assessments or other appropriate
> > > measures to
> > > determine whether children from birth through kindergarten entry are
> > > developing appropriate early language and literacy skills.
> > >
> > > Cathrene
> > >
> > >
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