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Interactions between teachers and students in the classroom are ultimately where most formal “education” happens.  Even if we may forget this simple truth from time to time, on some level we all know that improving “education” depends to a great extent on teachers teaching. 
And, although you might not know it from the political rhetoric in [...]

I’ve two tips for some good back to school reading.
(1) This month Slate magazine has Paul Tough “guest-blogging” about a wide range of education and education-related issues.  His blog is called “Schoolhouse Rock.” If you’ve got a few minutes and you like thinking about education, it is definitely worth checking out.  Here’s how he describes [...]

“What’s Next, What’s Next?”  That’s a question I’ve heard many times in the past few weeks since it has been clear that Measure H really would pass.
The Measure H campaign mobilized and educated a lot of talented people who want to continue helping out Alameda’s schools. One of the many great things about Measure H’s [...]

At its meeting Tuesday evening (April 22), the Alameda County Board of Education voted 6-0 (with Dennis Chaconas absent) to deny the charter school application of the proposed new NCLC charter school in Alameda.
As you may recall, after the AUSD school board voted 5-0 in January to deny NCLC’s charter school application, ACLC-NCLC appealed to [...]

When the state fails in its responsibility to fund public education adequately, local communities currently only have two legal options: (1) get more than two thirds of voters to pass a local school parcel tax and/or (2) look to an education foundation as a partner to increase private fundraising.
I’ve written plenty about the parcel tax [...]

Warning/Disclaimer: This is a relatively long post. Read on at your peril.
Timeline for the K-12 Restructuring Task Force
As others have already reported, (e.g., in the Alameda Journal, on Mike McMahon’s website, on Blogging Bayport Alameda under “Closing and Consolidating,” on The Island), AUSD has just launched a new K-12 Restructuring Task Force (“K-12RTF”) [...]