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California-school mind control: grades for “Gratitude” By Jon Rappoport January 30, 2015 http://www.nomorefakenews.com The Sacramento Bee has the story. 1/27/15, “Grit and gratitude join reading, writing and arithmetic on report cards,” by Loretta Kalb: “Across the state, report cards are undergoing a sea change in how students are measured for academic performance. Where teachers once graded students [only] on traditional math or English skills, they now judge attributes such as grit, gratitude or being sensitive to others…Districts are changing their report cards to reflect the new Common Core State Standards…” “…when it comes to attributes such as grit or being...

<p>A Massachusetts principal has been criticized for canceling his school's Honors Night, saying it could be 'devastating' to the students who worked hard, but fell short of the grades.</p> <p>MyFoxBoston.com reports that David Fabrizio, principal of Ipswich Middle School, notified parents last week of his plan to eliminate the event.</p>

City principals are up in arms over a new plan that gives bonus points this year to high schools based on graduates going to college — but doesn’t count those who join the military. Department of Education officials met with a group of principals last week to explain changes in Progress Reports coming out this fall. Schools that send more kids to community or baccalaureate colleges within six to 18 months will get extra credit. When a principal asked about points for grads who choose to enlist in the armed forces, he was shot down.

Two D's and you're out. At least five Palm Beach County principals' jobs are on the line this year as the school year moves into its home stretch, Superintendent Art Johnson said. Two years, he believes, is plenty of time for middle- and high-school principals to turn their schools around, even if they have long-standing reputations of student underachievement. "My position has been double-D schools get a new administrator," Johnson said. "Sometimes my staff says two years is not enough. At other schools, a principal has made a change in almost no time." Johnson's prime example is Jon Prince, who...

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein yesterday accelerated his drive to hold educators accountable for student achievement, announcing that New York City's more than 1,400 schools will be graded each year just like students, from A to F. Principals whose schools persistently fail could be removed, he said. Mr. Klein said schools' grades would be determined largely by a more sophisticated analysis of annual standardized test scores. In addition, officials would look at a new set of satisfaction surveys, to be completed by parents, teachers and students. Any effort to remove principals based on the new grades could require changes in...

Mike Thomas Saving schools may be Jeb's 'devious plan' by Mike Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel ...The reality of school accountability, much to the chagrin of the Democrats, is that Jeb may well be saving public education in Florida. What he did was expose the dirty little secret of the school system. It was taking poor, minority kids and passing them all the way through high school whether they learned anything or not. Many walked out the door without knowing how to read or do basic math. This was the result of a system dominated by teachers unions, entrenched bureaucrats, administrators-for-life...

GOVERNOR JEB BUSH AND EDUCATION COMMISSIONER JIM HORNE ANNOUNCE 2003 SCHOOL GRADES -- Six hundred percent increase in ‘A’ Schools TALLAHASSEE – Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne today announced the 2003 School Grades under the A+ Plan for Education. They were joined by Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings and Chancellor for K-12 Public Schools Jim Warford, as well as Principal Alejandro ‘Alex’ Perez from Comstock Elementary in Miami-Dade County and Principal Rosa Barkley from Stewart Street Elementary in Gadsden County. Today, Florida is home to more than six times as many ‘A’ schools as it was in...

Gov Jeb Bush with FL students. Statement by Governor Jeb Bush Regarding the 2002 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) School Grades For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Contact: Elizabeth Hirst (850) 488-5394 "This year fifty-six percent of Florida's schools earned an "A" or a "B". And that is good news. As we continue to strive for excellence and higher accountability in our schools we also see where our resources and assistance are needed most. Our schools and students need all the support and help we can offer, but setting the bar too low will only condemn them to a...