Re: Fw: Pelosi Task Force is a hoax

[Peter Campbell <campbellp@mail.montclair.edu>]

The task force mentioned below in Susan's message is one that was formed in 2005:

http://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns/education/commbios.cfm

It released a report called "Getting Smarter, Becoming Fairer: A Progressive Education Agenda for a Stronger Nation" that can be found at

http://emailimages.ctsg.com/caf/edureport_gsbf_full_report.pdf

So does this mean that Pelosi is going to re-convene this task force? If so, this might give a good sense of how the Dems will try to re-package NCLB.

Key provisions: (see http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0823governor23.html)

1) Extend the school year in low-performing schools, expand after-school programs, pay for universal preschool and full-day kindergarten and increase federal college grants.

2) Develop a uniform, but voluntary, set of nationwide student learning goals, or curriculum, for core courses.

3) Improve teacher training and offer financial incentives to entice teachers to work in high-poverty schools.

4) Link neighborhood schools with their communities and families by providing such things as social services, English classes, parenting skills classes and home visits.

Estimated cost: the plan calls for a $325 billion investment in education over the next 10 years. It would cost $39 billion annually once it is fully implemented in 2010.

Approximately $21 billion would go toward the flagship commitment of expanding and redesigning learning time, including $7.2 billion to extend the school year in low-performing districts; $3.6 billion to expand after-school programs; $8.7 billion to support universal preschool and full-day kindergarten and $8.4 billion to redesign and connect high school to affordable college study, offset by a savings of $7 billion by abolishing bank-subsidizing student loans.

Additionally, $6 billion annually would put more highly qualified teachers in classrooms; $6 billion would link schools to families and communities and $6 billion would be set aside for investments in school facilities, assistance to low-performing schools and the development of national standards and high-quality assessments.

The $39 billion annual investment would come from the federal government and would be accompanied by additional increases at the state and local levels. The proposal doesn't pinpoint a source for the additional funds but suggests that by forgoing future tax cuts, such as the elimination of the estate tax, the federal government could pay for the plan.



On Jan 2, 2007, at 9:14 AM, Monty Neill wrote:

> <x-tad-bigger>Susan Harman had sent me the following last week:</x-tad-bigger>
>
> <x-tad-bigger> ----- Original Message ----- </x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> From: Susan Harman</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> To: Monty Neill</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:52 PM</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Subject: Re: [ndsgroup] Fw: [prospect-l] NCLB and Nancy Pelosi</x-tad-bigger>
>
> <x-tad-bigger> I called Pelosis office in SF. There is a Task Force, co-chaired by</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Janet Napolitano, Gov of Arizona; Philip Murphy, of Goldman Sachs (ug);</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> and Roger Wilkins, of George Mason University. The guy is finding out</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> more. Ill send bulletins.</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Susan</x-tad-bigger>
>
> <x-tad-bigger> ----- Original Message ----- </x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> From: "Peter Campbell" <</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>campbellp@mail.montclair.edu</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> To: <</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>arn-l@interversity.org</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Cc: <</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>ARN-state@yahoogroups.com</x-tad-bigger><x-tad-bigger>>; "arn2-strategy" </x-tad-bigger>
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> <x-tad-bigger> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:52 AM</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> Subject: Re: [arn-l] Fw: Pelosi Task Force is a hoax</x-tad-bigger>
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> <x-tad-bigger> > Can you say who is on the real task force?</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> ></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> > Peter C.</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> ></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> ></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> > On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Monty Neill wrote:</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> ></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >> Per message from David Berliner, it certainly now appears that the Pelosi </x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >> task force is a hoax - she does apparently have one, however, but it is </x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >> packed largely with people who clearly favor NCLB.</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >> Monty</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Harman" <</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> From: "David Berliner" Subject: RE: Pelosi Task Force</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> it was a fake. I agreed to serve and supected it was a hoax and it was.</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> d</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> David C. Berliner</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> Regents' Professor of Education</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> Mary Lou Fulton College of Education</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> Arizona State University</x-tad-bigger>
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> <x-tad-bigger> >>>> Phone: 480-965-3921</x-tad-bigger>
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