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This is the conversation I'm always having with myself, like a crazy person. I think @jerridkruse nails it in the comments:
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Puerto Rican teachers walk off the job. � Fred Klonsky's blog
Puerto Rican teachers walk off the job. � Fred Klonsky's blog
Puerto Rican teachers walk off the job.
In the largest public school walkout since 2008 Puerto Rican teachers hit the bricks in a one day strike over wages and working conditions.
Teachers walked off their jobs Thursday in a one-day strike over staff and funding levels in Puerto Rican schools, giving students an unplanned day off
A New Turnaround Strategy – ED.gov Blog
A New Turnaround Strategy – ED.gov Blog
A New Turnaround Strategy
MOBILE, Ala.—Of all the strategies we’ve heard for turning low-performing schools into high-performing schools, we had never heard this one: become a mind-reader.
Extrasensory perception—or at least a staff with a shared vision and the ability to anticipate each other’s needs—has apparently been key to the transformation at George C. Hall Elementary School.
“We’ve come to read each other’s minds at this point,” Principal Terri Tomlinson said today when the Courage in the Classroom bus pulled up at Hall. “We’re just a solid team.”
Earlier this year the Department profiled the school’s success in a series of videos on school turnaroundsabout the federal School Improvement Grant program. It was good to meet the administrators, teachers, parents and partners from that video in person and to hear from the larger team and community.
Click here for an accessible version of the video.
The community’s role in this turnaround was key, especially the support of the Mobile Area Education Foundation. For hard work like this, everyone has a role to play.
Massie Ritsch
Office of Communications & Outreach
SC agency finds 35 illegal workers at school sites - Boston.com
SC agency finds 35 illegal workers at school sites - Boston.com
SC agency finds 35 illegal workers at school sites
By Seanna AdcoxAssociated Press Writer / August 27, 2010
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—State investigators have identified nearly three dozen illegal immigrants working at school construction sites in one South Carolina county, and fined a company, officials announced Friday.
The state agency overseeing South Carolina's illegal immigration law reported that five subcontractors have been cited for employing 35 illegal workers -- 32 of them identified since the 2008 law began applying to all businesses July 1.
The investigation at public school construction sites in Pickens County began in November, following complaints from residents and contractors not hired for the jobs. But the scope was initially limited, since the law applied then only to employers with more than 100 workers, said Jim Knight, head of the
How The Times built teacher effectiveness database | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
How The Times built teacher effectiveness database | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
The Times soon plans to publish a database on its website charting Los Angeles Unified School District teacher performance, allowing parents and others to examine the information.
In the video above, Times Database Editor Doug Smith describes the yearlong effort to gather the test scores and build the database. He also talks about the efforts over the last few weeks to provide teachers with the information before it goes online, giving them a chance to submit comments that will appear next to their scores. Smith said. The Times assembled a team to send out the information to nearly 2,000 teachers.
Smith also addresses some of the concerns raised by teachers and others about publishing the data. Smith said he's aware of concerns that the database could embarrass teachers and confuse parents. But he said he felt strongly it is important to make the data public and spark a debate about how to better use the information in making schools better.
What do you think? Share your views below.
You can't be my teacher.
If you don't know the internet you can't be my teacher, I need someone who knows what I know. Meet me on the web, at least half way. Teachers today need to be literate to relate to digital natives.
Text
Are you going to teach me in a school?
Are you going to make me sit in a desk all day?
Is this what you are going to use to teach me with?
Is this what you are going to use to teach me with? (echo)
Do you know how to use a computer?
Do you know how to use a computer? (echo)
Are you a teacher?
Are you my teacher?
Are you going to teach me using the internet?
Are you going to teach me how to be safe on the internet?
Do you know what goes on on the internet?
Are you sure you are my teacher?
Are you sure you are my teacher? (echo)
Are you going to learn how to use the technology?
I am a digital native.
Do computers scare you?
Are you afraid to use them?
Have you been on facebook?
Have you been on twitter?
Have you been surfing?
Do you even know what is on the internet?
Are you going to be my teacher?
Or just that textbook?
Because I want to know...
what the world has to offer
And if you are not on the internet...
and know nothing about computers.
you can't be my teacher!
I said you can't be my teacher.
Make room for somebody who knows how to use the internet.
Do you think I am going to be ready?
Do you think I am going to be ready?
Do you think you are preparing me for the
world that I have to live in?
Do you think I am going to be ready?
That's your job!
That's your job! (echo)
Text
Are you going to teach me in a school?
Are you going to make me sit in a desk all day?
Is this what you are going to use to teach me with?
Is this what you are going to use to teach me with? (echo)
Do you know how to use a computer?
Do you know how to use a computer? (echo)
Are you a teacher?
Are you my teacher?
Are you going to teach me using the internet?
Are you going to teach me how to be safe on the internet?
Do you know what goes on on the internet?
Are you sure you are my teacher?
Are you sure you are my teacher? (echo)
Are you going to learn how to use the technology?
I am a digital native.
Do computers scare you?
Are you afraid to use them?
Have you been on facebook?
Have you been on twitter?
Have you been surfing?
Do you even know what is on the internet?
Are you going to be my teacher?
Or just that textbook?
Because I want to know...
what the world has to offer
And if you are not on the internet...
and know nothing about computers.
you can't be my teacher!
I said you can't be my teacher.
Make room for somebody who knows how to use the internet.
Do you think I am going to be ready?
Do you think I am going to be ready?
Do you think you are preparing me for the
world that I have to live in?
Do you think I am going to be ready?
That's your job!
That's your job! (echo)
Freedom School Program Jackson State – ED.gov Blog
Freedom School Program Jackson State – ED.gov Blog
Freedom School Program Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss.—At the Kids Kollege Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School, the children aren’t called students; they’re called scholars. And the adults aren’t teachers; they’re servant leaders.
That’s how this after-school program serving disadvantaged children in Mississippi’s capital sets high expectations for everyone.
The program is a partnership between Jackson State University, a historically black college, and Children’s Defense Fund. CDF’s founder, Marian Wright Edelman, joined the Courage in the Classroom Tour this morning in Jackson. There, Secretary Duncan listened to a group of Kids Kollege interns talk about why they are drawn to the field of education.
Watch video from this morning’s visit to Jackson State University:Click here for an accessible version of the video.
Remainders: N.J. education chief fired over Race to the Top error | GothamSchools
Remainders: N.J. education chief fired over Race to the Top error | GothamSchools
Remainders: N.J. education chief fired over Race to the Top error
More Race to the Top:
- N.J. Gov. Chris Christie fired his education chief over his costly Race to the Top goof. (Star-Ledger)
- Christie previously blamed federal officials for not checking the clerical error. (NYTimes)
- But USDOE released video showing that the state didn’t give the right data when asked. (USDOE)
- Nine of the 12 winning RttT applicants were supported by Gates Foundation grants. (State Ed Watch)
- Former city schools Chancellor Rudy Crew is “not there yet” in his support for RttT. (Russo)
- La. schools chief Paul Pastorek says most state ed departments aren’t designed for reform. (Rick Hess)
- And Arne Duncan will appear at the state teachers union on Monday to talk teacher evaluations. (T-U)
And in other news:
- A parallel between Mayor Lindsay’s fire department and Mayor Bloomberg’s schools? (NYSun)
- A Mississippi middle school has ended its race-based rules for class election eligibility. (Jezebel)
- A group of parents write to President Obama opposing the federal turnaround strategy. (Answer Sheet)
- And a portrait of how New Orleans schools have changed since Katrina. (EdWeek)
Voices of Courage: Dr. Tom Burnham – ED.gov Blog
Voices of Courage: Dr. Tom Burnham – ED.gov Blog
Voices of Courage: Dr. Tom Burnham
We’ve been fortunate on the Courage in the Classroom tour to have a number of state-level leaders join us along the way. On Thursday the state education commissioner of Arkansas, Dr. Tom Kimbrell, and the state superintendent in Louisiana, Paul Pastorek, both hopped on the bus and joined us at the day’s events. On Friday we welcomed aboard Dr. Tom Burnham, Mississippi’s superintendent of education, for stops in Jackson and Hattiesburg.
“I believe very strongly as educational leaders that one of our challenges is to stay connected with the teachers, and stay connected with the classrooms,” he said of the tour’s value.
Dr. Burnham assumed his position in January. It’s his second tour of duty as head of Mississippi’s K-12 public education system. In between stints he has served as the dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi and as a district superintendent in Biloxi, Miss., and in Henderson County, N.C. He began his career as a classroom teacher and coach.
Mississippi teachers, he said, “are working each day with a great deal of passion, they’re working each day with a great deal of professionalism, and in most cases a pretty significant level of preparation to be successful”—but, all too often, inadequate resources.
“At the end of the day, each day, many of these people go home very, very tired from having attempted to achieve success,” he said.
Here’s video of our conversation with Dr. Burnham aboard the bus:
Click here for an accessible version of the video.
The First Action of the New Year � Student Activism
The First Action of the New Year � Student Activism
The First Action of the New Year
At least, the first I’m aware of.
Student activists at UC Berkeley floated budget stats and contact info into some of the campus’s largest lecture halls on the first day of class this week. Have I missed something, or was this the country’s first student protest of 2010-11?
Blog U.: A Universiti Sains Malaysia response to ‘A question ...." - GlobalHigherEd - Inside Higher Ed
Blog U.: A Universiti Sains Malaysia response to ‘A question ...." - GlobalHigherEd - Inside Higher Ed
A Universiti Sains Malaysia response to ‘A question ...."
By Dzulkifli Abdul Razak August 27, 2010 4:58 pm
Editors' note: today's guest entry has been kindly developed by Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, a position he has held since 2000. Professor Dzulkifli's post is the seventh response to Nigel Thrift’s ‘A question (about universities, global challenges, and an organizational, ethical dilemma)‘, which was originally posted on 8 April 2010. As noted in last
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Race to Top: Gates Backs a Bunch of Winners - State EdWatch - Education Week
Race to Top: Gates Backs a Bunch of Winners - State EdWatch - Education Week
Race to Top: Gates Backs a Bunch of Winners
Several of the states that won grants in the federal Race to the Top competition received financial help from a well-known source: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Nine of the 12 winning applicants from a field of 47 over two rounds of the competition were given $250,000 apiece by Gates to support the crafting of their proposals, foundation spokesman Chris Williams confirmed. The contenders that benefited from that largesse were Massachusetts, New York, Florida, the District of Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island in round two of the competition, and Tennessee in round one. The other three winners —Delaware, Hawaii, and Maryland—landed in the winners' circle without money from Gates.
Gates chose to help states that were in "good strategic alignment" with the foundation on key issues, Williams
Helping New Orleans Rebuild Its Schools – ED.gov Blog
Helping New Orleans Rebuild Its Schools – ED.gov Blog
Helping New Orleans Rebuild Its Schools
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina destroyed schools throughout New Orleans. Since then, the state and city have worked together to make the city’s schools a model for school reform. New Orleans schools have made remarkable progress. They have been an inspiration to those of us who are working to provide a world-class education to all of America’s children.
Despite the progress, New Orleans still has a lot of work to do. More than 100 school buildings were devastated by the floods of Katrina. The city still needs to replace, rebuild and rehabilitate buildings that were destroyed by the floods. Working together, state and city leaders have produced a master plan to will rebuild and renovate its schools.
Today, I joined Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in announcing more than $1.8 billion in federal funds to support the rebuilding of New Orleans’ schools. This money will support the city in building the excellent learning environments that the children of New Orleans deserve.
In addition, the Department of Education continues to support schools throughout the Gulf Coast that suffered damage from Katrina and other hurricanes. Our staff is preparing to award $12 million in grants from the Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative. These grants will help districts replace instructional materials, renovate and repair schools buildings, and support afterschool and other initiatives to provide extended learning.
Over the past five years, the Department has provided nearly $2 billion for schools in the Gulf Coast region. The money helped schools re-open immediately after the hurricanes and supported schools that enrolled students displaced by the hurricanes. It also provided the $7 million to Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Mississippi to pay for mental health assessments for students, substitute teachers, and emergency transportation, and other needs shortly after the hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast.
Five years later, New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast are still recovering. President Obama and I are committed to doing our part to provide the students there with the world-class education they deserve.
Calif. budget delay creates trouble for colleges - Boston.com
Calif. budget delay creates trouble for colleges - Boston.com
Calif. budget delay creates trouble for colleges
By Terence CheaAssociated Press Writer / August 27, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO—As California enters its ninth week without a budget, state higher education leaders said Friday the delay is creating financial problems and uncertainty for public colleges and universities.
The heads of the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges said the three systems have not been receiving expected payments from Sacramento and aren't sure how much they'll get for the fiscal year that began July 1.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature have not reached agreement on how to close a $19 billion budget shortfall. The impasse has led to delayed payments to school districts and counties, furloughs of state employees and the
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- Incoming UConn freshmen a superlative group (AP, 10:18 a.m.)
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Coop Goes to Europe Part 41 – London - It was Friday December 7th and I was in the friendly confines of the American Express office in London. The place was full of people including some of my b...6 days ago
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Military Vouchers: Choice Comes to Our Defense - Inspired by Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and her school choice agenda, Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis has declared that we are doing ...
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Support Room 134! - *Friends, family, even public education supporters I don't know on social media are always asking about how they can help given the constant madness of the...
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BustED Pencils on Vacation! - The post BustED Pencils on Vacation! appeared first on BustED Pencils.1 week ago
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Cowardice in the Face of Hate – or how someone made me miss Randi Weingarten - Fernando Cabrera peddles hate.... Which is more likely? The UFT president momentarily forgot a procedure? Or he was afraid to allow delegates to vote on Ca...1 week ago
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What TFA Tells The New Recruits About ‘The System’ - The Teach For America mission statement does not mention the word teacher. It reads “Our mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible o...1 week ago
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Dear education graduates: Be fearless, be proud, develop x-ray vision - You’re beautiful. And what you’re about to do with your lives is beautiful. The trust that is being placed in you is vital to this nation. More…1 week ago
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CPE update and other miscellany - Dear Colleagues and friends, On the Central Park East front. The interim appointed without consulting the school community is a good guy whose sympathies s...1 week ago
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The Church of Choice - There are many reasons why various advocates representing different constituencies support school choice policies. Some of them argue from a civil rights ...1 week ago
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The War on Teachers and the End of Public Education - We have genuinely reached a tipping point, one where we're struggling to get young people to go into teaching as professional career (as opposed to two-yea...1 week ago
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Sometimes, Financial Market Predictions Are Correct By Jonathan D. Glater - The price of shares of for-profit higher education provider Apollo Education Group, owner of the University of Phoenix, rose nearly 7 percent the day after...1 week ago
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Charlotte! - Charlotte Marchant, my friend for 50 years, has been writing a fascinating and important blog that illuminates an era through an inner-generational convers...1 week ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am addressing you all ...1 week ago
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Diane Ravitch Pushes Back on School Inc. Propaganda - Watch and listen to Diane as she presents the facts to dispute School Inc.’s false claims. June 12, 2017: DIANE RAVITCH ON “SCHOOL INC.” The post Diane R...1 week ago
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As Climate Change Threatens Food Supplies, Seed Saving is an Ancient Act of Resilience - Originally posted on The Revolution Where You Live: In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals share their seeds...1 week ago
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I want to report a case of child abuse. No, thousands of cases. - I want to report a case of child abuse. Well, no. Not just one case. Thousands of cases. Maybe tens of thousands. One for every child in New Jersey who at...1 week ago
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21st Century Reforms Need to Look Back in Time - Guest Writer: Bernie Keller As the demands to “change” education to “fit the 21st century” paradigm swirl about us, I … Continue reading →1 week ago
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Lena Taylor and Jason Fields Unite With Republicans to Weaken Voucher Accountability - Wisconsin lawmakers fast track catch-all school-choice bill Annysa Johnson and Erin Richards, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 13, 2017 A school choice bill...1 week ago
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Lena Taylor and Jason Fields Unite With Republicans to Weaken Voucher Accountability - Wisconsin lawmakers fast track catch-all school-choice bill Annysa Johnson and Erin Richards, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 13, 2017 A school choice bill...1 week ago
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Should Families Really Have to "Choose" Healthy Schools? - Looks like it's going to be a big week for school "choice." The National Charter School Convention is in full swing (I've been following the hashtag #ncsc1...
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Higher order thinking about HOTS - All hail Higher Order Thinking Skills! HOTS (gotta love the acronym) conjures up images of Einstein, Hawking and Holmes. Who wouldn’t want to be them? Who ...1 week ago
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Diversity Is A Good Thing - But what is it? Like pornography, it seems to be something folks “know” when they see, but aren’t very comfortable…1 week ago
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UPDATED: Perriello's ties to problematic education reformers - As I wrote a month ago, I am supporting Ralph Northam in the Democratic primary for the Virginia gubernatorial race. I agree with much of Tom Perriello's p...2 weeks ago
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The $50,000 ATR Question - We've been offered $50,000 to go away and not be to heard from again. As many know by now, there is a new ATR agreement bestowed upon the unsuspecting, th...
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Charter schools harm students - Remediation costs from charter high school “graduates” getting into college, but not having basic proficiency are astronomical both in terms of economics...
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Telling NYSED Commissioner Elia to Trash the NYSESLAT: My Testimony from the Brooklyn ESSA Hearing - Last night a large crowd gathered at Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights Educational Campus to hear feedback on the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) p...
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Career Opportunity! - The Coalition for Educational Justice and the Urban Youth Collaborative are seeking an Education Justice Director. Click below to see the job description. ...2 weeks ago
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With Police Reform Flip-Flop, Mayor Emanuel Fails Leadership Test - Having lived and worked under a flawed system of school accountability institutionalized by the Bush administration in 2002, and wholly embraced by Rahm Em...
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The Louisiana Math Standards in Our Middle Schools Are a Disaster! - Louisiana is attempting to teach Common Core math. The recent legislatively mandated revision resulted in a change of only 5% of the standards. But the mid...2 weeks ago
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Remade Pile of Words: Will ‘conscious’ charters fail? - About this time 16 years ago I was sitting on the lawn listen to Professor Ray McDermott talk about the work of bees in a hive and the application of their...
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Bigfoot and Public Education - Approximately 35% of Americans believe that President Trump is doing an acceptable job. The same percentage, though not necessarily the same people, believ...3 weeks ago
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Demand … or Be Damned - I was invited by Kevin Zeese to contribute something to Popular Resistance a while back, to contribute a call for an action in response to current educatio...3 weeks ago
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“Everybody’s It!” – Building Relationships With Play! - I can’t join in because of my knees, but I watch. I stand on the sidewalk, outside our back door, and watch them engage in our Morning Meeting activity, “E...3 weeks ago
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"Tell Me About Your Number!" Adding a Little Somethin',Somethin' with QR Codes! - I try to switch up what we do for Morning Meeting activities. And once it warms up, I try to make whatever we do take place outdoors. So I came up with thi...
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The case against heavy phonics - Sent to the Sydney Morning Herald, May 28, 2017 Monica Dux claims the evidence supporting explicit systematic instruction is "overwhelming" and that whole...4 weeks ago
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Class of 2017: When you see a chance… - The price to pay for never acting on the things you want out of life can be heavy. You miss opportunities. You wonder what might have been. Regretting inac...
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Toolkit webinar now available online! - If you were unable to join our May 23rd webinar on how to use the Parent Toolkit for Student Privacy to protect your child’s sensitive data, don’t worry! Y...4 weeks ago
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Don't Like Chris Christie? Blame the Democrats. - Yesterday Diane Ravitch published a piece in The New Republic, titled Don't Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats. If you care about public education at al...
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Let’s Make History - Efforts to improve K-12 education over the past 30 years have been a bipartisan mess. Here’s a description, written by Diane Ravitch, of how we got into th...4 weeks ago
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Are Tech & Learning Compatible? - I recently read yet another article that questioned the effect of using technology in education. I believe it stated that there are 3.6 million educators u...4 weeks ago
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The New York Times on “The Little Known Statistician” Who Passed - As many of you may recall, I wrote a post last March about the passing of William L. Sanders at age 74. Sanders developed the Education Value-Added Assessm...4 weeks ago
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The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn- Even Teachers Need Love - I want to share an experience I had yesterday which shows that fear of isolation and fear of failure is truly a universal human emotion. It is 12:30 PM in ...4 weeks ago
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Chapter One: From Under Trump’s “Landslide” - The book can be purchased here. What Is This ‘America’? What is this “America” David Brooks was talking about when he wrote the following?: When America is...
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Paul Ryan Comes To Harlem - In a sense, the visit of such a person to such an institution made perfect sense, that much the more in the Age of Trump. After all, here you had Speaker o...5 weeks ago
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A Watergate Refresher for 2017 - *Whether or not you like President Trump or not, even if you’re ambivalent, I thought a few teachers might be interested in this story of Watergate which I...1 month ago
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Create a Culture of Communication in Your Districts - [image: Teacher meeting in office] *By Rich Bagin, NSPRA executive director* Recently, I spoke before a group of superintendents when I received an Outst...1 month ago
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We Opted Out, Now What? - Your family made the decision to "refuse" or opt out of the state assessments. By taking this action you are standing up for your child's education. You ...1 month ago
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Anger doesn’t describe it - New York State assessments conclude today. Half of my fifth grade students will have sat through over 9 hours of abusive assessments while the other half o...1 month ago
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PARCC TEST MEMBERSHIP DOWN TO SIX STATES AND D.C. - I'm remembering back to 2015 when Arne Duncan's SUV took a wrong turn on the way to Ariel Community Academy in Chicago, and he was forced to get out and w...
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A Poem in Favor of Humanity - 2017 – it’s 2017 Who would think that in 2017 I would feel the need to have you read a poem in favor of humanity? I look out at my students what do I see? ...
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TRUMP AS OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION OF THE BODY POLITIC - Comparable rules apply In dealing with the human body or the body politic. When the threat of sickness and dysfunction is present in either of these system...1 month ago
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Rosanne Wood on the March for Science: a powerful blueprint for what education should be - Tens of thousands of scientists and supporters in 600 cities across the world participated in a Global March for Science on … Continue reading →2 months ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT! - APRIL IS STILL POETRY MONTH AND LIBRARY MONTH. MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO CELEBRATE. But in the middle of the month I received some bad news about my can...
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Damaging Frontal Lobe Development: THE END OF EMPATHY? - For my friends who follow my blogs. I apologize. Over the past year most of my observations and comments have been shifted to Podcasts titled Insights Int...2 months ago
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Schools as Civic Centers - Introduction to Dewey Lecture - This introduction for Harry Boyte's forthcoming Dewey Lecture (April 27, 2017, San Antonio), growing from the Meier-Boyte conversation, argues the need to ...2 months ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...
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Campbell Brown’s newest nanny state - She flamed out at network news. She’s flamed out at cable news. So what’s a washed-up ex-this, ex-that, to do? Campbell Brown is now going to tell you how ...2 months ago
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Farewell, Sleep - Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41 AM. Tom...2 months ago
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World School - Introducing our educational adventure, world schooling. Continue reading →
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Public* Goods & the Money Belongs to the Child Fallacy (in tweets) - Challenging “dollars belong to the child, not the system” argument. (Tax)$$ provided by society to serve pub interest 1/ #publicgoodsmatter — Bruce Baker (...2 months ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn the loc...2 months ago
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Educator Resources for Transgender Students - Chapter Reference: Hudson Valley Chapter Preview Tooltip: View More3 months ago
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Newsletter #12 – Community and School Struggles Unite! - Welcome to our March 2017 edition of our Newsletter. In this issue we cover two pressing and current topics: the fight to establish Sanctuary Schools and ...3 months ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted! - *New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!* Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is lower than project...
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Jewell Elementary & Aurora Public Schools Skirt Law - Letter sent to Colorado State Board of Education, as well as media, senators who sponsored bill, Aurora Education Association, Aurora superintendent office...3 months ago
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All those things that don’t change - Well, I saw a cardinal hopping around the trees this past weekend at a local state park. Spring winds are blowing but the winds of winter still doesn’t wan...3 months ago
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017 - Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education blogger Mik...3 months ago
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What Works Can Hurt: Side Effects in Education - This medicine can reduce fever, but it can cause a bleeding stomach. When you buy a medical product, you are given information about both its effects and s...4 months ago
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In Ukraine….”there will be thousands of people killed and this blood of children and adults will be on Trump’s hands.” - President Donald Trump’s deeply disturbing airy comparison last night of Russian president Vladamir’s Putin’s record as a killer to our own is still getti...4 months ago
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Hitting Left: The Klonsky Brothers on Lumpen Radio in Chicago - Tune in every Friday at 11 a.m. (CDT) for the Klonsky Bros. Hitting Left, live on Lumpen Radio. The show is also available on MixCloud and via podcast.
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Bad Hair Day - It’s winter time. It’s cold — okay, not for anyone outside California and Florida, but still — I’m wearing hats in the morning. Lovely knitted hats that I’...4 months ago
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Betsy DeVos’s Institutional Racism Problem - As have no doubt heard, the State School Reform Office of the state of Michigan has released the names of the 38 schools that are slated for possible closu...5 months ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...
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WWJD to Public Schools? - Public education supporters have legit reasons to be worried about President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Living t...
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The Invasion of the Public School Snatchers - Public schools are in danger. The public school, that long-standing symbol and foundation of democracy, is threatened by people who either sincerely beli...
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Lessons Learned - Our children receive so much direct instruction from their parents, schools and institutions. Day in and day out, the lessons are specific with measurable ...6 months ago
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Capturing the Spark - It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts here h...7 months ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ever since now Preside...
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Rocketship is a gross place - I’ve always thought Rocketship was a really gross model for a charter school. It’s a terrible experiment for poor black and brown children, one that more a...9 months ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for that. Sinc...10 months ago
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Thanks & Gratitude from the SOS Coalition for Action - On behalf of the SOS Coalition members, we want to thank all those who helped make the People’s March for Public Education and the SOS Coalition Activists ...10 months ago
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PCAPS Community Schools Task Force Celebrates the Announcement of The First Cohort of Philadelphia Community Schools - photo credit: Craig Robbins. Then candidate Jim Kenney at an ACTION United, PCAPS rally at Comegys Elementary in April last year announcing his committmen...11 months ago
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WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship - Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President *Statements or expressions of opinions herein...
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS - Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via Getty Image...1 year ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies Association Conference - Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when we were ...1 year ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →1 year ago
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MY NEW BLOG - My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has simila...1 year ago
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Dear White Educators - Dear White Educators, I struggle with you. I struggle with me. I struggle with how, if, and when to write us this letter. There is no perfect time, no perf...1 year ago
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Breaking Down Barriers in Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting in Africa - *This is a guest post by Humphrey Nabimanya, founder of Reach a Hand Uganda. * [image: 2016-04-15-1460736651-1435623-huffpo1.jpg]*Journalists and bloggers...1 year ago
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Random House published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL - On February 16th, Doubleday, an imprint of Random House, published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malprac...1 year ago
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NYS Tests: Has anything really changed? - When I wrote my blog post last year, The Truth about New York State Testing, I thought to myself… if only I could really tell the whole truth about the tes...1 year ago
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Thank you - Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...1 year ago
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I am Retiring - I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte...1 year ago
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus - The #OptOutBus is currently traveling the country giving away free books to children! Follow their progress at their Facebook page and donate to their FR...1 year ago
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Time To Say Goodbye - As some of you may have already noticed, I'm shutting down District 299. I created the blog way back in the day (2005) when when I realized that Chicago ed...2 years ago
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New Titles Help Students Cope With High Stakes Testing - As students around the country prepare to take and fail a battery of state exams based on the Common Core standards, Amazon.com has compiled a list of book...
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A Teacher Tries Opting Out - This is my first blog post and kind of the reason I decided to create my own blog: to keep people updated on what is going on with my request, as a teacher...2 years ago
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms - Originally posted on Creative by Nature: “Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational research and assessment tools. When gove...2 years ago
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Educating Children Is an Essential Public Enterprise - Notes from the Field Submitted by Frank Murphy In the olden times of the Twentieth Century, education tales made for boring stories. Those were the days wh...2 years ago
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Revised Policy Statement Released - On the eve of the Chicago mayoral election, Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE), a network of education researcher...2 years ago
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Who's to Blame for Oil Waste in Californians' Drinking Water? - *By Briana Mordick* Natural Resources Defense Council New information from the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) reveal...2 years ago
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my response to john merrow - In response to What a Difference a Dash Makes! by John Merrow Dear Mr. Merrow, I believe you know EXACTLY what is going on; you are simply too smart and ...2 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform… - I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them. I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite writ...2 years ago
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Spanish Readers’ Blog: 2014 en resumen - Spanish Readers’s blog con la ayuda de WordPress ha preparado su reporte anual para el año que termina (Vea el 2013): Un resúmen: La sala de conciertos de ...2 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...2 years ago
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A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance - Originally posted on the becoming radical: Teachers at every level of schooling have struggled against two powerful social claims: (i) education has always...2 years ago
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Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come Clean - Campbell Brown's courageous stand to take on teacher tenure protections has recently come under some fire because her Partnership for Educational Justic...
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Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/students - PLEASE SHARE THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY WITH CPS 5th and 6th grade PARENTS AND STUDENTS! Deadline April 23. Dear Parent or Guardian, I am conducting a research ...3 years ago
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Free as in speech. Free as in beer. Free as in Huey. Free as in lunch. Free as in bird. Free as in love. - I’d like to say a little more about what I meant last week when I advocated for free public higher education, and I’d like to say it in the form of a serie...3 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005 - Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women veteran...6 years ago
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