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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
LATEST EDUCATION NEWS WIRE UPDATES
- Calif. budget delay creates trouble for colleges (AP, 3:29 p.m.)
- NJ schools chief fired after Race to the Top gaffe (AP, 3:09 p.m.)
- UMaine freshman class grows 2 percent over 2009 (AP, 11:58 a.m.)
- Incoming UConn freshmen a superlative group (AP, 10:18 a.m.)
- Pa. yearbook marred by alleged Hitler quote (AP, 9:50 a.m.)
LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
- Mistrial for Vt. principal in abuse case (AP, 6:58 a.m.)
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- Alabama view: Jobs bill goes from bad to good (AP, 8/26/10)
- US man freed from N. Korea known as deep, affable(AP, 8/26/10)
- Puerto Rican teachers strike over staff, funding (AP, 8/26/10)
LATEST HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
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Breaking News: The End of Value-Added Measures for Teacher Termination in Houston - Recall from multiple prior posts (see, for example, here, here, here, here, and here) that a set of teachers in the Houston Independent School District (HI...1 week ago
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Why the Librarian Is Right to Reject Melania Trump's Gift of Dr. Seuss - Public schools have not only a right, but an obligation, to look every gift horse squarely in the mouth. Because it's the children they are responsible for...1 week ago
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Chartering, Race and Class: NPE Board Member Julian Vasquez Heilig on Panel with DFER President Shavar Jeffries - This should be a fascinating discussion of the segregation and inequality that continues to plague our public education system The post Chartering, Race...1 week ago
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DeVos had investments in cyber charter schools - Trump's Ed Secretary *Betsy DeVos* touts online learning and cyber charter schools as a viable alternative to public schools. But her support for these v...
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Event: Thursday, November 9 - Without Walls: Abolition & Rethinking Education - Chicago for Abolition: A Summit on Organizing and Strategy *A weekend of events to strengthen the movement against the prison industrial complex. Nov. 8-1...1 week ago
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"Bring Our Chickens Home" Day - Today was Bring Our Chickens Home Day. I know this makes my chicken friends especially happy. For my education friends I'll continue to try to connect my t...
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Ivanka Trump Becomes Latest Billionaire to Push “Computer Science for All” Hoax - On Wednesday, an op-ed written by Ivanka Trump appeared in the New York Post. Joining a long list of public school-meddling billionaires who have no educat...1 week ago
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Jeanne Allen: Reactionary Right-Wing Extremist - *Allen: On board with ALEC* It’s general knowledge that Center for Education Reform (CER), and its CEO Jeanne Allen, are extremely right-wing. *Sourcewa...
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NPE conference Oct. 14-15; please come if you can! - There are only about thirty seats left for our annual Network for Public Education conference, this year in Oakland CA from Oct. 14-15. If you've never b...
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Student privacy webinar recording online now! - Thanks to everyone who attending our “Back-to-school solutions to protect your child’s privacy” webinar on October 3, 2017, co-hosted by the Parent Coaliti...2 weeks ago
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Fordham Institute to Teachers: Don’t Get Sick! - By John Thompson. Should teachers be allowed to bargain for 12 days of medical and personal leave per year? The teaching profession is 77% female, meanin...2 weeks ago
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Peculiar, Particular, Educational Intellectual - In the last six years, few have pushed America to reconsider history the way that Ta-Nehisi Coates has. Yes, the thrust of his visions come ... Read More...2 weeks ago
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Update on survey & new report with shocking findings on NYC school overcrowding & lost seats - Sept. 27, 2017 1. Thanks to those of you who responded to our class size survey posted here; we now have one in Spanish as well. Please take five minutes n...2 weeks ago
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Lack of math fluency is the real problem - The Springfield News Leader paper published a Missouri math educator’s opinion on how to teach math in K-12 classrooms. Larry Campbell posed the question:...2 weeks ago
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Jersey Jazzman: Education "Reform" Is a Right-Wing Movement - Jersey Jazzman: Education "Reform" Is a Right-Wing Movement: *Education "Reform" Is a Right-Wing Movement* One of the perils of "success" is that it open...
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Education "Reform" Is a Right-Wing Movement - One of the perils of "success" is that it opens you up to increased scrutiny. Just ask Eva Moskowitz, the founder of the "successful" Success Academies cha...
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October’s (2017) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One - [View the story “October’s (2017) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One” on Storify]2 weeks ago
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Teacher Evaluation - At Wednesday’s Citywide Chapter Leader Meeting, UFT President Michael Mulgrew gave his version of the history of the current teacher evaluation system in N...2 weeks ago
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WHEN TRUTH IS TOO DEPRESSING OUR SPECIES JUST IGNORES IT - With the unprecedented damage caused by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and now Maria to Texas, Florida, and now Puerto Rico I find it strange that literally nobo...3 weeks ago
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The Attitudes of Trump/Moore Supporters - The Scots-Irish based Appalachian culture that thoroughly imbues at least a third of Americans is becoming a focus of interest ‘on the coasts’ as a result ...
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School Letter Grades May be Arbitrarily, Drastically Lowered - This article in The Advocate predicts a drastic decline in school performance scores across the state as John White and his real boses at the Louisiana Ass...3 weeks ago
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WE MUST COME OUT AND VOTE. - Dear fellow Westchester Democrats and moderate Republicans seeking to oust Rob Astorino. (With help from today’s NY Times) and vote … Continue reading →3 weeks ago
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Confederate public school names do harm - This past May, some colleagues and I published an article in the *Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership* (JCEL) about a high school in Virginia (it's ...4 weeks ago
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Torture is not Good Education: A Response to WSJ’s Why American Students Need Chinese Schools - This piece was published in the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet under the title There’s a new call for Americans to embrace Chinese-style education. That’s ...4 weeks ago
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Education Is a Civic Question - In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard w...5 weeks ago
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Arrogance-Advice to Start the Year - The look to give those no nothing supervisors and Principals who try to intimidate. Get the upper hand! (Photo from Congo House at the Bronx Zoo)
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Trump’s War on Science: NYT Editorial - New York Times Editorial Board Sept. 9, 2017 The news was hard to digest until one realized it was part of a much larger and increasingly disturbing patter...5 weeks ago
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Join tonight’s #oklaed chat: Stereotypes in Schools - This conversation is more important than pre-season professional football or Game of Thrones. Remember, you can record TV. It's a thing. See you at 8 tonight!
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One Million to Zero: The influence of race on special education funding in Chicago Public Schools - Reblogged from onprincipal.net We must not let our political leaders pit us against one another…. We must see our common destiny as families of Chicago and...2 months ago
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This is our Sputnik moment. - School’s all across the nation are either starting or about to start a new academic year. It’s suppose to be an exciting time for students and teacher. How...2 months ago
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Avoidance Matters - “…I’m not the angry racist they see in that photo… .” But if not you then who? Because someone is.…2 months ago
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The Battle of Charlottesville: The Battle for America's Soul - *Flower Power*, 1967, photographed by Bernie Boston on October 21, 1967, while he was sitting on the wall of the Mall Entrance of the Pentagon I was raised...
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Education reform should come from within by Wendy Lecker - In her latest Stamford Advocate commentary piece, education advocate Wendy Lecker observes, Education reform should come from within. Wendy Lecker write...2 months ago
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A Horrifying Continuum:Trump Encourages Police Brutality. - Another day, another deranged declaration from our diseased Commander in Chief and with it yet another effort to divide America between those who adore Tru...2 months ago
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Literacy East and West of the Anacostia - We Act Radio broadcasts from east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. A short distance to the east on Good Hope Road is the Anacostia branch of the p...2 months ago
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The “Bad Kid” Label Sticks: Let’s Remove It! - Sometimes, ok many times, she could be loud. She rolled her eyes and twirled her neck. Often. Her behavior was everyone else’s fault, never hers. But as th...2 months ago
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Student of the Month Nightmare - *This is something I wrote for a monthly gathering to honor some of the best students at our school. I figure most teachers will relate:* I was grading pap...
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Something Is Rotten In The State Of Connecticut by Ann Cronin - Originally posted on Real Learning CT: On July 19, 2017, the unelected, governor-appointed Connecticut State Board of Education approved 504 additional sea...
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99 Years of Progress Erased – unless we fight back - Public healthcare for all? Public education for all? What is being done to our monetized children regarding their potential healthcare and their existing e...3 months ago
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You Can Be an Astronaut, but You Can't Be Black - “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question I always imagined every kindergarten student hearing. “I want to be a doctor!” declares Sally. ...3 months ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Gra...3 months ago
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Parent/Educator EDU - I have long been a guest blogger for Edutopia, which has been both a challenge and an honor. I have always found it challenging to be provocative in promot...3 months ago
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Should We Be Grateful? - In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to the Dep...3 months ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed - I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible for ap...
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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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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 ...4 months ago
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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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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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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 ...5 months 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 →5 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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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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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...6 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...6 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 ...6 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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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...7 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’...8 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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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...11 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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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...1 year 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 ...1 year 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...1 year 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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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...2 years 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...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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Looking for a No Name-Calling Week lesson plan? - *We made it! No Name-Calling Week is now in full swing! *Are you looking for a lesson plan? Check out Let's Get Real, a short film produced by GLSEN's lo...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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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...3 years ago
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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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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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