Five Great Questions For "Evidence-Based" Programs
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At EdWeek, Larry Ferlazzo ran a guest post by Rene Grimes that focused on
the "science of math" and the programs that are supposed to be based on it.
Bet...
Cognitive Resonance: Why is Claude for Teachers?
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Cognitive Resonance: Why is Claude for Teachers?
*Anthropic bumbles its way into education*
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Everything about AI right now is weird.
I took...
SCHOOL FUNDING IS NO FUN — BUT IS IT FAIR?
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*SCHOOL FUNDING IS NO FUN — BUT IS IT FAIR?**How "Reform" Became a Polite
Word for Pulling the Rug Out From Under Public Education*
Welcome to the gre...
The REPULSICANS
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Admit it: The DUMBOCRATS is a fitting and appropriate moniker for one of
the two mainstream capitalist political parties in the US—one of the
greatest war-...
Celebrating our power this Labor Day
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Every Labor Day, I stop to reflect on the history of our union and what
lessons we can apply to continue to build a movement that meets the
aspirations of ...
That Feeling of Understanding
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Years ago, a friend involved in the business of "up cycling" wound up with
a collection of junk with which even he couldn't figure out what to do, so
he...
He Is Truly "Unhinged"
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Since yesterday, Donald J. Trump has been posting on social media at a
frantic pace, showing AI images of himself with President George Washington
on ...
Labor Day. Happy Birthday to Me.
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So—I just had a birthday. A big, round-number birthday. All my life, my
birthday has taken place in and around Labor Day weekend, and—fairly
often—happened...
To the Holiday Workers on Standby
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I was fortunate enough to have Labor Day off. It was for me a relaxing day.
I spent most of it quietly at home, doing nothing particularly taxing,
which I ...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
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Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and
resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general
that ...
Educators Resist
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*TL;DR*
*What We’ve Done*
Understanding that voting in November in numbers that cannot be ignored is
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Day 1 for the New Congress
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If Dems don't do this, they will have failed us entirely.
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Why Does Teacher Pay Matter?
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A recent story on America’s growing teacher shortage indicates a real
problem – nearly half a million teaching positions unfilled or filled with
temporary ...
SPI Celebrates 1 Million CalKIDS Accounts
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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
celebrates 1 million CalKIDS accounts, highlights financial literacy in
Monterey County.
DOE presentation on their AI guidance
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The following slides were presented to the AI Moratorium Coalition steering
commitee on Sept. 1, 2026. The last slide has bullet points made up of
response...
The Light She Left Behind
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“Those we love don’t go away, they sit beside us every day.” — Liane
Moriarty, Big Little Lies Forgive us if we are a little sad here in
Tennessee. We lost...
The Great and Irreplaceable Dolly Parton
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If the state of the world has you down, here’s a reprieve, two interviews
with the great Dolly Parton. The first is my extended interview with her,
13 yea...
Who Wants a Raise?
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Everyone. And if you are a UFTer (and not a retiree), you are getting one.
But get this. A new paraprofessional is getting a raise of $803/year. Man,
do th...
SQ 844: How is this better?
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In plain terms, the new language gives the Legislature the authority to
establish both the amount and methodology for distributing ad valorem
reimbursement...
Time to change our Nation’s Diaper
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It’s time to change our nation’s diaper. Our national identity now reeks
due to our inability to clean out the mess caused by the Orange Turd.
Corruption i...
May’s Parent Engagement Resources
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San Diego Unified Created a System to ‘Empower’ Parents. It Unraveled is
from The Voice of San Diego. Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School
Deserve a...
Reflections on America, the world, and life
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I acknowledge that I rarely post here anymore. Folks should remember that I
am approaching my 80th birthday in less than 9 weeks, I am still teaching
ful...
Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - May 26, 2011 (GBN News): Long suffering Mets fans may finally have found their knight in shining armor, when it was announced today that that hedge fund manager David Einhorn will be buying a subst...
nytimes.com - Nine states that were also-rans in last year’s Race to the Top school improvement competition will get another chance, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday, though this time $200 million...
suntimes.com - By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter May 25, 2011 08:14PM Students and even an aldermen Wednesday labeled as excessive the out-of-school suspensions of dozens of students for waging walk-outs and s...
nola.com - WASHINGTON -- Louisiana and eight other unsuccessful finalists for last year's national Race to the Top educational competition were invited today to compete for a share of a new but smaller pot of...
educationnation.com - There is no doubt that teacher evaluation systems in the U.S. are broken: Teachers, administrators, parents, and policymakers agree that most districts fail to measure teaching well, help teachers ...
latimes.com - Bennett Kayser, the candidate favored by the teachers union, won the last remaining open seat for the Los Angeles Board of Education on Thursday, beating Luis Sanchez, who was supported by the mayo...
gothamschools.org - Flyer outside Harlem Success Academy 1 on Tuesday. (Tony Richards) Charter school parents and advocates are planning a massive rally tomorrow to demand that the NAACP withdraw from the city teacher...
preaprez.wordpress.com - NEA President Dennis Van Roekel held a telephone town hall meeting for RA delegates last night. Delegates could call in with questions. I called with a question about last year’s no confidence vote...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Chalk up another Democratic win this week: Alabama State Rep. Daniel Boman, who entered the legislature as a Republican in November, is switching parties to become a Democrat after he says the GOP ...
npr.org - Congress scrambled to renew three controversial provisions of the anti-terror Patriot Act that otherwise would have expired at midnight Thursday. Minutes before that deadline, President Obama was a...
articles.philly.com - "It is a test of mayoral leadership, and I believe he's up to the job," former Gov. Mark Schweiker said. "This is a mayor who's finding his stride, and he can push this across the proverbial goal l...
capitolfax.com - * House Republican Leader Tom Cross unveiled his pension reform proposal yesterday… The plan, endorsed by the top Democrat and the top Republican in the Illinois House, would require many state emp...
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - Ø With a Defined Contribution Plan (401k, 403b, 457), only your contributions are defined;Ø Your benefit is not guaranteed;Ø Your benefit is based upon investment earnings;Ø Your benefit ends w...
nytimes.com - In 2004, when Todd S. Nelson was chief executive of the University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest for-profit college, he signed a $9.8 million settlement with the Department of Education, which f...
schooltechconnect.com - You have to call. Faxes are also good. Letters are also good. But you absolutely have to call. Below is a clip from my own call to my state representative, whom I haven't met yet. During the call, ...
pissedoffteeacher.blogspot.com - I sat around all afternoon waiting for kids to show up so I could help them with their credit recovery assignments. Two showed up ten minutes into the first period. One had gotten the slip of pa...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: With Democrats Like These...With Democrats Like These...by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Here's a clip from the end of today's session. I've chosen to highlight the section wh...
suntimes.com - By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com May 25, 2011 07:56PM Chicago’s “Breakfast in the Classroom” program is serving “dessert” for breakfast, tempting kids who have already eaten...
theatlanticwire.com - Historically, Vermont does two things best: maple syrup and progressive politics. The nation's leading producer of the popular waffle-topping today became the nation's only provider of single-payer...
news.change.org - Change.org received a statement from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to a petition with more than 8,000 signatures started by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force urging USPS...
host.madison.com - MARY SPICUZZA | mspicuzza@madison.com | 608-252-6122 madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:34 am A judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's controversial new collective bargaining law. ...
boston.com - WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court's ruling that authorities need warrants to talk to potential victims of sex abuse at school, without saying whether it thought the e...
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