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Shanker Blog » For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewards
2011-Sep-29
Shanker Blog » For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewards:For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewardsby Matthew Di CarloOne of the central policy ideas of market-based education reform is to increase both the risk and rewards of the teaching profession. The basic idea is to offer teachers additional compensation (increased rewards), but, in exchange, make employment and pay more contingent upon performance by implementing merit pay and weakening job protections such as tenure (increased risk). This ...
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Madison Prep : How a charter school is born | Seattle Education
2011-Sep-29
Madison Prep : How a charter school is born | Seattle Education:Madison Prep : How a charter school is bornby seattleducation2011This article describes in detail the failings and misgivings of one charter school that is trying to gain a foothold in Madison, Wisconsin.Posted originally on Advocating on Madison Public Schools, Madison Prep and the Attack on Public Education:For decades free market advocates such as the Bradley Foundation, the Walton Foundation and the Koch brothers have a waged a multi-front campaign ...
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CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS & ASST SEC RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION.. - Perdaily.com
2011-Sep-29
CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION...WITH NO MONEY TO DO IT - Perdaily.com:CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION...WITH NO MONEY TO DO ITby Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)Last night at the Center for the Junior Blind in Baldwin Hills, Congresswoman Karen Bass and ...
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I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog
2011-Sep-28
I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog:I’m rooting for the Tigers this year.by Fred Klonsky“Is there going to be a strike, are there going to be layoffs? I know what that’s about.”Detroit Tigers General Manager Jim Leyland.“…My dad was a factory worker. I worked in a factory,” Leyland said.“I know what it’s like for my dad trying to feed seven kids and worrying if the plant was going to shut down, or move to another place. ...
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City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts
2011-Sep-28
City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts:City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contractsBY RACHEL MONAHAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERWednesday, September 28th 2011, 5:22 PMJoe Marino for NewsThe city's special schools investigator determined that Future Technology Associates found serious violations of contract rules.RELATED NEWSGonzalez: Ed. Dept. official resigns amid investigationThe owners of a scandal-plagued consulting business defrauded the city of millions of dollars, flagrantly violated contracts and ...
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The problem with Obama’s speech to students - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Sep-28
The problem with Obama’s speech to students - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:The problem with Obama’s speech to studentsby Valerie StraussThere’s no reason why a president — any president — shouldn’t be allowed to give a nonpartisan speech to students across the country during the school day that urges them to take their studies seriously.And there’s no reason why schools — some of which have no problem yanking kids out of class for a pep rally — shouldn’t ...
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Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3 | Duke Today
2011-Sep-28
Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3 | Duke Today:Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3Duke's Program in Education and Durham Public Schools join to bring speaker to campus, Durham schoolsTOPICS FOR THIS STORY: HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES, CAMPUS NEWS, DURHAM THE REGION, EDUCATION CLASSROOM LEARNINGSeptember 28, 2011 | David Jarmulprint | ARTICLEDiane Ravitch's criticism of standardized testing has changed the national debate on education.DURHAM, NC - Diane Ravitch, one of the country's leading authors and activists on education ...
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Arne's Revenge | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS
2011-Sep-28
Arne's Revenge | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS:Arne's RevengeBy Alexander Russo, today at 11:20 amRemember how much Arne hated the NCLB-mandated SES tutoring program, which required schools to offer after school tutoring if they didn't meet AYP (and required CPS to give up to 20 percent of its NCLB allocation to pay for it)? Well, after all those years he's apparently getting his revenge. When states get their NCLB waivers -- up to 25 of them in the ...
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An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgust | GothamSchools
2011-Sep-28
An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgust | GothamSchools:An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgustby Philissa CramerCharging that elected parent councils are “window dressing” that allow the city to avoid listening to families, a member of one of them quit publicly last night.Brian Rafferty, a member of the Community Education Council for District 24, announced his resignation at the council’s meeting by reading a letter of protest he had written to Schools Chancellor Dennis ...
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New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supporters | cleveland.com
2011-Sep-28
New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supporters | cleveland.com:New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supportersPublished: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 10:15 AM Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 10:35 AM By Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer Follow20ShareEmailPrintMarvin Fong, Plain Dealer fileMarchers against Senate Bill 5 march through Columbus and deliver petitions.Previous related storiesAug. 30: Public workers' salaries available on Ohio treasurer's new website Sept. 27: Ohio Gov. John Kasich's job approval numbers, ...
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Big Education Ape: 9-28-11 AM Walton heirs bankroll 'choice' candidates EDition
2011-Sep-28
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSBUSINESSHEALTHWORLD#OCCUPYWALLSTREET#EDUCATIONNATIONEnglewood’s demise has turned it into ‘the devil’s playground now’ - Chicago Sunsuntimes.com - In a neighborhood that no longer has a reason to exist, there’s no hope if Murray Park doesn’t remain a safe haven September 27, 2011 2:38AM Updated: September 27, 2011 2:42AM I stop at a gas stati...mikeklonskyWhy Naming Names Is Wrong - Bridging Differencesblogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, ...
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Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com
2011-Sep-28
Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com:Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study FindsBy SAM DILLONPublished: September 28, 2011RECOMMENDTWITTERLINKEDINE-MAILPRINTREPRINTSSHAREWhen Julian Bond, the former Georgia lawmaker and civil rights activist, turned to teaching two decades ago, he often quizzed his college students to gauge their awareness of the civil rights movement. He did not want to underestimate their grasp of the topic or talk down to them, he said.A new Web venture featuring news, ...
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Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoning | Edwize
2011-Sep-27
Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoning | Edwize:Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoningby Christina CollinsAnthony Cody’s recent reflection on this year’s Education Nation program on MSNBC offers an important caution to those trying to develop “multiple measures” for student learning and effective teaching. If the decision to use a given measure is determined solely by whether or not it’s linked to higher standardized test scores (as with theGates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching study), then you don’t really ...
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HechingerEd Blog | Ravitch and Canada face off at Education Nation
2011-Sep-27
HechingerEd Blog | Ravitch and Canada face off at Education Nation:Ravitch and Canada face off at Education NationDavid Gregory in talk with Diane Ravitch and Geoffrey Canada (photo by Nick Pandolfo)The third day of Education Nation kicked off with a lively debate between charter school manager and educator Geoffrey Canada and education historian Diane Ravitch. Canada applauded the success of the charter schools in Harlem and elsewhere, with Ravitch countering that his schools and other charters had far more resources ...
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Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schools - Teacher Beat - Education Week
2011-Sep-27
Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schools - Teacher Beat - Education Week:Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schoolsby Stephen SawchukIn many ethnically diverse school districts across the country, teachers in schools that serve more African-American and Latino students are paid significantly less—about $2,500 per year on average—than their colleagues in schools with fewer students of color, according to an analysis released today by the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights.(The department hasn't provided details yet on what "more" means ...
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Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis? - Education - GOOD
2011-Sep-27
Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis? - Education - GOOD:Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis?by Liz DwyerPresident Barack Obama spent yesterday in California, fielding questions about creating economic opportunity and putting America back to work at a Silicon Valley town hall hosted by social media site LinkedIn. As the nation grapples with a 9.1 percent unemployment rate, the connection between education and ending the nation's unemployment crisis dominated the conversation."When we were ...
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Big Education Ape: 9-27-11 AM Can Teachers Opt Out? EDition
2011-Sep-27
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011ArchivesBig Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYSTORIESPOLITICSENVIRONMENTLEISURE#EDUCATIONNATION#P2EDTexas refineries may get back $135Mgalvestondailynews.com - By Ramit Plushnick-MastiAssociated PressPublished September 26, 2011 PASADENA, Texas — Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refun...mikeklonskyCircular Reasoning at the Gates: Education Nation off to a Confusing Start - Living in Dialogueblogs.edweek.org - Last September ...
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
2011-Sep-27
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - …For Teaching ELL, ESL, EFL:Delicious Unveils New Featuresby Larry FerlazzoThe popular bookmarking site Delicious, now under new management since being sold by Yahoo, today unveils a new look and new features. You can read more about them at TechCrunch. They seem nice enough, but don’t appear to be anything to get that excited about…I will add the link to The Best Sites For Figuring Out What To Do If Delicious Shuts Down.I’ll still ...
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Community colleges get $20 million for job training | Thoughts on Public Education
2011-Sep-27
Community colleges get $20 million for job training | Thoughts on Public Education:Community colleges get $20 million for job trainingShareFederal program pays for retraining workers in Central ValleyPosted on 9/27/11 • Categorized as Community Colleges, Program innovation, Workforce preparationBy Kathryn BaronA consortium of community colleges in California’s economically distressed San Joaquin Valley has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Labor for the first round of funding in a $2 billion federal program to train laid-off and dislocated workers.“This initiative ...
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Blood Money | The Jose Vilson
2011-Sep-26
Blood Money | The Jose Vilson:Blood Moneyby JoseRecently, someone asked me in response to something they read about whether or not someone’s opinions shift based on whether they were getting paid for said opinions or not. It depends on what we mean by “shift.” Of course, if you throw a million dollars and the person throwing you the money gives you specific direction on what you’re going to spend it on and the ideals of the payment, it makes sense. ...
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FAIR Event MisEducation Nation: Corporate Media and Corporate Education Reform
2011-Sep-26
FAIR Event:FAIR New York City EventSeptember 27, 2011MisEducation Nation:Corporate Media and Corporate Education ReformNBC is staging its second annual "Education Nation" summit at the end of September--a series of events and broadcasts bankrolled by the corporate interests and foundations aligned with the so-called "education reform" movement.Corporate media coverage of education policy tends to hew closely to the "reform" agenda: promoting charter schools and vouchers, embracing relentless testing and other "accountability" measures, and attacking teachers' unions for standing in the way ...
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Breakfast for Achievement | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
2011-Sep-26
Breakfast for Achievement | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:Breakfast for Achievementby NEA Health Information NetworkEditor’s Note: Today's post is from our partners at the NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN). Each month, we feature a new column on a topic related to school health. Through this effort, we hope to inform the public of important health issues that impact schools and offer educators and parents resources to address them.This post was authored by Lisa L. Sharma, Senior ...
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Daily Kos: NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment"
2011-Sep-26
Daily Kos: NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment":NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment"by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)The editorial begins by reminding us that the reinstatement of capital punishment in Gregg v Georgia was done so "provisionally" and has attempted to give states guidance to avoid the "the arbitrariness and discrimination" that had led the Court four years earlier in 1972 to strike down all capital punishment statutes in Furman v Georgia.Last week we saw the atrocity of the ...
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Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Trips | Scathing Purple Musings
2011-Sep-26
Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Trips | Scathing Purple Musings:Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Tripsby Bob SikesWhile reporting a 31 percent gain in profits this year, education corporate giant Pearson was paying for state education commissioners from all over the country to fly overseas to attend their conferences. Included in the list was former Florida education commissioner Eric Smith. From Michael Winerip ...
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Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate #educationnation #TeachersEdNat
2011-Sep-25
Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate:CHARTER REFORMS COMING TO THE NJ SENATE! PLEASE TAKE 3 MINUTES TO ENSURE THEIR PASSAGE Thanks to your efforts, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney has agreed to bring the two charter reform bills that Save Our Schools NJ has been supporting to the Senate Education Committee.Your actions -- phone calls, letters, e-mails, attending rallies – helped these reforms to pass the New Jersey Assembly in late June. Now we need your help ...
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Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again. | Edwize
2011-Sep-25
Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again. | Edwize:Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again.by Maisie McAdooIt is already obvious that class sizes are up this year — which will give School Year 2011-12 the dubious honor of being the fourth straight year of class size increases. The DOE won’t have official numbers until November, but budget cuts resulted in the loss of some 2,500 teachers this year, enrollments are rising and now we have theDay 6 class ...
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"Teacher Town Hall." Education Nation 2011: NBC Education Nation 2011
2011-Sep-25
Education Nation 2011: NBC Education Nation 2011: TIMELAPSE: Building the Tent Ask An Expert: Michelle Shearer 2011 Teacher Town HallThe Wait for Superman is OverBy Matthew Presser // Sep. 25, 2011 // 10:06 AMMatt Presser teaches seventh and eighth grade language arts to superheroes in New Haven, Conn. MoreComing Soon: New Reality TV Series "Kindergarten Teacher"By Patricia Raina // Sep. 25, 2011 // 10:00 AMTen contestants will be subjected to a classroom of 32 Kindergarteners for one day. Do you ...
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My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave
2011-Sep-25
My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave:My Students’ Feedback #1by Stephen LazarOne of my goals for this year is to gather regular feedback from my students. This is something I did regularly in the first few years of my career, but moved away from doing for no good reason.I took my survey from Understanding by Design. Friday, I asked asked students for thoughts on the following questions:What was the most interesting thing we’ve done in the past two weeks? ...
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DC Parent Power Meeting
2011-Sep-25
DC Parent Power Meeting If you’re an education advocate living in and around DC, you are invited to joinDC Parent Poweror to come to one of our meetings. DC Parent Powerlooks for common ground for civic engagement around public education in the District.Meeting Information:Thursday, September 29, 20116:00-8:00pmThurgood Marshall Center (directions below)Directions:Thurgood Marshall Center (the historic YMCA building)1816 12th St. NWConference Room 1/ first floor2 short blocks south of the U/Street Cardozo yellow/green metro(Street parking available, but scarce as it gets ...
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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Social Contract 2011
2011-Sep-25
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Social Contract 2011:The Social Contract 2011by L. JablonskiNew statistics were released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the number of Americans living in poverty has reached a 52-year high. This is the backdrop for Economist Paul Krugman's New York Times column this week rejecting claims of "class warfare" by those who refuse to consider even the slightest increase in marginal tax rates for the wealthiest in this country. It is a well ...
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War
2011-Sep-24
Sorry if i missed spelled some words....the song have lots of ummmmm "Hard" words....so yah ..just sayin...Enjoy!!!!!!Edwin Starr- War (Lyrics)War, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingUh-huhWar, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingSay it again, y'allWar, huh, good GodWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingListen to meOhhh, war, I despiseBecause it means destructionOf innocent livesWar means tearsTo thousands of mothers eyesWhen their sons go to fightAnd lose their livesI said, war, huhGood God, y'allWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingSay it ...
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Parent Involvement 2010 (I know it is almost 2012 but)
2011-Sep-24
Parent Involvement 2010:Parent Involvement 2010What happens … begins in the council chamber, the school board meeting room, the state house, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House. "Every decision is a political decision," says NEA President Reg Weaver (speaking of teachers but applies even more for parents). "We should no longer accept people making decisions for us, about us, and without us."How Can Schools, Families and Community Groups Put these Goals into Action?• Recognize that all parents, regardless of income, ...
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Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #EDREFORM #EDCHAT #WIUnion #sosmarch #p2 #pfla #1u
2011-Sep-24
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRankHide7.9Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waivers | Seattle Education2011-Sep-24Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waivers | Seattle Education:Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waiversby seattleducation2011A Commentary:It’s interesting how President Obama in his speech yesterday referred to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as a failed program with no mention of Race to the Top (RTTT) which was the same but worse. Some of us refer ...
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business
2011-Sep-24
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business:Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education businessby Mike KlonskyNews Corp.'s entrance into the education sector raises broader education policy questions, says University of Arizona education professor Kenneth Goodman. Having a multinational corporation in charge of assessing kids' reading skills, he notes, shows that "decision making in education is so far removed from people who have anything to do with kids." And like many Sep 22, 2011 (2 days ago)Schools ...
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Daily Kos: It is so class warfare Mr. President!
2011-Sep-24
Daily Kos: It is so class warfare Mr. President!:It is so class warfare Mr. President!by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)Between 1979 and 2007, the income gap between the richest 1 percent of Americans and the poorest 40 percent more than tripled. Today, the richest 10 percent of Americans control two-thirdsof the nation’s wealth, while, according to recently released census data, average Americans saw their real incomes decline by 2.3 percent in 2010. Though our economy grew in 2009 and 2010, 88 percent of ...
Shanker Blog » For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewards
2011-Sep-29
Shanker Blog » For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewards:For Many Teachers, Reform Means Higher Risk, Lower Rewardsby Matthew Di CarloOne of the central policy ideas of market-based education reform is to increase both the risk and rewards of the teaching profession. The basic idea is to offer teachers additional compensation (increased rewards), but, in exchange, make employment and pay more contingent upon performance by implementing merit pay and weakening job protections such as tenure (increased risk). This ...
Madison Prep : How a charter school is born | Seattle Education
2011-Sep-29
Madison Prep : How a charter school is born | Seattle Education:Madison Prep : How a charter school is bornby seattleducation2011This article describes in detail the failings and misgivings of one charter school that is trying to gain a foothold in Madison, Wisconsin.Posted originally on Advocating on Madison Public Schools, Madison Prep and the Attack on Public Education:For decades free market advocates such as the Bradley Foundation, the Walton Foundation and the Koch brothers have a waged a multi-front campaign ...
CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS & ASST SEC RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION.. - Perdaily.com
2011-Sep-29
CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION...WITH NO MONEY TO DO IT - Perdaily.com:CONGRESSWOMAN KAREN BASS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS RUSSLYNN ALI SPEAK ABOUT FIXING PUBLIC EDUCATION...WITH NO MONEY TO DO ITby Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)Last night at the Center for the Junior Blind in Baldwin Hills, Congresswoman Karen Bass and ...
I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog
2011-Sep-28
I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog:I’m rooting for the Tigers this year.by Fred Klonsky“Is there going to be a strike, are there going to be layoffs? I know what that’s about.”Detroit Tigers General Manager Jim Leyland.“…My dad was a factory worker. I worked in a factory,” Leyland said.“I know what it’s like for my dad trying to feed seven kids and worrying if the plant was going to shut down, or move to another place. ...
City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts
2011-Sep-28
City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts:City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contractsBY RACHEL MONAHAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERWednesday, September 28th 2011, 5:22 PMJoe Marino for NewsThe city's special schools investigator determined that Future Technology Associates found serious violations of contract rules.RELATED NEWSGonzalez: Ed. Dept. official resigns amid investigationThe owners of a scandal-plagued consulting business defrauded the city of millions of dollars, flagrantly violated contracts and ...
The problem with Obama’s speech to students - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Sep-28
The problem with Obama’s speech to students - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:The problem with Obama’s speech to studentsby Valerie StraussThere’s no reason why a president — any president — shouldn’t be allowed to give a nonpartisan speech to students across the country during the school day that urges them to take their studies seriously.And there’s no reason why schools — some of which have no problem yanking kids out of class for a pep rally — shouldn’t ...
Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3 | Duke Today
2011-Sep-28
Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3 | Duke Today:Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Oct. 3Duke's Program in Education and Durham Public Schools join to bring speaker to campus, Durham schoolsTOPICS FOR THIS STORY: HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES, CAMPUS NEWS, DURHAM THE REGION, EDUCATION CLASSROOM LEARNINGSeptember 28, 2011 | David Jarmulprint | ARTICLEDiane Ravitch's criticism of standardized testing has changed the national debate on education.DURHAM, NC - Diane Ravitch, one of the country's leading authors and activists on education ...
Arne's Revenge | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS
2011-Sep-28
Arne's Revenge | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS:Arne's RevengeBy Alexander Russo, today at 11:20 amRemember how much Arne hated the NCLB-mandated SES tutoring program, which required schools to offer after school tutoring if they didn't meet AYP (and required CPS to give up to 20 percent of its NCLB allocation to pay for it)? Well, after all those years he's apparently getting his revenge. When states get their NCLB waivers -- up to 25 of them in the ...
An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgust | GothamSchools
2011-Sep-28
An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgust | GothamSchools:An outspoken parent quits a Queens district council in disgustby Philissa CramerCharging that elected parent councils are “window dressing” that allow the city to avoid listening to families, a member of one of them quit publicly last night.Brian Rafferty, a member of the Community Education Council for District 24, announced his resignation at the council’s meeting by reading a letter of protest he had written to Schools Chancellor Dennis ...
New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supporters | cleveland.com
2011-Sep-28
New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supporters | cleveland.com:New online database shows pay and perks of Senate Bill 5 supportersPublished: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 10:15 AM Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 10:35 AM By Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer Follow20ShareEmailPrintMarvin Fong, Plain Dealer fileMarchers against Senate Bill 5 march through Columbus and deliver petitions.Previous related storiesAug. 30: Public workers' salaries available on Ohio treasurer's new website Sept. 27: Ohio Gov. John Kasich's job approval numbers, ...
Big Education Ape: 9-28-11 AM Walton heirs bankroll 'choice' candidates EDition
2011-Sep-28
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSBUSINESSHEALTHWORLD#OCCUPYWALLSTREET#EDUCATIONNATIONEnglewood’s demise has turned it into ‘the devil’s playground now’ - Chicago Sunsuntimes.com - In a neighborhood that no longer has a reason to exist, there’s no hope if Murray Park doesn’t remain a safe haven September 27, 2011 2:38AM Updated: September 27, 2011 2:42AM I stop at a gas stati...mikeklonskyWhy Naming Names Is Wrong - Bridging Differencesblogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, ...
Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com
2011-Sep-28
Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com:Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study FindsBy SAM DILLONPublished: September 28, 2011RECOMMENDTWITTERLINKEDINE-MAILPRINTREPRINTSSHAREWhen Julian Bond, the former Georgia lawmaker and civil rights activist, turned to teaching two decades ago, he often quizzed his college students to gauge their awareness of the civil rights movement. He did not want to underestimate their grasp of the topic or talk down to them, he said.A new Web venture featuring news, ...
Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoning | Edwize
2011-Sep-27
Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoning | Edwize:Test Scores, Multiple Measures, and Circular Reasoningby Christina CollinsAnthony Cody’s recent reflection on this year’s Education Nation program on MSNBC offers an important caution to those trying to develop “multiple measures” for student learning and effective teaching. If the decision to use a given measure is determined solely by whether or not it’s linked to higher standardized test scores (as with theGates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching study), then you don’t really ...
HechingerEd Blog | Ravitch and Canada face off at Education Nation
2011-Sep-27
HechingerEd Blog | Ravitch and Canada face off at Education Nation:Ravitch and Canada face off at Education NationDavid Gregory in talk with Diane Ravitch and Geoffrey Canada (photo by Nick Pandolfo)The third day of Education Nation kicked off with a lively debate between charter school manager and educator Geoffrey Canada and education historian Diane Ravitch. Canada applauded the success of the charter schools in Harlem and elsewhere, with Ravitch countering that his schools and other charters had far more resources ...
Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schools - Teacher Beat - Education Week
2011-Sep-27
Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schools - Teacher Beat - Education Week:Teachers Paid Less in Higher-Minority Schoolsby Stephen SawchukIn many ethnically diverse school districts across the country, teachers in schools that serve more African-American and Latino students are paid significantly less—about $2,500 per year on average—than their colleagues in schools with fewer students of color, according to an analysis released today by the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights.(The department hasn't provided details yet on what "more" means ...
Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis? - Education - GOOD
2011-Sep-27
Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis? - Education - GOOD:Can We Educate Our Way Out of the Unemployment Crisis?by Liz DwyerPresident Barack Obama spent yesterday in California, fielding questions about creating economic opportunity and putting America back to work at a Silicon Valley town hall hosted by social media site LinkedIn. As the nation grapples with a 9.1 percent unemployment rate, the connection between education and ending the nation's unemployment crisis dominated the conversation."When we were ...
Big Education Ape: 9-27-11 AM Can Teachers Opt Out? EDition
2011-Sep-27
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011ArchivesBig Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYSTORIESPOLITICSENVIRONMENTLEISURE#EDUCATIONNATION#P2EDTexas refineries may get back $135Mgalvestondailynews.com - By Ramit Plushnick-MastiAssociated PressPublished September 26, 2011 PASADENA, Texas — Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refun...mikeklonskyCircular Reasoning at the Gates: Education Nation off to a Confusing Start - Living in Dialogueblogs.edweek.org - Last September ...
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
2011-Sep-27
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - …For Teaching ELL, ESL, EFL:Delicious Unveils New Featuresby Larry FerlazzoThe popular bookmarking site Delicious, now under new management since being sold by Yahoo, today unveils a new look and new features. You can read more about them at TechCrunch. They seem nice enough, but don’t appear to be anything to get that excited about…I will add the link to The Best Sites For Figuring Out What To Do If Delicious Shuts Down.I’ll still ...
Community colleges get $20 million for job training | Thoughts on Public Education
2011-Sep-27
Community colleges get $20 million for job training | Thoughts on Public Education:Community colleges get $20 million for job trainingShareFederal program pays for retraining workers in Central ValleyPosted on 9/27/11 • Categorized as Community Colleges, Program innovation, Workforce preparationBy Kathryn BaronA consortium of community colleges in California’s economically distressed San Joaquin Valley has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Labor for the first round of funding in a $2 billion federal program to train laid-off and dislocated workers.“This initiative ...
Blood Money | The Jose Vilson
2011-Sep-26
Blood Money | The Jose Vilson:Blood Moneyby JoseRecently, someone asked me in response to something they read about whether or not someone’s opinions shift based on whether they were getting paid for said opinions or not. It depends on what we mean by “shift.” Of course, if you throw a million dollars and the person throwing you the money gives you specific direction on what you’re going to spend it on and the ideals of the payment, it makes sense. ...
FAIR Event MisEducation Nation: Corporate Media and Corporate Education Reform
2011-Sep-26
FAIR Event:FAIR New York City EventSeptember 27, 2011MisEducation Nation:Corporate Media and Corporate Education ReformNBC is staging its second annual "Education Nation" summit at the end of September--a series of events and broadcasts bankrolled by the corporate interests and foundations aligned with the so-called "education reform" movement.Corporate media coverage of education policy tends to hew closely to the "reform" agenda: promoting charter schools and vouchers, embracing relentless testing and other "accountability" measures, and attacking teachers' unions for standing in the way ...
Breakfast for Achievement | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
2011-Sep-26
Breakfast for Achievement | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:Breakfast for Achievementby NEA Health Information NetworkEditor’s Note: Today's post is from our partners at the NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN). Each month, we feature a new column on a topic related to school health. Through this effort, we hope to inform the public of important health issues that impact schools and offer educators and parents resources to address them.This post was authored by Lisa L. Sharma, Senior ...
Daily Kos: NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment"
2011-Sep-26
Daily Kos: NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment":NY Times calls death penalty "An Indefensible Punishment"by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)The editorial begins by reminding us that the reinstatement of capital punishment in Gregg v Georgia was done so "provisionally" and has attempted to give states guidance to avoid the "the arbitrariness and discrimination" that had led the Court four years earlier in 1972 to strike down all capital punishment statutes in Furman v Georgia.Last week we saw the atrocity of the ...
Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Trips | Scathing Purple Musings
2011-Sep-26
Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Trips | Scathing Purple Musings:Former Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith Among Group For Whom Pearson Sponsored Extravagant Overseas Tripsby Bob SikesWhile reporting a 31 percent gain in profits this year, education corporate giant Pearson was paying for state education commissioners from all over the country to fly overseas to attend their conferences. Included in the list was former Florida education commissioner Eric Smith. From Michael Winerip ...
Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate #educationnation #TeachersEdNat
2011-Sep-25
Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate:CHARTER REFORMS COMING TO THE NJ SENATE! PLEASE TAKE 3 MINUTES TO ENSURE THEIR PASSAGE Thanks to your efforts, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney has agreed to bring the two charter reform bills that Save Our Schools NJ has been supporting to the Senate Education Committee.Your actions -- phone calls, letters, e-mails, attending rallies – helped these reforms to pass the New Jersey Assembly in late June. Now we need your help ...
Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again. | Edwize
2011-Sep-25
Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again. | Edwize:Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again.by Maisie McAdooIt is already obvious that class sizes are up this year — which will give School Year 2011-12 the dubious honor of being the fourth straight year of class size increases. The DOE won’t have official numbers until November, but budget cuts resulted in the loss of some 2,500 teachers this year, enrollments are rising and now we have theDay 6 class ...
"Teacher Town Hall." Education Nation 2011: NBC Education Nation 2011
2011-Sep-25
Education Nation 2011: NBC Education Nation 2011: TIMELAPSE: Building the Tent Ask An Expert: Michelle Shearer 2011 Teacher Town HallThe Wait for Superman is OverBy Matthew Presser // Sep. 25, 2011 // 10:06 AMMatt Presser teaches seventh and eighth grade language arts to superheroes in New Haven, Conn. MoreComing Soon: New Reality TV Series "Kindergarten Teacher"By Patricia Raina // Sep. 25, 2011 // 10:00 AMTen contestants will be subjected to a classroom of 32 Kindergarteners for one day. Do you ...
My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave
2011-Sep-25
My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave:My Students’ Feedback #1by Stephen LazarOne of my goals for this year is to gather regular feedback from my students. This is something I did regularly in the first few years of my career, but moved away from doing for no good reason.I took my survey from Understanding by Design. Friday, I asked asked students for thoughts on the following questions:What was the most interesting thing we’ve done in the past two weeks? ...
DC Parent Power Meeting
2011-Sep-25
DC Parent Power Meeting If you’re an education advocate living in and around DC, you are invited to joinDC Parent Poweror to come to one of our meetings. DC Parent Powerlooks for common ground for civic engagement around public education in the District.Meeting Information:Thursday, September 29, 20116:00-8:00pmThurgood Marshall Center (directions below)Directions:Thurgood Marshall Center (the historic YMCA building)1816 12th St. NWConference Room 1/ first floor2 short blocks south of the U/Street Cardozo yellow/green metro(Street parking available, but scarce as it gets ...
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Social Contract 2011
2011-Sep-25
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Social Contract 2011:The Social Contract 2011by L. JablonskiNew statistics were released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the number of Americans living in poverty has reached a 52-year high. This is the backdrop for Economist Paul Krugman's New York Times column this week rejecting claims of "class warfare" by those who refuse to consider even the slightest increase in marginal tax rates for the wealthiest in this country. It is a well ...
War
2011-Sep-24
Sorry if i missed spelled some words....the song have lots of ummmmm "Hard" words....so yah ..just sayin...Enjoy!!!!!!Edwin Starr- War (Lyrics)War, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingUh-huhWar, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingSay it again, y'allWar, huh, good GodWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingListen to meOhhh, war, I despiseBecause it means destructionOf innocent livesWar means tearsTo thousands of mothers eyesWhen their sons go to fightAnd lose their livesI said, war, huhGood God, y'allWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingSay it ...
Parent Involvement 2010 (I know it is almost 2012 but)
2011-Sep-24
Parent Involvement 2010:Parent Involvement 2010What happens … begins in the council chamber, the school board meeting room, the state house, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House. "Every decision is a political decision," says NEA President Reg Weaver (speaking of teachers but applies even more for parents). "We should no longer accept people making decisions for us, about us, and without us."How Can Schools, Families and Community Groups Put these Goals into Action?• Recognize that all parents, regardless of income, ...
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #EDREFORM #EDCHAT #WIUnion #sosmarch #p2 #pfla #1u
2011-Sep-24
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRankHide7.9Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waivers | Seattle Education2011-Sep-24Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waivers | Seattle Education:Arne Duncan/President Obama’s New “Flexibility” Program, the NCLB Waiversby seattleducation2011A Commentary:It’s interesting how President Obama in his speech yesterday referred to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as a failed program with no mention of Race to the Top (RTTT) which was the same but worse. Some of us refer ...
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business
2011-Sep-24
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business:Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education businessby Mike KlonskyNews Corp.'s entrance into the education sector raises broader education policy questions, says University of Arizona education professor Kenneth Goodman. Having a multinational corporation in charge of assessing kids' reading skills, he notes, shows that "decision making in education is so far removed from people who have anything to do with kids." And like many Sep 22, 2011 (2 days ago)Schools ...
Daily Kos: It is so class warfare Mr. President!
2011-Sep-24
Daily Kos: It is so class warfare Mr. President!:It is so class warfare Mr. President!by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)Between 1979 and 2007, the income gap between the richest 1 percent of Americans and the poorest 40 percent more than tripled. Today, the richest 10 percent of Americans control two-thirdsof the nation’s wealth, while, according to recently released census data, average Americans saw their real incomes decline by 2.3 percent in 2010. Though our economy grew in 2009 and 2010, 88 percent of ...
