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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Kids These Days.....Occupy!
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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Kids These Days.....Occupy!:Kids These Days.....Occupy!by L. JablonskiThe Occupy movement continues to grow...globally! Here in Sacramento, Cesar Chavez Park remains the center of Occupy activity, with protesters saying they will stay at the park indefinitely. A perspective I really like on the Occupy Movement is one written by Armando Llorens, also known as Big Tent Democrat, a prominent litigation attorney and blogger, who writes at Talk Left. Big Tent Dem had been pretty ambivalent about Occupy, that ... more »
All Education Matters: Docs About All Education for Occupiers at #OWS protests
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All Education Matters: Docs About All Education for Occupiers at #OWS protests:Docs About All Education for Occupiers at #OWS protestsby Cryn JohannsenA lot of folks have asked me for fliers that describe the work of All Education Matters. I already have a doc that describes the history of AEM, which, by the way, will turn a year in 1- days - can you believe it? I can't! It's amazing to think that I was in S. Korea when I incorporated. ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: NJ Ed Commish LOVES Small Class Sizes!
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Jersey Jazzman: NJ Ed Commish LOVES Small Class Sizes!:NJ Ed Commish LOVES Small Class Sizes!by DukeWe all know that the current political crew in NJ loves them some reformy-type reforms: charters, merit pay, vouchers, bubble testing, and whatnot.We also know they ignore all the evidence that this nonsense will not work. But what happens when they are confronted with evidence of what actually could bring real reform? What do they say when confronted with reality?In Freehold the talk was a ... more »
Are You a 1%er or a 99%er in the #OccupyTheClassroom Movement? | The Jose Vilson
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Are You a 1%er or a 99%er in the #OccupyTheClassroom Movement? | The Jose Vilson:Are You a 1%er or a 99%er in the #OccupyTheClassroom Movement?by JosePaulo FreireGood friend Stephen Lazar hit an essay out of the park yesterday (which he published early this morning). It’s worth the read because the rest of what I’m about to say is going to stir a bit of conversation around what’s what. First, a quote:I think we, the teachers, have to bare some blame ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Education #edreform
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Jersey Jazzman: When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Education:When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Educationby DukeOh, dear:Andy Smarick, the deputy education commissioner, is now a member of the governing board of a private advocacy organization seeking to bring its version of education reform — including expansion of charter schools and stricter teacher evaluation — to all 50 states, including New Jersey.Just a case of the exercise of his First Amendment right in a field Smarick knows well? Or is it ... more »
Reforming NCLB Requires Flexibility and Accountability | ED.gov Blog #edreform
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Reforming NCLB Requires Flexibility and Accountability | ED.gov Blog:Reforming NCLB Requires Flexibility and AccountabilityPosted on October 17, 2011 by Arne DuncanFixing No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is four years overdue. In March of 2010, the Administration unveiled its Blueprint for Reform. Since then we’ve worked on a bipartisan basis to craft a comprehensive reform bill that would help give our children the world-class education they need and deserve. Today marks an important step forward.Senator Tom Harkin and Senator Mike Enzi ... more »
Harkin's No Child Left Behind Bill No Longer Mandates Teacher Evaluations
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Harkin's No Child Left Behind Bill No Longer Mandates Teacher Evaluations:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOYLike578Harkin's No Child Left Behind Bill No Longer Mandates Teacher EvaluationsPosted: 10/17/11 07:49 PM ETSen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) shifted a major teacher evaluation requirement out of his rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- known as No Child Left Behind -- over the weekend, shifting the dynamics of the debate over the bill's passage.The initial sweeping education law called ... more »
Best Questions: Professional Learning Communities « Whole Child Education
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Best Questions: Professional Learning CommunitiesOctober 17th, 2011 by Molly McCloskeyDespite the rumors, school improvement is hard. It’s not about a single passionate leader. It’s not about “fixing” teachers and teaching or parents and parenting. It’s not about poverty. It’s not about money. And it’s not about standards. It’s about all of them. And more.In this column, I’ll take on the real deal of school improvement—for all schools, not just certain kinds. And for ... more »
Schools Matter: A Movement Too Big to Fail #ows
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Schools Matter: A Movement Too Big to Fail:A Movement Too Big to Failby Jim Horn Julian Assange, the editor in chief of Wikileaks, addresses protesters at the 'Occupy London' Stock Exchange demonstration, 10/15/11. ( photo: Elizabeth Dalziel / AP)A Movement Too Big to FailBy Chris Hedges, Truthdig17 October 11AP/Ted S. Warrenhere is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks
Generational Divide in Education « My Island View
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Generational Divide in Education « My Island View:Generational Divide in Educationby tomwhitbyIt is my birthday today, so please forgive me for allowing my contemplation once again lead us down a well-travelled path. I have discussed this topic in posts before, but it is a subject that will not go away as long as we have younger people working next to older people. As one of those older folks, I might better state it as the “rookies” working beside the “seasoned ... more »
LET’S JOIN THE PROTESTS « Teachers Fight Back #OWS
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LET’S JOIN THE PROTESTS « Teachers Fight Back:LET’S JOIN THE PROTESTSby alkleenTime for teachers to join the world-wide protests. Let’s all refuse to teach and instead sit around the town squares singing Kumbaya until our demands are met. These are our demands:1. An immediate end to No Child Left Behind. 2. Future teacher evaluations must be based on ALL the factors that make for a great teacher, the least being test scores!3. Pay increases that are reflective of the importance ... more »