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It Might Be Worth Checking-Out These English Language Development Standards | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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It Might Be Worth Checking-Out These English Language Development Standards | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:It Might Be Worth Checking-Out These English Language Development Standardsby Larry FerlazzoIn September, WIDA released a draft version of the English Language Development Standards, 2012 Edition, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Their comment period ends on November 11th.I’ve never paid much attention to WIDA’s standards in the past since California has not worked with them. However, a month ago WIDA won the grant to develop ... more »
All Education Matters: Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debt #ows
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All Education Matters: Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debt:Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debtby Cryn JohannsenStudents in Washington, DC have joined forces to protest Sallie Mae and student loan debt. This is great news, because these young people have not yet graduated from college and are already aware of the student lending crisis.I am currently in DC, and will be meeting with occupiers here. It is my hope ... more »
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curly
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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curly:My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curlyby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)So, I would first like to thank all those who shared their well wishes. It is deeply appreciated. Also, my wife is home safe and sound and taking it easy.Some good news. The blood test done Monday morning by the oncologist came back negative. Now apparently, well not actually, the attending physician (Who in retrospect went to the Wendy Kopp School of ... more »
Grumpy Educators: 2011 NAEP: The Nation's Report Card
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Grumpy Educators: 2011 NAEP: The Nation's Report Card:2011 NAEP: The Nation's Report Cardby SandraThe National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing results were released for reading and math. Math scores show increase; however, there is little change in reading scores. Nationally, 4th graders scores in reading were "flat" or on the average unchanged since 2009. The scores for 8th graders in reading continued to rise. The results also indicated that scores for Hispanic and
School Tech Connect: Mr. Wrong
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School Tech Connect: Mr. Wrong:Mr. Wrongby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)This Rachel Maddow takedown of Paul Wolfowitz was just so funny, I have to post it here. I don't really care about Paul Wolfowitz, although I do agree with Rachel--- if I ever got something so completely wrong, I'd have the sense to bow out of public life.
Professional Learning Communities Roundup « Whole Child Education #edchat
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Professional Learning Communities RoundupNovember 2nd, 2011 by Klea ScharbergWhether it be in a single school or online, in study groups, action research teams, communities of practice, or conversation circles, educators working together with a shared focus on learning and accountability help all students learn to high levels. In October we looked at professional learning communities (PLCs) and how they provide collaborative environments where staff members take an active part in improving teaching and ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Carpetbaggers
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Jersey Jazzman: Carpetbaggers:Carpetbaggersby DukeHave to love it when B4K, the hedge-fund moneyed group that just decided just this year to get involved in "reform," shows "cautious" optimism toward the NJEA's proposals:Finally, our antennae are alerted by the NJEA’s reversion to its traditional defense of tenure as it has always been (before we all apparently agreed that reform was needed): asserting that, first and foremost, it’s a defense against politicization and patronage. Predictably, the NJEA then simply asserts that the governor’s ... more »
Rule of Law vs. the Forces of Order | OccupyWallSt.org #ows
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Rule of Law vs. the Forces of Order | OccupyWallSt.org:Rule of Law vs. the Forces of Orderby OccupyWallStOccupy Wall Street, with its defiant style of non-violent protest, has consistently clashed with the NYPD’s obsession with order maintenance, resulting in hundreds of mostly unnecessary arrests and a significant infringement on the basic rights of free speech and assembly.Prior to the massive protests at the WTO in Seattle, protest policing in the U.S. was a largely casual affair punctuated with isolated outbursts ... more »
Modern School: Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strike #ows
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Modern School: Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strike:Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strikeby Michael DunnAs of this morning, 268 teachers had called in for subs at Oakland Unified School District, according to Katy Murphy, of the Contra Costa Times? Last Wednesday, only 24 called in for subs. While this is nothing close to what is needed for a successful General Strike, it is a significant increase in absenteeism that is no doubt due to teachers’ participation in the strike.In related ...more »
NYC Public School Parents: Eva Occupies #OWS
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NYC Public School Parents: Eva Occupies OWS:Eva Occupies OWSby Gary BabadNovember 2, 2011 (GBN News): NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes he has found a sure-fire way of evicting those nettlesome Occupy Wall Street protesters, GBN News has learned. According to City Hall sources, the Mayor will employ the same methods he uses in the public schools, and will dislodge the protesters by siting a charter school in Zuccotti Park.The Mayor is said to have had no trouble bringing the ... more »
Occupy Oakland: Unions provide food for thousands of protesters - latimes.com #ows
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Occupy Oakland: Unions provide food for thousands of protesters - latimes.com:Occupy Oakland: Unions provide food for thousands of protestersNovember 2, 2011 | 4:54 pm 40Even protesters have to eat.A festive atmosphere reigned in Oakland's Civic Center Plaza late Wednesday afternoon as workers from the United Food and Commercial Workers union carried tray after steaming tray of burgers, beans and rice in for a mass feast.The union was one of many under the Alameda Labor Council umbrella that staged the giant ... more »
Students Activists Pressure Colleges to Participate in Bank Transfer Day - Education - GOOD
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Students Activists Pressure Colleges to Participate in Bank Transfer Day - Education - GOOD:Students Activists Pressure Colleges to Participate in Bank Transfer Dayby Liz DwyerCampus activists across the country are preparing for Bank Transfer Day, which encourages people to move their money from big banks to community-based credit unions on November 5. But student supporters aren't stopping at encouraging their peers to close their accounts at major banks. They plan to leverage the energy from the Occupy Wall Street movement ... more »
In televised editorial, GM of Houston’s NBC affiliate gives TX Legislature an F for education cuts | The Transformation Times
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In televised editorial, GM of Houston’s NBC affiliate gives TX Legislature an F for education cuts | The Transformation Times:Houston’s NBC affiliate gives TX Legislature an F for education cutsNovember 1, 2011By HMooreClick to View VideoJerry Martin, the General Manager of Houston’s NBC-TV affiliate, KPRC Channel 2, took to the airwaves today with a short, sweet, and hard-hitting editorial that took aim at the Texas Legislature for making the largest public education funding cuts in Texas history. After pointing out ... more »
Schools Matter: Tennessee's Milken Plan for Teacher Evaluation Ready to Collapse
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Schools Matter: Tennessee's Milken Plan for Teacher Evaluation Ready to Collapse:Tennessee's Milken Plan for Teacher Evaluation Ready to Collapseby Jim HornWhat does a corporate attorney with hundreds of millions of dirty money do when "banned for life from working in the securities industry?" These days he stops gambling in Wall Street casinos and puts his money on a sure thing: taxpayer dollars.And so goes the story (told by James Stewart) of Lowell Milken, whose more infamous business partner/brother, Michael, took ... more »
School Closures Curtailed, New Borrowing Idea Floated - voiceofsandiego.org: Pounding The Pavement
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School Closures Curtailed, New Borrowing Idea Floated - voiceofsandiego.org: Pounding The Pavement:School Closures Curtailed, New Borrowing Idea FloatedComments | 12:41 am Judging from numerous public comments and a smattering of interviews held afterwards, many of the parents and teachers who left Tuesday night's San Diego Unified school board meeting felt not relief, nor joy, at learning their schools would not be closing, but rather disgust and fatigue.After two weeks of angry protests, and after district staff had spent months studying ... more »