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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: The Lines are Clearly Drawn

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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: The Lines are Clearly Drawn:The Lines are Clearly Drawnby Melissa WestbrookI've been off-line a bit but have kept up a bit. I am a bit astonished at the reception by the Times and LEV over Marty McLaren's victory over School Board President, Steve Sundquist. The Times said that Steve got along with City Hall officials and legislators but didn't every mention that Steve received a vote of no-confidence from the teachers union. Maybe Steve should ... more »

“See it, Say it!” Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

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“See it, Say it!” Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:“See it, Say it!” Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children!by OldschoolteachIn 1982, I worked in a Headstart center, I had only been out of college for two years. I worked in the room with the 3 and 4 year olds. One day, one of our little girls had an accident, and she didn’t have any clothes in her cubby. We ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform

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guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board Save Seattle Schools Community BlogBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-18 minutes agoSave Seattle Schools Community Blog:guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board This is a guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board in District II in the primary.“I have a button that reads: "Those who CAN teach. Those who CAN'T become education policymakers." Well, not all teachers can teach, and not all policymakers ... more »

Inglewood dodges bullet, for now | Thoughts on Public Education

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Inglewood dodges bullet, for now | Thoughts on Public Education:Inglewood dodges bullet, for now - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guessby John Fensterwald - Educated GuessInglewood Unified, which is struggling against the odds to avoid going under, got momentary relief last week when a divided State Board of Education reluctantly permitted it to exceed the state’s limits on class size. The Board’s action will spare the district a penalty of between $3.9 million and $5 million,* which would have compounded ... more »

Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN

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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN:Top Content this WeekTop Content Rank1Raindrops on Roses, and Whiskers on Kittens...Added by Kristin Jordan on November 6, 20112EdchatAdded by Shelly Terrell on October 17, 20093Teaching in the 21st CenturyAdded by Jeffrey Thomas on April 27, 20104What can Academics learn from Athletics?Added by Bill Burkhead on October 30, 20115K-12 Tech ToolsPosted by Torrey Trust on November 1, 20116TEDxManhattanBeach - Thomas Suarez - iPhone Application Developer. . .and 6th GraderAdded by Thomas Whitby on ... more »

MMSD Administrative Analysis of Madison Prep and a Rumor | AMPS

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MMSD Administrative Analysis of Madison Prep and a Rumor | AMPS:MMSD Administrative Analysis of Madison Prep and a Rumorby Thomas J. MertzThe required Administrative Analysis of the Madison Preparatory Academy charter school proposal by the Madison Metropolitan School District staff has been posted, and it doesn’t bode well for approval. The analysis identifies causes for concern and unanswered questions in many areas, including finances, staffing, governance, educational plans, single-sex segregation and many more. There are some very strong things in ... more »

New York Teacher | Edwize

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New York Teacher | Edwize:New York Teacherby W.J. LevayHighlights from the Nov. 10 issue of New York Teacher:Plan in works to improve pension fund returnsUFT President Michael Mulgrew, City Comptroller John Liu, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other municipal union leaders announced an agreement in principle on Oct. 27 to create a new investment advisory board that will oversee the investment process for all five New York City pension funds.Enough is enough!UFT survey finds great damage done to schoolsStanding with teachers ... more »

Fit to Teach? Chicago Union Files Charges Over Standardized Test for Teachers - Working In These Times

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Fit to Teach? Chicago Union Files Charges Over Standardized Test for Teachers - Working In These Times:Working In These TimesTHURSDAY NOV 10, 2011 11:32 AMFit to Teach? Chicago Union Files Charges Over Standardized Test for TeachersBY KARI LYDERSENChicago school teachers demonstrate June 22, 2011 outside the offices of the Chicago Board of Education to protest the board's decision to rescind a 4 percent annual raise promised to the teachers in their contracts. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)At first the statements might sound ... more »

guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board Save Seattle Schools Community Blog

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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog:guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board This is a guest post from Jack Whelan who ran for School Board in District II in the primary.“I have a button that reads: "Those who CAN teach. Those who CAN'T become education policymakers." Well, not all teachers can teach, and not all policymakers can't, but ... it's mostly true.” –Deborah MeierIt’s mostly true of school administrators, too. And that’s why it’s just wrong to have ... more »

The Occupations Report: 11/11 | Occupy Together #ows

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The Occupations Report: 11/11 | Occupy Together:The Occupations Report: 11/11November 11th, 2011 · Ella · The Occupations ReportNo commentsWe’ve recently seen this report posted and shared through social media, but we thought it might be helpful to have another place on the web it can be published and accessed daily. This Occupation Report is compiled by Rebuild the Dream. Occupy Together has no ties to Rebuild the Dream or Move On outside of requesting permission to repost this report. This ... more »

Celebrating ISAT scores? « Fred Klonsky

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Celebrating ISAT scores? « Fred Klonsky:Celebrating ISAT scores?by Fred KlonskyOur students always do well on the annual state ISAT exams, a week long battery of tests for third, fourth and fifth graders.This year 100% of our fourth graders met or exceeded grade level expectations on the reading portion.As a staff, nobody gets overly excited by this. We expect that our scores go up some years and down others. We are a small school, so the difference between 90% meeting or ...more »

Research doesn’t back up key ed reforms - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Research doesn’t back up key ed reforms - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Research doesn’t back up key ed reformsby Valerie StraussThere is no solid evidence supporting many of the positions on teachers and teacher evaluation taken by some school reformers today, according to a new assessment of research on the subject.The Education Writers Association released a new brief that draws on more than 40 research studies or research syntheses, as well as interviews with scholars who work in ... more »

Pat Lynch, Football Coach, Surveys High School Players “I Am A Queer” “I Have Woman Like Hormones” Etc. « CAFFEINATED POLITICS

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Pat Lynch, Football Coach, Surveys High School Players “I Am A Queer” “I Have Woman Like Hormones” Etc. « CAFFEINATED POLITICS:Pat Lynch, Football Coach, Surveys High School Players “I Am A Queer” “I Have Woman Like Hormones” Etc.NOVEMBER 12, 2011by dekerivers Rate ThisDeranged football programs are making headlines this week so I offer one more to the mix for conversation purposes.This one comes from Wyoming. Buffalo High School guidance counselor and head football coach Pat Lynch is clearly the weakest ... more »

Occupy Sacto | MyFDL #ows

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Occupy Sacto | MyFDL:Occupy Sacramentoby marymccurninJohn from Sacramento and I went to Occupy Sacto today to see what kind of supplies they might need. We met Larue there.As we walked to the park I could see that not many people were there. It was drizzling and chilly. They were just beginning to serve lunch to a group of veterans. Most of the vets looked to be homeless. Most of the Occupy folks are starting to look frayed and tired. But ...more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts #ows #edreform

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Stalinizing American EducationBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-52 minutes agoTCRecord: Article:Stalinizing American Educationby Lawrence Baines — September 16, 2011The similarities between contemporary American educational reform and Soviet educational reform of the 1930s are as striking as they are discomfiting. Of the following three statements, which refer to the Soviet Union in the 1930s and which refer to America today?1. “Teachers are asked to achieve significant academic growth for all students at the same time that they instruct students with ... more »

Life Skills challenges closure recommendation from Denver Public Schools - The Denver Post

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Life Skills challenges closure recommendation from Denver Public Schools - The Denver Post:Life Skills challenges closure recommendation from Denver Public SchoolsBy Yesenia RoblesThe Denver PostPOSTED: 11/12/2011 01:00:00 AM MSTThe one school Denver Public Schools recommended for closure this year — an alternative charter school run by a for-profit company — is publicly challenging the district on its decision."I believe Life Skills is making progress," said Life Skills Center High School principal Santiago Lopez. "I was pretty caught off guard."After months ... more »

Saturday coffee + Old school « Fred Klonsky

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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyToday my oldest daughter turns 40.Happy birthday, Jessica.There are certain moments in a life that have a major impact on the psyche. Turning sixteen when I got my first driver’s license. Twenty-one when I wanted the guy at the liquor store to card me. Twenty-five years of sharing my life with Anne. Do we start counting when we moved in together or when we officially got married? We change our minds about that. ... more »

School Tech Connect: In Which I Reflect

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School Tech Connect: In Which I Reflect:In Which I Reflectby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)Still in recovery mode after finishing John Banville's The Sea. Nobody writes about death and memory quite like the Irish. After finishing The Sea, I felt like jumping into it. There was a time when I would pick up a book like that one and read about all of these desiccated, decaying characters and think, "I'll never be like that." Now it's more Oh, yes. That.Prior to that, another ... more »