Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows

Because I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

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Because I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:Because I'm Worth It?by Nancy FlanaganI worked for two years at a non-profit whose mission centered on improving teaching. The first and most important thing I learned there was that nobody--not the most supportive policy wonk, not the most effusive public education proponent--understands the sheer hard work and complexity of teaching, unless they've chosen classroom teaching as a long-term career.About a month after I started at the ... more »

THE STULL ACT & THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: THE STULL ACT THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know:THE STULL ACT THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know●● S M F N O T E S:The lawsuit it not really called Ed Voice v. LAUSD – that would make too much sense. It is JANE DOE, et al, v. JOHN ... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Cuts have been a disaster for public ed

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Cuts have been a disaster for public ed:Cuts have been a disaster for public edby Mike KlonskyCuts have been a disaster for public edHuffington's Joy Resmovitz reports that a UFT survey of 900 New York City schools finds that three quarters of elementary schools, 61 percent of middle schools and 59 percent of high schools had increased class sizes. "What we know is what we feared was happening," [UFT Pres. Mike] Mulgrew says. "Now, all 1 ...more »

Advocates say they haven’t heard from the DOE’s “chief parent” | GothamSchools

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Advocates say they haven’t heard from the DOE’s “chief parent” | GothamSchools:Advocates say they haven’t heard from the DOE’s “chief parent”by Gloria Medina/EDLPThis story originally appeared in Spanish in El Diario.The city’s school system has a new person in charge of helping the parents of the 1.1 million children in public schools. The problem is that many have not heard of him since he was appointed last July.After three months in his role as “chief parent” of the New York ... more »

Rocketship Responds to Issues Raised « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Rocketship Responds to Issues Raised « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Rocketship Responds to Issues Raisedby millerlfFollowing the op-ed I wrote for the Journal Sentinel (see Journal Sentinel Op-Ed: Rocketship Charter Schools Need Scrutiny) on Rocketship’s 3 “model” schools in San Jose California I received a “Key Facts” response from them (view at Rocketship Provided Data). They address the issues of attrition and special education.I find it curious that the number of students with special needs, in all 3 schools, ... more »

HechingerEd Blog | With concentrated poverty on the rise, should ed reformers be worried?

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HechingerEd Blog | With concentrated poverty on the rise, should ed reformers be worried?:With concentrated poverty on the rise, should ed reformers be worried?by Sarah GarlandThe number of people living in concentrated poverty rose substantially over the past decade, according to a Brookings Institution report out today: ”After declining in the 1990s, the population in extreme-poverty neighborhoods—where at least 40 percent of individuals live below the poverty line—rose by one-third from 2000 to 2005–09.”Education reformers who ascribe to the No ... more »

Occupy Wall Street Adopts a Spokes Council | OccupyWallSt.org #OWS

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Occupy Wall Street Adopts a Spokes Council | OccupyWallSt.org:Occupy Wall Street Adopts a Spokes Councilby OccupyWallStThis past Friday, the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly voted to adopt an additional coordinating body called a Spokes Council.The proposal was put forth by the Structure Working Group, which was born out of numerous discussions in the GA on the need for a more accountable body for operational decisions around the occupation. The main challenges the Spokes Council aims to address are: effective coordination ... more »

Shanker Blog » The Impact Of The Principal In The Classroom

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Shanker Blog » The Impact Of The Principal In The Classroom:The Impact Of The Principal In The Classroomby Esther QuinteroDirect observation is way of gathering data by watching behavior or events as they occur; for example, a teacher teaching a lesson. This methodology is important to teacher induction and professional development, as well as teacher evaluation. Yet, direct observation has a major shortcoming: it is a rather obtrusive data gathering technique. In other words, we know the observer can influence ... more »

The convicted extortionist William Cellini, Jim Thompson and Ty Fahner. Connect the dots and follow the arrows to TRS. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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The convicted extortionist William Cellini, Jim Thompson and Ty Fahner. Connect the dots and follow the arrows to TRS. « Fred Klonsky's blog:The convicted extortionist William Cellini, Jim Thompson and Ty Fahner. Connect the dots follow the arrows to TRS.by Fred KlonskyConvicted felon William Cellini used our TRS to extort money.When the press reported the story of William Cellini, the convicted extortionist, they focused on the part of the story where he threatened a Hollywood producer in order to get ... more »

Radical Scholarship: CALL for proposals: De-Testing and De-Grading Schools (IAP)

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Radical Scholarship: CALL for proposals: De-Testing and De-Grading Schools (IAP):CALL for proposals: De-Testing and De-Grading Schools (IAP)by P. L. ThomasDe-Testing and De-Grading Schools: Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and StandardizationJoe Bower and P. L. Thomas, editorsInformation Age Publishing (IAP)Focus:The most recent century of education and education reform along with the last three decades of high-stakes testing and accountability reveals a disturbing paradox: Education has a steadfast commitment to testing and grading despite decades of research, theory, and p... more »

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 »