Occupy Davis, as Covered by High School Journalists - NYTimes.com
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Occupy Davis, as Covered by High School Journalists - NYTimes.com:Occupy Davis, as Covered by High School JournalistsBy HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVOCourtesy of Blue Devil HUBVideo taken by Anna Sturla, a high school journalist, of the U.C. Davis chancellor’s “silent walk” amid student protesters in the aftermath of the pepper spray incident.Readers learned of the pepper-spraying incident at the University of California-Davis by reading coverage on The Lede, The Times’s breaking news blog, in a post by Brian Stelter. The next day, ... more »
A Whole Child Approach to Education and the Common Core State Standards Initiative
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:A Whole Child Approach to Education and the Common Core State Standards Initiativeby Molly McCloskeyA whole child approach to education is defined by policies, practices, and relationships that ensure each child, in each school, in each community, is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. It engages all stakeholders—educators, families, policymakers, and community members—in defying the “percentage proficient” culture of too many school reform efforts, to focus on each child. And it further raises ... more »
Bullying: The reality of a child’s pain (video) | Being Latino Online Magazine
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Bullying: The reality of a child’s pain (video) | Being Latino Online Magazine:Bullying: The reality of a child’s pain (video)by Libby Juliá-VázquezHe writes on the YouTube description, “IM NOT GOING TO KILL MYSELF. I JUST NEED TO GET THIS OUT HERE.” How many more children are hurting and not being heard. What can YOU do to help?
Schools Matter: CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE! #ows
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Schools Matter: CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!:CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!by P. L. ThomasCALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!As public educators committed to democratic principles, we are charged to: Advocate for authentic reform initiatives that support public education to ensure PK-12 students develop the critical thinking and process skills necessary to become informed citizens capable of supporting an effective democracy, And, in support of this goal, resist, and support resistance of, forces that seek to connect standardized testing to teacher evaluation.The ... more »
UCSD Reclaims Revelle’s CLICS Library « occupy california #OWS
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UCSD Reclaims Revelle’s CLICS Library « occupy california:UCSD Reclaims Revelle’s CLICS Libraryby *from RebelRadio:Hello Community,UCSD Student’s have RECLAIMED the Library known as CLICS located in Revelle College. The University shut it down earlier this year due to “budget cuts.” This has had a dramatic effect on all students and further illustrates the Universities Privatization. The school just placed a $1.3 Million Dollar installation on the Jacob’s School of Engineering but couldn’t afford to keep the Library open.Students have spoken out ... more »
Washington D.C. Schools: Why School Choice Fails « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Washington D.C. Schools: Why School Choice Fails « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Washington D.C. Schools: Why School Choice Failsby millerlfBy NATALIE HOPKINSON Published: December 4, 2011 NYTime Op-EdIF you want to see the direction that education reform is taking the country, pay a visit to my leafy, majority-black neighborhood in Washington. While we have lived in the same house since our 11-year-old son was born, he’s been assigned to three different elementary schools as one after the other has ... more »
Are Complaints About Student Loan Debt Overhyped? - Education - GOOD
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Are Complaints About Student Loan Debt Overhyped? - Education - GOOD:Are Complaints About Student Loan Debt Overhyped?by Liz DwyerWith total student loan debt approaching $1 trillion and two-thirds of 2010 graduates owing back loans that average $25,250—a 5 percent increase since 2009—plenty of people are condemning the amount of money students must borrow to earn college degrees. But one education expert is bucking that trend, saying that the furor over loans has been blown way out of proportion.In a recent ...more »
Schools Matter: When Adults Take Tests Aimed at Children
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Schools Matter: When Adults Take Tests Aimed at Children:When Adults Take Tests Aimed at Childrenby Jim HornFrom :This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.By Marion BradyA longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s high-stakes standardized math and reading tests for 10th graders, and said he’d make his scores public.By any ... more »
All Education Matters: Hypervocal: Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks!
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All Education Matters: Hypervocal: Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks!:Hypervocal: Washington Post - “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks!by Cryn JohannsenHere's another piece I recently wrote on my column, Seriously Subversive, over at Hypervocal.com.The Washington Post, which owns for-profit Kaplan, published an op-ed on Monday in favor ofloan forgiveness. This is a company that has profited greatly from student loans.Naturally, they will push an agenda whose language is not particularly well-received among a ... more »
John Thompson: The Center for American Progress Pushes the Good, Bad and Ugly in Teacher Evaluation: Part 1 - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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John Thompson: The Center for American Progress Pushes the Good, Bad and Ugly in Teacher Evaluation: Part 1 - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:John Thompson: The Center for American Progress Pushes the Good, Bad and Ugly in Teacher Evaluation: Part 1by Anthony CodyGuest post by John Thompson. Part One of Two.The Center For American Progress (CAP) is a progressive think tank founded by former Clinton staffer John Podesta. The CAP believes, "progressives are idealistic enough to believe change ... more »
Great Schools for Amerca — Great Teachers ##edreform
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Great Schools for Amerca — Great Teachers:EdwatchEducation Watch is an evolving database constructed to illuminate the connections between wealthy individuals, the proliferation of newly formed tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, and the policy that diverts public money to these private ventures. Nearly all of these organizations were formed or co-opted within the past decade. If you know of an organization to add to Education Watch, please e-mail us atedwatch@greatschoolsforamerica.org. We'll check it out.Under the provisions of No Child Left Behind and through ... more »
Homeland Security Teacher Rating System Threat Advisory | Dailycensored.com
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Homeland Security Teacher Rating System Threat Advisory | Dailycensored.com:Homeland Security Teacher Rating System Threat AdvisoryWritten by susanoDaily Journal (Opinion), Education, Media, PoliticsDec 5, 20110digg4SharePrint[1], using a #2 pencil. Submit copies to: U. S. Department of Education Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Editorial Department New York Times ALECName: Last _______________First _______________Middle ____________Alias _______________Sex:MFOtherNot LatelyHomeland Security Teacher Rating System Threat Advis... more »
ASCD Inservice: What Does a Whole Child Education Look Like?
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ASCD Inservice: What Does a Whole Child Education Look Like?:What Does a Whole Child Education Look Like?A whole child education is something that everyone agrees about in principle but few can articulate in detail. What exactly does it mean to say students should be "healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged?"ASCD Express is looking for short, 600 to 1,000-word essays on the theme "What Does a Whole Child Education Look Like?"We welcome articles that illustrate the elements of a whole child ... more »
Molly Munger’s challenge | California Progress Report
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Molly Munger’s challenge | California Progress Report:Molly Munger’s challengeby meganBy Peter SchragYou have to hand it to Molly Munger – for courage, maybe, or maybe just for Quixotic dedication.Munger, a Los Angeles civil rights lawyer and former federal prosecutor, has devoted much of her career, and part of her considerable fortune, to expanding early childhood education and to equity for poor and minority children in our desperately underfunded schools.Last week she formally —and audaciously -- launched a campaign to raise ... more »
An Inconvenient Truth About Teacher Quality « The Core Knowledge Blog
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An Inconvenient Truth About Teacher Quality « The Core Knowledge Blog:An Inconvenient Truth About Teacher Qualityby Robert PondiscioDecember 5th, 2011Tags: assessment, Assessment and Testing, Curriculum, Dan Willingham, David Grissmer, math, NAEP, reading, standards, teacher qualityPosted in Assessment and Testing, Curriculum, Education Practice, Literacy, Teaching,accountability | No Comments »If teacher quality is the most important factor in student outcomes, then why are math scores rising, while reading scores stay flat? Do we just happen to have really good math teachers and ... more »
Teachers For Social Justice: Call to Action: Fight CPS School Closings!
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Teachers For Social Justice: Call to Action: Fight CPS School Closings!:Call to Action: Fight CPS School Closings!by Teachers For Social JusticeFor more information on school closings, go to ctunet.com/closings.To get involved, contact teachersforjustice@hotmail.com.
Killer apps and creative disruptions | Thoughts on Public Education
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Killer apps and creative disruptions | Thoughts on Public Education:Killer apps and creative disruptions - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guessby John Fensterwald - Educated GuessYou’d have thought Salman Khan was George Clooney. After his keynote presentation and follow-up seminar at the California School Boards Association’s annual convention in San Diego on Friday, school trustees besieged him with question and requests. A few sought his autograph, others mugged for a photo with him. Eventually, the event moderator gently reminded them, ... more »
Should Portfolios Replace Placement Tests? - Education - GOOD
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Should Portfolios Replace Placement Tests? - Education - GOOD:Should Portfolios Replace Placement Tests?by Liz DwyerHow do we know if a student is ready for high school algebra—or college-level English or math? Most K-12 schools and universities rely on placement tests, high-stakes standardized exams, to decide. And, if you don’t do well on that single test, you’re out of luck.At the college level, one third of students—even those who earned A’s and B’s in high school—have to take remedial courses that ... more »
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:When an adult took standardized tests forced on kidsby Valerie StraussThis was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.By Marion BradyA longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s high-stakes standardized math and reading testsfor 10th graders, ... more »