Scholastic News: Tool of OWS. « Fred Klonsky
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Scholastic News: Tool of OWS. « Fred Klonsky: Scholastic News: Tool of OWS.byFred KlonskyFirst Pat Robertson claimed the Teletubbies promoted the Gay lifestyle. Whatever.Then Kyle Olson toured the country promoting is book which claims that Click Clack Moo. Cows that Type is pro-union propaganda. Which it is. And I’m glad.NowWorldNetDaily, an outlet for the goofiest of the right-wing goofballs, is upset that Scholastic News is pro-
Stephen Krashen speaks to Chicago Teachers Union on Standards and High-Stakes Testing | The Classroom Sooth
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Stephen Krashen speaks to Chicago Teachers Union on Standards and High-Stakes Testing | The Classroom Sooth: Stephen Krashen speaks to Chicago Teachers Union on Standards and High-Stakes TestingbyclassroomsoothThe ever-succint teacher-educator Stephen Krashen @skrashen spoke to the a group of teachers at he Chicago Teachers Union recently.“Everyone thinks our schools are broken and that’s why we have standards and tests.”Popout
Carroll: Impossible judgment on schools - The Denver Post
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Carroll: Impossible judgment on schools - The Denver Post: Carroll: Impossible judgment on schoolsPOSTED:12/17/2011 01:00:00 AM MSTBy Vincent CarrollDenver Post ColumnistIf you want to understand the stunning implications of Judge Sheila Rappaport's ruling on Colorado school finance, first wrap your mind around a simple comparison.One month ago, state voters rejected by nearly two to one a tax package that would have raised $3 billion for education over five years. Yet in her ruling last week declaring school funding in this ... more »
D17 Re-Occupy 3-Month Celebration (Livestream Videos) | OWSnews.org #ows
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D17 Re-Occupy 3-Month Celebration (Livestream Videos) | OWSnews.org: D17 Re-Occupy 3-Month Celebration (Livestream Videos)December 17, 2011inLiberty Park,OccupyTogetherOccupy the Dream Statement of Solidarity on Three Month Anniversary of Occupy Wall StreetbyadminDear Sisters and Brothers of Occupy Wall Street, On behalf of Occupy the Dream, we resolutely and respectfully salute all of you in acknowledgment and appreciation of the tremendous progress that you have made on this the important occasion of the Three Month Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. More than anything ... more »
Not a `poverty lottery'? - SCHOOLS LAMENT TITLE #edreform #nclb ONE FUNDING LOSS
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Not a `poverty lottery'? - SCHOOLS LAMENT TITLE ONE FUNDING LOSS: Not a `poverty lottery'? - SCHOOLS LAMENT TITLE ONE FUNDING LOSSBY BARBARA JONES, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER | HTTP://BIT.LY/SCLEDO12/17/2011 :: Six students.Had just a half-dozen more students at the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies applied for free or discounted lunches, the magnet school would have qualified to continue receiving federal money for campuses with high numbers of poor youngsters.Instead, ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts #ows #edreform
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, amp; EFLBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-33 minutes agoLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, EFL: New Year CelebrationsLarry FerlazzoatLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...-4 minutes agoI recently updated The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations. Additional suggestions are always welcome…..The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011Larry FerlazzoatLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...-23 hours agoThe websites on ... more »
Reconnecting McDowell: New Hope for a Struggling Community | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
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Reconnecting McDowell: New Hope for a Struggling Community | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Reconnecting McDowell: New Hope for a Struggling CommunitybyobrienaYesterday Iwroteabout Mark Schneider’s belief that to significantly raise student achievement in this nation, we need to “shock” the system. Today, I learned about apartnershipaiming to do just that in a rural West Virginia district.West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, State Board of Education Vice President Gayle Manchin and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have ... more »
NAACP, VOCES AND 12 INDIVIDUALS FILE LAWSUIT UNDER STATE CONSTITUTION TO OVERTURN PHOTO ID LAW « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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NAACP, VOCES AND 12 INDIVIDUALS FILE LAWSUIT UNDER STATE CONSTITUTION TO OVERTURN PHOTO ID LAW « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: NAACP, VOCES AND 12 INDIVIDUALS FILE LAWSUIT UNDER STATE CONSTITUTION TO OVERTURN PHOTO ID LAWbymillerlfThe Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP and Voces de la Frontera today filed a lawsuit in Dane County Wisconsin Circuit Court challenging Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law. The lawsuit, which is attached, asks the court to declare the law unconstitutional because it violates the right ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Moving On After Enfield's Announcement
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Moving On After Enfield's Announcement: Moving On After Enfield's AnnouncementbyMelissa WestbrookI saw aninterviewthat Dr. Enfield did with KING-5 news yesterday. She was quite cheerful and said:-Might she leave the door open, if the board were to make her a good offer? “This work is too important and I have too much respect for this community to play games like that, this was a genuine and as I said, much deliberated decision on my part that I ... more »
Saturday coffee + Old school . « Fred Klonsky
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee.byFred KlonskyCairo.We woke to a beautiful snowy morning. We brushed about an inch off the car as we went to getSaturday Coffee.Anne said, “Let’s drive down the boulevard. It’s so pretty.” So instead of taking the shorter route down Fullerton, we headed down Logan as big Lake Effect flakes floated to the road and instantly melted.Last night I heard that the great soul singer, Etta James is near death.This is sad news.It brought back ... more »
Modern School: America Eats Its Young (And Some Of Its Old)
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Modern School: America Eats Its Young (And Some Of Its Old): America Eats Its Young (And Some Of Its Old)byMichael DunnOne out of every 13 California seniors aged 50 or older is at risk of hunger, according to a recent report the AARP Foundation (American Association of Retired Persons) reviewed in theBay Citizen. However, according to theColumbus Dispatch, a similar number (7.5%) of seniors is at risk of hunger nationally. There has been a 79% increase in elder hunger over ... more »
Some Thoughts on Teaching and Music (Kenneth Bernstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Some Thoughts on Teaching and Music (Kenneth Bernstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Some Thoughts on Teaching and Music (Kenneth Bernstein)bylarrycubanFrom his profile as a blogger atDaily Kos:“Kenneth J. Bernstein is now proudly 65 years young, teacher in DC metro area, Quaker liberal – and still passionate about learning with his students.”Some thoughts on teaching which were occasioned by a recent conversation where I was asked if I thought teaching more of an art rather than ... more »
Finally Unmasking a Two-Year Deception: Florida Republicans Never Intended to Fund Merit Pay | Scathing Purple Musings
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Finally Unmasking a Two-Year Deception: Florida Republicans Never Intended to Fund Merit Pay | Scathing Purple Musings: Finally Unmasking a Two-Year Deception: Florida Republicans Never Intended to Fund Merit PaybyBob SikesThePalm Beach Post’seditorial page editor, Randy Schultz, has joined the drum lineacross the state in excoriating Florida’srepublican policy-makers on just about every issueoneducation. But Schultzis onto to the fact thatstate republicansnever intended to fund its own merit pay program.Last Monday, though, Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson met with Th... more »
Daily Kos: for me an unusual Saturday morning
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Daily Kos: for me an unusual Saturday morning: for me an unusual Saturday morningbyrss@dailykos.com (teacherken)I am totally disconnected from my normal tasks - grading papers, planning, doing house work. Went to sleep at around 8 for 3.5 hours, then headed to Union Station to catch a 3:15 AM train to NYC for Netroots New York, where this afternoon I am leading a panel on privatization of education.I dozed for most of the way up, so my biological clock is somewhat ... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, EFL: New Year CelebrationsLarry FerlazzoatLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...-4 minutes agoI recently updated The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations. Additional suggestions are always welcome…..The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011Larry FerlazzoatLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...-23 hours agoThe websites on this list were not designed with education in mind, but which can easily be used for learning purposes — particularly, ... more »
School Tech Connect: Heather Steans' Corrupt Commission
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School Tech Connect: Heather Steans' Corrupt Commission: Heather Steans' Corrupt Commissionbynoreply@blogger.com (Tim)Mike Klonsky has more details about thecorrupt charter scambeing operated by the hustlers that have secured an unfettered pipeline to public tax money courtesy of my state senator, Heather Steans.I'm still sick over it. I was going to pour through the records to see if anywhere in the discussion of this commission, it was pointed out that it was going to be funded by the Waltons, but I'm just ... more »
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Received
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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Received: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Receivedbynoreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)The crack team would like to welcome a guest blogger tonight, a student in the NYC DOE by the name of Throckmorton. Throckmorton plans to share with us how much Uncle Mike has done for his education. So without further adieu, please welcome Throcky.Hi, I would like to thank Bronx Teacher and ...more »
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Balanced Assessment: Improving Student Achievement and Standardized Test Results « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child EducationBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-32 minutes agoBalanced Assessment: Improving Student Achievement and Standardized Test Results « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Balanced Assessment: Improving Student Achievement and Standardized Test ResultsDecember 16th, 2011 by Klea ScharbergAssessing student knowledge, understanding, and skills is something that educators must master to teach properly. Test and quiz results help teachers assess, ...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 ContentRank1To Tweet Or Not To TweetAdded byThomas Whitbyon December 9, 20112Finland - An Inconvenient TruthAdded byandy melloron December 3, 20113Social Media in Education - Teaching Digital Natives.movAdded byThomas Whitbyon October 13, 20114YouTube for Schools: Join the Global Classroom Today!Added byThomas Whitbyon December 12, 20115Traditional teachingAdded byThomas Whitbyon December 7, 20116Chat PagesAdded byThomas Whitbyon August 2, 20117Alfie Kohn on Feel-Bad EducationAdded byAndrew Neuendorfon October 13, ... more »