CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Gulen charter schools in Georgia #edreform #sosmarch
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CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Gulen charter schools in Georgia: Gulen charter schools in GeorgiabyThe Perimeter PrimateSTATE# ACTIVE# PENDING# INACTIVE*TOTALGA3014* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status===============================================================SCHOOLS===============================================================FULTONSCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (formerly Cosmos Science Academy)StatusACTIVE,opened in 2002; five-year renewal in 2007; currentlyin a major dispute with Fulton County Schoolsover terms of charter renewalCharter HolderFulton Science Academy, Inc.Aut... more »
Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN #EDreform
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: Top ContentRank1To Tweet Or Not To TweetAdded byThomas Whitbyon December 9, 20112Productivity Future Vision (2011)Added byThomas Whitbyon October 27, 20113YouTube for Schools: Join the Global Classroom Today!Added byThomas Whitbyon December 12, 20114Tweetdeck-Chrome TutorialAdded byThomas Whitbyon December 16, 20115Learning to Change-Changing to LearnAdded byMelissa Limon October 26, 20096Educational IPad AppsPosted byThomas Whitbyon November 23, 20117easy video conferencingPosted byAlison Bullockon July 8, 20108Can I have my cake and eat ... more »
Daily Kos: This will be my last diary today - I promise
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Daily Kos: This will be my last diary today - I promise: This will be my last diary today - I promisebyrss@dailykos.com (teacherken)I suppose I have been very verbose. I had promised TheFatLadySings to repost my diary on behalf of her cause today, and I suppose that should have been enough. But then I kept encountering things in my reading that I felt I should be sure that others saw. So I wrote and post, and wrote and posted, and ... more »
Teaching to the Test? What is the Point of This? Northeast Social Studies Exam … Guess Which Grade « Cooperative Catalyst
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Teaching to the Test? What is the Point of This? Northeast Social Studies Exam … Guess Which Grade « Cooperative Catalyst: Teaching to the Test? What is the Point of This? Northeast Social Studies Exam … Guess Which GradebyPragmatic MomMy middle child has been studying for her Social Studies exam on the Northeast Region with great diligence for the past week. With one day to go, she still could not spell these terms:MontpelierIwo-Jima MemorialJefferson Memorial
Modern School: Mexican Security Forces Kill Two Student Teachers
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Modern School: Mexican Security Forces Kill Two Student Teachers: Mexican Security Forces Kill Two Student TeachersbyMichael DunnAt least two student teachers were killed by security forces in Mexico this week, according to theLos Angeles Timesand theTeacher Solidaritywebsite. The student teachers were participating in a protest demanding increased funding for their college and were shot while blockading a road in Guerrero state. At least 20 other demonstrators were arrested and two others were seriously injured. The national teachers union is callingthe ... more »
At Least The Classroom Isn’t Like The NFL | The Jose Vilson
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At Least The Classroom Isn’t Like The NFL | The Jose Vilson: At Least The Classroom Isn’t Like The NFLbyJoseToday, after watching the New York Giants fall face-flat against the Washington Redskins, I had a few revelations. First, Eli Manning will (unfairly) get the blame for the Giants’ general inconsistency across the country. Secondly, the NFL is much more dependent on anonymous linemen and assistant coaches than any other major sport. Third, I’m still amazed that this sport only has ... more »
Holiday Greetings from Two Teachers and a Microphone #edreform #ows #lasud
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Transportation cuts take effect January 1st! We must act quickly!What does this mean for LAUSD students?For LAUSD, the impending trigger cuts are approximately over $150 million, which includes $38.2 million in cuts to school busing. The cuts to transportation could eliminate home-to-school transportation effective January 1. The $150 million in cuts is equivalent to approximately 1,700 full year positions (but we are already halfway through the year, so to achieve this reduction, the effect would be double that number).FOR LAUSD ... more »
Salutations America #edreform #ows
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Sending out a thank you to teachers everywhere. Letting Secretary Arne Duncan that our children and our teachers are more than a test score. I'm sending out a call to action for Americans to occupy their Departments of Education with "Opt Out The National Movement", and 'Children Are More Than Test Scores" this March 30, 31, and April 1 2. Let's show teachers and children we care. Think about joining, and thank a teacher today.Thank you for listening to my ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts #ows #edreform
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The Ghost of Christmas Presents - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher #edreformBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoThe Ghost of Christmas Presents - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The Ghost of Christmas PresentsbyNancy FlanaganIn a holiday-themed archetype of legislative overreach,Alabama passed an ethics law earlier this year forbidding K-12 school teachers from accepting expensive presents.Previous legislation set a $100 limit on individual gifts to public workers, but the new law ... more »
The Longer School Day in Chicago Part II: What Should it Look Like? | The Classroom Sooth
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The Longer School Day in Chicago Part II: What Should it Look Like? | The Classroom Sooth: The Longer School Day in Chicago Part II: What Should it Look Like?byclassroomsoothI havepreviously arguedthat reforming education by just adding time onto the school day amounts to good talking points for the newspapers, but bad planning, and won’t necessarily improve education teaching or learning. Perhaps that argument fell on deaf ears because it seems as if the Longer School Day is more or ... more »
Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-income « Larry Miller's Blog
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Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-income « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-incomebymillerlfThe news that should be dominating the airwaves is the recent report that half of the American people live in poverty or near poverty conditions. It should be the main discussion at the Republican debates, from White House news conferences and from all news sources. Instead it has been treated in the news cycle and political ... more »
PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education BlogsbyLarry FerlazzoAs regular readers know, I periodically publish posts sharing what some organizations list as the “most popular” sites or services. I find them interesting and sometimes useful (seeThe Best Places To Find The Most Popular ( Useful) Resources For Educators –2011).Every six months or so, I also publish Postrank’s listing of their determination of the“most engaging”education blogs ... more »
A City Education: Going Back to Basics Is Key to Achievement - Education - GOOD
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A City Education: Going Back to Basics Is Key to Achievement - Education - GOOD: A City Education: Going Back to Basics Is Key to AchievementbyLiz WardenIn ourA City Educationseries, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisisAt the start of the school year I played the name game with my middle-school students. I remember trying so hard to remember all ... more »
Daily Kos: Battlefield America: Is Gitmo in Your Future?
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Daily Kos: Battlefield America: Is Gitmo in Your Future?: Battlefield America: Is Gitmo in Your Future?byrss@dailykos.com (teacherken)I am finding many must reads in my morning perusal of emails and news websites. Ray McGovern is a former ranking figure at the Central Intelligence Agency who took his oath of office to the Constitution seriously. He sought the impeachment of the last administration. He has opposed the expansion of military and administrative power at the expense of civil liberties. In short, he ... more »
Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for World Revolution
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Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for World Revolution: OWS D18 Round UpPosted 34 minutes ago on Dec. 18, 2011, 10:24 a.m. EST byOccupyWallSt(1) D18: CHARAS COMES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSFacebook Event(2) D18: IMMIGRANTS OCCUPYFacebook event(3) D18: OWS-WIDE VISIONING SESSIONFacebook EventRead More...2 CommentsLive: #D17 Occupiers in Times SquarePosted 15 hours ago on Dec. 17, 2011, 7:50 p.m. EST byOccupyWallSt48 CommentsOWS D18 Round UpOccupyWallStatOccupyWallSt News-5 minutes ago[image: Walmart] *(1) D18: CHARAS COMES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS* Facebook Event *(2) D18: IMMIGRANTS ... more »
Revolution Tools « Cooperative Catalyst #ows #edreform
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Revolution Tools « Cooperative Catalyst: Revolution ToolsbyPaula WhiteGot this on Twitter this morning–Revolution Tools–and chuckled at the image…but then acknowledged in my mind how Twitter has indeed revolutionized my professional sharing and growing, and I began thinking of the revolution tools I now use in my classroom.My learning space has changed dramatically since last year. I still have tables and chairs, but have added two futons, 6 beanbags, area rugs and scads of pillows (pillows which the kids, for the ... more »
Schools Matter: New Jerey Becomes Battle Ground Over Charter Schools
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Schools Matter: New Jerey Becomes Battle Ground Over Charter Schools: New Jerey Becomes Battle Ground Over Charter SchoolsbyJudy RabinProtestors occupied the New Jersey Department of Education Fridayover the creeping charter school movement taking over the leafy suburban enclaves where most parents are happy with their children's public schools. These parents are fearful precious dollars will be siphoned from their quality public schools to a more privatized, market-based agenda under the guise of "school choice."In fact, recently 3 out of 4 ... more »
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky: Sunday links.byFred KlonskySaturday night. Times Square.Manhattan’s Trinity Churchturns away thoseseeking sanctuarythe week before Christmas day.Tea Party loyalistsare furious overRomney endorsements.CPS Board President David Vitaledeclares,“Let them eat cake.”New York’s Board of Regentsishanding overall their confidential student information to Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch. I didn’t know Rupert Murdoch understood the concept of“confidential.”Coming to Chicago for the G8 protests in May?“Welcome”says the mayor.If you haven’t voted in myFire the Foolpol... more »
Restoring Hope to McDowell County - Randi's NY Times Column #edreform #ows
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AFT - A Union of Professionals - Randi's NY Times Column: Restoring Hope to McDowell Countyby Randi WeingartenPresident, American Federation of TeachersIn America, a great public education is our primary opportunity agent for a better future. Yet as our economic struggles have reminded us, educational opportunity and economic prospects are inextricably linked, and in McDowell County, W.Va., as in many rural communities, the opportunities are exceedingly limited.McDowell County has been in economic decline for more than 30 years.McDowell County, located ... more »
The Ghost of Christmas Presents - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher #edreform
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The Ghost of Christmas Presents - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The Ghost of Christmas PresentsbyNancy FlanaganIn a holiday-themed archetype of legislative overreach,Alabama passed an ethics law earlier this year forbidding K-12 school teachers from accepting expensive presents.Previous legislation set a $100 limit on individual gifts to public workers, but the new law specifies that gifts to teachers be limited to those of nominal value. The stated purpose: to reinforce ethical practices by state employees.This was ... more »