Monday, January 17, 2011
NYC Educator: Mayor Bloomberg Has a Dream
Public Policy Blogger: Must-see Video by Daniel Willingham: Weaknesses and pitfalls of test-score based merit pay
Must-see Video by Daniel Willingham: Weaknesses and pitfalls of test-score based merit pay
A must-see for parents who care about the depth and quality of education they expect for their children. A must-see for business leaders who wrongly equate classrooms to businesses and believe that current merit pay proposals are workable and will be beneficial. Unless developed in a more comprehensive, thoughtful way, they are destined to be unfair, unhealthy and unsound.
Bloomberg Met with Boos at Sharpton's MLK Celebration | NBC New York
Bloomberg Met with Boos at Sharpton's MLK Celebration
By MELISSA RUSSO
Updated 6:10 PM EST, Mon, Jan 17, 2011
Mayor Michael Bloomberg got a decidedly mixed reception before an overflow crowd celebrating Martin Luther King Day at Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Bloomberg were among those scheduled to participate in the Rev. Al Sharpton's annual event, but Hizzoner was greeted with loud boos combined with some polite applause when he took the podium.
Bloomberg proceeded with his remarks and at one point he was booed again when he said President Obama considers New York City the national model of education.
"That's not true," some members of the crowd shouted.
Later some said in attendance said that the comments of new Schools
In Florida, Virtual Classrooms With No Teachers - NYTimes.com
Florida Has Classes Without Teachers
By LAURA HERRERA
Published: January 17, 2011
MIAMI — On the first day of her senior year at North Miami Beach Senior High School, Naomi Baptiste expected to be greeted by a teacher when she walked into her precalculus class.
Carolina Hidalgo
Carolina Hidalgo
“All there were were computers in the class,” said Naomi, who walked into a room of confused students. “We found out that over the summer they signed us up for these courses.”
Naomi is one of over 7,000 students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools enrolled in a program in which core subjects are taken using computers in a classroom with no teacher. A “facilitator” is in the room to make sure students progress. That person also deals with
Yes, We Still Have To Do Things Twice As Well — The Jose Vilson
Yes, We Still Have To Do Things Twice As Well
“Why don’t the adults ever have to get into dress code? It’s bullshit.”
The student didn’t say it loud enough for the dean to hear it, but, with me standing right next to him, he could have whispered it and the message would have resonated clearly with me. The problem with his logic stems from the fact that, on that particular day, as on 178 of the 180 days of school, I was wearing a fully iron-pressed set of
School Tech Connect: Door To Door For Public Education
Door To Door For Public Education
Mayoral Forum Yields Few Sparks / Chicago News Cooperative
Mayoral Forum Yields Few Sparks
While most Chicago Public School students were off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 250 high school students attended the first televised forum featuring the four major mayoral candidates. The meeting at WTTW yielded few sparks between Miguel del Valle, Carol Moseley Braun, Gery Chico and Rahm Emanuel, and hopefully resulted in some extra credit points for the students who showed up.
Four mayoral candidates, Rahm Emanuel, Miguel Del Valle, Carol Moseley Braun and Gery Chico take part in a debate for the first time.
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A congenial tone prevailed at the event, which airs Tuesday at 7 p.m. during WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” program, with the candidates frequently stating how much they agreed with each other — a marked contrast from a series of editorial board meetings last week at which Emanuel was singled out for criticism.
The candidates were asked a range of questions from students, including their plans to add more police officers to the streets and what they’d do to reduce air pollution to help prevent asthma.
Most questions were addressed to one or two candidates, rather than all four, which allowed some candidates to
What Are You Doing For Others? | Connected Principals
What Are You Doing For Others?
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?
Many of Dr. King’s quotes resonate with me. I often use them in speeches, presentations, and meetings. This particular quote defines a large aspect of what we should be doing as educational leaders.
Many leadership articles will encourage you to find a mentor which is crucial to your success. I would not be
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. -- A Working Class Hero | California Progress Report
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. -- A Working Class Hero
By Dick Meister
"I AM A MAN," the signs proclaimed in large, bold letters. They were held high, proudly and defiantly, by African-American men marching through the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, in the spring of 1968.
The marchers were striking union members, sanitation workers demanding that the city of Memphis formally recognize their union and thus grant them a voice in determining their wages, hours and working conditions.
Hundreds of supporters joined their daily marches, most notably Martin Luther King Jr. He had been with the 1,300 strikers from the very beginning of their bitter struggle. He had come to Memphis to support them despite threats that he might be killed if he did.
Schools Matter: NC Governor and Raleigh Mayor Stand Up for Socioeconomic Diversity
NC Governor and Raleigh Mayor Stand Up for Socioeconomic Diversity
Durham, N.C. — Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker received a standing ovation Monday morning after criticizing members of the Wake County Board of Education for not upholding the dream and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Speaking to community leaders at the 31st Annual Triangle Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, the mayor called four school board members “way off track” for moving ahead with student assignment policy that places children in schools closer to their homes instead of busing
Higher education: A conversation with City Colleges of Chicago's chancellor | WBEZ
Higher education: A conversation with City Colleges of Chicago's chancellor
Produced by Eight Forty-Eight Jan. 17, 2011
(Photo courtesy of Michael Goss for Illinois Institute of Technology)
Cheryl Hyman took over as chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago last spring.
Those concerned about the education of Chicago’s young people know the problem isn’t just with our elementary and high schools. Higher education in Chicago is also facing tough times;City Colleges of Chicago may lose hundreds of positions this year. Officials have said cuts would most affect administrators, as they try to consolidate personnel across the seven colleges and avoid a tuition hike. That job – cutting costs while maintaining and even improving quality –
Beijing 20% of the official investigation, said graduates of tolerance "zero salary" « early education knowledge and skills,education introduction abroad,medical care and food security.
Beijing 20% of the official investigation, said graduates of tolerance "zero salary"
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Beijing 20% of the official investigation, said graduates of tolerance "zero salary"
At 3:24 on May 24th, 2010 Chen Qiao Beijing Times
[Editor's note this blog] to see this news and investigative reporting, I do not know Kita? Or Disadvantage? In accordance with the provisions of labor law, it should not exist "zero salary" phenomenon. The status quo is such a phenomenon has spread and increasing. It may be on the employer is "good", but for the students or the education, it may even be a tragedy! This phenomenon is worth our serious consideration!
Competition for trainee positions students queues. Pan photo reporter is hope
(Reporter Chen Qiao) yesterday, the Beijing Youth League, Beijing
“Crowd Accelerated Innovation” and its implications for education | Connected Principals
“Crowd Accelerated Innovation” and its implications for education
Perhaps my greatest professional passion these days is promoting innovative schools cultures, and particularly ones which facilitate our students in becoming innovators. So I am especially taken with a new article in Wired Magazine (January 2011), by TED founder Chris Anderson, on “How Crowd Accelerate Innovation Can Change the World.” (Or see Anderson’s parallel TED talk video).
As Anderson says: “This is big.” I think it may not be saying too much that the ideas contained within are genuinely transformative to how we think about innovation at present and in the coming years.
In the piece, which is terrific and highly recommended, Anderson focusses especially on the value of on-line video in promoting this powerful new phenomenon, Crowd Accelerated Innovation (CAI henceforward), but CAI
Afternoon Update: New Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools 1-17-11 Get Involved- Read Education News
New Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools
Get Involved- Read Education News
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