Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Vacuuming | Mr. Teachbad's Blog of Teacher Disgruntlement
Vacuuming | Mr. Teachbad's Blog of Teacher Disgruntlement
Vacuuming
I walked out of my school this afternoon, breathed in the fresh, cool air and thought about where to stop for a snack before going home. It’s a busy street that joins other busy streets, with lots of people and traffic and stores. It’s perfect if you like those things. If you don’t, it could be rather off-putting.
I saw a student of mine who graduated last year. I crossed the street and ran a bit to catch up with him….I thought he saw me. Maybe just ignores me because it’s not cool….or maybe I’m just a narcisist, thinking I’m worthy of being ignored and all. But would he really just ignore me?
(Maybe he would. But, on the other hand, as I am sitting here writing this in a notebook and eating my fries, three boys who were embarrassed when I said ‘Hi’ to them earlier have just stopped to say ‘good-bye’ to me on
The Awesome Panel Discussion at The Ford Foundation, on The Future of Teaching | The Jose Vilson
The Awesome Panel Discussion at The Ford Foundation, on The Future of Teaching | The Jose Vilson
The Awesome Panel Discussion at The Ford Foundation, on The Future of Teaching
Excerpt:
Teacher voice is critical in any discussion about education. Whether we’re in our schools or in think tanks, the progress we make as educators depends highly on whether the experts within the classroom can determine the parameters of their professionalism individually and collectively. Some people fear this, wondering whether too much teacher voice will elicit petulant jabber or
Schools Matter: Not off to a promising start
Schools Matter: Not off to a promising start
Not off to a promising start
Sent the NY Post, Feb. 15, 2011
The New Relay School of Education: Not Off to a Promising Start
The new Relay School of Education ("Charters get own education graduate schoool," Feb. 15) appears to demand hard evidence of effectiveness by graduates: They must show that the students they teach have increased their standardized test scores, known as "value-added" evaluation.
A number of studies show that value-added evaluations have serious problems: Different tests produce different value-added scores, and teachers' value-added ratings vary from year to year, sometimes quite a bit.
Also, it is possible to game the system and produce increases in test scores just by teaching test-taking
10,000 union members surround the Wisconsin Capitol. Rumblings in Indiana. « Fred Klonsky's blog
10,000 union members surround the Wisconsin Capitol. Rumblings in Indiana. « Fred Klonsky's blog
10,000 union members surround the Wisconsin Capitol. Rumblings in Indiana.
Two and half hours north of Chicago, Madison, Wisconsin is ground zero in the fight to save the rights of those who work in public service.
But just across the border in Hammond, Indiana there are rank-and-file teachers who are talking about defying a state ban on teacher strikes.
Teachers in Indiana are being threatened with laws that could alter their rights to negotiate, revise teacher
Education Action Group leader blasted in Huffington Post for "fib" he calls "regrettable" | MLive.com
Education Action Group leader blasted in Huffington Post for "fib" he calls "regrettable" | MLive.com
The leader of the Muskegon-based activist group also contributes to Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government news Web site, and went to New York to interview sociologist Frances Fox Piven her about her book “Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America.”
Education Action Group leader blasted in Huffington Post for "fib" he calls "regrettable"
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010, 9:00 PM Updated: Friday, March 26, 2010, 10:38 PM
The Education Action Group’s Kyle Olson is used to firing sharp criticism at teachers unions, but he was lambasted by a Huffington Post columnist for a “fib” that Olson calls “regrettable.”
The leader of the Muskegon-based activist group also contributes to Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government news Web site, and went to New York to interview sociologist Frances Fox Piven her about her book “Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America.”
Piven and late husband Richard Cloward are famous for their 1966 article in The Nation that proposed organizing the poor to pressure the federal government.
Peter Dreier, whom Olson has criticized for his links to ACORN, wrote on the Huffington Post that Olson lied to Piven in order to get her to consent to the interview
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Muévete y evita la obesidadNYC Public School Parents: Public funding for most charter schools exceeds district public schools
NYC Public School Parents: Public funding for most charter schools exceeds district public schools
Today, a new report from New York City’s Independent Budget Office was released, showing that during the 2009–2010 school year, per pupil public spending for general education students enrolled in NYC co-located charter schools significantly exceeded public spending for students at district public schools. The difference was about $650 per student. About two thirds of charter schools in NYC fall under this category and are given free space in city school buildings.
Public funding for most charter schools exceeds district public schools
Today, a new report from New York City’s Independent Budget Office was released, showing that during the 2009–2010 school year, per pupil public spending for general education students enrolled in NYC co-located charter schools significantly exceeded public spending for students at district public schools. The difference was about $650 per student. About two thirds of charter schools in NYC fall under this category and are given free space in city school buildings.
This analysis, which corrected the estimates made in an IBO report last year, did not take into account the large private subsidies that many charter schools receive.
Nor did it account for the fact that charter schools tend to enroll fewer high needs students than the communities in which they are located, including fewer students from families living below the
Miguel del Valle for Mayor--Eureka Chicago
Del Valle for Mayor | For All Chicago For Every Neighborhood: Miguel del Valle for Mayor--Eureka Chicago
From Eureka Chicago, 2.15.2011
We know the City is trying to balance its budget on the backs of Chicagoans.
Miguel del Valle for Mayor--Eureka Chicago
From Eureka Chicago, 2.15.2011Cuando llegué a Chicago, yo tenÃa cuatro años. Mi familia se estableció en el lado noroeste, y yo recuerdo que una de las primeras familias latinas en el barrio.
Cuando llegué aquÃ, no hablaba ni una palabra de Inglés. Me senté en la parte posterior de varias aulas Escuelas Públicas de Chicago sin la ayuda de la educación bilingüe. Un maestro, cuando yo tenÃa seis o siete años, me asignó para jugar y, a finales de año, me ha fallado. Esos recuerdos han dado forma a mi enfoque de la polÃtica pública. Cuando se convirtió en senador estatal en 1986, mi primer discurso centrado en la educación bilingüe.
Cuando hablo, pues, acerca de programas después de clases, sobre el aumento del número de Centros Comunitarios de Aprendizaje en un 50%, estoy reflexionando sobre mi propia vida. Pienso también, sin embargo, acerca de la gente que he conocido a lo largo del camino.
Chicago está listo para la reforma. He conocido a tantos padres que envÃan a sus hijos a las escuelas fuera del
It's Time for Reform in Chicago
From Huffington Post, 2.15.2011
by Miguel del Valle
On February 15, I released a new TV advertisement. The ad is on Chicago's major TV stations during their 10:00 news broadcasts.
The ad draws on this campaign's major themes: that the City of Chicago has fostered an oppressive climate for residents in the neighborhoods, and that we have the opportunity, on February 22, to do something about it.
Chicagoans can take this city in a new direction. We know that, yes, it's time, Chicago is ready for reform.
I have raised three beliefs central to this campaign:
A parking boot for two tickets older than one year, a $100 fine for a right-hand turn a
Evening Edition Feb. 15, 2011- Big Education Ape: Ed News Now, Education
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scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - Obama Budget Raises School Spending NYT: The 2012 budget proposal includes $900 million for Race to the Top, which the administration says would be awarded this time not to states but to school di...
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democraticunderground.com - Walker's budget allows power plant sale Source: Chicago TribuneMADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill includes the possibility of selling power plants at state facilities, including univer...
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nj.com - Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:30 AMThe question of what it takes — and what it costs — to properly educate New Jersey’s nearly 1.4 million school children took center stage in a Bergen C...
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myemail.constantcontact.com - MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT February 7, 2011 Dear Colleagues:As you know better than anyone, the district's budget has been steadily shrinking as a result of state budgetary deficits. In the...
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boston.com - TOPEKA, Kan.—Senators tentatively approved a bill Monday that cuts general state aid to school districts and pay for statewide elected officials, though not as deeply as conservative Republicans an...
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huffingtonpost.com - They're public schools, but not everyone can get in.Increasingly, fewer and fewer African-American and Hispanic students are being admitted to New York City's best public schools.Only 4 percent of ...
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nj.com - Published: Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:30 PM Updated: Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:34 PMWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan criticized New Jersey Senate Republicans today, ...
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gothamschools.org - A teacher advocacy group with close ties to the Bloomberg administration has unveiled one of the first detailed proposed alternatives to the state’s current seniority-based law that govern teacher ...
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qgazette.com - CDEC 30 Protests DOE ‘Underutilization’ DecisionWhen it comes to space in public schools, the Department of Education (DOE) makes decisions based on the “Blue Book”. Formally known as the Enrollmen...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News NowBig Education Ape: Ed News Nowkline.congressnewsletter.net - Tell Me What to Cut in the Budget I suspect you, like most Minnesotans I me...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan talk a lot about using “what works” in helping to improve public schools, but their proposed $77.4 billion education budget for 2012 unfortunatel...
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seattletimes.nwsource.com - For 20 years, Seattle University students have trekked to nearby Bailey Gatzert Elementary to lend a hand with tutoring in the city's highest-poverty school.That relationship with the Seattle publi...
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ed.gov - Event Date 1: February 16, 2011 08:30 am - 10:30 amSeveral Department officials will participate in Rural Community College Day on Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the U.S. Department of ...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - Posted at 10:43 PM ET, 02/13/2011By Jay MathewsRichard Whitmire’s deft and revealing book about former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle A. Rhee chronicles a difficult time in the history of the cit...
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learning.blogs.nytimes.com - February 15, 2011, 4:38 amBy HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVOWHO will be affected by changes to the Pell grant program? WHAT does it mean that President Obama has a “cut-and-invest agenda”? When you look at th...
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labornotes.org - The billionaires lost this round.A billionaire gang headed by Bill Gates and Eli Broad wants to capture the billions spent on America’s public schools and convert them into a corporate-owned test-s...
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washingtonpost.com - The president wants a major increase in education funding in the coming year to sustain Pell grants for needy college students and more modest increases to finance his reform agenda for public scho...
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sacbee.com - The University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management said it will strengthen its internationally ranked MBA program this fall with a new curriculum that further integrates globalizati...
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 | connectedprincipals.com - cc licensed flickr photo by ~My aim is true~: http://flickr.com/photos/sallypics/177779703/ “The world has changed, and it will never move backward. In order for the next generation to be successfu... coopmike48 |
jd2718.wordpress.com - The following article, about the Philadelphia public schools, is from The Notebook, “an independent voice for parents, educators, students and friends of Philadelphia Public Schools.” Consider book...
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wnyc.org - How much should seniority matter if the city has to layoff thousands of teachers this fall? Two new groups are trying to influence the debate. Evan Stone and Sydney Morris are the founders of Educa...
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articles.chicagotribune.com - But with low-performing neighborhood schools an unattractive option and the cost of some private schools out of reach, many parents see CPS' selective enrollment programs as the best public educati...
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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,This week Teach for America (TFA) celebrates its 20th anniversary. I have sometimes thought that if I were graduating from college now, I would apply to join TFA. It attracts well educ...
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ed.gov - Event Date 1: February 16, 2011 11:00 am - 01:00 pmEducation Secretary Arne Duncan and representatives from leading national education groups will reflect on the conversations and ideas put forth a...
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dailykos.com - 294.024: [294.024. A child may not be employed during the regular school term unless the child has been issued a work certificate or a work permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.]Thus a...
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thenotebook.org - This week we will have several guest blog posts. The first is from Drick Boyd, an associate professor of Urban and Interdisciplinary Studies at Eastern University. We tend to think dictatorships on...
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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - How do you know when someone has not only heard what you have to say but actually understood your message? Is it your job, the sender of the message, to make sure the receiver of the message has u...
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huffingtonpost.com - There has been much publicity in recent years about how Finnish students have excelled in the international comparisons called the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), given each th...
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boston.com - DES MOINES, Iowa—Republican Gov. Terry Branstad proposed Monday scaling back the state program that provides pre-school education in most of Iowa's school districts, saying budget problems have mad...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - I promised to report back when Ed Harris, a frequent and thoughtful commenter to this blog, known here as edlharris, told me how he managed to unearth the University of Maryland-Baltimore County re...
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boston.com - WASHINGTON—Crumbling inner-city sidewalks, cleaner air, dirtier drinking water, more debt for some college students and higher heating costs for low-income families could be part of the legacy of P...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Published: Monday, February 14, 2011, 11:22 AM Updated: Monday, February 14, 2011, 11:40 AMA culture of teacher bashing could lead to a corporate takeover of American schools and the destruction of...
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boston.com - President Obama’s budget proposal includes increased funding for biomedical and basic science research, but scientists and institutions in Massachusetts are bracing for leaner times. House Republic...
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usnews.com - College life doesn't have to be limited to attending class, consuming junk food (among other vices), and cramming for tests until the sun rises. For students who wish to attain a more well-rounded ...
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insidehighered.com - Documenting the Damage to Cal State Students at California State University at Northridge are being hit by worsening personal economic conditions, higher tuition rates and greater difficulty gettin...
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parentsacrossamerica.org - See the report below from Kate Lenox of the Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education, a new affiliate of Parents Across America. Sacramento parents and concerned citizens, please join their F...
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ednewscolorado.org - The Felon-Free Schools Act of 2011 got out of the Senate Education Committee Monday with only one vote against it, but not before losing its stern-sounding title. A bill on parental involvement in ...
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spokesman.com - Betsy Russell photo Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, presides over the Senate Education Committee on Monday as it introduces new versions of state schools Supt. Tom Luna’s school reform bills. ...
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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Feb 14 2011 Larry Ferlazzo A local magazine here in Sacramento is doing a big story on Michelle Rhee who, apart from Governor Jerry Brown, might be Sacramento’s most famous newest resident. Their w...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - Exactly when and how Harvard University economist Roland Fryer was selected to conduct an independent study of the IMPACT teacher evaluation system remains kind of a muddle. Last week, DCPS announc...
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californiawatch.org - Ed Yourdon/Flickr The California State University system has sufficient funds to admit 30,000 more students this spring than it enrolled last fall – but it will be impossible for the 23-campus syst...
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dailynews.com - Looking to whittle down a $408 million deficit facing Los Angeles Unified, incoming Superintendent John Deasy wants to trim taxpayers' contribution to employee benefits - long considered an untouch...
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auburnpub.com - The Siena College poll released Monday finds that there is support for many of Governor Andrew Cuomo's specific budget proposals. But one area lacking support: Education aid cuts. Those surveyed by...
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miamiherald.com - WASHINGTON -- Californians would face some familiar looking budget cuts under the Obama administration spending plan announced to tepid reviews Monday. The fiscal 2012 budget would reduce police gr...
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tampabay.com - Parents Across America doesn't like privatization, high-stakes testing or the closing down of failing schools. The group stands by the belief that money matters, as do parent involvement, small cla...
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thestate.com - A charter school in Abbeville County relies on volunteers to repair its plumbing and electrical systems. Spaghetti suppers help make the payroll.A charter school in Spartanburg is staying open, tha...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - California’s recession and education cuts are stressing students to the breaking point, with many reporting that they can no longer afford college and that attaining a degree will take them years l...
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californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Brian LeubitzCalitics The radical anti tax movement has put up some bold suggestions in the past two months as Jerry Brown's budget has proceeded through th...
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californiawatch.org - ProComKelly/FlickrState Sen. Mark Leno requested a report on what would be a nightmare budget scenario for state Democrats. Classrooms packed with more students. Fee increases as much as 10 percent...
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blog.eduflack.com - Yesterday, President Obama released his FY2012 Budget. And it was hardly a "the new phone books are here" sort of moment. In an era of supposed budgetary belt-tightening, we all knew that the U.S...
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news-record.com - Guilford County commissioners intend to delay funding for school capital projects. That's understandable in view of this year's budget challenge. Finding money would be even harder if commissioners...
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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...
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constructiondigital.com - Though they may not have started green, many schools are undergoing green revitalization programs to repair and replace windows, roofs, boilers and lighting that may be outdated or worn out. School...
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dailybreeze.com - When education reformers won passage of the "parent trigger" law in 2010, it was hailed as a major victory in the fight against the entrenched bureaucracy. Parents would finally have the right to f...
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articles.philly.com - "With the academic achievement that we have in our schools and the relative low spending that we have, I would argue that coming to West Chester . . . you get an educational best buy," Scanlon said...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - Posted at 2:36 PM ET, 02/14/2011LOCAL BLOG NETWORKBy Randi Weingarten and Nathan A. Saunders, WashingtonThe Feb. 11 editorial “What does it take to fire a teacher?” was quick to question why arbitr...
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thedailypage.com - Dear Friends, I don't normally like to talk about my private life, but today I'm going to, because I want people to understand why Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal is truly an attack on working-...
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ed.gov - Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Department officials and several national education leaders will discuss the future of labor-management collaboration during the second day of a conference in Denve...
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sfgate.com - Rising stock prices signal upbeat expectations - echoed by employers and consumers - that the economy is finally bouncing back, Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke says. California's young people ar...
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