Observing College Professors Teach
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I came to Stanford University in 1981. After being in the Graduate School
of Education for five years, teaching four courses each year, advising
about 20 s...
THE GREAT "FREE" AI IMAGE GENERATOR SMACKDOWN
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THE GREAT "FREE" AI IMAGE GENERATOR SMACKDOWNHow I Learned to Stop Worrying
and Love the Token Math
*"Twenty years ago I made a rule: blog for free, beca...
When the Wagons Circle
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Have you ever trusted someone to do what they said they would… only to
discover that, when it mattered most, they didn’t? Now ask yourself the
same questio...
Showing Students They Matter
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I very much appreciate a recent post by Ella Meisner at Edutopia. Meisner
is a classroom science teacher in Austin, TX, and she reports on a
gathering of f...
Showing Students They Matter
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I very much appreciate a recent post by Ella Meisner at Edutopia. Meisner
is a classroom science teacher in Austin, TX, and she reports on a
gathering of...
Ed Tech Digest
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Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog
of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post
where...
Dirty Pool and other Metaphors
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I was going to title this blog American Cesspool but then Public Notice
beat me to it. And when all the good titles are taken, you know you’re
talking abou...
Shelby County Sues Over State Takeover of Schools
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The Shelby County government is challenging the state’s takeover of public
schools in Memphis. A new state law passed this year created a
state-appointed “...
Wanna Bet?
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Tune in to watch any major sporting event–football, hockey, basketball,
women’s softball, etc–and you will be buried in a deluge of invitations to
wager fr...
NYC Primary Odds as the polls close June 23 2026
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As the polls close the betting markets have moved – but not decisively.
Here’s what they show. NYC has more real congressional primaries, real
ones, than I...
The Pitch Clock
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Fidel Castro is smoking a cigar. He is thinking about how he loves
baseball. A revolution is a curveball thrown against history. He stares
into your eyes t...
Crisis for Public Education and Democracy
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By Thomas Ultican 6/18/2026 A new report from the Network for Public
Education (NPE) documents the ongoing demolition of public schools. For
more than a ce...
Is LA Under Assault From AirBnB?
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The amount of money AirBnB, Inc. has been dumping into the City of LA
(CoLA) and its city attorney’s race…
The post Is LA Under Assault From AirBnB? firs...
Es nuestra hora de defender la democracia
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Nos están arrebatando el derecho a votar. Es nuestro deber restaurar la
salud de nuestra democracia, mientras aún podemos. En una democracia sana,
tenemos ...
May’s Parent Engagement Resources
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San Diego Unified Created a System to ‘Empower’ Parents. It Unraveled is
from The Voice of San Diego. Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School
Deserve a...
The Math Was Within Us All Along
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Now that I finished my second book, let me tell you a story that won’t make
it into the manuscript: A few weeks ago, I ...
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The post The Math W...
The Return Of The Reformers
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At the height of my blogging, it was hard to keep up with the steady stream
of stories about miracle schools, miracle districts, shoddy educational
researc...
Read and Learn from the Past
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I just finished reading “The Boys in the Light” by Nina Willner. This is a
wonderful World War II story of survival, faith, and brotherhood. I highly
recom...
Reflections on America, the world, and life
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I acknowledge that I rarely post here anymore. Folks should remember that I
am approaching my 80th birthday in less than 9 weeks, I am still teaching
ful...
Shutting Down The Site
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Ten years ago, I ran for a seat on the LAUSD School Board of Education with
the goal to *Change the LAUSD*.
I am proud of the campaign we ran. We achieve...
The Company You Keep
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Even though the filing period for the 2026 elections isn't until April,
let's all pay close attention. The candidates lining up to run will tell
you more a...
Blogoversary #19 — Time to Move on
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Times have changed. I had a nice long run here, but let’s face it, it ended
a while ago. So I’ve moved. I’m not writing much any more, but when I do it
wil...
Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat
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I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE.
I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have
bee...
AIN’T IT AWFUL
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As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the
great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught
of those ...
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. You can continue to receive periodic posts for free.
Or you can read every post and comment for $5 a month, $60 a year.
fredklonsky.su...
Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
The Fight For Our Children
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*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by
56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing
the ...
Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could
we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for
Christmas an...
Reminiscences
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I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to
the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them
an...
Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that
part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators
who t...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of
reasonable length, I completely disagree.
Here is what NYSED states are average expe...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m
not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it
harde...
The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good
thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President
Mike P...
Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to
the Dep...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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Test Refusal = People Power
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In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk
taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence,
and ev...
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email
05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a
Califor...
MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
Congratulations. You’ve been chosen / selected / promoted to a position of leadership in your school. Whether you’re an instructional coach, an assistant principal, or a lead teacher, your achievements up to this point merit applause. I hope that the benefits and challenges of the position you’re about to undertake in your current post have been outlined for you. If not, rest assured that it’s going to be hard as hell, starting with your attire and ending with your aptitude for the job. But someone needed you somewhere and so I suppose they saw something in you that the school or district needed.
Yet, if you’re coming from the classroom, I should caution you: you’re trading in intimacy for effect.
When people talk to me about the possibility of becoming an administrator, they tell me that I’m taking my
"What do we want? A vote! When do we want it? Now!" while an assortment of politicians pledged obeisance to what these parents demanded: An end to the unchecked growth of charter schools.
Gov. Jerry Brown hinted Thursday that if the budget talks with Republicans break down, the initiative fight that would follow would not be limited to Brown's plans to raise sales, vehicle and income taxes. He said he expects labor groups to pursue changes to Proposition 13, tweaking the current caps on commercial property taxes, if no bipartisan deal can be reached.
"I would expect there will be efforts to accelerate the reassessment of commercial property tax," Brown said.
During his remarks to about 250 apartment owners and developers at the Moscone Center on Thursday, he acknowledged some of his failures in budget talks, particularly over his proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies. "I wouldn't be ready to write the obituary of redevelopment agencies," he said. "They're very powerful and they're still alive and well despite my best efforts."
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education - US National Science Foundation (NSF)New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 S...
washingtoncitypaper.com - Photo by Darrow Montgomery In the month of April, Diane Ravitch, the 72-year-old preeminent historian of American education, sent 1,747 tweets, an average of about 58 messages per day, many between...
blogs.the-american-interest.com - When it come to excellence in education, red states rule — at least according to a panel of experts assembled by Tina Brown’s Newsweek. Using a set of indicators ranging from graduation rate to co...
usconstitution.net - Monday, September 17, 1787, was the last day of the Constitutional Convention. Pennsylvania delegate Benjamin Franklin, one of the few Americans of the time with international repute, wanted to giv...
preaprez.wordpress.com - The Chicago Reader just came out with their best of Chicago issue. Logan Square was voted the best Chicago neighborhood. I have lived in Logan Square for 37 years. I have always liked it here. I li...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Straight Up Conversation: Teacher Eval Guru Charlotte Danielson :: Frederick M. HessStraight Up Conversation: Teacher Eval Guru Charlotte Danielsonby Frederick M. Hess • Jun 23, 2011 at 8:12 amCr...
nydailynews.com - Marcus Santos for News Tamara Flannegan and her son Jace Ditnyer, 3, protested the ongoing construction next to P.S. 51 and called for the use of a separate building while projects continue. A Hell...
schooltechconnect.com - I like Linda Lutton. She doesn't always ask the questions I would ask, and although this interview with rags-to- riches-to-more-riches heiress-turned-subprime lending titan Penny Pritzker is full o...
mediaite.com - video It’s a story straight out of an Amnesty International press release: during a public government meeting, two journalists were arrested for chronicling the events on camera: one for filming th...
gothamschools.org - A small window of opportunity to resume settlement talks between dueling sides in the charter school co-location lawsuit has been slammed shut. On Tuesday, an attorney for the teachers union public...
momsrising.org - This week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked up to 1.6 million women from suing Walmart for sex discrimination in a class action lawsuit. The court’s 5-4 conservative majority sided with business over...
perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com - Al Jazeera has a really good video report on the CityTime scandal:This is the biggest theft in NYC history - the crooks stole $600 million dollars.Mayor Bloomberg shrugs over it all, says the money...
readersupportednews.org - Mike Elk writes: "Unions are looking to intensify their campaign against the Huffington Post. The National Writers has recently hired on a full-time staffer to focus specifically on the campaign ag...
democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Here are the facts:Citing new evidence that Indiana's voter identification law is disenfranchising thousands of Indiana voters, lawyers at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and a ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: The Questions You Never Get To AskThe Questions You Never Get To Askby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)totally unrelated picture of ScoutI like Linda Lutton. She doesn't always ...
oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - Only a teacher can turn a relaxing day at the beach into a blog post. On Wednesday I went to the beach with two friends. It was a beautiful day! We didn’t go in the water, we just lay in our chairs...
edupln.ning.com - Over the past week or so, parents have been approaching me, with a certain look of fear in their expressions, and asking for ideas of how they can keep their children occupied over the summer break...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Scientists Induce Evolution of Multicellular YeastScientists Induce Evolution of Multicellular Yeastdigg(Image by AZAdam)(From the Discover Magazine blog)Natural selection is the pro...
momsrising.org - With all the political mudslinging, you would think that people of faith only care about two things: abortion and gay marriage. As a practicing Catholic I tend to think the media portrays people of...
sfgate.com - (06-23) 11:50 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A food pyramid just for the under-2 set? Contrary to popular belief, children don't usually outgrow their baby fat — and a new report urges steps to help preve...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Great offer from Amtrak (62)Great offer from Amtrakby Sos March Nebraska-Wyoming on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 5:38amGOOD NEWS! Amtrak is giving a 10% discount for those going to DC for what they c...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Scientists Induce Evolution of Multicellular YeastScientists Induce Evolution of Multicellular Yeastdigg(Image by AZAdam)(From the Discover Magazine blog)Natural selection is the pro...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Straight Up Conversation: Teacher Eval Guru Charlotte Danielson :: Frederick M. HessStraight Up Conversation: Teacher Eval Guru Charlotte Danielsonby Frederick M. Hess • Jun 23, 2011 at 8:12 amCr...
motherjones.com - On a bright spring day in a wisteria-bedecked courtyard full of earnest, if half-drunk, conference attendees, we were commiserating with a fellow journalist about all the jobs we knew of that were ...
schooltechconnect.com - I like Linda Lutton. She doesn't always ask the questions I would ask, and although this interview with rags-to- riches-to-more-riches heiress-turned-subprime lending titan Penny Pritzker is full o...
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