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The Best Posts On The Gates’ Funded Measures Of Effective Teaching Report | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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The Best Posts On The Gates’ Funded Measures Of Effective Teaching Report | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:The Best Posts On The Gates’ Funded Measures Of Effective Teaching Reportby Larry FerlazzoThe Gates’ funded Measures Of Effective Teaching released their latest studies today. There have been a few posts about it, and I’m sure there will be many more. I thought I’d get a hard start on collecting them in one “The Best…” list.Here are my picks for The Best ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: One Study Does Not a Policy Make

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Jersey Jazzman: One Study Does Not a Policy Make:One Study Does Not a Policy Makeby DukeAnd so it begins: one working paper comes out - a study that hasn't even been published yet in an academic journal - and we're supposed drop all the previous high-quality research about the unreliability of using test scores to evaluate teachers and embrace Value-Added Modeling (VAM).Well, at least that's what Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran says:But the teachers union, and many obedient Democrats in the ... more »

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Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality | GothamSchoolsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-1 hour agoGates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality | GothamSchools:Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching qualityby Elizabeth GreenThe study measured teachers against the criteria in Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Effective Teaching rubric, which is used in New York as a tool for observing teachers. Teachers scored better at classroom management than they did on measures of higher-order instructional challenges, ... more »

Why I Am A Liberal | Addicting Info

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Why I Am A Liberal | Addicting Info:Why I Am A Liberalby Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" RosarioWhy I Am A LiberalJanuary 6, 2012By Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" Rosario“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” ~ Greek proverbI saw this posted on a reader’s page (thanks, Rita!) and I realized it perfectly summed up why I am a Liberal. Conservatives like to paint liberals as lazy, greedy people intent on ... more »

School Tech Connect: I'm With Michelle On This One

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School Tech Connect: I'm With Michelle On This One:I'm With Michelle On This Oneby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I was going to skip this story about Michelle Obama until I realized it's pretty much the story of how she can't stand Rahm Emanuel.The first lady never confronted the advisers directly — that was not her way — but they found out about her displeasure from the president. “She feels as if our rudder isn’t set right,” Mr. Obama confided, according to aides. Rahm ...more »

“The message is to fire people sooner rather than later” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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“The message is to fire people sooner rather than later” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:“The message is to fire people sooner rather than later”by Larry FerlazzoThe headline for this post is from a researcher quoted in today’s front page article in The New York Times headlined Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain.Here are some quotes from this ringing endorsement of using value-added measures to evaluate teachers:Replacing a poor teacher with an average one would raise a ... more »

Sticks, carrots, and familiar policies in state’s NCLB waiver plan | GothamSchools

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Sticks, carrots, and familiar policies in state’s NCLB waiver plan | GothamSchools:Sticks, carrots, and familiar policies in state’s NCLB waiver planby Geoff DeckerNew York will get new terms for high- and low-performing schools — and new ways to define good and bad performance — under a proposed accountability plan designed to replace the requirements of No Child Left Behind.The proposal, which was released in draft form late today and will be discussed by the Board of Regents on Monday, is ... more »

Here We Go Again « InterACT

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Here We Go Again « InterACT:Here We Go Againby David B. CohenBig news today in education policy and research – or was it?The Gates Foundation-funded Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project continues to update its research findings, and continues to argue that standardized tests and value-added measurement would be useful in teacher evaluations. (Washington Post article).A study by Harvard and Columbia researchers uses value-added measures to quantify the effects of good teaching in various outcomes for students, well into adulthood. ... more »

Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality | GothamSchools

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Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality | GothamSchools:Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching qualityby Elizabeth GreenThe study measured teachers against the criteria in Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Effective Teaching rubric, which is used in New York as a tool for observing teachers. Teachers scored better at classroom management than they did on measures of higher-order instructional challenges, such as asking productive questions.A historic look inside the nation’s classrooms, including some in New York City, painted ... more »

The guy closes libraries. What a shmuck. « Fred Klonsky

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The guy closes libraries. What a shmuck. « Fred Klonsky:The guy closes libraries. What a shmuck.by Fred KlonskyFresh from his video appearance promoting yahoo Kyle Olson and Islamophobe Juan William’s Anti-public Schools Week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel went back to work and closed down Chicago’s libraries. Or at least closed them on Mondays.Remember, it was just a month or so ago he got into it with the Chicago Teachers Union over longer school days.Get it? More hours in school. Fewer ... more »

#edreform A YEAR IN REVIEW: Mayor Bloomberg Cathy Black

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A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? « Fred Klonsky

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A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? « Fred Klonsky:A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it.by Fred KlonskyAnne and I were at Peet’s this morning before heading off for a little get away to the land of Recall Scott Walker.“What are you laughing at?” asked Anne.“There’s a big new study of teacher added value reported in the New York Times,” I said.“And you’re laughing because…?”“Well listen.” ... more »

"Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurting our neediest students. Restore the SIG funding' ." January 06, 2012. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org

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"Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurting our neediest students. Restore the SIG funding' ." January 06, 2012. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org:Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurting our neediest students. Restore the SIG funding'ALBANY, N.Y. Jan. 6, 2012 - New York State United Teachers President Richard C. Iannuzzi and other educators who are working as partners to design rigorous teacher and principal evaluation systems will join forces Monday to oppose State Education Commissioner John B. King's decision to suspend ... more »

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Meritocracy, testocracy, jobs, and IQ

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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Meritocracy, testocracy, jobs, and IQ:Meritocracy, testocracy, jobs, and IQby The Perimeter PrimateAn old news piece, “Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops” (9/8/2000) was circulated a bit last week via internet exchanges relating to ed policy and teacher bashing.A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New ... more »

NJ's Request for Waivers Draws Criticism from Advocacy Group - State EdWatch - Education Week

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NJ's Request for Waivers Draws Criticism from Advocacy Group - State EdWatch - Education Week:NJ's Request for Waivers Draws Criticism from Advocacy Groupby Sean CavanaghThe Obama administration has yet to make an official decision on states' requests for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act, the sweeping, and in many districts, deeply unpopular law.But the reviews are in on New Jersey's waiver plan from one advocacy organization, which claims the plan would diminish resources going to needy schools—a charge ... more »

Gates Foundation report says schools need more than just once-a-year teacher evaluations - The Washington Post

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Gates Foundation report says schools need more than just once-a-year teacher evaluations - The Washington Post:Gates Foundation report says schools need more than just once-a-year teacher evaluations Text SizePrintE-mailReprintsBy Associated Press, Updated: Friday, January 6, 11:23 AMSEATTLE — Once-a-year evaluations aren’t enough to help teachers improve, says a report by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation.And school districts using infrequent classroom observations to decide who are their best — and their worst — teachers could be making some big mistakes, according ... more »

'National Opt Out Day' Rejects Standardized Tests

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'National Opt Out Day' Rejects Standardized Tests:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOY Like725'National Opt Out Day' Rejects Standardized TestsPosted: 1/6/12 04:37 PM ETLast year, stress about Pennsylvania's state standardized tests caused third grader John Michael Rosenblum to start scratching himself so hard in his sleep that he bled. That's when his mother Michele Gray knew she'd had enough.So she opted out. "I realized standardized testing isn't serving our communities or schools," Gray says. "The amount of ...more »

Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack

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Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack:'Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attackby Jim HornPlease take a few minutes to view this film clip from Democracy Now:Text from Democracy Now:An Arizona administrator has ruled that the public school district in Tucson must end its acclaimed Mexican American Studies program for grades K-12, saying it violates a new state law that bans the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group or that "promote[s] resentment toward a ... more »

Last Stand for Children First: Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPES

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Last Stand for Children First: Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPES:Elevating the Teaching Profession with STRIPESby Last Stand for ChildrenOne of the biggest problems that we face in education today is the seemingly endless quest to elevate the teaching profession. Back in 1989, Wendy Kopp had a vision of taking gifted college students who weren't education majors, but wanted to teach and sending them out to learn how to teach on our country's neediest children. The result has been Teach ... more »

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Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBookBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-46 minutes agoRally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBook:Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumniby Anna M. Phillips“BS Deserves Better,” said a sign at a rally outside of the Bronx High School of Science, one of the city’s most storied high schools that has been at war with itself for years over ... more »