Missouri Education Watchdog: The Education Reformer Cabal (Rhee, Duncan, Gates) Gets Called out at a Data Quality Campaign Conference. It was NOT Appreciated.
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Missouri Education Watchdog: The Education Reformer Cabal (Rhee, Duncan, Gates) Gets Called out at a Data Quality Campaign Conference. It was NOT Appreciated.:The Education Reformer Cabal (Rhee, Duncan, Gates) Gets Called out at a Data Quality Campaign Conference. It was NOT Appreciated.by stlgretchenThe Data Quality Campaign group had a meeting in Washington DC yesterday about the data to be extracted and supplied by public school children. From the DQC website:
The values behind ‘value-added’ | Taking Note
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The values behind ‘value-added’ | Taking Note:The values behind ‘value-added’by John MerrowJohn investigates the new turn towards "value-added" measures in education.Does the current push for “Value Added” measures mean that education has finally figured it out, or is this yet another silver bullet that will fail — and perhaps do more harm than good along the way?While that is an interesting question, a number of prior questions need answers:1. What exactly do we mean by ‘value’?2. Who adds ‘value,’ and ... more »
Follow up on Fire First, Ask Questions Later « School Finance 101
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Follow up on Fire First, Ask Questions Later « School Finance 101:Follow up on Fire First, Ask Questions Laterby schoolfinance101Many of us have had extensive ongoing conversation about the Big Study (CFR) that caught media attention last week. That conversation has included much thoughtful feedback from the authors of the study. That’s how it should be. A good, ongoing discussion delving into technical details and considering alternative policy implications. I received the following kind note from one of the study ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's retreat was phony
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's retreat was phony:Rahm's retreat was phonyby Mike KlonskyProtesting the mayor's latest assault on free speech.With protesters chanting “We vote no” outside, a compliant city council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to deny First Amendment rights to the thousands of protesters who are expected to come Chicago for the NATO and G-8 summits. The cost to taxpayers for the summits will likely exceed a billion dollars, if past summits are
Shanker Blog » Income And Educational Outcomes
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Shanker Blog » Income And Educational Outcomes:Income And Educational Outcomesby Matthew Di CarloThe role of poverty in shaping educational outcomes is one of the most common debates going on today. It can also be one of the most shallow.The debate tends to focus on income. For example (and I’m generalizing a bit here), one “side” argues that income and test scores are strongly correlated; the other “side” points to the fact that many low-income students do very well and cautions ... more »
Teachers, Superman and the ‘anti-Michelle Rhee’ - News - Local Stories - January 19, 2012 - Sacramento News & Review
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Teachers, Superman and the ‘anti-Michelle Rhee’ - News - Local Stories - January 19, 2012 - Sacramento News Review:Teachers, Superman and the ‘anti-Michelle Rhee’Education historian Diane Ravitch says education reformers are killing the American school systemBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 1 reader submitted commentThis article was published on 01.19.12.You’ve seen Waiting for Superman and were thrilled ateducation-reform superstar and part-time Sacramentan Michelle Rhee roughing up those bad teachers.Bill Gates too is spreading the gospel of more testing and technology in... more »
Diane Ravitch: Embattled teachers need support, not more testing - Lodi News-Sentinel: News
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Diane Ravitch: Embattled teachers need support, not more testing - Lodi News-Sentinel: News:Diane Ravitch: Embattled teachers need support, not more testingStoryCommentsShareSharePrintCreate a hardcopy of this pageFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizePosted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:00 amBy Sara Jane Pohlman/News-Sentinel Staff Writer | 0 commentsDiane Ravitch believes public school teachers are getting bashed for problems beyond their control. She's strongly critical of standardized testing, which she says is corroding public education, not building it.She is an author, ...more »
NYC Educator: Getting Even?
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NYC Educator: Getting Even?:Getting Even?There are many good reasons for teachers not to bully children. First and most obviously, it's wrong, followed closely by the fact that it is illegal and you could lose your job if you engage in it. We as educators are meant to build the capacities of children, be honest with them but also fair and kind, and if we humiliate, belittle, and hurt children, those very basic goals are not going to get accomplished. We ... more »
Retired D.C. teacher says he was thrown out of ed data summit - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Retired D.C. teacher says he was thrown out of ed data summit - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Retired D.C. teacher says he was thrown out of ed data summitby Valerie StraussA retired D.C. teacher who has written critically about Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Michelle Rhee said security guards escorted him out of an education data summit where the two were speaking on Wednesday.Read full article New problems found in 4th-grade Virginia history textbookby Valerie StraussThis was written ... more »
How Effective Family Engagement Makes a Difference : NEA Today
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How Effective Family Engagement Makes a Difference : NEA Today:How Effective Family Engagement Makes a DifferenceJanuary 18, 2012 by twalker Filed under Featured News, NEA Priority Schools Campaign, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Cindy LongIf it hadn’t been for parental involvement at Glendale Middle School, a large group of girls would be failing gym class for one simple reason – they couldn’t wear the uniform.Nearly a quarter of the student population at Glendale is Muslim, and for religious reasons, Muslim girls ... more »
DIANE RAVITCH AND THE SELF-DEFEATING PUBLIC EDUCATION NO DIRECT ACTION AGENDA - Perdaily.com
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DIANE RAVITCH AND THE SELF-DEFEATING PUBLIC EDUCATION NO DIRECT ACTION AGENDA - Perdaily.com:DIANE RAVITCH AND THE SELF-DEFEATING PUBLIC EDUCATION NO DIRECT ACTION AGENDAby Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)One year ago Diane Ravitch spoke at Immanuel Presbyterian Church across from the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) headquarters. Her analysis of how the corporate agenda was proceeding unimpeded for privatizing public education and in the process ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Really? We're Winning? It Doesn't Seem Like It
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Really? We're Winning? It Doesn't Seem Like It:Really? We're Winning? It Doesn't Seem Like Itby Melissa WestbrookReader Caroline commented on this post by Alexander Russo at This Week in Education (late December, 2011). It's a pretty funny lament over how the ed reformers can't seem to sell their message. These two lines made me laugh:In contrast, reformy folks have lacked a SWAT team of feisty and prolific school-level champions defending articulating their message. The now middle-aged ... more »
Schools Matter: Save Ethnic Studies
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Schools Matter: Save Ethnic Studies:Save Ethnic StudiesAmigos,This information is being sent to you by Roger Norma Cazares . . . PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY! If you want someone to address this issue further at any gathering, let us know.As you may know, Arizona has banned the teaching of ethnic studies, specifically targeting Mexican-American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District. Eleven TUSD teachers, administrators and students are suing the state to bring back Ethnic Studies.To fight blatant discrimination and the spread ... more »
School Tech Connect: On Data, and Fundamentalism
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School Tech Connect: On Data, and Fundamentalism:On Data, and Fundamentalismby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I stopped teaching kids English at the end of the of the 2004-2005 school year to become a testing coordinator and media specialist, and then administrator and finally, a computer guy. I'm trying to think of a time in the classroom or after when there was a data point generated from testing that surprised me or highlighted a trend I couldn't guess from working with kids all day long.I ... more »
Paulo Freire’s book, ‘A Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ banned in Tucson: A note from Bill Bigelow and ReThinking Schools | Dailycensored.com
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Paulo Freire’s book, ‘A Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ banned in Tucson: A note from Bill Bigelow and ReThinking Schools | Dailycensored.com:Paulo Freire’s book, ‘A Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ banned in Tucson: A note from Bill Bigelow and ReThinking SchoolsWritten by Danny WeilDaily Journal (Opinion), EducationJan 18, 20120diggShareDear Rethinking Schools friends,Did you see the news last week? On Friday, we learned that our book Rethinking Columbus was banned — along with other books used in Tucson’s Mexican American Studies program, including ... more »
Geaux Teacher!: REFORM OR BUST - JINDAL STYLE!!!
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Geaux Teacher!: REFORM OR BUST - JINDAL STYLE!!!:REFORM OR BUST - JINDAL STYLE!!!by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT)http://theadvocate.com/newsletters/breakingnewsnewsletter/1826105-77/jindal-gives-education-specifics.htmlGovernor Jindal finally "revealed" his agenda for the demise of true public education today. The full article can be found at the URL above and a concise FACT SHEET as distributed to the press is below. I'll try to address each point in separate blogs - I guess you could call it a translation or transliteration - because the language and syntax Jindal ... more »
All Things Education: Opportunity to Expand Choice (Maybe)
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All Things Education: Opportunity to Expand Choice (Maybe):Opportunity to Expand Choice (Maybe)by Rachel LevyI've been busy responding to my governor's education agenda. On Monday, I wrote about the initiative to advance literacy. On Tuesday, I wrote about possible implications of repealing the Kings Dominion Law. Today will be a much meatier post about choice. I want to take a minute to acknowledge that school choice is a very thorny and complex issue; I do my best to approach it as ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Leadership Voices Speaking Out Against Charter Legislation
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Leadership Voices Speaking Out Against Charter Legislation:More Leadership Voices Speaking Out Against Charter Legislationby Melissa WestbrookBraving the snow day, the president of WSSDA (Washington State School Directors' Association), Mary Fertakis, testified today before the Senate committee hearing testimony about SB 6202, the charter schools bill.Here's a link to the story at the Seattle Education blog. It is clear from her testimony that she has read this bill thoroughly and spotted several of the issues I ... more »
Schools Matter: Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classrooms
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Schools Matter: Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classrooms:Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classroomsby Jim HornFrom Democracy Now:Public school officials in Tucson, Arizona, have released a list of seven banned books that can no longer be used in classrooms following their suspension of the district’s acclaimed Mexican American Studies program. Last year, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ruled the program violated a new state law, saying it "promote[s] resentment toward a race or class of ... more »
The Washington Teacher: Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!
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The Washington Teacher: Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!:Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!by Candi PetersonDear Washington Teacher blog readers:I want to thank many of my loyal readers who continue to check out The Washington Teacher blog regularly. As you may have noticed, I have taken a short-term break from blogging. After writing this blog for three years, while maintaining my full-time job at DCPS- I felt the need for a little R R (rest and ... more »
