Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For Americaby Anthony CodyGuest post by Jack Hassard.Cobb County, Georgia's second largest school district, decided not to consider the superintendent's request to hire 50 Teach for America (TFA) uncertified college graduates to work in under-performing schools in South Cobb. According to an editorial in the Marietta Daily Journal, Dr. Michael Hinojosa, the county's new superintendent ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!
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Jersey Jazzman: Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!:Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!by DukeIt's Sunday evening, I can't shake this cough, I'm tired and cranky... so I'm really not up to dissecting this ridiculous interview with the very wealthy and very reformy South Jersey Democratic boss, George Norcross. But I can't let the evening go without commenting on this:Norcross has sat on Cooper’s board since 1990, taking over the top seat in 2006. It is from that pulpit ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concerns
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NYC Public School Parents: The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concerns:The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concernsby Leonie HaimsonA summary of the public comment and the response by NYSED for their waiver application from NCLB is now posted online; presumably the application will be voted on by the Regents Monday or Tuesday.NYSED says it received “over 50 submissions from “persons associated with Class Size Matters” and over twenty submissions from individuals associated ... more »
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Two Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources #edchat #edreformBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoTwo Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources: Two Important Internet Links – Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resourcesby rbhattIf you are battling ineffective education reform in your state, you might be interested in the two links below.Occupy DOE is on the horizon. Click on this link for more information:http://unitedoptout.com/occupy-the-doe-in-dc-schedule-march-30th-to-april-2nd-2012/Also, if you are in a st... more »
Why I’m No Longer Tweeting « Outside the Cave
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Why I’m No Longer Tweeting « Outside the Cave:Why I’m No Longer Tweetingby Stephen LazarIt’s been a month and a half now since I’ve looked at the never ending stream of updates from the people I follow on Twitter or Facebook. And while I am thankful for the network of excellent educators I’ve connected with through Twitter, I came the conclusion that it wasn’t something I wanted to keep in my life anymore. What follows is an explanation of why ... more »
African American Women's Health Legacy
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Toni Colley Perry describes the condition of women with chronic health conditions. Diabetes is a chronic health condition impacting 4.9 million African Americans. Almost 19% have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes.. In Sacramento County, 15% of African American women have the disease. Get on line and take the survey we are fighting to preserve "Our Legacy of Hope" at www.diabeteshealthsurvery.com or you can contact Sharon Chandler at 916-736-3431
How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting?by millerlfProjected Wisconsin budget deficit generates criticismThe Business Journal Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012A Wisconsin report predicting a $143.2 million deficit when the state’s two-year budget expires is generating a stir of statements from Democrats ... more »
Evers upset with Walker over education bill | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com
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Evers upset with Walker over education bill | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com:Evers upset with Walker over education billVoucher, charter schools not under accountability system11:00 PM, Feb. 10, 2012 | CommentsAAWritten byThe Associated PressFILED UNDERLocal NewsMADISON — Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers is upset with Gov. Scott Walker over an education reform bill they worked on together but that doesn't place charter and private voucher schools under a new accountability system.Evers said the bill misses an opportunity to deliver on ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-12 #ows #edreform
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OCCUPY EDUCATION - Below is an announcement and background info on an... #edchat #p2 #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-44 minutes agoOCCUPY EDUCATION - Below is an announcement and background info on an...:Below is an announcement and background info on an upcoming,...Below is an announcement and background info on an upcoming, southern California regional student conference in support of protest against the dismantling of post-secondary education in the state. These details are provided by a CSULA student actively supporting ... more »
Illinois school nurses need your help. Now. « Fred Klonsky
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Illinois school nurses need your help. Now. « Fred Klonsky:Illinois school nurses need your help. Now.by Fred KlonskyFrom the IEA:The Illinois Association of School Nurses needs everyone’s assistance to support a proposed change to the Illinois Special Education Regulations 23 Illinois Administrative Code 226.840.This change would return the regulations to original language that ensures students receive a full and comprehensive assessment by a highly qualified, certified school nurse who has had educational preparation to conduct this assessment. We all want ... more »
Support PURE! » Did Consortium sugarcoat their turnaround findings?
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Did Consortium sugarcoat their turnaround findings?:Did Consortium sugarcoat their turnaround findings?by adminAn editorial by Catalyst publisher Linda Lenz in this morning’s Sun-Times throws more fuel on the firestorm over the Consortium on Chicago School Research’s latest report on Chicago Public Schools turnarounds, which has become one of the Consortium’s most controversial.As the Tribune reported, the study’s co-author, Elaine Allensworth, said the report was released early because of rumors circulating about its ... more »
PWCS Teachers Threaten to Work to the Rule « PWC Education Reform Blog
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PWCS Teachers Threaten to Work to the Rule « PWC Education Reform Blog:PWCS Teachers Threaten to Work to the RuleFebruary 12, 2012 — pwceducationreformThe Washington Post is reporting that PWC teachers have threatened to Work to the Rule to protest the district’s proposed budget. Under Work to the Rule, teachers will only work the hours that they are obligated to work, according to their contract. At the elementary level, that means teachers will arrive 15 minutes before the school day ... more »
CEO of Charter Schools USA Understands Why Charter Schools Don’t and Shouldn’t Get More Money | Scathing Purple Musings
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CEO of Charter Schools USA Understands Why Charter Schools Don’t and Shouldn’t Get More Money | Scathing Purple Musings:CEO of Charter Schools USA Understands Why Charter Schools Don’t and Shouldn’t Get More Moneyby Bob SikesLooks like the CEO of the state’s largest charter school corporation doesn’t agree with the intent behind Steve Wise’s SB 1852. At the end of May last year, Charter Schools USA CEO Jonathan Hage granted an interview toTampa Bay Times education reporter, Jeff Solochek. In that ... more »
Virginia school district may ban cross-gender dressing - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Virginia school district may ban cross-gender dressing - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Virginia school district may ban cross-gender dressingby Valerie StraussHere’s a problem that has somehow been ignored by nearly every school district in the country: Cross-gender dressing. But now a Virginia school district is considering a ban against it and that could start a whole new trend.Read full article
ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS WIN “ULTIMATE CHUTZPAH AWARD” « Teachers Fight Back
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ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS WIN “ULTIMATE CHUTZPAH AWARD” « Teachers Fight Back:ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS WIN “ULTIMATE CHUTZPAH AWARD”by alkleenHomeowners in Illinois had better start thinking about getting a second, or in some cases a third job in order to pay their future property taxes. Many state legislators now want local school districts to absorb the share of teacher retirement costs that are now currently paid by the state. That would cost my local school district an additional $12,000,000 a year. The district is ... more »
Schools Matter: Mark Your Calendar: Occupy the DOE in DC March 30-April 2
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Schools Matter: Mark Your Calendar: Occupy the DOE in DC March 30-April 2:Mark Your Calendar: Occupy the DOE in DC March 30-April 2by Jim HornUnited Opt Out National endorses Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together by creating ACTION in solidarity. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST FOR ALL INFORMATION ON THE OCCUPATION. WE OPT OUT OF CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORM. It is time to end Wall Street Occupation of Education.We asked – they said NO. We wrote – they said NO. We ... more »
Two Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources #edchat #edreform
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Two Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources: Two Important Internet Links – Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resourcesby rbhattIf you are battling ineffective education reform in your state, you might be interested in the two links below.Occupy DOE is on the horizon. Click on this link for more information:http://unitedoptout.com/occupy-the-doe-in-dc-schedule-march-30th-to-april-2nd-2012/Also, if you are in a state that is fighting the Charter School movement, click on this link for a multitude of resources:http://randd.brentmckim.net/
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The privatization of war parallels education trends
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: The privatization of war parallels education trends:The privatization of war parallels education trendsby Mike KlonskyI don't think soThe erosion and selling off of public space isn't limited to public education. This loss of public decision making and government transparency and accountability is the biggest threat to any democratic system of government. The latest news from the Afghan killing fields should do the privatizers proud. This from today's
Parent Power The Zinn Education Project
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Parent Power:Parent PowerFilm. Produced by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown Univ. 2011. 35 minutes.A documentary about parents in the Bronx who organized to bring high-quality education to their neighborhood.Order film online and see trailer.In 1995, a small group of parents in the south Bronx discovered that only 17 percent of their elementary school children were reading at grade level. Their determined campaign to bring high-quality education to their neighborhood, one of the poorest in the nation, evolved ... more »
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky:Sunday links.by Fred KlonskyChicago’s Crane High School. When they close it, where does the glory go?The death of Whitney Houston is a sad one. Such a waste. I’ll leave it to others to debate the broader cultural implications. I spent last night alone watching the news reports and flashing back to visions of my girls when they were kids, pretend microphones in hand, lip syncing to Whitney and mimicking her choreography on the dining room floor. ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 2-12 AM Posts #edreform #ows
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-11 #edreform #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-13 minutes agoRIP Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - LyricsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-26 minutes agoA Father. « Student ActivismBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-26 minutes agoA Father. « Student Activism:A Father.by Angus JohnstonImagine a father gives his teenaged daughter a lovely carved wooden box. Imagine she puts her diary in it, and letters she’s written ... more »
February’s Best Tweets — Part One | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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February’s Best Tweets — Part One | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:February’s Best Tweets — Part OneFebruary 12, 2012 by Larry Ferlazzo | 0 commentsEvery month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then, in order to make it a bit easier for me, I may try to break it up into mid-month and ... more »
NBA | Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson fights to keep Kings from moving to Seattle | Seattle Times Newspaper
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NBA | Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson fights to keep Kings from moving to Seattle | Seattle Times Newspaper:Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson fights to keep Kings from moving to SeattleKevin Johnson vows to keep the Kings in his hometown, but deadlines loom and Seattle has its sights on his team.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kevin Johnson knows what it was like in Seattle.The former NBA point guard remembers the stream of sellout crowds and electric days and nights at the Seattle Center Coliseum ... more »
Advice: Stop overpraising Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee - latimes.com
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Michelle Rhee's advice: Stop overpraising kids - latimes.com:Michelle Rhee's advice: Stop overpraising kidsFebruary 11, 2012 | 8:00 am 41StudentsFirst chief Michelle Rhee is a lightning-rod figure in educational reform, and I talked to her at length for my ''Patt Morrison Asks'' column. Her goal of a tough-love, top-to-bottom overhaul of public schools doesn't stop in the classroom or with teachers; even how we reward our children is in need of a makeover, she told me.As an example, her own daughters, ... more »
Heed experience of education expert Ravitch | cleveland.com
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Heed experience of education expert Ravitch | cleveland.com:Heed experience of education expert RavitchPublished: Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:02 AMBefore endorsing Mayor Jackson's education plan, all taxpayers in the Cleveland School District should view a speech given at the Cleveland City Club on Feb. 3 by eminent education researcher Diane Ravitch.Cleveland is considering adopting ideas that Ravitch herself was largely responsible for developing but later disavowed after seeing study after study over the last 20 years that found choice, testing and ... more »
OCCUPY EDUCATION - Below is an announcement and background info on an... #edchat #p2 #ows
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OCCUPY EDUCATION - Below is an announcement and background info on an...:Below is an announcement and background info on an upcoming,...Below is an announcement and background info on an upcoming, southern California regional student conference in support of protest against the dismantling of post-secondary education in the state. These details are provided by a CSULA student actively supporting the Occupy movement in solidarity with this effort to gain more support for university and college education in California. Please feel free ... more »
The Innovative Educator: I don't support daddy laptop shooter Tommy Jordan
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The Innovative Educator: I don't support daddy laptop shooter Tommy Jordan:I don't support daddy laptop shooter Tommy Jordanby noreply@blogger.com (Lisa Nielsen)Message to Tommy Jordan's daughter: Hannah, I can relate to how you might have felt. It must be heartbreaking to have your Dad see you as his adversary. It is frustrating when there is someone else who seems to be controlling and dictating everything you do. Like you, I wanted to be trusted and empowered to make and be responsible ... more »
In most Bay Area schools, high-profile school reform ideas remain hypothetical - ContraCostaTimes.com
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In most Bay Area schools, high-profile school reform ideas remain hypothetical - ContraCostaTimes.com:In most Bay Area schools, high-profile school reform ideas remain hypotheticalBy Katy MurphyOakland TribunePosted: 02/12/2012 12:00:00 AM PSTOAKLAND -- Members and supporters of the Oakland teachers union picketed outside the Paramount Theatre this week. Michelle Rhee, one of the nation's most prominent school reformers, was about to address a sold-out crowd of 3,000 about the failures of the nation's education system and the importance of effective teachers."No Rhee-forms," ... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader Visual Soundbites for 02.10.12
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader Visual Soundbites for 02.10.12:Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader Visual Soundbites for 02.10.12by stlgretchenWelcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader. The visual soundbites from Twitter for 02.12.12:As Scott Joftus said, it IS the Wild West in Education. Scads of money to be made in education...those dot.com investors had to go somewhere.....For those of you following the explosion of education startups, an interactive map of the new playershttp://www.newschools.org/entrepreneurs/edtechmapFrom... more »
Union accepts district assurance that teachers can return to Miramonte - latimes.com
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Union accepts district assurance that teachers can return to Miramonte - latimes.com:Teachers want moratorium on layoffs and a new evaluation systemLos Angeles teachers have approved a much-watched initiative that calls for a moratorium on layoffs as well as a new teacher-evaluation system.Organizers of the initiative, which passed with 56% of the vote, immediately hailed the results as suggesting that teachers were willing to accept student test scores as part of a new evaluation system.“Teachers will now take the lead on ... more »
Eulogy for a brilliant mentor and teacher - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Eulogy for a brilliant mentor and teacher - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Eulogy for a brilliant mentor and teacherby Valerie StraussHere is a eulogy for a pioneering scientist that says more about the lifelong effects of a dynamic teacher on his students than any “value-added” formula ever could.The eulogy was delivered by Jeffrey Ravetch, head of the Leonard Wagner Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology at Rockefeller University in New York, at a memorial service last week for ... more »
School Tech Connect: The Clarion Whisper of Alarm
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School Tech Connect: The Clarion Whisper of Alarm:The Clarion Whisper of Alarmby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I saw this tweet over at Small Talk.Remember when Cher slapped Nicholas Cage and told him to snap out of it? I always feel that way about the president of my national federation*. In my view, she's always speaking in these muted terms instead of letting
Daniel Pink Answers Two Questions About Group Incentives | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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Daniel Pink Answers Two Questions About Group Incentives | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:Daniel Pink Answers Two Questions About Group Incentivesby Larry FerlazzoAs regular readers know, I’m not a fan of teacher merit pay (see The Best Resources For Learning Why Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea).Some school reformers and researchers have suggested that providing merit pay for entire schools is an alternative, though I’m not a supporter of those kinds of group incentives for similar reasons why ... more »
