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Schools Matter: Why Students Call KIPP the Kids In Prison Program

2012-Mar-23

Schools Matter: Why Students Call KIPP the Kids In Prison Program: Why Students Call KIPP the Kids In Prison ProgrambyJim HornThis morning the Vanderbilt Press Office issued a press release announcing a speech by KIPP's chief child abuser, Mike Feinberg, who recently relinquished his Superintendency of KIPP Houston to go on the road full time to promote the penal pedagogy system of KIPP, which represents the second coming of eugenics in America: segregate, contain, culturally neuter, psychologically sterilize, and behaviorally ...

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Still Pushing Divisive Education Reform | News from southeastern Connecticut

2012-Mar-23

The Day - No backsliding on education reform | News from southeastern Connecticut: No backsliding on education reformPublished 03/23/2012 12:00 AMUpdated 03/22/2012 06:04 PMCOMMENTS (2)Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed education reform package is not without its problems. The legislation calls for more aggressive intervention by the state in turning around troubled school systems, but the details of exactly how that would work remain a bit murky. And many of the proposals are underfunded, the result of a lack of political ...

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Charter schools aren't solving education's ills

2012-Mar-23

Charter schools aren't solving education's ills: Charter schools aren't solving education's illsDavid Sirota, © 2011 Creators.comFriday, March 23, 2012PrintE-mailShareComments(0)Font|Size:0DAVID SIROTAOil and gas drilling boom exploited by layer ploy03.16.12Toward a more civil public discourse03.09.12Americans are shopping like there's no tomorrow01.27.12More David Sirota »Talk K-12educationfor more than five minutes, and inevitably, the conversation turns to charter schools - those publicly funded, privately administered institutions that now educate more than 2 million American children. Parents wonder if they are better than the neighborhood ...

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Arne Duncan: Newspapers Shouldn't Publish Teacher Ratings - Teacher Beat - Education Week

2012-Mar-23

Arne Duncan: Newspapers Shouldn't Publish Teacher Ratings - Teacher Beat - Education Week: Arne Duncan: Newspapers Shouldn't Publish Teacher RatingsbyStephen SawchukPublishing teachers' ratings in the newspaper in the wayThe New York Timesand other outlets have done recently is not a good use of performance data, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in an interview yesterday."Do you need to publish every single teacher's rating in the paper? I don't think you do," he said. "There's not much of an upside ...

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THE MEDIA AND EMBARRASSED AUTHORITY FIGURES « Teachers Fight Back

2012-Mar-23

THE MEDIA AND EMBARRASSED AUTHORITY FIGURES « Teachers Fight Back: THE MEDIA AND EMBARRASSED AUTHORITY FIGURESbyalkleenWatch out if you do something wrong and your actions are picked up by the news media and or the social media. If your actions caused your superiors to become embarrassed because millions of people saw the wrongdoing, your punishment is likely to be way more severe than it normally would be.Take the case of the five members of the Southern Mississippi pep band who ...

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Report: Pink-slipping costs $706 per teacher | teachers, report, districts - News - The Orange County Register

2012-Mar-23

Report: Pink-slipping costs $706 per teacher | teachers, report, districts - News - The Orange County Register: Report: Pink-slipping costs $706 per teacherThree in four California teachers who get an initial layoff warning are rehired, the Legislative Analyst’s Office saysToo many teachers in California receive preliminary layoff notices each spring as school districts plan for worst-case budget-cutting scenarios, a time-intensive process that carries a hefty $706 price tag per notified educator, according to an independent review from the state's Legislative ...

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Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson is a must read

2012-Mar-23

Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson is a must read: Eugene Robinson is a must readbyrss@dailykos.com (teacherken)For every black man in America, from the millionaire in the corner office to the mechanic in the local garage, the Trayvon Martin tragedy is personal. It could have been me or one of my sons. It could have been any of us.That is the opening paragraph of Robinson's Friday column for theWashington Post, titledTrayvon Martin and dangerous times for black men."It could have been any ...

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One more letter to the Seattle School Board regarding Teach for America, Inc. | Seattle Education

2012-Mar-22

One more letter to the Seattle School Board regarding Teach for America, Inc. | Seattle Education: One more letter to the Seattle School Board regarding Teach for America,Inc.Posted onMarch 22, 2012byseattleducation2011|1 CommentI told you in my last post that those would not be my last words on TFA, Inc.Yesterday evening I found this letter in my inbox and found it so compelling that I wanted to share it.DoraTo the SPS Board Directors,Let’s first be clear about what the contract does. ...

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Updated Update on the PWCS 2012 Budget « PWC Education Reform Blog

2012-Mar-22

Updated Update on the PWCS 2012 Budget « PWC Education Reform Blog: Updated Update on the PWCS 2012BudgetMarch 22, 2012 — pwceducationreformThe school board rejected the revised budget proposals at the meeting on March 21st and sent the division back to the drawing board. The school board will meet again on March 28th to discuss and hopefully approve a budget that:Provides a step increase for PWCS teachers, not just a 2% salary increase. Estimates are that providing a step increase ...

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NYC Public School Parents: "At KIPP, I would wake up sick, every single day"

2012-Mar-22

NYC Public School Parents: "At KIPP, I would wake up sick, every single day": "At KIPP, I would wake up sick, every single day"A few months ago, Class Size Matters met with a former KIPP student who lives in the Bronx and her mother to hear about their experiences at the celebrated charter school. What follows are excerpts from this interview.The girl’s name has been changed to protect her privacy.Mom:Students who are accepted to KIPP and who have IEP's [individualized ...

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Media Alert: Parents to Hold Press Conference at 2 p.m. today on steps of the Capitol in Baton Rouge regarding charter schools | Seattle Education

2012-Mar-22

Media Alert: Parents to Hold Press Conference at 2 p.m. today on steps of the Capitol in Baton Rouge regarding charter schools | Seattle Education: Media Alert: Parents to Hold Press Conference at 2 p.m. today on steps of the Capitol in Baton Rouge regarding charter schoolsbyseattleducation2011Baton Rouge, LA– Speaking from a parent perspective, Parents Across America NOLA and people representing several other parent organizations will hold a press conference today at2:00 p.m.on the steps of the Capitol in Baton ...

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Stand for Children won big time on Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky

2012-Mar-22

Stand for Children won big time on Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky: Stand for Children won big time on Tuesday.byFred KlonskyPro-union state house candidate Rudy Lozano was beaten by a couple hundred votes by Sylvana Tabares. She got $50,000 in money from Stand For Children.When the IEA leadership tag-teamed Stand for Children in pushing Senate Bill 7, it was clear that SFC would be back for more.They spent almost half a million dollars on General Assembly candidates in Tuesday’s election and ...

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The in box. Blinded to the truth by hatred for unions. « Fred Klonsky

2012-Mar-22

The in box. Blinded to the truth by hatred for unions. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Blinded to the truth by hatred for unions.byFred KlonskyAn anonymous reader writes periodically to scold me for being a teacher and union member. He wrote again following yesterday’s post about the 39th house district race between progressive Will Guzzardi and daughter of Democratic Machine Boss, Toni Berrios.Fred,We finally agree on something!~PaperCutNo. Actually we don’t. Guzzardi is a pro-teacher, pro-union democrat. Berrios, and her ...

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Outraged New Yorkers Marched In Protest of the Trayvon Martin Murder

2012-Mar-22

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Thousands of Black, Latino, Asian, White Young and Not-so-Young Outraged New Yorkers Marched In Protest of the Trayvon Martin MurderPopoutThanx to Jazz Hayden and All Things Harlem...Here is a video snapshot of the Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin in Union Square, New York City on March 21, 2012.The speaker is Brian Jones a Teacher, Writer and Activist we interviewed during the rally/march. He connects the killing of Trayvon Martin to Michelle ...

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This Week In Education: Campaign 2010: Too Much Credit For "Stand IL"?

2012-Mar-22

This Week In Education: Campaign 2010: Too Much Credit For "Stand IL"?: Campaign 2010: Too Much Credit For "Stand IL"?Today's Chicago news is dominated with wrapup stories about the Illinois primaries -- many of them focused on the role Stand For Children IL may have played in the races where it placed bets. The organization gave $150,000 to 14 folks -- a couple of them runing against union-approved candidates -- and when all of its candidates won Stand sent out ...

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“standing your ground:” Wording of Florida Statute 776.013 « Tangerine, Florida

2012-Mar-22

Wording of Florida Statute 776.013 « Tangerine, Florida: Wording of Florida Statute 776.013by5redherringsJust in case you’re wondering what exactly Florida law says about “standing your ground:”776.013 Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.—(1) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm ...

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What standardized tests should assess - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

2012-Mar-22

What standardized tests should assess - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Student mocked by teacher for missing state standardized testbyValerie StraussA middle school student who didn’t take thewriting portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Testbecause he was sick at home was later forced by a teacher to wear a sign that said: “I decided to come to school today, but I didn’t come to school during the FCAT.”Read full article What standardized tests should assessbyValerie StraussThiswas written byMarion ...

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 3-22 AM Posts #soschat #edreform

2012-Mar-22

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green UniversityBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-4 hours agoMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green University: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green UniversitybyMike KlonskyFriday and Saturday, March 23-24, in Olscamp HallThe third annual Urban Education Conference is where BGSU undergraduates will be presenting alongside University faculty, graduate students, professional teachers, and administrators to learn from each other about the complexities of the urban education experience.Keynote speaker Dr. ...

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green University

2012-Mar-21

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green University: Urban Education Conference at Bowling Green UniversitybyMike KlonskyFriday and Saturday, March 23-24, in Olscamp HallThe third annual Urban Education Conference is where BGSU undergraduates will be presenting alongside University faculty, graduate students, professional teachers, and administrators to learn from each other about the complexities of the urban education experience.Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Klonsky, Small Schools Workshop, Chicago, will be presenting "Public Schools-An Endangered Species" at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, ...

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Trayvon Martin Sanford commission: Sanford city commissioners will move Trayvon Martin meeting to civic center to handle crowds - Orlando Sentinel

2012-Mar-21

Trayvon Martin Sanford commission: Sanford city commissioners will move Trayvon Martin meeting to civic center to handle crowds - Orlando Sentinel: Trayvon Martin case: Sanford commission votes 'no confidence' in police chief7:55 p.m. EST, March 21, 2012|By Martin E. Comas andSusan Jacobson, Orlando SentinelComments46ShareNewSanford city commissioners have voted "no confidence" in police Chief Bill Lee Jr., who has been publicly lambasted for his department's handling of theTrayvon Martinshooting.Commissioner Mark McCarty made the motion to fire the chief, who has been ...

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MORE RHEE-FINANCE? "Dallas Kids First" But are they Standing? | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com

2012-Mar-21

There's yet another PAC getting ready to endorse Dallas ISD school board candidate. But who's putting "Dallas Kids First"? | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com: There's yet another PAC getting ready to endorse Dallas ISD school board candidate. But who's putting "Dallas Kids First"?ByRobert Wilonskyrwilonsky@dallasnews.com|Bio1:52 PM on Wed., Mar. 21, 2012 |PermalinkThe video you see above was posted yesterday by Dallas Kids First,which bills itselfas "a non-partisan group of concerned citizens and parents that believes every kid in Dallas deserves ...

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Bad news for Rahm from my Logan Square. « Fred Klonsky

2012-Mar-21

Bad news for Rahm from my Logan Square. « Fred Klonsky: Bad news for Rahm from my Logan Square.byFred KlonskyIn extremely local and personal election news.It is hard to see how Rahm can claim much in my neighborhood. His last minute letter to voters backing Toni Berrios did her as much good as her lawn signs that litter the boulevard this morning and fill the public garbage cans but appeared on few actual lawns.Thery’re still counting votes in one precinct ...

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Do You Have A Trayvon Martin In Your Class? | The Jose Vilson

2012-Mar-21

Do You Have A Trayvon Martin In Your Class? | The Jose Vilson: Do You Have A Trayvon Martin In Your Class?byJoseExcerpt:The first step always starts with a teacher’s current crop of kids. The one question I always ask myself when students walk in is, “What do I see?” Then, “What do I think I see?” I’m laying down some of my general assumptions for me to probe, then trying to understand why I feel that way. Sometimes, these assumptions ...

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This Week In Education: Update: Back To Locke High School

2012-Mar-21

This Week In Education: Update: Back To Locke High School: Update: Back To Locke High SchoolbyAlexander RussoIt's been a long time since Locke High School has been in the news (see thisJune 2011 LA Times piece) but it still seems relevant to me. Before the parent trigger, there was the teacher trigger that was used to wrest Locke away from LAUSD and UTLA. Before SIG, there was NCLB restructuring that allowed Green Dot to restaff the school. Before newTLA and ...

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Trayvon Martin Case: In Final Call, Told Friend He Was Being Followed | FDL News Desk

2012-Mar-21

Trayvon Martin Case: In Final Call, Told Friend He Was Being Followed | FDL News Desk: Trayvon Martin Case: In Final Call, Told Friend He Was Being FollowedbyDavid DayenPopoutA 16 year-old girlspent the last moments of Trayvon Martin’s life on the phone with him, as he complained about being followed by the man who would ultimately shoot him.The friend, who did not disclose her name, gave the details to the Martin family lawyer and the media:“He said this man was ...

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Learn What the Student Loan Forgiveness Act Could Mean for You - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com)

2012-Mar-21

Learn What the Student Loan Forgiveness Act Could Mean for You - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com): Learn What the Student Loan Forgiveness Act Could Mean for YouByEQUAL JUSTICE WORKSMarch 21, 2012RSS FeedPrintOn March 8, CongressmanHansen Clarke(D-Mich.) introduced H.R. 4170, theStudent Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012.Normally we don't go into the findings of particular pieces of legislation, but the Student Loan Ranger thinks findings like this are refreshing and show Rep. Clarke is living in the reality most of us inhabit, ...

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CATO Education Policy Wonk Calls Parent Trigger “Inherently Divisive” | Scathing Purple Musings

2012-Mar-21

CATO Education Policy Wonk Calls Parent Trigger “Inherently Divisive” | Scathing Purple Musings: CATO Education Policy Wonk Calls Parent Trigger “Inherently Divisive”byBob SikesNeal McCluskey is the associate director of CATO’s Center for Education Freedom. Like most advocates of education reform he never misses an opportunity tomock Diane Ravitch, but McCluskey’sopposition to parent triggerspeaks directly to thedivisiveness such efforts are already causing in California.To remedy the problem, the trendy thing seems to be “parent trigger” laws that would, generally speaking, allow ...

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Big Education Ape: 3-21-12 AM Regarding Teach for America, Inc EDition #SOSCHAT

2012-Mar-21

Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:Big Education Ape:PARENTSCAN!Published byCoopmike48– 5 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYBUSINESSPOLITICSHEALTHENVIRONMENT#EDU#SOSCHATA letter to the Seattle School Board from Dr. Barbara Torre Veltri regarding Teach for America, Inc.seattleducation2010.wordpress.com- Dear Mr. DeBell, Ms. Smith-­Blum, Ms. Patu, and Executive Committee Members, Thank you for your interest in children and your advocacy for education in Seattle. I have had ...Diane RavitchNew York kids face more testing - NYPOST.comnypost.com- Changes to the state’s testing program could leave ...

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I was ordered by my President to assassinate Arne Duncan! | Dissident Voice

2012-Mar-20

On Orders of the President | Dissident Voice: On Orders of the PresidentbyMyles HoenigI was ordered by my President to assassinate Arne Duncan! It has been a state secret, up until now.I can’t give any details of the exchange (for my house with my wife and my pets might be droned), but President Obama communicated to me directly that his presidency is in danger because even to most Americans, it’s becoming obvious that his treacherous plans to dumb down our ...

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Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend recalls final conversation before shooting | The Raw Story

2012-Mar-20

Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend recalls final conversation before shooting | The Raw Story: Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend recalls final conversation before shootingBy Andrew JonesTuesday, March 20, 2012 9:25 EDTTopics:doj♦George Zimmerman♦Trayvon MartinTrayvon Martin’s girlfriend toldABC Newslate Monday night her final phone conversation with him before he was shot dead by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.The girl, whose parents requested not to make her name public, was questioned by the Martin family’s attorney Benjamin Crump and described that her boyfriend was cornered by Zimmerman.“He ...

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Confirmed: Alan Hays Voted NO on Parent Trigger Because Haridopolis Blocked His Worker’s Comp Bill | Scathing Purple Musings

2012-Mar-20

Confirmed: Alan Hays Voted NO on Parent Trigger Because Haridopolis Blocked His Worker’s Comp Bill | Scathing Purple Musings: Confirmed: Alan Hays Voted NO on Parent Trigger Because Haridopolis Blocked His Worker’s Comp BillbyBob SikesWritesJim Turner inSunshine State News:The failure of a single bill to reach the Senate floor —a controversial onethat Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty claimed would lower workers’ compensation costs for businesses — doomed the “parent trigger” for school choice in the final days of the 2012 session.Sen. ...

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The IEA? $24,000. Tim Furman? Priceless. « Fred Klonsky

2012-Mar-20

The IEA? $24,000. Tim Furman? Priceless. « Fred Klonsky: The IEA? $24,000. Tim Furman? Priceless.byFred KlonskyI went to the organization to which I pay over $400 a year (plus NEA and local dues) with an New Business Item that would direct our state’s Board of Directors to create an opt-in, password protected data base of grass roots political activists for members to access. IEA members in common legislative districts could then hook up and work together on education and union ...

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Calif. schools lead nation in Hispanic enrollment | California Watch

2012-Mar-20

Calif. schools lead nation in Hispanic enrollment | California Watch: Calif. schools lead nation in Hispanic enrollmentJoanna LinAmerica Redefined/FlickrCalifornia enrolls the most Hispanics in K-12 schools in the country: nearly 3.4 million in 2010, according to an analysis of census data released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center.Hispanics made up 51 percent of all K-12 students in the state – the second-highest proportion of overall enrollment in the nation, behind New Mexico's57 percent.Theanalysis, based on data from the 2010 American ...

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 3-19 #soschat #EDReform

2012-Mar-19

Best Questions: Good Schools — Whole Child EducationBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-1 minute agoBest Questions: Good Schools — Whole Child Education: Best Questions: Good SchoolsbyMolly McCloskeyDespite the rumors, school improvement is hard. It's not about a single passionate leader. It's not about "fixing" teachers and teaching or parents and parenting. It's not about poverty. It's not about money. And it's not about standards. It's about all of them. And more.In this column, I'll take on the real deal ...

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Our Children, Our Future and an EXCELLENT DEAL FOR CA CHARTER SCHOOLS #SOSCHAT

2012-Mar-19

Our Children, Our Future 2012 // Welcome: UR CHILDREN, OUR FUTUREShareOur Children, Our Future willgive Sacramento Charter High, Sacramento, 95817$1,013,7542013-2014$1,763,4742017-2018$2,385,6952023-2024Source MethodologyFind aOur Children, Our Future will raise billions in new, dedicated funding each year to invest in our children, with funds tending to increase over time. These numbers reflect a snapshot of how much new funding a school or district will get in the first full year of OCOF implementation (2013-14), the fifth year of OCOF implementation (2017-18), and the ...

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Justice for Trayvon Martin

2012-Mar-19

SignOn.org Beta - Justice for Trayvon Martin: Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store on the evening of February 26. The shooter, George Zimmerman, was the neighborhood watch captain. Zimmerman, a 200-pound 28-year-old with a history of violence, claimed self defense, even though Trayvon Martin had no criminal history and nothing more than candy and an iced tea in his hands.It's a deep injustice that George Zimmerman remains free.That's why I created a ...

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Best Questions: Good Schools — Whole Child Education

2012-Mar-19

Best Questions: Good Schools — Whole Child Education: Best Questions: Good SchoolsbyMolly McCloskeyDespite the rumors, school improvement is hard. It's not about a single passionate leader. It's not about "fixing" teachers and teaching or parents and parenting. It's not about poverty. It's not about money. And it's not about standards. It's about all of them. And more.In this column, I'll take on the real deal of school improvement—for all schools, not just certain kinds. And for all kids. Because it's ...

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Shanker Blog » Learning From Teach For America

2012-Mar-19

Shanker Blog » Learning From Teach For America: Learning From Teach For AmericabyMatthew Di CarloThere is a small but growing body of evidence about the (usually test-based) effectiveness of teachers from Teach for America (TFA), an extremely selective program that trains and places new teachers in mostly higher needs schools and districts. Rather than review this literature paper-by-paper, which has already been done by others(seehereandhere), I’ll just give you the super-short summary of the higher-quality analyses, and quickly discuss what ...

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 3-19 AM Posts #soschat #edreform

2012-Mar-19

Diane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing RealityBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-4 hours agoDiane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing Reality: Diane RavitchHistorian, NYU professorGET UPDATES FROM DIANE RAVITCHLike73In Defense of Facing RealityPosted: 03/18/2012 9:24 pmI recently wrote two review articles for theNew York Review of Booksabout the teaching profession. The first wasa review of Pasi Sahlberg'sFinnish Lessons, about the exceptional school system of Finland, which owes much to the high professionalism of its teachers.The second of the two articles ...

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Diane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing Reality

2012-Mar-18

Diane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing Reality: Diane RavitchHistorian, NYU professorGET UPDATES FROM DIANE RAVITCHLike73In Defense of Facing RealityPosted: 03/18/2012 9:24 pmI recently wrote two review articles for theNew York Review of Booksabout the teaching profession. The first wasa review of Pasi Sahlberg'sFinnish Lessons, about the exceptional school system of Finland, which owes much to the high professionalism of its teachers.The second of the two articles was areview of Wendy Kopp'sA Chance to Make History, and it focused on her ...

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A Sunday evening watch: Diane Ravitch on Public Education, Privatization and Professionalization | Seattle Education

2012-Mar-18

A Sunday evening watch: Diane Ravitch on Public Education, Privatization and Professionalization | Seattle Education: A Sunday evening watch: Diane Ravitch on Public Education, Privatization and ProfessionalizationfromSeattle Education 2010byseattleducation2011This presentation by Diane Ravitch was given in San Francisco on January 20th of this year and sponsored by the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers. It includes a question and answer period.This is the description that was provided regarding her talk:She provides an overview of the corporate “reforms” ...

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Grumpy Educators: Illinois Parents: "No good reasons for this excessive testing."

2012-Mar-18

Grumpy Educators: Illinois Parents: "No good reasons for this excessive testing.": Illinois Parents: "No good reasons for this excessive testing."bySandra"Since I found out two years ago how much experimental testing was happening, I’ve opted him out of dozens of tests. He has skipped the CPS Learning First Benchmark Assessments, the Scantron Performance Series tests, and the pilot Common Core. CPS administered each of these standardized tests in several subjects, several times a year. But there are no good reasons for ...