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Modern School: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’amBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-21 minutes agoModern School: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’am: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’am0diggHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsIn a rare moment of lucidity,the New York Timespublished a piece this week pointing out how even the best teachers (or those with the “best” students) can end up with terrible Value Added (VAM) scores and potentially face reprisals or get fired as a result.How is this possible?If 85% of a teacher’s students ... more »
Is Jeb Bush Pressuring One Senator to Change His Vote on Parent Trigger? | Scathing Purple Musings
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Is Jeb Bush Pressuring One Senator to Change His Vote on Parent Trigger? | Scathing Purple Musings: Is Jeb Bush Pressuring One Senator to Change His Vote on Parent Trigger?byBob SikesTheTampa Bay Tribunesays so:Apparently, the parent trigger bill means a lot to former Gov.Jeb Bush.Bush, who now oversees two foundations dedicated to education reform, reached out to Senators before the controversial vote Friday afternoon.One particular target:Alan Hays, the Umatilla Republican.Hays voted against the proposal, which failed 20-20. But after the ... more »
Ready for the Clown Car Jeb Bush phones Senators to pass parent trigger | Naked Politics
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Jeb Bush phones Senators to pass parent trigger | Naked Politics: Jeb Bush phones Senators to pass parent triggerApparently, the parent trigger bill means a lot to former Gov.Jeb Bush.Bush, who now oversees two foundations dedicated to education reform, reached out to Senators before the controversial vote Friday afternoon.One particular target:Alan Hays, the Umatilla Republican.Hays voted against the proposal, which failed 20-20. But after the vote, the pressure continued. Bush hadGary Lester, vice president of the Villages retirement community in ... more »
Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thrive | Politics Blog | an SFGate.com blog
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Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thrive | Politics Blog | an SFGate.com blog: Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thriveThe United States may be a republic, but it’s democracy that Americans cherish. After all, that’s why we got into Iraq, right? To take out a dictator and spread democracy.“Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” “One person, one vote.” We are an egalitarian society that treasures the mandate of its ... more »
Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thrive | Politics Blog | an SFGate.com blog
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Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thrive | Politics Blog | an SFGate.com blog: Scientists say America is too dumb for democracy to thriveThe United States may be a republic, but it’s democracy that Americans cherish. After all, that’s why we got into Iraq, right? To take out a dictator and spread democracy.“Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” “One person, one vote.” We are an egalitarian society that treasures the mandate of its ... more »
Dunkerton high school assembly stirs protest
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Dunkerton high school assembly stirs protest: Dunkerton high school assembly stirs protestStoryDiscussionBy DENNIS MAGEE, dennis.magee@wcfcourier.com|Posted:Friday, March 9, 2012 1:00 pm|(3) CommentsFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizeDUNKERTON --- Administrators, teachers and students did not get what they expected Thursday during an extended school program.Everyone anticipated the message from Junkyard Prophet, a traveling band based in Minnesota, to be about bullying and making good choices. Instead, junior and senior high students at Dunkerton High School and faculty memb... more »
She’s Sticking to the Union! – Women Who Changed America | California Progress Report
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She’s Sticking to the Union! – Women Who Changed America | California Progress Report: She’s Sticking to the Union! – Women Who Changed AmericaPosted on09 March 2012Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Kati LoyUCW-CWAYesterday wasInternational Women’s Day, so we thought we’d mark the occasion by sharing a few of the great historical victories that union women have achieved. Here’s a list of empowered American women who have made a difference by fighting for their rights on the job.#1 The Lowell Mill Girls ... more »
Bad days. « Fred Klonsky
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Bad days. « Fred Klonsky: Bad days.byFred KlonskyFor some reason yesterday saw a flood ofbad bossandcrap at workstories.There was theMet Life Survey of the American Teacher.Damn. We are an unhappy bunch. And who can blame us?Well. In fact, it seems everybody blames us.More than half of teachers expressed at least some reservation about their jobs, their highest level of dissatisfaction since 1989, the survey found. Also, roughly one in three said they were likely to leave the profession in the ... more »
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves « InterACT
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The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves « InterACT: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale ImprovesbyDavid B. CohenAs I sit down to compose my thoughts at the end of this week, I’m sitting in an office on the ground floor of a building on the Stanford University campus. (I teach three days a week and work for ACT two days a week). I’m ruminating about the Met Life survey that came out this week, showing teacher morale around the country ... more »
Modern School: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’am
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Modern School: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’am: VAM, Blam, Thank You Ma’am0diggHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsIn a rare moment of lucidity,the New York Timespublished a piece this week pointing out how even the best teachers (or those with the “best” students) can end up with terrible Value Added (VAM) scores and potentially face reprisals or get fired as a result.How is this possible?If 85% of a teacher’s students are proficient in reading but 95% were proficient the prior year, she would earn ... more »
Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Event | The White House
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Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Event | The White House: Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! EventbyThe White HouseRelease Time:For Immediate ReleasePenacook Community CollegePenacook, New Hampshire3:45 P.M. ESTMRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. (Applause.) Thanks so much. Rest yourselves, because you’ve been working hard to make this community healthy. You deserve a little sitting down. Even as we talk about Let’s Move you can rest. (Laughter.)It is so wonderful to be here. And I want to ... more »
Geaux Teacher!: STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION!!!
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Geaux Teacher!: STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION!!!: STAND UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION!!!bynoreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT)The House Education Committee has called a meeting this coming Wednesday at 8:30. The Senate Education Committee has called a meeting the following day upon adjournment (that could mean early in the morning or at any time during the day). Both committees will hit the ground running in an effort to push Governor Jindal's Blueprint for Education through. This article explains the implications and directs ... more »
Open Letter of Thank You to Florida Senator Hays and others – Stand Strong against “Parent Trigger” – Florida parents Thank YOU !! « Continuing Change
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Open Letter of Thank You to Florida Senator Hays and others – Stand Strong against “Parent Trigger” – Florida parents Thank YOU !! « Continuing Change: Open Letter of Thank You to Florida Senator Hays and others – Stand Strong against “Parent Trigger” – Florida parents Thank YOU !!bygatorbonbcDear Senator Hays and all other Senators in Florida who voted NO today on SB1718, the so called “parent trigger” bill.Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.You made the right choice to vote ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 3-9 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
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The Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-59 minutes agoThe Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!byCandi PetersonMAYOR GRAY PLANSTO CLOSE MORE SCHOOLS!YOUR SCHOOL MAY BE AT RISK!DC commissioned a study of our public schools by a Chicago organization called IFF, that was funded by private money from the Walton Foundation (Walmart).The study ranks all schools into 4 Tiers by Test scores (Tier ... more »
Schools Matter: North Carolina Teachers Smothered in Tests
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Schools Matter: North Carolina Teachers Smothered in Tests: North Carolina Teachers Smothered in TestsbyJim HornFromthe Advancement Project(ht to Monty Neill)Taking Back Our Classrooms: The United Struggle of Teachers, Students, and Parents in North Carolina Against High-Stakes TestingMarch 5, 2012North Carolina students, parents and teachers say the state’s use of high-stakes testing as its primary means of evaluating students and schools is ineffective, counterproductive, and denies young people the quality education they deserve, according to a new report.Released today by Advanc... more »
School Tech Connect: File This Under "D"....
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School Tech Connect: File This Under "D"....: File This Under "D"....bynoreply@blogger.com (Tim)...forduhhhhhhhh.Florida's senate just defeated-by-tiea vulture parent-trigger bill.These trigger laws are so fundamentally dangerous that only far-right Republicans and the Rahm Emanuel-wing of the Democratic party favor them.But get a load of this person who's apparently a state senator:I'm sure that re-explaining it to someone dumb enough to ask the questionaftera marathon debatewould be like
Education forum sponsored by PAA Charleston affiliate « Parents Across America
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Education forum sponsored by PAA Charleston affiliate « Parents Across America: Education forum sponsored by PAA Charleston affiliatebyleoniehaimsonEducation forum sponsored by PAA Charleston affiliateiCal ImportStart:March 12, 2012 7:00 pmEnd:March 12, 2012 8:15 pmVenue:Seacoast ChurchAddress:Google Map750 Longpoint Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC, United StatesSponsored by our newest affiliate, Charleston Area Community Voice for Education:Beyond CCSD’s Vision 2016:A Community Conversation about Testing and AccountabilityDo Performance and Achievement = Learning?Charleston Area Community V...more »
Special Education Agenda March 21, 2012 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education)
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Agenda March 21, 2012 - Administration Support (CA Dept of Education): Agenda March 21, 2012Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) Standing Committees meeting agenda.Legislation Committee MembersJanice BrownMaureen BurnessMorena de GrimaldiBetty KarnetteJames WoodheadPolicy Review and Development Committee MembersJanice BrownMaureen BurnessKen DenmanAgenda Times Are Approximate and Are Provided for Convenience OnlyAll items may be re-ordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting. The order of business may be changed without notice.Reasonable Accommodation for Any In... more »
Why Florida’s parent trigger bill failed in state Senate - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Why Florida’s parent trigger bill failed in state Senate - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Why Florida’s parent trigger bill failed in state SenatebyValerie Strauss“If we’ve got a bill called the parent empowerment bill, then why is the PTA against the bill?” Florida state Sen. Nancy Detert (R-Venice) asked.The answer is that Florida parentsdidn’t want it, because they didn’t see it as a parent empowerment bill. Instead, they thought that the bill, known as the “parent trigger,” would ...more »
The Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!
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The Washington Teacher: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!: Mayor Gray Plans to Close More Schools!byCandi PetersonMAYOR GRAY PLANSTO CLOSE MORE SCHOOLS!YOUR SCHOOL MAY BE AT RISK!DC commissioned a study of our public schools by a Chicago organization called IFF, that was funded by private money from the Walton Foundation (Walmart).The study ranks all schools into 4 Tiers by Test scores (Tier 1 being the highest performing and Tier 4 being the lowest performing). The study recommends that all ... more »
Teach for America's rocky first year | Seattle Times Newspaper
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Local News | Teach for America's rocky first year | Seattle Times Newspaper: Teach for America's rocky first yearIt's been a rocky first year for the Puget Sound branch of Teach for America, but principals say the first TFA teachers are performing well.ByBrian M. RosenthalSeattle Times education reporterPREV1of2NEXTELLEN M. BANNER / THE SEATTLE TIMESJordan Keller, a Teach for America (TFA) teacher, assists fourth-grader Nomin Barsbold and second-grader Laila Abdalla at Silver Lake Elementary in Federal Way in an English Language ... more »
No Child Left Behind’s effect on literacy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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No Child Left Behind’s effect on literacy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: No Child Left Behind’s effect on literacybyValerie StraussThiswas written by P. David Pearson, preeminent literacy researcher and chair of the newly formed International Reading Association Literacy Research Panel.By P. David PearsonWhile it is customary to give three cheers to something that we want to celebrate or commemorate, when I think about the legacy of the last decadeof literacy instruction in America’s schools, I can only ... more »
El estado de Nueva Jersey es el destino de los más altos funcionarios del gobierno ecuatoriano « Spanish Readers' Blog
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El estado de Nueva Jersey es el destino de los más altos funcionarios del gobierno ecuatoriano « Spanish Readers' Blog: El estado de Nueva Jersey es el destino de los más altos funcionarios del gobierno ecuatorianobyMr. RConsul Jessica Escala junto al Abogado Ginarte durante el informe de labores a finales del 2011No es Miami, tampoco Washington. Ni siquiera Nueva York. Es Nueva Jersey donde se están generando las más importantes discusiones y proyectos en beneficio de los ecuatorianos residentes no ... more »
NYC Educator: Big Fat Zero
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NYC Educator: Big Fat Zero: Big Fat ZerobyNYC EducatorI've never really understood why teachers give zeroes. What's a zero? Is it a test grade? A quiz grade? Is it something to stay up all night and worry about? I don't know, so I've never actually threatened anyone with a zero, let alone given one.But last year, every once in a while, I'd draw a big zero on a piece of paper, and deposit it on the desk of a student ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jeb Bush attacks SOS, League of Women Voters, over "Parent Trigger"
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jeb Bush attacks SOS, League of Women Voters, over "Parent Trigger": Jeb Bush attacks SOS, League of Women Voters, over "Parent Trigger"byMike KlonskyFormer Florida governor and Bush family scion Jeb, has for some reason found it necessary to launch an attack on Save Our Schools (SOS) as part of his campaign to import theParent Triggerinto his state.Patricia Levesque, executive director of Bush’s Foundation, sent out a blast e-mail to supporters this week, asking them to contact ... more »
