School Tech Connect: This Is How I Vote
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School Tech Connect: This Is How I Vote: This Is How I Votebynoreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman)So, the Sullivan HS LSC election is tomorrow. Turns out that the community candidates do indeed have digital footprints, and one of them is a known commodity here in Rogers. Here's the list, if anyone cares to advise me. I've promised my entire building to provide endorsements, so we're talking about six voters here. "The Machine," I like to call it.As for the community candidates, two ... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: This hedge-fund "school reformer" is so rich, he donates to the Koch Bros.
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: This hedge-fund "school reformer" is so rich, he donates to the Koch Bros.: This hedge-fund "school reformer" is so rich, he donates to the Koch Bros.byMike KlonskyGriffin is the one on the rightGreg Hinz at Crain's,"Follow the money: Citadel's Ken Griffin and the Illinois GOP,"reports on the Chicago hedge-fund billionaire who, possibly illegally, secretly throws millions into Republican political campaigns. Wait, did I say Republican? There are no Republicans in Chicago so Griffin does the ... more »
Haisman and Rosenthal. « Fred Klonsky
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Haisman and Rosenthal. « Fred Klonsky: Haisman and Rosenthal.byFred KlonskyHaisman and Rosenthal.No. It’s not a law firm.Back in the day, Bob Haisman was President of the IEA. He ran for IEA President as something of an outsider and won.Then we butted heads over the issue of a merger of the two national teacher unions: The NEA and the AFT.I was for it. Haisman and the IEA leadership led the charge against it.Haisman won that fight.In fact, I think I may ... more »
Questions Concerning Howard Fuller Charter Proposal to Milwaukee Common Council « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Questions Concerning Howard Fuller Charter Proposal to Milwaukee Common Council « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Questions Concerning Howard Fuller Charter Proposal to Milwaukee Common Councilbymillerlf4/18/12The Milwaukee Common Council is reviewing a proposal by Dr. Howard Fuller and the Institute for the Transformation of Learning to create three new charter schools. The Institute is proposing to become a charter management organization, following in the footsteps of other national charter management organizations such as Rocketship and KIPP. The new schools, ... more »
Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply | Inside Higher Ed
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Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply | Inside Higher Ed: Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: SupplybyDayna CatropaBlog:StratEDgyAs acontinuationon the Foundations of Strategy theme, this post is about the supply of educational opportunities. In short, they’re exploding.There are currently over 5,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States, made up of a healthy mix of public, private not-for-profit, and for-profit schools that educate a highly diverse population and offering an ever-increasing number of programs and degrees.The supply of educational opportunities is increasi... more »
Grumpy Educators: Testing Perversion: Parent Threatened and Parental Rights Violated in NY
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Grumpy Educators: Testing Perversion: Parent Threatened and Parental Rights Violated in NY: Testing Perversion: Parent Threatened and Parental Rights Violated in NYThis story does not require much introduction. The correspondence between the parent and the school officials speaks volumes and confirms the depth of the high stakes testing perversion.The letter from the parent on her reasons for choosing to opt out her student from standardized testing: (highlighting in red is added for emphasis by Grumpy Educators)From: Christine DoughertySent: Sunday, April ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Late Nite Posts 4-18 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
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All Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition HikesBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoAll Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition Hikes: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition HikesbyCryn JohannsenPopoutThat's right!165,000students are striking. Talk about flippin' inspiring, peeps. Hope you'll share with your networks. This is what democratic action looks like. These students make me damned proud.Opting Out from Standardized Testing - THE ... more »
Schools Matter: Remember AYP? They Still Know What It Is at Fruithurst Elementary
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Schools Matter: Remember AYP? They Still Know What It Is at Fruithurst Elementary: Remember AYP? They Still Know What It Is at Fruithurst ElementarybyJim HornValerie Strauss shared this. Hope you do, too:ByValerie StraussThis was written by Larry Lee of Montgomery, Alabama, former executive director of the Covington County Economic Development Commission and the West Central Partnership of Alabama. Lee, who writes often about education, sent the following email to friends and other people whom he thought would be interested. He ... more »
Modern School: The One Laptop Per Child Deception
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Modern School: The One Laptop Per Child Deception: The One Laptop Per Child DeceptionbyMichael DunnAudrey Watters, writing inHacked Education, provides an interesting critique of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) movement, starting with the recent study by theInter-American Development Bankin rural Peru which indicated that providing laptops does not improve test scores.This should be no surprise. Test scores and academic success are influenced most significantly by socioeconomic factors that affect children well before they have even started school (seehereandhere), like ... more »
Miami-Dade Schools to Close Two Charter Schools – Including One Which Held Late Night Adult Parties | Scathing Purple Musings
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Miami-Dade Schools to Close Two Charter Schools – Including One Which Held Late Night Adult Parties | Scathing Purple Musings: Miami-Dade Schools to Close Two Charter Schools – Including One Which Held Late Night Adult PartiesbyBob SikesThe executive director of the Florida DOE agency which oversees state charter schools bemoans the fact that only the bad charter schools get publicity. Michael Kooi, who was charter schools chief lobbyist before being hired by Rick Scott to oversee them, told theTallahassee Democrat“it’s ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What Does the Superintendent of Public Instruction Do?
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: What Does the Superintendent of Public Instruction Do?: What Does the Superintendent of Public Instruction Do?byCharlie MasAccording tothe OSPI web page, the superintendent of public instruction:"is the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 public education in Washington state. Led by State School Superintendent Randy Dorn, OSPI works with the state’s 295 school districts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform on behalf of more than one million public school students."Yeah. But what does he ... more »
New Indicators Released to Evaluate High School Performance
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New Indicators Released to Evaluate High School Performance:New Indicators Released to Evaluate High School PerformancebyAnne HyslopConfession: I’m a sucker for a good infographic. And today, theStrategic Data Projectat Harvard (part of theCenter for Education Policy Research) released three(!). As Caralee Adams reported inCollege Bound, the project has developed a set of performance indicators for school districts and high schools – indicators that provide insight into how well they do in preparing and sending their graduates to college. While Harvard has ... more »
I Am Byrne Creek — Whole Child Education
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I Am Byrne Creek — Whole Child Education:I Am Byrne CreekbyASCD Whole Child BloggersByrne Creek Secondary School, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the 2012 winner of ASCD'sVision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award. At ASCD's Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Principal David Rawnsley accepted the award on behalf of the Byrne Creek community, and shared a student-written poem that represents the rich diversity that is so valued at the school. Here is the "I Am From" poem, in its ... more »
Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Pensacola Charter School Operator for Misusing $750,000 in State Education Funds | Scathing Purple Musings
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Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Pensacola Charter School Operator for Misusing $750,000 in State Education Funds | Scathing Purple Musings: Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Pensacola Charter School Operator for Misusing $750,000 in State Education FundsbyBob SikesAnother inconvenient reminder for Florida’s charter school cheerleaders comes in this story from thePensacola News-Journal:The First District Court of Appeal has denied a Pensacola businessman’s appeal of his 2010 conviction on money laundering and racketeering charges.John Wyche was sentenced in 2011 to serve more ...more »
NYC Public School Parents: NYS educators agree: Flawed, confusing and misleading ELA exams
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NYC Public School Parents: NYS educators agree: Flawed, confusing and misleading ELA exams: NYS educators agree: Flawed, confusing and misleading ELA examsbyLeonie HaimsonThis week, NY students in grades 3-8 are in the midst of takinglengthy ELA exams, which in NYC, will help determine whether theywill be held back, and what schools they will attend in the future, as well as what grades their schools receive and how theirteachers will be evaluated. Seethisarticle by Juan Gonzalez, about howour kids this year ... more »
RIP: This Is Your Life - Dick Clark Episode - Interview Part 1 (1959)
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June 24, 1959http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JJSDGK?ie=UTF8tag=doc06-20link...Watch the full program:http://thefilmarchived.blogspot.com/2010/11/this-is-your-life-dick-clark-inte...Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American businessman; game-show host; and radio and television personality. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark'... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts 4-18 #edreform #soschat
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Charter School Teaching: Similar to or Different than Regular Public Schools? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoCharter School Teaching: Similar to or Different than Regular Public Schools? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Charter School Teaching: Similar to or Different than Regular Public Schools?bylarrycubanSince 1991 when Minnesota launched the first charter schools, the movement to create publicly funded charters freed from district rules where parents can ... more »
All Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition Hikes
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All Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition Hikes: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition HikesbyCryn JohannsenPopoutThat's right!165,000students are striking. Talk about flippin' inspiring, peeps. Hope you'll share with your networks. This is what democratic action looks like. These students make me damned proud.
Opting Out from Standardized Testing - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.
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Opting Out from Standardized Testing - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.: Opting Out from Standardized Testing (Editor's Note: Below is a must-read post from educator Will Richardson'sblog, about his decision to opt his son out of the state test along with the public letter he sent to the NJ newspaper. There seems to be another stirring of the pot in the edu-blogsphere, with Chris Lehmann apoplectic about the speech by Jeb Bush from today'sEducation Innovation Summitw/numeroustweetsrelating to ... more »
LAUSD TOP-HEAVY ADMNISTRATION (VIDEO #2) - Perdaily.com
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LAUSD TOP-HEAVY ADMNISTRATION (VIDEO #2) - Perdaily.com: LAUSD TOP-HEAVY ADMNISTRATION (VIDEO #2)byLeonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)The following video examines the dysfunctional top-down administrative culture of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the blind obedient anti-intellectual culture of generationally failed public education it has created in Los Angeles and throughout California and the rest of the countryIt is our motivating belief here at perdaily ... more »
A Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York City | The Schott Foundation for Public Education
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A Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York City | The Schott Foundation for Public Education: A Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York CityEDUCATION REDLINING IN NEW YORK CITYHOME |EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [PDF]|FULL REPORT [PDF]|RECOMMENDATIONSFrom the Press Release:In New York City public schools, a student’s educational outcomes and opportunity to learn are statistically more determined by where he or she lives than their abilities, according toA Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York City, released by the Schott Foundation for ... more »
Duncan Enlists Sharpton’s Civil Rights Network in Education Reform | ED.gov Blog
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Duncan Enlists Sharpton’s Civil Rights Network in Education Reform | ED.gov Blog: Duncan Enlists Sharpton’s Civil Rights Network in Education ReformPosted onApril 18, 2012byGuest Blogger “You are all partners and allies in reforming public education,” Secretary Arne Duncan said last week at the National Action Network’s 14th Annual Convention in Washington. “An excellent education for very child is a moral and civic imperative, as well as an economic one. This issue is even bigger than education—it is an issue of ... more »
Henderson: Cheating probe ‘wrapping up’ - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post
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Henderson: Cheating probe ‘wrapping up’ - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post: Henderson: Cheating probe ‘wrapping up’byBill TurqueChancellor Kaya Henderson said Wednesday morning that the D.C. Inspector General’s inquiry intosuspected cheatingon the DC CAS during the Michelle Rhee era — which Henderson requested more than a year ago after a USA Today investigation — is close to completion.Read full article Henderson and Gray sketch out big plans for DCPSbyBill TurqueMayor Vincent C. Gray and Chancellor Kaya Henderson sketched out ... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: A View of The Future
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Missouri Education Watchdog: A View of The Future: A View of The FuturebyAnngieIt is encouraging to see various groups open their eyes to the problems in our education system and in the reforms currently being pushed. Both conservatives and liberals are beginning to see the dangers involved in centralized planning of curriculum and collection of personal data by government bodies. Someday, hopefully soon, the rallying cry of "It's all for the little children"will send chills down people's spines rather than ... more »
Grumpy. « Fred Klonsky
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Grumpy. « Fred Klonsky: byFred KlonskyGrumpy.According to NBC,these are the results of strike votes at some of Chicago’s high schools.Von Steuben: 94 percentSteinmetz: 96 percentSullivan: 95 percentSenn: 95 percentUplift:89 percentMather:96 percentNorthside Learning Center:80 percentKelvyn Park:86 percentChicago Academy:85 percentNorthside College Prep:96 percentLane:93 percentJuarez:96 percentKelly:94 percentCurie:86 percentAccording to the Chicago Reader’sBen Joravsky, Rahm has put an F-you offer on the negotiating table.At the moment, the mayor’s negotiators are sticking to their... more »
Shanker Blog » Value-Added Versus Observations, Part Two: Validity
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Shanker Blog » Value-Added Versus Observations, Part Two: Validity: Value-Added Versus Observations, Part Two: ValiditybyMatthew Di CarloIn a previouspost, I compared value-added (VA) and classroom observations in terms ofreliability– the degree to which they are free of error and stable over repeated measurements. But even the most reliable measures aren’t useful unless they are valid – that is, unless they’re measuring what we want them to measure.Arguments over the validity of teacher performance measures, especially value-added, dominate our discourse on ... more »
Tell the Real Story - Alliance for Quality Education of New York
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Tell the Real Story - Alliance for Quality Education of New York: View this video for information about the School Cuts Hurt CampaignWe have a responsibility to keep up the fight to ensure a positive future for our children.Videos will be posted on ourwebsiteandFacebookpage.We will also update ourTwitterwhen new videos have been submitted.We will share it on ourYoutubechanneland post it to ourFacebook page. It’s time we tell the real story about school cuts.Your name and your title (i.e. parent, teacher, ... more »