Latest News and Comment from Education
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Courage Should Be in the Job Description
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🚨 NEW in Diverse Issues in Higher Education 🚨 “Knowledge is on trial.
Faculty are under attack. And too many leaders are playing it safe.” In my
latest p...
37 minutes ago
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Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog
Posts! 7-10-25
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*Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights*
*A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog Posts!**7-10-25*
Michael Tomasky: What Will ICE Do with Its Enormous New B...
4 hours ago
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Oak View Venue Development CEO - part of the Memorial Stadium Remodel -
Name in Fed Lawsuit
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Seattle Public Schools is working together with One Roof Stadium
Partnership (ORSP) - a group including the Seattle Karken, Climate Pledge
Arena, and One R...
9 hours ago
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La. Teachers: State Raise Funding Is on the 2026 Ballot
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In June 2025, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed into law two bills
aimed at giving Louisiana teachers a permanent pay raise (as opposed to the
string o...
13 hours ago
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PA: How Badly Are Districts Hurt By Feds Holding Back Funds
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On Juily 1, the federal government was scheduled to distribute federal
education grants. Instead, the Department of Education sent an unsigned
e-mail say...
15 hours ago
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Our detailed critique of DOE draft class size plan for 2025-2026 school year
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July 9, 2025 Below and here is our detailed critique of the DOE’s draft
Class Size Reduction Plan for the 2025-2026 school year, along with a list
of signe...
19 hours ago
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Josh Cowen's Newsletter: Billionaires Budgeting on the Backs of Kids and
Families
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Josh Cowen's Newsletter: Billionaires Budgeting on the Backs of Kids and
Families
Hey Everyone,
So, this is my second-to-last newsletter with the great t...
20 hours ago
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The birdwatchers of Block Island and Daniel Berrigan.
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I am with the family on holiday on Block Island, 13 miles off the Rhode
Island coast, until July 20th.
20 hours ago
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RFK Jr. Endorses a Packaged Meal Loaded with Additives
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Amanda Seitz and Jonel Alecia of the Associated press reported that Robert
F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, endorsed a product
that ...
20 hours ago
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Researchers find children’s health broadly declining in the United States
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A new study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
has found that children’s health in the United States is declining across
s...
20 hours ago
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Bobby Jenks
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Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star and 2005 World Series champion with the
White Sox, passed away on July 4 after a battle with adenocarcinoma, a form
o...
21 hours ago
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A Real Fairy
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"I'm fairy," she told me. Then before I had a chance to respond, she added
with wide open eyes, "A real fairy."
Her mother and I stood together as she f...
22 hours ago
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Get TIX on July 11
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https://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/revolutions-2/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MMAFY26RevolutionsGroup&utm_content=version_A
1 day ago
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King Mulgrew Played No Part in Anything
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The resolutions just appeared out of nowhere.
1 day ago
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Socialism 2025: A Movement Gathers
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At the largest socialism conference yet, thousands came together to study,
strategize, and build a fighting left
1 day ago
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Poem: summer tomatoes (this is how we live, this is how we die)
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my partner is having a flingthis summerwith tomatoes a red heirloomwe are
sharingis gradually disappearingslice by sliceon the cutting board this
morning i...
1 day ago
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Poem: summer tomatoes (this is how we live, this is how we die)
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my partner is having a flingthis summerwith tomatoes a red heirloomwe are
sharingis gradually disappearingslice by sliceon the cutting board this
morning i...
1 day ago
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2025 SUN Bucks Resources
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The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the
availability of multiple 2025 SUN Bucks resources
1 day ago
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New Ohio Budget Perpetuates Systemic Injustice by Underfunding the Public
School Finance Formula
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Describing the income tax cut in the budget signed into law on June 30 by
Ohio’s governor, the chairman of the gerrymandered, Republican
majority-dominated...
2 days ago
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Weekend Quotables
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“We want to wean off of FEMA." -- Pres. Trump
2 days ago
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They Were Legal...
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A six-year-old boy whose family was following established procedures to
seek asylum has been detained as part of Trump’s War On Immigration,
causing him ...
2 days ago
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The resistance to “School choice” isn’t psychological—it’s principled.
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Voters aren’t rejecting options. They’re choosing community. As a public
education advocate in Florida, I can’t recall a...
2 days ago
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Teachers Author a U.S. History Textbook: Being in the Right Place at the
Right Time
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In achieving success, talent is frequently overrated while persistence and
luck are often underrated. That is the takeaway from the story I will tell
of ho...
3 days ago
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“Creating The Conditions For Self-Motivated Students”
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I’ve written quite a few posts for the British Council over the years.
Unfortunately, most of them are no longer on their website. So, I’ll be
republishing...
3 days ago
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Soldiers Organizing to Defend Democracy
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Soldiers Organize for Democracy.
*On the Fourth of July, members of the military are calling on Congress to
protect service members who disobey the pres...
3 days ago
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Organizándonos para afrontar la crueldad
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Pronto, cada uno de nosotros tendrá su propia historia que contar sobre un
hospital que cerró o un ser querido que falleció, se enfermó, pasó hambre o
se v...
3 days ago
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The Marines Invade Florida
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From the halls of Sarasota to the shores of West Palm Beach...
4 days ago
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Vouchers and The "Big, Beautiful Bill"
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A word from Education Law Center
4 days ago
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The Felonious Trump Legacy
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This July 4th: What Children See
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‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my
brothers and sisters you did it to me.’ ~Matthew 25:40 (English Standard
Version) If ...
5 days ago
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Judge Rules EdChoice’s Voucher Program Unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court heard the arguments in St. Isadore of Seville Catholic
Virtual School vs Drummond, which seeks to establish a religious charter
school....
6 days ago
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Making Sense of Trump's K-12 Budget Slashing
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Behind the decision to withhold $6.8 billion in funds to K-12 schools lurks
an ugly worldview
1 week ago
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ICE IS GIVING US THE CREEPS
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THE NEW ICE AGE: How Immigration Enforcement Got a Makeover and Why It's
Giving Us the Creeps
1 week ago
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House Bill 82 Passes! Awaiting Governor’s Signature!
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Tonight, the Delaware House of Representatives unanimously passed Hiuse
Bill 82 with Senate Amendment 1. If you’ve been living in a hole, this
legislation ...
1 week ago
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Billionaires Support Corrupted Science of Reading
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By Thomas Ultican 7/1/2025 Science of Reading (SoR) was always a fraud; it
is not based on sound science. In 1997, the National Reading Panel was
establish...
1 week ago
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Eyes Cast Backwards
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“all these are but dreams and shadows; the shadows that hide the real world
from our eyes.” ― Arthur Machen, The Great God Pan Much of this month has
bee...
1 week ago
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June’s Parent Engagement Resources
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#DYK summer learning opportunities can be as close as your backyard?
@SmithsonianEdu has tips for parents & educators on nature play, a type of
hands-on le...
1 week ago
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Come On People Now, Smile on your Brother
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So—I am a Democrat. Not a surprise to anyone who regularly reads this blog.
I think Democratic thoughts—Health care is a right! Fully support public
educat...
1 week ago
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UFT Election Analysis from Three Years Ago
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JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022
2 weeks ago
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Analyzing UFT election results – from 2022
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JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022. Post-UFT election for the last
two decades I have done some analysis of the numbers. I am getting ready to
start ...
2 weeks ago
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Honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa at our Skinny Award Dinner
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Our Skinny Award Dinner honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa on June 18 was a
tremendous success! So many of her admirers attended to enjoy the company
of o...
2 weeks ago
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Alert: Urge your Senators to eliminate the ban on regulating AI from the
budget bill!
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There are many damaging aspects of the budget bill , but one that has
received inadequate attention is a provision passed by the House that would
impose a ...
4 weeks ago
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New “Teach Truth” Website & Study Guide: Launching TeachTruthBook.com on
5th Annual #TeachTruth National Day of Action!
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I’m excited to announce the launch of a new website — TeachTruthBook.com —
where you can now access the free study guide for my book, Teach Truth: The
Stru...
4 weeks ago
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McGrath and Kaminsky: Key Names in the School Policy Debate
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The landscape of American school policy is no longer shaped only behind
closed doors. It’s debated in town halls, on social media, and through
public prote...
5 weeks ago
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What Lessons Are We Learning from Our Students?
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“Mr. Vilson, I’m in a doctoral program, just like you.” One of my former
students posted a picture of a quad at an established university. ...
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5 weeks ago
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What Lessons Are We Learning from Our Students?
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“Mr. Vilson, I’m in a doctoral program, just like you.” One of my former
students posted a picture of a quad at an established university. ...
Read More
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5 weeks ago
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Smut Street: Fancy Peen and Mariah Ankenman
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Excuse me, sir? If you don't have a piercing or a clit sucking tentacle,
I'm not interested.
1 month ago
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79
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It was May 23, 1946, in a New York City Hospital, that 30 year old Sylvia
Livingston Bernstein gave birth to the 2nd and final child of her marriage
to L...
1 month ago
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"Didn't do *that*," part 1: new Schofield case developments reveal crucial
10th Circuit/Ledger lie
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The record is clear. Jeremy Scott confessed at least 40 times in a 2017
hearing. He never recanted. The Ledger must retract its lie to force Judge
Kevin Ab...
1 month ago
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Preserving an Educated Future for America (Short Term Plan)
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Draft excerpt from forthcoming work: The short-term plans presented here
are focused primarily on mitigating damages inflicted by the current
federal admin...
2 months ago
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Preserving an Educated Future for America (Short Term Plan)
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Draft excerpt from forthcoming work: The short-term plans presented here
are focused primarily on mitigating damages inflicted by the current
federal admin...
2 months ago
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Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023)
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Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year
2023? Your search is over! ...
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2 months ago
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Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
2 months ago
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner Birutoto – Situs Slot
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The post Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner...
2 months ago
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Trump plays Putin’s Playbook
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Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated
that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to
Washin...
3 months ago
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Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat
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I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE.
I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have
bee...
3 months ago
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How Do We Fight Trump?
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Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized
how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that
horrifies. I...
3 months ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant
Educators?
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As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear,
teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their
profession. It...
3 months ago
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Are we all on the same team?
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Copied from Quora; I didn’t write any of this… As an American I ask my
fellow Americans, why can’t you realize at the end of the day we are all on
the same...
4 months ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be
reformed.
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If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what
I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you
want to re...
5 months ago
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Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her
leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to
make pa...
5 months ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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When I was teaching,
I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were.
*My Promise *
WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...
6 months ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano
Lesson’
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'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible
project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s
thorny...
7 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors
And Stoops
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The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups
working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long…
The post “I’m Done Wit...
8 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
9 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
10 months ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL
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As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the
great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught
of those ...
11 months ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why
not both?
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Willie said below to Action News Jax
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It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew
about the complaint an...
1 year ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide
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In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the
future of individuals and nations...
1 year ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision,
unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the
law it re...
1 year ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 )
Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038...
The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
Continue reading
1 year ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
2 years ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
2 years ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
2 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the
teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took
lesson...
2 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
2 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022,
let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace
instead. She ...
2 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
3 years ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
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3 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris*
My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I
was an activist i...
3 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
3 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
3 years ago
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Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
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3 years ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
4 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade
association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got
my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was
also a ...
4 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
4 years ago
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The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
4 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was
just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled,
“Teachers...
4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
4 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
5 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income
Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after
their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of
Sout...
5 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
5 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
5 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children
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*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by
56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing
the ...
5 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
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The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a
grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece:
On Monday, Governor Ral...
5 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:
House Bill 2788
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The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t
have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the
schools...
5 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
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Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills?
Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited
practical knowledge essen...
5 years ago
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could
we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for
Christmas an...
5 years ago
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Reminiscences
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I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to
the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them
an...
5 years ago
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that
part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators
who t...
5 years ago
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for
state attorney Dennis Ward
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What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this
exact wording to ask this …
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5 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease
by Steven Singer
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Originally posted at:
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...
5 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups
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The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New
Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was
ejected...
5 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk
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It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this
horrible company.
K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...
5 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
6 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my
head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and
after read...
6 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of
reasonable length, I completely disagree.
Here is what NYSED states are average expe...
6 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools"
Series
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From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series
Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like.
For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...
6 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE
Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black,
Latinx, or Asian and y...
6 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
6 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty
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*Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018*
*To the Editor:*
*Re “Why libraries still matter.”
[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...
6 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair
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*TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair*
*** REGISTER HERE ***
*From Puerto Rico to Chicago:*
*Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities*
Saturday, November 1...
6 years ago
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Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
6 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
6 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools
(2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne
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I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated
history of educational and institutional racism in the United States.
Dufresne blen...
7 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of
Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS
failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It
is co...
7 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
7 years ago
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m
not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it
harde...
7 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good
thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President
Mike P...
7 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools
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Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry
you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like
teachers all ...
7 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry
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Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school.
The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey
rela...
7 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
7 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
7 years ago
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Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to
the Dep...
8 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
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I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting
yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible
for a...
8 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
8 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
8 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers
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Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a
new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are
broke...
8 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
8 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN
STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only
subjec...
8 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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8 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power
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In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk
taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence,
and ev...
8 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of
Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community,
specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is
google the dis...
8 years ago
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[video]Perils or Promises: Education in the Age of Smart Machines:
Presentation at the City Club of Cleveland
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On December 14th, 2016, I made a presentation at the City Club of
Cleveland. Watch the presentation The Club’s website or Youtube.
Title: Perils or Promise...
8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises
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President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY
on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ever since now Presi...
8 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
8 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
8 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay
Property Tax!
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*June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term.
Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What
r...
9 years ago
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email
05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a
Califor...
9 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one
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By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored
to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one …
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9 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
9 years ago
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Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
9 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
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1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black
Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I
have a s...
9 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
9 years ago
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I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
9 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School
Students
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Originally posted on Poetic Justice:
First – please watch this amazing video produced by the students and staff
at CASA Middle School in the Bronx. It is b...
10 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez
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I’m excited to announce my speaking schedule for the remainder of the
winter, spring, and early summer of 2015 (jump to the end for a full list).
Last year...
10 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
10 years ago
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New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
10 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
10 years ago
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Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
11 years ago
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The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform
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The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s
Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public
education are ...
12 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts 4-30 #edreform #soschat
Mad men « Fred Klonsky: Mad menbyFred KlonskyThere was a scene inMad Menlast night where Don Draper’s daughter, Sally is on the phone to her friend, the more-than-slightly-weird Glenn. Sally had just returned from a dinner where her father had received an award.Sally had inadvertently walked in on a sordid scene involving the character Roger and her step-mother’s mother.Asks Glenn, “How’s the city?”“Dirty,” answers Sally.Which brings me to the topic of Springfield.I will be with sixty teachers from the area, ... more »
Churches criticize transformation plan | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Churches criticize transformation planbyDale Mezzacappaon Apr 30 2012 Posted inLatest newsGerald Wright of Parents United for Public Education addresses the meeting at Mother Bethel during an audience speakout. City Councilman Mark Squilla (lower right) listens.COMMENTS (2)PRINTEMAILSeveral hundred people gathered at historic Mother Bethel AME Church on Lombard Street Sunday night to decryplans put forward by the School Reform Commissionto close dozens of schools, expand charters, and reorganize the School... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: This has little to do with public education, it has everything to do with what’s going on in LAUSD: AN OBITUARY FOR THE FACTS: This has little to do with public education, it has everything to do with what’s going on in LAUSD: AN OBITUARY FOR THE FACTSFacts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012In memoriam: After years of health problems, Facts has finally died.BY REX W. HUPPKE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTER|HTTP://TRIB.IN/JVK26AApril 19, 2012 :: A ... more »
Sanjay Gupta’s great speech at U Michigan commencement - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Sanjay Gupta’s great speech at U Michigan commencementByValerie StraussUniversity of Michigan alumnus Sanjay Gupta returned to Ann Arbor this past weekend at the start of the 2012 commencement season and delivered an uncommonly entertaining speech to more than 45,000 people in the Big House.Too manycommencement speechesare, well, boring — too long, too conventional, utterly humorless. Not Gupta’s.A neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent, Gupta told ... more »
The Innovative Educator: Newest Ed Reform Leader is a 12-Year-Old Opt Out Hero: Newest Ed Reform Leader is a 12-Year-Old Opt Out Herobynoreply@blogger.com (Lisa Nielsen)“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”Helen Keller We’ve heard from a lot of heroes lately in the ed reform movement; from teachers and parents like Chris ...more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: International Education in SPS: International Education in SPSbyMelissa WestbrookI had been meaning to write this thread for some time now. It's a worthy example of how Seattle Schools starts off with a good idea but cannot follow-thru with execution.I will be upfront and say I probably should have done more research so fill in the gaps if you know more. But the issues are in very sharp focus right now and it is a program that ... more »
NYC Educator: Go Knit a Scarf: Go Knit a ScarfbyNYC EducatorThat's what I want to tell Governor 1% Cuomo's brother in law, Kenneth Cole, after reading about histeacher-bashing bulletin boardthe other day. A friend of mine set up a petition toprotest this nonsense, while another says we ought not to give him the attention the billboard seems to demand.It could indeed be that Cuomo's brother in law simply wants attention for his product, and that he hopes this blows up ... more »
No Matter Who Wins the Student Loan Fight, Students Will Lose - News - GOOD: No Matter Who Wins the Student Loan Fight, Students Will LosebyNona Willis AronowitzIn the past few days, both parties have turned the fate of college kids into a political football. With the3.4 percentinterest rate on student loans set to double July 1 if Congress doesn't temporarily extend relief, President Obama and his adversaries have taken to arguing about how we might pay for the difference. ... more »
PTA Encourages State and Local Chapters to Adopt National Resolution on High Stakes Testing | Scathing Purple Musings: PTA Encourages State and Local Chapters to Adopt National Resolution on High Stakes TestingbyBob SikesPTA’s National Senior Policy analyst, Jacque Chevalier responded to email inquiries this week regarding theNational Resolution of High Stakes Testing, and said the following:We are sending it out to encourage State and Local PTAs to endorse the Resolution.NPTAisn’t able to officially endorse the resolution – we are in ... more »
The Teaching World Used to Be Sacred, Like Coaching | One Teacher's Perspective: The Teaching World Used to Be Sacred, Like CoachingbyImagine WisconsinMy writing rate dropped off this past week with the kickoff of my kids’ soccer seasons and my seasonal return to the coaching world .Coaching now trumps writing as the single most therapeutic experience of my week. The anti-public educatorism brought to Wisconsin byoutside moneyand outside forces(like theKoch Brothers,ALEC,andMacIver Institute) and subsequentlyadopted and implemented by Governor Scott Walker ... more »
A Few Secrets About My Appearance at TEDxNYED | The Jose Vilson: A Few Secrets About My Appearance at TEDxNYEDbyJoseYou didn’t think I’d let the weekend go by without talking aboutTEDxNYEDright?I was honored to be invited to speak (second!) at the TEDx conference at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens yesterday. You often hear notes from the audience’s perspective, but the speakers who don’t post as often as they should. Part of it might be that speakers ... more »
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Once Upon a Time The UFT Manipulated a School Based Organization Votebynoreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Yesterday, I touchedon a flyer that will be distributed on May 1in teacher's mailboxes throughout the city touting the "accomplishments" of UFT El Presidente and Unity Politburo Chief Michael Mulgrew. Tonight, I shall relate a story of voting shenanigans that only Unity and The UFT could have pulled off.Back in September of 2003 I had just arrived at PS 156 in The Bronx after working out ...more »
Ten Things You Should’ve Read About Education This Week (in case you haven’t already) | Re:education in Baltimore: Ten Things You Should’ve Read About Education This Week (in case you haven’t already)byEdit BarryIllustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Original caption: Fig. 1.--Fruit of the pine-apple (''Ananas sativa''), consisting of numerous flowers and bracts united together so as to form a collective or anthocarpous fruit.This is one of those weeks where there was too much going on to reflect. So, I collect:1.Housing ... more »
BLOCK THAT EUPHEMISM! « Diane Ravitch's blog: BLOCK THAT EUPHEMISM!bydianeravI wonder why our policymakers in Washington, D.C., love euphemisms. Ten years ago, Congress passed No Child Left Behind, and by now, is there anyone in the United States who takes seriously the idea that “No Child” has been “Left Behind”? Since Congress can’t agree on how to change the law, maybe they could just rename it and call it “Many Children Left Behind” (MCLB) or “No Child Left Untested” (NCLU). ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: The bungled "turnaround" strategy of Long Island City HS: Who really is responsible for this mess?: The bungled "turnaround" strategy of Long Island City HS: Who really is responsible for this mess?byLeonie HaimsonPanel for Educational Policy meeting, April 26, 2012Last Thursday, April 26, inanother long, highly emotional meetingthat stretched late into the evening, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to close 24 schools and put them in “turnaround” mode, one of the federal models for school ... more »
Daily Kos: "A man's got to know his limitations": "A man's got to know his limitations"byrss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Words spoken by Clint Eastwood in his role as Dirty Harry, Inspector Harry Callahan, in Magnum Force.I suppose they can serve as a cautionary, even if the phrasing may not be absolutely on target.The fact that a person can do something, even do it well, does not mean that he should do it.If I have become clear on anything as the result of ... more »
Guest Blog by Emma Rosloff: My Experience with Unschooling (Abbreviated) | Lefty Parent: Guest Blog by Emma Rosloff: My Experience with Unschooling (Abbreviated)byCooper ZaleThis is the first time I’ve published a piece by a “guest” blogger, which in this case happens to be my daughter Emma! She published her piece initially on the Daily KOS progressive political blog site (clickhereto link to it), and got a large number of views, recommends and comments, plus a “Community Spotlight” acknowledgement. I’ve posted ...more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: No Surprise - the Times Endorses Husk for Superintendent: No Surprise - the Times Endorses Husk for SuperintendentbyMelissa WestbrookAfter being very late with thiseditorial, it finally showed up at the Times' website. Frankly, it's doesn't lay out the greatest case and spends time writing around some flaws.One key item to note from the editorial (and remember for later on down the road if she is chosen):When it comes to talking and listening, she's more likely to ... more »
BOYCOTT PEARSON NOW | United Opt Out National: BOYCOTT PEARSON NOWbyadmin Pearson, ALEC, and the Brave New (Corporate) World: Stand Up to Pearson Now!(Note: We have revised our Boycott Pearson information for clarity and in order to add additional research – please use this version, posted April 29, 2012, when sharing.)Supporters of Public Education,The curtain has been pulled aside recently from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), exposing the seedy underbelly of our democracy. Organizations like ALEC circumvent the democratic ... more »
Schools Matter: Guest Post: Educating Business Ethics, Douglas Storm: Guest Post: Educating Business Ethics, Douglas StormbyP. L. ThomasEducating Business EthicsDouglas StormThe population of the US seems to be experiencing a kind of national awakening regarding the harsh and endemic inequalities of our “Us vs Them” economic reality. Though it seems possible that our bail-out and bubble-induced slogans of solidarity will fade into our historical moment to be studied by the future (should there be one for humans)–put our “we are ... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Educational Tidbits about Israel, Politicians and School Lovers in the Sunday Education Weekly Reader 04.29.12: Educational Tidbits about Israel, Politicians and School Lovers in the Sunday Education Weekly Reader 04.29.12bystlgretchenWelcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader for 04.29.12.From Israel andLessons from Abroad:"There is an urgent need to ‘restart’ the concept of education, to re-examine the connection between scholastic scores and the school culture. It is time to go back to the basics — to educational environments motivated ... more »
I draw your a… « Bill AyersBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-4 minutes agoI draw your a… « Bill Ayers: I draw your a…bybillayersI draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed:“Edu4: 4 children, 4 the public, 4 social justice, 4 the future”http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/edu4/?utm_medium=emailutm_source=systemutm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriendThis is an important cause, and I encourage you to add your signature, too. It’s free and takes just a few seconds.Thanks!The Petition We are education scholars, students, teachers, and citizens who support wor... more »
OCCUPY EDUCATION - #LetOurVoicesBeHeard | Western International High...: (bySouthwestKnoxx) #LetOurVoicesBeHeard | Western International High School | Southwest DetroitOur Demands to the Detroit Public School System are the following:1. Don’t close Southwestern High School.2. Don’t close Maybury Elementary.3. Remove suspensions for students involved in the walkout.4. Don’t keep students away from school for walking out to stand up for what they believe.5. Don’t want suspensions to go on our student records.6. Don’t press criminal charges against students’ involved in the walkout.7. ... more »
ASCD Express 7.15 - Assumptions About Accountability: Assumptions About AccountabilityMaking the Right Policy to Honor an Essential Human ValueNancy FlanaganOne of the most moving and eye-opening experiences of my life was attending a national conference, hosted by the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People and the National Education Association, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of theBrown v. Board of Education of Topekadecision. Like most Americans, I had been taught thatBrownwastheturning point toward justice and equity in educational opportunity ... more »
Another “Education Reform” Group Violates Connecticut’s Ethics Laws? - Wait, What?: Another “Education Reform” Group Violates Connecticut’s Ethics Laws?byjonpelto It now appears that Teach for America is joining the “you won’t find our lobbying report” club.Is there no “Education Reform” group willing to live by Connecticut’s ethical standards?As noted previously, Connecticut’s Ethics law is really quite simple.A lobbyist is “any person [or organization] thatspends or receives $2,000 or more in a calendar year to communicate with, or to solicit others ... more »
Number of Minor Children Immigrating Alone to Find Parents on rise - Hispanically Speaking News: First Ladies of Latin America Combating Number of Minor Children Immigrating Alone to Find ParentsPublished at 2:29 pm EST, April 29, 2012During a conference sponsored by the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, first ladies from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala joined forces to raise awareness of the growing numbers of illegal immigration of unaccompanied children. The conference occurred one week after 100 undocumented immigrant ... more »
The in box. Richard Ingram in Naperville. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Richard Ingram in Naperville.byFred KlonskyFrom a reader who attended the TRS meeting with TRS Executive Director Richard Ingram in Naperville last week.I attended the Naperville TRS Town Hall meeting Thursday afternoon.It was “troubling.”Terrible location for a meeting. Terrible sound system. No provision for a Mic for questions — so you relied on Ingram’s re-statement as your guide. There was no chance at a follow up.In my opinion– ... more »
Questions To Ask in Making the Changes in Schools and Classrooms: A Primer | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Questions To Ask in Making the Changes in Schools and Classrooms: A Primerbylarrycuban Far too many reformers, regardless of ideology, forget two key principles in pushing for changes that will stick in community institutions.The first principle is an organizational fact. Both change and stability are constants in every societal institution. No institution is static. They are stable in ... more »
An unintended consequence of value-added teacher evaluation - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: An unintended consequence of value-added teacher evaluationByValerie Strauss A high school teacher in New York sent me the following e-mail, which discusses a most unfortunate unintended consequence of the state's new teacher and principal evaluation that depends largely on how well students do on standardized test scores.The“value-added”method of evaluation — which uses complicated formulas to determine how much “value” an educator has added to a ... more »
Daily Kos: Bi-partisan Failure: Misreading Education "Gaps": Bi-partisan Failure: Misreading Education "Gaps"byplthomasEdDFollowShare1PERMALINK1COMMENT It took about twenty years, and then another secondary ten years, but the hysterical and misleadingA Nation at Riskunder the Reagan administration successfully kicked off three decades of public school accountability.In the beginning, the hysteria revolved around several points that were factually inaccurate, but publicly effective: (1) U.S. public schools were failing, (2) U.S. students were weak, and possibly lazy, but their school... more »