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Ultra-Right Heartland Institute Compares Belief in Global Warming to Mass Murder « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Ultra-Right Heartland Institute Compares Belief in Global Warming to Mass Murder « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Ultra-Right Heartland Institute Compares Belief in Global Warming to Mass Murder by millerlf *The ultra conservative Heartland Institute is holding its 7th annual anti-scientific “international conference on climate change” in Chicago on May 21st to the 23rd. (See http://heartland.org/events/seventh-international-conference-climate-change) To draw attention to the conference, the well-funded Heartland started an ad campaign comparing people who believe in g... more »
Major groups beg Congress to rewrite NCLB - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Major groups beg Congress to rewrite NCLB - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Major groups beg Congress to rewrite NCLB By Valerie Strauss A coalition of 10 major organizations of state and local government officials just sent a letter asking — or, rather, effectively begging — Congress to *finally* do its job and reauthorize No Child Left Behind. It is a sharp reminder of the stunning failure of Congress over years to find the legislative will to pass a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known in its current form as No Child Left Behind. The letter (f... more »
Parents urge state Education chief to visit charter school in Pleasantville ordered to close - chicagotribune.com
Parents urge state Education chief to visit charter school in Pleasantville ordered to close - chicagotribune.com: Parents urge state Education chief to visit charter school in Pleasantville ordered to closeDiane D'Amico The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J. 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 5, 2012 [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] PLEASANTVILLE — Parents of students at the PleasanTech Charter School want acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf to visit the school to see why it should be allowed to stay open. "We want him to visually see our children in actio... more »
Free Bus Trips + Call to Action for People’s Summit in Chicago 5/18 | OccupyWallSt.org #ows #soschat
Free Bus Trips & Call to Action for People’s Summit in Chicago 5/18 | OccupyWallSt.org: Free Bus Trips & Call to Action for People’s Summit in Chicago 5/18 Posted 4 hours ago on May 6, 2012, 9:16 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt [image: chicago 99 solidarity] *via 99% Solidarity:* 99% solidarity is excited to participate in nonviolent direct actions in Chicago from May 18 to 22, 2012. We have secured buses to bring people to these actions from several U.S cities. We are currently working on the travel schedule, agenda and other important details of this trip. We will be contacting you with u...more »
AP Interview: URI says nonprofit drained resources - Boston.com
AP Interview: URI says nonprofit drained resources - Boston.com: AP Interview: URI says nonprofit drained resources By Laura Crimaldi Associated Press / May 6, 2012 - E-mail| - Print| - Comments (0) Text size – + - 0 - - 0 - - ShareThisNew SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.—The president of the University of Rhode Island says the school's 26-year partnership with a sports nonprofit now facing a police probe was a drain on university resources that could have been better spent elsewhere than on the ill-fated collaboration that faced financial difficulties right ... more »
PENCILS DOWN – End High Stakes Testing - Mecklenburg ACTS News
Mecklenburg ACTS News: PENCILS DOWN – End High Stakes Testing Posted on May 5, 2012 Testing Season is at hand. We’re fighting back. Please join us! *GO TO * *National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing* *Tuesday, May 8, Board of Education meeting, Government Center, 6 p.m* We will be asking the CMS School Board to endorse the National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing. If you plan to come, we’ll be in the lobby of the Government Center starting at about 5:45 with signs and giant pencils to wave. We expect to present at about 6:15. We’d love to have you. If you can’t come, please ... more »
Mother Crusader: Christie and Cerf: CLUELESS About Public Education
Mother Crusader: Christie and Cerf: CLUELESS About Public Education: Christie and Cerf: CLUELESS About Public Education by darciecima I've been spending a fair amount of my time thinking and reading about the proposals Acting Commissioner Cerf has put before the State Board of Education. To date, the changes to high school testing requirements have gotten the most press attention, and the changes to the charter school regulations have taken a back seat. I am sure this will change in the coming weeks, and if nothing else I certainly plan on addressing the proposed changes to ch... more »
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky: Sunday links. by Fred Klonsky *Cairo, Egypt. May 4th.* *John Dillon’s Pension Vocabulary Word of the Week*: *Misinformation. “Working as a hand puppet for the Illinois Policy Institute, ABC’s Chuck Goudie, the crack investigative reporters for the “I” Team (Eyewitness News) on Channel 7 Chicago, announced that he and the IPI had uncovered a “brand new and improved” pension scam as Illinois face “a financial cliff.” Goudie’s sober delivery and impeccable report would have made William Randolph Hearst Proud. I found my own heart racing and anger escala... more »
Gerard Robinson Testy, Defensive in Tampa Bay Times Interview | Scathing Purple Musings
Gerard Robinson Testy, Defensive in Tampa Bay Times Interview | Scathing Purple Musings: Gerard Robinson Testy, Defensive in Tampa Bay Times Interview by Bob Sikes Florida’s Commissioner of Education Gerard Robinson has apparently been designated as the one who will be taking the tough questions on education policy so Rick Scott and Jeb Bush won’t have to. His rambling and often sarcastic answers for reporter Jeff Solochek were indicative of a man who realizes he’s defending the indefensible. Writes Solochek: *Earlier in the discussion, Robinson delayed answering a question abou... more »
Minority legislators back Malloy -- to a point | The Connecticut Mirror
Minority legislators back Malloy -- to a point | The Connecticut Mirror: Minority legislators back Malloy -- to a point 2 Comments - [image: Printer-friendly version]Printer-friendly version - [image: Send to a friend]Send to a friend May 3, 2012 By Mark Pazniokas and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas With time running short, the legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus tried Thursday to nudge forward some of the education reforms that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says are needed to turn around troubled urban schools. But the caucus, which includes 22 of the General Assembly's 187 membe... more »
Are Test Scores the Point? « Diane Ravitch's blog
Are Test Scores the Point? « Diane Ravitch's blog: Are Test Scores the Point? by dianerav We have reached a point in our public life where the only way to demonstrate the success of a school is to say it has higher test scores than some other school. But we all know–or should know–that there are many ways to get higher test scores without having a better school. Some schools get higher test scores because they have a selection mechanism. The selection mechanism might be as simple as a test for entry. That screens out low-scoring students. But no one would be so brazen as to say t... more »
Hunting or Gathering? | Connected Principals
Hunting or Gathering? | Connected Principals: Hunting or Gathering? by Lynn Hardin *Amongst your students and the staff you work with reflect on who is “Hunting” and who is a “Gathering.” This awareness will give you a better understanding of how to differentiate instruction, how to teach certain students, see where a parent is coming from, and have empathy for others. This awareness will create better relationships!* *Purpose of hunting and gathering* o For Both is Survival. That means there is a lot of intensity and energy around it. *Version* o Hunting is the masculine.... more »
The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week. « Fred Klonsky
The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. From Glen Brown (a wonderful poet himself), a poem for Teacher Appreciation Week. by Fred Klonsky *For Fred Klonsky and all teachers* * * *The Thing You Must Remember by Maggie Anderson* *The thing you must remember is how, as a child,* *you worked hours in the art room, the teacher’s* *hands over yours, molding the little clay dog.* ** *You must remember how nothing mattered* *but the imagined dog’s fur, the shape of his ears* *and his paws. The gray clay felt ... more »
Schools Matter: Walking Man, Jesse Turner: "Arne Duncan, You're a Failure"
Schools Matter: Walking Man, Jesse Turner: "Arne Duncan, You're a Failure": Walking Man, Jesse Turner: "Arne Duncan, You're a Failure" Any day you are feeling down and dispirited, just click back here and play Jesse Turner's beautiful harangue from the UOON's Occupy the DOE last month: califather on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free
The Broad Foundation | Seattle Education
The Broad Foundation | Seattle Education: The Broad Foundation *A Parent Guide to the Broad Foundation’s training programs and education policies* This guide can also be downloaded as a pdf fact sheet. *The question I ask is why should Eli Broad and Bill Gates have more of a say as to what goes on in my child’s classroom than I do? – Sue Peters in NYC* In recent months, three prominent school district superintendents resigned or were fired, after allegations of mismanagement, autocratic leadership styles, and/or the pursuit of unpopular policies. All three were trained by the Broa... more »
Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 5-6 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
*BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS* Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans - NorthJersey.com coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 minutes ago Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans - NorthJersey.com: Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans by Nancy Kearney Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012, 9:49 AM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS PAGES: 1 2 > DISPLAY ON ONE PAGE | PRINT | E-MAIL WASHINGTON — The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are start... more »
Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans - NorthJersey.com
Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans - NorthJersey.com: Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans by Nancy Kearney Senate turns to partisan fight over student loans SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012, 9:49 AM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS PAGES: 1 2 > DISPLAY ON ONE PAGE | PRINT | E-MAIL WASHINGTON — The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are starting out by pounding away at each other. [image: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington.] AP PHOTO The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington. With Co... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Yong Zhao: Common Core = Uncommon Profits
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Yong Zhao: Common Core = Uncommon Profits: Yong Zhao: Common Core = Uncommon Profits by Mike Klonsky University of Oregon professor Yong Zhao is an author and critic of current corporate reform policies in education. His new book, *World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students,* will released by Corwin Press in August. The book includes three elements of an excellent education: personalized learning/student autonomy, product-oriented learning, and the globe as the campus. Anthony Cody interviews Yong on his Living in Dial... more »
Local superintendents voice concern about state commission - chicagotribune.com
Local superintendents voice concern about state commission - chicagotribune.com: Local superintendents voice concern about state commission - [image: Email] - [image: print] - Comments 0 - Share0 - - - Reena SinghWatertown Daily Times, N.Y. 6:50 a.m. CDT, May 5, 2012 School districts and the state government have been butting heads for the past three years as aid dropped and standards rose. However, officials in Albany may make more of an effort to address the issues superintendents face daily. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new education commissio... more »
Private interests vs. school reform: It’s time to fight - Philly.com
Private interests vs. school reform: It’s time to fight - Philly.com: Private interests vs. school reform: It’s time to fight May 04, 2012 - - - Share on emailShare on printShare on redditMore Sharing Services - - - - LAST WEEK, the Philadelphia School District announced plans to completely overhaul itself and close more than 40 public schools next year. By closing the schools, for what it describes as considerable financial, academic, and safety concerns, the district claims that it will be able to restructure in ways that are m... more »
Yong Zhao Interview: Will the Common Core Create World-Class Learners? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Yong Zhao Interview: Will the Common Core Create World-Class Learners? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Yong Zhao Interview: Will the Common Core Create World-Class Learners? By Anthony Cody on May 6, 2012 10:32 AM University of Oregon professor Yong Zhao's 2009 book Catching Up or Leading the Way sent a jolt through our educational system. He questioned the use of tests and "accountability" from the unique perspective of someone educated in China, now living - and raising children - in the USA. His next book is due out soon, so I asked him to share some thoughts about... more »
Why Local Public Schools Should Not Be Turned Over to Charter School Companies to Run - Wait, What?
Why Local Public Schools Should Not Be Turned Over to Charter School Companies to Run - Wait, What?: Why Local Public Schools Should Not Be Turned Over to Charter School Companies to Run by jonpelto Late last week, Representative Gary Holder-Winfield of New Haven and most of the members of the General Assembly’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus held a press conference to speak out about Governor Malloy’s “education reform” legislation. These legislators, some of the finest and most dedicated in the General Assembly, had important things to say about the “education reform” debate. D... more »
Education Report: Election week and political dissent within the Oakland teachers union - Inside Bay Area
Education Report: Election week and political dissent within the Oakland teachers union - Inside Bay Area: Education Report: Election week and political dissent within the Oakland teachers union By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 05/06/2012 12:00:00 AM PDT This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more atwww.IBAbuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/KatyMurphy. May 1: It's election week for the Oakland teachers union, and that has extra significance this year. Betty Olson-Jones, the Oakland Education Association president sin...more »
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Do you have customers, or students in your classroom and school?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Do you have customers, or students in your classroom and school?: Do you have customers, or students in your classroom and school? by alicemercer [image: House Rules] Someone on #edchat on twitter posted a quip that was hard to figure out about auto repair shops and how we didn’t get to know our “customers” in education. Twitter is like a cocktail party, and I definitely walked into that conversation mid-way, so he might have been making an excellent point, but I really do not like using the word “customer” to describe the families that we s... more »
Daily Kos: An Alternative to the Common Core
Daily Kos: An Alternative to the Common Core: An Alternative to the Common Core by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) For much of our modern era, our culture thought of the human heart as a machine that would wear out after a given number of heart beats. People with heart disease were put in bed to prolong their lives. That is a quote from this op-ed in the Ogden Utah Standard-Examiner, which I am going to urge you to read. The author is Lynn Stoddard, a retired educator from Utah now in his 80s, who is perhaps best known for his development some 25 years ago of an approach called Edu... more »
A City Education: Teaching the Value of Education Beyond State Tests - Education - GOOD
A City Education: Teaching the Value of Education Beyond State Tests - Education - GOOD: A City Education: Teaching the Value of Education Beyond State Tests by Liz Dwyer [image: testpreptutoring] *In our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis.* "Why are we still meeting? The test is over," one of my English Language Arts students asked me during a recent tutoring session. He and his classmates had completed three days of New York State... more »
The Innovative Educator: Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement & Achievement in Speaking and Listening
The Innovative Educator: Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement & Achievement in Speaking and Listening: Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement & Achievement in Speaking and Listening by noreply@blogger.com (Lisa Nielsen) Cell phones are a terrific tool to support student engagement and achievement in speaking and listening. Here are some ways that teachers are using cell phones to do just that by using tools like Google Voice and Voki and functions like video. *Oral Reports* There are many great tools to capture voice with cell phones. Google voice is one such... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Stanford Business Common Sense Study, Innovative Teachers (Homeschooling Parents) and #firearneduncan in the Sunday Education Weekly Reader 05.06.12
Missouri Education Watchdog: Stanford Business Common Sense Study, Innovative Teachers (Homeschooling Parents) and #firearneduncan in the Sunday Education Weekly Reader 05.06.12: Stanford Business Common Sense Study, Innovative Teachers (Homeschooling Parents) and #firearneduncan in the Sunday Education Weekly Reader 05.06.12 by stlgretchen Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader for 05.06.2012. Some visual soundbites from twitter: - Stanford Business creates video on how intervention strategies can help children in school. *Listen carefully.* Parse it down into co... more »
“the period of invisible punishment” | The G Bitch Spot
“the period of invisible punishment” | The G Bitch Spot: “the period of invisible punishment” by G Bitch One theorist, Iris Marion Young, relying on a famous “birdcage” metaphor, explains it this way: If one thinks about racism by examining only one wire of the cage, or one form of disadvantage, it is difficult to understand how and why the bird is trapped. Only a large number of wires arranged in a specific way, and connected to one another, serve to enclose the bird and to ensure that it cannot escape *[184]*. This, in brief, is how [the system of mass incarceration] works: The W... more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 5-5-12
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