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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Critical information on Springfield school bills Critical information on Springfield school bills by admin From Jackie Leavy: Dear Supporters of Great Public Schools for ALL STUDENTS: In April and May, most of us have struggled with the “fall out” of the CPS Board’s actions. Efforts in Springfield to block school closings and other “School Actions” and “Turn-Arounds” engendered a lot of debate, but no final action. SB 3237 – the Senate version of the “Moratorium” bill – remains technically “alive” in the Senate Education C... more »
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Follow the Money: A High School Student’s Take on Standardized Testing
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Follow the Money: A High School Student’s Take on Standardized Testing: Follow the Money: A High School Student’s Take on Standardized Testing by YongZhao Betsy, a junior from New Trier high school, interviewed me for a class assignment and sent me her paper. I asked her if I could share it with others on my blog and she gave me the permission. Thanks, Betsy. “The paper was written for a class called American studies (an integrated history and English course). The assignment was to explore and research a why question – my quest... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Nightmare Charter School Scenarios
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Nightmare Charter School Scenarios: Nightmare Charter School Scenarios by Charlie Mas The more I think about this charter school thing, the more my imagination runs wild. *Real Estate View.* There is only one public school building in Seattle where a charter school can open. Every other school building in Seattle is either already occupied by a public school, planned for use by the District in BEX IV, or leased. The new law would only grant charter operators a right of first refusal to purchase or lease school district property, but that only matt... more »
Educating to Compete in the "Global Economy": Creating Idiot Savantism - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Educating to Compete in the "Global Economy": Creating Idiot Savantism - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Educating to Compete in the "Global Economy": Creating Idiot Savantism by Anthony Cody *Guest post by Gerald Coles.* * * The U.S. needs an educational system that will "ensure our kids are ready to compete and ready to win" in the global economy, said Delaware governor Jack Markell when the National Governors Association and State Education Chiefs formally launched the Common Core State Standards, the new guiding light of American education. Markell's call repeats ... more »
STEM Task Force Announced - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education)
STEM Task Force Announced - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Creates Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Task Force SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the creation of a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Task Force to look at how to improve learning and engage more students in scientific and technical fields, widely considered a key to the state's economic future. "California has always led the way in science and technology—and our future success depends on fostering an int... more »
LAUSD document: Ex-LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines admits affair but denies allegation of sexual harassment - LA Daily News
LAUSD document: Ex-LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines admits affair but denies allegation of sexual harassment - LA Daily News: LAUSD document: Ex-LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines admits affair but denies allegation of sexual harassment Daily News Posted: 05/24/2012 09:35:51 AM PDT Updated: 05/24/2012 10:07:52 AM PDT LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines, seen in a file photo, admits to an affair but denies allegations of sexual harassment made in a lawsuit that the district settled for $200,000. (Dean Musgrove/Staff Photographer) In this official statement from the Los Angele... more »
Who’s going to pay for TFA? Or will it be free for Seattle? | Seattle Education
Who’s going to pay for TFA? Or will it be free for Seattle? | Seattle Education: Who’s going to pay for TFA? Or will it be free for Seattle? by seattleducation2011 Teach for America, Inc. wanted so badly to be in Seattle that in the contract with the Seattle Public School system, it is stated that we don’t have to pay if a donor can’t be found. Here is that portion of the agreement: i. Seattle Public Schools shall pay Teach For America an annual fee for each Teacher employed by Seattle Public Schools under this Agreement to defray expenses Teach For America incurred in recruiting... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, May 24, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education Headlines *Thursday, May 24, 2012* Bellflower school district to see leadership changesLeadership changes are coming for the Bellflower Unified School District's 2012-2013 school year. District Superintendent Brian Jacobs announced Wednesday that Joseph Perry would be appointed to assistant superintendent of educational services. Plans for new Camarillo high school bring cheers, jeersGovernment and school district officials introduced plans for a small academy high school in northeast Camarillo on Tuesday to a group of su... more »
The Broadband Imperative: Opening Access to the World for all our Students | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
The Broadband Imperative: Opening Access to the World for all our Students | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: The Broadband Imperative: Opening Access to the World for all our Students by Cheryl S. Williams Earlier this week the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released its latest report, *The Broadband Imperative: Recommendations to Address K-12 Education Infrastructure Needs**, *at an event featuring presentations by a panel that included two state leaders from Maine and West Virginia along with a district administrator from New Jersey.... more »
Who is making excuses for what? - Miami Dade County Education Policy | Examiner.com
Who is making excuses for what? - Miami Dade County Education Policy | Examiner.com: Who is making excuses for what? [image: Jennie Smith's photo] Jennie Smith Dade County Education Policy Examiner + Subscribe This past Sunday, May 20, I appeared as a panelist on the NBC special "Education Nation" Teacher Town Hall to discuss poverty in education and closing the achievement gap. Sitting to my right was the current Florida Teacher of the Year, Alvin Davis. He was eager to espouse the familiar Michelle Rhee-cum-Teach-for-America talking points: "If there's a great leader in the bui... more »
School Tech Connect: Following Up With Senator Lightford
School Tech Connect: Following Up With Senator Lightford: Following Up With Senator Lightford by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Since I ran with Sen. Lightford's remarks last night, let me follow up with a necessary clarification. I like her, and I get it. I get exactly what was going on yesterday in our Senate. But she overstates the case. Our schools are not failing; in fact, we have pretty much the same profile that our state has always had. We have kids going to MIT and we have kids dropping out., and we have everything in between, all with a single set of standards. The g... more »
Shanker Blog » Three Important Distinctions In How We Talk About Test Scores
Shanker Blog » Three Important Distinctions In How We Talk About Test Scores: Three Important Distinctions In How We Talk About Test Scores by Matthew Di Carlo In education discussions and articles, people (myself included) often say “achievement” when referring to test scores, or “student learning” when talking about changes in those scores. These words reflect implicit judgments to some degree (e.g., that the test scores actually measure learning or achievement). Every once in a while, it’s useful to remind ourselves that scores from even the best student assessments are imperf... more »
Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 5-24 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS Is School Retention Child Abuse? « Diane Ravitch's blog coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 minute ago Is School Retention Child Abuse? « Diane Ravitch's blog: Is School Retention Child Abuse? by dianerav When I spoke earlier this year to the National Association of School Psychologists, I listened to introductory remarks by Philip Lazarus, the president of the organization. In talking about the role of school psychologists and reviewing the many problems that students have today, he mentioned that there were three things that students fea... more »
Is School Retention Child Abuse? « Diane Ravitch's blog
Is School Retention Child Abuse? « Diane Ravitch's blog: Is School Retention Child Abuse? by dianerav When I spoke earlier this year to the National Association of School Psychologists, I listened to introductory remarks by Philip Lazarus, the president of the organization. In talking about the role of school psychologists and reviewing the many problems that students have today, he mentioned that there were three things that students feared most. Number one was going blind. Number two was the death of a parent. And number three was being held back in school. That really shook me ... more »
'The New Jim Crow' - Bridging Differences - Education Week
'The New Jim Crow' - Bridging Differences - Education Week: 'The New Jim Crow' by Deborah Meier [image: Let Them Learn In Prison] Dear Diane, I've had a startling experience—even though "I knew it all" before. But it didn't add up until I read Michelle Alexander's *The New Jim Crow*. Everything connects with everything, but the role that the incarceration of black men in America has played and continues to play seems suddenly a greater crisis than bad schools, or even poverty. If we—white Americans—were truly concerned about the "achievement gap," it's the gap in incarceration ra... more »
You probably thought the reason for the underfunding of pensions was the failure of the state to pay their share. Madigan says it is because of retired pensioners getting a cost of living adjustment. « Fred Klonsky
You probably thought the reason for the underfunding of pensions was the failure of the state to pay their share. Madigan says it is because of retired pensioners getting a cost of living adjustment. « Fred Klonsky: You probably thought the reason for the underfunding of pensions was the failure of the state to pay their share. Madigan says it is because of retired pensioners getting a cost of living adjustment. by Fred Klonsky In this video, Democratic Party Chairman and Speaker of the Illinois House Mike Madigan makes an astonishing statement. AKA, a lie. He claims the present ... more »
Mixed Messages | Taking Note
Mixed Messages | Taking Note: Mixed Messages by John Merrow Inside John Merrow's 'bipolar life.' [image: John Merrow][image: John Merrow] Lately, I have been living a bipolar life. Here’s why: Our production company, Learning Matters, has two editing rooms, and the sounds emanating from them couldn’t be more different. *“You want to become a civil rights leader? Become a teacher. You want to get involved in the greatest chapter in the American civil rights movement, dedicate yourself to the education of our young people.”* I hear those rousing words almost every day as we work on ou... more »
RheeFirst! » Divisive Darling of the Right Wing Michelle Rhee headed to Pennsylvania to preach her brand of corporate ed reform
RheeFirst! » Rhee headed to Pennsylvania to preach her brand of corporate ed reform: Rhee headed to Pennsylvania to preach her brand of corporate ed reform by admin * Just Like Michelle Rhee's* * Students first **Astroturf lobbying** **(only Better) * Michelle Rhee will be in Harrisburg, PA on 6/12 to plot corporate education reform strategy with Pennsylvania education secretary Ron Tomalis, and a representative of the US Chamber of Commerce. If you’re wondering, the Chamber isn’t sending down Mitt Romney advisor (and Rhee backer) Margaret Spellings, but Cecilia Retelle—a former... more »
Modern School: California School Pressures Parents to Buy IPads
Modern School: California School Pressures Parents to Buy IPads: California School Pressures Parents to Buy IPads by Michael Dunn The American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU) is challenging an elementary school’s drive to put technology into the hands of every student, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported this week. Tierra Bonita Elementary School, in Poway, California has initiated a technology program requiring every fourth and fifth grader to have an iPad or similar tablet-style computer. Students were given the choice of using their own device, buying one from the district for $3... more »
The cost of educating Latinos
The cost of educating Latinos: The cost of educating Latinos by Felipe Diaz [image: Cost of Education] The cost of attending college has rapidly increased over the past 30 years. Since 1982, tuition has increased by530 percent. As an undergraduate student, I have seen tuition at my shamefully-expensive private school steadily increase over the last four years while my financial aid has dwindled. I depend on scholarships, financial aid and student loans to pay tuition, so the possibility of my interest rate doubling on July 1 is terrifying. While both Democrats and Republicans have ... more »
The Charlie Rose Show: Reflections « Diane Ravitch's blog
The Charlie Rose Show: Reflections « Diane Ravitch's blog: The Charlie Rose Show: Reflections by dianerav [image: The Charlie Rose Show tv show photo] I was on the Charlie Rose show last night. I was very excited to be there. Over the past two years, as the debate about education has gotten more and more heated, I have had many opportunities to express my views on the radio, especially on NPR, but not so many opportunities on television. I represent “the other side” in a very one-sided debate. I support public education; I respect the education profession; I oppose privatization an... more »
educationalchemy
educationalchemy: Even Snow White Would Know Better than to Bite into this Rotten Apple (Common) CorePosted: May 24, 2012 in Uncategorized0 The National Common Core Standards (NCCS) are coming to a school near you. While the name might sound familiar, what do parents (and often even teachers) really *know* about the Common Core. Who wrote it? Where did it originate? Who owns it? What’s in it? Most parents concerned with their child’s nutrition read beyond the labels, and look carefully at the actual ingredients. For example, the front of the Trix cereal box announces it is “vitam... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst moves $2 million to "BUY" Elections
Capitol Alert: Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst moves $2 million into PAC: Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst moves $2 million into PAC StudentsFirst, the education advocacy group formed by former Washington D.C. public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, has poured $2 million into a campaign committee created to influence state legislative races ahead of the June 5 primary. The "Parents and Teachers for Putting StudentsFirst" committee reported its first contribution late Tuesday,spending more than $400,000 on television buys, polling and consulting services to support Democrat Brian Johnso... more »
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http://www.southbronxschool.com: Little Evan Stone Meet Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners LLC. Or Have You Two Met? by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Not too long ago, in fact earlier this month, Whitney Tilson was involved in some sort of funny business with Barnes and Noble stock. We here at SBSBreported on it and called for an SEC investigation. Today the Crack Team here at SBSB has learned through sources that Whitney Tilson is under federal investigation. We do not know if it is because of his imbroglio with Barnes and Noble, or his other famously inept Netflix issues, but t... more »
Funding increases for school meals amid education budget cuts | 89.3 KPCC
Funding increases for school meals amid education budget cuts | 89.3 KPCC: Funding increases for school meals amid education budget cuts Amid all the bad news about budget cuts to public schools there is a bright spot: More money is now available for free and subsidized school meals, and not just for school breakfast and lunch. For about a decade, federal grants allowed schools to serve after-school snacks like juice and crackers. But youth nutrition advocate Matt Sharp says educators had concerns about the program. “Which is that the amount of snacks are too small, too few, driv... more »
Boy mayors, pet teachers - Bites - Opinions - May 24, 2012 - Sacramento News & Review
Boy mayors, pet teachers - Bites - Opinions - May 24, 2012 - Sacramento News & Review: Boy mayors, pet teachers By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.com This article was published on 05.24.12. *Related stories:* Make Fargo’s a triple Fargo attempts first ever mayoral hat trick. SN&R, 02.07.08. *The boy who would be mayor snagged a* big endorsement this week. Former Mayor *Heather Fargo* announced on Tuesday she’s backing *Jonathan Rewers* in the mayor’s race, over *Kevin Johnson* and even *Leonard Padilla*, who has threatened to make Fargo his city manager if elected. “I think Jona... more »
Jeb Bush’s FCAT Listening Tour Begins | Scathing Purple Musings
Jeb Bush’s FCAT Listening Tour Begins | Scathing Purple Musings: Jeb Bush’s FCAT Listening Tour Begins by Bob Sikes From the *Tampa Tribune*: TAMPA – Sarah Robinson thinks high-stakes testing has hijacked and perverted Florida’s educational system. Carolyn Collins is worried about the self-esteem of students who think they stink at writing. Those were just two of the concerns raised Wednesday night as the state’s education commissioner came to town as part of a public relations blitz in the aftermath of controversy over startlingly poor writing scores on the Florida Comprehensive... more »
NJ Spotlight | Spotlight Q&A: Randi Weingarten
NJ Spotlight | Spotlight Q&A: Randi Weingarten: Spotlight Q&A: Randi Weingarten At the Newark bargaining table, a place for the president of the American Federation of Teachers print | email | share By John Mooney, May 24, 2012 in Education |Post a Comment Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. When the two sides sit down to discuss the Newark teachers contract, it’s a pretty high-profile group at the bargaining table. In a half-dozen discussions so far, joining Superintendent Cami Anderson and Newark Teachers Union President Joseph DelGrosso has been N... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Are Arne Duncan's Educational Reform Plans from a Republican Playbook?
Missouri Education Watchdog: Are Arne Duncan's Educational Reform Plans from a Republican Playbook?: Are Arne Duncan's Educational Reform Plans from a Republican Playbook? by stlgretchen Check out then Conference Chair of the Republican Party Lamar Alexander talking about educational reform at a governor's conference in 1989. Do some of these Republican reforms sound like Arne Duncan's Race to the Top reforms? Popout From the youtube description: Lamar Alexander lays out the plan to restructure education at the 11-2-1989 Governors Conference on
Ignoring Facts about Schools and Society (Richard Rothstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Ignoring Facts about Schools and Society (Richard Rothstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Ignoring Facts about Schools and Society (Richard Rothstein) by larrycuban *This is the text of the commencement speech that Richard Rothstein, a research associate at theEconomic Policy Institute, gave at the Loyola University Chicago School of Education. Rothstein is also the author of several books on education issues, and is senior fellow of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California (Berkeley) School of Law... more »
Romney Education Adviser and His Dropout Scandal | Mother Jones
Romney Education Adviser and His Dropout Scandal | Mother Jones: Romney Education Adviser and His Dropout Scandal —By David Corn | Tue May. 22, 2012 9:26 AM PDT 10 - - [image: mitt romney]Mitt Romney. Gage Skidmore/Flickr With President Barack Obama on a tear in recent weeks to keep interest rates on college loans low—an issue that plays well with young voters—Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, on Tuesday unveiled his Education Policy Advisory Group. It features at least ten education experts who served during the George W. Bush administration, most notably Rod P... more »
Can a New Campaign Force Candidates to Prioritize Education? - Education - GOOD
Can a New Campaign Force Candidates to Prioritize Education? - Education - GOOD: Can a New Campaign Force Candidates to Prioritize Education? by Liz Dwyer Popout Two-thirds of swing-state voters say improving education should be a top priority, but politicians don’t always give the issue the attention it deserves. Now a new nonpartisan College Board campaign called "Don’t Forget Ed" is aiming to use public support to pressure presidential candidates to pay more attention to public education. The effort has the potential to generate plenty of support: A College Board survey finds th... more »
Chicago is at the center of a teacher storm. « Fred Klonsky
Chicago is at the center of a teacher storm. « Fred Klonsky: Chicago is at the center of a teacher storm. by Fred Klonsky *What does a real teacher union look like? This is what a real teacher union looks like.* “It’s not like the old days,” IEA President Cinda Klickna said to me in explanation of why the IEA wasn’t doing a very good job of mobilizing members earlier this year, canceling a mass rally in Springfield with the bogus excuse of Capitol construction. Recent attempts to take credit for the local demonstrations at many legislators offices are pretty smelly. Yesterday, the y... more »
WHY DIDN'T LAUSD'S EX-SUPERINTENDENT CORTINES SEXUALLY HARASS ME? - Perdaily.com
WHY DIDN'T LAUSD'S EX-SUPERINTENDENT CORTINES SEXUALLY HARASS ME? - Perdaily.com: WHY DIDN'T LAUSD'S EX-SUPERINTENDENT CORTINES SEXUALLY HARASS ME? by Leonard Isenberg [image: Ramon Cortines3.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post) As I patiently wait for my court date before the Office of Administrative Hearings that is presently set for September 10, 2012, two years and seven months after I was removed from my class on bogus charges, I lament the fact that ex-Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) S...more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 5-23-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
*UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* If I have to take one more of these frigging standardized test, I think my head will explode! *GO TO * *National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing* "Hey hey. Ho ho. Rahm Emanuel has got to go! by Mike Klonsky Thousands of CTU members march up Michigan Avenue to CPS Headquarters after a rally at the Auditorium Theatre. | Scott Stewart~Chicago Sun-Times.That was the thunderous sound of 5,000 red-clad Chicago union teachers marching past CPS headquarters at Adams & Clark. Just when Rahm thought is was safe to come out of his office after last weekend's N... more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 5-22-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
*UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* If I have to take one more of these frigging standardized test, I think my head will explode! *GO TO * *National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing* College Is No Guarantee of Success by Duke Professional blind squirrel Campbell Brown finds a nut: Hardly reassuring words when you look at the reality. According to the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, about 53.6 percent of men and women under the age of 25 who hold bachelor’s degrees were jobless or underemployed last year, the most in at least 11 years. According to the Pew... more »
