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Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 5-19-12 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
*Big Education Ape 2nd Banana Recap of Last Week's Best Post * SES IS A MESS: Scientology Tutoring Service Approved By Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago By MELANIE ALNWICK @ FoxNews WASHINGTON - Federal law says that failing public schools have to provide free tutoring service to students. It is called Supplemental Educational Services (SES). Concerned parents contacted FOX 5 about one of the groups approved for tutoring by D.C.'s Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) - a group that has connections to the founder of ... more »
This Week's Education Research Report
Education Research Report: This Week's Education Research Report Long-Term Outcomes of College-Prep Programs Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 22 hours ago A program in Texas in 2010 provided payments to inner-city 11th and 12th grade students and their teachers for achieving passing scores on Advanced Placement exams. This study finds that the students involved were more likely to attend college, to remain beyond their first year, and to earn a college degree. They also were likelier to be employed and to earn higher wages than students not in the program. This... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: What Should Second Graders Learn? Academics or IB's Solutions to Poverty?
Missouri Education Watchdog: What Should Second Graders Learn? Academics or IB's Solutions to Poverty?: What Should Second Graders Learn? Academics or IB's Solutions to Poverty? by stlgretchen From a PYP Exhibition The following curriculum concern was posted on a Facebook page for other readers/bloggers to post to their email, Facebook or blog sites: I send congrats to my 2nd graders' class for winning the competition of learning all the 10 Spanish states- It saddens me they are not singing about the United States- they are still counting fingers and toes to do simple math- yet t... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Bad Reformy Arguments #1: Teaching Trumps EVERYTHING
Jersey Jazzman: Bad Reformy Arguments #1: Teaching Trumps EVERYTHING: Bad Reformy Arguments #1: Teaching Trumps EVERYTHING by Duke I'll be reading the perfect reformy op-ed over the next few days, a compilation of the best arguments the reformyists can make to include standardized tests in teacher evaluations. Marcus Winters has actually done us a great service: he's put all of their side's best arguments into one place so we can easily explore and refute them. So, here's reformy argument #1: we must, must, MUST test the crap out of the kids, because... Research over the last tw... more »
Daily Kos: Saturday morning reflection - the end is coming
Daily Kos: Saturday morning reflection - the end is coming: Saturday morning reflection - the end is coming by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Our seniors left the building yesterday. They will be back next Friday for graduation rehearsal, then that evening will be their prom. But I will be gone that afternoon, heading for the 45th reunion of my original class at Haverford, where I am on the class committee. They will graduate May 29, the day after Memorial day. School will be closed that day. The next afternoon is when my department is honoring me with a reception in honor of m... more »
Florida Democrats Go After Republicans on Education Policy | Scathing Purple Musings
Florida Democrats Go After Republicans on Education Policy | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida Democrats Go After Republicans on Education Policy by Bob Sikes State Democrat Chairman Rod Smith took advantage of the bad news on FCAT to let republicans have it yesterday. From the *Miami Herald*: “The problem isn’t our public schools or our children — the problem is that the Republican Party has demonstrated a complete inability to run Florida’s public education system,” Smith in a statement. “Over the last decade, Republicans have railed against public schools, consistently underfun... more »
ACLU questions Poway school's iPad program | UTSanDiego.com
ACLU questions Poway school's iPad program | UTSanDiego.com: ACLU questions Poway school's iPad program Con Academy Browse Con Academy library of over 3,100 educational videos... [image: U.S. Department of Education and Federal Student Aid logo (Start Here. Go Further.)] A Poway elementary school’s drive to equip fourth and fifth graders with iPads — mostly at their expense — is being called into question by the American Civil Liberties Union. The state Constitution guarantees a free public education, and the ACLU says in a letter to the district that the effort at Tierra Bonita... more »
California Budget: Why Do We Cut Schools to Build Jails? | Ella Baker Center
California Budget: Why Do We Cut Schools to Build Jails? | Ella Baker Center: California Budget: Why Do We Cut Schools to Build Jails? posted on MAY 18, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed | *0 comments* 3 On Monday, Governor Brown released the May Revise to the proposed California budget. *Once again, the Governor caved to fear-mongering special interests instead of doing right by families, taxpayers, and public safety*. Despite ongoing failures and shocking abuse, the Governor backed down on his proposal to close California’s state youth prisons. By realigning youth in the notorious DJJ... more »
Parents organize to protect area schools | catalyst-chicago.org
Parents organize to protect area schools | catalyst-chicago.org: Parents organize to protect area schools - Share on windycitizenShare on facebookShare on email *By: *Sarah Karp / May 18, 2012 *Tags: *Logan Square Neighborhood Association school closings [image: img_20120518_102546_2.jpg] Logan Square parents and community activists held a rally Friday morning in front of Ames Middle School. After rumors circulated about plans to re-purpose the middle school, the group decided to form the Logan Square Schools Facilities Committee. CPS officials denied the rumors, but pare... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: I'm Larry Ferlazzo and here you will catch me talking about websites that will help you teach ELL, ESL and EFL! Mayor Bloomberg Insults Parents — Again Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 21 hours ago New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in the news for once again insulting parents (you can read about his multiple previous efforts at New York City Mayor Insults Parents — Again). I learned about Boomberg’s newest comments from blogger Walt Gardner, with whom I usually agree. Not this time, tho... more »
This Week's Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post
The Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Best commencement speeches never given Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 4 hours ago Ever heard about the commencement address that Kurt Vonnegut gave at MIT in which he started out by saying, “Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ‘97: Wear sunscreen”? Actually, he never gave that speech. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon] How standardized tests are affecting public school... more »
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http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS AT PS 154 THE BRONX!!! by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Has it been two weeks since I last sat down and blogged? Apparently so. Too those who have missed my unique take on the happenings of education, I apologize for being away for so long. For those that hate my writings and were glad to see the gap in my blogging, too bad. The last two weeks have been hectic. I was doing the Math scoring, was house hunting, was driving my son to and fro to baseball games and practice, and plotting my campaign to run for chapter chair. Was comin... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH All Week Long - Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] In Praise of Leonie Haimson dianerav at Diane Ravitch's blog - 1 hour ago One of the people I have come to admire most in the past few years is Leonie Haimson. You may not know Leonie, but you should. Leonie lives in New York City. Her children attend public schools. She is New York City’s leading parent activist. She created an organization called “Class Size Matters.” She was [...] Psychologizing Female Critics dianerav at Diane Ravitch's blog - 1 hour ago I received an email the other day from one of my ... more »
In Praise of Leonie Haimson « Diane Ravitch's blog
In Praise of Leonie Haimson « Diane Ravitch's blog: In Praise of Leonie Haimson by dianerav *Go to Parents Across America.* One of the people I have come to admire most in the past few years is Leonie Haimson. You may not know Leonie, but you should. Leonie lives in New York City. Her children attend public schools. She is New York City’s leading parent activist. She created an organization called “Class Size Matters.” She was a founder of Parents Across America. For many people in New York City, especially parents, Leonie is their main source of news about public education in New... more »
After 400 Arrests Yesterday, Thousands Retake Frankfurt to Blockupy Austerity. WATCH LIVE. | OccupyWallSt.org
After 400 Arrests Yesterday, Thousands Retake Frankfurt to Blockupy Austerity. WATCH LIVE. | OccupyWallSt.org: After 400 Arrests Yesterday, Thousands Retake Frankfurt to Blockupy Austerity. WATCH LIVE. Posted 7 hours ago on May 19, 2012, 2 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Watch live streaming video from undergroundreports at livestream.com *Updated, 7:50am EST:* Around 10,000 people are already gathered in Frankfurt. Videos added below; check back later for more updates! After local courts banned protests against the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, the Blockupy Alliance went on with its ... more »
NYC Educator: Protest Sign of the Day
NYC Educator: Protest Sign of the Day: Protest Sign of the Day by NYC Educator *Thanks to Caroline Grannan*
Daily Kos: The Choice Agenda Exposed
Daily Kos: The Choice Agenda Exposed: The Choice Agenda Exposed byplthomasEdDFollow Share2 PERMALINK2 COMMENTS Rick Hess's Straight Up blog at *Education Week* proves often to be valuable not for his intended messages, but for what he reveals about education reformers committed to choice and competition as paradigms for that reform. In his "Sanctimonious Scolding Isn't a Great Strategy for Promoting School Choice"posting, Hess makes an important statement at the end: "Rather than obey the moral instruction of do-gooders, middle-class and suburban families tend to put themselves a...more »
Top Florida Parent Group Says “We Are Witness to the Suffering Caused by FCAT” | Scathing Purple Musings
Top Florida Parent Group Says “We Are Witness to the Suffering Caused by FCAT” | Scathing Purple Musings: Top Florida Parent Group Says “We Are Witness to the Suffering Caused by FCAT” by Bob Sikes From FundEducationNow: Orlando, Florida… FundEducationNow.org, a leading parent-driven statewide education advocacy group, issued the following comments today regarding the Florida Department of Education’s release of the 2012 FCAT 2.0 Grades 9 and 10 Reading and FCAT Writes scores: “As mothers of Florida public school children, we bear witness to the suffering caused by FCAT. Today’s... more »
solidaridad: 'The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman' now available online
solidaridad: 'The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman' now available online: 'The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman' now available online by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene *Waiting for "Superman" would have audiences believe that free-market competition, standardized tests, destroying teacher unions, and the proliferation of charter schools are just what this country needs to create great public schools. — Grassroots Education Movement* Popout Today Grassroots Education Movement (GEM) announced their landmark picture released last year, "The Inconvenient Tr... more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 5-18-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
*UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* If I have to take one more of these frigging standardize test, I think my head will explode *GO TO * *National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing* Teachers Cannot Be Bystanders to Walker’s Bullying by Imagine Wisconsin I have had my share of regretful experiences in my life. One of my high school era regrets was an incident where I stood as a petrified bystander while a bully punched my unsuspecting, younger brother in the head from behind. My guilt still festers deep inside. Anti-Bullying Efforts in Wisconsin Over a year ago, Governor Walker and his R... more »