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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-29-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Is It Really “All About the Kids”? by dianerav The review in the New York Times of the anti-union film makes an important point: when people loudly insist that “it’s all about the kids,” you can be sure that it’s not. As A.O. Scott puts it, “A movie that insists, repeatedly and at high volume, that ‘it’s all about the kids’ might just cause you to wonder what else it is about, and this one is not shy about showing its ideological hand.” Surely, you have noticed how often the corporate reformers use terms lik... more »
Here come the latest pension bills. « Fred Klonsky
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Here come the latest pension bills. « Fred Klonsky: Here come the latest pension bills. by Fred Klonsky *Elaine Nekritz. She’s baaaaaack!* My pal Glen Brown reports on the latest pension bills. These are likely to be introduced in the post-election veto session of the Illinois General Assembly or in the next session that will be convened after January 1. HB 6209 and HB 6210 were filed by north suburban Democratic Representative Elaine Nekritz. These two bills are the latest version of the plan to force state retirees to choose between health care and their yearly cost of living adju... more »
Last Stand for Children First: Won't Back Down is the Greatest Story Ever Told
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Last Stand for Children First: Won't Back Down is the Greatest Story Ever Told: Won't Back Down is the Greatest Story Ever Told by Last Stand for Children As I am writing this blog, Won't Back Down has just been released to movie theaters across the country. It is on its way to setting huge box office records, but if you care about children or education you must go see this film immediately and preferably multiple times. While, I haven't seen this movie myself yet, I can guarantee you that this is a powerful and uplifting story that will forever change the way that movies are ma... more »
Daily Kos: You must read - and pass on - "40 Days of Night"
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Daily Kos: You must read - and pass on - "40 Days of Night": You must read - and pass on - "40 Days of Night" by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) The title of this Charles Blow *New York Times* column comes from the final line of this superb column: If Obama doesn’t slip up, the next 40 days or so will be one long, dark night for Mitt Romney. while this diary by xaxner mentions the Blow column (and is worth reading for the comment xaxner wrote and crossposted here) I think the Blow column deserves more attention, and was surprised not to see it featured in the Pundit Roundup.It is ... more »
In split vote, OUSD board puts American Indian charter schools on notice - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
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In split vote, OUSD board puts American Indian charter schools on notice - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: In split vote, OUSD board puts American Indian charter schools on notice [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] By Katy Murphy Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 am in Uncategorized. Last night, as the Oakland school board issued a 1,080-page “notice of violation” to all three American Indian Model Schools over its fiscal and governance practices. (Link to the massive file here.) It’s the first step in a long process that could... more »
Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post | Scathing Purple Musings
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Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post | Scathing Purple Musings: Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post by Bob Sikes You gotta hand to Rich Roach for chutzpah. Read this from Jeff Solochek in * Gradebook*: Rick Roach, a veteran educator and Orange School Board member since 1998, has contacted friends to let them know he will apply for Florida education commissioner. He also asked them to back his candidacy, if they agree with his views. “I have long been concerned wi... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stay in School
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stay in School: Stay in School by Charlie Mas Seattle Public Schools is exploring new ways to support our students to stay in school and is asking families to join District staff in discussions regarding student truancy, suspension and discipline. The meetings will be held Oct. 4, 8, 11, 17 and 24 at several high schools around the region. The meetings are being organized by the District Ombudsman, in collaboration with the Disciplinary Appeals/Truancy Office; and the office of School-Family Partnerships/Equity & Race. The meetings will be hel... more »
Saturday coffee 9-29-12 « Fred Klonsky
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky *Union Pier, Michigan.* Anne, Ulysses and I have left the City for a month. We have rented a little cottage a few yards from Lake Michigan. We are planning little more than walking, reading and watching the colors change. The change has begun. That picture above was taken last Monday when we arrived and already the road is lined with gold, yellow and rust. Ten more days and we will be in peak colors. Saturday coffee is here at the cottage. Or maybe a latte at the Whistle Stop, a ten minute walk down Red Arrow Highwa... more »
Standardized Testing Stole Our Day! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
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Standardized Testing Stole Our Day! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!: Standardized Testing Stole Our Day! Posted September 29, 2012 by Oldschoolteach in Blogging about Education, Standardized Testing. Tagged: Education,loss of instructional time due to standardized testing, NCLB, No Child Left Behind Act, standardized testing, the negatives of standardized testing. Leave a Comment I planned in advance and completely forgot that we were having the standardized Math test today! Bummer! Wonderful plans put on hold…. *This is what my students and I lost today because Standardized test... more »
Schools Matter: Resegregation Escalates
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Schools Matter: Resegregation Escalates: Resegregation Escalates by Jim Horn From the Civil Rights Project at UCLA: --Los Angeles--In the latest of its widely-cited reports analyzing segregation trends in the nation’s public schools, and the first since the beginning of the Obama Administration, the Civil Rights Project today released three new studies showing persistent and serious increases in segregation by race and poverty, with very dramatic results in the South and West, the nation’s two largest regions where students of color now comprise the majority of public school enro... more »
YET ANOTHER TEACHER UNION BASHING MOVIE « Teachers Fight Back
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YET ANOTHER TEACHER UNION BASHING MOVIE « Teachers Fight Back: YET ANOTHER TEACHER UNION BASHING MOVIE by alkleen Oh no, here we go again. Who are these people that make these teacher union bashing movies ? I just read a review of a new movie entitled, “Won’t Back Down”. The evil unionized teachers are at it again in this movie. They don’t care about their students, they encourage their students to make fun of others, they are totally incompetent, they sit at their desk and do nothing, they can’t be fired because of union protection, and they never go out of their way to help a s... more »
Top Content this Week - 9-29-12 The Educator's PLN
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: The Future Starts Now - 2012 edition]The Future Starts Now - 2012 edition Added by Thomas Whitby on September 23, 2012 2[image: No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences]No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences Added by Thomas Whitby on September 22, 2012 3[image: National Teacher of the Year Addresses Fellow Educators during NEA Convention]National Teacher of the Year Addresses Fellow Educators during NEA Convention Added by Thomas Whitby on September 26, 2012 4[image: Our Changing Schools]Our Changing Schools Added by ...more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-29-12
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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit* DR. BRUCE HARRIS, NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR, HAS STRONG SUPPORT, TOUGH JOB smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 10 hours ago Kathryn Baron | EDSOURCE Today | http://bit.ly/Ss7Xq5 September 28th, 2012 :: The California Community Colleges Board of Governors unanimously named Dr. Brice Harris*, a longtime community college leader, as the 15th chancellor of the statewide higher education system. Just hours later he received an unexpected gift from Gov. Jerry Brown, who ... more »
This Week's Answer Sheet 9-29-1212 - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post
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The Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] A people’s education platform Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 3 days ago With the presidential election approaching and the recent Chicago teachers strike, it seems like a good time for the following post, a “people’s platform” for education, or what Americans really want from their public schools. It was written by Nancy Flanagan, an education consultant and blogger at Education Week Teacher, and Don Bartalo, a retired superintendent who now works as an in... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 9-29-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* Social bullying prevalent in children's television Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 18 hours ago * 92 percent of the top 50 programs for children ages 2-11 show social bullying* Children ages 2-11 view an alarming amount of television shows that contain forms of social bullying or social aggression. Physical aggression in television for children is greatly documented, but this is the first in-depth analysis on children's exposure to behaviors like cruel gossiping and manipulation of friendship. Nico... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 9-29-12 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day* [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] More Articles On “Won’t Back Down” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 5 hours ago Here are new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On Parent Trigger Movie “Won’t Back Down”: ‘Won’t Back Down’: Film critics pan parent-trigger movie — update is from Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post. Reaction to “Won’t Back Down” Shows Critics Have Learned Something is by Anthony Cody a... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really?: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really? by Mike Klonsky I guess with all eyes on Chicago, Broom Lady Rhee just couldn't resist. But her Washington Post piece, "Chicago teachers strike underscores shift among Democrats" is so full of lies and misinformation that Rhee simply fulfills her own caricature. You don't have to read very far to find the first lie. Rhee's piece begins: "I am a democrat because I believe in the party's principles..." OK, that's not e... more »
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break 9-28-12 #soschat #edreform
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*Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break* New Struggle, Deep Roots by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) This is a little bit off my beat but I'm running it. A couple years ago I decided to re-engage with the world outside my house, and ever since then I've been running into the most interesting people. They're all joined in this fight to defend public education. Heartland Media just posted this interview with Mike Klonsky, who's one of the national voices in this struggle, and who's been in the streets during the most important moments of the modern progressive movement. It's a h... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Obama's Teacher Enthusiasm Gap Is HIS Fault!
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Obama's Teacher Enthusiasm Gap Is HIS Fault!: Obama's Teacher Enthusiasm Gap Is HIS Fault! by Duke So the latest, greatest viral video is apparently Samuel Jackson's profane tirade at apathetic Obama supporters. Popout Forgive me, Sam, but you're really rubbing me the wrong way. Yeah, I'll vote for Obama; Supreme Court nominees are reason enough. But don't expect me to go into the voting booth when any sort of enthusiasm: I'm a public school teacher. And I know that *no one has done more to fortify the regime of standardized testing, expand charter schools, or thr... more »
Director of "Won't Back Down" Tries to Explain, but Questions Remain - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Director of "Won't Back Down" Tries to Explain, but Questions Remain - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Director of "Won't Back Down" Tries to Explain, but Questions Remain by Anthony Cody Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody "Won't Back Down" has presented education activists with something teachers long for: a teachable moment. The movie's director, Daniel Barnz, has his homework assignment - begin to understand the mess you have landed in. A little less than two years ago Davis Guggenheim, director of Waiting For Superman, asked teachers to send him feedback on his ... more »
Friends Don't Let Friends Get Fooled by "Won't Back Down": 5 Reasons Why | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
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Friends Don't Let Friends Get Fooled by "Won't Back Down": 5 Reasons Why | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Friends Don't Let Friends Get Fooled by "Won't Back Down": 5 Reasons Why *Posted on: Friday September 28th, 2012* *5 Things You Should Know About the Pro-Parent Trigger Film and the Real Parents Who Won't Back Down* [image: Won't Back Down]Guess what the OTL Campaign won't be doing this weekend? That's right, we will not be taking our friends to see the premiere of *Won't Back Down*. The new film, which chronicles the fiction... more »
The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 2012 Report » Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 2012 Report » Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives: The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 2012 Report The 2011-12 school year was, in many ways, the beginning of a new era in New Orleans’ public education landscape. The year was marked by momentous changes in leadership and strategy at both the state and local levels. Nonetheless, state and district leaders remain committed to a school reform model that espouses the central principles of school autonomy, choice, and accountability. At the same time, school and distri... more »
Radical Scholarship: Poverty Is Destiny: Talk at University of Arkansas, October 18, 2012
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Radical Scholarship: Poverty Is Destiny: Talk at University of Arkansas, October 18, 2012: Poverty Is Destiny: Talk at University of Arkansas, October 18, 2012 by P. L. Thomas
Wesleyan Students Facing Judicial Charges After Trustee Meeting Occupation « Student Activism
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Wesleyan Students Facing Judicial Charges After Trustee Meeting Occupation « Student Activism: Wesleyan Students Facing Judicial Charges After Trustee Meeting Occupation by Angus Johnston Last weekend some forty Wesleyan students entered a closed meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees, looking to give input on a matter of university governance. The students were advocates of need-blind admissions, a policy under which students are accepted for admission without consideration of their ability to pay. (Admissions have traditionally been need-blind at Wesleyan, but at the sta... more »
Highlights from the September 27 issue of New York Teacher: | Edwize
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New York Teacher | Edwize: New York Teacher by W.J. Levay [image: New York Teacher, Sept. 27, 2012]Highlights from the September 27 issue of *New York Teacher*: Three teachers, one opening day How they welcomed the city’s littlest, biggest and in-between as another school year begins: There were tears, fears and fun as kindergarteners experienced their first day of school at PS 315 in Manhattan, awesome rules at MS 244 in the Bronx, and smooth sailing for high schoolers at Cardozo HS in Queens. Strokes of geniusAs the sun sets through the trees of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the ... more »
First Official Three-Year Student Loan Default Rates Published | U.S. Department of Education
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First Official Three-Year Student Loan Default Rates Published | U.S. Department of Education: First Official Three-Year Student Loan Default Rates Published *Department continues efforts to help students better manage their debt.* SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education today released official FY 2010 two-year and official FY 2009 three-year federal student loan cohort default rates. This is the first time the Department has issued an official three-year rate, which was 13.4 percent nationally for the FY 2009 co... more »
EXCLUSIVE -- Arne Duncan Would Stay for 2nd Obama Term - NationalJournal.com
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EXCLUSIVE -- Arne Duncan Would Stay for 2nd Obama Term - NationalJournal.com: EXCLUSIVE -- Arne Duncan Would Stay for 2nd Obama Term Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services By Fawn Johnson Updated: September 27, 2012 | 6:49 p.m. September 27, 2012 | 3:01 p.m. If President Obama wins a second term, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will stay in his job, he told*National Journal* on Thursday. Duncan is likely to spend much of his time in a second term focusing on ways to rein in spiraling college tuition costs—a significant barrier toward the president’s go... more »
Common Core Bill Signed - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education)
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Common Core Bill Signed - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Issues Statement on AB 1246 Signing SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today issued the following statement upon Governor Jerry Brown's signing of Assembly Bill 1246, by Julia Brownley* *(D-Santa Monica), that authorizes the adoption of Common Core instructional materials for mathematics by 2014 and provides districts flexibility in the selection of instructional materials: "AB 1246 means we are one step closer to implementing Common Core standards in Cali... more »
Oakland schools enter agreement with feds to reduce suspensions of black students - ContraCostaTimes.com
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Oakland schools enter agreement with feds to reduce suspensions of black students - ContraCostaTimes.com: Oakland schools enter agreement with feds to reduce suspensions of black students By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 09/27/2012 10:29:41 PM PDT Updated: 09/27/2012 10:29:41 PM PDT OAKLAND -- The Oakland school board on Thursday night unanimously approved an agreement with the Office for Civil Rights to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions of its African-American students. Parents, community organizers, district staff members and other leaders spoke passionately... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Effective Political Action
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Effective Political Action: Effective Political Action by Charlie Mas *Warning: This is a rant.* The one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement recently passed. I think about Occupy quite a bit because it was really a discussion and demonstration about the factors of political efficacy. There are still, remarkably, a lot of people who claim that they don't know what the Occupy protests were about - if anything. These folks, disingenuously I presume, ask "What was their message anyway?" For me, the message of the Occupy protests was loud and cl... more »
Mother Crusader: Hey Daniel Barnz, I Know EXACTLY Why I'm Protesting Your Movie!
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Mother Crusader: Hey Daniel Barnz, I Know EXACTLY Why I'm Protesting Your Movie!: Hey Daniel Barnz, I Know EXACTLY Why I'm Protesting Your Movie! by darciecima I just cross posted a piece I wrote for WHYY's NewsWorks about last Sunday's less than empowering Parent Advocacy panel at Education Nation, which was followed by the NYC premiere of the film Won't Back Down, which was met with a protest across the street. Since then I have read countless scathing reviews of the film (see them aggregated at Rotten Tomatoes) as well as amazing accounts of the day from others I shared the ex... more »
Michael Feinberg of KIPP in New Zealand: FAIL | Seattle Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Michael Feinberg of KIPP in New Zealand: FAIL | Seattle Education: Michael Feinberg of KIPP in New Zealand: FAIL by seattleducation2011 As I mentioned in a previous post, *A look at KIPP, Michael Feinberg, NCTQ and Bill Gates,* Michael Feinberg is in New Zealand trying to sell his wares. Fortunately, folks in New Zealand are not buying this snake oil. Check out what New Zealand thinks of KIPP: What this portrays is a hideous caricature of education which would be anathema to most New Zealand parents. KIPP has overall dropout rates of 30% before Year 9 – which rises to 40% (sic) fo... more »
Schools Matter: Twenty-Two Pages of Corporate Education Advertising, Or, The Atlantic Monthly's "Special Report"
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Schools Matter: Twenty-Two Pages of Corporate Education Advertising, Or, The Atlantic Monthly's "Special Report": Twenty-Two Pages of Corporate Education Advertising, Or, The Atlantic Monthly's "Special Report" by Storm *This begins a series of readings of articles and images promoting the "Reform Agenda" in the October Atlantic Monthly. I will primarily be concerned with the conveyance of ideology. However, I have asked my Errant collaborator Doug Martin to offer investigative analysis of the interconnectedness among the authors and the groups highlighted in the issue for cult... more »
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst staff spam comments to promote tanking propaganda film
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst staff spam comments to promote tanking propaganda film: StudentsFirst staff spam comments to promote tanking propaganda film by admin Michelle Rhee, frantic that “Won’t Back Down” opened to overwhelmingly negative reviews, has been desperately trying to inflate the movie’s scores on movie rating sites. As Progressive Change Campaign Committee originally reported, StudentsFirst staffer Matt David (a former Republican spin doctor) got caught spamming positive reviews for “Won’t Back Down.” StudentsFirst regional director Catherine “Cheesecake Factory Gif... more »
Planes de trabajo de padres españoles a las artes básicas de lenguaje común en estándares ingleses Parent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Spanish Parent Roadmaps- English language arts
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Parent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Spanish Parent Roadmaps- English language arts: Spanish Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards- English language artsThe Council of the Great City Schools' parent roadmaps in English language arts/literacy provide guidance to parents about what their children will be learning and how they can support that learning in grades K-8. These parent roadmaps for each grade level also provide three-year snapshots showing how selected standards progress from year to year so that students will be college and career ready upon their graduation... more »
Diane in the Afternoon 9-28-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: More Bad Reviews for Anti-Union Movie by dianerav I will see “Won’t Back Down” soon, I promise. I don’t want to, but I will do it because I have to. Meanwhile, movie reviewers are rendering their judgment. They say it is a lousy movie. The best lines so far are in the review in the *Los Angeles Times*: *That’s because unions turn out to be the most pernicious of all the obstacles to healthy schools, worse even than the stick-in-the-mud school board. While no one, not even unions themselves these days, denies that there are things that must be changed about how t... more »
The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky: The IEA and the fight against Constitutional Amendment 49. by Fred Klonsky The General Assembly voted to put House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA49) on the November ballot. If approved by 60% of those voting it will be part of the Illinois Constitution. *This is not advisory. It will be law.* It is a sloppy piece of work pushed through by Michael Madigan. There are different legal views on what the impact of HJRCA49 will be. Every House member voted for it.* Every single one.* It require... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Cracking the Code of Inner City School Troubles
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Cracking the Code of Inner City School Troubles: Cracking the Code of Inner City School Troubles by Anngie Did you know that ninety three percent of Missouri schools are performing adequately or above expectations? It may be surprising to some that that number is so high. You would think, with all we are changing in our public education, that the number would be much lower, say around twenty five percent. But the fact is, we have been trying to "fix" the seven percent that aren't doing so well, and those seven percent are, by and large, in our urban... more »
SI&A Cabinet Report – CTC’s audit nightmare ends, attention turns to implementing quality plan
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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CTC’s audit nightmare ends, attention turns to implementing quality plan The Commission on Teacher Credentialing closed the book Thursday on one of its most troubling episodes and then quickly pivoted to consideration of a plan for improving teacher quality decades into the future. The CTC, mandated under state law to serve as the arbiter of professional integrity and quality for California’s teachers, was the subject of a critical audit released in early 2011 that found a backlog of thousands of unprocessed teacher misconduct complaints... more »
Education Research Report: Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Education Research Report: Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools: Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools by Jonathan Kantrowitz [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] The authors of these reports examined charter schools across the quality spectrum in order to learn which practices separate high-achieving from low-achieving schools. An expansive data collection and analysis project in New York City charter schools yielded an index of five educational practices that explains nearly half of the difference between high- an... more »
Union teachers play ukuleles too. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Union teachers play ukuleles too. « Fred Klonsky: Union teachers play ukuleles too. by Fred Klonsky *Union teachers play the ukulele. The Carpenter Ukulele Society in concert.* That movie is opening this weekend. If you follow progressive education bloggers or teachers on Facebook, you know which one I’m talking about. It was produced by the same union haters that paid for last year’s box office dud, *Waiting for Superman. * Listen. Never underestimate the common sense of the movie going public. Imagine this couple has one night when they have a baby sitter. What’s the going rate now?... more »
Teachers Don't Suck !: Cerf Says "Notion of School Privatization is Ridiculous" - Really??
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Teachers Don't Suck !: Cerf Says "Notion of School Privatization is Ridiculous" - Really??: Cerf Says "Notion of School Privatization is Ridiculous" - Really?? by Walt S. Popout A comment from a viewer: "I do not know if he actually can tell the difference between a lie and a truth. Remember, it was at this meeting that he said that it is a lie that he wants to privatize public education, and called the notion ridiculous - while just months before approving a K12Inc managed school?!" ****** Cerf's statement about no interest in school privatization brought to mind an
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, September 28, 2012
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: [image: View of Mount Diablo and CA Highway 24 from Lafayette Heights.jpg]*Mount Diablo State Park* Education Headlines *Friday, September 28, 2012* New superintendent wants to make a differencePat Kelley admits he's not an exciting guy. There's no heavy metal music on the radio in his car or real housewives of anywhere on his DVR. Coach vulgarity complaint shines light on sports cultureSixteen-year-old Grant Sims says he's never been one to complain about expletives and vulgar language he hears daily at baseball practice. It's to ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A great night with Kozol in Chicago
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A great night with Kozol in Chicago: A great night with Kozol in Chicago by Mike Klonsky Kozol & Lewis (M.Klonsky pic) *Jonathan Kozol* brought the packed house of mostly teachers, to its feet last night when he talked about the inspiring effect the Chicago teachers strike was having on teachers and supporters across the country. Kozol said he first heard news of the strike at a book tour event in Los Angeles. When a teacher in the audience announced that teachers in Chicago had walked out, "the roar of the crowd delayed the program for several minute... more »
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