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Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
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Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? by Nancy Flanagan Recently, my friend and IDEA colleague John Dubie, a high school senior, posted a personal, autobiographical blog entitled "Big Picture Saved My Life." John meant that statement literally. It's his story to tell--and I urge you to read it--but I was stunned by the aftermath of the piece, which was picked up, reprinted and dissected in a number of other blogs. I was especially surprised by those commentaries bearing titles indicating that John's life... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-19-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Parents, Beware! Is Your Child for Sale? by dianerav This appeared on the New York City parent blog: NYC Public School Parents Independent voices of New York City public school parents FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 Parents beware! NY and eight other states plan to share your child’s confidential school records with private corporations without your consent! New York is one of five states that have agreed to share confidential NYC student and teacher data in Phase I with the “Shared Learning Collaborative” or ... more »
So You Wanna Buy a School Board Seat… | EduShyster
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So You Wanna Buy a School Board Seat… | EduShyster: So You Wanna Buy a School Board Seat… by edushyster2012 As recent history has conclusively demonstrated over and over, elected school boards are often the biggest obstacles to closing the achievement gap forever and ushering in a bright future of excellence and innovation for our most motivated scholars. But purchasing an entire school board and taking it private can be an expensive proposition. And with so many un-excellent and non-innovative voters out there, even a massive ed-vestment can’t guarantee an excellent outcome. Don’t... more »
Teacher evaluations: Is there really enough time for reliable classroom observations? | Get Schooled
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Teacher evaluations: Is there really enough time for reliable classroom observations? | Get Schooled: Teacher evaluations: Is there really enough time for reliable classroom observations? by Maureen Downey A middle school teacher I admired for her innovation pulled me aside once to tell me she was leaving the district. Her tendency to stray from the script put her at odds with the new principal. When I shared the news later with a neighbor, an educator herself, her reaction shocked me: “Good riddance. My son never knew what was going on in that class because the teacher was always... more »
What kids want Obama to do in second term
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What kids want Obama to do in second term: What kids want Obama to do in second term Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 19, 2013 at 8:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » What do young people want President and Congress to do over the next four years? Here some of them tell us in a video that is a project of The Children’s Leadership Council, a national coalition of child and youth organizations. The video was produced by SparkAction. How test anxiety affected a young boy by Valerie Straus... more »
Louisiana Educator: MET Project Dissected
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Louisiana Educator: MET Project Dissected: MET Project Dissected by Michael Deshotels Math teacher and blogger Gary Rubinstein has dissected and uncovered serious flaws in the Gates sponsored study of effective teacher evaluation systems called the MET project (Measures of Effective Teaching). It turns out that if we look carefully at the data from the MET study we find that the basic assumptions for focusing on revised teacher evaluation and dismissal procedures as a way of improving public education are really not justified. One of the most basic assumptions driving the major ... more »
SRC faces a loud, angry crowd over school closings - Philly.com
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SRC faces a loud, angry crowd over school closings - Philly.com: SRC faces a loud, angry crowd over school closings January 18, 2013|By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer - - - Share on emailShare on printShare on redditMore Sharing Services - - - - - [image: Parents and students proclaim their opposition to closing 37 city schools. SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos, referring to calls for a moratorium on closings, said: "All of the inaction has caught up with the district."] Parents and students proclaim their opposition t... more »
Daily Kos: so it's Saturday, and I usually reflect on teaching
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Daily Kos: so it's Saturday, and I usually reflect on teaching: so it's Saturday, and I usually reflect on teaching by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) and that will be part this piece. But this is a morning where I have a lot on my mind. As I write this, sitting in my local Starbucks, about 1/4 of our students and a number of our faculty and staff are wearing their bright red school sweatshirts and are spending the day volunteering at the DC Homeless Shelter as their participation in the day of service. I wanted to join them, but am on the edge of a cold, and was exhausted by the ... more »
Lance Armstrong Is Right About One Thing | toteachornototeach
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Lance Armstrong Is Right About One Thing | toteachornototeach: Lance Armstrong Is Right About One Thing by aristotlethewise [image: LanceLies]*Lance Armstrong Is Right About One Thing* by Victor Dorff The “Lance Armstrong Story” has the potential to become a classic American literary tragedy, on a par with “Death of a Salesman.” His deceptions and self-denial, combined with his fame and status as hero/icon, make him a perfect leading character, both deeply flawed and a product of his time and place in our society. There is a significant portion of the American population today that ... more »
The Past Lives on in the Present: Customized Learning then and Now | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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The Past Lives on in the Present: Customized Learning then and Now | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Past Lives on in the Present: Customized Learning then and Now by larrycuban *Pupils are working on their own. The second and third grade reading class of 63 pupils … is using a learning center and two adjoining rooms. Two teachers and the school librarian act as coordinators and tutors as the pupils proceed with the various materials prepared by the school’s teachers and … developer, The Learning and Research Development Center at the U. of Pittsburgh. E... more »
Schools Matter: A weapon of mass distraction
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Schools Matter: A weapon of mass distraction: A weapon of mass distraction by skrashen Submitted to the Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 18, 2013 I suspect that the common core standards’ elitist reading lists (sample items in “Are you as well-read as a 10th grader?” Jan. 17) are designed to get educators and the public arguing about what should be on the reading lists, rather than focusing on the far more important question of whether we should have common core standards and tests at all. There is no evidence that standards and tests improve school achievement. The huge sums of mone... more »
UPDATE: Jersey Jazzman: Christie Uses NRA To Silence His Biggest Critics
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Jersey Jazzman: Christie Uses NRA To Silence His Biggest Critics: Oversight of Education Dies In NJ by Duke *Just keep smiling and don't answer any questions about where the money is going...* Here's an interesting tidbit I haven't seen reported in the local press: *Bill Would Require Public Disclosure of Private Funding of State Services* Assembly Budget Chairman Vincent Prieto and Assembly Education Chairman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. announced December 14 that they have *introduced legislation to establish legislative oversight of private money being used to pay for state service... more »
UPDATE: Skepticism for SB736 + Oklahoma Parents Don’t Like Jeb Bush’s Florida Model | Scathing Purple Musings
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Oklahoma Parents Don’t Like Jeb Bush’s Florida Model | Scathing Purple Musings: Skepticism for SB736 in the Florida Senate by Bob Sikes Rick Scott told FOX News host Neil Cavuto after SB736 was past, “It’s going to be great.” Not so much. Changes are already being considered. Bush Foundation CEO Patricia Levesque wants to add student surveys into the calculus and is floating the idea around. Senate Education chairman John Legg has said his committee will be considering changes to the bill. The committee’s vice chair was more poignant. This from Travis Pillow in the *Tallahassee De... more »
solidaridad: Robert D. Skeels applauds Eric Garcetti's Efforts to Save The NVOC-Aviation Center
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solidaridad: Robert D. Skeels applauds Eric Garcetti's Efforts to Save The NVOC-Aviation Center: Robert D. Skeels applauds Eric Garcetti's Efforts to Save The NVOC-Aviation Center by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene [image: Robert D. Skeels, a Social Justice Schoolboard Candidate] *Now, our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality. For we know that it isn't enough to integrate lunch counters. What does it profit a man to be able to eat at an integrated lunch counter if he doesn't earn enough money to buy a hamburger and cup of coffee? — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther K... more »
Top Content this Week - 1-19-13 The Educator's PLN
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: Building a professional learning network on Twitter]Building a professional learning network on Twitter Added by Thomas Whitby on January 12, 2013 2[image: Amanda Ripley: Ask the kids]Amanda Ripley: Ask the kids Added by Thomas Whitby on January 14, 2013 3[image: Flipping Tools]Flipping Tools Posted by Bonnie Birdsall on January 8, 2013 4[image: How education lost its role as the great equalizer - Reuters Investigates]How education lost its role as the great equalizer - Reuters Investigates Added by Thomas Whitby on December 24, 2... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-19-13
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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* GREEN DOT @ LOCKE: When at first you don’t succeed, reconstitute and reconstitute again – or - The reconstitutions will continue until the morale improves! smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 23 hours ago Alert the Uh-oh Squad: The miracle takeover of Locke High by Green Dot – celebrated in The New Yorker, The LA Times and the 2011 novel book Stray Dogs, Saints and Saviors – wasn’t all that miraculous after all! Green Dot charter group to reorganize Locke High Green Dot hopes... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 1-19-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * Extreme student discipline practices Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 19 minutes ago The extreme student discipline practices that led the Department of Justice to sue one Mississippi county are far more widespread than previously thought, cites a new report from a coalition of civil rights organizations. Titled Handcuffs on Success: The Extreme School Discipline Crisis in Mississippi Public Schools, the report details how extreme school disciplinary practices harm tens of thousands of Mississip... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 1-19-13 …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.] This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 10 hours ago I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a … Continue reading → Two Examples Of N... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Names Kahlil Byrd as StudentsFirst New President - LA Sentinel
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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Names Kahlil Byrd as StudentsFirst New President - LA Sentinel: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Names Kahlil Byrd as StudentsFirst New President ** *Kahlil Byrd* StudentsFirst, a bipartisan grassroots education reform movement, announced key new hires as the organization transitions into its next phase of development. The new hires include individuals with a breadth of knowledge and experience in politics and nonprofit management. They will all work of out the StudentsFirst headquarters located in Sacramento, California. “I am thrilled to wel... more »
11 Sacramento schools are slated to close next school year as part of a plan to balance SCUSD's budget | news10.net
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11 Sacramento schools are slated to close next school year as part of a plan to balance SCUSD's budget | news10.net: 11 Sacramento schools are slated to close next school year as part of a plan to balance SCUSD's budget SACRAMENTO, CA - A $10 million to $12 million budget deficit in the Sacramento City Unified School District is leaving some school board members questioning if closing schools is the right decision and parents wondering what will happen next. Thursday's overflow crowd at a district board meeting pleaded with district officials to reconsider the plan to close 11 s... more »
Common Core State Standards: 2014 is a Year Away | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
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Common Core State Standards: 2014 is a Year Away | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Common Core State Standards: 2014 is a Year Away by Tarsi Dunlop The arrival of 2013 brings us one year closer to the rollout ofCommon Core State Standard (CCSS) assessments, scheduled for 2014-15. As the deadline approaches, the complexities surrounding implementation of the standards and their accompanying assessments come into sharper focus. The issues listed below are hardly exhaustive, but they begin to convey the challenges of implementation facing our nation’s schools and ... more »
solidaridad: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) endorse Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board
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solidaridad: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) endorse Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board: Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) endorse Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board Precinct Walking January 19 and 26 by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene Boyle Heights Precinct Walking Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board by Robert D. Skeels Koreatown Precinct Walking Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board by Robert D. Skeels Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) endorse Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board by Robert D. Skeels About AALAThe Associ... more »
Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center
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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Best of the Ed Blogs *Best of the Ed Blogs* features a frequently updated selection of interesting and insightful blog posts on education policy. The views expressed by the bloggers on our blog roll are thoughtful, original, and entirely their own. We hope you make *Best of the Ed Blogs* your first stop for concise takes on today's most important education topics. Assembled Pieces Reveal Disturbing Reform Picture Best of the Ed Blogs P.L. Thomas January 18, 2013 Reformers’ Narrative About Lagging U.S. Schools Covers Up Povert... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Parents beware! NY and eight other states plan to share your child’s confidential school records with private corporations without your consent!
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NYC Public School Parents: Parents beware! NY and eight other states plan to share your child’s confidential school records with private corporations without your consent!: Parents beware! NY and eight other states plan to share your child’s confidential school records with private corporations without your consent! by Leonie Haimson New York is one of five states that have *agreed to share confidential NYC student and teacher data* in Phase I with the “Shared Learning Collaborative” or SLC, a project of the Gates Foundation. - The other states and districts in Phase I inclu... more »
Diane in the Evening 1-18-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: Indiana Debates Dropping Out of Common Core by dianerav Friends and foes of the Common Core standards packed a meeting room in Indiana to discuss its future. This issue creates strange alliances. The new state superintendent Glenda Ritz opposes them. So does the Tea Party. But other hard-right conservatives like former superintendent Tony Bennett and Jeb Bush are strong advocates for CC. Mike Petrilli of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute urged the legislators to stay the course because A Rhee Puzzle by dianerav With PBS preparing a documentar... more »
Teachers Don't Suck !: Evaluation By the Evaluated?
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Teachers Don't Suck !: Evaluation By the Evaluated?: Evaluation By the Evaluated? by Walt S. When I taught at Middlesex County College, student evaluation forms were always issued along with the final exam. I thought, by enlarge, the results were a fair distribution of positive and negative remarks. (BTW - These all were anonymous evaluations and not used by the administration to grade instructors - as far as know anyway) One thing I liked about the form was the section asking about the student's efforts. This too, generally resulted in a fair distribution of honest respo... more »
Former Federal Prosecutor Fitzgerald targets Quinn in attempted theft of public employee pensions. « Fred Klonsky
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Former Federal Prosecutor Fitzgerald targets Quinn in attempted theft of public employee pensions. « Fred Klonsky: Former Federal Prosecutor Fitzgerald targets Quinn in attempted theft of public employee pensions. by Fred Klonsky [image: Illinois Governors] At first I was surprised to hear that Governor Pat “Squeezy” Quinn had appointed former Federal prosecutor and corruption buster Patrick Fitzgerald to the board of trustees of the University of Illinois. I was even more surprised that Fitzgerald had accepted the job. Fitzgerald earned his corruption busting reputation putting Gove... more »
MLK Day and Presidential Inauguration a Historic Occasion to Stand Up for Social and Economic Justice, Says NEA President | NEA Today
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MLK Day and Presidential Inauguration a Historic Occasion to Stand Up for Social and Economic Justice, Says NEA President | NEA Today: MLK Day and Presidential Inauguration a Historic Occasion to Stand Up for Social and Economic Justice, Says NEA President by twalker *NEA President Dennis Van Roekel issued the following message today to NEA’s 3 million members in advance of Monday’s Presidential Inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:* “On Monday, our nation’s first African American President will take the oath of office—the same day we honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, our mo... more »
Parents question Sacramento City district school closure plans at emotional meeting - Education - The Sacramento Bee
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Parents question Sacramento City district school closure plans at emotional meeting - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Parents question Sacramento City district school closure plans at emotional meeting By Melody Gutierrez mgutierrez@sacbee.com Published: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1A Last Modified: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 - 12:09 am - [image: 5M18SCHOOLS.JPG] José Luis Villegas / jvillegas@sacbee.comDana Trobee, a parent with a child attending James Marshall Elementary School, looks over the jammed meeting room Thursday before the hearing by the Sacramento City U... more »
OCCUPY EDUCATION - thepeoplesrecord: School-closing protests are...
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OCCUPY EDUCATION - thepeoplesrecord: School-closing protests are...: 18TH JANUARY 2013 PHOTOSET REBLOGGED FROM DYSAETHESIA AETHIOPICA WITH 291 NOTES thepeoplesrecord: School-closing protests are nothing new in Philadelphia, but students who stood outside The School District of Philadelphia building today at 440 N. Broad St. added a new twist. Members of the Philadelphia Student Union staged a “Student Apocalypse: A Brainless Future” dressed as zombies to rally against the district’s plan to close 37 public schools. Students were there to act out scenes they say create “brainless” pu... more »
CHICAGO PRINCIPALS FALL VICTIM TO SILLY REFORMS « Teachers Fight Back
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CHICAGO PRINCIPALS FALL VICTIM TO SILLY REFORMS « Teachers Fight Back: CHICAGO PRINCIPALS FALL VICTIM TO SILLY REFORMS by alkleen Student achievement will now account for 50 percent on a principal’s evaluation in Chicago Public Schools. What a ridiculous concept. If students do well compared with national standards, principals will be rewarded with bonuses and other incentives. District officials didn’t make clear what would happen if students don’t improve their scores. One can only imagine. Does anyone familiar with our education system actually think a principal can make a mea... more »
Distrito Escolar tendrá que cerrar 11 escuelas en SAC - Univision Sacramento
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Distrito Escolar tendrá que cerrar 11 escuelas en SAC - Univision Sacramento:
UPDATE: School Board Report – Why Johnny Can’t Subtract « PWC Education Reform Blog
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Why Johnny Can’t Subtract « PWC Education Reform Blog: School Board Report – Jan. 16, 2013 by pwceducationreform School Board Report for January 16, 2013 The meeting began at 7:08 PM. All members were present. Editor’s note – the was live blogged on our facebook page (here) Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda only had one item on it, approving the minutes from the January 2, 2013 meeting. It was approved with a unanimous [...] Why Johnny Can’t Subtract by pwceducationreform Many parents and teachers have complained to me that their children can’t subtract. While most of us mana... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium.
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium.: CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium. by Mike Klonsky *“Closing high schools could potentially result in students traveling further, being forced to cross gang boundaries and placing students in great harm,” she wrote to the panel’s chairman. “We simply cannot support any decision that would jeopardize the safety and well-being of our students.”* -- Barbara Byrd-Bennett The schools CEO says she will follow the recommendations of her appointed School Utilization ... more »
With school closures pitch, District needs to improve its art of persuasion | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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With school closures pitch, District needs to improve its art of persuasion | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: With school closures pitch, District needs to improve its art of persuasion by Samuel Reed III on Jan 18 2013 Posted in Commentary ="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on email COMMENTS (0)PRINT Photo: Flickr/Brett Jordan I have attended several of the community forums where the public has weighed in on the Philadelphia School District's facilities master plan. The comments and counterproposals regarding the closing o... more »
Maria Shriver on Alzheimer’s and Women: Hope Over Fear | BlogHer
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Maria Shriver on Alzheimer’s and Women: Hope Over Fear | BlogHer: Maria Shriver on Alzheimer’s and Women: Hope Over Fear October 20, 2010 8:32 am by Maria Shriver in Life - - - 9 - 8 - 3 - - Pin It - - BLOGHER ORIGINAL POST Try to remember what you were doing a minute ago. Got it? Now wrap your brains around this: In the past minute, another American developed a fatal disease that will slowly erase the personality and a lifetime of memories. That person will either die with that disease or from it, because there is no cure. That disea...more »
SI&A Cabinet Report – Older school systems will support new computer-adaptive testing
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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: *Older school systems will support new computer-adaptive testing* *By Tom Chorneau* Friday, January 18, 2013 The national consortium developing new computer-adaptive assessments that California has a qualified commitment to use, has released an analysis of the technology requirements districts will need to access the testing – and the results suggest many older computers will support the program. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is on schedule to produce testing for grades 3, 8 and 11 in new English and math standards aligned wit... more »
Aspire Charter Schools: Behind the Reversal - LA School Report
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Aspire Charter Schools: Behind the Reversal - LA School Report: Aspire Charter Schools: Behind the Reversal by Hillel Aron Changed votes by two Board members over the approval of two Aspire charter schools at this week’s Board meeting gave the public a glimpse at a much larger debate over whether charter schools based in Los Angeles should be allowed to operate their special education programs through a partnership with a far-off district that costs them less. Initially, the Board deadlocked 3-3 over the proposed approval of Aspire, a highly rated charter operator founded by Don Sha... more »
America's oldest teacher turns 99
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The oldest teacher in America celebrates her 99th birthday. Erin Burnett reports. For more CNN videos, check outhttp://www.youtube.com/cnn or visit our site athttp://www.cnn.com/video/
NYC Public School Parents: Autopsy of the failed teacher evaluation deal
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NYC Public School Parents: Autopsy of the failed teacher evaluation deal: Autopsy of the failed teacher evaluation deal by Leonie Haimson In all the conflicting accounts between the city and the UFT about the collapse of the teacher evaluation plan, there is one clear point of agreement: the Mayor refused to accept a two year sunset for the deal. In this, he was deeply wrongheaded for disallowing the city to pilot what is essentially an experiment that could go hideously wrong, for both teachers and children. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the districts in the rest of the state, appro... more »
PAA to co-host Indiana 4-state action planning meeting | Parents Across America
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PAA to co-host Indiana 4-state action planning meeting | Parents Across America: PAA to co-host Indiana 4-state action planning meeting by pureparents *Attention public education supporters in: * *OHIO MICHIGAN INDIANA ILLINOIS* Would you like to join with others in our 4-state region in coordinated action to support our public schools? Parents Across America, in cooperation with many local groups, invites you to “Public Schools Across America,” a 4-state Regional Action Planning Meeting. *Across the country, there is a rising chorus of protest against corporate-style ... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, January 18, 2013
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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991]*Charter schools see largest boom since their inception 20 years ago* Education Headlines *Friday, January 18, 2013* Schools wage battle against bullyingTwo major conferences are coming to town to address bullying on school campuses, and Compton Jr. High School is looking to partner with other schools to bring in singer Keenan West next month. Paso Robles school district's budget situation improving, official saysOnce on the brink of a state takeover due to its financial d... more »
Teachers refuse to give test, but aren’t there some tests that are worth giving? | Get Schooled
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Teachers refuse to give test, but aren’t there some tests that are worth giving? | Get Schooled: Teachers refuse to give test, but aren’t there some tests that are worth giving? by Maureen Downey [image: crcted.0920 (Medium)]Teachers in Seattle are taking a stand against standardized testing by refusing to administer a required district-wide test. What’s odd to me is the test Seattle teachers are choosing to protest, which is the Measure of Academic Progress. The high performing City of Decatur Schools uses MAP testing as well, giving it three times a year to see where students be... more »
Gov. Are you kidding me? When arrogance and lying become the norm… - Wait, What?
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Gov. Are you kidding me? When arrogance and lying become the norm… - Wait, What?: Gov. Are you kidding me? When arrogance and lying become the norm… by jonpelto “Really? Really? They are going to argue about whether we should evaluate the effectiveness of people? Really?… That’s an argument I’m more than happy to have.” - Governor Malloy January 2013 According to recent CTMirror articles, that is the response Governor Malloy had when “Told that municipal leaders were expressing concerns about the timeline and costs for implementation of the evaluation system at their annual Coun... more »
Modern School: Teacher Fired For Being Poor Role Model
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Modern School: Teacher Fired For Being Poor Role Model: Teacher Fired For Being Poor Role Model by Michael Dunn Madonna in Sorrow or The Perfect Teacher? In another stunning defeat for free speech and privacy, the California Commission on Professional Competence (CPC) has upheld the dismissal of Stacie Halas, finding her “unfit” to teach 8th-grade science because she had acted in pornographic films in the past, the Los Angeles Times recently reported. (An East Coast appellate court just ruled that a school could fire a teacher for a Facebook posting) The CPC argued that her pornogr... more »
Joy Resmovits: NYC Teacher Evaluation Stalemate, White House Assessing Big Push On Early Education: Ed Today
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Joy Resmovits: NYC Teacher Evaluation Stalemate, White House Assessing Big Push On Early Education: Ed Today: NYC Teacher Evaluation Stalemate, White House Assessing Big Push On Early Education: Ed Today by Joy Resmovits *Obama 2.0?* As part of the Huffington Post's series on Obama's second term ("The Road Forward,") we reported out this story on his plans. The White House and Education Department have so far been pretty tight-lipped about their plans, but a few little birdies told us that they're cooking something up on the early education front. See here for more. *No Deal!* Y... more »
Two Education Crises: Which is Fake, Which Real? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Two Education Crises: Which is Fake, Which Real? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Two Education Crises: Which is Fake, Which Real? by Anthony Cody Last week there were two important studies released. One tells us that the international test data used to declare our schools broken and uncompetitive is bogus. The other tells us we have a very different crisis we should be concerned about: the percent of students who are engaged and excited about school drops dramatically between elementary and high school. The policies being pursued to fight the first, phony crisis ar... more »
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