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Joy Resmovits: Teacher Overproduction, D.C. Mulling New Truancy Punishments: Ed Today
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Joy Resmovits: Teacher Overproduction, D.C. Mulling New Truancy Punishments: Ed Today: Teacher Overproduction, D.C. Mulling New Truancy Punishments: Ed Today by Joy Resmovits *Teacher Pipeline Problem?* Stephen Sawchuk looks at the data so you don't have to, and finds that many states are producing more elementary school teachers than they'll need in the future. It's a supply and demand problem. "There is not a tight link the way there is in other countries, where there is a management of access to particular majors in higher education, tied to perceived needs of teachers, and al... more »
Modern School: The AFT is Finally Fighting Testing (Not)
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Modern School: The AFT is Finally Fighting Testing (Not): The AFT is Finally Fighting Testing (Not) by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is expanding its drive “against excessive testing” with a pithy and pathetic new campaign called “Learning Is More Than a Test Score.” AFT President Randi Weingarten said the campaign is intended to de-emphasize testing and bring back arts and physical education. However, according to the Washington Examiner, she conceded (as she has always done) that testing has a crucial role to play. Indeed, We... more »
Louisiana Educator: The Decline of Creative Teaching
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Louisiana Educator: The Decline of Creative Teaching: The Decline of Creative Teaching by Michael Deshotels Science has always been one of my passions. Teaching science for many years was one of my greatest joys. My training for science teaching at LSU was by one of the foremost teacher educators in our state, Dr Barbara Strawitz. Dr Strawitz taught me to teach science using the investigative approach. That means that most science concepts were introduced to students in a laboratory setting where students were led to truly understand science by actually conducting experiments and... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm shifts gears on Jones H.S. Makes it bigger and more selective
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm shifts gears on Jones H.S. Makes it bigger and more selective: Rahm shifts gears on Jones H.S. Makes it bigger and more selective by Mike Klonsky The Sun-Times reports: *Ignoring the wishes of many South Loop parents and their alderman, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that the old Jones College Prep High School building will not be converted to a neighborhood school but instead will double the number of students allowed to test in...Neither the mayor nor the schools chief would answer any questions, including why they chose to ignore the co... more »
Will you fund our schools? - Alliance for Quality Education of New York #educatenynow
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Will you fund our schools? - Alliance for Quality Education of New York: Will you fund our schools? Our schools are in crisis.Stand up for quality education by taking action now!Send lawmakers a letter asking them: Will you fund our schools?Click here to send a letter Call your elected leaders:Assembly: (518) 455-4100Senate: (518) 455-2800Request Educate NY Now postcards to distribute in your community!Click here to request postcards Then, mail the postcards back to us (94 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206), so we can deliver them to our elected leaders. *Proposed Budget = More Clas... more »
Schools Matter: KIPP's Take from Private Sources Since 2003: $308,999,543.00
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Schools Matter: KIPP's Take from Private Sources Since 2003: $308,999,543.00: KIPP's Take from Private Sources Since 2003: $308,999,543.00 by Jim Horn The post below is from *Cloaking Inequity* by Julian Vasquez Heilig: [image: th]Today I will profile Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) schools on The Teat. The Teat is an ongoing series on Cloaking Inequity (the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast) that seeks to trace financial support which various entities receive that are involved in current educational policy debates. The Teat Cow Haiku for today: Ev... more »
John Dillons’s pension vocabulary: Dividualism. « Fred Klonsky
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John Dillons’s pension vocabulary: Dividualism. « Fred Klonsky: John Dillons’s pension vocabulary: Dividualism. by Fred Klonsky From John Dillon’s blog: *Dividualism (…for your own good, too)* *Noun: A description of a personal philosophy “in touch” with a sense of community, responsibility to the betterment of all those around him/her; one with a wish for the amelioration of the marginalized, scapegoated, or institutionally deprived. A credo driving the desire to seek what is morally correct and in the best interest of the greater good.* *Do Something Now: Despite the history o... more »
How do I go about Blogging? « My Island View
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How do I go about Blogging? « My Island View: How do I go about Blogging? by tomwhitby If there is one thing that Social Media in education has taught me it is: Never answer for someone else’s need to know! In a world of discussions using tweets and posts there is an audience for discussion on any level of experience on any given subject. The subjects that I deal with most often involve Education, Social Media, or Social Media in Education. The Posts and Tweets I ponder the most are those that deal with the very basics of these subjects. I always worry if a basic explanation is ju... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Teaching in an Age of Injustice by dianerav Not long ago, I published a post by Carol Jago, a former president of the National Council of Teachers of English, about how to teach the Common Core in English. The discussion that followed her post was disturbing. Several teachers said that in their school or district there was a strong mandate to cut back on the teaching of literature. This is absurd, and nothing in the Common Core says there should be less literature. Indeed, if you look at reading across al... more »
Voices: “And” vs. “or” in the Common Core | EdNewsColorado
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Voices: “And” vs. “or” in the Common Core | EdNewsColorado: Voices: “And” vs. “or” in the Common Core by Jessica Cuthbertson *Aurora literacy teacher Jessica Cuthbertson encourages her colleagues to focus on the professional possibilities that come with the Common Core State Standards - not the limitations. * Educators everywhere are talking about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Especially English language arts teachers. The Common Core has its friends, its foes and a large group of teachers in the middle who are unsure what to think, or are withholding judgment until stan... more »
Privacy laws shield bullies. Would public shame be a greater deterrent? | Get Schooled
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Privacy laws shield bullies. Would public shame be a greater deterrent? | Get Schooled: Privacy laws shield bullies. Would public shame be a greater deterrent? by Maureen Downey [image: grabarart0920]Tammy Simpson is an anti-bullying advocate and the founder of the Brandon Bitner Memorial Scholarship Fund. Glen Retief’s memoir about bullying, “The Jack Bank,” won a 2011 Lambda Literary Award. Retief teaches creative nonfiction at Susquehanna University. This is their first piece for the AJC: By Tammy Simpson and Glen Retief As our kids settle in for the second half of the school ye... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Co-Location It Is for JA K-8
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Co-Location It Is for JA K-8: Co-Location It Is for JA K-8 by Melissa Westbrook So unless someone has a change of heart, it appears that Director Carr has decided her vote for next year's Interim Plan. She has submitted an amendment (which yes, could get defeated but I doubt it) and it signals, rather clearly, her vote. The only vote still up in the air is Director McLaren but she appears to be leaning that way as well. *I move to amend the NEW STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLAN TRANSITION PLAN FOR 2013- 14, as submitted by staff on January 22, 2013, to (1... more »
Mom pays for armed guard at child’s school
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Mom pays for armed guard at child’s school: Mom pays for armed guard at child’s school Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 23, 2013 at 6:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: old kings]And now, a privately funded deputy guarding elementary school kids. The mother of a young girl in Florida is paying $32 an hour for an armed deputy to guard her daughter’s school, Old Kings Elementary, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Resident Laura Lauria already paid the Flagler County Schoo... more »
Students and Teachers Again: Cartoons | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Students and Teachers Again: Cartoons | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Students and Teachers Again: Cartoons by larrycuban For millennia, teachers and students have loved and hated one another. The excitement of kindergartners eager to tell their teacher what happened at home last night and the teenager with head down on desk waiting to hear the buzzer end 54-minutes of listening to the teacher–all are part of the relationship between students and teachers. The classroom was (and is) a place where students watched the second-hand of the clock move ever so sl... more »
Jersey Jazzman: And Just Who Is Selling These Education Jet-Packs?
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Jersey Jazzman: And Just Who Is Selling These Education Jet-Packs?: And Just Who Is Selling These Education Jet-Packs? by Duke Just shoot me in the face. Popout Notice how all the children are walking *separately*? No one is working together, walking with each other, helping each other on the journey. No one is challenged to learn how to ride a bike even if they are more comfortable swimming. Not exactly 21st Century learning, is it? And our poor teacher - oh, she's so overwhelmed (You knew it would be a *she *, right? Women just get *so*flustered...). It's just too much! She has t... more »
Despite budget woes, superintendents' pay rises - The Bay Citizen
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Despite budget woes, superintendents' pay rises - The Bay Citizen: Despite budget woes, superintendents' pay rises by Peter Erikson L.E.MORMILE/Shutterstock In 2011, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie succeeded in tying the pay of school superintendents to enrollment, with a maximum salary aligned with Christie’s pay – $175,000 With California’s public school system facing economic uncertainties – even with the passage of a tax increase under Proposition 30 – some of the most financially troubled districts have been elevating the payroll for top administrators, a review of district da... more »
Schools Matter: The Four Year Expectation
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Schools Matter: The Four Year Expectation: The Four Year Expectation by skrashen Sent to the Miami Herald, January 22, 2013 To the editor: The US Department of Education’s announcement that the nation’s high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, (“Study: High school grad rate highest since '76,” Jan 21) sends the message that those who take longer than four years to finish high school are somehow failures. Graduating in more than four years often requires perseverance and determ... more »
NYC Educator: Governor Cuomo and His Grand Experiment
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NYC Educator: Governor Cuomo and His Grand Experiment: Governor Cuomo and His Grand Experiment by NYC Educator Governor Andrew Cuomo has proclaimed himself the student lobbyist. This is, apparently, because no one else in the state cares about students. Certainly teachers don't care. They're so utterly worthless they can't even be trusted to grade the tests of students in their buildings. And parents don't care either. So it's on Andrew Cuomo, alone, to take on this monumental task. Oddly, Governor Cuomo pontificates about what schoolchildren need, but refuses to do any homework h... more »
Why STEM Education and Minority Achievement gaps are Interlinked | NewsTacoNewsTaco
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Why STEM Education and Minority Achievement gaps are Interlinked | NewsTacoNewsTaco: Why STEM Education and Minority Achievement gaps are Interlinked by Voxxi [image: stem education][image: voxxi]By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Economists agree – science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is critical to the future success of the United States. Yet even at the K-12 level, these subjects are not being given the emphasis they deserve. According to a Huffington Post blog by Stephen M. Coan, president of the Sea Research Foundation, early education has focused primarily on readi... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy All-Stars!
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Jersey Jazzman: Reformy All-Stars!: Reformy All-Stars! by Duke *Been there...* This Sunday, an all-star congregation of the reformyest of the reformy meets in New Jersey to sing the praises of "choice." And the lead tenor will be none other than the Pavarotti of privatization, Education Commissioner Chris Cerf: New Jersey School Choice Summit In commemoration of National School Choice Week, please join education reform leaders and supporters from across New Jersey for a timely, important, and uplifting meeting about education reform and school choice in the Garden State. Get you... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: KUOW Report on the Alliance for Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: KUOW Report on the Alliance for Education: KUOW Report on the Alliance for Education by Melissa Westbrook It's a doozy. The first head of the Alliance, Sue Tupper (who coincidentally ran the No on 1240 campaign for the WEA), said this: *"When the organization started, there was great sensitivity to needing to take the cues from the school district, rather than coming up with an agenda and then imposing that agenda on the school district," Tupper said.* Exactly. I get some air time and then comes in Sara Morris, the current head of the Alliance. ... more »
Got Choice? Ubetcha! - Celebrating National School Choice Week
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*National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Group: 1 in 5 charter schools not doing well enough to stay open* A group that oversees more than half of the nation's 5,600 charter schools said as many as one in five U.S. charter schools should be shut down because of poor academic performance. *http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019784379_charterschools29.html* *CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITE* CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissions, grad... more »
Special Mid Day Banana Break 1-22-13 #soschat #edreform
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*Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break* Caterpillar: Why IL Dems go after teacher pensions by Mike Klonsky Slowpoke Comics *How much do Illinois' largest corporations pay in state income taxes? It's a complex question, but the answer is simple: Nobody knows. Well, almost nobody. The companies know, but they're not telling. Tax collectors know, but they're not allowed to tell. That leaves the rest of us with just one safe guess: as little as legally possible*. -- Chicago Tribune If you're looking for clues as to why a Democratic governor and House Speaker as well as a Dem-contr... more »
Diane in the Evening 1-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: Danger: Privatization in Texas by dianerav The new leadership of the Texas legislature has a plan. State Senator Dan Patrick, the new chair of the Senate Education Committee, wants vouchers, more charters, and a fast track for closing down public schools. He and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst want to shorten the time that schools have to improve or close–from five years to only two. That should clear the way for lots of vouchers and charters! Allen Weeks, who heads the Save Texas Schools coalition in the state, wrote an article about the privatization agenda. H... more »
Gates Foundation $$$ connections
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Gates Foundation $$$ connections: Parents, Beware Gates $$$$ Connections! Teachers, You’d Better Watch Out Too by Susan Ohanian [image: gates2] * Three Little Questions:* *To Parents:* This is the massive data collection system funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will put your children’s up for auction. Why hasn’t your PTA told you about any of this? *To Teachers:* This is the massive data system funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will put your students’ data up to the highest bidder* and*eat you alive. Why hasn’t your union told you about any o... more »
Idealist Blog » Blog Archive » How a New York City teacher stays committed to social change
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Idealist Blog » Blog Archive » How a New York City teacher stays committed to social change: How a New York City teacher stays committed to social change posted by Allison Jones on January 22, 2013 Filed under: Careers and Community [image: joseonlinephoto] Photo via Jose Vilson *Jose Vilson’s journey as an educator began during his senior year in college when, after leading a workshop on Cesar Chavez, he decided to forgo his intended career as a computer scientist and enter the field of teaching. **According to **a McKinsey study**, 14 percent of teachers leave after one year, and ... more »
Where’s the ‘collective action’ in Obama education policy?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Where’s the ‘collective action’ in Obama education policy?: Where’s the ‘collective action’ in Obama education policy? Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 22, 2013 at 12:40 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: (by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)] (by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) President Obama’s second term now officially begins, and in his inaugural address he spoke about the need for “collective action” to solve America’s problems. Here’s an argument that his own education po... more »
High Stakes Testing Ground Zero...And the Revolution that Followed - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard
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High Stakes Testing Ground Zero...And the Revolution that Followed - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard: [image: Lily's Blackboard Rotating Header Image] High Stakes Testing Ground Zero…And the Revolution that Followed Jan 22nd, 2013 by Lily. [image: IMG_5815] Norma de la Rosa didn’t sleep the night before because she was afraid. Norma is the president of the El Paso Teachers Association and she’s not afraid of much. Not politicians or reporters or giving speeches before hundreds of people, but *she was about to do something no one in El Paso had done before.* She had invited... more »
Words Can Hurt: No Name-Calling Week 2013 — Whole Child Education
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Words Can Hurt: No Name-Calling Week 2013 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Kristen Pekarek]Words Can Hurt: No Name-Calling Week 2013 January 22, 2013 by Kristen Pekarek Inspired by the young adult novel, *The Misfits*, where characters work together to create a no name-calling day in their schools, this annual event aims to end name-calling of all kinds in schools and communities everywhere. The No Name-Calling Week Coalition, created by whole child partner the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, provides students and educators with opportunities and r... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The party's over...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The party's over...: The party's over... by Mike Klonsky *"For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class."* -- Pres. Obama *“One day we must ask the question, ‘Why are there forty million poor people in America?’ And when you begin to ask that question, you’re raising a question about the economic system, about *
School Tells Mother To Get Daughter Breast Reduction After Harassment | FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2
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School Tells Mother To Get Daughter Breast Reduction After Harassment | FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2: School Tells Mother To Get Daughter Breast Reduction After Harassment Posted on: 6:34 pm, January 17, 2013, by Shawndrea Thomas, *updated on: 07:34pm, January 18, 2013* * * * * * * * * * * MOLINE ACRES, MO (KTVI) — A north St. Louis County mother claims her 13-year-old daughter is being harassed because of her breast size and was floored by the response she got after calling the school district. Tammie Jackson says her daughter Gabrielle is being s... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: MAP Updates
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: MAP Updates: MAP Updates by Melissa Westbrook - Rally for teachers/parents/students against MAP tomorrow, Wednesday, the 23rd, at 4 pm (just before the School Board meeting). It's billed as "Scrap the MAP; Students are not Test Scores." Also of note, there was another press conference yesterday at Garfield with some updates from teachers. - Noted national educators added their support; Diane Ravitch, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, Jonathan Kozol and professor Nancy Carlsson-Paige (Matt Damon's mom; he also supports the e... more »
New Arguments-and Arguers-in Bridging Differences - Bridging Differences - Education Week
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New Arguments-and Arguers-in Bridging Differences - Bridging Differences - Education Week: New Arguments-and Arguers-in Bridging Differences by Deborah Meier *Bring 'em on...* Dear Readers, and Alfie, Forty years ago Diane Ravitch and I wrote scathing reviews of each other's written work. It would be nice to think that blogging together on Bridging Differences is what "bridged" the differences. (I was brought up in a near-mystical belief in the power of *The Word* to set us free.) But the truth is we'd come together on many things long before we blogged. And, as many of you know, ... more »
Teachers could be next to retire en masse | The Columbus Dispatch
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Teachers could be next to retire en masse | The Columbus Dispatch: Teachers could be next to retire en masse *By Charlie Boss* The Columbus Dispatch Sunday January 20, 2013 6:47 AM - Comments: 7 - - Enlarge Image EAMON QUEENEY | DISPATCH Dick Noble, 56, has taught and coached at Groveport Madison Junior High School for 35 years. He’ll retire this year because of pension changes. The first wave of public-employee retirements struck during the past three months, a dash to the exits before changes to the state’s public pension systems took effect last week. Another wave ... more »
UPDATE: FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Oakland's American Indian charter schools one step closer to closure Education Headlines *Tuesday, January 22, 2013* Schools watching governor's education funding proposal closelyLocal school districts are cautiously optimistic about a new funding formula Gov. Jerry Brown announced last week that will distribute state funds based in part on the degree to which districts serve poor students and English learners. Transitional kindergarten hailed as successThis is transitional kindergarten in the Lodi Unified School District, and by a... more »
NYC Public School Parents: The testing rebellion & opt-out movement in NYC has a supporter -- inside Tweed
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NYC Public School Parents: The testing rebellion & opt-out movement in NYC has a supporter -- inside Tweed: The testing rebellion & opt-out movement in NYC has a supporter -- inside Tweed by Leonie Haimson Lisa Nielsen A nationwide backlash has erupted against the obsession with standardized testing. In February 2012, the Texas Commissioner of Education, Robert Perry, announced that testing had become a "perversion of its original intent.” Over the last year, 86 percent of Texas school boards representing 91 percent of the state’s students, have passed resolutionsagainst the use ...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. New Hope for School Integration Best of the Ed Blogs Joe Bower January 22, 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Purpose of Education Best of the Ed Blogs Diane... more »
Class War Goes from Classroom to School Bus in New York City | Dissident Voice
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Class War Goes from Classroom to School Bus in New York City | Dissident Voice: Class War Goes from Classroom to School Bus in New York City by Peter Rugh The wheels on New York City’s school buses aren’t going round. In what’s becoming a familiar song these days in America: education workers resisting attempts to balance budgets on their backs at the expense of students learning. The current school bus strike in the Big Apple is no exception. Last week’s walkout follows a successful strike by the Chicago Teachers Union last year against layoffs and the knotting of pay to standard... more »
Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing, NY State DOE Employee | Grumpy Opinions
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Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing, NY State DOE Employee | Grumpy Opinions: Dying Mainstream Media Slams Pro-Homeschool, Anti-Testing, NY State DOE Employee [image: Share] [image: download (56)] *BY LINDA DOBSON* *Parent At The Helm* It was only a matter of time. In her previous work for the New York State Department of Education, Lisa Nielsen was charged with helping students and families who were having schooling (not necessarily education) problems. After putting the needs of individual children before the comfort of the system in which they were flounde... more »
The Achievement Racket | EduShyster
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The Achievement Racket | EduShyster: The Achievement Racket by edushyster2012 An inspirational sign greeting students and teachers at a struggling Massachusetts elementary school. Here’s a dirty little secret for you. You know that word ‘achievement’? While it used to have something to do with heroic deeds and accomplishments, today achievement refers to one thing and one thing only: test scores. And schools across the country are taking increasingly desperate measures to raise them. Today we visit some schools where students are under virtual test-prep lockdown, practicing the art... more »
UPDATE: The inbox + No university affiliation. « Fred Klonsky
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No university affiliation. « Fred Klonsky: Make me a wedge issue. by Fred Klonsky [image: 5777734-seed-covered-bagel-isolated-on-a-white-background] We had the family over for bagels yesterday morning during the inauguration. I had it streaming with the sound off. It may have been the best way to to watch it. Although it meant we missed George Stephanopoulos thinking Bill Russell was Morgan Freeman. Well. *You know.* It meant I had to read Obama’s speech later. Oh. Did I mention that Anne and I consider Al Green’s *Let’s Stay Together* our song. Whatever “our song” No university... more »
Scrap the MAP! Rally Tomorrow | Seattle Education
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Scrap the MAP! Rally Tomorrow | Seattle Education: Scrap the MAP! Rally Tomorrow by seattleducation2011 Scrap the MAP! Rally Tomorrow Posted on January 22, 2013 by seattleducation2011 | Leave a comment [image: Protect.Your.Education.02.Illustration] *Scrap the MAP! Rally Tomorrow, January 23rd* Educators, parents and students are opposing the MAP Test at many Seattle Schools at this time. *Why?* · The test isn’t based on school curriculum or state standards. It does not test critical thinking or creativity. · The test is being misused for student placement and evaluating teachers, d... more »
2013 Speaking Engagements for Feminist Teacher: Ileana Jiménez « Feminist Teacher
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2013 Speaking Engagements for Feminist Teacher: Ileana Jiménez « Feminist Teacher: 2013 Speaking Engagements for Feminist Teacher: Ileana Jiménez by feministteacher [image: I presented at the National Women's Studies Association Conference in 2012 (photo credit: Veronica Arreola).] I presented at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference in 2012 (photo credit: Veronica Arreola). I have an exciting line-up of presentations and speaking engagements this spring. Please join me at one of these events and make teaching for social justice through feminism and activism a realit... more »
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