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Missouri Education Watchdog: Fuzzy Math Coming Home to Roost in Common Core State (sic) Standards?
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Fuzzy Math Coming Home to Roost in Common Core State (sic) Standards?: Fuzzy Math Coming Home to Roost in Common Core State (sic) Standards? by stlgretchen In a recent email, *GovExec.com Today: Pay freeze limbo;** fuzzy math on BRAC savings,* fromgovexec.com: The 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission may have achieved recurring annual savings, but flawed cost estimates produced a doubling of anticipated expenses, the Government Accountability Office reported on Thursday. *Auditors also recommended improved methodology for predicting new cost...more »
Dixon teachers’ strike. Testing the waters. | Fred Klonsky
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Dixon teachers’ strike. Testing the waters. | Fred Klonsky: Dixon teachers’ strike. Testing the waters. by Fred Klonsky Popout*Bonnie Driver, Dixon Education Association.* If you are sitting and reading this post out of the state of Illinois you may only be vaguely aware of Dixon. It is the childhood home of Ronald Reagan. But don’t blame his teachers for that. It’s out I-88, past DeKalb. An hour or so before you get to Iowa. The teachers union, an IEA affiliate, has been on strike for the past seven days. On average there are about three teacher strikes in Philly fights back. by... more »
Colorado Student Walkout March 14th: Sharing the Facts | United Opt Out National
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Colorado Student Walkout March 14th: Sharing the Facts | United Opt Out National: Colorado Student Walkout March 14th: Sharing the Facts by admin Please listen and join Colorado students this Thursday, March 14th as they walkout and gather at the capitol to protest TCAP and corporate education reform. RSVP for the event here. Read press release here.
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Philly Will Close 23 Schools by dianerav The ax of privatization swings again, this time in Philadelphia, where 23 schools will close. More are on the chopping block. Charter schools will continue to open, despite ongoing investigations and poor performance, as the city and state retreat from its responsibility for public education. Occupy the DOE: The Full Details by dianerav Here is the full schedule and details for the organized protest against corporate e... more »
“Gifted” to the right, “Special” to the left, the rest of you sit down and wait - Wait, What?
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“Gifted” to the right, “Special” to the left, the rest of you sit down and wait - Wait, What?: “Gifted” to the right, “Special” to the left, the rest of you sit down and wait by jonpelto As Wait, What Readers learned in late February after reading, *Blessed are the Gifted for they shall inherit the earth*, “education reformers” extraordinaire Steven Adamowski and Paul Vallas have struck again. Adamowski, Hartford’s former Superintendent of Schools and now “Special Master” of in Windham and New London schools thanks to Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and Paul Vallas, who wa... more »
Oregon Save Our Schools: The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian
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Oregon Save Our Schools: The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian: The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian by Ms. Emily Jesse Hagopian is a leader in the group Social Equality Educators focused on social justice unionism within the Seattle Teachers Association ( www.socialequalityeducators.org). He has written many articles on education reform. He co-wrote the chapter “Teachers’ Union and Social Justice” for the book *Education and Capitalism Struggles for Learning and Liberation* ( www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/education-and-capitalism). Jesse teaches so... more »
‘Storm of reform’ — principal details damage done
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‘Storm of reform’ — principal details damage done: ‘Storm of reform’ — principal details damage done Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 11, 2013 at 5:00 am 1 Comments More [image: (Naval Research Laboratory)] (Naval Research Laboratory) Principal Carol Burris’ recent post on why she is no longer a fan of the Common Core stirred wide interest and lively debate — enough that Carol decided to follow up with a piece that addresses some of the questions voiced in the comments following the piece, as well as in the emails she received after its posting. Burris, principal of South Side High... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES by Mike Klonsky UIC Prof. Pauline Lipman *“These school closings have been happening in communities that were already destabilized by the dismantling of public housing, by gentrification and effects of the economic crisis.” *-- New York Times State Rep. Curtis Thomas (D., Phila.) *"I think it is time for the parents, teachers, and students of Philadelphia to go into federal court - *
Daily Kos: Krugman: Dwindling Deficit Disorder
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Daily Kos: Krugman: Dwindling Deficit Disorder: Krugman: Dwindling Deficit Disorder by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) People still talk as if the deficit were exploding, as if the United States budget were on an unsustainable path; in fact, the deficit is falling more rapidly than it has for generations, it is already down to sustainable levels, and it is too small given the state of the economy. that's from the 2nd paragraph of Dwindling Deficit Disorder, Paul Krugman's powerful *New York Times* column this morning, which I strongly urge you read. As he says in the paragraph i... more »
Student walkout of TCAP tests coming up this week – @ the chalk face
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Student walkout of TCAP tests coming up this week – @ the chalk face: Student walkout of TCAP tests coming up this week by Chalk Face, PhD [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] Popout Here’s a video diary to learn more. If any teacher decided to carry a handgun in the classroom… by Chalk Face, PhD … then they, from my perspective, are unfit to teach. Pull your kids out. From Think Progress. Pride in Primary by Activism in paradise - Voices from down under Queued in alphabetical order, I was the third to walk through the door to the Queensland Legislative Council Chambers up to the pod... more »
The in box. When did it become acceptable to take money from old people? | Fred Klonsky
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The in box. When did it become acceptable to take money from old people? | Fred Klonsky: The in box. When did it become acceptable to take money from old people? by Fred Klonsky *When did it become acceptable to take money from old people? That’s the question I have been asking. Because the truth is, it is not. And never has been. It is evil to hurt pensioners. It is evil to take money from people who have earned it. The pension is a life savings for years of hard work and study. It is earned, a kind of delayed wages.* *So how is this happening? And maybe there is a glimpse of hop... more »
The Educated Reporter: EWA Seminar: STEM Students Learn Now, Earn Later
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The Educated Reporter: EWA Seminar: STEM Students Learn Now, Earn Later: EWA Seminar: STEM Students Learn Now, Earn Later by Emily Richmond [image: EWA Logo] EWA recently held a one-day seminar focused on STEM education at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. We invited some of the journalists attending to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's entry is from education reporter Nichole Journal of the (Del.) News Journal. You can find additional resources from the seminar, including materials from many of the presenters, here. *Session:* Why STEM? Why Now? From t... more »
School Tech Connect: Rogers Park Marches Against Charters
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School Tech Connect: Rogers Park Marches Against Charters: Rogers Park Marches Against Charters by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Hell of a night up on Howard Street. Northside P.O.W.E.R had a community meeting, and something like 600 people showed up. The group is the organizing arm of A Just Harvest, and it's run by some darned impressive people. Northside P.O.W.E.R works on a lot of issues---- housing, food, a just tax code, closing corporate loopholes----- and it was a thrilling evening, but the place went nuts toward the end when the charter school issue came on deck. Here... more »
The Opt Out Update: Students and parents opting out around the United States | Seattle Education
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The Opt Out Update: Students and parents opting out around the United States | Seattle Education: The Opt Out Update: Students and parents opting out around the United States by seattleducation2011 [image: CCS2] *Mike Lofgren:* *“Apart from the Medicare Prescription Drug Act and the lucrative war and homeland security cash flows, the Bush administration engineered the No Child Left Behind Act, largely as a sop to the school privatization industry and the educational testing racket…”* *The Party is Over: How the Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became useless and the Middle Class G... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Testing madness leading to massive retention of 3rd graders
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Testing madness leading to massive retention of 3rd graders: Testing madness leading to massive retention of 3rd graders by Mike Klonsky *“The children all knew if you didn’t pass, you weren’t going on. A lot of them gave up. They weren’t trying to do any work. The attitude was, ‘What’s the difference? I failed.’”* -- *Paula Peterson*, principal at Charles Fairbanks Elementary in Indianapolis The testing madness, unleashed under No Child Left Behind and still running amok under Race To The Top, is having devastating effects on hundreds of thousand... more »
Short Notes: My Dreams Is Vivid, Work Hard To Live It | The Jose Vilson
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Short Notes: My Dreams Is Vivid, Work Hard To Live It | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: My Dreams Is Vivid, Work Hard To Live It by Jose Vilson [image: chattanoogastockmarketsurges] A few short notes: - Dart Adams is easily one of my favorite non-education bloggers out there, and his latest entry about the Notorious B.I.G.’s legacy gives plenty of reasons why. [Bastard Swordsman] - Tara Conley writes an open letter to popular feminist Amanda Marcotte, wondering aloud about the exclusion of womynists and feminists of color in the online feminism movement. You can pre... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Michelle Rhee Book Failure Watch
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Jersey Jazzman: Michelle Rhee Book Failure Watch: Michelle Rhee Book Failure Watch by Duke So, how's America's Favorite Reformer™ doing in the book sales department this week? Wow - even after her dream book tour Michelle Rhee still can't crack the top 1,000 in book sales on Amazon. And she never cracked the *NY Times* bestseller list - it looks like she never will. And yet the press will still credulously report that Rhee's group, StudentsFirst, has two million members. Does it ever occur to reporters like Motoko Rich that maybe they ought to confirm SF's membership numbers befo... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Classroom Discipline: Who Decides (and how)?
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Classroom Discipline: Who Decides (and how)?: Classroom Discipline: Who Decides (and how)? by Melissa Westbrook *On the heels of the issue of disproportionality of discipline in SPS, c*omes this op-ed from SPS teacher, Dan Magill. *Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5244, approved by the Senate last week, would reduce the number of days students can be excluded from school due to discipline.* ***Do those in favor of the bill understand how damaging just one incorrigible student can be to a classroom? I’m not arguing against this bill necess... more »
Last Stand for Children First: School Closings Offer Opportunities for Students to Learn a Trade
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Last Stand for Children First: School Closings Offer Opportunities for Students to Learn a Trade: School Closings Offer Opportunities for Students to Learn a Trade by Last Stand for Children Commentary by Representative Jack Kimble (R-CA, 54) Unfortunately, it's very easy for parents to get angry over school closings. After all, neighborhood schools can be sanctuaries in a neighborhood of boarded up and abandoned buildings and the school community can be a family for children whose own parents are unable to provide them with the stability every child deserves. This is a nationwi... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Shocker! Gates Funded PTA Supports Common Core.
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Shocker! Gates Funded PTA Supports Common Core.: Shocker! Gates Funded PTA Supports Common Core. by stlgretchen The following snippet is from the Missouri PTA on Senate Bill 210 and House Bill 616. It is included in a list of bills to watch regarding Missouri education. The PTA is in opposition to these bills. What isn't stated in this statement is that the National PTA has received over $1 Million from the Gates Foundation to push Common Core to parents. From mopta.org: *SB 210* sponsored by Senator John Lamping, District 24, and *HB 616* spo... more »
JAYWALK for EDUCATION JUSTICE | Reclaim Reform
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JAYWALK for EDUCATION JUSTICE | Reclaim Reform: JAYWALK for EDUCATION JUSTICE by kenpreviti The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, was arrested for physically blocking the entrance to a Philadelphia School Reform Committee hearing. Civil Disobedience. [image: Jaywalk pic 2a]A CHALLENGE: Well, if she can go that far, we must demand that our state and local leaders Jaywalk for Education Justice. All of us must also do the same. Jaywalk. The president and board members of the National Education Association (NEA). Jaywalk. The presidents and board ... more »
Seating by Gender at UK University Debate on Islam Stirs Protest |
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Seating by Gender at UK University Debate on Islam Stirs Protest |: Seating by Gender at UK University Debate on Islam Stirs Protest by Angus Johnston Seating arrangements for a debate at University College London Saturday has led prominent atheist Richard Dawkins to accuse the event’s Muslim organizers of “sexual apartheid,”but the group is challenging his version of events. The debate, “Islam or Atheism: Which Makes More Sense?,” pitted physicist Lawrence Krauss against Islamic lecturer Hamza Andreas Tzor. Seating was in three sections — one reserved for men, one reserved for wo... more »
Daily Kos: Something we need to realize about health insurance
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Daily Kos: Something we need to realize about health insurance: Something we need to realize about health insurance by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) has become very apparent to me as the statements and bills from the illness and treatment of my wife have begun to arrive at our house. I could show this clearly from many of them, but since it was 6 weeks ago this evening, just about this time, that we got the new she would not be leaving the hospital after an MRI we thought had been merely preparatory for referral to a pain management specialist, let me focus on the hospital bill.... more »
New Orleans’ Recovery School District: The Lie Unveiled | deutsch29
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New Orleans’ Recovery School District: The Lie Unveiled | deutsch29: New Orleans’ Recovery School District: The Lie Unveiled March 5, 2013 Yesterday, I was watching a video clip of the 2011 Aspen Institute debate between Wendy Kopp and Diane Ravitch. In a final effort to defend corporate reform, Kopp tells the audience, “I encourage everyone to see for yourself, study for yourself… New Orleans….” I intend to take Kopp up on her offer in this post. I have written this piece with a particular audience in mind: Those in other states who are considering following what they think is “mo... more »
David Anthony of Raise Your Hand Texas on charter schools and accountability | Education Blog
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David Anthony of Raise Your Hand Texas on charter schools and accountability | Education Blog: David Anthony of Raise Your Hand Texas on charter schools and accountability By Bill McKenzie / Editorial Columnist wmckenzie@dallasnews.com 6:08 pm on March 10, 2013 | Permalink 0 1 0 *Dr. David Anthony is CEO of Raise Your Hand Texas, a statewide organization that bills itself as a non-profit education advocacy group. You can read more about the organization at this website. Anthony also once served as superintendent of the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District.* ** *He and I exc... more »
After 63 years, Palisades High English teacher closes the book | toteachornototeach
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After 63 years, Palisades High English teacher closes the book | toteachornototeach: After 63 years, Palisades High English teacher closes the book by aristotlethewise *After 63 years, Palisades High English teacher closes the book* *Rose Gilbert, who retired three weeks ago at 94, achieved celebrity status for being the oldest full-time teacher in the L.A. Unified School District. A drama classroom has been named in her honor.* By Louis Sahagun The boisterous applause of hundreds of admirers echoed through Palisades Charter High School’s newly refurbished drama classroom on Saturda... more »
The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar
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The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar: The Weekly Cheddar March 10, 2013 By bluecheddar March 3 - 9, 2013 Here’s another edition of my round-up of Wisconsin political news. If I missed something major, please leave a comment about it. *Public Education for K-12 is–* – on the chopping block. More on that here: Walker’s budget is a school killer; legislative Republicans propose a severe beating instead And here: ‘This is an all-out attack on public education’: ”SIREN—Those were the sentiments of Scott Johnson, district administrator for the Siren Schools to his school board Monday night.... more »
Melissa Harris-Perry: Why people are saying Detroit is where democracy goes to die
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Melissa Harris-Perry: Why people are saying Detroit is where democracy goes to die: *Melissa Harris-Perry video: Why people are saying Detroit is where democracy goes to die* - Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Lost Apple Core, Part I: Nagging Doubt |
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Lost Apple Core, Part I: Nagging Doubt |: Lost Apple Core, Part I: Nagging Doubt [image: "The Dame School", 1887. Frederic George Cotman (1850-1920), British landscape, portrait, genre and history painter. Oil on canvas.] “The Dame School”, 1887. Frederic George Cotman (1850-1920), British landscape, portrait, genre and history painter. Oil on canvas. Recently I was sitting down with a fellow educator discussing the Common Core State Standards and what affect we thought they might have on public schools. I have been on the fence regarding The Core for a while now, not wanting to pas... more »
Bruce Rauner. Rahm’s BFF. Stuart Levine’s pal. | Fred Klonsky
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Bruce Rauner. Rahm’s BFF. Stuart Levine’s pal. | Fred Klonsky: Bruce Rauner. Rahm’s BFF. Stuart Levine’s pal. by Fred Klonsky [image: rauner] The list of money man Bruce Rauner’s gubernatorial exploratory committee is filled with the rich and influential. Even so, Rauner is being modest. Rahm’s not on it even though he is a Rauner BFF. Neither is Tony Rezko and Stuart Levine. Remember Rezko and Levine? They were tied to the deals that sent Blago to jail. And they were connected to shady deals involving the
The Oxygen of Homeschooling. – @ the chalk face
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The Oxygen of Homeschooling. – @ the chalk face: The Oxygen of Homeschooling. by Activism in paradise - Voices from down under [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] *From http://treehornexpress.wordpress.com* Australian Ken Woolford is a strong advocate for learning at home and the importance of the family in developing effective, enthusiastic, long-life learning skills. Ken was a Principal who sent back the boxes of testing material when it arrived at his school and who, with wife Suesi, tried to open their own school in Toowoomba but were *‘outrageously stomped on’*. Then, back in th... more »
Mr. White,– @ the chalk face
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– @ the chalk face: [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] by Kuhio Kane Mr. White, During my last two years as a teacher, I had a similar experience. It wasn’t bullying or an anonymous call, but it was heavy handedness by the divisional head of our ten campus system of schools that gave orders to my site’s principal to make things bad for me, enough so that I would resign. I, too, had been a strong voice against the destructive forces being brought to bear upon our public schools. For me, it was bereft policy of NCLB and the additional indignation of high stakes testing, the CAHSEE... more »
Arguing about school reforms that go nowhere - Class Struggle - The Washington Post
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Arguing about school reforms that go nowhere - Class Struggle - The Washington Post: Arguing about school reforms that go nowhere By Jay Mathews In the 1990s, Las Montanas High School (a fictional name for a real place) throbbed with excitement over technological advances in California’s Silicon Valley where it was located. Forty-four percent of the students were low-income but the school’s administrators and teachers vowed to override that handicap by turning it into a high tech magnet with a strong interdisciplinary focus. They envisioned students learning by doing projects, an... more »
NCTQ Letter Grades and the Reformer Agenda–Part VIII | deutsch29
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NCTQ Letter Grades and the Reformer Agenda–Part VIII | deutsch29: NCTQ Letter Grades and the Reformer Agenda–Part VIII February 2, 2013 One of my favorite pasttimes involves reading true crime. I enjoy everything about forensics, from interpreting the crime scene, to determining motives and personality quirks of the perpetrators, to learning of the seemingly insignificant bit of information that finally broke the case. And as I consider what I know about NCTQ advisory board member Michelle Rhee, I realize that I will likely be unshelving some book about her from the true crime sec... more »
Where are the voices of teachers in DeKalb mess? Here is one and he’s not holding back. | Get Schooled
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Where are the voices of teachers in DeKalb mess? Here is one and he’s not holding back. | Get Schooled: Where are the voices of teachers in DeKalb mess? Here is one and he’s not holding back. by Maureen Downey A DeKalb teacher sent me this piece, noting that none of the blog commentaries on the crisis in DeKalb have come from teachers. I suspect teachers all over the country will agree with his comments about the lack of respect for the profession. (At his request, I am not using his name because of his concerns for his job.) [image: downeyart0726 (Medium)]This teacher is responding... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Odds and Ends
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Odds and Ends: Odds and Ends by Melissa Westbrook Is this homework a kindergartener should be able to do? I heard that at one Seattle elementary (it slips my mind which one but I think it is Roxhill) that they have ended homework and require only reading every night. Should kindergartners have homework? An upcoming event that may be of interest to you and your student - the unveiling of Mirror, a permanent art installation at SAM. From their website: *MIRROR is an urban earthwork that changes in real time in response to the movements and li... more »
UPDATE: Jeb Bush's education nonprofit rakes in cash + How Truthful are the Bush Foundation’s Assertions About Their Sponsors? | Scathing Purple Musings
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How Truthful are the Bush Foundation’s Assertions About Their Sponsors? | Scathing Purple Musings: How Truthful are the Bush Foundation’s Assertions About Their Sponsors? by Bob Sikes As part of a response to a Mississippi public school advocate in January, Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO Patricia Levesque wrote the following: (Nancy) Loome notes that we take funding from for-profit providers. In fact, more than 90 percent of the Foundation’s budget comes from family foundations or philanthropic organizations dedicated to improving students’ educational success. We ... more »
Text complexity in the early grades: Shooting ourselves in the foot? | Dangerously Irrelevant
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Text complexity in the early grades: Shooting ourselves in the foot? | Dangerously Irrelevant: Text complexity in the early grades: Shooting ourselves in the foot? by dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod) [image: Cozy reading spot] Here are some quotes from the most recent issue of *Educational Researcher*regarding text complexity in the early grades, one of the hallmark pushes of the Common Core State Standards: the CCSS text complexity standards for Grade 3 appear to be aspirational, much like the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress targets (Shepard, 2008). The small... more »
School abuse reporting: Training murky despite horrifying cases, survey finds - Inside Bay Area
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School abuse reporting: Training murky despite horrifying cases, survey finds - Inside Bay Area: School abuse reporting: Training murky despite horrifying cases, survey finds By Matthias Gafni and Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times Posted: 03/10/2013 12:01:00 AM PST Click photo to enlarge Caneel Carlin, left, currently of Concord, is photographed outside the office of co-lead... - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - » Related - Mar 10: - School abuse reporting: At Moraga district, lessons learned - School abuse reporting: At Brentwood district, policy didn't ... more »
Michael Bloomberg, the education ex-mayor—Editorial - NYPOST.com
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Michael Bloomberg, the education ex-mayor—Editorial - NYPOST.com: The education ex-mayor - Last Updated: 12:30 AM, March 10, 2013 - Posted: March 10, 2013 *Seems Mike Bloomberg wants to hold on to mayoral control of the schools even after he gives up his mayoralty.* As The Post’s Yoav Gonen reported last week, Bloomberg is developing four charter schools that would open in high-poverty neighborhoods in the city in the fall of 2014, when the next mayor is in office. The schools are covered in Mike’s prints: Their funding comes from Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative and the... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Data Mining and FERPA: Sheila Kaplan Written Testimony in Support of Missouri SB 210 & HB 616
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Data Mining and FERPA: Sheila Kaplan Written Testimony in Support of Missouri SB 210 & HB 616: Common Core Data Mining and FERPA: Sheila Kaplan Written Testimony in Support of Missouri SB 210 & HB 616 by stlgretchen Below is written testimony from Sheila Kaplan entered in support of Missouri SB 210 and HB 616. These bills would* prohibit the State Board of Education from adopting and implementing the standards for public schools developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative.* ************************************************** Legisla... more »
Following Criticism, Jeb Bush’s Lobbyist Withdraws State Registration | Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
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Following Criticism, Jeb Bush’s Lobbyist Withdraws State Registration | Florida Center for Investigative Reporting: Following Criticism, Jeb Bush’s Lobbyist Withdraws State Registration Published on March 6, 2013. Tags: Deirdre Finn, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Foundation for Florida's Future, Jeb Bush, Lobbyists, Meridian Strategies, Patricia Levesque, Steve Miller, Tampa Tribune [image: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush discussed immigration policy, education, the economy, and why he chose not to run for president in 2012 during a speech at the John Cranford Adams Playh... more »
Trance Encounters - Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee is Wrong
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Trance Encounters - Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee is Wrong: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee is Wrong *A Response to Michelle Rhee’s Op-ed, entitled, “MAP boycott is about keeping test scores out of teacher evaluations.”* Michelle Rhee is wrong. In a special op-ed to the Seattle Times on March 6th, she argues against the Seattle teacher boycott of the MAP test. Rather than summarize her arguments, I will present them below and address each sequentially. In this way, I will identify each of her arguments’ flaws and demonstrate that she has failed to establish a foundation fo... more »
The Weekly Update: Eli Broad’s how-to guide on closing schools and disaster capitalism up close and personal | Seattle Education
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The Weekly Update: Eli Broad’s how-to guide on closing schools and disaster capitalism up close and personal | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Eli Broad’s how-to guide on closing schools and disaster capitalism up close and personal by seattleducation2011 [image: stopschoolclosings] This has been a ghastly and heart wrenching week in education around the country but particularly in Philadelphia and Chicago where hundreds of schools are slated for closing. The dream of a charter school in every pot, or rather every community, is coming to past for Eli Broad and his ilk. Just ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: NJ Teacher Evaluation: There's No Escaping The Problems With VAMs
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Jersey Jazzman: NJ Teacher Evaluation: There's No Escaping The Problems With VAMs: NJ Teacher Evaluation: There's No Escaping The Problems With VAMs by Duke Let's face it: *it's been a rough couple of years for the supporters of test-based teacher evaluations*. Back in 2010, the *Los Angeles Times* published the "ratings" of the city's teachers based on test-scores, using a method called Value-Added Modeling (VAM). Researchers at the National Education Policy Center took at look at the *LA Times's* ratings and found them to be highly unreliable: when NEPC used a different (and a... more »
Teachbad on Paul Tough and How Children Succeed | Mr. Teachbad
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Teachbad on Paul Tough and How Children Succeed | Mr. Teachbad: Teachbad on Paul Tough and How Children Succeed by teachbad A review by Mr. Teachbad I remember one time at a faculty meeting. It was early in my teaching career, in my first year as a high school teacher. I don’t remember what the meeting was about…kids or learning or something. But I do remember the stares and uncomfortable silence in the cafeteria after I made this comment in reference to my students: *I just…I just wish they would do something. All I want is for them to try. Give me something. Gi... more »
Microsoft Puts Google in Sights with Student Privacy Law | Education News
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Microsoft Puts Google in Sights with Student Privacy Law | Education News: Microsoft Puts Google in Sights with Student Privacy Law Microsoft has thrown its might behind a new privacy bill that would limit what companies can do with student data stored in the cloud, thus taking a direct short at Google’s education cloud services. In a statement of support for the measure, Mike Houlihan, spokesman for the company, said that the government needs to step [...] Microsoft has thrown its might behind a new privacy bill that would limit what companiescan do with student data stored i... more »
Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky
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Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky: Sunday reads. by Fred Klonsky [image: 857580_10151527250468454_1041135185_o-1] *Photo credit: Sarah Jane Rhee/loveandstrugglephotos.com.* *Two years ago my fellow blogger Glen Brown began writing **teacher/poet/musician glen brown.* 730 days and 230,000 page visits later Glen shares a poem he wrote in celebration. *Ken Davis’ Chicago Newsroom.* Ken is joined by Angela Caputo, Chicago Reporter and Salim Muwakkil, WVON Radio to talk about school closings. *Is the idea of the American gun culture* a myth? *Does the Mayor’s call for neighborhood investment m... more »
‘I have had enough’ – veteran teacher tells school board
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
‘I have had enough’ – veteran teacher tells school board: ‘I have had enough’ – veteran teacher tells school board Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 10, 2013 at 12:05 pm 0 Comments More [image: enough]Here is a powerful letter that a veteran teacher wrote and read to the Lafayette Parish School Board, explaining why she is sadly leaving the profession. It sums up many of the complaints teachers have with a school reform agenda that they believe is unfairly targeting them and hurting students too. This was written and tearfully read to the school board by Abby Breaux, who has taugh... more »
10 Signs You Might Be a Transphormer | EduShyster
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
10 Signs You Might Be a Transphormer | EduShyster: 10 Signs You Might Be a Transphormer by edushyster2012 Today’s $700 billion question: is there anyone left who isn’t an education reformer? Let’s face it, when your movement runs the gamut from Arnold to Zuckerberg, not to mention being, ahem, somewhat overrepresented on Forbes new list of billionaires, I think it’s pretty safe to say that you’re done, played out, over. That’s why the hardcore reformers aren’t wasting their time tinkering around the edges anymore, baby. The new reformer is a transphormer and knows that the only way... more »
Bush Foundation Continues to Spin and Evade Questions on Impropriety | Scathing Purple Musings
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Bush Foundation Continues to Spin and Evade Questions on Impropriety | Scathing Purple Musings: Bush Foundation Continues to Spin and Evade Questions on Impropriety by Bob Sikes Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO Patricia Levesque has been busy writing letters to the editor as a method of responding to *In the Public Interest’s* report which focused on her foundation’s emails with state officials. Just two days after a shrill response to a college professor’s letter, Levesque was back at it, calling last Sunday’s *Tampa Bay Tribune *report from William March “innuendo i... more »
In preparation for this evening, check out Brian White’s testimony – @ the chalk face
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
In preparation for this evening, check out Brian White’s testimony – @ the chalk face: In preparation for this evening, check out Brian White’s testimony by Chalk Face, PhD [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] AT 6PM EST this evening, we’re going to be talking to Brian White, a parent and teacher from CO who gave the following testimony at a board meeting: Good evening. My name is Brian White. I’m a parent of two young children currently enrolled in Douglas County schools, a taxpayer, involved community member, and a teacher. So, using Douglas County School Board vernacular, I guess ... more »
Ed Notes Online: Join MORE Monday to Protest School Closings at the PEP
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Ed Notes Online: Join MORE Monday to Protest School Closings at the PEP: Join MORE Monday to Protest School Closings at the PEP by ed notes online James Eterno is reporting on the ICE blog that the UFT does not seem to be organizing around the closing school PEP meeting, holding its regular Executive Board meeting instead. (MORE WILL PROTEST & ATTEND MONDAY' S SCHOOL CLOSING PEP; UFT EXECUTIVE BOARD APPARENTLY HAS MORE IMPORTANT BUSINESS!) James knows from closing schools. Maybe the entire UFT board -- including the 8 New Action members, will grab their dinner and head on over t... more »
FlexiGate: The Two Versions of The School Accountability Act
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
FlexiGate: The Two Versions of The School Accountability Act: FlexiGate: The Two Versions of The School Accountability Act *By Bill Britt* Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Two versions of the School Accountability Act have surfaced over the last week. One was passed out of Conference Committee, and out of the Legislature, the other is now listed on the State Legislative website as a different version. On Thursday, February 28, the Joint Conference Committee met to work out the details of a compromise between the House and Senate on HB84. However, when Republican Legislators... more »
Teen Pregnancy Campaign Ripped By Melissa Harris-Perry (VIDEO)
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Teen Pregnancy Campaign Ripped By Melissa Harris-Perry (VIDEO): Teen Pregnancy Campaign Ripped By Melissa Harris-Perry (VIDEO) *The Huffington Post* | By Melissa Jeltsen Posted: 03/09/2013 4:21 pm EST | Updated: 03/09/2013 4:26 pm EST [image: Share on Google+] Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy 327 74 25 1325 *GET NEW YORK ALERTS:* SIGN UP FOLLOW: Michael Bloomberg, Video, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Melissa Harris-Perry, Melissa Harris-Perry Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy New York City, New York News Melissa Harris-Perry had h... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] What a Professional Teacher Preparation Program Looks Like by dianerav One of the worst sins of Teach for America is that it has convinced politicians and corporate leaders that teachers need little or no professional preparation. Unlike doctors, lawyers, social workers, architects, engineers, or any other profession, teachers are allegedly well prepared to teach simply by holding a college degree and getting five weeks of training. In any other profession, this... more »
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