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Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 3-27-13 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS

Chicago Public Schools Memo Instructs on How to Handle Civil Disobedience Against School Closings | The Dissenter

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Chicago Public Schools Memo Instructs on How to Handle Civil Disobedience Against School Closings | The Dissenter: Chicago Public Schools Memo Instructs on How to Handle Civil Disobedience Against School Closings by Kevin Gosztola Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) currently intend to close fifty-four schools before the year is over. This means Chicago is likely to have the largest number of school closures in any city in America this year. Students and parents from Lafayette School protest school closing (Creative Commons-licensed Photo by chicagopublicmedia) Presi... more »

All Things Education: Mend, Don't End, the Easing of the War on Drugs

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All Things Education: Mend, Don't End, the Easing of the War on Drugs: Mend, Don't End, the Easing of the War on Drugs by Rachel Levy *Blogger's note:* *This is the fourth (and final) in a series of posts that I wrote in February of 2012 as part of a writing fellowship application. See the introduction to this series here. The War on Drugs (and my objections to it--it's been an abject policy failure) are always on my mind, though recent coverage of marijuana legalization/decriminalization efforts (yes, I know they're not the same thing) across the country and particularly in Colo... more »

Common Core Assessments Must Be Used to Guide – Not Punish – Teachers, Says Eskelsen | NEA Today

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Common Core Assessments Must Be Used to Guide – Not Punish – Teachers, Says Eskelsen | NEA Today: Common Core Assessments Must Be Used to Guide – Not Punish – Teachers, Says Eskelsen by twalker *By Tim Walker* The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are scheduled to be in place by fall of 2014, and the enormous changes they’ll bring to every classroom will be felt just as efforts to overhaul teacher evaluations systems pick up steam. Is it any wonder that educators have what National Education Association Vice President Lily Eskelsen calls not a “love/hate” relationship with the Co... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Camden Takeover: So, Now What?

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Jersey Jazzman: Camden Takeover: So, Now What?: Camden Takeover: So, Now What? by Duke So, the state is taking over Camden's schools. Because "*for too long the public school system in Camden has failed its children.*" OK... *What's the plan?* What is the state going to do that cannot be done under a local school board that was already appointed by the mayor and monitored closely by the state? Looking at the intervention plan, it seems that the state has no other proposals right now other than... taking over the district. Over and over, the plan finds fault with the Camden City ... more »

NYC Educator: Smaller Class Sizes or Increased Pay?

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NYC Educator: Smaller Class Sizes or Increased Pay?: Smaller Class Sizes or Increased Pay? by NYC Educator There's a lot of talk from demagogues like Arne Duncan and Mike Bloomberg about values. While many of us, parents and teachers, demand smaller class sizes, Duncan will say things about teacher quality being more important, echoing the AFT's partner, Bill Gates. Bloomberg, whose mayoral control we've supported twice for reasons that elude me utterly, gets up and says he'd rather fire half of working teachers and 70 kids in a class. Class sizes in NYC have remained static since ... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-27-13 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] TeacherEd: Blaming Schools Instead of Taxing Corporations by dianerav We have had a lively conversation on this blog about whether poverty matters in relation to test scores, whether it is a cause or merely correlated with low scores, and whether schools alone (as some “reformers”) claim, cn end poverty. TeacherEd weighs in here: This is just a red herring. It’s been over 45 years since the “War on Poverty” started, which first aimed the focus on “fixing” poo... more »

U.S. Ed Department agrees to review 9 districts’ plan for NCLB waiver | EdSource Today

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U.S. Ed Department agrees to review 9 districts’ plan for NCLB waiver | EdSource Today: U.S. Ed Department agrees to review 9 districts’ plan for NCLB waiver - by John Fensterwald by John Fensterwald The nine California districts seeking a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Law have got their foot in the door. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it has accepted their waiver application and will treat it as they would an application from other states, with a formal review. [image: Screen Shot 2013-03-26 at 11.12.43 PM]Given that the districts “co... more »

House expected to give final approval to high school testing and graduation bill | Education Blog

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House expected to give final approval to high school testing and graduation bill | Education Blog: House expected to give final approval to high school testing and graduation bill by Terrence Stutz/Reporter The House is expected to give final approval Wednesday to a bill that establishes a new array of high school graduation rules and calls on students to pass fewer tests to get a diploma. Tentatively approved Tuesday on a 145-2 vote, the measure … [visit site to read more] Dallas ISD investigating unsecured STAAR tests at Carter High School by Tawnell Hobbs Dallas ISD is ... more »

Daily Kos: I rarely say this, but Maureen Dowd is a must-read!

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Daily Kos: I rarely say this, but Maureen Dowd is a must-read!: I rarely say this, but Maureen Dowd is a must-read! by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Her *New York Times* column is appropriately titled as Courting Cowardice, because she nails several of the Justices on their apparent reluctance to seize or even recognize the historical moment before them. In between Alito comparing gay marriage's existence to that of the internet and Roberts bloviating about labels on friends, she offers this paragraph starting with Kennedy then nailing the Court: Swing Justice Anthony Kennedy gru... more »

SAY THE WORD SOLIDARITY SEVEN TIMES A DAY. – @ the chalk face

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SAY THE WORD SOLIDARITY SEVEN TIMES A DAY. – @ the chalk face: SAY THE WORD SOLIDARITY SEVEN TIMES A DAY. by Barbara Madeloni Today the people of Chicago take to the streets to let the plutocracy know that public schools are OUR schools and will not be shut down by fiat. Schools are being defended in Philadelphia and New York. Parents and students are saying no to high stakes testing and yes to opting out. Teachers boycott and strike. The energy is high for next week’s Occupy the DOE 2.0—when we will raise our voices in a great roar of outrage right outside Arne’s house. Afte... more »

Can parents trust the state with control of their schools? | Get Schooled

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Can parents trust the state with control of their schools? | Get Schooled: Can parents trust the state with control of their schools? by Maureen Downey [image: charterart]Many people in DeKalb and other counties are losing faith in the ability of local education leaders to responsibly manage their schools. Can they trust state leaders to govern more responsibly? That’s a question more Georgia parents may be asking if Gov. Nathan Deal wins greater control over local schools systems. And that, reports the AJC’s Greg Bluestein and Ty Tagami, is Deal’s intent. In 1989, New Jersey became ... more »

Schools Matter: Kurt Vonnegut: "my dream of America with great public schools"

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Schools Matter: Kurt Vonnegut: "my dream of America with great public schools": Here We Go Again: Misleading Charter Praise by P. L. Thomas *The Post and Courier* (Charleston, SC) offers yet another in a series of misleading claims in order to promote charter schools: "It’s still difficult for some educators to say “charter schools” without sneering. But in Charleston County, charter schools are delivering on promises," adding: Monday, the once wary Charleston County School Board renewed the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science’s contract for 10 years and approved its ... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Throwing money at it'

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Throwing money at it': 'Throwing money at it' by Mike Klonsky I actually put on a tie and went on English Language Al Jazeera last night with *Jitu Brown* and a smarmy wing-nut from the Heritage Foundation,*Jason Richwine*. They didn't tell me up front that there would be three of us sharing about 20 minutes of air time. My intention was to plug the CReATE Research Brief on School Closings. But I didn't get much of a chance to do that. I had to shout out the address,createchicago.blogspot.com as the show was winding down, and probably got it wrong. I... more »

The Educated Reporter: Balancing the Equation for Boys and Girls in Math

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The Educated Reporter: Balancing the Equation for Boys and Girls in Math: Balancing the Equation for Boys and Girls in Math by Emily Richmond When I was in the fifth grade, Fridays always meant math drills. Our teacher stood over us with a stopwatch in one hand and a gym whistle in the other. At the first piercing blast, we would rush to solve as many of the equations as we could before time was up. Our names and rankings (a rainbow scale starting at purple and progressing up to red) were posted prominently on the wall, and the top achievers won prizes. It didn’t take me long to ... more »

Barricades erected before mass protest against Chicago school closings

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Barricades erected before mass protest against Chicago school closings: Barricades erected before mass protest against Chicago school closings Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 26, 2013 at 11:53 pm [image: closed-300x2331]Here’s how you know that Chicago authorities are expecting a rowdy turnout at a mass rally called for Wednesday afternoon to protest the announced closings of more than 50 schools this year: Security staff have already erected barricades around the Board of Education in downtown Chicago, and authorities sent a memo to school principals telling them to report on... more »

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 3-26-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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*Nite Cap UPDATE**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* *CORPORATE ED REFORM* The Suppression of Dissent In Chicago by Duke Earlier today, I wrote a post comparing how our credulous press ate up the Bush administration's lies in the run-up to the Iraq war with how easily they swallow the spin of the corporate "reform" movement these days. Well, it looks like more of the old hits from 2003 keep coming back: Apparently officials at the Board of Education (BOE) are getting the message: The parents, educators and clergy of more than 30,000 Chicago Public School (CPS) students do not want their... more »

Malloy’s Nominee for Connecticut’s State Board of Education Makes National Blog - Wait, What?

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Malloy’s Nominee for Connecticut’s State Board of Education Makes National Blog - Wait, What?: Malloy’s Nominee for Connecticut’s State Board of Education Makes National Blog by jonpelto [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Diane Ravitch, the leading voice of the pro-public education movement in the United States, re-posted yesterday’s Wait, What? blog on one of the controversies surrounding Governor Malloy’s nominee to the Connecticut State Board of Education. Ravitch wrote; “Jonathan Pelto reminds us of the national publicity about a homeless woman who was arrest... more »

Versión en español de Common Core / Spanish Version Common Core Standards Available - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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Spanish Version Common Core Standards Available - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Announces Spanish Version of Common Core Standards Now Available SACRAMENTO—As California moves toward full implementation of the Common Core State Standards, a separate effort underway to translate the English-language arts standards into Spanish has now been completed, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. "Common Core en Español" [image: External link opens in new window or tab.] is a joint effort between the San Diego County Office of Ed... more »

SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break EXTRA 3-26-13 #soschat #edreform

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*Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break* * * EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA *CORPORATE ED REFORM* And in Bridgeport, the winner is Finch’s Campaign Treasurer, Kenneth Moales, Jr. by jonpelto As expected, the five members of the Bridgeport Board of Education voted last night to elect Kenneth Moales Jr. the new chairman of the board. Moales is the well-connected insider who not only served as Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign treasurer but was appointed to the illegal Board of Education by the Malloy Administration and then [...]*(Read more...)* Department of Education Statement on Request for F... more »

California Superintendents, Elected Officials Launch Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan

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Homepage: *California Superintendents, Elected Officials Launch** Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan* [image: President makes major early ed commitment] *Pre-K Students Sign, Seal Open Letter to Obama from CA School Superintendents* *Sacramento, CA – March 26, 2013 –* Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla will join teachers, parents and child advocates to launch “Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan” *at 10am* *on Tuesday, April 2 *at a pre-kindergarten classroom at H.W. Harknes... more »

School vouchers: Still a bad idea despite Indiana court ruling

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School vouchers: Still a bad idea despite Indiana court ruling: School vouchers: Still a bad idea despite Indiana court ruling Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 26, 2013 at 3:19 pm 0 Comments More [image: vouchers]So the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s school voucher program is constitutional. It isn’t the first time a supreme court has made a questionable call but, apart from the legal argument, the decision doesn’t mean that vouchers are a good educational or civic idea. They aren’t. Indiana is one of a growing number of states with school voucher programs. These ... more »

SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 3-26-13 #soschat #edreform

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*Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break* *CORPORATE ED REFORM* California "Reformers" Seek Judicial Over-Reach Based on No Evidence by John Thompson Dave Welch, Chief Strategic Officer of Infinera. and the famed attorney Theodore B. Olson believe that five education laws "are destroying California's public education system, demoralizing the teaching profession, and robbing California children of their future." They believe they know how to rid the state of "stagnant, disinterested and uninspiring teachers." So, they have filed *Vergara v California* which would strip California... more »

Diane in the Evening 3-26-13 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: Anthony Cody and I Weigh In on the Weingarten-Gates Article by dianerav In this post, Anthony Cody takes issue with Randi Weingarten’s decision to write an essay with Vicki Phillips of the Gates Foundation about teacher evaluation. Here is the essay. The fundamental problem with the Gates Foundation is that they have directed the entire national conversation to blaming teachers–instead of poverty and segregation– for low test scores. They have put hundreds of millions of dollars into evaluating teachers, finding g... more »

UPDATE: Prop 8: What did they say? Read the full transcript Hollingsworth v. Perry Supreme Court of the United States

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Supreme Court of the United States: Prop 8: What did they say? Filter by speaker The Supreme Court justices heard arguments on California’s Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal spousal benefits to same-sex couples. Read the full transcript and use the filters below to narrow to specific speakers. Oral Argument - Audio Hollingsworth v. Perry Docket Number:12-144 Date Argued:03/26/13 Play Audio: Media Formats: [image: mp3] MP3DownloadPlay[image: Windows Media] Windows MediaDownload Play[image: RealAu... more »

4LAKids - TO OCCUPY… OR BE OCCUPIED…

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TO OCCUPY… OR BE OCCUPIED…: TO OCCUPY… OR BE OCCUPIED… BY SMF FOR 4LAKIDSNEWS: When the following email with the title above popped up in my browser I thought it was going to be about Prop 39 charter co-locations in California *– maybe about Dr. Deasy’s threat to place a charter co-lo at Venice High School if the School site Council/School Based Management Committee won’t agree to his Pilot School Plan – even though it has already been rejected by the Board of Ed based on community input!* *see: **By the numbers: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR S...more »

School reformers increasingly use threats to drive agenda

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School reformers increasingly use threats to drive agenda: School reformers increasingly use threats to drive agenda Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 26, 2013 at 1:00 pm 1 Comments More [image: fist]Education reformers haven’t been able to persuade everybody to their point of view, so increasingly, they use threats. Here’s a piece about why that approach won’t work. It was written by Eric Shieh is a founding teacher of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, “A School for a Sustainable City,” in New York City, where he teaches music and leads curriculum development. This a... more »

You can’t say La Raza and Education Trust didn’t warn Texas legislators about weakening rigor and accountability | Education Blog

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You can’t say La Raza and Education Trust didn’t warn Texas legislators about weakening rigor and accountability | Education Blog: You can’t say La Raza and Education Trust didn’t warn Texas legislators about weakening rigor and accountability by Bill McKenzie / Editorial Columnist It may seem like only business leaders express their frustration with lawmakers who want to retreat on academic rigor. But the truth is many minority and civil rights groups are equally committed to keeping states and Washington from adopting policies that lessen the chances of graduates being ready fo... more »

PSAT for 3-26-13: Get out your comfortable shoes Parents United for Responsible Education

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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 3-26-13: Get out your comfortable shoes: PSAT for 3-26-13: Get out your comfortable shoes by admin [image: psat_logo] Tomorrow is the big one, the citywide action against school closures. Our friends at the new Network for Public Education wrote this list of actions to take, which really sums it up: - If you are in the Chicago area, attend the march and rally in downtown Chicago at 4 pm on Wednesday, Mar. 27 at Daley Plaza, Clark and Washington Streets. Details here. - *Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to hear... more »

Common Core Model Resolution for County Political Party Platforms | Truth in American Education

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Common Core Model Resolution for County Political Party Platforms | Truth in American Education: Common Core Model Resolution for County Political Party Platforms by Shane Vander Hart We encourage activists to also make opposition to the Common Core part of your county political party platform. To that end we would like to provide a model resolution that you can use as a template. The template can be used for any political party as we believe opposition to the Common Core can and should be a bipartisan position. *RESOLUTION OPPOSING COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS* ** *WHEREAS, *in ...more »

Harvard is Looking to Scrub the Last Remnants of Paid Teaching Labor Out of the MOOC Model |

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Harvard is Looking to Scrub the Last Remnants of Paid Teaching Labor Out of the MOOC Model |: Speaking Engagement in Southern California This Thursday by Angus Johnston Here’s something cool: I’ve just learned that a talk I’ll be giving this week in the Los Angeles area is going to be open to the public. On Thursday afternoon I’m going to be giving the annual Stephen and Sandra Glass Humanities Lecture at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. My talk will be a discussion of “Campus Activism in America’s Past and Present.” The lecture will be at 4:15 at the George Benson Auditori... more »

Behind the racist school closings agenda | SocialistWorker.org

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Behind the racist school closings agenda | SocialistWorker.org: Behind the racist school closings agenda Lee Sustar looks at what's driving the school closings in Chicago and beyond as activists prepare to protest at City Hall on March 27. March 26, 2013 [image: Students and parents at Lafayette Elementary School march against their school's threatened closure (Bill Healy)]Students and parents at Lafayette Elementary School march against their school's threatened closure (Bill Healy) CHICAGO PUBLIC Schools (CPS) has set a dubious new record for school closings in announcing plans to... 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. “The Corner Office” for Schools: Teamwork, Fun, and Getting Stuff Done Best of the Ed Blogs David B. Cohen March 26, 2013 Now We Know Why Obama Doesn't Understand V... more »

Rephorm on the Rocks | EduShyster

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Rephorm on the Rocks | EduShyster: Rephorm on the Rocks by edushyster2012 *How the rich cornered the market on great ideas to $ave our failing public schools* When we last checked in with our rich friends, they were flush with cash and aflurry with many excellent ideas for saving our failed and failing public schools. Now, with the stock market ascendant and corporate profits at an all time high, these generous benefactors are themselves rising to new heights of generosity and excellence. Today’s outstanding idea is brought to us (and to our failing schools) by the rich of New York... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: California voters split on Jerry Brown school plans Education Headlines *Tuesday, March 26, 2013* Former Santa Ana principal, parents, seek new charter schoolA former Santa Ana charter school principal is seeking approval to open a new K-8 school in the city. The Santa Ana Unified School District board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Odyssey Charter Academy's petition on Tuesday. It will vote on the proposal by May. Somis School could move because of gas pipelines on campusThe Somis Union School District may move its ele... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Major Newspapers: Wrong On Iraq; Wrong On Education

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Jersey Jazzman: Major Newspapers: Wrong On Iraq; Wrong On Education: Major Newspapers: Wrong On Iraq; Wrong On Education by Duke [image: Corporate Media = Corporate Lies] The tenth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War came this week, with some, such as David Corn, taking the opportunity to reflect on the failure of the press. At the time, it was clear to any that cared to listen that the evidence in support of the invasion was weak at best and downright deceptive at worst. And yet most of the major newspapers wrote editorials in support of George W. Bush's war that credulous... more »

Shuttered: How America is Selling Out its Schools | Dissident Voice

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Shuttered: How America is Selling Out its Schools | Dissident Voice: Shuttered: How America is Selling Out its Schools by Peter Rugh Boos and hisses fill the auditorium of Brooklyn Technical High as the governing board for New York City’s public schools, the Panel on Education Policy, takes the stage. It’s March 11 and the PEP is meeting to consider a proposal from Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to close nearly two dozen schools. Parent after parent, teacher after teacher, student after student takes the microphone and pleads for their school to remain open. Similar scenarios ar... more »

Florida School Board Association Reaffirms Opposition to Parent Trigger | Scathing Purple Musings

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Florida School Board Association Reaffirms Opposition to Parent Trigger | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida School Board Association Reaffirms Opposition to Parent Trigger by Bob Sikes Last summer, the Florida School Board Association (FSBA) took the unprecedented step of signing onto a Resolution on High Stakes Testing. More than anything other development, the action established as one which is clearly opposing the Jeb Bush dominated legislative agenda. The FSBA released their platform at the end of last year and on Friday, the FSBA reemphasized their opposition to Parent Trigge... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Editorial: 'Stop the giveaway to charter schools'

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Editorial: 'Stop the giveaway to charter schools': Editorial: 'Stop the giveaway to charter schools' by Mike Klonsky [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] I'm reposting this editorial from today's Tampa Bay Times in full because it's spot on. Once again legislators are looking for ways to undermine Florida's public school system by giving more taxpayer dollars and freebies to charter schools, including those run by for-profit management companies. At a time when school district budgets remain squeezed for cash, two House bi... more »

Why we can’t threaten our way to better schools | Hechinger Report

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Why we can’t threaten our way to better schools | Hechinger Report: Why we can’t threaten our way to better schools by Eric Shieh [image: Why we can’t threaten our way to better schools] Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back, for the third time, his deadline for New York City to devise a new teacher evaluation system. On the surface, it seemed a benevolent move that recognized the enormity of this undertaking—one in which many school districts across the nation are similarly taking part. The truth of the matter, however, is that Cuomo—along with U.S. Secretary of Educat... more »

The Evolution of School Health — Whole Child Education

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The Evolution of School Health — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Sean Slade]The Evolution of School Health March 25, 2013 by Sean Slade The first tenet of a whole child approach to education is *healthy*. Each student, in each school and in each community, should enter school healthy and learn about and practice a healthy lifestyle. We know that if students aren't healthy, they can't learn; therefore, health is the most basic of the tenets of education. For the past decade, ASCD has been working on strengthening the links between health and education. These two e... more »