BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS
Amplify the Bottom Line (and Excellence) | EduShyster
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 minutes ago
Amplify the Bottom Line (and Excellence) | EduShyster: Amplify the Bottom Line (and Excellence) by edushyster2012 Students who currently use outmoded devices like these MacBooks will experienced enhanced excellence once they are provided with Amplify tablets. If only there was a miracle product that could fix the many problems plaguing our failing union-stifled public schools, all in the blink of a cursor’s eye. Reader: today is our lucky day. Edu-visionary and Edushyster transphormer-in-chief Joel Klein has the very miracle gizmo that will at last allow our stifled public school st... more »
Chicago Teachers Union | CPS Claims that 40 students in a classroom is OK with a "high quality teacher"
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 minutes ago
Chicago Teachers Union | CPS Claims that 40 students in a classroom is OK with a "high quality teacher": CPS Claims that 40 students in a classroom is OK with a "high quality teacher" BY *BOB SECTER, NOREEN S. AHMED-ULLAH, AND ALEX RICHARDS - CHICAGO TRIBUNE* | 03/06/2013 Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to close dozens of schools hinges on a vision of the "ideal" size for kindergarten through eighth-grade classes as 30 students, far larger than is the case now in the typical Chicago classroom. That round number — little mentioned despite months of public debate — provides the simplest... more »
Three ‘Reforms’ That Are Deprofessionalizing Teaching | NEA Today
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 26 minutes ago
Three ‘Reforms’ That Are Deprofessionalizing Teaching | NEA Today: Three ‘Reforms’ That Are Deprofessionalizing Teaching by twalker *By Tim Walker* According to the *2102 PDK/Gallup survey*, the American public overwhelmingly holds the teaching profession in high regard. People believe the profession should impose entrance requirements that are just as selective, if not more so, than those required in fields such as business, pre-law, and engineering. In other words, treat teachers like true professionals – as they are in nations that have much higher rates of student achievement. ... more »
The legislative pension landscape. | Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 27 minutes ago
The legislative pension landscape. | Fred Klonsky: The legislative pension landscape. by Fred Klonsky In the constantly shifting landscape of pension bills – who can even remember the latest bill number – here is what I think is out there: *House Bill 3411.* You probably didn’t get invited to the wedding of Republican Tom Cross and Democrat Elaine Nekritz. In a state that has yet to make marriage equality legal these two joined together February 27 to produce this bill. It is a lesson in the dangers of *bipartisanship.* It creates three pension tiers. Tier I teachers retirees woul... more »
Shanker Blog » Causality Rules Everything Around Me
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 29 minutes ago
Shanker Blog » Causality Rules Everything Around Me: Causality Rules Everything Around Me by Matthew Di Carlo In a *Slate* article published last October, Daniel Engber bemoans the frequently shallow use of the classic warning that “correlation does not imply causation.” Mr. Engber argues that the correlation/causation distinction has become so overused in online comments sections and other public fora as to hinder real debate. He also posits that correlation does not mean causation, but “it sure as hell provides a hint,” and can “set us down the path toward thinking through the ... more »
Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 33 minutes ago
Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? by Nancy Flanagan In three decades of classroom teaching, I was a participant in hundreds of parent meetings convened because there were concerns about a student's academic performance. These meetings invariably ended by creating an action plan, with everyone present making promises about What Will Happen Next. More often than not, parents and teachers agreed to additional duties: Daily planner checks at home. Weekly written prog... more »
Daily Kos: at least on one occasion democracy beats plutocracy
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 40 minutes ago
Daily Kos: at least on one occasion democracy beats plutocracy: at least on one occasion democracy beats plutocracy by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) [image: Mayor Bloomberg Your Money Sucks! (Learn More click picture)][image: Robert D. Skeels for LAUSD School Board] Yesterday was election day in LA. Included in the contests were several for school board. Unfortunately incumbent Monica Garcia did defeat Robert Skeels, who would have been far better for education. But there was a major upset. According to the Los Angeles Times website, with 100% of votes counted (but not certified... more »
Modern School: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Joins L.A. School Board Funding Free For All
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 42 minutes ago
Modern School: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Joins L.A. School Board Funding Free For All: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Joins L.A. School Board Funding Free For All by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons Michelle Rhee’s organization, StudentsFirst, has contributed $250,000 to support the campaigns of incumbent Los Angeles school board president Monica Garcia, as well as those of Kate Anderson and Antonio Sanchez. The donation comes on the heels of a $1 million donation to the same candidates by New York Mayor Bloomberg, and several $100,000 donations by L.A. bil... more »
Long Island News - Diane Ravitch to Speak on “Accountability in Great American School System” | Long Island Exchange
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Long Island News - Diane Ravitch to Speak on “Accountability in Great American School System” | Long Island Exchange: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Diane Ravitch to Speak on “Accountability in Great American School System”[image: Long Island Press Releases & News] Long Island Press Releases — *Research professor of education at New York University the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in Ruth S. Harley University Center* *(Garden City, NY)* Adelphi University is proud to announce that Diane Ravitch will be speaking on “*Accountability in the Great American School S... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] If Only Mayor Bloomberg Understood Proficiency Rates… by dianerav Matt Di Carlo noticed an odd sentence in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “State of the City” address. The mayor, as is now customary, was applauding his administration for the amazing progress of the schools under his stewardship, and he said the following, in anticipation of the new Common Core assessments: *“But no matter where the definition of proficiency is arbitrarily set on the new tests, I ex... more »
UPDATE: Aim for balance behind shift to local control + State Board poised to lower standards for middle school math | EdSource Today
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
State Board poised to lower standards for middle school math | EdSource Today: Brown’s former adviser: Aim for balance behind shift to local control - by John Fensterwald by John Fensterwald Sue Burr has seen and done a lot in 40-plus years of playing key roles in California education – advising legislators and governors, administering the finances of a large school district, running the state county superintendents’ organization and, for the past two years, serving as executive director of the State Board of Education. Burr retired at the end of last year, only to be nominated t... more »
Oregon Save Our Schools: How Did This Happen? The History of Oregon's Corporate-Driven Education Policy Model
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Oregon Save Our Schools: How Did This Happen? The History of Oregon's Corporate-Driven Education Policy Model: How Did This Happen? The History of Oregon's Corporate-Driven Education Policy Model by Oregon SOS [image: Oregon SOS] How Did This Happen? The History of Oregon's Corporate-Driven Education Policy Model In January, Tom Olson, of Oregon Save Our Schools, put his research together to explain and summarize how Oregon's corporate education reform model came into being. The education reform plan was created swiftly with hand-picked voices and strategists, and the public's c... more »
Philadelphia School Closings: The Struggle To Make High School Work Pits Sentiment vs. Data | toteachornototeach
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Philadelphia School Closings: The Struggle To Make High School Work Pits Sentiment vs. Data | toteachornototeach: Philadelphia School Closings: The Struggle To Make High School Work Pits Sentiment vs. Data by aristotlethewise *Philadelphia School Closings: The Struggle To* *Make High School Work Pits Sentiment vs. Data* [image: schoolclosing03]For almost an hour, Frank Thorne stood in line, waiting to denounce Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite. It was early January. Nearly a thousand angry people were packed into a school auditorium. Along one wall, looking unhappy, stood a ... more »
Daily Kos: Maureen Dowd takes apart Dick Cheney
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Daily Kos: Maureen Dowd takes apart Dick Cheney: Maureen Dowd takes apart Dick Cheney by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) in a column titled Repent, Dick Cheney, in today's *New York Times*, Dowd examines a forthcoming documentary on Showtime titled “The World According to Dick Cheney,” produced by R. J. Cutler, she says of the man she calls "America’s most powerful and destructive vice president" that he woos history by growling yet again that he was right and everyone else was wrong. This is not Dowd in her usual snarky mode, although there are lines of snark, but rather the sha... more »
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods: How closing schools hurts neighborhoods Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 6, 2013 at 6:00 am 0 Comments More [image: (thenotebook.org)] (thenotebook.org) On Thursday, the Philadelphia school district’s governing board, the School Reform Commission, will be voting on the most massive one-time downsizing of the system ever proposed. The district’s recently revised plan, which has encountered widespread community and teacher opposition, calls for closing 29 out of 239 district schools next fall – a step down from the original proposal to shutte... more »
Advanced Placement Courses Need More Than a Makeover (Jack Schneider) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Advanced Placement Courses Need More Than a Makeover (Jack Schneider) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Advanced Placement Courses Need More Than a Makeover (Jack Schneider) by larrycuban *Jack Schneider is an assistant professor of education at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Mass., and the author of Excellence for All: How a New Breed of Reformers Is Transforming America’s Public Schools (Vanderbilt University Press, 2011).* To the many in the world of education reform, the latest AP Report to the Nation—released recently by the College Board—is... more »
Per-student spending on public higher ed drops to 25-year low | Hechinger Report
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Per-student spending on public higher ed drops to 25-year low | Hechinger Report: Per-student spending on public higher ed drops to 25-year low by Jon Marcus [image: Per-student spending on public higher ed drops to 25-year low] The amount being spent per student by public colleges and universities has fallen to its lowest level in at least 25 years, a result of state budget cuts a new report warns are rapidly eroding the nation’s educational edge over its international competitors. The report, by the Boulder, Colorado-based State Higher Education Executive Officers, or SHEEO, shows... more »
Kindergarteners: Get Ready to “Confront the New Economy” – @ the chalk face
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Kindergarteners: Get Ready to “Confront the New Economy” – @ the chalk face: Kindergarteners: Get Ready to “Confront the New Economy” by Kris Nielsen [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] Earlier today, I had a short Twitter conversation with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. It went something like this: *Randi: not the implementation or roll out, but the [Common] core is key to helping kids confront new economy* *Me: It will help them face the new economy. Not in a good way. Read this: http://atthechalkface.com/2013/03/05/the-school-to-workforce-pipe... more »
NYC Educator: The Disappearing Bookcase
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
NYC Educator: The Disappearing Bookcase: The Disappearing Bookcase by NYC Educator Sandy hit us very hard. We had to pull out the floors and walls of our living room, dining room and kitchen. Just for the heck of it, we tore out a lot of the ceilings as well. A lot of our furniture went into the trash. Some survived. For example, I have an ancient oak bookcase that I inherited from my grandfather. Sadly, it's pretty small. For the bulk of my book collection I had two huge bookcases I'd bought at Costco years ago. They were sort of a hybrid--a chipboard back with what appeared to be... more »
One Teacher's Perspective: DNR School Vouchers
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
One Teacher's Perspective: DNR School Vouchers: DNR School Vouchers by Imagine Wisconsin *For the betterment of Wisconsin, Gov. Walker should adhere to the do not resuscitate (DNR) order and **let the state's voucher experiment die peacefully. Instead, t**his past week, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker began administering CPR to his flatlining school voucher plan.* * In an attempt to rescue the Koch Brothers-promoted plan, Gov. Walker has reversed his position and now supports voucher schools being subjected to the same accountability standards of Wisconsin’s public schools. The fals... more »
Duncan and Gates Plan Documercial About Teachers: "Gotcha!" - DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
Duncan and Gates Plan Documercial About Teachers: "Gotcha!" - DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: Duncan and Gates Plan Documercial About Teachers: “Gotcha!” by Susan Ohanian [image: apple1] Arne Duncan, U. S. Secretary of Education, and Bill Gates, who needs no introduction, have teamed up as co-producers of a new 32-part education documercial “Gotcha!” Hosted by Oprah, the program will kick off NBC’s EducationNation 2013. The opening show explains the new law requiring teachers to wear radio-frequency identification tags that can be read... more »
This Friday 3/8/13 Night MORE Happy Hour in the Bronx!!!!.southbronxschool.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
http://www.southbronxschool.com: This Friday 3/8/13 Night MORE Happy Hour in the Bronx!!!! by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Come one, come all to the first MORE Happy Hour in the Beautiful Bronx this Friday night, March 8, 2013. Come with an open mind and hear what we have to say. There will be no hard sell, no commitments asked. But. I guarantee you after you hear the shit I have been through and my colleagues have you will go MORE. Tell the guys at The Clock Bar Frank Sinatra Jr sent you and get a free glass of wine. j/k *MORE Bronx Happy Hour* *Friday, March 8th 4 - 7pm* ... more »
Live-Tweeted Election Night Coverage - LA School Report
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Live-Tweeted Election Night Coverage - LA School Report: Live-Tweeted Election Night Coverage Alexander Russo at LA School Report - 2 minutes ago Watch live Twitter coverage from @laschoolreport here, in between blog updates. LAUSD School Board: Election Coverage Tonight LA School Report at LA School Report - 4 hours ago Visit LA School Report for live updates on the vote tally for the three School Board races, via the Office of the City Clerk of Los Angeles, starting at 8:30pm PST. We’re also live-tweeting election results @LASchoolReport. Deasy in Danger? It Might Depend on Vlado... more »
Schools Matter: MA Resistance to High Stakes Grows Among Professors
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Schools Matter: MA Resistance to High Stakes Grows Among Professors: MA Resistance to High Stakes Grows Among Professors by Jim Horn Please share this widely. JH __________________ [image: Opt Out of High Stakes Testing] Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you once again for supporting the Massachusetts Statement Against High-Stakes Testing. We wanted you to know that on February 19th, we sent out this press release to the MA Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, as well as to state and national media outlets, education reporters, and blogs. The media attention has been ... more »
A Suspension of Time and School | The Jose Vilson
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
A Suspension of Time and School | The Jose Vilson: A Suspension of Time and School by Jose Vilson [image: Empty Chair] Empty Chair You weren’t supposed to come back. Even though you were on our school’s roster, rumor had it that your guardian put you in a different school, and you’d no longer half-bounce into my class, calling one of your friends a “nigga-what-the-fuck” for something they allegedly did to you. Before you came back, you only knew me as the second math teacher, the Black-possibly-Dominican guy who came in to help your math teacher at the time. You’d go off on one of ... more »
Special Episode of At the Chalk Face with Carol Burris 03/05 by Chalk Face | Blog Talk Radio
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Special Episode of At the Chalk Face with Carol Burris 03/05 by Chalk Face | Blog Talk Radio: Special Episode of At the Chalk Face with Carol Burris [image: Chalk Face] Chalk Face Tue, March 5, 2013 02:00 pm Play in your default playerDownload this episodeOpen in new window - - - - Share On LinkedinLinkedIn - Share On Emailemail - - EMBED 3.5.13: Another very special episode of At the Chalk Face, your favorite progressive education talk radio show, this time with Carol Burris, of NY Principals and APPR fame.
Why Sending Your Child to a Charter School Hurts Other Children | Alternet
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Why Sending Your Child to a Charter School Hurts Other Children | Alternet: Why Sending Your Child to a Charter School Hurts Other Children Parents should fight for quality education for all, not just their own kids. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/iofoto *February 28, 2013* | On a blog post challenging the role of charter schools in education reform, a parent named Dienne left a comment about choosing to remove a child from “a test-prep, drill-to-kill, twelve times a year testing factory” public school, and then posed a powerful question: “I’d ask you what exactly am I supposed t... more »
UPDATE: Protesters sit in outside the mayor's office | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Protesters sit in outside the mayor's office | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Protesters imply SRC is bulldozing schools by thenotebook Inside City Hall right now, a small group of protesters are staging a sit-in, a criticism of the mayor's support for the District's mass school-closings plan. Outside City Hall, the rally to Occupy Nutter is also in full swing. Here's a great photo from the protest, tweeted by the PFT. read more Protesters sit in outside the mayor's officeby Paul Socolar on Mar 05 2013 Posted in Latest news A crowd of about 20 opponents of the School Dist... more »
Big Education Ape - SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 3-5-13 #soschat #edreform
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
*Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana Break* The History of the Term “Failing Schools” by dianerav Kevin Kosar, who earned his Ph.D. at NYU in a study of federal education policy, researched the use of the term “failing schools.” It was seldom used until 1990. Since then, as you can see when you open the link, it has become a commonplace term. This is clearly political, since test scores for every group are higher today than they were in 1990, graduation rates are higher, and dropout rates are lower. “Failing schools” is a term that enables privatizers to take over more public prop... more »
Arne Duncan: The newest rhetoric vs. the reality
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Arne Duncan: The newest rhetoric vs. the reality: Arne Duncan: The newest rhetoric vs. the reality Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 5, 2013 at 1:35 pm [image: Arne Duncan (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)] Arne Duncan (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared at a Washington Post-sponsored conference on families today, and he sounded (mostly) highly reasonable: Early childhood education is the absolute “best long-term investment” that the country can make for kids, families and the economy, he said. (Not, apparently, the billions of dollars he spen... more »
Diane in the Evening 3-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teachers in Grand Rapids Say They Qualify for Food Stamps by dianerav Want to know why teachers are demoralized? Read this story from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Michigan has been a national leader in attacking public education, increasing charters, and diminishing teachers’ pay and benefits. Governor Rick Snyder must take pride in crushing his state’s public school teachers. Oh, did you know that more than 80% of the charters in Michigan are for-profit? Breaking News! Public School Supporters Sitting In Philly Mayo... more »
Three Strategies for Encouraging and Developing Student Voice — Whole Child Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Three Strategies for Encouraging and Developing Student Voice — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Dawn Imada Chan]Three Strategies for Encouraging and Developing Student Voice March 5, 2013 by Dawn Imada Chan Even though student-centered learning is the foundation of student voice, the complexity and demands of teaching often make focusing on student voice yet another "add-on" for educators. However, as Toshalis and Nakkula (2012) assert, "student voice is the antithesis of depersonalized, standardized, and homogenized educational experiences because it begins and... more »
Deborah Meier on Standardized Testing Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
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. Deborah Meier on Standardized Testing Best of the Ed Blogs Diane Ravitch March 5, 2013 Data Driving: At the Intersection of Arbitrary and Meaningful Best of the Ed ... more »
Special ed advocacy groups set ambitious plan for more federal funding SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Special ed advocacy groups set ambitious plan for more federal funding As the nation headed toward the fiscal cliff late last week and most educators were scrambling to cover the eventual reductions in federal funds that are sure to accompany sequestration, two major special education groups unveiled an ambitious policy agenda for next year – most of it pressing for more money, not less. The joint release came from the Council for Exceptional Children, which represents over 30,000 professionals and calls itself the “voice and vision of spec... more »
PSAT for 3-5-13 + North Side P.O.W.E.R. forum Sunday against charter school expansion Parents United for Responsible Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » North Side P.O.W.E.R. forum Sunday against charter school expansion: PSAT for 3-5-13: Send me your ISAT stories by admin [image: psat_logo]This is ISAT week and a lot of students, parents and teachers are thinking about opting out of the state tests. PURE believes that standardized testing should be limited and that parents should have the right to opt their children out of any standardized tests. We support SB2156, a bill to limit standardized testing in Illinois. *Part 1 of today’s PSAT* – please contact your state senators ... more »
Regulation Nation: New federal rules for school food will cost millions, group says | Fox News
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Regulation Nation: New federal rules for school food will cost millions, group says | Fox News: *Regulation Nation: New federal rules for school food will cost millions, group says* By Shannon Bream Published March 05, 2013 FoxNews.com - Newly proposed federal regulations aimed at the snack foods and drinks served in the nation's schools could come with a hefty price tag. The American Action Forum estimates the regulations, which include caps on serving sizes and calorie counts, will cost schools $127 million and require more than 926,000 hours of paperwork. Sam Batkins, d... more »
When America is One Giant Ticker Tape — University of Phoenix, Massive On-line Education, the Failure of Democracy | Dissident Voice
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
When America is One Giant Ticker Tape — University of Phoenix, Massive On-line Education, the Failure of Democracy | Dissident Voice: When America is One Giant Ticker Tape — University of Phoenix, Massive On-line Education, the Failure of Democracy by Paul Haeder Okay, okay, today es muy interesante, lleno de literatura y periodismo. Full of literature and journalism. Yes, yes, Mister Welfare Man, I am doing job searches to validate myself as a human being. You know, three job applications a week to meet the sequester-fragile unemployment insurance. I do more than three a week, t... more »
Modern School: Union Busting by Liberal NY Governor
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Modern School: Union Busting by Liberal NY Governor: Union Busting by Liberal NY Governor by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons New York Governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, proposed legislation last week that would impose a new teacher evaluation system for New York City if the teachers’ union, UFT, refuses to accept the conditions of Mayor Bloomberg’s evaluation plan. Last month, Cuomo punished New York school children by withholding $250 million from their city’s school budget because the mayor and the UFT failed to come to an agreement by his arbitrary deadline. When this failed... more »
UPDATE: Does #edweek add any value? + #Sequestration #edreform, the “cartoon” – @ the chalk face
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
#Sequestration #edreform, the “cartoon” – @ the chalk face: Does #edweek add any value? by Timothy D. Slekar Someone has to say it! Stop calling experiments that use value added data *“research”* unless you are willing to state up front that “the findings you are about to see have absolutely NO VALUE in understanding the complicated work of teaching and learning.” Just today, EdWeek let us know that, New teachers become much more effective with a few years of classroom experience, but aworking paper[image: Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader] by a team of researchers suggests the most—a... more »
UPDATE: FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, March 5, 2013
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Parents allege massive enrollment fraud at Carpenter Community Charter in Studio City* Education Headlines *Tuesday, March 5, 2013* Contra Costa County superintendent frustrated by snub related to charter reportTensions between the Contra Costa County Office of Education and the Mt. Diablo school district have intensified after the county superintendent was snubbed when a recent report was created for the district. Facebook threat at El Camino High taken seriously; youth arrestedThe swift arrest Sunday of a local teenager who th... more »
John Thompson: Texans Debunk Test-Driven Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
John Thompson: Texans Debunk Test-Driven Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Texans Debunk Test-Driven Reform by Anthony Cody *Guest post by John Thompson.* Addressing the Save Texas Schools rally in Austin on Feb. 23, Superintendent John Kuhn nailed the essence of test-driven "reform." "Some people have forgotten that good teachers actually exist. They spend so much time and effort weeding out the bad ones that they've forgotten to take care of the good ones. This bitter accountability pesticide is over-spraying the weeds and wilting the entire g... more »
Seattle School District orders teacher to stop teaching class... | www.wpxi.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Seattle School District orders teacher to stop teaching class... | www.wpxi.com: Seattle School District orders teacher to stop teaching class on race - 0 0 0 22 View Larger [image: Center School students] Center School students SEATTLE — A required class on race was suspended at one Seattle public school just two weeks before it was scheduled to end. The Center School class was stopped last Monday on orders from School Superintendent Jose Banda after a student said teacher Jon Greenberg had created an intimidating environment. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Deborah Horne ... more »
Joy Resmovits: John Legend On Education; North Dakota Withdraws No Child Left Behind Waiver Request: Ed Today
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Joy Resmovits: John Legend On Education; North Dakota Withdraws No Child Left Behind Waiver Request: Ed Today: John Legend On Education; North Dakota Withdraws No Child Left Behind Waiver Request: Ed Today by Joy Resmovits *John Legend, Saving Your Schools?* Musician John Legend appeared at USC last night to promote his education reform agenda, according to the Daily Trojan. "If we think demography is destiny, we will allow our school system to confirm that belief," Legend said, echoing basically the entire reform movement. He serves on the board education advocacy group Stand fo... more »
High School Student Disarms Gunman…Gets Suspended? | TheBlaze.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
High School Student Disarms Gunman…Gets Suspended? | TheBlaze.com: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DISARMS GUNMAN…GETS SUSPENDED? Mar. 2, 2013 10:12am Madeleine Morgenstern - 1.7K - 64.3K - 285 - 30 - - - 724 [image: Florida High School Student Disarms Gunman...Gets Suspended?] Image source: WFTX-TV A Florida high school student wrestled a loaded gun away from another teen on the bus ride home this week and was slapped with a suspension in return. The 16-year-old Cypress Lake High student in Fort Myers, Fla. told WFTX-TV there was “no doubt” he saved a life after grappl... more »
UPDATE: Rahm’s BFF + The IEA’s Uncle Charlie. | Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
The IEA’s Uncle Charlie. | Fred Klonsky: Dan Biss asks for input. Mark supplies it. by Fred Klonsky From Senator Dan Biss: *Senate Bill 35 (comprehensive pension reform). Like most people, I continue to believe that resolving Illinois’ terrible pension problem is the most important step toward righting our fiscal ship. As soon as I arrived in the Senate, I filed SB35 — and last Wednesday, I filed Amendment 1to reflect the most recent negotiations. This proposal has received a lot of attention — some positive, and some negative — from workers who believe it demands too much sacrifi... more »
CUNY Pathways Showdown Looms as Another College Governance Body Declares Opposition |
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
CUNY Pathways Showdown Looms as Another College Governance Body Declares Opposition |: CUNY Pathways Showdown Looms as Another College Governance Body Declares Opposition by Angus Johnston Pathways, the CUNY administration’s controversial system-wide general education plan, is supposed to be in place by this fall, but that goal will only be met by ignoring the stated views — and governance prerogatives — of a growing number of faculty and student governance bodies in the CUNY system. Yesterday the College Senate at LaGuardia Community College in Queens — a joint student-faculty ... more
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 3-2-13 Recap of Last Week's Best PostBig Education Ape 2nd Banana 2-23-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 2-16-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 2-9-13 Recap of Last Week's Best PostBig Education Ape 2nd Banana 2-2-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 1-26-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 1-19-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 1-12-13 Recap of Last Week's Best PostBig Education Ape 2nd Banana 1-5-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 3-5-13Big Education Ape Nite Cap 3-4-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 3-3-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 3-2-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 3-1--13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-28-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-27-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-26-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-25-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-24-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-23-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-22-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-21-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-20-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-19-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-18-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-17-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 2-16-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2