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Teach for America: A Model for Expansion | Cooperative Catalyst
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Teach for America: A Model for Expansion | Cooperative Catalyst: Teach for America: A Model for Expansion by robinclane Since Teach for America has been so successful at solving the problems of education in our country, I’m proposing we take their model and apply it to other failing systems and issues at hand. If the biggest problem in education is a lack of quality teachers, and we can provide those teachers and thus solve the education crisis in just six weeks time, why not try this out in other professions? 1. Heal for America — The healthcare system in America is crumbling, a... more »
D.C. Council to discuss test cheating
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D.C. Council to discuss test cheating: D.C. Council to discuss test cheating Posted by Valerie Strauss on April 14, 2013 at 10:09 am 0 Comments More [image: test2]Better late than never: The D.C. Council’s Education Committee will discuss the standardized test cheating scandal at a previously scheduled hearing this week that was, ironically, intended to be about test security. My colleague Emma Brown has learned that added to the Thursday agenda is a discussion about a new report that came out Friday about cheating by educators on the 2012 D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System high-s...more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Scandal: The Memo #MichelleRhee = #EraseToTheTop
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*Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Scandal: The Memo* * * * * OPEN FULL SCREEN: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7wdDUUSR15ddFczU2t2M3pmcUk/edit?usp=sharing
Sacramento Council Update: Drug Prevention Sacramento Council PTA
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Sacramento Council PTA: [image: Sacramento Council of PTAs]April 14, 2013Sacramento Council PTA UpdateFrom the American Academy of Pediatrics, here are some facts about kids and drug use:[image: Drugs] - 40% of U.S. teens say they expect to use a drug in the future. - One out of every five kids in eighth grade has already tried marijuana. - Teens who smoke cigarettes are more likely to drink alcohol. - Teens who smoke and drink are more likely to use marijuana. And those who use all three are more likely to use other illicit drugs. - Long-term studies show that use o... more »
School Vouchers Don't Help Students Succeed - US News and World Report
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School Vouchers Don't Help Students Succeed - US News and World Report: Voucher Schemes Don't Help StudentsThere is no evidence vouchers motivate teachers to teach better or students to learn more By TERESA MEREDITH April 12, 2013 RSS Feed Print [image: A high school student raises his hand to answer a question in the classroom.]*Teresa Meredith is a kindergarten teacher and vice president of the Indiana State Teachers Association.* As politicians and lawyers debate the constitutional validity and political implications of the Indiana Supreme Court's recent decision regarding scho... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-14-13 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] This is the “Smoking Memo” by dianerav This is the memo leaked to John Merrow by an official at the D.C. Public Schools. It answers some of the questions; What did Rhee know? When did she know it? What did she do about it? She says she got lots of memos. Do you think this one was so unimportant that she forgot about it? Robert Shepherd: A Closer Look at the Common Core Standards, 2 by dianerav Robert Shepherd explains his negative view of the Common Core stan... more »
Principals as Instructional Leaders: Rhetoric and Reality (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Principals as Instructional Leaders: Rhetoric and Reality (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Principals as Instructional Leaders: Rhetoric and Reality (Part 2) by larrycuban Past and current research on principals reveal that school-site leaders perform managerial, instructional, and political roles in and out of their schools. Of these multiple (and often conflicting) roles, however, the instructional leader role has been spotlighted as a “must” for these men and women because, as the theory (and rhetoric) goes, it is crucial to improving teacher per... more »
Mother Crusader: National School Choice Group Finds Voucher Allies In New Brunswick; Looking For Spot On Board Of Ed
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Mother Crusader: National School Choice Group Finds Voucher Allies In New Brunswick; Looking For Spot On Board Of Ed: National School Choice Group Finds Voucher Allies In New Brunswick; Looking For Spot On Board Of Ed by darciecima I'm staying off this bandwagon... Back in March Diane Ravitch posted about Rutgers student activist Stephanie Rivera's candidacy for the New Brunswick school board, and asked readers to donate to her campaign. Diane reposted Stephanie's request for help, which talked a lot about the "political machine" in New Brunswick and how for the last 20 years the... more »
An 8 Yr Old Black Tennessee Child With Something to Say Is a "Prop" to Rabid Republican State Senator Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
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Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: *An 8 Yr Old Black Tennessee Child With Something to Say Is a "Prop" to Rabid Republican State Senator* Popout Video Shows ‘Starve The Children’ Lawmaker Snubbing Little Girl, Calling Her A ‘Prop’ By Elisabeth Parker 2013/04/12- addictinginfo.org [image: TN State Senator Stacey Campfield accuses protesters of using eight-year-old Aamira Fetuga as a "prop" ... after using her as a prop in this photo.] *Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield accuses protesters of using eight-year-old Aamira Fetuga as a “prop” … af... more »
Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
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Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R.1386 Local School Board Governance and Flexibility Act Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Education programs funding - 10 hours ago To support the local decision-making functions of local educational agencies by limiting the authority of the Secretary of Education to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions, and guidance materials, and for other purposes. Bill Introduced: H.R.1358 STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Education programs funding - 10 hours ago To dir... more »
Teachers For Social Justice: School Closings Curriculum - Teaching For Social Justice
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Teachers For Social Justice: School Closings Curriculum - Teaching For Social Justice: School Closings Curriculum - Teaching For Social Justice by sarah-ji [image: MassRallySOS075] Curriculum Created by Cyriac Mathew, a TSJer at Uplift Social Justice High School: Teachers & Educators: Have your students learn about school closings and implement a related service-learning project! This is a two-week, work-in-progress curriculum to get our students to better understand some of the issues related to school closings and then make their voices heard. Whether you are a HS teacher or... more »
Short Notes: Y’All Gone Learn Today [Open Letter] | The Jose Vilson
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Short Notes: Y’All Gone Learn Today [Open Letter] | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: Y’All Gone Learn Today [Open Letter] by Jose Vilson [image: Jay-Z Smoking, Possibly a Cuban] Jay-Z Smoking, Possibly a Cuban *Last week, I wrote an open letter to educators in general, but specifically education activists, vested parties, and anyone interested in the workings of this circle. While the letter was met with plenty of praise, it had a few detractors, primarily from those who misunderstood the intent of the letter.* *After a close reading and re-reading, I stand by the original letter, but... more »
UPDATE: Rhee’s “Gravy Train” of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face
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Rhee’s “Gravy Train” of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face: Rhee’s “Gravy Train” of Hypocrisy by plthomasedd “Former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor *Michelle Rhee* had trouble recalling the names of South Carolina’s ‘key players’ after a quick visit to the State House on Wednesday. But state lawmakers may want to take note of hers,” reports *The State* (Columbia, SC). But in a rare moment of candor and even more unusual modesty, when asked to estimate the size of her hypocrisy and dishonesty, Rhee merely gestured: Jeff Chiu — ASSOCIATED PRESSHowever, Rhee soon returned to her usua... more »
Guest column: Atlanta’s improving grades on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ at odds with its CRCT cheating scandal | Get Schooled
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Guest column: Atlanta’s improving grades on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ at odds with its CRCT cheating scandal | Get Schooled: Guest column: Atlanta’s improving grades on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ at odds with its CRCT cheating scandal by Maureen Downey *Marshall S. Smith* is a former under-secretary in the U. S. Department of Education. *Nominated by President Bill Clinton, *he served from 1993 to 2000. Prior to his appointment as Under Secretary, Smith was a professor of education and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. Previously, he was an associate profe... more »
Daily Kos: adding to the fun on Michelle Rhee
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Daily Kos: adding to the fun on Michelle Rhee: adding to the fun on Michelle Rhee by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) [image: image] A brief & happy update on Leaves on the Current by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) [image: JJ in quilt] whom as you can see above is delight by the lovely quilt given her by the Daily Kos community! As I write this she is New Jersey for a nephew's first communion, having driven up with her brother-in-law on Friday evening. Here's the good news: she called me last night and told me she was able to get Gregor, her back brace, on and off by herself. She was a... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jewish Community Letter Against School Closings
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jewish Community Letter Against School Closings: Jewish Community Letter Against School Closings by Mike Klonsky MARCH 2013 / PASSOVER 5773 *“Rabbi Eliezer the son of Shamua would say: The dignity of your student should be as precious to you as your own.”* Pirkei Avot 4:12 Dear Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, As members of the Jewish community and as Chicago residents, we are deeply concerned about the threatened closing of over 50 public schools in Chicago. Rather than invest resources to improve our strugglin... more »
Ed Notes Online: Choose to Refuse: Rocking the World of Ed Deform as Parents Revolt Against Testing Child Abuse
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Ed Notes Online: Choose to Refuse: Rocking the World of Ed Deform as Parents Revolt Against Testing Child Abuse: Choose to Refuse: Rocking the World of Ed Deform as Parents Revolt Against Testing Child Abuse by ed notes online Parents: CHOOSE TO REFUSE! -- Change the Stakes *I've got to find my button: My child puked on your high stakes test* *Let me remind you that at 3PM Sunday, at the Earth School on the Lower East Side, Jesse Hagopian who led the Seattle teacher test boycott, will be * *appearing with MORE presidential candidate Julie Cavanagh, who will take time off from col... more »
Rhee Cheating Sh*tstorm: Part I | Mr. Teachbad
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Rhee Cheating Sh*tstorm: Part I | Mr. Teachbad: Rhee Cheating Sh*tstorm: Part I by teachbad There was an intensely-guarded internal memo about possible cheating on the DC CAS during Michelle Rhee’s tenure as chancellor in Washington, DC. After nearly five years, the memo has been freed. *Learning Matters* reporter John Merrow had been trying to get it for a long time. The work he has done in the run-up to this has been fantastic. The memo in question is an internal DCPS communication summarizing the results of studies conducted by outside organizations hired to look into test irre... more »
‘Jews Are Evil’ Assignment Results In Student Boycott | toteachornototeach
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‘Jews Are Evil’ Assignment Results In Student Boycott | toteachornototeach: ‘Jews Are Evil’ Assignment Results In Student Boycott by aristotlethewise *‘Jews Are Evil’ Assignment Results In Student Boycott * By William McGuinness An Albany High School teacher raised eyebrows and a flurry of complaints when an assignment required students to write from the perspective of the Nazis, New York Magazine reports. Students were tasked with writing an argument that Jews are evil. “You must argue that Jews are evil, and use solid rationale from government propaganda to convince me of your loya... more »
How Jeb Bush’s Foundation Excuses Away the Atlanta Cheating Scandal | Scathing Purple Musings
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How Jeb Bush’s Foundation Excuses Away the Atlanta Cheating Scandal | Scathing Purple Musings: How Jeb Bush’s Foundation Excuses Away the Atlanta Cheating Scandal by Bob Sikes They used Rick Pitino’s contract: Incentive and reward systems comprise the foundation of a well-functioning society. In most professions, there is some kind of financial motivation for good performance, as well as negative consequences for poor performance. While some instances of “cheating” may occur on a small scale, the reward/consequence system has generally worked well as a motivator. For example, man... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Collaboration: Detrimental for Leadership Qualities?
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Collaboration: Detrimental for Leadership Qualities?: Common Core Collaboration: Detrimental for Leadership Qualities? by stlgretchen Common Core standards stress collaboration and groupthink. The proponents will tell you it is necessary to make students successful, global thinkers and ready for the 21st century economy, whatever a 21st century economy looks like. Not so fast. An article in forbes.com details what makes a leader and it's not what the CCSS proponents are promising will equip your child with strong work skills and success... more »
Real teachers, real leaders head up CORE’s slate for the CTU. | Fred Klonsky
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Real teachers, real leaders head up CORE’s slate for the CTU. | Fred Klonsky: Real teachers, real leaders head up CORE’s slate for the CTU. by Fred Klonsky [image: 251876_4152866427447_1933173358_n] They are real classroom teachers. And their past term as leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union has proven that they are real union leaders. They are all members of the Caucus of Rand and File Educators. The CTU election is May 17th. *Karen Lewis* is running again as President. Karen taught chemistry for 22 years. She has become an iconic figure across the country as a leader with vision,... more »
Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis
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Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis: [image: Click on the slide!]*http://www.otlcampaign.org/* Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis* * [image: Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis: A Policy Guide for School Board Members cover image] Download the Entire Report While overly harsh school discipline policies can affect all students, they have disproportionately impacted students of color. In the past few years, numerous reports and studies have highlighted the racial disparities in school suspension and expulsion as well as their negative impact on student ... more »
WARNING!!! All Those Seeking Open Market Transfer, Stay Away From PS 154 in the Bronx!!!!.southbronxschool.com
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http://www.southbronxschool.com: WARNING!!! All Those Seeking Open Market Transfer, Stay Away From PS 154 in the Bronx!!!! by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Pennywise is alive and still at work in the South Bronx. Only this time, Pennywise is not only destroying the lives of children, but of teachers as well. Pennywise in and of itself has a benign appearance to children and adults, but the true form of Pennywise, the IT entity, resides in PS 154 in the Bronx. With Open Market season soon upon us, this is an open warning to all teachers interested in a transfer to PS 154. Sta... more »
California Father | Educating Sullivan
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California Father | Educating Sullivan: [image: California Father] Deborah Meier by California Father Popout
October 2012: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s @StudentsFirst Threw a Party in NY. Were You Invited? – @ the chalk face
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October 2012: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s @StudentsFirst Threw a Party in NY. Were You Invited? – @ the chalk face: October 2012: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s @StudentsFirst Threw a Party in NY. Were You Invited? by Kris Nielsen Since our friend, Michelle Rhee, is finally (maybe) getting her comeuppance, this seemed to be a timely topic to bring up. Last October, New York Governor Cuomo’s Education Reform Commission visited Long Island for an event, where citizens could listen to speakers and ask questions about how to go forward with the future of New York’s publ... more »
#msnbc Chris Hayes talks to Merrow: Twitter bomb @chrislhayes – @ the chalk face
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#msnbc Chris Hayes talks to Merrow: Twitter bomb @chrislhayes – @ the chalk face: #msnbc Chris Hayes talks to Merrow: Twitter bomb @chrislhayes by Timothy D. Slekar I’m sure by now most of you know the pressure is on Queen Rhee after the memo concerning cheating in D.C. was leaked to John Merrow. In case you didn’t get a chance to see it, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes interviewed John about Rhee, the memo, the cheating, and the disastrous statistics that plaque the D.C. district. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/51523921?ocid=twitter#51523921 The interview was a great first step at expos... more »
NYC Educator: Advice from UFT
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NYC Educator: Advice from UFT: Advice from UFT by NYC Educator *All chapter leaders should engage principals on all aspects of a new teacher evaluation system. You should focus on the fact that visits by the talent coaches should be supportive, not intimidating for teachers, and you should establish the ground rules and advocate for comprehensive professional development so our members will be ready when the new system is implemented in September.* Well, that's something to think about. Problematic is the fact that the system does not actually exist. Of course no teacher wants ... more »
Diane in the Evening 4-13-13 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: Teacher Ken Shows Creativity by dianerav Please check out Teacher Ken’s post on the Daily Kos. Scroll down through the comments and you will see some creative reworking of the covers of Time and Newsweek, as well as the “Waiting for Superman” poster, now renamed “Waiting for Eraserhead.” Jersey Youth Will Run NYC School System by dianerav Dennis Walcott, the chancellor of the Néw York City Department of Education, has announced the selection of Andrew Buher, age 27, to be Chief Operating Officer of the 1.1 milli... more »
Turnaround Arts Initiative artist, Sarah Jessica Parker, visits King School (photos) | OregonLive.com
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Turnaround Arts Initiative artist, Sarah Jessica Parker, visits King School (photos) | OregonLive.com: Turnaround Arts Initiative artist, Sarah Jessica Parker, visits King School (photos) by Faith Cathcart, The Oregonian Turnaround Arts initiative artist , Sarah Jessica Parker, visits King School students for the first time. As part of the program, Parker is mentoring King School students for two years. The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities supports the program as an example of using the arts to help close achievement gaps. *(14 total photos)* * * ** ** **
Is Reince Priebus after my demographic??? Parents United for Responsible Education
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Is Reince Priebus after my demographic???: Is Reince Priebus after my demographic??? by admin [image: Apple with Worm]From the Illinois Review: The concerns about the federal Common Core curriculum and the national standards it would impose on local schools reached the level of the Republican National Committee Friday and was passed unanimously. Illinois RNC National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte said she was happy to co-sponsor the resolution and encourage others to support the effort. The RNC resolution reads in part: *…... more »
Denver schools to pay millions to reverse controversial 2008 bond deal - The Denver Post
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Denver schools to pay millions to reverse controversial 2008 bond deal - The Denver Post: Denver schools to pay millions to reverse controversial 2008 bond deal POSTED: 04/13/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT UPDATED: 04/13/2013 12:37:50 AM MDT *By Kevin Simpson* *The Denver Post* Blog: Colorado Classroom Colorado Classroom covers local and state education issues affecting K-12 and higher education students in the state of Colorado. Denver Public Schools, which entered a risky and controversial variable-rate pension bond deal a few years ago, next week plans to finish converting those bonds... more »
New Jersey native, 27, named chief operating officer of NYC's Department of Education | NJ.com
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New Jersey native, 27, named chief operating officer of NYC's Department of Education | NJ.com: New Jersey native, 27, named chief operating officer of NYC's Department of Education by Julia Terruso/The Star-Ledger A 27-year-old New Jersey native who has sprinted up the ladder of success has been named chief operating officer of New York City's Department of Education, the New York Post reports.[image: prodigy.jpg]Lawrence native Andrew Buher, a 2007 graduate of Rider University, has been named chief operating officer of the New York City Department of Education .Rider University ... more »
4LAKids - Gladys explains it all for you: AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS = WALMART’S TRAINING ACADEMIES
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Gladys explains it all for you: AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS = WALMART’S TRAINING ACADEMIES: Gladys explains it all for you: AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS = WALMART’S TRAINING ACADEMIES A YOUTUBE VIDEO ANIMATION BY JOHN THE DAD | 16:02April 10, 2013 :: Something's not quite right in America's schools and Gladys is going to tell the world just what is wrong! Designed to empower citizens in a democracy, public schools have become Walmart's training academies and Gladys wants an end to it! Be informed and entertained, but most of all get busy, ta... more »
Ed Notes Online: "I Am Not a Crook," Rhee Heading for Perp Walk?
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Ed Notes Online: "I Am Not a Crook," Rhee Heading for Perp Walk?: "I Am Not a Crook," Rhee Heading for Perp Walk? by ed notes online I imagine some of you think this Rhee "head on Nixon body" photoshop I keep up on the Ed Notes sidebar was just done. In fact David Bellel did it for me many years ago fairly early in her reign as DC supt. I was so sure it would come in handy time and again. I think we did them for Joel Klein, Chris Cerf, John White. We never thought of Beverly Hall but should have. In fact I know so much about who cheated and when in some districts here in NYC, c... more »
"NYSUT adopts resolution against high-stakes testing." April 13, 2013. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org
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"NYSUT adopts resolution against high-stakes testing." April 13, 2013. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org: NYSUT adopts resolution against high-stakes testing WASHINGTON, D.C. April 13, 2013 - Just days before New York state students sit for yet another round of standardized tests, delegates to New York State United Teachers annual policymaking convention unanimously passed a resolution criticizing SED's rocky implementation of new Common Core standards and demanding that this year's test results not be used for high-stakes decisions affecting students and teachers.... more »
City College of San Francisco fights against privatization | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News
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City College of San Francisco fights against privatization | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: City College of San Francisco fights against privatization by Danny Weil [image: Fighting the ACCJC and their plans to privatize community colleges] From: __*Bob of Occupy* CCSF City College of San Francisco[image: Occupy!] This quote from The Rude Pundit offers the best riposte to those who don’t want to offend more nervous folks at CCSF: “We don’t make great leaps forward anymore for fear of upsetting someone, some previously powerf... more »
UPDATE: Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky
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Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky: IEA RA. Press registered? One. Me. by Fred Klonsky [image: IEA-RA_Press] The in box. Retiree Joyce Siska on NBI 16: “That was MY New Business Item.” by Fred Klonsky I reported earlier on the report that IEA Executive Director Audrey Soglin gave to the IEA Representative Assembly as she was directed to do by last year’s New Business Item 16. NBI 16 directed the Executive Director to investigate and report on the negative impact Senate Bill 7 has had on teachers in the state. Audrey along with Stand for Children’s Jonah Edelman helped create the ... more »
The Letter that Prompted “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” |
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The Letter that Prompted “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” |: The Letter that Prompted “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” by Angus Johnston Fifty years ago yesterday, a group of eight white Birmingham clergy published “A Call For Unity,” an open letter criticizing Martin Luther King and other civil rights organizers. The letter, excerpted below and available in fullhere, prompted King to write Letter From Birmingham Jail. “We are now confronted by a series of demonstrations by some of our Negro citizens, directed and led in part by outsiders. We recognize the natural impatience of people... more »
Parent Advocates - Lawsuit Against The California Department of Education For Failure
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Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: *Lawsuit Against The California Department of Education For Failure To Educate Students With Disabilities Will Proceed* * * * *A federal district judge in Sacramento has denied a motion by the California Department of Education (CDE) to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two parent associations on behalf of children with disabilities. (Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association v. Calif. Dep’t of Educ., U.S. Dist. Ct., Eastern Dist., Calif. No. 2:11-cv-3471-KJM-AC)). The parents have charged the department with systematically failing to assure that... more »
Daily Kos: A reflection on work, employment and aging
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Daily Kos: A reflection on work, employment and aging: A reflection on work, employment and aging by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) This Saturday reflection will begin about the particulars of my personal situation, but I will use that as a starting point for a broader reflection on public policy and attitudes. In less than 6 weeks I will turn 67. I had retired from teaching, but at the request of friends stepped in to a challenging high needs middle school in DC. It was stretching me, but I had to leave it to care for my spouse in the early days of her cancer treatment. We are n... more »
"It's time to fight back!" A rap for Chicago : blue cheddar
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"It's time to fight back!" A rap for Chicago : blue cheddar: “It’s time to fight back!” A rap for Chicago by bluecheddar The fight to keep Chicago’s public schools open is still on strong. If you’re not “up” on what’s going on, you probably had some help with that from the consolidated, conciliatory, and corporate press. They can’t be relied on to pump up protest news like so many celeb. rehab stories, ya know. Search Topsy for #CPSclosings (shortcut to the Topsy search is right HERE) or look at the twitter widget I put on this blog, top right corner. Labor Notes has a great ... more »
Has One Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change Been Implicated in Michelle Rhee’s DC Cover-Up? | Scathing Purple Musings
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Has One Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change Been Implicated in Michelle Rhee’s DC Cover-Up? | Scathing Purple Musings: Has One Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change Been Implicated in Michelle Rhee’s DC Cover-Up? by Bob Sikes The jig is up on Michelle Rhee. The DC test results she used as the holy writ to base her empire on were fraudulent. The adults cheated and Michelle Rhee and her Teach for America buddy Kaya Henderson covered it up. It’s always the cover-up that gets you in the end. All that’s left now are who else goes down as a result. At some point the Florida media will start pointing out... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Investigation Memo Renews Calls For Further Probe Of D.C. Schools
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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Investigation Memo Renews Calls For Further Probe Of D.C. Schools: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Investigation Memo Renews Calls For Further Probe Of D.C. Schools by Joy Resmovits More than five years after Michelle Rhee took over Washington, D.C., public schools, and nearly three years after she left her position as chancellor, critics are still looking for closure and demanding a more rigorous investigation of the seeming rise in student test scores under her reign. In what's become an annual ritual of sorts, D.C. schoo... more »
Yes, Rhee saw the test cheating memo
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Yes, Rhee saw the test cheating memo: Yes, Rhee saw the test cheating memo Posted by Valerie Strauss on April 13, 2013 at 9:40 am 0 Comments More Michelle Rhee (Susan Biddle for The Washington Post) The education world is abuzz over the publication by independent journalist John Merrow of a secret memo that says nearly 200 D.C. educators may have cheated on standardized tests in 2008 when Michelle Rhee was schools chancellor. (You can read the memo and more here.) Just to be clear, because some have wondered, Rhee *did* see the memo, according to Merrow. He wrote in a post on his bl... more »
Protect Children's Privacy in New York State | Protect Children's Privacy | causes.com
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Protect Children's Privacy in New York State | Protect Children's Privacy | causes.com: Protect Children's Privacy in New York State - Posted to Protect Children's Priva… by Penni Blizzard-McGrath - Apr 12 - Invite Friends 28 shares SHARE TWEET REPOST GOOGLE+ EMAIL To: New York State Government - New York State Dept of Education New York and several other states have recently agreed to share confidential student information with corporate entities related to the Gates Foundation and the News Corporation (owned by Rupert Murdoch). The shared data will include children'... more »
Jewish groups solidarity against school closings Parents United for Responsible Education
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Jewish groups solidarity against school closings: Jewish groups solidarity against school closings by admin From CReATE member Diane Horwitz: Jewish Solidarity And Action for Schools: The Jewish Community takes a stand against school closings. Please sign their letter. The text of the letter can be found at: tinyurl.com/jews4schools and on their Facebook page. It is also below including the list of signers as of April 10. Karen Lewis will speak at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. He... more »
RHEE CAP: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Scandal
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*RHEE CAP: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Cheating Scandal * Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington - NYTimes.com coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington - NYTimes.com: Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington by By MOTOKO RICH Michelle A. Rhee, the former schools chancellor in Washington, said she did not recall a memo describing test cheating. By MOTOKO RICHPublished: April 12, 2013 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - SAVE - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - The City Council in Washington will hold a hearing next we... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-13-13 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] Julian Vasquez Heilig: Parent Trigger and the Big $$$ by dianerav This is Julian Vasquez Heilig’s continuing series called the Teat, in which he follows the money behind corporate reform. This one focuses on the so-called parent trigger. Previous installments have looked at TFA and KIPP. I posted Gary Cohn’s excellent analysis of the funding behind Parent Revolution, the group created by charter advocates to trick parents into turning their public school over to... more »
Opening the Cradle to Prison Pipeline — The Newest Jim Crow | toteachornototeach
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Opening the Cradle to Prison Pipeline — The Newest Jim Crow | toteachornototeach: Opening the Cradle to Prison Pipeline — The Newest Jim Crow by aristotlethewise *Opening the Cradle to Prison Pipeline — The Newest Jim Crow* by Steve Nelson In her brilliant book, The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander makes a compelling argument that young men of color in America are the victims of systemic and systematic racism, resulting in mass incarceration: the de facto 21st century version of the Jim Crow laws in the 19th and 20th centuries. The most recent education news provides alarming indi... more »
Daily Kos: DC City Council will hold hearing on cheating under Rhee
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Daily Kos: DC City Council will hold hearing on cheating under Rhee: DC City Council will hold hearing on cheating under Rhee by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) As one can read in this *New York Times* story, the posting by John Merrow about the previously unreleased memo on the 2008 cheating in DC public schools is beginning to have an impact. As the first paragraph of the article notes, The City Council in Washington will hold a hearing next week after a memo warning officials of cheating on standardized tests during the chancellorship of Michelle A. Rhee surfaced Thursday night.... more »
Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim’s Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms | The White House
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Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim’s Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms | The White House: Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim’s Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms by The White House *Remarks of Francine Wheeler* *The President’s Weekly Address* Hi. As you’ve probably noticed, I’m not the President. I’m just a citizen. And as a citizen, I’m here at the White House today because I want to make a difference and I hope you will join me. My name is Francine Wheeler. My husband David is with me. We live in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. David and I hav... more »
Mother Crusader: Conflicted Christopher Irving; Paterson Board Of Education President Accepts B4K Bucks
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Mother Crusader: Conflicted Christopher Irving; Paterson Board Of Education President Accepts B4K Bucks: Conflicted Christopher Irving; Paterson Board Of Education President Accepts B4K Bucks by darciecima Joe Malinconico has revealed that B4K has donated to the campaign of Paterson Board of Education President Christopher Irving. A New Brunswick-based group that backs Gov. Chris Christie’s education initiatives has made a $2,600 donation to Board of Education President Christopher Irving’s re-election campaign. The group, Better Education For Kids (B4K), supports school voucher... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-13-13
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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* MICHELLE RHEE’S REIGN OF ERROR smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 10 hours ago by John Merrow, Taking Note | http://bit.ly/12TSWsC 11. Apr, 2013 :: With the indictment of former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly A. Hall and 34 other public school employees in a massive cheating scandal, the time is right to re-examine other situations of possible illegal behavior by educators. Washington, DC, belongs at the top of that list. ***** Michelle A. Rhee, America’s LCFF: A... more »
Top Content this Week - 4-6-13 The Educator's PLN Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN:
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: a message to parents from your child's teacher]a message to parents from your child's teacher Added by Thomas Whitby on March 23, 2013 2[image: Challenge 14]Challenge 14 Added by Lori Thomas on April 7, 2013 3[image: Looking for Communities in need of Clothing, Shoes, school supplies, household items]Looking for Communities in need of Clothing, Shoes, school supplies, household items Posted by Mari Angela on April 9, 2013 4[image: SMART Boards Why are they so easy to use?]SMART Boards Why are they so easy to use? Added by Cassandr... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 4-6-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * Texting, social networking and other media use linked to poor academic performance Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago The widespread use of media among college students – from texting to chatting on cell phones to posting status updates on Facebook – may be taking an academic toll, say researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. According to a new study, freshmen women spend nearly half their day – 12 hours – engaged in some form of media use, ... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 4-13-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY* *LOOK FOR MY BOOK IN MARCH, 2013*[image: Ferlazzo200(1)] "Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation" will be a sequel to"Helping Students Motivate Themselves" This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 7 hours ago Here are several relatively recent useful articles on education policy: Seattle eases rules on exams teachers are boycotting is from The Seattle Times. I’m addin... more »
Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington - NYTimes.com
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Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington - NYTimes.com: Hearing on Test-Cheating Claim in Washington by By MOTOKO RICH Michelle A. Rhee, the former schools chancellor in Washington, said she did not recall a memo describing test cheating. By MOTOKO RICHPublished: April 12, 2013 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - SAVE - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - The City Council in Washington will hold a hearing next week after a memo warning officials of cheating on standardized tests during the chancellorship of Michelle A. Rhee surfaced Thursday night.... more »
You Don’t “Hella Love” Oakland Teachers OR Students with Research Like This | Classroom Struggle
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You Don’t “Hella Love” Oakland Teachers OR Students with Research Like This | Classroom Struggle: You Don’t “Hella Love” Oakland Teachers OR Students with Research Like This by ClassroomStruggle [image: iwanttocommodify hella love oakland teachers] the true agenda of the NCTQ report? if it’s not, can you clarify why? You Don’t “Hella Love” Oakland Teachers OR Students with Research Like This. A Critique of the NCTQ’s “Teacher Quality Roadmap” Report Table of Contents: 1. Intro – A Racist/Classist Report for Oakland’s Schools 2. The NCTQ’s Four Main “Reforms” 3. No Social C... more »
All Things Education: Quick Thoughts on the Missing Memo & Erase to the Top
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All Things Education: Quick Thoughts on the Missing Memo & Erase to the Top: Quick Thoughts on the Missing Memo & Erase to the Top by Rachel Levy Some quick thoughts on the discovery of the "missing" memo in DCPS/ Michelle Rhee cheating allegations: a) Everyone and their mom, or should I say dad, knew there was something fishy going on. How does this one memo change anything? Rhee doesn't recall receiving the memo? *Right.* Rhee says all kinds of things all of the time: to reporters, to pundits, under oath, to investigators, on the StudentsFirst blog. How will this lie be differ...more »
