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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 4-23-13 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS

Exploring Moral Development in School - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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Exploring Moral Development in School - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Exploring Moral Development in School by Mary-Ellen Phelps Deily *Elliott Witney continues his conversation with Deborah Meier today.* Dear Deb, I wanted to start by saying that I hope everyone you know in the Boston community through your extensive work there is safe and has been able to weather what must have been an emotional storm over the last several days. I can only imagine how challenging last week was for so many people whose lives you've touched directly or indirectly. In addition to this tho... more »

Modern School: We Don’t Need New Standards

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Modern School: We Don’t Need New Standards: We Don’t Need New Standards by Michael Dunn The standard assumption about standards, regardless of politics, is that standards are a necessary and pedagogically important part of education. After all, if we didn’t have standards for each discipline, then teachers could teach whatever they wanted. There would be chaos. There would be no equity. Some kids would get a better education than others. A recent piece in Good Education adds several other supposedly important benefits, such as providing a vision, or a “destination for learning,” a... more »

Grit: Multiple Intelligences and Instructional Technology — Whole Child Education

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Grit: Multiple Intelligences and Instructional Technology — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Whole Child Virtual Conference]Grit: Multiple Intelligences and Instructional Technology April 23, 2013 by Whole Child Virtual Conference [image: Whole Child Virtual Conference - 2013] *ASCD's third annual Whole Child Virtual Conference is a free, online event that provides a forum and tools for schools and districts working toward sustainability and changing school cultures to serve the whole child. Built on the theme, "Moving from Implementation to Sustainability to Cult... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Oversight Work Session: Teaching and Learning

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Oversight Work Session: Teaching and Learning: Oversight Work Session: Teaching and Learning by Charlie Mas Tomorrow evening the School Board will conduct an oversight work session to review the operation of the District's Teaching and Learning. Finally. This will be the Board's first review of Teaching and Learning EVER. This is one of the final direct consequences of the mismanagement of the District under the Sundquist Board and Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson. It has been a long time coming. After the State Auditor's Office took the District lead... more »

When is Innovation Old News? | My Island View

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago

When is Innovation Old News? | My Island View: When is Innovation Old News? by tomwhitby The term “innovation” has been thrown around through the halls of education for several years. Its creation in our education system is a stated goal by our Department of Education. It is a reason, although some would call it a justification, for charter schools being formed. Charter schools were supposed to lead the way to innovation for public education. A problem with innovation however is that we often do not know it when we see it. The whole idea of innovation is that it is something new. ... more »

UPDATE: Cruelty of the Annual Spring Testing Season +Head over to @guardianteach – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago

Head over to @guardianteach and find out about an “education spring” via @debrakidd – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: The Cruelty of the Annual Spring Testing Season by johnt4853 The spring standardized testing season has begun, and learning has stopped. Or, should I say that learning the skills and knowledge necessary to become a healthy citizen has stopped? Students will continue to learn about the seamy side of adult politics until the testing ordeal peters out in May. Especially for many students in low-income [...] Head over to @guardianteach and find out about an “e... more »

U.S. News Releases 2013 Best High Schools Rankings - US News and World Report

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U.S. News Releases 2013 Best High Schools Rankings - US News and World Report: U.S. News Releases 2013 Best High Schools RankingsSeveral public schools made significant gains, shaking up the top 10 in this year’s rankings. By KELSEY SHEEHY April 23, 2013 RSS Feed Print [image: A diverse group of high school students work in a computer lab. The Best High Schools rankings factor in academic performance among blank, Hispanic and low-income students.] The Best High Schools rankings factor in academic performance among black, Hispanic and low-income students. The importance of a strong h... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-23-13 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] A Great News Source for The Struggle to Save Public Education by dianerav The Network for Public Education has developed an excellent news source of stories from across the nation. Follow it to stay informed. And please consider joining the Network. It is only $20 for membership. Join with your friends and allies as we push back against those who are imposing failed ideas on our children and our schools. Louisianans to Jindal: Enough Is Enough by dianerav Many... more »

Florida Republican Senators Giveth Then Taketh Away Local Control in Parent Trigger Bill | Scathing Purple Musings

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago

Florida Republican Senators Giveth Then Taketh Away Local Control in Parent Trigger Bill | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida Republican Senators Giveth Then Taketh Away Local Control in Parent Trigger Bill by Bob Sikes Mush was celebrated in Sen. David Simmons amendment to Parent Trigger which carved out final say on the final choice to local school boards. It was somehow because Commissioner Tony Bennett suggested in a letter that local boards “shouldn’t be left off the hook.” Governor Rick Scott even mentioned Bennett’s involvement this weekend. All that’s been torpedoed by Sen... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Kenyon College

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Kenyon College: Kenyon College by Mike Klonsky I'm at Kenyon College in Ohio, working with Prof. *Peter Rutkoff's* American Students students and reviewing some student final projects. Super-prof Peter's new novel, "Irish Eyes" just came out. It's set in in 60's N.Y. and tells the story of an Irish family living through those wild and radical times. Be sure and pick up a copy. Even out here in beautiful, wooded Gambier, I still am battered by the news of another 15-year-old Chicago student, Cornelius German, shot dead blocks from President Obama hom... more »

Parent trigger: Who’s for it and who’s against it tells the story

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Parent trigger: Who’s for it and who’s against it tells the story: Parent trigger: Who’s for it and who’s against it tells the story Posted by Valerie Strauss on April 23, 2013 at 5:00 am 1 Comments More [image: parent-trigger1]You can learn pretty much everything you need to know about the controversial “parent trigger” legislation now before the Florida Legislature by looking at who is for it and who is against it. Parent trigger legislation is intended to give parents with children at low-performing schools the legal right to petition the state or district for a change in school ... more »

Daily Kos: Guns and terrorism, a double-barreled standard

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

Daily Kos: Guns and terrorism, a double-barreled standard: Photos from Andrew Kitzenberg of early Friday Watertown shootout by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Many saw Kitzenberg on TV during the early morning hours. He has posted and explained the photos he took with his I-Phone as the shootout was occurring on the street just outside the house in which he leaves early Friday morning. If you are interested, you can take a look at Boston Bombing Suspect Shootout Pictures. Guns and terrorism, a double-barreled standard by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) The nation demonstrated again ... more »

UPDATE: Pensions: Hearts and minds. + The in box. Rally for pensions | Fred Klonsky

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago

The in box. Rally for pensions at Harper College. | Fred Klonsky: Pensions: Hearts and minds. by Fred Klonsky [image: images] *Public support for the Cullerton pension bill is collapsing.* For many teachers that I talk to, the fight over pension rights can be dispiriting. Readers of this blog who are not teachers can understand that for both active and retired teachers the attempt to take away what was promised on top of what appears to be a general atmosphere of teacher-bashing seems to be a case of piling on. Which brings me to yesterday’s Greg Hinz column in Crain’s. Remember tha... more »

When It Comes To Testing, Kids Get Labeled Failures First | The Jose Vilson

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 5 hours ago

When It Comes To Testing, Kids Get Labeled Failures First | The Jose Vilson: When It Comes To Testing, Kids Get Labeled Failures First by Jose Vilson In my new co-blog The Collaborateurs, I wrote a little bit about testing and race. Here’s a bit: What’s sometimes missing from this side of the argument is that the effects for students is *much*worse than for teachers. Obviously, the teaching profession has a long way to go before we have the right working conditions and respect from society to make this profession more … professional. On the other hand, a few of the people who r... more »

Martin Burney and PS 154 in the Bronx.southbronxschool.com

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http://www.southbronxschool.com: Martin Burney and PS 154 in the Bronx by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) What was it with that movie, "Sleeping with the Enemy?" Every girl, including my girlfriend at the time, wanted to see that movie. Not the best movie, but definitely creepy, and who can forget Patrick Bergin as Julia Robert's husband Martin Burney? Certainly not the staff of PS 154. Remember Martin? He of the anal retentive, OCD, perfectionist, micro managing, control freak, patronizing, condescending, and smarter (so Martin Burney believed) than everyone else type? One mus... more »

Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Cheating Scandal + A Retrospective - Season of the Witch

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago

*Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Cheating Scandal * *A Retrospective - Season of the Witch* When I look out my window Many sights to see And when I look in my window So many different people to be That it's strange, so strange You've got to pick up every stitch You've got to pick up every stitch You've got to pick up every stitch Mm, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch When I look over my shoulder What do you think I see ? Some other cat looking over His shoulder at me And he's strange, sure he's strange You've... more »

Richie Havens, Woodstock legend, dies at 72 - TODAY Entertainment

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Richie Havens, Woodstock legend, dies at 72 - TODAY Entertainment: Richie Havens, Woodstock legend, dies at 72 By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, who opened the 1969 Woodstock music festival with a legendary and lengthy set that helped make him famous, died Monday at age 72. Fin Costello / Redferns file via Getty Images Richie Havens in concert in 1973. His family says Havens died of a heart attack, and that a public memorial will be announced later. A statement on his official website posted before Havens' death says that the singer never fu... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Kari Steeves' letter to the Regents about inBloom

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NYC Public School Parents: Kari Steeves' letter to the Regents about inBloom: Kari Steeves' letter to the Regents about inBloom by Leonie Haimson *From:* Kari Steeves *To:* mhtisch@mhtisch.com; RegentCashin@mail.nysed.gov; regentnorwood@mail.nysed.gov; regentcea@mail.nysed.gov; regentyoung@mail.nysed.gov; regentrosa@mail.nysed.gov; regentbendit@mail.nysed.gov; regentjackson@mail.nysed.gov; regenttilles@mail.nysed.gov; regenttallon@mail.nysed.gov; regentphillips@mail.nysed.gov; regentchapey@mail.nysed.gov; regentbottar@mail.nysed.gov; regentdawson@mail.nysed.gov; regentbennett@... more »

Private companies want a share of public education dollars: Chalk It Up | OregonLive.com

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Private companies want a share of public education dollars: Chalk It Up | OregonLive.com: Private companies want a share of public education dollars: Chalk It Up from Oregon Education by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian [image: lobbyists.JPG]A gaggle of lobbyists wait outside the House chamber of the Oregon Legislature for the final gavel to fall during the 2011 session.Ross William Hamilton / The Oregonian Education Week, a national news outlet that covers K-12 education, hasa big article out today (mainly behind a paywall) that looks at the many ways for-profit education companies a... more »

This Teacher Supports Common Core, Opposes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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This Teacher Supports Common Core, Opposes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: This Teacher Supports Common Core, Opposes Tests by Anthony Cody *New York teacher Katie Lapham shared the following letter with me, which she sent today. I believe it reflects the feelings of many educators caught in the middle between Common Core hopes and testing realities.* New York State Board of Regents and Dr. John B. King, Jr., Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New ... more »

California National Green Ribbon Award Winners - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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California National Green Ribbon Award Winners - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Congratulates Four California Schools, One District on Being Named National Green Ribbon Award Winners SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson applauded four California schools and a school district for receiving "Green Ribbon" recognition from the U.S. Department of Education today for promoting environmental awareness on campus while preparing students to succeed in the emerging green economy. The 2013 U.S. Green Ribbon winners are:... more »

NYC Educator: Gotham Schools Defends High-Stakes Testing

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago

NYC Educator: Gotham Schools Defends High-Stakes Testing: Gotham Schools Defends High-Stakes Testing by NYC Educator Today, Gotham Schools saw fit to run a "principled" defense of standardized testing. As corporations continue to massively profit off of our children, as Pearson makes preposterous, indefensible and humiliating errors, someone at Gotham decided this was a good time to run this piece. First of all, it's interesting to read the writer's claims: *I have no stake in testing itself, beyond that of a taxpayer and an educator privileged to work with teachers and schools. * ... more »

UPDATE: Our children’s data is up for sale + No Amendment Can Fix Parent Trigger | Parents Across America

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago

No Amendment Can Fix Parent Trigger | Parents Across America: Our children’s data is up for sale – Literally! by pureparents UPDATE: Because of protests from parents and his State board of education, John White, the state superintendent of Louisiana, just announced he was pulling all the state’s student data out of inBloom. Louisiana was the only state sharing all its confidential student data statewide except for NY with this controversial corporation called inBloom Inc., and the only other state that we know of that had already begun to send them this sensitive data, which in t... more »

Two brave Mandeville High students fighting John White and BESE for their futures | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago

Two brave Mandeville High students fighting John White and BESE for their futures | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Two brave Mandeville High students fighting John White and BESE for their futures by crazycrawfish I recently had the privilege of chatting with one of the two brave Mandeville High School students that participated in a BESE meeting about student privacy at the Louisiana Department of Education on Wednesday the 17 th. (I only wish I could have been there myself but was not able to get away at that time.) However I feel like was more than adequately represented by these two ... more »

Illinois PIG: Get Serious | Reclaim Reform

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago

Illinois PIG: Get Serious | Reclaim Reform: Illinois PIG: Get Serious from (title unknown) by kenpreviti [image: CT]As Illinois legislators continue their attempts to pillage active and retired teacher pension systems, please keep in mind that the Liberal Democrats led by 28 year Speaker of the House Mike Madigan is following the same program being used by Tea Party Gov. Rick Scott in Florida. Legalized corruption has no party affiliation. A family court judge whose wife is a lobbyist and friend of Rep. Diane Nekritz (D) made a ruling stating that healthcare is not a benefit – or s... more »

UPDATE: Students opting out of PSAE + Threat to special education class size rules Parents United for Responsible Education

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Threat to special education class size rules: Students opting out of PSAE by admin [image: testingpencils] Some students from Gage Park High School are planning to boycott part of the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). About 80 Gage Park students walked out of a NAEP exam earlier this year. NAEP is a national exam used to compare districts and states across the U.S. The students objected to having their time taken up with tests that had no bearing on their studies, at a time when some students didn’t even ... more »

RW group @freedomworks posts tantalizing petition to #stopcommoncore – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

RW group @freedomworks posts tantalizing petition to #stopcommoncore – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: RW group @freedomworks posts tantalizing petition to #stopcommoncore by Chalk Face, PhD Here’s a link to the petition. I’m a grown man with my own perspectives, so let me state that I make no secret of my progressive, social justice-oriented views regarding education. I am supportive of a free and equitable system of public education. But I do oppose the Common Core State Standards. The Freedom Works petition against the CCSS makes the predictable argument: Every person ... more »

UPDATE: Parents Please Do Ask Questions About the Common Core | Truth in American Education

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

Parents Please Do Ask Questions About the Common Core | Truth in American Education: L.A. Times: It Would Be Better to Delay the Common Core by Shane Vander Hart The Los Angeles Times had an interesting op/ed today. A noteworthy excerpt: At the rate the state is going, teachers will end up being trained before the English curriculum is even in place, and instruction would start before the new textbooks are in anyone’s hands. Yet if the school reform movement has its way, teachers will be evaluated in part based on how well their students do on the very different standardized tests... more »

Elaine Weiss: Can We Move Past Market-oriented "Reforms" to Policies That Actually Work?

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago

Elaine Weiss: Can We Move Past Market-oriented "Reforms" to Policies That Actually Work?: Can We Move Past Market-oriented "Reforms" to Policies That Actually Work? For over a decade now, a group of self-proclaimed reformers has argued that, notwithstanding a lack of research-based evidence to support their claims, we should put our trust -- and our public money -- in their policy agenda. School district leaders like Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, Arne Duncan, and the mayors who backed them, would have us believe that virtually all it takes to close stubborn race- and income-based ... more »

John White and InBloom: It Ain’t Over, Folks | deutsch29

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

John White and InBloom: It Ain’t Over, Folks | deutsch29: John White and InBloom: It Ain’t Over, Folks by deutsch29 On Friday, April 19, I wrote a post regarding John White’s supposedly pulling out of student data storage with the Gates-and-Murdoch-associated nonprofit, InBloom. Since that time, I added an update to my original post, which I will reproduce here for those who might have missed it: *UPDATE 04-20-13:* *Fellow Louisiana blogger crazycrawfish (former LDOE manager of data) has included this information in this post:* *“John White unwittingly sent us a file for yet another... more »

Diane in the Evening 4-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Will Florida Pass Parent Tricker Bill? by dianerav Last year, Florida State Senators failed to pass a parent trigger bill because not a single parent group in the state supported the bill. Parents came from across the state to testify against the legislation. They accurately saw the bill as a transparent effort to trick parents into handing their public school over to a charter corporation. The bill comes up for a vote in the next few days. Jeb Bush and his surrogates are working hard to get the bill What Mi... more »

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: *Greetings!* This is a Special Edition of our newsletter, to announce an exciting new feature: The NPE Newsblog. If you are "in the know" you might have seen an email titled The Pennsylvania Education Crisis Highlights, edited by Ken Derstine. Ken assembles the hottest stories from around the country, and offers a bit of his own analysis on the trends he is observing. It is a great way to capture a sense of everything happening, and he has brought this to our NPE web site. Please visit, and bookmark or subscribe to this p... more »

Start Following Your Dreams, Stop Worrying About What You're 'Supposed To Do' — Whole Child Education

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Start Following Your Dreams, Stop Worrying About What You're 'Supposed To Do' — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Bill Drayton]Start Following Your Dreams, Stop Worrying About What You’re ‘Supposed To Do’ April 22, 2013 by Bill Drayton In elementary school I could not imagine why I was being tortured by Latin or math, and my perception of soccer was chiefly that of being a crashee. But I loved starting things, especially newspapers. Once I had saved enough to buy a mimeograph machine (the prior technology being typing hard with as many carbon copy sheets as possibl... more »

Marvin Matthew – If You Want Solutions, Invest in Youth Student Voice

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Student Voice: Marvin Matthew – If You Want Solutions, Invest in Youth by Editor Admin “Do students have a responsibility to use what they’ve learned in school to address societal plights?” A professor recently posed this question. I struggled to answer. My logic is that if you aren’t teaching us to address, analyze, and solve problems — you can’t expect us to do any of the above. If colleges and universities, or society, are asking students to use what we’ve learned in the classroom to help solve the problems which we all face, then why are they drill, kill, bubble filling us? Ou... more »

Corporate Education Reform Goes to College Despite Flunking Out in the K-12 System

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

Corporate Education Reform Goes to College Despite Flunking Out in the K-12 System: Corporate Education Reform Goes to College Despite Flunking Out in the K-12 System by Jim Miller [image: 6671_500611959997407_1321783566_n]*By Jim Miller* Things haven’t been going too well for the corporate education reform forces lately. In Chicago there is great controversy surrounding and parent resistance to school closings as a result of the efforts of over zealous reformers. This shameful turn of events puts yet another black mark on former Obama Administration chief of staff and current Chi... more »

Are Top State Education Officials trying to circumvent Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Law by using personal email accounts? - Wait, What?

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

Are Top State Education Officials trying to circumvent Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Law by using personal email accounts? - Wait, What?: Are Top State Education Officials trying to circumvent Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Law by using personal email accounts? by jonpelto Yet another source has confirmed that certain high-ranking officials in the State Department of Education are using their personal computers, personal email accounts or texting on their personal phones to conduct state business. Unfortunately from time to time, government officials have tried to ... more »

UPDATE: Seattle Schools Community Forum: WA State Teacher Named National Teacher of the Year

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

Seattle Schools Community Forum: WA State Teacher Named National Teacher of the Year: Debarments by Charlie Mas When a vendor for the District has overbilled the District they can be subject to debarment - the District will refuse to do business with them in future. As a result of the scandal around the Small Works roster program and the state auditor's office investigation into the potential loss of public funds, a number of cases for debarment arose. Here is a district memo summarizing the status of those debarred. You will note that the debarment of the Urban League has expir... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, April 22, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues**Endorsements - Monica Ratliff for Board of Education 2013: * Education Headlines *Monday, April 22, 2013* Monterey Peninsula USD's choice for superintendent named in sexual harassment lawsuitMonterey Peninsula Unified School District trustees are confident they picked the right man for the superintendent's job, even though he has been named in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Palm Springs Unified School District harder on black studentsThe Palm Springs Unified School District s... more »

Shanker Blog » The Arcane Rules That Drive Outcomes Under NCLB

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Shanker Blog » The Arcane Rules That Drive Outcomes Under NCLB: The Arcane Rules That Drive Outcomes Under NCLB by Matthew Di Carlo A big part of successful policy making is unyielding attention to detail (an argument that regular readers of this blog hear often). Choices about design and implementation that may seem unimportant can play a substantial role in determining how policies play out in practice. A new paper, co-authored by Elizabeth Davidson, Randall Reback, Jonah Rockoff and Heather Schwartz, and presented at last month’s annual conference of The Association for Educati... more »

UPDATE: 2013 White House Science Fair + School warns students: No test, no sports

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School warns students: No test, no sports: Obama hosts young inventors at 2013 White House Science Fair by Valerie Strauss Some 100 students from more than 40 states are attending the 2013 White House Science Fair, which began today with President Obama as host. The initiative (you can watch it by clicking on a link below) was designed to highlight … Continue reading → School warns students: No test, no sports by Valerie Strauss [image: Smash the DC CAS] How's this for twisting students' arms to take high-stakes standardized tests? This is an email that Woodrow Wilson High ... more »

All Education Matters: Out of Touch Congressman Tells Homeless, Educated Debtor That He Supports Higher Education

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All Education Matters: Out of Touch Congressman Tells Homeless, Educated Debtor That He Supports Higher Education: Out of Touch Congressman Tells Homeless, Educated Debtor That He Supports Higher Education by Cryn Johannsen On March 30th, I wrote a brief post about Tagean Goddard's coverage on mounting defaults. A growing number of economists and policy analysts are finally acknowledging that student loan debt, and the alarming number of people who are defaulting on their loans, is having an adverse affect upon the health of the economy. Indeed, younger people with degrees, who s...more »

"NYSUT on state tests: 'It's time to hold the Commissioner and the Regents accountable'." April 22, 2013. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org

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"NYSUT on state tests: 'It's time to hold the Commissioner and the Regents accountable'." April 22, 2013. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org: NYSUT on state tests: 'It's time to hold the Commissioner and the Regents accountable' [image: slider_120427_testing_01] *STATEMENT BY NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS AS STATE STANDARDIZED TESTING RESUMES* "Teachers want nothing more than to nurture in their students a lifelong love of learning. They are dedicated to fostering in young people the deeper learning and skills needed to be successful. New York's teachers believe th... more »