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LAUSD board member seeks overhaul of 'teacher jail' system - LA Daily News
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LAUSD board member seeks overhaul of 'teacher jail' system - LA Daily News: LAUSD board member seeks overhaul of 'teacher jail' system Plan would add team of professional investigators By Barbara Jones | barbara.jones@dailynews.com | @LADNschools on Twitter Posted: 04/07/2013 02:47:42 PM PDT Updated: 04/07/2013 02:56:50 PM PDT Los Angeles Unified would create a team of professional investigators to handle serious misconduct complaints against teachers as part of a new plan to overhaul the district's disciplinary process, which has been criticized as costly, unwieldy and unfair.... more »
Jersey Jazzman: So Much To Debunk; So Little Time...
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Jersey Jazzman: So Much To Debunk; So Little Time...: So Much To Debunk; So Little Time... by Duke Oy... NJ Gov. Chris Christie announced last week that the state will take over Camden’s long-troubled school system. The courageous move, the latest piece of Christie’s impressive education-reform agenda, could signal a turnaround for one of the country’s most dangerous and depressed cities. [...] Stanford University’s research team recently found that New Jersey charter schools posted “some of the largest learning gains we have seen to date.” This, when Stanford had found disap... more »
Understanding Hypocrisy | InterACT
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Understanding Hypocrisy | InterACT: Understanding Hypocrisy by David B. Cohen This post may only be of interest to a select few people who follow education blogs and policy pretty closely, but I’ll fire off some quick thoughts here anyways. There’s been a spate of online bickering about whether or not it’s hypocritical for people engaged in public education policy debates to send their own children to private school, and how important it is for them to disclose where their children go to school. The recent exchanges began when the L.A. Times started asking where Michelle Rhee’s ... more »
On visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. | Fred Klonsky
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On visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. | Fred Klonsky: On visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. by Fred Klonsky [image: 479891_10151831828347067_1979240461_n] *Photo: Fred Klonsky.* We had breakfast with my long lost cousin Rita this morning. Rita is Jeff”s mom. And Jeff is the reason we are in Washington, DC this weekend. He got married to Robert. Breakfast was at the old historic Willard Hotel across the street from the White House. And as we said our good-byes to cousin Rita, Anne and I walked across the National Mall to the Martin Luther King... more »
Democracy For America - Corfield for Assembly
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Democracy For America - Corfield for Assembly: CORFIELD FOR ASSEMBLY [image: Finalheadshot] Corfield for Assembly New Jersey LD-16 in NJ http://www.corfieldforassembly.com 9 Paddock Lane Flemington, NJ 08822 *Public Phone Number: *908-391-2569 *Public Email: *corfield4assembly@gmail.com *Primary Election Date: *2013-06-04 *General Election Date: *2013-11-05 - Post to Facebook - Post to Twitter - Post to Pinterest - Add to Tumblr - Post to Google+ - Add to LinkedIn - Send via Shareaholic Mail Who am I? I’m a single mother, artist, art teacher, public education acti... more »
It's a Wrap! California Father | Occupy DOE 2.0: The Battle for Public Schools unitedoptout.com #uoodc13
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California Father | Educating Sullivan: [image: California Father] Watch live streaming video from califather at livestream.com *Look for More about Occupy DOE 2.0: The Battle for Public Schools * *http://unitedoptout.com/*
The Campaign for Artful Resistance :: Save Our Schools #uoodc13
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The Campaign for Artful Resistance :: Save Our Schools: The Campaign for Artful Resistance *SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES**THE CAMPAIGN FOR ARTFUL RESISTANCE* *What is it you love about school that you have lost because of high stakes testing, school closings, budget cuts, curriculum losses, teacher firings, and other educational catastrophes?* THE CAMPAIGN FOR ARTFUL RESISTANCE INVITES YOUR INVOLVEMENT - An Introduction to The Campaign for Artful Resistance - The Campaign for Artful Resistance Booklet and Flyers - The Campaign for Artful Resistance Save Our Schools offers an... more »
Diane in the Evening 4-7-13 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: History Is Written by the Winners by dianerav As the adage goes, history is written by the winners. Today, in the United States, it is written by and for the 1%. Or is it the .0001 percent? How important is it for all fifth-graders in the state of Tennessee to know these names? A reader writes: “Bill Gates & Sam Walton just wrote themselves write Indiana: Stop Voucher Expansion by dianerav In Indiana, new legislation would offer vouchers to children who never attended a public school. This eliminates the ficti... more »
Mom: Why I won’t let my son take high-stakes standardized test #uoodc13
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Mom: Why I won’t let my son take high-stakes standardized test: Mom: Why I won’t let my son take high-stakes standardized test Posted by Valerie Strauss on April 7, 2013 at 2:02 pm 1 Comments More [image: test1]Here’s a Q & A with a Pennsylvania mother about why she decided not to let her 9-year-old son take the state’sstandardized test. Kathy Newman is part of a growing movement of parents who are choosing to “opt out” of the state’s test-based accountability system — at least in states that give families that option. (In Florida, for example, it is very hard to opt out; you can se...more »
Sunday read. | Fred Klonsky
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Sunday read. | Fred Klonsky: Sunday read. by Fred Klonsky [image: 560237_10151831807592067_1104605613_n] *Photo: Fred Klonsky. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Washington, DC. * *“A lot of so-called reformers try to dictate top-down, standardized test-driven strategies* that are heavy on competition and short on evidence and resources,” AFT President Randi Weingarten told the 2,400 delegates in her opening address. “They don’t work.” *What happened that made Diane Ravitch* feel she had to apologize to MichelleRhee? *Did you think the Ku Klux Klan was ancient history?* They...more »
Did Lena Dunham Invite Beyonce to Play a Janitor On Girls? |
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Did Lena Dunham Invite Beyonce to Play a Janitor On Girls? |: Did Lena Dunham Invite Beyonce to Play a Janitor On Girls? by Angus Johnston [image: BHQ_E0dCMAEhYBo.png-large]About an hour ago (not long after noon Eastern), word began to go around Twitter that Lena Dunham had tweeted to invite Beyonce to play a janitor on the new season of Girls, and then deleted the tweet. Soon the screenshot at right appeared to confirm it, along with links
Ed Notes Online: Vincent Wojsnis: Why Does the UFT Leadership Cling to Mayoral Control?
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Ed Notes Online: Vincent Wojsnis: Why Does the UFT Leadership Cling to Mayoral Control?: Vincent Wojsnis: Why Does the UFT Leadership Cling to Mayoral Control? by ed notes online Vincent Wojsnis, who was never involved with a UFT caucus in the past, has become a stalwart MORE advocate. He has thrown his hat into the ring with gusto. He is running for a MORE Executive Board At-Large position. Vincent posted a "Why I Am Running With MORE" piece on the MORE blog. "I’ve been a chapter leader, a delegate, an arbitration advocate. In 2009 I joined other UFT members to help organize teach... more »
Lisa MacFarland with WA DFER wins the Walton Award for privitization. | Seattle Education
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Lisa MacFarland with WA DFER wins the Walton Award for privitization. | Seattle Education: Lisa MacFarland with WA DFER wins the Walton Award for privitization. by seattleducation2011 [image: Walmart 1%] According to the PR Newswire, Lisa MacFarland, formerly with the League of Education Voters (LEV) and now Director of Washington State Education Reform Now/Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), received a $10,000 grant from the Walton’s as an “Education Reformer to Watch” for her work on pushing charter school initiative 1240 in the state of Washington. And what does Ms. MacFarlan... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week: Seattle Schools This Week by Melissa Westbrook *Monday, April 8th* Curriculum & Instruction Policy Committee meeting from 4-5:30 p.m. Agenda. The agenda includes two items with "BAR" and a topic. (Anyone know what that acronym means?) A Math Adoption Progress report will be presented as well as discussion of Board Policy #2190 around Advanced Learning. Community Meeting for the Strategic Plan at Ballard High School from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Interpreters available in Spanish and Somali) *Tuesday, April 9th* Community Meeti... more »
Jersey Jazzman: "X Months of Learning" Is a Phony Metric
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Jersey Jazzman: "X Months of Learning" Is a Phony Metric: "X Months of Learning" Is a Phony Metric by Duke *Arne, how many months of student learning is that?* OK, a little hyperbolic on the headline, but now that I've got your attention... I've been reading more and more studies these days that attempt to illustrate gains in "student achievement" in ways that lay people can understand. One of the most common methods I've seen is to translate test score gains into this phrase: "*x months of learning.*" Matt DiCarlo points us to a classic example: Eric Hanushek's assertion that th... more »
UPDATE Melissa Harris-Perry: Atlanta cheating scandal calls high stakes testing into question + Tying welfare benefits to school grades teaches the wrong lesson — MSNBC
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Tying welfare benefits to school grades teaches the wrong lesson — MSNBC: *Atlanta cheating scandal calls high stakes testing into question* Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy >>> welcome back. i'm -- the atlanta school system was rocked to its core. a former school superintendent were indicted in the largest school cheating scandal. indictments that came in part because of the investigative series cheating our children by the atlanta journal constitution. good journalism. on tuesday, the teachers, principals and administrators implicate... more »
Me? Nominated for a #Bammy Award? – @ the chalk face
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Me? Nominated for a #Bammy Award? – @ the chalk face: Me? Nominated for a #Bammy Award? by Kris Nielsen Interesting idea, isn’t it? I’ve been nominated as the *Middle School Teacher of the Year* for the 2013 Bammy Awards. No, seriously! Check it out: I graciously and humbly accept this nomination because I do agree with the nomination’s premise. Here is the transcript of the nomination: [image: badge2013W]*There are innovative educators in thousands of classrooms all across America. Having served as a middle grades educator and instructional leader for six years in New Mexico,... more »
Energy or Entropy?
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Energy or Entropy?: Energy or Entropy? by Sam I spent the other morning in my son’s Montessori classroom. It’s a beautiful, old-school room with high ceilings, large windows and plenty of space, which is good because it’s filled each day with twenty-eight 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. No small task. I’ve been in Montessori classrooms before, yet I was still surprised when the day was never officially called to order. Instead the children took off their shoes, found some work (or not), and began their day in twenty-eight different ways while their two teachers, Ms. Luz and Ms. Allison, ... more »
Jeb Bush’s Foundations Falsely Allign Parent Opposition to Unions While Raking in Cash from Edu Corps | Scathing Purple Musings
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Jeb Bush’s Foundations Falsely Allign Parent Opposition to Unions While Raking in Cash from Edu Corps | Scathing Purple Musings: Jeb Bush’s Foundations Falsely Allign Parent Opposition to Unions While Raking in Cash from Edu Corps by Bob Sikes *StateImpact’s* John O’Connor got a quote from a spokeswomen who provides statements for both of Jeb Bush’s foundations for his story about the formation of parent inspired Alliance for Public Schools. Jaryn Emhof is listed as National Director of Communications for Bush’s *Foundation for Excellence in Education * (FEE) and as the Director... more »
UPDATE: yes it is a war on teachers Daily Kos: Right and Wrong Answers on School Safety
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Daily Kos: Right and Wrong Answers on School Safety: yes it is a war on teachers by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) well beyond the war on other public workers such as that waged by Scott Walker and others in the thrall of ALEC. This is war on those who would help the "other children" to be successful. This is a war on those who might teach students to think independently, which is a major threat to the corporate domination of American politics This is war to take resources and privatize them in a grab for more than half a trillion of annual spending on public schools This is a war to ... more »
Schools Matter: The New Abolitionists
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Schools Matter: The New Abolitionists: The New Abolitionists by Jim Horn Offered on Thursday at Arne Duncan's workplace: Testing Abolitionists We are engaged in a struggle to abolish high stakes standardized tests and to bring back local public control to a public school system that serves the needs of all children who choose it. Resistance is growing among teachers, parents, students, legislators, and unions (at least in Chicago). And though our numbers are still thin and our voices, perhaps, muted and our sprouting resistance sometimes subverted and coopted, that does not ke... more »
Destruction of Public Education by Design: DFER Plan for Obama's Education Policy
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*Destruction of Public Education by Design: DFER Plan for Obama's Education Policy* *"Having a team in place which can collectively implement the Obama education **agenda will – it should go without saying – be crucial. While it is obviously **important for the administration to be faced with a diverse set of voices and **view points, it is even more important, once a decision has been made, that each of **those voices is unambiguously consistent in supporting the administration and **communicating its views.* *A “team of rivals” approach, or one in which the administration seeks... more »
Daily Kos: Perhaps this will help you understand school closings
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Daily Kos: Perhaps this will help you understand school closings: Perhaps this will help you understand school closings by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) why in places like Chicago and Philadelphia the solution to economic problems in schools (even if artificially created) is to close schools. Imagine if you will a detailed step by step guide on how to go about closing schools, field tested. Imagine an organization which trains the leadership of many school districts, even although those it trains often do not meet the state requirements for being superintendents but somehow manage ... more »
California Father | Join me at Occupy the Department of Education, April 4-7, 2013 for a lively discussion about the future of education
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California Father | Educating Sullivan: [image: California Father] califather on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free - ON DEMAND - ABOUT OCCUPY THE DEPT OF ED - HOW TO CHAT - SCHEDULE Watch live streaming video from califather at livestream.com
MORNING UPDATE LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-7-13 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] Who Cares About the Children in Atlanta? by dianerav The Daily Howler notes that most of the mainstream media completely ignored the Atlanta events or barely mentioned them. Only Chris Hayes had a panel on the subject, and two of the three panelists were a waste of air time. One was a clueless parent, and the other was a paid mouthpiece for the hedge fund billionaires of New Jersey. Jersey Jazzman: Why Leonie Haimson Is a True American Hero by dianerav As rea... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Bill Allows Parental Access to Data Mined Student Records
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Bill Allows Parental Access to Data Mined Student Records: Bill Allows Parental Access to Data Mined Student Records by stlgretchen Here are details of a New Hampshire bill (HB1139) allowing parental access on the data mining and records of their children. From gencourt.state.nh.us: This bill allows a parent, legal guardian, or person who is 18 years of age or older to have access to the unique pupil identifier and related information in the data warehouse. 224:1 Unique Pupil Identification; Availability. Amend RSA 193-E:5, I(b) to read as follows... more »
Daily Kos: This is nothing but thinking aloud a bit
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Daily Kos: This is nothing but thinking aloud a bit: This is nothing but thinking aloud a bit by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) at this point in my life I think I would enjoy being able to make enough from writing to fill in the difference what I used to make teaching and what I make now in Social Security and Pension. I am lucky in having medical insurance through my wife's job. Looking back, I think from all sources for all the writing I have done - on line, for print, reviewing book proposals - over the past 20 some-odd years, I have grossed a grand total of less than 3,500, an... more »
What If? A Thought Experiment for Your Sunday – @ the chalk face
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What If? A Thought Experiment for Your Sunday – @ the chalk face: What If? A Thought Experiment for Your Sunday by Kris Nielsen Oh, boy! What a week! I’m tired, and I’ve been daydreaming a lot. I do that sometimes. Have you ever done a thought experiment? It’s when you stop what you’re doing, clear your mind, and then make your mind take you on a journey through some question or idea that you wonder about. For instance, have you ever tried–I mean *really* tried–to imagine “nothing?” Not just blackness or a vacuum, but the total absence of *anything*. It’s hard to do, if not ... more »
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Tell educators they matter. Place your #BammyAwards Vote!
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Tell educators they matter. Place your #BammyAwards Vote!: Tell educators they matter. Place your #BammyAwards Vote! by noreply@blogger.com (Lisa Nielsen) *Educator's make their way to the red carpet. I'm in the purple dress with my boyfriend, back right.* *Envision a world that values education like it values entertainment. That is the goal of The Bammy Awards. It’s time for The Bammy nominations, a cross-discipline honor that identifies and acknowledges the extraordinary work being done across the education field every day-- from teachers, pr... more »
Preschool as Panacea? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Preschool as Panacea? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Preschool as Panacea? by larrycuban In the political gridlock that has marked cutting federal budgets, gun control, and immigration legislation, oneissue brings together both CEOs and educational progressives, political conservatives and liberals: investing in tax-supported preschool for three and four year-olds. President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech calledfor increasing children’s access to prekindergarten and assembled legislators applauded across the aisle separating political parties. *... more »
Discrimination lawsuit filed against Turkish-run charter school
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Discrimination lawsuit filed against Turkish-run charter school: * **Discrimination lawsuit filed against Turkish-run charter school* Truebright Science Academy supporters hold their posters high at the SRC hearing. It is one of more than 130 charters nationwide run by followers of a Turkish imam that are drawing scrutiny. (Steven M. Falk / Staff Photographer) [image: Truebright Science Academy supporters hold their posters high at the SRC hearing. It is one of more than 130 charters nationwide run by followers of a Turkish imam that are drawing scrutiny. (Steven M. Falk / Staff... more »
This coming week Illinois legislators are back in session. Get ready. | Fred Klonsky
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This coming week Illinois legislators are back in session. Get ready. | Fred Klonsky: This coming week Illinois legislators are back in session. Get ready. by Fred Klonsky From Rich Miller: As it turns out, the Illinois House Democrats didn’t need the Republicans to put 30 votes on a significant pension reform bill.There’s been worry for at least two years that the Democrats would have to rely heavily on the Republicans to get anything out of the chamber and that may be even 30 Republican votes – half the required 60-vote majority – wouldn’t be enough to pass a pension reform b... more »
LAUSD issues offers to charters at local traditional school campuses No charter petitions offered at Venice High, Mark Twain and Westminster | Argonaut Newspaper
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LAUSD issues offers to charters at local traditional school campuses No charter petitions offered at Venice High, Mark Twain and Westminster | Argonaut Newspaper: LAUSD issues offers to charters at local traditional school campuses No charter petitions offered at Venice High, Mark Twain and Westminster [image: BACK AGAIN – Marina Del Rey Middle School teacher Naomi Roth (center in back row) lost her journalism room to Goethe International School two years ago. Now Goethe, after initially planning to leave the school, has accepted LAUSD’s offer to colocate for another year at the m... more »
What I wanted to say at Occupy DOE 2.0 #UOODC13 – @ the chalk face
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What I wanted to say at Occupy DOE 2.0 #UOODC13 – @ the chalk face: What I wanted to say at Occupy DOE 2.0 #UOODC13 by Chris Cerrone I was planning to attend Occupy DOE 2.0 this week, plane tickets purchased-check, hotel reservations-check, viral based illness with bronchitis-uncheck. I have been knocked out by this bug for a couple of weeks with little progress, very frustrating, spending most of my spring break napping and laying around. Needless to say I am bummed. I have watched some of the video footage and caught the social media pictures. The photos of the march to White Ho... more »
Newark Students Plan to WALK OUT on Tuesday 9 April 2013! Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
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Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: *Newark Students Plan to WALK OUT on Tuesday 9 April 2013!* Popout On Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 12PM All Newark Public High School Students Will Walk out of their Classrooms to March to the Rutgers Law School (located at 123 Washington Street, Newark) for the State Assembly Budget Hearings on Education. Students, Families, Education Advocacy Groups, and Community will Join in Solidarity to Demand that the State Assembly *"FOLLOW THE LAW, AND STOP THE CUTS'. * *Please JOIN us!* For Information Please contact the ... more »
Student Loan Fairness Act Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
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Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: S.654 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2013 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Education programs funding - 22 minutes ago A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants. Bill Introduced: S.641 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Education programs funding - 22 minutes ago A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredit... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kids and the Ability to Create Films
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kids and the Ability to Create Films: Kids and the Ability to Create Films by Melissa Westbrook @strangerslog As you may have noticed, I'm a big fan of The Stranger's Slog. It's where I get the latest dinosaur news (no kidding, they keep up), politics, religion, good deeds/misdeeds and everything in-between. (They also have some of the funniest comments ever.) They also, thanks to Dan Savage, talk about sex. The latest letter to his sex column was one I found interesting and worthy of your attention (especially the middle/high school parents). ... more »
OCCUPY EDUCATION - Lines of Influence in Education Reform
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OCCUPY EDUCATION - Lines of Influence in Education Reform: Lines of Influence in Education Reform Lines of Influence in Education Reform
NYC Public School Parents: SLT calls for moratorium on high-stakes testing in New York State
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NYC Public School Parents: SLT calls for moratorium on high-stakes testing in New York State: SLT calls for moratorium on high-stakes testing in New York State by Molly *Here is a letter from the Brooklyn New School Leadership Team, calling on a moratorium on high-stakes testing in NYS. If your SLT would like to sign on, contact Liza Featherstone at lfeather@panix.com.* We, the Brooklyn New School Leadership Team, call for a moratorium on high-stakes testing in New York State. As parents and educators, we don’t object to assessment, when used properly. As currently practiced i... more »
Jersey Jazzman: NJ Charter School Circus: The Next Act
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Jersey Jazzman: NJ Charter School Circus: The Next Act: NJ Charter School Circus: The Next Act by Duke And here we go again: With interest hardly abating, *nearly 40 applications were filed this week to open new charter schools in New Jersey* – a vast majority in cities and one with a notable political name in its title. The state had received by Monday’s deadline for the latest round of charter bids, all for schools seeking to open in the fall of 2014. The decisions on initial approvals for this round of applicants will come in September, with the final approvals in the summer of... more »
Blue Jersey:: Newark Student Walk Out - Tuesday April 9
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Blue Jersey:: Newark Student Walk Out - Tuesday April 9: Newark Student Walk Out - Tuesday April 9 by Rosi Efthim Here we go. On Tuesday, Newark students will walk out of their schools at noon - "no longer separate schools, we are one united voice" - and converge from all over the city to the legislative budget hearings on education, at Rutgers Law School, Newark.I have to say, this makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I've been waiting for this. Watch: Popout
John White’s Great Out-of-State Contract Giveaway | deutsch29
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John White’s Great Out-of-State Contract Giveaway | deutsch29: John White’s Great Out-of-State Contract Giveaway by deutsch29 Former TFAer and current Louisiana State Superintendent John White was in the hot seat this week as he had to answer to the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee for his and BESE’s (the state education board) budgeting decisions, both for the upcoming year as well as past decisions. One area of concern is altering of language in the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) funding. It is not lost on the lawmakers present in this Wednesday, April 3, meeting th... more »
Computers Cannot Read, Write or Grade Papers | toteachornototeach
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Computers Cannot Read, Write or Grade Papers | toteachornototeach: Computers Cannot Read, Write or Grade Papers by aristotlethewise Computers Cannot Read, Write or Grade Papers **by Robert David Jaffee Shakespeare once famously said that the first thing we should do is kill all the lawyers. Perhaps, computer programmers and electrical engineers should be next on the list. A recent article on *The New York Times*‘ website indicated that EdX, a nonprofit educational organization founded by Harvard and MIT, has come up with a computer program that will replace teachers in grading essays... more »
Justice for the children of Atlanta | Parents Across America
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Justice for the children of Atlanta | Parents Across America: Justice for the children of Atlanta by pureparents This article was written by PAA-Atlanta/GA/Atlanta Public Schools chapter leader Kimberly Brooks, whose children attended one of the schools where officials have been indicted for racketeering in connection with widespread standardized test cheating. **** My name is Kimberly Brooks, parent of two children that attended Parks Middle School in Atlanta, where the principal was recently indicted for cheating on state tests. For the past two years the Atlanta Public School s... more »
