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A Twitter Surprise | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
A Twitter Surprise | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: A Twitter SurpriseBy Cheryl S. Williams on July 10, 2013When I logged onto my Twitter account last Tuesday, an interesting string of comments/news scrolled across my screen.  As fate would have it, the National Education Association (NEA) annual meeting and the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC) were both taking plac
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Upcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors Group
Upcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors Group: Upcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors Group POST 10 JULY 2013 BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HITS: 59After accepting a determination by the attorney for the National Conference of Blacks Mayors that the organization’s May 30 election in
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Q&A with Knewton’s David Kuntz, maker of algorithms that replace teachers | Hechinger Report
Q&A with Knewton’s David Kuntz, maker of algorithms that replace teachers | Hechinger Report: Q&A with Knewton’s David Kuntz, maker of algorithms that replace teachersBy Jill BarshayWhen education investors talk about so-called adaptive learning, in which a computer tailors instructional software personally for each student, the name Knewton invariably surfaces. The ed-tech start up began
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NYC Educator: The Unwritten Word on Fake Student Advocacy
NYC Educator: The Unwritten Word on Fake Student Advocacy: The Unwritten Word on Fake Student AdvocacyIt's interesting to read piece in Gotham Schools about Students First NY. You wouldn't know from the piece that this was a Rhee-sponsored reformy entity, since that doesn't merit mention. What is mentioned, of course, is that this article is about a complaint that has not actually been filed. The
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7-10-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Rahm’s recess: Keep it quiet, in the hallways and sell it to a private management firm.  Recess at Revere. One of the few positives in Rahm Emanuel’s demand for a longer school day was the inclusion of a twenty minute recess in the elementary schools. Many Chicago public schools hadn’t had recess sche
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7-10-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Not-so-Hidden Path to School ImprovementClosing the Opportunity Gap, edited by Prudence Carter and Kevin Welner, shows how accountability-driven, competition-driven “reform” has failed educationally. On the other hand, it recounts the political advantages that corporate “reform” enjoys as it seeks to use competition to improve schools. Carter and Welner submit
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Wendy Davis, a True American HeroThe world knows Wendy Davis as the state senator in Texas who filibustered for 11 hours straight against an bill that would restrict abortion. Unlike Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” she was not allowed to take a drink of water or go off-topic or even lean on the speaker’s desk. What
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago's gun violence epidemic worse than L.A. or New York
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago's gun violence epidemic worse than L.A. or New York: Chicago's gun violence epidemic worse than L.A. or New YorkGreg Hinz at Crain's has an interesting column today on Chicago's gun violence scourge. Hinz asks U of C researchers and other experts why Chicago leads New York and L.A. in homicides? The answer he comes up with sounds simple and obvious -- the rel
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Standardized testing scores the public never sees
Standardized testing scores the public never sees: Standardized testing scores the public never seesBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 10, 2013 at 7:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreD.C. public school students take a lot of standardized tests, but, it turns out,  the scores are never released. You may think they are because city officials do turn out some numbers, but they aren’t actual scores
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Goodbye Big Brother, hello local control … maybe | EdSource Today
Goodbye Big Brother, hello local control … maybe | EdSource Today: Goodbye Big Brother, hello local control … maybeJuly 9th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John Affeldt / commentaryShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesJohn AffeldtCalifornia’s new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) signifies a welcome shift from the “no excuses” education “reform” crowd and
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YESTERDAY

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 7-9-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMHear Women Speak On WomenI have tons of stories from Aspen, but only one I’d like to share in this space. After former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, US diplomat Richard Haass, and Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy went at it onstage (verbally), everyone started to clutter around their favorite. While I didn’t see too many people
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Chicago School Closings And The Joyce Foundation: The Obama Connection
Chicago School Closings And The Joyce Foundation: The Obama Connection: Chicago School Closings And The Joyce Foundation: The Obama Connection“They’re really in bed now with conservative elements nationwide,” said Mike Klonsky, a Chicago public schools activist and professor at DePaul University, in an interview with Mint Press News. “Anything that has to do with corporate-style school reform, you
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Harlem School For Special Needs Students Fights Success Academy Expansion - Central Harlem - DNAinfo.com New York
Harlem School For Special Needs Students Fights Success Academy Expansion - Central Harlem - DNAinfo.com New York: Harlem School For Special Needs Students Fights Success Academy ExpansionBy Jeff Mays on July 9, 2013 3:00pm | Updated 6 hrs ago@JeffCMaysThe Department of Education has announced plans for P.S. 811 to lose three classrooms used for things such as speech the... View Full CaptionDNAinf
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My Very First Youtube Posting | deutsch29
My Very First Youtube Posting | deutsch29: My Very First Youtube PostingJuly 9, 2013Dr. Raynard Sanders of the New Orleans Imperative radio program (theneworleansimperative.org; WBOK1230am.com) invited me to speak on his hour-long show about school performance scores, the Recovery School District (RSD) and Teach for America (TFA). I spoke for about 20 minutes; then, phone lines were opened for a f
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South Asian American Digital Archive seeks stories for the First Days Project
South Asian American Digital Archive seeks stories for the First Days Project: SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE SEEKS STORIES FOR THE FIRST DAYS PROJECTThe South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) is a nonprofit organization working to document the rich histories of South Asians in the United States and preserve the community's stories for future generations.SAADA is putting the call out s
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4LAKids - COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING CONSIDERS DANCE & THEATER CREDENTIAL
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING CONSIDERS DANCE & THEATER CREDENTIAL: COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING CONSIDERS DANCE & THEATER CREDENTIALPUBLISHED BY CAAE STAFF | CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION HTTP://BIT.LY/12KOWYCJune 10, 2013 - 2:55pm  ::  On June 13, 2013, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) heard a series of actio
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Formed to back Bloomberg, StudentsFirstNY now an adversary | GothamSchools
Formed to back Bloomberg, StudentsFirstNY now an adversary | GothamSchools: Formed to back Bloomberg, StudentsFirstNY now an adversaryby Geoff Decker, at 6:21 pmSonia Saddler joined a protest organized by StudentsFirstNY because she was unhappy with how many times her grand-niece’s kindergarten teacher at P.S. 92 was absent last year.An advocacy group that fought for changes to teacher evaluations
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Nite Cap 7-9-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYA Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island ViewA Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island View: A Rock Star, not by choice.July 9, 2013 by tomwhitbyRock Star is a term attributed not only to Rock and Roll luminaries, but also to anyone who is an exceptional
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A Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island View
A Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island View: A Rock Star, not by choice.July 9, 2013 by tomwhitbyRock Star is a term attributed not only to Rock and Roll luminaries, but also to anyone who is an exceptional standout in a profession or a skill area. One cannot claim Rock Star status. Usually, others proclaim it, for you. One needs to be recognized by others in order to attain Rock Star status. It
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Feds consider making Title I into a voucher program
Feds consider making Title I into a voucher program « The Progressive Pulse: Feds consider making Title I into a voucher programPost on July 9, 2013 by Lindsay WagnerNo CommentsGiven all the hubbub around school vouchers being slipped into the NC House budget proposal last month, you might have missed that a few weeks ago members of a U.S. Senate committee voted down an amendment to the ESEA/NCLB
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Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana's School Voucher ProgramPosted on July 9, 20130  Reblogged from CenLamar:Two weeks ago, late on a Friday afternoon, John White, Louisiana's Superintendent of Education, announced that- as a result of the findings of an independent audit
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NYC Educator: Home Improvement At It's Finest
NYC Educator: Home Improvement At It's Finest: Home Improvement At It's FinestThat legend comes off a truck I passed, and I thought, "I won't be calling those guys anytime soon. Perhaps we can overlook capitalizing "at," but how can they be the finest if they can't even get a possessive pronoun right? Couldn't they at least get someone to check that truck before putting it out on the street?"But m
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Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school supplies | Education Blog
Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school supplies | Education Blog: Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school suppliesBy Tawnell Hobbsthobbs@dallasnews.com12:55 pm on July 9, 2013 | Permalink189013Nearly nine in 10 teachers surveyed have used their own money to pay for classroom supplies, according to a study byRetailMeNot.com and the Omnibus Company.The study
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Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education
Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGLots of Second ChancesJuly 8, 2013 by Walter McKenzieMy best friend often says, "People deserve lots of second chances.""But why?" I ask, trying to grasp the concept. "At some point don't you risk people taking advantage?""Walter, people do the best they can. It makes no sense making it harder on them." I dedicate this blog post t
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Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas - Wait, What?
Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas - Wait, What?: Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas When you hear the words, “The Wall Street Journal”, one might think of the term pro-business or pro-advanced American capitalism or even right-wing, but most people also want to believe that their articles and editorials are fact-based.But yesterday, Wall
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Are you a Badass Teacher? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Are you a Badass Teacher? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Are you a Badass Teacher?By Phi Delta Kappa International on July 9, 2013By Joan Richardson, Editor-in-Chief, Kappan magazine (PDK International)Want to know how American teachers are feeling these days? Judging from the new Badass Teachers page on Facebook, the answer is angry.Started by three individuals who know e
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U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting? | NEA Today
U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting? | NEA Today: U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting?July 9, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Education Funding, Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerDuring the worse years of the economic crisis, United States was one of the few nations who actually decreased its investment in education.
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Moody’s: CA pension obligations enormous, but better than most nationally SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Moody’s: CA pension obligations enormous, but better than most nationallyBy Tom ChorneauTuesday, July 09, 2013Although unfunded pension obligations present an enormous challenge to Sacramento in the coming decade, a new survey of state retirement liability shows California in a far better position than many others nationally.Measuring a state’s unfun
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It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core.... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core.... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: HOME  >  NEWS  >  LOCAL EDUCATIONPosted: 10:22 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core. New tests are too expensive. COMMENT(10) 1 9 9 46View Larger Testing costsPrevious PostsGo to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying it forwardJuly 9, 2013Arm
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It's good to be Bill!
Bill Gates Home - Features, Interior Design, Electronics & Foundation:       " Luxury Features " Bill Gates Home Front View Features of Home 1.No visible electrical outlets anywhere in the house. 2.112 steps from the main floor to the main entry. 3.Wood columns from main floor to roof in entry area are over 70 feet long. 4.All timbers used inside and out are finished the same - 3 inches have b
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NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’ | The Raw Story
NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’ | The Raw Story: NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’Parents in East Ramapo, New York celebrated the firing Monday night of their local school board’s attorney in the wake of a profanity-laced tirade caught on video,WNBC-TV reported.The decision followed a protest at school district headquarters demanding the remo
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reproducing inequality
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reproducing inequality: Reproducing inequalityBack to the CaucasusMy summer session Philosophy of Ed class just finished reading Michelle Alexander'sbook, The New Jim Crow and discussing the role schools often play in reproducing the social order. The framing question my students are asking is: How can I be an ethical, socially conscious teacher in an unjust, inequit
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Daily Kos: Coleen Rowley has questions for James Comey
Daily Kos: Coleen Rowley has questions for James Comey: Coleen Rowley has questions for James ComeybyteacherkenFollow If you do not remember who Coleen Rowley is, she was an FBI Special Agent and Lawyer in Minneapolis, where she served as chief legal advisor, who became well known because of the paper she wrote for FBI Director Mueller detailing how FBI headquarters had mishandled the request of t
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Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune A word cloud I created during the Making Learning Connected workshop. This summer I will be a Maker, Teachprenuer, Thinker, Learner.School vacation, for many teachers, is not time off, but time on.Contrary to popular perception, many educators don't spend the
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Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 9, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Divided LAUSD board elects Richard Vladovic as presidentEducation HeadlinesTuesday, July 9, 2013Grand jury faults Oxnard Union for school construction delaysThe Oxnard Union High School District has been too slow to fulfill the promises of a bond measure approved by voters in 2004, according to a Ventura County grand jury report.Simi Valley U
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Morning Wink 7-9-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYIt's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test ScoresShanker Blog » It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores: It’s Test Score Season, But Some States Don’t Release Test ScoresPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 9, 2013We’ve entered the time of year during which states and districts release their testing results. It’
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It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores
Shanker Blog » It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores: It’s Test Score Season, But Some States Don’t Release Test ScoresPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 9, 2013We’ve entered the time of year during which states and districts release their testing results. It’s fair to say that the two districts that get the most attention for their results are New York City and the Dis
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New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog
New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog: New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unionsA California lawsuit filed this spring against teachers unions could have widespread national implications for labor laws. Ten non-union teachers and the Christian Educators Association are suing their local, state and national unions, alleging that the organizations are forcing them to pay to support politica
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7-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Watch Senator Kwame Raoul beat up on Squeezy. “Where is Governor Quinn?”[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsjOAzL5Gc&feature=youtu.be}] The Gang of Ten, the committee that was charged with coming up with a compromise pension bill, is made up of legislators with big ambitions. Senator Dan Bi
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7-9-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: DOENUTS IS BACK With a New BloggerWelcome back DOENUTS even though the originator has retired -- from blogging, not teaching. I know his replacement, a passionate educator and activist who has gone through the struggle to try to keep his school open.Backdoor School Closings, or What’s in a Name?            School Closure is a concept that on the surface creates a lot of backlash. 
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Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'
Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid': Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'Monday, 08 July 2013 13:10 0 COMMENTSBy George E. CurryNNPA Editor-in-ChiefWASHINGTON – After accepting a determination by the attorney for the National Conference of Blacks Mayors that the organization’s May 30 election in Atlanta was invalid, more than half of the board m
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The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest: The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education CampaignPrint | ShareNew Initiative to Urge Food Education and Cooking Classes in Nation's SchoolsJuly 8, 2013The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day have joined forces to prom
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New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |
New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |: New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s ImportanceJuly 9, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Kate Samp for Strategies for ChildrenIn a new report, “Early Warning Confirmed: A Research Update on Third-Grade Reading,” the Annie E. Casey Foundation follows up on its earlier research about the importance of promoting children’s reading proficien
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A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |
A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |: A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist SpacesJuly 9, 2013 in StudentsLast week prominent sci-fi author John Scalzi made a pretty big splash when he announced that he will no longer accept invitations to fan conventions (more commonly known as “cons“) that don’t have clear, well-publicized anti-harassment policies.
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Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mindMary Plummer | July 9th, 2013, 6:00amCommonSenseEducators (via YouTube)Graphite is a free review service for educators.As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares to give students and teachers iPads, Graphite wants to help teachers figure out what to d
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My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to beSo this is pretty hypothetical, as you can glean from the title.I took my five year old daughter to see Monsters University the other day.  This is a prequel to Pixar’s Monsters Inc., one of the best movie
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7-9-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: My response to the response of the initial response on the @aftunion “survey” @rweingartenI can’t do this on Twitter. I just can’t. I wrote this yesterday about the AFT survey. My concerns in that post were not necessarily related to the methods of Hart. That’s already been addressed. I was responding to a Facebook comment, whereby an educator referred to the surve
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Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar
Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency BarRecently, states’ definitions of what makes a student proficient in math and reading have been changing—in some cases for the better, in others for the worse. In a new Education Next article, “
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Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading SystemThis is about restaurants, but it might as well be about schools and teachers too:The city received an “F” on its restaurant-inspection system yesterday from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who announced plans to revamp it
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World Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for Jobs Education: Sector Results Profile
Education: Sector Results Profile: Education: Sector Results ProfileWorld Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for JobsEducation is fundamental to development and growth. From encouraging higher enrollment, especially for girls and other disadvantaged children, to promoting learning for all, the World Bank Group plays a significant role in education globally. Between 2000 and 2011,
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The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part IIBy Nancy Flanagan on July 9, 2013 7:55 AMNow it's Claudia Swisher's turn. Claudia started teaching in 1967. She's been a school librarian, a remedial reading teacher, and a classroom
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Which State Has the Highest Graduation Rates?Graduation rates change every year, and the definition is not always exactly the same. In the most recent federal survey of state graduation rates, published in October 2011, the data are correct as of 2009. At that time, the average for all reporting states was 75.5% and the states with
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Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?
Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?The goal of NCTQ is to replace university teacher education programs with programs such as Teach for America and similar brief alternative certification programs. NCTQ is funded by union-bustin
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Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story
Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story: Lessons from the first millionaire online teacherOr at least that’s the recent experience of Scott Allen, a programmer and teacher the tech-y online education platform Pluralsight.com. Allen has earned more than $1.8 million through fees and royalties from Pluralsight over the last five years. He says each monthly royalty check has
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LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News
LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News: LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offeringsBy Barbara Jonesbarbara.jones@dailynews.com@LADNschools on TwitterPosted:   07/08/2013 08:57:48 PM PDTUpdated:   07/08/2013 10:06:28 PM PDT Students and parents line up outside the Chatsworth high office Monday morning to try and register for summer school
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7-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Dick MellReblogged from Fred Klonsky:
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Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story
Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story: Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry storyBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 9, 2013 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreLarry Cuban’s 2004 book “The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses,” is nearly a decade old but still highly relevant to the education reform debate.In the introduction, Cuban introduces r
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