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States Move to Protect Teachers from Cyberbullying | NEA Today
States Move to Protect Teachers from Cyberbullying | NEA Today: States Move to Protect Teachers from CyberbullyingJuly 24, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Helen YoshidaIn December 2012, the first and only law in the nation that criminalizes cyberbullying of teachers by students went into effect in North Carolina. Under the “School Violence Prevention Act of
Hot for teacher? Keep it to yourself. | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Hot for teacher? Keep it to yourself. | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com:  Get Schooled: Hot for teacher? Keep it to yourself.A judge ruled against a Michigan college student who penned a class journal entry titled "Hot for Teacher" about how sexually attracted he was to his creative writing instructor. After the Detroit area college suspended student Joseph Corlett,  he sued. On Tuesday, U.S. District
Name Games with ESEA Reauthorization | Lily's Blackboard
Name Games with ESEA Reauthorization | Lily's Blackboard: Name Games with ESEA ReauthorizationJul 23rd, 2013 by Lily.Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed another bad bill with a good name.  We all remember the last time.  No Child Left Behind.  Good name.But angelic names always hide their devils in the details, and what we’ve come to know as No Child Left Untested has devastated st
Dream Defenders Announce Their Own Special Session » Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders Announce Their Own Special Session » Dream Defenders: DREAM DEFENDERS ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN SPECIAL SESSIONJuly 23, 2013By DreamDefendersin Uncategorized3 CommentsDREAM DEFENDERS RESPOND TO FLORIDA GOVERNOR’S REFUSAL TO HOLD A “SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION” BY CONVENING OUR OWNToday we marked the one-week anniversary of #TakeoverTuesday of the Florida statehouse by announcing plans to
Promise Programs Offer Hope to Students - Student Loan Ranger
Promise Programs Offer Hope to Students - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com): Promise Programs Offer Hope to StudentsBy EQUAL JUSTICE WORKSJuly 24, 2013 RSS Feed PrintA group of anonymous donors launched Kalamazoo Promise in 2005 to provide full tuition for public school students in the community.The cost of postsecondary education in America has risen so high it is unaffordable for many to pursue t
Perspective on PARCC’s Price
The Quick and the Ed » Perspective on PARCC’s Price: 024 Jul 2013by Chad AldemanCategories: Accountability and Standards, College and Career Readiness, Data Testing Assessment,Education Finance, K-12 EducationTuesday was a bad news day for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), one of two federally funded consortia creating new assessments aligned to the Commo
A Sociological Eye on Education | Why the NCTQ ratings won’t have much influence, now or later
A Sociological Eye on Education | Why the NCTQ ratings won’t have much influence, now or later: Why the NCTQ ratings won’t have much influence, now or laterHow time flies. It’s been scarcely a month since the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its inaugural ratings of teacher-preparation programs across the country. Already, NCTQ is gearing up for next year’s model, envisioning an
7-24-13 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.: Road Trip Week 2Todd Mertz’s Illinois pension update.By Todd Mertz For the most part, nothing new or significant came out of the three planned Pension Conference Committee meetings. At this time, there are no meetings scheduled. But you can be sure there is work going on behind closed doors. Actuaries
7-24-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: No PARCCingHave your heard about the PARCC Asseesments?  The Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and Careers is a collection of 22 states that will be producing a series of Common Core aligned exams.  The PARCC Assessments are scheduled to begin in the 2014-15 school year. Promotion for the PARCC consortium has begun just as […]by Chris Cerrone / 3
Pro School Choice Scholar Urges Georgia to Drop Common Core, Too | Scathing Purple Musings
Pro School Choice Scholar Urges Georgia to Drop Common Core, Too | Scathing Purple Musings: Pro School Choice Scholar Urges Georgia to Drop Common Core, TooPosted on July 24, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisOne of the nation’s most widely read education writers is Maureen Downey of theAtlanta Journal Constitution. In her continued reporting on Georgia’s decision to drop PARCC tests, Downey included
After 70 years as a nonprofit, GED test switching to for-profit venture | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
After 70 years as a nonprofit, GED test switching to for-profit venture | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: After 70 years as a nonprofit, GED test switching to for-profit ventureJed Kim | July 24th, 2013, 6:00amDiane Orson/WNPRDonald Desmond teaches Abdesa Bustina to use a computer at the New Haven Adult and Continuing Education Center. The new GED will be offered only on computer.For more than 70 years,
Jersey Jazzman: NY Daily News: "Lie To Your Wife? Shame! Lie To Cops & Teachers? Meh..."
Jersey Jazzman: NY Daily News: "Lie To Your Wife? Shame! Lie To Cops & Teachers? Meh...": NY Daily News: "Lie To Your Wife? Shame! Lie To Cops & Teachers? Meh..."NY Daily News, July 24, 2013:Anthony Weiner led all New Yorkers to believe that he stopped recklessly, immaturely and compulsively sexting after his resignation from Congress in abject humiliation. Lie.Weiner reinforced the messag
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A New Film That Celebrates the Success of Public SchoolsIn this essay, Peter Dreier contrasts the films of the corporate reformers with a new film that shows the struggles, challenges, and successes of an American public school. Dreier usefully follows the money behind the corporate-funded films “Waiting for Superman” and “Won’t Ba
Irritation or two aside, charter leaders pleased with new funding system | EdSource Today
Irritation or two aside, charter leaders pleased with new funding system | EdSource Today: Irritation or two aside, charter leaders pleased with new funding systemJuly 24th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesStudents at Rocketship Mosaic charter in San Jose discuss a book they’ve been reading. Credit: John Fe
Born to think and learn | Deborah Meier on Education
Born to think and learn | Deborah Meier on Education: Born to think and learnPosted on July 24, 2013 by nicholasmeierDear readers,The NY Times followed up its piece on STEM jobs and the causes of unemployment (see below) with one on testing: “The Trouble With Testing Mania.” (Sunday, July 14, p. 10) The editorial headline is the best thing about it, but it opens a few more doors for us among poten
7-24-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Thoughts from a Conservative on issues relevant to todayWhen bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. - Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, from 1770 All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act — is founded on compromise and ba
Editorial: Forget the lawyers, focus on the students - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee
Editorial: Forget the lawyers, focus on the students - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Forget the lawyers, focus on the studentsBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Wednesday, Jul. 24, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 14ASacramento attorney Mark Merin alleged in closing remarks to a lawsuit, filed on behalf of a dozen students and their parents, that in the transition caused by seven elementary scho
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Civic Committee pals pushed Moody's & S&P to lower IL bond rating
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Civic Committee pals pushed Moody's & S&P to lower IL bond rating: Rahm's Civic Committee pals pushed Moody's & S&P to lower IL bond ratingRahm Emanuel claims that he's been forced to close schools, demolish school budgets and fire thousands of teachers because the city is broke. Why is the city broke? Rahm says it's because of a pension c
NYC Educator: Only City Teachers Should Be Fired for Nothing, Implies Daily News
NYC Educator: Only City Teachers Should Be Fired for Nothing, Implies Daily News: Only City Teachers Should Be Fired for Nothing, Implies Daily NewsI was pretty surprised to find this story in the Daily News today. Apparently a teacher in Merrick, Long Island appeared shirtless in some stupid reality show, and resigned under pressure from administration. The News appears sympathetic to his cause,
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: "Progressive" Ald. Moore, one of Rahm's toadies, now under FBI investigation
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: "Progressive" Ald. Moore, one of Rahm's toadies, now under FBI investigation: "Progressive" Ald. Moore, one of Rahm's toadies, now under FBI investigationMoore (left) has become one of the mayor's boys. Ald. Joe Moore was once considered to be a "progressive" who stood up once in a while, to the Daley machine and owed his allegiance to the people in his community. Bu
Louisiana Educator: School Reform Based on Bad Comparisons
Louisiana Educator: School Reform Based on Bad Comparisons: School Reform Based on Bad ComparisonsLast Sunday CNN aired a one hour show featuring reporter Morgan Spurlock as part of  the Inside Man series where he attempted to compare the U S public education system to the public system in Finland. Spurlock in this report also attempted to investigate why Finnish students have been judged to be th
K-12 News Network | CCSS Tests: KIds Need a Three Year Moratorium From Penalties For Many Good Reasons #TEACH13
K-12 News Network | CCSS Tests: KIds Need a Three Year Moratorium From Penalties For Many Good Reasons #TEACH13: CCSS Tests: KIds Need a Three Year Moratorium From Penalties For Many Good Reasons #TEACH13admin July 24, 2013 Common Core, Curriculum, Ed Tech, Parents, State Education Law, The Testing Industry 0On Monday, July 22, I appeared as a guest of AFT TEACH 2013′s town hall on Common Core Sta
A teacher gets depressed: a real story in comics
A teacher gets depressed: a real story in comics: A teacher gets depressed: a real story in comicsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 24 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreThe following is a highly unusual post — not only in form but in subject matter. David Lee Finkle, a middle-school teacher in Florida who draws the comic strip “Mr. Fitz” for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, writes and illus

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Kansas BOE Member: Next Generation Science Standards Development Non-Transparent | Truth in American Education
Kansas BOE Member: Next Generation Science Standards Development Non-Transparent | Truth in American Education: Kansas BOE Member: Next Generation Science Standards Development Non-TransparentFiled in Education at State Level, Next Generation Science Standards by Shane Vander Hart on July 23, 2013 The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Ken Willard, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education,
State rushes first of Local Control money out to schools SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: State rushes first of Local Control money out to schoolsBy Tom ChorneauWednesday, July 24, 2013A total of $26.7 billion is going out from the controller’s office by July 31, which represents the first regular installment for the fiscal year as well as about $2.1 billion for LCFF activities.But with the money, districts are also being warned that adju
Seattle Schools Community Forum: TFA in Washington State: No Surprise to Us
Seattle Schools Community Forum: TFA in Washington State: No Surprise to Us: TFA in Washington State: No Surprise to UsVia Mirmac 1, there is this public disclosure e-mail that is quite telling but of no surprise to anyone who reads this blog.  We asked these questions from the start.  From the e-mail (italics Dr. Ginsberg's, bold mine):1) Whose interests are we serving and, related to this questi
Mothers of Dead Children
Mothers of Dead Children « MomsRising Blog: Mothers of Dead ChildrenPosted July 23rd, 2013 by Valerie YoungMothers are driven to protect their children. It’s innate. When the very laws we live by allow our children to die, with bullets buried in the bodies we birthed and love, our  hearts explode in rage and pain that transforms us and makes of us something distinctly other than that which we were
Nite Cap 7-23-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPTODAYAFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly. | The Classroom SoothAFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly. | The Classroom Sooth: AFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly.Posted on 
AFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly. | The Classroom Sooth
AFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly. | The Classroom Sooth: AFT Research is a Call-to-Action: Testing is Out of Hand, Costly.Posted on July 23, 2013 | Leave a commentToday the American Federation of Teachers published “Testing More, Teaching Less: What America’s Obssesion with Student Testing Costs in Money and Instructional Time.”  It is an audit of the total time and
Image vs. Reality: A Lesson for the 7th Grader in All of Us — Whole Child Education
Image vs. Reality: A Lesson for the 7th Grader in All of Us — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGImage vs. Reality: A Lesson for the 7th Grader in All of UsJuly 23, 2013 by Start EmpathyPost written by Emily Cherkin for Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative, a whole child partner organization.When I tell people I work with seventh graders, I often hear, "Oh, wow...I'm so sorry!" They tell me h
PSAT for 7-23-13: How about an LSC no-TFA policy?
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 7-23-13: How about an LSC no-TFA policy?: PSAT for 7-23-13: How about an LSC no-TFA policy?I came back from a week in DC at the Parents Across America annual meeting to find my friend Xian Barrett’s face on the front page of the Sun-Times. Xian, a top notch teacher, 2010 U. S. Teaching Ambassador Fellow, and all-around excellent hu
National Board Networking | InterACT
National Board Networking | InterACT: National Board NetworkingJULY 23, 2013tags: Arizona, Chicago, leaders, NBPTS, network, North Carolina,Washingtonby David B. CohenI’m in Raleigh, North Carolina, participating in a convening of National Board Affiliated Network leaders. Accomplished California Teachers is one of those affiliated networks, with a little more than half of our members holding Nati
What Parents Want For Education Policy
What Parents Want For Education Policy: What Parents Want For Education PolicyBy Jeff Bryant | July 23, 2013A mantra recited by those who pride themselves as adherents to a movement known as “education reform” is that for too long policies governing public schools have favored “the adults” in the system at the expense of children. This rhetoric has framed any objections that classroom teachers may
Common Core panel urges thoughtful implementation - AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT News
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT News: Common Core panel urges thoughtful implementationA roundtable discussion on the opening day of the AFT TEACH Conference revealed how diverse voices find common threads when it comes to thoughtful, well-supported implementation of the Common Core State Standards.Moderated by AFT vice president Mary Cathryn Ricker, who is also president of the Saint Paul Fe
Diane Ravitch: 3 Dubious Uses of Technology in Schools: Scientific American
Diane Ravitch: 3 Dubious Uses of Technology in Schools: Scientific American: Diane Ravitch: 3 Dubious Uses of Technology in SchoolsTechnology can inspire creativity or dehumanize learningBy Diane RavitchImage: DAVID DESPAUTechnology is transforming American education, for good and for ill. The good comes from the ingenious ways that teachers encourage their students to engage in science projects,
Is Public Education on Its Death Bed? Should It Be? Seven Points of Argument, Leverage and Change. - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Is Public Education on Its Death Bed? Should It Be? Seven Points of Argument, Leverage and Change. - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Is Public Education on Its Death Bed? Should It Be? Seven Points of Argument, Leverage and Change.By Nancy Flanagan on July 23, 2013 1:52 PMCorporate Ed Reform Working?Last week, I was lunchtime speaker at the local Mensa group's monthly meeting.
Buena Vista And Inkster, Michigan School Districts With Financial Woes, Likely To Be Shut Down
Buena Vista And Inkster, Michigan School Districts With Financial Woes, Likely To Be Shut Down: Buena Vista And Inkster, Michigan School Districts With Financial Woes, Likely To Be Shut DownPosted: 07/23/2013 1:10 pm EDT  |  Updated: 07/23/2013 1:41 pm EDT General Motors is alive, and two low-income school districts in Michigan are nearly dead. For them, there is no bailout.As the city of Detroit
Diane in the Evening 7-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Before Detroit’s Fire Sale Begins, Call the ExpertsWith bankruptcy looming, buzzards are flying by to pick meat off the Motor City’s bones. Before they do, someone should talk to experts on the dangers of privatization: Contact: Richard Allen Smith July 23, 2013 rasmith@inthepublicinterest.org **** MEDIA AVAILABILITY**** As Detroit
A Second is a Terrible Thing to Waste | EduShyster
A Second is a Terrible Thing to Waste | EduShyster: A Second is a Terrible Thing to WasteMorgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me fame, recently visited a charter school that immerses students in engagement, much like fries are immersed in hot oil.Reader: as we rush to train minority students for the McJobs of the future, there’s not a second to spare. That’s why I was so glad to see CNN send Morgan Spur
Peter Dreier: “GO PUBLIC” Is ‘Antidote’ to War on Public Schools
Home « Go Public Project: BLOGPeter Dreier: “GO PUBLIC” Is ‘Antidote’ to War on Public SchoolsIn an Op/Ed piece published on Truthout.com, Dr. Peter Dreier, chair of the Urban and Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College, brings to light the big […]read more »Screening July 26 in PasadenaThe Conscientious Projector film series will be screening the GO PUBLIC feature documentary July 2
Jersey Jazzman: The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight System
Jersey Jazzman: The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight System: The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight SystemAccountability begins at home.Better late than never: the NJDOE has released the list of new charter schools that have received final approval to open this fall:Among those approved, Camden will see two new charter schools. The only final charter approved for Newark was the new Phili
The Billionaires Tea Party Full Documentary
The Billionaires Tea Party - The Tea Party movement has taken American politics by storm. But is this truly a populist uprising or one of the greatest feats of propaganda ever seen? Australian filmmaker Taki Oldham sets out answer this question, finding that behind the movement's rhetoric of 'freedom' versus 'socialism' lies a highly co-ordinated network of shadow groups, funded by the likes of bi
Smaller LEAs face planning deadline for Prop. 39 energy grants SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Smaller LEAs face planning deadline for Prop. 39 energy grantsBy Kimberly BeltranTuesday, July 23, 2013California school districts with an average daily attendance of 1,000 or less have until Aug. 1 to notify the state whether they want to collect two years’ worth of energy efficiency money this year.Under legislation implementing voter-approved Prop
Teamster Nation: The truth about public pensions
Teamster Nation: The truth about public pensions: The truth about public pensionsPensions, which are so essential to retirement security, are being attacked as the cause of state and municipal budget shortfalls. Theseattacks come from radicals who want to dismantle public institutions, like pensions, that don't benefit greedy billionaires. Don't listen to them.Listen, instead, to economist Dean Ba
To whom should I connect? | My Island View
To whom should I connect? | My Island View: To whom should I connect?July 23, 2013 by tomwhitbyThe most important component of a Personal Learning Network is the quality of the educators one follows. “Who is it that I should follow?” is a question that I am often asked by educators. It is the focus of educators every Friday on Twitter as the #FF hashtags fly. The “#FF” stands for “Follow Friday”.
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 23, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Black Does Not Equal FearEducation HeadlinesTuesday, July 23, 2013Maitre: Rebooted summer programs make learning fun to prevent ‘summer slide’While summer classes targeted at struggling students are nearing extinction on many school campuses, several districts are rebooting the traditional summer education model by blending academics with rec
7-23-13 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.: Road Trip Week 2Mark Stefanik: YEE-HAW. WELCOME TO CRAZY RAHM’S CHI-TOWN USED CITY SALES.By Mark Stefanik. You want a safe city? You just leave it to Crazy Rahm. I transferred cops, put ‘em in new districts…you know, shake things up a bit. There’s nothing like putting a cop in a new environment where
7-23-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Joe Williams' DFER Propaganda Laugh Riot, Lauding E4E, Ignoring MORE Support...new organizations like Educators for Excellence are increasingly giving voice to teachers who have a totally different framework for social justice...... 18% of active teachers who actually voted, one out of five of those teachers voted for someone other than Mulgrew to be president... Joe Williams, DFE
Throwaway kids: disciplined California teens struggle to school themselves | The Center for Public Integrity
Throwaway kids: disciplined California teens struggle to school themselves | The Center for Public Integrity: Throwaway kids: disciplined California teens struggle to school themselvesStrict district policies, distance from alternatives leave some no option but 'independent study'LOST HILLS, Calif. — On a blistering May day in California’s Central Valley, most other 13-year-olds were in classrooms
7-23-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi WeingartenRandi Weingarten led the attack on firing "bad teachers" yesterday, giving more ammunition to the "Bash Teachers" movement by saying that teachers who are ineffective at their craft do not deserve to be defended and should be fired. She said teachers should turn on each other in schools and hound out the "bad" educat
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Has at the School Board...Again
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Has at the School Board...Again: The Times Has at the School Board...Againhttp://suepeters4schoolboard.org/With the blazing headline, "Will election be a solution to Seattle School Board turmoil?", the Times lights into the current Board. Some of what is said is pretty face value, that some Board members "don't trust top district staff."  Actually, that's
Morning Wink 7-23-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYThe War on Public School Teachers New Unions, New Alliances, New Politics | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsThe War on Public School Teachers New Unions, New Alliances, New Politics | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: The War on Public School Teachers New Unions, N