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The Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Educate to Innovate, etc. What do all of these things have something in common:? They are all, at least partially, involved with a huge movement by education reformers and politicians to boost the attention paid to science, technology, engineering, and […]
I mean on regulation of sexual organs been thinking about this in light of Texas and NC among other things but also because the Republican Nominee for Attorney General of Virginia wanted to require women to have to report to the local sheriff any miscarriages for investigation since these right wing Republicans want to impose a certain approach to women's sexuality, I want equal protection All men
A new report by the leading organization for international education data finds that public school teachers in the United States earn only about two-thirds of what similarly-educated U.S. workers earn, while teachers in most of the rest of the developed world earn 80 to 89 percent of their peer professionals. In addition, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, a member organiz
The pounding of thunder outside the Atlanta convention center was so loud it could be heard inside the room where 7,000 delegates and 3,000 non-delegates met in the first large session of the RA. From the preliminaries I was concerned that a push by the national leadership and President Dennis Van Roekel of the Common Core standards would cause a big unfortunate fight. I had written earlier about
John Liu is investigating $5.6 million the state ed department paid a Chicago firm. (New York Daily News) The Chessmates, the chess club at P.S. 503, won a citywide chess competition. (Brooklyn Eagle) Arne Duncan responds to Randi Weingarten, Diane Ravitch’s letter on Philly schools. (Education Week) Charter school leaders are gathered in D.C. this week for their annual meeting. (Huffington Post)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan deplored Philadelphia's decision to fire thousands of school staff members this week as "ultimately bad for our country." Duncan, in a wide-ranging interview in his office Tuesday, said he has personally been in contact with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbin's (R) chief of staff, Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite, and the local teach
The national lobbying group that aims to spread the education-reform gospel of former Washington, D.C., public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is hauling in significantly more cash but has so far failed to meet its own fundraising goals, recently filed tax documents obtained by The Huffington Post show. When Rhee launched StudentsFirst in December 2011 in an appearance on "Oprah," she said her g
Some 7 million college students will see their borrowing costs double next week after Republicans and Democrats paid little attention to the issue for 11 months, then spent the past month vainly squabbling over a solution. Senate Democrats on Thursday rallied against a potential bipartisan compromise ahead of Monday’s deadline. Republicans ruled out a temporary one-year delay. The White House pla
Despite the popular hand-wringing over America's schools, younger students are actually performing at significantly higher levels in reading and math than they were in the 1970s, according to a new government report released Thursday. The report also shows a dramatic gradual reduction of the so-called "achievement gap," the gap between scores of ethnic minorities. But the findings aren't all po
As high school students trickle into a classroom, they're greeted by their teacher, as usual. Except this time, he welcomes them by speaking into a bullhorn. Another teacher enters the room, yelling that the class is 100 times louder than usual. The teacher with the bullhorn challenges his students to prove the intruder wrong. With logarithms. Who says Algebra II has to be boring? With a progr
Over the last few months, the louder critics of the Common Core learning standards have associated the initiative with varying degrees of evil: vampires, zombies, brain tracking, Hitler. In a Washington, D.C. speech to the American Society of News Editors Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to add one more to the list. "Traditionally, this event has been an opportunity f
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a former preschool teacher, will unveil a major push for expanding early education in a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday. She will outline a bill she is drafting along with Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Robert Casey (D-Pa.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) that mirrors an Obama administration proposal to increase preschool access. "In recent years, our bu
Charter school students on average slightly outpace comparable public school kids in reading and tie them in math, according to a large study of academic performance that shows slow but steady charter school improvement in some states since 2009. Charter students on the whole end the school year with reading skills eight instructional days ahead of public school kids, and perform at about the sa
NEW YORK -- During his tenure as president of the University of Michigan, Lee Bollinger's name became attached, for better or worse, with two of the key cases defining affirmative action in America's schools. Bollinger, who now heads Columbia University, faced off against the plaintiffs in Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, the 2003 Supreme Court decisions that restricted but ultimately
As much as formal standardized education tries to turn it into a science, life, and the continuing human development which in my opinion is one of life’s most compelling narratives, is really more of an artistic endeavor. It is at its best the creation of a compelling narrative based on the uniqueness of a person’s soul and the life’s context that soul is unfolding and evolving in. It is not so mu
Chicagoans Gather to Protest Budget Cuts, Corporate Welfare, Call for One Term Mayor This 4th of July, Chicagoans opposed to Mayor Emanuel’s extreme budget cuts to public services, and policies of corporate welfare, will peacefully converge at the Mayor’s house, at 4228 N Hermitage, to speak out against these austerity measures and celebrate citywide resistance to his mayorship. "At a time when
The Oregon Board of Education hired one of its own members to serve as interim commissioner of community colleges, a $121,000 job
The Lonely Island featuring T-Pain, “I’m On A Boat” A young lady, no older than 25, peered out of her glasses at a mostly white crowd. Her rose-patterned blouse, peach-pale skin, and slender figure gave us no indication of what she might do or say. Then, she blurts out the following: “Aww shit!” Um, what? “Get your towels ready, it’s about to go down! Everybody in the place hit the fuckin’ deck! B
Join Terry Roberts, director of whole child partner National Paideia Center, in a free webinar on how the Paideia Seminar can provide educators with a consistent and powerful way to teach speaking and listening standards. In this presentation, Roberts offers educators an opportunity to zero in on these College and Career Readiness anchor standards for the benefit of all learners. Wednesday July 1
No student, teacher, or school's performance should be determined using a single measure. As Congress attempts to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), it has the opportunity to fix the currently exclusive emphasis on state assessments as the sole means of measuring student performance and school quality. ASCD recently provided the House education committee with a lett
Jose Vilson is a math teacher, coach, and data analyst for a middle school in the Inwood/Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. His education blog—which focuses on reform and inner city education in New York—has been honored by Edutopia and Scholastic Inc. A graduate of the New York City Teaching Fellowship, he believes well-trained teachers will lead to well-trained students. He is c
by seattleducation2011 | http://wp.me/pNbRQ-2XS July 3, 2013 :: A coalition of parents, educators, and community groups has filed a Complaint in King County Superior Court challenging the constitutionality of Initiative 1240, Washington’s new Charter School Act. The Complaint asserts that the Charter School Act violates the Washington Constitution by improperly diverting public school
From Kristen Gwynne, an associate editor and drug policy reporter at AlterNet. Follow her on Twitter: @KristenGwynne Soon your children will hook up their computers to their wrist bracelets. Measuring and monitoring each emotion and blaming the teacher for all of them. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Kindly Fund Research into Student-Worn Bracelets Monitoring Teacher Effectiveness […]
Pitbull Speech at Ntl Charter Schools Convention - The Remix
The rapper Pitbull gave the opening speech at the 2013 National Charter Schools Convention this past week. He came to the podium to the strains of his hit, "Feel This Moment." Given the background of Pitbull and his partners in his new charter school, SLAM, that just didn't feel right. In the tradition of hip-hop, I therefore present this remix. Sit back, ingest a dangerous amount of caffeine, an
Free Webinar: Speaking and Listening Across the Common Core
Free Webinar: Speaking and Listening Across the Common Core July 3, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers Join Terry Roberts, director of whole child partner National Paideia Center, in a free webinar on how the Paideia Seminar can provide educators with a consistent and powerful way to teach speaking and listening standards. This post has been generated by Page2RSS
Raise Your Hand for Public Education
Empowering Educators to Lead
On July 2 the National Education Association launched Raise Your Hand, a new campaign to help educators across the nation become the leaders in a national movement for public education.
Did you miss the kickoff event? Watch the video from the livestream below and follow the conversation on Twitter using #RYH4ED.
Listen & Download: DJ Spinderella's Raise Your Hand Mix
DJ Spinderella's Raise Your Hand Mix by neatodayAgenda
Pre-opening Music Presentation – DJ Spinderella
Moderator: Bill Raabe, Sr. Director, Center for Great Public Schools (NEA)
Opening Remarks – NEA President Dennis Van Roekel
Collaboration to Lead the Profession
Speaker: Dr. Jerry D. Weast, Former Superintendent of Schools, Montgomery County, MD
Affiliate Engagement: ISTA ESP’s Leading the Profession with School Safety – Donna Nielsen, La Porte Community School Bus Driver, Driver Trainer Team Leader, Safety Team Lead and NEA Board of Director ESP at Large
Audience Participation
Affiliate Engagement: ISTA ESP’s Leading the Profession with School Safety – Donna Nielsen, La Porte Community School Bus Driver, Driver Trainer Team Leader, Safety Team Lead and NEA Board of Director ESP at Large
Audience Participation
Assessment, Common Core and the Future of Education
Speaker: Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education at the Stanford University School of Education
Affiliate Engagement: Empowering Educators to Lead - Jonathan Knapp, President Seattle Education Association
Audience Participation
Affiliate Engagement: Empowering Educators to Lead - Jonathan Knapp, President Seattle Education Association
Audience Participation
Leading by Reaching Out to the Community
Speaker: Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Professor of Literacy Studies, Ohio State University
Affiliate Engagement: Bringing Learning to Life - Rhonda Johnson, President Columbus Education Association and Tori Washington, Service-Learning Teacher, Beechcroft High School, Columbus, OH and Beechcroft H.S. students Rendell Buckhalter, Taryn Lewis-Smith, Chelsey Rodgers, & Christian Scase
Audience Participation
Affiliate Engagement: Bringing Learning to Life - Rhonda Johnson, President Columbus Education Association and Tori Washington, Service-Learning Teacher, Beechcroft High School, Columbus, OH and Beechcroft H.S. students Rendell Buckhalter, Taryn Lewis-Smith, Chelsey Rodgers, & Christian Scase
Audience Participation
Closing Remarks – NEA Secretary-Treasurer Rebecca Pringle