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BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight Back
BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight Back: BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNORleave a comment »Illinois governor Pat Quinn canceled the traditional Democratic rally next week at the Illinois State Fair. The governor gave some phony explanation to the press as to why he canceled the event. We all know the real reason. The governor was booed and harassed unmercifully at last year’s
Seattle Schools Community Forum Saturday Updates 8-10-13
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Saturday UpdatesBig meteor shower this weekend (Perseid by name). It has just turned cloudy here (and boy, what a lightening/thunderstorm last night) but if the clouds part. From My Northwest:"If you watched for an hour in a typical Perseid shower, you'd probably see about 70 meteors, maybe a meteor per minute," says University of Washington astronomy professor
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Inflential Florida Schools Superintendent Calls For A “Decommission” of School Grade FormulaPosted on August 10, 2013by Bob Sikes Rate ThisH/T to Gradebook for this Miami Herald story by Gustavo Solis:Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho lauded student achieve
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent “Involvement”
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent “Involvement”: Sorry Again About The Multiple EmailsSorry again for the multiple emails. This post is a test one being sent out by Edublogs staff to confirm the problem has been fixed. It’s another example of why I recommend Edublogs so highly — their customer service is unmatchable!by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h Prezi: “Syracuse: A Citywide Education Exp
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-10-12 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New NY Scores Prompt Increased Interest in Opting Out of Next State TestsLong Island’s Newsday has a story about growing interest by parents in opting out of state testing. It says that the terrible scores will increase the number of parents who don’t let the schools test their children. William Johnson, the superintendent of Rockv
A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” Graphs | deutsch29
A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” Graphs | deutsch29: A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” GraphsAugust 10, 2013On August 8, 2013, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) founder and director Caroline Roemer Shirley sent out an email announcement regarding the supposed superiority of the state-run RSD charter schools over non-charters. She even states that her child will atten
8-10-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: New NY Scores Prompt Increased Interest in Opting Out of Next State TestsReblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog: Long Island's Newsday has a story about growing interest by parents in opting out of state testing. It says that the terrible scores will increase the number of parents who don't let the schools test their children. William Johnson, the superintendent of Ro
2nd Banana 8-10-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTHow closing schools hurts neighborhoodscoopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 10 hours agoHow closing schools hurts neighborhoods: How closing schools hurts neighborhoods Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 6, 2013 at 6:00 am 0 Comments More [image: (thenotebook.org)] (thenotebook.org) On Thursday, the Philadelphia school district’s governing bo
Morning Wink 8-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYPerdido Street School 8-10-13Perdido Street School: TODAYAdd The SLO's And The City Tests To Next Year's Battery Of State TestsA parent made the following comment on the Newsday article about the Opt Out movement:My son gets almost 90's on every one of his "real" tests. He doesn't need to sit for 420 minutes of standardized testing in April, nor count
Perdido Street School 8-10-13
Perdido Street School: TODAYAdd The SLO's And The City Tests To Next Year's Battery Of State TestsA parent made the following comment on the Newsday article about the Opt Out movement:My son gets almost 90's on every one of his "real" tests. He doesn't need to sit for 420 minutes of standardized testing in April, nor countless dozens of other hours for SLOs, benchmarks, field test questions and wh
www.kochwatch.org 8-10-13
www.kochwatch.org: Huffington Post: 'Citizen Koch' Rescued By Small Donors As Documentary Outraises Funds Pulled By PBS-By Nick Wing August 8, 2013- "Citizen Koch," a highly regarded documentary about the billionaire Koch brothers and the growing influence of money in politics after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, suffered a major setback earlier this year when PBS pulled the film and
Bennett’s Troubling Email to Bush, Daniels on Eve of Resignation | Scathing Purple Musings
Bennett’s Troubling Email to Bush, Daniels on Eve of Resignation | Scathing Purple Musings: Bennett’s Troubling Email to Bush, Daniels on Eve of ResignationFrom an AP story found at Indystar.com TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — The day before he abruptly resigned from his job, Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett wrote an impassioned email to two former governors he called “part of my family.” Bennett
One Teacher's Perspective: Why are Optimists so Negative about Pessimists?
One Teacher's Perspective: Why are Optimists so Negative about Pessimists?: Why are Optimists so Negative about Pessimists?Why are optimists so negative about pessimists?Pessimists have much to offer society. I would not go as far to write that pessimism is the best policy, but I would not take the other extreme and support my superintendent’s pitch that “Optimism Is the Best Policy.”True to the o
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 8-10-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: NPE News BriefsTODAYMy statement against the Gates-Mckinsey and Co. consulting resolution August 2013 | Mary AdamsPOSTED BY MARY ADAMS ON AUG 9TH, 2013 IN BIG PICTURE: PLANNING BETTER SCHOOLS | 5 COMMENTS I oppose Resolution 32 because the funneling of a combination of Gates Foundation money and tax payer dollars into a large for-profit busi
Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Poems for Students to Learn: "We Learned More with Common Core" vs "We Learn Less with Common Core Mess"
Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Poems for Students to Learn: "We Learned More with Common Core" vs "We Learn Less with Common Core Mess": Common Core Poems for Students to Learn: "We Learned More with Common Core" vs "We Learn Less with Common Core Mess"Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookWhich Common Core poem do you want your child to learn? Which poem would your school
Money woes could delay opening of city schools - Philly.com
Money woes could delay opening of city schools - Philly.com: Money woes could delay opening of city schoolsSuperintendent William R. Hite Jr. said it would be irresponsible to try for a regular opening. Mayor Nutter called that "one of the most chilling statements" ever by a school leader. (CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer)By Martha Woodall and Troy Graham, Inquirer Staff WritersPOSTED: August 09,
8-10-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Newsday: drop in scores cd strengthen opt out movementImagine if they gave a test and nobody came. Grow the opt-out movement. Support the refuseniks. Join with Change the Stakes. Let's start organizing a parent boycott of the tests. Leonie sent this Newsday piece.http://shar.es/yYoR9Hofstra Prof: Parents backed into corner LI Supe: new data uselessThe dramatic drop in student sc
Daily Kos: Something weird has happened -
Daily Kos: Something weird has happened -: Something weird has happened -byteacherkenFollowI do not claim it is of any great importance, but since I am involved, I thought I might mention it.Last fall a friend who was the faculty editor of Academe, a publication of the American Association of University Professors, asked if I would as I had retired from teaching write a piece telling college profe
Don’t Resist the Day | Connected Principals
Don’t Resist the Day | Connected Principals: Don’t Resist the DayAugust 10, 2013By dkerrSo a very good friend and former colleague of ours is fighting a late stage, aggressive form of cancer……..and I’ve been feeling very sad. Speaking to him on the phone over the last couple of weeks has been heart-wrenching at times as you can imagine, as we talk about love and regret and hope and how random life
NYC Department of Education Alleged "Chancellor" and the Strange Case of His So-Called "Contract" Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: NYC Department of Education Alleged "Chancellor" and the Strange Case of His So-Called "Contract" NY State Education Law Section 2590-h says that "The office of chancellor of the city district is hereby continued. Such chancellor shall serve at the pleasure of and be employed by the mayor of the city of New York by contract. The length of such contract shall
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-10-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITAUG 08Academic Performance In State, Los Angeles County Drops For First Time In YearsBy Rob Kuznia, Staff Writer, L.A. Newspaper Group | http://bit.ly/1cyVX5F (8-8-13)--RIALTO-METRO--Students studying for their Star test scores Thursday August 8, 2013 in Shannon McCrate's third grade class at Myers Elementary Sc
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 8-10-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYYESTERDAYTension Is The Life Blood Of An Engaged Public LifeI hate tension. But I love what can come out of that tension. When I reflect on the most important growth experiences in my life — whether it was the first kiss on a date, being invited into a new city to organize a powerful multi-
This Week's Education Research Report 8-10-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTYESTERDAYStates struggling to secure adequate resources to implement CCSS and train teachersMost states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in math and English language arts (ELA) are already teaching to the standards, according to a new report by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) at The George Washington Univer
All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERYESTERDAYInnocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | the becoming radicalHow does Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader inform the many scandals in the education reform era? READ: Innocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 23h State Assessment Results: "It J
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-10-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYStand Up for North Carolina SchoolsACTION ALERT! Public Schools Matter - Get Your Facts Straight! publicschoolsfirstnc.org Get Your Facts Straight! Education Rallies Across the State Join Public Schools First NC, Progress NC and the NCAE as we head across the state to rally in support of our public schools. We need t