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CHICAGO DEMOCRAT ACTIVIST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER: COMMON CORE A MASSIVE FRAUD Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: CHICAGO DEMOCRAT ACTIVIST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER: COMMON CORE A MASSIVE FRAUD   Paul Horton is a Democrat, a political activist, and a Chicago high school history teacher who stands up against Common Core. He writes:“I will vote for a Republican for governor who will get rid of Common Core and PARCC, if the Democrats can not produce a
School Supply Lists by Grade Level - E. G. Ross Elementary School
School Supply Lists by Grade Level - E. G. Ross Elementary School: School Supply Lists by Grade LevelKINDERGARTEN Supply List 2013-2014These supplies are shared with the class – Please do not put your Child’s name on them:·         12 plain yellow #2 pencils·         4 boxes of crayons (8 basic colors, thin size)·         1 box of watercolor paints (crayola or Prang have the           best color)·
8-12-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Massive Document dump from @unitedoptout. How about it? #optout  The good folks at UOO are working very, very hard to give you all the information you need to take a stand. You won’t be going into this blindly. So, check out their Truth and Justice campaign, which for this phase includes a slew of new documents, toolkits, brochures, and flyers for you to […]2 by Ch
Beyond the $50 million deal: What about the schools our children deserve? | Parents United for Public Education
Beyond the $50 million deal: What about the schools our children deserve? | Parents United for Public Education: Beyond the $50 million deal: What about the schools our children deserve?Posted on August 12, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a comment(Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer)Alfie Kohn’s 2000 book titled The Schools Our Children Deserve has become a visionary slogan for public education advocates across t
NYC Public School Parents: Democracy Prep, Harlem Village Charter Schools See Largest Drop in Test Scores
NYC Public School Parents: Democracy Prep, Harlem Village Charter Schools See Largest Drop in Test Scores: Democracy Prep, Harlem Village Charter Schools See Largest Drop in Test ScoresMath teacher Gary Rubenstein has taken a look at state test results and found some of the worst performance amongst those charter schools  most heavily promoted as being vastly superior to public schools.  Democracy
Alice Mercer: California Districts Get NCLB Waiver Despite Union Objections - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Alice Mercer: California Districts Get NCLB Waiver Despite Union Objections - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Alice Mercer: California Districts Get NCLB Waiver Despite Union ObjectionsBy Anthony Cody on August 12, 2013 8:49 AMGuest post by Alice Mercer.Discussions about education policy are often based on some dangerous and deceptive assumptions. Some examples are; tests measure whet
8-12-13 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.: A children’s forced march through murder zones marked by Safe Passage signs.It was another tragic weekend for the families of the dead in Chicago. It is hard to even keep up with the tally. Over 30 shot. 4 dead. Maybe more. As if to mock The Mayor and his promise of safe passage for students who on Au
Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Newark Star Ledger: Chris Christie And Cory Booker Share Same Key DonorsThe corporate education reformers are coming out for both Christie and Booker: Five dozen wealthy donors from Wall Street to Silicon Valley have placed their bets on both of New Jersey’s big political stars — Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker — this campaign season, a
For stronger schools, train stronger leaders | Hechinger Report
For stronger schools, train stronger leaders | Hechinger Report: For stronger schools, train stronger leadersBy Chris Nicastro and Bob HughesIn an era of tight budgets, rigorous standards and unprecedented accountability, educators at every level are under pressure to find proven ways to increase the success of their students. Research shows that strong school leaders are critical to providing chi
Signs Your Teen is a Victim of Cyberbullying - High School Notes
Signs Your Teen is a Victim of Cyberbullying - High School Notes (usnews.com): Signs Your Teen is a Victim of CyberbullyingBy KELSEY SHEEHYAugust 12, 2013 RSS Feed PrintAnxiety and changes in online behavior are red flags that can indicate to parents that their teen is the target of cyberbullying.Cyberbullying is serious, and scary. Teens can be harassed anytime, anywhere and by anyone.The incessa
High-Quality Early Education for Children Who Have Autism |
High-Quality Early Education for Children Who Have Autism |: High-Quality Early Education for Children Who Have AutismAugust 12, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Alessandra Hartkopf for Strategies for ChildrenA new study takes on the debate over which preschool teaching models effectively support children who have autism spectrum disorders.The study found that several models were beneficial. Accordin
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-12-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Chile: The Most Pro-Market School System in the World, Part 1This is the first of three posts written by Professor Mario Waissbluth about education in Chile. I invited him to contribute to the blog, because Chile represents our future if we continue our present course of action towards a market system built around the principles of
Study: Georgia Performance Standards More Rigorous and Detailed than Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings
Study: Georgia Performance Standards More Rigorous and Detailed than Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings: Study: Georgia Performance Standards More Rigorous and Detailed than Common CorePosted on August 12, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisFrom Carly Sharec in the Gainesville Times:Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, released independent study results Aug. 5 that showed the previous Georgia Performan
8-12-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Rob Rendo on Common CoreCommon Core or no Common Core, standards for what children should know by a certain age (skills or content) have always been in flux and controverted.The CCSS is, I think, on an extreme part of that spectrum of flux.The consensus reality and research that more or less corroborates what, for example, a fifth grader should be able to do in math or ELA, has be
Common Core poses big challenge for students, big opportunity for teachers | EdSource Today
Common Core poses big challenge for students, big opportunity for teachers | EdSource Today: Common Core poses big challenge for students, big opportunity for teachersAugust 12th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesThe complex language skills that are the focus of Common Core’s English language arts standards
The Role Of Businesses In Education Reform | toteachornototeach
The Role Of Businesses In Education Reform | toteachornototeach: The Role Of Businesses In Education Reformby Katie LepiBetter prepared, higher achieving students mean better workers, stronger businesses and a better economy, right? In all theory, this should be true. In the handy infographic below, the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation takes a look at the US education system from a business persp
NYC Educator: Who's Afraid of Matt Damon?
NYC Educator: Who's Afraid of Matt Damon?: Who's Afraid of Matt Damon?It's amazing watching reformy people fall all over themselves to condemn actor Matt Damon for sending his kid to a private school. They claim to be wounded because the less fortunate haven't got that option. The poor are stuck in a world where schools full of kids who don't speak English or have learning disabilities fail to pas
In education, a ‘pobrecito’ syndrome
In education, a ‘pobrecito’ syndrome « NewsTaco: Aug 12, 2013NewsTacoNo comments yetEducation, Featurededucation, esther cepeda60 ViewsRelatedPBS’ ‘American Latinos’ is not just for HispanicsHollywood Takes Spanish Lessons As Latinos Stream to the MoviesJeff Bezos’ father and the special Hispanic connectionBy Esther J. Cepeda, The Salt Lake TribuneCHICAGO — When prospective educators go through tr
Serviceable Myths about School Reform: Second Time Around | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Serviceable Myths about School Reform: Second Time Around | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Serviceable Myths about School Reform: Second Time AroundThis post initially appeared November 7, 2010 just after the U.S. Congressional election that brought Tea Party Republicans and anti-Obama candidates into the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and local offices. The split among 
Philadelphia schools again on precipice - Philly.com
Philadelphia schools again on precipice - Philly.com: Philadelphia schools again on precipiceBy Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: August 11, 2013Philadelphia Superintendent William R. Hite's stunning announcement that schools will not open on time unless the district is assured of $50 million from the city, raised alarms this week.But it was not the first time school operations had been
What is learning, exactly?
What is learning, exactly?: What is learning, exactly?By Valerie Strauss, Published: August 12 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreIs the possession of knowledge synonymous with learning? What is learning? Here’s a piece exploring this, by Joanne Yatvin, a past president of the National Council of Teachers of English and now she supervises student teachers for Portland State University and wri

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The Educated Reporter: EWA Innovation Showcase: New Classroom Technology Aims to Inspire, Motivate Students
The Educated Reporter: EWA Innovation Showcase: New Classroom Technology Aims to Inspire, Motivate Students: EWA Innovation Showcase: New Classroom Technology Aims to Inspire, Motivate StudentsEWA's 66th National Seminar was recently held at Stanford University, and we asked some of the education reporters attending to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Linda Shaw of
URI fall honors colloquium to explore public education | Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal - The Providence Journal
URI fall honors colloquium to explore public education | Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal - The Providence Journal: URI fall honors colloquium to explore public educationAugust 11, 2013 10:48 PMComments  0  0 +10  0  0  0BY LINDA BORGJournal Staff Writerlborg@providencejournal.comSOUTH KINGSTOWN — The University of Rhode Island is holding a fall honors colloquium titl
TALLAHASSEE: Education scandals cast cloud over Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects - Political Currents - MiamiHerald.com
TALLAHASSEE: Education scandals cast cloud over Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects - Political Currents - MiamiHerald.com: Education scandals cast cloud over Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th annual meeting, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Chicago. M. SPENCER GREEN / AP PHOTOBY KATHLEEN MCGRORYHERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE
Truth and Justice | United Opt Out National
Truth and Justice | United Opt Out National: Truth and JusticeI will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice… I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.- William Lloyd GarrisonThis is the year of opt out. It will be a year like no other. We must gather our tools, gather our community and be ready to push forward.We
DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal Needs to Meet Jiminy Cricket southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal Needs to Meet Jiminy CricketIsn't there an old adage that goes;"If you lie, keep it consistent for one day you might get your lies all higgedly piggedly and get caught in a lie that exposes what a pathological untruhful excuse for a human being you truly are and you will get caught."I might be off by a word or two, but the jist
Back to school means big changes, challenges at LAUSD - LA Daily News
Back to school means big changes, challenges at LAUSD - LA Daily News: Back to school means big changes, challenges at LAUSDBy Barbara Jones, Staff WriterPosted:   08/11/2013 06:31:43 PM PDTUpdated:   08/11/2013 06:51:42 PM PDT Sheree Woods, an art teacher at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, prepares her classroom, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, for the start of school on Tuesday. (Michael Ow
Enough with the Bitching… | Cooperative Catalyst
Enough with the Bitching… | Cooperative Catalyst: LEARNING AT ITS BESTEnough with the Bitching…POSTED BY JABREEL CHISLEY ⋅ AUGUST 11, 2013 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENTStop bitching. Stop whining. Stop pouting. To be frank, we do too much of the wrong thing while corporate interest continues to do so much of the right thing and all the while, they continue to brainwash youth. While we are all sitting around r
▶ AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (on Police Violence, Prisons) - YouTube
▶ AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (on Police Violence, Prisons) - YouTube: OFFICIAL VIDEO. A RapGenius World Premiere. Sponsored by the New York Civil Liberties Union x Occupy The Hood.  FREE Song Download: https://soundcloud.com/awkword/throw-... RapGenius (w/ Lyrics x Audio Download):  http://rapgenius.com/AWKWORD-Throw-Aw...http://instagram.com/p/crku5IjKdJ/ "Quality music that deserves to be hear
LAUSD giving principals, teachers 'live shooter' training - LA Daily News
LAUSD giving principals, teachers 'live shooter' training - LA Daily News: LAUSD giving principals, teachers 'live shooter' trainingBy Barbara Jones, Staff WriterPosted:   08/11/2013 05:06:16 PM PDTUpdated:   08/11/2013 05:06:55 PM PDT Prompted by last year's massacre in Newtown, Conn., Los Angeles Unified is instructing administrators and faculty in how to keep students safe if there's a gunman o
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week: Seattle Schools This WeekMonday, August 12Curriculum and Instruction Policy Committee Mtg, 4-6 pm.  AgendaA lot of BARs for various partnerships with outside entities for services.  One, for Special Ed services via the Northwest School of Innovative Learning, caught my eye because I know they were being sued in 2011while a student in the
Market-Based Education Rejected in New Studies
Market-Based Education Rejected in New Studies: New studies reject market-based educationOnly 6000 words really matter in the 24-page document, yet they're enough to demolish claims made by politicians and critics of schools about the way to solve the innumerable problems that teachers face every day.The document also identifies the three key challenges confronting Australian education: children a
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “The true story of Sacajawea”I’ve embedded a new video from TED-Ed on Sacajawea below. You can see the entire lesson here. And you can find all of my collected resources on the Lewis and Clark Expedition here at my United States History class blog.5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 31min mark as read  //  saveUpdated “Best and Wo
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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 CAPTODAYWith first new money in years, school labor negotiations grow complicated SI&A Cabinet Report – News & ResourcesSI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources:  Print this articleWith first new money in years, school labor negotiations grow co
With first new money in years, school labor negotiations grow complicated SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources:  Print this articleWith first new money in years, school labor negotiations grow complicatedBy Tom ChorneauMonday, August 12, 2013Uncertainty over how schools can spend billions of new state dollars delivered under a new funding formula is generating both conflict and complication between labor and management as districts statewide seek new collectiv
Choosing Democracy: Stand Up for Students
Choosing Democracy: Stand Up for Students: Stand Up for StudentsWill you join youth who are standing up for civil rights? On August 14, youth from different parts of California will lead a rally in Sacramento to ask Governor Jerry Brown to meet with young people to understand why it is critical that he stand with them to fix our inequitable school discipline laws and sign legislation that will hel
Class Size and the Seattle Education Association Contract Negotiations | Seattle Education
Class Size and the Seattle Education Association Contract Negotiations | Seattle Education: Class Size and the Seattle Education Association Contract NegotiationsIt’s contract bargaining time again for Seattle Public School teachers and one important aspect on the table this year is class size.The district wants to increase class sizes, not for budgetary reasons, but as they put it, due to issues
The costs and profits of school closings: 2 dead, 14 wounded on one Sunday alone | Reclaim Reform
The costs and profits of school closings: 2 dead, 14 wounded on one Sunday alone | Reclaim Reform: The costs and profits of school closings: 2 dead, 14 wounded on one Sunday alonePosted on August 11, 2013by Ken PrevitiHow much profit is being made by closing schools? Yes, profit.In Chicago as 50 schools are being closed for lack of funds, Mayor Emanuel is giving away hundreds of millions of dollar
Diane in the Evening 8-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools Hardcover – Deckle Edgeby Diane Ravitch  (Author)What’s Not to Like About Exeter? Sidwell? Lakeside? Dalton?The folks at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute are struggling to come to terms with the New York testing disaster. They certainly
Lumina Foundation: working to reduce and standardize regulations: More on Obama’s Race to the Top for higher ed | DailyCensoredcom
Lumina Foundation: working to reduce and standardize regulations: More on Obama’s Race to the Top for higher ed | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: Lumina Foundation: working to reduce and standardize regulations: More on Obama’s Race to the Top for higher edBy Danny Weil on August 11, 2013 6:26 pm / no comments According to InsideHighered, online, from
50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Albert Shanker Institute » 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: 50th Anniversary of the March on WashingtonHIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLANSWashington, DuBois, Garvey, Randolph Strategies, by L. CaseyWhose strategy for advancing the African-American freedom struggle – that of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey or A. Philip Randolph – was most effective?What the 1963 March was Real
NC Teachers are fed up | Editorials | NewsObserver.com
NC Teachers are fed up | Editorials | NewsObserver.com: NC Teachers are fed up North Carolina, a right-to- work state, doesn’t have teachers unions, but as teachers return to their classrooms this month they’ve never been more united.In their recent session, lawmakers did nothing to lift North Carolina’s teachers from near the bottom of national pay rankings. They also cut funding for thousands of
Candidates See Cincinnati as Model for New York Schools - NYTimes.com
Candidates See Cincinnati as Model for New York Schools - NYTimes.com: Published: August 11, 2013FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGLE+SAVEE-MAILSHAREPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTSConnect With NYTMetroFollow us on Twitterand like us onFacebook for news and conversation.They are told stories of schools that escaped years of dysfunction by becoming “community learning centers,” replete with dental clinics, mental health
8-11-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: A powerful and breathtaking statement about public education in the face of NY’s Common Core Testing fiascoCategories: Education ReformTags: Education ReformRobert RendoRobert Rendo is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in New York and teaches low incom
Short Notes: Rustin Would Have Snickered At Clinton Onstage - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Short Notes: Rustin Would Have Snickered At Clinton Onstage - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: Rustin Would Have Snickered At Clinton Onstageby JOSE VILSON on AUGUST 11, 2013Barack Obama with Bill RussellA few notes:This week, President Obama awarded Bayard Rustin with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with notables such as Arturo Sandoval, Loretta Lynn, and Bill Clinton. I’m almos
…And there is Hope! | Truth in American Education
…And there is Hope! | Truth in American Education: …And there is Hope!Filed in Uncategorized by chascherrie on August 11, 2013 • 0 Comments1Awhile back the mother of a 13 year old girl sent Truth in American Education a logo her daughter, Hope, designed.  Since providing the initial design it has been put into a few other forms.  In addition, Hope, who created the design, has this to say about why
Teacher who left: Why I am returning to school
Teacher who left: Why I am returning to school: Teacher who left: Why I am returning to schoolBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 11 at 11:30 amE-mail the writer5CommentsMoreEarly this year I published a piece by award-winning veteran teacher Kenneth Bernstein, entitled “A warning to college profs from a high school teacher.” It went viral when it was first posted and has done so again, and has
Maria Shriver | Powered by Inspiration
Maria Shriver | Powered by Inspiration: I’VE BEEN THINKINGRemove the MuzzleAs the newest trustee of the Sundance Institute, I recently had the great privilege of attending our theater labs in Park City with artists from all over the world.I observed, spellbound, as writers and directors and actors and composers freely presented their theatrical works in progress.It is an act of bravery to put your
8-11-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: A follow-up to Something weird has happenedIn this piece i remarked on the strange phenomenon of a piece originally posted in February again going viral on the Washington Post website.  Because in that original piece, I noted that what I was observing was a part of the reason I had retired from the classroom, and as regular readers here know I have decided to "un-retire" I
8-11-13 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.: Summer Sunday reads.Two more shooting deaths in Chicago last night. Note the “Safe Passage” sign at the shooting on West Fullerton. NY school boss Dennis Walcott bans dinosaur, birthday, halloween, poverty and divorce. The Madison, Wisconsin state representative infiltrates the ALEC meeting in Chicago
8-11-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: First NCTQ and now CAEP: Nightmares for Teacher Education.I have posted about NCATE and the CAEP a few times.  But here it is: The new standards, finalized by the CAEP Commission on Standards and Performance Reporting in June after a public comment period, contain controversial new requirements such as minimum program-entry standards and consideration of graduates’
Twittery Jeb Bush: trying to kill #PublicEducation in 140 characters or less | teacherbiz
Twittery Jeb Bush: trying to kill #PublicEducation in 140 characters or less | teacherbiz: Twittery Jeb Bush: trying to kill #PublicEducation in 140 characters or lessIf there’s anyone left who’s not convinced that Jeb Bush is one of the biggest enemies of public education in the United States, a quick glance at his twitter page should confirm what the rest of us already know.The first clue is thi
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYMissouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher's Experience with Common CoreMissouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher's Experience with Common Core: A Teacher's Experience with Common CoreEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookIs this the explanation of Common Core? The post below is from a teacher about her first few days teaching Common Core.  She