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Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com
Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com: "Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool"Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational ToolIf you were to walk into my sister’s house in Los Angeles, you’d hear a bit of yelling from time to time. “Luca! Get off Minecraft! Luca, are you on Minecraft again? Luca! Enough with the Mine
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods
How 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 board, the School Reform Commission, will be voting on the most massive one-time downsizing of the system ever proposed. The district’s recently revised plan, which has encountered widespread community and teacher opposition, calls for closing 29 out of 239 district schools next fall – a step down from the original proposal to shutte... more »
We Don’t Need No Education - NYTimes.com
We Don’t Need No Education - NYTimes.com: une 14, 2012 We Don’t Need No EducationBy PAUL KRUGMAN Hope springs eternal. For a few hours I was ready to applaud Mitt Romney for speaking honestly about what his calls for smaller government actually mean. Never mind. Soon the candidate was being his normal self, denying having said what he said and serving up a bunch of self-contradictory excuses. But let’s talk about his accidental truth-telling, and what it reveals. In the remarks Mr. Romney later tried to deny, he derided President Obama: “He says we need more firemen, more policemen,... more »
Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Taking Responsibility: Who Signs Off on Learning? by Nancy Flanagan In three decades of classroom teaching, I was a participant in hundreds of parent meetings convened because there were concerns about a student's academic performance. These meetings invariably ended by creating an action plan, with everyone present making promises about What Will Happen Next. More often than not, parents and teachers agreed to additional duties: Daily planner checks at home. Weekly written prog... more »
Perdido Street School BREAKING NEWS: NY Post Launches Flying Monkey Sneak Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New Book
Perdido Street School: NY Post Launches Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New Book: THE ATTACKS BEGIN (CLICK PICTURE)NY Post Launches Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New BookThere have been attacks against Diane Ravitch in the past, but the one by Kyle Smith in the Post is particularly vicious.Ravitch has a new book out entitled “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatizat
October’s Best Posts From This Blog | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
October’s Best Posts From This Blog | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: October’s Best Posts From This Blog by Larry Ferlazzo I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see my previous Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month. These posts are different from the ones I list under the monthly“Most Popular Blog Posts.” Those are the posts the largest numbers of readers “clicked-on” to read. I have to admit, I’ve been a bit lax ... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 10-6-12 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day* [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] “Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 7 hours ago Seven Ideas for Meaningful Parent-Teacher Conferences is an excellent post by Nancy Flanagan over at Education Week Teacher. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences. “5 Educational Resources for Parents and Families” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Paren... more »
Changing The Language From Anti-Testing To Pro-Whole Child - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Changing The Language From Anti-Testing To Pro-Whole Child - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Changing The Language From Anti-Testing To Pro-Whole Childby JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 12, 2013in JOSEI like getting into discussions with people who like saying “Jose, why are you against testing?”Let me lay out the argument and the reason why, instead of referring to myself as anti-testing, I’m calling
Morning Wink 9-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYCore Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child EducationCore Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCore Stability: What I Didn’t Know About Section 8CSeptember 17, 2013 by Mary FowlerRead the first post in this series.I should tell you now that what happened in the end with Secti
The Richest People in America List - Forbes
The Richest People in America List - Forbes: RankNameNet WorthAgeResidenceSource1Bill Gates$72 B57Medina, WashingtonMicrosoft2Warren Buffett$58.5 B83Omaha, NebraskaBerkshire Hathaway3Larry Ellison$41 B69Woodside, CaliforniaOracle4Charles Koch$36 B77Wichita, Kansasdiversified4David Koch$36 B73New York, New Yorkdiversified6Christy Walton & family$35.4 B58Jackson, WyomingWal-Mart7Jim Walton$33.8
Should I Stop Assigning Homework? - Jessica Lahey - The Atlantic
Should I Stop Assigning Homework? - Jessica Lahey - The Atlantic: Should I Stop Assigning Homework?What if my students think my class is too easy? And how will we ever get through A Tale of Two Cities? I have written in the past about my hatred of homework from the perspective of both a teacher and a parent, so when I heard about a teacher who had ditched the practice of assigning homework altoget
TO LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-20-13 Stephen Dyer on “Reign of Error” | Diane Ravitch's blog
Stephen Dyer on “Reign of Error” | Diane Ravitch's blog: Stephen Dyer on “Reign of Error”Stephen Dyer is a former legislator in Ohio who now works for a public policy organization called Innovation Ohio, in my book, I drew on some of his research. In this post, he situates my work in a longstanding American tradition. I especially liked these lines: “As I read the book, I couldn’t help but think o
Teacher, two superintendents to hold key positions on funding law’s new agency | EdSource Today
Teacher, two superintendents to hold key positions on funding law’s new agency | EdSource Today: Teacher, two superintendents to hold key positions on funding law’s new agencySeptember 19th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesConsistent with the goal of shifting power over education decisions away from Sacrame
Income Inequality, Educational Inequity, Privatization… Pittsburgh to Chicago | janresseger
Income Inequality, Educational Inequity, Privatization… Pittsburgh to Chicago | janresseger: Income Inequality, Educational Inequity, Privatization… Pittsburgh to ChicagoTwo blog posts arrived in my in-box today. The first is from a young woman, Jessie Ramey, whose blog is called Yinzercation and whose recent post is titled Diane Ravitch Launched, Yinzer-Style. This sent me, of course to Google
My Review of Diane Ravitch's New Blockbuster Best Seller "Reign of Error"
My Review of Diane Ravitch's New Blockbuster Best Seller "Reign of Error"Thank You Diane!PS Watch out for Flying Monkeys of the Great Hoax A Parent's Guide to Corporate Education Reform: Why Rich Guys are Screwing Up Our Public SchoolsA Parent's Guide to Corporate Education Reform: Why Rich Guys are Screwing Up Our Public SchoolsAKAREIGN OF ERROR. An incisive, comprehensive look at today
Nite Cap 9-19-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
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 CAPTODAYNYC Educator: Be Afraid. Be Very AfraidNYC Educator: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid: Be Afraid. Be Very AfraidOne of my students didn't have her homework today. She's pretty smart, and pretty eager, but not altogether that fluent in English. I as
Morning Wink 9-19-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYObserve to Stop 'Beliefing' — Whole Child EducationObserve to Stop 'Beliefing' — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGObserve to Stop ‘Beliefing’September 19, 2013 by Mary FowlerRead the first, second, and third posts in this series."The basis of all good human behavior is kindness." —Eleanor RooseveltIt's a curiously human trait to cl
9-19-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: @Ravitch WebinarI had the opportunity last night to be in the room with Diane Ravitch while she interacted with bloggers on the web using an interesting technology from Shindig. For over an hour I stood behind her taping her off the screen. Now I could have taped her off the screen I guess at home but I have an idea for a possible small documentary by gathering footage from her bo
9-19-13 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.: Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Walter Payton High School has plenty of toilet paper and is about to get more. Cut to Les Miz.As parents on the West Side collect toilet paper for their schools – the schools that Rahm has still left open – the selective admission Walter Payton High School near the Lakefront wi
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-19-13 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 Last-Minute Bad Idea from NYC Department of EducationIn its ongoing effort to destroy neighborhood schools and communities, the NYC brought out a plan to centralize kindergarten admissions. This paren activist says it is time to fight back now: “Last week, the DOE announced the roll-out of a new $800,000 kindergarten admissions p
9-19-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Performance Assessment ThursdayWe are giving the ELA Measures of Student Learning Performance Assessments to students today and tomorrow so that every teacher in the school can be evaluated to see how much growth students make from September to June.Because it makes total sense that social studies, science, art, physical education and other teachers outside of English Langua
9-19-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Alison Stewart's Great History of D.C.'s Dunbar High SchoolAlison Stewart’s First Class brings us full circle. Actually, Stewart guides us through a variety of recurring social, moral, and educational cycles that undoubtedly will continue to repeat themselves in one way or another. Her history of the rise and fall of Washington D.C.’s elite Dunbar High School tells a story that can
Jersey Jazzman: @jaredpolis: America's Worst Congressperson
Jersey Jazzman: @jaredpolis: America's Worst Congressperson: @jaredpolis: America's Worst CongresspersonWhat a schmuck:Yes, 75 year old Diane Ravitch -- grandmother, author, and historian -- is "evil" in the eyes of this sitting member of Congress. Aren't you proud, Colorado?This empty suit is the 7th wealthiest member of Congress. But Polis is really just another phony Democrat who push
100 Bloggers and Diane Ravitch | Reclaim Reform
100 Bloggers and Diane Ravitch | Reclaim Reform: 100 Bloggers and Diane RavitchPosted on September 18, 2013by Ken PrevitiOn Sept. 18, 2013 between 7:30 and 8:30 pm, about a hundred bloggers listened to and spoke with Diane Ravitch in a Shindig Video Chat event that was historical. Never before has an author launched a book by asking education bloggers to review her book, review it with a total fre
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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 CAPTODAYTeachers association to call for Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles’ termination at news conference | Dallas Morning NewsTeachers association to call for Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles’ termination at news conference | Dallas Morning
Dear Mr. Colbert, about that interview with Arne Duncan …
Dear Mr. Colbert, about that interview with Arne Duncan …: Dear Mr. Colbert, about that interview with Arne Duncan …By Valerie Strauss, Published: September 18 at 3:57 pmE-mail the writerStephen Colbert in 2010. (Scott Gries/PictureGroup)Dear Mr. Colbert,You have proved time and again that you are second to none as a satirical interviewer. I wrote back in 2011 about your brilliant skewering of the
9-18-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Flying Monkey AlertToday's the day! Diane Ravitch and Education Bloggers: A discussion about Reign of Error and the battle for our public schoolsThe event will take place Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) TO ATTEND:At the time of the event please go to:http://shindig.com/event/diane-ravitchPlease Note: Shindig is a video chat platform where you can see ev
Alert: Flying Monkeys Sighted over L.A.
The Raspberry Blog — Truth in Education Reform: REIGN OF ERROR: OUR SCHOOLS ARE AT RISK (CHAPTER 1)Dr. Ravitch devotes the seven or so pages of her opening salvo to the rhetorical establishment of an "us vs. the rest of the world" public education conflict between education reformers ("the rest") and those who believe public education is not broken ("us" led by Dr. Ra
Special Reigny Day Nite Cap UPDATE 9-17-13 #ReignofError #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMNite Cap 9-17-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4ChangeJames 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 CAPTODAYFederal Double Testing Waiver Guidance - Year 2013Federal Double Testing Waiver Guidance - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Edu
I'm Diane Ravitch and I'm Tired of Your Shit (A Review of Reign of Error) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
I'm Diane Ravitch and I'm Tired of Your Shit (A Review of Reign of Error) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: I’m Diane Ravitch and I’m Tired of Your Shit (A Review of Reign of Error)by JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 17, 2013in JOSEDiane RavitchPardon my flippancy, but didn’t NYU professor Diane Ravitch already tell you what to do in The Death and Life of the Great American School System?When I was ask
Nite Cap 9-17-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
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 CAPTODAYFederal Double Testing Waiver Guidance - Year 2013Federal Double Testing Waiver Guidance - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Torlakson and State Board of Education President Kirst Issue Statement on Federal "Double T
NYC Educator: Diane Ravitch and the Corporate Reign of Error
NYC Educator: Diane Ravitch and the Corporate Reign of Error: Diane Ravitch and the Corporate Reign of ErrorI've been teaching for almost thirty years, and I don't know precisely when my colleagues and I became public enemy number one. But after reading Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch I'm getting a pretty good handle on why.Corporate reformers like Bill Gates, Eli Broad, and the Walton family seem
House Republicans Step Into School Vouchers Fight Between DOJ, Louisiana
House Republicans Step Into School Vouchers Fight Between DOJ, Louisiana: Vouchers Fight Between DOJ, LouisianaPosted: 09/17/2013 1:02 pm EDT | Updated: 09/17/2013 1:21 pm EDTHouse Republicans are stepping into the legal battle over school vouchers in Louisiana.On Tuesday, a group of high-ranking GOP legislators wrote Attorney General Eric Holder to argue that the Department of Justice lawsuit o
Morning Wink 9-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYCore Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child EducationCore Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCore Stability: What I Didn’t Know About Section 8CSeptember 17, 2013 by Mary FowlerRead the first post in this series.I should tell you now that what happened in the end with Secti
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti backs John Deasy, seeks to end feud between LAUSD leaders, board
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti backs John Deasy, seeks to end feud between LAUSD leaders, board: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti backs John Deasy, seeks to end feud between LAUSD leaders, boardBy Barbara Jones, Los Angeles Daily NewsPOSTED: 09/16/13, 10:29 PM PDT | UPDATED: 1 HR AGOAmid mounting tension between Los Angeles Unified’s top administrators and the school board, Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed support
Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. | Reclaim Reform
Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. | Reclaim Reform: Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error.Posted on September 17, 2013by Ken PrevitiWARNING: Do not attempt to underline the important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools.W
Core Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child Education
Core Stability: What I Didn't Know About Section 8C — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCore Stability: What I Didn’t Know About Section 8CSeptember 17, 2013 by Mary FowlerRead the first post in this series.I should tell you now that what happened in the end with Section 8C could be called a success story. That class turned out to be my most defining experience in education. Educators kne
A New School Year: Democracy & Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week
A New School Year: Democracy & Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week: A New School Year: Democracy & SchoolsBy Deborah Meier on September 17, 2013 9:06 AMDeborah Meier returns to Bridging Differences today following the blog's summer hiatus. Later this week, Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute will reply to herthoughts. The two will blog together for several weeks
Ball of confusion: How ‘edu-speak’ leaves too many parents behind | Hechinger Report
Ball of confusion: How ‘edu-speak’ leaves too many parents behind | Hechinger Report: Ball of confusion: How ‘edu-speak’ leaves too many parents behindBy Liz WillenLike many parents, Dahlia Lithwick felt absolutely dumbfounded after sitting through one too many back-to-school meetings at her children’s school. The Ivy League-educated lawyer and journalist expressed her frustration in a revealing p
9-17-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Update on the most important Connecticut school funding lawsuit in modern times…Starting this year and next, Connecticut public school teachers will be judged, in no small part, by factors beyond their control such as their student’s standardized test results. Some will lose their jobs after two years under Governor Malloy’s “education reform” bill. But as reported in yesterday’s CT
Newark charter school contract with K12 Inc. shows influence of for-profit companies in public schools | NJ.com
Newark charter school contract with K12 Inc. shows influence of for-profit companies in public schools | NJ.com: Newark charter school contract with K12 Inc. shows influence of for-profit companies in public schoolsNEWARK— Newark Prep Charter School opened last year with 150 students, a dozen teachers and big ambitions to become among the first schools in the state to offer classes taught online.I
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Today Is the Day: “Reign of Error” Is Available!Maybe you have not been anticipating this day as much as I have. But I can tell you as an author that waiting for “pub date” is excruciating. It seems like forever between the time you make the final edit and the actual appearance of the book. I finished about June 1. And now, three a
Morning Wink 9-16-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYDial Down Reactive Behavior—Theirs and Ours! — Whole Child EducationDial Down Reactive Behavior—Theirs and Ours! — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGDial Down Reactive Behavior—Theirs and Ours!September 16, 2013 by Mary FowlerYou might have heard the old joke about the guy who goes up to a doctor at a party. "Doc," he says as he pok
The Richest People in America List - Forbes
The Richest People in America List - Forbes: RankNameNet WorthAgeResidenceSource1Bill Gates$72 B57Medina, WashingtonMicrosoft2Warren Buffett$58.5 B83Omaha, NebraskaBerkshire Hathaway3Larry Ellison$41 B69Woodside, CaliforniaOracle4Charles Koch$36 B77Wichita, Kansasdiversified4David Koch$36 B73New York, New Yorkdiversified6Christy Walton & family$35.4 B58Jackson, WyomingWal-Mart7Jim Walton$33.8
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: United Opt Out Will Sponsor Book Club Discussion of “Reign of Error”Three years ago, when my last book was published, I heard from a professor in Pennsylvania named Tim Slekar who asked if I would join the opt-out movement. I told him no. I thought it was too extreme. I don’t think so anymore. Testing has become extreme. It is now
The Crawfish Bump! | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The Crawfish Bump! | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: The Crawfish Bump!Posted on September 15, 20130 Congratulations Crawfish patriots!In the last 48 hours after making this post we helped Shannon Puckett increase her funding for herKickstarter Documentary Defies Measurement by more than 23% and contributors by almost 40%!Since this is my first endorsement, and since I can plausibly say I had something to
9-16-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Fred Dicker Says Cuomo And De Blasio Won't Get AlongFrom Fred Dicker's radio mic to God's ears:Gov. Cuomo and all-but-certain Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio are on a collision course certain to explode next year — over taxes, class warfare, charter schools, and Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital — if de Blasio is elected mayor, insiders agree.What’s more, t
Nite Cap 9-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
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 CAPTODAYsolidaridad: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core Standardssolidaridad: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core Standards: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core StandardsDr. Megan Koschnick discusses the inappropriateness of the C
solidaridad: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core Standards
solidaridad: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core Standards: Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core StandardsDr. Megan Koschnick discusses the inappropriateness of the Common Core Standards for K-3 at the Common Core Conference held at Notre Dame on September 9, 2013. H/T @slekar
Standardized Testing in Our Public Schools: A Discussion | Seattle Education
Standardized Testing in Our Public Schools: A Discussion | Seattle Education: Standardized Testing in Our Public Schools: A DiscussionTo Test or Not to Test:Standardized Testing in Our Public SchoolsTuesday evening, September 17 at 7:30 PMTown Hall in Seattle, the Great Hall7:30 p.m.In the wake of last spring’s successful boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress test (MAP), by Seattle public s
Diane in the Evening 9-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sam Chaltain on “Reign of Error”Sam Chaltain is one of our most thoughtful bloggers. This is his review of Reign of Error, which appears in his regular column in Education Week. I appreciated his connection of this book to the work of the muckrakers. It is a comparison that I made in my own mind, but kept to myself because I was lo
Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com
Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com: "Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool"Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational ToolIf you were to walk into my sister’s house in Los Angeles, you’d hear a bit of yelling from time to time. “Luca! Get off Minecraft! Luca, are you on Minecraft again? Luca! Enough with the Mine
Federal database to include your children? | toteachornototeach
Federal database to include your children? | toteachornototeach: Federal database to include your children?by Bob UnruhRegulations creating repository for ‘everypublic school student’s personal information’The federal government is laying the foundation for a national database that could include all of the personal details of every student in every public school in every state, warns a report by t
Eulogy for the Martyred Children
Eulogy for the Martyred Children: Eulogy for the Martyred ChildrenTable of Contents18 September 1963Birmingham, Ala.[Delivered at funeral service for three of the children—Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, and Cynthia Diane Wesley—killed in the bombing. A separate service was held for the fourth victim, Carole Robertson.]This afternoon we gather in the quiet of this sanctuary to pay our last
Investigators of Alabama church bombing reflect on the big break that helped them solve the case - NY Daily News
Investigators of Alabama church bombing reflect on the big break that helped them solve the case - NY Daily News: Investigators of Alabama church bombing reflect on the big break that helped them solve the caseOn the 50th anniversary of the horrific bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four girls and helped lead to the passage of the Civil Rights Act, two retired investig
Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express To Fat City - Forbes
Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express To Fat City - Forbes: Comment Now Follow CommentsOn Thursday, July 25, dozens of bankers, hedge fund types and private equity investors gathered in New York to hear about the latest and greatest opportunities to collect a cut of your property taxes. Of course, the promotional material for the Capital Roundtable’s conference on “private equity investing in fo
Morning Wink 9-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAY9-15-13 Perdido Street SchoolPerdido Street School: NYPD Shoot Innocent Bystanders In Times Square When Suspect Points Metrocard At ThemShocking story on the front pages today: Two NYPD cops opened fire at a deranged man a block from Times Square — as he pretended to point a gun at them — but instead struck a pair of innocent bystanders Saturday night
Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools - Salon.com
Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools - Salon.com: Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schoolsOur public schools aren't in decline. And "reformers" with wild promises don't care about education — just profitsBY DIANE RAVITCH TOPICS: BOOKS, EDUCATION, EDITOR'S PICKS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, W
9-15-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Advice for Educators Wanting to be Principals — Part One”Advice for Educators Wanting to be Principals — Part One is my newest post over at Education Week Teacher. This week’s guest responses come from Lyn Hilt, Joe Mazza, and Cheryl James-Ward, along with a few thoughts of my own.by Larry Ferlazzo / 45min Larry Ferlazzo’s
solidaridad: LA Schools Matter: Joining Forces for Education's statement on using Broad's Jaime Aquino's resignation to push for authentic reforms
solidaridad: LA Schools Matter: Joining Forces for Education's statement on using Broad's Jaime Aquino's resignation to push for authentic reforms: LA Schools Matter: Joining Forces for Education's statement on using Broad's Jaime Aquino's resignation to push for authentic reformsFirst published on LA Schools Matter on September 14, 2013"Once Broad alumni are working inside the education syst
Perdido Street School BREAKING NEWS: NY Post Launches Flying Monkey Sneak Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New Book
Perdido Street School: NY Post Launches Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New Book: THE ATTACKS BEGIN (CLICK PICTURE)NY Post Launches Attack Against Diane Ravitch In Review Of Her New BookThere have been attacks against Diane Ravitch in the past, but the one by Kyle Smith in the Post is particularly vicious.Ravitch has a new book out entitled “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatizat
MAP test company to debate MAP boycott teachers | I AM AN EDUCATOR
MAP test company to debate MAP boycott teachers | I AM AN EDUCATOR: MAP test company to debate MAP boycott teachersBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on September 14, 2013The NWEA, the producer of the MAP test, will be sending a representative to Seattle on Tuesday, September 17th to join a panel with two educators who have been leaders in the movement to boycott the MAP test in Seattle. With a national movemen
Tras desalojo, maestros mexicanos se reorganizan - Univision Noticias
Tras desalojo, maestros mexicanos se reorganizan - Univision Noticias: Tras desalojo, maestros mexicanos se reorganizanUnivision.com | Fecha: 09/14/2013ImprimirA+ A-40ForosEnviarMaestros dejando el Zócalo de Ciudad de México.- NotimexEnlaces RelacionadosPolicÃa derriba barricadas y desaloja a maestros mexicanos del zócalo capitalinoProtesta de maestros terminó en enfrentamiento con la policÃaMaest
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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 CAPTODAYDallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles offers olive branch to trustees, vows to work on relationship with them | Dallas Morning NewsDallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles offers olive branch to trustees, vows to work on relationship with them |
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles offers olive branch to trustees, vows to work on relationship with them | Dallas Morning News
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles offers olive branch to trustees, vows to work on relationship with them | Dallas Morning News: Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles offers olive branch to trustees, vows to work on relationship with themBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com4:52 pm on September 14, 2013 | Permalink1301The night before Dallas ISD trustees discussed an investigation of Superintenden
UPDATED: LAUSD superintendent Deasy "saddened" by deputy's resignation | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
UPDATED: LAUSD superintendent Deasy "saddened" by deputy's resignation | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: UPDATED: LAUSD superintendent Deasy "saddened" by deputy's resignationAnnie Gilbertson and Ben Bergman | September 14th, 2013, 2:58pmgazette.netJohn E. Deasy, superintendent of LAUSD, said he was "saddened" by his deputy's departure, but refused to comment on the circumst
9-14-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout
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