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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 »
UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC
UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC: UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in CaliforniaErika Aguilar | September 23rd, 2013, 3:07pmAFP/AFP/Getty ImagesA teenager and his younger brother enjoy trading insults over an instant messaging system.3 CommentsAdd your commentsListen Now[1 min 56 sec]DownloadU
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 »
The Unaddressed Link Between Poverty and Education - NYTimes.com
Class Matters. Why Won’t We Admit It?
By HELEN F. LADD and EDWARD B. FISKE
Published: December 11, 2011
Why I can no longer support Jared Polis
Why I can no longer support Jared PolisPolis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's BlogPolis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Polis JokeJared Polis is a Democratic Colorado Congressman. He recently had this interchange with Randi Weingarten on Twitter about Diane Ravitch.Though this caused a backlash, he seems to be standing by his comment. This ordeal has been well documented by Jersey Jazzman and Jonathan P
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 »
9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach
9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach: 9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachersby Rebecca KleinIt hasn’t been an easy go for teachers lately. In major cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, thousands of teachers were laid off this past summer. Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina recently ended teacher tenure and eliminated extra pay for teachers with masters degrees.Sev
Morning Wink 9-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYCorporate Education Reform Hit Man is paid school-foundation consultant - Our Colorado News: Lone Tree Voice: NewsHigh-profile speaker is paid school-foundation consultant - Our Colorado News: Lone Tree Voice: News: Corporate Education Reform Hit Man is paid school-foundation consultantDouglas County School Board president says donations fund outside
E. D. Hirsch Sees His Education Theories Taking Hold - NYTimes.com
E. D. Hirsch Sees His Education Theories Taking Hold - NYTimes.com: E. D. Hirsch Sees His Education Theories Taking HoldBy AL BAKERPublished: September 27, 2013Enlarge This ImageMichael Nagle for The New York TimesTeachers in Brooklyn training in a curriculum from E. D. Hirsch’s Core Knowledge Foundation.Enlarge This ImageAndrew Shurtleff for The New York TimesMr. Hirsch.Invitations to speak have
Four decades of failed school reform - The Washington Post
Four decades of failed school reform - The Washington Post: Four decades of failed school reformAstrid Riecken/For The Washington Post - English teacher Pat Welsh looks back on the fads that came and wentBy Patrick Welsh, Friday, September 27, 10:28 AM E-mail the writerPatrick Welsh retired in June after 43 years teaching English at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria.Erika Dietz was overwhelm
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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 CAPTODAYSchool board member accused of possible wrongdoing in foreign student recruitmentSchool board member accused of possible wrongdoing in foreign student recruitment: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ACCUSED OF POSSIBLE WRONGDOING IN FOREIGN STUDENT RECRUIT
Diane Ravitch Visiting California | InterACT
Diane Ravitch Visiting California | InterACT: Diane Ravitch Visiting CaliforniaSEPTEMBER 27, 2013tags: California, diane ravitch, Stanfordby David B. Cohen Video clip from Diane Ravitch’s talk in Sacramento, 1/20/12.For readers in California, there are several upcoming opportunities to hear Diane Ravitch at public events.Friday, 9/27 – SacramentoSaturday, 9/28 – BerkeleyMonday, 9/30 – StanfordTues
Brown vetoes bill to add more accountability on new school funding SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Brown vetoes bill to add more accountability on new school fundingBy Kimberly BeltranFriday, September 27, 2013In a signal to school officials that the Brown administration is unlikely to burden districts with additional compliance requirements tied to the new Local Control Funding Formula, the governor on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have
Morning Wink 9-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYCorporate Education Reform Hit Man is paid school-foundation consultant - Our Colorado News: Lone Tree Voice: NewsHigh-profile speaker is paid school-foundation consultant - Our Colorado News: Lone Tree Voice: News: Corporate Education Reform Hit Man is paid school-foundation consultantDouglas County School Board president says donations fund outside
9-27-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Connecticut: Poverty in the state with the highest per capita incomeConnecticut Children living in Poverty CT 2001 10.2% live in poverty (82,000) CT 2012: 14.8% live in poverty (117,000) According to an study conducted by Connecticut Voices for Children, the independent research and advocacy organization, “At the start of the Great Recession, Connecticut experienced the
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Noel Hammatt: What If “Failing Schools” Aren’t?Noel Hammatt is an independent researcher and former board member of the Baton Rouge public school board. He is one of the best-informed and most courageous researchers in a state where truth is to be found not in official statements, which are political, but in the work of bloggers an
9-27-13 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 TRS member tries to get answers about his pension.Ask TRS Communications Director Dave Urbanek about a report in the Sun-Times that Cabrera Capital and Martin Cabrera made $2 million in commissions from TRS and you a boiler-plate email response and a hostile challenge on the phone. Cabrera recently
9-27-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Want to Hang with the Seattle Education Elite?But you don't have a ballgown for the Alliance's annual Black and Orange Masquerade Ball? (This year with masks: Don't forget your mask! Creativity and mystery encouraged!)Relax, you're in luck. The Alliance needs volunteers to be runners for their auctions (and, if you are good-looking, modeling the auction items on
9-27-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Says He's Cleaned Up NY's Air Like Nobody ElseFrom the Times:Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Thursday that his administration’s efforts at reducing air pollution had resulted in New York City’s having the best air quality in more than 50 years. Sulfur dioxide levels have dropped by 69 percent since 2008, and the level of soot pollution has dropped by more than 2
Interview: Diane Ravitch, Author Of 'Reign Of Error' : NPR
Interview: Diane Ravitch, Author Of 'Reign Of Error' : NPR: Diane Ravitch Rebukes Education Activists' 'Reign Of Error'by NPR STAFFThe Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schoolsby Diane RavitchHardcover, 396 pages purchasenonfictionhistory & societyMore on this book:NPR reviews, interviews and moreDiane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, spent
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 9-26-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMJonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book ReviewJonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book Review The NY Times has posted on-line Jonathan Kozol’s marvelous and original book review of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. The review is slated to appear in print in Sunday’s book review sec
Flawed exams support phony school accountability | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Flawed exams support phony school accountability | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Flawed exams support phony school accountabilityView Larger Joel PageJesse Grace scans shipments and they arrive Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Measured Progress test processing facility in Dover, N.H.Previous PostsDawg fans on campus: Fewer going to games. Are they studying instead? September 26, 2013How did your dist
9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach
9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach: 9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachersby Rebecca KleinIt hasn’t been an easy go for teachers lately. In major cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, thousands of teachers were laid off this past summer. Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina recently ended teacher tenure and eliminated extra pay for teachers with masters degrees.Sev
Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic | Mr. D's Neighborhood
Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic | Mr. D's Neighborhood: Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The AtlanticThe beginning of the end: President Bush signing NCLB at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Even if you’ve said it a thousand times, it doesn’t hurt to say it again.Mr. D’s much more industrious little sister, Dr. D (yep, she finished t
D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decision that yielded gains in both math and reading, - The Washington Post
D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decision - The Washington Post: D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decisionOPT-OUT/REFUSAL GUIDES FOR EACH STATEOpt-Out/Refusal Guides for each State | United Opt Out National: District education officials defended their decision to score the city’s 2013 standardized tests in a way that yielded gains in both math and reading, arguing Thursday
Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training | EdSource Today
Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training | EdSource Today: Commission considers performance tests for administrators in trainingSeptember 26th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldFive years ago, California became the first state to mandate that all candidates for becoming a teacher demonstrate that they have the skills needed for the classroom.Soon, it will be a
Nite Cap 9-26-13 #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 CAPTODAYMerrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic | Continuing ChangeMerrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic | Continuing Change: Merrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic My response to John Merrow, article:http://takingnote.learningmatt
9-26-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Shame on NYC Ed Reporters for Supporting E4E in Event Closed to Anyone Who Doesn't Sign Their PledgeI saw the names of the reporters who are going to be on the panel and was sort of shocked that the "neutral" press would be on a panel for an organization that has banned people who do not agree with their pledge. In fact at one point I tried to go in with my press pass an
Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator Month | Connected Principals
Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator Month | Connected Principals: Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator MonthSeptember 26, 2013By Patrick LarkinWe are excited to announce that Connected Principals will be working in conjunction with theNational Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the National Association of
Cali Education Headlines Thursday, September 26, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Moms protest breastfeeding rules at Poway districtEducation HeadlinesThursday, September 26, 2013Budgetary juggling actSchool districts are questioning San Joaquin County's decision to withhold nearly $900,000 in state ROP funding.District Attorney investigating two Hacienda La Puente board membersThe Los Angeles County District Attorney's Of
Looting the Pension Funds: How Wall Street Robs Public Workers | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Looting the Pension Funds: How Wall Street Robs Public Workers | Politics News | Rolling Stone: Looting the Pension FundsAll across America, Wall Street is grabbing money meant for public workers1Comment9Illustration by Victor JuhaszBy MATT TAIBBISeptember 26, 2013 7:00 AM ETIn the final months of 2011, almost two years before the city of Detroit would shock America by declaring bankruptcy in the
Morning Wink 9-26-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYOnline charter schools flunking - SAT scores are out - Duncan on what reformers get wrong - First pink slime, now chicken processed in China - POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.comOnline charter schools flunking - SAT scores are out - Duncan on what reformers get wrong - First pink slime, now chicken processed in China - POLITICO Morning Education
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Best Article Ever About New Orleans’ Charter SchoolsWe all have heard or read or seen the stories in the mass media about the “miracle” in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina, which Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called the best thing that ever happened to education in that city, wiped out public education and the teachers’ unio
9-26-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: NY Times Begins Very Helpful Regular Feature — “Text To Text”The New York Times Learning Network has just begun a regular feature that I suspect is going to be very helpful to teachers — it’s called “Text To Text.” Here’s how they describe it: it is just what it sounds like: we’ll be pairing two written texts that we think
A Report Card on Education Reform - NYTimes.com
A Report Card on Education Reform - NYTimes.com: A Report Card on Education ReformBy DAVID LEONHARDTDanny Moloshok/Reuters (left); Charles V. Tines/Associated PressMitch Daniels, president of Purdue University, left, and John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable.I sat down last week in Washington with Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, and Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor a
Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregated | Al Jazeera America
Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregated | Al Jazeera America: Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregatedby Dexter Mullins @DexterMullins September 25, 2013 9:00AM ETSeparated along socioeconomic and racial lines, schools are less diverse than at any other time in the last four decadesTopics: Race & Ethnicity Charter Schools SegregationScott Olson/Getty I
Nite Cap 9-25-13 #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 CAPTODAYYes, Diane Ravitch is Among My Heroes - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherYes, Diane Ravitch is Among My Heroes - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Yes, Diane Ravitch is Among My HeroesBy Anthony Cody on September 25, 201
Diane Ravitch at Occidental College.Matt Damon and Steve Zimmer; Diane Ravitch's BFFs in Los Angeles
Matt Damon and Steve Zimmer; Diane Ravitch's BFFs in Los Angeles: Post navigationMatt Damon, Steve Zimmer: Ravitch’s BFFs in LAPosted on September 25, 2013 by Vanessa RomoIntroducing Ravitch: Steve Zimmer and Matt DamonLA Unified board memberSteve Zimmer, who just spent a weekend with Superintendent John Deasytalking education policy in Washington D.C., is getting another side of the story next we
HISD wins big education prize | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog
HISD wins big education prize | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog: HISD wins big education prizeWednesday, September 25, 2013CommentsEmailPrint8The Houston Independent School District won a prestigious national education prize Wednesday, an award that recognizes gains in student test scores and comes with $550,000 in college scholarships.HISD, which also won the inaugural Broad Prize for Urban Educatio
9-25-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: The Paul Vallas ScamNew Monastic Individuals is a blog that should definitely be in your bookmarks. He is a friend, fellow blogger and part of the team working to take back public education in Connecticut. His latest post is entitled, “The Paul Vallas Scam” As the Connecticut Supreme Court considers whether to sustain (or over-rule) a Superior Court […]The post The Paul Vallas Scam (a
Morning Wink 9-25-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYBill Gates Is Not The Devil. | The LineBill Gates Is Not The Devil. | The Line: Bill Gates Is Not The Devil.September 25, 2013 by DinaHis massive, unregulated, opaque, and technocratically-dominated influence on public education may be very troublesome……but honestly, some of the vicious (or do I mean viscous) mud-slinging I’ve been seeing around these
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-25-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gary Rubinstein Deconstructs the Latest TFA StudyWow! Just think, if you have a TFA teacher, you gain 2.6 extra months in a year of instruction in math! Or so concluded a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research. But what does this mean? Gary Rubinstein, himself an alumus of Teach for America, now a math teacher at Stuyvesant Hi
9-25-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “American History Handbook” Is A Useful ResourceThe right way to teach history i the title of a new post at Valerie Strauss’ post at The Washington Post. It’s by Marion Brady, and I plan on using the post itself in my IB Theory of Knowledge class — he shares an insightful perspective on the purposes of studying history. Her
9-25-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The Post-Mayoral Proapaganda Around Bloomberg Is Starting AlreadyFrom the Daily News:Hizzoner is getting a big honor indeed – a biography. Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday that outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting a “major biography” by way of author Eleanor Randolph, a longtime journalist and editorial board member for the New York Times. Accordin
9/24/2013 – Education Nation Insults Teachers
9/24/2013 – Education Nation Insults Teachers: 9/24/2013 – Education Nation Insults TeachersSeptember 24, 2013 SubscribeTHIS WEEK:Do America’s Schools Stink? … School Testing Errors … U.S. Illiteracy Rates Still High … A Successful School Integration … Oregon’s Experiment With College CostsTOP STORYDear NBC Education Nation, Lloyd Blankfein Is Not An ‘Education Expert’By Jeff Bryant“The latest ind
NBC’s 2013 Education Nation: Look at Who Will Be Featured & Who Is Missing | janresseger
NBC’s 2013 Education Nation: Look at Who Will Be Featured & Who Is Missing | janresseger: NBC’s 2013 Education Nation: Look at Who Will Be Featured and Who Is MissingIt is, of course, impossible to foresee exactly how a TV news program will go, but one worries when the sponsors of the supposed “news” about public education include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the for-profit Univer
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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 CAPTODAYGroup Dismisses School Closure Lawsuit Against the District - Schools - Rosemont, CA PatchGroup Dismisses School Closure Lawsuit Against the District - Schools - Rosemont, CA Patch: Group Dismisses School Closure Lawsuit Against the District
Students Too Hungry to Learn: A Challenge We Can Solve | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Students Too Hungry to Learn: A Challenge We Can Solve | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Students Too Hungry to Learn: A Challenge We Can SolveBy NEA Health Information Network on September 24, 2013By Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association and Billy Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength.Hunger can be found in every corner of the country, affecting on
9-24-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadI assume you heard Congress cut food stamps to thousands of poor families. Interesting stats regarding children and food stamps:- 72% of SNAP recipients are in households with children- 210,000 students could lose free lunch at schoolNot good. Election ballots may be winging their way to you by the weekend. I'll have some thoughts on that later
Morning Wink 9-24-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYThe bottom line on charter school studiesThe bottom line on charter school studies: The bottom line on charter school studiesBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 24 at 10:00 amE-mail the writerThere has been a great deal written about the recent national study of charter schools by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, housed at Stanford
The bottom line on charter school studies
The bottom line on charter school studies: The bottom line on charter school studiesBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 24 at 10:00 amE-mail the writerThere has been a great deal written about the recent national study of charter schools by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, housed at Stanford University, but here’s the bottom line. This was written by Kevin Welner, director of th
Choice, Schools, & Taking Democracy Seriously - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Choice, Schools, & Taking Democracy Seriously - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Choice, Schools, & Taking Democracy SeriouslyBy Deborah Meier on September 24, 2013 8:46 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Michael J. Petrilli today.Dear Mike,Maybe you are right that we share a kind of cynicism. Or maybe a close cousin—healthy skepticism. Especially about politics. Dile
'Priority' plan is latest to remake failing L.A. Unified schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
'Priority' plan is latest to remake failing L.A. Unified schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: 'Priority' plan is latest to remake failing L.A. Unified schoolsAnnie Gilbertson | September 24th, 2013, 6:00amAnnie GIlbertson/KPCCJordan High School in Watts is under massive construction. Administrators hope improvement to academics will be equally as dramatic.On a recent Friday morning at David Starr Jo
9-24-13 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.: The impact on classrooms if special education class size limits are removed.Last Thursday the ISBE was to consider doing away with caps on the number of special eduction students that could be enrolled in a regular education classroom. This was not a vote on inclusion, which I zealously support. In sp
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gary Rubinstein Reviews “Reign of Error”Gary Rubinstein has written a wonderful, thoughtful review of “Reign of Error.” There are many highly quotable observations in his review, I liked this one best, because it goes to the heart of why we educate. If you get that wrong, then you can’t get anything else right. He writes: “For me,
9-24-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Site: “What We Watch: a geographic exploration of popular YouTube videos”What We Watch:a geographic exploration of popular YouTube videos is from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and lets you use a map to see and compare which YouTube videos are most popular in countries around the world. I’m adding it to The
9-24-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Congressman Jared Polis…. A voice for DFERThe Democratic congressman who called American’s leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, “an evil woman” turns out to be a player for Democrats for Education Reform, a leading political action committee for the corporate education reform industry. Polis’ outrageous and inappropriate attack on Diane Ravitch may not have been some rando
9-24-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: If You Ask, They Will AnswerI have recently asked, Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy?And it appears that the USDOE has come forward with an answer, as reported by Valerie Strauss:The U.S. Education Department routinely awards millions of dollars in grants to states and organizations, but it seems that it doesn’t have enough money to maintain its
9-24-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: If You Ask, They Will AnswerI have recently asked, Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? And it appears that the USDOE has come forward with an answer, as reported by Valerie Strauss: The U.S. Education Department routinely awards millions of dollars in grants to states and organizations, but it seems that it doesn’t have enough money to maintain
9-24-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cory Booker May Have A Senate Race On His HandsDFER favorite-Cory Booker is supposed to win this New Jersey Senate race hands down.But Quinnipiac finds the race has narrowed with a little more than six weeks to go before election day:A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey finds Cory Booker (D) leading Steve Lonegan by 12 points in the U.S. Senate race among likely voters, 53% t
Why I can no longer support Jared Polis
Why I can no longer support Jared PolisPolis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's BlogPolis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Polis JokeJared Polis is a Democratic Colorado Congressman. He recently had this interchange with Randi Weingarten on Twitter about Diane Ravitch.Though this caused a backlash, he seems to be standing by his comment. This ordeal has been well documented by Jersey Jazzman and Jonathan P
Polis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Polis Joke | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Polis JokeJared Polis is a Democratic Colorado Congressman. He recently had this interchange with Randi Weingarten on Twitter about Diane Ravitch.Though this caused a backlash, he seems to be standing by his comment. This ordeal has been well documented by Jersey Jazzman and Jonathan Pelto.Polis is a charter school supporter and has opened a few of his own ch
Crazy Crawfish's Blog | Zesty Louisiana Education Politics
Crazy Crawfish's Blog | Zesty Louisiana Education Politics: More Teachers, Parents and Citizens speak out against CCSSK Teacher of 20 years I have been teaching for 191/2 years. I teach kindergarten. Most of my students are not ready for common core. When I read then a book and teach them a skill for example like predicting and ask them what I just taught them they would say you taught us about m
Diane Ravitch Reign of Error Review
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Diane Ravitch Reign of Error Review: Diane Ravitch Reign of Error Review Since my review is more than a day late (and likely not worth a dollar), I needed to find a niche to focus on in my review. Fortunately, there was a small kerfuffle in the ed tech blogging world last weekend around whether Diane Ravitch is hostile to technology. Please, when you are re
Stop Common Core Rally info – Downtown Baton Rouge – September 28, 2013 (10-12) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Stop Common Core Rally info – Downtown Baton Rouge – September 28, 2013 (10-12) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsStop Common Core Rally info – Downtown Baton Rouge – September 28, 2013 (10-12)Posted on September 23, 20130FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEStop Common Core Coalition of LouisianaPLACE: Dept. of Education BESE, 1201 N Third St., Baton Rouge LADATE: Sa
UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC
UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in California | 89.3 KPCC: UPDATE: Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill increasing online privacy for minors in CaliforniaErika Aguilar | September 23rd, 2013, 3:07pmAFP/AFP/Getty ImagesA teenager and his younger brother enjoy trading insults over an instant messaging system.3 CommentsAdd your commentsListen Now[1 min 56 sec]DownloadU
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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 CAPTODAYL.A. Unified dropped from suit to limit seniority rights of teachers - latimes.comL.A. Unified dropped from suit to limit seniority rights of teachers - latimes.com: L.A. Unified dropped from suit to limit seniority rights of teachersComment
Read Eric Cantor’s ‘major’ education speech
Read Eric Cantor’s ‘major’ education speech: Read Eric Cantor’s ‘major’ education speechBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 23 at 3:23 pmE-mail the writerRep. Eric Cantor (Alex Wong/Getty Images)House Majority Leader Eric Cantor delivered what his office called a major policy speech about education reform at Freire Charter School in Philadelphia.He spoke about what he said was the importance
Rick Scott Pulls Florida Out of PARCC | Truth in American Education
Rick Scott Pulls Florida Out of PARCC | Truth in American Education: Rick Scott Pulls Florida Out of PARCCFiled in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on September 23, 2013 • 0 Comments522Governor Rick Scott (R-FL) announced today that he is ordering Florida to withdraw from PARCC. He is also ordering that public comment sessions to be held in order to receive input on any alterations
9-23-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Boundary Change push backI've now heard of two neighborhoods that are not happy with boundary changes.Members of the Hawthorne Elementary community is not happy about having their middle school assignment changed from Mercer to Aki Kurose.Members of the Georgetown community are not happy about having their elementary school assignment changed from Maple to Van Asse
Morning Wink 9-23-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYIs Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Include Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges? — Whole Child EducationIs Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Include Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGIs Your School Doing Everything It Can to Support and Inclu
How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her School | NEA Today
How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her School | NEA Today: How One Teacher Brought Smaller Class Sizes To Her SchoolBy Angela Harvey When the superintendent of the Stockton Unified School District visited the elementary school where Ruth Weaver Brown taught, she invited him into her kindergarten classroom to see firsthand the challenges she faced. “I said, ‘There are 32 faces in here.
Schools Matter: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist Story
Schools Matter: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist Story: ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist StoryThe ASD remains in response mode to this story and its follow-up, and as long as they are, we will remain responsive to them. Jeremy writes:1. if by "corporate" you mean the literal definition of a group of people authorized by law to function as a single entity, then
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Tests Are Loaded with ErrorsHeather Vogell, a stellar reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has done in-depth investigative reporting on the standardized tests that now are used to determine the fate of students, teachers, principals, and schools. She has found a surprising number of error
9-23-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “42 Amazing Maps”This 42 Amazing Maps video is pretty interesting, but the narrator speaks far too fast for English Language Learners. You might also be interested in This May Be The Best Geography Site Of The Year: “40 maps that explain the world”7 by Larry Ferlazzo / 58min mark as read // saveUsing Magic To Teach
How to Create a Negative School Climate 101 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
How to Create a Negative School Climate 101 | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: How to Create a Negative School Climate 101Posted on September 22, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Mr. Gates and Mr. Duncan, I thought I had better get this to you now while it is still on my mind.At the end of the last school year, I was informed that I would be teaching 7th and 8th grade language a
State constitutional measure binds schools to open meetings SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: State constitutional measure binds schools to open meetingsBy Kimberly BeltranMonday, September 23, 2013School districts and local government agencies will forever be required to provide meeting notices and documents to the public if voters agree this June to add that provision to California’s Constitution.But responsibility for the mandate’s costs –
The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education Nation | Raginghorseblog
The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education Nation | Raginghorseblog: The Lie and Disgrace that is NBC’s Education NationSeptember 22, 2013The yearly corporate sponsored corporate education reform propaganda extravaganza Education Nation sinks lower and lower and as it does so it showers the American people with greater and greater corporate contempt. Here is an event that is billed as a “summit”
Go home, Congressman. You’re drunk.
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Nite Cap 9-22-13 #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 CAPTODAYLAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.comLAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com: LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE(Mensaje se repite en Español)For a change, let me suspend my disbelief and assume
LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com
LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE - Perdaily.com: LAUSD- NO COMMON CORE WITHOUT COMMON SENSE(Mensaje se repite en Español)For a change, let me suspend my disbelief and assume that Superintendent John Deasy and those running the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and other underachieving school districts like it around the country are actually interested in turning things around i
An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: An Indiana Parent Writes to NBC's Education Nation: Why Only Present One Side of a Public Debate?By Anthony Cody on September 22, 2013 4:23 PMSeveral weeks ago I wrote a post asking if NBC News would once again be relying on the Gates Foundation for the &
Wide racial gap persists in education testing | The Columbus Dispatch
Wide racial gap persists in education testing | The Columbus Dispatch: Wide racial gap persists in education testing By Collin BinkleyThe Columbus Dispatch Sunday September 22, 2013 8:05 AMComments: 1 Enlarge ImageEven if they come from affluent families or attend highly rated schools, black students in Ohio continue to lag far behind their white peers in school, according to a Dispatchanalysis o
Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner | The White House
Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner | The White House: Remarks by the President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards DinnerWashington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.9:09 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Hello, CBC! (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody. Please, have a seat, have a seat. Michelle and I are happy to be here wi
Morning Wink 9-22-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why DC Scores IncreasedEmma Brown of the Washington Post explains that DC test scores in math reached a historic high point because of a decision by DC officials. But the math gains officia
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why DC Scores IncreasedEmma Brown of the Washington Post explains that DC test scores in math reached a historic high point because of a decision by DC officials. But the math gains officials reported were the result of a quiet decision to score the tests in a way that yielded higher scores even though D.C. students got far fewer m
9-22-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week In Web 2.0In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth sharing, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” It’ll be a short compilation of new decent sites that are worth noting, but maybe not necessarily worth a separate post and generally — though not alway
Falling Down The Rabbit Hole Kafka Style With EngageNY southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Falling Down The Rabbit Hole Kafka Style With EngageNYI did it. I emailed EngageNY asking to to opt out my son of any and all data collected and/or to distributed. I had first called (518-474-5922) the office ofCurriculum and Instruction at NYSED. I asked whom can I speak to in regard to my request. After several minutes of being put on hold I was told that EngageN
Nite Cap 9-21-13 #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 CAPTODAYPaul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherPaul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dial
Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III"By Anthony Cody on September 21, 2013 7:04 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.Most hog farmers in the Midwest say that when you go "whole hog" on something there is no tur
The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books
The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books: Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schoolsby Diane RavitchKnopf, 396 pp., $27.95 Radical: Fighting to Put Students Firstby Michelle RheeHarper, 286 pp., $27.99
9-21-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout
Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAYChristians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeachChristians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeach: Christians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? by David Michael McFarlaneEarlier this week, the Texas Board of Education held a publichearing about the choice and use
The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's Cut | Blogh
The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's Cut | Blogh: The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's CutPosted by Chris Potter on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:07 AMThis is the extended version of our print-edition interview with education advocate and historian Diane Ravitch.As your book notes, a few decades ago, many proposed education changes -- like charter schools and vouchers -- barely resonated outside a
9-21-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Program Placement - yes, againThis is going to be yet another rant of mine about program placement. I know that I go on about this, but it continues to be a sore point for me. I imagine that some folks must be really tired of reading about this topic, so I will put everything after the jump.One of the primary directives for program placement is to place the program
2nd Banana 9-21-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
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9-21-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: CT Post’ Hugh Bailey speaks “Truth To Power” again with latest piece on VallasHugh Bailey’s latest commentary piece is called “School leader’s time is running short.” The Connecticut Post editorial writer once again speaks truth to power. The phrase “Truth to Power” was developed by the Quakers in the mid-1950s when it was used in a famous pamphlet that called for the United States to
Morning Wink 9-21-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Deconstructing the “Reform” Narrative: Part 3This is the third in the series of comments on the “reform” narrative by a reader who calls himself or herself “Democracy.” Here Democracy expla
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 9-21-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYThis Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Articles & Posts On Education PolicyHere are some relatively recent good posts and article about education policy issues: Forever young: the new teaching career is by Mike Rose. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach Fo
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-21-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITDid A Little Election In Bridgeport, Ct. Strike A Big Blow To Education ®Eform? Progressives and unions say a primary in Connecticut last week shows momentum is turning against the corporate-backed charter-school movement. ●●smf: Can’t we say the same about the recent LA School Board elections? by Molly Ball –
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 9-21-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsThanks! Here is My Post on “Education Nation” | Diane Ravitch’s blogA reader sent me the post I wrote earlier today about “Education Nation.” After it was posted and several people tweeted it, it disappeared. I was not aware that it disappeared until someone wrote to ask why I had taken it down. Of course, I had not taken it do
This Week's Education Research Report 9-21-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTStates studying how to turn around absenteeismWith as many as 7.5 million U.S. students missing nearly a month of school each year, state education leaders have begun mining attendance data to find out how many students and schools are at risk academically and how to turn around absenteeism, according to a report released by Attendance
9-21-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: TN Achievement School Distict Official Granted Charter Approval by TN Achievement School DistrictPosted at Memphis Schools Matter:After Bobby White got national attention on Fox & Friends by enforcing a ban on baggy pants at Westside Middle School in Memphis, where he was principal a couple of years back, White has become the darling of the State-funded effort to corporatize a
All Week 9-21-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 9-21-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGDeconstructing the “Reform” Narrative: Part 2A reader who calls himself or herself “Democracy” sent in a three-part commentary, posted a couple weeks back in the Comments. This is part 2. “Democracy” writes: There’s no nuance, or explanation, in Lawrence’s piece. None whatsoever. She says nothing about the pernicious effe
