Thursday, September 5, 2013

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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."


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Bill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponed | EdSource Today
Bill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponed | EdSource Today: Bill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponedSeptember 5th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreyShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesAssemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, has tabled his bill that would change disciplinary practices in Califor
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Diane in the Evening 9-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Parent: My Son Suffered Psychological AbuseThis is a story written by a mother who enrolled her son in Democracy Prep in Harlem. She is a Nigerian-born journalist. She contends that the school’s rigid discipline was excessive and that her son spent hours every day in detention. It is a harrowing story. No doubt, Democracy Prep has
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An Open Letter to Arne Duncan from a DC 7th grader Student Voice
Student Voice: An Open Letter to Arne Duncan from a DC 7th graderDear Mr. Duncan,I’m writing you because I got my DC CAS results in the mail. See, I thought you might want to know what they were. I certainly don’t. I mean, the first thing I noticed in that packet was the paper. It’s fancy and green–a pretty light green, which sort of fades out when it gets to the end of the paper. I thought you mi
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The Weekly Update: Charter schools, zero tolerance and minority students, the profiteering and scandals | Seattle Education
The Weekly Update: Charter schools, zero tolerance and minority students, the profiteering and scandals | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Charter schools, zero tolerance and minority students, the profiteering and scandalsFirst, a word from Noam Chomsky about our educational system. This was filmed at the Syracuse Peace Council’s 75th Anniversary event on May 11, 2011.And from Henry Giroux:W
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No more “What Doesn’t Work” Clearinghouse? Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » No more “What Doesn’t Work” Clearinghouse?: No more “What Doesn’t Work” Clearinghouse?My old friend and neighbor John Easton, formerly of the Consortium on Chicago School Research and now Arne Duncan’s head of the Institute of Education Sciences, is actually trying to sort out effective education strategies from “guesses and hype” using ran
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Christie to Newark: We run the school district | NJ.com
Christie to Newark: We run the school district | NJ.com: Christie to Newark: We run the school district
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Diversity and Openness at the Bammy Awards, From Errol Smith - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Diversity and Openness at the Bammy Awards, From Errol Smith - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Diversity and Openness at the Bammy Awards, From Errol Smithby JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 5, 2013An exchange flared by between Errol Smith, executive producer of the Bammy Awards in my post about race within the education reform movement. My point in highlighting the Bammys wasn’t to hate on it, but ass
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New report reveals half of Asian American students in New York City schools have been bullied
New report reveals half of Asian American students in New York City schools have been bullied: NEW REPORT REVEALS HALF OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN BULLIEDAALDEF and Sikh Coalition release "snapshot" study of Asian American public school students.A new report on bullying of Asian American students in New York City reveals that half of all students surveyed have bee
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#RealEdTalk If Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee wants an honest conversation about education, she should start with her own record.
If Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee wants an honest conversation about education, she should start with her own record.She misrepresented her record as a teacher. http://wapo.st/17OyrQjShe misrepresents her record as chancellor. She did no better than her predecessors (PDF) - http://ow.ly/oyPUJThe achievement gap actually got worse during Rhee's reign as chancellor - http://wapo.st/17OyrQjRhee l
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Why I discourage Latino students from becoming teachers
Why I discourage Latino students from becoming teachers « NewsTaco: m becoming teachersSep 5, 2013NewsTacoNo comments yetEducation, Featurededucation, Latino Education,latino teachers, student teachers210 ViewsRelatedHigh School Graduation on Your Mind? Young Men Should also Remember To Register with Selective ServiceDaily Caller Uses Mariachi Photo To Represent Undocumented ImmigrantsFight Leukem
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John Thompson: First Class; Education at DC's Dunbar High School - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: First Class; Education at DC's Dunbar High School - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: First Class; Education at DC's Dunbar High SchoolBy Anthony Cody on September 5, 2013 11:26 AMGuest post by John Thompson.Alison Stewart's new book First Class tells the powerful story of how Washington D.C.'s Dunbar High School played an inspiring role in "a national move
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Homework's benefits questioned in new study | OregonLive.com
Homework's benefits questioned in new study | OregonLive.com: Homework's benefits questioned in new studyA study published this summer, "Nonacademic Effects of Homework in Privileged, High-Performing High Schools," asserts that current homework practices in such schools "sustain students' advantage in competitive climates yet hinder learning, full engagement, and well-being."The study's three auth
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On Education Polls And Confirmation Bias
Shanker Blog » On Education Polls And Confirmation Bias: On Education Polls And Confirmation BiasPosted by Morgan Polikoff on September 5, 2013Education PollsOur guest author today is Morgan Polikoff, Assistant Professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. A few weeks back, education policy wonks were hit with a set of opinion polls about education policy.
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'Fat Letters' And Annual Weigh-Ins Questioned: Should Schools Measure And Report Students’ BMI?
'Fat Letters' And Annual Weigh-Ins Questioned: Should Schools Measure And Report Students’ BMI?: 'Fat Letters' And Annual Weigh-Ins Questioned: Should Schools Measure And Report Students’ BMI?By Susan Scutti | Sep 3, 2013 07:17 PM EDT (Robert Lawton, Creative Commons)  Schools in 19 states conduct annual weigh-ins, measuring students’ body mass index and then sending reports home to parents. Are t
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The Common Core: A Poor Choice for States Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: The Common Core: A Poor Choice for States
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: The Common Core: A Poor Choice for States: The Common Core: A Poor Choice for StatesThe Problem(s) with the Common Core State Standards FROM: http://heartland.orgNOTE: This is a critique of the Common Core coming from the Right. One of the major things it lacks is how the Common Core Standards will have a deepening negative impact
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APS: How the school board's wishes are easily sidestepped | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
APS: How the school board's wishes are easily sidestepped | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: APS: How the school board's wishes are easily sidestepped COMMENT(10) 1 0 0 1View Larger A citizen activist says APS demonstrates the common disconnect between what the school board says and what the school chief does.Previous PostsDecatur parents alarmed over armed robberies after football game. System conside
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Cal Education Headlines Thursday, September 5, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: State Board adopts national K-12 Next Generation Science StandardsEducation HeadlinesThursday, September 5, 2013Schools count high-risk students to qualify for extra fundingSchools all over the state are seeking an accurate count of this school year's impoverished, foster and English learner students now that a new state funding
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The Biggest “Game-Changer” in Education | Connected Principals
The Biggest “Game-Changer” in Education | Connected Principals: The Biggest “Game-Changer” in EducationSeptember 5, 2013By George Couroscc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Kate Ter HaarRecently, Jon Samuelson and I were having a conversation and he asked me, “What do you see as the big ‘game changer’ in education?”I hate this question (as I think Jon does as well).  You hear things like MOOC
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Teachers, public employees and retirees have been chumped by… | Reclaim Reform
Teachers, public employees and retirees have been chumped by… | Reclaim Reform: Teachers, public employees and retirees have been chumped by…Posted on September 5, 2013by Ken Previti“In other words, if you are a liberal—a member of the Democratic ‘base’—you just got played,” writes Thomas Frank, columnist for Harper’s Magazine and a book reviewer for bookforum.com.In his review of the new book by
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Why charter schools need better oversight
Why charter schools need better oversight: Why charter schools need better oversightBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 5 at 11:00 amE-mail the writerCharter schools were designed to allow founders the freedom to design and run schools as they wish outside the traditional school system bureaucracy. Here’s a case for why some of that freedom needs to be reined in. This was written by Jeff Brya
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Morning Wink 9-5-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYThe Education War – Who is winning? | Mr. D's NeighborhoodThe Education War – Who is winning? | Mr. D's Neighborhood: The Education War – Who is winning?The word “quagmire” gets thrown around pretty casually these days.Civil unrest.  “Nation building.” Revolutions. Economic crisis. Natural disasters.  The Q-word has been used repeatedly for so many of
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The Education War – Who is winning? | Mr. D's Neighborhood
The Education War – Who is winning? | Mr. D's Neighborhood: The Education War – Who is winning?The word “quagmire” gets thrown around pretty casually these days.Civil unrest.  “Nation building.” Revolutions. Economic crisis. Natural disasters.  The Q-word has been used repeatedly for so many of the dangerous, sticky situations we find ourselves as a society.Yet does the education war—the clash of
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9-5-13 Maria Shriver | Powered by Inspiration
Maria Shriver | Powered by Inspiration: INSPIRATIONAL STORIES from ARCHITECTS of CHANGELet’s Not Eliminate the NegativeMost of the time I try, along the lines of the classic Johnny Mercer lyric, to “Accentuate the Positive.” Occasionally, however, negativity has its uses.Most of the response to my recent book, Pulling Taffy: A Year with Dementia and Other Adventures, have been enthusiastic. That m
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Charters schools and vouchers: Decimating the case for privatizing public education. - Slate Magazine
Charters schools and vouchers: Decimating the case for privatizing public education. - Slate Magazine: The Wrong Kind of Education ReformThree new books decimate the case for charter schools and vouchers.By David L. Kirp|Posted Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at 1:16 PMDiane RavitchPhoto courtesy Diane RavitchThe case for market-driven reforms in education rests on two key premises: The public school sy
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In Charter School Fantasy World, Teacher Experience Irrelevant | California Progress Report
In Charter School Fantasy World, Teacher Experience Irrelevant | California Progress Report: In Charter School Fantasy World, Teacher Experience IrrelevantPosted on 05 September 2013Printer-friendly versionSend by emailBy Randy ShawBeyond ChronAs the New York Times reported on August 27, most charter school teachers only remain in the profession for two to five years. In contrast, traditional publ
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What I’ve Learned: Bilingualism is a Gift and a Treasure | NEA Today
What I’ve Learned: Bilingualism is a Gift and a Treasure | NEA Today: What I’ve Learned: Bilingualism is a Gift and a TreasureBy Cindy Long Educators may spend their careers preparing lessons, but often the most memorable are those they learn themselves.  With that in mind, NEA Today asked school staff –  everyone from classroom teachers and bus drivers to guidance counselors and school nurses – t
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Labor Day and Back to School and Dr. King | Lily's Blackboard
Labor Day and Back to School and Dr. King | Lily's Blackboard: Labor Day and Back to School and Dr. KingSep 5th, 2013 by Lily.There was a conjuncture of important days last week. Labor Day and Back to School and the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Justice.Labor Day spoke to the jobs part of the Civil Rights March. But educational opportunities spoke to justice. And
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Safe Passage Trauma for kids. But it's safe for Whole Foods & Walmart.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Safe Passage Trauma for kids. But it's safe for Whole Foods & Walmart.: Safe Passage Trauma for kids. But it's safe for Whole Foods & Walmart."We recognize this is a community we haven't served." -- Whole Foods CEOI wonder what message the mayor is sending to families in Englewood as he closes their schools and courts Texas-based Whole Foods? He's using $10 m
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School Beat: SFUSD Waived from NCLB via “CORE” BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News »
BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » School Beat: SFUSD Waived from NCLB via “CORE”: School Beat: SFUSD Waived from NCLB via “CORE” by Lisa Schiff‚ Sep. 05‚ 2013 digg     The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is one of eight California districts that have been granted a federal waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the disastrous federal education policy we’v
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9-5-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Democrats who oppose Democracy…In this Orwellian world in which  we live, how do voters deal with candidates who run as Democrats but oppose democracy… As we all know, democracy is traditionally defined as “a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.” As the name implies, Democrats […]The post Democra
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: FairTest Fact Sheet About Common Core TestsFairTest released the following fact sheet about the Common Core tests: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stress Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), each state set its own learning standards and developed tests to measure them. But NCLB’s
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What Is the Goal of School Reform? | toteachornototeach
What Is the Goal of School Reform? | toteachornototeach: What Is the Goal of School Reform?by Michael B. Katz and Mike RoseThe following is adapted from “Public Education Under Siege,” a collection of essays on the wider range of educational, social and economic issues that should be addressed in contemporary school reform.No reform movement in any domain—the law, agricultural development, educati
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The Educated Reporter: Observing Classrooms: Spotting Signs of Teacher Quality
The Educated Reporter: Observing Classrooms: Spotting Signs of Teacher Quality: Observing Classrooms: Spotting Signs of Teacher QualityWith most schools back in session for the new academic year, it seemed like a good time to catch up on one of the most popular sessions from EWA's 66th National Seminar, held in May at Stanford University. Today's guest blogger is Maura Walz of EdNews Colorado. Str
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SBE guidance on LCFF accountability: Read the law SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: SBE guidance on LCFF accountability: Read the lawBy Tom ChorneauThursday, September 05, 2013School administrators and advocacy groups inundated the state board meeting Wednesday with yet another dose of unease and anxiety over regulatory oversight of the state’s new funding system for schools, the Local Control Funding Formula.While there had been so
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9-5-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Fixing the District's Governance ProblemSeattle Public Schools - the District, not the schools - is poorly governed and poorly managed. Let's not pretend otherwise. The evidence is all around us. The routine violation of policy and regular violation of state and federal law are ample evidence of poor governance. Seriously, read the auditor's reports, read the polic
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9-5-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: PBS Releases Second Video Showing The Cookie Monster Learning About “Delayed Gratification”PBS just released its second video in a month showing The Cookie Monster learning about “delayed gratification.” You can see, and read about, the first video here. I’m also adding this second one to The Best Posts About Helping Studen
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9-5-13 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 in box. From Senator Dan Biss. What the pension committee is thinking.  Senator Dan Biss, pension bomber. September 4, 2013 Dear Friends, I am writing to update you on the progress of the pension conference committee. There are two topics that I would like to address: the timing of our work, and r
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9-5-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Yet Aniother Charter Scandal Bewing:Yummy. I love charter school scandals.Click here: Bronx charter school named in whistleblower suit - NY Daily NewsBronx charter school named in whistleblower suitAlexis Riley, formerly a project manager at South Bronx Classical Charter, said she was fired for reporting financial and academic improprieties. By John Marzulli / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 
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Please Join My Anti-CREDO Crusade | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Please Join My Anti-CREDO Crusade | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Please Join My Anti-CREDO CrusadePosted on September 4, 20132After posting my critique of CREDO’s funding sources and shoddy statistical work and unfounded conclusions I was contacted by a few folks who had published critiques of these CREDO frauds earlier. At first I was chagrined that I had not found my fellow bloggers posts and reports
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9-5-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: How to Manipulate Everyone to Buy in to #CCSSFrom Sara Wottawa’s Blog: Holy Corruption Batman! In a nutshell this publication is a directive on how to manipulate teachers, parents, administrators and even legislators to buy into the CCSS! On pg. 48 in the publication Implementing Common Core State Standards and Assessments: A Workbook for State and District Leaders
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9-5-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg's Endorsement Seen As "Kiss Of Death"Yes, that phrase actually gets used in today's Times article on why not one candidate running for mayor has sought Bloomberg's endorsement  - not even the Republicans.One GOP candidate took a poll with Republican voters and found that two-thirds had a negative view of Bloomberg.In the Democratic Primary, de Blasio has surged to
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K-12 News Network | Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Comes to Los Angeles; The City Shrugs
K-12 News Network | Michelle Rhee Comes to Los Angeles; The City Shrugs: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee  Comes to Los Angeles; The City ShrugsFailed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee ’s StudentsFirst group is holding a “Teacher Town Hall” meeting in Los Angeles on September 5, 2013, as part of a multi-city tour.I can’t fathom why anyone would be excited.As a Californian (since 1990), as an Angeleno
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Back to School: It’s so much worse than you think | Parents United for Public Education
Back to School: It’s so much worse than you think | Parents United for Public Education: Back to School: It’s so much worse than you thinkPosted on September 5, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a commentRetired teacher Barbara Dowdall and friend at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They had attended the original march as teenagers.“Philadelphia, Mississippi 1963: No black
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Mother Crusader: Devaluation Of Teachers Evident In Newark Merit Pay Debacle
Mother Crusader: Devaluation Of Teachers Evident In Newark Merit Pay Debacle: Devaluation Of Teachers Evident In Newark Merit Pay DebacleHere's something I've been chewing on that I'll just put out there, and let you guys make of it what you will.  I have been reading a lot about what my friend Jersey Jazzman is calling "The Newark Merit Pay Experiment."  If you haven't been keeping up, do yoursel
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The Network For Public Education | NPE Endorsement: Liz Hallmark for Rochester City School Board
The Network For Public Education | NPE Endorsement: Liz Hallmark for Rochester City School Board: NPE Endorsement: Liz Hallmark for Rochester City School Boardadmin September 4, 2013 NPE EndorsementsThe Network for Public Education is pleased to announce our endorsement of Liz Hallmark, a candidate for Rochester City School Board, NY.Liz earned her Doctorate in Education at the University of Roche
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Common Core practice test would replace state math and English tests next year | EdSource Today
Common Core practice test would replace state math and English tests next year | EdSource Today: Common Core practice test would replace state math and English tests next yearSeptember 4th, 2013 | 1 Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesIn order to avoid serving two masters – the old state academic standards and the new multi
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Not Very Giving - NYTimes.com
Not Very Giving - NYTimes.com: By ROB REICHPublished: September 4, 2013Enlarge This ImageMaëlle DoliveuxConnect With Us on TwitterFor Op-Ed, follow@nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow@andyrNYT.There have always been parent-teacher associations that raise modest or even not-so-modest amounts of money. But increasingly local school foundations are being cr
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Core Knowledge, Amplify, and “Free” Materials | deutsch29
Core Knowledge, Amplify, and “Free” Materials | deutsch29: Core Knowledge, Amplify, and “Free” MaterialsSeptember 4, 2013In April 2013, Core Knowledge (CK) entered into a business arrangement with Rupert Murdoch’s Amplify regarding CK’s Language Arts K-3 curriculum:Amplify Learning is pleased to announce it has signed an exclusive license agreement with the Core Knowledge Foundation for 20-year ri
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NYC Public School Parents: NYC Kids PAC Endorses deBlasio for Mayor, James for Public Advocate and Stringer for Comptroller
NYC Public School Parents: NYC Kids PAC Endorses deBlasio for Mayor, James for Public Advocate and Stringer for Comptroller: NYC Kids PAC Endorses deBlasio for Mayor, James for Public Advocate and Stringer for ComptrollerMayor: We endorse Bill de Blasio for Mayor. De Blasio has run a courageous campaign and has been outspoken on many of the issues parents care about including privatization, co-loc
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NYC Educator: Eva Gets Creative
NYC Educator: Eva Gets Creative: Eva Gets CreativeIn what's likely to be the new status quo for the reformy crowd, overpaid charter magnate Eva Moskowitz takes surging Bill de Blasio to task for making the "choice" to send his kids to public school. The previous meme was simply trashing people like Diane Ravitch and Matt Damon, who had relatives in private schools. At that time, their absurd and i
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Calling for the Best of the Best: Books and Blogs for the Current Reality and Future of Education | The IDEA Blog
Calling for the Best of the Best: Books and Blogs for the Current Reality and Future of Education | The IDEA Blog: Calling for the Best of the Best: Books and Blogs for the Current Reality and Future of EducationPosted by Shawn Strader on Sep 04, 2013 - 05:40 AMHello, Good Morning, and Happy September,My name is Shawn Strader, and I'm a good ol' staff member at IDEA - my glamorous title is, in fac
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State Adopts NGSS - Year 2013
State Adopts NGSS - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces State Adopts Next Generation Science StandardsSACRAMENTO—New science standards designed to prepare students to thrive in a changing economy were approved today by the State Board of Education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced."The adoption of the Next Generation Scien
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Education Chief: Maybe Start School Later in Day - ABC News
Education Chief: Maybe Start School Later in Day - ABC News: Education Chief: Maybe Start School Later in DayWASHINGTON September 4, 2013 (AP)By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated PressA later start to the school day could help teenagers get the most from their classroom time and local districts should consider delaying the first bell, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.School districts would s
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Nite Cap 9-4-13 #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 CAPTODAYDiane in the Evening 9-4-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Daily Howler: Another Take on the Massachusetts MiracleBob Somerby, who writes The Dail
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