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10 Things You Should Know About the Common Core | NEA Today
10 Things You Should Know About the Common Core | NEA Today: 10 Things You Should Know About the Common CoreOctober 16, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerAn enormous effort to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is underway in more than 40 states and the District of Columbia. Districts are training staff, field-testing assessments, and
Set up for failure? New standards, exams highlight school resource needs | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Set up for failure? New standards, exams highlight school resource needs | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Set up for failure? New standards, exams highlight school resource needsby thenotebook on Oct 16 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (4)PRINTby Sara
John King’s Gift to Parents | EduShyster
John King’s Gift to Parents | EduShyster: John King’s Gift to ParentsPosted on October 16, 2013John King just gave New York parents the perfect spark to fuel the boycott fire.By Sue AltmanJohn King cancelled a town hall style meeting in Garden City, NY this week where he was scheduled to discuss policy around testing and education reform. Following a raucous meeting in Poughkeepsie, King accused “
10-16-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Washington Post endorses Northam for VA Lt Govwhich is no surprise, given how crazy E. W. Jackson, the Republican nominee, is. The Post endorsement is not unexpected. But it is powerful. The relevant text can be found here at the Northam campaign website. Two paragraphs are key: In the race for lieutenant governor, a sober, low-key and well-respected Democratic state sen
Process Matters in a Democracy: Common Core Fails the Test - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Process Matters in a Democracy: Common Core Fails the Test - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Process Matters in a Democracy: Common Core Fails the TestBy Anthony Cody on October 16, 2013 10:11 AMOur nation is nominally a democracy, though this concept is greatly frayed and largely impaired. One of the core concepts that holds a democratic nation together, and allows it to move forward
See “Morning Joe” with Joe absenting himself from the set!!! | Bill Ayers
See “Morning Joe” with Joe absenting himself from the set!!! | Bill Ayers: Bill Ayers on De Blasio, Obama, and the Shutdown -- Daily IntelligencerBill Ayers on De Blasio, Obama, and the Shutdown -- Daily Intelligencer: Today at 12:08 PM 17CommentsBill Ayers on ‘Commie’ De Blasio, Moderate Obama, and the Government ShutdownBy Joe Coscarelli115Share on emailBarack Obama's alleged terrorist pal, W
The Value Added & Growth Score Train Wreck is Here | School Finance 101
The Value Added & Growth Score Train Wreck is Here | School Finance 101: The Value Added & Growth Score Train Wreck is HerePosted on October 16, 20130 Rate ThisIn case you hadn’t noticed evidence is mounting of a massive value-added and growth score train wreck. I’ve pointed out previously on this blog that there exist some pretty substantial differences in the models and estimates o
10-16-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Another school day at Capital Prep – And Steve Perry is taking care of his business…The principal of Capital Prep Magnet School is at it again – taking care of his private business – paid for by the taxpayers of Hartford and Connecticut. Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Time: 11:06 A.M. “Joining us now is renowned educator Dr. Steve Perry, here to discuss his new book, Push Has Come to
10-16-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Parallel Discussion: HC Task Force #1, Student IdentificationThe current advanced learning task force has been charged with reviewing the systems and processes for qualifying students for Highly Capable services and Advanced Learning programs in Seattle Public Schools. The committee is supposed to work toward a shared approach for determining which students qualify
Uncle Sam Shouldn't Try to Manage School Staffing :: Frederick M. Hess
Uncle Sam Shouldn't Try to Manage School Staffing :: Frederick M. Hess: Uncle Sam Shouldn't Try to Manage School Staffingby Frederick M. Hess • Oct 16, 2013 at 9:16 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareSecretary of Education Arne Duncan has been charged by critics, spanning from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to anti-school reform icon Diane Ravitch, with trying to turn the U.S
Students at Lorne Street Elementary can see books - but can't check them out | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Students at Lorne Street Elementary can see books - but can't check them out | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Students at Lorne Street Elementary can see books - but can't check them outAnnie Gilbertson | October 16th, 2013, 6:00amSLIDESHOW1 of 6Annie Gilbertson/KPCCLorne St. Elementary School parents and students wrote over one thousand letters addressed to Superintendent John Deasy, requesting their l
Why Doesn't the Constitution Guarantee the Right to Education? - Stephen Lurie - The Atlantic
Why Doesn't the Constitution Guarantee the Right to Education? - Stephen Lurie - The Atlantic: Why Doesn't the Constitution Guarantee the Right to Education?Every country that outperforms the U.S. has a constitutional or statutory commitment to this right. “The Learning Curve,” the global ranking of education systems produced by the publishing company Pearson, is by most accounts a beautiful publi
10-16-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Diane Ravitch Documents the Danger of "E-land"In Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch writes, “Some - a small but important number – believe they are acting rationally by treating the public education sector as an investment opportunity.” Who can argue with that conclusion?Ravitch is tough on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his chief of staff, Joanne Weiss. Ravitch did no
'Common Core State Standards is not a dirty word' » redefinED
'Common Core State Standards is not a dirty word' » redefinED: ‘Common Core State Standards is not a dirty word’By RON MATUS On OCTOBER 15, 2013ChartrandThe wild debate about Common Core veered into unexpected territory Tuesday, with the board that governs education in the nation’s fourth largest state having a lengthy debate about whether to actually use the term.In response to mostly-Tea Party-d
Why Is NY Times Worrying about School Funding in Kansas? | janresseger
Why Is NY Times Worrying about School Funding in Kansas? | janresseger: Why Is NY Times Worrying about School Funding in Kansas?Posted on October 16, 2013 by janressegerAccording to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities thirteen states have cut per-student education funding by more than 10 percent since the recession began five years ago. The top four school finance slashers are Oklahoma, wh
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Politico: Vouchers Are $1 Billion Waste of Taxpayer DollarsStephanie Simon, one of the nation’s best investigative education journalists, reports that vouchers are a costly failure. In every case where they were adopted, voucher advocates claimed they would “save poor kids from failing public schools,” but nowhere has the promise b
10-16-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Syracuse: The Failure Of Test-Based Teacher EvaluationNo wonder NY Education Commissioner John King is hiding in an undisclosed location: Syracuse -- Virtually all the teachers at Henninger High School received fewer points than they should have on performance evaluations handed out Friday, several teachers told The Post-Standard. The issue drove some teachers from an "effec
10-16-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: In Flight InBloomPEP Notes - Tish James Rocks the HouseYou have 77 days and the count-down has begun.... When you treat special needs children differently and when you discipline them and expel them that's separate and unequal... I urge you in anticipation of litigation to save all your emails (especially related to communication with Eva Moskowitz)... That is why I was elected (a
10-16-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: "Building a Community of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies for Teaching Resilience, Respect, and Responsibility" is the tentative title of my next book. It will be the third in my student motivation "trilogy.Infographic: “Halloween Pop-Costume Index”I’m adding this infographic to The Best Websites For Learn
10-16-13 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. Dylan Garity. Rigged Game.1 by Fred Klonsky / 41min 10-15-13 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.: Why doesn’t this feel empowering?
10-16-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: State Senator Jack Martin: John King Must Reschedule Parent Hearings Or Immediately ResignAnother politician jumps in on the side of parents against NYSED Commissioner John King:Common Core But No Common Sense Make no bones about it. I have been consumed with nonstop questions and concerns regarding the state education department’s rollout of the Common Core curriculum. I’m
More John White lies about salaries, layoffs and raises | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
More John White lies about salaries, layoffs and raises | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: More John White lies about salaries, layoffs and raisesPosted on October 16, 20130I tried to speak to John White’s credibility, or lack thereof, at the BESE meeting, (now yesterday) as I write this. I presented handouts that call into question White’s honesty on numerous issues. I gave handouts about the various inBlo
Florida State Board of Education Rejects Common Core Appendices | Truth in American Education
Florida State Board of Education Rejects Common Core Appendices | Truth in American Education: Florida State Board of Education Rejects Common Core AppendicesFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on October 16, 2013• 0 CommentsThe Florida State Board of Education voted yesterday to reject part of the Common Core State Standards.Via Tampa Bay Times:Hopi
With money available for Common Core, California districts study their options | The Center for Investigative Reporting
With money available for Common Core, California districts study their options | The Center for Investigative Reporting: With money available for Common Core, California districts study their optionsClick for larger imageEnglish teacher Lisa Rothbard leads a discussion about how to write a strong thesis statement in her classroom at Skyline High in Oakland.Credit: Pat Wingert/The Hechinger ReportM
Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’
Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’: Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple intelligences’ are not ‘learning styles’BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 16 at 4:00 amThe fields of psychology and education were revolutionized 30 years ago when the now world-renowned psychologist Howard Gardner published his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which detailed a new
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Thousands vow to 'Take Back Chicago'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Thousands vow to 'Take Back Chicago': Thousands vow to 'Take Back Chicago'The headline in this morning Tribune summed things up pretty well -- Emanuel talks politics while activists rally to 'take back Chicago'. (M. Klonsky pic)All that was missing last night, was a mayoral candidate to rally around as thousands filled the UIC Forum, vowing to Take Back Chicago. The
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Common Core Rally – BESE update for Oct 15 2013 | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Common Core Rally – BESE update for Oct 15 2013 | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Common Core Rally – BESE update for Oct 15 2013Posted on October 16, 20130 That did not go as well as I’d hoped, but I suppose as well as I expected. The BESE meeting was a hot mess with CCSS not being started till almost 8 at night, after John White sprung on the audience that had been waiting for 12 hours that he had a 10 m
Corruption and the Common Core: Follow the Money | toteachornototeach
Corruption and the Common Core: Follow the Money | toteachornototeach: Corruption and the Common Core: Follow the Money by Vicki CobbWhen I first read the Common Core State Standards, I liked them. I didn’t see anything controversial in the descriptions of the behaviors of speaking, listening, reading, and writing that are obvious in an educated person. I really liked the requirement that students
Hmong immersion program in Sacramento aims to educate, preserve | Public Radio International
Hmong immersion program in Sacramento aims to educate, preserve | Public Radio International: Hmong immersion program in Sacramento aims to educate, preserve These three children are in the Hmong immersion program at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo by Andria LoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — At Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Mr. Vue’s kindergarteners sit on a brightly colored ca
Hechinger Report | Informing the Public about Education through Quality Journalism
Hechinger Report | Informing the Public about Education through Quality Journalism: NEWSThe impact of Common CoreCan the Common Core State Standards transform teaching and raise student achievement? The Hechinger Report and the Education Writers Association looked at seven states in depth. ...NEWS New standards mean lots of talking—and even writing—about mathBy Barbara KantrowitzCicely Woodard has
BREAKING NEWS!!! PS 29Q Principal Jennifer Rogers Forced to Resign!! southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS!!! PS 29Q Principal Jennifer Rogers Forced to Resign!!This news came into the SBSB newsroom the other day. It seems that Jennifer Rogers, principal of PS 29 in Queens has been forced to resign the NYCDOE.The Crack Team was able to obtain this letter sent to the PS 29 community by Superintendent Danielle DiMAngo (click to enlarge. Don't click Nixon);W
Some food for thought for Oakland teachers the night before the contract convention | Classroom Struggle
Some food for thought for Oakland teachers the night before the contract convention | Classroom Struggle: Some food for thought for Oakland teachers the night before the contract convention Where’s Education at in Oakland and Around the World?It ain’t too much but at least we had a contract…for 3 weeks. Right?Whether you voted “yes” or “no” every teacher in Oakland knows not only can we not thrive
Leading Innovative Change Series – Excellence Lies Within | Connected Principals
Leading Innovative Change Series – Excellence Lies Within | Connected Principals: Leading Innovative Change Series – Excellence Lies WithinOctober 16, 2013By George CourosI wanted to try my hand at writing a series of blog posts on “Leading Innovative Change.” As I am looking at writing a book on the same topic, I thought I would put some ideas out there and hopefully learn from others on these to
Bill Ayers on De Blasio, Obama, and the Shutdown -- Daily Intelligencer
Bill Ayers on De Blasio, Obama, and the Shutdown -- Daily Intelligencer: Today at 12:08 PM 17CommentsBill Ayers on ‘Commie’ De Blasio, Moderate Obama, and the Government ShutdownBy Joe Coscarelli115Share on emailBarack Obama's alleged terrorist pal, Weather Underground co-founder and former University of Illinois professor Bill Ayers, did not cease to exist after the 2008 election. In fact, the p
WHY DOES UTLA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LAUSD'S VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA TEACHER DISMISSAL PROCESS? - Perdaily.com
WHY DOES UTLA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LAUSD'S VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA TEACHER DISMISSAL PROCESS? - Perdaily.com: WHY DOES UTLA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LAUSD'S VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA TEACHER DISMISSAL PROCESS?(Mensaje se repite en Español)David Holmquist, the district's chief lawyer, said in a most recent press release"It is unfortunate that the state has created such a cumbersome and costly dismissa
On Teachers Writing Books (Myself Included) [CTQ] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
On Teachers Writing Books (Myself Included) [CTQ] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: On Teachers Writing Books (Myself Included) [CTQ]by JOSE VILSON on OCTOBER 15, 2013in MR. VILSONDeborah Meier, Mission HillFirst, let me thank you for my support of my first solo project This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Rice, Class, and Education. I’m already seeing the uptick in pre-orders, and for that,
Nite Cap 10-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPTODAYKentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American EducationKentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American Education: Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearra
Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American Education
Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs” | Truth in American Education: Kentucky Teacher: Common Core “Is Like Rearranging the Deck Chairs”Filed in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on October 15, 2013• 0 Comments184Kentucky Education Commissioner Tom HollidayI just read an interesting article on Kentucky’s pioneering the Common C
Milwaukee Courier Article on St. Marcus | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Milwaukee Courier Article on St. Marcus | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The myth of the academic achievement at St. Marcus Lutheran School12 October 2013 Milwaukee CourierBy Lynda L. JonesSt. Marcus Lutheran School has been extremely vocal and aggressive in its attempt to force MPS to sell them the Malcolm X Academy Campus.A major part of the school’s argument has been the claim that
Watch: SRC meeting on parent engagement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Watch: SRC meeting on parent engagement | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Live streaming video by UstreamWatch: SRC meeting on parent engagement The topic of tonight's School Reform Commission meeting is parent engagement. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. read more1 by thenotebook / 19min mark as read // save'Goodbye to City Schools' to premiere with launch of photo exhibitionby Naveed Ahsan
What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached? | C. Cryn Johannsen
What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached? | C. Cryn Johannsen: What Would Happen to the Student Loan Portfolio If the Debt Ceiling Is Breached?In less than two days, if Congress cannot reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, it will be breached. This means that that U.S. Treasury will be unable to pay the bills. Thus far, the U.S. Treasury has not been vocal
Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?
Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?: Are school reformers wrecking the Common Core?BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 15 at 3:31 pmSecond-grader Graycyn Griffith works on touch typing in class on October 11 at Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Phoenix. Formal keyboarding instruction began this year for second-graders, in anticipation of the Common Core. (Photo by David Jolkovski for The Was
NYC Educator: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an Opinion
NYC Educator: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an Opinion: Reformy King John's Education Department Decrees Who May and May Not Have an OpinionToday I was pretty surprised to learn who, specifically, were the "special interests" that precluded NY State Education Commissioner John King from having discussions with the people who pay his salary. We
10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?
10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?: 10/15/2013 – ‘Reform’ Kills Common Core?October 15, 2013 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Testing Kindergartners … Shutdown Hurts Vulnerable Children … Vouchers Don’t Help Students … Sixth Grader Dies For Lack Of School Nurse … Bad Education Policies Hit Higher EdTOP STORYWill Education Reform Kill The Common CoreBy Jeff Bryant“Whether you’re a big fan of the new stand
Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now! | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now! | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Emergency: Please Call and Email the Mayor and Common Council Now!Filed under: American Injustice,MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 11:49 am St. Marcus is flooding City Hall with phone calls to lobby the Council and Mayor not to sign off on the sale of Malcolm X that the MPS School Board appro
Resilience: It's a Practice — Whole Child Education
Resilience: It's a Practice — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGResilience: It’s a PracticeOctober 15, 2013 by Mindful PracticesPost written by Carla Tantillo and Lara Veon, Mindful PracticesAmong the most heartbreaking moments as an educator is that of observing a student who doesn't believe in herself and sees a mistake—be it a social interaction gone bad or a failing grade—as a fractur
Editorials on Common Core Worth Mentioning | Truth in American Education
Editorials on Common Core Worth Mentioning | Truth in American Education: Editorials on Common Core Worth MentioningFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on October 15, 2013 • 0 Comments385Usually most newspaper editorials are barely worthy of lining bird cages, but I wanted to point out three editorials I recently read on the Common Core that can be elevated beyond that status
NYC Public School Parents: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at work
NYC Public School Parents: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at work: Tonight's vote on charter expansion and co-locations; neither parent choice nor the free market at workThis evening the Panel for Educational Policy -- or as it is sometimes called, the Panel of Eight [mayoral] Puppets -- will rubberstamp 23 new co-location proposals
10-15-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWhat's on your mind?by Melissa Westbrook / 14min 10-14-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Campaigns - What Does a "Positive" Campaign Look Like?Ballots are to drop on Wednesday the 16th and I have two questions:1) Is politics like love and war - all is fair in order to win? As we are
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYReformie School | EduShysterReformie School | EduShyster: Reformie SchoolPosted on October 15, 2013What I learned when I attended the EdReformiesWell reader: I did it. I attended the education reform event of the year (century?) and lived to tell the tale. In fact, I not only survived but I may have inadvertently learned a thing or two in the process.
