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Long meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Long meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsLong meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings)Posted on October 22, 20130I received this summary of the October 15th and 16th BESE meetings from the LFT (Louisiana Federation of Teachers). I am working on a fe
Forget teaching to the test — at this Washington Heights elementary school, parents canceled it! Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Washington Hgts Parents Win HyperTesting Fightback
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Washington Hgts Parents Win HyperTesting Fightback: Washington Hgts Parents Win HyperTesting FightbackForget teaching to the test — at this Washington Heights elementary school, parents canceled it! MORE THAN 80% OF PARENTS VOTED TO SKIP AN EXAM THAT THE STATE SAYS HELPS EVALUATE TEACHERS. MOVE IS BELIEVED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED.BY RA
Q&A with Shirley Reed: Providing minority students access to higher education | Hechinger Report
Q&A with Shirley Reed: Providing minority students access to higher education | Hechinger Report: Q&A with Shirley Reed: Providing minority students access to higher educationBy Aisha AsifShirley A. Reed has been a driving force in increasing higher education access in the low-income Rio Grande Valley in Texas since she founded South Texas College, a public two-year institution, in McAllen
Disparate Impacts & Another View on Poverty - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Disparate Impacts & Another View on Poverty - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Disparate Impacts & Another View on PovertyBy Deborah Meier on October 22, 2013 9:34 AMDear Mike,No, we haven't bridged our differences. Nor did either of us imagine we would. But I have a clearer idea of some of their roots. Do you? I hope so. "Staying open to the possibility that they (our oppone
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Wendy Lecker: Common Core Uses Our Children As Guinea PigsWendy Lecker, who is a civil rights lawyer, writes here that the Common Core standards have been rolled out without any forethought. Children are being tested on materials they have never been taught. States do not have a curriculum that aligns with the Common Core standards
10-22-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: FedEx Offering TFA Holiday JoyFedEx has a thing for Teach for America:20092008And now for the holidays in 2013:Starting Nov. 1, FedEx will kick off the “FedEx One Rate, Countless Possibilities Through Education” promotion, giving customers across the United States a simple way to give the gift of education. Through Dec. 23, $1 from every FedEx One Rate transaction will be donated t
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLI’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: The Reading Teacher is from TEFL Geek and offers some helpful advice on teaching…reading. English Page is a new site to
10-22-13 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.: Congratulatory IRTA resolution to Glen Brown, me and other pension bloggers.The Illinois Retired Teachers Association meeting in Springfield yesterday and today, took special note of the role that pension and education bloggers play in the fight for pension rights by issuing a congratulatory resoluti
10-22-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: PS 196k: Another SRO anti-colocation rally/hearing not being covered by nyc ed press... Which gush over charter school artificial rallies but ignore the massive outpouring at hearings all over the city by public school parents. Truly one of the most impressive organizing efforts, esp in a poor under resourced community. Hearing hasn't started yet and they're still pouring in. And
10-22-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: FedEd Celebrating Holidays with TFA DonationsFedEx has a thing for Teach for America: 2009 2008 And now for the holidays in 2013: Starting Nov. 1, FedEx will kick off the “FedEx One Rate, Countless Possibilities Through Education” promotion, giving customers across the United States a simple way to give the gift of education. Through Dec. 23, $1 from every FedEx […]4 by plthomase
10-22-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Changing The Parent Forums To Almost All Q&A Doesn't Matter If You Have NO Intention To Change The PoliciesNewsday reports the NYSED and Regents are aware they have a big p.r. problem over their radical education reform agenda and they're looking for ways to "relieve" it:Top state education officials, stung by rising public anger over testing, declared Monday t
Six principles for using data to hold people accountable
Six principles for using data to hold people accountable: Six principles for using data to hold people accountableBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 22 at 4:00 am(By Alan Brandt – AP)A new policy brief being released today by National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder examines the linkage between data-driven improvement and accountability in education. It was written by Andy
Innovating To Strengthen Youth Employment
Shanker Blog » Innovating To Strengthen Youth Employment: Innovating To Strengthen Youth EmploymentPosted by Stan Litow on October 22, 2013Our guest author today is Stan Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM, President of the IBM Foundation, and a member of the Shanker Institute’s board of directors. This essay was originally published in innovations, an MIT p
A vote for Sue Peters is a vote for the rest of us | Seattle Education
A vote for Sue Peters is a vote for the rest of us | Seattle Education: A vote for Sue Peters is a vote for the rest of usSuzanne Estey’s claim to fame, as she has stated during her campaign, is her involvement as a board member of Community Center for Education Results (CCER), an “organization” that was created out of thin air by Bill Gates to the tune of over $4Mto go after Race to the Top fundi
Sequestration Cuts Lead To Bigger Classes, Shuttered Arts Programs In Schools
Sequestration Cuts Lead To Bigger Classes, Shuttered Arts Programs In Schools: Sequestration Cuts Lead To Bigger Classes, Shuttered Arts Programs In SchoolsPosted: 10/22/2013 7:29 am EDTEvery time the sky opens up and rain pours onto the strawberry fields of rural Stilwell, Okla., Rocky Mountain Public School can count on getting soaked.It rains through the leaky cafeteria roof. Sometimes, water g
Building an Ecosystem | InterACT
Building an Ecosystem | InterACT: Building an EcosystemOCTOBER 21, 2013by David B. CohenReblogged from Gatsby In L.A.:“I think at a certain point we have to be honest,” says Valerie Braimah. She’s currently the Executive Director of City Charter Schools, but that’s not why I’m dying to talk to her. I’m dying to talk to her because a couple of years ago she was the Vice President of Instruction
Purpose Motivated Leadership | Connected Principals
Purpose Motivated Leadership | Connected Principals: Purpose Motivated LeadershipOctober 22, 2013By William ParkerWe have a student who is an orphan at my school.She struggles with so many emotions and doesn’t always make the best decisions–even though she still makes me proud and is passing all her classes.One day she skipped school, and I assigned her to our ISP room (one teacher/no social inter
What if we reduced testing, and focused on teacher created assessments?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » What if we reduced testing, and focused on teacher created assessments?: What if we reduced testing, and focused on teacher created assessments?The case for this (from three testing experts:MT: What is your advice on the right balance between validity and reliability, especially if we want to embrace the goals implicit in the Common Core?HE: I think the imp
10-22-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Another school shooting....Well another just happened school shooting has happened at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nevada. This happened early in the morning and was only a few brutal minutes. Apparently some middle school student opened fire at two student and wounding them. A teacher was trying to get the gun from the student, but apparently shot the teacher instea
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Defeating Rahm, Taking back Chicago. Tough, but It can be done.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Defeating Rahm, Taking back Chicago. Tough, but It can be done.: Defeating Rahm, Taking back Chicago. Tough, but It can be done.Community groups rally to Take Back Chicago.Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington paints a pretty grim, if not discouraging picture of Chicago's political future ("Despite woes, Rahm tough to beat"). She's right, of course. When it
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-21-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMProtests as City College Closes a Student CenterOfficials at City College insisted that a room’s charged history was not a factor when they decided that it would be better used as an annex for the school’s career services office. 91 by By ARIEL KAMINER / 25min Portland Association of Teachers supporters rally at Portland School Board
The fight for education, a documentary Op-Ed - Latino News and Opinion
The fight for education, a documentary Op-Ed - Latino News and Opinion: The fight for education, a documentary Op-EdPor AL DÍA NEWS 14:02 | 10/17/13More Sharing ServicesCompartir este artículo|Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on deliciousShare on linkedinShare on googleShare on digg|Share on emailShare on printShare on favorites-The Pennsylvania state constitution states that, "the Ge
America is now raising a nation of poverty stricken kids Maps of Economic Disaster | The Economic Populist
Maps of Economic Disaster | The Economic Populist: Maps of Economic DisasterSubmitted by Robert Oak on October 20, 2013 - 7:42amAmerica has a problem, a big one, the middle class has been wiped out. It is economic genocide and the target is most of America. The statistics just continue to pour in on how poorly America is doing. Even as the great manufactured crisis is over in D.C., the politica
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Common Core: In a Land Far, Far, Away!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Common Core: In a Land Far, Far, Away!: Common Core: In a Land Far, Far, Away!I have never seen a profession where the last person's opinion that is valued are the actual people doing all the work. Everyone, and their mother, has an opinion on how to educate our children. The sad part is that these people are taken seriously, whereas the "lowly" teache
10-21-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: PEP Video: Community Says "No MORE Charters"Panel for Educational Policy October 15, 2013:NYCDOE votes to cram 23 co-locations and charters into existing schools despite large protests, mostly unreported by the press which gave extensive coverage when charters closed schools for half a day and told parents they had to attend.Members of MORE help lead protest at PEP as pa
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K - NYTimes.com
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K - NYTimes.com: Ramin Rahimian for The New York TimesPicking out a book in Fremont, Calif. Oral language is closely tied to reading comprehensionNearly two decades ago, a landmark study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those of less educated parents, giving them a distinct advantage in
10-21-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: New SealandPopulation: 27 (2002)Area: 1.544 sq miles (4 km²)Founded: September 2, 1967Sealand, an old British radar platform from World War 2, is a self-declared micronation that is unfortunately not recognized by the world’s countries. This ship “was a Maunsell Sea Fort constructed by the British military in 1943, and originally given the name HM Fort Roughs. Later it
Pictures, Videos from the 2013 OTL Organizing Summit | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Pictures, Videos from the 2013 OTL Organizing Summit | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Pictures, Videos from the 2013 OTL Organizing SummitPosted on: Sunday October 20th, 2013In early October, the Opportunity to Learn Campaign hosted its 2013 Organizing Summit in Los Angeles in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers' Civil, Human
Nite Cap 10-21-13 #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 CAPTODAYPURE response to proposed changes in CPS promotion policy + PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policyParents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centere
PURE response to proposed changes in CPS promotion policy + PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policy
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policy: PURE’s proposal for a year-long student-centered elementary promotion policyDownload printable copy Download proposal notes- See more at: http://pureparents.org/?p=20940#sthash.J3uw0On0.dpuf PURE response to proposed changes in CPS promotion policyWe expect that
100 Perfect Twitter Accounts for Teachers! | My Town Tutors
100 Perfect Twitter Accounts for Teachers! | My Town Tutors: 100 Perfect Twitter Accounts for Teachers!Posted on December 20, 2012 byIf you are a teacher who tutors, for a limited time, you can register for FREE using promo code:usteachers. “Teachers are great tutors!” Teachers keep 100% of the profits! If you are a teacher PLEASE join! We need great teachers who tutor to be the #1 resource in Ame
A Horror Comedy: Teach For America Rises to Power | Cloaking Inequity
A Horror Comedy: Teach For America Rises to Power | Cloaking Inequity: A Horror Comedy: Teach For America Rises to PowerGremlins was a “horror comedy” movie that came out in the early 1980s. Wikipedia:The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a Mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters.What does it take for th
Chicago Teachers Union Showcases Power in the Rank and File at 2013 LEAD The Ed Schultz Show
The Ed Schultz Show: Chicago Teachers Union Showcases Power in the Rank and File at 2013 LEADPolitical commentator Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” to offer keynote addressCHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, will hold its 2013 Legislators and Educators Appreciation Dinner (LEAD), on Friday, October 25 at 5:00 p.m. The dinner will be held at Plumbers Hall, 13
Stand Up for Others — Whole Child Education
Stand Up for Others — Whole Child Education: Stand Up for OthersAccording to current statistics, more than 30 percent of our school-age young people—approximately 5.7 million children—are bullied in schools, on playgrounds, and in recreational facilities each year. Research shows that these numbers can be reduced by nearly half through the use of effective bullying prevention programs. During the
This Week In Education: Bruno: More Thoughts On (Not) Paying Teachers For Master's Degrees
This Week In Education: Bruno: More Thoughts On (Not) Paying Teachers For Master's Degrees: Bruno: More Thoughts On (Not) Paying Teachers For Master's DegreesI got a lot of feedback on my post arguing that we should do away with bonuses for teachers with master's degrees and use the money for across-the-board raises.Much of the response was supportive, but many people also objected to some or all
Course Requirements Limit Students - Student Voice
Student Voice: Course Requirements Limit Students Every year millions of high school students take arithmetic classes. Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Statistics–the list goes on. Every year, probably closer to every day, those same students wonder, “When am I going to use this in the real world?”Teachers are always quick to answer, giving a same response every time. You’ll need it
NYC Educator: UFT Charter Opts Out of Evaluation System
NYC Educator: UFT Charter Opts Out of Evaluation System: UFT Charter Opts Out of Evaluation SystemIt's kind of funny when the NY Post and Mayor Bloomberg ridicule the UFT because their charter is not subject to the shiny new junk science evaluation system we're all suffering through. Bloomberg contends the kids will never catch up, and calls it tragic. And yet, when Reformy John King's Uncommon Sc
Short Sheeting Education is not Funny! ‘We won’t be Fairfax anymore’
‘We won’t be Fairfax anymore’: ‘We won’t be Fairfax anymore’BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 21 at 3:22 pmFairfax County Schools Superintendent Karen Garza (Photo by Donnie Biggs / Fairfax County Public Schools)“We won’t be Fairfax anymore.”There’s something poignant about that statement, made by Fairfax County school board Chairman Ilryong Moon (At Large) and quoted in my colleague T. Rees Shapiro’s sto
Chicago Teachers Union Prez- Karen Lewis -Is Coming to Brooklyn!! Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Chicago Teachers Union Prez- Karen Lewis -Is Coming to Brooklyn!!
‘Hunger Games’ teacher pay plan is just wrong | CharlotteObserver.com
‘Hunger Games’ teacher pay plan is just wrong | CharlotteObserver.com: ‘Hunger Games’ teacher pay plan is just wrongThe Charlotte ObserverPosted: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013A couple of months ago, Cornelius Elementary School librarian Pam Liley gave an apt description of a teacher pay system N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory came up with after lawmakers scrapped the state’s teacher tenure plan. She called it McCror
The Nation's Report Card Now Online 2013 Mathematics and Reading Results
2013 Reading and Math / NAGB: Media AdvisoryOctober 21, 2013The Nation's Report Card Now Online2013 Mathematics and Reading Results First to Be Available in Customizable Data FormatWASHINGTON--The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will use a new online format to release results of The Nation's Report Card: 2013 Mathematics and Reading, Grades 4 and 8. The report, due out on Octo
Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Sacramento School Kids Paying for City's Privatization Scheme?Education HeadlinesMonday, October 21, 2013Davis school district settles parcel tax lawsuitDavis school trustees settled a lawsuit Thursday that had challenged a $3 million annual parcel tax expected to reduce class sizes and fund academic programs.Budget deficit at foster youth sc
Educational Excellence in Action: the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools | ED.gov Blog
Educational Excellence in Action: the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools | ED.gov Blog: Educational Excellence in Action: the 2013 National Blue Ribbon SchoolsPosted on October 21, 2013 by Arne DuncanJust before the government shutdown, I took part in a very special day. I had the honor of announcing the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools. I’ve often said that the best ideas in education will always
Publicized study on bully prevention draws questionable conclusions SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Publicized study on bully prevention draws questionable conclusionsBy Carrie MarovichMonday, October 21, 2013A recent study in the Journal of Criminology attracted national attention last week, finding that anti-bullying policies in schools actually increase student on student incidents – but a closer look reveals that the key data are eight years ou
Preparing Educators to Be Champions for Justice | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Preparing Educators to Be Champions for Justice | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Preparing Educators to Be Champions for JusticeBy American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education on October 21, 2013By Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)Growing up in Louisville during the civil rights era, wi
Preparing Educators to Be Champions for Justice | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Preparing Educators to Be Champions for Justice | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Preparing Educators to Be Champions for JusticeBy American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education on October 21, 2013By Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)Growing up in Louisville during the civil rights era, wi
4LAKids - L.A. teacher writes Diane Ravitch: JOHN DEASY IS THE EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENT OF DICK CHENEY
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. teacher writes Diane Ravitch: JOHN DEASY IS THE EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENT OF DICK CHENEY: L.A. teacher writes Diane Ravitch: JOHN DEASY IS THE EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENT OF DICK CHENEYBY DIANERAV IN DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG HTTP://BIT.LY/1GYA6D5October 20, 2013 :: This teacher, who requests anonymity for obvious reasons, has noticed a peculiar tendency on
10-21-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: An Industry of Mediocrity?: How about Journalism?Careless, shoddy, flippant, thoughtless—these are the words that come to mind when I think about most journalism addressing education. There are a few shining examples of journalists doing their work (Valerie Strauss comes to mind), but mostly, those are the words. So when I saw ‘An Industry of Mediocrity’ at The New York Times, a
Award Winning School Faces "Eviction" | Lily's Blackboard
Award Winning School Faces "Eviction" | Lily's Blackboard: The Most Beautiful People Edition…Coming from a Public School Near YouOct 21st, 2013 by Lily.I once teased our NEA President, Dennis Van Roekel, that one, fine day People Magazine would issue their Most Beautiful Union Presidents editions, and I’d nominate him. This month, we made it.Well. Not Most Beautiful Union Presidents.
Who Are the Philanthropic and Corporate Sponsors of Today’s School Deform? | janresseger
Who Are the Philanthropic and Corporate Sponsors of Today’s School Deform? | janresseger: Who Are the Philanthropic and Corporate Sponsors of Today’s School Deform?Posted on October 21, 2013 by janressegerI believe that our society’s provision of public education—publicly funded, universally available, and accountable to the public—is essential for ensuring that all children are served, and I beli
Morning Wink 10-21-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYThe “Ed Schools are the Problem” Fallacy | School Finance 101The “Ed Schools are the Problem” Fallacy | School Finance 101: The “Ed Schools are the Problem” FallacyPosted on October 21, 20131I had the displeasure of waking up to this drivel in my in-box this morning:“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach teaching.
