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Friday Story Time: Deconstructing the Cycle of Reformy Awesomeness | School Finance 101
Friday Story Time: Deconstructing the Cycle of Reformy Awesomeness | School Finance 101: Friday Story Time: Deconstructing the Cycle of Reformy AwesomenessPosted on October 25, 2013 Rate ThisOnce upon a time, there was this totally awesome charter school in Newark, NJ. It was a charter school so awesome that its leaders and founders and all of their close friends decided they must share thei
NYC Educator: Someone Loves Us
NYC Educator: Someone Loves Us: Last night we had parent-teacher conferences. I always like to meet parents face to face, even if I don't speak their languages. As an ESL teacher, I spend half my time frantically searching for translators. I can speak Spanish, but that's about it. Our school hires them, but some are in great demand and I drag students or anyone I can find to help.Yesterday I was p
National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: AACF to Host Nov. 6 Policy Cafe in ArkadelphiaFriday October 25th, 2013Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is hosting a Policy Café in Arkadelphia on Nov. 6. Policy cafés are a self-guided mini-conference where participants can choose from discussions that center around issues that impact children and f
10-23-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: And speaking of Bridgeport, Former Judge Carmen Lopez’s letter on the upcoming electionAs Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch undoubtedly likes to remind Governor Malloy, without Bridgeport, Malloy would have lost the 2010 gubernatorial election. Since then, Finch and Malloy have taken a beating in Bridgeport. Malloy and Finch conspired to have the state of Connecticut take over the Bridgeport
Cook-Wissahickon School Community Speaks Out Against Split Grade Classes, Demands Full Funding! | WeArePCAPS
Cook-Wissahickon School Community Speaks Out Against Split Grade Classes, Demands Full Funding! | WeArePCAPS: Cook-Wissahickon School Community Speaks Out Against Split Grade Classes, Demands Full Funding!Posted on October 25, 2013by wearepcapsPolite but InsistentParent leader Rebecca Poyourow talks to mediaTeachers Join With ParentsParent and her sonCreative sticker displayPFT President Jerry Jor
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-25-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: I Repeat: Vermont Is the Best Education State in the NationYesterday, it was my pleasure to visit Vermont and New Hampshire, and to experience that wonderful bracing feeling of New England in the fall. It brought back long ago memories, when I was a naive young Texan, freshly arrived from the Houston public schools, and got my firs
10-25-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Sucking Up to the Rich, Reformy Style!Much as I'd like to move on from the Star-Ledger's - and its Op-Ed Editor, Tom Moran's - immoral and stupid endorsement of Chris Christie for governor, I really can't let the following incident pass without comment. Because it pretty much exemplifies the problems with how the plutocrats who own this country have taken over not only education po
10-25-13 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. Illinois retirees. Don’t make rash moves.Fred, A REMINDER that all professional insurance brokers have cautioned about making any change away from the State Healthcare Insurance Program until the terms of the new plan are known – you cannot go back to TRIP once you leave it. Early impressi
10-25-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Worm Turns on TFA as New Gen Students Begin to Reject Their Destructive AgendaJust as TFA was the hot thing on campus such a short time ago, the counter revolution begins as student groups spring up around the nation exposing what is behind the curtain of an ed deform front which attempts to use recruits as a political force for ed deform.Students who want to not only teach bu
10-25-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: 2013 Louisiana School Letter Grades: Recovery School District Gains NothingToday John White released the long-awaited, capriciously calculated 2013 Louisiana school performance scores (SPS) and letter grades. In this “official” LDOE graphic, he attempts to sell the public on the “new,” “simpler” SPS/ letter grade formula and “easy to understand scale”, all the while maintaining t
10-25-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Parents Let Commissioner King, Know, Common Core Is Dying, It's Time To Take Our Schools Back!I was doing the usual twelve hour work day for parent teacher conferences, so I missed the first John King parent forum on Common Core, but there's a trail of tweets that indicates Commissioner King said something stupid and lots of parents gave King the truth, the whole truth and n
10-25-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Russell Brand on the RevolutionLast night's edition of the UK's BBC Newsnight featured this remarkable interview with Russell Brand by host Jeremy Paxman. Brand's explains to a weary-sounding Paxman why he doesn't vote (and never will) and believes a revolution is inevitable. No matter what you think, Brand is certainly not the "trivial man" that Paxman ca
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Darling-Hammond on Common Core
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Darling-Hammond on Common Core: Darling-Hammond on Common CoreStanford prof Linda Darling-Hammond, who should have been our Sec. of Education, shares her thoughts on Common Core.We should use the standards as guideposts and not straitjackets. And we should develop robust performance-based assessments of the kind I describe in my book that provide exciting opportuniti
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: MY NEXT BOOK!"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.L.A. Superintendent To Resign — That Makes Two Out Of Eight Who Received The NCLB Waive
Obama's P-Tech Visit Highlights New York School Closure Fights
Obama's P-Tech Visit Highlights New York School Closure Fights: Obama's P-Tech Visit Highlights New York School Closure FightsPosted: 10/25/2013 6:01 am EDTNEW YORK -- President Barack Obama's visit on Friday to a Brooklyn public school operated in partnership with IBM puts him, perhaps unwittingly, in the thick of a charged battle over education policy in the nation's largest school system.The sc
New funding system requires education leaders to shift their thinking | EdSource Today
New funding system requires education leaders to shift their thinking | EdSource Today: New funding system requires education leaders to shift their thinkingOctober 24th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Ron Bennett / commentaryRon BennettMuch attention has been paid to the calculation of revenues and redistribution of funding that occurs as a result of California’s new Local Control Funding Formula. We
The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Seeking Common Ground on Teacher Evaluations
The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Seeking Common Ground on Teacher Evaluations: Guest Post: Seeking Common Ground on Teacher EvaluationsEWA asked some of the education reporters who joined us at our 66th National Seminar (held at Stanford University in May) to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Debbie Cafazzo of the Tacoma News-Tribune. Stream sessions from National
Los Angeles Schools Supt. Deasy to resign — report
Los Angeles Schools Supt. Deasy to resign — report: Los Angeles Schools Supt. Deasy to resign — reportBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 25 at 12:08 amLos Angeles Superintendent John Deasy (AP)John Deasy, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District who has been at the center of a troubled $1 billion technology initiative, has told Board of Education members that he will soon resign jus
The Latest New Orleans Miracle | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
The Latest New Orleans Miracle | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: The Latest New Orleans MiracleAnytime there is a press release from the Louisiana Department of Education, I know I have some work to do.Two years ago it was how the RSD had the highest percent growth even though that statistic is exaggerated for districts with low baseline scores. One year ago it was the ‘growth’ of their ACT scores, which
2013 Louisiana School Letter Grades: Recovery School District Gains Nothing | deutsch29
2013 Louisiana School Letter Grades: Recovery School District Gains Nothing | deutsch29: 2013 Louisiana School Letter Grades: Recovery School District Gains NothingOctober 24, 2013Today John White released the long-awaited, capriciously calculated 2013 Louisiana school performance scores (SPS) and letter grades. In this “official” LDOE graphic, he attempts to sell the public on the “new,” “simpler
Common Core is failing the “parent test” in Louisiana | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Common Core is failing the “parent test” in Louisiana | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsCommon Core is failing the “parent test” in LouisianaPosted on October 24, 20131You might not know this from reading the newspapers or tuning into your televisions programs that have been bought out by Common Core supporters, but if you’re a parent and you’ve been l
Spanking kids in school: Why do we still do it? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Spanking kids in school: Why do we still do it? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Spanking kids in school: Why do we still do it? COMMENT(16) 0 0 0 2View Larger Why are we still hitting students?Previous PostsTwo teachers killed. Two students blamed. October 23, 2013How could anyone expect kids to be “college-ready” given our clearly minimal expectations?October 23, 2013"We need those standardiz
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Daily Kos: I don't care about this diary
Daily Kos: I don't care about this diary: I don't care about this diarybyteacherkenFollow5 Comments / 0 Newbut earlier this evening my wife posted her Thank you to the Daily Kos Community and because there are a lot of very good diaries this one is scrolling down without getting on the rec listwhether or not it is on the rec list is entirely up to the communitybut given that it is her thanks to th
An Open Letter to Dr. Hite on Parent Priorities for the $45 Million Restored to Philadelphia Schools | Parents United for Public Education
An Open Letter to Dr. Hite on Parent Priorities for the $45 Million Restored to Philadelphia Schools | Parents United for Public Education: An Open Letter to Dr. Hite on Parent Priorities for the $45 Million Restored to Philadelphia SchoolsPosted on October 24, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentDear Superintendent Hite:This year, our schools opened with a lack of resources any educator woul
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX: IN THE MAILBOXGRASSROOTS COLLABORATIVE637 S. DEARBORN, THIRD FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60605www. t h e g r a s s r o o t s c o l l a b o r a t i v e . o r g PRESS STATEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 23, 2013Contact: Nathan Ryan, Communications Organizer, 920-445-3920, nathan@thegrassrootscollaborative.org Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Budget Address Continues Status
The Shriver Report – Education
The Shriver Report – Education: Disrupting the Pink Aisle With Toys for Future EngineersDEBBIE STERLING | 10.24.2013As a girl growing up in a small town in Rhode Island, I never actually heard the word, “engineering” until I was a senior in high school. At the time, my math teacher suggested I pursue it as a college major. I couldn’t understand why she thought I would want to be a train driver! Lu
Nite Cap 10-24-13 #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 CAPTODAYUrgent: Contact Milwaukee Common Council Members and Attend Committee Meeting on Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!Urgent: Contact Milwaukee Common Council Members and Attend Committee Meeting on Tu
Urgent: Contact Milwaukee Common Council Members and Attend Committee Meeting on Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Urgent: Contact Milwaukee Common Council Members and Attend Committee Meeting on Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Urgent: Contact Milwaukee Common Council Members and Attend Committee Meeting on Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m.Filed under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 5:00 pm Urge Common Council Committee to Vote YES to Develop Malcolm X In a Way That Wi
How Poverty Sinks Our Schools (in 2 Graphs) - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
How Poverty Sinks Our Schools (in 2 Graphs) - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic: How Poverty Sinks Our Schools (in 2 Graphs)As a pair of recent reports reminds us, states with the most poor students produce the worst education results. American teens are some of the smartest students in the world. At least, they are in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Vermont. Kids who live in Alabama and Mississippi,
America's Most Popular Boys' Names Since 1960, in 1 Spectacular GIF - Megan Garber - The Atlantic
America's Most Popular Boys' Names Since 1960, in 1 Spectacular GIF - Megan Garber - The Atlantic: America's Most Popular Boys' Names Since 1960, in 1 Spectacular GIFAn infographic depiction of the epic battle between "Michael" and "Jacob" Call it Jacob's ladder.When it comes to the most popular names for baby boys in the United States, "Michael" long held sway. For
Philadelphia Schools Partnership seeks private management over student placement | Parents United for Public Education
Philadelphia Schools Partnership seeks private management over student placement | Parents United for Public Education: Philadelphia Schools Partnership seeks private management over student placementPosted on October 24, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a commentFor months, the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP) has been working to put in place a new citywide process for placing students in schools. Most
10-24-13 Motivation, Attention, Memory, Cognition, and Action — Whole Child Education
Motivation, Attention, Memory, Cognition, and Action — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGMotivation, Attention, Memory, Cognition, and ActionOctober 24, 2013 by Klea ScharbergHuman beings are born to learn. During the last few decades, developmental science has exploded with discoveries of how, specifically, learning happens. This provides us with an unprecedented window into children's m
Sacramento Press / SCOE Leadership Institute has graduated has nearly 175 education leaders.
Sacramento Press / County Office Leadership Program Earns Prestigious Honor: County Office Leadership Program Earns Prestigious Honorby Tim Herrera, published on October 24, 2013 at 12:30 PMTo date, the SCOE Leadership Institute has graduated has nearly 175 education leaders.David W. Gordon, Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools.The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) Leadership Ins
California groups publish how-to guide for districts on Common Core | EdSource Today
California groups publish how-to guide for districts on Common Core | EdSource Today: California groups publish how-to guide for districts on Common CoreOctober 24th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald1California school districts having trouble getting their arms around the elephant known as Common Core now have a 60-page guide to help them focus.The first edition of the Leadership Plannin
What I’ve Learned: The Public Needs to Know More About ESPs | NEA Today
What I’ve Learned: The Public Needs to Know More About ESPs | NEA Today: What I’ve Learned: The Public Needs to Know More About ESPsOctober 24, 2013 by twalker Filed under Education Support Professionals, Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Cindy LongEducators may spend their careers preparing lessons, but often the most memorable are those they learn themselves. With that in mind, NEA T
How to close the “opportunity gap?” Let’s find out | HechingerEd Blog
How to close the “opportunity gap?” Let’s find out | HechingerEd Blog: How to close the “opportunity gap?” Let’s find outIn 2006, researchers at Johns Hopkins University drew an important conclusion after a quarter-century following rich and poor students in Baltimore from childhood to adulthood. The summer, they said, is a major reason students from low-income families are continually playing cat
Big Ideas VS Big Money: Support Sue Peters for School Board! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Big Ideas VS Big Money: Support Sue Peters for School Board! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Big Ideas VS Big Money: Support Sue Peters for School Board!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on October 24, 2013I first met Sue Peters at a gathering of the newly formed ESP Vision—Educators, Students, and Parents for a Better Vision of the Seattle Schools. When the investment banks and insurance companies sabotaged the global ec
Study: Charters Pose a Financial Threat to Already-Struggling School Districts - Matt Phillips - The Atlantic
Study: Charters Pose a Financial Threat to Already-Struggling School Districts - Matt Phillips - The Atlantic: Study: Charters Pose a Financial Threat to Already-Struggling School DistrictsTraditional public schools in Philadelphia and Detroit have faced revenue shortages and credit-rating reductions as students move to charters, according to a new Moody's report. More than 2 million American kids
10-24-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Parent Trigger? Not So MuchWear Red for Ed shared Susan Smith's photo.FLORIDAfrom Susan Smith Last Night Jeb Bush's foundation and Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst group hosted a showing of the pro-parent trigger propaganda movie "We the Parents" in Jacksonville. Apparently, these are the Florida parents who support parent trigger.From Fund Education Now!, t
NYC Parent And Community Involvement Charts
NYC Parent And Community Involvement Charts « Coalition for Educational Justice: NYC Parent And Community Involvement ChartsPlease click on images to download charts in English & Spanish that lay out the Department of Education’s parent engagement structures on the school, district and citywide levels and what they do. These were developed by The Fund for Public Advocacy and Annenberg Institut
PCAPS To Kick Off Campaign on Tax Abatements | WeArePCAPS
PCAPS To Kick Off Campaign on Tax Abatements | WeArePCAPS: PCAPS To Kick Off Campaign on Tax AbatementsCome to Nightmare on Rittenhouse Square and Join the Monster March for Full School Funding and Tax Fairness.Protest Tax Abatements for the Rich While Starving Our SchoolsTuesday, 10/29/13, 4:30pm10 Rittenhouse Square (130 South 18th Street)Attendees are encouraged to dress in favorite costumes d
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Congrats Mr. Braun!
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Congrats Mr. Braun!: Congrats Mr. Braun!Congrats Mr. Braun!I could never have said it as well as you have. You have covered all the based and hit a home run.Unfortunately, in a country that elected George Bush TWICE, there are few who will listen to you. They have proven that they appreciate sideshow antics much more than their own best interests !***********Intere
Cali Education Headlines Thursday, October 24, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: API will soon lose its clout as shorthand for defining school successEducation HeadlinesThursday, October 24, 2013Standard names Eureka administrator for superintendent openingThe Standard School District board of trustees has named Paul Meyers the lead candidate for its superintendent opening. Meyers is the superintendent of the
The Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Calls for Revamp of Teacher-Pay System | Center for American Progress
The Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Calls for Revamp of Teacher-Pay System | Center for American Progress: The Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Calls for Revamp of Teacher-Pay SystemSOURCE: AP/Carolyn KasterNational Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel says salary schedules traditionally used by school districts to pay teachers are no longer working.By Kaitlin Pennington | October 24,
More Research Showing Small Schools Work, Gates Remains Silent : Education Next
More Research Showing Small Schools Work, Gates Remains Silent : Education Next: More Research Showing Small Schools Work, Gates Remains SilentBy Jay P. Greene 10/23/20133 COMMENTS | PRINT | NO PDF | SHARESmall Schools: Public School Reform Meets the Ownership Society (Positions: Education, Politics, and Culture) [Paperback]With the support of the Gates Foundation, New York City created 150 small
Record number of homeless children enrolled in public schools, new data show
Record number of homeless children enrolled in public schools, new data show: Record number of homeless children enrolled in public schools, new data showBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 24 at 11:21 amU.S. public schools are now enrolling a record number of homeless children and youth — over 1.1 million — with the largest populations in California, New York, Texas and Florida, new data from by the U.S. D
Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement - Higher Education
Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement - Higher Education: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black AchievementOctober 24, 2013 | Category: Black Issues,Featured | :by Jamal WatsonDr. Jerlando Jackson (right), Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory, talks with Kimberly Worthy, the 20
Morning Wink 10-24-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYReport: American Education Isn't Mediocre—It's Deeply Unequal - Julia Ryan - The AtlanticReport: American Education Isn't Mediocre—It's Deeply Unequal - Julia Ryan - The Atlantic: Report: American Education Isn't Mediocre—It's Deeply UnequalStudents in Massachusetts are doing great compared to their international peers, according to the National Cente
