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Has the Left Lost Faith in Upward Mobility? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Has the Left Lost Faith in Upward Mobility? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Has the Left Lost Faith in Upward Mobility?By Mike Petrilli on October 3, 2013 10:03 AMDear Deborah,Earlier this week you wrote that you were "stunned" that I'd suggest a simple rule for our young people: "Don't have babies until you can afford them." Stunned was a much kinder word than many co
Are There Low Performing Schools With High Performing Students?
Shanker Blog » Are There Low Performing Schools With High Performing Students?: Are There Low Performing Schools With High Performing Students?Posted by Matthew Di Carlo on October 3, 2013I write often (probably too often) about the difference between measures of school performance and studentperformance, usually in the context of school rating systems. The basic idea is that schools cannot contro
Headbangers Ball… | PWC Education Reform Blog
Headbangers Ball… | PWC Education Reform Blog: Headbangers Ball…October 3, 2013 — pwceducationreform I’ve been attending school board meetings for longer than I care to remember. There are meetings that you walk out of feeling all warm and fuzzy, meetings where you leave wanting to slay dragons, and meetings where you want to run screaming around the parking lot banging your head against the wal
Wall Street's for-profit "cyber schools" rip off kids and taxpayers |Teamster Nation
Wall Street's for-profit "cyber schools" rip off kids and taxpayers |Teamster Nation: Wall Street's for-profit "cyber schools" rip off kids and taxpayersThe same anti-worker extremists waging war on the middle class and wringing workers dry are also trying to squeeze profits out of our kids -- and swindle taxpayers in the process.A new report from PR Watch has the details on Wa
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-3-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What to Do with Your Child’s Test Scores: Send ‘em Back!Some parents in New York have devised a creative way to protest the absurdly hard Common Core tests that most kids “failed” last spring. They are sending the scores back to the State Commissioner John King. The word is getting out. The tests were designed to create failure. Te
10-3-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Achievement First’s Teacher Certification Violations lead right into State Department of EducationAchievement First – Bridgeport Academy is among Connecticut’s worst offenders when it comes to charter schools that fail to provide students with properly certified teachers. According to the records filed with the State Department of Education, of the 59 teachers working at Achievement Fi
Diane Ravitch: Q&A on her controversial new book
Diane Ravitch: Q&A on her controversial new book: Diane Ravitch: Q&A on her controversial new bookBy Valerie Strauss, Published: October 3 at 8:30 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreThe new book by education historian and activist Diane Ravitch, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools,has debuted on The New York Times bestseller list i
10-3-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools seeks members for Math Adoption CommitteeFrom SPS:Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is accepting applications from SPS families and community members interested in serving on the District’s Math Adoption Committee.The committee will advise SPS on the selection of mathematics instructional materials for kindergarten through Grade 5 students that meet the
10-3-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Special Edition Of This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Important Posts & Articles On Ed PolicyUsually, I just publish one “round-up” of good articles & posts on education policy each week, but there have been quite a few lately. Here’s a second, extra edition: PISA Learning, Not PISA Topping is by Andy Hargreaves and appears
10-3-13 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.: What is the purpose of the state auditing every Illinois retired teacher on TRIP? FOIA I filed for all CMS and HMS contracts. What is the purpose of the data dredging audit that Central Management Services (CMS) has hired HMS to do? I posted about this yesterday. My post came after the letter HMS sen
10-3-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Shame on "Journalists" Supporting E4E Closed Meeting Where All Had to Sign "The Pledge"Panelists included journalists Ben Max (Decide NYC), Lindsey Christ (NY1), Sarah Garland (Hechinger Report) and Sarah Darville (GothamSchools). What does this say about these journalists? Teachers who do not agree with the E4E position are banned. We know that E4E supports ev
10-3-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: More on LAUSD: Bond Money, Aquino, Broad, and (Again with) PearsonYesterday, I wrote a post on some of the conflicts of interest and obvious profiteering posed by the involvement of Deasy, Apple, Pearson, and Gates in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) iPad fiasco. In this post, I examine more of the situation as I reflect upon issues raised by the June 2013 Los Ange
10-3-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: More Andrew Cuomo Corruption News - Moreland Commission EditionCuomo said the Moreland Commission could look at anybody's campaign fundraising - including his own.But he's hiding something here: Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission killed a subpoena to the Cuomo-controlled state Democratic party, the Daily News has learned. The subpoena was to seek information on the part
Happy Connected Educator Month: A Day in the Life | toteachornototeach
Happy Connected Educator Month: A Day in the Life | toteachornototeach: Happy Connected Educator Month: A Day in the Life by Rob FurmanOctober has been deemed “Connected Educator Month” by the U.S. Department of Education. In an effort to do my part, I wanted to share a thought about the current state of technology — or maybe you could call it a dream.Futurists discuss the certainty of our student
Diane Ravitch on the great education-reform swindle - Sacramento News & Review - October 3, 2013
Sacramento News & Review - Diane Ravitch on the great education-reform swindle - Bites - Opinions - October 3, 2013: Diane Ravitch on the great education-reform swindleThis country's schools aren't failing. In fact, students are performing better than ever.By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 1 reader submitted commentThis article was published on 10.03.13.AdvertisementPublic-school advoc
solidaridad: An event with both FairTest's Monty Neill, and MAP boycott organizer Jesse Hagopian? Yes!
solidaridad: An event with both FairTest's Monty Neill, and MAP boycott organizer Jesse Hagopian? Yes!: An event with both FairTest's Monty Neill, and MAP boycott organizer Jesse Hagopian? Yes!A recent fact sheet from FairTest challenges some of the myths about the coming Common Core tests:http://fairtest.org/common-core-assessments-factsheetMyth: Common Core tests will be much better than current
Who’s minding the people who are supposed to be minding the schools?
Who’s minding the people who are supposed to be minding the schools?: Who’s minding the people who are supposed to be minding the schools?By Valerie Strauss, Published: October 3 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMore(David Paul Morris / Bloomberg)Who’s minding the people who are supposed to be minding the schools?Let’s look at two debacles involving schools, one on the West Coast and one on the
Parents United sends hundreds of complaints to PA Secty. of Education | Parents United for Public Education
Parents United sends hundreds of complaints to PA Secty. of Education | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United sends hundreds of complaints to PA Secty. of EducationPosted on October 2, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentToday, Parents United for Public Education and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia fed-exed 260 individual complaints to the PA Secretary of Educatio
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-2-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe Charter School MistakeThe Charter School Mistake Diane RavitchDate of Source: Tuesday, October 1, 2013Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles has more charter schools than any other school district in the nation, and it's a very bad idea.Billionaires like privately managed schools. Parents are lured with glittering promises of getting their kid
One Teacher's Perspective: Turn This Ship Around
One Teacher's Perspective: Turn This Ship Around: Turn This Ship AroundMy good friend, Fr. Joe Zimmerman, chimes in this week with his own review of Diane Ravitch's new book,Reign of Error. Zimmerman blogs at ivyrosary.blogspot.com.Diane Ravitch has bitten off a lot to chew. She aims to change the direction of ten years of national education policy. She attacks No Child Left Behind, the Bush admin
10-2-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Leaves on the Current - going ahead with the Stem Cell TransplantToday my wife met with the transplant surgeon. There was nothing disqualifying in the medical tests although two were redone just to be certain. She has talked with her spiritual adviser. She has considered the concerns offered by others. She has prayed about it. Today she signed the paperwork for an autolog
10-2-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: New Depths of Sanctimony From Arne DuncanAnthony Cody listens to Education Secretary Afren Duncan, and discovers our Reformy Czar slathers himself in sanctimony the way a 13-year-old boy douses himself in Axe Body Spray: Secretary Duncan: Also inhabiting this bubble are some arm chair pundits who insist our efforts to improve public education are somehow doomed to fail, either beca
Alleged scheme to divert millions of dollars to for-profit companies- The Washington Post
Alleged scheme to divert millions of dollars shorted Options students, teachers say - The Washington Post: Alleged scheme to divert millions of dollars shorted Options students, teachers sayBy Emma Brown, Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 6:17 PM E-mail the writerEducational services for at-risk students at Options Public Charter School suffered as the District school’s leaders allegedly diverted mil
Close down our most vulnerable children’s futures as the NYSE flourishes. Why? | Reclaim Reform
Close down our most vulnerable children’s futures as the NYSE flourishes. Why? | Reclaim Reform: Close down our most vulnerable children’s futures as the NYSE flourishes. Why?Posted on October 2, 2013by Ken PrevitiThe Stock Market is flourishing as the government is shut down. Flourishing.All of the “Government Is Broke” wailing is the dictated script of the Kabuki Theater of Absurd Greed. All of
Milton Friedman: Godfather of Privatization and Vouchers | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Milton Friedman: Godfather of Privatization and Vouchers | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Milton Friedman: Godfather of Privatization and VouchersFiled under: Privatization,Vouchers — millerlf @ 6:32 pm Public Schools: Make Them Privateby Milton Friedman Feb. 19, 1995Milton Friedman, a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution, won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1976.Executiv
NSBA: Allegations of misused funds by charter school operators show need for school board oversigh
National School Boards Association: NSBA: Allegations of misused funds by charter school operators show need for school board oversightAlexandria, Va. (Oct. 2, 2013) -- According to The Washington Post, D.C. authorities filed a lawsuit Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court in which former senior managers and the board chairwoman of D.C.-based Options Public Charter School (OPCS) are accused of diverting
NYC Public School Parents: The good news and mostly bad news from NYSED at the NYC Council hearings on inBloom
NYC Public School Parents: The good news and mostly bad news from NYSED at the NYC Council hearings on inBloom: The good news and mostly bad news from NYSED at the NYC Council hearings on inBloomKen Wagner and Nicholas Storelli-Castro of NYSEDOn Monday, the City Council hearings on inBloom and the state’s plan to share personal student data with vendors without parental consent opened with Ken Wag
Coop Goes to High School Part 5 – Behind the Lights | Lefty Parent
Coop Goes to High School Part 5 – Behind the Lights | Lefty Parent: Coop Goes to High School Part 5 – Behind the LightsOctober 2nd, 2013 at 15:46The story picks up in November 1970 almost halfway through three years of high school, still recovering from having jilted my first girlfriend (and being too shy to even face her after that), and Smokey Robinson part of my current Greek chorus on the AM r
Nite Cap 10-2-13 #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 CAPTODAYTorlakson Applauds Testing Overhaul - Year 2013Torlakson Applauds Testing Overhaul - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Applauds Testing OverhaulOutdated assessments set aside to measure readiness for college
Torlakson Applauds Testing Overhaul - Year 2013
Torlakson Applauds Testing Overhaul - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Applauds Testing OverhaulOutdated assessments set aside to measure readiness for college and careersSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson congratulated Governor Jerry Brown and the State Legislature for their work to sweep away outdated tests in favor of modern, c
Full Funding Friday This Week | WeArePCAPS
Full Funding Friday This Week | WeArePCAPS: Full Funding Friday This WeekPosted on October 2, 2013by wearepcapsFull Funding Friday Week FourThis Friday, as part of our ongoing Full Funding Friday Campaign, we will be holding rallies at 7 schools, with parent, staff and student speakers. We will be circulating our petition for full funding, distributing buttons and stickers with the yellow full f
Paid Family Leave in California: All is not well
Paid Family Leave in California: All is not well « MomsRising Blog: Paid Family Leave in California: All is not wellPosted October 2nd, 2013 by Susan RoseUpdate: On September 24, 2013, Governor Brown signed SB 770, which will take effect of July 1, 2014. This bill will expand the definition of family for the California Paid Family Leave Act. On Jan. 9, 2012, Women’s eNews published my article, “Pa
NYC Educator: The Old, Old Story
NYC Educator: The Old, Old Story: The Old, Old StoryThe more I read about the new evaluation system, the more I go to meetings about it, the more I hear about its intricate, convoluted and inexplicable structure, the more I'm reminded of a story I heard when I first started teaching. I was an English teacher, I had five (!) preps, no idea what the contract said, and I was overwhelmed with paperwor
10-2-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News RoundupDual-language in Washington State - a view from Seattle Globalist.A MacArthur Genius award went to an educational researcher, Angela Duckworth. From Ed Week:Educational research psychologist and former teacher Angela Duckworth has devoted her career to understanding traits beyond IQ or test-taking abilities that predict a student's success— i
A Parent Confronts a Puppet on BESE | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
A Parent Confronts a Puppet on BESE | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: A Parent Confronts a Puppet on BESEPosted on October 2, 20131 I would like to thank all of you who came out to support our call to take back public education in Louisiana at the Rally this Saturday. I spoke with many parents and teachers (in both public and private schools) about their concerns about the federal Common Core Curriculum, a
With A Brooklyn Accent: Moving from Defense to Offense in the Battle against the Test Machine
With A Brooklyn Accent: Moving from Defense to Offense in the Battle against the Test Machine: Moving from Defense to Offense in the Battle against the Test MachineOPT-OUT/REFUSAL GUIDES FOR EACH STATEOpt-Out/Refusal Guides for each State | United Opt Out National: Moving from Defense to Offense in the Battle against the Test MachineFriends! I am a coach as much as a teacher and my coach's instinc
KKK asks panel to keep school named after ‘grand wizard’ of white-supremacist group
KKK asks panel to keep school named after ‘grand wizard’ of white-supremacist group: KKK asks panel to keep school named after ‘grand wizard’ of white-supremacist groupBy Valerie Strauss, Published: October 2 at 3:26 pmE-mail the writerNathan Bedford Forrest (nps.gov)Here’s the latest in the you-can’t-make-up-this-stuff story about a school in Florida that is still named after the first “grand wiz
Common Writing Standards are Essential for Latino Advancement
Common Writing Standards are Essential for Latino Advancement « NewsTaco: Common Writing Standards are Essential for Latino Advancement By Ray Salazar, NewsTacoBy now, the term “Common Core” has probably found its way into at least one conversation about education, come through in a tweet, or created some buzz, positive or negative.As an English teacher who holds a master’s degree in writing, I’m
10-2-13 — Whole Child Education
Home Page — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: Does More Recess Increase Academic Learning?October 1, 2013 by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. Recently the ASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll addressed the debate about recess in elementary schools.READ MORE »Answers to Your Top Six Shu
10-2-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: s Achievement First angling for a co-location site in Hartford?Achievement First, Inc. is the charter school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor. Achievement First, Inc. won’t take its fair share of bilingual students or students who aren’t proficient in English. Achievement First, Inc. won’t take its fair share of students who ne
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, October 2, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: New LGBT-specific history lessons planned for L.A. County schoolsEducation HeadlinesWednesday, October 2, 2013Frey: Los Angeles Unified discussing 200-day school yearLos Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school district, is discussing extending its academic year by 20 days, a $300 million proposal that would give Los Angeles the longest sc
October 2, 1968: 45 Years Ago – the Mexico City Massacre During Olympic Games
October 2, 1968: 45 Years Ago – the Mexico City Massacre During Olympic Games: October 2, 1968: 45 Years Ago – the Mexico City Massacre During Olympic Gamesby SOURCE on OCTOBER 2, 2013 · 0 COMMENTSin CIVIL RIGHTS, HISTORY, POLITICS, WORLD NEWSby Daniel Hernandez / IntersectionsEditor: The following was originally written in 2008.[Forty-five] years ago today the Mexican governmentopened fire indisc
Duncan: Common Core Criticism is “Political Silliness” | Truth in American Education
Duncan: Common Core Criticism is “Political Silliness” | Truth in American Education: Duncan: Common Core Criticism is “Political Silliness”Filed in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on October 2, 2013 • 0 Comments402Alyson Klein reported on U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s recent remarks at the National Press Club.First thing to note, apparently tea party activists are dumb a
Feds extend rural school funding program for at least one more year - SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Feds extend rural school funding program for at least one more yearBy Kimberly BeltranWednesday, October 02, 2013Hundreds of rural school districts across the U.S. – including many in northern California – are breathing a sigh of relief this week following Congress’s long-awaited extension of a program that provides $328 million to support schools, r
Education Research Report: Common Core Math Fails to Prepare Students for College
Education Research Report: Common Core Math Fails to Prepare Students for College: Common Core Math Fails to Prepare Students for CollegeNational mathematics standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia that supporters say are designed to make high school graduates “college- and career-ready” and improve the critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline do not p
Moderate reformers need to jump into polarized education... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Moderate reformers need to jump into polarized education... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Moderate reformers need to jump into polarized education debate where truth gets trampled 0 0 0 NewMarching in lockstep. Education needs the moderate middle to tell the more nuanced and real story of education reform.Previous PostsA matter of time: Should school start later for sleep-starved teens? October 1
Crisis in California's schools: 250,000 schoolchildren need glasses - latimes.com
Crisis in California's schools: 250,000 schoolchildren need glasses - latimes.com: Crisis in California's schools: 250,000 schoolchildren need glassesNearly all California public school students who need glasses enter school without them. It's a problem that's simple to remedy.Sarah Garcia of Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School wrinkles her nose as she tries on numerous frames while opticia
10-2-13 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.: CMS, HMS and self-audits.I posted yesterday about the letter that was sent to Illinois retirees regarding Teachers Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) eligibility. Central Management Services (CMS) has contracted with a national firm, HMS, that specializes in cost control through audits of members’ cl
Morning Wink 10-2-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYMy Letter to the TIMES, September 29, 2013 | Bill AyersMy Letter to the TIMES, September 29, 2013 | Bill Ayers: My Letter to the TIMES, September 29, 2013“Principal and Teacher, A Complex Duet” is a confused and confusing account of one of the central pillars of corporate school reform: teacher evaluation.Brent Staples’ easy dismissal of the substanti
