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Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 24 - 30, 2013 | FairTest
Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 24 - 30, 2013 | FairTest: Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 24 - 30, 2013Submitted by fairtest on October 31, 2013 - 12:17am news otherIt's tempting to apologize for the growing length of the weekly newsclips list. Yet, these e-blasts accurately reflect what is going on around the country. Test resistance is exploding in literally dozens o
10-31-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: TFA's PR Machine Lights It Up in Memphis with Front Page Stories of "Enchantment" and "Allure"CorpEd bought Memphis City Schools with a 90 million dollar Gates Foundation grant in late 2009, and early in 2010 the TN Department of Education was gobbled up by a $501 million bribe from the Gates controlled US Dept. of Education's RTTT. Thus began the slashing and
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYHow to Fight Poverty--and Win - Bridging Differences - Education WeekHow to Fight Poverty--and Win - Bridging Differences - Education Week: How to Fight Poverty--and WinBy Mike Petrilli on October 31, 2013 9:42 AMDear Deborah,Thanks for the opportunity to debate the critical issues in education and social policy with you. You are an icon and a hero, a
10-31-13 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.: Medicare Advantage roll-out is heading off the cliff.. The deadline for deciding what our retiree health care will look like – whether we go with Medicare Advantage or op out – is December 13th. Central Management Services is co-sponsoring informational seminars across the state between November 11th
Attendance Counts - Boost Attendance
Attendance Counts - Boost Attendance: Attendance CountsStudents who miss 18 or more days in a school year – just 10% – are considered chronically absent, which can hurt their academic achievement and put them at-risk of dropping out. Students who attend school regularly are more likely than students who are chronically absent to:Graduate and go on to collegeScore higher on standardized testsLearn
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-31-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michelle Rhee and I Will Debate on Feb 6 at Lehigh UniversityLast March, Lehigh University invited Michelle Rhee and me to debate on its campus in Pennsylvania. We both accepted. After agreeing, Michelle said we should both have a second on our team, not a 1:1 debate. I agreed. Months went by, and she said she preferred to have a t
The Richest Nation in the World Has the Highest Child Poverty Rate: What’s Wrong with this Picture? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
The Richest Nation in the World Has the Highest Child Poverty Rate: What’s Wrong with this Picture? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: The Richest Nation in the World Has the Highest Child Poverty Rate: What’s Wrong with this Picture?By Cheryl S. Williams on October 31, 2013And Why Aren’t We More Ashamed?The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) recently released a report entitle
How to Fight Poverty--and Win - Bridging Differences - Education Week
How to Fight Poverty--and Win - Bridging Differences - Education Week: How to Fight Poverty--and WinBy Mike Petrilli on October 31, 2013 9:42 AMDear Deborah,Thanks for the opportunity to debate the critical issues in education and social policy with you. You are an icon and a hero, and it's been a true honor.Someday I'd like to write a book on anti-poverty efforts, and I hope it might have the tit
10-31-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Have a Great (and safe) HalloweenSadly, no Halloween for me this year - going to be at a 3-hour class in the evening. Hard to think about missing all those little faces (although I never get more than 25 kids in an evening).Remember parents - do check that candy. It's important to make sure there's nothing bad in there (like candy YOU really like). Do your kids
10-31-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 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.Video: John Stewart’s Two-Part Interview With Diane RavitchDiane Ravitch was on The Dai
10-31-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy/Democrats make mockery of Connecticut’s once prominent role in campaign finance reformThanks to the changes in Connecticut’s campaign finance system that were initiated and signed into law by Governor Malloy, corporate education reformers Jonathan Sackler and Mary Corson each wrote $10,000 checks to Connecticut’s Democratic Party this year. It is hardly the first time that Sackl
10-31-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED: Teacher Evaluations Not ConfusingNope - they're complex!SCHOOLBOOK: Why are we hearing complaints about children in kindergarten through second grade being given extra assessments that are taking time away from class? SCHWARTZ: That would depend upon the strategy that was locally collectively bargained. There may be some districts in which they decided that they were
Sacramento News & Review - What Sacramento city schools need in a superintendent - Editorial - Opinions - October 31, 2013
Sacramento News & Review - What Sacramento city schools need in a superintendent - Editorial - Opinions - October 31, 2013: What Sacramento city schools need in a superintendentCOMMUNITYThis article was published on 10.31.13.Related stories:Sacramento city's contentious school superintendent to resign, jumps ship before the stormIf Jonathan Raymond is all done with them, could we please have o
Noam Chomsky: The Purpose of Education - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.
Noam Chomsky: The Purpose of Education - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.: Noam Chomsky: The Purpose of Education(UPDATE: October 31, 2013 - Editor's Note: There is an upcoming Noam Chomsky animated documentary film via Sundance, which we preview the trailer here: For those not familiar with Chomsky's bio or thinking, below is an original post we featured early 2012 w
10-31-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Mom: My autistic son ‘is lost in a sea of standards’ at schoolEarlier this year I wrote about a boy in Florida who was forced to take a standardized test even though he was born with a brain stem but not a complete brain and doesn’t have the cognitive ability to understand the difference between an apple and an orange. While many disabled children can indeed meet […] 7 by Vale
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Coach's notes: Playing field is uneven
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Coach's notes: Playing field is uneven: Coach's notes: Playing field is uneven“I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” --Michael JordanToday is the first day of freshman basketball try
Louisiana Educator: Superintendent White to Answer Questions on Common Core
Louisiana Educator: Superintendent White to Answer Questions on Common Core: Superintendent White to Answer Questions on Common CoreThe Education Committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives has scheduled a meeting at 1:00 P.M., Monday, November 4 so that Superintendent White can brief the committee members on the Common Core State Standards. It is my understanding that the audience in atte
Study: Dual credit benefits kids in richer schools | Hechinger Report
Study: Dual credit benefits kids in richer schools | Hechinger Report: Study: Dual credit benefits kids in richer schoolsBy Jon MarcusTaking courses for college credit while in high school may be a good way to get a head start on an expensive higher education—and graduate on time—but new research in Illinois says it’s more available to kids in wealthier than in low-income, schools, who already do
School Reform, Schools Closings and Historic Memory- A Tragedy in the Making With A Brooklyn Accent
With A Brooklyn Accent: School Reform, Schools Closings and Historic Memory- A Tragedy in the Making: School Reform, Schools Closings and Historic Memory- A Tragedy in the MakingI am an historian by training and a history teacher by profession, and one of the dimensions of the dominant education policies in this country which disturb me the most is how they erase history and historic memory. I am
U.S. threatens to take $3.52 billion from California schools in testing dispute - Inside Bay Area
U.S. threatens to take $3.52 billion from California schools in testing dispute - Inside Bay Area: U.S. threatens to take $3.52 billion from California schools in testing disputeBy Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.comPOSTED: 10/30/2013 06:07:22 PM PDT | UPDATED: 27 MIN. AGO Reinforcing its threat to punish California for dumping its old standardized state tests next spring, the U.S. Departm
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-30-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMHorror Story 2013Warning: This is a Horror Story. Horror Story 2013: Sequestration. Cut food stamps for military families, veterans and all the poor. Cut pensions. Cut and fire teachers. Cut education budgets and close schools and libraries. Cut-cut-cut-cut-etc. Why? Corporations want more profits from the taxes that were meant for all o
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett reshuffles her bureaucracy. Yes, that'll do it.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett reshuffles her bureaucracy. Yes, that'll do it.: Byrd-Bennett reshuffles her bureaucracy. Yes, that'll do it.It seems like every year CPS leaders come up with a new, top-down bureaucratic management structure to keep local schools in line. And every year we have to learn the new names for the sub-district or regional managers, ie. AIOs, Network Managers,
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James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYPeg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014Peg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014Tom Poetter i
Peg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014
Peg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014Tom Poetter is a friend, an educator, and a man who takes truth to action. I will be supporting this campaign and I hope that you will share this post, contribute to his campaign, and recognize that while all of us may not live in Ohio, we must begin t
NYC Educator: My Date With Sandy
NYC Educator: My Date With Sandy: My Date With SandyI didn't much enjoy it, and she didn't much look like Olivia Newton-John. The first thing I thought of when I heard she was coming was a living room rug that used to belong to my grandfather. My daughter and I rolled it up and brought it up to the attic, where it sat for a few months.Then she and my wife and I drove to my sister-in-law's house to
10-30-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 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."“Five key strategies to get/keep kids engaged at school”Five key strategies to ge
New UOO Admin: Welcome Ruth Rodriguez!! | United Opt Out National
New UOO Admin: Welcome Ruth Rodriguez!! | United Opt Out National: NEW UOO ADMIN: WELCOME RUTH RODRIGUEZ!! As the seasons change, so does United Opt Out.United Opt Out remains ever vigilant in its effort to end high stakes testing and shatter the grip of corporations on the lives of our children and the future of public education. But as we all know, our personal lives shift at times and with that
MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM - Perdaily.com
MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM - Perdaily.com: MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM(Mensaje se repite en Español)It is virtually impossible to have an intelligent discussion of what needs to be done to finally fix the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) generationally failed public education system, if
California Dark Money Case Reveals Complex Schemes to Hide Donors | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
California Dark Money Case Reveals Complex Schemes to Hide Donors | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: By Adam Rappaport501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Financial, Disclosure, Organizations, American Future Fund, Americans for Job Security, States, California, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, McCutcheon v. FECYesterday, the California Fair Politica
Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Kids | The White House
Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Kids | The White House: Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to KidsFirst Lady Michelle Obama joined by Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita for an announcement that will help market healthier choices for familiesWashington, DC – As part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative
Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary Rubinstein | deutsch29
Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary Rubinstein | deutsch29: Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary RubinsteinOctober 30, 2013Below I have posted two youtube videos by Gary Rubinstein, who joined Teach for America (TFA) in 1991 and who made the decision to become a career teacher. Gary now writes extensively about
Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not Impossible | School Finance 101
Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not Impossible | School Finance 101: Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not ImpossiblePosted on October 30, 20130 Others around me have for some time been raising concerns about the emergence of boutique, suburban charter schools. Until now, I’ve largely blown off those concerns in part as I’ve questioned just how much sorting a charter sc
Empathy and Racism — Whole Child Education 10-30-13
Empathy and Racism — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEmpathy and RacismOctober 30, 2013 by Start EmpathyPost written by Madeleine Rogin for Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative, a whole child partner organization.Leading educational theorists such as Howard Gardner and Tony Wagner have written about the importance of cultivating our students' abilities to communicate across "networks&
Feds threaten Brown on testing planSI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Feds threaten Brown on testing planBy Tom ChorneauWednesday, October 30, 2013U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan moved earlier this week to squelch California’s plan to suspend almost all statewide student testing next year by formally threatening to withhold administrative Title I money – some portion of about $15 million.The action, which had been
Getting Teacher Evaluation Right
Shanker Blog » Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: Getting Teacher Evaluation RightPosted by Esther Quintero on October 30, 2013 Facilitated by Linda Darling-Hammond Watch this webinar. (Original date: October 22, 2013) Linda Darling-Hammond’s new book, Getting Teacher Evaluation Right, is a detailed, practical guide about how to improve the teaching profession. It leverages the best research a
CDC - Food Allergies in Schools - Adolescent and School Health
CDC - Food Allergies - Adolescent and School Health: Food Allergies in SchoolsFood allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4%–6% of children in the United States.1, 2 Allergic reactions can be life threatening and have far-reaching effects on children and their families, as well as on the schools or early care and education (ECE) programs they attend.
10-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Pinehurst HearingI am very disappointed to have miss the Pinehurst public hearing last night. Did anyone attend and could you let us know what was said?by Melissa Westbrook / 1min 10-29-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWhen the Silas Potter incident was exposed, naturally I was following it very closely. But w
Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying… | PWC Education Reform Blog
Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying… | PWC Education Reform Blog: Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying…October 30, 2013 — pwceducationreform That’s the conclusion of my colleague Katherine Beals, editor of Out in Left Field, in her article A comprehensive bullying prevention program for selective schools.Katherine states:“The proliferation of Social and Emotional Learning p
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, October 30, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: BREAKING: LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy's contract extended to 2016Education HeadlinesWednesday, October 30, 2013Pacific Grove school bond offers a new approachMonterey County voters in two districts will be asked to approve bonds to improve the educational experience for their students. One bond could be described as conventional, the oth
De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, too | New York Post
De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, too | New York Post: De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, tooBy Post Editorial BoardOctober 29, 2013 | 10:29pmModal TriggerMayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio wants the Central Park Conservancy to chip in to help the rest of the city's parks.Photo: ReutersCall it Bill de Blasio’s tax on giving.How else do you explain his support for legislation
Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For? | Brookings Institution
Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For? | Brookings Institution: Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For?By: Matthew M. ChingosEighty-five percent of American students attend school in a state that has adopted the Common Core State Standards. As these states transition from adoption to implementation of the new standards, m
When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for Superman | Hechinger Report
When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for Superman | Hechinger Report: When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for SupermanBy Liz WillenOver the last week, a full Hollywood-style drama rolled out in Los Angeles with a familiar cast of characters. There was school superintendent John Deasy, the polarizing 52-year-old leader portrayed by some as a hero or a villain.As usual, parents an
Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers! | Dissident Voice
Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers! | Dissident Voice: Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers!by Paul Haeder / October 30th, 2013So, how do I say this? I went to Vacations International last night with my special education partner. She just got off wor
This Is the Problem | the becoming radical
This Is the Problem | the becoming radical: THIS IS THE PROBLEMI love Jesus NavasOn Twitter, I posted the following:2 guaranteed reforms reformers refuse to do: 1) give children books 2) give poor children’s parents money.Both of these are supported by solid research—the need for access to books and choice reading by decades of research in literacy and the second point is powerfully supported by a
New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to improve instruction Previous PostsBye bye books? More babies and toddlers use tablets, smartphones.October 30, 2013Student urges DeKalb school board to approve Druid Hills charter clusterOctober 29, 2013"I'm not a math person." Maybe you would b
The Educated Reporter: New Reports Focus on Teacher Quality
The Educated Reporter: New Reports Focus on Teacher Quality: New Reports Focus on Teacher QualityTwo new reports are out today addressing issues related to teacher quality, and both deserve a close reading.The first is from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and it's a "state of the states" report on where teacher evaluations stand nationally. There have been quite a few changes si
From John Connolly, Three Lies and a Truth | EduShyster
From John Connolly, Three Lies and a Truth | EduShyster: From John Connolly, Three Lies and a TruthBoston mayoral candidate John Connolly likes to say that he wants to be the city’s education mayor. But teacher Nancy Bloom, who taught at the same charter school at which Connolly briefly worked, says that, like the Snark-hunter in Lewis Carroll’s famous poem, whether Connolly proclaims his knowledg
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?One of my favorite quotes comes from Mark Twain who said, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." The problem for Rahm and Byrd-Bennett is that they
