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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."


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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!!
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. 
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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
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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.
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The “Ed Schools are the Problem” Fallacy | School Finance 101
The “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.”http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/opinion/keller-an-industry-of-mediocrity.html?_r=0yeah… and those complet
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESDaley doesn't know what he knew.Classic Daley under oath “I don’t know what I knew.” -- Sun-TimesDiane RavitchNPR says Rahm Emanuel gets a “mixed” grade at midterm. On education, his grade is not mixed. It is a big fat F.  -- Grading Rahm Emanuel IL Sen. Pres. John CullertonThe state's massive public employee pension debt is not a
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CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By Administration |
CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By Administration |: CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By AdministrationOctober 21, 2013 in StudentsThe Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Community and Student Center, a student and community space on the City College of New York campus, was shut down without notice yesterday. The college intends to appropriate the space for an expansion of its Career and Profes
by mike simpson / 9h 
The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The Poor
The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The Poor: The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The PoorIn vast swaths of America, the conversion of the "public" school system into a separate and unequal educational system catering to the poor and powerless is almost complete.A new study from the Southern Education Foundation shows that 17 US states have reached qui
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'No Child Left Behind' creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposed - The Daily Cougar
'No Child Left Behind' creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposed - The Daily Cougar: ‘No Child Left Behind’ creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposedDavid Delgado//The Daily CougarLast month, Texas received a No Child Left Behind waiver. Signed into federal law in 2002, the bill established a baseline for every student in
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Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' Union | Alan Singer
Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' Union | Alan Singer: Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' UnionPosted: 10/20/2013 6:04 pmIn this post on reclaiming the conversation on education I offer strong views on the need to reorganize and redirect the American Federation of Teachers and the National Educational Association if these unions are to survive as a meaningful force for and ally of publi
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PolitiFact | Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards
PolitiFact | Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards: Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standardsBy Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. SolochekPublished on Monday, October 21st, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.Related rulings:"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."Sarah
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10-21-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Board is Afraid of Advanced LearningHave you noticed that just about any time Melissa or I write something about APP or Spectrum or advanced learning in almost any way two things happen: the thread gets about a hundred comments and the comments get nasty.Have you noticed that school board candidates - like all other politicians - prefer to speak in vague platit
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Schneider on DC IMPACT Study: Already ObsoleteDespite the glowing hyperbole in the media, Mercedes Schneider says there is nothing new in the results. The study is dated, there is missing data, the effects of the cheating scandal remain unknown, and the investigation of the cheating was turned over to an accounting firm with no exp
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10-21-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Can you give Wait,What? a helping hand?Wait,What? Needs Your Help - And a number of readers have already stepped forward. The generous financial support of readers, along with limited advertising revenue, is the only financial support that Wait, What? receives. Please consider making a donation today by going to https://fundly.com/wait-what-needs-your-help-october-2013   With your cont
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Technology Will Not Replace Teachers | toteachornototeach
Technology Will Not Replace Teachers | toteachornototeach: Technology Will Not Replace Teachers by Jeff Dunn and Katie DunnThere is an onslaught of technology on the modern classroom. Teachers, administrators, parents, and students alike are being told that technology is the whetstone with which we can all sharpen our education system. Technology can open doors, expand minds, and change the world.
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10-21-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The cost of the CC$$Sent to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 20Poorer districts will be hit the hardest, but every district in the country will suffer financially from the common core standards. Not mentioned in "Poorer schools districts feel at a loss over new common core standards," (October 20) is the fact that the common core will require an astonishing amount of
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10-21-13 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 LATEST BOOK"Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching" is an edited compilation from my Ed Week teacher advice column, along with new materials.Student Interactive On The Importance Of Learning From MistakesMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners is on pronouns, learning
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Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2)Transfer of learning appears to be a simple concept. What you learn in the family or learn in school  can be applied in different situations outside of the family and the classroom. Learning Spanish, for example, helps later in learning Italian. Learning to get along
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10-21-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger: Christie Stinks, But We Hate Teachers Unions MoreWhen it comes to generating illogical, incoherent, self-contradictory claptrap, Editorial Page Editor Tom Moran and his merry crew at the Star-Ledger never fail to disappoint. But their idiotic and shameful endorsement of Chris Christie for governor - a man they admit has been an abject failure in Trenton - is a new low.
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10-21-13 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.: Cullerton comes clean. “It’s not a pension issue. It’s a revenue issue.”As I throw a few things into a bag and head down to Springfield for the state meeting of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association and the Fall veto session of the General Assembly, I’m checking out the Chicago Trib. Senate Presid
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10-21-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Siena Poll: Public Does Not Approve Of Cuomo's Handling Of Public EducationLatest Siena poll released this morning finds 29% of New Yorkers think Andrew Cuomo is doing an excellent or good job handling public education issues while 66% think he is doing a fair or poor job handing those issues.You can see the crosstabs from that poll here.Regionally the break down goes like t
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Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?
Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?: Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 21 at 4:00 amMoney and more money.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)In recent years we’ve seen the rise of big money being poured into local school board races from well outside the district, or city or even state where the election is be
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YESTERDAY

Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Things I hear…
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Things I hear…: Things I hear… When everything new seems like something old, sometimes it isn’t…You should go in and observe teachers with seniority, not new teachers, because when I talk to them, they are very excited about being able to teach again and not just work from a textbook-paraphrasing comments at October 17th Sacramento City Unified School Distr
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The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come
The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come(Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP)EWA held its annual Higher Education Seminar recently at Boston's Northeastern University. We invited some of the education journalists in attendance to contribute posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger
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CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regs SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regsBy Tom ChorneauMonday, October 21, 2013Sometime next year, potentially millions of high school and community college students will begin participating in a new $250 million state program aimed at linking work-based learning with rigorous academic curriculum.The big problem
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Ed Notes Online: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Ed Notes Online: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, BrooklynI'm heading over to cover this. PS 196 is a few blocks away from the school I taught at for 27 years and I covered the school for tech support wh
by mike simpson / 18h 
It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfError | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfError | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfErrorPosted on October 21, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,It’s my 20th wedding anniversary today, but on a day when I ought to be celebrating —
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"Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta" | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
"Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta" | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: "Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta"  0 1 0 1View Larger Atlanta Schools will be getting new leadership in its school board.Previous PostsCommon Core: Substandard educational scheme. Georgia can do better.October 20, 2013Fulton Commissioner: District abando
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How to Refuse High Stakes Testing for Special/Exceptional Students | United Opt Out National
How to Refuse High Stakes Testing for Special/Exceptional Students | United Opt Out National: HOW TO REFUSE HIGH STAKES TESTING FOR SPECIAL/EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTSPosted on October 21, 2013Please see our newest guide which supports parents in refusing/opting out of high stakes testing and high stakes test preparation for children who have IEPs. Many thanks to Merry Juerling, United Opt Out member, wh
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Followup Calls Needed to Alderpersons | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Followup Calls Needed to Alderpersons | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Followup Calls Needed to AlderpersonsFiled under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 8:49 pm Please support MPS by calling your Common Council representative Monday or Tuesday by asking them to–“Please support the MPS School Board’s sale of Malcolm X to the 2760 Holding Company, L.L.C. because this is a chance to create a
by mike simpson / 21h 
Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equality | JPost | Israel News
Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equality | JPost | Israel News: Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equalityBy DANIEL CARMON10/20/2013 21:45Select Language​▼Investing in women’s and girls’ education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty.Malala Yousafzai, who has become a symbol of women’s struggle for education. Photo: REUTERSAs the 2015 targ
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Chalkbeat network opens bureaus in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville
Chalkbeat network opens bureaus in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville: A handful of refugees from print journalism are providing an alternative model for covering state and local schools.(Photo: Jennifer S. Altman for USA TODAY)STORY HIGHLIGHTSMostly foundation-funded, Chalkbeat covers state and local education news in four statesJarvis: "We know those beats can be businesses now"Non-profi
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Challenging the Status Quo | Connected Principals
Challenging the Status Quo | Connected Principals: Challenging the Status QuoOctober 21, 2013By David TrussI shared this post on my ‘Pair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts‘ blog back in November 2012. I went back to it this weekend and noticed that a considerable amount of the links shared are from fellow Connected Principals. Pick ONE, and be the change you want to see in your school. ~ Dave.~~~~~~~~~~Ed
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Who’s in charge here?
Who’s in charge here? « Teaching Between the Lines: Who’s in charge here? Tomorrow starts Digital Citizenship Week in the middle of Connected Educator Month, and thanks to tech-happy teachers all over the web, I am quite happily connected.  Just a few minutes on the English Companion ning orGoogle+ or Pinterest orTwitter and I’m sure to find a wealth of ideas quite literally at my fingertipsAnd w
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10-20-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Races: Views from Candidates and OthersHere's a link to the SE Chamber of Commerce event in early October.  Note: the lighting was harsh and does not flatter either candidate.  The video is also a little low. The first question seems to have gotten cut off - it was something to the effect of how many SE schools each candidate has visited.Also,
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Louisiana Educator: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common Core
Louisiana Educator: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common Core: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common CoreThank you to Superintendent Jerome Puyau and the Vermilion Parish School Board for setting the record straight about the sloppy and rushed implementation of the Common Core in Louisiana. BESE member Lottie Beebe has also pointed out
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Nite Cap 10-20-13 #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 CAPTODAY“Residential Segregation and School Closures” Choosing DemocracyChoosing Democracy: The Black Parallel School Board Southeast Village Neighborhood AssociationPresentsA Community Forum featuringDr. Jesus Hernandez, sociology professor at UC D
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