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UFT calls for moratorium on high-stakes for Common Core tests
Michael Mulgrew speaking at UFT headquarters in January after evaluations talks broke down between the union and the city. City schools are just a few months into implementing new teacher evaluations, but the teachers union is already hoping to slow things down. Citing the many schools that still have incomplete curriculum that students will be expected to master to pass the 2014 state tests, the
Might Makes Right When Viewing LAUSD and California Nepotism…..or Does It?
By Ellen Lubic, educator and angry taxpayer. She is Director of Joining Forces for Education, a new non-profit group based in Los Angeles. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times printed two stories that affect public school education, and those who ‘dabble’ in it. One was by journalist Howard Blume on the Billion Dollar iPad scandal at LAUSD, and the other was written as an op-ed team by Eli Broad and
How Social Media Has Given Educators a Voice
Through the use of social media, teachers across the country are able to connect and collaborate around national public education issues. Over the past year, many educators have joined social media sites and found their voice not to share teaching tips or connect their classrooms, but to speak out against what they see as attacks on public education, schools and children. Source: SmartBlog on Educ
Do Districts Help Stressed Out Teachers? Apparently Not.
According to a recent survey published by Metlife, stress levels among American teachers have increased sharply, and job satisfaction has dwindled to its lowest level in 25 years. Huffington Post recently asked teachers on its Twitter and Facebook pages if they received any support from their districts in helping them manage stress. Here’s what they had to say. Source: Huffington Post Related post
The statistics on cyberbullying
Larry Magid says: it didn’t surprise me to hear the spokesperson for the monitoring app claim that 70 percent of kids had been cyberbullied. Though not all are guilty of this, it’s not uncommon to hear such exaggerations from companies (and some agencies and non-profits) in the Internet safety space. While any case of cyberbullying is bad, the fact is that the statistics are nowhere near as dire.
The Illinois State Board Of Education Is Intimidated By — Administrators ?
The Illinois State Board of Education isn’t going to publish the full results of a previous survey of schools. The survey was meant to gather candid information about the inner workings of public schools and spur improvements. The Board’s decision to withhold some of the information came after months of criticism from administrators. Wow, the State Board must be populated by a bunch of wimps. Eit
Vermont Report: Shaping the Soul of a School
By Deborah Fallows I found Principal Brian Williams in the lunchroom of the Sustainability Academy, a pre-K – 5 magnet school in the Old North End of Burlington, Vermont. He was easy to spot, the biggest guy in the room, sitting on a very small chair, talking with an 8-year-old tousled-haired boy who was having trouble with his writing. It was noontime, and Principal Williams asked me if I would
Nite Cap 10-9-13 #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 CAPTODAYTeachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim ReformTeachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim Reform: Teachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really?Posted on Octobe
Say NO to UFT Lame Attempt to Derail Opposition to Eval System and Common Core
UFT PRAISES COMMON CORE; CALLS FOR MORITORIUM ON JUDGING TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ON TESTS WHILE SAYING NOTHING ABOUT PUNITIVE DANIELSON OBSERVATIONS ... ICE Blog There is so much to say about this reso brought up at the Ex Bd and supported I believe by both Unity and New Action. This is a clear attempt to undercut MORE's initiative in calling for a moratorium on evaluations through its peti
The Miseducation of Missed Chances From NBC's Miseducation Nation
What happened if NBC's Miseducation Nation put on a show and only mindless sycophants showed? Oh wait. It happened. This past Sunday. That's who Miseducation Nations plays to. Those that are uninformed and don't wish to learn the truth. The guess of The Crack Team here at SBSB why anyone would go to Miseducation Nation is to curry favor with upper echelon types and to show that, "Hey, look
The Network For Public Education Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Board
The Network for Public Education, a national group fighting to preserve and strengthen public schools, has endorsed an educator and father of public school students,, for El Rancho School Board. The general election will take place on November 5th. via The Network For Public Education | NPE Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Board.The post The Network For Public Education Endorses José Lara f
Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 3 – 9, 2013 | FairTest
The opening sentence of the first story about the Buffalo hearing says it all, “Reform of high-stakes testing for schoolchildren, a groundswell movement of lawn signs and small-scale protests, became an earthquake Wednesday evening.” 2.500 Parents, Teachers and Administrators Pack Buffalo Hearing on Testing http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/education/forum-on-testing-reform… via Testing Resis