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Rally for a Raise | United Teachers Los Angeles
Rally for a Raise | United Teachers Los Angeles: Rally for a RaiseStart: 11/13/2013 4:00 pmEnd: 11/13/2013 6:00 pm"It's About Time"Left represents the number of days as of Nov. 13, 2013UTLA will be holding a mass “It’s About Time” rally outside LAUSD headquarters beginning at 4 p.m. and making our demands at 5 p..m on November 13.UTLA member participation is key. LAUSD will not willingly
Dearth of teacher librarians poses new challenge to Common Core transition SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Print this articleDearth of teacher librarians poses new challenge to Common Core transitionBy Carrie MarovichMonday, September 30, 2013Districts that slashed jobs for teacher librarians in recent years may soon regret that decision – especially as schools in California transition to the Common Core standards, which put new emphasis on students deve
Condoms for free at 22 city schools
Condoms for free at 22 city schools: Condoms for free at 22 city schoolsThe district is installing dispensers over winter break at high schools with the highest rates of STDs. [image: Condom dispensers are going into 22 city high schools. The protection is free to students, except those whose parents signed opt-out forms.] Kristen A. Graham, *Inquirer Staff Writer* POSTED: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 6:40 AM Coming over the holiday break to about a third of Philadelphia high schools: clear plastic dispensers chock-full of free condoms. The dispensers will be placed in the 22 high scho... more »
Nite Cap 11-14-13 #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 CAP mark as readEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplaceEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the Workplace « MomsRising Blog: End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplacePosted November 14th, 2013 by Liz
Nite Cap 11-10-13 #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 CAPTODAYBored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week TeacherBored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Bored! Eight Id
Are They Messin' with YOUR PENSION? Call the Pension Avengers
Are They Messin' with YOUR PENSION? Call the Pension Avengers VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky"Running for our pensions" 11-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.The in box. Medicare Advantage retiree meeting in
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-12-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Wendy Lecker: Common Core Violates Connecticut’s ConstitutionWendy Lecker is a civil rights attorney and an education activist. In this column in the Stamford Advocate, she argues that the Common Core standards violate the Constitution of the State of Connecticut. The state constitution clearly states (as most people once understoo
Morning Wink 11-12-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readThe Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29: The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionNovember 12, 2013In April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent
Morning Wink 11-14-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readWow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School Yesterday | janressegerWow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School Yesterday | janresseger: Wow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School YesterdayPosted on November 14, 2013 by janressegerYesterday through a lucky coincidence I spent the morning visiting Cl
11-10-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: A pension bill by December 5th. Corrections and updates.A few days ago I posted about the prospect of The Gang of Ten having a COLA busting bill ready for a special General Assembly session on December 5th. I said I was skeptical. But I have since been corrected on several factual points. I thought th
Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal ErrorsBy Anthony Cody on November 16, 2013 6:18 AMA recent book described the "Reign of Errors" we have lived through in the name of education reform. I am afraid that the Common Core continues many of these errors, and makes some new ones as well. The Business Ro
Statewide Special Education Task Force - State Board of Education
Statewide Special Education Task Force - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): Statewide Special Education Task ForceExamines California's complex systems for serving students with disabilities and forward recommendations to the State Board of Education, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the California Department of Education.Carl CohnCo-Chair, Special Education Task Force Fr
White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behind | Al Jazeera America
White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behind | Al Jazeera America: White House backtracks on changes to No Child Left Behindby Dexter Mullins @DexterMullins November 15, 2013 3:11PM ETStates will not have to meet October 2015 deadline to show low-income students are not taught by bad teachersThe Department of Education has abandoned a three-month-old plan that would have forced sch
Nite Cap 11-15-13 #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 CAP mark as readDesign Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom SoothDesign Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth: Design Lessons for Students, not StandardsPosted on November 15, 2013 | Leave a commentHappy Friday, al
Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education
Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education: Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”?Posted on November 15, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a commentPay to play” is a widely reviled practice in government, but that’s effectively what the District’s legal argument would establish through its challenge of an open records case in state court.For more than 10 months, Parents
Morning Wink 11-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as read11-15-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Council wars?. You may be too young to remember. There was a time when there were Democratic Party and Republican Party primaries in Chicago. Then it occurred to someone that t
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: More NY School Districts Withdraw from Race to TopThe number of suburban districts in New York State dropping out of the state’s Race to the Top program continues to grow, largely because of parent concern about the data-mining of their children’s private records. These districts received relatively small amounts of money in exchan
Why is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family? Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - Scrutiny and oversight - Bites - Opinions - November 14, 2013: Scrutiny and oversightWhy is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 11.14.13.Related stories:We have a choiceMaggy Krell provides an alternative in the district attorney's office. SN&R, 10.17.
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 11-14-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMCalderon refused to wear recording device in FBI probeThe California state senator alleges that federal officials leaked sealed affidavit to Al Jazeera in retaliation46 53min ‘Study questions’ about Justin Lookadoo after the Richardson High School controversyYou may have seen the story about motivational speaker Justin Lookadoo and the c
Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold -
Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold -: Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold - on November 14, 2013Recently, Diane Ravitch posted on her blog an egregious personal attack against me, ostensibly regarding my and Laura’s efforts to keep Head Start programs open during the recent government shutdown. Professor Ravitch, a
Nite Cap 11-14-13 #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 CAP mark as readEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplaceEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the Workplace « MomsRising Blog: End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplacePosted November 14th, 2013 by Liz
End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the Workplace
End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the Workplace « MomsRising Blog: End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplacePosted November 14th, 2013 by Liz WatsonBy Lara S. Kaufmann, Senior Counsel & Director of Education Policy for At-Risk Students at the National Women’s Law CenterCross-posted from NWLC’s blogLast week, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discriminati
Kentucky Parent Files Common Core Lawsuit | Truth in American Education
Kentucky Parent Files Common Core Lawsuit | Truth in American Education: Kentucky Parent Files Common Core LawsuitFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on November 14, 2013 • 0 Comments576David Adams, a parent from Nicholasville, KY, filed a lawsuit against the Governor Steve Beshear, Senate President Robert Stivers, the Kentucky Board of Education, Co
Morning Wink 11-14-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readWow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School Yesterday | janressegerWow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School Yesterday | janresseger: Wow: I Got the Chance to Visit our Community’s High School YesterdayPosted on November 14, 2013 by janressegerYesterday through a lucky coincidence I spent the morning visiting Cl
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-14-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Wonderful Review of “Reign of Error”This is one of the best reviews of “Reign of Error” that I have read. Because it was written as an editorial, it didn’t go into close detail, as others have, but it went right to the point: What she claims is that many tried-and-true practices work; many new-fangled innovations now favored by
11-14-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Happy Early Birthday, Arne Duncan, on Your 52nd BirthdayI know, I know, you just turned 49 on November 6, but since I missed your birthday (sorry), I thought I would get ahead of the game and wish you the best on the one birthday that all of America's teachers and parents will celebrate, just days before your departure from the U. S. Department of Education on November 6, 2016.And
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-14-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Wonderful Review of “Reign of Error”This is one of the best reviews of “Reign of Error” that I have read. Because it was written as an editorial, it didn’t go into close detail, as others have, but it went right to the point: What she claims is that many tried-and-true practices work; many new-fangled innovations now favored by
11-14-13 With A Brooklyn Accent
With A Brooklyn Accent: School Reform: A Discourse Of Lies Parading Behind Honorable IdealsI have been fighting since I was an 8 year old growing up in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood and the battle to defend public education in the US may be the hardest one I have ever been in. Never has so much big money been amassed behind an effort to control, discipline and regulate the children of this nation.
11-14-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): 21st Century Numbers Games21st Century Numbers Games.by plthomasedd / 1h empathyeducates – The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gapempathyeducates – The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gapby P. L. Thomas / 3h 11-13-13 R
11-14-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED Commissioner King Compares Himself To Martin Luther King Jr.I bet you're thinking, nah, he didn't do that.Yeah, he did - on Tuesday.Jessica Bakeman had the story at Capital NY.Here's the set-up:ALBANY—In a keynote speech to teachers on Tuesday, education commissioner John King began by describing a cartoon about turkeys who revolt to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner,
What can be measured can be managed. Does it apply to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
What can be measured can be managed. Does it apply to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: What can be measured can be managed. Does it apply to education and can it be managed well? COMMENT(18) 6 47 9 63RelatedView Larger Jon Krause/NewsArttestingartPrevious PostsEmory professor and cancer researcher: Study of science may finally evolve with Common CoreNovember 13, 2013Is high school named for a Con
NYC Public School Parents: Lawsuit filed today in NY State Court to block inBloom and protect student privacy
NYC Public School Parents: Lawsuit filed today in NY State Court to block inBloom and protect student privacy: Lawsuit filed today in NY State Court to block inBloom and protect student privacyThis morning, the law firm Pitta & Giblin LLP sued Commissioner King and the Board of Regents in NY State Supreme Court on behalf of twelve NYC parents, and asked for a restraining law to stop the unnece
Vallas, Quinn and Duncan: Haiti and Illinois Vultures | Reclaim Reform
Vallas, Quinn and Duncan: Haiti and Illinois Vultures | Reclaim Reform: Vallas, Quinn and Duncan: Haiti and Illinois VulturesPosted on November 13, 2013by Ken PrevitiFifty schools were closed and several thousand teachers were fired in Chicago as “FAILING” schools. Who were the superintendents of those schools for 14 years prior to this decision?Arne Duncan (2001-2009) and Paul Vallas (1995-2001).
SKrashen: Test your public ed savvy
SKrashen: Test your public ed savvy: Test your public ed savvyTest Your Public Ed Savvy: Are you Ed Wise or Prey to Popular Myth? Susan Ohanian and Stephen Krashen
Published in The Progressive, Jan 26, 2013 http://www.progressive.org/test-your-public-ed-savvy1. US international test scores aren’t at the top because:a) we lack common standards and valid tests.b) many teachers are not doing t
Hundreds raise questions, protest at Mineola HS forum
Hundreds raise questions, protest at Mineola HS forum: Hundreds raise questions, protest at Mineola HS forumOriginally published: November 13, 2013 11:22 AMUpdated: November 13, 2013 6:26 PMBy CANDICE FERRETTE AND JOAN GRALLA candice.ferrette@newsday.com,joan.gralla@newsday.comPhoto credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | Parents and teachers opposed to state standardized testing and Common C
Nite Cap 11-13-13 #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 CAP mark as readDavid Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education | Truth in American EducationDavid Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education | Truth in American Education: David Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education
David Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education | Truth in American Education
David Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education | Truth in American Education: David Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get EducationFiled in Common Core State Standards by Joy Pullman on November 13, 2013 • 0 Comments377Common Core architect and College Board President David Coleman recently joined a public forum to discuss “the next America.” His eight-minute speech gives a window i
School District court case opens up questions about 'pay to play' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
School District court case opens up questions about 'pay to play' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: School District court case opens up questions about 'pay to play'by Helen Gym on Nov 13 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINT“Pay to play” is a universally reviled practice in
Versions of the MMAC Proposal For New Orleans-Style “Recovery School District” Underway in Three Other States | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Versions of the MMAC Proposal For New Orleans-Style “Recovery School District” Underway in Three Other States | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Versions of the MMAC Proposal For New Orleans-Style “Recovery School District” Underway in Three Other StatesFiled under: Recovery District — millerlf @ 10:20 am For the past two years, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce has bee
Morning Wink 11-13-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-13-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Glenda Ritz Comments on Governor’s Efforts to Dissolve Her OfficeGlenda Ritz was elected State Superintendent in Indiana last fall. She won more votes than Governor Mike Pence. She
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-13-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Glenda Ritz Comments on Governor’s Efforts to Dissolve Her OfficeGlenda Ritz was elected State Superintendent in Indiana last fall. She won more votes than Governor Mike Pence. She was elected by a bipartisan group of citizens who rejected the policies of Tony Bennett, who outspent her 10-1. Since her election, Governor Pence and t
11-13-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. UNIFIED SCHOOLS PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TRIMMED DOWN iPAD PLAN + smf’s 2¢A tense vote by sharply divided board allows the $1-billion initiative to continue and imposes additional oversight, including evaluation of impact on student achievement. Tuesday's L.A. Unified board meeting marked the first public appearance of Supt. John Deasy in an iPad
11-13-13 Radical Scholarship
Radical Scholarship: Fahrenheit 451 | filmstvandlifeFahrenheit 451 | filmstvandlifeby P. L. Thomas / 1h empathyeducates – What We Know Nowempathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)1 by P. L. Thomas / 3h School ™: Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance | Automated Teaching MachineSchool ™: Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance | Automated Teaching Machine1 by P. L. Thomas / 3h 11-1
Nite Cap 11-12-13 #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 CAP mark as readSorry, Nicholas Kristof, There’s Still No Proof School Reform HelpsSorry, Nicholas Kristof, There’s Still No Proof School Reform Helps: Sorry, Nicholas Kristof, There’s Still No Proof School Reform HelpsIt’s hard to know whether to l
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Here They Are! The Titans of Education "Reform" !
Teaching in a Dystopic State ! : Here They Are! The Titans of Education "Reform" !: Here They Are! The Titans of Education "Reform" !These are the people that are telling teachers what to teach, when to teach and how to teach? How many other professions would stand idly by and allow this to happen without protest?Would we ever expect to have a Surgeon General without medical ex
Rally for a Raise | United Teachers Los Angeles
Rally for a Raise | United Teachers Los Angeles: Rally for a RaiseStart: 11/13/2013 4:00 pmEnd: 11/13/2013 6:00 pm"It's About Time"Left represents the number of days as of Nov. 13, 2013UTLA will be holding a mass “It’s About Time” rally outside LAUSD headquarters beginning at 4 p.m. and making our demands at 5 p..m on November 13.UTLA member participation is key. LAUSD will not willingly
Ohio Blogger Contrasts College Teacher Credentialing with TFA | janresseger
Ohio Blogger Contrasts College Teacher Credentialing with TFA | janresseger: Ohio Blogger Contrasts College Teacher Credentialing with TFAPosted on November 12, 2013 by janressegerPlunderbund, Eric Vessels’ Columbus, Ohio blog, tracks political corruption. Vessels named his blog after a word he discovered on a word-of-the-day calendar. According to Vessels, “plunderbund – [U.S. colloq.] A corrupt
PSAT for 11-12-13: Dump Vallas, rescue TIF ordinance, plan for Neighborhood Fair and inBloom forum
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 11-12-13: Dump Vallas, rescue TIF ordinance, plan for Neighborhood Fair and inBloom forum: PSAT for 11-12-13: Dump Vallas, rescue TIF ordinance, plan for Neighborhood Fair and inBloom forumSo much activism this week.Here’s a petition to sign opposing Pat Quinn’s pick of Paul Vallas as his running mate.Here’s the link to tell your a
"The New Public" Tackles Poverty and Education | The Poverty Line, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com
"The New Public" Tackles Poverty and Education | The Poverty Line, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com: “The New Public” Tackles Poverty and EducationNovember 12, 2013by Greg Kaufmann and Elaine WeissWe’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This
11-12-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: DoDEA: What Can Happen without Corporate Education Reform, NCLB, RttT, etc.When NCLBA exempted Department of Defense schools, some whined that it was unfair: after all. Rather than protesting the grandiose stupidity of the law to begin with, the National School Boards Association contended that DoDEA schools should be put into the same vice as the the rest of America's schools tha
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: from the wonderful folks who brought you Parent Revolution & the Parent Trigger: CELEBRATORY SELF CONGRATULATION!
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: from the wonderful folks who brought you Parent Revolution & the Parent Trigger: CELEBRATORY SELF CONGRATULATION!: from the wonderful folks who brought you Parent Revolution & the Parent Trigger: CELEBRATORY SELF CONGRATULATION!Why I Wrote the Nation’s First Parent-Trigger LawCOMMENTARYBY GLORIA ROMERO IN EDWEEK |HTTP://BIT.LY/1GGQJOJNovember 5,
11-12-13 Education Opportunity Network
Education Opportunity Network: 11/12/2013 – Still No Proof School Reform HelpsNovember 12, 2013 Subscribe THIS WEEK: Childcare More Expensive Than College … Schools For Wealthy Get More Funding … School Segregation Problem … Ending School To Prison Pipeline … College Misconceptions TOP STORY Sorry Nicholas Kristof, Still No Proof School Reform Helps By Jeff Bryant “Prompted by the latest results o
National Day of Action set for Dec. 9 Reclaim the Promise of Public Education
AFT - A Union of Professionals - National Day of Action set for Dec. 9: National Day of Action set for Dec. 9Public education is under assault, and decades of top-down edicts, mass school closures, privatization, and test fixation with sanctions instead of support haven't moved the needle in the right direction.It's time to reclaim the promise of public education—not as it is today or as it was in
THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 11-12-13 Common Core: An Educator's Perspective
Common Core: An Educator's Perspective — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCommon Core: An Educator’s PerspectiveNovember 7, 2013 by Steven WeberIf the state of North Carolina decides to pull the plug on the Common Core State Standards, it will be a slap in the face to the teachers and administrators who have spent countless hours (most on their own time without reimbursement) preparing t
Exporting of Manufacturing Jobs the Smoking Gun Behind Achievement Gap | Uppity Wisconsin
Exporting of Manufacturing Jobs the Smoking Gun Behind Achievement Gap | Uppity Wisconsin: Exporting of Manufacturing Jobs the Smoking Gun Behind Achievement GapSubmitted by Jud Lounsbury on Tue, 11/12/2013 - 10:05amLast week, the embarrassing but true headline was that Wisconsin is far and away the national leader in the so-called achievement gap—the difference between average test scores of Afri
NAEP and “Getting Tough on Teachers” | Taking Note
NAEP and “Getting Tough on Teachers” | Taking Note: NAEP and “Getting Tough on Teachers”by JOHN MERROW on 12. NOV, 2013 in 2013 BLOGS, 2013 DC, MICHELLE RHEEWhen the scores on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released, much was made of gains registered in Washington, DC, which led the nation in rate of improvement. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson called them “brea
11-12-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadI was fortunate enough to go to the ACLU dinner on Saturday night and they premiered a new promo by Macklemore for ACLU. It's pointedly funny (he is, as he says, a rapper) and effective.From Gizmodo, a pretty great domino smackdown featuring a card trick and imploding domino structures - show the kids.Also for the kids about resiliency, Doodleal
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, November 12, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Weintraub: Making sure disadvanted kids don’t get lost in the reform shuffleEducation HeadlinesTuesday, November 12, 2013Coachella Valley High Arabs mascot performs at rivalry football gameThe “Arab” danced and the crowd cheered, brimming with school pride in spite of a highly publicized mascot controversy, or perhaps because of it.Weintraub:
Advice for parents: Creating an effective Individualized Education Program | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Advice for parents: Creating an effective Individualized Education Program | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Advice for parents: Creating an effective Individualized Education Programby thenotebook on Nov 12 2013="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTby Anne L. Hunter
John Thompson: Is Moving Strong Teachers to Struggling Schools a Viable Strategy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Is Moving Strong Teachers to Struggling Schools a Viable Strategy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Is Moving Strong Teachers to Struggling Schools a Viable Strategy?By Anthony Cody on November 12, 2013 10:49 AMGuest post by John Thompson.In the pseudo-documentary/propaganda film Waiting for Superman, we were told of something called "the dance of
Morning Wink 11-12-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readThe Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29: The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionNovember 12, 2013In April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-12-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Wendy Lecker: Common Core Violates Connecticut’s ConstitutionWendy Lecker is a civil rights attorney and an education activist. In this column in the Stamford Advocate, she argues that the Common Core standards violate the Constitution of the State of Connecticut. The state constitution clearly states (as most people once understoo
The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29
The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29: The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionNovember 12, 2013In April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent John White’s secret arrangement with inBloom. White’s inBloom arrangement is not the only student data sharing agreement into which White h
11-12-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”\”Fahrenheit 451\” 60 Years Later: \”Why do we need the things in books?\”. via “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”.4 by plthomasedd / 2h YESTERDAYThe Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionIn April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database a
11-12-13 With A Brooklyn Accent
With A Brooklyn Accent: On Today's Protest Against NY Ed Commissioner King at Ward Melville HSWOO HOO!!!!Woke up this morning in a GREAT MOOD, ready to join THOUSANDS of Long Island parents, teachers and students at 5:45 protesting another closed forum sponsored by NY Ed Commissioner John King at Ward Melville HS in East Setauket. Since Commissioner King seems constitutionally incapable of actuall
11-12-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Today's Protest Against Tisch And King At Ward Melville High SchoolMark Naison writes:Woke up this morning in a GREAT MOOD, ready to join THOUSANDS of Long Island parents, teachers and students at 5:45 protesting another closed forum sponsored by NY Ed Commissioner John King at Ward Melville HS in East Setauket. Since Commissioner King seems constitutionally incapable of act
11-12-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Chicago’s leading blog: “Bridgeport Tenure Shows Vallas May Be Failing Upward in Illinois”In a blunt assessment of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s decision to select Paul Vallas as his running mate, Chicago’s leading political blog, “The Ward Room,” experts in Illinois are recognizing that Vallas is hardly the superstar he makes himself out to be. The Ward Room writes, “To hear education
11-12-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Fraternity pledge loses testicle in hazing stuntThe nauseating fraternity/sorority stories – many of them involving hazing — just keep on coming. The latest is from Wilmington College in Ohio, where three pledges of Gamma Phi Gamma who were taken to the basement of the fraternity, called “Gobbler House,” and subjected to a series of miserable exercises, including being blindfold
11-12-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”“Sometimes writers write about a world that does not yet exist,” Neil Gaiman begins his Introduction to the 60th Anniversary Edition of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: This is a book of warning. It is a
11-12-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky
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11-11-13 The Answer Sheet
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11-10-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
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11-10-13 The Answer Sheet
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With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 11-9-13
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All Week @ The Answer Sheet 11-9-13
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11-9-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
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11-9-13 Jersey Jazzman
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11-9-13 Radical Scholarship
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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 11-9-13
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