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Universal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These Criteria | janresseger
Universal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These Criteria | janresseger: Universal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These CriteriaPosted on November 11, 2013 by janressegerThis past weekend a friend, realizing some of my concerns about charter schools, said, “Look. You should go visit my friend’s charter school. He is doing a terrific job. You shouldn
11-11-13 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.: The in box. Benefits with strings attached.Patrick Yeagle, The Illinois Times A new package of health benefits for state retirees comes with a string attached: an audit to make sure every dependent on the new plans is eligible for coverage. But some retirees say the audit is skewed to kick people off
11-11-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Quote Of The Day: “The Myth of Teachers Not Changing”The Myth of Teachers Not Changing is a new post by Larry Cuban. Here’s an excerpt:17 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h mark as read // saveTeaching English With Lucha LibreMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners uses the Mexican wrestling phenomenon called Luch
11-11-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Update on VA-AG raceState Board of Elections website this evening changed from Obenshain by 55 to Obenshain by 17. People have been digging through to account for the 38 vote change. We knew that 11 was from Richmond City provisionals, H 15 O 4 = +11H The rest came from Precinct 606, which had corrections of Herring +30 and Obenshain +3 for a net of +27. 55 - 11- 38 = 17
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why BATS is Militantly Pro-Union as Well As Against Common Core
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why BATS is Militantly Pro-Union as Well As Against Common Core: Why BATS is Militantly Pro-Union as Well As Against Common CoreUnions are the best protection for the living standards of workers and the best defenders of workers rights at the workplace. The powerful interests who have worked to undermine unions and drive union membership from 35 percent of the work force wh
11-11-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Mr Excessive Absences, Steve Perry, will be out again on Thursday.This time he is speaking at Rutgers on the topic of “Why Aren’t Students Ready? Barriers to College Access for America’s Youth” at 10:00 am–11:15 am. As fellow pro-public education blogger, Jersey Jazzman notes in his recent post, “nice to see Rutgers University – perhaps the most important center for teacher training in
11-11-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why colleges shouldn’t check online life of applicantsYes, Jacob and Sophia and Emma and Mason and all you other students planning to apply to college some year soon: Your online life can affect your chances of getting into the school of your dreams — or any school at all. Fair or not. According to a new survey, more college admissions officers than […] by Valerie Strauss / 4m
11-11-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Slow the Train? Have a One-Year Plan? Full Speed Ahead?As I wrote for the Seattle Schools This Week thread:FINAL Work Session: Growth Boundaries - Wednesday, November 13th, 5:30-7:30 pm. This is big because it will most likely be the first viewing of Director amendments to the plan and the discussion around it. If you can only attend one meeting, this one is it.
11-11-13 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): The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | joaquin's dilemmasThe Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | joaquin's dilemmas1 by P. L. Thomas / 1h mark as read // saveremnant 39: “Lou Reed was massively important to ‘Island of Misfit Toys’ kid
11-11-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Maybe Somebody Should Look Into Bloomberg's Bribe Money?Buzzfeed:One of Mike Bloomberg’s signal accomplishments in New York City was reversing the flow of corruption. In the old days, and in every other city in the world most days, favor-seekers bribe politicians — with cash in envelopes, with legal contributions, or with political support. In Mike Bloomerg’s New York, the m
The Network For Public Education | Election Updates
The Network For Public Education | Election Updates: Election Updatesadmin November 7, 2013 NPE NewsOriginally posted on http://dianeravitch.net/2013/11/06/election-updates/by Diane RavitchThe election yesterday produced mixed results for supporters of public education. We won some, we lost some. This is big progress. A few years ago, it appeared that the corporate reform crowd would have a free h
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Our Students and the Self Fulfilling Prophecy: Avoiding Gloom and Doom!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Our Students and the Self Fulfilling Prophecy: Avoiding Gloom and Doom!: Our Students and the Self Fulfilling Prophecy: Avoiding Gloom and Doom!I remember when I was in college a LONG time ago, we learned about the self-fulfilling prophecy. I don't recall the professor who taught it, but somehow it has managed to stay in my head after all these years. If you bel
NYC Educator: The Business of Pearson Is the Business of America
NYC Educator: The Business of Pearson Is the Business of America: The Business of Pearson Is the Business of AmericaIt's vital that we enact Common Core Standards immediately. That's why Reformy John King has actually been compelled to go out there and listen to parents and teachers before ignoring them utterly as per usual. Because without the valuable lip service of New York's education commissi
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLES: WEEKEND VALLAS QUOTABLESVallas (right) was beaten by Rod Blagojevich (left) in '02. Fran SpielmanSources said Vallas alienated teachers unions by privatizing some New Orleans schools and forging partnerships with Connecticut Republicans in a desperate attempt to hang onto his job there. -- Sun-TimesCarol Felsenthal[Paul's brother] Dean Valla
Louisiana Educator: Stop Predatory Charters!
Louisiana Educator: Stop Predatory Charters!: Stop Predatory Charters!The following is a letter to the editor by BESE member Dr. Lottie Beebe. I believe this letter alerts us to an extremely disruptive force in Louisiana education which I call Predatory Charters. In my opinion the only purpose of predatory charters is to use our tax dollars to enrich entrepreneurs who have figured out how to use t
“Diversity is Hard”: Will Charter Schools In Your Locale Choose Equity? | Cloaking Inequity
“Diversity is Hard”: Will Charter Schools In Your Locale Choose Equity? | Cloaking Inequity: “Diversity is Hard”: Will Charter Schools In Your Locale Choose Equity?I am not of the ilk that charters are all bad news (See all of Cloaking Inequity’s post on charter schools here). As most people know, I am a charter school parent, currently serve on a charter school board, and was an instructor at an
The Myth of Teachers Not Changing | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Myth of Teachers Not Changing | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Myth of Teachers Not ChangingLook back at schooling in 1900 and compare to schooling today.Then: bolted down-desks and wood-burning stoves, teachers teaching a lesson to the whole group, students standing to recite textbook answers, dunce caps, teachers disciplining students with switches and sticks, and c
A Sociological Eye on Education | When policymakers don’t understand basic statistics
A Sociological Eye on Education | When policymakers don’t understand basic statistics: When policymakers don’t understand basic statisticsImagine, if you will, that the Stuarts have two children, Kylie and Frederick. Kylie was born in 1997 and Frederick was born in 2001, both in Toledo, Ohio. The Stuarts measure Kylie’s height when she reaches the spring of fourth grade, in 2007, and learn that sh
NYC Teacher Franceso Portelos Challenges The Department of Education on The Issues of Retaliation and Secrecy by Betsy Combier - ParentAdvocates.org
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: NYC Teacher Franceso Portelos Challenges The Department of Education on The Issues of Retaliation and Secrecy by Betsy CombierHe started to blog what he found at his school, IS 49, whose Principal, Linda Hill, was hoping she could get away with improper documentation of school funds. And then the Department charged him with misconduct, put him in a rubber ro
New Research from Stanford Finds an Achievement Gap at 18 Months | Eye on Early Education
New Research from Stanford Finds an Achievement Gap at 18 Months | Eye on Early Education: New Research from Stanford Finds an Achievement Gap at 18 MonthsNovember 11, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Caroline Silber for Strategies for ChildrenWhen do achievement gaps begin to take root? A new study from Stanford University found that by 18 months, “toddlers from disadvantaged families are already se
A DeKalb educator: 'I fear for the future of our schools if... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
A DeKalb educator: 'I fear for the future of our schools if... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: A DeKalb educator: 'I fear for the future of our schools if this charter is adopted.' COMMENT(6) 0 18 7 25View Larger HYOSUB SHIN / AJCMatthew Lewis (foreground left), a DeKalb parent and member of the organizing committee, helps voter Karla Jennings get a ballot Tuesday to vote on a charter cluster propos
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LAUSD GIVES ME A CHANCE TO BE A HERO FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES - CARE TO HELP? - Perdaily.com
LAUSD GIVES ME A CHANCE TO BE A HERO FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES - CARE TO HELP? - Perdaily.com: LAUSD GIVES ME A CHANCE TO BE A HERO FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES - CARE TO HELP?(Mensaje se repite en Español)The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) offered me close to a quarter of a million dollars and vesting in my lifetime health benefits, if I would agree to settle and n
Is Loki after YOUR PENSION? You Need The Pension Avenger
Big Education Ape: 11-10-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky: Is Loki after YOUR PENSION? You Need The Pension Avenger11-10-13 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.: A pension bill by December 5th. Corrections and updates.A few days ago I posted abo
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
Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Bored! Eight Ideas About Bored Students and Boring TeachersBy Nancy Flanagan on November 10, 2013 6:24 PMSomeone just sent me Twenty Things You Should Never Say to a Teacher. Pretty funny. But none of these comes close to the statement that burns me up the most: My child is bored!Sever
Tomorrow: Twitter Chat with the Iowa Student Learning Institute Student Voice
Student Voice: Tomorrow: Twitter Chat with the Iowa Student Learning Institute While national organization and coordination is critical, student voice is by nature a grassroots movement. Many of the most most tangible results come from advocacy at a local level from the bottom-up. Co-hosts of Monday night’s #StuVoice chat Ian Coon and Jack Hostager organized the Iowa Student Learning Institute,
VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional Hypocrisy | Reclaim Reform
VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional Hypocrisy | Reclaim Reform: VETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional HypocrisyPosted on November 10, 2013by Ken PrevitiVETERANS’ DAY 2013: Shameful Congressional HypocrisyPlease share these memes. Shame members of Congress for this hypocrisy.
You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about…
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about…: You can’t ask them to think about text that gives them nothing to think about… Lately I’ve devoted a lot of blog space to what I’ll refer to as “stupid Common Core tricks” that usually result from being overly attentive to the standards, and not giving enough attention to contex
NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the Hype | Diane Ravitch
NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the Hype | Diane Ravitch: NAEP Nonsense: Don't Believe the HypePosted: 11/10/2013 3:34 pmThe latest NAEP reports on reading and math have been heralded as evidence for the success of the "reforms" that involve test prep, testing, punishing teachers if scores don't go up, rewarding them if they do, closing schools, and other versions of the carrot and stick me
Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education members | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education members | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: Judge dismisses Glenda Ritz lawsuit against State Board of Education membersA judge Friday dismissed state schools chief Glenda Ritz’s lawsuit against fellow members of the State Board of Education, saying she didn’t have authority to file the legal action.But Ritz said she’s not ready
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? : Ct
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? : Ct: Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Is state ready for corporate reformers of education? “I just don’t understand vouchers, choice, and charter schools,” the man told me. “Could you explain?”Public education is undergoing a radical change. What was predominately a local school governed by a locally elected school board is pois
11-10-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Rules of Engagement at MannFrom the great and thorough coverage at Central District News.by Melissa Westbrook / 27min 11-9-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum WeekSeattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumMann Building UpdateThe Latest:Based on information I got today at the BEX Oversight Committee meeting, I knew that it was likely that an atte
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
Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity
Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity: Fireside Chat @UT-Austin: Hot Topics in Education ReformSee Lily and I on MHP here and here.Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others.Want to know about Cloaking Inequity’s freshly pressed conversations about educational policy? Click the “Follow blog by email” button in th
FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucus - UPDATE on Scandal involving Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Calderon - The Sacramento Bee
FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucus - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee: FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucusBy Laurel Rosenhalllrosenhall@sacbee.comPublished: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 - 12:00 amRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education
A Light at the End of the Tunnel | A fine WordPress.com site
A Light at the End of the Tunnel | A fine WordPress.com site: Charter Schools and SegregationI was recently asked what I envisioned the future of education to be under Governor Christie. Let me say that Governor Christie is not the only politician in our country that has this plan for pushing through the current trend of education reform policies. One of the statements I made included the fact th
Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's comments - Times Union
Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's comments - Times Union: Noted author 'shocked' by Cuomo's commentsFriends' views differ on governor's prescription for failing schoolsBy Rick KarlinPublished 9:59 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2013AlbanyJonathan Kozol, one of the nation's most acclaimed writers on the subject of poverty, said that while he considers Andrew Cuomo a friend he was "utterly shocked&q
Morning Wink 11-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS11-10-13 Jersey JazzmanJersey Jazzman: Mythbusting Chris Cerf at @NJEA: PovertyChris Cerf, New Jersey's very reformy Commissioner of Education, spoke on Friday at the NJEA convention. And the commish made it clear that he is gravely, deeply worried that he is being misunderstood: The idea that anybody thinks that poverty doesn't matter is inconceivable. Of
