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Next week's PISA results: If we want better results, we have... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Next week's PISA results: If we want better results, we have to do better with poor children COMMENT(2) 0 0 0 NewView Larger Children and povertyPrevious PostsCobb educator: The county's embrace of Braves hurts Cobb, its students and familiesNovember 26, 2013General classes vs. advanced or AP: Tell us about the perils and plusesNovember 26, 2013State Supreme Court: Governor had legal authority to oust six DeKalb school board membersNovember 25, 2013By Maureen DowneyHappy Thanksgiving.If you want somet
The Day - L+M in strike zone | News from southeastern Connecticut: L+M in strike zoneBy Judy BensonPublication: theday.comPublished 11/27/2013 12:00 AMUpdated 11/27/2013 11:28 PMTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff members continue running the daily operation of the hospital.Buy Photo1 of 4 COMMENTS (40)Union says it will walk workers to jobs Saturday night; hospital says it will loc
Perdido Street School: Mayor Bloomberg And Commissioner Kelly May Go On Trial Just YetFrom the Daily News:AN NYPD supervisor has lost his bid to countersue whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft. Deputy Inspector Steven Mauriello alleged that Schoolcraft — who has a pending $50 million lawsuit against the city — concocted bogus complaints about wrongdoing in a Brooklyn precinct in order to ruin his boss. But Manhattan Federal Court Judge Robert Sweet has denied the deputy inspector,by reality-based edu... / 6min 11-27-13 Perdido Street SchoolPerdido Street School: 63% In NY State Back De Blasio
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11-28-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Are turkeys really the dumbest animals?Are the turkeys on your Thanksgiving dinner plates really the dumbest animals in the world? Given that sponges and jellyfish are animals, and they don’t have as much as a single brain cell, the answer would seem to be no, but let’s just look at the the universe of animals with brains, however tiny. In […] by Valerie Strauss / 17min 11-27
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-28-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Paul Karrer: My Students Are Not CoddledPaul Karrer teaches fifth grade in a low-income community in California. He writes: Frank Bruni’s New York Times piece “Are Kids Too Coddled?” basically states tougher education standards like the Common Core may require a tough love that some parents and educators don’t like. So some parents
11-28-13 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.: Teacher and union activist Todd Mertz: “This is it.” With emails of every Illinois legislator.From Todd Mertz: This morning a pension deal was struck between all four legislative leaders–Madigan, Cullerton, Radogno, and Durkin. This agreement would steal an estimated $160 billion from teachers and sta
11-28-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: November’s Infographics & Interactives Galore — Part FiveThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics”
11-28-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Linda Greenhouse has a fascinating piece re ACAfor those who do not know, Greenhouse was the long-time Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times who won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for her beat reporting. Since taking an early buyout she has been a senior fellow and journalist in residence at Yale Law, from which she got her legal training after graduating from Radcliffe
11-28-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: I’m thankful for…On this Thanksgiving Day, here are a few reasons why I’m thankful for being a professional educator. I’m truly thankful for… 1. I’m thankful for my colleagues who show up, everyday, to influence students. My school is definitely not a “walk in the park,” so I’m grateful for all of my colleagues who show up, everyday, […]by Angel Cintron Jr. / 51min The Indignant
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm busts a move. Pushes elected school board off the ballot
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm busts a move. Pushes elected school board off the ballot: Rahm busts a move. Pushes elected school board off the ballotRahm and "Slow Eddie" BurkeSome Thanksgiving thoughts...I just learned that a group of domesticated turkeys is called a rafter.Thanks this morning, go out to the handful of stand-up aldermen (those very words have a strange sound leavi
Weekly Address: Wishing the American People a Happy Thanksgiving | The White House
Weekly Address: Wishing the American People a Happy Thanksgiving | The White House: Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly Address -- ThanksgivingThursday, November 28, 2013Hi, everybody. On behalf of all the Obamas – Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, Sunny – I want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. We’ll be spending today just like many of you – sittin
Federal officials still don't sign off on California testing changes | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Federal officials still don't sign off on California testing changes | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Federal officials still don't sign off on California testing changesAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | November 28th, 2013, 6:00am US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks about student loan interest rates during the Daily Press Briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, Apri
NYC Educator: I'm Thankful
NYC Educator: I'm Thankful: I'm ThankfulLast night I was watching television, and I saw ads for stores opening at 7 AM this morning. No Black Friday for them. To squeeze more pennies from crazed consumers, they can't wait. So low-paid workers will be rushing to sell computers and TVs they themselves probably can't afford to thrifty Americans who need them more than a quiet day with their families.
Jury in charter fraud trial hears of excess - Philly.com
Jury in charter fraud trial hears of excess - Philly.com: Jury in charter fraud trial hears of excessPHILADELPHIA Jurors in Dorothy June Brown's federal fraud trial heard Tuesday about multiple salaries paid to Brown and money she received from management firms she controlled.Brown is accused of defrauding the four charter schools she founded of $6.7 million and then conspiring with two former adm
CPS will use state-run data program, not controversial inBloom storehouse - Chicago Sun-Times
CPS will use state-run data program, not controversial inBloom storehouse - Chicago Sun-Times: CPS will use state-run data program, not controversial inBloom storehouseBY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Staff Reporter November 26, 2013 9:06PM Chicago Public Schools has decided against using inBloom, a controversial data storehouse run by a nonprofit, and will work directly with a state-run data program, a spoke
My Thanksgiving Post | deutsch29
My Thanksgiving Post | deutsch29: My Thanksgiving PostNovember 28, 2013On October 3, 1789, at the urging of both the House and Senate, President George Washington officially declared Thursday, November 26, 1789, to be “a day of publick thanksgiving and prayer”:WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and
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Four Random Things I'm Grateful For - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Four Random Things I'm Grateful For - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Four Random Things I'm Grateful ForBy Nancy Flanagan on November 27, 2013 10:46 PMFour Random Things I'm Grateful For: #1) That I seldom encountered coddled students in my long career--you know, the gritless wonders whose egos are "bloated" from all those unearned trophies and encouraging remarks fr
Holiday Thoughts | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Holiday Thoughts | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Holiday ThoughtsFiled under: MPS — millerlf @ 8:25 pm Larry Miller 11/27/2013I wish a safe and joyous holiday to my friends, my allies and even my adversaries.Over the last two weeks, I have been hearing the voices of many people in the MPS family. Other Board members have as well.While I can speak only for myself, I believe this Board
Bill Gates Wins Hearts for the Common Core By Lining Pockets | Truth in American Education
Bill Gates Wins Hearts for the Common Core By Lining Pockets | Truth in American Education: Bill Gates Wins Hearts for the Common Core By Lining PocketsFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on November 27, 2013 • 0 Comments12217The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent millions to advance the Common Core State Standards in 2013.From Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post:Mi
Happy Thanksgiving? IL Dems & Repubs collude to CUT teacher pensions. | Reclaim Reform
Happy Thanksgiving? IL Dems & Repubs collude to CUT teacher pensions. | Reclaim Reform: Happy Thanksgiving? IL Dems & Repubs collude to CUT teacher pensions.Posted on November 27, 2013by Ken PrevitiNo one wants to read about this on a Thanksgiving weekend. That is why Illinois Democrats and Republicans have agreed to cut teacher pensions today. Corporate owned legislators and politicos are
Nite Cap 11-27-13 #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 read'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: 'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kidsby thenotebook on Nov 27 2013 Posted i
'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: 'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kidsby thenotebook on Nov 27 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINT'Last Waltz' for Philly school kids: Philly musician Ali Wadsworth and And
Energizing Exhausted Teachers | InterACT
Energizing Exhausted Teachers | InterACT: Energizing Exhausted TeachersNOVEMBER 27, 2013tags: advice, Allison Rimm, business, Dan Pink, HBRby David B. CohenAllison Rimm has a recent post at the Harvard Business Review offering some interesting Tips for Energizing Your Exhausted Employees. Rimm speaks of work with IT staff in the medical industry, but see if this sounds like advice that would apply
Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say - Salon.com
Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say - Salon.com: Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say(UPDATED) “I think it will be disruptive, but that’s kind of the point," says one of Chicago workers striking todayJOSH EIDELSON(Credit: AP/Steven Senne)A handful of Whole Foods workers plan to strike today at two stores, joining this month’s wave
11-27-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Report on John King/Merryl Tisch Dog and Pony Show in BinghamtonBearing signs reading “We are human, not machines,” “Oust the King” and “End Fed Ed,” Binghamton area residents let state Education Commissioner John King see — and hear — their discontent with Common Core state standards. “Tell the assembly we’re coming for them. We’re coming for them, we’re angry and we vote,” said
Scarecrows Countering Common Core – redqueeninla
Scarecrows Countering Common Core – redqueeninla: Scarecrows Countering Common Core We seem to be caught up in a national hysteria that confuses association with cause. Everywhere there is talk of “graduation rates” and being “college-ready”. There is a monochrome drumbeat about moving lock-step through a series of educational steps that equate with career-ladder steps. And I know well the hist
inBloom bombs out in Chicago Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » inBloom bombs out in Chicago: inBloom bombs out in ChicagoCPS made it official yesterday – they will not participate in inBloom.Their announcement came at the end of a week of action by PURE and More Than a Score challenging this private company’s threat to Chicago students’ privacy. We had meetings with the Sun-Times and Tribune editorial
Pass the Salary | EduShyster
Pass the Salary | EduShyster: Pass the Salary Just in time for the holidays, a reform groaner for the groaning boardReader: if your holidays are anything like mine then you are looking forward to consuming an entire box of Asti Spumante engaging in a vigorous back-and-forth about education policy with your entire extended family. But with so many great ideas out there for improving our failed and
Choosing Democracy: Fast for Immigration Reform - for Thanksgiving
Choosing Democracy: Fast for Immigration Reform - for Thanksgiving: Fast for Immigration Reform - for ThanksgivingBy THE EDITORIAL BOARD. NY Times. November 27, 2013.President Obama made the case for immigration reform again on Monday, in a speech in San Francisco that seemed mostly directed to Republicans in Congress, who aren’t listening. (see http://antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2013/11/barack-ob
11-27-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Education Selfies — Whole Child Education
Education Selfies — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEducation SelfiesNovember 27, 2013 by Barry SaideA friend of mine's daughter took a picture of herself using his phone. She is 18 months old. He should be glad she didn't do something else with it. He captioned it, "Caden's first selfie." We call these pictures "selfies" because it's a picture taken of yourself, by
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. | Black Agenda Report
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys' Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. | Black Agenda Report: Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys' Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. Chicago's Daley regime was a half century orgy of arrogance, racism and plunder. Thanks to President Obama, it not only continues with the succession of R
Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record Straight - ICTMN.com
Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record Straight - ICTMN.com: Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record StraightDebbie Reese11/19/13It’s November, a time of year that many parents, teachers, and librarians look forward to giving children books about what is commonly—and erroneously—called “The First Thanksgiving.” Others
NYC Public School Parents: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?
NYC Public School Parents: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?Illinois State Superintendent Chris KochAs reported in today’s Sun-Times, Chicago is dropping inBloom like a hot potato.
11-27-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Everyone has a Gift to ShareHere's a video from Night of Too Many Stars (back in October) where we meet Jodi DiPiazza, an 11 year-old with autism. She and Katy Perry sing "Firework."Jodi's father said:Her father explained: "We were afraid she would never speak. Never dreaming she would sing, or even be able to understand. I've taken off the idea tha
Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?) | School Finance 101
Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?) | School Finance 101: Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?)Posted on November 27, 20130 Rate ThisIn this first of several posts, I explore economic variation in charter enrollments in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut.I’m taking a fai
A matter of money | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
A matter of money | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: A matter of moneyPhiladelphia schools are struggling, yet some critics question whether more funds are needed.="" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTPhoto: Harvey FinkleProtests like this Market Street march in August have been aimed at persuading of
Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com
Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com: Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power12122 There’s no clear evidence that Duncan’s prescriptions are helping. | John Shinkle/POLITICOCloseBy STEPHANIE SIMON | 11/27/13 5:06 AM ESTArne Duncan brought the most ambitious reform agenda in years to the Department of Education — and a determination to use every lever of power t
AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract Talks - Press Release - Digital Journal
AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract Talks - Press Release - Digital Journal: AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract TalksPR NewswireYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Ohio Nurses Associat
Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government: WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of EducationSecretary of Education Arne Duncan consistently and flagrantly disregards the concerns of the parents and teachers of America's schoolchildren. He dismisses their concerns in favor of corporate interests. In his recent comme
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, November 27, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Performing arts backers gain momentum in pursuit of Sacramento campusEducation HeadlinesWednesday, November 27, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Judge: Miramonte parents' claims can move forward along
A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My Education - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My Education - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My EducationBy Anthony Cody on November 27, 2013 10:48 AMOPT-OUT/REFUSAL GUIDES FOR EACH STATEAs the debate rages over the Common Core, one rather simple solution has been offered. Massachusetts is recognized as the state with the highest s
Morning Wink 11-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSmark as readLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013″I’m kicking-off my annual “Best” lists with My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013 over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You’ll see many
