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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 11-30-13
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Phillipine Government S The typhoon that struckby Dennis Wu / 10h Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs reportThe unemployment rate suspiciously fell sharply right before the 2012 presidential election; now the facts have been revealed, the numbers were manipulated. Two years before the election an employee was caught fabricating data and a source says that this deceit was
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How Philadelphia’s School Crisis Crushes Opportunity: Money and Stability Matter | janresseger: How Philadelphia’s School Crisis Crushes Opportunity: Money and Stability MatterPosted on November 30, 2013 by janresseger“I had connections with teachers, it was relationships I built,” reports Othella Stanback, a Philadelphia high school senior whose high school was closed over the summer. She knows no teachers at her new school well enough this fall to ask someone to write the recommendations she needs to apply for college. In Dispatch from Philadelphia: The Brutal End of Public Education Julia
teacherken at Daily Kos: mark as readA parent's response to Arne Duncanwho in continuing to attack those who oppose Common Core told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it “fascinating” that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards has come from “white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were.” (the above quoted from this post at Valerie Strauss's Answer Sheet Blog) The following appeared on the Facebook page of Gretchen Moran Laskas,
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With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 11-30-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week mark as readLetter to President Obama on Education PolicyDear President Obama:As a scholar in African American History and a teacher and coach formore than 45 years- it is my unhappy duty to inform you that youreducation polcies have contributed to the lowest morale among teachers that I have seen in my lifetime, while failing to narr
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 11-30-13
The Answer Sheet:mark as readHow thinking like an engineer can help school reformArthur H. Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., suggests a new way to make progress in education policy — through engineering design thinking. The ideas expressed in this article are his alone and do not represent Steven
11-30-13 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Societymark as readWe thought we were done with Vallas but... he's backLook out. Vallas is back in town. We tried to finish him off back in 2001 but...No sooner had I finished posting about how the Working Families Party and allies were running Paul Vallas out of Bridgeport, than I g
11-30-13 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: mark as readMalloy continues to cashes in in Education Reform initiativeEarlier this week, CT Newsjunkie and other media outlets reported on the fact that the Connecticut Election Enforcement Commissioner had authorized an investigation into Governor Malloy’s potentially illegal campaign activities. As Hugh McQuaid of CT Newsjunkie reported, “Election enforcement officials agreed
11-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community Forum mark as readThe Third Rail in Education; ParentsNow we come to that third rail of education - parents. I have said this a lot in person but naturally, it's a dangerous subject. Just like the first rule of Fight Club is not talking about Fight Club, the first rule of parenting is you don't criticize others' parenting. Everyone has t
11-30-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online mark as readWhat about the reversals of the October co-locos by di Blasio or Will Eval Moskowitz Continue to be Coddled?Lets hope Bill DB's new administration moves in quickly to deliver us from Eva and her destructive ways ASAP.... Eva can afford to rent her own buildings w/ all the philanthropy and savings she has amassed..... Lisa Donlan, CEC1Is there a push fo
11-30 -13 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week mark as readEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: @GovChristie to Teacher: "I Am Tired Of You People!"UPDATE: I posted this about 12 hours ago on a late Saturday night, and already it has over 30K hits. I've never seen blog traffic like this, especially on a weekend. Is it not obvious that there has been an enormous amount of frustration and anger building u
11-30-13 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.mark as readNekritz: “We’re digging ourselves back in a hole.”Sun-Times:14min Keeping retirement weird.h On the road home. I80 through Penssylvania Gearing up for our pension fight on Monday.32min Democratic Party strategist David Ormsby:
11-30-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School mark as readOn The Commons: Bll Gates Is Responsible For The Teacher Evaluation MessNice post that puts all the pieces together - the VAM, the bell curve that ensures a certain number of "ineffectives" every year, how the new teacher evaluation systems are based on Microsoft's stack ranking system, how destructive stack ranking has been to Mic
11-30-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical Scholarship mark as readShould SC Increase Charter School Investment?Charter school advocates are calling for more investment from South Carolina, according to Jamie Self at The State (Columbia, SC): South Carolina’s public charter schools struggle to find and pay for space, and often end up without access to kitchens, libraries, or places for kids to play – a problem t
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 11-30-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY mark as readThe Best Social Studies Sites Of 2013 – Part TwoThe annual “Best…” lists continue…. You can see my picks for the first six months of the year at what functions as Part One of this list: The Best Social Studies Sites Of 2013 – So Far. You might also be interested in: All My 2013
This Week's Education Research Report 11-30-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT mark as readPrivate Education Management Organizations Running Public Schools ExpandNEPC report finds 44% of charter school students in 2011-12 attended schools operated by EMOsA new National Education Policy Center report published today shows that across the nation, schools managed by for-profit firms such as K12 Inc, National Herita
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 11-30-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT mark as readHOW MUCH ARE iPADS REALLY HELPING KIDS IN CLASSROOMS? + ARE iPADS REALLY HELPING KIDS LEARN? + smf’s 2¢HOW MUCH ARE iPADS REALLY HELPING KIDS IN CLASSROOMS? - The drive to increase technology use in classrooms has many asking whether the investment is more fizzle than bang, and whether it’s too ea
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 11-30-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs mark as readFour questions for NY Education Commissioner John King from a Maxwell professor | syracuse.comTo the Editor: State Education Commissioner John King will be holding a public meeting Tuesday at Fayetteville-Manlius High School. He has faced considerable criticism for a set of policies that embrace standardized testin
11-30-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All Week mark as readDisaster Capitalism, Dugger, Indiana, and the Fall of Community SchoolsBy Doug MartinAs Naomi Klein shows in her frightening book Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, for decades the big plan of America’s millionaires and billionaires and the government officials they buy with campaign money has been to slash taxes (“austerity"
All Week 11-30-13 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE mark as readShould SC Increase Charter School Investment?Should SC Increase Charter School Investment?. via Should SC Increase Charter School Investment?.2h Common Core Unrest Obvious in 17 StatesProponents of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are fond of saying that CCSS “has been adopted by 45 states and the District of Colum
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 11-30-13 -13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG mark as readDo You Shop at Walmart? Don’t.If you are a parent of public school children; if you care about your local public schools; if you are a teacher or administrator or school board member, you should think twice before shopping at Walmart. The Walton Family Foundation spends nearly $200 million every year to unde
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Dr Alison Coviello of PS 154 in the Bronx Tells Students, "NO GYM FOR YOU!" southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Dr Alison Coviello of PS 154 in the Bronx Tells Students, "NO GYM FOR YOU!"The students of District 7, and most of the South Bronx are out of shape. Nearly 1 in 3 elementary students in the South Bronx are obese, 2 in 5 students are overweight. Many students do not exercise on a regular basis. Being overweight or obese increases the risk for many health p
Choosing Democracy: Papering Over Public K-12 School Reform- Michelle Rhee?
Choosing Democracy: Papering Over Public K-12 School Reform- Michelle Rhee?: Papering Over Public K-12 School Reform- Michelle Rhee?Papering Over Public K-12 School Reform By Seth SandronskyNational education reform advocate sought Calderon's influence | Al Jazeera AmericaNational education reform advocate sought Calderon's influence | Al Jazeera America: National education reform advocate sought
Nite Cap 11-29-13 #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 readfor the love of learning: Private schools should not be publicly fundedfor the love of learning: Private schools should not be publicly funded: Private schools should not be publicly fundedThe Alberta School Board Association (ASBA)
for the love of learning: Private schools should not be publicly funded
for the love of learning: Private schools should not be publicly funded: Private schools should not be publicly fundedThe Alberta School Board Association (ASBA) announced a new policy calling for the end of funding private schools with public dollars. The Alberta Government funds provides public funds to private schools with 70% of the per student basic education grant that public school boards r
The pilfering pubic pension pirates of Illinois: tax the rich to save the rest | MyFDL
The pilfering pubic pension pirates of Illinois: tax the rich to save the rest | MyFDL: The pilfering pubic pension pirates of Illinois: tax the rich to save the restBy: acmerecords Thursday November 28, 2013 11:44 am Tweet cross posted at the demiseThis is the thanks they get? Our teachers and our librarians, civil engineers and school crossing guards, trash collectors and public safety protect
State legislators oppose school funding flexibility proposal | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
State legislators oppose school funding flexibility proposal | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: State legislators oppose school funding flexibility proposalAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | November 29th, 2013, 11:48amRich Pedroncelli/APIn this file photo from Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, right, a member of the University of California Board of Regents, addresses student concerns
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago teacher and 'urban mom' responds to Duncan on Common Core
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chicago teacher and 'urban mom' responds to Duncan on Common Core: Chicago teacher and 'urban mom' responds to Duncan on Common CoreCarolyn Alessio, a teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, has a piece on the Common Core in today's Tribune. Allessio is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Il
11-29-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadWow. Listen to this less-than-3 minute video of noted teacher evaluation expert, Charlotte Danielson, talk about teacher evaluation. My favorite line? "You can't fire your way to Finland." Should be required viewing for every school district administrator. Next favorite line? "What can count as evidence and how can that be att
Two ways to support Parents United for Public Education! | Parents United for Public Education
Two ways to support Parents United for Public Education! | Parents United for Public Education: Two ways to support Parents United for Public Education!Posted on November 29, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThis weekend, here are two ways to support the work of Parents United for Publication. On Saturday, Nov. 30th at the Trocadero Theater, host Fergus Carey, his wife Christine Chisholm a
Louisiana Educator: The Common Core in Louisiana, Part 2
Louisiana Educator: The Common Core in Louisiana, Part 2: The Common Core in Louisiana, Part 2Stop Common Core in LouisianaClassroom testing the CCSSAs the standards were written, there was no provision made for field testing of the standards in K-12 schools, probably because this would have added additional time to the development process. The Gates Foundation and Arne Duncan believed that public
11-29-13 Jersey Jazzman: When "Reform" Is Really Union Busting
Jersey Jazzman: When "Reform" Is Really Union Busting: When "Reform" Is Really Union BustingOnce again, here's NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf on teachers unions:I always look forward to this event and I'm really delighted. And I want to extend my appreciation particularly to the leadership of the NJEA, with whom I feel that we've had a sometimes spirited discussion, but a
3 Ideas To Help Others Embrace Change | Connected Principals
3 Ideas To Help Others Embrace Change | Connected Principals: 3 Ideas To Help Others Embrace ChangeNovember 29, 2013By George Couroscc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Ed Schipul“To sell well is to convince someone else to part with resources—not to deprive that person, but to leave him better off in the end.” Daniel PinkWe have all heard it before…many teachers fear change.As I think abo
Texas school board also rejected Great Hearts charter school | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Texas school board also rejected Great Hearts charter school | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: Texas school board also rejected Great Hearts charter schoolReasons similar to those given by Metro SchoolsIn the end, student populations at its existing Arizona schools were too white and affluent and its transportation plan was lacking.That proved to be the basis behind the Texas Board of Education’s
11-29-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: SOS! Immediate Paradigm Shift Requested! Multicultural, Multilingual Focus Necessary to Respond to Changing Demographics!“To commit ourselves to the work of transforming the academy so that it will be a place where cultural diversity informs every aspect of our learning, we must embrace struggle and sacrifice. We cannot be easily discouraged. We cannot despair when there is con
11-29-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Pass the Salary (cross-posted from EduShyster)For those still digesting and cleaning up from yesterday’s festivities, here is a fun blog from EduShyster, fellow blogger and public education advocate who calls Massachusetts home. I recommend everyone sign up for her blog, which can be found at: http://edushyster.com/ Just in time for the holidays, a reform groaner for the groaning boar
Teachers Author a History Textbook: Being in the Right Place at the Right Time | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Teachers Author a History Textbook: Being in the Right Place at the Right Time | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teachers Author a History Textbook: Being in the Right Place at the Right TimeIn achieving success, talent is overrated while persistence and luck are underrated.That is the takeaway from the story I will tell of how I (and a co-author) wrote a U.S. history textbook
On the School-to-Prison Pipeline | The IDEA Blog
On the School-to-Prison Pipeline | The IDEA Blog: On the School-to-Prison PipelinePosted by Dana Bennis on Nov 27, 2013 - 12:19 PMIn case you missed it, the school-to-prison pipeline's been getting some much needed attention this week. Last week on Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers sat down with Henry Giroux, educator and author of many works on critical pedagogy. Among the topics they covered wa
Morning Wink 11-29-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSmark as read11-29-13 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.: Black Tuesday.On the Tuesday after yesterday’s Thanksgiving gatherings of families across the state, Illinois House members will vote on whether to take away what has been cons
