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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 12-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe 2013 Legislative Audit of Louisiana Voucher SchoolsOn December 11, 2013, Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA) Daryl Purpera released the 2013 Performance Audit of Louisiana’s voucher program. The purpose of this audit is to inform legislators of the state of the Louisiana voucher program as the legislators consider the actions they mi
President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers | The White House
President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers | The White House: President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science TeachersWASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 102 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, P
Carmen Farina to be Named New NYC DOE Chancellor southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Carmen Farina to be Named New NYC DOE ChancellorA high level source within the NYC DOE has shared with The Crack Team at SBSB that Carmen Farina will be named as new chancellor of the Department of Education.Another close source to The Crack Team has given Ms Farina a thumbs up and thinks naming her is a great choice.Of course, the proof is in the pudding and we do
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 12-14-13
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: mark as readThe Failed Sign Language...During the speeches for Nelson Mandela 's funeral, there was a strange unknown man interpreting sign language to the deafs. There was a huge controversial whether this person can actually do sign language or not. Paul Breckell, chief executive of the U.K.-based charity Action on Hearing Loss, stated that this fraud isn't actually
NYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum
NYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forumcredit: Meredith Gavin via TwitterLast night, there was a terrific forum on privacy and the Common Core at Hudson Valley Community. It was a pleasure and a privilege for me to be able to have
Nite Cap 12-20-13 #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 readChoosing Democracy: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School IssuesChoosing Democracy: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School Issues: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School IssuesThe column by Dan Walters
Nite Cap 12-19-13 #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 readNYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forumNYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum:
BREAKING NEWS!! EVA MOSKOWITZ EXPOSED ON INNER WORKINGS OF SUCCESS ACADEMY!!! .southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS!! EVA MOSKOWITZ EXPOSED ON INNER WORKINGS OF SUCCESS ACADEMY!!!This past Thursday as I was hanging out in my favorite post-work coffee house I began a conversation with another human being about the state of education in this country. Even though this person is somewhat new to teaching, this person was not drinking the Kool-Aid of the deformer andwas
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Right On, Pittsburgh
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Right On, Pittsburgh: Right On, PittsburghA Small Talk salute goes out to the new school board in Pittsburgh for giving the boot to TFA before its recruits even had a chance to put boots on the ground..“I really don't see Teach for America as a program to help us,” said new Pittsburgh Public Schools board member Sylvia Wilson, a former teacher and former official wit
Morning Wink 12-20-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as read12-20-13 Fred Klonsky Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the dataFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Returning for the rehearsal.It’s the second year I have gone back to my old school for the holiday sing. It’s not the official holiday sing for t
Nite Cap 12-20-13 #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 readChoosing Democracy: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School IssuesChoosing Democracy: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School Issues: The Paucity of Dan Walters' Commentary on School IssuesThe column by Dan Walters
President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers | The White House
President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers | The White House: President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science TeachersWASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 102 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, P
Morning Wink 12-20-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as read12-20-13 Fred Klonsky Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the dataFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Returning for the rehearsal.It’s the second year I have gone back to my old school for the holiday sing. It’s not the official holiday sing for t
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-20-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: EduShyster: 300 Million Ways to Support Excellence This SeasonEduShyster has some fun with the crazy idea that Teach for America is a charity in need of your holiday gifts, your nickels and dimes and quarters.. She notes that TFA has an annual budget of $300 million plus; it also has a score of high-paid executives, and many hundre
Nite Cap 12-19-13 #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 readNYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forumNYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum:
NYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum
NYC Public School Parents: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forum: My inBloom presentation at last night's Hudson Valley Community College Common Core forumcredit: Meredith Gavin via TwitterLast night, there was a terrific forum on privacy and the Common Core at Hudson Valley Community. It was a pleasure and a privilege for me to be able to have
12-19-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What Mayor Bloomberg Had To SayI had posted a link to a 5-part series at the New York Times that followed a young girl and her homeless family living in NYC. It is devastating reading.Mayor Bloomberg weighed in. Now, he has the biggest city in the country to run and I absolutely don't expect everything to work well particularly for the poor if only because that's
Millions of American Students Need to Learn English - Trevon Milliard - The Atlantic
Millions of American Students Need to Learn English - Trevon Milliard - The Atlantic: Millions of American Students Need to Learn EnglishBut only a fraction of teachers have received training to help English language learners. More than 5.3 million American public school students would struggle to understand this sentence. These students need to be taught the English language in addition to the us
Morning Wink 12-19-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-19-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: L.A. Teacher Breaks with Corporate ReformersLisa Alva Wood, a teacher in the Los Angeles public schools, belonged to an array of corporate reform groups. She belonged to Educators
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-19-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: L.A. Teacher Breaks with Corporate ReformersLisa Alva Wood, a teacher in the Los Angeles public schools, belonged to an array of corporate reform groups. She belonged to Educators for Excellence and other corporate-sponsored groups. She participated in an E4E video, along with other teachers, supporting a group that promotes high-s
12-19-13 Fred Klonsky Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Gary Elmen. Pension are not gifts. They are earned. Out-going IRTA President Gary Elmen (left) and TRS trustee Bob Lyons. - Gary Elmen. IRTA President It’s true that education is the key to our future, but those who served the needs of our students in the past are also part of our future. For that re
12-19-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Excuses, Excuses...In response to test scores for New York City:New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reign as head of the nation's largest school system resulted in greatly improved graduation rates, but test scores that lagged behind the pace of other large American cities. New York City students' scores on national math and reading tests released Wednesday didn't show signific
Six States Receive Race to the Trough Early Learning Challenge Money | Truth in American Education
Six States Receive Race to the Trough Early Learning Challenge Money | Truth in American Education: Six States Receive Race to the Trough Early Learning Challenge MoneyThe Associated Press reports that six states: Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont have won a combined $280 million in government grants in order to improve birth-to-five early learning programs. These
In Opposition To Academic Boycotts
Shanker Blog » In Opposition To Academic Boycotts: In Opposition To Academic BoycottsPosted by Rita Freedman on December 19, 2013Academic BoycottsOur guest author today is Rita Freedman, Acting Executive Director of the Jewish Labor Committee, and a recent retiree from the American Federation of Teachers.There is a growing, worldwide effort to ostracize Israel and to make it into a pariah state. (
On Short-Term Memory & Statistical Ineptitude: A few reminders regarding NAEP TUDA results | School Finance 101
On Short-Term Memory & Statistical Ineptitude: A few reminders regarding NAEP TUDA results | School Finance 101: School Finance 101Data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S.On Short-Term Memory & Statistical Ineptitude: A few reminders regarding NAEP TUDA resultsPosted on December 19, 20130 Rate ThisNothin’ brings out good ol’ American statistical ineptitude li
Cartoons on Digital Kids and Adults | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Cartoons on Digital Kids and Adults | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cartoons on Digital Kids and AdultsHere’s my holiday gift to readers who might need a break from family gatherings, opening of presents, and over-eating. This monthly feature of cartoons looks at the ways that new technologies seize attention from both children and adults, parents and kids. I hope that at le
Research supports, equity demands rethinking the starting age of public school | EdSource Today
Research supports, equity demands rethinking the starting age of public school | EdSource Today: Research supports, equity demands rethinking the starting age of public schoolDecember 18th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Seth Rosenblatt / commentarySeth RosenblattThe current structure of U.S. public schools – including the K-12 grade framework – was established over a century ago based on the goals, sc
Network upgrades to push up cost of LA schools' massive iPad project | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Network upgrades to push up cost of LA schools' massive iPad project | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Network upgrades to push up cost of LA schools' massive iPad projectAnnie Gilbertson | December 19th, 2013, 6:00amCloned Milkmen/FlickrAn average of $750,000 per school is budgeted for wifi upgrades necessary for every student to have an iPad.The L.A. Unified school district is planning to spend more th
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Right On, Pittsburgh
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Right On, Pittsburgh: Right On, PittsburghA Small Talk salute goes out to the new school board in Pittsburgh for giving the boot to TFA before its recruits even had a chance to put boots on the ground..“I really don't see Teach for America as a program to help us,” said new Pittsburgh Public Schools board member Sylvia Wilson, a former teacher and former official wit
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AFT’s Weingarten on Trial Urban District Assessment Results
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT’s Weingarten on Trial Urban District Assessment Results: AFT's Weingarten on Trial Urban District Assessment ResultsWeingarten: "These results show incremental progress despite the challenges urban schools face, but poverty and economic inequality—as economists and even the Pope have acknowledged—will stymie long-term gains unless policymakers face these i
The Educated Reporter: Closing the Gaps: Improving Outcomes and Opportunities for English Language Learners
The Educated Reporter: Closing the Gaps: Improving Outcomes and Opportunities for English Language Learners: Closing the Gaps: Improving Outcomes and Opportunities for English Language LearnersThis week, we're revisiting some of the top sessions from EWA's 66th National Seminar held at Stanford University. We asked journalists who attended to contribute posts, and today's guest blogger is Trevon M
Carmen Farina to be Named New NYC DOE Chancellor southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Carmen Farina to be Named New NYC DOE ChancellorA high level source within the NYC DOE has shared with The Crack Team at SBSB that Carmen Farina will be named as new chancellor of the Department of Education.Another close source to The Crack Team has given Ms Farina a thumbs up and thinks naming her is a great choice.Of course, the proof is in the pudding and we do
Scatter-shooting the Sitting Ducks — US Americans Believe Education is Broken | Dissident Voice
Scatter-shooting the Sitting Ducks — US Americans Believe Education is Broken | Dissident Voice: Scatter-shooting the Sitting Ducks — US Americans Believe Education is Brokenby Paul Haeder / December 18th, 2013but they still believe the Sun revolves around the Earth . . . and, well, that US of Amerika is the best country since, well, Eden!“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward al
The Ignorant Mindset Destroying American Education
The Ignorant Mindset Destroying American Education: The Ignorant Mindset Destroying American Educationby EDWARDBERGER on DECEMBER 19, 2013To get the most out of this blog, view Ted Talks 2011 – Knowledge Is Power. #1: Sir Ken Robinson; and #5: Salman Kahn, and the Kahn Academy.I selected these two excellent presentations for many reasons, but the most important reveal is when Bill Gates comes o
Nite Cap 12-18-13 #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 read2013 in Review Part 1: Charter Schools: Public, Private, or Parasitic? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher2013 in Review Part 1: Charter Schools: Public, Private, or Parasitic? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:
Daily round-up: State has most new national board-certified teachers, study finds kids understand math early | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
Daily round-up: State has most new national board-certified teachers, study finds kids understand math early | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: Daily round-up: State has most new national board-certified teachers, study finds kids understand math earlyPosted by Caitlin MoranWashington tops country with new national board-certified teachers: Washington added 516 new national board-certified teac
The Educated Reporter: 'Nation's Report Card:' Urban Districts Making Long-Range Gains
The Educated Reporter: 'Nation's Report Card:' Urban Districts Making Long-Range Gains: 'Nation's Report Card:' Urban Districts Making Long-Range GainsResults are out today for the 21 urban school districts that participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” and there are encouraging 10-year trends of overall improvement in reading and math in
Head Count: Executive Orders and State Republican Parties on Common Core - State EdWatch - Education Week
Head Count: Executive Orders and State Republican Parties on Common Core - State EdWatch - Education Week: Head Count: Executive Orders and State Republican Parties on Common CoreBy Andrew Ujifusa on December 18, 2013 1:29 PMPronouncements on the Common Core State Standards from state political figures are a hot Christmas item, apparently. Right after Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant issued an executi
That funny Chinese homework assignment... now with context!
That funny Chinese homework assignment... now with context!: THAT FUNNY CHINESE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT... NOW WITH CONTEXT!Turns out, it was supposed to be written in ChineseThis blog has recently received a spate of traffic from a Distractify list, 38 Test Answers That Are 100% Wrong But Totally Genius At The Same Time, which links back to this amusing November 2010 post, featuring a viral photo of
Read the thank-you note from a student that gave a West Mesquite High School teacher goosebumps | Dallas Morning News
Read the thank-you note from a student that gave a West Mesquite High School teacher goosebumps | Dallas Morning News: Read the thank-you note from a student that gave a West Mesquite High School teacher goosebumpsBy Robert Wilonskyrwilonsky@dallasnews.com9:40 am on December 18, 2013 | Permalink321401A few days ago a friend forwarded the missive you see here, a note sent from a student to a West M
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's consultant introduces California ballot measure
Capitol Alert: Michelle Rhee's consultant introduces California ballot measure: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's consultant introduces California ballot measureRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that make$ it Happen!A ballot measure s
Morning Wink 12-18-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-18-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Registration Closed for Westchester Event on January 16, But….I earlier announced that I would be speaking on the evening of January 16 at Fox Lane School in Bedford, New York, but
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-18-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Registration Closed for Westchester Event on January 16, But….I earlier announced that I would be speaking on the evening of January 16 at Fox Lane School in Bedford, New York, but registration closed at 650 people. FYI, in my experience, there are always no-shows. I have been to several events that were theoretically “sold out,” y
Wanted - Schools Chief Who Has Never Crossed de Blasio on Education - NYTimes.com
Wanted - Schools Chief Who Has Never Crossed de Blasio on Education - NYTimes.com: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post, via Getty Images; Kris Connor/Getty Images; Jennifer S. Altman for The New York TimesFrom left, Joshua Starr, Kaya Henderson and Carmen Fariña have all been mentioned as candidates for schools chancellor.By DAVID W. CHEN and AL BAKERPublished: December 17, 2013FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGL
The Educated Reporter: Urban School Reform: Beyond Stars and Scandals
The Educated Reporter: Urban School Reform: Beyond Stars and Scandals: Urban School Reform: Beyond Stars and ScandalsRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that make$ it Happen!This week, we're revisiting some of the top sessions from EWA's 66
Public Comment on First English Framework - Year 2013
Public Comment on First English Framework - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): School Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Invites Public Commenton First English Framework Based on Common CoreSACRAMENTO—California is taking another step forward in implementing the Common Core for English language arts by gathering public comment on a new framework, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson an
Nite Cap 12-17-13 #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 readA Teacher’s Christmas WishA Teacher’s Christmas Wish « City School Stories: A Teacher’s Christmas WishTeacher StoriesThis post was originally submitted by Joy of Teaching on December 15,2011. Given the current state of the Philadel
Walton foundation pumps cash into vouchers - The Washington Post
Walton foundation pumps cash into vouchers - The Washington Post: Walton foundation pumps cash into vouchersBy Lyndsey Layton, Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 10:14 AM E-mail the writerThe Walton Family Foundation is pumping $6 million into a Washington-based group that promotes private school vouchers in D.C. and around the country — a donation that it hopes will double the number of students usin
Diane Ravitch and the Angry Rebellion against Common Core
Diane Ravitch and the Angry Rebellion against Common Core: Diane Ravitch and the Angry Rebellion against Common CoreWielding her influential blog as a weapon, this 75-year-old activist has created a powerful network united by revulsion against top-down, elite policymaking.BY MARK FUNKHOUSER | DECEMBER 16, 2013 Since the Common Core State Standards for education were first proposed in 2009, 45 stat
Morning Wink 12-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSmark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Book Demonstrates That Public Schools Outperform the CompetitionPlease read this article about an important new book by Christopher and Sarah Lubienski, scholars at the Universi
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 12-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe 2013 Legislative Audit of Louisiana Voucher SchoolsOn December 11, 2013, Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA) Daryl Purpera released the 2013 Performance Audit of Louisiana’s voucher program. The purpose of this audit is to inform legislators of the state of the Louisiana voucher program as the legislators consider the actions they mi
Charter school operators ordered to pay $300K in restitution | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Charter school operators ordered to pay $300K in restitution | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Charter school operators ordered to pay $300K in restitutionAnnie Gilbertson | December 16th, 2013, 4:12pmRobyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesLos Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephen Marcus on Monday ordered the founders of a San Fernando Valley charter school to repay nearly $300,000 for money they embezzled and taxes
solidaridad: CA-NAME Conference Reclaiming Multicultural Education: Fighting Back, Imagining and Building Socially Just Worlds
solidaridad: CA-NAME Conference Reclaiming Multicultural Education: Fighting Back, Imagining and Building Socially Just Worlds: CA-NAME Conference Reclaiming Multicultural Education: Fighting Back, Imagining and Building Socially Just WorldsMULTICULTURAL EDUCATION CONFERENCEJANUARY 11, 2014CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTONOVER 25 WORKSHOPS! POWERFUL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS! REGISTER ONLINE! REGISTRA
A new inBloom flyer to post in your schools! | Class Size Matters A new inBloom flyer to post in your schools! | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes
A new inBloom flyer to post in your schools! | Class Size Matters A new inBloom flyer to post in your schools! | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes: A new inBloom flyer to post in your schools!Take a look at our most up to date one-page fact sheet about inBloom, inc. Here’s all the information you need to know and what you can do to take acti
Morning Wink 12-16-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLos Angeles district’s improbable member Monica Ratliff: We need ‘greater bilingual and dual language offerings’ | Hechinger ReportLos Angeles district’s improbable member Monica Ratliff: We need ‘greater bilingual and dual language offerings’ | Hechinger Report: Los Angeles district’s improbable member Monica Ratliff: We need ‘greater bilingu
12-16-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)About one year ago, Major League Baseball player Ryan Freel committed suicide; researchers and his family investigate reasons why he might have done this. After careful brain analysis, researchers revealed that Freel had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a disease which is usually associated with erratic beha
Great Teachers on California EdChat | InterACT #caedchat #EdChat
Great Teachers on California EdChat | InterACT: Great Teachers on California EdChatDECEMBER 16, 2013tags: #caedchat, twitterby David B. CohenSunday nights at 8:00 PM (PT), California EdChat (#caedchat) is my favorite place to be online. Educators from all over our state, along with a few dropping in from elsewhere, take up all sorts of topics relating to teaching. I think in the past several month
Common Core and the Food Pyramid :: Frederick M. Hess
Common Core and the Food Pyramid :: Frederick M. Hess: Common Core and the Food Pyramidby Frederick M. Hess • Dec 16, 2013 at 9:01 amCross-posted from Education WeekBack at the beginning, in 2009 and 2010, I never would've expected the Common Core debate to get this heated and impassioned. Why? Unlike a lot of folks, it's because I thought (and continue to think) that the Common Core itself just
BREAKING NEWS!! EVA MOSKOWITZ EXPOSED ON INNER WORKINGS OF SUCCESS ACADEMY!!! .southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS!! EVA MOSKOWITZ EXPOSED ON INNER WORKINGS OF SUCCESS ACADEMY!!!This past Thursday as I was hanging out in my favorite post-work coffee house I began a conversation with another human being about the state of education in this country. Even though this person is somewhat new to teaching, this person was not drinking the Kool-Aid of the deformer andwas
Santa Claus, WMD, and the Teacher Pension Crisis | Reclaim Reform
Santa Claus, WMD, and the Teacher Pension Crisis | Reclaim Reform: Santa Claus, WMD, and the Teacher Pension CrisisPosted on December 15, 2013by Ken PrevitiReality: There is no Santa Claus. There were no secret, hidden weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq. There is no pension crisis for teachers and public employees in any state.In spite of Fox’s Megyn Kelly claiming that the North Pole livin
Awake You Sleeping Giant! | Parents United for Public Education
Awake You Sleeping Giant! | Parents United for Public Education: Awake You Sleeping Giant!Posted on December 13, 2013 by TCFEARFULLYMADELeave a comment(Photo: Harvey Finkle)Parent Tonayia CofferDespite the frigid temperature on Thursday afternoon, over 100 people crowded the corners of Bustleton and Cottman Avenues, one of the busiest intersections in Northeast Philadelphia chanting to the beat of
About Pearson, the Golden Goose State Standards, And Then Some | deutsch29
About Pearson, the Golden Goose State Standards, And Then Some | deutsch29: About Pearson, the Golden Goose State Standards, And Then SomeDecember 15, 2013On December 13, 2013, Pearson, Inc., agreed to pay a $7.7 million settlement for allegedly using its nonprofit, Pearson Charitable Foundation (PCF), to assist its profit-making parent corporation in developing educational materials– including so
Nite Cap 12-15-13 #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 CAPmark as read12-15-13 Ed Notes OnlineEd Notes Online: Change the Stakes end of year meeting - Tuesday 12/17, 5:30Join what promises to be a lively discussion about the issues and how we – as parents, teachers and students – can respond individuall
12-15-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes end of year meeting - Tuesday 12/17, 5:30Join what promises to be a lively discussion about the issues and how we – as parents, teachers and students – can respond individually and collectively.....Change the Stakes Press Conference re: City Council Resolution on High-Stakes Testing - On December 9th, Change the Stakes participated in a press conference held on t
Unpacking political contrition | BCS in Context
Unpacking political contrition | BCS in Context: Unpacking political contrition On the evening of Sep. 20, 2012, the Los Altos United Methodist Church held a facilitated “listening” and “healing” event in a well-meaning attempt to bring together reasonable minds on both sides of the increasingly bitter BCS-vs-LASD battle.This worthwhile peacemaking event was promoted by, among others, BCS Foundati
Please Excuse Davontaye, He Suffers From Povertenza | Our Legaci
Please Excuse Davontaye, He Suffers From Povertenza | Our Legaci: PLEASE EXCUSE DAVONTAYE, HE SUFFERS FROM POVERTENZADear Judge,I know that Davontaye’s actions caused the deaths of four people. But please don’t give him life in prison. He suffers from Povertenza. You may not know about this condition but Povertenza is an illness that people from impoverished socio-economic backgrounds have.Due to
Misleading the Public | PWC Education Reform Blog
Misleading the Public | PWC Education Reform Blog: Misleading the PublicDecember 15, 2013 — pwceducationreform On Wendesday night the PWC School board will vote to approve the bids for building the 12th high school. I suspect the votes will go in favor of the school plus the pool. Chairman Johns, Dr Otaigbe, Mrs Jessie, and Mrs Williams have all said they strongly support the pool. Mrs Covingto
DailyCensoredcom – Investing in for-profit college stocks: public pension funds aid and abet corporate crime
DailyCensored.com – Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsInvesting in for-profit college stocks: public pension funds aid and abet corporate crime: Investing in for-profit college stocks: public pension funds aid and abet corporate crimeBy Danny Weil on December 15, 2013 9:14 pm / no comments The featured image is a picture of the home of the Murphys. It is for sale for $27 mil
12-15-13 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): GUEST POST: Literature, Young Adult Fiction, and the Common Core, Lauren GirouardLauren Girouard is a student in my first year seminar (writing intensive). Lauren is an avid reader—a Neil Gaiman fan—and when she chose to write about Common Core, I asked her permission to
CPS releases charter proposals - chicagotribune.com
CPS releases charter proposals - chicagotribune.com: CPS releases detailed proposals for 21 charter campusesEmailChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel discusses at a Phalanx Family Services press conference the challenges both public schools and charter schools face in Chicago. (Posted on Aug. 6, 2013)By Noreen S. Ahmed-UllahTribune reporter8:36 p.m. CST, December 13, 2013Chicago Public Schools on Friday rel
Former schools chief Tony Bennett finds new work
Former schools chief Tony Bennett finds new work: Former schools chief Tony Bennett finds new workFormer Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett is back in the public eye, helping to pitch a Common Core test to state education leaders four months after he resigned as Florida’s schools chief in the midst of a school grade-change scandal.ACT spokesman Ed Colby said Friday that Bennett will help
12-15-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: How much teachers get paid — state by stateHow much do teachers across the United States get paid? Here is data, state by state, collected from the National Center for Education Statistics by Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president at DePaul University in Chicago. The data are for 2013 and represent the estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secon
When Private Firms Run Schools, Financial Secrecy Is Allowed - NYTimes.com
When Private Firms Run Schools, Financial Secrecy Is Allowed - NYTimes.com: By MORGAN SMITHPublished: December 14, 2013Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit news organization. To join the conversation about this article, go totexastribune.org.Connect With Us on TwitterFollow@NYTNational for breaking news and headlines.Twitter List: Reporters and EditorsRedactions
Morning Wink 12-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSmark as read12-15-13 Wait What?Wait What?: Numbers Don’t Lie, Unless Someone Wants Them To“Never in my career as a high school English teacher — as an instructor of reading and writing, as a purveyor of literature — have I been asked to collect more “student data” and create more “spreadsheets” than I have in the past several years.” - Barth Keck Barth Ke
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What Happens When Educators Make Their Own Documentary?In 2011, Rocky Killion, the superintendent of schools in West Lafayette, Indiana, had an idea: What if we made our own documentary about the schools? What if we became our own production crew? What if we traveled the country and interviewed experts with our questions? They did
12-15-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: VOTE DELAYED TO JANUARY ON L.A. UNIFIED’S iPAD PROGRAMThe death of school board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte is being cited as the reason for delaying a vote on the next phase of the $1-billion iPad project in L.A. Unified. By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1cKbAG6 December 11, 2013, 6:37 p.m. :: Los Angeles Unified School District of
12-14-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Video Games?With the release of the Xbox1 and Ps4 I am not going to sit around and play fire emblem on my Ds. The go to games this holiday season (parents take note) are violence filled so good you'll want to slap your mama releases like Call of Duty: Ghost, Dead Rising 3, and Assassin's Creed. All of wich are Restricted, but the FTC found 70% of restricted games are ad
12-15-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Study: Standardized Tests Don’t Measure “Fluid Intelligence”People might differ with my interpretation of a new study that has just come out (and I’d love to hear if you do), but it seems to me that it has found that standardized testing may measure how well a school is doing on training students on lower-level thinking ski
12-14-13 Saturday Matinée Special Double Feature News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutSpecial Sneak Preview - Witch Hunter starring Campbell Brown News BreakComing to a theater near you! mark as readPeg with Pen: But if you close your eyes...Peg with Pen: But if you close your eyes...: But if you close your eyes...This week and the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time thinking about teaching before NCLB and RT
2nd Banana 12-14-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST Nite Cap 12-12-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2James 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 readNYC Educator: Padded Cell a Win-Win for KIPPNYC Educator: Padded Cell a Win-Win for KIPP: Padded Cell a Win-Win for KIPPSure
Morning Wink 12-14-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as read12-14-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in EducationScathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Jeb Bush’s Rhetoric Proves Hypocritical When His Allies Seek to Defend Florida C
12-14-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Jeb Bush’s Rhetoric Proves Hypocritical When His Allies Seek to Defend Florida Charter SchoolsWriting in redifinED, Step Up for Student’s Patrick Gibbons took exception to the Palm Beach Post’s report that charter schools were to blame for the county’ low graduation rat
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 12-14-13
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: mark as readThe Failed Sign Language...During the speeches for Nelson Mandela 's funeral, there was a strange unknown man interpreting sign language to the deafs. There was a huge controversial whether this person can actually do sign language or not. Paul Breckell, chief executive of the U.K.-based charity Action on Hearing Loss, stated that this fraud isn't actually
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 12-14-13
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This Weekmark as readRandom? thoughts on a Saturday morningToday, like most Saturday mornings, I sit in my Starbucks beginning shortly after it opens at 6 AM - after all, I get up during the week at 4, and it is hard to sleep late even if I wanted to. Regular readers know I am wont to peruse various publications to see if there is writing I believe w
With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 12-14-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week mark as readThe Crisis in Public Education is Caused by Bad Policies, not Bad TeachersGates, Duncan, Broad et al say they want to attract more talented people to the teaching profession but they 1. Support teacher evaluation frameworks combine humiliating observation protocols (Danielson rubric) with scripted curricula (Common Core)
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 12-14-13
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer Sheetmark as readWashington state judge draws key distinction between charter, traditional public schoolsA Washington state judge just ruled that part of the state’s new charter school law is constitutional and part of it isn’t. The most interesting part of the decision isn’t which is which, but why there is a distinction in the first place. The case on which
12-14-13 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 Society mark as readStopping the charter invasion.I guess I've become cynical about CPS-run community meetings ever since David Vitale confided to me that they were called simply to rein-in the dissenters. It got worse after CEO Byrd-Bennett completely ignored the 20,000 parents and
12-14-13 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All Week mark as readMalloy can tell it to the judgeFellow public school advocate and columnist Wendy Lecker has written yet another “must read” column for the Stamford Advocate. While candidate “Dan” Malloy ran on a platform of supporting public education, Governor “Dannel” Malloy has pushed an agenda that has systematically undermined Connecticut’s public schools. Rat
12-14-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community Forum mark as readFriday Open ThreadAnyone who has given thought to Common Core standards and has a opinion you might want to pass along/talk about, please shoot me an e-mail at sss.westbrook@gmail.com. I'll forward your e-mail on. Please send it to me by noon if possible.Haven't checked other news sources but I suspect the charter law d
12-14-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online mark as readSusan's Saturday Morning SpecialThe weekly weekend reading list from Susan Ohanian. We have a few new cartoons:Classic New Yorker Cover Using Apple Maps apphttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=861http://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=860Buy! Buy! Buy! Reading Comprehension Activity for ESL StudentsOne of the Great Openings in Literatureht
12-14-13 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week mark as readWhat Planet Do the StudentsFirst People Live On?No, gentle reader, this did not come from The Onion:User Actions FollowStudentsFirstNYVerified account@StudentsFirstNYBecause of #CommonCore, kids in Bed-Stuy will be able to compete in the same global economy as kids in wealthy suburban districts....7:15 PM - 10 Dec 13Silly me: I actually
12-14-13 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher mark as read“It’s not who gets the most votes. It’s who counts them that matters.” – Richard J. DaleyActually I made that quote up. But I’ve worked enough Chicago elections to know it is true. So, when the IEA reported that I re
12-14-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School Week mark as readPro-Common Core Speakers At NYC Forums Used Talking Points Scripts With TimelinesVia Chris Cerrone, we learn the following from the Epoch Times about those Common Core supporters who flocked to the NYC Common Core forums to talk up the wonders of CCSS and testing:NEW YORK—In contrast to the angry crowds of parents who attended forums wi
12-14-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical Scholarshipthe becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by mark as readNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release JournalismNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release Journalism.1 19min In Memory: Sandy Hook Elementary, One Year AfterI fear that we have become either callous or numb—either is a tragic consequence of mass shootings, even those at schools,
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 12-14-13 …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 readA Collection Of My “Best” Lists On The Common CoreI’ve published several “Best” lists related to the Common Core, and thought that readers might find it useful if I brought them all together. I was prompted to do this tonight after reading a good post: Five myths about the Comm
This Week's Education Research Report 12-14-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT mark as readLearning mathematics takes practicePractice, not innate skill, makes for good mathematiciansNew research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim could have an effect on how math is taught.If you want to be really good at all types of math, you need to practice them all. You can't trust your
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-14-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT mark as readSANDY HOOK/1 YEAR LATER: ROCK ME, MERCY: a poem written in mourningfrom npr/ read aloud at http://n.pr/TU38rZ published in 4LAKids 12/23/12 :: http://bit.ly/1j6dmXu The river stones are listening because we have something to say. The trees lean closer today. The singing in the electrical woods h
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 12-7-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public EducationNPE News Briefsmark as readWho Decides What is Taught in Our Schools? | Anthony Cody – Living in DialogueBy Anthony Cody on December 13, 2013 1:35 PM The fundamental question that has been presented to all of us through the Common Core process is this one: Who decides what is taught in ou
12-14-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All Week mark as readTURN Chapters of AFT Take Lead in "Share My Lessons" Common Core MarathonIn the December 13 issue of Inside AFT (yes, I am an AFT member), I found this, which got me wondering: Share My Lesson has been on the move recently. This weekend will mark the third of three Share My Lesson marathon weekends the AFT has hosted over the last mont
All Week 12-14-13 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE mark as readNCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release JournalismA controversial shock-jock-type right-wing pundit spoke as a guest of a conservative student group at my university a few years ago (she has since returned with less fanfare). When I made a passing comment about her lack of credibility, a student in one of my introduc
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 12-14-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG mark as readCody: Is the Common Core the Rosetta Stone of Corporate Reform?Anthony Cody, in a brilliant column, asks whether Common Core will be the Rosetta Stone of Corporate reform. The Rosetta Stone, he explains, made it possible to decipher ancient languages: ” In the year 1799, a French soldier discovered an ancient
