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What kind of Jihad is This? Gulen Charter Schools in America -Turkish probe marks AKP-Gulen power struggle
Turkish probe marks AKP-Gulen power struggle - Features - Al Jazeera English: About Gulen charter schoolsIn 1999, members of the Gulen Movement, a secretive and controversial cult-like religious group,opened their first charter school in the U.S. (in Ohio). Rapid expansion of the Gulen Movement's network has resulted in the largest charter school chain in the U.S. (See my guest article in the Was
Morning Wink 12-26-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher: Child Abuse in My ClassroomMark Naison, co-founder of the BATs, sent me this story by a teacher: The Child Abuse Imposed by Testing: By Bronx Teacher Chris Whitney I had a student leav
12-26-13 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: “Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder”In case you haven’t already seen the excellent article in Slate by Bryan Fuller titled Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder, here’ an excerpt: It’s definitely worth checking out the entire piece….by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h hide // saveGuest Post From Nationa
Nite Cap 12-27-13 #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 CAP2013 in Review Part 3: Gatesian Reforms Rejected - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher2013 in Review Part 3: Gatesian Reforms Rejected - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: 2013 in Review Part 3: Gatesian Reforms RejectedBy Antho
Nite Cap 12-26-13 #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 CAPSchooling in the Ownership Society: Big bucks to be made in K-12 edSchooling in the Ownership Society: Big bucks to be made in K-12 ed: Big bucks to be made in K-12 edThere's big money to be made in K-12 education, especially in the technology ar
Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant programMary Plummer | December 23rd, 2013, 12:35pmFarmers Insurance (via YouTube)Actor Jack Black reunites with his middle school teacher to show his appreciation as part of a new effort spearheaded by Farmers Ins
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher: Child Abuse in My ClassroomMark Naison, co-founder of the BATs, sent me this story by a teacher: The Child Abuse Imposed by Testing: By Bronx Teacher Chris Whitney I had a student leave my classroom in an ambulance last year during the middle of a practice test. He was having an asthma attack brought on by panic. He kept s
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com: Overcrowding in Classrooms: Cuts to payrolls in school districts have resulted in unwieldy class sizes and a lack of specialists to help those students who struggle academically.By MOTOKO RICHPublished: December 21, 2013 COATESVILLE, Pa. — The recession may have ended, but many of the nation’s school districts that laid
12-25-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith, Poet Luareate of the Real Reform MovementThe Night Before… Once More‘Tis the old year that’s closing rosy and gloomy, In with de Blasio and goodbye to Bloomy. With citywide hope cautiously mingled with doubt, We’ll soon know down here whether to smile or to shout. Some fresh air to breathe, perhaps, while out o
12-23-13 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): This Is the Common Core You Support?This Is the Common Core You Support?.1 by plthomasedd / 1h 12-22-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas,
Charter schools fight pension proposal - SFGate
Charter schools fight pension proposal - SFGate: Charter schools fight pension proposalBy The Associated PressUpdated 3:06 pm, Friday, December 27, 2013ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia charter schools are fighting a proposal that would require the independent public schools to contribute money toward pension debt for the traditional public education system.The idea may have a hard time in the Georgia Genera
Morning Wink 12-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gulen Charter Schools Embroiled in International DisputesSharon Higgins has followed the expansion of the Gulen charter chain for years. The Gulen schools are now the largest charter chain in t
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gulen Charter Schools Embroiled in International DisputesSharon Higgins has followed the expansion of the Gulen charter chain for years. The Gulen schools are now the largest charter chain in the nation. They were founded by allies of a reclusive Turkish cleric, Fetullah Gulen, who lives in the Poconos. She writes: A political cris
12-27-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The invisibility of teachersIt’s one of the great ironies of modern school reform that the very people who you would think should have some input into policy decisions — teachers — don’t. They are, for that purpose, invisible (though they someone wind up front and center when it comes time for reformers to find people to blame for […] by Valerie Strauss / 35min hide // save
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: How about telling the Tale of 2 Cities in Chicago?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: How about telling the Tale of 2 Cities in Chicago?: How about telling the Tale of 2 Cities in Chicago?Lovely Warren (left) celebrates victoryThe two-cities movement is spreading beyond New York City, where it swept Mayor-elect Bill de Blasiointo office. This same focus on inequality is also what led to the election last month of Lovely Warren as Mayor of Rochester.Ac
12-27-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Infographic: “Good Luck Food for New Year”I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations: by angelvicky. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Via Gourmandiaby Larry Ferlazzo / 8h 12-26-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the
12-27-13 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.: Mayoral Tutorial. Our pensions situation is not a crisis. Me, Don Washington and Chicago Newsroom’s Ken Davis. From my friend Don Washington, The Mayoral Tutorial: Our pension situation is not a crisis in the sense that pensions will suddenly run out of money or not be able to pay benefits. – Don Was
Darling-Hammond Deplores Failure of No Child Left Behind and Test-and-Punish | janresseger
Darling-Hammond Deplores Failure of No Child Left Behind and Test-and-Punish | janresseger: Darling-Hammond Deplores Failure of No Child Left Behind and Test-and-PunishPosted on December 27, 2013 by janressegerThis morning, December 26, Linda Darling-Hammond spoke with Steve Inskseep on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. You can listen or read the transcript here.Darling-Hammond is the Stan
12-26-13 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.: We need a fair income tax in Illinois. Ken Griffin, hedge fund manager and head of Citadel LLC, is Illinois’ richest person and is worth $4.4 billion. He pays the same state income tax rate as an associate at Walmart. Want to know why Illinois is broke? Maybe that’s why Representative Elaine Nekritz,
12-26-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Farina Delay: Charter lobby, ed deformers and UFT and allies working behind the scenes?Who might be opposing a Farina appointment? I know some people are left scratching their heads at what seems on the surface an unholy alliance. Can we talk?We know that de Blasio has been getting pressure from the Obama administration to appoint a pro-test person. As Naison says, given that she
Nite Cap 12-26-13 #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 CAPSchooling in the Ownership Society: Big bucks to be made in K-12 edSchooling in the Ownership Society: Big bucks to be made in K-12 ed: Big bucks to be made in K-12 edThere's big money to be made in K-12 education, especially in the technology ar
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers | InterACT
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers | InterACT: Five New Year’s Resolutions for TeachersDECEMBER 26, 2013by David B. CohenLooking ahead to the new year often involves taking stock of where we’re at and how we might improve – as people, and as teachers. Drawing my inspiration from the National Board’s Five Core Propositions, I offer the following suggestions for resolutions that I think would
What kind of Jihad is This? Gulen Charter Schools in America -Turkish probe marks AKP-Gulen power struggle
Turkish probe marks AKP-Gulen power struggle - Features - Al Jazeera English: About Gulen charter schoolsIn 1999, members of the Gulen Movement, a secretive and controversial cult-like religious group,opened their first charter school in the U.S. (in Ohio). Rapid expansion of the Gulen Movement's network has resulted in the largest charter school chain in the U.S. (See my guest article in the Was
12-26-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Give @digby56 & @EduShyster Some Holiday LoveThere are several bloggers I look to for inspiration. Diane Ravitch, of course, is the heart of the edu-bloggosphere. Bruce Baker forces us all to raise our games. Darcie remains a moral compass for me; Blue Jersey keeps me up to date on the state news. Bob Braun has the chops that only come from years of practicing journalism. And e
Ignorati Honor Roll 2013: Pundit Version | School Finance 101
Ignorati Honor Roll 2013: Pundit Version | School Finance 101: Ignorati Honor Roll 2013: Pundit VersionPosted on December 26, 20130 1 VotesAs 2013 comes to an end, it’s time to review some of the more ridiculous claims and arguments made by pundits and politicians over the course of the past year.A definition of “Ignorati” is important here:Elites who, despite their power, wealth, or influen
Hobsbaum’s ‘Cities and Insurrections’ - Online University of the Left
Hobsbaum’s ‘Cities and Insurrections’ - Online University of the Left: Hobsbaum’s ‘Cities and Insurrections’Posted by carl4davidsonEric J. Hobsbawm is a well-known UK-based Marxist academic historian. This article is an adaptation of a chapter that was originally published in his book Revolutionaries (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973).===========Cities and InsurrectionsBy Eric J. HobsbawmWh
FERPA does not protect student privacy, and never did | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
FERPA does not protect student privacy, and never did | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsFERPA does not protect student privacy, and never didPosted on December 26, 20130I’ve been debating for a few months on how to tackle this topic in a way that is both informative and engaging while providing firmly grounded sources that back up my analysis. I’ve fin
Fitch Rates Sacramento City Unified School District JPFA, CA's LRBs 'A'; Outlook to Negative
Fitch Rates Sacramento City Unified School District JPFA, CA's LRBs 'A'; Outlook to Negative: Fitch Rates Sacramento City Unified School District JPFA, CA's LRBs 'A'; Outlook to Negative12/26/2013 | 01:46pm US/EasternRecommend:0Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the following Sacramento City Unified School District Joint Powers Financing Authority, California bonds:--$40.8 million lease revenu
The Educated Reporter: Measuring the Impact of More - and Better - Time For Learning
The Educated Reporter: Measuring the Impact of More - and Better - Time For Learning: THE EDUCATED REPORTERCOMMENTARY ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WRITING AND A FEW OTHER THINGSTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2013Measuring the Impact of More - and Better - Time For LearningThis week we're catching up with sessions from EWA's National Seminar, held at Stanford University. Today's guest blogger is Debbie Cafazzo o
Poverty doesn’t matter! Really? | Seattle Education
Poverty doesn’t matter! Really? | Seattle Education: Poverty doesn’t matter! Really?“Homelessness and poverty up close is hard. It smells, actually in my room this year, it takes from the very fiber of a being, it is destructive to those that stand in uselessness looking as well as those suffering it. I’m dealing with a woman and her child suffering terribly now — she should never be alone in this
12-26-13 Wait What Kicking the can down the road….
Wait What?: Kicking the can down the road….Governor Malloy styleAs the end of 2013 approaches we are reminded that unlike Gepetto’s wooden puppet, many politicians have taken lying and misrepresenting the truth to unprecedented levels, without suffering the ignominious consequences that affected Pinocchio. If that wasn’t the case, Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy would be having an extremely h
12-26-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Fordham Strong Arm of Letter Grades for State StandardsIn my previous post, The Importance of Common Core for Nationally-pervasive Ed Reform, I cite the 2009 Broad Foundation report in which a number of major reformer “participants” told America of the reforms it might expect to be in place in 2012– one of which is the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Among the list of “pa
I Will Be The Muhammad Ali Of Education Writing (My Top Ten Posts of 2013) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
I Will Be The Muhammad Ali Of Education Writing (My Top Ten Posts of 2013) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: I Will Be The Muhammad Ali Of Education Writing (My Top Ten Posts of 2013)by JOSE VILSON on DECEMBER 26, 2013in JOSEGeorge Foreman vs. Muhammad AliDear reader,The reason I haven’t spoken about Kanye West all year is because, in some ways, I’ve occupied a similar space that he does in edu
The Fordham Strong Arm of Letter Grades for State Standards | deutsch29
The Fordham Strong Arm of Letter Grades for State Standards | deutsch29: The Fordham Strong Arm of Letter Grades for State StandardsDecember 26, 2013In my previous post, The Importance of Common Core for Nationally-pervasive Ed Reform, I cite the 2009 Broad Foundation report in which a number of major reformer “participants” told America the reforms it might expect to be in place in 2012– one of w
Government Shutdown Beats Ravitch, Common Core as Hottest Topics - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Government Shutdown Beats Ravitch, Common Core as Hottest Topics - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Government Shutdown Beats Ravitch, Common Core as Hottest TopicsBy Alyson Klein on December 26, 2013 1:01 PMWe're coming into the home stretch of 2013—a rollercoaster year on the federal budget front, and a pivotal point for the administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act waivers and its
12-26-13 Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark Style
Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark Style: The Reformy Addiction to Closing Schools, Newark StyleOne of Barack Obama's signature education policies is to close "failing" schools. Mostly, I imagine, because actually fixing a "failing" school requires a lot of work and money - things the president, good "moderate" that he is, has never reall
How Education Expert Views Miss the Mark on Low Income Students
How Education Expert Views Miss the Mark on Low Income Students « NewsTaco: How Education Expert Views Miss the Mark on Low Income StudentsBy Ray Salazar, NewsTacoAs my students develop their argumentative writing, I push them to ask themselves “What are the implications of my argument?” In other words, if our high-school community accepts their idea, what will the argument encourage the audience
2013 in Review Part Two: The Year the Common Core Began to Unravel - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
2013 in Review Part Two: The Year the Common Core Began to Unravel - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: 2013 in Review Part Two: The Year the Common Core Began to UnravelBy Anthony Cody on December 25, 2013 3:05 PMIt was supposed to be easy. The campaign was one of shock and awe, intended to overpower and silence anyone with the nerve to criticize. Most of us first heard of the Common Co
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Trib's "magic moment" of 2013. Mine too.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Trib's "magic moment" of 2013. Mine too.: Trib's "magic moment" of 2013. Mine too.This from today's Chicago Tribune:Protesters of 'Persepolis'-gateMarch 15, Lane Tech College Prep High School, ChicagoMassive school closings, epic teacher layoffs. Chicago Public Schools officials had plenty to answer for in 2013. So much that their decision in the
Amid mass school closings, a slow death for some Chicago schools | MSNBC
Amid mass school closings, a slow death for some Chicago schools | MSNBC: Walter Dyett High School, pictured here, is being phased out by the Chicago Public Schools. Since 2001, the district has closed, phased-out or turned around about 150 schools. The vast majority of the students affected by the school closures have been poor or African American.TRYMAINE LEE FOR MSNBCAmid mass school closings,
Common Core: We once wanted to beat the Soviets. Now, we are... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Common Core: We once wanted to beat the Soviets. Now, we are... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Common Core: We once wanted to beat the Soviets. Now, we are following their lead in education. COMMENT(1) 0 5 3 8View Larger Marching in lockstep toward Common CorePrevious PostsCommon Core tests: Will Georgia's go-it-alone version be PARCC like or PARCC lite? December 23, 2013Is it possible no one at Gr
Sacramento News & Review - Bee uncritical, SCUSD loves lawyers - Bites - Opinions - December 26, 2013
Sacramento News & Review - Bee uncritical, SCUSD loves lawyers - Bites - Opinions - December 26, 2013: Bee uncritical, SCUSD loves lawyersBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 12.26.13.What’s the old cliché? A big lie is more easily believed than a small one. Something like that. It came immediately to mind when the mayor and company unveiled yet another stupendous
Morning Wink 12-26-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher: Child Abuse in My ClassroomMark Naison, co-founder of the BATs, sent me this story by a teacher: The Child Abuse Imposed by Testing: By Bronx Teacher Chris Whitney I had a student leav
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher: Child Abuse in My ClassroomMark Naison, co-founder of the BATs, sent me this story by a teacher: The Child Abuse Imposed by Testing: By Bronx Teacher Chris Whitney I had a student leave my classroom in an ambulance last year during the middle of a practice test. He was having an asthma attack brought on by panic. He kept s
12-26-13 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: “Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder”In case you haven’t already seen the excellent article in Slate by Bryan Fuller titled Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder, here’ an excerpt: It’s definitely worth checking out the entire piece….by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h hide // saveGuest Post From Nationa
12-26-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Islamic cleric linked to U.S. charter schools involved in Turkey’s political dramaA Muslim cleric who lives in seclusion in Pennsylvania and has been linked to a network of more than 135 public charter schools in the United States is believed to be deeply involved in the political drama that is unfolding in his home country of Turkey. The reclusive cleric is Fethullah Gulen, who
12-26-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The Etymology of "Miracle": On the Politics of LiesMy doctoral work was a trifecta of marginalized scholarship since I attained an EdD (shunned second cousin to the PhD) by preparing a qualitative dissertation (closeted step-cousin of the sainted quantitative paradigm)—an educational biography (a mish-mash of a non-academic field, education, with a popular but lowly liter
12-26-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Common Core’s “Dishonest Debate” and Its “Convoluted and Frustrating Curricula”The efforts of republican governors and state policymakers to advance and implement Common Core is becoming more arduous by the day. Especially when they are receiving fire from their own side
12-26-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: Public Education Under Siege
Daily Kos: Public Education Under Siege: Public Education Under SiegeIn an important postrevolutionary essay on education, eighteenth-century journalist Samuel Harrison Smith wrote that the free play of intelligence was central to a democracy, and that individual intellectual growth was intimately connected to broad-scale intellectual development to the "general diffusion of knowledge" a
12-26-13 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): Education Reform: Our Field, Our Voices Simply Do Not Matter“I am an invisible man,” announces the unnamed narrator of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, adding: I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me….When they approach me they see only my surrou
12-26-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Governor Cuomo Is Vulnerable Over CCSS, APPR and InBloomA very interesting item in Fred Dicker's NY Post column:Cuomo has privately told groups of “progressive’’ Assembly Democrats that despite his election-year plans to reduce some state taxes, he’s sure he can find funds to help soon-to-be-Mayor Bill de Blasio deliver on his pledge of universal pre-K throughout the city. C
Math topics that need to be put out of their misery. Part 3: Radian measure | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Math topics that need to be put out of their misery. Part 3: Radian measure | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Math topics that need to be put out of their misery. Part 3: Radian measureSo far I’ve written about two topics I feel contribute little to math education. They don’t inspire students to want to learn more about math. They are not topics that are ‘useful’ in real life or as a prerequisite to oth
12-25-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 2013 Best of the Blog — Whole Child Education
2013 Best of the Blog: 15–11 — Whole Child Education: 2013 Best of the Blog: 15–11In the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged and prepared for success in higher educati
Year in Review: Public Education | The Texas Tribune
Year in Review: Public Education | The Texas Tribune: Year in Review: Public Educationby Morgan SmithDec. 26, 20131Comment Comment Republish Email Tweet RecommendEnlargeAs 2013 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the most important Texas stories of the year gone by.Let’s say this outright: 2013 ranks as one of the most significant years for public education policy in Texas in the last
SKrashen: A Fundamental Principle: No Unnecessary Testing
SKrashen: A Fundamental Principle: No Unnecessary Testing (NUT): A Fundamental Principle: No Unnecessary Testing (NUT)A Fundamental Principle: No Unnecessary Testing (NUT) Stephen Krashen(An earlier version of this paper was published in The Colorado Communicator vol 32,1. Page 7, 2008)Summary: Do not invest billions on new standards and tests. Instead, work on improving the NAEP to get a picture
How We Define Racism, and Why |
How We Define Racism, and Why |: How We Define Racism, and WhyDecember 25, 2013 in StudentsA little while ago Suey Park was getting slammed on Twitter by folks who took issue with her definition of racism, and I decided to say a few words on the subject. My mentions immediately blew up, and folks started asking for a Storify, so here’s a home-grown, cut-and-pasted version. It’s lightly edited, and
5 Ideas To Bring Parents Into The Learning Process | Connected Principals
5 Ideas To Bring Parents Into The Learning Process | Connected Principals: 5 Ideas To Bring Parents Into The Learning Processby George Couros • December 26, 2013 • 0 Comments]cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by Spiro Bolos“The role of parents in the education of their children cannot be overestimated.” ~UnknownWhen you ask parents from any country in the world, what they ask their childre
Nite Cap 12-25-13 #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 CAPMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Christmas QuotablesMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Christmas Quotables: Christmas QuotablesChristmas in WashingtonJonathan Merritt in The Atlantic: "If he were taking the red-eye flight from San Francisco to New
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Christmas Quotables
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Christmas Quotables: Christmas QuotablesChristmas in WashingtonJonathan Merritt in The Atlantic: "If he were taking the red-eye flight from San Francisco to New York today, Jesus might be profiled for additional security screening." --The Race of Jesus Unknown, Yet PowerfulNSA Whistle Blower Edward Snowden: "A child born today will grow up with no conc
State Data Deal with Media Should Alarm You | Truth in American Education
State Data Deal with Media Should Alarm You | Truth in American Education: State Data Deal with Media Should Alarm YouFiled in Uncategorized by chascherrie on December 25, 2013 • 0 CommentsThanks to KOUW’s article, State Deal to Give Media Organizations Student Data Alarms Privacy Experts, the deal the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) made to provide the Seattle Times with
Kimble's Corner: Chistmas Wishes from Congressman Kimble
Kimble's Corner: Chistmas Wishes from Congressman Kimble: Chistmas Wishes from Congressman KimbleThis Christmas season, I send you and your family my warmest wishes. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We rejoice in his birth and his mission to save us from sin. We remember him as the white baby he was and we remind others of things that he said that we agree
Why corporate reformers fabricate public school failures | Seattle Education
Why corporate reformers fabricate public school failures | Seattle Education: Why corporate reformers fabricate public school failuresOne interesting phenomenon that many of us see is how people, particularly parents, will say that schools are failing but the school that their children go to is fine.They also say that they like the teachers and are satisfied with the education their child is recei
12-25-13 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.: Ten minute drawing. The NekGrinch stole Christmas.4 by Fred Klonsky / 38min 12-24-13 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.: Happy holidays.by Fred
Emphasizing The Merry This Christmas - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Emphasizing The Merry This Christmas - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Emphasizing The Merry This Christmasby JOSE VILSON on DECEMBER 25, 2013in JOSEThe mantra for fathers like me is, “As long as they’re happy, we’re happy.”Christmas time always has one dark cloud hanging over it with memories of my aunt who passed away almost twenty years ago, and now this year with my father passing away a co
Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder (Ryan Fuller) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder (Ryan Fuller) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder (Ryan Fuller)Ryan Fuller, a former aerospace engineer, is a high school teacher in Colorado Springs, Colo.This piece appeared in Slate, December 18, 2013 A version of this post originally appeared on TeacherPop, the blog of Teach for America cor
NYC Educator: Happy Christmas
NYC Educator: Happy Christmas: Happy ChristmasTo all readers of this blog, to all my brother and sister teachers, and to all the public school parents facing these odd, odd times, I wish you a happy and restful Christmas and holiday season. Thanks for all your support, and thanks for all your thoughtful comments.Thanks for waking up every morning ready to help children who need it. Thanks for your
12-25-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Feel Good” Christmas Stories For Christmas DayI’m compiling “feel good” Christmas stories today and will be adding them — whenever I can find time — as I find them and as people let me know. I’m using Storify to “curate” them: [View the story "\"Feel Good\" Christmas Stories For Christmas Day" on Storif
Feliz Navidad
Feliz NavidadFeliz Navidad is a Christmas album by singer/songwriter José Feliciano. Originally titled José Feliciano and released in 1970 by RCA Victor, it was reissued on CD in 2001 by BMG with all the songs of the original album (Christmas classics and Feliciano’s famous composition “Feliz Navidad”) plus three original songs added and recorded by José but never released on the original vinyl al
Morning Wink 12-25-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSHappy Holidays from the Big Education Ape12-25-13 Perdido Street SchoolPerdido Street School: Chiara de Blasio, Bill de Blasio And The Politics Of ManipulationI thought the video the de Blasio transition team released of Chiara de Blasio talking about her struggles with drugs, alcohol and depression was on one level an important one.We live in a high stres
12-25-13 Perdido Street School
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12-25-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
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Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013 - Sophie Quinton - The Atlantic: Vacation Reading: 9 Great Education Articles From 2013Stories about iPads, high-school dropouts, standardized testing, and moreSometimes, it takes a longer article to illuminate something as complex as education in America. Here are nine articles from 2013, covering everything from public policy to teaching pra
12-25-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-25-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pope Francis on the the Dangers of Poverty and InequalityI am not in the custom of quoting religious leaders, being a secular Jew, but I am nonetheless impressed by Pope Francis’ advocacy on behalf of the poor and his critique of the unfettered market. To clarify, I understand and believe in the values of a free marketplace of good
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12-25-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
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12-25-13 Ed Notes Online
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12-25-13 The Answer Sheet
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12-25-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: One important Christmas ritual
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12-25-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
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12-24-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM
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Happy Holidays from the Big Education Ape
Happy Holidays from the Big Education ApeFrom My Family to Yours
Morning Wink 12-24-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: View from Florida: Chicago charter scandals look familiar: View from Florida: Chicago charter scandals look familiarTea Party Gov. Rick Scott visits Florida charter schoolChicago's scandal-ridden charter schools look eerily familiar to educators down here in Florida where public schools have long been free give-aways to Govs. Bush and Scott's corporate and political
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Student Privacy Rights Bill Filed in Washington State | Truth in American Education
Student Privacy Rights Bill Filed in Washington State | Truth in American Education: Student Privacy Rights Bill Filed in Washington StateFiled in Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on December 23, 2013 • 0 CommentsStop Common Core in Washington reportedthat there has been a bill pre-filed in Washington State that addresses student privacy rights – HB 2783 by State Represe
Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Farmers Insurance looks to thank and fund a million teachers with new grant programMary Plummer | December 23rd, 2013, 12:35pmFarmers Insurance (via YouTube)Actor Jack Black reunites with his middle school teacher to show his appreciation as part of a new effort spearheaded by Farmers Ins
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Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
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12-23-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
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12-23-13 Ed Notes Online
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12-23-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 2013 Best of the Blog: 25-21
2013 Best of the Blog: 25–21 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG2013 Best of the Blog: 25–21December 23, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersIn the past year, experts and practitioners in the field, whole child partners, and ASCD staff have shared their stories, ideas, and resources to help you ensure that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, su
Obama pushes program to turn public schools over to corporations - World Socialist Web Site
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reporter pulls up a rock and finds a charter school rat's nest
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reporter pulls up a rock and finds a charter school rat's nest: Reporter pulls up a rock and finds a charter school rat's nestSalim Ucan (second from left),Vice-president of Concept Schools speaks to at the Illinois Network of Charter School's conference in Chicago. | Michael R. Schmidt-For Sun-Times MediaAce Sun-Times investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos turns ov
12-23-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Making Teachers Better by Using Someone Else's Bogus Scores for EvaluationBeyond the idiocy of using unreliable, invalid, and unfair test score gains to evaluate teachers, there is the insanity of claiming the evaluations are about improving teachers by using scores that are someone else's. Is there any other profession that allows such treatment of its members? Where is Randi an
U.S. Department of Education Releases Estimated State and National Figures from 2009-10 Civil Rights Data Collection | ED.gov Blog
U.S. Department of Education Releases Estimated State and National Figures from 2009-10 Civil Rights Data Collection | ED.gov Blog: U.S. Department of Education Releases Estimated State and National Figures from 2009-10 Civil Rights Data CollectionPosted on December 23, 2013 by Guest BloggerThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) collects data from public schools to help detect and prevent civil rights
When charter schools fail, close them - latimes.com
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Focus on ‘schools’ eligible for vouchers - robesonian.com
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An Irresistible Invitation From Diane Ravitch | Vicki Cobb
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Progress in the D.C. schools: Many authors and a surprising path - The Washington Post
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTell Congress to Invest in Early Learning |Tell Congress to Invest in Early Learning |: Tell Congress to Invest in Early LearningDecember 23, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Alessandra Hartkopf for Strategies for ChildrenNote: Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season. Eye on Early Education will resume publication on January 6, 2014.* * * * *“Ye
Tell Congress to Invest in Early Learning |
Tell Congress to Invest in Early Learning |: Tell Congress to Invest in Early LearningDecember 23, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Alessandra Hartkopf for Strategies for ChildrenNote: Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season. Eye on Early Education will resume publication on January 6, 2014.* * * * *“Yes, there’s a budget deal. But our work is far from over!”That’s the message the Natio
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Robert Freeman: How to Destroy Education While Making a Trillion DollarsWe know the formula by now for destroying public education and handing it off to entrepreneurs who can cut costs, package it, extract a profit (or remain nonprofit while paying exorbitant executive salaries): Cry “crisis.” Set impossible targets (100% success o
12-23-13 Wait What? Pryor now using out-of-state company to recruit out-of-state school principals
Wait What?: Pryor now using out-of-state company to recruit out-of-state school principalsWith just over a month left in Mass Insight’s $1 million contract with Stefan Pryor and the Connecticut State Department of Education, the out-of-state company hired to run much of Stefan Pryor’s “turnaround” operation is posting job advertisements to recruit out-of-state school principals to take jobs in Con
12-23-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: ‘How the Dirth Stole Learning’ — in 14 cartoonsHere, in 14 cartoons that are a takeoff of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” is the story of “How the Dirth Stole Learning,” a commentary on the nation’s standardized testing obsession, school reform and the real meaning of learning. This is the work of David Lee Finkle, a middle-school teacher in Florida who draws the comic […]
12-23-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education
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12-23-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
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12-23-13 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.: The Illinois Charter Commission. The incestuous Michael Madigan. Here’s how the Illinois Charter Commission works: If a private group gets turned down by a local school board in an attempt to establish a charter school, they can appeal to the Commission. If the Commission gives a thumb’s up, that dec
12-23-13 @ The Chalk Face
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12-23-13 Perdido Street School
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12-22-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
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Why Teachers of Color Quit - Amanda Machado - The Atlantic
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Meet Micah Ali: Compton's foot soldier for Universal PreK | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
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The Educated Reporter: Remediation: New Strategies to Help Students Catch Up and Complete College
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Thanks for voting for us! | Parents United for Public Education
Thanks for voting for us! | Parents United for Public Education: Thanks for voting for us!Posted on December 20, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThanks Philly!Thanks for voting for Parents United for Public Education as Philebrity’s 2013 Non-Profit Organization of the Year.We had a great time at Johnny Brenda’s and had a drink (or two) celebrating the hard work all of us put in to support
12-21-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: "Shrieking" People of Color Demanding Autonomy, and Other Threats to AmericaWhen black people in Newark start getting a little too "uppity," it's time to fluff up the pillows on our local punditocracy's fainting coach. Quickly, someone catch the editorialists at the Star-Ledger - and bring the smelling salts!Cami Anderson, the superintendent of schools in Newark
An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teacher Workload and Pretending
An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teacher Workload and Pretending: On Teacher Workload and PretendingThe New York Times published an article yesterday on the effects of budget cuts on class sizes across the country.A few items that stand out:"Across the country, public schools employ about 250,000 fewer people than before the recession.""Staff cuts among reading, special education an
What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t Matter | In The Parlor
What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t Matter | In The Parlor: What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t MatterPosted on December 19, 2013by TylerToday, there are 2 news stories that have been circulating all over my Facebook and Twitter news feeds. One you are probably aware of, the other maybe not. The two, though, are closely related. The first news story is the indefinite suspension o
How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How to Use Technology in Education (Frederick Hess and Bror Saxberg) Frederick M. Hess is director of educational-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Bror Saxberg is chief learning officer at Kaplan, Inc. They are the authors of Breakthrough Leadership in th
12-22-13 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.: Sunday reads. Think globally. Give locally. Retired teacher and blogger John Dillon has a great post on the impact of corporate giving during the holidays and the rest of the year. Here’s a partial list of the 24 corporate Samaritans, and I’ll just highlight the companies with membership in the Civic
12-22-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Where education technology will — and won’t — take us by 2024What’s the future of education technology? Venturing an educated guess is Larry Cuban, a high school social studies teacher for 14 years and a district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, VA), is professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for more than 20 years. His latest book is
Morning Wink 12-22-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSAnother Slice - V.A.M.: Value Added MeasureV.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Another Slice of "American Pie"A long, long time ago I can still remember how that teaching used to make me smile And, I knew if I had my turn that I could make those people learn, and... Maybe they'd be studying a while But, February made me shiver with every test score I'd
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-22-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teachers: Common Core in Kindergarten ClassThese comments were posted by a kindergarten teacher in response to a post about the Common Core English language arts standards: I teach kindergarden. The five-year olds have an incredibly tight schedule to keep in our county: an hour of math, hour of science, 2 hours of language arts, ha
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Important Post For Email Subscribers To This BlogI really “went to town” yesterday and published many posts to get caught up on a backlog. Unfortunately, Feedblitz didn’t include all of them in the email they sent to subscribers. So here are links to the posts they didn’t include: More Good “Year In Review” Features “Educat
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils - Math of Today’s Jammed Schools - NYTimes.com: Overcrowding in Classrooms: Cuts to payrolls in school districts have resulted in unwieldy class sizes and a lack of specialists to help those students who struggle academically.By MOTOKO RICHPublished: December 21, 2013 COATESVILLE, Pa. — The recession may have ended, but many of the nation’s school districts that laid
Nite Cap 12-21-13 #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#StackRanking and Other Immoral Horrors: The Invisible Hands and Invisible Morals of Bill and Melinda Gates | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates#StackRanking and Other Immoral Horrors: The Invisible Hands and Invisible Morals of Bill and Melinda Gat
Is California “Common Core Unrest State # 23″? | deutsch29
Is California “Common Core Unrest State # 23″? | deutsch29: Is California “Common Core Unrest State # 23″?December 21, 2013In response to my post, UPDATE: Common Core Unrest in 22 States, I received the following comment:You should include California. It is the sleeping giant that no one is paying attention to and here is why: First, this past summer, California Republican Party overwhelmingly pas
2nd Banana 12-21-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTSpecial Late Nite Cap UPDATE 12-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2Nite 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 t
Morning Wink 12-21-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNYC Educator: BREAKING: Bloomberg Says God Wants Bill de Blasio Homeless, Declares Martial LawNYC Educator: BREAKING: Bloomberg Says God Wants Bill de Blasio Homeless, Declares Martial Law: BREAKING: Bloomberg Says God Wants Bill de Blasio Homeless, Declares Martial LawIn a surprise move, Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced that he had decided to void
12-21-13 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:You Can Be Sure Florida Ed Policymakers Know All About NY’s Common Core’s Rocky RolloutMost of the politicians who have to face voters are survivalist, so you can be sure Florida’s -like, say, Rick Scott – are tuned into what happened in New York with the roll-out of Comm
12-21-13 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: S. 1796: STEM Gateways ActA bill to increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other purposes.3d Bill Introduced: H.R. 3690: STEM Gateways ActTo increase the participation of women, gi
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 12-21-13
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:Woman Caught After 36 Years On The RunCheck this out you guys!Kathlyn Huff, 58, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, was arrested Tuesday, in her driveway, at her home – forcing her to finally face charges from a 1976 incident when she tried to kill her common-law husband by shooting him in the head. US Marshals tracked her across the country until her arrest this week. The wo
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 12-21-13
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This WeekTeaching as a relationship of trustParker Palmer has been my guide in many things, especialy in the importance of relationship in teaching. In his seminal work, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, he describes teaching as a series of overlapping relationships - between teacher and students, among the stu
With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week 12-21-13
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week The Child Abuse Taking Place in our Classrooms - A Bronx Teacher Reflects on the Toll from Uncontrolled TestingI had a student leave my classroom in an ambulance last year during the middle of a practice test. He was having an asthma attack brought on by panic. He kept saying, "I can't do this." As his teacher, I knew him. I
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 12-21-13
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer Sheet‘Duck Dynasty’s’ Phil Robertson: A former teacher with a master’s degree“Duck Dynasty’s” Phil Robertson, now famously suspended from his family’s popular cable reality television show for making shockingly offensive remarks about blacks and gays in a GQ interview, once taught in Louisiana schools, has a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a mast
12-21-13 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 SocietyUNO laying low 'til the heat blows overThe Reader's Ben Joravsky is at it again. He's still dogging UNO charter school hustlers who have handily ripped off the taxpayers for more than $98 million, thanks to the largesse of Gov. Quinn, Boss Madigan, and Mayor Emanuel.Ben tells
12-21-13 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekFoxes guarding the chicken coop or Hartford politics as usual.With relatively little fan-fare last fall, Board of Education Chairman Matt Poland appointed a 13 member search committee to choose a new superintendent of schools for the Hartford School System. Poland, who is not only appointed to the Board of Education by Mayor Segarra, is also the Director of the Hart
12-21-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumYoo Hoo, Seattle Times and OSPI - See You in the New YearI called and left a message for two different people at OSPI today to get a comment about OSPI signing an agreement with the Seattle Times for student and teacher data (it was November 13, 2013 to be exact). No one called back.I called and talked to Jim Simon, who is the managin
12-21-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlinePortelos Update: A Para for the Defense, Part 2The story below is a warning to anyone who might think that taxpayer supported DOE Legal has any interest in the truth.Part 1 is here: Portelos Update: A Para for the Defense, DOE Pulls Race Card, Theresa Europe Sits in to Intimidate Hearing OfficerPORTELOS HEARING DEC. 18, 2013CROSS EXAMINATION by DOE Legal Jordana She
12-21-13 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekLocal Control Is a White People Thing: Ask Asbury ParkIs it wrong of me to feel a little embarrassed when someone catches something reformy going on in New Jersey that I completely missed? Luckily, some Facebook friends hipped me to this pick-up from the always excellent folks at Schools Matter, quoting the Asbury Park Press:ASBURY PARK — Where is the
12-21-13 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 The Stream is showing the Nekritz/Klonsky episode again on Sunday, December 22nd. The Stream, Al Jazeera’s social media based show, which featured a hot debate between me and Illinois State Senator Elaine Nekritz, will be shown
12-21-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekCarol Burris: Tisch Did Blame Cuomo, But It Was Over APPR Teacher EvaluationsI managed to miss this tweet when I was writing up this morning's post about Andrew Cuomo going Corleone on Merryl Tisch over Common Core.First, let's recap the story:Newsday reported that a principal from a middle school in Red Hook said the following:Karyann (Katie) Zahed
12-21-13 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 Supporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform MachineSupporting Common Core is supporting either an increase or diversion of education tax dollars for funding CC-aligned textbooks, CC-aligned materials, CC-based high-stakes tests, CC-related teacher inservice and workshops, and expanded analysis
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 12-21-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYMy Favorite Posts In 2013 — Part TwoI regularly publish a list of my personal favorites posts during the year, and it’s usually my last annual “Best” list of the year. You might also be interested in: My Best Posts Over The Years — Volume One, focused on the year 2007 and includes a fair am
This Week's Education Research Report 12-21-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTPreparing for the Common Core: Using Performance Assessment Tasks for Professional DevelopmentPreparing for the Common Core: Using Performance Assessment Tasks for Professional Development presents findings from three school districts in California that piloted performance assessment tasks aligned to the Common Core State Standards. It
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-21-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT IT’S TIME TO INVESTIGATE PEARSON IN TEXAS, TOO …but why stop there? California’s nice this time of year!In New York the Pearson Foundation illegally helped develop products for its corporate parent, including course materials and software. That’s just as illegal in California and violates the federal tax co
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 12-21-13
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public EducationNPE News BriefsWhy No Common Core at the School The Obamas Chose for Their Children? | Diane Ravitch’s blogThis is a description of the philosophy of the lower school the Obamas chose for their children. Here is the academic program. No mention of the Common Core. Sounds like a wonderful
12-21-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekPearson's $300 Toll Road to TeachingIf you need some extra holiday cash, you might consider working part-time from home to help Pearson decide who will become teachers and who won't. It's easy--just complete a few online tutorials, and Pearson will send you a bunch of student teaching portfolios, complete with video clips of student teachers and classes with
All Week 12-21-13 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Supporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform MachineSupporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform Machine. via Supporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform Machine.by plthomasedd / 1h YESTERDAYUPDATE: Common Core Unrest in 22 StatesOn November 23, 2013, I wrote a post briefly detailing the 17 states in which official
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 12-21-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGWhy a D.C. Charter School Teacher ResignedCaleb Rossiter resigned as a math teacher at Friendship Public Charter School in D.C. He wrote an open letter to the Board of Trustees of the school explaining why. Here is a selection from his brutally frank letter. “I recently resigned from a position as a ninth grade Algebra 1