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Diane 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 University of Illinois. Their book is The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools. The article contains an interview with Christopher Lubienski, in which he explains their “counterintuitive” findings. Here is a sampling: IDEAS: The thought of a “public school adva1 by dianeravitch / 21min HuffPost: How a For-Profit College Crea
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Running for governor in Bizarro World.For several years I have been writing about Illinois party politics as Bizarro World. As a kid Bizarro World was one of my favorite comic books. It portrayed a world in which all assumptions were turned inside out and upside down. It has prepared me for life as an adult in Illinois, a land where Democrats are Republicans and Republicans are crazy. In Illinois our Democratic Governor is the most a3 by Fred Klonsky / 1h 12-16-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a
Schools Matter: MIT Researchers: Higher Test Scores Do Not Translate into Higher Levels of ThinkingMIT Researchers: Higher Test Scores Do Not Translate into Higher Levels of Thinking http://t.co/edCbAClW1g— Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) December 17, 2013 MIT Researchers: Higher Test Scores Do Not Translate into Higher Levels of Thinking via Professor Diane Ravitchby Robert D. Skeels 12-16-13 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Black Men in Newark Get Drama Class in PrisonBlack men in Newark are getting literature and drama classes in prison. What are black boys in Newark getting in school?Let's ask
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12-17-13 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: To Plug Common Core, Michelle Rhee’s Florida Rep Says Florida Schools Are “Failing Our Kids”Following the lead of her boss to use the recent release of PISA scores to promote Common Core, Michelle Rhee’s Florida representative Nikki Lowrey wrote an opinion piece for the
12-17-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Syrian Refugees Flee to BulgariaSyrian refugees have fled to Bulgaria, Europe's poorest country. Thousands of refugees have come into these camps, meant for only 400. The camps do not have electricity or hot water. The camp commandant, Pepy Dzurenov claimed, "The camp was full to capacity, but when a family with five to ten children arrive at midnight, they don't h
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The view from sunny FloridaHere's how things look in Broward County where I'm trying to escape the Chicago frost for a few days. American Prospect has the story of the district's attempt to reverse the school-to-prison pipeline.The new superintendent [former Chicago administrator Robert Runcie] released the data and acknowledged that the problem had a racial dynamic.
12-17-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Another Study Shows That Self-Affirmation Activities Help People Think More ClearlyI’ve previously posted here on the blog and also written in my books about research that shows the benefits of having students do simple self-affirmation activities. In Giving Students “Reflection Cards,” I describe its effect on developing s
12-17-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Back to the Bataan Death MarchWell, it's time to get back to the fray. I take a week off and head to Delray Florida for some serious tanning and eating and fraternizing and shit happened while I was gone. Well, I hope you've all been reading the fabulous bloggers on my blog roll to keep up. I am way behind. (I find it real hard to do much blogging while at the beach.) And it was o
12-17-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: What the heck is the Capital Prep Scholarship Fund?The Capital Prep Magnet School website informs supporters that they can make “tax-deductible” donations to the Capital Prep Scholarship Fund. Donations can be made via a PayPal link or checks can be mailed to “The Capital Prep Scholarship Fund – 1304 Main Street – Hartford, CT 06103.” (Which is the school’s address). Contributors ar
12-17-13 teacherken at Daily Kos It’s simple: Either we demand our privacy — loudly — or we kiss it goodbye.
Daily Kos: It’s simple: Either we demand our privacy — loudly — or we kiss it goodbye.: It’s simple: Either we demand our privacy — loudly — or we kiss it goodbye.That is the concluding line of Demand your privacy, Eugene Robinson's Tuesday Washington Post column, written in response to the ruling yesterday by Judge Richard J. Leon that the NSA's gathering of metadata data on our phone calls is li
Who's the Real Progressive? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Who's the Real Progressive? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Who's the Real Progressive?By educationweekly on December 17, 2013 10:02 AMToday, Robert Pondiscio once again writes to Deborah Meier.Dear Deborah,I'm disappointed I've failed to persuade you that a common curriculum is a powerful lever for social justice. To me it's clear and undeniable. There can be no dispute that language pr
12-17-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: UPDATE: SUPERINTENDENT REJECTS APPLICANTS TO REPLACE AQUINO; LAUSD Re-posts Job Postingby smf December 17th, 2013 :: After review of applications for the job of Deputy Superintendent of Instruction posted last September none of the applicants were acceptable to the superintendent - so the job was reposted yesterday. UPDATE TO: LA UNIFIED BEGINS JOB S
12-17-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: VAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SCVAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SC. via VAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SC.1 by plthomasedd / 25min 12-15-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Do you think charter schools “know how to do middle school really well?”According to DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson, charter schools “know how to do middle school really well.” When i
12-17-13 With A Brooklyn Accent
With A Brooklyn Accent: The 2 Falso Principles on Which School Reform is BuiltIt never ceases to amaze me how many people who should know better buy the following dominant principles of the School Reform narrative 1. American schools as a whole are failing because American students are being pampered, both by their parents and teachers. We need to demand more of them to meet Global Competition 2.
12-17-13 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): VAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SCRep. Andy Patrick, R-Hilton Head Island (SC), has made two flawed claims recently, one about leadership and another about teacher evaluation (“S.C. lawmaker proposes teacher evaluation plan,” Charleston Post and Courier, December
12-17-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Jerry Brown Really Gets What Education Is All AboutThese are truly amazing statements from a 21st century politician:MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown blasted the notion of government-imposed standards for public schools, saying he opposed efforts from Washington and Sacramento to dictate education policy.Using "data on a national or state level I think misses th
Why New York Isn't Ready For The Common Core [PhilanthropyNY] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Why New York Isn't Ready For The Common Core [PhilanthropyNY] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: 'Why New York Isn’t Ready For The Common Core [PhilanthropyNY]by JOSE VILSON on DECEMBER 17, 2013in JOSEI was recently asked to write for the Education Funders Research Initiative, a collective of education funders and researchers from around New York City, and their first question was, “Is New York
The Year In Research On Market-Based Education Reform: 2013 Edition
Shanker Blog » The Year In Research On Market-Based Education Reform: 2013 Edition: The Year In Research On Market-Based Education Reform: 2013 EditionPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on December 17, 2013In the three most discussed and controversial areas of market-based education reform – performance pay, charter schools and the use of value-added estimates in teacher evaluations – 2013 saw the release
Moneyed school district eschews Transitional Kindergarten | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Moneyed school district eschews Transitional Kindergarten | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Moneyed school district eschews Transitional KindergartenDeepa Fernandes | December 17th, 2013, 6:00amMae Ryan/KPCCChildren in the transitional kindergarten (TK) program play during recess at the Martha Escutia Primary Center. TK was created by a new law called the Kindergarten Readiness Act in 2010.As universal P
Kansas Attempt to Create “Recovery School District” | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Kansas Attempt to Create “Recovery School District” | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Kansas Attempt to Create “Recovery School District”Filed under: Recovery District — millerlf @ 8:30 am Emails detail a hidden plan for Kansas City Public SchoolsBy JOE ROBERTSONThe Kansas City Star Posted Sat, Dec. 07, 2013Backed by two of the most influential foundations in Kansas City, Missouri Educ
Ed. Secretary Duncan dodges charter school issue during Chicago visit - Chicago Sun-Times
Ed. Secretary Duncan dodges charter school issue during Chicago visit - Chicago Sun-Times: Ed. Secretary Duncan dodges charter school issue during Chicago visitBY ART GOLAB Staff Reporter December 16, 2013 6:50PM00Share711U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, speaks with a senior student Stephanie Gil, right, after roundtable discussion with local students, parents and educators at the Benit
The 2013 Legislative Audit of Louisiana Voucher Schools | deutsch29
The 2013 Legislative Audit of Louisiana Voucher Schools | deutsch29: The 2013 Legislative Audit of Louisiana Voucher SchoolsDecember 16, 2013On 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 cons
Segregation, Poverty and Inequality: What Ravitch Calls the Toxic Mix At School | janresseger
Segregation, Poverty and Inequality: What Ravitch Calls the Toxic Mix At School | janresseger: Segregation, Poverty and Inequality: What Ravitch Calls the Toxic Mix At SchoolPosted on December 17, 2013 by janressegerIn her 2013 book, Reign of Error, education historian Diane Ravitch identifies what she believes are the factors that affect academic achievement: “Segregation is most concentrated in
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The Alderman From UNO Cuts Deal With Another Toxic Corp.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The Alderman From UNO Cuts Deal With Another Toxic Corp.: The Alderman From UNO Cuts Deal With Another Toxic Corp.The potential site for Pure Metal at 2201 S Loomis across the street from Benito Juarez High School on Nov. 29 2013. (The Gate/ Theresa Campagna)The Alderman from UNO, Danny Solis, has cut a deal with (not so) Pure Metal Recycling Corp. to put another dan
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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
Standardized Lies, Money & Civil Rights - Rockfish Productions
Standardized Lies, Money & Civil Rights - Rockfish Productions: Standardized Lies, Money & Civil RightsScreenings for STANDARDIZEDWe’d like to provide some information in case you’re interested in setting up a screening your area. While we would sincerely love to personally deliver the film to all of the states, we must consider our full-time jobs, all-but-exhausted budget, and our wives a
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Every Kid Needs a Champion: Rita's Words and This Little Girl!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Every Kid Needs a Champion: Rita's Words and This Little Girl!: Every Kid Needs a Champion: Rita's Words and This Little Girl!That quote inspires me.This little girl handed me a paper with her Dad and Mom's contact information on it. It had their home phone number, cell phone number, job number, and email addresses. I said, "I already have this information.
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
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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 readMajor Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicles for Telemarketers | AlternetMajor Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicles for Telemarketers | Alternet: Major Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicle
Major Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicles for Telemarketers | Alternet
Major Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicles for Telemarketers | Alternet: Major Charter School Chain's Classrooms Look Like Cubicles for TelemarketersRocketship charter schools are backed by some of the biggest names in the tech world and claim high test scores.Photo Credit: Oksana Kuzmina via Shutterstock.comDecember 16, 2013 | From Silicon Valley, the Rocketship chain of charte
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
SKrashen: Are readers nerds?
SKrashen: Are readers nerds?: Are readers nerds?ARE READERS NERDS?Adrienne Schatz, Amy Panko, Kim Pierce, and Stephen Krashen Reading Improvement 47 (3): 151-153, 2010Some people think that readers are nerds, "book-worms" who don't get out much, don't do much, and are simply boring, dull people. The research, however, does not agree with this characterizaton
Anti-Union Front Group Attacks AFT | Mercedes Schneider
Anti-Union Front Group Attacks AFT | Mercedes Schneider: Anti-Union Front Group Attacks AFTPosted: 12/16/2013 1:07 pmOn December 10, 2013, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) (don't believe the name) sponsored a full-page ad in the New York Times attributing the "high school slip in global rankings" to a single issue: The failure of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Wein
12-16-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Black Men in Newark Get Drama Class in PrisonBlack men in Newark are getting literature and drama classes in prison. What are black boys in Newark getting in school?Let's ask our new Senator and our Governor who thinks he is presidential material if they know.Here is some educational information for New Jersey's elected representatives and their corporate privatizers and scam artis
The Most Important Parent Parameter Of Them All – redqueeninla
The Most Important Parent Parameter Of Them All – redqueeninla: The Most Important Parent Parameter Of Them All ….it’s called time_devoted_to_kid. That’s what distinguishes not kids who “make” it, but kids who have a fighting chance to make it. It’s someone willing to devote their time in service to the needs of their kid, any kid; a kid.So it doesn’t necessarily have to come of or for a child o
NYC Educator: What You Aren't Reading in Gotham Schools Could Fill a Battleship
NYC Educator: What You Aren't Reading in Gotham Schools Could Fill a Battleship: What You Aren't Reading in Gotham Schools Could Fill a BattleshipI was pretty surprised last summer when Gotham Schools managed to cover Moskowitz rallies at least three times while ignoring a UFT press conference to stop Bloomberg from imposing his destructive policies on his predecessor. When I confronted them about
12-16-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Have We Made Our Schools Safer? — Whole Child Education
Have We Made Our Schools Safer? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGHave We Made Our Schools Safer?December 16, 2013 by Klea ScharbergThis past weekend marked one year since the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. During this time, we read, listened to, and participated in discussions on how to keep our schools safe and secure. And also during this tim
Courageous Parents Threatened when Opting-Out of Common Core | Truth in American Education
Courageous Parents Threatened when Opting-Out of Common Core | Truth in American Education: Courageous Parents Threatened when Opting-Out of Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Karen Schroeder on December 16, 2013 • 0 Comments11Parents hate to see their kids treated like Borg robots in a Star Trek movie while forced to fit into the government’s definition of equal and successful. Su
The Washington Teacher: Forcing Out Effective Educators in DCPS Through Buyouts
The Washington Teacher: Forcing Out Effective Educators in DCPS Through Buyouts: Forcing Out Effective Educators in DCPS Through BuyoutsForcing Out DCPS Effective Educators Through BuyoutsBy Candi PetersonForty three DC Public schools Educators out of fifty-five signed up to testify at the DC City Education Chairman, David Catania's Round table on Public Education held on Saturday, December 14, 20
PD: Same Old, Same Old. | My Island View
PD: Same Old, Same Old. | My Island View: PD: Same Old, Same Old.December 16, 2013 by tomwhitbyOn January 15, 2014 my Blog will be three years old. With this post included I have written 223 posts just for my blog. In addition, I have done several dozen guest posts for other blogs. On a week-to-week basis I strive to write something new about education, or at least a new take on an old subject, bu
San Francisco considers eliminating ‘willful defiance’ as reason for suspensions | EdSource Today
San Francisco considers eliminating ‘willful defiance’ as reason for suspensions | EdSource Today: San Francisco considers eliminating ‘willful defiance’ as reason for suspensionsDecember 15th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreySan Francisco Unified is the latest district to consider eliminating “willful defiance” as a reason to suspend or expel students. Credit: iStockphoto.comSuspensions and e
Adelanto official, parent charged with vandalism | adelanto, vandalism, charged - Victorville Daily Press
Adelanto official, parent charged with vandalism | adelanto, vandalism, charged - Victorville Daily Press: Adelanto official, parent charged with vandalismTwo opposed to parent takeover at Desert TrailsDecember 13, 2013 10:23 AMShareThis| Print Story | E-Mail StoryBrooke Self, Staff WriterADELANTO • An Adelanto city official and another parent described as being upset about the successful parent t
Letter from CECs and Citywide Councils to Mayor-Elect de Blasio Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Letter from CECs and Citywide Councils to Mayor-Elect de BlasioEducation Councils representing parents citywide have signed on to a letter to Mayor-elect de Blasio. In this unprecedented show of unity, the Councils have issued a statement to de Blasio raising concerns in numerous areas, including the decision-making processes put
The rumors of my demise have been marginally exaggerated | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The rumors of my demise have been marginally exaggerated | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: The rumors of my demise have been marginally exaggeratedPosted on December 16, 20130 For the Monty Python Lovers. . .I’m not dead yet!Many thanks to all of you who have been writing me to find out where I disappeared to, but I am well and still skulking about on the internets. After my last post I had a run-in with t
12-16-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: JAMS Meetings; Past and PresentI know there was a JAMS meeting on December 11th and someone requested a thread to talk about that one.Also, there is another Jane Addams' Middle School "launch/intro" at the JAMS library this Wednesday Dec. 18th at 6:30pm.Meet the wonderful principal, Paula Montgomery, and hear about the exciting work being done. Lots of Q&
12-16-13 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.: Illinois’ richest man has Chicago teacher pensions in his crosshairs.Now that the General Assembly members have committed the #pension theft of state employees and teachers, Chicago teachers are next. Rahm Emanuel is the current head of the Chicago crime family. Just as the state has failed to meet it
Cali Education Headlines Monday, December 16, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Draft of local accountability plan – key piece of funding formula – open for commentEducation HeadlinesMonday, December 16, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.District poised to name chiefTh
12-16-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: After LaMotte: POLITICS OF L.A. SCHOOL BOARD MAY SHIFT Annie Gilbertson, Education Reporter/ Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1bTRZTG Damian Dovarganes/AP - Deceased Los Angeles school board member Marguerite Lamotte [Listen to the radio story] December 16th, 2013, 6:00am :: The Los Angeles school board is scheduled to decide Tuesday how to fill
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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
