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Learning our own liberal-arts lessons | Hechinger Report: Learning our own liberal-arts lessonsBy Lori J. CarrellAs a professor of communication advocating for the liberal arts, I recently faced a tough crowd. The admissions event was filled with prospective first-generation college students and their parents. I knew that if these apprehensive young people completed applications and ACTs, and if they were accepted, and if they were able to borrow enough money, they might become students on my campus—the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.UW Oshkosh students tending to a community-based garden.As
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Tom Loveless: Why Shanghai Leads the World on International Tests Like PISATom Loveless, a scholar at the Brookings Institution, has spent many years analyzing testing data. He is active in the study of international testing. He has deciphered the secrets of Shanghai’s remarkably high test scores. For one thing, China as a whole does not take the PISA test. Shanghai is a city, not the nation. It is a huge city, to be sure, but it is not typical of the nation. Other proviby dianeravitch / 1h hide // save“PISA Day”: Don’t Belie
Ed Notes Online: WSJ Reports on Citizens of the World Charter UnderenrollmentThe school's experience demonstrates that charter schools, which often say parents need more choices, can be stung when parents' decisions don't fall their way. It also bolsters opponents who say that, despite claims of long wait lists and tales of parents craving alternatives, there isn't as much demand for charter schools as supporters say... Lisa Fleisher, WSJ.Lisa Fleisher often writes piecesby ed notes online / 38min My Wife Joins the Fray on ObamacareMy cousin, now living in Israel where I believe there is a nat
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12-2-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Friends.. This morning as I head for a round of Illinois legislative district offices I am grieving. I’ve lost a friend. Not a real friend. A Facebook friend. Apparently David Ormsby has defriended me. Unfriended? Disenfriended? This has happened before and losing a friend, even a virtual friend, isn
12-2-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy speaks to right-wing American Enterprise Institute in ongoing effort to alienate every teacher and public education advocateWith the 2014 gubernatorial election on the horizon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy remains true to his never-ending effort to alienate every teacher and public education advocate in Connecticut. Today he travels to the ultra-right wing American Enterprise Insti
12-2-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Obama administration backtracks (again) on teacher equityPresident Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have talked the talked about the importance of teachers, but when it comes to providing kids with equitable access to great teachers, they haven’t exactly walked the walk. Here is a post on the issue by Tara Kini, senior staff attorney at Public Advocates, a nonprofit law
12-2-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 36th ELT Blog Carnival Just Published!Eva Buyuksimkesyan has just published the 36th ELT Blog Carnival (formerly known as the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival) and it’s a great one on holiday lessons. Teachers from around the world have contributed posts. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & K
12-2-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: 'Twas the Night Before PISA Day!'Twas the night before PISA Day, when all through the foundationsThe wonks were all dreaming about Bill Gates's donations;The rankings were crafted for each nation with care,In hopes that more grants would come from billionaires;The children were tested and stressed at their desks;While visions of bubble sheets made them feel quite grotesque;Suburban
12-2-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NY Times: Teacher MUST Make Concessions on Seniority, ATR'S, Pay And SchedulingUsual neo-liberal claptrap in the NY Times on the teachers contract.The Timesmen want teachers to agree to get rid of salary steps and tie teacher pay to the new APPR teacher evaluation system ("highly effective" teachers would be paid more than other teachers - so what if the system is
Early math matters: Top researcher discusses his work | EdSource Today
Early math matters: Top researcher discusses his work | EdSource Today: Early math matters: Top researcher discusses his workDecember 1st, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauGreg Duncan before delivering the keynote address at the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s forum on early math. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource TodayA study showing that early math skills are one of the best predic
With A Brooklyn Accent: A Tennessee Teacher's Letter to President Obama
With A Brooklyn Accent: A Tennessee Teacher's Letter to President Obama: A Tennessee Teacher's Letter to President ObamaNovember 29, 2013Dear Mr. President,I generally don't remember my dreams, and I generally don't dream about presidents, but this time, I did both. Go figure. Anyway, in my dream, I had the opportunity to meet you and talk to you face to face. You have to understand, in my dream,
A Fair Minimum Wage As a School Achievement Strategy? | janresseger
A Fair Minimum Wage As a School Achievement Strategy? | janresseger: A Fair Minimum Wage As a School Achievement Strategy?Posted on December 2, 2013 by janressegerWhen advocates for justice and equity in public education suggest that our nation will have to address America’s outrageous 22 percent child poverty rate as one step to improve school achievement, critics of such strategies point out tha
Giving 101: The Princeton Class That Teaches Students to Be Less Selfish - Christine Gross-Loh - The Atlantic
Giving 101: The Princeton Class That Teaches Students to Be Less Selfish - Christine Gross-Loh - The Atlantic: Giving 101: The Princeton Class That Teaches Students to Be Less SelfishPeter Singer's practical ethics course forces students to think carefully about donating to charity.Imagine walking along a road past a pond, when out of the corner of your eye you see a toddler boy flailing about in
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Why doesn't Moskowitz pay rent?
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Why doesn't Moskowitz pay rent?: Why doesn't Moskowitz pay rent?From deutsch29, Mercedes Schneider's EduBlog:Since 2006, Eva Moskowitz has been running a small charter empire that has at least $50 million in government per-pupil funding, at least $30.9 million in total, end-of-year assets, and the support of hedge fund millionaires. Why is it, then, that her Suc
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESPeter Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren on the conflict between capitalism and humanism: "You can't have both." -- Big Philanthropy and Philanthro-FeudalismRetired teacher, Randy FritzHey General Assembly: your job was/is to return my money to me—you took it in the first place and promised to return it, under sp
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December 9th –The Day for a Single Spark | United Opt Out National
December 9th –The Day for a Single Spark | United Opt Out National: DECEMBER 9TH –THE DAY FOR A SINGLE SPARKDecember 9th is a day for reclaiming public education through community vision and actionA Single Spark….ignites a fire of educational change. Because our children can’t wait.One classroom at a time, one school at a time, we can alter the landscape of public education. By now, many of us are
The Educated Reporter: Bracing for PISA: How Do America's Public Schools Compare Internationally?
The Educated Reporter: Bracing for PISA: How Do America's Public Schools Compare Internationally?: THE EDUCATED REPORTERCOMMENTARY ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WRITING AND A FEW OTHER THINGSMONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013Bracing for PISA: How Do America's Public Schools Compare Internationally?The latest results of PISA -- an international assessment often used to compare the quality of the nation's public sch
12-1-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekA bit of an exciting week as the district welcomes two new Board members.Also FYI, the district is looking for members for its School Wellness Task Force.Seattle Public Schools is seeking members for a Task Force to review, revise, monitor, communicate and evaluate policies and procedures governing school food, competitive foods, nutrition
Teacher Pension Fund Non-Crisis: Draconian Cuts are NOT Necessary | Reclaim Reform
Teacher Pension Fund Non-Crisis: Draconian Cuts are NOT Necessary | Reclaim Reform: Teacher Pension Fund Non-Crisis: Draconian Cuts are NOT NecessaryPosted on December 1, 2013by Ken PrevitiPlease email and call Monday, Dec. 2nd, to stop the political “final solution” to cut active and retired teacher pensions by Illinois legislators. (See the bottom of this page.) Other state employees are also ta
Back in New York With the Same Passion, but to Less Fire and Smoke - NYTimes.com
Back in New York With the Same Passion, but to Less Fire and Smoke - NYTimes.com: By CLYDE HABERMANPublished: December 1, 2013Enlarge This ImageMichael Kirby Smith for The New York Times“There’s simply a quiet narrative. The drumbeat and suspicion and expectation and so forth are much more sublimated.”- Rudy Crew, president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.Connect With NYTMetroFollow us on Twit
What’s going on behind the curtains in Sacramento City USD
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » What’s going on behind the curtains in Sacramento City USD: What’s going on behind the curtains in Sacramento City USDNews leaked out over the holiday week that locally our own Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) outside counsel Lozano and Smith principal, Lou Lozano, will be doing a presentation with school board member Darrel Woo, and outgoing
Nite Cap 12-1-13 #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 readDIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences: A P/T Form That Helps!DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences: A P/T Form That Helps!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences:
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences: A P/T Form That Helps!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences: A P/T Form That Helps!: Productive Parent Teacher Conferences: A P/T Form That Helps!Year after year, I have tried to find a way to make my conferences more productive. I had attempted to find a way to share information with my parents so they had a clear understanding of where their child is. I had always felt frustrated, w
Is Karen Hughes working in the Islamic Gulen Movement?
Is Karen Hughes working in the Islamic Gulen Movement?: Is Karen Hughes working in the Islamic Gulen Movement?June 7, 2011 | BlogThe New York Times reported today on the Cosmos Foundation, a public charter school provider with ties to the Gulen Movement. Fethullah Gulen, the founder of the Gulen Movement, is a Muslim Imam and supporter of instituting sharia law in his native Turkey. Under pressur
Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: Fourteenth Edition – 2011-2012 | National Education Policy Center
Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: Fourteenth Edition – 2011-2012 | National Education Policy Center: Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: Fourteenth Edition – 2011-2012Proudly Sponsored by Gary Miron, Charisse GulosinoNovember 26, 2013Press Release →The 2011-2012 school year marked another year of growth in both the for
Teachers getting younger in Tennessee | timesfreepress.com
Teachers getting younger in Tennessee | timesfreepress.com: Teachers getting younger in Tennesseeshareemailprintfont sizeby Kevin Hardyview bio »Laura McNutt.For decades, teachers have entered the classroom in their early 20s and stayed in front of the blackboard for 25 years, 30 years or longer.But that traditional model is changing.Many educators leave teaching after just a few years -- some est
4LAKids - MORE CRACKS IN THE CORE: Massachusetts Halts Common Core Implementation
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MORE CRACKS IN THE CORE: Massachusetts Halts Common Core Implementation: MORE CRACKS IN THE CORE: Massachusetts Halts Common Core ImplementationBY BRITTANY CORONA ON EDUCATION,FRONT PAGE | POLICY NEWS BLOG FROM THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION HTTP://HERIT.AG/1C5WH1YNewscomNovember 22, 2013 @ 9:00 am :: This week, the Massachusetts Board of Education voted to
Please help to stop the attack against active and retired teachers in Illinois. | Reclaim Reform
Please help to stop the attack against active and retired teachers in Illinois. | Reclaim Reform: Please help to stop the attack against active and retired teachers in Illinois.Posted on December 1, 2013by Ken PrevitiImagine a law written by lawmakers who are actively breaking the law while also violating their oath of office. Now, imagine that the law is meant to steal the active and/or retired t
12-1-13 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 cranky one is publishing the times and locations of tomorrow’s We Are One pension rallies.Here are the times and locations of tomorrow’s pension rallies at local representatives’ offices: AFSCME • Rockford – Stadelman/Syverson, Jefferson o Start Time: 10 a.m. o Transportation: Self. (Parking is pl
Teachers Were Never The Problem - In These Times
Teachers Were Never The Problem - In These Times: Study finds that in one third of U.S. states majority of public school students come from low-income households. (Southern Education Foundation)WEB ONLY// FEATURES » NOVEMBER 8, 2013Teachers Were Never The ProblemPoverty still lies at the root of the U.S. ‘education crisis.’BY DAVID SIROTASocial science research over the last few decades has shown
Does Standardization Serve Students? Or is Common Core a Dead End? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Does Standardization Serve Students? Or is Common Core a Dead End? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Does Standardization Serve Students? Or is Common Core a Dead End?By Anthony Cody on December 1, 2013 2:10 PMThis weekend we have heard some controversy over corporations forcing low-wage employees to work on holidays such as Thanksgiving. Many of us are disturbed by this encroachment
12-1-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Perry returns to the paid speaking circuitTonight, December 1, 2013, Steve Perry will be speaking at George Washington University from 7pm – 9pm (no word whether the will be back in time for school tomorrow morning). But he’ll certainly be missing another school day on Friday when he speaks at the METCO Directors’ Association meeting outside of Boston from 8:30am – […]The post Perry r
Measuring the Wealth Effect in Education - NYTimes.com
Measuring the Wealth Effect in Education - NYTimes.com: By D.D. GUTTENPLANPublished: December 1, 2013Enlarge This ImageGretchen Ertl for The New York TimesThe campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.But thanks to a new study by John Jerrim at the Institute of Education at the University of London we now know how much easier. At a time when governments on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean ar
Success Academy Tax Documents: Moskowitz Can Afford the Rent | deutsch29
Success Academy Tax Documents: Moskowitz Can Afford the Rent | deutsch29: Success Academy Tax Documents: Moskowitz Can Afford the RentDecember 1, 2013Since 2006, Eva Moskowitz has been running a small charter empire that has at least $50 million in assets and the support of hedge fund millionaires. Why is it, then, that her Success Academies have never paid a dime in rent for the public school spa
12-1-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Amazing product placement: ‘American Girl’ backpack comes with mini Pearson math bookYou’ve got to give it to Pearson: They do great product placement. Who would expect an “American Girl” miniature backpack set for a doll to include a tiny math book with a cover that comes from a Common Core-aligned textbook line put out by the education publishing giant? Yes, educator and blogge
12-1-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Why Won't Charter Cheerleaders Acknowledge The Facts?I've got to give my old buddy Tom Moran, chief of the op-ed page at the Star-Ledger credit: he managed to write a column on education today where he didn't blame the teachers unions for everything. Must have been hard to repress those urges...Cami Anderson, the superintendent of Newark schools, has taken enormous heat for nurturi
Head Start Proves Beneficial to Latino, Spanish-Speaking Children | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com
Head Start Proves Beneficial to Latino, Spanish-Speaking Children | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: STUDY: Head Start Programs Prove Most Beneficial to Latino, Spanish-Speaking ChildrenA new study proves what many education experts have long suspected: Head Start programs and public pre-kindergarten are beneficial to Latino children.The research by the University of North Carolina’s Graham Child De
We Don’t Need Longer School Days; We Need Smarter Ones. | Ward 8 DC Teacher
We Don’t Need Longer School Days; We Need Smarter Ones. | Ward 8 DC Teacher: We Don’t Need Longer School Days; We Need Smarter Ones.by ANGEL CINTRON JR. • DECEMBER 1, 2013I support the intentions behind DCPS’ A Capital Commitment: Better Schools for All Students by 2017. I salute Chancellor Henderson and Capital One for agreeing to a strategic plan, which sets ambitious goals for our most vulnerab
Morning Wink 12-1-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readNewark's big play on charter schools: Moran | NJ.comNewark's big play on charter schools: Moran | NJ.com: Newark's big play on charter schools: MoranKindergarteners at Robert Treat Academy in Newark.Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger Cami Anderson, the superintendent of Newark schools, has taken enormous heat for nurturing the growth of ch
