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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Lower Hudson Valley: The Disconnect Between the State and the PublicMost of the noise against the shoddy implementation of Common Core in New York has been heard in Long Island, but parents and educators are even angrier in the Lower Hudson Valley than in New York. Here is an excellent explanation by veteran journalist Gary Stern.. This is one of the best analyses I have read about why state officials and the public are on a collision course. Can the Regents contiby dianeravitch / 32min Daniel Wydo Disaggregates PISA Scores by
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Pension thieves.by Fred Klonsky / 31min 12-4-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: It’s the Democrats, stupid. And the Republicans, if they mattered. Democrat Kelly Cassidy was for it before she was against it before she was for it. Democrat Toni Berrios was for it before she got primaried and voted against it. Will Guzzardi’s primary challenge is the reason Berrios flipp
Wait What?: Campaign Finance Reform Malloy Style: NU CEO says support Malloy by giving to the Connecticut Democratic PartyNot long ago Connecticut adopted a landmark campaign finance reform law. As a result of that law, candidates running for governor who wanted to participate in the public financing system could not accept donations greater than $100. For few short years Connecticut’s campaign finance law served as a model for the nation. When more and […]The post Campaign Finance Reform Malloy Style: NU CEO says sby jonpelto / 1h Arne Duncan is an idiotEarlier this week, some data about the
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12-5-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why educating the educators is complexOne of the biggest debates in public education today is over how to best educate student teacher for the rigors of the classroom. Here is a thoughtful piece on the essence of teaching and the kind of teacher education programs we really need from Mike Rose, who is on the faculty of the UCLA Graduate […] by Valerie Strauss / 6h 12-4-13 The
12-5-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Do we need a new test for teacher-candidates?Sent to Education Week, Dec 4, 2013Developing and requiring a new test for teacher-candidates is based on the belief that something is wrong with teacher preparation ("Performance-Based Test for Teachers Rolls Out," Dec. 4).The evidence suggests the opposite is the case. When we control for the effects of poverty, American stud
12-5-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Wealth Distribution In AmericaCame across and amazing and informative video while researching my senior project; this video did a very good job at making the wealth distributions of this country completely graphic and easy to understand. I was completely baffled at what this man had to say about the wealth inequalities in this country; however, his statistics are al
12-5-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Teachers on Newtown 911 tapes were ‘remarkably calm’ amid chaos”I’m adding this video to yesterday’s post, Resources On The Sandy Hook Shootings: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyby Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide // saveYESTERDAYDecember’s Best Tweets — Part OneEvery month I mak
12-5-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Everything You Heard Today About NJ Teachers Is WrongSo I guess someone at the NJ Department of Education decided that today (the day after PISA Day) was the perfect time to tell the world that many of our state's teachers suck: More than a quarter of teachers who were reviewed in a two-year pilot program of the state’s new evaluation system were rated only "partially effecti
12-5-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one."
Daily Kos: "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one.": "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one. "The words of my title are from The President, the Pope and the People, toda's New York Times column by Charles M. Blow. It was written in response to Obama's speech yesterday, a speech in which, as Blow notes, " a populist president invoked a populis
12-5-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John ThompsonLet’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd John Thompson Early in my career, Latifa taught me an important lesson about the teaching of noncogni
12-5-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Anthony Cody on The Standardization Of SchoolingWhy turn school into drudge work for the overwhelming majority of children in this country via the Common Core and the Common Core testing?Here's why:In practice what this is likely to yield is an intensification of factory-style education for these low-scoring populations. Students who perform well may be somewhat relieved of
In 'The Spirit of Liberty' - Bridging Differences - Education Week
In 'The Spirit of Liberty' - Bridging Differences - Education Week: In 'The Spirit of Liberty'By Deborah Meier on December 5, 2013 9:58 AM "The spirit of liberty, which is not too sure it is right ... which seeks to understand the minds of others... which weighs their interests alongside its own ... that remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded." - Judge Learned Hand in
12*5*13 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3612: Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.6h hide // saveBill Introduced: H.Res. 406: Expressing support for designation of the wee
Louisiana Educator: Education Amateurs Harm Public Schools
Louisiana Educator: Education Amateurs Harm Public Schools: Education Amateurs Harm Public SchoolsBESE this week adopted major changes in student, teacher, and school accountability as the Common Core State Standards implementation is being adjusted to a 10 year implementation schedule. Once again, educators and students will have to adjust to major changes in the ground rules.Superintendent White
K-12 News Network | A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and Kill
K-12 News Network | A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and Kill: A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and KillThis is part of a series of letters written by practicing teaching professionals in classrooms around America. These teachers have daily direct contact with schoolchildren. K12NN is proud to present Letters to Presid
Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in Education | Brookings Institution
Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in Education | Brookings Institution: Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in EducationMore TopicsEducationstatistical methodsstatisticseducationEducation Policyeducation researcheducation standardseducation statisticseducation systemeducational evaluationEmailinShareShareStumbleUponPrint
It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned… – redqueeninla
It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned… – redqueeninla: It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned…Written by redqueeninla in LAUSDFor almost a year I’ve been struggling to articulate what it is about public schools that people — people-with-options, members of a once- though perhaps only now aspiring-middle class — what is it that compatriots of my own depreciated class reject as inconceivable for entrusting with thei
LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spent | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spent | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spentAnnie Gilbertson | December 5th, 2013, 6:01amAnnie Gilbertson/KPCCAt a town hall in Hollywood, parents and school staff gave L.A. Unified a laundry list of spending priorities.A survey out today shows parents
Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey finds | EdSource Today
Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey finds | EdSource Today: Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey findsDecember 5th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreyParents listen during a Tuesday night forum on the Local Control Funding Formula at the Berkeley Unified School District. A new EdSource survey found that most p
A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High School | Lily's Blackboard
A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High School | Lily's Blackboard: A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High SchoolDec 5th, 2013 by Lily.They wanted to shut down and privatize this struggling school in Austin, Texas. The students, the teachers and school staff, the parents, union members and the community came together and transformed their school into a great family of lear
NYC Educator: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?
NYC Educator: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?Think all you want, about whatever you like, but face it, folks, the state evaluation law isn't gonna disappear within the week. Cuomo is all Hamlet over whether or not he has to take action on Common Core, and can't be bothered considering the stupid evaluation law. Unless it helps him in his quest to
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Just how much abuse will we accept?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Just how much abuse will we accept?: Just how much abuse will we accept?Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them. -- Frederick Douglass If the great Illinois pension robbery holds up in the courts, many career teachers and other public workers stand to lose upwards of
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Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA test - CSMonitor.com
Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA test - CSMonitor.com: Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA testAt a Monitor-hosted breakfast, Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.5-million-member American Federation of Teachers, said the US could look to other countries for ways to improve the lackluster performance on the PISA test.By David Cook, S
Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top Pay | JD2718
Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top Pay | JD2718: Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top PayDECEMBER 4, 2013 PM31 11:18 PMtags: teacher salaryThat little inequality would be true in any district. But what would the numbers be?I guess you should know that this is my 17th year. I have a Masters. And I’ve collected a bunch of additional credits, but no additional degrees. Probably if we added up the advanced cred
DonorsChoose.org: Teachers ask. You choose.
DonorsChoose.org: Teachers ask. You choose.: HowitWorksDonorsChoose.org makes it easy to help classrooms in need. Public school teachers post classroom project requests which range from pencils for poetry to microscopes for mitochondria.SHOW ME HOWBACKNEXTWith 25,000 projects to choose from, let your passion guide you! Search by location, subject, keyword, or many other filters.Once a project reac
12-4-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Got a cell phone? The NSA knows where you've been and with whomas you can read in this Washington Post story, just up, written in part by Barton Gellman using his access to the documents provided by Edward Snowden. The snips I offer will be without the hot links, which you can get from the original piece. The opening paragraph reads The National Security Agency is gatherin
Nite Cap 12-4-13 #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 read disconnected students = skyrocketing truancy rates Parents United for Responsible Education" target="_blank" href="http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2013/12/broken-communities-disconnected.html">Broken communities -> disconnected
Broken communities -> disconnected students = skyrocketing truancy rates Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Broken communities -> disconnected students = skyrocketing truancy rates: Broken communities -> disconnected students = skyrocketing truancy ratesFrom 2013 “Halve the Gap” report on disconnected youthAccording to a new study to be unveiled Thursday, Chicago and Illinois school dropout rates appear to be declining, but truancy and chronic tr
John Kuhn: Our Kids -- Coddled or Confident? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Kuhn: Our Kids -- Coddled or Confident? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Kuhn: Our Kids -- Coddled or Confident?By Anthony Cody on December 4, 2013 5:19 PMGuest post by John Kuhn. Frank Bruni recently wrote an article for the New York Times in which he argued that American children are coddled. In related news, Frank Bruni apparently doesn't know any poor children.I'm not a
Petrilli’s Hammer & the poverty has nothing to do with PISA argument | School Finance 101
Petrilli’s Hammer & the poverty has nothing to do with PISA argument | School Finance 101: Petrilli’s Hammer & the poverty has nothing to do with PISA argumentPosted on December 4, 20130 Rate ThisMike Petrilli over at TB Fordham has made his case for why differences in national economic context do little to substantively explain variations in PISA scores.He frames his argument in ter
The Education You Deserve | EduShyster
The Education You Deserve | EduShyster: The Education You Deserve An open letter to my students at a “no excuses” charter school in Boston…By Barrett SmithLast month I resigned from my position as a tutor and teaching assistant at a “No-Excuses” Charter School in Boston. What follows is an open letter to my students.First, I need to get something off my chest. I came to your middle school for some
The Digitally Literate Teacher
The Digitally Literate Teacher: The Digitally Literate TeacherDigital LiteracyI was reading my Twitter list of “Key Educators” and came across a question, “what does it take for a teacher to be digitally literate?” I thought about this for a bit and came up with a list of competencies which would make a teacher digitally literate in my opinion. This list is not intended to be complete, merely a st
Tribune cartoon castrates public employees | Reclaim Reform
Tribune cartoon castrates public employees | Reclaim Reform: Tribune cartoon castrates public employeesPosted on December 4, 2013by Ken PrevitiBe offended by the word castration. The Tribune editorial cartoon demonstrates that the entire so-called pension crisis is/was never about pensions. The editorial cartoon was meant to offend and humiliate you.Yesterday the Democratic controlled super-majori
Mother Crusader: SSSHHHHH! Statewide Charter Applies For Expansion, Doesn't Tell 20 Districts It Serves...
Mother Crusader: SSSHHHHH! Statewide Charter Applies For Expansion, Doesn't Tell 20 Districts It Serves...: SSSHHHHH! Statewide Charter Applies For Expansion, Doesn't Tell 20 Districts It Serves...On October 5th, 2013 the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School submitted an expansion request to the New Jersey Department of Education. You can read or download the application here.The expansio
12-4-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: What Does the PISA Report Tell Us About U.S. Education?When the OECD releases the PISA report every three years, many people use the ranking to claim public education in the U.S. is failing and push their corporate education reform agenda. But looking at the data, lessons that can be learned from the highest performing countries point in a completely different direction. For more i
12-4-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Google Glass IncidentA few months ago, Cecilia Abadie, a computer technician , got a citation for allegedly "using" a google glass while driving. She claimed that the google glass only turned on when she looked up at the officer. At first the officer was suspicious of Abadie driving 80 mph on a 65 mph freeway. But the officer then saw she was wearing a google
Common Core Webinar Series - Advocacy - National PTA
Common Core Webinar Series - Advocacy - National PTA: Common Core Webinar SeriesThis four-part webinar series is designed to educate parents on the Common Core State Standards and empower them to support the transition at school and at home. The webinars highlight three key principals:We need clear, consistent and rigorous standards across the country to ensure all students—regardless of their zip
Glenda Ritz says movement afoot to oust her as ed board chairwoman
Glenda Ritz says movement afoot to oust her as ed board chairwoman: Glenda Ritz says movement afoot to oust her as ed board chairwomanState Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz speaks during the Indiana State Board of Education meeting at the Indiana Government Center South, Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The State Board of Education voted Wednesday to shift Indiana's A-F grading system
12/4/2013 – Ensuring Quality Teachers
12/4/2013 – Ensuring Quality Teachers: Time To Change The Way We Ensure Quality TeachersBy Jeff Bryant“The agenda [Arne] Duncan ‘began to advance in 2009 has now hit serious roadblocks’ … Particularly anger-inducing has been the way the Duncan/reform agenda has faltered on the need to expand access that poor and language-minority kids have to the best teachers … The idea of getting more successful
Young Men of Color Leading in the Classroom | ED.gov Blog
Young Men of Color Leading in the Classroom | ED.gov Blog: Young Men of Color Leading in the ClassroomPosted on December 2, 2013 by Alejandra CejaThe Life and Times of Jose VilsonGrowing up in San Luis, Ariz., a town located near the Mexican border, Jorge Ontiveros never imagined he’d want to become a middle school teacher. His goal was to “follow the money” and become a lawyer or businessman, jus
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No Tolerance for Zero Tolerance: No Tolerance for Zero ToleranceFinally, it appears that school districts are rethinking their Zero Tolerance policies. Many of us have been arguing for years that ZT does little to reduce school violence and does great harm to the culture and content of schools. Now, according to the New York Times, cities and school districts around
12-4-13 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): More on Failing Writing, and StudentsThroughout the 1980s and 1990s, I taught English in the rural South Carolina high school I attended as a student. Many of those years, I taught Advanced Placement courses as part of my load (I taught all levels of English and usually
CA School Sells Data for Money to Cover Arne Duncan Visit | Truth in American Education
CA School Sells Data for Money to Cover Arne Duncan Visit | Truth in American Education: CA School Sells Data for Money to Cover Arne Duncan VisitFiled in Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on December 4, 2013 • 0 Comments654Arne Duncan at Castle Park Middle SchoolThe San Diego Reader reports that Castle Park Middle School in Chula Vista, CA (part ofSweetwater Union High School District) spent well
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, December 4, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: U.S. educators hope to learn from world test resultsEducation HeadlinesWednesday, December 4, 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.School merger petition onVolunteers throughout the Tuolumne County are gat
Federal Register Notice Spells Out Arne Duncan’s Priorities | janresseger
Federal Register Notice Spells Out Arne Duncan’s Priorities | janresseger: Federal Register Notice Spells Out Arne Duncan’s PrioritiesPosted on December 4, 2013 by janressegerHave you, by chance, found yourself wondering if it can really be true that the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama is actively supporting school privatization through the expansion of charter schools? Maybe
Sneak Preview: How Citizens Can Hold Teach For America Accountable | Cloaking Inequity
Sneak Preview: How Citizens Can Hold Teach For America Accountable | Cloaking Inequity: Sneak Preview: How Citizens Can Hold Teach For America AccountableFollowing the comprehensive 2010 National Education Policy Center (NEPC) TFA brief (See Teach For America: A review of the evidence (The research that TFA loves to hate…), we received many requests for input from parents and educators across the
▶ "All In" with Chris Hayes PISA Segment - Derrell Bradford (B4K), AFT Pres Randi Weingarten, and Sabrina Joy Stevens
▶ "All In" with Chris Hayes PISA Segment - YouTube: Derrell Bradford of Better Education for Kids (B4K), AFT President Randi Weingarten, and Sabrina Joy Stevens discuss the release of the the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's PISA results. 12/2/13
12-4-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: We Have a New Seattle School BoardI attended the Oath of Office ceremony this afternoon for our two new and one returning Board members. It had all the usual trappings; family, supporters and a fair number of staff. There were speeches (mercifully brief) but, from talking to others, there is one person who stood out to many of us.I think I'll write this thread as
New Financial Aid Toolkit Part of Department’s Efforts to Improve College Access and Affordability | U.S. Department of Education
New Financial Aid Toolkit Part of Department’s Efforts to Improve College Access and Affordability | U.S. Department of Education: New Financial Aid Toolkit Part of Department’s Efforts to Improve College Access and AffordabilityDECEMBER 4, 2013Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education announced today the launch of an online "one-stop shop" ai
Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling Could Set Pension Precedent - Teacher Beat - Education Week
Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling Could Set Pension Precedent - Teacher Beat - Education Week: Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling Could Set Pension PrecedentBy Stephen Sawchuk on December 4, 2013 10:28 AMBy guest blogger Katie AshThis post originally appeared on the District Dossier blog.Detroit has become the largest municipality in the United States to enter bankruptcy, being declared 'insolvent' by U.S. Bankrup
Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education ModelFiled under: ALEC,Vouchers — millerlf @ 10:08 am by Brendan Fischer [1] — July 16, 2013 – 7:55amDespite widespread public opposition to the education privatization agenda, at le
Time Once Again for the Annual Misinformation Campaign About American Education!
Time Once Again for the Annual Misinformation Campaign About American Education!: Time Once Again for the Annual Misinformation Campaign About American Education!Today has been designated as "PISA Day" by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—the day that results of the 2012 math, reading and science tests are released by th
Morning Wink 12-4-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-4-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Parent to Commissioner Nicastro: Please Do Not Privatize Kansas City Public SchoolsThe following comment was posted on the blog: As a parent in the Kansas City Public Schools who
