Monday, December 30, 2013

Nite Cap 12-30-13 #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




10 Best Education Posts of 2013 | Gatsby In L.A.
10 Best Education Posts of 2013 | Gatsby In L.A.: 10 Best Education Posts of 2013 It’s been a crazy year in education!  If you’re taking time over winter break to reflect on 2013’s highs and lows, here are the education “hits” that have changed my thinking this year:Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot, New York Times.  Anyone who talks about the achievement gap in this country needs to read this sear
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NYC Schools Chancellor Pick Carmen Fariña Leaves More Questions Than Answers
NYC Schools Chancellor Pick Carmen Fariña Leaves More Questions Than Answers: NYC Schools Chancellor Pick Carmen Fariña Leaves More Questions Than AnswersCarmen Farina reacts during a news conference, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at MS 51 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Farina, a former teacher, principal and longtime advocate of early childhood education, will be the next leader of the nation's lar
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DailyCensored Learning to fight the tyranny of a neo-liberal education: Chile and Ecuador
DailyCensored.com – Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal NewsLearning to fight the tyranny of a neo-liberal education: Chile and Ecuador: Learning to fight the tyranny of a neo-liberal education: Chile and EcuadorBy Danny Weil on December 30, 2013 11:36 pm / no comments  picture of student protester and organizer, Camila Vallejo recently elected to Chilean CongressAs the hoax known
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12-30-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG 2013 Best of the Blog — Whole Child Education
2013 Best of the Blog: 5–1 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG2013 Best of the Blog: 5–1December 30, 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, suppor
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: On de Blasio's Choice
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: On de Blasio's Choice: On de Blasio's ChoicePedro Noguera“Mayor-Elect de Blasio has made an excellent choice in picking Carmen Fariña to lead New York’s public schools. For the first time in many years the nation’s largest school system will be led by an educator with a keen understanding of curriculum and instruction, who is committed to actively supporting our publ
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Operation Feedback! Just Give Me 30 Minutes a Week, and You Too Will Be an Amazing Teacher!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Operation Feedback! Just Give Me 30 Minutes a Week, and You Too Will Be an Amazing Teacher!: Operation Feedback! Just Give Me 30 Minutes a Week, and You Too Will Be an Amazing Teacher!I should have know something was wrong when the faculty meeting started with a video of Bill Gates EEE (Education Expert Extraordinaire) talking about what teachers need.What does B
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Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K? | The Nation
Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K? | The Nation: Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K?The outlook for Mayor de Blasio’s signature initiative just got a whole lot brighter.Dana Goldstein December 26, 2013  SharePreschool children watch El Museo del Barrio’s thirty-fourth annual Three Kings Day parade, Thursday, January 6, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)At the Future of Americ
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12-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Patt Sutton - A Champion for Public Education in SeattleThe West Seattle Herald has a very good obituary of Patt Sutton who served two-terms as president of the Seattle School Board.  That's a very little bit of what this woman did for Seattle Public education (as well as being the mother of 12 children and working for Boeing.)  She also:Upon learning there was no
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FERPA is Worthless at Protecting Student Data | Truth in American Education
FERPA is Worthless at Protecting Student Data | Truth in American Education: FERPA is Worthless at Protecting Student DataFiled in Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on December 30, 2013 • 0 Comments202Louisiana education politics blogger Crazy Crawfish has a great article on FERPA entitled “FERPA Does Not Protect Student Privacy and Never Did.”  He explains how the law is outdated and how it has b
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The Five Most Popular Posts of 2013 | Paul Bruno
The Five Most Popular Posts of 2013 | Paul Bruno: The Five Most Popular Posts of 2013By PAUL BRUNO | Published: DECEMBER 30, 2013I'm a middle school science teacher in southern California, having recently relocated from Oakland.I do most of my writingelsewhere, where the statistics are more elusive. Here, however, are my five most popular posts on this site in 2013.1. The Problem with Ted Talks, I
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The Post-Equity Era in School Finance | School Finance 101
The Post-Equity Era in School Finance | School Finance 101: School Finance 101Data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S.The Post-Equity Era in School FinancePosted on December 30, 20130      2 VotesI’ve written a few posts in recent months where I’ve raised concern about the apparent complete disregard (& outright ignorance) for the role of equitable and adequate financ
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Common Core, China, and the Myth of Meritocracy - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Common Core, China, and the Myth of Meritocracy - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Common Core, China, and the Myth of MeritocracyBy Anthony Cody on December 30, 2013 1:38 PMWe all know that the chief arguments for the Common Core revolve around making our workforce "more competitive," by "raising the bar" to "global standards."A few weeks ago, Diane Ravit
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12-30-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Teachers Are Professionals, Not SaintsVia Fred Klonsky, here's yet another way to screw teachers out of money:STATELINE (WIFR) -- Local teachers may be forced to spend more of their own money on school supplies next year, now that a federal tax break is about to expire.Teachers are able to deduct up to $250 on what they spend on classrooms supplies including workbooks, pencils, and
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Board of Education President Michael Kirst tries to shepherd complex school-funding overhaul to reality
Californians to watch in 2014: Board of Education President Michael Kirst tries to shepherd complex school-funding overhaul to reality - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee: Californians to watch in 2014: Board of Education President Michael Kirst tries to shepherd complex school-funding overhaul to realityBy Jim Millerjmiller@sacbee.comPublished: Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 - 12:00 amLast Modif
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Chancellor Fariña | JD2718
Chancellor Fariña | JD2718: Chancellor FariñaDECEMBER 30, 2013 PM31 1:44 PMFariña’s selection alone sets a better tone.  We can expect a different kind of conversation with, for the first time in ages, educators leading both the school system and the teachers union. And tone helps. But Bloomberg did a lot of damage. Where will Fariña start?Since before de Blasio’s election there has been speculati
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Quick Thoughts on the Screwed-Up DC IMPACT Ratings :: Frederick M. Hess
Quick Thoughts on the Screwed-Up DC IMPACT Ratings :: Frederick M. Hess: Quick Thoughts on the Screwed-Up DC IMPACT Ratingsby Frederick M. Hess  •  Dec 26, 2013 at 12:26 pmCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareUsually big edu-news doesn't break during Christmas week. But, on Monday, DC Public Schools officials announced some troubling news concerning their acclaimed IMPACT teacher e
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12-30-13 Fred 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.: Public employees want unity in the defense of our pensions. And transparency.A few days ago the Illinois Retired Teachers Association filed suit in a Cook County Court. This was the first of what will be other legal actions against Senate Bill 1. SB1 was passed on December 3rd. It is a dagger to the h
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Mark Naison “Write in Candidate” for the Governor of New York State
Why I Agreed to Be a “Write in Candidate” for the Governor of New York State of the Restore Recess Party1. To let Andrew Governor Andrew Cuomo know there is a price for showing contempt for the parents, teachers and students of New York State and placing Data over the needs of Students.Cuomo’s education playbook was shaped by two wealthy “Astro Turf” education policy organizations- Democrats for E
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Morning Wink 12-30-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all #thankateacher #EDCHATDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Standardized Testing Destroys Creativity and the Joy of LearningThis post was written by Don Batt, an English teacher in Colorado:   There is a monster waiting for your
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all #thankateacher #EDCHAT
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Standardized Testing Destroys Creativity and the Joy of LearningThis post was written by Don Batt, an English teacher in Colorado:   There is a monster waiting for your children in the spring. Its creators have fashioned it so that however children may prepare for it, they will be undone by its clever industry. The children kno
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12-30-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Farina the ChoiceBloomfield also predicted that Farina and her staff would implement a longer-term cultural change at Tweed. “There will be a new system-wide respect for educational experience,” he said, “there are a lot of people fresh out of college who either as a matter of data expertise or particular program expertise tell principals what’s needed. There will probably be an e
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12-30-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wendy Lecker takes down Pryor and Common Core in 751 wordsPublic School parent, fellow public-education advocate and ally Wendy Lecker has written another “must read” commentary piece in this past weekend’s Stamford Advocate. The article may very well be the most powerful take-down yet of the Common Core and, in this case, the Malloy administration’s plan to spend up to $1 million in p
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12-30-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Ed Dept. pours $43 million into reform program with questionable resultsThe U.S. Education Department is pouring $43 million more in federal funds into a program that is aimed at improving the lowest-performing schools but has had highly questionable results. The department announced last week that seven states would receive more than $43.4 million through the School Improvement
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12-30-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: TFA/KIPP Teacher Talks of Shame, Isolation, BurnoutFrom Cloaking Inequity:Graduating from college, I was energized and ready to take my place on the front line of education reform by becoming part of the Teach For America Corps.  Many entering corps members are captured by the convincing sales pitch of TFA recruiters on campus. While I did meet with one of these recruiters who rein
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12-30-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: From The Archives: “Being ‘Transactional’ Versus Being ‘Transformational’ in Schools”I’ve recently re-started an effort I’ve tried to do previously by regularly highlighting previous posts and articles I’ve shared in previous years that I think might be worth a second look. Today, I’m highlighting a piece I wrote for The Hu
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Wall Street Wrecks Academia | FDL News Desk
Wall Street Wrecks Academia | FDL News Desk: Wall Street Wrecks AcademiaBy: DSWright Monday December 30, 2013 4:22 amAcademia is supposed to be a place of scholarship, an environment free of conflicting interests and only dedicated to the search for knowledge. But according to a report by The New York Times Wall Street has weaseled their way into the ivory tower to slant the scholarship in their f
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Valerie Strauss Examines Value of School Improvement Grant Program | janresseger
Valerie Strauss Examines Value of School Improvement Grant Program | janresseger: Valerie Strauss Examines Value of School Improvement Grant ProgramPosted on December 30, 2013 by janressegerThe School Improvement Grant (SIG) program is one of the grant competitions by which the U.S. Department of Education under Secretary Arne Duncan is awarding Title I money to schools.  This particular program i
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12-30-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: “They ask only opportunity”: Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not See\”They ask only opportunity\”: Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not See. via “They ask only opportunity”: Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not See.by plthomasedd / 16min 12-29-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: A Reminder: “The Children Do Notice”A Reminder: \”The Children Do Notice\”. via A Reminder: “The Childr
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12-30-13 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs
With A Brooklyn Accent: Mark Naison for Governor in 2014!Every state should have a write-in candidate–or a major party candidate–who shares the agenda of the Restore Recess Party. I pledge to support the candidacy of Mark Naison for Governor of New York in 2014. Let’s start a national movement that spreads everywhere and gets the attention of candidates who want the votes of parents, grandparents,
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12-30-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “They ask only opportunity”: Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not SeeThe evolution of my fully understanding formal education began when I was very young and learning moment by moment at the feet of my mother, who taught my sister and me to play canasta (a complicated two
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12-30-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Attacks De Blasio Behind The ScenesSheriff Andy looking to promote his own agenda and taking it out on anybody he thinks is in his way:Gov. Cuomo, in his first major battle with Bill de Blasio, is engaged in a last-ditch effort to block leftist Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito from becoming council speaker, Democratic insiders have told The Post. Cuomo has been worki
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Teach for America recruiting undocumented 'dreamer' college grads | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Teach for America recruiting undocumented 'dreamer' college grads | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Teach for America recruiting undocumented 'dreamer' college gradsAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | December 30th, 2013, 6:00amLisa Lake/Getty ImagesThere is room for Teach For America teachers, but what about the people that actually want to be teachers for a living?The national teacher placement group Teach for Ameri
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CASU | CALIFORNIA STUDENT UNION : : Our struggles are one. Our victories are one
CASU | CALIFORNIA STUDENT UNION : : Our struggles are one. Our victories are one. *** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***: DOE College Affordability Initiative[Synopsis to come... If you would like to help conduct & analyze research, please send us an email at castudentunion@gmail.com and let us know!] Resources CSU Dominguez Hills Hosts U.S. Department of Education College Affordability Forum | Amy Bentle
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7 Things You Need Before You Fill Out the FAFSA | ED.gov Blog
7 Things You Need Before You Fill Out the FAFSA | ED.gov Blog: 7 Things You Need Before You Fill Out the FAFSAPosted on December 30, 2013 by Nicole CallahanIf you need financial aid to help you pay for college, it’s important that you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The good news? The FAFSA is simpler than ever! Did you know that, on average, it only takes 23 minutes
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Why This Teacher Of Color Is Staying - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Why This Teacher Of Color Is Staying - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Why This Teacher Of Color Is Stayingby JOSE VILSON on DECEMBER 30, 2013in JOSEIn the last month, there were a plethora of highly publicized articles on why teachers quit, the most poignant came from the Atlantic’s Amanda Machado, whose title “Why Do Teachers Of Color Quit?” hit me square in the jaw:That life-long aspiration
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NYC Educator: Why Do Teachers Quit?
NYC Educator: Why Do Teachers Quit?: Why Do Teachers Quit?There are a lot of reasons, of course, and we face them each and every day. This piece focuses on why teachers of color quit. Admittedly, I lack color, so I can speak personally only as to why I see people quit, and I'm afraid I don't pay much attention to what color they are. For one thing, this is a tough job. You don't instantly walk in
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESE.L. Doctorow (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)E.L. Doctorow at National Book AwardsWe in this room especially have to appreciate metaphor. We're the descendants of writers who saw the sun as Helios' chariot riding across the sky. And yet... when was the last time, hearing the word mouse, that you thought of a small gray rodent? Or heard th
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YESTERDAY

#edreform Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new story about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that makes it Happen!Rhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Book
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Q & A: Transforming toxic school cultures | EdSource Today
Q & A: Transforming toxic school cultures | EdSource Today: Q & A: Transforming toxic school culturesDecember 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Jane Meredith AdamsAnthony Muhammad, author of The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every LevelFor Anthony Muhammad, a widely recognized expert on school culture, the success of California’s big push to improve public schools
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V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What's In A Name, Or A Title?
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What's In A Name, Or A Title?: What's In A Name, Or A Title?Once you label me, you negate me                Søren KierkegaardWho wouldn’t want to quote both Wayne’s World and a great 19th century Danish philosopher? So, what does it really take to become a leading voice in the 21st century educational reform movement? Well, while sitting in my kitchen; overlooking the
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The Educated Reporter: EWA National Awards for Education Reporting: Tips and Tools From Past Winners
The Educated Reporter: EWA National Awards for Education Reporting: Tips and Tools From Past Winners: EWA National Awards for Education Reporting: Tips and Tools From Past WinnersEWA is now accepting entries for our 2013 National Awards for Education Reporting. You can find all the pertinent details here. We've added some new categories this year, including data journalism and education organizati
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De Blasio Is Said to Choose Schools Chancellor - NYTimes.com
De Blasio Is Said to Choose Schools Chancellor - NYTimes.com: By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZPublished: December 29, 2013Connect With NYTMetroFollow us on Twitterand like us onFacebook for news and conversation.Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will appoint Carmen Fariña, a former top official of the New York City Education Department, as the next schools chancellor, a person with knowledge of the decision said o
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NYC DOE Investigator Lawrence Scott Texts Privates to Teacher He Is Investigating for Corporal Punishment
http://www.southbronxschool.com: NYC DOE Investigator Lawrence Scott Texts Privates to Teacher He Is Investigating for Corporal PunishmentOSI Investigator Lawrence ScottAnother "Wow! moment" in the annals of the New York Post, the DOE, it's investigative process, and Uncle Mike's Reign of Terror.The Post outed OSI investigator Lawrence Scott in not only telling Natalya Sokolson Gordon, a
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Glenda Ritz, Gov. Mike Pence education tussle spills over to cyberspace
Glenda Ritz, Gov. Mike Pence education tussle spills over to cyberspace: Glenda Ritz, Gov. Mike Pence education tussle spills over to cyberspace SHARE 9CONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMOREAnalysis by Star reporters and columnists of state, local and federal government decision-makingAnother sign of the education struggle between state schools chief Glenda Ritz and Gov. Mike Pence’s administration emerged
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Inequity and BYOD | Connected Principals
Inequity and BYOD | Connected Principals: Inequity and BYODby George Couros • December 30, 2013 • 0 Commentscc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Tim & Selena MiddletonOften when speaking to groups about technology and “Bring Your Own Device” initiatives, I will have someone challenge the thinking and say, “Well…what about inequity?”  To break down this question, what is often meant is tha
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12-29-13teacherken at Daily Kos: Brothers and Sisters at Daily Kos - an Orthodox Wedding
Daily Kos: Brothers and Sisters at Daily Kos - an Orthodox Wedding: Brothers and Sisters at Daily Kos - an Orthodox WeddingbyteacherkenFollow    Email  7 Comments / 7 NewYes, I know my last name is Bernstein28 years ago today Leaves on the Current and I got married in an Orthodox Wedding.It was a Sunday afternoon.It was not an Orthodox synagogue, because I was not religiously Jewish.It was at St.
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12-29-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed Reform and NY StateNew York State, and in particular, NYC, is a great place to consider what has happened and what changes may be coming for ed reform.  Call it the ghost of ed reform today, the future and, of course, the past.   NYC - the ghost of ed reform in the futureNaturally, all the change in how NYC will based on new mayor-elect, Bill de Blasio.  Here's
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12-29-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Skynet is Coming: On the movie "Her", artificial intelligence, neural networks and The TerminatorIn coming years, the approach will make possible a new generation of artificial intelligence systems that will perform some functions that humans do with ease: see, speak, listen, navigate, manipulate and control.  NY Times The scary thing is that I actually understood today'
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Troubling Stories That Broke During Holidays about Education in Denver and D.C. | janresseger
Troubling Stories That Broke During Holidays about Education in Denver and D.C. | janresseger: Troubling Stories That Broke During Holidays about Education in Denver and D.C.Posted on December 29, 2013 by janressegerThe holidays are a busy time.  It is easy to miss important news, and it is also a good time for unsavory news to be released quietly.  Here are two tidbits you may have missed in the
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Helen Gym: Agitator for School Reform
Helen Gym: Agitator for School Reform: Helen Gym: The AgitatorFiery Helen Gym has been the bane of school reformers. Is she eyeing the mayor’s office next?BY PATRICK KERKSTRA  |  DECEMBER 27, 2013SHARE ON EMAIL6 COMMENTSPhotograph by Colin LentonHelen Gym advances, and Mayor Nutter inches warily back. She waves a thick stack of papers at him, each sheath a complaint lodged by parents lamenting the
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Nite Cap 12-29-13 #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 CAPsolidaridad: CA-NAME Conference Reclaiming Multicultural Education: Fighting Back, Imagining and Building Socially Just Worldssolidaridad: CA-NAME Conference Reclaiming Multicultural Education: Fighting Back, Imagining and Building Socially Just
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