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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Peter Greene: The Worst Part of “Reform” Is….?Peter Greene is a veteran teacher in Pennsylvania. He has a blog called “Curmudgucation.” In this post, he explains that the worst part of the faux reform movement is standardization. Conformity. And what makes teachers vulnerable to it is that they are groomed to conform and to teach c
1-9-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CHILDREN NOW ISSUES 2014 CALIFORNIA CHILDREN’S REPORT CARD: A “C-minus” on Developmental Screening, “D-plus” on Oral HealthPosted by Barbara Feder Ostrov « Data Points http://bit.ly/KIRRfM photo credit from flickr. January 8th, 2014 :: Children Now’s 2014 “California Children’s Report Card” was released this week, with grades ranging from B+ to a less
1-10-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: The CAPSS Story: Local taxpayer funds used to work against the interests of parents and children?What would parents and taxpayers say if they found out that while their property taxes were going up and their local Board of Education was being forced to lay-off teachers and reduce school programs, scarce local public funds were being sent to a state-wide organization that was working ag
1-10-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why teachers think Gov. Christie is a bullyAnd the rally ends, inevitably, with Christie arguing with a teacher pic.twitter.com/YyLsoJVTWQ — daveweigel (@daveweigel) Nov. 2, 2013 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s not a bully, but there are plenty of teachers in New Jersey who would disagree. Here’s a small part of the transcript from the press conference that New Jersey
1-10-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Buying Indy Mayor Ballard: School Privatizing Updateby Doug Martin Back in the summer of 2012, when the mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard, was closing The Project School because it was the only charter school in the city not playing the game set up by the Indiana Corporate School Complex, I wrote about the various school privatizers funneling money into Ballard’s campaign, which
1-10-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: A Tale of Two EmailsYesterday’s 107 minute news conference by New Jersey governor Chris Christie was taking place about the same time the story broke that disgraced education commissioner Tony Bennett had hired some top dollar lawyers to fight ethics charges revolving ar
1-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLI’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: Homework is from the British Council, and offers some very good ideas for ELL teachers. I’m adding it to The Best Resour
1-10-14 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.: The Adventures of Bruce Rahmer in Bizarro World.3 by Fred Klonsky / 19min 1-9-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Teacher Mrs. Lewis takes them to school.by Fred Klonsky / 9m
1-10-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”, President Obama announced grants to five communities designated at “Promise Zones” that are planned to replicate — more or less — the Harlem Children’s Zone. I’ve published many posts about the Harlem Children’s Zone — both positive and less than posit
1-10-14 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): Should Universities Reward Academics for Public Influence?NOTE: Since I have already posted a few comments on the blog mentioned below, and since I have already received a couple responses to those comments, let me open with a caveat about my selfishness in this post: (1
1-10-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo's Education Bond Puts State's Environment At RiskSheriff Andy wants to invest $2 billion in technology for schools so that students can take tests on computers and their teachers can be evaluated using so-called state of the art technology.That's not exactly what he said when he called for a $2 billion bond for education technology, but that's what many observers think
Chicago’s UNO Charter Scandal Tarnishes Luster of Arne Duncan’s Hands Off Strategy | janresseger
Chicago’s UNO Charter Scandal Tarnishes Luster of Arne Duncan’s Hands Off Strategy | janresseger: Chicago’s UNO Charter Scandal Tarnishes Luster of Arne Duncan’s Hands Off StrategyPosted on January 10, 2014 by janressegerA dozen years ago, President George W. Bush and Secretary of Education Rod Paige, the former superintendent of the Houston Public Schools, brought us all the test-and-punish “Texa
Aggregated Ignorance… | School Finance 101
Aggregated Ignorance… | School Finance 101: Aggregated Ignorance…Posted on January 10, 20140 2 VotesShort one for today… on a personal pet peeve, which is apparently not only my pet peeve. Perhaps more than anything else, I hate it when pundits – who often have little clue what they are talking about to begin with, toss around big numbers with lots of zeros… or “illions” attached in order to
How The Common Core Became Education's Biggest Bogeyman
How The Common Core Became Education's Biggest Bogeyman: How The Common Core Became Education's Biggest BogeymanPosted: 01/10/2014 7:34 am ESTShortly before Thanksgiving, Arne Duncan made a glib remark about the Common Core that quickly blew up.Speaking before a gathering of state schools chiefs, the secretary of education dismissed growing opposition to the new national set of learning standards,
When Computers Are Co-Teachers - Margaret Ramirez - The Atlantic
When Computers Are Co-Teachers - Margaret Ramirez - The Atlantic: When Computers Are Co-TeachersA school in California is experimenting with "blended learning"—and seeing promising results.HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — On a rainbow-colored rug in a predominantly Latino neighborhood six miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, 26 fidgety second graders are reading a phonics passage about help
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sorry Rahm. Rauner's toast.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sorry Rahm. Rauner's toast.: Sorry Rahm. Rauner's toast. If “we don’t fundamentally change direction, we’re toast.” -- Bruce Rauner campaign adSorry Rahm. But your boy Rauner is toast. I know, I know, you're officially supporting Quinn, the Democrat, in the governor's race. But, everyone knows you and Rauner are tight. Even though he's supposedly a Republican, he's b
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Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 1-9-14 #EDCHAT #P2 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAGet Schooled: Why the arts and arts teachers enrich schoolsUniversity of Georgia professor Peter Smagorinsky has been writing a Great Georgia Teacher series for the blog. Here is his latest installment on Michelle Thorne of Heritage High School in Conyers. By Peter Smagorinsky Schools in Georgia face a challenge that reflects a national educational dilemma: Mon
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-9-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORM NYSUT President Iannuzzi Calls For No-Confidence Vote On SED Commissioner KingFrom the State of Politics blog:In an exclusive Capital Tonight interview, NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi revealed he will soon ask his Board of Directors to bring an apparently unprecedented vote of no confidence on state Education Commissioner John King in r
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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 CAPSeattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133 | Seattle EducationSeattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133 | Seattle Education: Seattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133Our first Meetu
Seattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133 | Seattle Education
Seattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133 | Seattle Education: Seattle Education Meetup on Student Privacy and House Bill 2133Our first Meetup was a success with our guest, the newly elected School Board Director Sue Peters. We were also fortunate to have with us at the Meetup two previous board members Amy Hagopian and Sally Soriano.It was a great discussion and we learned m
DO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DISCRIMINATE WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE ? | Teachers Fight Back
DO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DISCRIMINATE WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE ? | Teachers Fight Back: DO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DISCRIMINATE WHEN IT COMES TO DISCIPLINE ?leave a comment »The Obama administration must believe that teachers and administrators discriminate against minority and disabled students when it comes to discipline.WHAT A BUNCH OF NONSENSE !The administration and attorney gene
solidaridad: Meet the new exploitation, the same as the old exploitation
solidaridad: Meet the new exploitation, the same as the old exploitation: Meet the new exploitation, the same as the old exploitationMy comments on Michael Staton's "The Degree Is Doomed"You have to love all the corporate psychobabble like "use the language of innovation theorists and practitioners, being unbundled" that this piece is replete with. It sort of reads like a Tom V
1-9-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Dorn Unveils Bill to Fully Fund K-12 Public EdFrom OSPI:State Superintendent Randy Dorn today released a draft of a bill that would move Washington state toward the full funding of basic education in the event that the Legislature fails to do so by Jan. 1, 2018. Among other things, the bill calls for a one percent increase in sales tax, an increase in state propert
Parents United » Save the Date: Standardized the Movie showing 1/30 in Chicago
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Save the Date: Standardized the Movie showing 1/30 in Chicago: Save the Date: Standardized the Movie showing 1/30 in Chicago Major Chicago Magazine/BGA story on UNOUNO gets more heat, this time in the form of a long article in Chicago Magazine co-written by the Better Government Association. Sorry they didn’t mention PURE’s state complai
NYC Educator: Student Lobbyist Andy Cuomo Is a Moron
NYC Educator: Student Lobbyist Andy Cuomo Is a Moron: Student Lobbyist Andy Cuomo Is a MoronWell, perhaps that's strong language, but the Andrew "I am the government" Cuomo is floating a merit pay scheme of "up to" $20,000 for the best teachers. Personally, I'm not persuaded Governor Cuomo would know a good teacher if one were beating him over the head. Nonetheless, were that t
Research and Educator Feedback Critical to Common Core Success, Experts Say | NEA Today
Research and Educator Feedback Critical to Common Core Success, Experts Say | NEA Today: Research and Educator Feedback Critical to Common Core Success, Experts SayJanuary 9, 2014 by egraham Filed under UncategorizedLeave a CommentBy Edward GrahamThe use of research-based evidence played an integral role in the formation of the Common Core State Standards, and implementation of the standards acro
Collaboration in Schools | Connected Principals
Collaboration in Schools | Connected Principals: Collaboration in Schoolsby dhatch • January 9, 2014 • 0 CommentsThis is a cross post from my own blog.I have been doing quite a bit of reading and reflecting lately about collaboration in schools. There are many articles likethis one that leave me scratching my head.What does it mean to collaborate? To me, collaboration is when learners share and wo
The Value of School Choice with Congressman Eric Cantor | Choice Media | education reform homepage
The Value of School Choice with Congressman Eric Cantor | Choice Media | education reform homepage: The Value of School Choice with Congressman Eric CantorOn January 8, 2014, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) delivered an address on his views on the future of school choice in the U.S. educational system. The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings also released the results of its thir
Debate Rages: Response to TFA’s supposition that new brief is “retreat from evidence” | Cloaking Inequity
Debate Rages: Response to TFA’s supposition that new brief is “retreat from evidence” | Cloaking Inequity: Debate Rages: Response to TFA’s supposition that new brief is “retreat from evidence”The debate rages. Yesterday, the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) released Teach For America: A Return to the Evidence. It is the sequel to the 2010 Teach For America: A Review of the Evidence. TFA has
Championing Fact-Challenged Facts | School Finance 101
Championing Fact-Challenged Facts | School Finance 101: Championing Fact-Challenged FactsPosted on January 9, 20140 1 VotesThe New Teacher Project and Students First have recently posted/cross-posted one of the more impressively fact-challenged manifestos I’ve encountered.The core argument in this recent post is that the facts on education reform speak for themselves and that the facts, as t
School board member resigns over plan to pass out free ammo to honor Sandy Hook victims | The Raw Story
School board member resigns over plan to pass out free ammo to honor Sandy Hook victims | The Raw Story: School board member resigns over plan to pass out free ammo to honor Sandy Hook victimsBy Travis GettysThursday, January 9, 2014 15:16 ESTTopics: facebook ♦ Gregory Beck ♦ Sandy Hook A school board member finally stepped down Tuesday after his plan to hand out free ammunition to honor victims o
Paul Horton: Has Common Core Lost the Plot? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: Has Common Core Lost the Plot? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: Has Common Core Lost the Plot?By Anthony Cody on January 9, 2014 12:27 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.David Coleman, the current Chairman of the College Board and principle author of the Common Core Standards, proved his mettle as a curriculum writer when he declared, "Forgive me for saying it
Kansas Court Could Kill the Right to a Decent Public Education | Connecting the Dots, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com
Kansas Court Could Kill the Right to a Decent Public Education | Connecting the Dots, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com: Kansas Court Could Kill the Right to a Decent Public EducationJanuary 9, 2014Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback answers questions about education funding. Brownback and legislators are waiting for a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on whether the state is spending enough money on its public
1-9-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Moment on the Couch — Whole Child Education
Moment on the Couch — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGMoment on the CouchJanuary 9, 2014 by Barry SaideI remember the moment clearly when it clicked for me. I was sitting on the couch with my three-year-old two weeks ago. We were both happy. Him watching Toy Story 2. Me sitting next to him. He reached out and grabbed my hand. For the next three minutes he held it. We didn't say a word.
Chancellor Fariña: Progress Reports and Quality Reviews | JD2718
Chancellor Fariña: Progress Reports and Quality Reviews | JD2718: Chancellor Fariña: Progress Reports and Quality ReviewsJANUARY 9, 2014 PM31 2:24 PMtags: "Progress Reports", Accountability, Bill De Blasio, Carmen Fariña, Quality ReviewsThings under de Blasio/Fariña will get better for the schools, students, and teachers of NYC. They might get a whole lot better. They certainly won’t get
When, How and With Whom to Battle the Common Core? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
When, How and With Whom to Battle the Common Core? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: When, How and With Whom to Battle the Common Core?By Nancy Flanagan on January 9, 2014 12:20 PMThere are several reasons why I think it's a mistake--and dangerous--to join forces with people who are looking to take down the Common Core as a liberal plot to infiltrate the minds of children. The
1-9-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: First Look: GOV. BROWN UNVEILS PROPOSED STATE BUDGET A DAY EARLY!
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: First Look: GOV. BROWN UNVEILS PROPOSED STATE BUDGET A DAY EARLY!: First Look: GOV. BROWN UNVEILS PROPOSED STATE BUDGET A DAY EARLY!clipped from LAUSD INT THE NEWS LA Times Gov. Jerry Brown to propose billions in new spending January 8, 2014, 10:29 p.m. :: SACRAMENTO — When he unveils his new budget plan Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown will propose billion
Minneapolis teacher: One-size-fits-all approach of Focused Instruction doesn't work | Twin Cities Daily Planet
Minneapolis teacher: One-size-fits-all approach of Focused Instruction doesn't work | Twin Cities Daily Planet: Minneapolis teacher: One-size-fits-all approach of Focused Instruction doesn't workBy Sarah Lahm, TC Daily PlanetJanuary 07, 2014Minneapolis Public Schools teacher Pia Payne-Shannon (Photo by Sarah Lahm)Minneapolis Public Schools teacher Pia Payne-Shannon works at Nellie Stone Johnson El
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, January 9, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Gates Foundation considers major Common Core grant program in CaliforniaEducation HeadlinesThursday, January 9, 2014FCMAT 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.Mariposa superintendent is Denair Unified’s
How to Discipline Students Without Turning School Into a Prison - Jeff Deeney - The Atlantic
How to Discipline Students Without Turning School Into a Prison - Jeff Deeney - The Atlantic: How to Discipline Students Without Turning School Into a PrisonNew guidelines from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education urge schools to abandon "zero-tolerance" policies. For years a body of troubling evidence has been building that reveals racially discriminatory practices in school di
Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative | The White House
Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative | The White House: Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones InitiativeFor decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead. Announced in last year’s State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initi
Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative | The White House
Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative | The White House: Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones InitiativeFor decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead. Announced in last year’s State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initi
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reactionary Legislature in NC Set for Big Charter ExpansionThe governor and legislature in North Carolina are determined to privatize as many public dollars as possible. They have approved vouche
