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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-16-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jeff Bryant on “The Truth About Charter Schools”Jeff Bryant, director of the Education Opportunity Network, here catalogues the abuses that have become all too common in the world of charter schools. Although there are responsible and caring charter schools, there is a growing number who take advantage of their freedom from supervi
1-16-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A real school reform agenda for 2014If you remember your No Child Left Behind history, 2014 is the year that all children were supposed to be scoring proficient on standardized tests. That was, of course, a ridiculous goal, which the authors of the bill knew full well when they wrote it, and a symbol for just how misguided school reform has […] 1 by Valerie Strauss / 1h hide
1-16-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Walking and Talking with Secretary DuncanWhile too little focus is aimed at the substance of education reform claims and the criticisms of the reform movement, critics of misguided education reform are often discredited for their tone.Beneath the political civility of political appointees, such as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, however, are equally offensive implications, whic
1-16-14 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: Gary Chartrand’s Irreconcilable Conflicts of InterestThis week’s report that the Jacksonville Public Education Fund is proposing a new school grade formula marks the second time the think tank founded and financed by chairman of Florida’s board of education, Gary Chartra
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3738: Broadening Opportunities Through Education ActTo direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to States that enact State laws that will make school attendance compulsory through the age of 17.6h hide // saveBill Introduced: H.R. 3734: 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2013To establish a task force to share best prac
1-16-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Good Martin Luther King, Jr. ResourcesEven though we’ll be officially recognizing Martin Luther King’s birthday on Monday, his real birthday is today. Here are two excellent resources I’m adding to The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King: MLK Was a Revolutionary, Not Just a Dreamer is from The Root. Dr.
1-16-14 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.: Illinois unions say no to lifting Special Education class size limits.January 15, 2014 By IEA News Today, Illinois’ largest education employee unions came out in strong opposition to a proposal from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to remove class size protections for student with disabili
1-16-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Leonie on MSNBC On Why Charters Should Pay RentMy appearance on MSNBC and Daily News oped: Why de Blasio is right to charge rent to co-located charters: A shortened version of the oped below is published in today's Daily News; along with the StudentsFirst opposing view. Also below is my brief appearance Saturday on Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC. --Leonie HaimsonDuring his c
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-16-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: National Education Policy Center’s 8th ANNUAL BUNKUM AWARDSRecognizing the Lowlights in Educational Research in 2013 National Education Policy Center | School of Education | University of Colorado | http://bit.ly/1gO3jS0 This marks our eighth year of handing out the Bunkum Awards, recognizing the lowlights in educational research over the past year. As
1-16-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Comparing CC Support with Evidence AgainstAFT president Randi Weingarten has recently changed positions on value-added methods (VAM) for teacher evaluation, but maintains support for Common Core (CC). With that shift to rejecting VAM, based on the solid evidence base that shows high-stakes implementation of VAM is at least complicated if not misleading, I would like to request th
1-16-14 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): Writing Is More than Structure (1957)Writing Is More than Structure (1957).1 by plthomasedd / 2min hide // saveWalking and Talking with Secretary DuncanWalking and Talking with Secretary Duncan2 by plthomasedd / 57min Comparing CC Support with Evidence AgainstComparing
1-16-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Why The UFT Will Probably Back CuomoJames Eterno at ICEUFT today:Michael Bloomberg, the anti-public education mayor, has left office after twelve years where he almost destroyed our public schools. An anti-public education, anti-worker governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, is up for reelection later this year. On Wednesday at the UFT Delegate Assembly, I introduced a r
Pulling the Levers of Power - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Pulling the Levers of Power - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Pulling the Levers of PowerBy Guest Blogger on January 16, 2014 9:58 AMRobert Pondiscio writes to Deborah Meier again today.Dear Deborah,Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Thank you for your latest thoughtful post. Let me pull on a couple of threads. You're against public funding for charter chains that are "accountable to t
Will there be an actual election to replace retiring Sacramento County Supervisor Jimmie Yee? - Sacramento News & Review -
Sacramento News & Review - Will there be an actual election to replace retiring Sacramento County Supervisor Jimmie Yee? - Bites - Opinions - January 16, 2014: Will there be an actual election to replace retiring Sacramento County Supervisor Jimmie Yee?So far, candidate Patrick Kennedy is in a one-man raceBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 1 reader submitted commentThis article was publ
Oregon Save Our Schools: When Students Speak, We Should Listen
Oregon Save Our Schools: When Students Speak, We Should Listen: When Students Speak, We Should Listenphoto by Bette LeeWhen it comes to public education, it seems no one ever asks those who know best: students and teachers. Doing so would save our state a lot of grief, stress, and wasted time and money.In Portland Public Schools, where the district is inching closer and closer to a strike as cont
Paul Horton: History Matters: The C3 Social Studies Standards are Fool's Gold - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: History Matters: The C3 Social Studies Standards are Fool's Gold - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: History Matters: The C3 Social Studies Standards are Fool's GoldBy Anthony Cody on January 16, 2014 5:52 AMGuest post by Paul Horton. I could not but help get a little hot around the collar the first time I read the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Rewriting History
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Rewriting History:Rewriting HistoryRecently, the Center for Union "Facts" (an organization formed to bash unions and generously supported by wealthy, unnamed interests) placed a five-story billboard in N.Y.C., attacking the American Federation of Teachers. It must be nice to have so much money to vilify teachers, especially when public schools, their employe
What’s In A Choice? – redqueeninla
What’s In A Choice? – redqueeninla: What’s In A Choice?Written by redqueeninla in Education“Choice” has to be the most loaded word in the English lexicon.“Loaded” in the sense that, when one person uses the term, associated with it is a special, private meaning used to communicate with a special, private group of people; others do not know the special meaning. And so what happens is the word take
| CALIFORNIA STUDENT UNION : : Our struggles are one. Our victories are one
| CALIFORNIA STUDENT UNION : : Our struggles are one. Our victories are one. *** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***: Humboldt State University ASI President ResignsBeating Rollin to the Punch, Student Body President Resigns Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA December, 2013 Reposted with the author’s permission Art by Jacob Bloom Effective immediately, I, Jacob Bloom, hereby resign from my position of Assoc
High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof. | Ward 8 DC Teacher
High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof. | Ward 8 DC Teacher: High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof.Leave a commentFor the life of me, I don’t know why education “experts” ignore the role of working conditions at high-poverty DC public schools. According to the data, high-poverty DC public schools lose almost one-third of its teaching staff. How’s that
High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof. | Ward 8 DC Teacher
High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof. | Ward 8 DC Teacher: High turnover rates in high-poverty schools? Here’s the proof.Leave a commentFor the life of me, I don’t know why education “experts” ignore the role of working conditions at high-poverty DC public schools. According to the data, high-poverty DC public schools lose almost one-third of its teaching staff. How’s that
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-15-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMMichelle Rhee: Chicken?This is hilarious:Michelle Rhee’s call this morning at 10:25 on Twitter, saying “I’m around for a bit, does anyone have any questions for me?” was like dumping pretzels on a beach filled with hungry seagulls.The Twitterverse lit up with questions that came fast and furious, and overwhelmingly from critics of Rhee,
Breaking Up (With Ed Reform) Is Hard To Do | Gatsby In L.A.
Breaking Up (With Ed Reform) Is Hard To Do | Gatsby In L.A.: Breaking Up (With Ed Reform) Is Hard To Do Lisa Alva is a dangerous woman. At least some people think so: last month, she published a blistering piece on the InterACT education website recounting her “broken romance” with some of the leading organizations in education reform. Lisa had already butted heads with some union leaders by spe
First Common Core Math Materials Adopted - Year 2014 + Community Eligibility Provision (CA Dept of Education)
First Common Core Math Materials Adopted - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Adoptionof First Mathematics Materials Aligned to the Common Core SACRAMENTO—School districts now have a list of more than 30 instructional materials to choose from that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for mathematics, State Superintendent of Public Instruction To
1-15-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - You Learn. You Teach. Now Lead. — Whole Child Education
You Learn. You Teach. Now Lead. — Whole Child Education: You Learn. You Teach. Now Lead.ASCD Emerging Leaders are accomplished educators with 5–15 years of experience who are highly involved in ASCD and the education community as a whole?. The two-year program is designed to prepare younger, diverse educators for potential influence and ASCD leadership. ASCD now enrolls more educators in each clas
Nite Cap 1-15-14 #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 CAPempathyeducates – Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life Satisfactionempathyeducates – Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life Satisfaction: Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life SatisfactionA
empathyeducates – Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life Satisfaction
empathyeducates – Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life Satisfaction: Americans With and Without Children Can Get Similar Life SatisfactionAll things being equal – they are not. Happiness is not satisfaction, contentment, or fulfillment. Failure is not a fiasco; nor are you a flop if you do not pursue as others think will take them to the top. Indeed, some people like apples; ot
War on Poverty Helps the Youngest Children, But We Can Do More | First Focus
War on Poverty Helps the Youngest Children, But We Can Do More | First Focus: War on Poverty Helps the Youngest Children, But We Can Do MoreBy Kevin LindseyJanuary 15, 2014This is the second in a series of First Focus blog posts commemorating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty and offering modern ways to continue fighting child poverty. The first blog in the series can be found here.Last w
The influence of Michelle Rhee and Chris Christie: Education reformers’ revolving door - Salon.com
The influence of Michelle Rhee and Chris Christie: Education reformers’ revolving door - Salon.com: The influence of Michelle Rhee and Chris Christie: Education reformers’ revolving doorNew group probes connections between for-profit education corporations and federal policymakersJOSH EIDELSON A new progressive education group, formed to fight business-backed bipartisan education reform consensus,
SKrashen: Comments on "Arne Duncan: School Expectations Are Too Low in the United States"
SKrashen: Comments on "Arne Duncan: School Expectations Are Too Low in the United States": Comments on "Arne Duncan: School Expectations Are Too Low in the United States"From US NEWS and WORLD REPORT, Jan 14, 2014My comments posted on:http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/14/arne-duncan-school expectations-are-too-low-in-the-united-statesARE TEACHERS STUPID?"... teac
Teachers For Social Justice: Bronzeville Education Summit &UIC Students of Color Forum
Teachers For Social Justice: Bronzeville Education Summit &UIC Students of Color Forum: Bronzeville Education Summit &UIC Students of Color ForumJANUARY 15, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTBronzeville Education Summit: Monday, Jan 20, 11-3Mollison School, 4415 S. King Dr.UIC Students of Color Forum: Jan 30, 5-7PMUIC College of Ed, 1040 W. Harrison, Rm 3233Two important events! See flyers below!!
NYC Educator: The Fine Art of Whiteboard Maintenance
NYC Educator: The Fine Art of Whiteboard Maintenance: The Fine Art of Whiteboard MaintenanceIf you are fortunate enough to have a whiteboard instead of a blackboard, and by that I do not mean a Smartboard, you have the blessing of a chalkless classroom. Now some people like chalk, and I don't begrudge them, but it doesn't work well for me. For some reason, my awful handwriting is more legible when
Another charter school applicant: Coral Academy of Science… and the Gulen Movement | Seattle Education
Another charter school applicant: Coral Academy of Science… and the Gulen Movement | Seattle Education: Another charter school applicant: Coral Academy of Science… and the Gulen MovementThis evening starting at 5:30 PM in Renton at the Puget Sound Educational Service District located at 800 Oakesdale Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057, there will a hearing of charter school applications for Coral Academy of
Cleveland High School senior: Students will stand on the picket line with teachers if strike comes (Q&A, video) | OregonLive.com
Cleveland High School senior: Students will stand on the picket line with teachers if strike comes (Q&A, video) | OregonLive.com: Cleveland High School senior: Students will stand on the picket line with teachers if strike comes (Q&A, video)Ian Jackson, a Cleveland High School senior, helped lead a rally in solidarity with Portland teachers during Monday night's school board meeting. Jacks
Tackling Child Poverty: Having That Vision Thing | Bruce Lesley
Tackling Child Poverty: Having That Vision Thing | Bruce Lesley: Tackling Child Poverty: Having That Vision ThingPosted: 01/15/2014 11:24 am Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared "all-out war on human poverty and unemployment in these United States" as something that "can and must be done." Despite a group of defeatists declaring failure, the fact is that major
Chicago to expand charters as other cities expose their corruption - Substance News
Chicago to expand charters as other cities expose their corruption - Substance News: 'That’s 17 charter schools in Columbus closed in one year, which records show is unprecedented...' While Chicago plans further expansion of charter schools, Columbus has just closed 17 of them, mostly because of incompetence and corruptionGeorge N. Schmidt - January 15, 2014One week from today (January 15, 2014),
Privatization News: Appleton Newspaper Calls for Rejection of Independent Charters | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Privatization News: Appleton Newspaper Calls for Rejection of Independent Charters | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Privatization News: Appleton Newspaper Calls for Rejection of Independent ChartersFiled under: Charter Schools — millerlf @ 1:12 pm Appleton Post Crescent Editorial: Reject independent charter schoolsJanuary 14, 2014The latest attempt to privatize public education in Wis
This Week In Education: Thompson: Why Teachers Need Ravitch & Weingarten
This Week In Education: Thompson: Why Teachers Need Ravitch & Weingarten: Thompson: Why Teachers Need Ravitch & WeingartenDiane Ravitch's recent blog post (Why I Defend Randi) concisely affirms principle and pragmatism. Ravitch will not attack her personal friend Randi Weingarten. She praises Randi's leadership. She reminds us of the necessity of teachers' unions, while criticizing ideolo
Shanker Blog » Teacher Turnover In DCPS
Shanker Blog » Teacher Turnover In DCPS: Teacher Turnover In DCPSPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on January 15, 2014Teacher turnover – the rates at which teachers leave the profession and switch schools – is obviously a very important outcome in education. Although not all turnover is necessarily a “bad thing” – some teachers simply aren’t cut out for the job and leave voluntarily (or are fired) – unus
1-15-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Full Interview with Former Charter Teacher at Brooklyn Ascend, Part IIn the following interview, a teacher shares her story about working at Brooklyn Ascend, one of the total compliance, "no excuses" charter schools in Brooklyn. Emily Talmage (formerly Emily Kennedy), who now happily teaches third grade in a Lewiston, Maine public school, has given permission to post her
Savvy Squash reveals John White’s latest attempt to hide and under serve Special Education students and manipulate the Accountability system in defiance of federal ESEA waiver | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Savvy Squash reveals John White’s latest attempt to hide and under serve Special Education students and manipulate the Accountability system in defiance of federal ESEA waiver | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Savvy Squash reveals John White’s latest attempt to hide and under serve Special Education students and manipulate the Accountability system in defiance of federal ESEA waiverPosted on January 15, 20
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee invites Twitter queries, gets a screenfull - The Washington Post
Michelle Rhee invites Twitter queries, gets a screenfull - The Washington Post: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee invites Twitter queries, gets a screenfullBy Lyndsey Layton, Wednesday, January 15, 8:57 AM E-mail the writerMichelle Rhee’s call this morning at 10:25 on Twitter, saying “I’m around for a bit, does anyone have any questions for me?” was like dumping pretzels on a beach filled with hu
Bad Charters, Bad Charters, “Whatcha gonna do when they come for you” | Cloaking Inequity
Bad Charters, Bad Charters, “Whatcha gonna do when they come for you” | Cloaking Inequity: Bad Charters, Bad Charters, “Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”Texas Senator Dan Patrick will be holding a fact finding hearing about the connections between Harmony Public Schools, The Pelican Educational Foundation and Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bravo to Sena
So you think you can teach middle school? | Ward 8 DC Teacher
So you think you can teach middle school? | Ward 8 DC Teacher: So you think you can teach middle school?Leave a commentDo you want to become a public middle school teacher? Do you think you have what it takes to educate the future minds of America? Do you think you can handle thirty rambunctious teenagers in a classroom? Before you sign up for this assignment, let me explain why each grade is very
Milwaukee voucher school disappears after getting $2 million in taxpayer money | The Raw Story
Milwaukee voucher school disappears after getting $2 million in taxpayer money | The Raw Story: Milwaukee voucher school disappears after getting $2 million in taxpayer moneyBy David EdwardsWednesday, January 15, 2014 12:20 ESTA voucher-funded Milwaukee school that had gotten more than $2 million in taxpayer money disappeared “in the dead of the night” last month, its former landlord said this wee
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, January 15, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: State Board poised to elevate parents’ role in setting district prioritiesFensterwald: Hundreds expected to speak their 1-minute piece to State BoardEducation HeadlinesWednesday, January 15, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because o
The Beginning Of An End To Sanction-Driven Education? | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
The Beginning Of An End To Sanction-Driven Education? | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: The Beginning Of An End To Sanction-Driven Education?Posted on: Wednesday January 15th, 2014Jeff Bryant, Education Opportunity NetworkLast week, the Obama administration took an important step for the well-being of the nation’s youth – especially those who a
Morning Wink 1-15-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-15-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Marc Epstein: The Disaster of Bloomberg’s Control of the SchoolsMarc Epstein, a teacher for many years at Jamaica High School (targeted for closure) here describes the Bloomberg years in anew Yo
