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Common Core Meeting Today 1/18/2014 in Lafayette | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Common Core Meeting Today 1/18/2014 in Lafayette | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsCommon Core Meeting Today 1/18/2014 in LafayettePosted on January 18, 20140There is a Common Core meeting being held in Lafayette today as 12:30 at the Park Plaza, 201 Energy Parkway on the 3rd floor. This meeting is being hosted by Louisiana Parents Against Common Core.
Diane Ravitch’s Speech to the Modern Language Association about the Common Core | janresseger
Diane Ravitch’s Speech to the Modern Language Association about the Common Core | janresseger: Diane Ravitch’s Speech to the Modern Language Association about the Common CorePosted on January 18, 2014 by janressegerThe Common Core Standards are the subject of a raging war in the blogosphere. There is much heat and not enough light.This morning linked from her blog Diane Ravitch shares an address
empathyeducates – Landlords for 2 Proposed Chicago Charter Schools have ties to Emanuel
empathyeducates – Landlords for 2 Proposed Chicago Charter Schools have ties to Emanuel: Landlords for 2 Proposed Chicago Charter Schools have ties to EmanuelPhotograph; Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins over 200 members of the faith-based community to discuss the importance of providing Chicago Public School students with a longer school day and year. Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Brian Jackson~Sun-TimesBy
Common Ground is not so Common | Ward 8 DC Teacher
Common Ground is not so Common | Ward 8 DC Teacher: Common Ground is not so CommonLeave a commentIn the words of Mark Twain, “We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground.” Finding common ground is difficult, yet it’s often necessary for producing pragmatic policies.
Stephen Krashen Blog 1-18-14
SKrashen:untitledKrashen presentation, January 17, 2014-01-14The ever-increasing power of reading and librariesThe world-wide threat of the common core state standards (CC$$)The ever-increasing power of reading and librariesThe latest in library studies: Predictors of NAEP grade 4, 1992, 42 states beta t P Poverty -0.45 -5.07 0 Print Access 1.12 4.3 0 r2 = .72 From: McQuillan, 1998Replicatio2
1-18-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekWhy the Term "School Reform" Has Lost Its LusterThe term "School Reformer" was once honorable or hopeful. No more. Now, the associations with those two words are so profoundly negative that most people, other than ambitious politicians, can no longer use them without choking. To me "School Reform" now is fa
1-18-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: H.R. 3873: Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.7h JAN 16Bill 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
1-18-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings Color me purple in Florida ALL Week“We’ve Been VAMboozled” in FloridaSo said United Teachers of Dade president Fedrick Ingram at yesterday’s “Walk a Mile in Our Schools” rally in Miami. From David Smiley’s report in the Miami Herald: A handful of
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-18-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:untitledIn Kingston, Jamaica a mosquito-borne virus appears to be spreading quickly in the Caribbean during the winter tourism season just weeks after epidemiologists first found local transmission occurirng in the French dependency of St. Martin. Scientists said that St. Martin now has as many as 200 cases of chikungunya, a virus found mainly in Africa and Asia that can
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 1-18-14
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This WeekThe semester comes to a close - a teacher's reflectionon his first term back in the classroom. Yesterday was the last day of classes. We are on an A-day B-day schedule, with 4 90 minute periods a day. Students with a full load have 8 classes (I had 5 in high school). Next week, each day, there will be 2 two-hour exams, beginning Tuesday,
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 1-18-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetEverything you need to know about Common Core — RavitchDiane Ravitch, the education historian who has become the leader of the movement against corporate-influenced school reform, gave this speech to the Modern Language Association on Jan. 11 about the past, present and future of the Common Core State Standards. Here’s her speech: As an organization of t
1-18-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyDespite next week's sham hearings, new CPS charters a done dealThis morning I received this email from my former fellow Prosser coach, Jeff Bates.Mike,What do you think?I'm sure you are aware of the RFPs for Intrinsic and Noble Charter Schools being considered by CPS at the up
1-18-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekThose aren’t guinea pigs; those are our children!Alternatively known as we don’t need no stinkin learning… we need more standardized testing! As an increasing number of parents, teachers, school boards and citizens are learning, the message from Governor Malloy, Commissioner Stefan Pryor and their corporate education reform industry allies is clear and concise. Con
1-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumComments and an Open Forum BlogWe can all feel this way sometimes. by Melissa Westbrook / 14h Friday Open ThreadFun math challenges via UW's Computer Science and Engineering department. Former School Board President Kay Smith-Blum will have her name on the scholarship wall at JSCEE via a constituent, Eleanor Towes, for Smith-Blum's se
1-18-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlinePS 106 Update: Retired Teacher Writes to Farina About Principal Marcella Sills' LeadershipWhen will Farina end the misery? If this were about teachers they would be out of there in the blink of an eye. Let me point out once again, that this information has been out there for many years and the NY Post missed it -- until their pals BloomKleinCott were gone. And by th
1-18-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekNewark State Superintendent Cami Anderson: "First Amendment? What's That?"I guess we now know why Chris Christie lauded Newark's state-appointed superintendent, Cami Anderson, at his distraction from Bridgegate State of the State address: they are kindred spirits. Both love to bully underlings, and neither brooks dissent:Councilman Baraka as
1-18-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher Bruce Rahmer’s Adventures in Bizarro World.8 by Fred Klonsky / 18h How’s this for cynical? Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post writes about Illinois’ attempts to raise Special Education class size limits.Valerie Strauss’ blog,
1-18-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekChristie Administration Withheld Sandy Relief Funds From Hoboken In Retaliation Over Real Estate ProjectFrom Steve Kornacki at MSNBC:Two senior members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration warned a New Jersey mayor earlier this year that her town would be starved of hurricane relief money unless she approved a lucrative redevelopment plan favored
1-18-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical Scholarshipthe becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Should SC Ditch Common Core?Reporting at Education Week, Andrew Ujifusa notes: In a clear signal that the Common Core State Standards are in hot water in South Carolina, Gov. Nikki Haley told a meeting of a local Republican Party women’s club that she was determined to ditch the standards this year b
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 1-18-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYJanuary’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part ThreeThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographic
This Week's Education Research Report 1-18-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTLater school start times improve sleep and daytime functioning in adolescentsJulie Boergers, Ph.D., a psychologist and sleep expert from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, recently led a study linking later school start times to improved sleep and mood in teens. The article, titled "Later School Start Time is Associated
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-18-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT WILSHIRE CREST AMONG 20 SCHOOLS THAT LOST ARTS+MUSIC TEACHERS DURING WINTER BREAK DESPITE LAUSD’s COMMITTMENT TO ‘GRADUALLY INCREASE’ ARTS EDMary Plummer | kpcc 89.3 | http://bit.ly/1mbbXuZ [listen to story] Mary Plummer/KPCC | Julian Cea, a third grader in Los Angeles Unified School District, returns to scho
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 1-18-14
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public EducationNPE News BriefsWho’s Smarter Than Texans: Math and Science Test Scores Compared to the World and Nation | Cloaking InequityAre U.S. students really as horrible in math and science as the media would have us to believe? How do “reform” oriented states like Texas, Florida and Louisiana stac
1-18-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekA Few More Dots: Corporate School Indiana UpdateBy Doug MartinSince I’m busy preparing my book Hoosier School Heistfor the printers, I've decided to note a few things not in the book and several recent happening in the corporate school movement in the Hoosier state. 1. The Friedman Foundation, which gave out free t-shirts of Milton to anyone who left commen
All Week 1-18-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Common Ground is not so CommonReblogged from Ward 8 DC Teacher: In the words of Mark Twain, “We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground.” Finding common ground is difficult, yet it’s often necessary fo
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 1-18-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGCaleb Rossiter on KIPP and the Challenge of Educating AllWhen we talk about educating all, we usually mean educating all. But as Caleb Rossiter points out, educating all is a mighty challenge when so many children are so woefully unprepared and unmotivated. Caleb quit his job in a charter school because he was asked to ra
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Building a Culture of Parent/Community/School Partnership « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice
Building a Culture of Parent/Community/School Partnership « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice: Building a Culture of Parent/Community/School PartnershipOn October 16, 2013, the Fund for Public Advocacy and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform organized a citywide conference on Parent and Community Engagement, hosted by the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School. Some 150 paren
March and Rally at Central High School Sends a strong Message to Corbett | WeArePCAPS
March and Rally at Central High School Sends a strong Message to Corbett | WeArePCAPS: March and Rally at Central High School Sends a strong Message to CorbettPosted on January 18, 2014by wearepcaps
Address Bad Ed Policy and School-to-prison Pipeline - MN2020 Hindsight
Address Bad Ed Policy and School-to-prison Pipeline - MN2020 Hindsight: Address Bad Ed Policy and School-to-prison PipelineBy Sarah Lahm, Hindsight Community Fellow, January 17, 2014 at 9:30 amCan we tackle the school-to-prison pipeline without also addressing bad education policy?According to a recent news report, the Obama Administration wants the nation’s schools to abandon “…overly zealous dis
Nite Cap 1-16-14 #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 CAPPA Gov. Cancels School Visit to Avoid Protesters | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and OpportunityPA Gov. Cancels School Visit to Avoid Protesters | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform fo
PA Gov. Cancels School Visit to Avoid Protesters | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
PA Gov. Cancels School Visit to Avoid Protesters | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: PA Gov. Cancels School Visit to Avoid ProtestersPosted on: Friday January 17th, 2014Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was set to visit Central High School in Philadelphia, but made a last minute schedule change, and the students, teachers and parents who planned
Teenage Students Ask the Big Question About iPads | Gatsby In L.A.
Teenage Students Ask the Big Question About iPads | Gatsby In L.A.: Teenage Students Ask the Big Question About iPads “I don’t have to stress that a billion dollars is an insane amount of money,” Jacques assures me right away.I feel much better. I was starting to think I was the one who was insane.As I travel through high schools in L.A., often observing classrooms where there are 45 or 50 kids p
empathyeducates – Should Mayor de Blasio Unravel Bloomberg’s Reforms?
empathyeducates – Should Mayor de Blasio Unravel Bloomberg’s Reforms?: Should Mayor de Blasio Unravel Bloomberg’s Reforms?Photograph; Mayor Bill de Blasio and his new schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, tour the Bronx School of Young Leaders. Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Originally Published at The New York Times. January 15, 2014One door closes and another opens. In every life change comes. W
Standardization and Alienated Individualism, or Learning as Belonging? | educarenow
Standardization and Alienated Individualism, or Learning as Belonging? | educarenow: Standardization and Alienated Individualism, or Learning as Belonging?Posted on January 17, 2014 | Leave a commentI was fortunate enough to come across The School as a Community of Engaged Learners, by Penelope Eckert, Shelley Goldman, and Etienne Wenger of Stanford’s Institute for Research and Learning. Unfortun
La problemática de los Estándares Comunes Estatales
La problemática de los Estándares Comunes Estatales: La problemática de los Estándares Comunes EstatalesPOR STAN KARPTRADUCIDO POR NICHOLAS YURCHENCO Y ANDREINA VELASCO PURCHASE A PDF OF THIS ARTICLEEsta es una versión editada de un discurso sobre los Estándares Comunes Estatales (ECE) ofrecido en Portland, Oregon, el 20 de septiembre del 2013. Los ECE han sido aceptados por 46 estados y están sie
Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments | Parents United for Public Education
Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments Posted on January 17, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILA1 CommentParents United for Public Education will seek to work with any and all appointees to the School Reform Commission. As parents, however, we believe the appointment of any new individuals to the Commi
Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments | Parents United for Public Education
Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United statement on Corbett SRC appointments Posted on January 17, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILA1 CommentParents United for Public Education will seek to work with any and all appointees to the School Reform Commission. As parents, however, we believe the appointment of any new individuals to the Commi
Portland teachers union president baffled by district's reaction to new proposal, says PPS could push teachers to strike | OregonLive.com
Portland teachers union president baffled by district's reaction to new proposal, says PPS could push teachers to strike | OregonLive.com: Portland teachers union president baffled by district's reaction to new proposal, says PPS could push teachers to strikeThe Portland Association of Teachers unveiled a significantly different proposal in contract negotiations on Friday, which says the district
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and How We Plant Seeds - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and How We Plant Seeds - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and How We Plant Seedsby JOSE VILSON on JANUARY 17, 2014in MR. VILSONConfession: I didn’t get a chance to see Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom before taking my students.Confession #2: My kids wouldn’t have gone to see it either if I didn’t bring them myself.Here’s the thing about au
Why Resist Immense Harmful Forces? | Reclaim Reform
Why Resist Immense Harmful Forces? | Reclaim Reform: Why Resist Immense Harmful Forces?Posted on January 17, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy resist immense harmful forces?If we fight, we might lose.If we don’t fight, we have already lost.What forces? Common Core State Standards. No Child Left Behind. Race to the Top. Active and retired teacher pension raids. High stakes, high pressure testing with a 70% fai
1-17-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Starting the Year with Great Habits — Whole Child Education
Starting the Year with Great Habits — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGStarting the Year with Great HabitsJanuary 17, 2014 by Adrian BertoliniA little over two years ago I sat down with two primary (elementary) school teachers to have a conversation with them to discover what had them be so successful with developing their students to learn. It was one of those conversations that connect
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Despite next week's sham hearings, new CPS charters a done deal
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Despite next week's sham hearings, new CPS charters a done deal: Despite next week's sham hearings, new CPS charters a done dealThis morning I received this email from my former fellow Prosser coach, Jeff Bates.Mike,What do you think?I'm sure you are aware of the RFPs for Intrinsic and Noble Charter Schools being considered by CPS at the upcoming Board meeting on Jan
Will California Use Common Core Tests as a High School Exit Exam? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Will California Use Common Core Tests as a High School Exit Exam? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Will California Use Common Core Tests as a High School Exit Exam?By Anthony Cody on January 17, 2014 12:03 PMLast week, California's state superintendent of education Tom Torlakson casually mentioned something that could have huge implications for students and teachers. At a meeting Tor
Are Ya’ll Smarter Than Texans? Finns? Koreans?: Math and Science Test Scores Compared to the World and Nation | Cloaking Inequity
Are Ya’ll Smarter Than Texans? Finns? Koreans?: Math and Science Test Scores Compared to the World and Nation | Cloaking Inequity: Are Ya’ll Smarter Than Texans? Finns? Koreans?: Math and Science Test Scores Compared to the World and NationAre U.S. students really as horrible in math and science as the media would have us to believe? How do “reform” oriented states like Texas, Florida and Louisian
1-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadFun math challenges via UW's Computer Science and Engineering department. Former School Board President Kay Smith-Blum will have her name on the scholarship wall at JSCEE via a constituent, Eleanor Towes, for Smith-Blum's service to Seattle Schools and students. It's a great way to honor someone and help a student.Today I'll chatting with folks
1-17-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Those aren’t guinea pigs; those are our children!Alternatively known as we don’t need no stinkin learning… we need more standardized testing! As an increasing number of parents, teachers, school boards and citizens are learning, the message from Governor Malloy, Commissioner Stefan Pryor and their corporate education reform industry allies is clear and concise. Connecticut needs more
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: State Board patiently listens, then quickly passes regs for funding lawEducation HeadlinesFCMAT 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.Friday, January 17, 2014Federal probe in San Ysidro gets seriousThe d
Morning Wink 1-17-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-17-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why Outsourcing to For-Profit Enterprises is Bad Public PolicyAn organization called “In the Public Interest” keeps tabs on the scams that private entrepreneurs foist on the public sector, often
