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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Timothy Pratt: The Walmarts of Higher Education?Over the past decade or more, we have seen and heard a lot of duplicitous rhetoric about rhetoric: we have heard politicians speak about the importance of education as they cut the budget and increase class size and slash the jobs of teachers, librarians, social workers, and others. W
1-2-14 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.: Creeps.First a disclaimer. In order to pay for college for my two kids, like most but the 1%, we had to borrow money. Educational Credit Management Services had a monopoly on the repayment of the debt. It’s not like a home loan where you can change who handles the mortgage. ECMS was awful. Incompetent
1-2-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Bridgeport pro-public education uprising makes top 10 list of 2013AlterNet is “an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources.” Alternet reporter Owen Davis produced a list of the “10 Big Wins For Public Education in 2013.” The pro-public education uprising in Bridgeport that inc
1-2-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: @johnkuhntx Teaching: The Card GameBy John Kuhn In the spirit of “War” and “Old Maid,” I present a card game called “Teaching.” (Note: there is something inherently icky about symbolizing students with numbers or, in this case, playing cards. I didn’t create this game to imply that students are merely numbers or that some students are “worth more” than […]8 by Timothy D. Slekar /
1-2-14 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): remnant 47: “I’m not sure all these people understand”remnant 47: “I’m not sure all these people understand”.1 by plthomasedd / 2h 1-1-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindn
1-2-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Lee Goldberg's Snow ForecastBrunt is overnight. All travel shud be suspended. Sunrise Fri: Blowing snow.14 feels like -5. Snow tapers during AM. pic.twitter.com/rlU65ycMWh— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) January 2, 2014by reality-based edu... / 37min Update On Incoming SnowstormReading through the weather forum and looking at the National Weather Service updates, the models
Billionaires worth $3.7 trillion surge as Gates tops Adelson - NorthJersey.com
Billionaires worth $3.7 trillion surge as Gates tops Adelson - NorthJersey.com: Billionaires worth $3.7 trillion surge as Gates tops AdelsonTHURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 2014, 10:01 AMBLOOMBERG NEWSTHE RECORDPAGES: 1 2 3 4 5 6 > DISPLAY ON ONE PAGE | PRINT | E-MAILThe richest people on the planet got even richer in 2013, adding $524 billion to their collective net
The Math “Wars” and Struggles over Content and Pedagogy | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Math “Wars” and Struggles over Content and Pedagogy | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Math “Wars” and Struggles over Content and PedagogyRead this university professor’s appeal to his academic math colleagues that elementary and secondary school teachers have their students learn arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus through teachers organizing students to work c
1-2-14 Education Research Report Estimating the Effect of Zero Tolerance Discipline Polices on Racial Disparities in School Discipline
Education Research Report: Estimating the Effect of Zero Tolerance Discipline Polices on Racial Disparities in School DisciplineThis study estimates the effect of zero tolerance disciplinary policies on racial disparities in school discipline in an urban district. Capitalizing on a natural experiment, the abrupt expansion of zero tolerance discipline policies in a mid-sized urban school district,
William Lager and Ohio’s ECOT: Parasite Feeding on Tax Dollars | janresseger
William Lager and Ohio’s ECOT: Parasite Feeding on Tax Dollars | janresseger: William Lager and Ohio’s ECOT: Parasite Feeding on Tax DollarsPosted on January 2, 2014 by janressegerIn Ohio’s First Public School Hundred-Millionaire: ECOT Founder William Lager, Plunderbund,the Columbus Ohio blog, continues to track the riches in tax dollars being siphoned by William Lager, owner of the Electronic Cla
empathyeducates – Education, Exigency and Empathy; A Lesson For the New Year
empathyeducates – Education, Exigency and Empathy; A Lesson For the New Year:Education, Exigency and Empathy; A Lesson For the New YearThere are teachers, who never were. And lessons yet to be. There are those we refuse to see and perhaps, the memory of these lingers. In 2013, there was one – the person, the personification, and her position. Antoinette Tuff was the mentor who never was and could
The Common Core Is Tough on Kids Who Are Still Learning English - Pat Wingert - The Atlantic
The Common Core Is Tough on Kids Who Are Still Learning English - Pat Wingert - The Atlantic: The Common Core Is Tough on Kids Who Are Still Learning EnglishHow one school is adapting to the new standardsCOMPTON, CALIFORNIA—Remarkable things are happening at Laurel Street Elementary School in Los Angeles. Ninety percent of its 580 students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. More than 60 perce
Sacramento News & Review - When it comes to transgender students, it's time to prioritize safety over comfort - Editorial - Opinions - January 2, 2014
Sacramento News & Review - When it comes to transgender students, it's time to prioritize safety over comfort - Editorial - Opinions - January 2, 2014: When it comes to transgender students, it's time to prioritize safety over comfortRead 1 reader submitted commentThis article was published on 01.02.14.It’s good to see that the Sacramento City Unified School District is moving forward with a n
California Board of Education to vote on new spending template | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
California Board of Education to vote on new spending template | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: California Board of Education to vote on new spending templateAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | January 2nd, 2014, 6:00amRich Pedroncelli/APGov. Jerry Brown deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Brown urged lawmaker
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Why Duncan had it in for Starr
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Why Duncan had it in for Starr: Why Duncan had it in for StarrStarr opposed Duncan testing madnessHere's more on Arne Duncan's direct interference in de Blasio's selection of a schools chancellor. Duncan and his assistant, Jim Shelton (the man from Gates), pressured BdB against the selection of Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr. WaPo education wri
Louisiana Educator: School Vouchers Are a Hoax!
Louisiana Educator: School Vouchers Are a Hoax!: School Vouchers Are a Hoax!Happy New Year!We need to work very hard to insure that 2014 will be a better year for our public schools.I just came across this article about the Walton Family Foundation beefing up their efforts to promote vouchers. It made me wonder: "What business do the Walton heirs have in trying to dictate that we should spend
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An Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn Ruth | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
An Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn Ruth | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsAn Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn RuthPosted on January 2, 20140Recently a New Orleans publication called New
Text of Bill de Blasio’s Inauguration Speech - NYTimes.com
Text of Bill de Blasio’s Inauguration Speech - NYTimes.com: Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesMayor de Blasio’s Inaugural Address: Bill de Blasio delivered his inauguration speech on New Year’s Day in front of City Hall.Published: January 1, 2014FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGLE+SAVEEMAILSHAREPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTSRelated‘Will Not Wait’ on Inequality, de Blasio Tells New York (January 2, 2014)City Room: Highli
Largest school districts vary widely in use of ‘willful defiance’ to suspend students | EdSource Today
Largest school districts vary widely in use of ‘willful defiance’ to suspend students | EdSource Today: Largest school districts vary widely in use of ‘willful defiance’ to suspend studentsDecember 31st, 2013 | 1 Comment | By Susan FreyIn a review of 2011-12 data of in-school and out-of-school suspensions for the 30 largest districts in the state, EdSource found that four districts used the catego
Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake,... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake,... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake, return to 'bright dividing lines' 0 0 0 NewView Larger Should we allow new cities to create their own school districts?Previous PostsLetter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and everyone winsJanuary 1, 2014Inspiring moments
The Educated Reporter: Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014
The Educated Reporter: Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014: THE EDUCATED REPORTERCOMMENTARY ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WRITING AND A FEW OTHER THINGSTHURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014Happy New Year! I’m delighted to tell you that 2014 is shaping up to be a busy one for EWA. We’ve got some terrific seminars for journalist
Westchester and Hudson Valley Statewide Protest in Yonkers and Across the State southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Westchester and Hudson Valley Statewide Protest in Yonkers and Across the StateThis Monday, January 14, 2014 from 4 PM-6 PM EST there is a statewide protest, better known as the "Blitz on Governor Cuomo" against at all the failure of Governor Andy to address the failure of education reform.Sara Wottoawa, of Long Island has taken the time out of her busy s
1-1-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: High Times For Charters in NewarkIt's a good time to be a charter school in Newark:As part of a comprehensive plan to overhaul the state’s largest school district, Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson wants to increase access to charter schools by expanding them into district-owned buildings.The district also plans to convert three elementary schools into early childhood cen
1-1-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Schools Matter 2013 AwardsMost Unconvincing Ideologue In the Role as ScholarChester FinnMost Flagrant Political Organization Posing as a Legitimate Research AssociationAERALifetime Achievement AwardDeborah MeierSelf-Aggrandizement Award 2013 (tie)David ColemanMichelle RheeEducation Book of the YearThe Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverBiggest Corporate Losers of the YearWalmartFed
NYC Educator: Inspiration
NYC Educator: Inspiration: InspirationI haven't offered a whole lot of good news lately, but today I went to Bill de Blasio's inauguration. While it's true it was freezing out there, and I completely overlooked the necessity of 7 pairs of socks, there was something very special about the people I saw today.Bill Clinton did not particularly thrill me, praising Emperor Bloomberg, but he was introduc
A Window Into the Classroom | Connected Principals
A Window Into the Classroom | Connected Principals: A Window Into the Classroomby sblankenship • January 1, 2014 • 0 CommentsMany times, grading papers and student projects is something a teacher does in isolation. In other words, no one other than the teacher sees the student’s work. What if analyzing student work became a collaborative process in your school? How would looking at student work
1-1-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Letter: WHY TENURE MAKES GOOD TEACHERSLetter to the Editor of the L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/KjPyQD January 1, 2014 Re George Skelton's column: "New Year's resolutions for Sacramento politicos / Dec 30 | http://lat.ms/18Yw4Mj When George Skelton recommended that one of the governor's New Year's resolutions should be to stand up to labor and make
Just click your heels together three times and say..
Just click your heels together three times and say..Mayor de BlasioIt's MAGIC!!!
Nite Cap 1-1-14 #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 CAPParents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for a
Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."
Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades...": "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."That Pearson will be developing the performance-based assessments for all grades using Curriculum 2.0 is just one of many fun facts that can be gleaned from the Request for Proposal for
The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensation | Reclaim Reform
The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensation | Reclaim Reform: The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensationPosted on January 1, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe 2013 Attack on Teachers included the vicious slow impoverishment of elderly retired teachers. By attacking the earned delayed compensation (pensions) of active and retired teachers
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.In yesterday's post on de Blasio's appointment of Carmen Fariña as schools chancellor, I implied that pressure from Arne Duncan and his assistant, Jim Shelton (a Gates Foundation insert at the DOE), was being exerted on the
Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on January 1, 20142013 was the best year of my life.My younger son was born–on Martin Luther King Jr.’s,
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism"
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism": The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism"NBC's Ward Room report on charters offers an unequivocal assessment.As charter schools continue to take root, however, one fact is clear: No process
1-1-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: From Diane Ravitch: The Best of 2013: The Great Awakening about the Status QuoAmerica’s leading public education advocate has written a series of blog posts as we leave 2013 and move into the New Year. Her wisdom, perception, courage and conviction continue to inspire tens of thousands of teachers, parents, public education advocates and citizens across the country … and with each pass
1-1-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. Reg Weaver.by Fred Klonsky / 8min 12-31-13 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.: 2013 Gallery.. by Fred Klonsky / 10min 12-30-
Education officials lobbied against Starr in New York City - The Washington Post
Education officials lobbied against Starr in New York City - The Washington Post: U.S. education officials lobbied against Starr for New York City schools post(Jeff Martin/ ) - December 10, 2012 - Joshua Starr, Superintendent, Montgomery County Schools, at Washington Post Live's Education forum.By Valerie Strauss, Published: December 31 E-mail the writerU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at
De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of Hope | janresseger
De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of Hope | janresseger: De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of HopePosted on January 1, 2014 by janressegerIn A Brief History of Reform!, life-long and much beloved educator Deborah Meier contrasts the educational philosophies of John Dewey, who believed the school should model and therefore teach democr
Morning Wink 1-1-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSMayor de blasioLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reflections on the Year That Was—from a Personal Point of View2013 had some surprises for me, both good and bad. This blog turned out to be a huge preoccupation. I spend 4-5 hours
