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NYC Moms/Priincipal's Open Letter to Ms Obama to Help Stop Ed Madness Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: NYC Moms/Priincipal's Open Letter to Ms Obama to Help Stop Ed Madness: NYC Moms/Priincipal's Open Letter to Ms Obama to Help Stop Ed MadnessRed Hook Principal+Mother's Open Appeal to Ms Michelle Obama to Help End Common Core Madnessdianeravitch posted: "Jill Berardi is the parent of a child in kindergarten in New York. She is
1-3-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekThe Rich Who Hate Unionized Government WorkersI have rarely met a wealthy person who does not publicly express contempt for unionized public workers- police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers, teachers- and doesn't think they are lazy and over paid. Many blame them for bankrupting government and undermining the dynamism of the
Stephen Krashen Blog 1-4-14
SKrashen: Academic JibberishStephen Krashen, RELC Journal. 43 (2): 283-285, 2012. “Some scholars have slipped so far into the stylized talk – excuse me, discourse – of academia that important ideas are rendered virtually incomprehensible to most people. Because it sometimes seems that scholarship is valued by other academics in direct proportion to its inaccessibility, some individuals may have an
CCSS: The Black Hole of Education | Ward 8 DC Teacher
CCSS: The Black Hole of Education | Ward 8 DC Teacher: CCSS: The Black Hole of Educationby ANGEL CINTRON JR • JANUARY 4, 2014Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Common Core is “Obamacore.” No? If you haven’t, then you’ve been living under a rock, somewhere. Yes, the infamous Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has drawn criticism from the political left, and the right. It’s fascinating to
1-4-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: H.R. 3660: ALLERGY ActTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying in schools.1d JAN 01Bill Introduced: S. 1851: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2013A bill to provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purpo
1-4-14 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 WeekHow Florida’s For-Profit Charter School Industry Is Moving Money in to Influence the Legislative SessionMatt Dixon’s report that a former top lobbyist for the for-profit charter school industry is now the top fun
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-4-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:Obama and his “Deferred Action” ProgramIn the last fiscal year, according to statistics, deportations dropped 10 % . But this program that Obama had created only worked for some immigrants. Not all were guarenteed a citizenship. An article written by Ted Oberg believe that "The program President Obama created last June -- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or D
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 1-4-14
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This Weekinfidels are deserving of your enmity, not your empathyThose words end a column by Charles M. Blow titled Indoctrinating Religious Warriors. He uses the data from the recent Pew Poll on Public views on Evolution that shows increasing numbers of Republicans rejecting evolution while increasing numbers of Democrats accept it. Blow quotes Gre
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 1-4-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetStudent privacy concerns grow over ‘data in a cloud’Privacy concerns have been growing over a $100 million student database – largely funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and operated by a nonprofit organization, inBloom Inc. — that contains detailed information about millions of students. Most of the states that had signed up to participa
1-4-14 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 SocietyBillionaire wing-nut throwing his money around Missouri 'school reform'SinquefieldIt's hard to imagine that a wackadoo wing-nut like Rex Sinquefield could be the director of a St. Louis children's social service agency or a trustee at DePaul University (where I teach). But nev
1-4-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekNews Flash: Vallas now says he didn’t announce his resignation Nov 8th after all, wants more moneyIn an absolutely unbelievable last insult to the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut, Paul Vallas and his lawyers have told the Bridgeport Board of Education that he did not announce that he was resigning on November 8th; he only announced he was going to announce t
1-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools in the News From SPS Communications:Seattle Public Schools will be asking staff, students, families for feedback on schools through an annual phone and email survey. Questions will include topics such as effective communication and school safety. The District will email or call all families the week of Jan. 13 and do a
1-4-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineThe Hero Superintendent DebunkedSupt Miles, the dancing queenMiles’ first year in Dallas was a nasty one. One-quarter of the district’s principals were gone after that year, including some favorites in South Dallas and Oak Cliff, where schools earned high marks from the state. Their departures sparked a fight with black community leaders like Dallas County Commissio
1-4-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekThe Petty Jealousy of Arne DuncanI would say this is simply unthinkable, but when it comes to Arne Duncan, I've come to believe the worst is always possible:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintende
1-4-14 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 No way is Cutler coming back.Appearing on Ken Davis’ Chicago Newsroom a few weeks back I made a prediction about the legal prospects for SB1, the pension bomb sponsored by the Illinois Democrats and supported by Republicans like
1-4-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekThe Sham Regents Task ForceThe Regents have let us know - there will be no meaningful change to their education reform agenda:New York's education policymakers say they really were listening, even to the shouting, during a series of volatile public forums held to explain a slate of education reforms intended to better prepare public school students
1-4-14 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 Civil Rights Issue of Our Time?While the credibility of challenges leveled at the current education reform agenda—such as commitments to Common Core or the rise of “no excuses” charter schools—is often called into question throughout social and mainstream media, I see little to no questioning of poli
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 1-4-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY“How Teachers and Parents Work Together for Student Success”How Teachers and Parents Work Together for Student Success is a useful article from NEA Today. Here’s an excerpt: If you show a willingness to learn more about your students from their parents, then they’ll be more willing to work
This Week's Education Research Report 1-4-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTStudy shows inflated praise can harm kids with low self-esteemParents and other adults heap the highest praise on children who are most likely to be hurt by the compliments, a new study finds.Researchers found that adults seem to naturally give more inflated praise to children with low self-esteem. But while children with high self-este
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-4-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT THE LAUSD BOARD OF ED NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION …and that decision should be to appoint a representative to fill Marguerite LaMotte’s seat. smf’s 2c in 4LAKidsNews Friday Jan 3, 2014 :: The LA Times editorial board offered some excellent advice to the board of Ed on New Years Eve: Next Tuesday the board nee
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 1-4-14
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public EducationNPE News BriefsMissouri: Billionaire Donates $750,000 to End Teacher Tenure | Diane Ravitch’s blogConservative billionaire Rex Sinquefield does not believe that teaching should be a career. He doesn’t think that teachers should have any job security. He thinks that teachers should have sh
1-4-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekReal Life Consequences of Corporate Education DeformThere's no shortage of education blogs and information about how utterly worthless and destructive current education policy is for the United States. There are mounds of factual, scientific evidence based on thousands of academic studies on the destructive education policies that continue to dumb down the n
All Week 1-4-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE CCSS: The Black Hole of EducationStop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Common Core is “Obamacore.” No? If you haven’t, then you’ve been living under a rock, somewhere. Yes, the infamous Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has drawn criticism from the political left, and the right. It’s fascinating to witness both sides of the p
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 1-4-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGJulian Vasquez Heilig: A TFA Alumna Tells All to JulianJulian Vasquez Heilig recounts the story of a graduate of his university who reported plans to enter Teach for America. The University of Texas, he says, sends more students to TFA than any other university. This young person was filled with idealism and hope about ma
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http://www.southbronxschool.com: Teaching to the Test Comes as a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing to PS 154 in the BronxOn New Year's Day, 2014 the staff of PS 154 received its weekly commandments, er, proclamations, oops, announcements from DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal of PS 154 in the Bronx. Several staff members contacted The Crack Team with a directive from DR Alison Coviello; PhD andPrincipa
Reclaim Reform | by Ken Previti
Reclaim Reform | by Ken Previti: Who is poisoning our children and causing them to fail high stakes tests?Posted on January 3, 2014by Ken PrevitiWho is poisoning our children and causing them to fail high stakes tests?No, this is not a joke, satire or fictional situation. It has been going on for several years. The persons who are doing this are not being prosecuted. The persons involved are doing
North Carolina Standardized Testing in Question Due to Common Core Backlash | Truth in American Education
North Carolina Standardized Testing in Question Due to Common Core Backlash | Truth in American Education: North Carolina Standardized Testing in Question Due to Common Core BacklashFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on January 3, 2014 •0 Comments327The Raleigh News & Observer published a story yesterday entitled “Common Core backlash casts shad
SBE Agenda for January 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)
SBE Agenda for January 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for January 2014Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on January 15-16, 2014.State Board MembersMichael W. Kirst, PresidentIlene W. Straus, Vice PresidentSue BurrCarl CohnBruce HoladayAida MolinaPatricia A. RuckerNiki SandovalTrish WilliamsJesse Y. Zhang, Student MemberVacancySecre
An Urban Teacher's Education: How Standards-Based Instruction is Murdering School
An Urban Teacher's Education: How Standards-Based Instruction is Murdering School: How Standards-Based Instruction is Murdering SchoolThe following is an excerpt from a longer recent post on this blog.I am really tired of being expected to make Common Core the essence of everything I do in instruction. Why? Because it kills any opportunity students' might have to actually enjoy school. What do I m
1-3-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “How Teachers and Parents Work Together for Student Success”How Teachers and Parents Work Together for Student Success is a useful article from NEA Today. Here’s an excerpt: If you show a willingness to learn more about your students from their parents, then they’ll be more willing to work with you throughout the school yea
Nite Cap 1-3-14 #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 CAP2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do List | Connected Principals2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do List | Connected Principals: 2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do Listby Sam LeDeaux • January 2, 2014 • 0 CommentsIf you are passionate about what you do al
2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do List | Connected Principals
2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do List | Connected Principals: 2014 Resolution: Tame Your To-Do Listby Sam LeDeaux • January 2, 2014 • 0 CommentsIf you are passionate about what you do all day everyday with and for kids, it is easy to feel constant pressure and stress; however, now feels different. Today’s external demands and expectations can feel importunate, at times. It can be easy to feel ov
Beware of Data Sharing Cheerleaders Offering Webinars | deutsch29
Beware of Data Sharing Cheerleaders Offering Webinars | deutsch29: Beware of Data Sharing Cheerleaders Offering WebinarsJanuary 3, 2014Perhaps the most sobering component of the privatization push is its unprecedented demand for data collection (data “mining”) on American students. Data mining is not just an American issue. However, on the American front, two education activists have been at the f
SKrashen: STEM Fever
SKrashen: STEM Fever: STEM FeverSent to the Wall Street Journal, Jan. 3Sandra Stotsky thinks that the "Common Core Doesn't Add UP to STEM Success" (Jan 3) and that all high school students should be required to take trigonometry and precalculus to be ready for the brave new world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.Even if the STEM crisis were real, this is not a good idea. Of
7 Myths About the FAFSA and Applying for Financial Aid | ED.gov Blog
7 Myths About the FAFSA and Applying for Financial Aid | ED.gov Blog: 7 Myths About the FAFSA and Applying for Financial AidPosted on January 3, 2014 by Guest BloggerI’m currently a junior in college, which means the 2014-15 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSASM) will be the last time I complete the FAFSA. However, my sister is going to be starting college in the fall and will be filli
1-3-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: New Haven politician lands a top job with Education Commissioner Stefan PryorA former five-term member of the New Haven City Alderman who lost a Democratic Primary for the New Haven City Clerk’s job on September 10th has landed a state job with Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education. Sergio Rodriguez managed to get submit his job application for the new position by the September
1-3-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Personalized Learning: A View from the Factory Floor — Whole Child Education
Personalized Learning: A View from the Factory Floor — Whole Child Education: Personalized Learning: A View from the Factory FloorPersonalized learning seems like such a perfect model of teaching and learning. In fact, "student-driven, competency-based learning that can happen any time, anywhere" seems too good to be true. As teachers we read about schools implementing personalized learn
Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to Make Public College Tuition-Free - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to Make Public College Tuition-Free - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic: Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to Make Public College Tuition-FreeAnd the grand total is... A mere $62.6 billion dollars!According to new Department of Education data, that's how much tuition public colleges collected from undergraduates in 2
No, YOU Shut Up! (What Matters In Education Discussions) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
No, YOU Shut Up! (What Matters In Education Discussions) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: No, YOU Shut Up! (What Matters In Education Discussions)by JOSE VILSON on JANUARY 3, 2014in JOSEOne of my favorite moments last year was meeting Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis. At the time, her name was floated around as the author of my book’s foreword. I was super-excited to get the chance
Zero-tolerance school discipline policies not increasing safety, new report argues | MLive.com
Zero-tolerance school discipline policies not increasing safety, new report argues | MLive.com: Zero-tolerance school discipline policies not increasing safety, new report arguesLANSING -- A quarter-century after the rise of zero-tolerance school discipline policies, new research indicates the crackdown on misbehavior in schools has not increased school safety.The Vera Institute of Justice, a nati
January 2014 Meeting Agenda - Resources (CA Dept of Education)
January 2014 Meeting Agenda - Resources (CA Dept of Education): January 2014 Meeting AgendaAmerican Indian Education Oversight Committee (AIEOC) public meeting agenda for January 13, 2014.American Indian Education Oversight CommitteeMeeting AgendaMonday, January 13, 201410:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.California Department of Education1430 N Street, Room 1101Sacramento, CA 95814Agenda ItemsThe order of busi
Full Show: State of Conflict: North Carolina | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Full Show: State of Conflict: North Carolina | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com: Full Show: State of Conflict: North CarolinaJanuary 3, 2014North Carolina, long considered the South’s most moderate state, has taken a hard right turn, but Moral Mondays protesters are fighting back. Is this where American politics is heading? Also on the show, the paint industry is ordered to clean up its mess.
1-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadOver at the Times, they had an end-of-the year wrap-up for their "Education Lab" adventure with the Gates Foundation. They ask the question, "What else would you like to see Education Lab tackle in the coming year?"How about truthfulness about your venture?You would think a joint venture with OSPI accessing and using SPS stude
1-3-14 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.: No way is Cutler coming back.Appearing on Ken Davis’ Chicago Newsroom a few weeks back I made a prediction about the legal prospects for SB1, the pension bomb sponsored by the Illinois Democrats and supported by Republicans like Bruce Rahner and the Representative from ALEC, Darlene Senger. I told Ken
City College of San Francisco to keep accreditation while awaiting trial - San Jose Mercury News
City College of San Francisco to keep accreditation while awaiting trial - San Jose Mercury News: City College of San Francisco to keep accreditation while awaiting trialBay City News ServicePOSTED: 01/03/2014 05:57:06 AM PST | UPDATED: ABOUT 3 HOURS AGO City College of San Francisco students and teachers were given a reprieve Thursday when a Superior Court judge issued a preliminary injunctio
1-3-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: National Threat Alert: The Mind Trust’s CEE-Trust, George Bush, and Bill GatesBy Doug MartinThe Indianapolis-based Mind Trust plays a major part in my forthcoming book Hoosier School Heist,but many people don’t realize that the group founded by former Democratic mayor Bart Peterson and David Harris is a national leader in the school privatization movement through its CEE-Trust (Cit
Morning Wink 1-3-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New York Parent to Mrs. Obama: Save Our Children!Jill Berardi is the parent of a child in kindergarten in New York. She is also the assistant principal of a middle school in Red Hook, New York, i
