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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: 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 vouchers for religious schools, private schools, and even home schools. But their main privatization strategy is charter schools. They are set t
1-9-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Ending Poverty Requires Community, Not WarEnding Poverty Requires Community, Not War. via Ending Poverty Requires Community, Not War.1 by plthomasedd / 5min 1-8-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: A Fantastic Summative Comment on My Data Mining PostOn January 3, 2014, I posted a piece entitled Beware of Data Sharing Cheerleaders Offering Webinars. On January 5, Diane Ravitch fea
1-9-14 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): Ending Poverty Requires Community, Not WarMany, if not most, wars have failed to salvage victory from the inherent destruction war brings. All wars leave collateral damage in their wake. A big picture message offered in Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow is that the w
1-9-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: “I am in control here” – A day in the life of Special Master Steven Adamowski “As of now, I am in control here, in the White House.” – Alexander Haig, Secretary of the State It was March 30, 1981 and an assassination attempt sent President Reagan to the hospital. Secretary of the State Al Haig called a press conference at the White House to announce, “Constitutionally, gentlemen, you h
1-9-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Market-Driven Researchers Find that Reality Is Messy IIIThis is the third in a series of critiques of Matt DiCarlo's "The Year in Research on Market-Based Education Reforms: 2013." The preceding posts, here and here, summarized research on some obvious problems with value-added evaluations that should have been foreseen. This post addresses pitfalls that were discovered a
1-9-14 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: Florida’s Predictable Pro-Charter School Propoganda Begins AnewYou can be sure that the state’s charter school cheerleaders at redifinED will be trumpeting this Brookings Institute Report that gives Florida a “C” for “limited choice options.” Why it was just last week th
1-9-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: S. 1874: Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success ActA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education.6h hide // saveBill Introduced: S. 1873: Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013A bill to provide for institutional risk-sharing in the Federal student loan prog
1-9-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s Round-Up Of Good Posts & Articles On Education PolicyHere are some recent useful posts on educational policy issues: A Bold New World: A Guide to the Local Control Funding Formula is from Ed Source, and is a “everything you want to know” guide to California’s new and, I hope, trendsetting law on school fundi
1-9-14 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.: Teacher Mrs. Lewis takes them to school.by Fred Klonsky / 9min hide // save1-8-14 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.: Standardized testing.. A few weeks ago I registered to ta
teacherken at Daily Kos 1-9-14: Nick Kristof offers Progress in the War on Poverty
Daily Kos: Nick Kristof offers Progress in the War on Poverty: Nick Kristof offers Progress in the War on Povertyin this NY Times column in which he lays out the successes of the effort over the past 50 years, with links galore to support his argument that it has been a success. As he notes: The most accurate measures, using Census Bureau figures that take account of benefits, suggest that poverty
1-9-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED Commissioner King: Merit Pay A Great IdeaFrom TWC.news:Another proposal from the governor, rewarding excellent teachers, those who rated highly effective on a valuations would be eligible to receive $20,000 as a bonus.Dr. John King said, "We certainly support rewarding highly effective teaching. We know there's an opportunity to identify teaching practices and all
Louisiana Educator: We Must Support Rather Than Bash the Teaching Profession
Louisiana Educator: We Must Support Rather Than Bash the Teaching Profession: We Must Support Rather Than Bash the Teaching ProfessionCongratulations to the Louisiana Federation of Teachers for their victory yesterday in once again having Act 1 of 2012 declared unconstitutional. Judge Caldwell made the right decision in ruling again against this poorly conceived and executed law. When we couple t
Thanks for reading! Our most popular blog posts of 2013 | Parents United for Public Education
Thanks for reading! Our most popular blog posts of 2013 | Parents United for Public Education: Thanks for reading! Our most popular blog posts of 2013Posted on January 9, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentWe’re well into 2014, but we wanted to thank all of our readers, supporters and funders for an important year of parent activism in 2013 and our first full year with our Parents United blo
Gates Foundation considers major Common Core grant program in California | EdSource Today
Gates Foundation considers major Common Core grant program in California | EdSource Today: Gates Foundation considers major Common Core grant program in CaliforniaJanuary 8th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald6The Gates Foundation is considering investing in programs to help prepare California teachers for Common Core. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource fileHaving largely steered clear of
What 'System' Works for Both of Us? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
What 'System' Works for Both of Us? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: What 'System' Works for Both of Us?By Guest Blogger on January 9, 2014 9:43 AMToday, Robert Pondiscio once again writes to Deborah Meier.Dear Deborah,Happy New Year to you as well, and ... wait a minute. Let me make sure I've got this right. Youlined up $50 million in philanthropic funding to support 150 schools and 50,
Is It Melodrama Or Is It Farce? – redqueeninla
Is It Melodrama Or Is It Farce? – redqueeninla: Is It Melodrama Or Is It Farce?Written by redqueeninla in LAUSDI’m as desirous of allowing one and all to speak as the next. But permitting a parade of the voiceless to be heard with the mute button on does not a democracy make.What’s the point of letting everyone speak, as the LAUSD school board did last Wednesday night, when no one’s listening? A
Concentrated Poverty in 2014 Now 50 Percent Higher than in 2000 | janresseger
Concentrated Poverty in 2014 Now 50 Percent Higher than in 2000 | janresseger: Concentrated Poverty in 2014 Now 50 Percent Higher than in 2000Posted on January 9, 2014 by janressegerIn her recent book, Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch decries the lack of political leadership during the past quarter century to address what she calls “the toxic mix”: racial segregation, poverty, and inequality:“In the
Shanker Blog » Talk, Talk, Talk
Shanker Blog » Talk, Talk, Talk: Talk, Talk, TalkPosted by Douglas Yeager on January 9, 2014Our guest author today is Douglas Yeager, President of the Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundation, a non-profit established in 2001 focused on programs delivering or supporting childhood development. This focus is based on Nancy Yeager’s lifelong interest in and commitment to early childhood educa
New York State Senator: Concerns About Common Core Not Limited to Small Contingent | Truth in American Education
New York State Senator: Concerns About Common Core Not Limited to Small Contingent | Truth in American Education: New York State Senator: Concerns About Common Core Not Limited to Small ContingentFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on January 9, 2014 •0 Comments83State Senator George Latimer (D-Westchester) the ranking member on the New York Senate E
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gates threatens to pull $40 in Pittsburgh funds unless union caves on VAM
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gates threatens to pull $40 in Pittsburgh funds unless union caves on VAM: Gates threatens to pull $40 in Pittsburgh funds unless union caves on VAMI'm not sure if this has anything to do with AFT Pres. Randi Weingarten's sudden turn against so-called Value-Added Models (VAM) of teacher evaluation or not.But I see that in Pittsburgh, Bill Gates is threatening to rene
1-9-14 Education Research Report: Quality Counts 2014
Education Research Report: Quality Counts 2014: Quality Counts 2014Education Week's 18th annual edition, Quality Counts 2014, once again includes a detailed Education Week Research Center examination of state-level education outcomes. This year's installment reflects reconsideration of the framework that has guided the research center's work in previous years.Recognizing that states, to a great de
Pre-K: Why do we not use our existing systems to ask more of parents?
Pre-K: Why do we not use our existing systems to ask more of... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Pre-K: Why do we not use our existing systems to ask more of parents? 0 0 3 3View Larger Brant Sanderlin, bsanderlin@ajc.comPrevious PostsNo Child turns 12. Are all students proficient yet? January 8, 2014Board of Regents: Becoming a teacher in Georgia will be harderJanuary 8, 2014Before we invest more i
The Shriver Report – Get the Latest Published Shriver Report, FREE!
The Shriver Report – Get the Latest Published Shriver Report, FREE!: Get the Latest Published Shriver Report, FREE!01.09.2014A Woman’s Nation is releasing its third in a series of Shriver Reports, A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, in partnership with the Center for American Progress. And it can be downloaded for FREEfrom January 12th to January 15th. To receive an email reminder when t
empathyeducates – Standards Won’t Change Inequity: A Reader
empathyeducates – Standards Won’t Change Inequity: A Reader: Standards Won’t Change Inequity: A ReaderBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. January 8, 2014The new Common Core and related tests are likely to continue a three-decade pattern of traditional schooling either integrating the new standards and tests into the existing structure of schools or using the ne
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-8-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORM#140: A Dwarf Standing on the Shoulders of GiantsWikipedia argues that academics are often charged with over-complicating problems and expressing them in obscure language. So which academics have come down from the proverbial “ivory tower” and taken on involvement in the public space in a relevant and meaningful way? The 2014 RHSU Edu-Sc
Radio Disney's pro-fracking elementary school tour sparks outrage | Al Jazeera America
Radio Disney's pro-fracking elementary school tour sparks outrage | Al Jazeera America: Radio Disney's pro-fracking elementary school tour sparks outrageby Peter Moskowitz @PeterMoskowitz January 8, 2014 9:15PM ETRadio Disney made 26 stops across Ohio with a pro-fracking group to promote oil and gas to elementary school studentsTopics: Fracking Oil OhioJoe Raedle/Getty ImagesAn educational program
Rethinking ZERO TOLERANCE at last (and after a lot of damage has been done) | Bill Ayers
Rethinking ZERO TOLERANCE at last (and after a lot of damage has been done) | Bill Ayers: Rethinking ZERO TOLERANCE at last (and after a lot of damage has been done)The New York Times finally wrote this week about the wreckage left in the wake of zero tolerance school policy. If they’d been paying attention, someone on the editorial board might have benefited from reading the book below (published
An Urban Teacher's Education: I Don't Have Enough Time to Be a Good Teacher
An Urban Teacher's Education: I Don't Have Enough Time to Be a Good Teacher: I Don't Have Enough Time to Be a Good TeacherWhen I got into teaching, I was bewildered by all of the things supposedly good teachers did in their classrooms.From professors and mentor teachers and administrators, I learned at least three new things that good teachers did every day for a long time.A few examples:- Good te
Deadly Paulus-Vallasitis bacteria continues spreading across states | Reclaim Reform
Deadly Paulus-Vallasitis bacteria continues spreading across states | Reclaim Reform: Deadly Paulus-Vallasitis bacteria continues spreading across statesPosted on January 8, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe deadly bacterial disease that cripples and kills school districts as it drains their education funds is spreading again.Today is even stranger than yesterday. The Paulus-Vallasitis bacteria which has gone
Why I’m Learning Spanish and Not Math | Gatsby In L.A.
Why I’m Learning Spanish and Not Math | Gatsby In L.A.: Why I’m Learning Spanish and Not Math Remember how excited I was about the Khan Academy math program? Even though I’d always hated math, their practice tests full of hints made it fun for me to learn. Yes, fun! I said that about math!Brimming with enthusiasm, I vowed right in these here pages to keep doing math until I hit a wall.Can I be
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: To be attacked by Eric Cantor is a good thing
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: To be attacked by Eric Cantor is a good thing: To be attacked by Eric Cantor is a good thingEric Cantor's ratings in the dumper.Cantor's attack shows that Mayor de Blasio is on the right track. The wing-nut House Majority Leader is simply going to bat for his hedge-fund school reformer friends in N.Y. who have been riding high and raking in public dough under Mayor B
Digital Leadership with Eric Sheninger | Connected Principals
Digital Leadership with Eric Sheninger | Connected Principals: Digital Leadership with Eric Sheningerby jjohnson • January 9, 2014 • 0 CommentsEric Sheninger is releasing a new book this month:Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. The Principalcast Podcast will be interviewing Eric on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 8:30 PM CST on teachercast.tv.The reason we chose to interview Er
1-8-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs
With A Brooklyn Accent: First Draft of New York Teachers Petition Refusing Merit PayFirst Draft of Teachers Petition Refusing Merit PayAs public school teachers in the State of New York we categorically reject Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give merit pay for teachers rated “Highly Effective” on the State’s flawed teacher evaluation system. We oppose this not only because merit pay creates a
Nite Cap 1-8-14 #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 CAPSchooling in the Ownership Society: More on digedu...Schooling in the Ownership Society: More on digedu...: More on digedu...Guest post by Donald Davidson, a Chicago school parent.Digedu is in at least six CPS public schools already (Lane Tech AC
Schooling in the Ownership Society: More on digedu...
Schooling in the Ownership Society: More on digedu...: More on digedu...Guest post by Donald Davidson, a Chicago school parent.Digedu is in at least six CPS public schools already (Lane Tech AC, LaSalle II, Hayt, Senn, Lincoln Park HS, Goethe) and also being used at Noble St charters. They provide not only their software, but also lease the hardware (tablets) and provide a fast, dedicated broadban
NYC Educator: Gotham Schools and Danielson Rapidly Plummet Downhill
NYC Educator: Gotham Schools and Danielson Rapidly Plummet Downhill: Gotham Schools and Danielson Rapidly Plummet DownhillNow that Gotham Schools has redesigned itself into a super slick website, it's not nearly as user-friendly as it once was. I used to really use the Rise and Shine thing on days when I was at a loss for what to blog. Now you have to click on it to see it, and today's features se
1-8-14 Jersey Jazzman: The GWB Is Not Chris Christie's Greatest Sin
Jersey Jazzman: The GWB Is Not Chris Christie's Greatest SinUPDATE: Apparently, there was a fatality connected to Bridgegate. Did this woman die directly from the delay? Who can say?I'm no lawyer, but it seems to me these people ought to be brought up on charges.Well, I guess this is one way to boost your national name recognition...We will, of course, be hearing more and more about Chris Christie
Common Core Close Reading Comes to California - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Common Core Close Reading Comes to California - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Common Core Close Reading Comes to CaliforniaBy Anthony Cody on January 8, 2014 2:54 PMMusings of an Artist's Wife: Flower PowerWhile some have suggested that Californians may be able to reshape Common Core on their own terms, it has already arrived in force in the state's largest district, Los Angeles Uni
Common Core Dollars Spent to Retrain Teachers, But States Still Can’t Identify Failing Teachers | Truth in American Education
Common Core Dollars Spent to Retrain Teachers, But States Still Can’t Identify Failing Teachers | Truth in American Education: Common Core Dollars Spent to Retrain Teachers, But States Still Can’t Identify Failing TeachersFiled in Common Core State Standards by Karen Schroeder on January 8, 2014 • 0 Comments1Failing TeachersBillions of tax dollars have been spent over decades to prepare teachers b
Attending to the Virtual School Hell in Louisiana | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Attending to the Virtual School Hell in Louisiana | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsAttending to the Virtual School Hell in LouisianaPosted on January 8, 20140Danielle Dreilinger, a reporter at Nola.com, has recently written a story about virtual charters in Louisiana that brings home a national story appearing Education Week.Oregon educator Darcy Bedo
Education Privatizers Data Mining Students | FDL News Desk
Education Privatizers Data Mining Students | FDL News Desk: Education Privatizers Data Mining StudentsBy: DSWright Wednesday January 8, 2014 10:00 am Tweet3 Thanks to the ever expanding NSA scandal the American people are getting a crash course in how important and revealing even small amounts of personal information can be. Your data matters, has value, and should be protected from those you do
1-8-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - The Why Question — Whole Child Education
The Why Question — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGThe Why QuestionJanuary 8, 2014 by John HinesAlong with my schedule of social studies classes, I also serve as an advisor for 15 students once a week. Through advisory I spend time looking at their grades, checking in with their lives, and mostly building relationships that are often lost between teachers and students in high school. Wh
1-8-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Anthem for High Stakes Testing Era (with apologies to Country Joe McDonald)To be sung to the tune of “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die” by Country Joe and the Fish (see video below)Well come on all you teachers and tykes,Uncle Sam’s made a problem he’s tryin’ to hype,He got himself some pressure to privatize, All the schools in the nation right before our eyes,
So put down your books
Support for School Choice Based on Political Affiliation and Race/Ethnicity | The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Support for School Choice Based on Political Affiliation and Race/Ethnicity | The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice: Support for School Choice Based on Political Affiliation and Race/EthnicityDick CarpenterPosted: January 7, 2014Dr. Carpenter is a professor of leadership, research, and foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) and a director of strategic research a
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, January 8, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: California Democrats propose universal preschool for 4-year-oldsEducation HeadlinesWednesday, January 8, 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.Kern High School District superintendent to retireKern High Sch
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release School Discipline Guidance Package to Enhance School Climate and Improve School Discipline Policies/Practices | U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release School Discipline Guidance Package to Enhance School Climate and Improve School Discipline Policies/Practices | U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release School Discipline Guidance Package to Enhance School Climate and Improve School Discipline Policies/PracticesJANUARY 8, 2014Contact: U.S. Department of Educ
1-8-14 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): Standards Won’t Change Inequity: A ReaderThe new Common Core and related tests are likely to continue a three-decade pattern of traditional schooling either integrating the new standards and tests into the existing structure of schools or using the new standards and test
1-8-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Randi Weingarten After VAM Reversal Now Supports US Entry into WWIIRandi's giving up on VAM is more of her covering her ass in prep for the AFT natl convention this summer where Chicago will take the lead in fighting it - and maybe common core too - so watch her begin to move on that too -- pretty soon Leo Casey will be castigating those who support common core and find unique way
‘We Need Teacher Leaders’: Joint Initiative Launched to Elevate Education Profession | NEA Today
‘We Need Teacher Leaders’: Joint Initiative Launched to Elevate Education Profession | NEA Today: ‘We Need Teacher Leaders’: Joint Initiative Launched to Elevate Education ProfessionJanuary 8, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim Walker and Celeste BusserNEA President Dennis Van Roekel remembers how incredulous he was when he sat in the audience at NBC’s fir
Why online teaching requires rigorous training (Mary Burns) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Why online teaching requires rigorous training (Mary Burns) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Why online teaching requires rigorous training (Mary Burns)Mary Burns, Education Development Centerhttp://www.educationforallblog.org/education-and-technology/backwards-and-in-high-heels-teaching-well-online (All references appear in above link) December 18, 2013I am presently working
Morning Wink 1-8-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Randi's "VAM is a sham" epiphanyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Randi's "VAM is a sham" epiphany: Randi's "VAM is a sham" epiphanyWeingarten, Bloomberg, and Klein announce an agreement on plan that would give N.Y. teachers bonuses based on the test scores of students at schools that have high conc
