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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-13-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Are the Education Entrepreneurs?Well, of course, there re scores of education entrepreneurs, the men and women who dream up lever was to make profits from the field of public education. They have start-ups, they have real-estate investment trusts, they create companies to build data systems, they operate for-profit charter chai
2-13-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy majors in fiction at press conference touting commitment to higher education.“I am not talking about what happened in the past. I am talking about what needs to happen in the future. (Governor Dannel Malloy 2-12-14) The CT News Junkie headline reads “Commits To Higher Ed, Hopes Future Governors Will Too.” Governor Malloy held at press conference at Manchester Community College
2-13-14 @ The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: At least 44 school shootings since Newtown — new analysisThere have been at least 44 school shootings on K-12 or college campuses in 24 states — an average of more than three a month — since the deadly 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., according to a new analysis. Twenty-eight people have died and 37 have been injured. Twenty children […] 1 by Vale
2-13-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Another Former KIPP Teacher Steps ForwardPosted at Edushyster:A former KIPP teacher in New Orleans finds her voiceI was never much of a champion [reference to Teach Like a Champion, Doug Lemov's exhausting checklist that serves as a bible for TFA and KIPP], to be honest. KIPP defines a successful teacher as someone who keeps children quiet, teaches children how to answer each quest
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 2-13-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Israel Denies Medical TreatmentIsrael denied about 50 permits for entry. The Gazans trying to enter were seeking medical care and were denied because the paperwork said "State of Palestine" at the top of the paper. Those with cases considered urgent were allowed entry, the other 50 so were denied. The letters were returned and told to be resubmitted in the pro
2-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Love English” Awards Are A Great Place To Find Useful ESL/ELL WebsitesMacmillan Publishers annually sponsor a “Love English” award contest for websites and blogs emphasizing support for English Language Learners. I view these kids of contests as not particularly important in terms of who wins, and much more useful as a way
2-13-14 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.: I am a UIC alum. What UIC gave me I didn’t get from the pretty buildings. Support the faculty and staff. #UICStrike.by Fred Klonsky / 1h Eden Martin. Pension questions from the one percent.Chris Rock explains the difference between being rich and being wealthy. Shaq is rich, but the white man who sign
2-13-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “The Power Of Parents” Is A Good New Report From Ed SourceThe Power Of Parents: Research underscores the impact of parent involvement in schools is a new accessible report from Ed Source (done in collaboration with New America Media. It provides a well-written summary of a fair amount of parent involvement research, and is
2-13-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Carol Burris Calls For Accountability at the Top for Common Core Mess...the Regents are “rolling back” what they never did in the first place..... Like Lucy holding the football for poor Charlie Brown, the Regents and Commissioner King have repeatedly set up parents and educators.... Carol Burris Why do you think the Regents and King and Cuomo are doing this dance? To confuse, ob
2-13-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: The Costs of Trying to Game the Systems of the Educational Deformers: For Better or For Worse, For Richer, For "Richerer," In Sickness And In Health?Since 2007, the Bloomberg administration evaluated N.Y.C. schools by assigning single A-F grades. Due to this junk science, schools were closed, teachers turned into vagrant ATRs and communities split apart. Me
2-13-14 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): Understanding Privilege (Slack) and Poverty (Scarcity) in a Snow StormThe snow started in South Carolina on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, and when I woke up Thursday, February 13, the snow continued, laying down a powdery blanket on the ice crust formed with several interv
Lacking Fair Basic Aid Plan, Pennsylvania Continues to Starve Philly Schools | janresseger
Lacking Fair Basic Aid Plan, Pennsylvania Continues to Starve Philly Schools | janresseger: Lacking Fair Basic Aid Plan, Pennsylvania Continues to Starve Philly SchoolsPosted on February 13, 2014 by janressegerThe tragedy in the School District of Philadelphia continues. Here are some of the realities. Last year after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett cut $1.1 billion out of the state school bud
2-13-14 GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com
GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com: The problem with school ‘choice’…Jessie B. Ramey, of the University of Pittsburgh at Alternet… “We don’t need more choices in public education. We need great public schools in every community, that any parent would be happy to send their children to, and that meet the needs of local families. We don’t really have
2-13-14 empathyeducates All Week
empathyeducates: “Treating People with Fundamentally Unequal Backgrounds as Superficially the Same”Base Photograph; AP Photo | Wisconsin State Journal/John Hart By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published The Becoming Radical. February 12, 2014 “Work hard. Be nice.” is the tag-line of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools, schools that serve primarily (and often exclusively) high-p
2-13-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Craig Allen: Worst Of The Snow To Come, No Time To "Play A Hero"Just heard Craig Allen on WCBS 880 that the worst of the storm is yet to come, we will be getting heavy bands of snow through late morning or early afternoon before the rain line finally hits the city.He actually said this is no time to play a hero just because a boss, like the NYC school system, wants
It pays to be a friend and neighbor of Chris Christie | Bob Braun's Ledger
It pays to be a friend and neighbor of Chris Christie | Bob Braun's Ledger: It pays to be a friend and neighbor of Chris ChristieBrian Zychowski, flanked by Christie and CerfBrian Zychowski, the North Brunswick schools superintendent, is considered a leading candidate to replace state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf who is leaving at the end of the month. Gov. Chris Christie has appointed
Shanker Blog » Recovering One Of The Midwest’s Best Ideas
Shanker Blog » Recovering One Of The Midwest’s Best Ideas: Recovering One Of The Midwest’s Best IdeasPosted by Conor P. Williams on February 13, 2014Our guest author today is Dr. Conor P. Williams, a proud product of Michigan’s public schools, and currently a Senior Researcher in the New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative. Follow him on Twitter: @conorpwilliamsPresident Obama sent a v
Eduwonk » Blog Archive » Guest Post – Gates Foundation’s Vicki Phillips On Common Core Momentum II
Eduwonk » Blog Archive » Guest Post – Gates Foundation’s Vicki Phillips On Common Core Momentum II: Guest Post – Gates Foundation’s Vicki Phillips On Common Core Momentum IIVicki Phillips is Director of Education, College Ready at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (a foundation that funds Bellwether). In a guest post last month she discussed Common Core implementation and sparked a lively deb
Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) (CA Dept of Education)
Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA) (CA Dept of Education): Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA)Authorizes the creation of an educational accountability system for California public schools. Its primary goal is to help schools improve and to measure the academic achievement of all students.PSAA Program InformationCalEdFacts PSAA SectionCalifornia Department of Education's information and
My notes on state gov't plans to close 5% of WI public schools every year A.K.A. Hearing on #AB379 #SB286 : blue cheddar
My notes on state gov't plans to close 5% of WI public schools every year A.K.A. Hearing on #AB379 #SB286 : blue cheddar: My notes on state gov’t plans to close 5% of WI public schools every year A.K.A. Hearing on #AB379 #SB286by blue cheddar • February 13, 2014WI Senate Education Committee meets today 10AM to take up the “accountability bill”. Then at 10:05AM it will conduct public hearings.Room
Whirled class - Bites - February 13, 2014 Sacramento News & Review -
Sacramento News & Review - Whirled class - Bites - Opinions - February 13, 2014: Whirled classSacramento city schools keep losing students and funding as teacher-contract negotiations kick offBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 02.13.14.AdvertisementGov. Jerry Brown’s budget promises an increase in funding for the Sacramento City Unified School District, but dist
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 2-12-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMWyoming House Rejects Common CoreThe Wyoming House passed HB 97 on a 47-13 vote. This is significant because they are currently in an appropriations session. Any non-appropriations bill needs a 2/3 majority vote in order to pass during these short 20-day sessions.This bill introduced by State Representative Tom Reeder (R-Casper) is, in
EdSource | New EdSource Report Underscores Positive Impact of Parent Involvement in Schools
EdSource | Highlighting Strategies for Student Success: New EdSource Report Underscores Positive Impact of Parent Involvement in SchoolsA new EdSource report reviews compelling research showing that parent involvement in their children's school is associated with a range of positive outcomes for students.Parent Involvement in Schools Linked to Improved Academic Outcomes A new EdSource report, The
Help the Badass Moms go to Austin! by Rousemary Vega - GoFundMe
Help the Badass Moms go to Austin! by Rousemary Vega - GoFundMe: Help the Badass Moms go to Austin! The women of Chicago's Badass Moms are going on the road! We are trying to get to the Network for Public Education conference in Austin on March 1-2 to hone our organizing skills and network with education justice activists from across the country. We would love your support with travel, meals and r
Nite Cap 2-12-14 Revised #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 Revised
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 CAP SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 2-3-14 #RealEdTalk #edreformBig Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakWhy Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?Why Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?. Recently, I participated in a 9 minute p
Nite Cap 2-12-14 #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 CAPSPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 2-3-14 #RealEdTalk #edreformBig Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakWhy Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?Why Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?. Recently, I participated in a 9 minute po
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 2-3-14 #RealEdTalk #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakWhy Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?Why Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?. Recently, I participated in a 9 minute podcast, via BAM Radio Network, with host Larry Ferlazzo, an inner-city High School teacher. Mr. Paul Bruno, a middle school teacher in Los Angeles, California, and I discussed the following topic: Why do teachers
Hansen's Crowing About his Campaign Is a Little Premature | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education
Hansen's Crowing About his Campaign Is a Little Premature | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: Hansen's Crowing About his Campaign Is a Little Prematurepublished by Kate_Lenox on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 12:41pm Jay Hansen, California Medical Assn. lobbyist and appointed SCUSD school board member for Area 1 is running for election to the seat he now occupies. He recently i
California's IDEA Annual State Application for 2014 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education)
California's Annual State Application for 2014 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): California's Annual State Application for 2014Annual State Application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is to be submitted by May 12, 2014, for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2014.The California Department of Education (CDE), Special Education Division, completed its app
SKrashen: Why Invest in Libraries
SKrashen: Why Invest in Libraries: Why Invest in LibrariesWHY INVEST IN LIBRARIESStephen KrashenPresentation at LAUSD Board of Education meeting, Febuary 11, 2014To discuss libraries, several important results from educational research will be of use.POVERTY COUNTSThe impact of poverty on educational achievement has been documented again and again. Poverty means, among other things, inadequate die
High school in America: A complete disaster.
High school in America: A complete disaster.: What’s Holding Back American Teenagers?2.7k260519Our high schools are a disaster.By Laurence SteinbergHigh school, where kids socialize, show off their clothes, use their phones—and, oh yeah, go to class.Photo by Creatas/Getty ImageEvery once in a while, education policy squeezes its way onto President Obama’s public agenda, as it did in during last mo
What’s Effective Teaching? | Gatsby In L.A.
What’s Effective Teaching? | Gatsby In L.A.: What’s Effective Teaching? I demand an effective teacher in every classroom! Don’t you? Doesn’t every child deserve an effective teacher? I am outraged that there are so many teachers who are not effective!But wait…What do I even mean by an “effective teacher?”Right now in this country, we are all about “effective” teachers. Here in a courtroom in L
Mandatory Reporters AB 1432 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Mandatory Reporters AB 1432 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Support for AB 1432SACRAMENTO—California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today his support for legislation authored by Assembly Member Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) that would require formal training for all school employees on the identification and reporting
2-12-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - I Love To Watch Tucker When He Is Learning
I Love To Watch Tucker When He Is Learning — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGI Love To Watch Tucker When He Is LearningFebruary 12, 2014 by Jeffrey BensonI love to watch Tucker when he is learning. His eyes widen, his face lights up, and he cannot contain himself, shouting out answers—no, not answers but ideas and concepts and "ah has"—and he often gets in trouble for being in
Twitter Chat 2.17.14 at 8:30PM EST – Alternatives to Higher Education Student Voice:
Student Voice: Twitter Chat 2.17.14 at 8:30PM EST – Alternatives to Higher EducationJoin us this Monday, February 17th at 8:30PM EST using the #StuVoice hashtag to discuss alternatives to the current higher education model. We will be joined by pioneers exploring alternatives to the current college model to discuss:- The viability of current alternatives to college- What alternatives can offer tha
2-12-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): LA Unified board votes against a caretaker (twice) for vacant seatPresident Vladovic: His vote doomed caretaker The LA Unified school board on Tuesday quashed any chance for temporary representation for the 110 schools and nearly quarter million students in board District 1, twice defeating measures that
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm and Byrd-Bennett lied about shrinking suspenstion rate. It's worse than ever.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm and Byrd-Bennett lied about shrinking suspenstion rate. It's worse than ever.: Rahm and Byrd-Bennett lied about shrinking suspenstion rate. It's worse than ever.Rahm & Byrd-Bennett claim a 23 percent drop in suspensions. Really?I didn't think it could get any worse. I thought the Daley/Duncan era of schoolhouse-to-jailhouse, Zero Tolerance and mass suspensio
Take It Till U Make It | EduShyster
Take It Till U Make It | EduShyster: Take It Till U Make It At a growing number of urban schools, it’s all testing, all the timeRemember how just the other day you were despairing that public education has devolved into a sad synonym for testing of the standardized variety? Well I’ve got great news, reader—it turns out that you were wrong! According to a new study by an organization called Teach P
Early Common Core testing will be a jarring wake-up call — what then? | The Lens
Early Common Core testing will be a jarring wake-up call — what then? | The Lens: Early Common Core testing will be a jarring wake-up call — what then?NSNONeerav Kingsland expects Common Core to deliver a rude awakening.Here’s a prediction: When Louisiana students first take high-stakes exams aligned with the Common Core curriculum, no more than three out of every 10 children will achieve proficie
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Why Cerf jumped ship in N.J.
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Why Cerf jumped ship in N.J.: Why Cerf jumped ship in N.J.Cerf bails on ChristieIf Jersey Jazzman tells me that the Christie's Bridgegate scandal has nothing to do with the timing of Chris Cerf's jumping ship and heading for Murdoch (see comments) I believe him. There's no one who knows N.J. ed politics better than JJ.I never meant to imply that the bridge scand
Subprime Learning: Early Education in America Since the Great Recession | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Subprime Learning: Early Education in America Since the Great Recession | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Subprime Learning: Early Education in America Since the Great RecessionPosted on: Wednesday February 12th, 2014As the US recovers from the Great Recession, pre-k and early learning have moved into the national spotlight. Advocates, organize
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, February 12, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Charter schools association continues push to weed out low-scoring schools | EdSource TodayEducation HeadlinesWednesday, February 12, 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.San Ysidro schools face $12M judgm
Morning Wink 2-12-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Carol Burris: How the NY Regents Fooled the Public on Common CoreCarol Burris explains here how the New York Board of Regents hoaxed the public into thinking they had agreed to major changes whe
