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Valueless? Florida releases data on how much value teachers... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Valueless? Florida releases data on how much value teachers... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Valueless? Florida releases data on how much value teachers add to their students Previous PostsMichael Thurmond won't run for state school chief. Enough challenges in DeKalb, including delaying school board redistrictingFebruary 24, 2014Redshirting kindergartners: Bench them for a year or put them in the
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Vergara Case and Other People’s Children: A Teacher’s ViewThe Vergara trial in Los Angeles prompted this National Board Certified Teacher to reflect on the power dynamics in LAUSD. And how it affects the students. The trial is funded by a very wealthy tech entrepreneur whose legal team claims that due process rights for teacher
The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar - Michelle Navarre Cleary - The Atlantic
The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar - Michelle Navarre Cleary - The Atlantic: The Wrong Way to Teach GrammarNo more diagramming sentences: Students learn more form simply writing and reading.Boston Public Library/Wikimedia CommonsA century of research shows that traditional grammar lessons—those hours spent diagramming sentences and memorizing parts of speech—don’t help and may even hinder students’ ef
2-25-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Mayor Segarra and Matt Poland lead 6-2 vote to give TFA $650,000There will be 210 fewer job openings in the Hartford School System for Connecticut residents thanks to Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Matt Poland and their allies on the Hartford Board of Education. While hundreds of qualified, certified Connecticut teachers are unemployed and hundreds of additional Connecticut residents wi
2-25-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The forgotten factor in student achievement: the studentWill Fitzhugh is the founder and editor of The Concord Review, believed to be the world’s only English-language quarterly review for history academic papers by high school students. The Review, founded in Massachusetts in March 1978, comes out four times a year and has published more than 1,000 history research papers — wit
2-25-14 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: VAM Part of the “Systemic Dismantling of a Teachers Worth”The fall-out over the court-ordered release of VAM scores belonging to Florida teachers is just beginning. Joseph E. Joyner, the superintendent of schools in St. Johns County where the state’s best VAM scores came
2-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Impressive Video On Ukrainian ProtestsHere’s how the New York Times describes this video: [It mixes] footage of the demonstrators with inspirational speeches on the importance of overcoming fear first spoken by Will Smith, in “After Earth,” and Sylvester Stallone, in “Rocky Balboa.” It was shared at the height of last week’
2-25-14 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.: Tony at the Red Line Tap. “I don’t get it,” Tony sighed as I grabbed my seat at the bar. “Sean, my man.” I yelled to the kid in the back room. “A Cal’Arenys. Room temperature.” “I said, I don’t get it.” “I heard you, but I wanted my beer. Now. What don’t you get, Tony?” “Four-man bobsledding. How is
2-25-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: A Decade of Cover-up at PS 106: Who Protected Marcella Sills?My column for The Wave, to be published Feb. 28, 2014. A Decade of Cover-up at PS 106: Who Protected Marcella Sills?By Norm ScottThe media seems to be enthralled over Marcella Sills’ magic disappearing act as principal of PS 106 in Far Rockaway ever since the NY Post reported the story a short time after Bill de Blasio a
2-25-14 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): What Shall We Do About Reading Today? (1942)What Shall We Do About Reading Today? (1942).1 by plthomasedd / 9min hide // saveRalph Ellison, a Century: From Unseen to MisseenWith his Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison’s narrator announced on the first page: “I am invisible, u
2-25-14 empathyeducates – DangerousBlackKids: Where Do You Stand?
empathyeducates – DangerousBlackKids: Where Do You Stand?: DangerousBlackKids: Where Do You Stand?On Saturday, February 16, 2014 a Jacksonville, Florida jury declared it impossible to come to a unanimous decision. Michael Dunn, a forty-seven year old white man who admits to shooting Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old African American, was ultimately convicted but not on the charge of first-degree murder.
2-25-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Will Governor Cuomo Help His Charter School Allies?Eliza Shapiro at Capital NY:Operators of charter schools in New York City are looking to Albany for support after failing to gain traction on a series of core issues with local elected officials or the de Blasio administration....Charter groups are beginning to plan Capitol-based actions for the next few weeks and looking to
Vergara v. California's Corporate Heart | California Progress Report
Vergara v. California's Corporate Heart | California Progress Report: Vergara v. California's Corporate HeartPosted on 25 February 2014Printer-friendly versionSend by emailBy Julie Gutman DickinsonAre job protections for teachers to blame for educational underachievement among low-income students of color in California? That’s the provocative question ostensibly at the heart of Vergara vs. Califor
We 'Choose' for Poor Children Every Day - Bridging Differences - Education Week
We 'Choose' for Poor Children Every Day - Bridging Differences - Education Week: We 'Choose' for Poor Children Every DayBy Deborah Meier on February 25, 2014 9:04 AMDeborah Meier continues her blog correspondence with Robert Pondiscio today.Dear Robert,I'm in complete support of the title of your letter last Thursday. "Running the wrong race" is precisely at the heart of the problems we
UT/TT Poll: Partisan Harmony, Dissonance on Education | The Texas Tribune
UT/TT Poll: Partisan Harmony, Dissonance on Education | The Texas Tribune: UT/TT Poll: Partisan Harmony, Dissonance on Educationby Ross RamseyFeb. 25, 20142Comments Comment Republish Email Tweet RecommendEnlargephoto by: Todd WisemanREFERENCE MATERIALUT/TT Poll, February 2014: SummaryPDF (199.3 KB) downloadUT/TT Poll, February 2014: MethodologyPDF (68.9 KB) downloadIncreasing funding for public sc
NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Pushes Corporate School Reform As He Leaves His Position | janresseger
NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Pushes Corporate School Reform As He Leaves His Position | janresseger: NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Pushes Corporate School Reform As He Leaves His PositionPosted on February 25, 2014 by janressegerChristopher Cerf will leave his position as Governor Chris Christie’s New Jersey state school commissioner this coming Friday, February 28, to join Amplify
Malawi Educator starts #TeacherTuesday | My Island View
Malawi Educator starts #TeacherTuesday | My Island View: Malawi Educator starts #TeacherTuesdayFebruary 25, 2014 by tomwhitbyThe World Education Blog in association with Education For All Global Monitoring Report is sponsoring #Teacher Tuesday. Each week for the next ten weeks they will share blog posts from ten different educators from around the world. The intent is to give voice to educators fr
Write the Bee to Let Readers Know Rep. Miller is Wrong on Vergara Case - California Teachers Association
Write the Bee to Let Readers Know Rep. Miller is Wrong on Vergara Case - California Teachers Association: WRITE THE BEE TO LET READERS KNOW REP. MILLER IS WRONG ON VERGARA CASEUndeterred by the facts, U.S. Congressman George Miller and an educator coauthor have authored a Sacramento Bee Op-Ed that slams teachers for having due process rights.The retiring congressman and one Los Angeles Unified Sch
More Cartoons on Parents, Teachers, and Kids | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
More Cartoons on Parents, Teachers, and Kids | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: More Cartoons on Parents, Teachers, and KidsThis month’s featured cartoons takes up again the interactions between parents, kids, and teachers. Much to chuckle about. Enjoy.More Cartoons on Parents, Teachers, and Kids | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
California Corporate Education Reform Scandal: Sen. Calderon wants to see evidence before taking leave or resigning - latimes.com
Sen. Calderon wants to see evidence before taking leave or resigning - latimes.com: Sen. Calderon wants to see evidence before taking leave or resigningComments1EmailShare41U.S. Atty. Andre Birotte Jr., center, speaks during a news conference Friday to announce charges in a case involving state Sen. Ronald S. Calderon. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times / February 21, 2014)AlsoFull coverage: Calder
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 2-24-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe “All-Time” Best Videos For EducatorsI’ve been posting annual lists of the Best Videos For Educators for a number of years. I thought it would be useful for readers, my students, and me to review them all and identify my choices for the “all-time” best ones. I’ve begun creating a number of these “All-Time” Best list, with The “All-Tim
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 2-24-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: untitledPolice finally caught the most wanted criminal, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. He was known as the drug lord who escaped the police for a decade and has been finally caught. Guzmán was allegedly found in a hotel.. At first when the marines knocked on the door, El Chapo sneaked out through a hidden exit in a bathroom ,but however was still caught after he was captu
IEA, ALEC, Dillard, Rauner, Quinn, $$$$$$$, etc. | Reclaim Reform
IEA, ALEC, Dillard, Rauner, Quinn, $$$$$$$, etc. | Reclaim Reform: IEA, ALEC, Dillard, Rauner, Quinn, $$$$$$$, etc.Posted on February 24, 2014by Ken Previti1) “There are two sides to every argument.” Nonsense.2) “He is the lesser of two evils.” Nonsense.3) “The Illinois Education Association is showing leadership by endorsing for governor the IL Chairman of ALEC who reportedly resigned from that p
Teacher tweets of the week: What SoCal teachers are talking about Education | 89.3 KPCC
Education | 89.3 KPCC: Teacher tweets of the week: What SoCal teachers are talking about; Credit: KPCC Teacher tweets of the week by KPCC Staff / 1h Advocate proposes $44 million increase in early education for LA schoolsLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials joined students, staff, elected officials, members of the community and special guests to cut the ribbon on the new Glassell
NJEA blasts Newark’s Anderson, vows fight to save tenure | Bob Braun's Ledger
NJEA blasts Newark’s Anderson, vows fight to save tenure | Bob Braun's Ledger: NJEA blasts Newark’s Anderson, vows fight to save tenureNJEA’s Wendell SteinhauerThe president of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the state’s largest teachers’ union, last night blasted state-appointed Newark school superintendent Cami Anderson for creating a “climate of hostility and opposition” in the cit
Nite Cap 2-24-14 #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 CAP2-24-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Everything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can BeEverything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can Be — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEverything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can BeFebruary 24, 2014 by Kevin S
2-24-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Everything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can Be
Everything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can Be — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEverything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can BeFebruary 24, 2014 by Kevin ScottA positive school culture is critical to the success of any school. As educators, we know that staying positive in the wake of planning, paperwork, meetings, grading, and all of the other administrative tasks is tough, especiall
solidaridad: Some very important considerations for UTLA voters
solidaridad: Some very important considerations for UTLA voters: Some very important considerations for UTLA votersSouth Area UTLAWhen vile poverty pimp Ben Austin and his fellow privatizers of Parent Revolution (pRev) issued a challenge to UTLA to meet with them after the crimes pRev committed at Weigand ES, only one teacher/UTLA officer showed up to stand alongside all the displaced Weigand teac
Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing | Seattle Education
Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing | Seattle Education: Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testingThe Battle for Seattle continues.Please submit this resolution, modified for your district, for adoption at the March 9th district caucuses. The deadline for submissions is this Wednesday. The more districts that pass a resolution against CCS
empathyeducates – This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty
empathyeducates – This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty: This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty(Photo: Franco Folini / Flickr)Poverty has been identified as a causal factor in lower IQ and psychiatric disorders. What can this tell us about public policy and the minimum wage?By Christian Exoo and Calvin F. Exoo | Originally Published at Truth
Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? | Cloaking Inequity
Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? | Cloaking Inequity: Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform?Why are TFA and, more generally, “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? Why do they get defensive when faced with critiques based on empiricism (data and research) and efficacy (is their reform working)? See for example Jonathan Al
NYC Public School Parents: inBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July
NYC Public School Parents: inBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July: nBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July Last week, the Commissioner King revealed that, despite the calls for an indefinite delay by legislators of both parties, he intends to start uploading student data to inBloom in July, w
NYC Educator: Uncommon Kids Need More than the Core
NYC Educator: Uncommon Kids Need More than the Core: Uncommon Kids Need More than the CorePrincipal Carol Burris is a local hero, frequently writing in Valerie Strauss blog. Most recently, she wrote about the incipient disaster that is the Common Core. They're raising the bar, making everything rigorous, and making sure my ESL students don't get out of high school until they're senior citizens. Th
Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha Thornton | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha Thornton | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha ThorntonBy Anne O'Brien on February 24, 2014Evidence clearly shows that family engagement in education promotes student success. And the vast majority of parents (and other family me
GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher Prep | GLSEN
GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher Prep | GLSEN: GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher PrepNew Partnership to Broaden Inclusion of LGBT Content in Teacher PreparationNEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2014 –GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education(AACTE) and the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) are p
School Safety Plan Deadline Nears - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
School Safety Plan Deadline Nears - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reminds Schools to Update School Safety Plans by March 1 DeadlineSchools urged to include mental health policies in plansSACRAMENTO—Schools have until March 1 to review and update comprehensive school safety plans that include policies for dealing with issues ranging from bullying to disaster pr
2-24-14 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): You think you know what teachers do, right? WrongVia the Washington Post | By Sarah Blaine We all know what teachers do, right? After all, we were all students. Each one of us, each product of public education, we each sat through class after class for thirteen years. We encountered dozens of teachers. We
For-profit charter school operators watch TN | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
For-profit charter school operators watch TN | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: For-profit charter school operators watch TNCompanies lobby for change in law so they can run schools Out-of-state companies that bring in millions in revenue by managing charter schools have their eyes set on Tennessee, an epicenter of education reform.But they need a major change in state law to enter. It would mean
High-Profit Charter Chain to Start Private Schools | Heartlander Magazine
High-Achieving Charter Chain to Start Private Schools | Heartlander Magazine: High-Achieving Charter Chain to Start Private SchoolsFebruary 21, 2014LOREN HEALLoren Heal (loren.heal@gmail.com) is a research programmer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-... (read full bio)EMAIL | TWITTERAudioWill Fitzhugh: The Best History Papers in the Worldplay00:0024:50Download as .mp3Share on linkedinPrintE
Testing Resistance and Reform Spring Launched | Lisa Guisbond
Testing Resistance and Reform Spring Launched | Lisa Guisbond: Testing Resistance and Reform Spring LaunchedCampaigns against the overuse and misuse of standardized testing are exploding across the nation. Many parents, teachers, students and activists agree that one-size-fits-all exams produce narrow, misleading snapshots of U.S. children and public schools. State and local policy makers are star
2-24-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Open Enrollment Starts TodayEnrollment page.I have to say this all looks very involved so read carefully and good luck. 2014–15 School Choice FormsPre-K (South Shore Only)KindergartenElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolEnrollment Information Line: 06-252-0410 Transportation Office: 206-252-0900 SPS Service Center and Bilingual Assistance: 206-25
John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes TestsBy Anthony Cody on February 24, 2014 11:33 AMGuest post by John Thompson.I am a Baby Boomer. I was born in 1953, during the greatest economic boom in history. Tomorrow, we knew, would be better than today. And, today, according to the American
The Myth Behind Public School Failure | NationofChange
The Myth Behind Public School Failure | NationofChange: POST A COMMENTRESIZE TEXT + | - | RPLAIN TEXTPRINTSHAREEMAILUntil about 1980, America’s public schoolteachers were iconic everyday heroes painted with a kind of Norman Rockwell patina—generally respected because they helped most kids learn to read, write and successfully join society. Such teachers made possible at least the idea of a vibrant
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California Sen. Ron Calderon Expected to Surrender to Federal Authorities | NBC Southern California: California Sen. Ron Calderon Expected to Surrender to Federal AuthoritiesCalderon, who was traveling when the 24-count indictment against him and his brother were filed last week, agreed to surrender on Monday.By Andrew Lopez| Monday, Feb 24, 2014 | Updated 8:06 AM PSTView Comments (0)|Email|Pri
2-24-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Political Cowards Blaming Parents for School ClosuresTomorrow evening the titans of King Cotton in Memphis will decide the next round of public school turnovers to the corporate welfare kings and queens lined up at the public feeding trough.Superintendent Dorsey Hopson is correct about one thing: closing these schools is not about saving money. If it were, he would be hard pressed
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, February 24, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: "school libraries"Many L.A. Unified school libraries, lacking staff, are forced to shutEducation HeadlinesMonday, February 24, 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.Northern San Joaquin Valley, Si
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-24-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Many L.A. Unified School Libraries, Lacking Staff, Are Forced To ShutBudget cuts leave about half of L.A. Unified's elementary and middle schools without librarians, and thousands of students without books. By Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1jtWS8w Hands raised :: Raising their hands, Alexa Martinez, 7, back row, left; Jennifer Hernandez, 6
2-24-14 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.: Big union ad buy for Guzzardi.. The price of poker just went up. A piece of interesting election news this morning is that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) just dropped $50,000 on a media ad buy for Will Guzzardi’s race against Machine Democratic Party daughter, Toni Berrios. Berrios h
Morning Wink 2-24-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #EDCHATDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico Teacher: Skandera Is No Friend of EducationDavid Aram Wilson offered this testimony at the confirmation hearings of Hanna Skandera, who is acting secretary of education in New Mexico and chairperson of Jeb Bush’s Chiefs
