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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, February 27, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education HeadlinesThursday, February 27, 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.Fresno Unified to get mediator, board starts budget talksFresno Unified's school board kicked off annual budget conversations
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What Richard Rothstein Told NAGB About the History of NAEPDid you know that the National Assessment Of Educational Progress used to test much more than reading and math, much more than academic subjects? Did you know that it was designed originally to assess student cooperation and behavior as well as skills? Did you know that the
2-27-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Where Does Common Sense Fit Into Common Core? (By Barth Keck)Earlier this week, Connecticut educator and CT Newsjunkie columnist Barth Keck published another important column about the problems associated with the Common Core and the utter failure in the way it is being implemented. The Common Core fiasco was begun with President George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind,” and continued u
2-27-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Gov. Christie’s new crisis: Protests grow over state control of Newark schoolsThere’s a new crisis in New Jersey, and it isn’t about traffic jams. Public protests in Newark are growing over an effort by Superintendent Cami Anderson, who was appointed to run the state-operated district by Gov. Chris Christie, to reshape the city’s school system. She plans to close some traditional
2-27-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Corporate Astroturf Vultures Line Up in MemphisAs the corporate stooges of the school board waited on Tuesday evening for community members to utter their final useless pleas to keep their community schools open in Memphis, a group of fat corporate vultures had their own perch near the front in an area designated for "district officials." Any parent upset about public sch
2-27-14 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: “Absurdity of Florida’s VAM Scam”Writes Palm Coast teacher Jo Ann C. Nahirny in her column at FlaglerLive: Now fully armed with my own VAM scores, (and since I’d paid the fee to access the site anyway) I decided to compare my scores to that of a couple of colleagues, for
2-27-14 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.: Wounded Knee. With my green 1968 Volkswagon Beetle attached to the tow bar of a recreational vehicle that we contracted to deliver, my brother, a friend Nancy and I left LA for Chicago. Nancy and Mike would return to LA. I would stay. March 3rd it will be 41 years. I was 24 years old and all that I o
2-27-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: "Dear Randi" From a Newark Teacher...your generosity in donating AFT funds to the Teacher Village being built to house Teach for America novices in Newark could not have come at a better time.... Newark teacher to AFT President Randi Weingarten (satire alert)While TFA scabs live in subsidized government housing, real teachers will go into foreclosures.... Teacher in Newa
2-27-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: More History Ignored by Common Core AdvocatesA grandiose vision of school reform took off during the 1990s as the digital revolution seemed to be freeing society and the economy from the constraints of the industrial era. It was a time that inspired book titles such as Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History. It was even suggested that computer technology, through “just […]7 by Joh
2-27-14 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): A Brief Meditation on ChoiceDeborah Meier reminds us that “one can’t ’choose’ to be the children of the wealthy,” adding later: You and I—or some other somebodies—are deciding the future of “other people’s children” [hyperlink added] unless we provide ways for “them” to
2-27-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Chancellor Farina May Get Another Beautiful DayThere is the possibility of a major storm early next week that could make for an interesting school day on Monday.Here's the National Weather Service from this morning:from upton...MODELS HAVE COME IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANTSTORM WHICH SHOULD IMPACT THE AREA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAYNIGHT. THE ECMWF
Relating to Students, and Staff | InterACT
Relating to Students, and Staff | InterACT: Relating to Students, and StaffFEBRUARY 27, 2014tags: advice, Dan Pink, English Companion, Jim Burke, Larry Ferlazzoby David B. CohenI dropped in to the English Companion Ning last night – something I used to do more often and realized I was missing. It’s a thriving online community of English teachers from all over the country, created almost five years
Which is worse? A California district makes a tough choice between No Child Left Behind and Obama education policies | Hechinger Report
Which is worse? A California district makes a tough choice between No Child Left Behind and Obama education policies | Hechinger Report: Which is worse? A California district makes a tough choice between No Child Left Behind and Obama education policiesBy Sarah AmandolareSANGER, California – At a table strewn with papers, four eighth-grade boys with gelled hair and flashy sneakers comb through lyr
De Blasio's school fight: Democrat vs. Democrat battle.
De Blasio's school fight: Column: New York disagreement over charter schools spotlights Democrat vs. Democrat battle.(Photo: Pool photo by Seth Wenig)STORY HIGHLIGHTSHe's waging a war over education issues that could spill into the 2016 Democratic presidential primary.De Blasio has singled out a special foe, Eva Moskowitz, who runs 22 Success Academy charter schools.At the heart of this confrontat
School Boards Association rises to challenge, proposes teacher dismissal bill | EdSource Today
School Boards Association rises to challenge, proposes teacher dismissal bill | EdSource Today: School Boards Association rises to challenge, proposes teacher dismissal billFebruary 26th, 2014 | 2 Comments | By John Fensterwald6Picking up pieces from two failed attempts to rewrite the law on teacher dismissals, the California School Boards Association will lead this year’s attempt to make it easie
Backlash Against Governor Christie’s Overseer Superintendent Grows in Newark | janresseger
Backlash Against Governor Christie’s Overseer Superintendent Grows in Newark | janresseger: Backlash Against Governor Christie’s Overseer Superintendent Grows in NewarkPosted on February 27, 2014 by janressegerArticles at Politico Pro are almost always behind a pay wall, but this morning somehow Diane Ravitch has forwarded yesterday’s piece about the school crisis in the Newark, New Jersey’s publi
BULLETIN: Teacher seniority waiver to be dropped | Bob Braun's Ledger
BULLETIN: Teacher seniority waiver to be dropped | Bob Braun's Ledger: BULLETIN: Teacher seniority waiver to be dropped Cami Anderson, the Christie-appointed superintendent of Newark schools, is expected to drop her request for a waiver from state regulations to she can ignore seniority rights when and if she lays off hundreds of city teachers. That doesn’t mean she won’t lay off teachers—but she
CURMUDGUCATION: VAM for Dummies
CURMUDGUCATION: VAM for Dummies: VAM for DummiesIf you don't spend every day with your head stuck in the reform toilet, receiving the never-ending education swirly that is school reformy stuff, there are terms that may not be entirely clear to you. One is VAM-- Value-Added Measure.VAM is a concept borrowed from manufacturing. If I take one dollar's worth of sheet metal and turn it into a lovely pl
The Education Spring’s ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up
The Education Spring’s ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up: The Education Spring’s ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up When President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union address, called for a “year of action,”he probably didn’t have this in mind.An extensive and diverse coalition of forces opposed to the education policies pushed by his administration, and many state governors, is organizing on an unprecedented sca
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Suspensions/expulsions key to building charter school 'culture'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Suspensions/expulsions key to building charter school 'culture': Suspensions/expulsions key to building charter school 'culture'"Charter schools should not be allowed to 'expel' their way to better performance if they are truly public schools." -- Ald. Bob FiorettiLast month, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. attorney general's office released natio
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Confused about LCFF? Oakland students break it down, why the upcoming LCAP meetings are so important and what democratic school budgeting would look like | Classroom Struggle
Confused about LCFF? Oakland students break it down, why the upcoming LCAP meetings are so important and what democratic school budgeting would look like | Classroom Struggle: Confused about LCFF? Oakland students break it down, why the upcoming LCAP meetings are so important and what democratic school budgeting would look likeThis is a repost of an article from a new Oakland student blog. Check o
New Sup for Sac? - One Vote for Community Builder!
New Sup for Sac? - One Vote for Community Builder!In an earlier post I asked "Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder?" Well here is one vote for Community Builder: Who Will Your Board Member Pick for the Next Superintendent? You remember the old saying, “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!” Well, its time to dust off this ol
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Gaffney - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Gaffney - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate GaffneyBy Anthony Cody on February 26, 2014 7:19 PMColeen Bondy, Los Angeles teacher, has prepared special coverage of the upcoming teacher's union election in her city. Here is her report:United Teachers Los Angeles, the teachers' union for Los Angeles
@Every Learner: Someday Is Now — Whole Child Education
@Every Learner: Someday Is Now — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG@Every Learner: Someday Is NowFebruary 26, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumNow is the time to make a difference in the lives of our learners, to propel them into the world as beacons of success and hope. ASCD's 69th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show is two weeks away—it's not too late to participate!The conference will be he
#ResistTFA and the Zero-Sum Game - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
#ResistTFA and the Zero-Sum Game - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: #ResistTFA and the Zero-Sum Gameby JOSE VILSON on FEBRUARY 26, 2014in JOSEIn the middle of writing my piece on Jordan Davis and the lack of volume about the decision / non-decision on Michael Dunn, a few people bristled at the idea that Teach for America would use my piece as a rebuff of #ResistTFA, a trend started by education
solidaridad: Bill Gates and Steve Barr are trying to take over UTLA, again
solidaridad: Bill Gates and Steve Barr are trying to take over UTLA, again: Wednesday, February 26, 2014Bill Gates and Steve Barr are trying to take over UTLA, againBill Gates and Steve Barr are trying to take over UTLA, again by Robert D. SkeelsBill Gates and Steve Barr are trying to take over UTLA, again
Arne Duncan: You’re a Liar, Common Core Will Destroy American Education | TheBlaze.com
Arne Duncan: You’re a Liar, Common Core Will Destroy American Education | TheBlaze.com: Arne Duncan: You’re a Liar, Common Core Will Destroy American EducationThis week, TheBlaze’s White House Correspondent, Fred Lucas, conducted an interview withEducation Secretary Arne Duncan.Fred did a great job reporting exactly what Secretary Duncan said, without adding his own commentary. That’s what a good
AFT - A Union of Professionals - Letter to N.J. Gov. Chris Christie
AFT - A Union of Professionals - Letter to N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: Letter from Randi Weingarten to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the school crisis in NewarkFebruary 26, 2014The Honorable Chris ChristieGovernor of New JerseyPO Box 001Trenton, NJ 08625Dear Governor Christie:There is a crisis in Newark. And that crisis was made worse by your schools Superintendent Cami Anderson opting not to at
Brevard Schools, Binggeli, the 1/2 cent sales tax increase – as sales tax money is being given away to Major League Soccer, Hollywood, vouchers to religious or politically affiliated… | Reclaim Reform
Brevard Schools, Binggeli, the 1/2 cent sales tax increase – as sales tax money is being given away to Major League Soccer, Hollywood, vouchers to religious or politically affiliated… | Reclaim Reform: Brevard Schools, Binggeli, the 1/2 cent sales tax increase – as sales tax money is being given away to Major League Soccer, Hollywood, vouchers to religious or politically affiliated…Posted on Febru
Nite Cap 2-26-14 #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 CAPSacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder?Superintendent_Interview_Questions_-_Sample_4.pdf: Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder? JR REPLACEMENT: An upgrade?
Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder?
Superintendent_Interview_Questions_-_Sample_4.pdf: Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder? JR REPLACEMENT: An upgrade? What are your thoughts Parents and Community?Sara Noguchi, Ed. D.Interim SuperintendentSara Noguchi, Ed.D currently holds the position of Interim Superintendent at Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) in California. She has wo
Mother Crusader: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?
Mother Crusader: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?Over the past two years I've written multiple posts about the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School in East Brunswick
Crunching Test Scores Isn't Enough to Educate Our Kids | Blog, Perspectives | BillMoyers.com
Crunching Test Scores Isn't Enough to Educate Our Kids | Blog, Perspectives | BillMoyers.com: Crunching Test Scores Isn’t Enough to Educate Our KidsFebruary 26, 2014by David Tansey and Elaine WeissStudents Julian Lopez, 12th grade, second left; Ben Montalbano, 11th grade, second right; and James Agostino, 12th grade, right; listen during their Advanced Placement (AP) Physics class at Woodrow Wilso
Adventures in Team Teaching | Connected Principals
Adventures in Team Teaching | Connected Principals: Adventures in Team Teachingby Derek Hatch • February 26, 2014 • 0 CommentsThis is a cross post from my personal blog. Recently, at a PD session, I ran into a former colleague with whom I used to team teach. Since we have not worked together in a decade or more, it was fun to reminisce and remember some of the memorable (not to mention funny) time
empathyeducates – Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?
empathyeducates – Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?: Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?Photograph; Drugs don’t ‘cure’ a disease called ADHD, the way that antibiotics cure pneumonia. Getty ImagesBy Alison Gopnik | Originally Published at Wall Street Journal. February 21, 2014In the past two decades, the number of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit H
NYC Educator: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting Cuomo
NYC Educator: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting Cuomo: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting CuomoIt's all over whatever it is that used to be Gotham Schools. Eva and her buds are upset. Apparently, when de Blasio said charters might have to pay rent, he was referring to none other than charters that have a lot of money. You know, the ones that are so flush with cash they can lay out a half
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core | Truth in American Education
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core | Truth in American Education: Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on February 26, 2014 • 0 Comments144Interesting poll from Siena College.Voters continue to be divided by the New York State Education Depa
A Student’s Voice Joins the Movement | Parents United for Public Education
A Student’s Voice Joins the Movement | Parents United for Public Education: A Student’s Voice Joins the MovementPosted on February 26, 2014 by SSPRAGUELOTTLeave a commentThousands of Philadelphia students walked out last spring to demand more resources in their schools. (Photo: Media Mobilizing Project)Hi, my name is Sadie Sprague-Lott and I am a junior at Science Leadership Academy (SLA) and an i
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saturday in Austin
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saturday in Austin: Saturday in AustinI'm looking forward to the NPE Conference taking place Saturday and Sunday in Austin at The Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas. I probably won't have much time for Mad Dog Margaritas at the Chile Parlor Bar as in Guy Clark's Dublin Blues. But I will be moderating a Movement Building panel on Saturday morning, w
New After School Standards - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
New After School Standards - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Unveils New Standards for High-Quality After School ProgramsSACRAMENTO—Far from being lost time, the hours after school and during summer can be opportunities for students to build on what they learn in the classroom, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said today as he released a
Choosing Democracy: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento
Choosing Democracy: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento
2-26-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: When You Are Looking for American Heroes- Don't Forget the Coaches!!Those of you who know me know how proud I am of my grand daughter Avery's accomplishments as a runner. At age 10, she is now one of the top middle distance runners her age in the nation, and loves the feeling of confidence this gives her as well as all the great new friends she has made in her track team- t
Eliminate Tech from the Education Discussion | My Island View
Eliminate Tech from the Education Discussion | My Island View: Eliminate Tech from the Education DiscussionFebruary 26, 2014 by tomwhitbyAfter five decades of being an educator, I am growing weary of the constant discussion over the divide between education and technology. When will we reach a point where we will discuss Education, teaching and learning without having to debate technology? The ide
2-26-14 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): Morning Read: LAUSD music instruction to be cut in halfTeachers: LA schools’ arts budget ‘a step in the wrong direction’ A plan by the Los Angeles Unified School District to cut the time elementary school children are taught orchestra in half is angering teachers – many of whom learned about it only after
Public Pension Reform Series | Brookings Institution
Public Pension Reform Series | Brookings Institution: In their June 2013 paper, Are Public Pensions Keeping Up with the Times?, Matthew M. Chingos, Grover J. Whitehurst, and Richard W. Johnson reported a $2.7 trillion nationwide funding gap in states’ public pension systems. In two new follow-up papers, Chingos, Whitehurst and colleagues seek to answer the inevitable question provoked by their ini
2-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: On Switching High School/Elementary Start TimesFrom School Start Later-Seattle:As a brief update, the school board approved transportation standards for next year that will move us to a 3-tier system in order to save approximately $3 million. It was impossible to get the school board to consider putting secondary schools in the later tiers and elementaries in the
Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, Morale | NEA Today
Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, Morale | NEA Today: Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, MoraleFebruary 26, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerAsk most teachers what workplace conditions or policies determine their level of job satisfaction, support from administration, general respect, colla
Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up
Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up: Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs UpWhen President Barak Obama, in his State of the Union address, called for a “year of action,” he probably didn’t have this in mind.An extensive and diverse coalition of forces opposed to the education policies pushed by his administration, and many state governors, is organizing on an unprecedented scale to spur a
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, February 26, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Legislative Analyst suggests 3 ways to fix school busing formula -Education HeadlinesWednesday, February 26, 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.Parents drop Clovis Unified sex education suit
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10On Monday, February 23, Arne Duncan laid down some speaks on the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting. His prepared remarks touched on many areas of education, but he devoted much of his speaking to the issue of Pre-K.Mind you, Duncan did not speak about why Pre-K is a good idea or a valuable idea, nor did he speak about what Pr
Morning Wink 2-26-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Is the Man Funding the Vergara Trial?David Welch is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who is spending millions of dollars in legal fees to try to strip teachers of any due process rights or job
