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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: LAUSD Heads for Fiscal CliffThe Los Angeles school district is making short-term and long-term decisions that are fiscally and educationally irresponsible. Having committed to spend $1 billion to give an iPad for Common Core testing to every student and staff member, the district is short changing or eliminating essential programs.
2-28-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Is Dan Malloy a Pathological liar?A pathological liar someone who, “is an abnormally habitual liar.” Some call it a disease, some call it a condition, and some just call it the typical behavior of far too many politicians. As noted in a Wait, What? post yesterday entitled, “Malloy/UTC Scam – the biggest lie yet,” Governor Malloy and the CEO of […]The post Is Dan Malloy a Pathological
2-28-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A video that shows why teachers are going out of their mindsThe video below is not a parody. It shows Chicago Public School teachers in a professional development session that will make you understand why teachers are going out of their minds and to what extent administrators have infantilized teachers. Here is the video’s description on YouTube: This presenter was one of severa
2-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadWedgwood teacher, Kelly Clark, has been given the 2014 Civic Educator of the Year Award. From Rep Gerry Pollet's office: The award is sponsored by the Washington State Legislature to honor outstanding instructors in civics education. Other SPS honorees:• Lori Dunn, program manager for Physical Education and Health Literacy, will be presented a
Today: The First-Ever White House Student Film Festival | ED.gov Blog
Today: The First-Ever White House Student Film Festival | ED.gov Blog: Today: The First-Ever White House Student Film FestivalPosted on February 28, 2014 by Arne DuncanThe very best person to talk to about how modern technology is changing our classrooms isn’t me, or even the President.It’s a student who is actually learning from those tools every day — accessing school assignments online, watchin
2-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: March 6th Is World Book Day — Check Out Updated ResourcesWorld Book Day is March 6th. You can learn more about it, and find lots of resources, at The Best Resources For World Book Day — March 6th.by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide // saveYESTERDAY‘Reading Is Intensely Social’: An Interview With Jeffrey Wilhelm & Michael Smit
2-28-14 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.: Don’t call him “Rahmner.”The Chicago Sun-Time’s political reporter Natasha Korecki sat down with Mary Ann Ahern of NBC, Art Golub and Kate Grossman, both reporters for the Sun-Times, to discuss the overlap of supporters for Bruce Rauner’s gubernatorial campaign and Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral campaign. Sho
2-28-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Outrage Grows Over Eva Schools Allowed to Co-LocateIt's no secret that the only reason this charter school was approved was because of political reasons by Chancellor Dennis Walcott to satisfy a powerful charter school operator. ...joint announcement by Councilmen Gentile, Greenfield and TraygorToday's announcement regarding the continuance of the charter co-locations at I.S. 96,
2-28-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?. via South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 2h 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 see
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Eva's Success Academy Plans Another Near-Mandatory Field Trip?
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Eva's Success Academy Plans Another Near-Mandatory Field Trip?: Eva's Success Academy Plans Another Near-Mandatory Field Trip?Eva Moskowitz realizes that NYC charter schools (which enroll only 6% of the City's students and attempt to press the truly public schools into oblivion) no longer hold a privileged position under the current mayor. She will head to Albany, pro
2-28-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Governor Cuomo Pushes Mayoral Control Of Schools In Cities Around The StateGovernor Cuomo, who last week told us he has nothing to do with education policy, is this week pushing to give some mayors around the state control of school districts in their cities:ALBANY – If Mayor Byron W. Brown wants to take control of the Buffalo school system, he is going to have to spend poli
2-28-14 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): South Carolina and Common Core: A Next Step?Oran P. Smith, a senior fellow at Palmetto Policy Forum, introduces in The State a new report on Common Core from the conservative think tank: After the hearing, I concluded that John Hill of the Alabama Policy Institute had it
empathyeducates – CPS: Expulsion Rate Higher at Charter Schools
empathyeducates – CPS: Expulsion Rate Higher at Charter Schools: CPS: Expulsion Rate Higher at Charter SchoolsPhotograph; Chicago Public Schools released data on Tuesday showing privately-run charter schools expel students at a vastly higher rate than the rest of the district. (Posted on: February 26, 2014)Disparity sure to become fuel in ongoing education debateBy Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Alex R
Marketing Technologies in Public Schools* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Marketing Technologies in Public Schools* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Marketing Technologies in Public Schools*The ways that high-tech vendors market their products just ain’t helping teachers.Companies selling new hardware and software to K-12 schools—over $18 billion was spent in 2013– have three serious problems:1. Determining who is the customer.2. Ignoring how teac
TFA answers my FOIA-like request | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
TFA answers my FOIA-like request | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: TFA answers my FOIA-like requestThough education ‘reformers’ always speak of the need for transparency, Teach For America is one of the least transparent organizations out there. Though they get a lot of public money, I don’t think that there is a way to FOIA their internal records so we are often left with their interpretations of the da
"The Politics of Philanthropy": Imani Perry and Jelani Cobb on the President's "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
"The Politics of Philanthropy": Imani Perry and Jelani Cobb on the President's "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative | NewBlackMan (in Exile): "The Politics of Philanthropy": Imani Perry and Jelani Cobb on the President's "My Brother's Keeper" InitiativeAll In with Chris HayesChris Hayes talks to his panel, including Imani Perry and Jelani Cobb, about the differe
The Lasting Impact of the September 2012, Chicago Teachers Strike | janresseger
The Lasting Impact of the September 2012, Chicago Teachers Strike | janresseger: The Lasting Impact of the September 2012, Chicago Teachers StrikePosted on February 28, 2014 by janressegerThe Chicago Teachers Union’s new report, A Sea of Red, the story of the impact of the September 2012 Chicago teachers’ strike, is instructive and inspiring. Researchers from Roosevelt University, Harper College,
Test officials getting testier about opting out Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Test officials getting testier about opting out: Test officials getting testier about opting outEfforts by school testing folks to stop the opt out steamroller are getting desperate. Now they are threatening everything from teacher firings to school closure. It’s almost as if they are afraid that their test-based house of cards is about to
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 2-27-15 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMBig day for a freshman senatorSen. Rachel Zenzinger has only been in the legislature for 51 session days, so Thursday was a big day, given that she presented one bill to the Senate Education Committee and introduced another education measure of note. Senate Education passed her Senate Bill 14-124, which would create a $2 million grant pr
2-27-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: No One Does Charter School Stupid Like the Star-LedgerOh, my stars and garters, this is so massively dumb:A charter school in Hoboken, “Hola,” is doing a terrific job educating kids with an innovate dual-language program, and parents are lining up to compete for scarce seats. Hola’s innovation is to immerse kids in both Spanish and English instruction when they are young and their
2-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Check Out Our New Article: “English-Language Learners and Academic Language”My colleague and co-author, Katie Hull Sypnieski, and I just published a post over at Edutopia titled English-Language Learners and Academic Language. I think readers might find it helpful. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Developing Academic
Karen Lewis Statement of Support for the Saucedo ISAT Boycott
Many people who are convinced that standardized tests are reliable and valid indicators of student learning are not only sadly mistaken, but they are often people who also support policies that harm children, teachers and schools. Learn more about the Saucedo boycott at http://www.ctunet.com/ISAT and sign an online petition of support at http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/supp....
Nite Cap 2-27-14 #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 CAPVAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) |VAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) |: VAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC)Following up from our last post including Professor Haertel’s analysis of the “Oak Tree” video, produc
VAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) |
VAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) |: VAMs at the Value-Added Research Center (VARC)Following up from our last post including Professor Haertel’s analysis of the “Oak Tree” video, produced and disseminated by the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) affiliated with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I thought I would follow-up, as also req
City Halts Six School Changes Inherited from Bloomberg - WNYC
City Halts Six School Changes Inherited from Bloomberg - WNYC: City Halts Six School Changes Inherited from BloombergThursday, February 27, 2014 - 04:50 PMBy PATRICIA WILLENS : Editor, WNYC News / YASMEEN KHANSharePrintEmailChancellor Carmen Farina after meeting with charter school leaders (Beth Fertig/WNYC)The new leadership at the Department of Education on Thursday halted six schools from openi
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charter hustlers launch ad campaign attack on de Blasio
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charter hustlers launch ad campaign attack on de Blasio: Charter hustlers launch ad campaign attack on de BlasioEva Moskowitz leading the attack.New York's deep-pocketed charter school hustlers and privateers have launched a multi-million-dollar ad campaign against Mayor de Blasio. They are also using the ads to make wild, unsubstantiated claims about the benefi
empathyeducates – A Brief Meditation on Choice
empathyeducates – A Brief Meditation on Choice: A Brief Meditation on ChoiceBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. February 27, 2014Deborah 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 “th
NYC Educator: Curiouser and Curiouser
NYC Educator: Curiouser and Curiouser: Curiouser and CuriouserLook at the news today and you see this, a story about how NY State is looking at back-door vouchers. You see, rather than give you money back for tuition, you'll simply get a tax-credit for donations to the school of your choice.This will cost the state 300 million dollars, and half of it will be earmarked for private school scholarshi
$38 Million Released for Planning Projects - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
$38 Million Released for Planning Projects - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Release of$38 Million to Local Educational Agencies Under Proposition 39SACRAMENTO—School districts will soon receive about $38 million from the state in the second round of planning funds from voter-approved Proposition 39, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torla
Bring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and Culture — Whole Child Education
Bring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and Culture — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGBring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and CultureFebruary 27, 2014 by Whole Child PodcastDownload Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save]Educators working in a positive school culture experience collegiality, trust, and tangible support as leaders and peers, creating an en
It’s a Trust Thing – redqueeninla
It’s a Trust Thing – redqueeninla: It’s a Trust ThingWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSDMy first Earful Of Schoolboard Member involved mapping ‘three critical things’ about education (at 9:21), the middle of which was that: “…we have a sacred bond of trust that is enacted every day at the schoolhouse gate…”And I think this is very much true. When I pass along my child, I trust that s/he will be saf
Cashing in on Kids
Cashing in on Kids: New Orleans charter school employee embezzled $70,000, audit saysTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 | Tags: Finance and Facilities, OversightFrom the Times-Picayune:An employee of New Orleans' second-largest charter school network embezzled $69,840 in the 2012-13 academic year, according to an audit released Monday. The money has been recovered, the employee was fired and a criminal i
Evaluations For Moms Vs. Evaluations for Teachers
Evaluations For Moms Vs. Evaluations for Teachers Check this list, Do you do all of these things everyday for your kids:1. Brushing their teeth2. Having clean clothes ready3. Remembering any doctor/ dentist/ opticians appointments4. Getting the kids to school on time5. Keeping on top of calendar dates classmates birthdays/ anniversaries/ important dates6. Laundry7. Making kids' breakfast8. Remembe
Major Charter School Chain To Lose Space Under New De Blasio Plan
Major Charter School Chain To Lose Space Under New De Blasio Plan: Major Charter School Chain To Lose Space Under New De Blasio PlanNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with children after reading them a book in a pre-kindergarten class at P.S. 130 on Feb. 25, 2014, in New York City. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) | Pool via Getty ImagesNEW YORK -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is pulling back
Now is the time to seize the parent engagement moment | EdSource Today
Now is the time to seize the parent engagement moment | EdSource Today: Now is the time to seize the parent engagement momentFebruary 26th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Colleen You / commentaryColleen YouWell-informed, engaged parents make a vital difference in the health and education of children. When families, schools and communities work as partners, student achievement is boosted and children ar
Teachers Wish More People Would Listen to Them - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic
Teachers Wish More People Would Listen to Them - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic: Teachers Wish More People Would Listen to ThemA new survey asked 20,000 teachers for their views on everything from educational technology to teacher evaluations. Steve Ruark/AP PhotoTeachers overwhelmingly say they aren’t being listened to on matters of education policy at the state or national level. At the school le
Common Core Assessments May Be Content-Neutered | Truth in American Education
Common Core Assessments May Be Content-Neutered | Truth in American Education: Common Core Assessments May Be Content-NeuteredFiled in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on February 27, 2014 • 0 Comments142David SteinerZe’ev Wurman pointed out to me (and others) an interesting article written by David Steiner, former New York State Commissioner of Education and Common Core advocate, in E
Teachers Union, Advocacy Group Call for More Charter School Accountability - US News
Teachers Union, Advocacy Group Call for More Charter School Accountability - US News: AFT, Advocacy Group Want More Accountability for ChartersThe American Federation of Teachers and In the Public Interest claim some for-profit charter school operators aren't held to the same accountability standards as public schools.Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers banded with another pub
Public Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota(PEJAM): Corporate Reformers: Architects of Apartheid Education
Public Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota(PEJAM): Corporate Reformers: Architects of Apartheid Education: Corporate Reformers: Architects of Apartheid EducationAlfie Kohn, a leading author and lecturer on progressive education, spoke Thursday evening at Macalester college in St. Paul, MN as part of the Theodore Mitau Lecture Series. The event was hosted by Macalester's political science depa
Top 10 teachers in Florida illustrate how messy and absurd the new teacher data is | Education By The Numbers
Top 10 teachers in Florida illustrate how messy and absurd the new teacher data is | Education By The Numbers: Top 10 teachers in Florida illustrate how messy and absurd the new teacher data isThis week of February 24, 2014 the State of Florida was forced to dump a boat load of data on its teachers into the public domain (It lost a law suit to Times Union newspaper in Florida, which requested the
2-27-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Don't Blame the Public Schools : A Bronx TaleIn the 1950's and 1960's, Factories started closing and moving South, taking tens of thousands of jobs Bronx residents depended on with them:The public schools stayed open.In the 1960's and 1970's, landlords started burning their buildings leaving parts of the Bronx looking as if it had suffered aerial bombardmentThe public schoo
Former L.A. schools superintendent: bonds weren't meant for iPads | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Former L.A. schools superintendent: bonds weren't meant for iPads | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Former L.A. schools superintendent: bonds weren't meant for iPadsAnnie Gilbertson | February 27th, 2014, 8:53amTom Pennington/Getty ImagesWilliam Johnston, who was superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District during the 1970s, is urging officials to stop using bond funds to buy iPads - leading
2-27-14 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: A new attempt at a CA teacher dismissal billState lawmaker makes new bid to change teacher dismissal rules A state lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday that would attempt to streamline the process for dismissing California teachers accused of misconduct. The proposed bill by state Sen. Lou C
2-27-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Education - This and That From two area PTSAs:We are proud to announce the Seattle Council PTSA Board and Northshore Council PTSA Board, which represents the PTA's in Woodinville, Bothell and Kenmore, have endorsed I-594. Join these parents and teachers to help make our schools and state safer for Washington families by endorsing 594 today: http://bit.ly/1h
Wal-Mart uses ‘cultlike’ student group to funnel managers into patriarchal corporate culture | The Raw Story
Wal-Mart uses ‘cultlike’ student group to funnel managers into patriarchal corporate culture | The Raw Story: Wal-Mart uses ‘cultlike’ student group to funnel managers into patriarchal corporate cultureBy Travis GettysThursday, February 27, 2014 10:58 ESTA “cultlike” business group funnels college students into Wal-Mart’s management ranks and helps the retail giant maintain its conservative, patri
Morning Wink 2-27-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSFCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, February 27, 2014FCMAT » 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 me
