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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Peter Greene: Common Core and Planned Obsolescence!Peter Greene, a teacher in Pennsylvania, sees the incredible marketing opportunities associated with Common Core. And he worries that the marketing department has missed some even more spectacular opportunities to sell CC-aligned products: True– “CCSS” has been stamped every printe
2-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Today’s Resources On Sochi OlympicsHere are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: The Games Are A Great Party, But Not A Great Investment is from NPR. The CBC has an excellent Olympics site (thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip). Explore more infographics like this one o
2-4-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. I did not have sex with that bridge.by Fred Klonsky / 1h The Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. Congratulations to our old friend Ed Koren on having been named the Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont.by Fred Klonsky / 1h hide // saveA Chicago testing hornet’s nest. Boycott the ISAT. Gr
2-4-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Another Former Capital Prep teacher speaks out…The Hartford Board of Education will meet behind closed doors during tonight’s meeting to discuss Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry. Rather than attend to his duties as a Hartford public school principal, Perry has missed 20 percent of the school days this year as he gallivants around the country giving speeches for hire. If he […]The p
@ The Answer Sheet 2-4-14
The Answer Sheet: J.K. Rowling, please keep any Harry Potter afterthoughts to yourselfShortly after the last Harry Potter novel — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” — was published in 2007, author J.K. Rowling revealed that one of the main characters, Hogwarts headmaster and master wizard Albus Dumbledore, was gay. There was no indication in the books that this was the case, so her disclosure
2-4-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: International Education JournalPlease visit and read the outstanding new issue of International Education Journal: Comparative PerspectivesVol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testingReaders of this blog will find the efforts to unmask high-stakes testing of value.by P. L. Thomas / 3h 2-3-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: Children should not be allowed
2-4-14 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: Common Core is promising “tests worth teaching to.From John Thompson in the Huffington Post: Test-driven reform has largely failed but, until recently, it was as great of a public relations success as anything that the billionaires’ bounty could buy. They branded teacher
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-4-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Lcff: California’S School Money Fight Heads To A New VenuePosted by Dan Walters to Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert | http://bit.ly/1fXilEh Monday, February 3, 2014 2:16 PM | :: The Office of Administrative Law is an obscure branch of the governor's office that was created more than three decades ago, during Jerry Brown's first governorship, to ensure t
2-4-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Gates Scholar, Tom Kane, Wants Schools to Replicate His MET ExperimentI would have nothing but praise for the Gates Foundation Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project if it only claimed to be doing theoretical research. Neither would I have a real complaint with the work of the MET’s director, Tom Kane, if he saw it as basic research, not policy research. Kane seems to be […
2-4-14 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): From Failing to Killing Writing: Computer-Based GradingIn Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Bill and Mike discuss Mike’s bankruptcy: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Someday soon, two teachers of writing wi
GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com
GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com: New! Must read Ani McHugh!Ani McHugh from her must-read blog, TeacherBiz… “Written testimony to the NJ State Board of Education for Lobby Day–February 5th, 2014″ “I ask you to consider these questions: would you want your own children to be subjected to the reforms being implemented in New Jersey? Do any parents
FACT SHEET: Opportunity For All – Answering the President’s Call to Enrich American Education Through ConnectED | The White House
FACT SHEET: Opportunity For All – Answering the President’s Call to Enrich American Education Through ConnectED | The White House: FACT SHEET: Opportunity For All – Answering the President’s Call to Enrich American Education Through ConnectEDYear of Action: Making Progress Through Executive ActionToday, following up on his call to action, the President is announcing major progress toward realizing
Aggressive public relations campaign amplifies courtroom battle against teacher work rules | Hechinger Report
Aggressive public relations campaign amplifies courtroom battle against teacher work rules | Hechinger Report: Aggressive public relations campaign amplifies courtroom battle against teacher work rulesBy Louis FreedberEd SourceThe potentially game-changing Vergara v. California lawsuit, which attacks key aspects of California law on how teachers are evaluated and fired, opened in Los Angeles last
What parents know: The arts matter | EdSource Today
What parents know: The arts matter | EdSource Today: What parents know: The arts matterFebruary 4th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Joe Landon and Colleen You1Joe LandonThe new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) recognizes the critical role parents play in the education of their children – and embeds it into law by requiring parents’ input into local school district budgets and accountability plans.W
The Benefits of 'Repeating' Subject Matter - Bridging Differences - Education Week
The Benefits of 'Repeating' Subject Matter - Bridging Differences - Education Week: The Benefits of 'Repeating' Subject MatterBy Deborah Meier on February 4, 2014 9:23 AMToday, Deborah Meier writes again to Robert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst.Dear Robert,Grin away. I like making people smile. But long, long before E.D. Hirsch came along people thought the best way to educate involved thinking,
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Grading the N.Y.S. Regents: The Past, the Present...and the Future?
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Grading the N.Y.S. Regents: The Past, the Present...and the Future?: Grading the N.Y.S. Regents: The Past, the Present...and the Future?Whither Regents grading? I started grading N.Y.S. Regents exams twenty years ago. The system has been turned on its head by persons who manufactured a sub-par replacement founded on fundamentally flawed principles. These persons sta
Revolving Door Undermines the Democratic Process | janresseger
Revolving Door Undermines the Democratic Process | janresseger: Revolving Door Undermines the Democratic ProcessPosted on February 4, 2014 by janressegerThe NY Times has been covering the revolving door in Washington, D.C., by which those who are lobbying have recently been serving as members of Congress or more likely as the aides who write the laws the members themselves introduce.These newspape
LA school board committee to tackle job description for temporary, non-voting member | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA school board committee to tackle job description for temporary, non-voting member | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA school board committee to tackle job description for temporary, non-voting memberAnnie Gilbertson | February 4th, 2014, 6:30amAdolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCCA memorial image of Marguerite LaMotte on display at the board meeting Tuesday.Los Angeles Unified school board member Steve Zimmer is
2-4-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3959: Pay It Forward College Affordability Act of 2014To establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education.4h Bill Introduced: S. 1950: Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to ve
NYC Educator: "Revive NYSUT" Is Really "Rebury NYSUT"
NYC Educator: "Revive NYSUT" Is Really "Rebury NYSUT": "Revive NYSUT" Is Really "Rebury NYSUT"The more I look at the controversy in our state union, the more I think its intent is to push it back into nothingness. The moment NYSUT leadership begins to take sensible stands, they are opposed. And by whom? By the leadership of the United Federation of Teachers.
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Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 2-3-14 #EDCHAT #P2 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAWhatever happened to NCLB ?NCLB reaches 12 years. Is it still an operative law? Under the No Child Left Behind law (Public Law 107-110, 2001) 100 % of students were to achieve proficiency in math and reading by 2014. The law was due for re-authorization in 2009. It has not been re-authorized. Education Secretary Arne Duncan responded to criticism by gr
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 2-3-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMActive/Retired Teacher Attacks: Connecticut, Illinois and (Your State HERE)Stealing money from old people has become common by legislatures nationwide. Now, it’s also fine to steal from those who hope to someday have the possibility of growing old. The plundering of money that people honestly earned by paying into private pension plans h
2-3-14 EmpathyEducates!– What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?
empathyeducates – What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?: What Could Be Wrong With ‘School Choice’?By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Education Opportunity Network. January 28, 2014 at 7:00 pmEveryone loves “choice,” right?In a country where in a single year there are more than 100 new choices for what to use to brush your teeth, it stands to reason that maximizing “choice” might be a goa
solidaridad: Help Student Organizers Travel to LA for EmpowerED 2014 Conference!
solidaridad: Help Student Organizers Travel to LA for EmpowerED 2014 Conference!: Help Student Organizers Travel to LA for EmpowerED 2014 Conference!On March 29th, student organizers from all over the country will converge upon Los Angeles to share their stories with the LA student community at a youth-led conference called EmpowerED: Los Angeles Student Power 2014. Pitch in to help get them here!
The Charter School Gravy Train | Seattle Education
The Charter School Gravy Train | Seattle Education: The Charter School Gravy TrainAn education advocate in New York brought this article to my attention today. It was published last year in Forbes magazine and is relevant today in Seattle, Washington.Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express To Fat CityOn Thursday, July 25, dozens of bankers, hedge fund types and private equity investors gathered in
LAUSD'S TREACHEROUS ROAD FROM REED TO VERGARA- IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT STUDENTS, JUST MONEY - Perdaily.com
LAUSD'S TREACHEROUS ROAD FROM REED TO VERGARA- IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT STUDENTS, JUST MONEY - Perdaily.com: LAUSD'S TREACHEROUS ROAD FROM REED TO VERGARA- IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT STUDENTS, JUST MONEY(Mensaje se repite en Español)Contrary to what was asserted in 2010 with theReed vs. State of Californiacase, and now with theVergara vs. State of California case, cutting the budget by attacking teachers
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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 CAPToni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White Gaze | educarenowToni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White Gaze | educarenow: Toni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White GazePo
Toni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White Gaze | educarenow
Toni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White Gaze | educarenow: Toni Morrison Gives a Lesson in Unpacking Assumptions and the White GazePosted on February 3, 2014 | Leave a commentI love this video, which I stumbled upon in a tweet by Charles Blow. (Follow him @CharlesMBlow.)It’s an excellent lesson in not be willing to accept the unspoken assumptions that are hidden within
Wisconsin Organizations Oppose Acountability Bill SB-286 | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Wisconsin Organizations Oppose Acountability Bill SB-286 | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Wisconsin Organizations Oppose Acountability Bill SB-286Filed under: Accountability laws — millerlf @ 5:14 pm School Finance Network. Current school accountability legislation a poor choice for Wisconsin education. “The legislation being considered by the Senate Education Committee is a far cry
Parents Are Labor’s Client – redqueeninla
Parents Are Labor’s Client – redqueeninla: Parents Are Labor’s ClientWritten by redqueeninla in Education My principle job as a parent is to nurture my children. I feed, clothe and house them. I scrutinize their talents and gauge how and what to support. When distractions tempt me from my job I try to focus on its principles and limit the temptation to stray. An optimal interplay with the “ext
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 2-3-14 #RealEdTalk #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakNew Mexico Law Would Halt Common Core, Require Public Hearings and Investigation into Costsadd New Mexico to her list of 22 where there is unrest regarding Common Core standards. And this time, the source is not from any conservative wing of the Republican party; it is a Democratic legislator, State Senator Linda Lopez, who is leading the charge.by Anthony C
2-3-14 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): Criticizing KIPP CriticsAn early and consistent proponent of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools, Jay Matthews has joined a rising group of KIPP advocates directly criticizing KIPP critics, offering two arguments: KIPP charter schools are not abusive or exc
School voucher PACs spend $210K in TN ahead of '14 races | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
School voucher PACs spend $210K in TN ahead of '14 races | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: School voucher PACs spend $210K in TN ahead of '14 racesOut-of-state groups hoping to get school voucher legislation passed this year in the Tennessee General Assembly have already spent lavishly heading into the 2014 election cycle, financial disclosures submitted Friday show.Washington, D.C.-based Tenness
2-3-14 The Whole Child Blog - Celebrate School Counselors This Week — Whole Child Education
Celebrate School Counselors This Week — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCelebrate School Counselors This WeekFebruary 3, 2014 by Kristen PekarekNational School Counseling Week, sponsored by whole child partner the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), is being celebrated this week, February 3–7, to focus public attention on the unique contribution professional school counselors
2-3-14 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): Christmas returns to the stand as the Vergara trial resumesTroy Christmas, of Oakland Unified Testimony resumes this morning in Vergara v California, with Troy Christmas of the Oakland Unified School District returning to the stand to face cross examination by lawyers for the defendants — the state and it
MN Doesn’t Need a Lesson from Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee - MN2020 Hindsight
MN Doesn’t Need a Lesson from Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee - MN2020 Hindsight: MN Doesn’t Need a Lesson from Failed DC Chancellor Michelle RheeBy Sarah Lahm, Hindsight Community Fellow, February 3, 2014 at 8:25 amInfamous education reform architect Michelle Rhee is coming to town, at the strange behest of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. She will be the keynote speaker at the Chamber’s Feb
Shanker Blog » Democracy’s Champion: Albert Shanker
Shanker Blog » Democracy’s Champion: Albert Shanker: Democracy’s Champion: Albert ShankerPosted by Richard D. Kahlenberg on February 3, 2014Our guest author today is Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, is author of Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy (Columbia University Press, 20007). Freedom House recently released t
Cami Anderson must resign! | Bob Braun's Ledger
Cami Anderson must resign! | Bob Braun's Ledger: Cami Anderson must resign!Struggling to get to school at Hawthorne Avenue today–only to find school was closed.Cami Anderson, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie two years ago to run the Newark schools, should resign immediately because she represents a danger to the children and employees of New Jersey’s largest city. More than a week ago, she kept th
Who Is Winning the Common Core War? Citizens Are. | Truth in American Education
Who Is Winning the Common Core War? Citizens Are. | Truth in American Education: Who Is Winning the Common Core War? Citizens Are.Filed in Common Core State Standards by Gretchen Logue on February 3, 2014 • 0 Comments1Anne Gassel and I presented at the Constitutional Coalition Common Core conference this weekend and my speech was about the importance of social media to present the facts (not paid
N.J. State Lawmaker Tries to Bolster Local Control in Troubled Newark District - State EdWatch - Education Week
N.J. State Lawmaker Tries to Bolster Local Control in Troubled Newark District - State EdWatch - Education Week: N.J. State Lawmaker Tries to Bolster Local Control in Troubled Newark DistrictBy Andrew Ujifusa on February 3, 2014 10:38 AMNewark, N.J. schools have a troubled history that stretches back decades, but the battle has only gotten more intense recently. As my colleague, Lesli Maxwell, ove
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, February 3, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Freedburg: Aggressive public relations campaign amplifies courtroom battle against teacher work rulesEducation HeadlinesMonday, February 3, 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.Truancy sweep nets just oneP
Top 10 Reasons to Join Teach For America | EduShyster
Top 10 Reasons to Join Teach For America | EduShyster: Top 10 Reasons to Join Teach For America Did you miss the last application deadline for Teach for America? Fret not, young reader—you still have three more weeks before the next and final deadline to join the 2014 corps.By Jay Saper, TFA rejectTFA reject Jay Saper with AFT president Randi Weingarten.1. Teach for America saves taxpayers a fortu
School Choice and Common Core: Mortal Enemies - Yahoo News
School Choice and Common Core: Mortal Enemies - Yahoo News: School Choice and Common Core: Mortal EnemiesMichelle Malkin's column is released once a week. By Michelle MalkinJanuary 31, 2014 3:00 AMThe freedom-enhancing, life-improving power of school choice is more than a theory for me. It's more than a talking points memo or teleprompter speech. Unlike many of the politicians paying lip service t
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-3-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: "Berndt swept everybody up into this horror.” – ANOTHER MIRAMONTE CHILD ABUSE CASE EMERGES FROM THE SHADOWSObscured by the publicity surrounding teacher Mark Berndt is the case of Martin Springer, whose criminal trial is set to begin this week. By Alan Zarembo, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1dmhIkt February 2, 2014, 8:32 p.m. :: The 2012 child abuse
Morning Wink 2-3-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michigan’s EAA: A Scary Place for Kids with DisabilitiesEclectablog of Michigan continues its invaluable reports on the stste’s disastrous so-called “Educational Achievement Authority.” This one
