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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-7-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: When Did Gibberish Replace Conventional English?Colin McEnroe of NPR in Connecticut has discovered the root problem of corporate reformers: They have lost touch with common sense and the meaning of learning. To cover up their ignorance, they have invented rhetoric hat sounds impressive but is no more than unintelligible verbiage. H
2-7-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s Round-Up Of Useful Posts On Education PolicyHere are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues: TV Shows: Thinking “West Wing” In A “House Of Cards” World is by Alexander Russo. The Melian Dialogue is a classic tool used by community organizers to illustrate the importance of living in t
2-7-14 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: The Creepy, Incestuous, Conflicts-of-Interests Involved in Florida’s School Grade SystemThe editors of the Lakeland Ledger have complete grasp of the timeline of events concerning Florida’s school grade system. They aren’t impressed: After all the changes made to Florida
2-7-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: NYSED May Get Involved In The De Blasio/Charter FightLisa Fleischer in the WSJ:State education officials are studying how Mr. de Blasio's pledge to charge rent to charters that operate in city buildings could affect the amount of funding the city receives for facilities.New York City gets more than $1 billion a year from the state to defray the cost of school facilities—part
2-7-14 Wait What? - Pryor must go
Wait What?: It’s an election year and Governor Malloy is now for raising the minimum wageHowever, his announced $10 an-hour minimum wage wouldn’t take effect until 26 months after the next election. When it comes to politics, even short-term memory is a scarce commodity. While candidate Dan Malloy was a supporter of increasing the minimum wage, Governor Dannel Malloy has taken a considerably more
@ The Answer Sheet 2-7-14 - Wife of teacher to Obama: ‘please stop this runaway reform now’
The Answer Sheet: Wife of teacher to Obama: ‘please stop this runaway reform now’Here’s an open letter that the wife of a public school teacher in Georgia wrote to President Obama about the reality in her husband’s school. She sent a more detailed version of this letter to the president. The author is Dana Bultman, an associate professor of Spanish at the University of Georgia. Dear President an
Friday Finance 101: NY State’s Formula for Failure | School Finance 101
Friday Finance 101: NY State’s Formula for Failure | School Finance 101: Friday Finance 101: NY State’s Formula for FailurePosted on February 7, 20140 1 VotesBelow is an excerpt from a recent series of policy briefs on NY State school fundingStatewide Policy Brief with NYC Supplement: BBaker.NYPolicyBrief_NYC50 Biggest Funding Gaps Supplement: 50 Biggest Aid Gaps 2013-14_15_FINALNote: The abo
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-7-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. SCHOOL OFFICIALS BARRED FROM ACCESS TO CURRICULUM FOR iPADSBy Howard Blume, la tIMES | http://lat.ms/1gT0V0w Bianca Gomez, left, Humberto Salazar and Doroteo Cruz are happy to receive iPads at Theodore Roosevelt High School, as part of the first phase of L.A. Unified's iPad rollout. The district approved Tuesday the next phase of the plan, which in
2-7-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: A Bill Gates Reader: Where Are We Going, Where Have We BeenTeflon reformers Bill Gates and Arne Duncan are hard to separate, but Duncan sure is trying. In a videoed talk with teachers, Duncan claims: Lisa Clarke: One of the particular questions we’ve heard teachers ask is if corporate-based philanthropists are playing too heavy a role in public education, and if there’s a corpora
2-7-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure - If You Live or Work in N.Y.C., You May Suffer from P.M.S.D. and Not Even Know It
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: If You Live or Work in N.Y.C., You May Suffer from P.M.S.D. and Not Even Know ItP.M.S.D.: Being a Brief Treatise on the Effects of the Ailment Specifically upon N.Y.C. TeachersAlthough far less harmful than post-traumatic stress disorder, PMSD, or Post-Mayoral Stress Disorder, is a very real phenomenon, affecting thousands in N.Y.C. and, thus, a serious cause for conc
2-7-14 the becoming radical | A Bill Gates Reader: Where Are We Going, Where Have We Been
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): A Bill Gates Reader: Where Are We Going, Where Have We BeenA Bill Gates Reader: Where Are We Going, Where Have We Been.1 by plthomasedd / 1h 2-6-14 the becoming radical | Teflon, Fatalism, and Accountabilitythe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the p
2-7-14 GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com
GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com: NY – Bill would require every child to get a psychological test…Berkeley Brean at WHEC-10 in Rochester… “Would you let your child be tested like this? After several school shooting including in Newtown, CT., there is now a bill in the New York State Assembly that would require every child in public school to have
2-7-14 empathyeducates - Politics is Local – It Begins with the People!
empathyeducates: Politics is Local – It Begins with the People!Former House Speaker Tip O’Neil is famous for coining the axiom, “All politics is local.” It begins with the people. Yes, this is true, but the contrast is also apparent. In recent years, big money flooded into our elections. It changed the dynamic. The will to fight […]by empathy / 4h 2-6-14 empathyeducates - Trayvon’s Birth Date Mark
Louisiana Educator: Survey Results: Overwhelming Opposition to Common Core
Louisiana Educator: Survey Results: Overwhelming Opposition to Common Core: Survey Results: Overwhelming Opposition to Common CoreThe one question survey at the Louisiana Educator blog is now closed, and the respondentsoverwhelmingly oppose Common Core in Louisiana schools! Here are the final results:Readers of the Louisiana Educator were asked to respond to: What actions would you like to see Lou
Shanker Blog » Teacher Retention In An Era Of Rapid Reform
Shanker Blog » Teacher Retention In An Era Of Rapid Reform: Teacher Retention In An Era Of Rapid ReformPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on February 7, 2014The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently released a short report on whether teachers were leaving the profession due to reforms implemented during the Obama Administration, as some commentators predicted.The authors use data from the Schools an
Graduation Exit Tests Continue to Stunt Opportunity | janresseger
Graduation Exit Tests Continue to Stunt Opportunity | janresseger: Graduation Exit Tests Continue to Stunt OpportunityPosted on February 7, 2014 by janressegerThere was lots of news about high stakes, high school graduation exams seven or eight years ago when many states were instituting such graduation requirements, but while you hear less about these tests today, according to Education Week, 24
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jay Travis is the real deal.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jay Travis is the real deal.: Jay Travis is the real deal.At Travis fundraiser last night. I got to meet 26th Dist Rep. candidate Jay Travis at a campaign fundraiser for her last night. I came away thinking, she's the real deal. She previously worked as the executive director of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO), which has been in the forefront of the
No-rules playground policy results in decreased student confrontations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
No-rules playground policy results in decreased student confrontations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: FEBRUARY 07, 2014No-rules playground policy results in decreased student confrontationsby Tom Chorneau(New Zealand) As policy-makers and school administrators grapple with how best to enforce school site discipline, a principal at small pr
Revised ‘One Newark’ Plan – One Less Closure, Changes for Charters - NJ Spotlight
Revised ‘One Newark’ Plan – One Less Closure, Changes for Charters - NJ Spotlight: REVISED ‘ONE NEWARK’ PLAN – ONE LESS CLOSURE, CHANGES FOR CHARTERSJOHN MOONEY | FEBRUARY 7, 2014Historic Weequahic High stays, students at schools turned over to charters have the option of staying putONE NEWARKIn the face of fierce debate, the reorganization of Newark public schools will undergo some revisions that
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L.A. school officials barred from access to curriculum for iPads - latimes.com
L.A. school officials barred from access to curriculum for iPads - latimes.com: L.A. school officials barred from access to curriculum for iPadsComments1EmailShare5Bianca Gomez, left, Humberto Salazar and Doroteo Cruz are happy to receive iPads at Theodore Roosevelt High School, as part of the first phase of L.A. Unified's iPad rollout. The district approved Tuesday the next phase of the plan, whi
CORE districts’ tackling of tough issues impresses federal official | EdSource Today
CORE districts’ tackling of tough issues impresses federal official | EdSource Today: CORE districts’ tackling of tough issues impresses federal officialFebruary 6th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldU.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle. Credit: John Fensterwald, EdSource TodayA high-ranking federal education official – a woman with Secretary Arn
Dissecting New Hampshire Education Commissioner Virginia Barry’s Testimony on HB 1508 | Truth in American Education
Dissecting New Hampshire Education Commissioner Virginia Barry’s Testimony on HB 1508 | Truth in American Education: Dissecting New Hampshire Education Commissioner Virginia Barry’s Testimony on HB 1508Filed in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Ann Marie Banfield on February 7, 2014 •0 Comments1Yesterday New Hampshire Education Commissioner Virginia Barry testified against H
Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part One | deutsch29
Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part One | deutsch29: Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part OneFebruary 6, 2014With many states beginning their legislative sessions, issues surrounding the fate of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are front and center in statehouses across the country.Below is the first installment of updates on the issue of CCSS. Given the volume of in
5 Ways To Cultivate A Culture Of Acceptance | Connected Principals
5 Ways To Cultivate A Culture Of Acceptance | Connected Principals: 5 Ways To Cultivate A Culture Of Acceptanceby William Parker • February 7, 2014 • 0 CommentsThe other day, I sat in a conversation with a student and a DHS worker who had come to take her into custody. She was no longer able to stay at her host home and would be moving back to a shelter till a new home could be found. In the meant
Teacher immunity ruling sends wrong message in closely watched... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Teacher immunity ruling sends wrong message in closely watched... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Teacher immunity ruling sends wrong message in closely watched Fulton County case COMMENT(1) 0 0 0 NewRelatedView Larger Melanie PickensPrevious PostsMichelle Obama: 'I'm first.' Urges kids to become first generation to go to collegeFebruary 6, 2014New report: Fewer teachers in Georgia schools, but they
Vilson Unplugged (Featuring Deepak Chopra) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Vilson Unplugged (Featuring Deepak Chopra) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Vilson Unplugged (Featuring Deepak Chopra)by JOSE VILSON on FEBRUARY 6, 2014in JOSEDeepak ChopraConfession: I haven’t had earphones on for the last month and a half.Perhaps some of that has to do with my iPod’s phone jack loosening up, causing me to twist the plug too much to get maybe 20 minutes of uninterrupted liste
LA school officials acknowlege they ignored computer inventories in latest iPad purchase | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA school officials acknowlege they ignored computer inventories in latest iPad purchase | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA school officials acknowlege they ignored computer inventories in latest iPad purchaseAnnie Gilbertson | February 6th, 2014, 5:31pmMaya Sugarman/KPCCOfficials with the Los Angeles Unified School district acknowledged at a public meeting Thursday afternoon that they did not consider
Is inBloom not answerable to the public? | Seattle Education
Is inBloom not answerable to the public? | Seattle Education: Is inBloom not answerable to the public?inBloom is the creation of Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch.From Diane Ravitch’s Blog:Is inBloom Engaged in Identity Theft?The Gates Foundation spent $100 million along with the Carnegie Corporation to create a massive database consisting of confidential information about students. The database will
Ipad, Upad – redqueeninla
Ipad, Upad – redqueeninla: Ipad, UpadWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSD We’re all going for ipads here in LAUSD and who’s to say the technology gap isn’t in fact a hallmark of social injustice? Putting an ipad in the hands of every kindergartener would seem to me to be a bit of window dressing for deeper, more serious issues of social inequality but it’s hard to know where to start in a circle of d
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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 CAPThe Washington Teacher: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's Orr Elementary School: Learning in a VaultThe Washington Teacher: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's Orr Elementary School: Learning in a Vault: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's O
The Washington Teacher: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's Orr Elementary School: Learning in a Vault
The Washington Teacher: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's Orr Elementary School: Learning in a Vault: Inhumane Learning Conditions at DC's Orr Elementary School: Learning in a VaultBy Candi PetersonOrr Elementary Vault classroomvault. a room or compartment, often built ofor lined with steel, reserved for the storageand safekeeping of valuables, especially sucha place in a bank.At Benjamin Orr e
Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting update (Part 1) | Reclaim Reform
Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting update (Part 1) | Reclaim Reform: Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting update (Part 1)Posted on February 6, 2014by Ken PrevitiLiving modestly in inexpensive retirement communities in Florida, many Illinois teacher retirees are deeply concerned about their delayed earned compensation (pensions
2-6-14 The Whole Child Blog - Never Ask a Question You Already Know the Answer To
Never Ask a Question You Already Know the Answer To — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGNever Ask a Question You Already Know the Answer ToFebruary 6, 2014 by John HinesOften as teachers we follow this movie lawyer cliché in our classrooms: We ask questions that we have seen lead our students through a lesson like a well-rehearsed play. While the actors may change, the roles and the concl
It’s Sommer Time: TFA alum Critiques Co-CEO’s “Slick Willie” Interview | Cloaking Inequity
It’s Sommer Time: TFA alum Critiques Co-CEO’s “Slick Willie” Interview | Cloaking Inequity: It’s Sommer Time: TFA alum Critiques Co-CEO’s “Slick Willie” InterviewI recently caught a rebroadcast of PBS’ American Experience: Clinton, and was reminded that today’s future “first man” was once dubbed “Slick Willie” by the press due to his mastery of duplicitousness in dancing around controversies. Howe
NYC Educator: The ATRs Are Coming!
NYC Educator: The ATRs Are Coming!: The ATRs Are Coming!The Daily News has a piece about Absent Reserve Teachers, and oh no, new chancellor Carmen Fariña is actually thinking of putting them to work! The headline itself trumpets they are "considered undesirable by principals."The article suggests this move could save the city $100 million a year, but that's not remotely its main thrust..
Is School Funding Fair in Your State? | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Is School Funding Fair in Your State? | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Is School Funding Fair in Your State?Posted on: Thursday February 6th, 2014What does "fair" school funding look like? What is it exactly that education advocates and organizers are calling for when they rally at state capitols demanding more money for their school
2-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: KUOW wants Input on Transportation ChangesWant to talk about it to KUOW? Call Andy Hurst, KUOW producer, ASAP. They air at noon.Desk: 206.616.7649Cell: 206.617.3302by Melissa Westbrook / 19min 2-5-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum WeekSeattle Schools Community Forum: Advanced Learning: Where are going?Some updates:- according to the AL webpage, as of yesterday,
Thomas Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and Jonathan Soros give big to super PACs: The next step in the evolution of money politics.
Thomas Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and Jonathan Soros give big to super PACs: The next step in the evolution of money politics.: The Rise of the Vanity Super PACs4249For the super-wealthy with a cause, super PACs are in vogue.Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave about $6 million to his own Independence USA PAC in 2013. The first generation of super PACs operated as shadow party committ
Green Ribbon Schools for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Green Ribbon Schools for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Nominates Three Schools,One School District as 2014 U.S. Green Ribbon SchoolsENCINITAS—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today nominated San Diego County's Encinitas Union School District, Lowell and Twain Elementary Schools of Long Beach, and San Domenico School of San Anselm
#StuVoice Twitter Chat 2.10 – #StuVoice in the Classroom Student Voice
Student Voice: #StuVoice Twitter Chat 2.10 – #StuVoice in the Classroom Join us this Monday, February 10th to hear about the power of Student Voices in the classroom! We will be joined by teachers who have each implemented an environment where student voices are valued and heard, and we will be talking with them about how to create and maintain such an environment. We will talk about what challen
A day of Common Core training | Seattle Education
A day of Common Core training | Seattle Education: A day of Common Core trainingTo follow is an excerpt of a post written by a teacher who experienced a day of training for the Common Core Standards (CCS).We began the pivot toward the actual point of the by re-affirming that how we teach should be how we assess. Don’t do a project and then give a test– use the project as the actual assessment. Not
2-6-14 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): Schools failing to protect students from abuse, US saysVia EdSource | By Jane Meredith Adams The failure of U.S. schools to protect students from sexual abuse by school personnel is a story of district cover-ups, lack of training, incomplete teacher background checks and little guidance from the U.S. Depa
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-6-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Deasy Addresses “School Choice Week” Photo-Op Event At Union Stationby smf for 4LAKidsNews from the NSCW Facebook Page. How many kids do you see who should’ve been in school? 6 Feb 2014 :: A week ago Dr. John Deasy, the superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District took time from his busy schedule running the nation’s second largest school dis
2-6-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Teflon, Fatalism, and AccountabilityTeflon, Fatalism, and Accountability. via Teflon, Fatalism, and Accountability.1 by plthomasedd / 22min 2-5-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save ItToday I read two articles regarding testing and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After reading both, I am left with the same thoug
2-6-14 the becoming radical | Teflon, Fatalism, and Accountability
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Teflon, Fatalism, and AccountabilityOne legacy of Ronald Reagan’s presidency is his being tagged the Teflon president, as Patricia Schroeder explained: As a young congresswoman, I got the idea of calling President Reagan the “Teflon president” while fixing eggs for my ki
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, February 6, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Brown calls for new fees on teacher preparation reviewEducation HeadlinesThursday, February 6, 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.Lodi Unified School District officials approve raises for teachersLodi Un
Civil Rights Hero James Meredith Issues the American Child's Education Bill of Rights - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Civil Rights Hero James Meredith Issues the American Child's Education Bill of Rights - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Civil Rights Hero James Meredith Issues the American Child's Education Bill of RightsBy Anthony Cody on February 6, 2014 10:30 AMA while back I shared a review of James Meredith's memoir, A Mission From God: A Memoir And A Challenge For America.For those too young t
Trust Minnesotans, not outside franchises, on school reform | Star Tribune
Trust Minnesotans, not outside franchises, on school reform | Star Tribune: Trust Minnesotans, not outside franchises, on school reformArticle by: DENISE SPECHT Updated: February 5, 2014 - 6:31 PMA dogmatic bunch, including the controversial Michelle Rhee, will make presentations at an event in St. Paul on Thursday.Rhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tor
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Inquiring Reporter Wants to Know: Who Is Sponsoring Minneapolis Education Summit?The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce announced an “education summit” on February 8, featuring the ever-controversia
