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 CAP
2-20-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Shocking: Baraka Consults Knowledgable People on EducationSorry the posting's been light; it's been a crazy busy week. But I don't want to let too much time pass before telling you about my Monday with Ras Baraka.Baraka is currently in a two-man race for mayor of Newark; in my view, it's probably the most interesting political contest in the country between now and the mid-term Con
Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public Education | MyFDL
Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public Education | MyFDL: Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public EducationBy: Julie Gutman Dickinson Wednesday February 19, 2014 3:54 pm Tweet Are job protections for teachers to blame for educational underachievement among low-income students of color in California? That’s
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) | United Opt Out National
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) | United Opt Out National: TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING (TRRS)The U.S. can do a much better job evaluating children, teachers and schools. That’s why protests against standardized testing misuse and overuse are exploding across the nation. Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) seeks to ensure that assessment contributes to all student
2-20-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Video: “Creating the Schools Children Deserve”A few days ago, I published a post titled St. Paul Federation Of Teachers Is National Model For Engaging Parents. This video is another example of why they are a national model:by Larry Ferlazzo / 1min hide // save“Parent Involvement in Early Literacy”Parent Involvement in Ear
Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projects -Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projects - Bites - Opinions - February 20, 2014: Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projectsThere are no real consequences from the Fair Political Practices Commission for bending and breaking the rulesBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@n
Union calls for five-day strike next month at UC - latimes.com
Union calls for five-day strike next month at UC - latimes.com: Union calls for five-day strike next month at UCComments0EmailShare0Unionized workers picket at UC Irvine Medical Center in May. The union has scheduled a five-day walkout starting March 3. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times / May 22, 2013)By Larry GordonFebruary 20, 2014, 11:57 a.m.The union representing the University of California's
Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014 - Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting (CA Dept of Education)
Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.Advisory Commission on Special Education MembersDiane Fazzi, ChairGina Plate, Vice ChairFeda AlmalitiMildred BrowneMorena de Grimaldi Kristi HagansSomer HardingSara JochamBetty KarnetteLester PincuNancy PortilloNaomi RaineyMarian
PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chair | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chair | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chairby thenotebook on Feb 20 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTPhoto: Courtesy of Philadelphia School PartnershipMark Gleason is executive director of the Philadelphia School Partnership.by Bill Hangley Jr.As Bill Gr
2-20-14 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): After 22 plaintiffs’ witnesses in Vergara, it’s the defendants’ turnIn a trial that began in late January and was supposed to take 20 court days, plaintiffs in Vergara v California used the first 16 to put on their case, as Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu heard from 22 witnesses through yesterday. Testimon
Alpine teachers launch strike | UTSanDiego.com
Alpine teachers launch strike | UTSanDiego.com: Alpine teachers launch strikeTeachers in the Alpine Union School District began their strike Thursday morning, the latest chapter in a more than year-long conflict over how to balance the district's budget.It's the first teachers strike in San Diego County since 1996. The main disagreements between the Alpine district administration and the teachers
Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core Opponents | Truth in American Education
Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core Opponents | Truth in American Education: Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core OpponentsFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on February 20, 2014 • 0 Comments81Let’s file this in the “how stupid can you be” category. The Kansas City Star reported that the
2-20-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Legislative UpdatesFrom Mary Griffin of the Seattle Special Ed PTA: SHB 2605 is a step backwards in Washington state’s efforts to make our education system more transparent and accessible for parents. That’s because this bill will make it harder, not easier, for parents to know and understand school district policies regarding restraint and isolation of studen
LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New Website | Talk Radio News ServiceTalk Radio News Service
LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New Website | Talk Radio News ServiceTalk Radio News Service: LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New WebsiteAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten calls it "the fastest growing teacher-sharing site in the United States."Photo/American Federation of TeachersAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten tells TRNS about the la
Switching Schools May Lead to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids | TIME.com
Switching Schools May Lead to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids | TIME.com: Study: Switching Schools May Give Your Kids Psychotic SymptomsChronic marginalization and chronic exclusion could cause hallucinations and delusionsChanging schools can be a wrenching social and emotional experience for students, say researchers from Warwick Medical School in the U.K. And the legacy of that struggle may be psycho
To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence? | Cloaking Inequity
To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence? | Cloaking Inequity: To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence?A new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Education Policy reveals the relationships between Teach For America (TFA) and federal charter school “reform” to interrogate how policy decisions are shaped by networks of elite individuals, organizations, and private c
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The view from L.A.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The view from L.A.: The view from L.A.The way schooling is supposed to be-- I'm out on the Left Coast. taking a few days off from Chicago tundra, watching a school field trip to Leo Carrillo State Park.I'm in L.A. but still envious (no, really) of those who got to join the UIC picket lines or march yesterday in Springfield in defense of public employee pensions. Thi
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Teachers union head calls for Core ‘course correction’Education HeadlinesThursday, February 20, 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.Construction firm TELACU bankrolling Centinela Valley school board campa
Integration: Who Is It Good For? | EduShyster
Integration: Who Is It Good For? | EduShyster: Integration: Who Is It Good For?Hint: Middle class white students…By Jack SchneiderI have watched friends lock their doors as black men crossed between cars on the street. They have done it without breaking conversation and without acknowledgment. My wife and I have had acquaintances challenge our decision to enroll our daughter in the public school a
Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform SpringBy Anthony Cody on February 20, 2014 7:53 AMYesterday, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich posted this message on hisFacebook page:We're turning our schools into test-taking factories. We're teaching children how to take standardized t
Video: Creating the Schools Children Deserve - MN2020 Hindsight
Video: Creating the Schools Children Deserve - MN2020 Hindsight: Video: Creating the Schools Children DeserveBy Briana Johnson, Video Production Specialist, February 19, 2014 at 1:00 pmSt. Paul teachers are using their bargaining power to help create the schools children deserve, with fewer standardized tests, smaller class sizes, and media specialists, nurses, counselors and social workers for al
Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education | Julie Gutman Dickinson
Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education | Julie Gutman Dickinson: Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education Are 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 Verg
Morning Wink 2-20-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS2-20-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Nina Simone on the Role of the ArtistOriginally posted on Beyond Capitalism Now: Nina Simone on the Role of the Artist Interviewer: You want yo
2-20-14 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): Nina Simone on the Role of the ArtistOriginally posted on Beyond Capitalism Now: Nina Simone on the Role of the Artist Interviewer: You want your art to live on long after you View originalby plthomasedd / 3min hide // saveJames Baldwin in the Spring of 1963Originally
Blaming The Victim – redqueeninla
Blaming The Victim – redqueeninla: Blaming The VictimWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSD There is little about this era of Education Reform that so flummoxes me as the latter day “new, improved” standing of teachers.As the daughter of a college professor, and surrounded ever since by teachers of myriad sorts, this endeavor has always personified for me the acme of life’s greatest possibilities: to s
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: David Safier: Corporate Reformers Fund Fake Dems to Support Vouchers in ArizonaDavid Safier is a journalist and friend of public education in Arizona. In this post, he explains how the usual assortment of corporate reformers amd make-believe Democrats have descended on Arizona to push vouchers. First, they donated handsomely to the
2-20-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Self-Serving Manhattan Inst Research on Charter Co-Locos Exposed by Bruce BakerThe Manhattan Institute report provides little useful guidance for New York City with respect to the narrow question of whether the city should charge rent to charter operators.... Bruce BakerHow great to have people like Bruce Baker around to expose the sham ideologically tainted research being done by
2-20-14 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.: I just want to read Dillard’s ALEC letter. Senator Kirk Dillard’s Capitol office yesterday. When the IEA endorsed Senator Kirk Dillard for governor in the Illinois primary I brought up the fact that he was Illinois Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a notorious union busti
2-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Thursday’s New Sochi ResourcesHere are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: Russian Riot Grrrls Beaten but Not Arrested in Sochi is from The New York Times. Champions of the corruption race is an interesting interactive.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 2-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s We
2-19-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: No real financial support for public schools, but plenty more for charter schools (especially Bridgeport)When Dan Malloy was running for governor he pledged to make adequate funding for Connecticut’s public schools a priority. Instead Malloy introduced the most anti-teacher, anti-union, anti-public education corporate education reform industry initiative of any Democratic governor in t
2-20-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: #ResistTFA popular on TwitterA student-led campaign against Teach For America took to Twitter this week and has been proving to be popular, at one point more so than tweets with the Olympic hashtag. The Twitter effort is being led by Students United for Public Education, a grassroots, student-led organization founded by Stephanie Rivera, a Rutgers University Graduate School of […
2-20-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Meaningful work or coercion?Sent to the Oregonian, Feb. 19Joanne Yatvin's description of how "Meaningful work keeps students in school," (Feb. 18) includes small class sizes, sports teams that allowed all comers to join and play, teacher collaboration with time to meet during the school day, plays and musical events that included all interested students, emphasis on build
2-20-14 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: Broward Has to Finance Mavericks’ Charter Schools $1.5 Million in State FinesJust over two weeks ago, Mavericks Charter School president Frank Biden was talking smack to charter school opponents that “we are going to take you down.” While the rogue brother of the vice pr
2-20-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: A History Lesson from the Civil Rights Movement for Anti-Testing ActivistsThe non violent Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's did not hold most of their meetings in public. If they did, those meetings would have been broken up and those organizing and attending them would have faced severe retaliation. Organizers persuaded frightened people to get up the courage
2-20-14 empathyeducates
empathyeducates: Teachers Union Head Calls For Core ‘Course Correction’By Lyndsey Layton81 by empathy / 4h NEA President: We Need a Course Correction on Common CoreIn response to many calls from students, parents, and teachers, opinions have changed. Courses too. Now, the President of the National Education Association says it is time for a correction. In respect to the Common Core State Standards
2-20-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo's Pre-K Plan Won't Work The Way Cuomo Says It WillJessica Bakeman at Capital NY:ALBANY—Andrew Cuomo has all but won the battle with Mayor Bill de Blasio over how to pay for pre-kindergarten in New York, but experts say the governor's plan won't provide enough money to serve every child in the state. Researchers estimate it will run anywhere from $10,000 to $13,000 per
The Washington Teacher: Uncertain Future for DC's Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health School due to Delays
The Washington Teacher: Uncertain Future for DC's Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health School due to Delays: Uncertain Future for DC's Mamie D. Lee and Sharpe Health School due to DelaysRiver Terrace Elementary School By Candi PetersonDC Public Schools plans to renovate River Terrace Elementary School have been delayed due to an unusual find of native American Indian artifacts discovered during an excav
Shanker Blog » In China, Democracy Must Begin On The Factory Floor
Shanker Blog » In China, Democracy Must Begin On The Factory Floor: In China, Democracy Must Begin On The Factory FloorPosted by Han Dongfang on February 20, 2014Our guest author today is Han Dongfang, director of China Labor Bulletin. You can follow him on Weibo in Chinese and on Twitter in English and Chinese. This article originally appeared on The World Post, and has been reprinted with permis
American Dream Features the Individual; Justice Is the Community’s Solution | janresseger
American Dream Features the Individual; Justice Is the Community’s Solution | janresseger: American Dream Features the Individual; Justice Is the Community’s SolutionPosted on February 20, 2014 by janressegerIn a fascinating academic study, The American Dream and the Power of Wealth, sociologist Heather Beth Johnson and a group of researchers conduct interviews to try to discover how we “acknowled
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » China’s Determination to End School Choice and Testing: New Development
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » China’s Determination to End School Choice and Testing: New Development: China’s Determination to End School Choice and Testing: New Development19 FEBRUARY 2014 772 3 COMMENTS(from my new book: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China Has the World’s Best and Worst Education to be published by Jossey-Bass)For those who admire the Chinese
Committee urges Sacramento city schools not to sell closed campus sites without further review - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee
Committee urges Sacramento city schools not to sell closed campus sites without further review - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: Committee urges Sacramento city schools not to sell closed campus sites without further reviewBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 9:08 pmA committee for the Sacramento City Unified School District has finalized recommendations for the fu
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Oregon Save Our Schools: Educating Kids, Yes It Is Personal!
Oregon Save Our Schools: Educating Kids, Yes It Is Personal!: Educating Kids, Yes It Is Personal!On Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, two members of OSOS, both veteran classroom teachers, visited, by invitation, the office of Senator Mark Hass, chair of the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee. Senator Hass has worked on some positive pieces of legislation related to education, so we
Mayoral run for CTU’s Karen Lewis? Spouse sour on being first husband - Chicago Sun-Times
Mayoral run for CTU’s Karen Lewis? Spouse sour on being first husband - Chicago Sun-Times: Mayoral run for CTU’s Karen Lewis? Spouse sour on being first husbandBY DAVE McKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief February 19, 2014 7:48PM00Share7118Updated: February 19, 2014 9:23PM SPRINGFIELD — Chicago Teachers Union chief Karen Lewis came to Springfield on Wednesday to rally against possible pension cuts to
Dennis Van Roekel’s Continued Common Core Crush | deutsch29
Dennis Van Roekel’s Continued Common Core Crush | deutsch29: Dennis Van Roekel’s Continued Common Core CrushFebruary 19, 2014Today, National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel once again reinforced his devotion to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Mind you, he tried to make his open letter appear to be a “learning experience” in which he had “listened”; however, what Van
People's Benchmarks, People's Sovereignty: New Jersey’s Occupied School Districts | Black Agenda Report
People's Benchmarks, People's Sovereignty: New Jersey’s Occupied School Districts | Black Agenda Report: People's Benchmarks, People's Sovereignty: New Jersey’s Occupied School DistrictsTue, 02/18/2014 - 12:51 — Seth SandronskySegregated Schools | Racism in public education | Poverty and Education | Abbott Decision | war on drugs | mass black incarcerationPrinter-friendly version
Teacher Abuse is Abuse southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Teacher Abuse is AbuseI got my first bachelor pad in my hometown way back in July of 1990. It was awesome. A studio apartment directly behind an IHOP, at a main intersection, shops within walking distance, and best of all a Metro-North station a quarter of a mile walk.Being a groovy single guy the other married men with families on my floor lived somewhat vicarious
States Fighting Back Map Update | Truth in American Education
States Fighting Back Map Update | Truth in American Education: States Fighting Back Map UpdateThe Truth in American Education cartographer has updated the States Fighting Back Map called Retaining Constitutionally Guaranteed Liberty and State Sovereignty. The previous update was released June 24, 2013. Since that time, fourteen states qualified and have been added to the map. The added states a
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 2-19-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Protest in Ukraine: Making headlines, but what is it about? The headlines this afternoon are about the protests going on in Ukraine after they've taken a worse turn in the past couple of weeks, leaving 25 dead. There are talks of truces and negotiations leading to a fresh start, but to be able to fully understand the protests now, we have to be informed with the
LA school board criticized for closed-door discussion of temporary representative | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA school board criticized for closed-door discussion of temporary representative | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA school board criticized for closed-door discussion of temporary representativeAnnie Gilbertson | February 19th, 2014, 4:12pmSLIDESHOW1 of 2Mary Plummer/KPCCThe Los Angeles Unified school board decided unanimously to tap former administrator Sylvia Rousseau to temporarily represent the so
Nite Cap 2-19-14 #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 CAPThe education reform compromise heard round the US - CSMonitor.comThe education reform compromise heard round the US - CSMonitor.com: The education reform compromise heard round the USTo fix New Haven’s failing schools, the teachers union and may
