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
Schoolhouse Live Watch live streaming video NPE National Conference 2014
Schoolhouse Live: Watch live streaming video from schoolhouselive at livestream.comNPE National Conference 2014November 24, 2013 NPE National Conference, NPE NewsThe Network for Public Education is pleased to announce our first National Conference. The event will take place on March 1 & 2, 2014 (the weekend prior to the world-famous South by Southwest Festival) at The University of Texas at Au
Teachers For Social Justice: TSJ Letter of Support for Teachers at Saucedo and Drummond who are Boycotting the ISAT
Teachers For Social Justice: TSJ Letter of Support for Teachers at Saucedo and Drummond who are Boycotting the ISAT: TSJ Letter of Support for Teachers at Saucedo and Drummond who are Boycotting the ISATFEBRUARY 28, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTFebruary 28, 2014To the teachers at Saucedo Elementary and Drummond Elementary schools,Teachers for Social Justice fully supports your decision to refuse to adminis
NYC Educator: To NBC4 News
NYC Educator: To NBC4 News: To NBC4 NewsTo Whom It May Concern:I just watched what appeared to be a commercial for Eva Moskowitz charter schools, introduced by your anchor as a "war on charters." I saw no mention that de Blasio had closed fewer than one quarter of the colocations Bloomberg pushed through. I saw no mention of the charters, including the Moskowitz charters, that were not c
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett goes postal. Boycott movement grows.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett goes postal. Boycott movement grows.: Byrd-Bennett goes postal. Boycott movement grows.Nice flight down to Austin this morning. It seemed like half the plane (slight exaggeration) was filled with Chicago, NPE Conference goers. Hilarious -- there was $8 Wi-Fi available on Southwest and next thing I knew everyone on the plane was checking in on FB. I woun
How to Put Out a Twitter Firestorm |
How to Put Out a Twitter Firestorm |: How to Put Out a Twitter FirestormFebruary 28, 2014 in StudentsSome of you may have witnessed the ugliness that ensued yesterday after labor reporter Mike Elk posted — and then deleted — a pro- “due process” tweet that juxtaposed Woody Allen and Emmett Till.I’m not interested in constructing a blow-by-blow account of what happened next — it’s pretty much all s
The NPE Conference is Going Live! | Seattle Education
The NPE Conference is Going Live! | Seattle Education: The NPE Conference is Going Live!The big event starts Saturday morning.Watch and listen to your favorite bloggers (ha-hem), education activists and advocates as we discuss the pressing matters that affect our children and their education.Watch it live at http://www.schoolhouselive.org/.For additional information on the conference, check out ht
The big money bankrolling the school voucher movement | North Carolina | Indy Week
The big money bankrolling the school voucher movement | North Carolina | Indy Week: The big money bankrolling the school voucher movement by Aaron Lake SmithDarrell Allison, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, believes that a publicly funded program of school vouchers to send low-income, underachieving students to private schools could break the cycle of poverty."O
2-28-14 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 says it needs billions for school repairsBillions would be needed to repair L.A. schools, officials say Maintaining Los Angeles Unified campuses will be difficult because of staffing and funding shortages combined with repair backlogs, aging buildings and more than 100 new schools, off
White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014 | Education By The Numbers
White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014 | Education By The Numbers: White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014The National Center for Education Statistics released its “Projections of Education Statistics to 2022” with data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures. Page 33, Table 3 shows how white studen
Would you like Common Core or Education standards from a conservative legislature..? Also: Where's $ for tech? : blue cheddar
Would you like Common Core or Education standards from a conservative legislature..? Also: Where's $ for tech? : blue cheddar: Would you like Common Core or Education standards from a conservative legislature..? Also: Where’s $ for tech?by blue cheddar • February 28, 2014The Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing on the bill March 6, 10 A.M., Room 411 South, in the Wisconsin Capitol Buildi
CURMUDGUCATION: Sharp-Minded Van Roekel and Rhee Join Debate Club
CURMUDGUCATION: Sharp-Minded Van Roekel and Rhee Join Debate Club: Sharp-Minded Van Roekel and Rhee Join Debate ClubUS News has a feature called "Debate Club" which presents "a meeting of the sharpest minds on the day's most important topic." Yesterday they decided to collect some sharp minds to debate the Common Core. And among other things, we learned that Van Roekel's "
Why Teachers are Leaving | Taking Note
Why Teachers are Leaving | Taking Note: Why Teachers are Leavingby JOHN MERROW on 28. FEB, 2014 in 2014 BLOGSWhy are so many teachers leaving our classrooms? We know that somewhere between 40% and 50% will not make it into their 6th year, and nowadays the annual turnover rate is about 15%. Of course, the high departure rate is explained in part by the aging of the baby boomers, but we are also los
Know Who Is "Cashing In on Kids"
Know Who Is "Cashing In on Kids": Know Who Is "Cashing In on Kids"Friday, 28 February 2014 09:07By Isaiah J Poole, Campaign for America's Future | ReportA collaboration between the group In the Public Interest and the American Federation of Teachers offers progressive education activists a new resource for pushing back against efforts to turn public schools into private profit
Save Our Schools March – Support Florida Ed. Legislation NOW
Save Our Schools March – Support Florida Ed. Legislation NOW: Support Florida Ed. Legislation NOWFlorida legislators are acting on the requests of the people. They have submitted six bills for consideration in the Florida House & Senate. Put politics aside, and support ALL of these bills now. Here’s how you can help:Tell FL legislators to STOP Common CoreThese two bills would prohibit “the St
Exclusive: First GSA in India Speaks to Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez « Feminist Teacher
Exclusive: First GSA in India Speaks to Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez « Feminist Teacher: Exclusive: First GSA in India Speaks to Feminist Teacher, Ileana JiménezStudents from Breaking Barriers, India’s first student-led campaign to address LGBT issues in schools marching in the Delhi Pride Parade in November 2013 (photo courtesy: Shivanee Sen).“I’m trying to build a culture of compassion, unde
A Happy, Good News Story | EduShyster
A Happy, Good News Story | EduShyster: A Happy, Good News StoryIn which we visit one of my all-time favorite programs and learn the surprising reason for its successA student in the Andover Bread Loaf writing program in Lawrence shares her work.It’s field trip time, reader, and I’ve got a special treat in store for you today: an actual good news story. So turn that frown upside down and climb aboa
Open letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO and the Latino Advisory Committee « NewsTaco
Open letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO and the Latino Advisory Committee « NewsTaco: Open letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO and the Latino Advisory CommitteeBy Ray Salazar, NewsTacoAs Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet and the Latino Advisory Committee prepare for their second meeting next week, I share this feedback to emphasize that, in order to fulfill its purpose of increasin
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, February 28, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education HeadlinesFriday, February 28, 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.District Attorney’s Office receives complaints about compensation for Centinela Valley chief Jose FernandezThe Los Angeles Count
Why the ‘Great Teacher’ Myth Doesn’t Help Kids | Gatsby In L.A.
Why the ‘Great Teacher’ Myth Doesn’t Help Kids | Gatsby In L.A.: Why the ‘Great Teacher’ Myth Doesn’t Help Kids“Here’s the problem with the whole ‘great teacher’ idea,” Roxanna Elden tells me. We’re about halfway through a free-wheeling conversation that has covered everything from TFA to teacher evaluations. I became a groupie after reading her book, See Me After Class,which she explains is “no
Schoolhouse Live Watch live streaming video NPE National Conference 2014
Schoolhouse Live: Watch live streaming video from schoolhouselive at livestream.comNPE National Conference 2014November 24, 2013 NPE National Conference, NPE NewsThe Network for Public Education is pleased to announce our first National Conference. The event will take place on March 1 & 2, 2014 (the weekend prior to the world-famous South by Southwest Festival) at The University of Texas at Au
Morning Wink 2-28-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane 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 t
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
