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Success Academy parent's secret tapes reveal attempt to push out special needs student - NY Daily News
Success Academy parent's secret tapes reveal attempt to push out special needs student - NY Daily News: Success Academy parent's secret tapes reveal attempt to push out special needs studentThe Upper West Side Success Academy charter school has touted itself for not trying to push out kids with special needs or behavior problems, but a parent has audio to the contrary.Call them the charter school
ONE Common Core Story: Melissa Wilkins "Deer Creek Parent: My Education Experience"
Melissa Wilkins "Deer Creek Parent: My Education Experience"
Morning Wink 3-23-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jason Stanford: A Hard Choice in Texas: $100 for a Graphic Calculator or $15 for an App?Jason Stanford is a political journalist in Texas who keeps a close watch on the nexus between money, poli
What are charter schools? | California Watch
What are charter schools? | California Watch
WHAT ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS?
WHAT ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS?
Frequently Asked Questions
What are charter schools?
What are charter schools?
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common CoreinShareThanks to Duane Lester from The Missouri Torch for bringing you a teacher’s Senate testimony in support of Missouri SB514 and 798. Susan Kimball, a kindergarten teach
California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out Forms | Caffeinated Thoughts
California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out Forms | Caffeinated Thoughts: California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out FormsMARCH 29, 2014 BY SHANE VANDER HART LEAVE A COMMENT5517Katherine Duran is a concerned mom whose 12-year-old son attends Mark Twain Elementary School in the Sacramento City Unified School District in California. She is concerned abo
3-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Obamacare ResourcesHere are new additions to The Best Interactives Showing How Obamacare Works: Obamacare: Enrollment numbers and Medicaid expansion is from CNN.by Larry Ferlazzo / 13min Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 3-22-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching E
Preview: Public Schools for Sale? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Preview: Public Schools for Sale? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com: Preview: Public Schools for Sale?March 26, 2014Public education is becoming big business as bankers, hedge-fund managers and private-equity investors are entering what they consider to be an “emerging market.” As Rupert Murdoch put it after purchasing an education technology company, “When it comes to K through 12 education
Thinking About Schools: An Open Letter to State Legislators Everywhere
Thinking About Schools: An Open Letter to State Legislators Everywhere: An Open Letter to State Legislators EverywherePublic education is the only form of education where every principle and practice of democracy is enacted by local citizens. Public education is the only form of education that does not exclude children for any reason.Please support the mission, intention, and benefit of public edu
Morning Wink 3-28-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mr. Katzoff Writes an Open Letter to Chris Matthews and MSNBCHoward Katzoff doesn’t understand why the commentators at MSNBC are so ill-informed about education issues. With the exception of Ed
California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out Forms | Caffeinated Thoughts
California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out Forms | Caffeinated Thoughts: California Mom “Suspended” From Son’s School Over Testing Opt-Out FormsMARCH 29, 2014 BY SHANE VANDER HART LEAVE A COMMENT5517Katherine Duran is a concerned mom whose 12-year-old son attends Mark Twain Elementary School in the Sacramento City Unified School District in California. She is concerned abo
What You Can Do to Support Public Schools | Blog, Take Action | BillMoyers.com
What You Can Do to Support Public Schools | Blog, Take Action | BillMoyers.com: What You Can Do to Support Public SchoolsMarch 28, 2014We asked education historian Diane Ravitch what she hopes people will do after watching this week’s show. Here’s what she had to say:1.) Visit the Network for Public Education website.2.) Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper or website in support of
Nite Cap 3-28-14 #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 CAP3-28-14 The Whole Child Blog — Engage Students with Motivation 3.0 — Whole Child EducationEngage Students with Motivation 3.0 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEngage Students with Motivation 3.0March 28, 2014 by Klea ScharbergIn this
3-28-14 The Whole Child Blog — Engage Students with Motivation 3.0 — Whole Child Education
Engage Students with Motivation 3.0 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEngage Students with Motivation 3.0March 28, 2014 by Klea ScharbergIn this video, Daniel Pink talks to the Patterson Foundation about the need to upgrade our approach to motivation in schools. He uses the metaphor of an outdated computer operating system to characterize motivational practices that rely on punishments
3-28-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The Koch brothers’ influence on college campus is spreadingThere’s been a flurry of recent stories (here, here and here, for example) about the role the billionaire Koch brothers are playing in politics by backing conservative political candidates through a number of organizations that they fund. My Post colleague Matea Gold wrote in this story: The political network spearheaded
3-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadI have many threads to write - student surveys about teachers, Charter Commission meeting, Work Session on data privacy, transportation and athletics (all had very interesting parts).It appears that LEV has joined forces with the City for the universal pre-school initiative. This is fine except that LEV has been tweeting that people should send e
LAUSD board member Zimmer says stand with Beatriz against Vergara
LAUSD board member Zimmer says stand with Beatriz against Vergara: LAUSD board member Zimmer says stand with Beatriz against VergaraPosted on March 28, 2014 9:00 am by Steve ZimmerSteve ZimmerJust over a year ago, I won re-election to the Los Angeles Unified School District board. It was an unlikely victory in what may have been the most expensive school board race in U. S. history. The wealthiest
NYC Public School Parents: Please say no to this budget deal; Call the Speaker & your Assemblymember NOW!
NYC Public School Parents: Please say no to this budget deal; Call the Speaker & your Assemblymember NOW!: Please say no to this budget deal; Call the Speaker & your Assemblymember NOW!According to today’s NY Post, the legislature is about to make the worst possible deal imaginable: considerably more per pupil funding for charters, including more than $1100 per student over three years, an
Public Education: Who Are the Corporate Reformers? | Blog, Connecting the Dots | BillMoyers.com
Public Education: Who Are the Corporate Reformers? | Blog, Connecting the Dots | BillMoyers.com: Public Education: Who Are the Corporate Reformers?March 28, 2014by Diane Ravitch1Former Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, center, speaks during a news conference to announce the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's donation of $51.2 million dollars to the New York City school system at Morris High School
Morning Wink 3-28-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mr. Katzoff Writes an Open Letter to Chris Matthews and MSNBCHoward Katzoff doesn’t understand why the commentators at MSNBC are so ill-informed about education issues. With the exception of Ed
Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common CoreinShareFordham witness needs to be reminded by Missouri Senator how much Gates Foundation gave Fordham for its Common Core support.The Missouri Torch provides video of Michael Brickman’s testimony in Missou
Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up Trial - California Teachers Association
Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up Trial - California Teachers Association: Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up TrialFor CFT: Fred Glass 510-579-3343For CTA: Frank Wells 562-708-5425Students stand to win or lose based on Judge’s decisionLA
Nite Cap 3-27-14 #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 CAPResearchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw StoryResearchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story: Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autismBy Agence France-PresseThursday, March 27
Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story
Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story: Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autismBy Agence France-PresseThursday, March 27, 2014 18:26 EDT One in 68 U.S. children has autism, a 30 percent rise over the last estimate released in 2012, health authorities said Thursday.The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised concern and sp
Green Schools Recognized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Green Schools Recognized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California's First "Green Ribbon" Recognition of Schools and DistrictsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today named two schools and two school districts as California's inaugural "Green Ribbon Schools" (CA-GRS). The Superintendent's new init
Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is Underway | Cloaking Inequity
Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is Underway | Cloaking Inequity: Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is UnderwayHome Rule is an emerging story currently flying under the radar in the national and statewide Texas media. Millionaires and billionaire(s) are quietly funding a “Home Rule” hostile takeover attempt of all public schools in Dallas, Texas. Yes, t
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common CoreinShareThanks to Duane Lester from The Missouri Torch for bringing you a teacher’s Senate testimony in support of Missouri SB514 and 798. Susan Kimball, a kindergarten teach
Change the Stakes | Because a Good Education Can’t Be Measured By a Test Score
Change the Stakes | Because a Good Education Can’t Be Measured By a Test Score: REFUSE THE TESTS!Number of NYC Parents Refusing State Tests Expected to Triple in 2014What began two years ago as a small pocket of resistance has burgeoned into a full-blown protest movement: public school parents are demanding an end to the excessive use of standardized tests and top-down, corporate-backed reforms.
Morning Wink 3-27-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSChoice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders? - Bridging Differences - Education WeekChoice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Choice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders?By Deborah Meier on March 27, 2014 10:03 AMDeborah Meier writes again to Robert Pondiscio of Democracy Prep.Dear Robert,We agree again—in defense of mess
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Karen Wolfe: Why Liberals Don’t Like the Common CoreKaren Wolfe, a parent in Los Angeles, tries to understand why liberals and progressives find themselves opposed to Common Core and lumped together with the Tea Party, with whom they otherwise have no agreement. While the Tea Party opposes the Common Core because they fear a federa
ONE Common Core Story: Melissa Wilkins "Deer Creek Parent: My Education Experience"
Melissa Wilkins "Deer Creek Parent: My Education Experience"
Another Defender of Eva Shows His Ignorance and Bias southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Another Defender of Eva Shows His Ignorance and BiasMy mother used to tell me two things;"Never argue with meshugah people and always wear clean underwear in case the New York Post drives a bus over you and all the lackeys that read that paper talk about what a poor mother I am for sending you out of the house in dirty underwear."Unfortunately, I did not
Chicago ‘Opt Out’ Mom Speaks up for Teachers and Kids at Chicago Board of Ed Meeting – Video | Continuing Change
Chicago ‘Opt Out’ Mom Speaks up for Teachers and Kids at Chicago Board of Ed Meeting – Video | Continuing Change: Chicago ‘Opt Out’ Mom Speaks up for Teachers and Kids at Chicago Board of Ed Meeting – VideoMarch 26, 2014Educationchicago, chicago schools, opt out, rousemary vega, schools,teachers, testing, unitedoptout Rate ThisChicago has got it going on …By it – I mean a huge ‘Opt Out’ movem
Nite Cap 3-26-14 #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 CAP3-26-14 The Whole Child Blog — Don't Settle for the Okey-Doke in a Third Narrative of American Education — Whole Child EducationDon't Settle for the Okey-Doke in a Third Narrative of American Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLO
3-26-14 The Whole Child Blog — Don't Settle for the Okey-Doke in a Third Narrative of American Education — Whole Child Education
Don't Settle for the Okey-Doke in a Third Narrative of American Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGDon’t Settle for the Okey-Doke in a Third Narrative of American EducationMarch 26, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumAn independent school leader and public school parent, Chris Thinnes (@CurtisCFEE) is the head of the Upper Elementary School and academic dean at the Curtis School in L
Preview: Public Schools for Sale? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Preview: Public Schools for Sale? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com: Preview: Public Schools for Sale?March 26, 2014Public education is becoming big business as bankers, hedge-fund managers and private-equity investors are entering what they consider to be an “emerging market.” As Rupert Murdoch put it after purchasing an education technology company, “When it comes to K through 12 education
NYC Educator: UFT Leadership Sends Us Charter Ad
NYC Educator: UFT Leadership Sends Us Charter Ad: UFT Leadership Sends Us Charter AdOver the last week I've been approached by multiple member who've received a mailing from UFT offering jobs at "University Prep" charter school, formerly "Green Dot New York" charter school. They want to know whether or not their dues money is being used to send out these mailings. I don't know,
3/26/2014 – When ‘Reform’ Perpetuates Racial Inequity
3/26/2014 – When ‘Reform’ Perpetuates Racial Inequity: 3/26/2014 – When ‘Reform’ Perpetuates Racial InequityMarch 26, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Demographics Affect Teacher Retention … Education Inequality Is Racial … Taxpayers Fund Creationism … Charter Pay Stays Secret … Community Colleges In CrisisTOP STORYHow ‘Education Reform’ Perpetuates Racial DisparityBy Jeff Bryant“America was shocked, shoc
Michelle Rhee I Double Dog Dare You!
Michelle Rhee, I Double Dog Dare You!Every time you cut a check for a Candidate for Public Office, You post it on your Students First Website.Register to Vote | Voter Registration Forms | RegistertoVote.org http://bit.ly/1dlx9Ak
Morning Wink 3-26-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pre-K Makes Sense, But Some on the Right Don’t Want to Believe the EvidenceGrover Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution has become the GOP’s go-to guy for proclamations against universal pre-k
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pre-K Makes Sense, But Some on the Right Don’t Want to Believe the EvidenceGrover Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution has become the GOP’s go-to guy for proclamations against universal pre-kindergarten. Whitehurst was education research director for the George W. Bush administration, and he provides the ammunition for those who
empathyeducates – 14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools
empathyeducates – 14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools: 14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools(AP Photo/ Jose F. Moreno)By Steven Hsieh | Originally Published at The Nation. March 21, 2014Comprehensive data released Friday by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights offers a striking glance at the extent of racial in
Reformers of Schools PSA for the Save Our Schools Movement in NJ
"Reformers of Schools"To the tune of Masters of War by Dylan:Lyrics Copyright Bob Witanek, Robert Colby-Witanek 2014Published on Mar 25, 2014"Reformers of Schools"To the tune of Masters of War by Dylan:Lyrics Copyright Bob Witanek, Robert Colby-Witanek 2014The reformer of schoolsWith your privatizing schemeTo take over our schoolsSpeculate on our offspringTo Make billions for W
Nite Cap 3-25-14 #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 CAPHere Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to Facts - The WireHere Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to Facts - The Wire: Here Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to FactsPHILIP BUMP We can all agree t
Here Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to Facts - The Wire
Here Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to Facts - The Wire: Here Is When Each Generation Begins and Ends, According to FactsPHILIP BUMP We can all agree that Millennials are the worst. But what is a Millennial? A fight between The New York Times and Slate inspired us to try and figure that out.After the Times ran a column giving employers tips on how to deal with Millennials (for
3-25-14 The Whole Child Blog — ED Pulse Poll Results: What Are You Doing to Develop Tech Skills Needed for Common Core Assessments? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Are You Doing to Develop Tech Skills Needed for Common Core Assessments? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: What Are You Doing to Develop Tech Skills Needed for Common Core Assessments?March 25, 2014 by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recentASCD S
Louisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing | Truth in American Education
Louisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing | Truth in American Education: Louisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate HearingFiled in Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on March 25, 2014 • 0 Comments32Sara Wood, a mom in Louisiana, gave testimony before during a hearing on SB 449 before the Louisiana Senate Education Committee on March 19th.
Ask Dollar Bill Gates: Is "Corporate Education Reform Ethics" an Oxymoron
Ask Dollar Bill Gates: Is "Corporate Education Reform Ethics" an OxymoronCODE OF ETHICS: Charter Schools Public or Private?Any person in Government service should: 1. Put loyalty to the highest moral principals and to country above loyalty to Government persons, party, or department.2. Uphold the Constitution, laws, and legal regulations of the United States and of all governments there
Morning Wink 3-25-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Massachusetts Kindergarten Teacher: I QuitI am really sorry to have to publish posts like this. I don’t want to see any teacher quit, especially the veteran teachers who are needed to help new t
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Massachusetts Kindergarten Teacher: I QuitI am really sorry to have to publish posts like this. I don’t want to see any teacher quit, especially the veteran teachers who are needed to help new teachers learn the ropes. And yet, there is a massive outflow of teaching talent from our public schools, caused by the soul-deadening testi
3-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents”8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents is a very good list of suggestions by educator David Cutler that has been published by Edutopia. Here is one of his suggestions: 6. Call Home to Report Good News Parents rarely receive a positive call home. Twice a semester, I make a point to call and te
3-25-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: The Old Paradigms For Education Cannot Work In This WorldThe editorials from the NY Post about de Blasio and Farina get more vicious and ridiculous by the day. Today's is about how ruthless competition among schools and putting extra stress on students is the key to success for children:In the course of admitting he didn’t have a good reason for taking a good school away fro
District, Philadelphia teacher's union talks could go 'nuclear' - Philly.com
District, Philadelphia teacher's union talks could go 'nuclear' - Philly.com: District, Philadelphia teacher's union talks could go 'nuclear'Bill Green (right), chairman of the School Reform Commission. His tough talk helped get concessions from the principals' union. (STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer)For the city's 11,000-member teachers' union, the clock is ticking.Budget season is closing in
SKrashen: 21st Century Skills?
SKrashen: 21st Century Skills?: 21st Century Skills?Stephen KrashenYogi Berra: "It's hard to predict, especially about the future.""I contend that, instead of insisting on more and more standardization, we should be increasing variety, flexibility, and choice in what we offer in our schools (Noddings, 2009, p.243)." ... useful knowledge changes as societies change" (Zhao,
Red Alert from Tim Furman.
Red Alert from Tim Furman. SB2627 ends the undemocratic State Charter School Commission and puts its duties back at the ISBE. Should affirm local control. Already passed in the House now we need to get it passed in the Senate. Here are the directions again:(1)Click on the link below. It takes you to "Illinois 98th General Assembly Witness Slip" form for SB 2627.http://my.ilga.gov/Witness
Attend April 1st Forum on MPS and Urban Education | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Attend April 1st Forum on MPS and Urban Education | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Attend April 1st Forum on MPS and Urban EducationFiled under: MPS — millerlf @ 7:35 pm College of Education Co-Sponsors Event: Lessons from Elsewhere. What Milwaukee Can Learn from Work on Improving Urban Education Systems NationwideWith Milwaukee facing a fresh search for a public schools superintenden
Nite Cap 3-24-14 #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 CAPHite suspending seniority rules for September, going to Supreme Court | Philadelphia Public School NotebookHite suspending seniority rules for September, going to Supreme Court | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Hite suspending seniority rule
Hite suspending seniority rules for September, going to Supreme Court | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Hite suspending seniority rules for September, going to Supreme Court | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Hite suspending seniority rules for September, going to Supreme Courtby Dale Mezzacappa on Mar 24 2014 Posted in LettersShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (9)PRINTWith labor negotiations stalled, Superintendent William Hite said Monday that he intends to impose a system for assigni
3-24-14 This Week in 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): One district’s spending priority under local control: social workersVia EdSource | By John Fensterwald One of the first school districts to finish a draft of the spending and accountability plan required by the state’s new school funding law is proposing to hire social workers to deal with the effects of
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Chicago Public Schools had the law on its side, but wisdom was nowhere to be found”A few days ago, I posted about the inappropriate actions by the Chicago Public Schools in interviewing elementary schoolchildren — without parental permission — about a standardized test boycott (see I Don’t Get A Sense That The Chicago Scho
New Report Highlights Increased Use of School Spending on Police: 20,000 CA Students Arrested in 2009-2010 | Classroom Struggle
New Report Highlights Increased Use of School Spending on Police: 20,000 CA Students Arrested in 2009-2010 | Classroom Struggle: New Report Highlights Increased Use of School Spending on Police: 20,000 CA Students Arrested in 2009-2010 This new report by the Black Organizing Project / Labor Community Strategy Center is a must-read, as it presents data on the role of police officers in schools and
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, March 24, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: One superintendent’s spending priority under local control - social workersEducation HeadlinesMonday, March 24, 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.State, feds investigate Central Unified for
3-24-14 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): “Grit”: Demanding Superhuman from African Americans, ImpoverishedWhile writing about Black Pathology and the Closing of the Progressive Mind, Ta-Nehisi Coates concludes his piece with a resounding rejection of the “grit” narrative:by plthomasedd / 0min 3-23-14 the becomi
3-24-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Maryland Has Some of the Best Public School Protection Laws in the NationAP has a piece in WaPo that pretend that two most voracious advocacy groups for corporate welfare charters represent research groups: Center for Education Reform and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. In pointing out that CER's charter welfare queen, Jeanne Allen, has labeled Maryland among the
Morning Wink 3-24-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS3-24-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: CPS continues its ethnic cleansing of its teaching faculty. Photo: George Schmidt, Substance. The announcement late Friday that CPS was closing three more schools – calling them turn-aroun
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: SAT, ACT Sued for Selling Student DataA lawsuit was filed against the SAT and ACT for selling confidential data of students to colleges. Some states mandate that all students must take one of these tests, whether they are college bound or not. Students assume that their names and scores will be shared with colleges to which they ap
3-24-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Ravitch: The best reason to oppose the Common Core StandardsThe growing opposition to the Common Core State Standards does not all stem from the same criticisms or even from the same political wing. Included in the anti-Core camp are conservatives, moderates and liberals who don’t offer identical critiques of the initiative. Some don’t like it academically; some don’t like it pol
More Than Half of Asian American Teens are Bullied in School
More Than Half of Asian American Teens are Bullied in School: MORE THAN HALF OF ASIAN AMERICAN TEENS ARE BULLIED IN SCHOOLSaw this infographic posted on the Giant Robot's Twitter last week... We've seen this statistic shared before, but it's worth repeating and reinforcing. And seriously, it hasn't become any less upsetting.According to survey data released in 2011 by the US Justice Department and
“TFA Truth Tour” to Expose Dark Side of Corporate Education Reform | United Students Against Sweatshops
“TFA Truth Tour” to Expose Dark Side of Corporate Education Reform | United Students Against Sweatshops: “TFA Truth Tour” to Expose Dark Side of Corporate Education ReformBy Robert Ascherman and Karen LiStarting tomorrow, USAS is launching the next stage in our campaign to fight back against corporate robber barons of education reform on our campuses: the Teach for America Truth Tour. The tour wil
Millions of kids to test new education assessments | Nation & World | The Seattle Times
Millions of kids to test new education assessments | Nation & World | The Seattle Times: Millions of kids to test new education assessmentsWhat's on the new Common Core-based exams? More than 4 million kids in U.S. schools soon will have a clue.WASHINGTON —What's on the new Common Core-based exams? More than 4 million kids in U.S. schools soon will have a clue.Field testing begins this coming
Hey Harrison NY! I'm Opting Out My Son and So Can You! southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Hey Harrison NY! I'm Opting Out My Son and So Can You!This can be done. This should be done. Parents of Harrison NY, Westchester County, and NYC, please read. This is important. You can take back control of your child's education. I have been wanting to opt out my son of the NYS exams for a number of years. Actually every year since he started testing. He is in 7th
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: [Nigeria] Water - So Important, So Ignored
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: [Nigeria] Water - So Important, So Ignored: [Nigeria] Water - So Important, So IgnoredIn Nigeria, water is a serious issue. There's not enough drinking water in Nigeria for the people to live off of. Sunday, March 22nd was the United Nation's World Water Day and yet again is passed by without any action from Nigeria. Water is obviously a vital resource to human survival
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Nite Cap 3-23-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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Success Academy parent's secret tapes reveal attempt to push out special needs student - NY Daily News
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Thinking About Schools: An Open Letter to State Legislators Everywhere
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Nan Rich, Democrat for Florida Governor
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Stephen Krashen Blog 3-22-14
SKrashen:Strongest evidence so far in support of bilingual education McField, G. and McField, D. 2014. "The consistent outcome of bilingual education programs: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses." In Grace McField (Ed.) 2014. The Miseducation of English Learners. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing. pp. 267-299. McField and McField analyzed all comparisons done in all meta-analyses of bi
3-22-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
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3-22-14 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-22-14
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