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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Slate: Parent Creates Mild Hysteria in Colorado by Opting Her Daughter Out of State TestsLisa T. McElroy, a law professor, decided that her children would not take the state tests during the year the family spent in Colorado. She checked and found it was legal. That is when the trouble began, and McElroy found out how much this ide
3-10-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy full steam ahead on Common Core, Common Core Testing and “education reforms”Just over a month ago, Governor Malloy took the the microphone to announce his election year effort to persuade teachers, parents and public school advocates to overlook his three years of failed education policies and throw their support behind his re-election aspirations. In essence, Malloy said, “I he
3-10-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why the Obama administration should drop its college rating planThe Obama administration is developing a system to rate colleges and universities by 2015 that will be based on a yet-to-be-determined set of criteria that could include data points such as average tuition and how much graduates earn. Part of the system involves getting congressional approval (which isn’t likely) to
3-10-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekMonday, March 10thCurriculum&Instruction Policy Meeting, 4:30-6:30 pm, AgendaOf interest:- an ask for a waiver for one school day for Lawton- update on Creative Approach schools- Math Adoption Progress reportThis week has two of the five Community Meetings for the Strategic Plan for each region. I would take this opportunity to ask ANY
3-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Using Art For Language-Learning Is Focus Of My Latest NY Times Post For ELLsMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners is on art — students complete an interactive about an artist who uses chewing gum for his creations, and I share teaching ideas using online art apps. You might also be interested in The Be
3-10-14 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.: Monday morning with pensions on my mind.J Jay Travis is running for the Illinois House in the 26th District. Daylight savings time means it is dark at 7AM as I head out the door. I won’t be doing much posting today since I will be at the Area II meeting of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. I’
3-10-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: De Blasio Allies Counterattack on Moskowitz - the Real Civil Rights Issue of the TimeAs a candidate for mayor, Bill de Blasio electrified crowds of parents and education activists with a pledge to charge rent to charter schools, one of the starkest policy departures from his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg... NY Times, March 10, 2014Well, finally, a word or two that gets to the
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-10-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LA Schools iPads: OFFICIALS CHOSE INCOMPLETE SOFTWARE OVER COMPETITORSAnnie Gilbertson, Education Reporter | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1cq4RE2 Grant Slater/KPCC : A student at KIPP Comienza in Huntington Park plays ST Math to review the week's material. The game tracks his progress and gives him harder activities as he masters skills. It's t
3-10-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: A User-friendly Tutorial on IRS 990sOne of the panel discussions in which I participated at the first annual Network for Public Education (NPE) conference was on investigative journalism. I chose to use my twelve minutes to only touch the surface on using IRS 990s (the tax forms for nonprofit organizations) as a research tool. In this post, I would like […]3 by deutsch29 / 8h 3-
3-10-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: On the Misuse of Statistics in Testing by the NY State Department of Education: Anonymous Posting by a Friendly StatisticianThe Common Core and Departments of Education: Lies, Darn Lies, Statistics and Education StatisticsNumbers have taken center stage in the discussion of education policy in the United States. Test score metrics have become a particularly critical set of
VAMboozled! in Indianapolis |
VAMboozled! in Indianapolis |: VAMboozled! in Indianapolis Last week I was in Indianapolis for the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) during which Diane Ravitch gave the keynote speech for the conference’s Welcoming Session. While the video of her live talk is not yet posted online, she talked mainly about the many hoaxes surrounding America’s pu
3-10-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: It's Always Christmas When You're an Educational DeformerIt Was a Wonderful Life!Scrooge counting his plunder from yet another cyber charter.by Adam Bergstein / 3h hide // saveSo, Will We Be a Democracy or Not?Now Out of Print?The educational deformers chant: "This is not a democracy!" As D.C. Chancellor, Rhee said, "I'm not running this district by
3-10-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | 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): Common Core: Why Money Trumps EvidenceOriginally posted at Visualized – How Bill Gates Bought the Common Core and drawn from work done my Mercedes Schneider: Visualized – How Bill Gates Bought the Common Core1 by plthomasedd / 1h 3-8-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUC
3-10-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
empathyeducates: Teaching Students, Missionary Zeal, and the Cult of PersonalityBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published The Becoming Radical. March 9, 2014 As a teacher educator, I now spend much of my spring visiting schools and observing my seniors who are learning to teach in extended field experiences (my university’s version of student teaching). What […]8 by empathy / 9h 3-8-14 the
3-10-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: There Will Be A Political Price For Lawmakers Who Vote To Reelect Incumbent Members Of The Board Of RegentsFrom Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:Assembly higher education committee chair Deborah Glick said Monday's last-minute interviews of candidates for the Board of Regents are not atypical, despite the fact that the political circumstances surrounding this year's elections a
Chicago Children Who Opt Out Face Pressure - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Chicago Children Who Opt Out Face Pressure - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Chicago Children Who Opt Out Face PressureBy Anthony Cody on March 9, 2014 10:34 PMGuest post by Michelle Gunderson.My eighth grade son is opting out of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). This is not a decision he or I made lightly.A month ago he said, "Mom, I see what you stand for, and I w
A User-friendly Tutorial on IRS 990s | deutsch29
A User-friendly Tutorial on IRS 990s | deutsch29: A User-friendly Tutorial on IRS 990sMarch 10, 2014One of the panel discussions in which I participated at the first annual Network for Public Education (NPE) conference was on investigative journalism. I chose to use my twelve minutes to only touch the surface on using IRS 990s (the tax forms for nonprofit organizations) as a research tool.In this
New teachers scarce after state funding cuts - Education - The Sacramento Bee
New teachers scarce after state funding cuts - Education - The Sacramento Bee: New teachers scarce after state funding cutsBy Diana Lambert and Phillip Reesedlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 - 12:00 amYoung teachers have become far more scarce in California classrooms after school districts slashed their budgets to survive the recession.From 2008 to 2013, California saw a 40 perce
What can we learn from UESF’s contract campaign? | Classroom Struggle
What can we learn from UESF’s contract campaign? | Classroom Struggle: What can we learn from UESF’s contract campaign? There are a lot of good lessons for Oakland in this article about San Francisco teachers’ contract campaign. Unlike recent years in California in which cuts were the norm, increased taxes on the rich and a new school funding formula have given teachers the opportunity to fight fo
'Innovative' K 12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the Corner | EdSurge News
'Innovative' K 12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the Corner | EdSurge News: 'Innovative' K-12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the CornerWhy are so many tests so Scantron?CC BY 2.0 Flickr user ribzyWhile the cool kids of education technology were in Austin at SXSWedu, the nerds clustered around each other in Scottsdale, AZ. The occasion? The annual Association of Test Publishers’ Innovations in
LA Schools iPads: officials chose incomplete software over competitors | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA Schools iPads: officials chose incomplete software over competitors | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA Schools iPads: officials chose incomplete software over competitorsAnnie Gilbertson | March 10th, 2014, 5:00amGrant Slater/KPCCA student at KIPP Comienza in Huntington Park plays ST Math to review the week's material. The game tracks his progress and gives him harder activities as he masters skills
NYC Educator: Statement of Candidacy for NYSUT Executive Vice-President
NYC Educator: Statement of Candidacy for NYSUT Executive Vice-President: Statement of Candidacy for NYSUT Executive Vice-PresidentI’m very proud to teach ESL at Francis Lewis High School, one of the largest schools in NYC, where I am also UFT chapter leader.When repeatedly failed schemes, like merit pay, are promoted by Governor Cuomo, NYSUT needs strong leaders. NYSUT needs to represent all teach
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: True 'grit'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: True 'grit': True 'grit'The next of my fellow academics who mentions the word "grit" to me is going to feel the wrath of my electric sander on their behind. This latest in a long line ed clichés, has become the buzzword du jour of the no-excuses, corporate school reformers like University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth, who claim that grit is
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“One Newark’s” Racially Disparate Impact on Teachers | School Finance 101
“One Newark’s” Racially Disparate Impact on Teachers | School Finance 101: “One Newark’s” Racially Disparate Impact on TeachersPosted on March 10, 20140 Rate ThisOriginally posted on New Jersey Education Policy Forum:PDF of Policy Brief: Weber.Baker.Oluwole.Staffing.Report_3_10_2014_FINALAs with our previous One Newark policy brief, this one is too long and complex to post in full as a blog.
In Rent Plan for Charters, Mayor Faces a Hard Road - NYTimes.com
In Rent Plan for Charters, Mayor Faces a Hard Road - NYTimes.com: In Rent Plan for Charters, Mayor Faces a Hard RoadAs a candidate for mayor, Bill de Blasioelectrified crowds of parents and education activists with a pledge to charge rent to charter schools, one of the starkest policy departures from his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg.But two months into his administration, the mayor has yet to
NAACP Slams Success Academy’s Outrageous and Insulting Lawsuit - Alliance for Quality Education of New York
RELEASE: NAACP Slams Success Academy’s Outrageous and Insulting Lawsuit - Alliance for Quality Education of New York: NAACP Slams Success Academy’s Outrageous and Insulting LawsuitMarch 9, 2014 Legislative & Political UpdatesMedia Contact:Dan Morris. 917.952.8920BREAKING: NAACP Slams Success Academy’s Outrageous and Insulting LawsuitNew York, NY— Hazel M. Dukes, President of the NAACP’s New Y
Public Education For The Public Good (On Inclusion) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Public Education For The Public Good (On Inclusion) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Public Education For The Public Good (On Inclusion) Jose Vilson, CCSS Panel, Network for Public EducationThis past week has been nothing short of nuts.I had the opportunity to attend (and present and moderate) at the first annual Network for Public Education Conference, a gathering of education activists from
Educators Organizing Resistance on Vimeo - #npeconference Educators Organizing Resistance Panel
Educators Organizing Resistance on Vimeo: Educators Organizing Resistancefrom Schoolhouse Live PRO 7 hours ago NOT YET RATEDThree veteran educators will share, from the schools and streets of Chicago and Seattle, how to respond to corporate education reform in the best way possible — by organizing. Jesse Hagopian will share details from his experience organizing the boycott of MAP tests at Garfiel
Crisis over: California gets waiver for Common Core field tests without penalties | EdSource Today
Crisis over: California gets waiver for Common Core field tests without penalties | EdSource Today: Crisis over: California gets waiver for Common Core field tests without penalties - by John FensterwaldCalifornia will not face penalties or multimillion-dollar fines from the federal government for giving all students a preliminary test on the new Common Core standards, instead of on the old state
Knowledge is Power, but Learning is Personal. | EdCentrist
Knowledge is Power, but Learning is Personal. | EdCentrist: Knowledge is Power, but Learning is Personal.Leave a commentPersonalized learning allows for each student to learn at his or her own pace. It provides me the opportunity to target instruction and assessment. This model ensures equity in education.Many of my middle school students have large academic achievement deficits. As a 2014 CityBri
Nite Cap 3-9-14 #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 CAP3-9-14 Wait What?Wait What?: Malloy Administration: Clark Elementary Parents – You must accept Friendship Charter School or elseParents, teachers and the community that makes up Hartford’s Clark Elementary School in Hartford are still reeling fro
3-9-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy Administration: Clark Elementary Parents – You must accept Friendship Charter School or elseParents, teachers and the community that makes up Hartford’s Clark Elementary School in Hartford are still reeling from the Malloy Administration’s threat that the Clark “Turnaround Committee” must agree to turn their local Hartford neighborhood school over to Washington D.C.’s Friendship
3-9-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: The common core: An untried curriculum plus nonstop testingSent to the Salt Lake Tribune, March 9, 2014M. Donald Thomas is right: "Common Core supporters (are) providing misinformation" (March 7). In addition to the points he makes, there are other serious problems.First, the common core standards are untested. There were no pilot studies. Second, the common core require
SKrashen: The common core: An untried curriculum plus nonstop testing
SKrashen: The common core: An untried curriculum plus nonstop testing: The common core: An untried curriculum plus nonstop testingSent to the Salt Lake Tribune, March 9, 2014M. Donald Thomas is right: "Common Core supporters (are) providing misinformation" (March 7). In addition to the points he makes, there are other serious problems.First, the common core standards are untested. There
Dedicated teachers opposing CCSS need your help. | Reclaim Reform
Dedicated teachers opposing CCSS need your help. | Reclaim Reform: Dedicated teachers opposing CCSS need your help.Posted on March 9, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe good teachers opposing CCSS based high stakes testing desperately need your help.Teachers who oppose the CCSS based state mandated high stakes test are being threatened with the stripping of their teacher certification which would end their tea
All I Really Need to Know about Corporate Education Reform (and why we should fight it) I Learned in Kindergarten
Badass Teachers Association: All I Really Need to Know about Corporate Education Reform (and why we should fight it) I Learned in KindergartenBy: Dr. Yohuru WilliamsSometimes the simplest explanations are the best ones. Robert Fulghum’s hugely popular All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten offers the basis for a brief but illuminating mediation on Corporate Education Reform and why t
Marie Corfield: Eulogy for Public Education Part 2: What happens when a child vomits on a test? Bag it & send it to Trenton!
Marie Corfield: Eulogy for Public Education Part 2: What happens when a child vomits on a test? Bag it & send it to Trenton!: Eulogy for Public Education Part 2: What happens when a child vomits on a test? Bag it & send it to Trenton!Some of the New Jersey educators who testified at the State Board of Ed meeting on March 5thYesterday’s post focused on written testimony and letters that peo
3-9-14 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.: Sunday reads. Mayor Preckwinkle? Twelve powerful images of women in the labor movement. PBS is still hiding their cozy financial dealings with the pension thieves. Ex-guerrilla favorite to win El Salvador’s presidential election. Billionaires are bullying teachers in California. Five bad ideas about
David vs. Goliath, Inc. | EduShyster
David vs. Goliath, Inc. | EduShyster: David vs. Goliath, Inc. Can a scrappy little army bring down #edreform inc.?Reader: I have a confession to make. My path has not been a righteous one. In fact the last time I attended a church service was in the 5th grade, when, as a *plus one* with my best friend’s family, I would pass a confused, incense-choked hour thinking longingly of the donuts that wait
The Daily Censored » A Fascist Coup for the Privateers of Education
The Daily Censored » A Fascist Coup for the Privateers of Education: A Fascist Coup for the Privateers of EducationWhat was once considered the Commons and therefore belonging to the People of San Francisco, is now the personal fiefdom of one Robert Agrella, ”Special Trustee With Extraordinary Powers”, over the administration of San Francisco City College.Several weeks back a group of Students an
Leadership Attitude(s) | Connected Principals
Leadership Attitude(s) | Connected Principals: Leadership Attitude(s)by Johnny Bevacqua • March 9, 2014 • 0 CommentsOriginally published by Johnny Bevacqua on Figuring It OutI have a style issue. No, I’m not walking around wearing my 1980′s acid washed jeans or rugby pants…(oh the good old days…)The “style” issue I am referring to has to do with leadership. To be blunt – I don’t think I have a le
Jimmy Kimmel Live - A Message from Your Kids' Teachers
Jimmy Kimmel Live - A Message from Your Kids' TeachersJimmy Kimmel Live's YouTube channel features clips and recaps of every episode from the late night TV show on ABC.Subscribe for clips from the monologue, the interviews, and musical performances every day of the week. Watch yourfavorites parts again, or catch-up on any episodes you may have missedChannel: http://www.youtube.com/jimmykimmelliveS
3-9-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Just a BloggerAs Diane Ravitch said, when starting the Network for Public Education (NPE), We are many. There is power in our numbers. Together,we will save our schools.I felt very embraced at the 500-person conference. We were parents, teachers, bloggers, public education writers and activists. We want a bigger and more diverse tent. What was amazing was to he
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » How Does PISA Put the World at Risk (Part 1): Romanticizing Misery
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » How Does PISA Put the World at Risk (Part 1): Romanticizing Misery: How Does PISA Put the World at Risk (Part 1): Romanticizing Misery9 MARCH 2014 67 NO COMMENTPISA, the OECD’s triennial international assessment of 15 year olds in math, reading, and science, has become one of the most destructive forces in education today. It creates illusory
3-9-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: 11 key questions on standardized testing for Congress to answerThe nonprofit Network for Public Education, a coalition of education organizations fighting the privatization of public schools, has asked key congressional committees to hold formal hearings on the overuse of high-stakes standardized tests as a result of federal and state laws. The advocacy group was founded last by
3-9-14 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 Has Me Concerned: “Study Links Teacher ‘Grit’ with Effectiveness, Retention”The SAME day The Washington Post republished my piece on the potential misuse of teaching Social Emotional Learning Skills, Education Week reported on new research titled Study Links Teacher ‘Grit’ with Effectiveness, Retention. My Washington P
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: ARTS AT THE CORE: Dr. Deasy’s elementary arts plan …and a PowerPoint about the budgetfrom LAUSD, presented w/o commentby smf / 0min 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-8-144LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Arne blinks! FEDERAL OFFICIALS END STAND OFF, GREEN-LIGHT CALIFORNIA TESTING PLAN A
Rotten to the Core: Stop federal dictates on Georgia education | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Rotten to the Core: Stop federal dictates on Georgia education | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Rotten to the Core: Stop federal dictates on Georgia education Previous PostsSAT makes essay optional, returns to 1600 scale and looks more like Common CoreMarch 5, 2014Wow. Atlanta reveals 14 football players at Grady used false addressesMarch 5, 2014State school chief: Anti-standards bill "would thr
Were SAT Changes for the Kids or to Help the College Board Make More Money?
Were SAT Changes for the Kids or to Help the College Board Make More Money?: Were SAT Changes for the Kids or to Help the College Board Make More Money?By Jack Meserve | More Articles March 7, 2014 | Comments (0)Wednesday, the College Board, the group responsible for the SAT, announced changes that included removing difficult vocabulary and making the essay portion of the exam optional. Most news
Data show poorer families are bearing the brunt of college price hikes | Hechinger Report
Data show poorer families are bearing the brunt of college price hikes | Hechinger Report: Data show poorer families are bearing the brunt of college price hikesBy Jon Marcus and Holly K. HackerThis story also appeared at:America’s colleges and universities are quietly shifting the burden of their big tuition increases onto low-income students, while many higher-income families are seeing their co
3-9-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Teaching Students, Missionary Zeal, and the Cult of PersonalityTeaching Students, Missionary Zeal, and the Cult of Personality. via Teaching Students, Missionary Zeal, and the Cult of Personality.by plthomasedd / 3min All Week 3-8-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Predatory Reform Strikes Again: Kahn Academy and College BoardKahn
3-9-14 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): Teaching Students, Missionary Zeal, and the Cult of PersonalityAs a teacher educator, I now spend much of my spring visiting schools and observing my seniors who are learning to teach in extended field experiences (my university’s version of student teaching). What I hav
Honest Practicum – Visualized – How Bill Gates Bought the Common Core
Honest Practicum – Visualized – How Bill Gates Bought the Common Core: Visualized – How Bill Gates Bought the Common CoreLike so many people, when I read Mercedes Schneider‘s posts on Bill Gates and the Common Core I struggled with a jumble of emotions.Surprise.Disgust.Awe.Anger.I’m a visual learner which meant I had to reread her dissections several times for it all to sink in. I wanted to visual
Morning Wink 3-9-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS3-9-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in FloridaScathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Stealth Florida Charter School Ammendment Cuts Out Local School Board ControlThe zealots who carry the water for Florida’s for-profit charter schools never met an unseeml
