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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: North Carolina to Pearson: We Want Our Money Back!North Carolina officials are trying to get a refund from Pearson because of flaws in the data system that Pearson is running for the state. Pearson is charging the state $7.1 million for its information system but it doesn’t work. Here are some of the problems with Pearson’s PowerSc
3-12-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: A snapshot into how the Malloy/Pryor political operation really worksThe follow document reveals why Malloy’s new Common Core TASK FORCE is little more than a joke. Malloy’s choice to co-chair the Task Force has is already a strong supporter of the Common Core, a point he was going to make clear Legislative testimony today. But someone intervened in order and the new co-chair’s testi
3-12-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why the Common Core flunks on civic educationDo the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts promote authentic civic learning? This article in The Atlantic magazine says yes. The following post says “no.” It was written by Nicole Mirra, a former classroom teacher and an education researcher at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. Her main i
3-12-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Using the Common Core Testing Delivery System to Label, Sort, SegregateFrom WaPo:. . . .In New York for example, one of the first states to roll out the new curriculum, scores from Common Core tests dropped like a stone—and the achievement gaps dramatically widened. In 2012, prior to the Core’s implementation, the state reported a 12-point black/white achievement gap between averag
3-11-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Do I Belong in the Network for Public Education?Its called the race card. And it was dropped on me in a place I never expected, but in sad retrospection, should have. It was flattered to be asked to present at the first annual Network for Public Education conference 10 d
3-12-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “What Does the World Eat for Breakfast?”I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: )by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide // saveHot Spot Interview — Report From IsraelThree years ago, I began a new regular interview series. There are always lots of “hot spots” around the world
3-12-14 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.: In New York, what happened to mayoral control of the schools?I want an elected school board in Chicago. It is crazy that when I voted early in the current election (Watch out Machine Dems, by the way. I’m poll watching for Will Guzzardi next Tuesday) I could vote for who sits on the Water Reclamation
3-12-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Eva RulesFriday March 14 - MORE Park Slope Happy HourDarn - I won't make this one as it is opening night for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - my musical debut. (I have 4 lines).Greetings,We invite everyone to the MORE Park Slope Happy Hourthis Friday March 14 afterschool from 4-6pm at Freddy’s Bar in the Backroom located at 627 5th Avenue, between 17th & 18th
3-12-14 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): Analysis of Cliches and Abstractions (1949)Analysis of Cliches and Abstractions (1949).1 by plthomasedd / 1h 3-11-14 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 s
3-12-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Legislature Appoints "Spiritual Entrepreneur" To Board Of RegentsYou can't make this stuff up.The legislature tossed one Regent overboard yesterday, communicating to him that he did not have the votes to be re-elected to the Board of Regents, and then proceeded to replace him with this:ALBANY—The newest member of the Board of Regents runs a consulting practice in w
solidaridad: Vote to transform UTLA into an effective defense of public education and humane pedagogy
solidaridad: Vote to transform UTLA into an effective defense of public education and humane pedagogy: Vote to transform UTLA into an effective defense of public education and humane pedagogyReturn Dr. Rangel, OUR Principal, back to Maya Angelou High School, Fine Arts Academy!Return Dr. Rangel, OUR Principal, back to Maya Angelou High School, Fine Arts Academy! #LAUSD http://t.co/2GbsKiHClM pic.tw
Chicago Teacher Explains the Infamous Viral PD Video She Shot - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Chicago Teacher Explains the Infamous Viral PD Video She Shot - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Chicago Teacher Explains the Infamous Viral PD Video She ShotBy Anthony Cody on March 11, 2014 11:34 PMAbout two weeks ago I saw a video of a Chicago "professional development" session posted on Facebook. Shortly thereafter, it appeared here in Valerie Strauss' Answer Sheet blog,
Slogans in Businesses and Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Slogans in Businesses and Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Slogans in Businesses and SchoolsLocated in Menlo Park (CA) near the tidal marshes at the southern edge of San Francisco Bay, Facebook has 11 open-space buildings holding 6,000 employees. Open space architecture means no one has an office with doors. You want privacy, wear earphones.None of the open-space arr
The Failure of Test-Based Accountability
The Failure of Test-Based Accountability: The Failure of Test-Based AccountabilitybyteacherkenFollow Email 5 Comments / 5 Newis the title of this blog at Education Week by Marc Tucker. Diane Ravitch calls it the best thing she has ever read by Tucker, who is the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy and an internationally recognized expert on education reform
3/12/2014 – De Blasio Is Right About Charters
3/12/2014 – De Blasio Is Right About Charters: 3/12/2014 – De Blasio Is Right About ChartersMarch 12, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Schools Need Nearly $200 Billion To Improve Facilities … School Funding Declared Unconstitutional … Education Reform Drives Gentrification … Socialization Technique Helps Academic Achievement … College Aid Benefits The RichTOP STORYMayor De Blasio Has It Right On Charter S
Rocketship, charter schools dealt setback by San Jose court ruling - San Jose Mercury News
Rocketship, charter schools dealt setback by San Jose court ruling - San Jose Mercury News: Rocketship, charter schools dealt setback by San Jose court rulingBy Sharon Noguchisnoguchi@mercurynews.comPOSTED: 03/11/2014 03:37:32 PM PDT | UPDATED: 45 MIN. AGOSAN JOSE -- The South Bay movement to fast-track the opening of charter schools has been dealt a setback, with a court ruling that county sc
NYC Educator: Paper Report Cards a Thing of the Past?
NYC Educator: Paper Report Cards a Thing of the Past?: Paper Report Cards a Thing of the Past?In our school administration decided to stop giving out paper report cards. They say they've received only 5 requests for paper report cards, and that they've printed them. And yet, virtually every teacher I know opposes this. I understand that admin wants to lure parents and students online so they can e
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Test boycott support grows. Berrios takes a vow of silence.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Test boycott support grows. Berrios takes a vow of silence.: Test boycott support grows. Berrios takes a vow of silence.There's 3 good letters and one crappy one in this morning's Trib. Julie Woestehoff writesre. the ISAT test boycott calling on Rahm, BBB, the Board and ISBE to "respect parents' rights to direct our children's education, to treat students who op
Newark’s School Crisis and the GOP’s War on Our Cities
Newark’s School Crisis and the GOP’s War on Our Cities: Newark’s School Crisis and the GOP’s War on Our CitiesWe recently interviewed Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on “The Zero Hour” on the school crisis currently taking place in Newark, N.J.The Newark story is part of a larger pattern in which Republican governors override local governments, especially urban
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This Is Not A Test: The Book
This Is Not A Test: The Book: THIS IS NOT A TESTA New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education"Jose Vilson hits right between the eyes, exposing how hardscrabble poverty and the pernicious effect of racism distort young lives."- Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education AssociationPre-Order Now: Haymarket Books / Amazon / B&N / Books-A-Million- SYNOPSIS -Graduating from S
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 3-11-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMMayor De Blasio Has It Right On Charter SchoolsIt was Monday morning, and the folks at Morning Joe were already steamed. Joe Scarborough had his Very Serious scowl face on while Mika Brzezinski’s eyes were flashing with poised rage. Their target: newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio who had arrived for the ritual grilling now
Nite Cap 3-11-14 #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 CAPCash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher Scheme | Continuing ChangeCash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher Scheme | Continuing Change: Cash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher SchemeMarch 11, 2014Educationeducation, Florida, parents, schools, vouchers Rat
Cash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher Scheme | Continuing Change
Cash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher Scheme | Continuing Change: Cash Money Kids – Florida’s Voucher SchemeMarch 11, 2014Educationeducation, Florida, parents, schools, vouchers Rate ThisIt’s simple. One word. Profits.I created a “Storify” to describe the FL vouchers scheme.http://storify.com/GatorBonBC/selling-off-our-schoolsFL Parents Say NO to Vouchers –Take action here:http://takeaction.fun
PSAT for 3-11-14: Keep up the ISAT pressure! + Study: More than half of Illinois homeless students lack needed school services
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Study: More than half of Illinois homeless students lack needed school services: PSAT for 3-11-14: Keep up the ISAT pressure! The ice and snow are not letting up in Chicago and neither is the ICE the ISAT campaign! Please read and share this letter to the editor in today’s Tribune, which I submitted on behalf of More Than a Score. Then sig
Hillsboro schools experience largest student-to-teacher ratio of all metro-area districts | OregonLive.com
Hillsboro schools experience largest student-to-teacher ratio of all metro-area districts | OregonLive.com: Hillsboro schools experience largest student-to-teacher ratio of all metro-area districts Hillsboro has the highest average class size of the 11 largest school districts in the metro area.That's according to an analysis by The Oregonian earlier this month, which found that crowded classrooms
empathyeducates – Tense Moments in de Blasio’s TV Interview
empathyeducates – Tense Moments in de Blasio’s TV Interview: Tense Moments in de Blasio’s TV InterviewThe war on teachers, unions, and public education, if it exists, is evidence in an interview, or more so in the message, ‘trend on the tax relief our charter schools receive and we will retaliate.’ Close any charter schools or do not give these institutions the option to co-locate and the wrath of
The Network For Public Education | We are many. There is power in our numbers. Together, we will save our schools.
The Network For Public Education | We are many. There is power in our numbers. Together, we will save our schools.: NPE’s Leonie Haimson on the Ed Show: Money’s big role in the Charter School fight | MSNBC by admin / 3min NPE 2014 National Conference: Karen Lewis & John Kuhn Conference Address (Video) by admin / 3min NPE 2014 National Conference: Diane Ravitch Keynote Address (Video) by admin
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 3-11-14 #RealEdTalk #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakWhat really matters? Equitable & Adequate Funding!Below is a section of a paper I’ve been working on the past few weeks (which will be presented in Philadelphia in April) Some of the content below is also drawn from: http://www.shankerinstitute.org/images/doesmoneymatter_final.pdf =============== Over the past several decades, many states have pursued su
3-10-14 The Whole Child Blog — Build School Morale by Attending to the 5 Cs — Whole Child Education
Build School Morale by Attending to the 5 Cs — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGBuild School Morale by Attending to the 5 CsMarch 11, 2014 by David CulberhouseMorale isn't built in isolation ... and neither is it something tangible that we can point to and say, "There it is!" Rather, it is a force that builds and rises out of the ashes of our daily actions and interactions.As e
The Art of Leaking | Taking Note
The Art of Leaking | Taking Note: The Art of Leakingby JOHN MERROW on 11. MAR, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS, CHEATING, CURRENT EVENTSIt’s the nature of organizations and bureaucracies to close ranks, just as it’s in the DNA of reporters to want more and more information. Add to that mix the factors of self-interest and idealism. When reporters pry, officials withhold, and secrets are leaked, the result can
Schooling in the Ownership Society: I can almost hear Bill Gates saying, "What do you mean you don't want our money?"
Schooling in the Ownership Society: I can almost hear Bill Gates saying, "What do you mean you don't want our money?": I can almost hear Bill Gates saying, "What do you mean you don't want our money?"Vicki Phillips, who runs the Gates Foundation’s education division, said her team is “disappointed by Randi’s decision.” -- PoliticoOur big investment in school reform. "hasn'
Drop in Districts in Financial Trouble - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Drop in Districts in Financial Trouble - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reports SignificantDrop in Number of Districts in Financial JeopardySACRAMENTO—A new report shows that the number of California school districts in financial jeopardy has dropped sharply for the second year in a row, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.T
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-11-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Striking The Balance In School Budgeting Control Cross & Joftus http://edstrategies.net is a national education consulting firm. The C&J Blog gives partners and associates a way to share insights learned from working with a very diverse set of clients–including small rural districts, large urban districts, states, foundations, and national non
Sacramento News & Review - Candidate Ali Cooper could make Jay Schenirer's re-election a real contest - Bites - Opinions - December 12, 2013
Sacramento News & Review - Candidate Ali Cooper could make Jay Schenirer's re-election a real contest - Bites - Opinions - December 12, 2013: Candidate Ali Cooper could make Jay Schenirer's re-election a real contestThe labor activist is going up against the Sacramento City Council incumbentBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comFor a while, it looked like Jay Schenirer would get a free ride to
3-11-14 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: Rising truancy draws Capitol attentionRise in elementary school truancy prompts raft of bills Warning that truancy has reached a crisis level in California elementary schools, state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris and half a dozen lawmakers proposed a raft of bills Monday aimed at keeping kids i
With A Brooklyn Accent: Letter from a Los Angeles English Teacher to his Students:
With A Brooklyn Accent: Letter from a Los Angeles English Teacher to his Students:: Letter from a Los Angeles English Teacher to his Students:A letter to my students of Los Angeles Unified:You have been failed.You have been failed not by the school or your teachers (or their boogeyman union), but by people far removed from the world you inhabit. These people in plush houses and all the creature co
The Smear Campaign Against Mayor Bill de Blasio | Diane Ravitch
The Smear Campaign Against Mayor Bill de Blasio | Diane Ravitch: The Smear Campaign Against Mayor Bill de Blasio Perhaps you have seen the headlines and the television interviews about how New York City's new mayor, Bill de Blasio, is closing charter schools, evicting poor minority children, destroying their dreams for the future, and their chance to escape failing public schools.Almost all the co
3-11-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadA reader let me know that his/her home got a call from Universal Survey (according to their phone message they do "marketing and political opinion" surveys. The caller said they were doing a survey for SPS. The reader did not continue the call. Anyone else? As well, the APP blog had a comment that one person had not received their s
No Struggle, No Progress — I had a six-minute debate last night with James...
No Struggle, No Progress — I had a six-minute debate last night with James...: No Struggle, No ProgressA blog about politics, education, racism, and more.I had a six-minute debate last night with James Merriman of the New York City Charter School Center on the show, “All In With Chris Hayes”.You can watch the whole thing online here:MSNBC: Battle wages over NYC charter schoolsOf course there are a
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, March 11, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Gov. Brown again takes aim at testing overload in schools | EdSource TodayEducation HeadlinesTuesday, March 11, 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.Alpine teachers, district 'getting back on track'Healing
Education Research Report: Marketers Are Busy in Schools
Education Research Report: Marketers Are Busy in Schools: Marketers Are Busy in SchoolsSchoolhouse commercialism continues virtually unabated, despite the harm it does, and neither federal nor state lawmakers are moving to further control the practice, according to a new report released today.The pervasiveness of commercialism in education has become so broad, its threat so great, and its reported
Home-rule flexibility for Dallas ISD could mean ignoring some of required Texas state curriculum | Dallas Morning News
Home-rule flexibility for Dallas ISD could mean ignoring some of required Texas state curriculum | Dallas Morning News: Home-rule flexibility for Dallas ISD could mean ignoring some of required Texas state curriculumBy Jeffrey WeissJWeiss@dallasnews.com10:16 am on March 11, 2014 | Permalink110So yesterday, I asked the folks at Support Our Public Schools what kinds of changes might be considered if
Gov. Brown again takes aim at testing overload in schools | EdSource Today
Gov. Brown again takes aim at testing overload in schools | EdSource Today: Gov. Brown again takes aim at testing overload in schoolsMarch 10th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Louis FreedbergGovernor Brown took aim at excessive testing in the schools – an ongoing theme of his governorship – and warned lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington not to burden teachers with more demands than they are already
CURMUDGUCATION: Bad Threats
CURMUDGUCATION: Bad Threats: Bad ThreatsI'll get you my pretty and your little dog too!It's a lesson from Teacher Basics 101. Don't make a threat if you can't live with the consequences.Do not tell your students that if they don't hand in the homework, you'll fail them for the year. Don't tell your students that everybody runs a four-minute mile or everybody's off the team. And never, ever tell an
3-11-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Breaking News: Diane Ravitch Has Breaking News about RandiActing as Randi Weingarten's unofficial press agent, Diane Ravitch faithfully catalogs Randi's continued bobbing and weaving to preserve her standing with the billionaires who made her, while maintaining her job as President of AFT. Tough task, especially since the teachers who pay Randi's $400,000 salary are fed up with th
Morning Wink 3-11-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-11-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: NC Charter Warned Due to Low EnrollmentsA charter run by politically connected Baker Mitchell was warned that it may have to close due to low enrollment. Mitchell is a close associate of state b
