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Mother Crusader: Would Pete Seeger Perform At An Eva Moskowitz Rally?
Mother Crusader: Would Pete Seeger Perform At An Eva Moskowitz Rally?: Would Pete Seeger Perform At An Eva Moskowitz Rally?I seriously can't believe I just had to write that title.Please, don't blame me, blame Laura Waters.In her latest opinion piece for NJ Spotlight she posits that Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka may activate the reformy base in New Jersey as she claims Mayor Bill de Blasio h
On Using And Not Using ClassDojo: Ideological Differences? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
On Using And Not Using ClassDojo: Ideological Differences? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: On Using And Not Using ClassDojo: Ideological Differences?In a recent guest post, two British Columbia (Canada) primary grade teachers took opposite sides in discussing their use and non-use of the free behavioral management tool called ClassDojo. As described by the reporter in the ab
State Board makes it official: No API scores for next two years | EdSource Today
State Board makes it official: No API scores for next two years | EdSource Today: State Board makes it official: No API scores for next two yearsMarch 14th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldWith federal approval finally in hand to give a Common Core-aligned practice test this spring, the State Board of Education took the inevitable next step this week. It suspended the Academic Performanc
3-15-14 NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: NPE News Briefsfrom The Network for Public EducationChristie’s charter school nightmare: “White flight, and they’re bankrupting us” | Salon.comWhile New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie deals with burgeoning scandals surrounding accusations he used the Port Authority and development deals for political ends, he now finds himself in a flap surround
3-15-13 CURMUDGUCATION Week
CURMUDGUCATION: A New Political PartyIf you have any doubts about whether or not education debate turns the political spectrum into a giant Ouroborean worm disappearing into its own innards, consider this.Here's a quote from a website devoted to a particular issue:Americans need to understand that sacrifice and a hard work ethic are the motherhood of invention and success. If you are not successfu
3-15-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Understanding the Whole Child Approach with Tenets, Indicators, and ComponentsAll educators want to improve the work they do for students, their families, and the community. Whether it's instruction, school climate, leadership, family engagement, or any of the other issues schools face on a daily basis, all educato
3-15-14 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):Schwarzenegger benefits LA after school programs with tank ride (VIDEO)Hollywood star and former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just launched the coolest campaign ever to benefit after-school programs in LAUSD and in other cities. The campaign comes in the form of a contest. For as little as $10 a ticket,
Stephen Krashen Blog 3-15-14
SKrashen:Nonstop hi-tech testingSent to the Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2014Not mentioned in the Times' editorials (March 13, 14) is the astonishing amount of testing required by the Common Core and the requirement that testing must be done online. No Child Left Behind "only" required tests at the end of year in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. The common core ai
3-15-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekWhen It Comes to Education Policy- It's All About the BenjaminsOne question we have to ask ourselves is how many of the policies we are fighting, from Common Core, to test based teacher evaluation, to school closings and charter school preferences, would have gotten any traction were it not from the support they have gotten from a small
3-15-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: H.R. 4136: IDEA Full Funding ActTo amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.5h YESTERDAYBill Introduced: S.Res. 379: A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon ("THON") on its continued success in support of the Fo
3-15-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekWhat Charter Schools USA CEO Jonathan Hage Knows That Floridians Don’tFrom Orlando Sentinel reporter Lauren Roth: Charter Schools USA isn’t waiting for a judge to decide if it can open a disputed school in Orange
teacherken at Daily Kos This Week 3-15-14
teacherken at Daily Kos:teacherken at Daily Kos This WeekThe Failure of Test-Based Accountabilityis 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 and a leader in benchmarking the
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 3-15-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetTen clueless things people say to teachers — and comebacks teachers can throw right backPeople say the craziest things to teachers about their profession. Like what? Like how easy their jobs are, and how anybody can do it. Here is a list of some of the common idiocies along with some useful comebacks, compiled and written by Cindy Long and originally pub
3-15-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyKilling rats and beaversWord is that the mayor is freaking out and berating his staff over being outflanked by Ald. Fioretti in the rat fight. "The rat problem in our city is out of control," Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) said Wednesday. "They carry diseases that nega
3-15-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekCommon Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test of a Test delayed a weekAs teachers and school administrators learned on Friday, the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test isn’t (quite) ready to be given. Years in the making and the consortium behind the absurd Common Core test informed partner states on Friday that things would not be ready to go thi
3-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSmarter Balance (Common Core) Pilot Testing Cancelled at Ballard; Who Else?Update: well, this is interesting. So SPS is not going to field test any students in grades 3-10. The only schools that were participating were Ballard and Roosevelt. Ballard has bowed out for 11th grade and that leaves Roosevelt testing some 11th grades in t
3-15-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineChange the Stakes Explains Opt-Out at District 14 High Stakes Testing Town Hall - Wed. March 19Janine Sopp, David Dobosz, Brian DeVale, Brooke Parker and Esteban Duran -- Oh what a night this will be --- , Do you know what High Stakes Testing means for your children, their teachers and our schools?The Community Education Council for District 14TOWN HALL MEETINGWedne
3-15-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekNJ Pays High Cost For Bad Teacher EvaluationNew Jersey's new teacher evaluation system -- code name: Operation Hindenburg -- is not cheap. Superintendents around the state have been warning us about this for a while: the costs of this inflexible system are going to impose a significant financial burden on districts, making this a wasteful, unfunded man
3-15-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherKen Previti. Dillardrauner vs Raunerdillard: The strategy of fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD).- Ken Previti is a retired Illinois teacher now living in Florida. He blogs at Reclaim Reform. The teachers in Illinois, and elsewhere,
3-15-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekQuid Pro CuomoFrom Politicker:A small crowd of public school parents and advocates stormed the lobby of midtown building where Gov. Andrew Cuomo was believed to have a meeting this afternoon. Waving “Quid Pro Cuomo” posters, the two dozen or so protesters rallied against proposed budget language that would give the state government some jurisdiction
3-15-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Status Quo at Elite New York Schools: Few Blacks and HispanicsPhotograph; Hill Street Studios/Getty By Al Baker | Originally Published at The New York Times. March 11, 2014 Seven black students have been offered a chance to start classes at Stuyvesant High School in September, two few
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-15-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Vergara v. California: SCHOOLS ON TRIALSoCal Insider 328 - Gun Fight/Schools on Trial – YouTube | http://bit.ly/NfJGIJ Aired on Mar 14, 2014 :: PBS SoCal Insider Rick Reiff hosts a debate between former California Majority Leader Gloria Romero and Reagan Duncan of the California Teachers Association over V
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 3-15-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYThe Best Resources On The Dangers Of MultitaskingI’m beginning to prepare and short lesson on dangers of multitasking, and thought I’d bring together some of the resources I’ll be using for it. Additional suggestions are welcome: Don’t Multitask: Your Brain Will Thank You is from TIME. Why
This Week's Education Research Report 3-15-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTStudents' grades and health improve with later high school start timesLater high school start times improve student grades and overall health, according to a new University of Minnesota study, released today. The three-year project, using data from more than 9,000 students attending eight high schools in three states, found that, when s
3-15-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekNonstop hi-tech testingSent to the Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2014Not mentioned in the Times' editorials (March 13, 14) is the astonishing amount of testing required by the Common Core and the requirement that testing must be done online. No Child Left Behind "only" required tests at the end of year in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in
All Week 3-15-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Bill Gates Tries to Fashion Teacher Support for His Beloved Common CoreOne would think that if teachers supported the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), then teachers would take the initiative to rally around said CCSS. Not so. It seems that we need Bill Gates to tell us that we need CCSS. He did so today (Friday, March 14, 2014), i
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 3-15-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGAn Innocent/Guilty PleasureA couple of years ago, I read an article in The New Yorker about the federal government’s efforts to shut down health-food cooperatives that sell raw milk. The story focused on California, where SWAT teams descended on sellers of raw milk and locked them up. What is “raw milk,” I wondered. It is
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Bill Gates Tries to Fashion Teacher Support for His Beloved Common Core | deutsch29
Bill Gates Tries to Fashion Teacher Support for His Beloved Common Core | deutsch29: Bill Gates Tries to Fashion Teacher Support for His Beloved Common CoreMarch 14, 2014One would think that if teachers supported the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), then teachers would take the initiative to rally around said CCSS.Not so. It seems that we need Bill Gates to tell us that we need CCSS. He did so
Big Business Targets Common Core's Band of Mothers
Big Business Targets Common Core's Band of Mothers: Big Business Targets Common Core’s Band of MothersThe powerful strike back against those who dare question Common Core.The special interests behind national curriculum and testing mandates are pouring millions into public relations and lobbying this spring after parents across the country began to oppose and destabilize their big project. Friday,
Dillardrauner VS Raunerdillard: the FUD Strategy | Reclaim Reform
Dillardrauner VS Raunerdillard: the FUD Strategy | Reclaim Reform: Dillardrauner VS Raunerdillard: the FUD StrategyPosted on March 14, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe teachers in Illinois, and elsewhere, are facing a FUD moment. (FUD is the acronym for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. This is the vile marketing-propaganda strategy for causing confusion and harm to competitors.) When two or three identical prod
Nite Cap 3-14-14 #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 CAPRelease: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in EducationRelease: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in Education: Release: Proposed
Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in Education
Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in Education: Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problemsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2014CONTACT: Alec Saslow: Alec@FitzGibbonmedia.com, (720) 319-4948Following President Obama’s announcement about new gainful employment guidelines for higher educat
Political Diary: Randi Weingarten's Enemies List - WSJ.com
Political Diary: Randi Weingarten's Enemies List - WSJ.com: Randi Weingarten's Enemies ListWHY Randi has a list!The American Federation of Teachers issued a report last year blacklisting money managers who support nonprofits that advocate for school and pension reform. This month the union published a second edition with some notable additions and deletions.The report's goal is to muzzle hedge fun
Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State Boards - State EdWatch - Education Week
Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State Boards - State EdWatch - Education Week: Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State BoardsBy Andrew Ujifusa on March 14, 2014 4:30 PMArlington, Va.U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a clear message to state school boards about thorny issues like standards and new tests: Make sure you talk to people when
LAUSD's 30 Million Dollar "Killer" Ipad Deal - Perdaily.com
LAUSD's 30 Million Dollar "Killer" Ipad Deal - Perdaily.com: (Mensaje se repite en Español)In the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, the pauper passing as a prince uses the powerful Great Seal of England to open walnuts, because he doesn't know its power or how else to use it. The issuance of obscenely overpriced IPads to all LAUSD students is reminiscent of this joke, because it presu
Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil Rights | Camille Rivera
Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil Rights | Camille Rivera: Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil RightsJust when you think you've seen everything, something comes along that knocks you off your feet.Just a week after charter school queen Eva Moskowitz invaded the capital -- flanked by thousands of parents, children and teachers she practically required to attend from her 22 schools that
NYC Educator: Contract Rumors and Mayor de Blasio
NYC Educator: Contract Rumors and Mayor de Blasio: Contract Rumors and Mayor de BlasioAfter going five and a half years without a raise, half a dozen people come up to me almost every day and ask when we're gonna get a contract. It's not entirely up to me, actually. But the NY Times today says de Blasio's people are trying to work out a nine-year contract with us, and perhaps in thus doing to set
Cesar Chavez: An American Hero | Lily's Blackboard
Cesar Chavez: An American Hero | Lily's Blackboard: Cesar Chavez: An American HeroMar 14th, 2014 by Lily.“You Can’t Humiliate Someone Who Has Pride. You Can’t Oppress Someone Who’s Not Afraid Anymore.” – Cesar ChavezLocal Associations are going to the movies March 28th and taking friends. Lots of friends. Because they bought out the theater, and for a very good reason. We must pack the theaters an
New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public Education
New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public Education: New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public EducationOur School Children Deserve Better Than Political Chicanery, Graft and Pay-to-Play PoliticsThe New York State Senate yesterday introduced a budget resol
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Killing rats and beavers
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Killing rats and beavers: Killing rats and beaversWord is that the mayor is freaking out and berating his staff over being outflanked by Ald. Fioretti in the rat fight."The rat problem in our city is out of control," Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) said Wednesday. "They carry diseases that negatively impact our communities. We urgently need to do more to stem
Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common Core
Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common Core: Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common CoreBill Gates is rallying teachers to support an embattled cause, the Common Core State Standards.At a speech Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C., the Microsoft co-founder is lending his voice to save the standards. According to prepared remarks provided to The Huffington Post, Gates told educators
3-14-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Revive NYSUT (Pallota/Mulgrew) OK With Non-Union Pre-k While Rolled by Sellout Dems on Charter Support BillThe IDC exists to allow Cuomo to regularly triangulate progressive voices out of any legislative actions. Dick Iannuzzi knows this and was actively working to undermine the IDC structure. Andy Pallotta well............Stronger Together supporter Dick Iannuzzi "[pre-k] te
3-14-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: The list of towns (Part 1) misleading parents on the Common Core Test grows…As an increasing number of parents know, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education is engaged in an immoral attempt to force school districts to prohibit parents from opting their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test. Last December Commissioner Stefan Pryor sent out a memo providing pub
Teachers For Social Justice: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School Board
Teachers For Social Justice: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School Board: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School BoardMARCH 14, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTChicago is the ONLY school district (of 892) in Illinois without an elected school board!HELP fund a lawsuit against discrimination! The fight for an elected, representative school board in Chicago is far from over! HB 2793 is a bill currentl
solidaridad: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!
solidaridad: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!REPAIRS NOT IPADS FACEBOOK PAGERepairs not Deasy RallyTuesday, March 18, 20 at 4:00pmChatsworth High School10027 Lurline Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311We will be Heard!Repair our SchoolsHands off our Repair and Construction BondRestore our Libraries, Early Education, Adult Education,
3-14-14 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): Deasy says principal who ok’d campaign leave was disciplinedSuperintendent John Deasy LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy said a principal who gave Alex Caputo-Pearl permission to take unpaid time off to campaign for president of the teachers union, UTLA, has been disciplined. The action came in response
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, March 14, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: K-12 News Network | Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?Education HeadlinesFriday, March 14, 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.Ventura school officials
3-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadThe Florida legislature will be considering a bill to meet grad requirements for high school students by substituting computer science for ...PE. Yes, that makes sense with childhood obesity. The rates of childhood obesity have leveled off but this doesn't seem to make sense. I would think allowing anyone in a sport to not take PE but high scho
3-14-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why Charters Can't Always Be Trusted to Serve Inner City CommunitiesHenry Louis Taylor · Buffalo, NY · This is about Betrayal The struggle to regenerate the East Side is a protracted fight, which requires tireless dedication. In the late 1980s, a group of Buffalo residents and concerned citizens saved the St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church from being turned down and transf
Who Owns America | Deborah Meier on Education
Who Owns America | Deborah Meier on Education: Who Owns AmericaPosted on March 14, 2014 by debmeierI’d feel more sympathetic with the academics’ boycott of Israel if they decided to boycott every nation with a similar history of colonial abuse, etc etc. We might start by boycotting ourselves. We actually are living on land that is not, as in Israel, strictly speaking “ours.” We occupied the land f
College, College, College, College | Gatsby In L.A.
College, College, College, College | Gatsby In L.A.: College, College, College, College Don’t be fooled by the radiance, confidence and bubbly warmth of Azanni, Symone, Jada and Immani, four seniors at View Park High School in South Los Angeles, an ICEF charter school. They are stressed. Imani and Azanni applied to 22 colleges each, Jada to 20, Symone to 11. “I wanted to have options!” Jada tel
Geaux Teacher!: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,
Geaux Teacher!: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,FOR THE RECORD -I have been excoriated for encouraging parents in my school district (and Louisiana) to opt their children out of the PARCC field test and to consider opting them out of our iLEAP standardized tests. I want to explain my position publicly because I don't want any parent to feel
3-14-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Another Blow to the Claim that Successful Charters Serve the “Same” StudentsFor years, charters have gotten away with the spin that they serve the “same students” as high-poverty charter schools. In almost every case, those brazen claims were transparently false, but they were repeated with such confidence that many seemed to believe them. Rarely was there an effort to explain th
Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public Education | janresseger
Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public Education | janresseger: Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public EducationPosted on March 14, 2014 by janressegerTwo weeks ago Valerie Strauss printed this very profound letter written to President Barack Obama to protest the education policies of the Obama Administration. The letter wa
solidaridad: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014
solidaridad: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014We need help Los Angeles teachers!Some of you may already be familiar with Hannah Nguyen. She is the USC student who gained national attention when she called
Morning Wink 3-14-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Will Sheldon Silver Stop the “Protect Eva” Act?Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger in NJ Compliments Charter with Very Few Poor KidsJersey Jazzman calls out New Jersey’s leading newspaper for making rea
