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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-19-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: KrazyTA Explains What Bill Gates Wants for His Own ChildrenThe most famous line ever written by John Dewey was this: “What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy.” Our frequen
3-19-14 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: Florida’s New Tests to Be Field Tested….in UtahIn an odd opinion piece on Common Core from the Tampa Tribune - more on that later - this tidbit of incredulity is sure to be rolling eyes in district offices across the state: Also unhappy are many of the educators who are
3-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Infographic: “The Global Guide to Hand Gestures”I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h 3-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Tea
3-19-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. Michael Madigan doesn’t want you to know.by Fred Klonsky / 3min Movement politics won in Chicago yesterday. Celebrating Will Guzzardi’s win at the Logan Square Auditorium last night. State Representative-elect Will Guzzardi made it the cornerstone of his acceptance speech last nig
3-19-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: A PEP Lovefest; I Compare Eva Moskowitz to Global WarmingLast night I attended my first PEP meeting under the new administration and it was quite a lovefest directed at Carmen Farina, even from critics. Even my usually sour presentation was tempered. The meeting was sparsely attended and there were critics there, but even they thanked Farina for at the very least, the stand to def
3-19-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Will Try To Steal Money For His Charter School Donors From Traditional Public SchoolsFrom Jessica Bakeman's Capital NY article about the complex budget negotiations around education issues:Cuomo came out strong for charters, in response to pleas from Success Academy head Eva Moskowitz, pledging to “save” them, and the Senate was the first to quantify what that will tak
Education Opportunity Network
Education Opportunity Network: New Extremists In The Education DebateFor people who like to think of themselves as being “exceptional,” Americans can sometimes abandon the very principles their exceptionality is founded on. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the current debate of education policy. A feature that has long made America’s public school system exceptional for sure is its governance
Tell Congress: Investigate the Tests! - Integrity in Education
Tell Congress: Investigate the Tests! - Integrity in Education: Tell Congress: Investigate the Tests!It’s far from a secret to most teachers, students and parents that policies pushing high-stakes testing in primary schools are deeply flawed. Testing and test preparation has pushed out too much learning time in too many struggling schools nationwide.This week, our friends at the Network for Public
3-19-14 CURMUDGUCATION: Inauthentic Assessment
CURMUDGUCATION: Inauthentic Assessment: Inauthentic AssessmentOne more factor that highlights how artificial and inauthentic the current testing regimen has become is the proliferation of rules for proctors.Faced with the spreading realization of just how invalid the tests are, testmakers and state officials have issued a truckload of proctor leash laws.Some rules are no-brainers. "Don't eras
Shanker Blog » Estimated Versus Actual Days Of Learning In Charter School Studies
Shanker Blog » Estimated Versus Actual Days Of Learning In Charter School Studies: Estimated Versus Actual Days Of Learning In Charter School StudiesPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on March 19, 2014UPDATE: New Issue of Cream and Cherries: Los Angeles charter schools outperform traditional district schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCCOne of the purely presentational aspects that separates the new “generati
Arranging Classroom Furniture: An Unobtrusive Glimpse into How Teachers Teach | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Arranging Classroom Furniture: An Unobtrusive Glimpse into How Teachers Teach | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Arranging Classroom Furniture: An Unobtrusive Glimpse into How Teachers TeachHow teachers arrange the furniture in classrooms gives a peek into how teachers teach. Look at these photos taken last year of elementary and secondary classrooms that have different furnitu
For Reformers: An Important Paper on Worker Compensation and Incentives | Paul Bruno
For Reformers: An Important Paper on Worker Compensation and Incentives | Paul Bruno: For Reformers: An Important Paper on Worker Compensation and IncentivesBy PAUL BRUNO | Published: MARCH 19, 2014I’ve written before that education reformers often have an unfortunate lack of perspective about the way the world works outside of education. This means that reformers often unjustifiably assume – impl
KILROY WAS HERE AND RETRIBUTION WASN'T FAR BEHIND - Perdaily.com
KILROY WAS HERE AND RETRIBUTION WASN'T FAR BEHIND - Perdaily.com: KILROY WAS HERE AND RETRIBUTION WASN'T FAR BEHIND(Mensaje se repite en Español)How do you pick a title for a story that's so preposterous? You mightcall this one , The Curious Story of Lorcan Kilroy or The Truth Won'tSet You Free. But, alas, it's all true. As it now stands, Kilroy, whowas an art teacher at Van Nuys High School, fin
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Guzzardi wins in a rout
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Guzzardi wins in a rout: Guzzardi wins in a rout-- M. Klonsky photoState House - District 39 - Dem PrimaryMarch 18, 2014 - 11:04PM CTIllinois - 91 of 91 Precincts Reporting - 100%Name Votes Vote %Guzzardi, Will 5,245 61%Berrios, Toni (i) 3,402 39%All you had to do was walk into the Logan Square Auditorium on Kedzie last night and take a look around to see why Will Gu
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3-18-14 Wait What? The Malloy Administration’s Big Lie: Parents Can’t Opt Out. - Wait What?
The Malloy Administration’s Big Lie: Parents Can’t Opt Out. - Wait What?: The Malloy Administration’s Big Lie: Parents Can’t Opt Out.Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and his band of corporate education industry reforms continue their crusade to persuade Connecticut parents that they don’t have the right to opt out their children from the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assess
The Education of Mr. Gates | Truth in American Education
The Education of Mr. Gates | Truth in American Education: The Education of Mr. GatesFiled in Common Core State Standards by Ze'ev Wurman on March 19, 2014 • 0 CommentsI read the advice Bill Gates offered at AEI couple of days back, and I thought Mr. Gates can benefit from some education. My response is bold and italicized.———————OK. So what is the Common Core? It’s a very simple thing. It’s a wri
Privacy Legislation: How to protect your children and negotiate from a position of strength (Data opt-out) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Privacy Legislation: How to protect your children and negotiate from a position of strength (Data opt-out) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsPrivacy Legislation: How to protect your children and negotiate from a position of strength (Data opt-out)Posted on March 18, 20142Tomorrow the Louisiana House Education Committee is poised to hear testimony on se
Research Study: VAM-Based Bias |
Research Study: VAM-Based Bias |: Research Study: VAM-Based Bias Researchers from Indiana and Michigan State University, in a study released in the fall of 2012 but that recently came through my email again (thanks to Diane Ravitch), deserves a special post here as it relates to not only VAMs but also the extent to which all VAM models yield biased results.In this study (albeit still not peer revi
Big pushback against Christie, Cami | Bob Braun's Ledger
Big pushback against Christie, Cami | Bob Braun's Ledger: Big pushback against Christie, CamiA protester holds an anti-Anderson sign at Broad and Market.Several hundred protesters yesterday shut down Newark’s central business district in a rush-hour demonstration aimed at showing the growing strength of the organized opposition to the Christie Administration’s “One Newark” plan that would close
Hashtag Mayor Joe Petty | Worcester MagWorcester Mag #sayno2joe
Hashtag Mayor Joe Petty | Worcester MagWorcester Mag: Hashtag Mayor Joe Petty1 Written by Walter Bird Jr. · 03/17/2014 · 10:56 amPosted By Walter Bird Jr.A minor local Twitter firestorm has erupted over Mayor Joe Petty's move to have the School Committee reconsider votes it took more than a week ago related to a controversial new test for students.The hash tag #sayno2joe has been created on T
Waters accuses LA County of discriminating against minority-run Head Start centers | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Waters accuses LA County of discriminating against minority-run Head Start centers | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Waters accuses LA County of discriminating against minority-run Head Start centersDeepa Fernandes with KPCC staff | March 18th, 2014, 5:21pmDeepa FernandesCongresswoman Maxine Waters surrounded by irate parents and their toddlers at the Los Angeles County Office of Education's Office in Do
School Vouchers, Workman, Dwarf Tossing, Extremist Muslim Cleric: Connections | Reclaim Reform
School Vouchers, Workman, Dwarf Tossing, Extremist Muslim Cleric: Connections | Reclaim Reform: School Vouchers, Workman, Dwarf Tossing, Extremist Muslim Cleric: ConnectionsPosted on March 18, 2014by Ken PrevitiHow could school vouchers, Workman, dwarf tossing, and an extremist Muslim cleric be connected?$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$When greed and corruption, even legalized corruption, take precedent over the
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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 CAPCURMUDGUCATION: Who Is Diane Ravitch?CURMUDGUCATION: Who Is Diane Ravitch?: Who Is Diane Ravitch?At Reclaiming Public Education 101 (my website for ed reform neophytes), I'm trying to create and collect materials to answer some of the questions n
CURMUDGUCATION: Who Is Diane Ravitch?
CURMUDGUCATION: Who Is Diane Ravitch?: Who Is Diane Ravitch?At Reclaiming Public Education 101 (my website for ed reform neophytes), I'm trying to create and collect materials to answer some of the questions newby ed reform students might have. I'm not a fan of cults of personality-- any time I'm in a group that drops its mission to sing a hymn of praise to its leaders, I get itchy. But I also kno
These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement | I AM AN EDUCATOR
These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement | I AM AN EDUCATOR: These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide MovementBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on March 18, 2014[This article was written for Education Uprising, the Spring 2014 issue of YES! Magazine. To support many of the MAP test boycott leaders who are now running for offic
Big Conferences: What’s their Goal? | My Island View
Big Conferences: What’s their Goal? | My Island View: Big Conferences: What’s their Goal?March 18, 2014 by tomwhitbyThis is a topic I have written about before, and I will probably continue to write about in the future. I guess we should start by defining a big education conference. For the purpose of this post and my experience let’s make it conferences of over 1,000 attendees. Most big education
NYC Educator: Why Is There a Revive NYSUT?
NYC Educator: Why Is There a Revive NYSUT?: Why Is There a Revive NYSUT?There are a lot of stories floating around the net about this. There's a grain of truth to some of them. Many of them revolve around Governor Cuomo. They say that NYSUT President Richard Iannuzzi wanted to order three tickets for Andy Cuomo's thousand-dollar-a-plate birthday party, and that Executive Vice-President Andy Pallo
12 Excellent Reasons to Opt Out of Relentless Hi Stakes Testing Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: 12 Excellent Reasons to Opt Out of Relentless Hi Stakes Testing
Good-bye, Tests! Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out! | Gatsby In L.A.
Good-bye, Tests! Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out! | Gatsby In L.A.: Good-bye, Tests! Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out! Sayonara, test score mania! Well, for two years, anyway. The state of California has just suspended the calculation of API scores until 2016—an index of performance based on multiple choice state tests in every subject for every grade–in order to give schools
3-18-14 The Whole Child Blog — ED Pulse Poll Results: What Will Be the "Next Big Thing" in Education Tech? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Will Be the "Next Big Thing" in Education Tech? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: What Will Be the “Next Big Thing” in Education Tech?March 18, 2014 by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recentASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers wh
Bronies Are Redefining Fandom — And American Manhood | Underwire | Wired.com
Bronies Are Redefining Fandom — And American Manhood | Underwire | Wired.com: Bronies Are Redefining Fandom — And American ManhoodBY ANGELA WATERCUTTER03.11.146:30 AMShare on Facebook1.2ksharesinShare62SIMILAR GALLERIESThese Are the Musicians Who Blew Our Minds at SXSWThe 15 Most Fascinating Filmmakers and Stars at SXSWSee What Famous Movie Locations Look Like Today With This Nifty AppThe 12 Most
3-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadA six-year-old calls Hasbro out on its Guess Who game (with 19 men and only 5 women on the game board). They write back with a silly answer and her mom weighs in. A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives to cut down on high-stakes testing. In the on-going debate about discipline, zero-tolerance discipline and how
Georgia State Professor: Gates Has Spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core | Truth in American Education
Georgia State Professor: Gates Has Spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core | Truth in American Education: Georgia State Professor: Gates Has Spent $2.3 Billion on Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on March 18, 2014 • 0 CommentsJack Hassard, Professor Emeritus at Georgia State, provides evidence that Gates has spent $2.3 billion on the implementation and advocacy of the
3-18-14 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): LA Unified board talking lawsuits, budget, MelendezThelma Melendez The LA Unified Board meets this morning, with much of their business scheduled for a closed door session. In private, the six members will discuss various legal cases involving the district as well as updates on labor contracts and student
3-18-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: When Will Ravitch Stop Enabling Weingarten's Corporate Addiction?From PsychCentral:Enabling is a term often used in the context of a relationship with an addict. It might be a drug addict or alcoholic, a gambler, or a compulsive overeater. Enablers, rather than addicts, suffer the effects of the addict’s behavior. Enabling is “removing the natural consequences to the addict of his
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, March 18, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: EdTracker: EdSource’s guide to education legislation | EdSource TodayEducation HeadlinesTuesday, March 18, 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.Hacienda La Puente school district considers selling land to
Morning Wink 3-18-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Very Different Cuomo, Once Upon a TimeThirty years ago, the governor of New York addressed the Democratic National Convention, held in New York City. His name was Mario Cuomo. His theme was “A
