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3-9-14 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: 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 unseemly expansion of charter schools they didn’t like. Just remember their efforts the past two sessions to
3-9-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: You Mean, That Jessica Tisch? Bratton Chooses TischNYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton names Jessica Tisch as deputy commissioner of information and technologyOh, you mean that Jessica Tisch?Jessica Tisch Calls For Bloomberg 3rd Term - Ed Notes OnlineApr 15, 2008Today's Post includes an op-ed calling for voters to decide on term limits so Bloomberg can run again. The piece claims Bloom
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Myra Blackmon on the Corporate Takeover of American EducationMyra Blackmon, who writes regularly for the Athens Banner-Herald in Georgia, returned from the Network for Public Education conference in Austin ready to write about what she learned and how it applied to Georgia. She realized that the Common Core is just a symptom of a l
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": I’ll Be A Guest On This Wednesday’s #PTchat On TwitterI’ll be a guest on this Wednesday’s #PTchat on Twitter. We’ll be discussing the difference between parent engagement and parent involvement. Hope you can join us!by Larry Ferlazzo / 5h YESTERDAY“N.J. Lawmaker Wants Parent Involvement Included in Teachers’ Reviews”Last we
3-9-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: The New York State Education Department Common Core Modules - Meant To Dumb Down A Whole Generation Of ChildrenHere's a comment NYCDOEnuts left on this Perdido Street School post yesterday on the NYSED modules:At my school, I have two 9th grade classes where I am required to teach to the modules. They are so dry and tedious, that on days when I follow the curriculum (knowing
Avoid The Hype: Online Learning’s Transformational Potential (Michael Horn) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Avoid The Hype: Online Learning’s Transformational Potential (Michael Horn) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Avoid The Hype: Online Learning’s Transformational Potential (Michael Horn)From time to time, posts that I write prompt responses. Especially when writing about K-12 access and use of new high-tech devices, software, and their supposed revolutionary impact. Here is suc
GERM Spreading, New Zealand Infected | InterACT
GERM Spreading, New Zealand Infected | InterACT: GERM Spreading, New Zealand InfectedMARCH 9, 2014by David B. CohenPasi Sahlberg at Stanford University, 2012. (photo by the author)Pasi Sahlberg, the well-known Finnish education expert and author of Finnish Lessons, has described the negative trends in education reform as GERM – the Global Education Reform Movement. You can see his TEDx talk “GERM
You’ve Received a Flipagram! | Continuing Change
You’ve Received a Flipagram! | Continuing Change: My Weekend In Austin, TX at NPE Conference #flipagram made with @flipagramMusic: Queen – We Will Rock Youhttp://flipagram.com/f/GrWRmt5SMa
The Racist Narrative of ‘Failing Schools’ | educarenow
The Racist Narrative of ‘Failing Schools’ | educarenow: The Racist Narrative of ‘Failing Schools’Posted on March 9, 2014 | 1 CommentWe hear it all of the time- we need to find ways to support ‘failing schools.’ And yet, there is little questioning of the assumptions underlying this phrase. Still, because of the uncritical acceptance of the existence of failing schools, lots of people are hard at
CURMUDGUCATION: What We Don't Know About Normal
CURMUDGUCATION: What We Don't Know About Normal: What We Don't Know About NormalI only just heard about Joe Henrich and his groundbreaking work, but I plan to educate myself further. Henrich's work has implications for anyone who works with human beings and their brains. So, teachers.Let me try to simplify Henrich's work and then I'll try to explain why we should care.Normal Isn't Henrich was doin
JIMMY STEWART REALLY SCREWED AMERICA...POLITICALLY - Perdaily.com
JIMMY STEWART REALLY SCREWED AMERICA...POLITICALLY - Perdaily.com: JIMMY STEWART REALLY SCREWED AMERICA...POLITICALLY(Mensaje se repite en Español)Over the last seven years as I have become more and more embroiled in conflict with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the reaction to my allegations of endemic corruption of this public education bureaucracy has consistently been met from
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Was Rahm lying about a deal with Preckwinkle?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Was Rahm lying about a deal with Preckwinkle?: Was Rahm lying about a deal with Preckwinkle?Last week's interview with S-T City Hall reporter Fran Spielman, Rahm claimed Toni Preckwinkle has promised him that she won't run against him.“She has said that and I believe she’s a person of her word. … I believe she’s not running.I wrote (prophetically?) : "If he's t
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NPE 2014 National Conference Photo Gallery - The Network For Public Education
The Network For Public Education | NPE 2014 National Conference Photo Gallery: NPE 2014 National Conference Photo GalleryMarch 9, 2014 NPE National ConferenceOn March 1 & 2, 2014 Education advocates from across the country gathered at The University of Texas at Austin for the Network for Public Education 2014 National Conference. Over 100 panelists shared their experiences and expertise, new f
Mother Crusader: Expansiongate?
Mother Crusader: Expansiongate?: Expansiongate?My good blogging buddy Jersey Jazzman has been trying to make sense of outgoing Commissioner Cerf's decision to deny expansion to a suburban Hebrew language immersion charter (Hatikvah) when he approved the expansion of an urban dual language charter (HoLa) that, at least on the surface, seem very similar.Two charters, both causing economic distress t
Fight the Privatization of Education: Oppose the Nomination of Ted Mitchell
The Nation: Fight the Privatization of Education: Oppose the Nomination of Ted MitchellIn October, the Obama administration nominated Ted Mitchell, the chief executive of the NewSchools Venture Fund, to become Under Secretary of the Department of Education. While the nomination has flown largely under the radar, the choice represents an alarming sign that the administration is favoring greater pri
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: There May Be More You Can Learn How to Do in Five Weeks than Teach for America!
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: There May Be More You Can Learn How to Do in Five Weeks than Teach for America!: There May Be More You Can Learn How to Do in Five Weeks than Teach for America!Teach for America has two new pilot programs. Within the new cohort of recruits, there will be a subset engaged in a year-long preparation, including more classroom experience, the study of "learning theo
The Rise of the BAT - Video Collection
The Rise of the BAT Movie trailer for all my fellow BATsPlay all 6:46TheBadassTeachers You Shouted Me Down Governor Christie. Now Listen.2:01TheBadassTeachers What Is the Badass Teacher Association?0:49TheBadassTeachers What is a BAT?2:41TheBadassTeachers A BAT Montage1:34Keith Hughes The Badass Teacher Association1:14TheBadassTeachers Are You a BadAss Teacher?1:04Lance Wren From a Few to Many1:0
Vergara v California continues: Public schools vs billionaires :: The Political Carnival
Vergara v California continues: Public schools vs billionaires :: The Political Carnival: Vergara v California continues: Public schools vs billionairesPosted by GottaLaff · Thursday, March 6th, 2014 at 2:00 pm · 0 Comments Share/BookmarkAs promised, here is an update on Public schools vs billionaires: Vergara v California. Please follow the link for the back story.My first Vergara post caused a b
Marie Corfield: A Eulogy for Public Education Part l: Why is the NJ State Board of Ed Using Napalm to Cut the Grass?
Marie Corfield: A Eulogy for Public Education Part l: Why is the NJ State Board of Ed Using Napalm to Cut the Grass?: A Eulogy for Public Education Part l: Why is the NJ State Board of Ed Using Napalm to Cut the Grass?Along with approximately 50 other education professionals from the New Jersey Education Association, members of the Newark Teachers Union (AFT-NJ), and parents and other concerned ci
What's Really Behind Education Policy in Newark?
What's Really Behind Education Policy in Newark?: What's Really Behind Education Policy in Newark?Saturday, 08 March 2014 09:12By Andrew Elrod , Truthout | News Analysis52font size Print Email(Photo: State Farm / Flickr)Ever since Newark Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Cami Anderson's December announcement of her district's turnaround program, "One Newark," parents and teachers hav
Student Activism 2 from Schoolhouse Live DIANE RAVITCH AT NPE CONFERENCE, MARCH 2, 2014
Schoolhouse Live: Student Activism 2 from Schoolhouse Live DIANE RAVITCH AT NPE CONFERENCE, MARCH 2, 2014NOTE: DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THE FINAL MINUTES OF THE SPEECH WERE NOT RECORDED. APOLOGIES TO DR. RAVITCH AND NPE. SCROLL DOWN FOR REMAINING MINUTES, COURTESY OF FILMMAKER BILL BAYKAN. VISIT THE SITE FOR HIS UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY "THE PUBLIC SCHOOL WARS" AT PUBLICSCHOOLWARS.COM.
Nite Cap 3-8-14 #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 CAPBadass Teachers AssociationBadass Teachers Association: The Minion’s that Run BATsBy Marla Kilfoyle, General Manager of BATs Melissa Tomlinson, Asst. General Manager of BATsRecently, in a contentious thread on BATs, we were referred to as minion
Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: The Minion’s that Run BATsBy Marla Kilfoyle, General Manager of BATs Melissa Tomlinson, Asst. General Manager of BATsRecently, in a contentious thread on BATs, we were referred to as minions, and in another thread a few weeks back, we were referred to as “womenfolk.” In both of those threads there seemed to be some insinuation that Mark Naison ran BATs on a day to da
CURMUDGUCATION: How Did CCSS Happen?
CURMUDGUCATION: How Did CCSS Happen?: How Did CCSS Happen?My wife is a smart person, and great and committed teacher. But she rarely reads this blog because mostly she says that it's over her head. She's a reminder to me that for every one of us who have been wading in this stuff for what feels like ages, there are many other concerned professionals who feel like they just walked in on the second
Keep Fox News out of the classroom! Rupert Murdoch, Common Core and the dangerous rise of for-profit public education - Salon.com
Keep Fox News out of the classroom! Rupert Murdoch, Common Core and the dangerous rise of for-profit public education - Salon.com: Keep Fox News out of the classroom! Rupert Murdoch, Common Core and the dangerous rise of for-profit public educationRupert Murdoch and other moguls smell mega-riches in Common Core Standards. They can't be allowed to wreck schoolsERIN OSBORNE 1K 192 131 TOPICS
Standardized testing: I opted my kids out. The schools freaked out. Now I know why.
Standardized testing: I opted my kids out. The schools freaked out. Now I know why.: I Opted My Kids Out of Standardized TestsThen I learned a thing or two.By Lisa T. McElroy She's smiling because she knows taking the test may very well be easier than opting out.Photo by iStock/ThinkstockDeciding to opt my two daughters out of Colorado standardized testing seemed like a no-brainer. We aren’t perma
CPS Teachers and Parents Boycott the ISATs - Gapers Block Mechanics | Chicago
CPS Teachers and Parents Boycott the ISATs - Gapers Block Mechanics | Chicago: CPS Teachers and Parents Boycott the ISATsBy Rachel AnspachIn a brave move last week teachers at Saucedo Scholastic Academy, a neighborhood school in Little Village, decided that they would protest administering the Illinois Standard Achievement Tests (ISAT). These teachers took a step in what may be a growing boycott o
More VAM scores controversy: Math oversight could cost teachers jobs, pay raises | members.jacksonville.com
More VAM scores controversy: Math oversight could cost teachers jobs, pay raises | members.jacksonville.com: More VAM scores controversy: Math oversight could cost teachers jobs, pay raisesBy Denise Smith Amos and Christopher Hong Fri, Mar 7, 2014 @ 6:07 pm | updated Sat, Mar 8, 2014 @ 12:01 pmDuval County gets one more 'A' high school after overlooked exam scores are appealedMore VAM scores contr
Comparing Indiana's "New" K-12 Math Standards with Common Core | Truth in American Education
Comparing Indiana's "New" K-12 Math Standards with Common Core | Truth in American Education: Comparing Indiana’s “New” K-12 Math Standards with Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Erin Tuttle on March 8, 2014 • 0 CommentsHoosiers Against Common Core has released the side by side comparison of the new Indiana math standards to the Indiana 2009 standards and the Common Core
Politics, parents and solutions: How to fix US schools? | MSNBC
Politics, parents and solutions: How to fix US schools? | MSNBC: Politics, parents and solutions: How to fix US schools?New York University’s Pedro Noguera, parent Regina Dowdell, Green Dot Schools’ Steve Barr, and Working Families Party’s Dan Cantor share varying viewpoints about charter schools, public schools and the debate in New York City.Behind the fight over charter schools in NYCNew York U
Paul Horton: In Defense of Books - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: In Defense of Books - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: In Defense of BooksBy Anthony Cody on March 8, 2014 1:06 PMGuest post by Paul Horton."The purpose of the storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon." Brandon SandersonIn the Corporate Common Core's rush to create a snippet curriculum that sepa
Weekly Testing Resistance Roundup | GFBrandenburg's Blog
Weekly Testing Resistance Roundup | GFBrandenburg's Blog: Weekly Testing Resistance RoundupLast weekend’s Network for Public Education conference in Austin provided another boost for the growing power of campaigns to overhaul school testing policies — many plenaries and workshops addressed assessment issues. This week’s large batch of clips shows the breadth and depth of the movement.The Rising Ti
2nd Banana 3-8-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST Karen Lewis & John Kuhn on Vimeo @ #npeconferenceKaren Lewis & John Kuhn on Vimeo: Karen Lewis & John Kuhn Karen Lewis & John Kuhn from Vincent Precht on Vimeo.by mike simpson / 4h Schoolhouse Live Watch live streaming video NPE National Conference 2014Schoolhouse Live: Watch live streaming video from schoolhouselive at liv
Morning Wink 3-8-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSDavid R. Garcia, Warren Fletcher, Alex Caputo-Pearl, Arlene Inouye - Perdaily.comDavid R. Garcia, Warren Fletcher, Alex Caputo-Pearl, Arlene Inouye - Perdaily.com: The Great Boyle Heights UTLA Election BreakdownSeveral nights ago on March 5, 2014 the Boyle Heights City Hall hosted the finale of the presidential debate for this year's UTLA city wide electio
