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 CAP
3-10-14 The Whole Child Blog —Keep Students and Parents (and Teachers) Initiative Fatigue Free — Whole Child Education
Keep Students and Parents (and Teachers) Initiative Fatigue Free — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGKeep Students and Parents (and Teachers) Initiative Fatigue FreeMarch 10, 2014 by Kevin ParrLast week I entered a meeting feeling pretty good about my teaching life. I was sticking with my goals for the year, trying some new things outside my comfort zone, and achieving some success doing
How Big Companies Like Microsoft, Pearson Are Gearing to Profit from Our Children’s Successes and Failures | Alternet
How Big Companies Like Microsoft, Pearson Are Gearing to Profit from Our Children’s Successes and Failures | Alternet: How Big Companies Like Microsoft, Pearson Are Gearing to Profit from Our Children’s Successes and FailuresSalivating profiteers are going after public schools with the voracious appetites of hungry teenagers.COMMENT NOW!COMMENT NOW!digg A A AEmailPrintPhoto Credit: Shutterstock
What Dallas ISD might look like with home-rule: Support Our Public Schools offering more thoughts | Dallas Morning News
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RAMPANT CHEATING IN L.A. TEACHER'S UNION, CITY WIDE ELECTIONS - Perdaily.com
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Truancy bills propose to revamp data collection in California schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
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CURMUDGUCATION: Grit-- Not Just For Students!
CURMUDGUCATION: Grit-- Not Just For Students!: Grit-- Not Just For Students!New leaps forward have been made in grittology, the study of that elusive quality, the lack of which gives reformy leaders cause to castigate schoolchildren across the country.Holly Yettick reports at EdWeek that University of Pennsylvania researchers Claire Robertson-Kraft and Angela Duckworth have published a study of gr
Pink Hula Hoop 2: Follow the money. | Bob Braun's Ledger
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solidaridad: Professional educator Lydia Gutierrez versus profit minded businessman Marshall Tuck
solidaridad: Professional educator Lydia Gutierrez versus profit minded businessman Marshall Tuck: Professional educator Lydia Gutierrez versus profit minded businessman Marshall TuckI'm currently not endorsing anyone in the race for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, but there is one individual whose life-long mission to destroy public education must be stopped. That individua
Real Data from Real Teachers | Gatsby In L.A.
Real Data from Real Teachers | Gatsby In L.A.: Real Data from Real Teachers Want a quick snapshot of what good teachers are really doing in the classroom? So far this year, I’ve observed English teachers across the socioeconomic spectrum in L.A. I’ve observed classrooms in district schools, charter schools, magnets, pilots, private schools and continuation school. I’m no scientist, but here are
Advocates Letter Urging Action to Protect CHIP | First Focus #CHIP
Advocates Letter Urging Action to Protect CHIP | First Focus: Organizations in Every State Urge Leaders to Protect CHIPMore than 400 national, state, and local organizations united in urging Congress and the White House to protect CHIP funding, which will drop 70 percent next year if Congress fails to act. See who from your state signed the letter. Share on Twitter: Leaders in every state urge The
What do our One Newark Reports tell us? | School Finance 101
What do our One Newark Reports tell us? | School Finance 101: What do our One Newark Reports tell us?Posted on March 9, 2014 Rate ThisMy doctoral student Mark Weber and I have just completed our second report evaluating the impact of the proposed One Newark plan on Newark schools, teachers and the students they serve. In this post, I will try to provide a condensed summary of our findings and
NYC Public School Parents: Why our lawsuit against 36 co-locations continues; please sign onto our letter of support!
NYC Public School Parents: Why our lawsuit against 36 co-locations continues; please sign onto our letter of support!: Why our lawsuit against 36 co-locations continues; please sign onto our letter of support!I will be on the EdShow on MSNBC at 5:30 PM tonight, Monday March 10, talking about these issues; please watch! Saturday's Co-location Town Hall meetingObscured in the furious rhetoric of the
Red or Blue Pill?: Broad Latino Collaborator Responds to Co-opt Post (Fishburne theme) | Cloaking Inequity
Red or Blue Pill?: Broad Latino Collaborator Responds to Co-opt Post (Fishburne theme) | Cloaking Inequity: Red or Blue Pill?: Broad Latino Collaborator Responds to Co-opt Post (Fishburne theme)A Broad Latino collaborator recently responded to my critique of billionaire reformers and their corroborators of color. In the piece Billionaires co-opt minority groups into campaign for education reform I
3-10-14 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: LAUSD iPads content still unavailableLAUSD iPads: Officials chose incomplete software over competitors When the Los Angeles Unified School District set out last year to buy tablets for every teacher and student, officials drew up a scoring system to rate 19 hardware and software options. The
Uncommon Core Heightens Race and Class Math Divide | Alan Singer
Uncommon Core Heightens Race and Class Math Divide | Alan Singer: Uncommon Core Heightens Race and Class Math DivideASSOCIATED PRESSThe uproar over high-stakes testing associated with Common Core in New York State and complaints that children are being tested on things they were not taught, has obscured the deepening of racial, ethnic and class divisions in education in New York and the United Sta
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, March 10, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Crisis over - California gets waiver for Common Core field tests without penaltiesEducation HeadlinesMonday, March 10, 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.Tam High embroiled over teacher firi
3-10-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Support Chicago Boycott of ISATSupport Chicago Teachers’ Test Boycott: Call and Sign PetitionChicago teachers, joined by parents and students, are boycotting the Illinois ISAT tests at several schools. The district is threatening teachers with loss of certification, and bullying and intimidating parents and students who have opted out or wish to opt out of the ISAT.They need your s
Educators Stand In Solidarity With Chicago Test Refusers | I Am An Educator
EDUCATORS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH CHICAGO TEST REFUSERS | I AM AN EDUCATOR: EDUCATORS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH CHICAGO TEST REFUSERSBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on March 10, 2014In a public petition released today, more than fifty educators and researchers, including some of the most well-respected figures in the field of education, pledged support for the boycott of the Illinois Standards Achievement Tes
Morning Wink 3-10-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane 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 yea
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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
