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
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The privatization of science replaces public good with super-profits
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The privatization of science replaces public good with super-profits: The privatization of science replaces public good with super-profitsINTEL billionaire Gordon Moore and his new Thirty Meter Telescope which will sit on a Hawaii mountain top.In Washington, budget cuts have left the nation’s research complex reeling. Labs are closing. Scientists are being laid
Geaux Teacher!: SBAC Test "NOT READY" as Scheduled!
Geaux Teacher!: SBAC Test "NOT READY" as Scheduled!: SBAC Test "NOT READY" as Scheduled!My letter to members of the Louisiana House Education Committee on the eve of hearing proposed legislation to return Louisiana education to Louisiana!Ladies and Gentlemen - "As teachers and school administrators learned on Friday, the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test i
Arne Duncan, Instructional "Shifts" and the Bad Old Days - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Arne Duncan, Instructional "Shifts" and the Bad Old Days - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Arne Duncan, Instructional "Shifts" and the Bad Old DaysBy Nancy Flanagan on March 15, 2014 2:28 PMThe moment for teacher leadership is now...and I absolutely promise my support.Arne Duncan, yesterday. Hmm. I'd be a little less dubious about the Secretary's absolute pl
NPE: Time for Congressional Hearings into the Abuse of Standardized Testing
The Network For Public Education | Grassroots Toolkit: Time for Congressional Hearings into the Abuse of Standardized Testing: SAVE the DATE! Wednesday March 19th @NetworkPublicEd Twitter Storm 5-7 pm PDST Join us!Grassroots Toolkit: Time for Congressional Hearings into the Abuse of Standardized TestingGrassroots Toolkit: Time for Congressional Hearings into the Abuse of Standardized TestingMarch
Were Charter Teachers and Students Pressured to Rally for Charter Schools in Albany? | The Nation
Were Charter Teachers and Students Pressured to Rally for Charter Schools in Albany? | The Nation: Were Charter Teachers and Students Pressured to Rally for Charter Schools in Albany? On the first Tuesday in March, thousands of students, parents and teachers rallied at the New York state capitol in Albany to protest what the media quickly dubbed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “war” on charte
Arne Does Boston | EduShyster
Arne Does Boston | EduShyster: Arne Does Boston What a week, reader! The excellence express rolled into the Bay State, carrying some seriously career-ready cargo—none other than Arne Duncan himself. What do you mean you didn’t know anything about it??? Now ordinarily this is the point at which I would lambaste you for eschewing excellence in favor of conducting your own race to the bottom of the w
Measuring Privilege | educarenow
Measuring Privilege | educarenow: Measuring PrivilegePosted on March 15, 2014 | Leave a commentDiane Ravitch was recently interviewed in Salon on her thoughts on the current state of education reform. It’s a great interview with an appropriately prophetic title, Saying Goodbye to Public Education, so be sure to read it.Ravitch, very knowledgeable about testing and its effects, highlights here th
solidaridad: Not data-driven? Perhaps a key reason David Coleman excluded most literature from Gates Foundation's CCSS racket
solidaridad: Not data-driven? Perhaps a key reason David Coleman excluded most literature from Gates Foundation's CCSS racket: Not data-driven? Perhaps a key reason David Coleman excluded most literature from Gates Foundation's CCSS racketNot data-driven? Perhaps a key reason David Coleman excluded most literature from Gates Foundation's CCSS racketNot data-driven? Perhaps a key reason David Colem
Reflections on Teaching » Week 20-24: Where did the hours go? + Human Rights lesson done right…
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 20-24: Where did the hours go?: Week 20-24: Where did the hours go? So between a week up at Sly Park in the Sierra, parent conferences, and the craziness brought on my an early spring in California, I have become a very poor correspondent about goings on in my classroom. This is the time (before spring break) when it can become a grind, for the kids, a
Teaching & Learning Conference Presentation | InterACT
Teaching & Learning Conference Presentation | InterACT: Teaching & Learning Conference PresentationMARCH 15, 2014tags: #TLConf14, conference, NBPTS, presentationby David B. CohenGreetings to anyone who attended or is interested in our presentation at the Teaching & Learning Conference 2014. We’re glad to share what we’ve done, what we’ve learned, and what we’re still figuring out about
All Things Education: On strange bedfellows in ed reform skepticism
All Things Education: On strange bedfellows in ed reform skepticism: On strange bedfellows in ed reform skepticismLately, there has been some debate over whether progressives align themselves with the Tea Party to defeat the Common Core. I would argue that progressives should be skeptical of aligning ourselves with Tea Party at all because it is an affront to anti-racism and it may lead us to win
2nd Banana 3-15-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTStandardized 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
Morning Wink 3-15-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSMother 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 Newar
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
