Big Ed News Roundup
Stories that have come across my computer over the last few weeks on a variety of issues.Arne Duncan - the things that Arne says.So first it was those "white suburban moms" thinking their children and their schools were really something. He said opposition to Common Core came from "fringe" groups. The Daily News says those against CC are "drunk with right-wing hysteria.&
Death and Adultery; More Common Core Homework
Honestly, these things come across my radar on a near-daily basis as schools and districts go the Common Core way. This from Breitbart(emphasis mine):Breitbart Texas also covered this type of assignment in the article Orwellian Newspeak Coming to Common Core Classrooms Everywhere. It's a reading and response writing genre popping up in classrooms labeled contemporary realistic fiction. It is a C
Gates Foundation Shuts Down inBloom
After New York state, as the last state standing in partnership with inBloom, left last month, the Gates Foundation announced today they were shutting down inBloom.This - is - HUGE. “I have made the decision to wind down the organization over the coming months,” CEO Iwan Streichenberger said in a letter on the company’s website. “It wasn’t an easy decision, and the unavailability of this technolo
Seattle Schools News Roundup
From SPS:Seattle Public Schools seeks members for School Family Partnerships Task force Seattle Public Schools is starting the process of revising the current School Family Partnerships District Plan. An important part of the review is to engage with our families, staff and community members and gather as much feedback as possible to help revise our school family partnerships efforts over the next
4-20-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekTuesday, April 22nd"Open Mic Night" on Special Education, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Rainier Beach High School, 8815 Seward Park S. Families of Seattle Public Schools are invited to join experts from Louisiana State University and the TIERS Group (Teams Intervening Early to Reach all Students) during two Open Microphone Nights to give