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My Easter Post | deutsch29
My Easter Post | deutsch29: My Easter PostApril 20, 2014Today is Easter, the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Who claimed to be the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament.George Friedric Handel wrote about Him in the famous musical composition, Messiah,first performed on Easter Sunday in the Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742.I believe Jesus is the Messiah. On Septe
4-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Advice from a Charter Teacher in Ohio: Regulate Us!This teacher read the post about Gulen charter schools and wrote the following comment: This is so eerily similar to my job-it is a shame that there is poor oversight in these types of schools. I work in a Ohio-based charter school. I’m under great stress due to this under perfor
4-20-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A defense of public education against ‘the wolves of Wall Street’Sara Stevenson is the librarian at O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas, who is sick and tired of assaults on the very notion of public education. Here are her reflections on the value of public education and what is being done to it in the name of ”‘reform.” By Sara Stevenson As a lifelong […]by Valerie Strau
4-20-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Susan's Sunday SpecialSome good reading for a Sunday morning from Susan Ohanian.The fact that the announcement I sent out yesterday never arrived is a sign of the site's current troubles. Sometimes it works fine; other times it is very slow loading. Thanks to Eric's hard work, we are moving to a new server. But this takes time and money so please be patient.I know I could go with
4-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Three Good New Resources On Wealth & Income InequalityHere are some new additions to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality: Get Rich, Live Longer: The Ultimate Consequence of Income Inequality is from The Atlantic. The short guide to Capital in the 21st Century is from Vox. Economist Receives Rock Star
4-20-14 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.: Sunday book review section. This is Not a Test. This is Not a Test. Jose Vilson. Haymarket Books Professor Bill Schubert, who is my professional mentor, advocated the very Deweyian idea of teacher lore as a basis for educational research. Schubert’s idea is to extend to teachers “a progressive faith
NYC Educator: More Media Mendacity--Charter Lobbyist Says Public Schools Pick and Choose
NYC Educator: More Media Mendacity--Charter Lobbyist Says Public Schools Pick and Choose: More Media Mendacity--Charter Lobbyist Says Public Schools Pick and ChooseYou have to love the audacity of a charter proponent twisting logic to this point. He opens with a story of Bill de Blasio's son in Stuyvesant. It's true Stuyvesant is selective, but it's also true that Stuyvesant is far from representa
4-20-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: My progressive friends prefer demagoguery over truth on education reformMy progressive friends in the broader media have it frequently wrong on corporate education reform, touting views that are hardly socially just. Instead, they mine their neoliberal connections to peddle the same corporate canards. It is obvious to me that mainstream progressive media are so disinterested in e
4-20-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs
With A Brooklyn Accent: Game On!!! How Common Core Changed the Face of Education Activism in the USTeachers never were treated with much respect in the United States, but until recently they weren't demonized or singled out as responsible for the nation's problems and weaknesses. What has changed? That public education is now viewed as a major opportunity for profitable investment if it can be pri
4-20-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Andrew Cuomo's Budget Causes SUNY Tuition IncreasesFrom Newsday: Students at Suffolk County Community College will face a tuition increase of $250 this fall, bringing the annual charges to $4,390 at the two-year school. The tuition hike is part of the $208.4 million 2014-15 operating budget that college trustees sent to county officials Friday. The increase comes even though
Pastors: Cami must stop! | Bob Braun's Ledger
Pastors: Cami must stop! | Bob Braun's Ledger: Pastors: Cami must stop!Christie hugs Rev. CarterScores of Newark’s religious leaders—including nationally known ministers and a major supporter of Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election–have repudiated as potentially “catastrophic” the state-imposed “One Newark” plan to close neighborhood schools and “launch” new charter schools in the state’s largest cit
Russ on Reading: David Brooks Hearts Common Core
Russ on Reading: David Brooks Hearts Common Core: David Brooks Hearts Common CoreIf you haven’t heard already, New York Times columnist, David Brooks, the liberals' favorite conservative, wrote a column yesterday supporting the Common Core and characterizing critics on the right and left as members of a “circus.”My blogger colleagues Mercedes Schneider (deutsch29) and Aaron Barlow (Academe blog)
Viewpoints: What Sac City schools lose - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee
Viewpoints: What Sac City schools lose - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: What Sac City schools loseBy Jonathan RaymondSpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Apr. 20, 2014 - 12:00 amAfter my first 100 days as superintendent in theSacramento City Unified School District, I remember thinking that if we were going to change a culture of “good is good enough” to one of “greatness” – which al
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Choosing Democracy: The Illusion of Public Higher Education
Choosing Democracy: The Illusion of Public Higher Education: The Illusion of Public Higher EducationHoratio AlgerThe Illusion of Public Higher EducationByRodolfo F. AcuñaThe United States is the land of illusions. Like Disneyland, it is more fiction than reality. The American Dream is part of surreal world, constructed as a form of social control that distorts the memory Americans blinding to the
Nite Cap 4-19-14 #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 CAPMarie Corfield: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. HoushmandMarie Corfield: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. Houshmand: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. HoushmandDear Dr. Housh
Marie Corfield: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. Houshmand
Marie Corfield: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. Houshmand: An open letter to Rowan University President, Dr. Ali A. HoushmandDear Dr. Houshmand,I understand that you have invited Gov. Chris Christie to be the keynote speaker at next month’s commencement ceremonies and that you are bestowing an honorary degree on him. Why?As you well know, Rowan University started out as a
you want to know what's wrong with Common Core?
you want to know what's wrong with Common Core?: you want to know what's wrong with Common Core?byteacherkenFollow Email 16 Comments / 16 NewHow about you take a look at ten minutes of video. David Coleman lead the language arts team for Common Core, even though he has never been a teacher. Due warning - Coleman is now head of the College Board, and in that capacity responsible for both the
Republicans See Political Wedge in Common Core - NYTimes.com
Republicans See Political Wedge in Common Core - NYTimes.com: Republicans See Political Wedge in Common CoreFormer Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma participated in a discussion with students at KIPP Academy in Oklahoma City in April.CreditJim Beckel/The Oklahoman, via Associated PressWASHINGTON — The health care law may be Republicans’ favorite weapon against Democrats thi
K-12 News Network | #not4sale #notyourmascot: (Repost) American Indian Graduation Rates and Stereotypical Images On and Off the Field
K-12 News Network | #not4sale #notyourmascot: (Repost) American Indian Graduation Rates and Stereotypical Images On and Off the Field: #not4sale #notyourmascot: (Repost) American Indian Graduation Rates and Stereotypical Images On and Off the Fieldadmin April 19, 2014 Athletics, Students 0This wonderful piece is re-posted with permission from Dr. Debbie Reese and her American Indians in Children’s
Welcome Rosemarie Jensen: New UOO Team Member - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
Welcome Rosemarie Jensen: New UOO Team Member - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: Welcome Rosemarie Jensen: New UOO Team MemberBY PEGWPEN · APRIL 19, 2014We are excited to announce Rosemarie Jensen as the newest member of the United Opt Out admin. team! Rosemarie has been with United Opt Out from the beginning of our journey. She has attended every national UOO event
2nd Banana 4-19-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST I am middle class, my kids test well, and I opt out | Twin Cities Daily PlanetI am middle class, my kids test well, and I opt out | Twin Cities Daily Planet: I am middle class, my kids test well, and I opt outBy Sarah Lahm, Eyes on EducationApril 11, 2014I am a middle class parent, my kids test well, and I opt out.A few days ago, I publish
4-19-14 Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice | Just another WordPress.com weblog
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice | Just another WordPress.com weblog: Pay-for-Performance for CEOs and TeachersOracle CEO Larry Ellison earns $37,692 an hour. No, that is not a typo or misplaced comma. Ellison’ annual salary ran $78.4 million, much of it in stock option awards. His salary was based on the annual performance of the company’s stock. Oracle’s Board of Directors se
Morning Wink 4-19-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNYC Educator: Media Mendacity--NY Post Covers the MTA ContractNYC Educator: Media Mendacity--NY Post Covers the MTA Contract: Media Mendacity--NY Post Covers the MTA ContractI'm always amazed at the audacity with which the truth is twisted in our media. The MTA came to an agreement with Governor Andrew Cuomo over a five year contract, and the Post is upset
