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4-24-14 LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Teacher to David Coleman: Yes, What Children Think and Feel Does MatterVeteran teacher Eileen Riley Hall has some advice for David Coleman, architect of the Common Core standards. Coleman famously said, in taped remarks at the New York State Education Department, that “As you grow up in this world, you realize people really don’t
4-24-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Where is the Right Wing on the Charter Takeover of Local Education?How interesting that the right opposes common core because they see it as mandates from the federal government but ignores parent trigger laws and the charter school movement, which are more invasive takeovers of local education control - by both government fiat (see NYState Cuomo backed charter give-away law remov
4-24-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: There goes another $1.8 million to an out-of-state corporate education reform consulting companyOnce again you can hear the high-priced consultants laughing their way to the bank with our tax dollars. Over the three years, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, has been busy signing contracts with out-of-state consulting companies that are costing Connecticut taxpay
4-24-14 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: Gaetz, Senate Republicans Lose Credibility on Accountability in Voucher DealSenate president Don Gaetz once acted as if accountability really mattered. After a legislative career built upon the education chops he earned as a former school superintendent who was an accoun
4-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In Schools”I’ve just published The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In Schools over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You might find it useful….by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h hide // save4-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’
4-24-14 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.: Jose Vilson gets the Fred Klonsky treatment.Fred, First, I’m thankful you got around to this. On Cloud 10 even. Secondly, and perhaps more jokingly, I was hoping for the Fred Klonsky treatment with the artwork and all. I’m not mad, though. Honest. Thanks again. It’s like you freaking know me. - Jose V
4-24-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In SchoolsThe topic of increasing the involvement of fathers in schools has been garnering some attention lately, and I thought I’d bring together some of the previous posts on the topic together. I was prompted to do so by today’s article in The Washington Post, Schools roll out the red
James Baldwin, Born 90 Years Ago, Is Fading in Classrooms - NYTimes.com
James Baldwin, Born 90 Years Ago, Is Fading in Classrooms - NYTimes.com: Celebrating James Baldwin, as Many Classrooms Ignore HimJames Baldwin, Born 90 Years Ago, Is Fading in ClassroomsIsaac Asante participates in a discussion of "Sonny's Blues" in Ms. Brantley's class.CreditJacob Blickenstaff for The New York TimesJames Baldwin’s 1953 novel, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” about a Harlem
4-24-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs
With A Brooklyn Accent: Time to BREAK THE CHAINS! School Reform is Not Civil RightsAll over the country, inner city parents and teachers are being deprived of their rights to have community input into management of public schools, while their children are moved from pillar to post by school closings, and then pushed into charter schools which often impose zero tolerance discipline policies.That th
4-24-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Common Core Movement Never about Teaching and Learning, Always about TestingAs of April 24, 2014, I am tired to the core of writing about the Common Core because I know three things: I’ve said everything I need to say about Common Core: (a) Arguing about the quality of t
4-24-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: The Opposite of GritMy sister and her family recently returned from a visit to Thomas Edison's laboratory (because when engineery types head to greater NYC, that's their idea of a cool stop), and they took many pictures. The place is amazing-- all this space cleaned and arranged and perfectly fitted out for investigating and experimenting and engineering much of the modern world.It
4-24-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Blames State Senate For Not Enacting His Progressive AgendaThe reason why the State Senate is not in Democratic hands is because Andrew Cuomo helped Republicans and the Independent Democratic Caucus to keep control of it.Yesterday Cuomo responded to criticism that he is not progressive enough by blaming the State Senate for failing to enact his "progessive agenda&
NYC Educator: Real People Who Stop Real Cheating--Welcome the Invigilators!
NYC Educator: Real People Who Stop Real Cheating--Welcome the Invigilators!: Real People Who Stop Real Cheating--Welcome the Invigilators!by guest blogger Arwen E. With the new emphasis on high-stakes testing, we need a new class of people. I'm not talking about members of the Testing Industrial Complex, manufacturing exams, grading exams, selling exam-based textbooks for test prep and such. I'm
Shanker Blog » Why A Diverse Teaching Force?
Shanker Blog » Why A Diverse Teaching Force?: Why A Diverse Teaching Force?Posted by Esther Quintero on April 24, 2014The arguments for increasing the representation of people of color in teaching are often based around two broad rationales. First is the idea that, in a diverse, democratic society, teachers of color can serve as important role models for all children. The second idea is that teach
Reformers and International Comparisons | Paul Bruno
Reformers and International Comparisons | Paul Bruno: Reformers and International ComparisonsBy PAUL BRUNO | Published: APRIL 24, 2014On Tuesday at This Week in Ed I asked what the evidence is that education reform is the best way to fight poverty. The domestic evidence doesn’t strike me as obvious, but I was especially curious about the international evidence.After writing that post I started nag
Aftermath: My Note to the Gates Foundation :: Frederick M. Hess
Aftermath: My Note to the Gates Foundation :: Frederick M. Hess: Aftermath: My Note to the Gates Foundationby Frederick M. Hess • Apr 24, 2014 at 8:51 amCross-posted from Education WeekA few weeks back, I wrote about a note I'd received from teacher and blogger John Thompson. At a Shanker Institute event in February, I'd told a skeptical audience that the people I know at education foundations a
Op-Ed: Newark Clergy Could Hold Key to Education Reform - NJ Spotlight
Op-Ed: Newark Clergy Could Hold Key to Education Reform - NJ Spotlight: OP-ED: NEWARK CLERGY COULD HOLD KEY TO EDUCATION REFORMALFRED KOEPPE | APRIL 24, 2014By calling for moratorium, clergy could afford One Newark much-needed time and spaceThe essence of the unprecedented letter from the clergy is their call for thoughtful engagement on an issue -- educational reform -- that they support. Both th
No, Parental Involvement is Not ‘Overrated’ | NEA Today
No, Parental Involvement is Not ‘Overrated’ | NEA Today: No, Parental Involvement is Not ‘Overrated’April 24, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerAnyone who follows education news and trends has come to expect that, every three or four months, a new research report or book will be released that dishes up a counter narrative too irresistible for the me
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Californians support historic changes in school funding, curriculum - latimes.com
Californians support historic changes in school funding, curriculum - latimes.com: Californians support historic changes in school funding, curriculumComments0EmailShare2Californians support new national learning standards known as Common Core, a new survey found. In Santiago Elementary School in Santa Ana, teachers are already using the new standards to emphasize critical thinking and prepare stu
the hard to decision to leave my current teaching position
the hard to decision to leave my current teaching position: the hard to decision to leave my current teaching positionbyteacherkenFollow Email 3 Comments / 3 NewI have promised an explanation.I was recruited to teach at North County High School by a former colleague who at the time was the principal, although I knew he was leaving before I signed my contract. I was primarily recruited to rais
Without Some Affirmative Action, Bros Won't Look At You - The Jose Vilson
Without Some Affirmative Action, Bros Won't Look At You - The Jose Vilson: Without Some Affirmative Action, Bros Won’t Look At Youby JOSE VILSON on APRIL 23, 2014in JOSESupreme Court Justice Sonia SotomayorBook Con. Miami Device. Vox Media. FiveThirtyEight.I’m see any argument against affirmative action as invalid. Time and again, I see clear examples of situations where there was a rather conscio
Those 24 Common Core 2009 Work Group Members | deutsch29
Those 24 Common Core 2009 Work Group Members | deutsch29: Those 24 Common Core 2009 Work Group MembersApril 23, 2014In May 2009, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former State Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This CCSS MOU would become “Appendix B” for the US Department of Education’s (USDOE’s) Race to t
Teachers As Artists | Ideas and Thoughts
Teachers As Artists | Ideas and Thoughts: Teachers As ArtistsWhenever hear the question, “Is teaching a science or an art?” Invariably the answer is both. That seems reasonable. But what if you ask a musician “Is music a science or an art?” Most people would lean heavily toward it being an art. Seems to me the answer should still be both. But obviously since we classify music as a mostly subjecti
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CTU ON TODAY'S 'TURNAROUND' DECISION
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CTU ON TODAY'S 'TURNAROUND' DECISION: CTU ON TODAY'S 'TURNAROUND' DECISIONGresham StudentsDespite strong community opposition, the Board of Education prepared to wipe clean teachers and staff at three schools designated for "turnaround" at its monthly meeting Wednesday. -- DNAInfoHere's a statement by the Chicago Teachers Union on today's CPS decision to &q
Nite Cap 4-23-14 #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 CAP4-23-14 The Whole Child Blog — ASCD's Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education — Whole Child EducationASCD's Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHI
4-23-14 The Whole Child Blog — ASCD's Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education — Whole Child Education
ASCD's Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD’s Whole Child Symposium Tackles Questions About the Future of EducationApril 23, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumWhat do we need from education? How are we preparing students for the world they will enter?This spring, ASCD is launching its inaugural Whole Child Symposium, a s
4-23-14 empathyeducates – State Lawmakers Ramp Up Attention to Data Privacy
empathyeducates – State Lawmakers Ramp Up Attention to Data Privacy: State Lawmakers Ramp Up Attention to Data PrivacyBy Andrew Ujifusa | Education Week. April 16, 2014As the appetite for educational data on students has grown across the K-12 sector, so has the stated desire among many state lawmakers to try to protect the privacy and security of sensitive student information.Spurred by concerns t
NYC Public School Parents: Who are they kidding? The excuses of NY State Education Department and Pearson for the prominent trademarks in the ELA exam fall flat
NYC Public School Parents: Who are they kidding? The excuses of NY State Education Department and Pearson for the prominent trademarks in the ELA exam fall flat: Who are they kidding? The excuses of NY State Education Department and Pearson for the prominent trademarks in the ELA exam fall flatAmerican Girl Doll deskAmerican Girl Doll made by MattelDeborah Poppe, of West Hempstead, Long Island, sa
Wisconsin Grassroots Leaders to Elected Officials: You Now Own Common Core | Truth in American Education
Wisconsin Grassroots Leaders to Elected Officials: You Now Own Common Core | Truth in American Education: Wisconsin Grassroots Leaders to Elected Officials: You Now Own Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on April 23, 2014 • 0 CommentsAn open letter that was signed by 45 grassroots leaders across the state representing 42 organizations was
Against PARCC: an argument in response to Elaine Gantz Berman | Chalkbeat
Against PARCC: an argument in response to Elaine Gantz Berman | Chalkbeat: Against PARCC: an argument in response to Elaine Gantz Bermanhttp://unitedoptout.com/Proponents of the controversial Common Core aligned PARCC test suggest that it is a“more rigorous” standardized test and will create better students. But a closer look at supporters’ claims raises many questions.First of all, the “rigor” of
Zombie policy of 'turnaround' returns for tenth year
CPS to do more reconstitutions - Substance News: Zombie policy of 'turnaround' returns for tenth year... April 23, 2014 Chicago Board meeting to feature latest scripting of 'turnaround', additional millions of dollars to AUSL despite a decade of AUSL failures and racism... 'Reconstitution' is among the zombies of corporate school reform policyGeorge N. Schmidt - April 22, 2014Although zombies have
4-23-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Shades of the NYSUT Split: Cuomo Aims to Avert 3rd Party Challenge by Undermining Working Family Party...the fact that the party’s activists and unions are not currently on the same page means, at the very least, a challenge from the left could get as messy for them as it is for Cuomo ... Does the party exist primarily for the purposes of contracts and pensions, or for the broader
4-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Guest Post: Ken Derstine. “Talking Back to Mark Gleason”The 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held in Philadelphia from April 3rd – 7th, has come and gone. The thousands of delegates have left town, but for the general public of Philadelphia, the most memorable and long lasting thing to come out of the conference was to get a glimpse of […]1 by
4-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Duncan Gives No Hint about WA Waiver in InterviewIn more in the long line of stuff Arne says comes this interview with Education Week. But, NCLB waivers ARE brought up and, in specific, Washington State. But Duncan is both direct and coy.And he pledged to get one long-awaited initiative done that could also have a far-reaching impact: an overhaul of regulations t
4-23-14 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): Five takeaways from Supreme Court affirmative-action rulingVia Politico | By Josh Gerstein The Supreme Court’s decision upholding Michigan’s affirmative-action ban was far from a shock, but it generated considerable strife on the high court, producing five different opinions in which the justices traded c
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm finds $100M for air conditioners. Does Ari have an A/C company client?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm finds $100M for air conditioners. Does Ari have an A/C company client?: Rahm finds $100M for air conditioners. Does Ari have an A/C company client?A cool $100M for A/C. A hundred million here. A hundred million there. It soon adds up.But that doesn't seem to be a problem for Chicago's mayor, who can always find $100M lying around whenever he needs it for one of
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Autism cases increase by 8% among Calif. public school studentsFCMAT’s new website is coming soon! We will have a new look and better compatibility with mobile devices, making it easier to access information and resources. Look for our new site starting April 25.Education HeadlinesWednesday, April 23, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-
Replacing Marguerite LaMotte in LAUSD District 1
LAUSD District 1 Election: Replacing Marguerite LaMotte in LAUSD District 1By Robert D. SkeelsShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1“Someone said to me chartering schools re-institutes segregation, we need to think about that.” — The late, Honorable Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteAs the runner up in the 2013 LAUSD District 2 election, and as a l
4-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Another Big Surprise: Reflection Helps LearningHot on the heels of Another Shocker – NOT! Students Respond Better To Support Than Threats, yet another study has been released finding something that has been obvious to teachers for years — reflecting on a learning experience enhances it. Here’s how the Harvard Business Journ
The Disconnected Rhetoric of a Forgotten Superintendent | Classroom Struggle
The Disconnected Rhetoric of a Forgotten Superintendent | Classroom Struggle: The Disconnected Rhetoric of a Forgotten SuperintendentTony Smith’s recent anti-teacher editorial in support of the plaintiffs in the Vergara v. California supreme court case, published by the OaklandTribune (a historically and current right-wing pro-business rag) comes as no surprise toClassroom Struggle. His departure–
Mission and Vision: Which Direction Are You Rowing? | Connected Principals
Mission and Vision: Which Direction Are You Rowing? | Connected Principals: Mission and Vision: Which Direction Are You Rowing?by Tom Martellone • April 23, 2014 • 0 CommentsHave you ever been part of a team sport? I’ve never been a person to participate in group sports activities. Golfing and snowboarding are activities I have enjoyed and continue to enjoy doing on my own. While I have never p
4-23-14 National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Partnerships, NOT Pushouts: New Policy Guide for School BoardsA new policy guide released today details how school board members can lead the way in securing a high quality education for each and every student in their district. Partnerships, NOT Pushouts New "Whole-Child" Policy Guide for School Board
Morning Wink 4-23-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS4-23-14 LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: ALEC Model Legislation for the Third Grade Reading GuaranteeALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) is an organization founded in 1973 to promote free-market ideas throughout society. A
