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4-26-14 Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow responds to Cliven Bundy
Charles M. Blow responds to Cliven Bundy: Charles M. Blow responds to Cliven Bundyand gives America a lesson on slavery. His New York Times column is titled A Rancher's Romantic Revisionism except there is nothing romantic either about the real history of slavery or of the distortions some have used. To be sure his readers know the context, Blow quotes Bundy's words. Those who read this post shou
The Fallacies of Quick Fixes in School Reform . . . and Life | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The Fallacies of Quick Fixes in School Reform . . . and Life | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsThe Fallacies of Quick Fixes in School Reform . . . and LifePosted on April 25, 20141Recently I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I knew my blood sugars were trending higher for years, and I had resolved to lose 50 pounds this year to prevent this outcome
Watch Michael Petrilli Spinning Common Core facts on C-Span | Missouri Education Watchdog
Watch Michael Petrilli Spinning Common Core facts on C-Span | Missouri Education Watchdog: Watch Michael Petrilli Spinning Common Core facts on C-SpaninShareIs this C-Span interview factual or PR spin on Common Core by Michael Petrilli? You decide.Right before Fordham Institute’s meeting on how to restructure State Education Agencies, Michael Petrilli appeared on CSpan talking about the Common Cor
4-26-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekCami Anderson's Rusty KnifeNewark's state-appointed superintendent, Cami Anderson, is so hard at work fighting against "adult interests" that she doesn't have time to attend public meetings of her elected school board. She doesn't even have time to explain herself to the NJ Legislature.But she apparently does have time to hobnob with a bunch
4-26-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:What Test Prep Is NotI've noticed a meme in writing promoting CCSS tests lately in which fans promote the New Improved Test's ability to dig deep into the furthest thinky places of the human brain. "It's the end of the old bubble test," these enthusiastic testinators declaim. "No more of that test prep." Here. Here. And here.And then, as sort of a rhetorical bank
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 4-26-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:Russia is Still Having Fun with the UkraineSo there are now up to 40,000 Russian troops equipped with all their fighting machines on the border of the Ukraine. Russia has annexed Crimea and clearly shows intent of not stopping there. Ethnically Russian cities inside of the Ukrainian border have exploded in revolt and violence has torn the streets. There are cities in the
4-26-14 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 EducationObama and Duncan Plan to Control Teacher Institutions with Their Failed Ideas | Diane Ravitch’s blogWith the Obama administration’s latest policy pronouncement, the federal grip on American education grows tighter and stupider every day. The latest: the administration plans to reward the bes
4-26-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Growing Our Middle Grades Educational “Gardens”After a long winter season with continual blankets of snow and ice sleeping on the ground, the warmth of spring is finally waking up the soil. Seas of grass are rising in front yards and eager blooms are curling upward toward the sun. Like careful, measured areas of hop
4-26-14 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):City, LA Unified join forces for one-stop family needs centersLydia Ponce at the podium Once upon a time people turned to local parishes in times of need, whether they needed help for aid for family counseling, putting food on the table or finding safe shelter. Now, labor and city leaders in Los Angeles wa
Stephen Krashen Blog 4-26-14
SKrashen:‘Bribes’ for Read-Alouds?Published in the School Library Journal, 2014. Introduction by the editors of the School Library Journal: In School Library Journal‘s January 2014 print issue, Suffolk Cooperative Library System’s youth services coordinator Lisa G. Kropp wrote the article “Vivacious Vocabulary” about how in the interest of building students into critical thinkers and strong reade
4-26-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekTime 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
4-26-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: S. 2229: Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce ActA bill to expand primary care access.1d APR 22Bill Introduced: H.R. 4481: Head Start Improvement Act of 2014To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education.3d Bill Introduced: H.R. 4366: Strengthening Education through Research ActTo streng
4-26-14 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 WeekFlorida Republican Lawmakers Moving Toward “Unequal Treatment” of State SchoolsFlorida republican lawmakers were scolded this week by the Tampa Bay Times for voting “twice to lessen accountability for private-run
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 4-26-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetOklahoma school district accepts Bible curriculum that says sinners must ‘suffer’ for disobeying GodA suburban Oklahoma City public school district has adopted a curriculum for high schools that its backers say uses Bible stories to teach subjects such as history and the arts and that says all sinners must “suffer the consequences” of disobeying God. It
4-26-14 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 SocietyMore two-tier schooling in Rahm's ChicagoA couple of items before I shut down SmallTalk for the weekend and get busy on Bridging Differences with Deb Meier.First is Rahm's decision to use $60 million from his TIF slush fund towards another selective-enrollment high school, thi
4-26-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekPelto 2014? Pundits weigh impactThe race for governor is about electing someone who will support Connecticut’s students, parents, teachers, school administrators and public schools. To have a governor who will reverse the historic cuts to our public colleges and universities that are burdening Connecticut students and families with unacceptable student loan debt, t
4-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSpecial Education Speaker Monday, April 28thSeattle SpEd PTSA April Meeting7 pm Monday, 4/28/2014Rm 2700, JSCEE 2445 3rd AveSeattle's SODO neighborhoodDr. Nicole Swedberg will present practical tips and information on:How to help your child If your child is dyslexic?How to best support your dyslexic child at home?What skills should you
4-26-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineParent Activists Expose Chalkbeat Bias in Letter to EditorWe are concerned that your inadequate and one-sided coverage of the forced privatization of our schools has been unduly influenced by the same forces that have biased the Governor – the huge pocketbooks of the organizations and financiers that back them. ...Is Chalkbeat a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart?C
4-26-14 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 teacherKeeping retirement weird.Yesterday was a beautiful midwestern Spring day. I’m writing this – drinking my coffee and eating my bowl of Bob’s Ten Grain – while looking at the serviceberry in the corner of our backward which is on th
4-26-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekAll The Good Walmart DoesFormer Bloomberg DOE minion of school closings in NYC, Marc Sternberg, is featured prominently in this morning's NY Times piece on the Walton philanthropy-industrial complex and charter schools:In 2013, the Walton foundation spent more than $164 million across the country. According to Marc Sternberg, who was appointed direc
4-26-14 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 Common Core Movement Never about Teaching and Learning, Always about TestingIllustration; Back To School by Adam Zyglis September 3, 2013 By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. April 24, 2014 As of April 24, 2014, I am tired to the core of writing abo
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-26-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Board District 3: TWO CANDIDATES FILE TO SEEK GALATZAN SCHOOL BOARD SEAT …AND THEN TAMAR DOES TOO!Two candidates file to seek Galatzan school board seat by Michael Janofsky, L.A. School Report | http://bit.ly/1fBhfgN Posted on April 24, 2014 11:30 am Whether LA Unified board member Tamar Galatzan runs for ree
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 4-26-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYExcellent New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “How Tsunamis Work”I’m adding this new excellent TED-Ed video and lesson to The Best Sites To Learn About Tsunamis:by Larry Ferlazzo / 48min Video: “Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders”I’m adding this video to The Best Geography Sites For
This Week's Education Research Report 4-26-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTTrial of Professional Development for Interdisciplinary Civic Education: Impacts on Humanities Teachers and Their StudentsBillions of dollars are spent annually on professional development (PD) for educators, yet few randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the ultimate impact PD has on student learning. This study used a school-l
4-26-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekI met reactionary Fernando Espuelas' challenge, now will he demand the same of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell?"Another issue involves concerns that charter schools may be screening students by requiring parents to provide information related to special education eligibility and services on the lottery application. Over the past two years, a review of appli
All Week 4-26-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Guest Post from Paul Horton. Standards?National Standards not Common Core Standards Rather than permitting the issue of the Common Core Standards (CCS) to be a political hot potato in the upcoming election season, I call for our education secretary to establish a national commission on creating national standards. Currently, a few foundations, Microsoft
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 4-26-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGSchneider Corrects Ezra Klein about PARCCEzra Klein has set up a new website, vox.com, wherein he praises the federally-funded test Common Core test called PARCC—which is now being field-tested–and declares that it is “working.” Mercedes Schneider begs to differ. She says the main way it is working is to make millions for
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4-25-14 Jersey Jazzman: Corporate Education Reform Buys Public Broadcasting - Again
Jersey Jazzman: Corporate Education Reform Buys Public Broadcasting - Again: Corporate Education Reform Buys Public Broadcasting - AgainA couple of months ago, David Sirota broke the story of how PBS took money from plutocrat John Arnold to push a story touting a non-existent pension crisis. I'll admit that since then my radar has been more finely tuned to corporate-friendly frameworks when watchi
Hmong community to sponsor education forum for voters - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee
Hmong community to sponsor education forum for voters - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: Hmong community to sponsor education forum for votersBy Stephen Magagninismagagnini@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Apr. 25, 2014 - 6:52 pmThe Hmong Community of Sacramento will hold its first Voters’ Education Forum on Saturday at the Sheriff’s Community Room, 7000 65th St., Sacramento.Several candidates from ar
Beyond doomsday: District unveils its 'empty shell' budget for 2014-15 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Beyond doomsday: District unveils its 'empty shell' budget for 2014-15 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Beyond doomsday: District unveils its 'empty shell' budget for 2014-15by thenotebook on Apr 25 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (2)PRINTby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorksIf it seems like we've been here before, we have.But now it's worse.On Friday, the Phil
A Walmart Fortune, Spreading Charter Schools - NYTimes.com
A Walmart Fortune, Spreading Charter Schools - NYTimes.com: A Walmart Fortune, Spreading Charter SchoolsWASHINGTON — DC Prep operates four charter schools here with 1,200 students in preschool through eighth grade. The schools, whose students are mostly poor and black, are among the highest performing in Washington. Last year, DC Prep’s flagship middle school earned the best test scores among loca
Nite Cap 4-25-14 #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 CAPEd Roundup for 4-25-14 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Ed Roundup for 4-25-14 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): Education Roundup for Week Ending April 25, 2014SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's E
Ed Roundup for 4-25-14 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Ed Roundup for 4-25-14 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): Education Roundup for Week Ending April 25, 2014SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's Education Roundup of education-related announcements of public interest.CDE to Convene 3,000 Attendees at STEM SymposiumThe Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, in partnership with the CDE and the Cali
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More two-tier schooling in Rahm's Chicago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More two-tier schooling in Rahm's Chicago: More two-tier schooling in Rahm's ChicagoA couple of items before I shut down SmallTalk for the weekend and get busy on Bridging Differences with Deb Meier.First is Rahm's decision to use $60 million from his TIF slush fund towards another selective-enrollment high school, this one named Obama College Prep, in the upscale Li
#ThankATeacher | Lily's Blackboard
#ThankATeacher | Lily's Blackboard: #ThankATeacherApr 25th, 2014 by Lily.Thank you, Mr. Olsen. Thank you Ms. Lee. Thank you Sister Claire. Thank you Mrs. Hildebrand.My list is a long one. There are so many teachers who brought me to where I am in my life, and except for one or two, I have no idea where they are today. I went to Catholic school in Georgia until I was ten and then I mostly went to D
4-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: United States Videos For Geography ClassHere are quite a few videos I’m adding to The Best Geography Sites For Learning About The United States & Canada:by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 4-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL,
The Network For Public Education | NPE Tool Kit: A teacher writes a letter to her Congressman
The Network For Public Education | NPE Tool Kit: A teacher writes a letter to her Congressman: NPE Tool Kit: A teacher writes a letter to her CongressmanApril 23, 2014 NPE Call for Hearings, NPE Tool Kit, Testing / Opting OutOur friend Alice Mercer, a dedicated and seasoned teacher who lives near Sacramento, CA took up NPE’s call for Congressional Hearings. Alice wrote a letter to her Congressman
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 4-25-13 #soschat #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakThoughts on preparing for the testing legislative hearing What’s behind the epidemic of inappropriate testing? I once shared a very interesting bus ride to the airport with the president of Riverside Publishing, who write the Iowa Tests, back when Paul Vallas was using the test as a grade promotion barrier. Shortly after our visit, Riverside decided to stop
A Tale of Two NGA Press Releases, and Then Some | deutsch29
A Tale of Two NGA Press Releases, and Then Some | deutsch29: A Tale of Two NGA Press Releases, and Then SomeApril 25, 2014The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are at the stormy center of unprecedented controversy regarding a supposed set of K-12 “standards.”The closest “standards storm” that I can think of as being somewhat similar to the current CCSS uproar occurred in 1994, twenty years ago, a
4-25-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: A Tale of Two NGA Press Releases, and Then SomeThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are at the stormy center of unprecedented controversy regarding a supposed set of K-12 “standards.” The closest “standards storm” that I can think of as being somewhat similar to the current CCSS uproar occurred in 1994, twenty years ago, and concerned the national history standards. Let us paus
Victoria Young: To Privatize or Not to Privatize?
Victoria Young: To Privatize or Not to Privatize?: Victoria Young: To Privatize or Not to Privatize?by Victoria YoungLet’s put these questions on the table: What attracts so many Americans to the idea that private companies can better run the public education system? How do they see this current trend as being best for the country?Since public education is an institution that has served us well ov
4-25-14 The Whole Child Blog — Growing Our Middle Grades Educational "Gardens" — Whole Child Education
Growing Our Middle Grades Educational "Gardens" — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGGrowing Our Middle Grades Educational “Gardens”April 25, 2014 by Dru TomlinAfter a long winter season with continual blankets of snow and ice sleeping on the ground, the warmth of spring is finally waking up the soil. Seas of grass are rising in front yards and eager blooms are curling upward tow
Are charter schools monopolizing public resources?
Are charter schools monopolizing public resources?: Are charter schools monopolizing public resources?April 24, 2014 at 6:24 PM EDTCharter school enrollment has soared from about 300,000 a little more than a decade ago to nearly 2 million students nationwide. But the expansion of charter schools, whose public funding is supplemented with private donations, has created serious competition for limit
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT News
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT News: AFT’s Weingarten to Pearson: Lift Gag Order on Testing, Meet with StakeholdersWASHINGTON— In conjunction with the annual Pearson shareholder meeting in London, AFT President Randi Weingarten today released a letter sent to Pearson executives, board members and shareholders calling on the corporation to remove “gag orders” preventing educators from express
Privatization of Public Services
Privatization of Public Services: Slowing the Mad Dash to PrivatizationBy Vivian RothsteinShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services0What if we had no government services and everything we used to get from government was run by private corporations? McDonald’s could be running the welfare system, Target the public schools and Walmart our mass tran
Arne-Ology & the Bad Incentives of Evaluating Teacher Prep with Student Outcome Data | School Finance 101
Arne-Ology & the Bad Incentives of Evaluating Teacher Prep with Student Outcome Data | School Finance 101: School Finance 101Data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S.Arne-Ology & the Bad Incentives of Evaluating Teacher Prep with Student Outcome DataPosted on April 25, 20140 Rate ThisAs I understand it, USDOE is going to go ahead with the push to have teacher
4-25-14 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 receives $7 million federal tech grantNew federal grant will prepare graduates for high-demand careers The Los Angeles Unified School District received $7 million Youth CareerConnect grant to expand career pathways in health care, biotechnology and other tech-related opportunities at t
4-25-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Special Education Speaker Monday, April 28thSeattle SpEd PTSA April Meeting7 pm Monday, 4/28/2014Rm 2700, JSCEE 2445 3rd AveSeattle's SODO neighborhoodDr. Nicole Swedberg will present practical tips and information on:How to help your child If your child is dyslexic?How to best support your dyslexic child at home?What skills should your child be learning? How can
Why Classroom Experience Matters » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Why Classroom Experience Matters » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names: Teacher SeniorityWhy Classroom Experience Mattersby SETH SANDRONSKYMarcos Breton, a veteran columnist for The Sacramento Bee, one of 30 newspapers The McClatchy Co. publishes, did it. In “Sacramento’s teachers have won this battle,” April 13, 2014, he bashes these union members, and inverts logic:According to him, k
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Bundy's Racist Moocher Army Headed for Motown?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Bundy's Racist Moocher Army Headed for Motown?: Bundy's Racist Moocher Army Headed for Motown?Cliven Bundy's moocher Army.BREAKING... Justice Scalia announces he is deputizing Cliven Bundy and his Nevada moocher army to ride herd on Schuette decision. Moochers were last seen headed for Michigan to put down any protests and to graze their cattle for free on the overg
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, April 25, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: L.A. Unified can keep teacher ratings anonymous, judges sayFCMAT’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 HeadlinesFriday, April 25, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news
Morning Wink 4-25-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS4-25-14 Ed Notes OnlineEd Notes Online: Rosie Rocks: Explaining Teacher Opposition to High Stakes TestingI'm so glad I leaned in and taped this fantastic interview MORE/NYCORE member Rosie Frascella did with a PIX reporter -- you won't see this on the air. As Rosie spoke I kept saying (to myself) - "wow, wow, wow" as she heated up and her passion
