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
4-11-14 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.: Does Squeezy think we are suffering from collective amnesia?Squeezy and Rauner at the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly. The teacher delegate from downstate sitting in front of me rotated her chair around as Governor Quinn and Bruce Rauner entered the Grand Ballroom of the downtow
Parents Aren't as Afraid of Common Core as Conservatives Are - The Wire
Parents Aren't as Afraid of Common Core as Conservatives Are - The Wire: Parents Aren't as Afraid of Common Core as Conservatives AreASSOCIATED PRESSDespite fake viral test questions and fear of a government take over of education, a slight majority of parents have a positive opinion of Common Core, according to a new Gallup survey. The set of national education standards has come under scrutiny f
K-12 News Network | United Way’s Corporate NPIC Astroturf was thick in front of LAUSD last Tuesday
K-12 News Network | United Way’s Corporate NPIC Astroturf was thick in front of LAUSD last Tuesday: United Way’s Corporate NPIC Astroturf was thick in front of LAUSD last TuesdayCalifornia * Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene April 11, 2014 Los Angeles, School Boards 0“By what logic does United Way engage in an activity that is shunned by all the other charities?” — Professor Ralph E. ShafferAmid all th
NYC Public School Parents: Pictures and words from our amazing rally yesterday; protesting Gov. Cuomo's forced charter takeover of our public schools
NYC Public School Parents: Pictures and words from our amazing rally yesterday; protesting Gov. Cuomo's forced charter takeover of our public schools: Pictures and words from our amazing rally yesterday; protesting Gov. Cuomo's forced charter takeover of our public schoolsYesterday, we held a terrific rally with hundreds of parents and kids, filling the steps of the NY Public Library, outraged at
Peabody School Committee Calls Mitchell Chester’s Role with PARCC a Conflict of Interest | Truth in American Education
Peabody School Committee Calls Mitchell Chester’s Role with PARCC a Conflict of Interest | Truth in American Education: Peabody School Committee Calls Mitchell Chester’s Role with PARCC a Conflict of InterestFiled in Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on April 11, 2014 • 0 Comments42Dave McGeneyThe Peabody School Committee member Dave McGeney called into questio
Seize the Day | Taking Note
Seize the Day | Taking Note: Seize the Dayby JOHN MERROW on 11. APR, 2014 in 2014 BLOGSTwo related stories:The first: On a beach in Costa Rica a week or so ago, I struck up a conversation with another vacationer, a guy in his early 40’s who was walking with his daughters, who looked to be about the same age as my granddaughters. Just beach talk, until–after his daughters went into the water–he ask
Parents OPPOSE HR 10, the “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools” bill | Seattle Education
Parents OPPOSE HR 10, the “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools” bill | Seattle Education: Parents OPPOSE HR 10, the “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools” billThere is a bill titled “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools”, referred to as HR 10, to rewrite federal charter law that has strong backing by the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Republican maj
4-11-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: A KIPP Teacher Speaks of Her Nervous Breakdown and Post-KIPP Recovery, Part 1The following excerpts are from an interview conducted in February and March of this year. The findings from these in-depth conversations will comprise a significant part of a book I am writing about the experience of teaching in the No Excuses corporate reform charter schools. When Jane became a KIPP te
Day of Silence
Day of Silence: Read National Day of Silence: The Freedom to Speak (Or Not) by Lambda Legal to learn about your legal rights to participate in the Day of Silence. Are you experiencing resistance to your Day of Silence organizing or activities from your school administrators or faculty? If you are a student in a U.S. K-12 school and feel like your rights are not being respected, please click here
Looking at the Best Teachers and Who They Teach | Center for American Progress
Looking at the Best Teachers and Who They Teach | Center for American Progress: Looking at the Best Teachers and Who They TeachPoor Students and Students of Color are Less Likely to Get Highly Effective TeachingSOURCE: AP/Rich PedroncelliSecond-grade teacher Vickie Boudouris goes over a worksheet her students were doing in an English-language-learner summer-school class at the Cordova Villa Elemen
“Psychedelic Rather Than Intellectual”: A 1960s Sociologist Observes the National Student Congress |
“Psychedelic Rather Than Intellectual”: A 1960s Sociologist Observes the National Student Congress |: “Psychedelic Rather Than Intellectual”: A 1960s Sociologist Observes the National Student CongressApril 11, 2014 in StudentsPopped into Paul’s Books just now, like I always do when I’m in Madison, to check out their education section. By far the best collection of obscure student movement historie
4-11-14 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 students in fatal California bus crashCalifornia bus crash: 5 students among 10 killed; at least 30 injured Los Angeles Unified officials said Friday that 19 of its students were aboard the bus that collided with a FedEx freight truck in Northern California. At least 10 people were kil
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Supporting Chicago's Progressive Caucus...Flexible Arne.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Supporting Chicago's Progressive Caucus...Flexible Arne.: Supporting Chicago's Progressive Caucus...Flexible Arne.Two of my favoritesI got to hang out with some of my favorite folks at last night's Progressive Caucus fundraiser at Buddy Guy's. I'm glad we got there early, the room was so packed, they had to stop letting people in. A good sign for upcoming elections.
Louisiana Educator: Last Chance for Accountability for Charters and Vouchers
Louisiana Educator: Last Chance for Accountability for Charters and Vouchers: Last Chance for Accountability for Charters and VouchersAt its next meeting on April 16, the House Education Committee will resume its consideration of bills that would curtail abuses of the voucher and charter school programs. It is very important that supporters of our public schools ask committee members to vote "
Shanker Blog » The Middle Ground Between Opt Out And All In
Shanker Blog » The Middle Ground Between Opt Out And All In: The Middle Ground Between Opt Out And All InPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on April 11, 2014A couple of weeks ago, Michelle Rhee published an op-ed in the Washington Post speaking out against the so-called “opt out movement,” which encourages parents to refuse to let their children take standardized tests.Personally, I oppose the “opt-out” p
Everything You Want to Know about VAM Research |
Everything You Want to Know about VAM Research |: Everything You Want to Know about VAM ResearchPosted on April 11, 2014 by Audrey Amrein-BeardsleyA few weeks ago Diane Ravitch requested that I construct a list of the Top 10 and Top 25 research articles about VAMs, largely to inform others needing research to become more informed about (and defend themselves against) VAMs.In turn, I constructed tw
Why should we have charter schools in the first place?
Why should we have charter schools in the first place?: Why should we have charter schools in the first place?In America, anyone is free to open a new school – establish an educational philosophy, accept students, hire teachers and start teaching them. These new schools are called private schools. When this type of school is founded with a religious mission and focus, we call them parochial school
Morning Wink 4-11-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS4-11-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: April’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part ThreeThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Inter
4-11-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: April’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part ThreeThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, April 11, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: EdSource: Southern California districts seeking parent input on funding plansEducation HeadlinesFriday, April 11, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Fresno County educators, Sikh leaders vow to work agai
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-11-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sherm Koons: Down the Rabbit Hole with PARCCSherm Koons left this comment. Check out Sherm’s blog, Tales from the Classroom. He is a veteran high school English teacher in Ohio. Down the Rabbit Hole with PARCC. It’s taken me a while to begin to wrap my head around what’s really going on with PARCC and what makes it so absolutely
4-11-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Rally Against Cuomo/State Leg Charter Giveaway - photosThe abandonment of any sense of support for public schools and the caving to the charter lobby has been the equivalent of an ice bomb dropped on many people who have had faith in the political system (I am not one of those and what the state leg did is totally expected). Many of the protesters are promising revenge -- like run
NYC Public School Parents: More than 37 NYC principals say NO! to the Commissioner; the state exams are unfair & flawed & need to undergo public scrutiny
NYC Public School Parents: More than 37 NYC principals say NO! to the Commissioner; the state exams are unfair & flawed & need to undergo public scrutiny: More than 37 NYC principals say NO! to the Commissioner; the state exams are unfair & flawed & need to undergo public scrutinyThe day after NY Education Commissioner King in a widely-covered speech claims the state's Common Core
4-11-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: An infuriating admissionWhat’s going on here? Last September, Bill Gates admitted that he doesn’t know if the school reform initiatives that he is massively funding will work. To be precise, he said during an interview at Harvard University: “It would be great if our education stuff worked, but that we won’t know for probably a decade.” And shortly […]by Valerie Strauss / 2min hi
4-11-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Special Ed Open Mic nightsFamilies are invited to give feedback on Special Education services at Seattle Public Schools during two “Open Mic Night” meetingsFamilies 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 feedba
4-11-14 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: Step Up for Students’ Cynical Last-Minute Voucher PushEven with today’s likely passage of voucher expansion in the Florida House – whose republican leadership doesn’t want anyone to know that Floridians really oppose them – the administrative agent of the state’s voucher
4-11-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy’s double dipping campaign finance gravy trainBy participating in Connecticut’s public financing system, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy will receive $6,500,400 in public funds to pay for his 2014 re-election effort…. Yes, that number is Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars. As readers know, public campaign finance systems were designed to take “big money” out of
4-11-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Anti-Test & Pro-CoreI have explained repeatedly why I don't believe that the CCSS can be cut free from The Standardized Test Program that accompanies them (both here and here). But it really should come as no surprise that a large (and possibly growing) number of people are calling for just that.We've seen this in the world of ed reform before. In decades past, when a new refor
4-11-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: NYSED Commissioner John King: No Retreat, No Surrender, No Quarter On Education Reform AgendaThe NYSED Commissioner does not seem to be chastened in the least by all the criticism of his tenure as head of the State Education Department or calls for his resignation or firing:Under sustained attack over new standardized tests and learning standards, the New York State educatio
Peggy Noonan: Jeb Bush’s “Dynasty” Less of a Problem Than Education Views | Truth in American Education
Peggy Noonan: Jeb Bush’s “Dynasty” Less of a Problem Than Education Views | Truth in American Education: Peggy Noonan: Jeb Bush’s “Dynasty” Less of a Problem Than Education ViewsFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on April 11, 2014 • 0 CommentsPeggy Noonan writes at the Wall Street Journal that Jeb Bush’s “dynasty” will be less of a problem than his education views should he
solidaridad: Vote STAY for 90026 Echo Park GEPENC this Saturday!
solidaridad: Vote STAY for 90026 Echo Park GEPENC this Saturday!: Vote STAY for 90026 Echo Park GEPENC this Saturday!Vote for Kwazi Nkrumahfor President, Greater Echo Park/ElysianNeighborhood Council (GEPENC)Saturday, April 12, 2014Kwazi Nkrumah: Long-time Echo Park resident and life-long community activist and Human Rights advocate. Founder of the Martin Luther King Coalition of Greater Los Angel
The Op-Ed the Journal Sentinel Chose Not to Run on the MMAC | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
The Op-Ed the Journal Sentinel Chose Not to Run on the MMAC | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The Op-Ed the Journal Sentinel Chose Not to Run on the MMACFiled under: MMAC — millerlf @ 8:22 am MMAC Seeks to Influence Education Policy through Candidate RecruitmentBy Larry MillerThe Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) is holding a “campaign training school” on Saturday A
NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Brings Expertise and Good Sense to 1.1 Million Student District | janresseger
NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Brings Expertise and Good Sense to 1.1 Million Student District | janresseger: NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina Brings Expertise and Good Sense to 1.1 Million Student DistrictPosted on April 11, 2014 by janressegerCarmen Farina, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recently appointed chancellor for the New York City Public Schools, has been on the job only since January. She is, howeve
Education Reformers Pouting and Running Away? They Better Start Running. | Missouri Education Watchdog
Education Reformers Pouting and Running Away? They Better Start Running. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Education Reformers Pouting and Running Away? They Better Start Running.inShareLook! It’s Common Core proponents running away from an anti-Common Core Momma Bear! She has a very determined look and body language. From National Geographic pic.twitter.com/R6meY5iL2FA mother’s metamorphosis into a
Understand your data & use it wisely! Tips for avoiding stupid mistakes with publicly available NJ data | School Finance 101
Understand your data & use it wisely! Tips for avoiding stupid mistakes with publicly available NJ data | School Finance 101: School Finance 101Data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S.Understand your data & use it wisely! Tips for avoiding stupid mistakes with publicly available NJ dataPosted on April 11, 20140 Rate ThisMy next few blog posts will return to a
NYC Educator: UFT Leadership--Taxation Without Representation
NYC Educator: UFT Leadership--Taxation Without Representation: UFT Leadership--Taxation Without RepresentationIn most schools in the state, you have a a samller district than we do. From within that district, you elect a president. Your president represents you in NYSUT and AFT, and thus gets your voice out somehow. You can talk face to face with this president, this president answers your email,
Statisticians: Value Limited for Value Added | InterACT
Statisticians: Value Limited for Value Added | InterACT: Statisticians: Value Limited for Value AddedAPRIL 11, 2014tags: ASA, economists, statisticians, teacher evaluation, vamby David B. CohenGood teaching? Crunch those numbers.Teacher evaluation has been a frequent topic in this space: Accomplished California Teachers (ACT) first coalesced as a teacher leadership group in large part to produce a
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IEA/NEA Representative Assemby: Meet and Greet – Attila the Hun and Genghis Kahn | Reclaim Reform
IEA/NEA Representative Assemby: Meet and Greet – Attila the Hun and Genghis Kahn | Reclaim Reform: IEA/NEA Representative Assemby: Meet and Greet – Attila the Hun and Genghis KahnPosted on April 10, 2014by Ken PrevitiIncredibly, the two gubernatorial candidates, Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner, are both scheduled to appear before the IEA RA (Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly) on Ap
Al Sharpton’s NAN Tackles Education, the ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Day’ - Higher Education
Al Sharpton’s NAN Tackles Education, the ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Day’ - Higher Education: Al Sharpton’s NAN Tackles Education, the ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Day’April 10, 2014 | Category: News,Subfeature | : inShare by Jamal WatsonAl Sharpton speaks at the 16th annual National Action Network (NAN) national convention, which addressed issues like education, health and wellness and gu
John Thompson Reviews John Kuhn's "Fear and Learning" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson Reviews John Kuhn's "Fear and Learning" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson Reviews John Kuhn's "Fear and Learning"By Anthony Cody on April 10, 2014 6:43 PMGuest post by John Thompson. It was Texas that led American schools into the valley of fear and test-driven loathing. It was a Texan, Diane Ravitch, who rallied teachers when it seemed
States in West and Midwest Lead Nation in Teacher Respect
States in West and Midwest Lead Nation in Teacher Respect: States in West and Midwest Lead Nation in Teacher RespectNevada, Louisiana residents see less respect for their educatorsby Stephanie Kafka, Jordan Jeromchek, and Susan Sorenson12>This article is part of a weeklong series analyzing how education leaders, students, and teachers evaluate education in America. The series will feature American
Nite Cap 4-10-14 #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 CAPMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What? Is Duncan really bailing out on Common Core?Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What? Is Duncan really bailing out on Common Core?: What? Is Duncan really bailing out on Common Core?“I believe the Common Core State
