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
4-23-14 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
4-23-14 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: 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. ALEC has about 2,000 members who belong to state legislatures. It is funded by major corporations. Its purpose is to write model legislation
4-23-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. Rauner tries to soften his image by running ads with his wife.by Fred Klonsky / 1h Justice may be blind but we can see.Since Michigan banned affirmative action in 2006, the minority population at its colleges and universities has dropped from 12 percent to 9.5 percent. The proporti
4-23-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Even More Corporate Education Reform money flows to Malloy’s political operationThe latest federal campaign finance reports are in and Governor Malloy’s political operation continues to rake in the cash from those associated with the effort to privatize Connecticut’s public schools and undermine Connecticut’s teachers. As a result of Connecticut’s campaign finance program, Governor Dan
4-23-14 The Answer Sheet What teachers really want
The Answer Sheet: Live online chat at 1 p.m. todayI’ll be doing a live chat on washingtonpost.com at 1 p.m. today, so if you have any questions or comments about anything in education (or even marginally related), send them in here: http://live.washingtonpost.com/the-answer-sheet-20230416.html Here are transcripts of my first chat, the second, and last week’s. 1 by Valerie Strauss / 45min 4-22
4-23-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Amy Frogge Leads Effort in Nashville Metro to Save Schools from the Charter ZombiesThe people of Metro Nashville have stopped listening to the CorpEd PR machine, and thanks to Board Member, Amy Frogge, they are getting some facts about the school privatization that is being led by the billionaires and hedge funders of Wall Street. Below is a clip from the Tennessean and below that
4-23-14 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: Galvano’s Back Channel Amendment Allows Florida Voucher Schools to Dodge AccountabilityThe only thing that’s missing from Florida’s voucher mouthpieces and the politicians doing their bidding is a Russian accent voiceover: “Our bouchers kidz take deeffarent tests. Tests
4-23-14 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: Galvano’s Back Channel Amendment Allows Florida Voucher Schools to Dodge AccountabilityThe only thing that’s missing from Florida’s voucher mouthpieces and the politicians doing their bidding is a Russian accent voiceover: “Our bouchers kidz take deeffarent tests. Tests
WHEN IT COMES TO LAUSD DYSFUNCTION, COULD IT BE MAYOR GARCETTI DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE? - Perdaily.com
WHEN IT COMES TO LAUSD DYSFUNCTION, COULD IT BE MAYOR GARCETTI DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE? - Perdaily.com: WHEN IT COMES TO LAUSD DYSFUNCTION, COULD IT BE MAYOR GARCETTI DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE?(Mensaje se repite en Español)Given the recent resignation of Mayor Eric Garcetti's Director of Education Thelma Melendez- who was "poached" by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent John
4-21-14 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education This Week - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 4481: Head Start Improvement Act of 2014To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education.6h hide // saveYESTERDAYBill Introduced: H.R. 4366: Strengthening Education through Research ActTo strengthen the Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and rel
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest: The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s RichestbyteacherkenFollow Email 7 Comments / 7 NewWhile the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of their global peers, a New York Times analysis shows that across the lower- and middle-income tiers, citizens of other advanced countries have received considerably larger raises over
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-23-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: THE COMMON CORE MAKES MATH MORE COMPLICATED. HERE’S WHY. + Stephen Colbert explains it all for youby Libby Nelson | Vox.com | http://bit.ly/1f5FY1O A teacher goes over fractions in a fourth grade math class in Takoma Park, Maryland. Fourth and fifth grade math teachers in the state are training themselves to teach to Common Core standards.Linda Davidso
4-23-14 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): Standards May Achieve Equality, But Not EquityMichelle Morrissey makes a case for Common Core in By ‘Common,’ We Mean Equity: When the Common Core State Standards emerged, it was both a shock and a revelation — for the first time, the dominant model said that my students
4-23-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: PARCC Discovers Unicorn Farm!Over at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, PARCC CEO Laura McGiffert Slover has breathlessly announced the discovery of a special farm where unicorns dance and sing and give rides to little winged cherubs while singing sonnets in Latin.Okay, not really, but I would have found that more credible than Slover's actual announcement, which is that PARCC herald
4-23-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Seeks To Pit Unions And Working Familes Party Activists Against Each OtherBlake Zeff at Capital NY with another illuminating column - this one on how Cuomo is working to undercut a WFP challenge from the left by pitting unions and activists in the party against each other.That's why he's gotten a little friendly to the unions lately, including TWU 100 with last week's
College for Free!? (Mark Cuban is Paying…) | Cloaking Inequity
College for Free!? (Mark Cuban is Paying…) | Cloaking Inequity: College for Free!? (Mark Cuban is Paying…)College is expensive nowadays. There are various arguments out there why that is the case, as I previously discussed in the post Dear college student with exorbitant tuition bill: Blame your legislator.However, there is a new plan on the table by the Sara Goldrick-Rab, University of Wisconsin-
The Law: “What Difference Does it Make”? Are the Elites Wanting to Restructure Public Education? | Missouri Education Watchdog
The Law: “What Difference Does it Make”? Are the Elites Wanting to Restructure Public Education? | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Law: “What Difference Does it Make”? Are the Elites Wanting to Restructure Public Education?inShareJust who decides the role of SEAs? Elites or state legislatures?Many of you know Fordham Institute’s stance on Common Core. It loves it. Loves it, loves it, loves it.
That Sinking Feeling: The Way We Are Thinking About Teachers Is All Wrong | janresseger
That Sinking Feeling: The Way We Are Thinking About Teachers Is All Wrong | janresseger: That Sinking Feeling: The Way We Are Thinking About Teachers Is All WrongPosted on April 23, 2014 by janressegerOccasionally I wake in the night with the sinking feeling that maybe I’ve been living my life by all the wrong rules and making bad choices that hurt those I love. It’s a terrible feeling that makes
NYC Educator: The Gates/ Walton/ Broad Fix for That Nagging Teacher Problem
NYC Educator: The Gates/ Walton/ Broad Fix for That Nagging Teacher Problem: The Gates/ Walton/ Broad Fix for That Nagging Teacher Problem-->A cheery little reverie by special guest blogger Michael Fiorillo- Proclaim austerity for the public schools, while continuing to expand charters.- Put non-educators in positions of power, from Assistant Principal on up.- Maintain a climate of scapegoating an
The Shriver Report – Is it Time for Schools to Adapt to the Modern Family and Kill the Half-Day?
The Shriver Report – Is it Time for Schools to Adapt to the Modern Family and Kill the Half-Day?: Is it Time for Schools to Adapt to the Modern Family and Kill the Half-Day?CAREY GOLDBERG | 04.23.2014Photo Credit: © pyzata – Fotolia.comMay I share with you the delights of my children’s April school schedule?They get out at 12:40 p.m. because of parent-teacher conferences on these days sprinkled th
‘Just Learning'? In most juvenile prisons, students languish | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
‘Just Learning'? In most juvenile prisons, students languish | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: ‘Just Learning’? In most juvenile prisons, students languishPosted by Claudia RoweScreen shot from “Just Learning.” Data source: Consolidated State Performance Report, US Department of Education.In every arena of education, Americans have become relentless in their search for evidence of results. Tha
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 4-22-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMLAUSD board approves multi-year contracts for senior staffersIn another sign of improving financial fortunes for LA Unified, the school board today approved multi-year contracts for many of the district’s most senior staff. In a break from previous years, when high level administration staffers worked on one-year contracts, several of Su
The NAACP Resolution on Charter Schools: Segregation is Not Innovation | Seattle Education
The NAACP Resolution on Charter Schools: Segregation is Not Innovation | Seattle Education: The NAACP Resolution on Charter Schools: Segregation is Not InnovationThe NAACP resolution on charter schools:In a process established by the NAACP Constitution, this resolution was adopted by the delegates to the 101st Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, during the legislative session in July, 2010
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: From Director to Facilitator:Losing Control of the Classroom!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: From Director to Facilitator:Losing Control of the Classroom!: From Director to Facilitator:Losing Control of the Classroom!The other day I witnessed an interaction in my classroom that made me realize that my students were where I wanted them to be, independent of me.:)My students were writing blog posts about our trip to Frawley Stadium. They were inserting pic
Nite Cap 4-22-14 #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 CAPCalifornia's National Green Ribbon Schools - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)California's National Green Ribbon Schools - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Congratulates California's National Green Ribbon Schools
