James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
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All in the Family | Deborah Meier on Education
All in the Family | Deborah Meier on Education: All in the FamilyPosted on April 6, 2014 by debmeierDear readers, friends, and all,A story about “All In the Family” caught my eye. (New Yorker, The Great Divide, by Emily Nussbaum, April 7, 2014) It retells an anecdote that I’ve used many times, but somewhat differently. She recounts how this clever satire by liberal Norman Lear intended to defuse a
4-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Please Vote for Prop 1Why?1) We should not be cutting back on public transportation. It's just ridiculous when so many people count on it especially to get to work.2) The Times says you should vote no. That pretty much should be your tip-off to vote Yes. From The Slog:Their reasoning? Metro should cut more costs before asking for money, and Prop 1, which include
The Daily Censored » The San Francisco State Strike of 1968 vs. City College of San Francisco 2014
The Daily Censored » The San Francisco State Strike of 1968 vs. City College of San Francisco 2014: The San Francisco State Strike of 1968 vs. City College of San Francisco 2014Why did the 1968 SF State Strike succeed, grabbing the attention of the entire nation (and that is no exaggeration) and yet City College of San Francisco in 2014 still barely elicits local attention, much more any notable v
4-6-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Michelle Rhee still doesn’t get itMichelle Rhee still doesn’t get it. The former D.C. schools chancellor and now leader of a national organization that pushes corporate school and attacks teachers unions, just wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post that uses bad analogies and a number of straw men to argue against the growing “opt out” movement in which parents are refusing […]
4-6-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: On DIscontinue - MORE's Paul Hogan - Mr. de Blasio: Tear Up This BlacklistMy fellow MOREista retiree Paul Hogan urges you to sign a petition against the DOE blacklist, where any principal has the power to ruin a non-tenured teacher's entire career with a swoop of a computer stroke. Paul is another outstanding MORE activist, thoughtful, analytical, smart -- the kind of person MORE
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee still doesn’t get it
Michelle Rhee still doesn’t get it: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee still doesn’t get itBY VALERIE STRAUSSApril 6 at 11:36 am Michelle Rhee still doesn’t get it.The former D.C. schools chancellor and now leader of a national organization that pushes corporate school and attacks teachers unions, just wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post that uses bad analogies and a number of straw men to argu
NYC Educator: UFT-Unity Caucus Demonstrates How It Handles Dissent
NYC Educator: UFT-Unity Caucus Demonstrates How It Handles Dissent: UFT-Unity Caucus Demonstrates How It Handles DissentYesterday morning I watched from the audience as Lauren Cohen, a petite young woman from the UFT MORE caucus, got up and addressed the NYSUT Representative Assembly as a candidate. When Lauren mentioned the UFT-Unity Loyalty oath, my 800 brothers and sisters from UFT-Unity tried
Louisiana Educator: Good Legislative News for Our Students
Louisiana Educator: Good Legislative News for Our Students: Good Legislative News for Our StudentsIn my opinion, the best development last week for our students was the quiet approval of HB 944 by the full House of Representatives by a vote of 94 to 0. This legislation finally provides real support for students who want and need technical and career education as part of their high school curriculu
4-6-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Uncommon Comes To Camden: Let The Segregation Begin!Camden's State Superintendent, Paymon Rouhanifard, shares much in common with his friend form the good old days in NYC, Newark State Superintendent Cami Anderson. Anderson, for example, believes she can simply ignore the law whenever she wants, as she does not answer to the citizens of Newark, with whom she has lost all credibilit
Marie Corfield: The school to prison pipeline just got a whole lot shorter
Marie Corfield: The school to prison pipeline just got a whole lot shorter: The school to prison pipeline just got a whole lot shorterListen… do you hear it? CLICK! Buzzzzz... Whirrr… Do you see it? Locks! Cameras! Action!All across America public schools are looking more like prisons. With every school shooting more and more security measures are being put in place, and that effort ratcheted up e
Morning Wink 4-6-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS4-6-13 Curmudgucation WeekCURMUDGUCATION: Six Heads of the Reformy HydraPublic education really does have many enemies these days, and while it may sometimes seem like they are a large amorphous mass, there are distinctions to be made. These six groups have come together in a perfect storm to bring us to the mess that is our current high stakes test driven
4-6-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Six Heads of the Reformy HydraPublic education really does have many enemies these days, and while it may sometimes seem like they are a large amorphous mass, there are distinctions to be made. These six groups have come together in a perfect storm to bring us to the mess that is our current high stakes test driven corporate agenda status quo. To defend ourselves, it's best to see
4-6-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Solidarity ForeverWell, the results haven't been officially announced, but the pro-Andy Cuomo, Michael Mulgrew- and Randi Weingarten-backed Revive NYSUT slate has won the NYSUT election.Given how many votes the UFT bloc of delegates had and how some smaller locals had fallen in line with the larger bloc, the results were not unexpected.Despite her protests to the contrary, t
4-6-14 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 reads. IEA Retired members vote #19 on your mail-in ballot. Schools will be a big issue in Illinois governor’s race. Rauner and Quinn/Vallas on opposite sides? Really? Looking back to when Rahm was the Wolf of Wall Street. Coaches are management. Players are employees. Classroom teachers sayin
Pointing To Your True North | Connected Principals
Pointing To Your True North | Connected Principals: Pointing To Your True Northby Sandra Trach • April 6, 2014 • 0 Comments Instructionally savvy educators know that personalized learning is the heart of student success. As schools strive to customize education through instructional design, technology efforts and professional learning, highly successful schools know that these initiatives in
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Good News: You Will Never Need to Think for Yourself Again!Deborah Meier brought to my attention this series of workbooks that contain 180 days of Common Core worksheets in math and English. What a relief for anxious teachers! No more worrying about what to do. Here are the daily activities you need. No more planning or thinking. A
4-6-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Secretary Duncan To Be Guest On Next #PTchatAs I’ve previously posted, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be participating in April 8th’s #PTchat on Twitter. Here’s the announcement on the DOE’s blog: On April 8, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be taking to Twitter to gain additional feedback from parents and educ
Video: Best Documentary of Evolution Crushing Faith for Education's Sake | MyFDL
Video: Best Documentary of Evolution Crushing Faith for Education's Sake | MyFDL: Video: Best Documentary of Evolution Crushing Faith for Education’s SakeBy: jbade Sunday April 6, 2014 6:00 amTweet Faith- “the strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.”Why is faith in anything, without proof, in spite of proof, a virtue? Those are the
4-6-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs
With A Brooklyn Accent: Under Pressure: Does Test Stress at School Added to Economic Stress at Home Constitute a Toxic Combination?During the last decade, America's public school students have seen a steady increase in the amount of testing they have to endure. As a result of state policies and federal mandates, schools have transformed curricula from Pre-K up to raise scores on standardized tests
4-6-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Susan Ohanian – “On 21st Century Drones, Destroyers and Teachers”Teacher, author, and public school advocate Susan Ohanian is one of the nation’s leading voices in the battle to take back control of the public education system from the corporate education reform industry. She is also a winner of the NCTE George Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Lang
4-6-14 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: Florida Republicans, Chamber of Commerce Can’t Recocile Conflicts Between Vouchers and STEM AdvocacyWriting in the Lakeland Ledger, Floridian Citizens for Science president Jonathan Smith points to some alarming numbers about private schools which receive voucher money:
4-6-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week In Web 2.0In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth , I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2013). I also sometimes include tech tools that might not exactly fit the defin
Business as Usual in Corporations and Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Business as Usual in Corporations and Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Business as Usual in Corporations and SchoolsIn the heart of Silicon Valley where start-ups are a way of life, open space offices and teams rule the landscape. Even at the biggest of the big companies such as Google and Facebook, power struggles among and between bureaucrats are a thing of the past
Common Core Copyright Fine for Students? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Common Core Copyright Fine for Students? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Copyright Fine for Students?inShareAs seen on Facebook. Is this true?This Facebook message has been circulating in several anti-Common Core groups. Would children actually be threatened with a fine anywhere from $750 to $30,000? The language mirrors that in the copyright notice from the US Copyright Office:Would
empathyeducates – Can Schools Be Held Accountable Without Standardized Tests?
empathyeducates – Can Schools Be Held Accountable Without Standardized Tests?: Can Schools Be Held Accountable Without Standardized Tests?By Katrina Schwartz | Originally Published at MindShift. April 2, 2014The focus on scoring well on standardized tests has wedged educators into a difficult spot. Teachers are concerned that a poor showing on the tests will jeopardize school funding, or even thei
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Classroom Struggle: Vision – Platform – Strategy | Classroom Struggle
Classroom Struggle: Vision – Platform – Strategy | Classroom Struggle: Classroom Struggle: Vision – Platform – StrategyVISIONWe are Oakland parents, students, teachers and school workers who are organizing for the defense and transformation of our public schools. We are fighting for the public schools that students and communities deserve. These are public schools that are fully-funded, safe, demo
Charter School Refugees - NYTimes.com
Charter School Refugees - NYTimes.com: Charter School Refugees LAST week, the New York State Legislature struck a deal ensuring thatcharter schools in New York City would have access to space, either in already crowded public school buildings or in rented spaces largely paid for by the city. Over the next few years, charters are expected to serve an increasing proportion of city students — perhaps
Nite Cap 4-5-14 #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 CAPOur Contract = a Social Justice Document | Classroom StruggleOur Contract = a Social Justice Document | Classroom Struggle: Our Contract = a Social Justice DocumentWhat is the future of collective bargaining? According to the Saint Paul Federatio
