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Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento Bee
Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento Bee: Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for studentsBy Patrick KennedySpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Apr. 27, 2014 - 12:00 amIt’s disappointing that former Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, who resigned in December, has chosen to characterize the Sacramento City Unified School D
Labor Day 2013 Quotes, Sayings, Pictures, Images | Labour Day
Labor Day 2013 Quotes, Sayings, Pictures, Images | Labour Day: Labor Day Poems, Poetry For Kids, ChildrenLatest Collection of Labor Day Poems, Poetry For Kids, Children, Labor Day 2013 Short, Long Poems Quotes, Songs Lyrics In Hindi, English, Labor Day Poems For School Kids, Children, StudentsLabor Day Poems, Poetry For Kids, …Labor Day 2013 SMS Messages In EnglishBest Collection of Labor Day 2013
SACRAMENTO Education rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA Home
Education rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA Home: Education rally to protest Common Core State StandardsProtesters back bill allowing districts to opt out SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —As school districts across California prepare for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, a concerned group of citizens is holding a rally at the state Capitol to protest t
How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | Alternet
How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | Alternet: How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement"We are the antithesis of the union thug. We are the people who aren’t out for ourselves, who aren’t only about our jobs. "Photo Credit: Atomazul / Shutterstock.comApril 26, 2014 | Earlier
California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boards « School Board News
California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boards « School Board News: California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boardsJosephine Lucey, President of the California School Boards Association and a Cupertino Union School District board member, took on Netflix CEO Reed Hastin
The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement” | Connected Principals
The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement” | Connected Principals: The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement”by George Couros • April 30, 2014 • 0 CommentsFor ISTE 2014 in Atlanta, I will be presenting on the “Myths of Technology and Learning”. As I am really thinking about what I will be sharing at the conference, I wanted to write a series of blog posts
4-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLI’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: Lizzie Pinard recounts a question/answer session with Sugatra Mitra at a recent language conference in this post. I’m ad
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
Teachers For Social Justice: UIC Social Justice Initiative Events
Teachers For Social Justice: UIC Social Justice Initiative Events: UIC Social Justice Initiative EventsMAY 1, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTFollow us on TwitterFriend us on FacebookUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoUpcoming SJI Events @UICGreetings,Join us at our Teaching and Learning Freedom event on May 7th at the WBEZ Little Village Bureau. Next week's Eyes on the Prize community dialogue facilit
Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City - UFT Contract) - The Jose Vilson
Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City - UFT Contract) - The Jose Vilson: Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City – UFT Contract)by JOSE VILSON on MAY 1, 2014in MR. VILSONMichael Mulgrew, Carmen Farina, and Bill de BlasioIn case it hasn’t already flooded your airwaves already, the De Blasio administration and the United Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement to finally get
Gerald Bracey: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-Hammond
Gerald Bracey: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-Hammond: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-HammondWhen Senator Clinton was still a candidate for president, both she and Senator Obama sought counsel from an educator friend of mine. He told them both not to say anything about education. No matter what you say, he told me that he told them, you're going to make a lot of people mad (he made his point i
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-3-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGBias in Reporting at Chalkbeat?Chalkbeat is a news organization that covers New York City and recently expanded to Memphis. It was previously called Gotham Schools. Daniel Katz of Seton Hall University recently complained that Chalkbeat is biased in favor of charter schools. He notes that it is funded by the Gates Foundat
Incompetent Pearson “Wins” PARCC Contract. Big Surprise. | deutsch29
Incompetent Pearson “Wins” PARCC Contract. Big Surprise. | deutsch29: Incompetent Pearson “Wins” PARCC Contract. Big Surprise.May 2, 2014In his six-minute videoed speech on the necessity of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), billionaire Bill Gates patiently explains that it is not enough for individual states to implement their own standards because “scale is good for free market competition.
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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 CAPHow the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | AlternetHow the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | Alternet: How the Creation of Social Justice C
How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | Alternet
How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement | Alternet: How the Creation of Social Justice Caucuses in Unions Is Revitalizing an Aging Labor Movement"We are the antithesis of the union thug. We are the people who aren’t out for ourselves, who aren’t only about our jobs. "Photo Credit: Atomazul / Shutterstock.comApril 26, 2014 | Earlier
ACT – The Ultimate Gatekeeper | Missouri Education Watchdog
ACT – The Ultimate Gatekeeper | Missouri Education Watchdog: ACT – The Ultimate GatekeeperinShareAny good business person knows the importance of risk management. A lot of risk management involves shifting liability, for high risk things that must be done, to someone else. A simplistic example is skyscraper window cleaning. The windows must be cleaned, but as building management you don’t want to
Naison EduNews 5/3/14 - Camp Philos - YouTube
Naison EduNews 5/3/14 - Camp Philos - YouTube: Naison EduNews 5/3/14 - Camp Philos May 4th weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is sponsoring a "Philosophers Camp on Education Reform". Mark Naison, Professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham and co-founder of Badass Teachers Association comments on THE NEWS!
Morning Wink 5-2-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Thank You, Louis C.K.!!! Just Posted on Huffington PostPlease read my commentary on what Louis C.K. has done to expand the debate about Common Core. It was just posted on Huffington Post at the
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Thank You, Louis C.K.!!! Just Posted on Huffington PostPlease read my commentary on what Louis C.K. has done to expand the debate about Common Core. It was just posted on Huffington Post at the top of the page. In my view, he has just smashed the carefully crafted narrative that the only critics of Common Core standards and tes
5-2-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: May’s Best Tweets — Part OneEvery month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several new resources I found on Twitter — and where I gave credit to those f
Teachers For Social Justice: UIC Social Justice Initiative Events
Teachers For Social Justice: UIC Social Justice Initiative Events: UIC Social Justice Initiative EventsMAY 1, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTFollow us on TwitterFriend us on FacebookUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoUpcoming SJI Events @UICGreetings,Join us at our Teaching and Learning Freedom event on May 7th at the WBEZ Little Village Bureau. Next week's Eyes on the Prize community dialogue facilit
Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City - UFT Contract) - The Jose Vilson
Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City - UFT Contract) - The Jose Vilson: Retroactively Paying It Forward (On The City – UFT Contract)by JOSE VILSON on MAY 1, 2014in MR. VILSONMichael Mulgrew, Carmen Farina, and Bill de BlasioIn case it hasn’t already flooded your airwaves already, the De Blasio administration and the United Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement to finally get
Teachers may begin a “Quinn for #5″ Prison Fan Club | Reclaim Reform
Teachers may begin a “Quinn for #5″ Prison Fan Club | Reclaim Reform: Teachers may begin a “Quinn for #5″ Prison Fan ClubPosted on May 1, 2014by Ken PrevitiPat Quinn could be Illinois Governor #5 to be jailed. Teachers may even start a “Quinn for #5″ Fan Club. They would jail him for one set of reasons; federal prosecutors are considering a separate set of reasons.Why? According to federal prosecu
Nite Cap 5-1-14 #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 CAPNYC Educator: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the ContractNYC Educator: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the Contract: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the ContractThere is an agreement on a new teacher contract between the city and
NYC Educator: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the Contract
NYC Educator: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the Contract: Mr. Mulgrew Writes Me a Letter About the ContractThere is an agreement on a new teacher contract between the city and the UFT, one that gets us the 8% that's eluded us all these years, and establishes some crap pattern for the following years. Having gone so very long without a raise, it's hard to imagine UFT voting against it. There
The New Conscientious Test Objectors at International High School in NYC! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
The New Conscientious Test Objectors at International High School in NYC! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: The New Conscientious Test Objectors at International High School in NYC!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on May 1, 2014A couple of days ago a New York area code popped up on my cell phone. I didn’t recognize the number—but when a teacher on the other end of line said that she was organizing a testing boycott at her h
NSBA issues guide for schools on data privacy :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
NSBA issues guide for schools on data privacy :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: MAY 01, 2014NSBA issues guide for schools on data privacyby Alisha Kirby(Va.) Making consistent strides toward bringing modern technology to the classroom isn’t a simple task, and neither is adjusting to obstacles that come with it, such as protecting students’ on
Teachers Union President Paid Less than Most Charter School Bosses
Teachers Union Boss Randi Weingarten: My Salary's Only $360K: American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten, who was paid $543,150 last year, defended her compensation by claiming her pay is $360,000 and other reported expenses simply prove the union’s “transparency.”As part of a series of April 28 Twitter posts demanding Congress hike the federal minimum wage to $10.10, Service
5-1-14 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 budget aims at helping foster childrenLAUSD foster kids to get more help from school social workers Los Angeles Unified’s plan to help some of its most troubled students — foster kids — calls for creating a corps of social workers and manning 17 centers in poverty-stricken neighborhood
California Distinguished Schools for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
California Distinguished Schools for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California Distinguished Schools for 2014SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today named 424 public elementary schools California Distinguished Schools for their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievemen
Morning Wink 5-1-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: FairTest: Protests Against Testing Madness Continues to GrowThe following report comes from FairTest, which keeps track of news about testing a Ross the nation and advocates for sensible testing
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: FairTest: Protests Against Testing Madness Continues to GrowThe following report comes from FairTest, which keeps track of news about testing a Ross the nation and advocates for sensible testing policies: This week’s stories about test protest and reform activities — as well as a few victories — come from more than a third of the s
I have a teaching job for next year
I have a teaching job for next year: I have a teaching job for next yearbyteacherkenFollow Email 8 Comments / 8 NewToday I received an email which began as follows:On behalf of the Board of Education, the Department of Human Resources with the Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) is pleased to offer you an Advance Contract for the 2014-2015 school year. You are receiving this advance contra
Alfie Kohn: Why giving every kid a trophy is better than... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Alfie Kohn: Why giving every kid a trophy is better than... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Alfie Kohn: Why giving every kid a trophy is better than giving a few an award COMMENT(1) 0 0 0 NewIs failure road to success or is success road to success?Previous PostsKelly Marlow resigns Cherokee school board seat. Faces sentencing Thursday.April 30, 2014Children have unique learning styles: Is this wide
Nite Cap 4-30-14 #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 CAPSACRAMENTO Education rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA HomeEducation rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA Home: Education rally to protest Common Core State StandardsProtesters back bill
SACRAMENTO Education rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA Home
Education rally to protest Common Core State Standards | Local News - KCRA Home: Education rally to protest Common Core State StandardsProtesters back bill allowing districts to opt out SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —As school districts across California prepare for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, a concerned group of citizens is holding a rally at the state Capitol to protest t
Cowen report: Sharp academic growth defies New Orleans’ widespread poverty | The Lens
Cowen report: Sharp academic growth defies New Orleans’ widespread poverty | The Lens: Cowen report: Sharp academic growth defies New Orleans’ widespread povertyBy Jessica Williams, Staff writer 18 MINS AGO PRINTEighty-four percent of New Orleans students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty. That’s up 9 percent from the 2004-2005 school year.And yet the av
The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement” | Connected Principals
The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement” | Connected Principals: The Myths of Technology Series – “Technology equals engagement”by George Couros • April 30, 2014 • 0 CommentsFor ISTE 2014 in Atlanta, I will be presenting on the “Myths of Technology and Learning”. As I am really thinking about what I will be sharing at the conference, I wanted to write a series of blog posts
Video: What Does RESPECT Mean?–Vote today for a new union leadership to defend public education | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Video: What Does RESPECT Mean?–Vote today for a new union leadership to defend public education | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Video: What Does RESPECT Mean?–Vote today for a new union leadership to defend public educationBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on April 30, 2014Voting has begun!I am running for president of the Seattle Education Association (SEA) with a dozen other educators on the RESPECT ticket. We want to t
empathyeducates – Girls Do Better Than Boys in School at All Ages and Subjects, Study Finds
empathyeducates – Girls Do Better Than Boys in School at All Ages and Subjects, Study Finds: Girls Do Better Than Boys in School at All Ages and Subjects, Study FindsBy Maggie Fox | Originally Published at NBCNews April 29, 2014 11:50 amIt may come as no surprise to teachers, but girls do better than boys in school, a new study finds.What may be a surprise is that this holds true at all ages, in a
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-30-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: 3 stories: ALEX CAPUTO-PEARL ELECTED UTLA PRESIDENTAlex Caputo-Pearl won elected president of the United Teachers Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Warren Fletcher in a runoff vote. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times / March 4, 2014) Alex Caputo-Pearl wins runoff election to head L.A. teachers union Howard Blume , LA Times | http://lat.ms/1u4Q3jS Apr
4-30-14 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): Decathlon title in hand, El Camino Real gets ready to celebrateThe winning teamPhoto: LA Daily News And now for the celebration. In honor of its seventh national Academic Decathlon championship, El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills is holding a rally tomorrow morning for a team that won th
4-30-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: More on Two AmericasMore on Two Americas. via More on Two Americas.1 by plthomasedd / 23min All Week 4-29-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE: Joanne Barkan’s Three Types of Criticism of Edu-PhilanthropyDiane Ravitch recently praised Joanne Barkan’s “How to Criticize ‘Big Philanthropy’ Effectively.” Barkan’s excellent analysis was first presented at the March 2014 Network for Pu
How Common Core Damages Poetry Instruction | Truth in American Education
How Common Core Damages Poetry Instruction | Truth in American Education: How Common Core Damages Poetry InstructionFiled in Common Core State Standards by truthed on April 30, 2014 • 0 CommentsApril is National Poetry Month, but poetry is not well addressed in Common Core’s English language arts standards. It’s unclear whether the genre will survive a Common Core-based English classroom given th
Morning Wink 4-30-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: Did NPR Sell Out to the Walton Family Foundation?Jersey Jazzman heard NPR describe the reason that Washington State refused to bow to Arne Duncan’s demand that the sate use test
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: Did NPR Sell Out to the Walton Family Foundation?Jersey Jazzman heard NPR describe the reason that Washington State refused to bow to Arne Duncan’s demand that the sate use test scores to evaluate teacher quality. It wasn’t because the methodology has no evidence behind it. It wasn’t because the method has been ques
4-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: San Francisco Symphony Unveils Must-See Redesigned WebsiteThe San Francisco Symphony has just unveiled a newly redesigned website that’s pretty extraordinary. There’s so much there, and it’s so accessible — music, instruments, and you can even compose your own, play it, and share your creation with the world. The text is pr
Gerald Bracey: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-Hammond
Gerald Bracey: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-Hammond: The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-HammondWhen Senator Clinton was still a candidate for president, both she and Senator Obama sought counsel from an educator friend of mine. He told them both not to say anything about education. No matter what you say, he told me that he told them, you're going to make a lot of people mad (he made his point i
Nite Cap 4-29-14 #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 CAP4-29-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Parental Advice To Education Policy Makers”Parental Advice To Education Policy Makers is
John Kline Takes Arne Duncan To Task Over Special Education Funding
John Kline Takes Arne Duncan To Task Over Special Education Funding: John Kline Takes Arne Duncan To Task Over Special Education FundingPosted: 04/29/2014 4:10 pm EDT Updated: 04/29/2014 4:59 pm EDT Educational funding for students with disabilities became the subject of yet another heated partisan argument with no resolution at a budget hearing Tuesday, after Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) attacked Se
4-29-14 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: News on graduation rates and fidgety boysCalifornia graduation rate rises, but achievement gap remains Commentary: Let’s assume, at least for discussion, that maximizing high school graduation rates is – or should be – the primary goal of any public school system. A corollary assumption, of
4-29-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Defending the Indefensible in the Late Days of the Testing OrgyThe testing madness is underway this week in Tennessee, where a week of TCAP counts 15-25 percent of a student's grade and 35-50 percent of a teacher's evaluation for the other 195 days of the school year. Is that reason enough for 3rd graders to be vomiting and having nosebleeds on their test booklets this week? But t
“The Common Core may actually fail”: Union chief sounds off on Christie, Rhee, and for-profit testing “gag order” - Salon.com
“The Common Core may actually fail”: Union chief sounds off on Christie, Rhee, and for-profit testing “gag order” - Salon.com: “The Common Core may actually fail”: Union chief sounds off on Christie, Rhee, and for-profit testing “gag order”Randi Weingarten warns of "huge backlash," and tells Salon why she still believes in Common Core's potentialJOSH EIDELSON Follow Share 44 58 0
BBC News - The rise and rise of global school rankings
BBC News - The rise and rise of global school rankings: The rise and rise of global school rankingsInternational tests have become an important driving force in setting education policy and their influence seems to be growing.For the first time, England's exams are going to be linked to an international benchmark, with the new grading system for GCSEs being pegged to the Pisa tests run every three
Morning Wink 4-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Wrote the Common Core Standards. part 2Mercedes Schneider continues in her task to determine who wrote the Common Core State Standards. The first work group had 24 members; the second had 51
California superintendent race shows Democrats split on school reform - Yahoo News
California superintendent race shows Democrats split on school reform - Yahoo News: California superintendent race shows Democrats split on school reform By Sharon Bernstein16 hours ago.View photoSuperintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson speaks at the 2014 California Democrats State Convention …(This version of the story corrects April 25 story to political consultant Hefner is Torlakson'
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Wrote the Common Core Standards. part 2Mercedes Schneider continues in her task to determine who wrote the Common Core State Standards. The first work group had 24 members; the second had 51. Very few in either group were teachers. The standards were produced in remarkably short order. Typically, it takes years to write state s
4-29-14 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.: Good luck students. Your professors are heading for the exits.Under provisions of the State University Retirement System’s money purchase option, 10,000 state university employees are eligible to retire by July 1. As a result of the Senate Bill 1 pension theft passed last December 3rd and signed immed
4-29-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The scary way Common Core test ‘cut scores’ are selectedYou may have given no thought to the “cut scores” that are set for various tests, but they make all the difference in who passes and who fails. What exactly are cut scores? The Educational Testing Service describes them this way: Cut scores are selected points on the score scale of a test. The points […]7 by Valerie Strauss
Walmart Has Ruined our Towns: Will We Let the Walton Foundation Destroy our Schools? | janresseger
Walmart Has Ruined our Towns: Will We Let the Walton Foundation Destroy our Schools? | janresseger: Walmart Has Ruined our Towns: Will We Let the Walton Foundation Destroy our Schools?Posted on April 29, 2014 by janressegerMotoko Rich’s recent blockbuster article in the NY Times explores the vast reach of the Walton Foundation to promote and support the privatization of public education. What has
Choosing Democracy: Sacramento : end of the imposed Core Waiver
Choosing Democracy: Sacramento : end of the imposed Core Waiver: Sacramento : end of the imposed Core WaiverDon't believe what the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board says, SCTA, along with many community groups, has been consistently opposed to the NCLB waiver as submitted by our former Superintendent and the California Office to Reform Education with no true input from stakeholders. While the waiver
Elect Respect Community Brunch and Fundraiser: Join Jesse Hagopian and the Seattle Education Association Respect Slate members this Sunday | Seattle Education
Elect Respect Community Brunch and Fundraiser: Join Jesse Hagopian and the Seattle Education Association Respect Slate members this Sunday | Seattle Education: Elect Respect Community Brunch and Fundraiser: Join Jesse Hagopian and the Seattle Education Association Respect Slate members this SundayElect Respect Community Brunch and FundraiserJoin Jesse Hagopian and the Seattle Education Association
Bush and Rhee Endorse a Book– Fortunately, Not Mine | deutsch29
Bush and Rhee Endorse a Book– Fortunately, Not Mine | deutsch29: Bush and Rhee Endorse a Book– Fortunately, Not MineApril 28, 2014Rhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that make$ it Happen!As I announced on April 27, 2014, my book on key indi
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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 CAPCollege-Ready? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week TeacherCollege-Ready? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: College-Ready?By Nancy Flanagan on April 28, 2014 4:39 PMWhat does it mean to be "ready" for college
College-Ready? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
College-Ready? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: College-Ready?By Nancy Flanagan on April 28, 2014 4:39 PMWhat does it mean to be "ready" for college? What is the package of skills and core knowledge that makes your average 18-year old equipped to handle higher education? How many of those are talents, abilities and information that teenagers typically acquire--via pr
solidaridad: A helpful meme for supporting bilingualism and SB 1174
solidaridad: A helpful meme for supporting bilingualism and SB 1174: Schools Matter: I met reactionary Fernando Espuelas' challenge, now will he demand the same of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell?First published April 26, 2014 on Schools Matter "Another issue involves concerns that charter schools may be screening students by requiring parents to provide information related to special education e
Arne Duncan has labeled my school—and every school in Washington State—a failure. Cue the revolt. | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Arne Duncan has labeled my school—and every school in Washington State—a failure. Cue the revolt. | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Arne Duncan has labeled my school—and every school in Washington State—a failure. Cue the revolt.By I AM AN EDUCATOR on April 28, 2014The ultimate absurdity of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been visited upon my home state of Washington.One of the many outlandish propositi
4-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kindergarteners - Get with the SystemI come to this issue because of two recent stories about kindergarteners.One was from Oregon where - guess what? Bad news about testing kindergarteners for "school readiness." Two state official up the food chain in public education in Oregon called the kindergartener readiness results "sobering."It is impo
Stephen Krashen Blog 4-28-14
SKrashen: Poll of the uninformedPublished in the San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2014 "Most in state approve of policy shifts in education," April 24: Yes, 69 percent of Californians polled said they liked the Common Core standards after hearing a brief statement about them. The statement said only that they "are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school have t
4-28-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Louis C.K.: Common Core makes my kids cryI don’t think Louis C.K. means this tweet as a joke. My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardized testing and common core! — Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 (If you don’t know who Louis C.K. is, I can’t help you. Google him.)1 by Valerie Strauss / 4minAll Week @ The Answer Sheet 4-26-14The Answer Sheet:All Wee
4-28-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Poll of the uninformedPublished in the San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2014"Most in state approve of policy shifts in education," April 24: Yes, 69 percent of Californians polled said they liked the Common Core standards after hearing a brief statement about them. The statement said only that they "are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school h
Honest Practicum – ID spreading teacher hate to women, the lower class, and African-Americans
Honest Practicum – ID spreading teacher hate to women, the lower class, and African-Americans: ID spreading teacher hate to women, the lower class, and African-AmericansID spreading teacher hate to women, the lower class, and African-AmericansLate last night a Facebook friend alerted me to this show, “Bad Teachers.” Here’s a promo:Titillating. To be completely honest, I laughed at the premise and
4-28-14 The Whole Child Blog — Improving Schools: Back to Basics—Struggling with Semantics — Whole Child Education
Improving Schools: Back to Basics—Struggling with Semantics — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGImproving Schools: Back to Basics—Struggling with SemanticsApril 28, 2014 by Sean Slade"Back to the basics." It's a phrase that's tossed around much but has varying definitions depending on the speaker and audience. For some, "back to the basics" means focusing on
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PPIC Survey: CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT HISTORIC CHANGES IN SCHOOL FUNDING, CURRICULUMBy Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/PLgzhU Californians 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 pre
Morning Wink 4-28-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jeff Bryant in Salon: Why Common Core Is in Deep TroubleJeff Bryant is a marketing and communications expert, and he understands why Common Core is in deep trouble. The “education reform movem
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jeff Bryant in Salon: Why Common Core Is in Deep TroubleJeff Bryant is a marketing and communications expert, and he understands why Common Core is in deep trouble. The “education reform movement” is not really a movement. It has no mass base. It is a public relations campaign created by a very small number of people with deep po
4-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Using Dance To Teach English Is Topic Of My Latest NY Times PostMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners is focused on dance as a language-learning activity. It includes a new type of student interactive, as well as teaching ideas. You can access all my many NY Times posts here.by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h 4-27
"Is that your final answer?": What's allowed during standardized testing in Oregon, and what's not | OregonLive.com
"Is that your final answer?": What's allowed during standardized testing in Oregon, and what's not | OregonLive.com: "Is that your final answer?": What's allowed during standardized testing in Oregon, and what's notEducation Northwest analyzed test scores and procedures at King School after the Northeast Portland building saw huge swings in test scores from year to year. (Faith
Strapped for cash, Alaska politicians aim to open door for school vouchers | Al Jazeera America
Strapped for cash, Alaska politicians aim to open door for school vouchers | Al Jazeera America: EDUCATIONSTRAPPED FOR CASH, ALASKA POLITICIANS AIM TO OPEN DOOR FOR SCHOOL VOUCHERSALAN WU/FLICKRAfter slashing oil taxes, lawmakers propose amending state constitution to address school funding shortageApril 28, 2014 5:00AM ETby Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthalIn its early days, public education in Alaska
California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boards « School Board News
California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boards « School Board News: California School Boards Association’s President takes on Netflix CEO’s call for privatization for school boardsJosephine Lucey, President of the California School Boards Association and a Cupertino Union School District board member, took on Netflix CEO Reed Hastin
4-27-14 Schools Matter : Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?
Schools Matter: Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?: Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?From the NYTimes:Last year, the Walton Family Foundation gave $478,380 to a fund affiliated with the Chicago public schools to help officials conduct community meetings to discuss their plan to close more than 50 schools at a time when charters were expanding in the city. . . . .In 201
Nite Cap 4-27-14 #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 CAPWhy We Chose to Opt Out | Jason EndacottWhy We Chose to Opt Out | Jason Endacott: Why We Chose to Opt OutPosted: 04/16/2014 5:01 pm EDT Updated: 04/16/2014 5:59 pm EDTunitedoptout.com/OPT OUT GUIDES BY STATE Thousands of children in our state are
Why We Chose to Opt Out | Jason Endacott
Why We Chose to Opt Out | Jason Endacott: Why We Chose to Opt OutPosted: 04/16/2014 5:01 pm EDT Updated: 04/16/2014 5:59 pm EDTunitedoptout.com/OPT OUT GUIDES BY STATE Thousands of children in our state are headed into schools today to take standardized tests mandated by the federal government under No Child Left Behind. Our fourth grade son won't be one of them.Opting your children out of standar
About the Book | A Fighting Chance By Elizabeth Warren
About the Book | A Fighting Chance By Elizabeth Warren: About the BookClick here to read the prologue for free (PDF)Listen to an excerpt or download:An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works—and really doesn’tAs a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary sch
Left-Right Alliance for Education: Multi-Partisan Opposition
Left-Right Alliance for Education: Multi-Partisan Opposition: Multi-Partisan OppositionThe Left-Right Alliance was formed as a spontaneous gathering of education advocates. Each of the participants volunteered their time to work toward our purpose and process, the effort received no funding. Our hope is that the work we have completed here will be a message that Stop Common Core efforts nationwide
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-27-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Photo: OBAMA & THE MARSHMALLOW GUNphoto from Getty Images by Sal Loeb I wonder we could get a grant from the National Rifle Association …or the Stay Puft Marshmallow Foundation – to mount one of these puppies in the balcony of the Beaudry Boardroom?by smf / 7min 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-26-144LAKids - some of the news that doesn
4-28-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin'
Jersey Jazzman: Two Questions For Arne DuncanSecretary of Education Arne Duncan gave an interview to Andrea Mitchell this past week that once again attempts to shift the blame for America's inequitable education outcomes on to everything and anything except the most obvious thing:Yeah, sure, that's the problem: the schools of education. I mean, what else could possibly explain this:Obviously, the
Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberalism, Democracy and the University as a Public Sphere
Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberalism, Democracy and the University as a Public Sphere: Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberalism, Democracy and the University as a Public SphereTuesday, 22 April 2014 09:44By Victoria Harper, Truthout | Interview79font size Print EmailHenry A. Giroux. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)This story wasn't funded by corporate advertising, but by readers like you. Can you help sustai
4-27-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NY Post: Mulgrew, Farina Say Teachers "Should Embrace" New Evaluation SystemThis is buried at the bottom of a pierce about the city paying three leases for Eva Moskowitz and Success Academies:Meanwhile de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and teachers union boss Michael Mulgrew spoke of “unity” at the United Federation of Teachers spring conference Saturday
4-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLI’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: Lizzie Pinard recounts a question/answer session with Sugatra Mitra at a recent language conference in this post. I’m ad
Morning Wink 4-27-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Does Anyone Still Believe in VAM? The “Center for American Progress” Does.Despite the fact that major scholarly organizations have debunked value-added measurement as a way of identifying and qu
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Does Anyone Still Believe in VAM? The “Center for American Progress” Does.Despite the fact that major scholarly organizations have debunked value-added measurement as a way of identifying and quantifying teacher quality, there are still a few lonely defenders of VAM. There is the U.S. Department of Education, which bet nearly $5 bi
All Week 4-27-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE: Video: Bill Gates “Explains” Common CoreIn the following six-minute video at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in March 2014, Bill Gates demonstrates his privileged view of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Gates has contributed over $4.3 million to AEI, with over $1 million in 2012 for “exploring the challenges of Common Core,” among other issues, so it is only fitti
Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento Bee
Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento Bee: Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for studentsBy Patrick KennedySpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Apr. 27, 2014 - 12:00 amIt’s disappointing that former Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, who resigned in December, has chosen to characterize the Sacramento City Unified School D
The Weekly Update: No money for Common Core in Seattle, Broad left Seattle in the cover of darkness and has reappeared in Oregon, ACT for Kindergartners, Creationism in schools and the US as an Oligarchy. How much more fun can one have? | Seattle Education
The Weekly Update: No money for Common Core in Seattle, Broad left Seattle in the cover of darkness and has reappeared in Oregon, ACT for Kindergartners, Creationism in schools and the US as an Oligarchy. How much more fun can one have? | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: No money for Common Core in Seattle, Broad left Seattle in the cover of darkness and has reappeared in Oregon, ACT for Kind
4-26-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn from Teachers’ Unions”Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn from Teachers’ Unions is a good article in YES Magazine that was written by Amy Dean. It’s gives a number of very good examples of teachers unions working with
A Most Repugnant Story of Teacher Abuse and Termination southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: A Most Repugnant Story of Teacher Abuse and TerminationWhat I am about to share here I suggest that you read on an empty stomach. It is one of the most revolting, repugnant, teacher abuse stories I have heard of in the 5 1/2 years I have been blogging. This story comes to SBSB courtesy ofFrancesco Portelos' new website; Don't Tread on Educators.So many of us belie
A Student-Data Collector Drops Out - NYTimes.com
A Student-Data Collector Drops Out - NYTimes.com: A Student-Data Collector Drops OutLily PadulaTo hear executives at inBloom tell it, their $100 million education technology start-up is shutting down after only 15 months of operation because it was too far ahead of its time.The seed money for this nonprofit corporation came from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the Carnegie Corpor
Great Schools for America | Teachers United Against Teach for America
Great Schools for America | Teachers United Against Teach for America: Teachers United Against Teach for AmericaPosted on April 26, 2014 by dmayerTeach for America, Inc. is the flagship of the education reform movement. The organization replaces professional teachers with unqualified college grads in the classrooms of some of our nation’s most disadvantaged children. This practice harms students a
Billionaires influence judges to approve wage theft from teachers | Reclaim Reform
Billionaires influence judges to approve wage theft from teachers | Reclaim Reform: Billionaires influence judges to approve wage theft from teachersPosted on April 26, 2014by Ken PrevitiJudges are being openly influenced by major corporations and their billionaire owners to decide against constitutional protections. Openly influencing. Not secret plots and conspiracies. These are in-your-face inf
Nite Cap 4-26-14 #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 CAPMonday, 4.28.14: Is STEM the Answer? Student Voice Live!: Connected ClassroomsStudent Voice Live!: Connected Classrooms: Student Voice Live!: Connected ClassroomsMonday, 4.28.14: Is STEM the Answer?Government programs, news reports, and televisio
Monday, 4.28.14: Is STEM the Answer? Student Voice Live!: Connected Classrooms
Student Voice Live!: Connected Classrooms: Student Voice Live!: Connected ClassroomsMonday, 4.28.14: Is STEM the Answer?Government programs, news reports, and television commercials stress the need for more students to study STEM fields. But, how about the other disciplines that need their share of talented graduates? Does the pressure for some students to study STEM subjects come at the expense o
Testimony to the Senate Education Committee 4-25-14 Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Testimony to the Senate Education Committee 4-25-14: Testimony to the Senate Education Committee 4-25-14Presented at the Illinois Senate Education Committee Subject Matter Hearing on Student Testing April 25, 2014SB 2156 and SB 3460 (Cunningham)Good afternoon. My name is Julie Woestehoff and I am the Executive Director of Parents United for
SAVING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS reposted from May 2013
SAVING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS reposted from May 2013: SAVING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS reposted from May 2013by EDWARDBERGER on APRIL 26, 2014Organizing Communities To Save Good Schoolsby EdwardBerger on May 16, 2013Destroy the good to reform the weak? What can communities that have good schools do to stop the destruction of their schools and the weakening of their societies? Is the movement to reform educatio
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Wal Mart special on charter schools
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Wal Mart special on charter schools: Wal Mart special on charter schoolsNew York Times education writer, Mokoto Rich reveals the extent to which the billionaire Walton Family underwrites the entire national charter school enterprise. For example, in Washington D.C....In effect, Walton has subsidized an entire charter school system in the nation’s capital, helpin
Forget test scores: fight poverty and keep education public | The Chronicle Herald
Forget test scores: fight poverty and keep education public | The Chronicle Herald: Forget test scores: fight poverty and keep education publicTwo opinion pieces in last Saturday’s Chronicle-Herald, one an editorial and the other by Paul Bennett, spoke of the difficult learning conditions in some of Nova Scotia’s most impoverished neighbourhoods. Both are to be commended for highlighting the clear
2nd Banana 4-26-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTLabor Day 2013 Quotes, Sayings, Pictures, Images | Labour DayLabor Day 2013 Quotes, Sayings, Pictures, Images | Labour Day: Labor Day Poems, Poetry For Kids, ChildrenLatest Collection of Labor Day Poems, Poetry For Kids, Children, Labor Day 2013 Short, Long Poems Quotes, Songs Lyrics In Hindi, English, Labor Day Poems For School Kids, Child
Morning Wink 4-26-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS4-26-14 Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow responds to Cliven BundyCharles 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 use
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