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
Students Worldwide Join Week of Action to Reclaim Education | PopularResistance.Org
Students Worldwide Join Week of Action to Reclaim Education | PopularResistance.Org: Students Worldwide Join Week of Action to Reclaim EducationRESIST! STUDENT ACTIVISM, STUDENT PROTEST By Roshan Bliss, www.PopularResistanceMay 10th, 2014 Powered by TranslateStudents across the world rallied, held teach-ins, and took to the streets this week as part of the Global Week of Action to Reclaim Educati
Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ | The Nation
Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ | The Nation: Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.JoAnn Wypijewski April 30, 2014 | This article appeared in the May 19, 2014 edition of The Nation.Share(Shutterstock/hxdbzxy)Iris Stevenson hurt no child, seduced no teenager
Education Law Center | ELC OBTAINS CONFIDENTIAL NJDOE SCHOOL “TURNAROUND” PLAN
Education Law Center | ELC OBTAINS CONFIDENTIAL NJDOE SCHOOL “TURNAROUND” PLAN: ELC OBTAINS CONFIDENTIAL NJDOE SCHOOL “TURNAROUND” PLANPROPOSAL TO BROAD FOUNDATION SEEKS MILLIONS FOR CLOSURES, “RECOVERY DISTRICT”July 31, 2012In response to a request under the NJ Open Public Records Act (OPRA), Education Law Center has obtained a confidential proposal prepared for the Broad Foundation by the NJ Dep
The Roller Coaster of Teaching in Finland - Taught by Finland
The Roller Coaster of Teaching in Finland - Taught by Finland: The Roller Coaster of Teaching in Finland05/10/20141 CommentA roller coaster of joys and frustrations. That’s how I would describe my first year of teaching at a Finnish public school.The Joy of More Free TimeI nearly did a somersault the moment I first set eyes on my fulltime teaching schedule in Finland. I discovered that I would tea
Leader of ‘Bad Ass Moms’ speaks out | People's TribunePeople's Tribune
Leader of ‘Bad Ass Moms’ speaks out | People's TribunePeople's Tribune: Leader of ‘Bad Ass Moms’ speaks outBy Leslie WillisMay 2014Rousemary Vega, with daughter Zamara, is a mother of four, and a leader in the battle to save our public schools.PHOTO/ANDY WILLISCHICAGO — “How can you celebrate anything when you kill schools and over test our children . . . Stop threatening students and teachers, st
Marie Corfield: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action Part 2: When bad things happen to good schools
Marie Corfield: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action Part 2: When bad things happen to good schools: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action Part 2: When bad things happen to good schoolsIn Part 1 I wrote about the recent Congressional vote on a charter school bill. Part 2 is about Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson's plans to convert Hawthorne Avenue School, a successful and beloved neighborhood public sch
Why Digital Curriculum is a Bad Idea | Missouri Education Watchdog
Why Digital Curriculum is a Bad Idea | Missouri Education Watchdog: Why Digital Curriculum is a Bad IdeainShareWhatever could go wrong with a medical company pushing a product to students?Missourians and others concerned about the Common Core Initiative and curriculum being online are redeemed. Representative Mike Lair put $8.00 in the education appropriations budget for tin foil in an attempt to
Baraka for Newark mayor | Bob Braun's Ledger
Baraka for Newark mayor | Bob Braun's Ledger: Baraka for Newark mayorRas Baraka If a city can be a victim, Newark is one. For decades, it has been the victim of an unfair tax system, cynical politicians, suburban dominance of the state Legislature, racism, greed, and a sense that it should be grateful for the pitifully small handouts it gets from the rest of New Jersey. Most other
2nd Banana 5-10-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTEducation Buzz / AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girls #BringBackOurGirls,Education Buzz / AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girls: AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girlsPublished: May 7, 2014, 2:01 pm, by Carol McGrawThe Americ
5-10-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Guest Post: Report From The National Family Engagement ConferenceI’ve previously published short reports on last month’s National Family Engagement Conference. Today, Carrie Rose, Executive Director of the Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project, has written this guest post about it: Parent-Teacher Home Visits Fit DOE’s Vision Re
Morning Wink 5-10-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSBehind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core Resolution | deutsch29Behind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core Resolution | deutsch29: Behind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core ResolutionMay 10, 2014On May 7, 2014, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) passed a resolution against the Common Core St
Behind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core Resolution | deutsch29
Behind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core Resolution | deutsch29: Behind the Scenes on the Chicago Teachers Union Anti-Common Core ResolutionMay 10, 2014On May 7, 2014, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) passed a resolution against the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).That evening, I wrote this post and included my own experience and conversations on Lewis’ position on CCSS.
Michelle Gunderson: How Chicago Teachers Union Decided to Oppose Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Michelle Gunderson: How Chicago Teachers Union Decided to Oppose Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Teachers Union Decided to Oppose Common CoreBy Anthony Cody on May 10, 2014 9:52 AMGuest post by Michelle Gunderson.Wednesday evening I stood before my brothers and sisters at the Chicago Teachers Union to speak in favor of our resolution opposing the Common Core State Standa
Louisiana Educator: Discipline, Cheating, Deteriorating Morale. . . The Real Threats to the EBR School System
Louisiana Educator: Discipline, Cheating, Deteriorating Morale. . . The Real Threats to the EBR School System: Discipline, Cheating, Deteriorating Morale. . . The Real Threats to the EBR School SystemThe paper containing the Teacher Bill of Rights is "mostly useful in the bathroom". That's the conclusion of a demoralized teacher in EBR who was questioned by a reporter about enforcement o
Teachers For Social Justice: Still Separate, Still Unequal - Day of Action Sat., May 17
Teachers For Social Justice: Still Separate, Still Unequal - Day of Action Sat., May 17: Still Separate, Still Unequal - Day of Action Sat., May 17MAY 9, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTJoin Parents, Students, Community, Labor & Faith Leaders to celebrate our strength & our commitment to win the schools that all of Chicago’s students deserve. Day of Action: Saturday, May 17, 10:00 a.m. Pope Elementary
Problematic Problems Cause ATR's Many Problems southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Problematic Problems Cause ATR's Many ProblemsLots been said about the plight of the ATR's in the contract agreement between the city and their pals at the UFT, well we mean Unity. We shared what we don't like here,here, and here, as well as the anxiety shared by the ATR's, on how the new and unimproved assignment and treatment of ATR's will put the careers of many
5-10-14 National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Building High Quality Early Childhood Education Support Systems for Children and FamiliesPublication Date: Mon, 2014-05-05 Organization: Opportunity to Learn Campaign and Broader Bolder Approach to Education Type: Policy Category: Early Care and Education ECE-guide-final.pdf This guide gives state policymaker
5-10-14 Daily Kos
http://www.dailykos.com/blog/teacherkenCharles. M. Blow writes on the death penaltyThe botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett has called our continued use of the death penalty in this country back into question. In many ways, the death penalty is an abhorrent attempt to sate an irrational cultural bloodlust, rooted in vengeance and barbarism and detached from data. That is the opening of Ey
5-10-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekWhat's Happening With B4K?So, at the first glance, it looks like B4K is up to their old tricks again: putting money from billionaires David Tepper and Alan Fournier into local politics under the guise of education reform. They've done it before in Jersey City and Perth Amboy; now it's Trenton.But hang on -- something seems different...TRENTON — A nonpr
Marie Corfield: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action! Part 1
Marie Corfield: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action! Part 1: NJ Ed Truth Squad Call to Action! Part 1We interrupt this Teacher Appreciation Week to bring you a call to action:Two pieces of information crossed my cyber desk this morning at the crack of dawn:1. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve bipartisan legislation to expand access to charter school funding.2. This very sad
5-10-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Computerized Grit & Snake OilAt last! Students can learn grit on their computers!!EduGuide (Motto: One more company that figured out how to work "edu" into its name!) is proud to announce "The nonprofit, evidence-based online training program that strengthens core learning skills." So, with trembling, excited fingers, I am going to scroll down this very long
5-10-14 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 EducationWrite Your Senator to Stop Charter Favoritism Bill Passed by House | Diane Ravitch’s blogLed by conservative Republican leader Eric Cantor, the House of Representatives passed a bill that grants new funding and exemption from federal laws to charter schools. The bill passed 360-45. Wrote the
5-10-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Insights on Professional Learning: ReimaginedThe best teachers never stop learning. They know there's always room for improvement, and they're eager to find new ways to guide their students' learning. But the sit-and-get model of professional development in which teachers listen to an expert expound on best practice
5-10-14 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):LAUSD’s Marshall High School wins online decathlonJohn Marshall High School LA Unified has claimed a second victory in a major academic competition. Marshall High School won the 2014 U.S. Academic Decathlon Online competition, scoring 39,461 out of a possible 48,000 points. The win follows El Camino Real C
Stephen Krashen Blog 5-10-14
SKrashen:Reading for points vs. reading for pleasureSent to the Christian Science Monitor, May 9, 2014The book popularity data from "What are kids reading? Books like 'Hunger Games,' but classics, too," (May 8) comes from reading done in preparation for tests, not reading for pleasure. The data comes from reading done as part of the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. AR sells tests that st
5-10-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekAn Open Letter to the Southern Poverty Law Center on Common Core and Threats to Public EducationWith public schools being closed all over the nation and charter schools being created in their place; with tens of thousands of veteran union teachers, many of them teachers of color, being pushed out of their jobs; with charter schools in i
5-10-14 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 WeekCommon Core a Jeb Bush Federal Power Grab? Of Course It IsThe Northwest Florida Daily News which serves a three-county republican stronghold takes a sober look at Common Core Standards and the role that former Fl
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 5-10-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetSidwell Friends School (where Obama girls attend) is getting new headWho runs any particular private school isn’t exactly news outside the school community, but the elite Sidwell Friends School in Northwest Washington draws attention because of its famous students, especially Sasha and Malia Obama ( as well as a few of Vice President Joe Biden’s grandchi
5-10-14 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 SocietyBridging DifferencesHow many polls do you need?Hey Preckwinkle, Fioretti, Bozo the Clown...somebody. What the hell are you waiting for?Only one in five Chicago voters credit Mayor Rahm Emanuel with doing a better job of running the city than Richard M. Daley did, and only 29 p
5-10-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekState agency determines Malloy ally Rev. Kenneth Moales overcharged state by at least $75,000 for day care slotsAccording to an internal audit and investigation conducted by the professional staff at the Connecticut Department of Education, Reverend Moales, Jr., along with his mother and sister, illegally or inappropriately billed the taxpayers of Connecticut for at
5-10-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumLouis C.K. and Common CoreThe blowback from the comedian Louis C.K. and his tweets about Common Core are useful in pointing out some fundamental issues with Common Core.These are issues that ALL public school parents have a right to weigh in on both as taxpayers AND as parents investing their children into public education. And that,
5-10-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineMORE Contract Meeting TodayOrganize the No Vote Against this Contractby morecaucusnyc Saturday, May 1012:00 - 3:00pmYa-Ya Network224 W. 29th St., 14th Fl.Come to a meeting with UFT Chapter Leaders and Contract Committee members to hear a breakdown of the proposal, ask questions, and organize against the proposed contract in our schools. Join us in fighting for The C
5-10-14 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. Appreciation.To wrap up this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week I went up to Park Ridge to have lunch with some of my best teacher pals. The Friday lunch group that I was a member of for years has been deci
5-10-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor Praises Andrew Cuomo For Championing Charter SchoolsWith progressives, public school parents and teachers looking to ditch him this election season and vote for a candidate who doesn't want to destroy public schools, this is probably not the kind of praise Governor Andrew Cuomo is happy about:Republican House majori
5-10-14 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 Obama Administration Sends Mixed Messages on Teachers and TestingPresident Obama and 2014 National Teacher of the Year finalists applaud Sean McComb, second from right, a high school English teacher from Maryland, as the 2014 National Teacher of the Year during an event at the White H
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-10-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Lausd District 1 Election And Big Money PoliticsWritten by Larry Aubry, Opinion in the LA Sentinel |http://bit.ly/RxuxoS Published on Wednesday, 07 May 2014 12:00 :: The special election for LAUSD School Board District 1 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte is less than a mo
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 5-10-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYMemorial Day ResourcesMemorial Day occurs later this month. Reader might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day.by Larry Ferlazzo / 22min YESTERDAYThe Best Resources On The Kidnapped School Girls In Nigeria – Help Me Find MoreThe tragedy in Nigeria is heartbreaki
This Week's Education Research Report 5-10-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTFrequently Reassigning Teachers Limits Their ImprovementExperienced teachers make a difference in student performance, but their experience matters most if they have continued to teach the same grade, according to a new study by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.Students whose teachers have not switched grades show greater
5-10-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekPoor Children Need More High Stakes Standardized TestingHow much longer will this nation and its political and corporate leaders continue to hide behind standardized testing and accountability for teachers while more children and families slip into poverty because of greedy sociopaths? Answer: as long as parents and teachers allow it.Do you think the Acosta
All Week 5-10-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE The First Official Review of My BookThe first posted review of my newly-released book, A Chronicle of Echoes, comes from retired Chicago teacher and fellow blogger Ken Previti. My book became available on Amazon.com on Sunday, April 27, 2014. I believe Ken bought it immediately. I know that he read it voraciously. Below is part of Ken’s review of A Chro
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-10-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGIs TFA Recruiting in the Bathrooms at the University of Michigan?A blogger named Democracy Tree reports that TFA is putting up recruitment posters in the toilets at the University of Michigan. Probably it is to recruit teachers for the financially strapped Educational Achievement Authority, where 27% of the teachers are T
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5-9-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: While Protesting School Closures and Conversions in Philadelphia, Weingarten Begs Congress for Expanded Support for Charter Schools"It is critical that you adopt proposed amendments providing important safeguards to ensure that all students have equitable access to charter schools, and that charters are held to similar standards of accountability and transparency as traditiona
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Lausd District 1 Election And Big Money PoliticsWritten by Larry Aubry, Opinion in the LA Sentinel |http://bit.ly/RxuxoS Published on Wednesday, 07 May 2014 12:00 :: The special election for LAUSD School Board District 1 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte is less than a month away. However, the battle lines for choo
AFT's Randi Weingarten LIVE
AFT's Randi Weingarten LIVE: Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten LIVERandi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, joins HuffPost Live to discuss Teacher Appreciation Week, the Common Core, the 50-year anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, and much more.Originally aired on May 9, 2014
5-9-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The First Official Review of My BookThe first posted review of my newly-released book, A Chronicle of Echoes, comes from retired Chicago teacher and fellow blogger Ken Previti. My book became available on Amazon.com on Sunday, April 27, 2014. I believe Ken bought it immediately. I know that he read it voraciously. Below is part of Ken’s review of A Chronicle of Echoes, including
Can 5 Year Old Children Be Fined for Bullying? Maybe it’s Coming in California. | Missouri Education Watchdog
Can 5 Year Old Children Be Fined for Bullying? Maybe it’s Coming in California. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Can 5 Year Old Children Be Fined for Bullying? Maybe it’s Coming in California.inShareWe have officially crossed over into the Land of Make Believe by holding young children responsible for childish behavior with adult consequences. From The California Daily Breeze:Carson is moving to bec
Is Common Core Creating the Code for a Computerized Education System? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Is Common Core Creating the Code for a Computerized Education System? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Is Common Core Creating the Code for a Computerized Education System?By Anthony Cody on May 9, 2014 6:32 PMAstronomer Stephen Hawking recently raised concerns about the threat artificial intelligence poses to human civilization. But even if we are not all turned into drones by some
The First Official Review of My Book | deutsch29
The First Official Review of My Book | deutsch29: The First Official Review of My BookMay 9, 2014The first posted review of my newly-released book, A Chronicle of Echoes, comes from retired Chicago teacher and fellow blogger Ken Previti.My book became available on Amazon.com on Sunday, April 27, 2014.I believe Ken bought it immediately. I know that he read it voraciously.Below is part of Ken’s rev
Nite Cap 5-9-14 #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 CAPRelease: House Passes $300M Giveaway to Charter Industry With Few Accountability or Transparency Measures to Prevent Fraud - Integrity in EducationRelease: House Passes $300M Giveaway to Charter Industry With Few Accountability or Transparency Me
