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
empathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schools
empathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schools: 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. SchoolsPhotograph; Roland Park Fourth-graders do classwork in their homeroom at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. The school is the most racially diverse school in the most segregated school district in the s
Petrilli Predicts a Common Core Rebrand in Missouri | Truth in American Education
Petrilli Predicts a Common Core Rebrand in Missouri | Truth in American Education: Petrilli Predicts a Common Core Rebrand in MissouriFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on May 16, 2014 • 0 CommentsMike PetrilliFordham Institute released a statement from Mike Petrilli, who is their executive vice president and they call “one of the nation’s most trusted education analysts” (a
NYC Educator: Dear Colleagues,
NYC Educator: Dear Colleagues,: Dear Colleagues,Next week we will be voting on a proposed contract. I’m still waiting for ballots that should arrive any time. We will likely vote in the teacher cafeteria.The elite invitation-only Unity Caucus will give you a handout that focuses on money. Understand that this is money you will get in dribs and drabs until 2020. Understand also that the city, after
K-12 News Network | Voters Wondering Who Can Fill Henry Waxman’s Shoes — Pound the Pavement
K-12 News Network | Voters Wondering Who Can Fill Henry Waxman’s Shoes — Pound the Pavement: Voters Wondering Who Can Fill Henry Waxman’s Shoes — Pound the Pavementadmin May 16, 2014 Elections, Los Angeles, State Education Law 0by Karen Wolfe. Karen is an LAUSD parent leader and activist in support of public schools.It seems everyone is asking “Who can fill Henry Waxman’s shoes?” The Congressman s
Russ on Reading: What Motivates Teachers? Education Reformers Have No Idea
Russ on Reading: What Motivates Teachers? Education Reformers Have No Idea: What Motivates Teachers? Education Reformers Have No IdeaYou gotta' admire those education reformers. Despite their almost total lack of experience in education and despite all the research and evidence that flies in the face of their bankrupt ideas, they cling to their ideology like a sloth to a low hanging vine. One area
Mother Crusader: Newark Mayoral Race: Wall Street Outspends Unions 8:1
Mother Crusader: Newark Mayoral Race: Wall Street Outspends Unions 8:1: Newark Mayoral Race: Wall Street Outspends Unions 8:1I've written posts here, here, here and here about the unprecedented amounts of Wall Street cash that gushed into the Shavar Jeffries campaign in the last months of the Newark mayoral race. Scholastic Education Blogger Alexander Russo took to his blog and to twitter yesterda
5-16-14 The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Snapshots Provide State and National Pictures of Child Well-Being
Whole Child Snapshots Provide State and National Pictures of Child Well-Being — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGWhole Child Snapshots Provide State and National Pictures of Child Well-BeingMay 16, 2014 by Klea ScharbergTo thrive in today's global society, children need personalized support, safe environments, good health, and challenging learning opportunities. Adequately preparing stud
When Reform Addresses Poverty, Not Just Schools | Gatsby In L.A.
When Reform Addresses Poverty, Not Just Schools | Gatsby In L.A.: When Reform Addresses Poverty, Not Just Schools So I’ve been running around town for the last six years yelling “the problem isn’t bad teachers, the problem is poverty” and finally somebody did something about it. Okay, it wasn’t just because I was yelling. In the factionalized world of education, most people outside of the Ed Refor
5-16-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Buffalo Teacher Exposes Phil Rumore and NYSUT Sham Militancy[Buffalo Teachers Fed president] Phil Rumore manned up courageously and strode into #45 with a roll of BTF stickers handing them with bravado to all the teachers and enjoining them to affix them to their raiment as a fierce show of unity, solidarity and power in the face of the evil doers....Phil thinks we should all cove
This Is Not A Test: The Book by Jose Vilson
This Is Not A Test: The Book: THIS IS NOT A TESTA New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education"Jose Vilson hits right between the eyes, exposing how hardscrabble poverty and the pernicious effect of racism distort young lives."- Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education AssociationPre-Order Now: Haymarket Books / Powell's / McNally Jackson / Books-A-Million / Teaching For Cha
Will Charter Schools Re-segregate Public Schools? You Decide!
Will Charter Schools Re-segregate Public Schools? You Decide! Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking InequityBrown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking Inequity: Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially di
5-16-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadSeattle's Central Library celebrates its 10-year birthday. Lots of fun events starting today with a concert by Harry and the Potters and ending with a big party next Friday, May 23rd. Music, temporary tattoos, cupcakes and a Lion Dance, starting at 10 a.m.Lots of awards for high school students. From SPS Communications:Keeley Michael, a senior
5-16-14 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’s Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup a hitThousands turn out for LAUSD’s Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup On its 21st birthday Thursday, Kids Ocean Day came full circle as an alumnus returned to clean up the beach with her class of North Hollywood third-graders. Fair Avenue Elementary School tea
Bad Medicine | EduShyster
Bad Medicine | EduShyster: Bad Medicine The Obama administration prescribes pay-for-performance for doctors. What could possibly go wrong?Do you ever feel as though reading one more word about our failed and failing public schools will cause your head to pop off of its very brain stem and spin wildly in the air before reattaching itself at an angle most askew? That is what is known as a medical co
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-16-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: From the AALA Update: GOV. BROWN PRESENTS MAY BUDGET REVISION + LAUSD SCHOOLS DOMINATE NATIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLONFrom the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update Week of May 19, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1j2xus5 GOVERNOR BROWN PRESENTS MAY BUDGET REVISION May 15, 2014 | While scores of speakers addressed the LAUSD Board of Education regarding
Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking Inequity
Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking Inequity: Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially discriminatory policies. On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation i
Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debate
Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debate: Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debateSixty years after the Supreme Court ordered an end to segregated schools, the problem of separate and unequal hasn't gone away — and some say charter schools are part of the problem.About 6 percent of Nashville public school students attend charter schools, but with the state's blessing
Still apart: Map shows states with most-segregated schools
Still apart: Map shows states with most-segregated schools: PUBLIC SCHOOLS STILL SEGREGATEDIn its 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education ruling, the Supreme Court ruled separate is not equal, and segregation by race is unconstitutional. But 60 years later, segregation is still widespread in America's public schools.Segregation is still widespread at American public schools, 60 years after the lan
Morning Wink 5-16-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS5-16-14 LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New York Daily News: Telling the Truth about ChartersWhile the New York Times and the New York Post continue to recycle the press releases about the awesomeness of charter schools. One newspaper’s reporters tell
5-16-14 LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New York Daily News: Telling the Truth about ChartersWhile the New York Times and the New York Post continue to recycle the press releases about the awesomeness of charter schools. One newspaper’s reporters tell the unvarnished story. While the editorial board of the New York Daily News, owned by billionaire Mort Zuckerman, continu
5-16-14 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.: So what is Biss’ Plan B?The death of Senate Bill 1 is no sure thing. Many of my retired friends are convinced that Mike Madigan has four votes on the Illinois Supreme Court in his back pocket. Close to his ass. Other friends have faith in the judicial process and believe that the judges will rule base
5-16-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Many Florida Districts Underfunded By Convoluted, Unequal FEFP SystemSo much for that level playing field. From WTSP reporter Noah Pransky: Florida’s Constitution requires the state appropriate funds to school districts in an equitable – but not necessarily equal – way.
5-16-14 Wait What? Pelto Could Upend Gubernatorial Race As 3rd-Party Candidate - Wait What?
Wait What?: Stunning Report Rejects School Closures, Charters, and Paternalism of School ReformersWhere is Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy, Commissioner Stefan Pryor and their corporate education reform allies taking Connecticut? The following article pulls the curtain aside so we can see. Fellow pro-public education blogger Jan Resseger highlights the findings of a new report released by Journey fo
5-16-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Where Gates money is going in education world this yearWhere in the education world has Bill Gates been putting his foundation’s money this year? A look at some of the biggest grants awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — by far the largest philanthropy in the world — shows millions of dollars being spent to foster “cooperation” between traditional public schools an
5-16-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Hoosier School Heist author Doug Martin sings his new song "When ISTEP Was a Famous Dance"Hoosier School Heist author Doug Martin sings his new song "When ISTEP Was a Famous Dance." Kim Fidler's ISTA 2C District Council Meeting, Courtyard by Marriott (Airport Location), May 14, 2014, IndianapolisFor some reason, the video won't post to this website. I will try
5-16-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned itThe Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it. via The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 2h5-15-1
5-16-14 the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned itRacial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it1 by plthomasedd / 2h 5-15-14 the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
5-16-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Jack Schneider & That WomanJack Schneider is my hero.Over at EdWeek, he has spent the last month co-authoring, "Beyond the Rhetoric." The other co-author of the blog is She Who Will Not Be Named. In the opening piece, Schneider talks about the considerable tension created by the forces surrounding the fight for public education:Sometimes this tension has been fruitful
Breaking the Cycle; Finding the Stairway - Student Voice
Breaking the Cycle; Finding the Stairway: Breaking the Cycle; Finding the Stairway My informant, Michael, and I had immensely different upbringings in contrasting socioeconomic environments and, as a result, our lives, goals, and attainments have been constructed accordingly. These socioeconomic factors contributed in shaping two diverse paths to personal as well as eduational attainments. I will
Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates Say
Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates Say: Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates SayShould schools expect students with a disability to know the same things as other kids their age to advance and graduate?This decades-old question, which strikes at the heart of the civil rights movement for students w
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's the new, improved Rahm. 'Doesn't believe in personal insults...'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's the new, improved Rahm. 'Doesn't believe in personal insults...': It's the new, improved Rahm. 'Doesn't believe in personal insults...'Here's Blaine Principal Troy LaRaviere laying it all out on Chicago Tonight.PARTY LINE...You can always tell when the line comes down from the 5th floor at City Hall. It's picked up quickly and echoed down the halls and through t
Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights Fraud - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights Fraud - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights FraudBy Anthony Cody on May 16, 2014 8:11 AMAs the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education arrives, a report has been released by the Journey 4 Justice Alliance, a coalition of community, youth and parent-led organiz
Feds remind charters of civil rights obligations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Feds remind charters of civil rights obligations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Feds remind charters of civil rights obligationsby Tom Chorneau(District of Columbia) Despite the claims of some critics that charter schools are largely unaccountable to key education mandates, the U.S. Department of Education issued clear noticethis week that
Marie Corfield: Teacher Appreciation Week Followup: The good, the bad and the ugly
Marie Corfield: Teacher Appreciation Week Followup: The good, the bad and the ugly: Teacher Appreciation Week Followup: The good, the bad and the uglyAlthough Teacher Appreciation Week is officially behind us, I did promise you a Part 2 of my NJ BOE post—the testimony. But some other stuff happened after Part 1, and as a mom and teacher with only 5 weeks left of school, there's only so much I can
Stunning Report Rejects School Closures, Charters, and Paternalism of School Reformers | janresseger
Stunning Report Rejects School Closures, Charters, and Paternalism of School Reformers | janresseger: Stunning Report Rejects School Closures, Charters, and Paternalism of School ReformersPosted on May 16, 2014 by janressegerDeath by a Thousand Cuts: Racism, School Closures, and Public School Sabotage, a stunning report released this week by Journey for Justice (J4J), cuts through the ideological
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Missouri Passes Bill To Reclaim State Control of Education Standards | Missouri Education Watchdog
Missouri Passes Bill To Reclaim State Control of Education Standards | Missouri Education Watchdog: Missouri Passes Bill To Reclaim State Control of Education StandardsinShareJEFFERSON CITY, MO – With strong support in both the House and Senate, the Missouri legislature passed HB1490 whose main purpose is to define a system wherein state education experts will evaluate and recommend state K-12 ed
empathyeducates – Hedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune, ‘Public Education Is For Sale’
empathyeducates – Hedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune, ‘Public Education Is For Sale’: Hedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune, ‘Public Education Is For Sale’The families of kindergarten teachers make less in a year than the average top 25 hedge fund manager makes in 15 minutes. Photograph; Blanton Elementary School kindergarten teacher Amy Collins, left with her class on Monday, August 20, 2012 in Leal
5-15-14 Jersey Jazzman: Would Linda Brown's Parents Have Wanted a "Choice" District?
Jersey Jazzman: Would Linda Brown's Parents Have Wanted a "Choice" District?: Would Linda Brown's Parents Have Wanted a "Choice" District?This weekend is this 60th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education, the landmark case that ended separate but equal public schools. The case was originally brought against the Topeka, Kansas school board by Oliver Brown, the father of Linda,
More on the USDOE Principal Ambassador Fellowship Program | deutsch29
More on the USDOE Principal Ambassador Fellowship Program | deutsch29: More on the USDOE Principal Ambassador Fellowship ProgramMay 15, 2014On May 14, 2014, I wrote this post on the US Department of Education’s (USDOE) Principal Ambassador Fellowship Program (PAF). I note that via PAF, it is possible for US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to monitor and control local districts of education.My c
5-15-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Edublogs Now Makes It Super-Easy To Embed “Pins” From PinterestI’ve posted a number of times about my frustration with the constantly changing process Pinterest provides for making Pins embeddable in blogs and websites. Well, Edublogs now makes it super-simple to do it — just copy and paste a Pin’s url address. You can see
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's attack dog, Kupper is on the loose
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's attack dog, Kupper is on the loose: Rahm's attack dog, Kupper is on the looseNo sooner had Rahm tried to reinvent himself as a gentle, warm and caring ("I welcome principals' concerns and ideas") mayor, than his CPS plantation ignited once more. The arsonist this time was Rahm's own attack dog, John Kupper who in one single mouth-fart, attacked both
5-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Money for Everything Except K-12: More Money for Everything Except K-12Because I know that Sacajawea's principal got notified last night, at the last possible minute, that the district had cut 1.0 FTE at the school. "Decreased enrollment" was the reason but it has been suggested that many parents got spooked by no bus service outside the boundaries.
Mercedes K. Schneider and the Elephants | Reclaim Reform
Mercedes K. Schneider and the Elephants | Reclaim Reform: Mercedes K. Schneider and the ElephantsPosted on May 15, 2014by Ken PrevitiHave you seen this incredible short video of elephants rescuing their young?Immediately, I thought of Mercedes K. Schneider.The mother elephant had her calf swept from behind her by a raging river. Another elephant saw this and went to the rescue, yet could not quite
Sacramento News & Review - Barking at big money - Bites - Opinions - May 15, 2014
Sacramento News & Review - Barking at big money - Bites - Opinions - May 15, 2014: Barking at big moneyCity council candidate Ali Cooper says top-dollar donors wield too much influence at City HallBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 1 reader submitted commentThis article was published on 05.15.14.City council candidate Ali Cooper is doing something pretty unusual in Sacramento politics.
The Man Who Helped Bring Down Donald Sterling Is An Asshole, Too
The Man Who Helped Bring Down Donald Sterling Is An Asshole, Too: The Man Who Helped Bring Down Donald Sterling Is An Asshole, Too83,217g221Dave McKennaProfileDave McKennaFiled to: DONALD STERLING KEVIN JOHNSONNBAADAM SILVERAPPICKEVIN JOHNSON MOLESTATIONPHOENIX SUNSKEVIN JOHNSON SCANDALToday 4:11pmEShare to KinjajShare to FacebookiShare to TwitterrGo to permalinkIf you were watching closely, you m
Nite Cap 5-15-14 #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 CAPInjecting Federal Control and Influence in Local School Administration | Truth in American EducationInjecting Federal Control and Influence in Local School Administration | Truth in American Education: Injecting Federal Control and Influence in L
