James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
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Welcome to Paris ISD - Our students are much more than a once-a-year pencil and bubble sheet test
Paris ISD - Welcome to Paris ISD: Welcome to Paris ISDDear Parents and Friends of PISD,Next week, you will be receiving your child's STAAR/TAKS results for the 2013-2014 school year. I'm writing this letter on behalf of PISD administrators, teachers, staff, and board members. These results should be considered as one of many instruments used to measure your child's growth, not the end-all of your
Here’s what the superintendent of Paris ISD is telling parents about this year’s STAAR results –Yikes! | Dallas Morning News
Here’s what the superintendent of Paris ISD is telling parents about this year’s STAAR results –Yikes! | Dallas Morning News: Here’s what the superintendent of Paris ISD is telling parents about this year’s STAAR results –Yikes!By Jeffrey WeissJWeiss@dallasnews.com4:23 pm on May 17, 2014 | Permalink1601http://unitedoptout.com/This is posted on the Paris ISD website:Next week, you will be receiving
Overtesting Students: Some Truths about Standardized Testing | Connected Principals
Overtesting Students: Some Truths about Standardized Testing | Connected Principals: Overtesting Students: Some Truths about Standardized Testingby Tom Martellone • May 17, 2014 • 0 CommentsMany of us have heard the expression, “Too much of a good thing is bad for you”. It is no wonder that when people, groups, or organizations take things to the extreme, that misconceptions come about. Addition
Are we abandoning public education 60 years after historic Brown ruling? | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Are we abandoning public education 60 years after historic Brown ruling? | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Are we abandoning public education 60 years after historic Brown ruling?Filed under: Civil Rights Movement Today,New Jim Crow,Vouchers — millerlf @ 4:02 pm From Valerie Strauss’ Blog at Washington Post Updated: May 16By Barbara MinerIn Milwaukee, one of the country’s most segregat
An Open Letter to Michael Petrilli | Missouri Education Watchdog
An Open Letter to Michael Petrilli | Missouri Education Watchdog: An Open Letter to Michael PetrilliinShareHB1490 is the start to reclaim educational development/delivery by Missourians for Missourians.Anne and I were at the Capitol yesterday for a press conference about the passage of HB1490. We talked to various legislators about the bill and plans for next year. It was a full day and we have
Bigotry Is Back, 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education - The Daily Beast
Bigotry Is Back, 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education - The Daily Beast: Bigotry Is Back, 60 Years After Brown v. Board of EducationDiscrimination is all around us. But we’re always going to fight to end it, as the sign at Linda Brown’s former elementary school in Kansas reminds us.“The Struggle Continues.” I was almost moved to tears (and I’m not really an emotional guy) after reading these
A Skewed View of EDU | My Island View
A Skewed View of EDU | My Island View: A Skewed View of EDUMay 17, 2014 by tomwhitbyAs I was picking up my Hawaiian shirts from my local dry cleaners last week, I was approached by a former student of 30 years ago, who managed to recognize me all these years and extra pounds later. He mentioned a few of the memories that he had of our student/teacher time together and then offered his view of educ
2nd Banana 5-17-14 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
Morning Wink 5-17-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSA Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29: A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of MeMay 17, 2014D. Forman had never heard of me. She had never read my blog, and she did not know that I had recently published my first book, A Chronicle of Echoes, a
A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29
A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29: A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of MeMay 17, 2014D. Forman had never heard of me. She had never read my blog, and she did not know that I had recently published my first book, A Chronicle of Echoes, a well-researched whistle blower on numerous major players exploiting American public education in the name of
Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on funding | CJOnline.com
Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on funding | CJOnline.com: Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on fundingAFT's Weingarten hosts meeting on continued legacy of Brown v. BoardBy Andy Marsoandy.marso@cjonline.comFollowing up on a point made by a granddaughter of a Brown v. Board plaintiff about the importance of extracurriculars, Randi Weingarten told a group of education advocates
Louisiana Educator: John White Translated
Louisiana Educator: John White Translated: John White TranslatedEverything John White tells us in print or in person has a definite purpose. But often you need to translate "White speak" to get his true intent or meaning. Let me translate just a few paragraphs from a recent White memo to local education leaders:White states: "Our state's educators, families, and children have accept
60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System? | Diane Ravitch
60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System? | Diane Ravitch: 60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System?Congress is considering new charter legislation, awarding more money to the charter sector, which will operate with minimal accountability or transparency.The bill has already passed the House of Representatives with a bipa
Geaux Teacher!: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter Bill
Geaux Teacher!: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter Bill: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter BillThis letter was sent to members of the Senate Education Committee on May 15 in support of HB 703 sponsored by Rep. John Bell Edwards (Rep. Edwards is the only Democrat running for Governor and enjoys the support of the education community due in part to his support of pub
NYC Educator: The Rat Squad
NYC Educator: The Rat Squad: The Rat SquadReading the MOA on the proposed UFT Contract, I notice that the "validators," the people who decide whether or not the burden of proof will be on the DOE to establish teacher incompetence, will now be teachers. This is touted as a major improvement over the last agreement, though the last agreement has never once been tested. Oddly, leadership cl
60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation'
60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation': 60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation' Sixty years ago, the plight of Linda Brown, a third-grader who had to travel a mile by bus to her segregated black school even though there was a neighborhood school seven blocks from her
Still Unequal/Still Segregated After 60 Years From Brown v Board Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Still Unequal/Still Segregated After 60 Years From Brown v BoardA vital analysis of the current Educational Genocide impacting the US- especially Black and Brown children and their families--Pub Ed2014- Death by a 100 CutsPub Ed2014- Death by a 100 Cuts
Big Education Ape: 5-10-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekWould 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, a third grader.Oliver had tried to enroll
5-17-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:PA Charters Don't Want To Die By SwordIn Philadelphia, Irony has collided with Karma, casing an explosion of hilariously tragic tears.First, some history. Philadelphia schools have suffered from financial and political issues (PA's school funding system is messed up, but we'll save that for another day), as well as questions about how well it was actually teaching children. In the l
5-17-14 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 EducationHedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune as They Target Public Schools | BillMoyers.comThis post originally appeared at Too Much. Pharrell Williams has reason to be happy. The singer and music producer has had the world’s hottest pop single over the past six months. His “Happy” has been topping th
5-17-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Whole Child Snapshots Provide State and National Pictures of Child Well-BeingTo thrive in today's global society, children need personalized support, safe environments, good health, and challenging learning opportunities. Adequately preparing students for their future requires a more comprehensive approach to educat
5-17-14 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 school board candidate drops out, replaced by her twinBarbara Torres is sworn into office by Local 99 Treasurer Maggie Johnson Barbara Torres, the president of SEIU 99, one of the most powerful unions in the Los Angeles school district, said today she is stepping aside in the 2015 race for school boa
Stephen Krashen Blog 5-17-14
SKrashen:The common core: Don't forget what the real problem is.Sent to the Seattle Times, May 15, 2014I think the common core math standards are lousy on purpose, made lousy so that parents will complain ("2+2=What? Parents rail against Common Core math," May 15).The common core architects will then make some adjustments, enough to stop the most vigorous complaints. Many complainers wil
5-17-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekMark Naison EduNews Takes on Teach for AmericaHere it is!!! Mark Naison EduNews takes on Teach for America!!! http://youtu.be/PREZXh4coIoby Mark Naison / 2d MAY 11On the "Civil Rights" Defense of Common CoreIt is a grave error to portray the Common Core Standards as a Civil Rights measure opposed largely by right wing fanatics
5-17-14 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 WeekMany 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 di
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 5-17-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetHow to help students of color, 60 years after historic Brown v. Board rulingOn May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional in the historic case Brown vs. Board of Education. I’ve published a few pieces on the legacy of the decision, here and here. Following i
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 DifferencesLast night at the sit-in at Gresham ElementaryOllie ClementsJitu Brown (Center)Principal Diedrus Brown supports her parentsby Mike Klonsky / 2h YESTERDAYIt's the new, improved Rahm. 'Doesn't believe in personal insults...'Here's Blaine Principal Troy LaRavi
5-17-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekKneecapped’ Malloy Has Only Himself to BlameLast night, Democratic Party leaders and delegates met to re-nominate Dannel “Dan” Malloy to run for a second term as Connecticut’s Governor. Having won by 6,400 out of more than 1.1 million votes cast four years ago, the most recent public opinion poll indicates that only 44 percent of Connecticut voters think Malloy dese
5-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFriday 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 Communicat
5-17-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineLayoffs in Newark and Jaisal Noor: Video on Ras Baraka Election in NewarkA mayoral election in Newark becomes a battle for the soul of the city... Jaisal Noor, The Real News, delivers - as usual.Newark may be a future model for the NYC school system despite the Baraka win, who in the New Yorker article admitted he was for a bunch of ed deform - like ending tenure. W
5-17-14 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 teacherGresham sit-in ends with a sense of purpose. The unfinished work of Brown versus Board of Education.Gresham Principal Diedrus Brown. Following a meeting with CPS officials, parents and community folks ended their sit-in at Gresham
5-17-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhat Comes After?There's a lot of talk in schools and around the Internet about voting the UFT contract agreement down and forcing de Blasio to give teachers a better deal in a second agreement.People say this will show the public that teachers are starting to stand up for themselves, they're not going to take getting humiliated or beaten up by the
5-17-14 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 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 / 1d hide // saveMAY 15My Speech to the Graduates: Don’t Listen to Graduation Sp
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-17-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Hollywood High Recognized On The National Register Of Historical Places.by smf for 4LAKidsNews 16 May 2014 :: This afternoon a bronze plaque was unveiled on the front steps of the Hollywood High School Library recognizing Hollywood High’s historical significance. Hollywood High is and was and will forever be
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 5-17-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYTED Talks Starts A New Site, Though I’m Not Really Sure What It Is…TED Talks has just unveiled a new site called “Ideas.Ted.com”. Here’s how they describe it: ideas.TED.com is built to celebrate this: to track ideas that began decades ago and are now forging our current reality. And to foll
This Week's Education Research Report 5-17-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTHow Asian American 'tiger mothers' motivate their childrenAn article titled "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," published in The Wall Street Journal in 2011, has continued to provoke a cultural debate among parents after self-proclaimed 'tiger mother' Amy Chua asserted that Asian American parenting methods produce more success
5-17-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekBogus Test Based Evaluations and Charterization Put Hundreds of Memphis Teachers' Jobs on Chopping BlockThis year it's called "excessing." Just over a year ago it was call "surplussing." A clip from the Memphis Corporate Appeal:. . . .The shuffle in schools happens every spring as principals draw up staffing numbers to match projected en
All Week 5-17-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ 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 Radical
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-17-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGRhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Equality of School Funding: Sorry, Kids!Almost sixty years to the day of the U.S. Supreme court’s historic Brown decision, the Rhode Island Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against the stste’s inequitable funding system. The court said it was “deeply concerned” and acknowledged that the
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or what if seven superintendents formed their own school board and reported directly to the US Dept of Ed?: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or what if seven superintendents formed their own school board and reported
Wait a second...Was it click your heels three hundred times and say Bengazi
Wait a second...Was it click your heels three hundred times and say Bengazi or Was it click your heels and say Bengazi 300 times ...That will make Hillary Clinton go away in 2016?Then close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, 'There's no one like Elizabeth Warren
After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turn : It's All Politics : NPR
After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turn : It's All Politics : NPR: After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turnby ALAN GREENBLATTRas Baraka (right) is greeted by supporters after casting his vote Tuesday in Newark, N.J. Baraka defeated Shavar Jeffries, a former state assistant attorney general, for the mayoral office Cory Booker occupied from 2006 until October 2013.It's not Cory Booker's city an
Nite Cap 5-16-14 #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 CAP empathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schoolsempathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schools: 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets
