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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Model SARBs for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Model SARBs for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2014 Model Attendance Improvement ProgramsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that six programs in California schools have been designated as models of attendance improvement and dropout prevention by the State School Attendance Review Board (SARB).Th
NEA - National Teacher Day #ThankATeacher
NEA - National Teacher Day: National Teacher DayVideo: What’s the Best Part of Being a Teacher?2014 inductees into the National Teachers Hall of Fame share their thoughts about what being an educator means to them. Who's Thanking a Teacher Today?Around the country, thousands are thanking their educators. See the latest roundup of their efforts at our storify feed. Celebrate National Teacher Day on
NYC Public School Parents: Six Charter School Myths; my testimony before the City Council today
NYC Public School Parents: Six Charter School Myths; my testimony before the City Council today: Six Charter School Myths; my testimony before the City Council todayMy testimony before the City Council hearings today; a pdf of this testimony is here.Six Charter School MythsTestimony before the NYC Council Education CommitteeLeonie Haimson, Executive Director, Class Size MattersMay 6, 2014Thank yo
Where is Our Money? | WeArePCAPS
Where is Our Money? | WeArePCAPS: Where is Our Money?Posted on May 6, 2014by wearepcaps Greenberg Elementary SchoolThe following is one of a number of persuasive essays from students in Kathy Cohen’s 7th grade class at Greenberg Elementary. They were submitted to the Northeast Times but the paper appears to have ignored them. We think the students deserve recognition for their thoughtful essay
5-6-14 The Whole Child Blog — ED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Purpose of Education? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Purpose of Education? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: What Is the Purpose of Education?May 6, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumPost written by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recentASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll reached out to readers of the
empathyeducates – CTU’s Karen Lewis Promises 2015 City Election Will be ‘Contentious’
empathyeducates – CTU’s Karen Lewis Promises 2015 City Election Will be ‘Contentious’: Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union from City Club Chicago on Vimeo.12PreviousNextCTU’s Karen Lewis Promises 2015 City Election Will be ‘Contentious’By Ted Cox | Originally Published at DNAinfo Chicago. May 5, 2014RIVER NORTH — Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis threatened Monday to throw an
Bring Back Our Girls! | Lily's Blackboard
Bring Back Our Girls! | Lily's Blackboard: Bring Back Our GirlsMay 6th, 2014 by Lily.I cry too easily. I stopped apologizing for it years ago and have become One with the way I express my emotions. Tears come, at times, from something sentimental and sweet. At other times from great sadness. Today it is from pure rage and frustration.This morning I, like the rest of the world, watched the news
Choosing Democracy: Local Control | Tom Torlakson
Choosing Democracy: Local Control | Tom Torlakson: Local Control | Tom TorlaksonCalifornia's Education Leaders Back Superintendent Tom TorlaksonApr 30, 2014SACRAMENTO - Demonstrating united support from key education leaders across California, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced endorsements from 67 county and school district superintendents and local school bo
Two Divergent Polls on Common Core | Truth in American Education
Two Divergent Polls on Common Core | Truth in American Education: Two Divergent Polls on Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on May 6, 2014 • 0 Comments24421Two polls were released this week. A poll taken of Republican voters the Washington Examinersaid poses a “conundrum for conservatives.”There are lies, damned lies and political polling.As pollster John McLaugh
10,000 Hours of Education History….And Counting | Taking Note
10,000 Hours of Education History….And Counting | Taking Note: 10,000 Hours of Education History….And Countingby JOHN MERROW on 06. MAY, 2014 in 2014 BLOGSIn early 2000 E. D. Hirsch, Jr, the developer of the “Core Knowledge” curriculum, said this about the growing importance of reading tests: “If you want students to do well on reading tests, they should read, read, read. Not spend time practicing
K-12 News Network | May 1st Candidate Forum: LAUSD School Board District 1 Special Election
K-12 News Network | May 1st Candidate Forum: LAUSD School Board District 1 Special Election: May 1st Candidate Forum: LAUSD School Board District 1 Special Electionadmin May 6, 2014 Elections, Los Angeles, School Boards 0By Radhika, LAUSD community member.May 1st Candidate Forum: LAUSD School Board District 1 Special Election.I was a fan of the late Marguerite LaMotte, whose sudden death forced a
Celebrate National Charter Schools Week: Pick Your Favorite CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL
CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS:Release: New Report On Charter Industry Exposes $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds Meant For Children Instead Lost To Fraud, Waste & Abuse - Integrity in EducationBlog - Integrity in Education: Release: New Report On Charter Industry Exposes $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds Meant For Children Instead Lost To Fraud, Waste & AbuseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2014CONTACT:Ky
New OTL Policy Guide on Early Care and Education | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
New OTL Policy Guide on Early Care and Education | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: New OTL Policy Guide on Early Care and EducationPosted on: Monday May 5th, 2014New OTL State Policy Guide:High Quality Early Education Systems for Children & FamiliesClick here to downloadthis new policy guide!The first years of a child’s life are the most fo
5-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadFun at Teacher Appreciation Day at Arbor Heights Elementary. I happened to be checking what schools require uniforms (I believe there are only 3-4 elementaries). K-5 STEM is one of them. From their webpage, the school certainly has quite a different feel to it. For example, they have four sections to their Uniforms page and the FAQ is really
5-6-14 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): Carthay Center parents get wish: principal is removedCarthay Center Elementary School As they rallied for the ouster of their school principal this morning, parents at Carthay Center Elementary School were told their efforts had paid off: Crystal Campbell-Shirley was removed from her post. Instructional D
Charter Schools Gone Wild: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement and Waste | Connecting the Dots | BillMoyers.com
Charter Schools Gone Wild: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement and Waste | Connecting the Dots | BillMoyers.com: Charter Schools Gone Wild: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement and WasteMay 5, 2014by Joshua Holland286Students in a kindergarten classroom at North Valley Academy in Gooding, Idaho, wear red, white and blue shirts as part of their school uniform. The K-12 charter school
Opinion: Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy it - CNN.com
Opinion: Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy it - CNN.com: Parental involvement overrated? Don't buy itBy Todd Rogers, Lucas Coffman and Peter Bergmanupdated 4:08 PM EDT, Mon May 5, 2014Keeping parents informed about their children's progress in school can help with homework completion, the authors say.STORY HIGHLIGHTSWriters: Recent articles said helping children with schoolwork has little
5-6-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Can a Weingarten Stamp of Approval Mean Anything Good for NYC Teachers?The saddest part of Randi Weingarten’s rainy day trip to Lake Placid to get some press press photos of her protesting at the DFER ed deform meeting is that the Misleaders of the AFT and NEA have endorsed most of the agenda of the hedge funders inside the meeting, whether it is bonus pay for test scores, teacher
Morning Wink 5-6-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNewark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "I Will Lead a Full Scale Campaign for Local Control of Schools" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherNewark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "I Will Lead a Full Scale Campaign for Local Control of Schools" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Newark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "
Newark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "I Will Lead a Full Scale Campaign for Local Control of Schools" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Newark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "I Will Lead a Full Scale Campaign for Local Control of Schools" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Newark Mayoral Candidate Ras Baraka: "I Will Lead a Full Scale Campaign for Local Control of Schools"By Anthony Cody on May 6, 2014 10:37 AMWith New Jersey in the news this year, the mayoral race in Newark has emerged as a crucial
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Rick Hess Blasts Duncan’s Waiver PolicyRick Hess of the conservative American Enterprise Institute wrote a hard-hitting and sensible column critical of Arne Duncan’s NCLB waivers. The column is especially pertinent in light of Duncan’s decision to withdraw his waiver from Washington State for daring to defy his will. Duncan will pu
5-6-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The Best Articles Showing Why Education Reform Is NOT The Best Way To Fight PovertyPaul Bruno has described one of my common frustrations: When charged with “ignoring poverty”, many education reformers will respond that in fact improving education is the best way to fight poverty. Arne Duncan once went so far as to say that
5-6-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Maybe I’m amazed. Rahm can’t afford to buy his own Paul McCartney tickets. And no lunch with Rauner.Fresh on the heels of stories about Rahm’s law-breaking motorcades and his snub of the great Whitney Young girls state championship basketball team comes the latest scandal. Actually, it’s not a scandal
5-6-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Press Conf Protesting Charter Law at 9AM/ Charter Gold Rush to Come in NYS9AM: presser starting now, followed by 10AM City Council hearing on charters.WHAT: Press conference to protest new state law requiring New York City to give charter schools preference for space and resources, while schools in community school districts need space and resources to properly serve publ
5-6-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy’s “NO TAX” pledge will send Connecticut into the abyssAs a result of Governor Malloy’s gimmick ridden state budget, the candidate who wins the 2014 gubernatorial election will take office facing a projected state budget deficit of $1.3 billion or more. By using one-time revenues for on-going expenses, purposefully under-funding various government programs and utilizing a series
5-6-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: What ‘setting high expectations’ for all students really meansHow many times have you heard that schools need to create “a culture of high expectations” for all students? What exactly is that? Esther Quintero, a research associate at the nonprofit Albert Shanker Institute, explains in this post, which first appeared on the institute’s blog. By Esther Quintero What exactly is “
5-6-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: The Florida PTA? Not THOSE Parents!Washington Post writer, Valerie Strauss pointed out the indefensible double-standard which Florida republican legislators operate when it comes to education policy. One statement in particular stood out to Strauss: The Associated Press
5-6-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: If This Is Teacher Appreciation, I’m Glad It Is Only a WeekIf This Is Teacher Appreciation, I’m Glad It Is Only a Week. via If This Is Teacher Appreciation, I’m Glad It Is Only a Week.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 1h 5-5-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: “TAKING BACK OUR SCHOOLS” May 17th Come and bring your families, your friends, and your coll
5-6-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: The Charter School Hustle by Notorious PhdThere's something goinground,called the Charter SchoolDump,pushing public schoolsdown,And charter schoolsup,When a student actsout,Or bombs on a testThe charters throwhim outSo their numberslook bestAnd the public schoolswho takeCharter refugeesWatch pols use their scoresto Bring them to theirknees.Its all about theBenjamins,And pol
5-6-14 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): If This Is Teacher Appreciation, I’m Glad It Is Only a WeekTalk back, speak up, be heard. Bill Ayers, To Teach. This is not the time for the teacher of any language to follow the line of least resistance, to teach without the fullest possible knowledge of the implication
5-6-13 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: My Teacher AppreciationIt is Teacher Appreciation Week, though you could be forgiven for not having noticed. It's the perfect time for all of us to stop and say a few words about the teachers who made a difference for us, whose work we respect, and whose lives in the classroom (and beyond) inspire us. Here are some of mine:Susie and I went to high school together. She eventually re
5-6-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Municipal Labor Committee Backs UFT/De Blasio Plan For Health Care PlanNot a surprise - the Municipal Labor Committee did exactly what Mulgrew and the UFT wanted on this:The Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella group of New York City unions, voted Monday in support of a proposal championed by Mayor Bill de Blasio that the mayor says will generate $3.4 billion in health-car
Forcing the Fit Using Alternative “Student Growth” Measures |
Forcing the Fit Using Alternative “Student Growth” Measures |: Forcing the Fit Using Alternative “Student Growth” Measures As discussed on this blog prior, when we are talking about teacher effectiveness as defined by the output derived via VAMs, we are talking about the VAMs that still, to date, only impact 30%-40% of all America’s public school teachers. These are the teachers who typically teac
Ten Years After: Two Perspectives on Teacher Leadership - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Ten Years After: Two Perspectives on Teacher Leadership - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Ten Years After: Two Perspectives on Teacher LeadershipBy Nancy Flanagan on May 6, 2014 9:17 AM Ten years ago, former National Teacher of the Year ('85) Terry Dozier pulled together a collaborative of teacher leaders to build an on-line national course on developing teacher leadership. Doz
Competition heats up for former school district headquarters in midtown Sacramento - Real Estate - The Sacramento Bee
Competition heats up for former school district headquarters in midtown Sacramento - Real Estate - The Sacramento Bee: Competition heats up for former school district headquarters in midtown SacramentoBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Tuesday, May. 6, 2014 - 12:00 amLast fall, a developer started talking to Sacramento City Unified School District staff about swapping a piece of south Sacra
Struggling L.A. schools seek larger class sizes :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Struggling L.A. schools seek larger class sizes :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: MAY 06, 2014Struggling L.A. schools seek larger class sizesby Tom Chorneau(Calif.) Despite an improving economy and robust tax collections, the Los Angeles School District will petition the state to allow larger class sizes in some of its most under-performing
This is Common Core in Action. A Music Teacher is “Ineffective” Based on ELA/Math Standards. | Missouri Education Watchdog
This is Common Core in Action. A Music Teacher is “Ineffective” Based on ELA/Math Standards. | Missouri Education Watchdog: This is Common Core in Action. A Music Teacher is “Ineffective” Based on ELA/Math Standards.inShareIn the Common Core world of instruction, music teachers should not tell students to practice musical scales, utilize repetitive strategies, or help students develop individual s
Orwellian Language Again: Info-Graphic Answers Your Questions about Democrats for Education Reform | janresseger
Orwellian Language Again: Info-Graphic Answers Your Questions about Democrats for Education Reform | janresseger: Orwellian Language Again: Info-Graphic Answers Your Questions about Democrats for Education ReformPosted on May 6, 2014 by janresseger Democrats (In Name Only) for Education ReformIt has perhaps slipped your mind, but beginning Sunday afternoon and ending this morning, a group of New Y
We Still Have Allies in the Fight - Bridging Differences - Education Week
We Still Have Allies in the Fight - Bridging Differences - Education Week: We Still Have Allies in the FightBy Guest Blogger on May 6, 2014 8:52 AMAuthor and advocate Mike Klonsky again writes to Deborah Meier today. The two are currently co-blogging on Bridging Differences."Well, the way I understand it, if a school's kids don't test well, they burn the school down. It's pretty high-pressure
NYC Educator: Whither the Two-Hundred New Schools Under the Current Contract Proposal?
NYC Educator: Whither the Two-Hundred New Schools Under the Current Contract Proposal?: Whither the Two-Hundred New Schools Under the Current Contract Proposal?President Barack Obama, "by virtue of the authority vested" in him by the Constitution of the United States, proclaimed May 4th through May 10th, 2014, as National Charter Schools Week (Obama Proclamation).Only a day before, on Ma
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lewis: ''We don’t have a pension crisis, we have pension shortfall and a crisis in leadership'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lewis: ''We don’t have a pension crisis, we have pension shortfall and a crisis in leadership': Lewis: ''We don’t have a pension crisis, we have pension shortfall and a crisis in leadership'CTU Pres. Karen Lewis' speech Monday, at the City ClubOur members don’t want to wind up in poverty because somebody who just rode into town wants to take away their livelihoods. I
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Measuring a ‘growth mindset’ in a new school accountability system | EdSource Today
Measuring a ‘growth mindset’ in a new school accountability system | EdSource Today: Measuring a ‘growth mindset’ in a new school accountability systemMay 5th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Jane Meredith AdamsStanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s research on intelligence, motivation and achievement has changed the thinking of educators around the globe – and now it’s helping to drive a first-
Hey Mulgrew! Where's The Beef For The ATR's?.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Hey Mulgrew! Where's The Beef For The ATR's?I wish to thank UFT President Mike Mulgrew for graciously sending out not one, but two, emailsregarding the new contract. It was chock full of information that I, an informed UFT member, need and which will allow me to properly discuss when mocked by the chimps at the Bronx Zoo for being part of a union that can't do righ
‘Ashamed’ Teacher Calls Common Core Exams ‘Institutional Abuse’ | TheBlaze.com
‘Ashamed’ Teacher Calls Common Core Exams ‘Institutional Abuse’ | TheBlaze.com: ‘Ashamed’ Teacher Calls Common Core Exams ‘Institutional Abuse’A Long Island, New York elementary school teacher who gained national attention for blogging that he was ashamed for his role in administering Common Core tests to students told TheBlaze he wants to see the K-12 math and science standards done away with in
Two More Excerpts from My Book, A Chronicle of Echoes | deutsch29
Two More Excerpts from My Book, A Chronicle of Echoes | deutsch29: Two More Excerpts from My Book, A Chronicle of EchoesMay 5, 2014On April 27, 2014, I announced my book, A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of American Public Education.Here is the book description:“Corporate reform” is not reform at all. Instead, it is the systematic destruction of the foundational American institut
Title I Acadamic Achievement Schools Named - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Title I Acadamic Achievement Schools Named - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2013-14 Title I Academic Achievement Award SchoolsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 106 public schools will be receiving the 2013-14 Title I Academic Achievement Award."I am proud of what these schools have accomplish
Marie Corfield: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: How China and the US are swapping education philosophies
Marie Corfield: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: How China and the US are swapping education philosophies: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: How China and the US are swapping education philosophiesEarly on in my teaching career I taught elementary art in the Bernards Township School District in Somerset County. The township is about 83% white with the largest minority being Asian at 14%. With a med
Nite Cap 5-5-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPReport: Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud & Abuse - Integrity in EducationReport: Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud & Abuse - Integrity in Education: Report: Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud & A
