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Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ
Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ: Email Print 108 Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedInsmaller LargerBy PEDRO A. NOGUERAJune 18, 2014 7:42 p.m. ETLast week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down California's teacher-tenure law in Vergara v. State of California. Nine public school students brought the suit, arguing that their teachers were "grossly inade
Arne Duncan issues new statement with the ‘right lessons’ from Vergara trial - The Washington Post
Arne Duncan issues new statement with the ‘right lessons’ from Vergara trial - The Washington Post: Arne Duncan issues new statement with the ‘right lessons’ from Vergara trialIn case you weren’t sure what to think about last week’s verdict in the “Vergara trial” — in which a Los Angeles court judge tossed out state statutes giving job protections to teachers — Education Secretary Arne Duncan issu
6-20-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: NYSAPE Parents Outraged at Cuomo/NYSUT Eval Deal, NYC Parents Anger at UFT on Contract Schedule ChangesLook at the 2-year moratorium and when it expires. Right after the 2016 UFT elections. So Mulgrew has some cover before the shit hits the fan. Does anyone think the UFT played NO ROLE in this deal? NYSAPE appears to think so. Or is playing politics by trying not to offend the ele
John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education?By Anthony Cody on June 20, 2014 10:30 AMGuest post by John Thompson.In my gut, I believe that school improvement is a process of two steps forward and one step back. My brain keeps reminding me that the contemporary school reform
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A Mention | New Haven Independent
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A Mention | New Haven Independent: He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A MentionBY Melissa Bailey | JUN 17, 2014 4:58 PMPost a Comment | E-mail the AuthorPosted to: Schools, State, Campaign 2014MELISSA BAILEY PHOTOWeingarten with Peletier at Tuesday’s convention.The head of a national teachers union praised a “dear friend” and third-party candidate who was barred from addre
AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standards - K-12 Zone
AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standards - K-12 Zone: AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standardsPosted on June 17, 2014 | By Ericka MellonPRINT0Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott confirmed Tuesday in a ruling that the state’s public school districts cannot adopt controversial national curriculum standards called common core.State lawmakers passed a law prohibiting t
Seattle Schools Community Forum and others on Superintendent Jose Banda (headed for SCUSD?)
Melissa Westbrook Seattle Schools Community Forum http://bit.ly/KnV0uRSeattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is a finalist for the schools chief job in Sacramento. If he is offered the position and accepts it, he would be leaving Seattle after two years.Melissa Westbrook and Diane RavitchCharter schools opponent Melissa Westbrook urges the school board to come out against the initiative.
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools | PandoDaily
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools | PandoDaily: The big money and profits behind the push for charter schoolsBY DAVID SIROTAON JUNE 19, 2014At this point, it should be fairly obvious why the technology industry is so high on so-called education “reform.” More computer-based standardized tests and online learning means more opportunity for the industry to sell its wares
Nite Cap 6-14-14 #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 CAPGeaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!Geaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!My response to the desperate pleas of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and their partners i
President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com
President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com: President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meetingAgustin Morales, a teacher whose contract was not renewed at Maurice A. Donahue S
Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's roundup of education-related announcements of public interest.CDE Moves Forward with Implementing State's Education Technology PlanCalifornia is moving a step closer to implementing a plan
On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachers - Bites - Sacramento News & Review -
Sacramento News & Review - On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachers - Bites - Opinions - June 19, 2014: On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachersHere’s the question for reasonable people who believe seniority and due process are the problem: What should they be replaced with?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 2 reader submitted commentsThis article was published on 06.19.14.Man
Nite Cap 6-20-14 #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 CAPempathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codesempathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and
Torlakson Statement on Budget - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Torlakson Statement on Budget - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): SACRAMENTO— State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today offered the following statement regarding the 2014-15 state budget:"This budget is the biggest infusion of funding into California's public school system that we've seen in many years. It is an open-eyed approach to strengthening the system overall, from
President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com
President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com: President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meetingAgustin Morales, a teacher whose contract was not renewed at Maurice A. Donahue S
Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State?inShareThe above graphic comes from Holland (Michigan) School District and was provided by Karen Braun. She writes at spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com and she believes the P-20 pathway is the path to servitude. I hope a Holland, Michiga
Seattle Schools Community Forum and others on Superintendent Jose Banda (headed for SCUSD?)
Melissa Westbrook Seattle Schools Community Forum http://bit.ly/KnV0uRSeattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is a finalist for the schools chief job in Sacramento. If he is offered the position and accepts it, he would be leaving Seattle after two years.Melissa Westbrook and Diane RavitchCharter schools opponent Melissa Westbrook urges the school board to come out against the initiative.
Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for Universities
Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for Universities: Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for UniversitiesThe word ‘queer’ can mean many things. It can be a noun or an adjective, derogatory or empowering, a reference to gender and sexual identity or a departure from normalcy. It can also be a verb. “To queer something,” according to Dr. Charlie Glickman, a sexuality educator of n
The Quest to Eliminate Public Education | educarenow
The Quest to Eliminate Public Education | educarenow: The Quest to Eliminate Public EducationPosted on June 20, 2014 | Leave a commentIt’s summer reading time.So please read David J. Blacker’s book, The Falling Rate of Learning and the Neoliberal EndgameBlacker does a tremendous job of helping us understand the economic background behind what is driving the current mode of corporate education refo
6-20-14 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: Charter schools use 100K to oppose bondCharter schools’ $100,000 opposition helps sink district’s bond measure Earlier this month, and for the first time, the political arm of the California Charter Schools Association campaigned heavily against a proposed school construction bond in a distr
Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For Sacramento | KUOW News and Information
Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For Sacramento | KUOW News and Information: Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For SacramentoShareTweetE-mailPrintBy ANN DORNFELDSeattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is a finalist for the schools chief job in Sacramento. If he is offered the position and accepts it, he would be leaving Seattle after two years.Credit Seattle Public Scho
What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean? - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic
What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean? - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic: What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean?New findings raise concerns over how teachers are being trained—but also over the merit of the ranking system itself. If you’re wondering just how contentious a new set of rankings for the nation’s teacher preparation programs really are, consider this
6-20-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: NYSAPE Parents Outraged at Cuomo/NYSUT Eval Deal, NYC Parents Anger at UFT on Contract Schedule ChangesLook at the 2-year moratorium and when it expires. Right after the 2016 UFT elections. So Mulgrew has some cover before the shit hits the fan. Does anyone think the UFT played NO ROLE in this deal? NYSAPE appears to think so. Or is playing politics by trying not to offend the ele
Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ
Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ: Email Print 108 Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedInsmaller LargerBy PEDRO A. NOGUERAJune 18, 2014 7:42 p.m. ETLast week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down California's teacher-tenure law in Vergara v. State of California. Nine public school students brought the suit, arguing that their teachers were "grossly inade
John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education?By Anthony Cody on June 20, 2014 10:30 AMGuest post by John Thompson.In my gut, I believe that school improvement is a process of two steps forward and one step back. My brain keeps reminding me that the contemporary school reform
6-20-14 Schools Matter #StopJebNow
Schools Matter: The Gates Effect in Schools: Divisiveness, Inequity, and the Proliferation of Supercilious Know-NothingsWhen Bill Gates left his $90 million calling card in Memphis in 2009, it was plenty to buy the fawning politicians who lined up for a handout in exchange for pushing the Gates Plan to Memphis schools.Now five years later, the effect has been that of a massive institutional fragm
Morning Wink 6-20-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pedro Noguera Defends Teacher Tenure in Wall Street JournalPedro Noguera went to the lions’ den, the Wall Street Journal, to explain why the corporate reformers’ crusade to eliminate teacher ten
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pedro Noguera Defends Teacher Tenure in Wall Street JournalPedro Noguera went to the lions’ den, the Wall Street Journal, to explain why the corporate reformers’ crusade to eliminate teacher tenure is wrong-headed (the article is unfortunately behind a paywall). The WSJ, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is a bastion of anti-teacher, anti-p
6-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Teaching Complex Texts Requires ‘Getting To Know Your Students’Teaching Complex Texts Requires ‘Getting To Know Your Students’ is my latest Education Week Teacher post. Today’s post features responses from three educators: Wendi Pillars, Amy Benjamin, and Christopher Lehman. I’ll be posting Part Two in a few days, and will
Sacramento City school district approves charter school plan - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento City school district approves charter school plan - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento City school district approves charter school planBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Thursday, Jun. 19, 2014 - 11:21 pmClose to 100 people backing a charter school at the shuttered Joseph Bonnheim Elementary School were rewarded Thursday night when trustees of the Sacramento City School
What passes for News in Sacramento, but it is FOX!
Mayor Slams Sacramento City Unified School Board | KTXL FOX40: Mayor Slams Sacramento City Unified School BoardSACRAMENTO-When Sacramento Unified School District Superintendent Johnathan Raymond resigned his $250,000-a-year job shortly after renewing his contract, FOX40 asked the obvious question: Why?“Ask my wife,” he said.Quips aside, the reason Raymond gave was family- that his wife wanted to l
John White’s PARCC Contract Problems | deutsch29
John White’s PARCC Contract Problems | deutsch29: John White’s PARCC Contract ProblemsJune 19, 2014In January 2005, I bought a house in Muncie, Indiana, to remodel.It was quite the adventure for a number of reasons, one of which was the creative ways that the previous owner managed to dodge making structurally-sound renovations.For example, the electrical system was in chaos. When the electrician
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools | PandoDaily
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools | PandoDaily: The big money and profits behind the push for charter schoolsBY DAVID SIROTAON JUNE 19, 2014At this point, it should be fairly obvious why the technology industry is so high on so-called education “reform.” More computer-based standardized tests and online learning means more opportunity for the industry to sell its wares
Dr. Val Flores for State Board of Ed
Home | Dr. Val Flores for State Board of Ed: IssuesSupport Early Childhood Education. The research is in on ECE and every dollar we spend on quality early childhood education saves five dollars down the road in social services, especially if provided to low income children and English second language learners. Quality ECE programs provide the best preparation and safeguard for our students to su
Dear Union Leaders - Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: As you know unions are under attack. They are being accused of not being there for the children, of having their own personal interests at heart, of making deals, and selling out the public. BATs have responded with a #unionstrong campaign. We want to show everyone what unions have done for the students in the past, through the various protections that h
Nite Cap 6-19-14 #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 CAPAfter Thousand of Years, #China Changing Mind on #Testing ? #edreform | Cloaking InequityAfter Thousand of Years, #China Changing Mind on #Testing ? #edreform | Cloaking Inequity: After Thousand of Years, #China Changing Mind on #Testing ? #edref
6/19/2014 – Dirty Secret In The Education Wars
6/19/2014 – Dirty Secret In The Education Wars: 6/19/2014 – Dirty Secret In The Education WarsJune 19, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Breaking The School-To-Prison Pipeline … Business Leaders Don’t Know Education … Schools Hit In Recovery … Tests Are For Profits … How To Stop College DebtTOP STORYDirty Secret In The Education Wars: Money MattersBy Jeff Bryant“The dirty, little secret in America’s educat
Would You Recognize Real Parent and Community Engagement If It Jumped Up and Bite You on Your Butt?
Would You Recognize Real Parent and Community Engagement If It Jumped Up and Bite You on Your Butt?Tonight SCUSD has an opportunity to support real parent and community engagement and authorize a New Charter School at the old Joseph Bonnheim Elementary site. The Plan has the support of students, parents and community leaders. From SacBee article Parents want to convert closed Sacramento campus int
6-19-14 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: Immigrant education key to economy healthReport: Economic prosperity relies on boosting immigrant education Home to one-quarter of the nation’s immigrants and a top-destination for incoming refugees, California must significantly improve educational outcomes for immigrant youth if the state
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-19-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why Privatization of Public Services Harms SocietyYou will find this publication of great interest at this time. It is titled “Race to the Bottom: How Outsourcing Public Services Rewards Corporations and Punishes the Middle Class.” It was written by a group called “In the Public Interest.” The full PDF file is available for free. H
6-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: June’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part ThreeThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on
6-19-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Aren’t California tenure policies in fact unreasonable? Plus 4 more Vergara questions asked and answeredLos Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu handed down a ruling in Vergara vs California this month tossing out California statutes providing job protections to teachers, siding with plaintiffs who argued that California children who live in low-income families receive an inadeq
Details on La. Gov. Jindal’s Common Core and PARCC Exit | deutsch29
Details on La. Gov. Jindal’s Common Core and PARCC Exit | deutsch29: Details on La. Gov. Jindal’s Common Core and PARCC ExitJune 18, 2014In a press release on June 18, 2014, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal made a number of statements regarding Louisiana’s participation in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the associated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARC
Seniority, Tenure and the Vergara Decision » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Seniority, Tenure and the Vergara Decision » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names: An Appeal for ActionSeniority, Tenure and the Vergara Decisionby JACK GERSON and ANDY LIBSONOn June 10, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu issued a ruling that threatens to strike down California education code statutes protecting teacher due process rights, including seniority and “tenure”. The la
Parents want to convert closed Sacramento campus into charter school - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Parents want to convert closed Sacramento campus into charter school - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Parents want to convert closed Sacramento campus into charter schoolBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2014 - 5:10 pmA group of parents tonight will urge Sacramento City Unified trustees to approve a charter schoolat Joseph Bonnheim Elementary, one of seven campuses clo
Nite Cap 6-18-14 #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 CAPTeacher Tenure and Corporate Reform | Bill AyersTeacher Tenure and Corporate Reform | Bill Ayers: Teacher Tenure and Corporate ReformAnalogy Test:High-stakes, standardized testing is to learning as:a). memorizing a flight manual is to flyingb). w
Teacher Tenure and Corporate Reform | Bill Ayers
Teacher Tenure and Corporate Reform | Bill Ayers: Teacher Tenure and Corporate ReformAnalogy Test:High-stakes, standardized testing is to learning as:a). memorizing a flight manual is to flyingb). watching Hawaii Five-O is to doing detective workc). exchanging marriage vows is to a successful marriaged). reading Gray’s Anatomy is to practicing surgerye). singing the national anthem is to good citi
Mayor-elect Baraka says “cooler heads will prevail” and Cami Anderson will leave Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger
Mayor-elect Baraka says “cooler heads will prevail” and Cami Anderson will leave Newark | Bob Braun's Ledger: Mayor-elect Baraka says “cooler heads will prevail” and Cami Anderson will leave NewarkMayor-elect Ras Baraka Newark’s mayor-elect, Ras Baraka, said he is still determined to remove state-imposed schools superintendent Cami Anderson—and he believes state Education Commission
6-18-14 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: Legislature votes on school bond bill todayState school bond faces critical vote today With a key committee vote set for today on legislation that would place a $9 billion, statewide school facilities bond on the November ballot, one group backing the proposal is already nearly a third of th
The ‘common’ in Common Core fractures as state support falters | Hechinger Report
The ‘common’ in Common Core fractures as state support falters | Hechinger Report: The ‘common’ in Common Core fractures as state support faltersBy Alexandria NeasonThe Common Core’s main selling point was that new, shared standards would ensure American students were learning at the same rates across state lines. Common standards – linked to common tests – would tell schools in Illinois how they
Morning Wink 6-18-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSEducation Research Report: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All LevelsEducation Research Report: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All Levels: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All LevelsStudents from Immigrant Families Particularly AffectedAs California recovers from a severe budget crisis
Education Research Report: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All Levels
Education Research Report: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All Levels: California's Education Systems Face Critical Choices at All LevelsStudents from Immigrant Families Particularly AffectedAs California recovers from a severe budget crisis that hit immigrant students particularly hard, policymakers and education leaders face critical choices with respect to financing, imp
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Shocker: Obama Administration Proposes “Race to Top” Model for Indian Tribal SchoolsIn a bold effort to reorganize the tribal schools run by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Obama administration proposes a competition for funding based on Race to the Top. “A revamped BIE, as envisioned in the proposal, would eventually giv
6-18-14 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 (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2014 – So FarI continue my mid-year “The Best…” lists… The title of this “The Best…” list is pretty self-explanatory. What you’ll find here are blog posts and articles this year (some written by me, some by others) that were, in my o
6-17-14 Jersey Jazzman - Teachers & Students Ask: Will @GovChristie's Office Be Air-Conditioned This Week?
Jersey Jazzman: Teachers & Students Ask: Will @GovChristie's Office Be Air-Conditioned This Week?It was hot in Central Jersey today, and it looks like most of the state will be in the 90's tomorrow. This heat is potentially dangerous: an advisory is in effect until tomorrow night all through South Jersey. The National Weather Service says:A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES
for the love of learning: This will be my last year teaching in the hospital -- here are 3 things I learned
for the love of learning: This will be my last year teaching in the hospital -- here are 3 things I learned: This will be my last year teaching in the hospital -- here are 3 things I learnedThis will be my last year teaching in a children's psychiatric assessment unit. Next school year, I will be moving to a middle school where I will be teaching grade 6 language arts, grade 6 social studies and g
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A Mention | New Haven Independent
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A Mention | New Haven Independent: He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Gets A MentionBY Melissa Bailey | JUN 17, 2014 4:58 PMPost a Comment | E-mail the AuthorPosted to: Schools, State, Campaign 2014MELISSA BAILEY PHOTOWeingarten with Peletier at Tuesday’s convention.The head of a national teachers union praised a “dear friend” and third-party candidate who was barred from addre
Nite Cap 6-17-14 #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 CAPExplained Variation Is Not A Measure of Importance | Paul BrunoExplained Variation Is Not A Measure of Importance | Paul Bruno: Explained Variation Is Not A Measure of ImportanceBy PAUL BRUNO | Published: JUNE 17, 2014Back in early April the Amer
empathyeducates – Guest Post By Peter Smagorinsky: Response To The New NCTQ Teacher Prep Review
empathyeducates – Guest Post By Peter Smagorinsky: Response To The New NCTQ Teacher Prep Review: Guest Post By Peter Smagorinsky: Response To The New NCTQ Teacher Prep ReviewSandy Coan does paperwork in her Van Asselt Elementary School classroom. Photo: Dan DeLong/Special To The Post-IntelligencerBy Guest Post by Peter Smagorinsky, The University of Georgia c/o Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally P
6-17-14 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 Theory Of Knowledge Resources In 2014 – So FarAs regular readers know, I teach an International Baccalaureate “Theory of Knowledge” class (and, next year, I’ll teach two of them!). Our school structures our IB program a bit differently from many others by having a whole lot of students take individual IB classes; w
A labor embrace for Malloy, with a jab over education | The CT Mirror
A labor embrace for Malloy, with a jab over education | The CT Mirror: A labor embrace for Malloy, with a jab over educationBy: MARK PAZNIOKAS | June 17, 2014View as "Clean Read"ShareEmail PrintCT MIRRORRandi Weingarten, national AFT president, makes a plea for Malloy.New Haven – The Connecticut AFL-CIO’s biennial political convention was a two-day infomercial promoting the re-election o
When a pro-teacher, pro-pubic school, pro-union candidate for governor in one state is blocked from speaking to AFL-CIO delegates… by Jonathan Pelto | Reclaim Reform
When a pro-teacher, pro-pubic school, pro-union candidate for governor in one state is blocked from speaking to AFL-CIO delegates… by Jonathan Pelto | Reclaim Reform: When a pro-teacher, pro-pubic school, pro-union candidate for governor in one state is blocked from speaking to AFL-CIO delegates… by Jonathan PeltoPosted on June 17, 2014by Ken PrevitiA final word about the AFL-CIO’s decision to blo
AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standards - K-12 Zone
AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standards - K-12 Zone: AG Abbott: Texas schools cannot use Common Core standardsPosted on June 17, 2014 | By Ericka MellonPRINT0Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott confirmed Tuesday in a ruling that the state’s public school districts cannot adopt controversial national curriculum standards called common core.State lawmakers passed a law prohibiting t
Video: For New Orleans students, Katrina was just the beginning | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Video: For New Orleans students, Katrina was just the beginning | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Video: For New Orleans students, Katrina was just the beginningPosted on: Tuesday June 17th, 2014The world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast in 2005. But for New Orleans’ public school students
6-17-14 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): CA budget deal has some major changes for public educationGov. Jerry Brown and the the California legislature reached a deal on a $108 billion budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Here, as examined by John Fensterwald of EdSource, are some of the major education components: Proposition 98: $60.8 billion
Morning Wink 6-17-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-17-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What is NCTQ?With the release of the NCTQ ratings of teacher preparation programs, this is a propitious time to review its origins. It was created by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-17-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What is NCTQ?With the release of the NCTQ ratings of teacher preparation programs, this is a propitious time to review its origins. It was created by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. It floundered, then was rescued by a grant of $5 million from Secretary of Education Rod Paige in the early days of the Bush administrati
AFT’s Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Pelto, Dan Malloy, Connecticut and the Fate of Public Education | Reclaim Reform
AFT’s Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Pelto, Dan Malloy, Connecticut and the Fate of Public Education | Reclaim Reform: AFT’s Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Pelto, Dan Malloy, Connecticut and the Fate of Public EducationPosted on June 16, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhat happens to public education, real education minus the corporate reform movement which drains hundreds of millions of dollars from public education
Architecture 101 Summer Workshops for Kids | Seattle Education
Architecture 101 Summer Workshops for Kids | Seattle Education: Architecture 101 Summer Workshops for KidsIndoor playground in Tokyo.Twice each year I yield to commercialism and post information about classes that I offer to kids and teens. It’s an introductory class to architecture. I provide a studio environment and interesting design challenges for the students. It’s a hands-on workshop where t
Make No Mistake About It: When You Attack Public Workers Unions, You Attack New York’s Black Middle Class By: Dr Mark Naison
Badass Teachers Association: Make No Mistake About It: When You Attack Public Workers Unions, You Attack New York’s Black Middle ClassBy: Dr Mark NaisonDuring my forty plus years as a scholar, teacher, coach and community organizer, I have had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time in the outer boroughs, not only in neighborhoods adjoining Manhattan, but in places where the Manhattan skylin
Gülen Gang Schools in Mosul evacuated 3 days before ISIL invasion,
Madness and masochism of the Turkish regime: Gülen Gang Schools in Mosul evacuated 3 days before ISIL invasion, while Iraqi politicians Usama al-Nujayfi and Tariq al-Hashimi (USA and AKP government ally) called a ‘Revolution’ the foreign terroristic operations | the real SyrianFreePress network: Madness and masochism of the Turkish regime: Gülen Gang Schools in Mosul evacuated 3 days before ISIL i
Nite Cap 6-16-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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Cap on district reserves passes despite lawmakers’ reservations | EdSource Today
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Making "Tenure" a Bad Word Helped Steal "Due Process!"
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6-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
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6-16-14 The Whole Child Blog — No Planned Obsolescence in Education — Whole Child Education
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Agenda for 2014 PAA Leadership Conference | Parents Across America
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Morning Wink 6-16-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-16-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why the Los Angeles School Board Ousted Stuart MagruderColumnist Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times explains why the school board did not reappoint Stuart Magruder to the “independent” Bond Ov
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-16-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
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6-16-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
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6-15-14 Schools Matter: NYT Finally Gets another Education Reporter who Gets It
Schools Matter: NYT Finally Gets another Education Reporter who Gets It: NYT Finally Gets another Education Reporter who Gets ItCommon Core, in 9-Year-Old EyesBy JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZJUNE 14, 2014On that April day, Chrispin was determined. As one of the smallest children in the fourth grade, he had grown accustomed to being underestimated. With the right luck, he thought, he would earn high marks wh
6-15-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: MORE, Change the Stakes Sponsor Jose Vilson Book Conversation in InwoodThis Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education with Jose VilsonWed. June 18 * 5-7pm * Inwood Local Beer Garden * 4957 BroadwayRSVP on Facebook.Join a discussion with Jose Vilson on the joys and burdens of today’s education system, celebrating the release of his first book, This Is Not a Test,
Success Academy Charter Schools Force Mayor Bill de Blasio to Confront New Law - NYTimes.com
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Arne Duncan issues new statement with the ‘right lessons’ from Vergara trial - The Washington Post
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empathyeducates – Will California’s Ruling Against Teacher Tenure Change Schools?
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Nite Cap 6-15-14 #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 CAPThe Key to Ensuring Unconstitutionality-Strict Scrutiny A Key That Doesn't Fit in the Vergara Case By Kathleen Carroll - Perdaily.comThe Key to Ensuring Unconstitutionality-Strict Scrutiny A Key That Doesn't Fit in the Vergara Case By Kathleen Ca
Breaking News: Vergara Going “On Tour” |
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A Father’s Day Reminder: Read Aloud to Your Children | Live Long and Prosper
A Father’s Day Reminder: Read Aloud to Your Children | Live Long and Prosper: A Father’s Day Reminder: Read Aloud to Your ChildrenREADING ALOUDI started teaching elementary school in 1976 and from my very first day as a teacher I read aloud to my students. I had caught the read aloud bug from Lowell Madden, one of my Education School Professors and had it reinforced by Jim Trelease, whose Read Alo
Don't Undermine Due Process
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My Grandfather, the Great Depression, and Today’s Teacher Wage Theft | Reclaim Reform
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6-15-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? Libraries are so overrated… (Not)My children’s high school has a library and full-time library staff. Their middle school had a library and a full-time librarian; even their elementary school had a library with a librarian. But as a result of inadequate state funding (and outright stupidity on the part of some of our elected officials), many Connecticut children are attendi
6-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
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Making Schools Poor by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
Making Schools Poor by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: Making Schools PoorDiane RavitchBen Margot/AP PhotoA first-grade class of thirty children at the Willow Glen Elementary School in San Jose, California, where budget cuts have led to larger class sizes, January 24, 2013Last week, Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu in Los Angeles ruled that five California statutes protect
‘If you truly cared’ — angry president of largest teachers union sends message to school reformers - The Washington Post
‘If you truly cared’ — angry president of largest teachers union sends message to school reformers - The Washington Post: ‘If you truly cared’ — angry president of largest teachers union sends message to school reformers A 2013 Education Week commentary with the headline “The Plight of Teachers’ Unions” says:Teachers’ unions are under siege nationwide. Criticism by political leaders and education
Morning Wink 6-15-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-15-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Andrea Gabor: An Inspection of New York State’s Secret ELA TestsSomehow, Andrea Gabor got a copy of most of the New York State English Language Arts Common Core-Aligned State tests. She descri
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-15-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Andrea Gabor: An Inspection of New York State’s Secret ELA TestsSomehow, Andrea Gabor got a copy of most of the New York State English Language Arts Common Core-Aligned State tests. She describes them here. She writes: Once again I am in possession of a bit of educational contraband. For the second year in a row, I have recei
6-15-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Sunday’s World Cup ResourcesHere are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil (some might not be visible on an RSS Reader): THE BEAUTIFUL BRANDED GAME: SEE THE 12 BEST 2014 WORLD CUP ADS is from Fast Company. 10 things non-soccer fans need to know about the World Cup is from Vox.by
6-15-14 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.: John Dillon. Lisa Madigan blames the unions.- John Dillon is a retired teacher, activist and publishes Pension Vocabulary. In the opening of A New Leaf, one of my favorite Walter Matthau films, an angry and non-repentant Matthau is castigating his financial advisor for a bounced check, one that has ma
6-15-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: OPEN THREAD: What Is The UFT/AFT Strategy To Counter Attacks On Teacher Tenure/Due Process Protections?The NY Times published an attack on teacher tenure earlier in the week in an editorial and today the NY Post followed up with a sensationalized PERV TEACHER story that is meant to drive the "Reform Tenure" narrative and bring about political action.The attacks on
Nite Cap 6-14-14 #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 CAPGeaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!Geaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!My response to the desperate pleas of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and their partners i
Geaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!
Geaux Teacher!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!: Go Fix Your Own Broken House LABI!My response to the desperate pleas of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and their partners in crime who have been given a taste of what true Democracy is about dished up by growing numbers in a grassroots movement of individual of parents and real educators opposed to the Common Core Initiative
Lewis Lapham delivers in-depth examination of what corporate driven education reform is | Reclaim Reform
Lewis Lapham delivers in-depth examination of what corporate driven education reform is | Reclaim Reform: Lewis Lapham delivers in-depth examination of what corporate driven education reform isPosted on June 14, 2014by Ken PrevitiLewis Lapham, editor emeritus and national correspondent for Harper’s Magazine, contributes his unique in-depth perspective to what our schools have become, the actual st
Vergara Decision Feeds Testing and Teacher Turnover - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Vergara Decision Feeds Testing and Teacher Turnover - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Vergara Decision Feeds Testing and Teacher TurnoverBy Anthony Cody on June 14, 2014 1:04 PMThe Vergara decision feeds into our societal obsession with test scores, and propels us towards schools with even less stability, and higher turnover.Unfortunately, some who have been critical of test-mania are
2nd Banana 6-14-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution - The Washington PostHow Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution - The Washington Post: How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolutionThe pair of education advocates had a big idea, a new approach to transform every public-school classroom in America. By
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS6-14-14 This Week Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On Engaging Immigrant ParentsI’ve shared a number of reports on a recent Migration Policy Institute report on engaging immigrant parents
6-14-14 This Week Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On Engaging Immigrant ParentsI’ve shared a number of reports on a recent Migration Policy Institute report on engaging immigrant parents. I don’t think it shares anything that is particularly new to educators who work with immigrant students and their families, but it
Efficiency-Minded Reformers Today Draw from Efficiency-Minded Reformers of a Century Ago | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Efficiency-Minded Reformers Today Draw from Efficiency-Minded Reformers of a Century Ago | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Efficiency-Minded Reformers Today Draw from Efficiency-Minded Reformers of a Century AgoThe crusade among reformers for data-driven decision-making in schools and evangelizing new technologies didn’t just begin in the past decade. Its roots go back to Fred
The False Equivalence between Common Core Detractors and Defenders | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The False Equivalence between Common Core Detractors and Defenders | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsThe False Equivalence between Common Core Detractors and DefendersPosted on June 14, 20142Something has been bothering me lately about the way defenders and detractors are afforded equal time in an attempt to artificially provide some sort of “balance”
Big Data – Big Mess | Missouri Education Watchdog
Big Data – Big Mess | Missouri Education Watchdog: Big Data – Big MessinShareFolks, the dollar is collapsing. Fort Knox is empty (maybe). The American dollar is on its way out as the reserve currency for the world. The IMF is considering a basket of currencies as a replacement. Google has other plans. They appear to be betting that data will be the new currency and they are mining it like the dic
Badass Teachers Assn
Badass Teachers Assn: Badass Teachers AssnBy Mark NaisonShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services4Ihave been enraged by what has been happening to teachers and public education for at least 7 years. My involvement began in 2007 with school grading and school closings in the Bronx, which drove the history projects I was doing out of the public scho
6-14-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letter to the BATS- On the First Anniversary of the Badass Teachers Association
With A Brooklyn Accent:Are Teachers and Teachers Unions Really to Blame for the Shrinking of the Middle Class?If the American Dream of upward mobility seems to be fading away, if in fact more people are falling out of the middle class than moving into it- is the explanation for this really "a failing public school system, filled with incompetent teachers" which is what Billionaires and
6-14-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekMore Reformy Billionaires Wasting Money: Jersey City EditionLast week, I told the story of how New Jersey's reformiest billionaires, David Tepper and Alan Fournier, are planning on wasting at least $3 million on a "principals training" program in Jersey City run by SUPES, an unaccredited, for-profit group with a tainted past and questionable
6-14-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekVan Roekel Gets Feisty-ishIt has been a noisy week for NEA president Dennis van Roekel. In the face of a great deal of anti-teacher rhetoric (some if it coming from a sitting judge in a major court case), DVR has decided that it's time to finally speak up on behalf of teachers.First, he opened up in HuffPo, declaring that our accountability system is flunking. He
6-14-14 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 EducationOn Florida’s School Grade Pause and It’s Politicized Board of Education | Scathing Purple MusingsThe editors of the Tampa Bay Times preface their support for a pause in applying school grades in Florida by reminded readers that the existing scheme is already discredited. And while it’s extre
6-14-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Gaming in the Classroom Can Be an Epic WinPost written by Mikaela Dwyer, a journalism student at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. She considers herself a human rights activist and spends her time volunteering on campus and with various local nonprofits. After graduation, Dwyer hopes to join the Peace
6-14-14 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):Teachers union planning a salary rally at LAUSD board meetingThe LA Unified board meeting on June 17 might be more crowded than usual. UTLA, the teachers union, is planning a noon press conference outside the district’s downtown headquarters and handing out leaflets to call attention to the board’s demand
6-14-14 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 WeekStart the Clock: Controversial Voucher Bill Arrives On Rick Scott’s DeskReports Leslie Postal in the Orlando Sentinel: The Florida Legislature has sent Gov. Rick Scott the controversial bill that expands the stat
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 6-14-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer Sheet‘ I have very real concerns about the sustainability of public education’ — Virginia teacher’s ‘painful’ decision to quitJosh Waldron is an award-winning teacher in Waynesboro, Virginia — or rather, was an award-winning teacher in Waynesboro, Virginia. In the following sobering post, Waldron explains why he made the “tough decision” to leave the classroo
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyBridging DifferencesVergara Ruling, CalifornicationBest Tweet this morning comes from Pedro Noguera @PedroANogueraCalifornia court ruling is a setback for public education. When teachers lose so do kids. Don't blame tenure for the flaws of the system.Judge Rolf M. Treu's ruli
6-14-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
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6-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumLatest on Advanced Learning in Seattle Public SchoolsFrom the SPS webpage:- Summer Testing: For students who moved to Seattle after October 2013 and were not able to test for Advanced Learning eligibility, a summer testing opportunity is available. Information and Application Form. Applications are due by August 1, 2014.- For students
6-14-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineUFT Contract Toxic PD Spillover: Parents Unhappy - at DOE and UFTThe calls have been coming in from parents and their reps who are beginning to realize how the new contract will change their lives as the school day gets readjusted in many schools. "WTF," is the basic message.Can Mulgrew clean up the toxic spillover?They tell me there is growing outrage as
6-14-14 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 teacherA message to retiring teachers at the end of the school year.Some members of our Skokie Organization of Retired Educators (SORE) IEA Retired making a call on our local state representative. This is the last day of school in Park R
6-14-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekTax Deadbeat Andrew Cuomo Offers Lame Excuse For Barring Tax Assessor From His HomeKeep an eye on this story - it's something opponents of Andrew Cuomo will hit again and again during his re-election campaign:Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the controversy over whether he and his live-in girlfriend, Food Network star Sandra Lee, dodged property tax incr
6-14-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-14-14
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