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We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform.Posted on June 1, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesWe, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate educatio
6-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “slidebean” Looks Like A Good Way For Creating Online Slideshowsslidebean is a new free tool for creating online slideshows. It provides multiple formats and the ability to search the Web, within the application, for images. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Create Online Slideshows. Here’s a video that describes how it wor
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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 CAP6-2-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Mining Student Data Stories from KUOW and Politico (highly recommended) and information I learned about what's in a TFA contract today about student data. One is the KUOW pie
In The Know: Are Standardized Test Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? 2:09Panelists discuss the many ways in which our educational system caters to students who try, care, are awakeIn The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit?
D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter funds - The Washington Post
D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter funds - The Washington Post: D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter fundsKent Amos, founder of one of the oldest and largest D.C. charter school networks, allegedly funneled millions of school dollars to a for-profit management company he owns, according to a complaint filed Monday by D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan.Amos founde
Ed Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNER
Ed Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNER: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNERTime out from contract vote reporting for a word for a worthy cause.OK. It's time to ante up for Leonie and the great work she does in all our interests. And to support the awardees - the great Patrick Sullivan who single-handedly
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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 CAP6-4-14 Wait What?Wait What?: Wait What? Statement from Jonathan Pelto on the Connecticut American Federation of Teachers’s LPAC endorsement of MalloyStatement from Jonathan Pelto, exploring gubernatorial candidate on American Federation of Teache
Morning Wink 6-5-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michigan: A Very Curious Story of Charter Management TechniquesThis is an astonishing story from Michigan. There, a persistent blogger named “Miss Fortune” discovered that a charter manager was i
6-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Ramadan ResourcesRamadan is a month-long observance by Muslims. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, so it changes in relation to the Gregorian calendar. Ramadan in 2014 will start on Saturday, June 28th and will continue for 30 days until Monday, July 28th. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Teach & Lear
6-6-14 The Whole Child Blog — Free Webinar: Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of the Common Core — Whole Child Education
Free Webinar: Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of the Common Core — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFree Webinar: Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of the Common CoreJune 6, 2014 by Klea ScharbergJoin ASCD Faculty member Andrew Miller for an exciting, free webinar to learn how to integrate technology in your classroom to support students' needs and the Common Core.Monday,
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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 CAPWe Don’t Have Time To Wait For Schools to Improve. But Real Change Happens Slowly. And There Are No Cookie-Cutter Solutions. | Gatsby In L.A.We Don’t Have Time To Wait For Schools to Improve. But Real Change Happens Slowly. And There Are No Cooki
6-6-14 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 Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2014 – So FarIt’s that time of year again when I start posting mid-year “The Best….” lists. There are over 1,300 lists now. You can see them all here. As usual, in order to make this list, a site had to be: * accessible to English Language Learners and non-tech savvy users. *
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS6-6-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Death to Common Core! Long Live Failed Education Policy!From the beginning of the call for and
6-6-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Death to Common Core! Long Live Failed Education Policy!From the beginning of the call for and debate about Common Core, I have taken a clear stand against the promise of standards-based reform; for example, Why Common Standards Won’t Work: A call for national standards
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Orleans: “Appalling Academic Performance”One day, perhaps, the nationaledia might admit that they were taken in by the purveyors of the Néw Orleans story. Or maybe they will keep saying the same things again and again, without regard to facts. Mike Deshotels, veteran educator, blows up the carefully manufactured tale of success
6-6-14 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.: Hinsdale board member: Our salary and benefits should be lower than other districts.As I have been reporting, Hinsdale High School District teachers gave their union leadership full backing last week in the union’s bargaining with their board. With nearly every member voting, a strike authorization vo
We Played a Part in Getting a Lousy Contract southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: We Played a Part in Getting a Lousy ContractWe need to stop placing all the blame on Unity and the UFT for the contract that we now have to liveunder. The UFT can't foist a contract such as it did upon us in a vacuum. It needs a partner in it's shenanigans.That partner is us, the teachers of NYC. We are the enablers that allow the UFT/Unity to not only give us poor
Is Hespe lying? Afraid of Cami? Disrespectful of parents? All three? | Bob Braun's Ledger
Is Hespe lying? Afraid of Cami? Disrespectful of parents? All three? | Bob Braun's Ledger: Is Hespe lying? Afraid of Cami? Disrespectful of parents? All three?David HespeNearly a month ago, the parents of Newark’s Hawthorne Avenue School petitioned acting Education Commissioner David Hespe to ensure the school would not be closed without compliance with state administrative regulations that have t
6-5-14 Jersey Jazzman : : Reformy Billionaires and the Money They Waste
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Billionaires and the Money They Waste: Reformy Billionaires and the Money They WastePerhaps my favorite bad reformy argument -- one favored by Tom Moran, among others -- goes something like this:We should listen to billionaires when they opine about education because: 1) Well, they're billionaires, so they must know what they're talking about. 2) They don't have a direct st
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Remember That Time When...?" An End of Year Memory Book!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Remember That Time When...?" An End of Year Memory Book!: "Remember That Time When...?" An End of Year Memory Book!I was on #5thchat Tuesday night chatting with my fellow tweechers about activities we do at the end of the school year. @patriciahewitt shared a wonderful idea.I thought this was such a wonderful idea and let Patricia know I woul
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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 CAP6-4-14 Wait What? - A call to arms (I mean pens) – A big day as I announce a running mate and petitions now available - Wait What?A call to arms (I mean pens) – A big day as I announce a running mate and petitions now available - Wait What?: Wait
6-4-14 Wait What? - A call to arms (I mean pens) – A big day as I announce a running mate and petitions now available - Wait What?
A call to arms (I mean pens) – A big day as I announce a running mate and petitions now available - Wait What?: Wait What? A call to arms (I mean pens) – A big day as I announce a running mate and petitions now availableAfter dropping off the appropriate paperwork, the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office tweeted: Denise Merrill @SOTS Merrill @Jonathanpelto today was authorized by my of
6-5-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Insurance and the Common GoodA few weeks ago, a hail storm battered my neighborhood: Within the hour after the storm, signs appeared around my neighborhood for miles advertising hail damage repair for cars and homes. And while I have two badly damaged cars, my home suffe
6-5-14 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: Money race begins for McKenna, JohnsonMcKenna, Johnson seek funds, backers in L.A. Unified race The top two finishers in this week’s election for the Los Angeles Board of Education will meet in an August runoff, but first they face another crucial contest: the race for money and powerful end
Announcing the President's First-Ever Tumblr Q&A | The White House
Announcing the President's First-Ever Tumblr Q&A | The White House: Announcing the President's First-Ever Tumblr Q&AWe’re excited to announce that on Tuesday, June 10, President Obama will take toTumblr to answer your questions about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt.Getting a higher education is the single-most important investment students can make in their
NAfME – Music Education – CORE ARTS STANDARDS
NAfME – Music Education – CORE ARTS STANDARDS: CORE ARTS STANDARDSNAfME, as a part of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, has re-imagined the 1994 National Standards. Released June 4, 2014, these new Core Arts Standards can be found at www.nationalartsstandards.org in a searchable, web-based format that allows users to look across all art forms. The following are key documents for musi
Morning Wink 6-5-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michigan: A Very Curious Story of Charter Management TechniquesThis is an astonishing story from Michigan. There, a persistent blogger named “Miss Fortune” discovered that a charter manager was i
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michigan: A Very Curious Story of Charter Management TechniquesThis is an astonishing story from Michigan. There, a persistent blogger named “Miss Fortune” discovered that a charter manager was indicted on multiple charges, including tax evasion and bank fraud. His wife and brother plus a local contractor and his wife diverted near
6-5-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Exposing the Charter School BS About DemographicsI saw this a few weeks ago and it reinforces the case that hook or crook, charters skim the cream despite claims all the kids in public and charters come from the same demographic and socio-economic status. Any teacher who works(ed) in public schools in certain neighborhoods, like I did in East Williamsburg (old-style) for 35 years
6-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New World Cup Resources: Fun Commercial & Very Useful Google Street View ExpansionGoogle has just announced a big expansion of Street View images from Brazil, and you can see all their highlights here. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Brazil. And here’s a fun World Cup commercial I’m adding to The Best
Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollars | EdSource Today
Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollars | EdSource Today: Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollarsJune 4th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services0Behind closed doors in coming days, legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown will
Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students in class. Any solutions? COMMENT(4) 0 0 0 NewView Larger School disciplinePrevious PostsGeorgia announces Milestones. But will tests replacing the CRCT and EOCT become Millstones?June 4, 2014School to work: Is it working?June 3, 2014New study:
Oregon Save Our Schools: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigor
Oregon Save Our Schools: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigor: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigorby Joanne YatvinThough my years in the classroom are long past, at heart I am still a cranky old English teacher who bristles at some of the neologisms that have crept into public language. I never tack “ly” onto ordinal number words, or say “myself” when I mean “I” or “me.” I won’t use “access” or “impact” as ve
A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” Program | deutsch29
A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” Program | deutsch29: A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” ProgramJune 4, 2014A few days ago, a Chicago teacher contacted me to make me aware of a program in Chicago, the “Golden Apple” program, one that supposedly rewards good teachers yet seems more like a front to supply a temporary teaching staff in schools tha
Public Education in an Econocracy | educarenow
Public Education in an Econocracy | educarenow: Public Education in an EconocracyPosted on June 4, 2014 | Leave a commentIs there hope in fighting in the neoliberal agenda for education? Is there a chance of pushing back against a one-dimensional, market driven approach toeverything, one that most certainly includes education?An answer lies in Paul Carr and Brad Porfilio’s, The Obama Education F
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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 CAP6-4-14 Wait What?Wait What?: Wait What? Statement from Jonathan Pelto on the Connecticut American Federation of Teachers’s LPAC endorsement of MalloyStatement from Jonathan Pelto, exploring gubernatorial candidate on American Federation of Teache
The Corruption of Assessments | My Island View
The Corruption of Assessments | My Island View: The Corruption of AssessmentsJune 4, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyI just finished reading a post from my good friend and co-author of The Relevant Educator, Steve Anderson. His recent post, “Why Formative Assessments Matter” got me thinking about assessments in general and how often they are misunderstood and often abused by well-meaning educators.We
Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data Collection | Missouri Education Watchdog
Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data Collection | Missouri Education Watchdog: Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data CollectioninShareLast month Pioneer Institute released a report titled, “Cogs In the Machine: Big Data, Common Core and National Testing.” It’s 57 pages every parent should read before sending their child back to school this fall.It all starts with the federal desire
6-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “slidebean” Looks Like A Good Way For Creating Online Slideshowsslidebean is a new free tool for creating online slideshows. It provides multiple formats and the ability to search the Web, within the application, for images. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Create Online Slideshows. Here’s a video that describes how it wor
Morning Wink 6-4-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Protest against PISA League Tables Goes InternationalA few weeks ago, educators Heinz-Dieter Meyer of the State University of New York and Katie Zahedi, principal of the Linden Avenue Middle Scho
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Protest against PISA League Tables Goes InternationalA few weeks ago, educators Heinz-Dieter Meyer of the State University of New York and Katie Zahedi, principal of the Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, New York, wrote a protest letter against the international horse race inspired by OECD’s PISA examinations. They gathered
6-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Math Adoption - The Staff Strikes BackReviewing the updated agenda for tomorrow night's Board meeting, it looks like staff have been burning the midnight oil.First, the speakers list is full with nine people on the waitlist. The overwhelming number of comments are to be about the math adoption.Next, on the K-5 Math Instructional Materials Adoption, there are many
Market-Based Newark, NJ School Reform Epitomizes Tragic Nationwide Trend | janresseger
Market-Based Newark, NJ School Reform Epitomizes Tragic Nationwide Trend | janresseger: Market-Based Newark, NJ School Reform Epitomizes Tragic Nationwide TrendPosted on June 4, 2014 by janressegerAmerican Indian boarding schoolsDale Russakoff’s May 19th, New Yorker magazine piece, Schooled, on the public schools of Newark, New Jersey, is very much worth reading. Russakoff describes “one of the na
Cursive writing sparks new Common Core battleground :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Cursive writing sparks new Common Core battleground :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: JUNE 04, 2014Cursive writing sparks new Common Core battlegroundby Carrie Marovich(S.C.) Fans of handwritten prose and elegant, linking letters may have been dealt a setback this week when a bill that would have mandated cursive writing instruction in South
Michelle Obama and Why Teachers Need To Embrace Critique - The Jose Vilson
Michelle Obama and Why Teachers Need To Embrace Critique - The Jose Vilson: Michelle Obama and Why Teachers Need To Embrace CritiqueUS First Lady Michelle ObamaEvery time someone says something, anything, about teachers, without fail, a naysayer always nags how it’s a conspiracy against teachers as a whole. For instance, a recent commercial about the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum started w
Ed Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNER
Ed Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNER: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNERTime out from contract vote reporting for a word for a worthy cause.OK. It's time to ante up for Leonie and the great work she does in all our interests. And to support the awardees - the great Patrick Sullivan who single-handedly
Report: Time to End Harmful, Exclusionary School Discipline Policies | NEA Today
Report: Time to End Harmful, Exclusionary School Discipline Policies | NEA Today: Report: Time to End Harmful, Exclusionary School Discipline PoliciesJune 3, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryIt’s beyond time to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, concludes an authoritative report released this week by the Council of State Governments
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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!: The Truth About New Orleans SchoolsGeaux Teacher!: The Truth About New Orleans Schools: The Truth About New Orleans SchoolsA repost from Louisiana Weekly written by Kari Dequine Harden who should be commended for uncovering and re
Geaux Teacher!: The Truth About New Orleans Schools
Geaux Teacher!: The Truth About New Orleans Schools: The Truth About New Orleans SchoolsA repost from Louisiana Weekly written by Kari Dequine Harden who should be commended for uncovering and reporting the facts about the privatization and failure of the New Orleans Recovery School District. Facts that the mainstream media has at their disposal but refuses to print.New Orleans nearing a ‘privatiz
The Lunacy of an Achievement Gap | Reclaim Reform
The Lunacy of an Achievement Gap | Reclaim Reform: The Lunacy of an Achievement GapPosted on June 3, 2014by Ken PrevitiHow did YOUR child score on…?Achievement gap? This commonplace term is, in reality, meaningless when children (little human beings) are measured by the federal, state and local mandated high stakes tests (all brands) that assume that their numbers are facts.Numbers are numbers. Fa
Stronger than the Scorn: How do NJ schools really stack up? | School Finance 101
Stronger than the Scorn: How do NJ schools really stack up? | School Finance 101: School Finance 101Data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S.Stronger than the Scorn: How do NJ schools really stack up?Posted on June 3, 20140 Rate ThisThis is my end of school year review for New Jersey schools. Indeed much of the data in this post is from years prior. Nonetheless, these
6-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: NPR; Not Such Neutral Reporting on Common CoreNPR has been getting dollars (a la the Seattle Times) for education reporting from the Gates Foundation. And boy, does it show in their Common Core reporting.First, their FAQs on Common Core read a lot like what comes from Gates. Two, they even have one FAQ "fact" wrong which is that Oklahoma has a bill goin
League of Women Voters in Florida bust charter school myths and the legislators who stand to profit | Seattle Education
League of Women Voters in Florida bust charter school myths and the legislators who stand to profit | Seattle Education: League of Women Voters in Florida bust charter school myths and the legislators who stand to profitFrom a press release provided by the League of Women Voters:State-Wide Study on School ChoiceTallahassee, Fla — Twenty percent of the state’s charter schools close because of finan
#AskArne Sixth-graders bill education officials for time spent as standardized test guinea pigs
Sixth-graders bill education officials for time spent as standardized test guinea pigs: Sixth-graders bill education officials for time spent as standardized test guinea pigsJun 02, 2014 10:14am PDT by Laura Clawson74310After students in two sixth-grade math classes spent a week's worth of class time field-testing a new standardized test, they're demanding payment for their time. The Ipswich, Mas
My First ALEC Conference - Journey Into a Parallel World » Resist the Privatization of America
My First ALEC Conference - Journey Into a Parallel World » Resist the Privatization of America: My First ALEC Conference – Journey Into a Parallel World Monday, 02 June 2014Corporate agenda is clear at ALEC conferenceTaking the baton from Marc Pocan (now in the U.S. House), State Rep. Chris Taylor is now the progressive WI democrat in ALEC. This report is written by her about her experience at th
Illinois Requires Public Reporting of School Discipline Data | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Illinois Requires Public Reporting of School Discipline Data | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Illinois Requires Public Reporting of School Discipline DataPosted on: Tuesday June 3rd, 2014Thanks to the organizing work of Voices of Youth in Chicago Education, the Illinois legislature has passed a new law requiring public reporting of school disc
Common Core: Why the curriculum doesn't match the standard | 89.3 KPCC
Common Core: Why the curriculum doesn't match the standard | 89.3 KPCC: Common Core: Why the curriculum doesn't match the standardCory Turner | NPR | June 3rd, 2014, 7:58amCory Turner/NPRJust some of the more than 700 math books that have been reviewed for Common Core alignment by professor William Schmidt and his team at Michigan State's Center for the Study of Curriculum.CommentsAdd your comment
Reform for Other People's Children - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Reform for Other People's Children - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Reform for Other People's ChildrenBy Guest Blogger on June 3, 2014 10:28 AMAuthor and advocate Mike Klonsky again writes to Deborah Meier today. This his final post before Bridging Differences takes its annual summer break. Deborah Meier will reply on Thursday."What the best and wisest parent wants for his child, that
6-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Photo Galleries Of The WeekObviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature calle
Louisiana Educator: The “Success” of the Louisiana Recovery District is a Great Big Fraud!
Louisiana Educator: The “Success” of the Louisiana Recovery District is a Great Big Fraud!: The “Success” of the Louisiana Recovery District is a Great Big Fraud!The Louisiana Department of education has just released the results of the state accountability testing called LEAP and ILEAP. The report includes a percentile ranking of each of the public school systems in the state according to the per
Marie Corfield: Note to Cami: 100 excellent ways to create 100 excellent schools
Marie Corfield: Note to Cami: 100 excellent ways to create 100 excellent schools: Note to Cami: 100 excellent ways to create 100 excellent schoolsJersey Jazzman delivered yet another blistering critique of Cami Anderson's disastrous One Newark plan calling it "illogical, innumerate, secretive, and ill-conceived". Sir Duke once again fills his post with charts, graphs, data, links to stud
Ohio’s “Dropout Recovery” Charters Increase State’s Dropout Rate, Swallow Tax Dollars | janresseger
Ohio’s “Dropout Recovery” Charters Increase State’s Dropout Rate, Swallow Tax Dollars | janresseger: Ohio’s “Dropout Recovery” Charters Increase State’s Dropout Rate, Swallow Tax DollarsPosted on June 3, 2014 by janressegerDoug Livingston, the education writer for the Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio’s top education journalist, recently reported on the financial scam at Ohio’s so-called “dropout reco
Do Teachers Need Dress Codes to Know What to Wear at School? | NEA Today
Do Teachers Need Dress Codes to Know What to Wear at School? | NEA Today: Do Teachers Need Dress Codes to Know What to Wear at School?June 2, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Edward GrahamAlthough the vast majority of educators dress in professional attire for the classrooms and schools where they work, some schools districts are nonetheless drafting and imp
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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 CAP6-2-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Mining Student Data Stories from KUOW and Politico (highly recommended) and information I learned about what's in a TFA contract today about student data. One is the KUOW pie
6-2-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Mining Student Data Stories from KUOW and Politico (highly recommended) and information I learned about what's in a TFA contract today about student data. One is the KUOW piece about ConnectEDU and SPS. It fleshed out what I had reported and had a couple of interesting comments. Again:For the past three years, the school district has uploaded middle and high sc
Book Review: Mercedes Schneider's "A Chronicle of Echoes" Offers Tools for Defense Against Corporate Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Book Review: Mercedes Schneider's "A Chronicle of Echoes" Offers Tools for Defense Against Corporate Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Book Review: Mercedes Schneider's "A Chronicle of Echoes" Offers Tools for Defense Against Corporate ReformBy Anthony Cody on June 2, 2014 5:00 PMFans of Harry Potter will recall the most valuable class at Hogwarts: "Def
Journey For Justice and Advancement Project File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures | Advancement Project
Journey For Justice and Advancement Project File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures | Advancement Project: Journey For Justice and Advancement Project File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures 37 74 5 160On behalf of Journey for Justice organizations, Advancement Project filed three complaints under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in use of fed
D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter funds - The Washington Post
D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter funds - The Washington Post: D.C. officials allege improper diversion of charter fundsKent Amos, founder of one of the oldest and largest D.C. charter school networks, allegedly funneled millions of school dollars to a for-profit management company he owns, according to a complaint filed Monday by D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan.Amos founde
6-2-14 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: Suspension rates in LAUSD fall, raising questionsL.A. Unified suspension rates fall but some question accuracy In the heart of Watts, where violence in nearby housing projects can spill over onto campuses, two of the city’s toughest middle schools have long dealt with fights, drugs and even
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Ohio’s Charter Dropout FactoriesOhio has some of the worst charter schools in the country, which avoid accountability because their owners contribute generously to elected officials. Among the wo
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Ohio’s Charter Dropout FactoriesOhio has some of the worst charter schools in the country, which avoid accountability because their owners contribute generously to elected officials. Among the worst performing charters are those specifically designed for dropouts. Some of these schools teach students online. Can you imagine how ine
6-2-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Research Studies Of The WeekI often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing
6-2-14 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.: Representative Christian Mitchell is a part of the Eli Broad collection.When Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke host their monthly show at the Hideout tomorrow night, Eli Broad will not be appearing on stage with them. But he will be there in spirit. State Representative Christian Mitchell will be channeling
It takes a village to raise a child | Connected Principals
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Resources help decipher the new education funding formula | EdSource Today
Resources help decipher the new education funding formula | EdSource Today: Resources help decipher the new education funding formulaJune 1st, 2014 | Add a Comment | The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has spawned an array of resources to help parents, teachers, principals, school board members and district officials make sense of the new law.The material ranges from basic explainers to cloud
A vote for Booker is a vote for Christie | Bob Braun's Ledger
A vote for Booker is a vote for Christie | Bob Braun's Ledger: A vote for Booker is a vote for ChristieJust friends? New Jersey’s top Democrats are cowards. New Jersey’s top Republicans are cowards. That is why Cory Booker, who did nothing for Newark but divide it, preside over unprecedented bloodshed in its streets, and form a diabolical alliance with Chris Christie to suppress it
6-1-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week: Seattle Schools This WeekWednesday, June 2ndSchool Board meeting, starting at 4:15 pm. Agenda.It is quite a long agenda with a longer-than-usual Consent agenda. I was surprised to see a item like this not being discussed with Intro and then Action but they need to get work done on the North Queen Anne Elementary School as soon as possib
New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities? | The New Orleans Tribune
New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities? | The New Orleans Tribune: NEW ORLEANS EDUCATION REFORM: A GUIDE FOR CITIES OR A WARNING FOR COMMUNITIES?Kristen Buras, Ph.D., assistant professor at Georgia State University, has written extensively on post-Hurricane Katrina education reforms. Her work has appeared in numerous articles and publications. She recently pu
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. Dear Bill and Melinda,Prestigious academics from around the world collaborated to write a letter to Dr. Andreas Schleicher, director of the Organization
Nite Cap 6-1-14 #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 CAPWhy are teachers being made scapegoats? | Reclaim ReformWhy are teachers being made scapegoats? | Reclaim Reform: Why are teachers being made scapegoats?Posted on June 1, 2014by Ken PrevitiDavid Graeber: “Spotlight on the financial sector did mak
Why are teachers being made scapegoats? | Reclaim Reform
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Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary? | Paul Bruno
Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary? | Paul Bruno: Are the Common Core Standards Voluntary?By PAUL BRUNO | Published: JUNE 1, 2014Did states adopt the Common Core standards voluntarily, or were they forced to do so by the federal government?I’m not sure why we would think the answer to that question matters very much. If adopting the CCSS would be good for a state, then their adoption by that
The Obama Initiative That Maya Angelou Really Did Not Like
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How The Book Is Going So Far - The Jose Vilson
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We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform.Posted on June 1, 2014by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesWe, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate educatio
Consumer Alert: Researchers in New Study Find “Surprisingly Weak” Correlations among VAMs and Other Teacher Quality Indicators |
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NYC Educator: Lazy Administrators Do Whatever
NYC Educator: Lazy Administrators Do Whatever: Lazy Administrators Do WhateverI've been receiving a lot of complaints from teachers about ridiculous observation reports that declare them developing or ineffective with no evidence whatsoever. Has this happened to you? You get rated poorly and the comment is something like, "Goes to meetings only when physically dragged there," or "Fa
6-1-14 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.: Sunday reads.Akili Academy in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Supporting Cuomo? “Labor itself, as represented by UFT leadership, doesn’t appear to support labor.” Bob Bailey. From the days when Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Armstrong performed at Las Vegas strip hotels. But couldn’t st
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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Crucial Race for State Superintendent in CaliforniaThe race for State Superintendent of Education in California pits veteran educator Tom Torlakson–who has held the job since 2010–against Mar
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
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6-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Ramadan ResourcesRamadan is a month-long observance by Muslims. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, so it changes in relation to the Gregorian calendar. Ramadan in 2014 will start on Saturday, June 28th and will continue for 30 days until Monday, July 28th. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Teach & Lear
6-1-14 Perdido Street School
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Stop saying "balance is key" when discussing technology
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Marie Corfield: My open letter to Gov. Christie
Marie Corfield: My open letter to Gov. Christie: My open letter to Gov. ChristieIn the spirit of fellow educator, and journalist, Melissa Harris Perry, I bring you my version of her open letters to leaders:Dear Governor Christie,It's me, Marie. I heard you recently gave your staff huge raises. That's fantastic! I'm sure they worked very hard to help get you re-elected, and are very deserving. And
What You Ignore, You Permit. | Connected Principals
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In The Know: Are Standardized Test Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? | Video | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit? 2:09Panelists discuss the many ways in which our educational system caters to students who try, care, are awakeIn The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit?
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Free Webinar On Monday: “Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children”Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children is the title of a free Webinar on Monday. It’s sponsored by the Migrant Policy Institute. Here’s how they de
solidaridad: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School Board
solidaridad: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School Board: Network for Public Education to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School BoardNPE to our Friends and Allies in California: Support Sherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD School BoardAs a friend of Network for Public Educati
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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 Truth About St. Marcus (WELS) | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!The Truth About St. Marcus (WELS) | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The Truth About St. Marcus (WELS)Filed under: St. Marcus,Vouchers — millerlf @ 3:24 pm S
The Truth About St. Marcus (WELS) | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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LAUSD'S NEW MATH FOR SCREWING TOP TEACHERS - Superintendent John Deasy - Perdaily.com
LAUSD, Superintendent John Deasy - Perdaily.com: LAUSD'S NEW MATH FOR SCREWING TOP TEACHERS (Mensaje se repite en Español)As the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is legally sanctioned for not having turned over photos in the Miramonte child abuse scandal- which can only be viewed as obstruction of justice- hopefully an awareness is finally starting to dawn on people as to what levels of
Russ on Reading: Five Ways Charter Schools Are Bad for Children and Other Living Things
Russ on Reading: Five Ways Charter Schools Are Bad for Children and Other Living Things: Five Ways Charter Schools Are Bad for Children and Other Living ThingsCharter schools are the darling of the education reform movement. Appealing to the All-American ideal of “choice”, charter schools are sold to struggling communities as a way to improve student learning through competition. Well-funded publi
Our Missing $200 Million | Yinzercation
Our Missing $200 Million | Yinzercation: Our Missing $200 Million1We’d like our $200 million back, please. That’s how much money charter schools in Pennsylvania collected last year for special education in excess of what they actually spent on special education for students. Charter schools took in over $350 million, but spent only $150 million. (Or $350,562,878 vs. $156,003,034 to be exact.) So w
Defend-Ed Action Map | Defend-Ed
Defend-Ed Action Map | Defend-Ed: Defend-Ed Action MapPOSTED ON MAY 30, 2014 BY THE EDITORResistance is *not* futile!MarchesMeetingsWorkshopsWalk-outsPicketsDemonstrationsProtestsLegal actionsOpt-outsDual powerFree schools All these things are happening in the real world right now in the fight against education commercialization and bureaucratization. People are fighting every day to protect their
Why Are School Administrators Bullying Taxpayers? Stories from Arnold & Otterville, Missouri School Districts. | Missouri Education Watchdog
Why Are School Administrators Bullying Taxpayers? Stories from Arnold & Otterville, Missouri School Districts. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Why Are School Administrators Bullying Taxpayers? Stories from Arnold & Otterville, Missouri School Districts.inShareHave individuals with this watchdog group been libeled by public school administrators?The Fox-C-6 School District is in Arnold, Miss
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » What’s wrong with standardized testing…this month?: What’s wrong with standardized testing…this month?I’m talking with Dick Kay on WCPT this afternoon about standardized testing.Tune in to 820 AM, or 92.5 FM (west side of Chicago) 92.7 FM (north) or 99.9 FM (south). Apparently you can also live stream the show here:Here are some of the topi
Newark Students Resisting Neoliberal Reforms In Their City | PopularResistance.Org
Newark Students Resisting Neoliberal Reforms In Their City | PopularResistance.Org: Newark Students Resisting Neoliberal Reforms In Their CityRESIST! EDUCATION, NEOLIBERALISM, NEWARK, STUDENT ACTIVISM, UNIONS By Raven Rakia, www.youngist.orgMay 31st, 2014 Powered by TranslateNow with their own union, Newark students are resisting neoliberal reforms in their city. What can we expect from these pow
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24/7 | Bill Ayers: 24/724 Love Letters to Maxine Greene(In no particular order)Followed by 7 QuestionsDear Maxine,I’m wandering along an open road tonight, wobbly and a bit unhinged, wondering where I’ll be by morning, writing you now under a sea of stars. You’re on my mind 24/7—I love you, you know—and here’s a simple sampling of letters from the day, one every hour, followed by a week’s worth of
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Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekHey, Buddy: Can You Spare $2.5 Billion?Now that Chris Christie's utterly fraudulent budgeting has been laid bare, we're left with a problem: how will New Jersey make up for its two decade-old pension holiday?It's nice to talk about bi-partisan commissions and proclaim that "everyone must make sacrifices," but that's really just a way for pund
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CURMUDGUCATION:Welcome to Common Core HospitalNurse Duncan: Welcome to Common Core Hospital. How may I assist you?Chris: My name's Chris Wobble. I was just in a car accident. My arms seems to be broken in about three places.Nurse Duncan: All righty, then. We just need to do some assessments here to see what shape you're in. As a major health care provider, your health data determines our success r
5-31-14 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 EducationNews Flash: Failed Education Policies Will ALWAYS Fail Our Children | AlternetWhat do third-grade retention policies based on reading tests, charter schools, tracking, and parental choice have in common? First, across the U.S., they all have a great deal of public and political support. Seco
5-31-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Discover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the ClassroomPost 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
5-31-14 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):Follow the money: last filing deadline today for LAUSD electionTonight is the final disclosure deadline for candidates running in the June 3 special election, to fill LA Unified’s District 1 board seat. “There should be updated numbers by midnight from all the candidates,” said a staff member at the City E
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The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetMark Zuckerberg is giving $120 million to Bay Area schools (after his last education reform effort didn’t go so well)The world’s most innovative community shouldn’t also be a home for struggling public schools. Today Priscilla and I are announcing a $120 million commitment to support efforts to improve education for underserved communities in the Bay Are
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Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekWill the Working Families Party stand up for working families in this year’s electionThe Working Families Party is based in New York. They also have a chapter here in Connecticut. Considering Dannel “Dan” Malloy only won by 6,000 votes in the last election, many observers credit the Working Family with giving him them victory since the WFP line added more than 26,0
5-31-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumMath Talk in Friday Update Update: the Board meeting agenda was finally posted at the end of the day. There is an amendment to the Math Adoption via President Peaslee and Director Peters. We move that the School Board amend the motion for adoption of K-5 Mathematics Materials to include a dual adoption of Math in Focus Singapore Math
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Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineMORE Weekly Update: 3 Happy Hours Today, Info on Observing Contract Vote CountThe busy bees at MORE - important info on observing the contract vote count on Monday and Tuesday -- Ellen Fox and I will be there both days -- Monday they open the school packages and envelopes and Tuesday they count.At first Leroy Barr told us only each caucus could have one observer. MO
5-31-14 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherKeeping retirement weird. Free stuff.This morning I took this selfie with my new iPhone. I told this story of Facebook yesterday. Since I have drawn a series of cartoons about Mark Zuckerberg, I expect that I will be expelled from
5-31-14 Perdido Street School Week
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5-31-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
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This Week's Education Research Report 5-31-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTACT Report Highlights the Challenge of Catching Up At-Risk StudentsVery few students from at-risk demographic groups—including ethnic minorities, English language learners, those from low-income families and those with disabilities—who start off “far off track“ academically are able to get back on track by four years later, according to
5-31-14 Schools Matter All Week
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