James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP
Explained Variation Is Not A Measure of Importance | Paul Bruno
Explained 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 American Statistical Association put out a “Statement on Using Value-Added Models for Educational Assessment“.Last month, Raj Chetty, John Friedman, and Jonah Rockoff issued a response, in part because so many commentator
AFT’s Weingarten Supports Malloy, and Likely, Cuomo | deutsch29
AFT’s Weingarten Supports Malloy, and Likely, Cuomo | deutsch29: AFT’s Weingarten Supports Malloy, and Likely, CuomoJune 17, 2014On June 16, 2014, I wrote a post in which I wondered what American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten would say on June 17 at the official AFL-CIO endorsement of the re-election of blatantly-anti-teacher, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy.Here is wh
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
ACT’s Dan Wright on a Simple VAM Experiment |
ACT’s Dan Wright on a Simple VAM Experiment |: ACT’s Dan Wright on a Simple VAM Experiment A VAMboozled! folllower, Dan Wright, who is also a statistician at ACT (the nonprofit company famously known for developing the college-entrance ACT test), wrote me an email a few weeks ago about his informed and statistical take on VAMs. I invited him to write a post for you all here. His response, with my
Russ on Reading: Tom Barclay: A Tribute to a Great Teacher
Russ on Reading: Tom Barclay: A Tribute to a Great Teacher: Tom Barclay: A Tribute to a Great TeacherTom Barclay with Cindy MershonOne of the finest educators I have ever known is retiring this month. I had the pleasure of working closely with Tom Barclay for the last 12 years of my career and I have been fortunate to call him a friend for nearly 25 years. I met Tom through my wife Cindy Mershon,
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
Shaky Methods, Shaky Motives: A Recap of My Critique of the NCTQ’s Review of Teacher Preparation Programs | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
Shaky Methods, Shaky Motives: A Recap of My Critique of the NCTQ’s Review of Teacher Preparation Programs | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues: A "Fuller" Look at Education IssuesExamining K-12 and higher ed issues across the country by Dr. Ed FullerShaky Methods, Shaky Motives: A Recap of My Critique of the NCTQ’s Review of Teacher Preparation ProgramsPosted on June 17, 20140
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
Meet the 37 Senators Who Voted for Millionaires Over Students | Perspectives | BillMoyers.com
Meet the 37 Senators Who Voted for Millionaires Over Students | Perspectives | BillMoyers.com: Meet the 37 Senators Who Voted for Millionaires Over StudentsJune 17, 2014by Derek Pugh9This piece originally appeared on the Campaign for America’s Future blog.The Capitol Rotunda looms over the statue of George Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Senate Republicans s
U.S. Military Supporting Common Core? Look To Your Own Problems Before Blaming the U.S. School System | Missouri Education Watchdog
U.S. Military Supporting Common Core? Look To Your Own Problems Before Blaming the U.S. School System | Missouri Education Watchdog: U.S. Military Supporting Common Core? Look To Your Own Problems Before Blaming the U.S. School SysteminShareRetired Lt. General Marvin Covault was quoted in a piece by Freedom Outpost as supporting common core. He and a number of other retired generals were recruited
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
6-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadGreat article at Publicola on the McCleary ruling (with slide from the Office of Financial Management). Meanwhile, over at the Times, the editorial board is saying that the Supreme Court is "menacing" the Legislature. They say that "so far" the Legislature has done everything the Court has asked. Except fully fund education
6-17-14 The Whole Child Blog — Free Webinar - Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success — Whole Child Education
Free Webinar—Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFree Webinar—Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy SuccessJune 17, 2014 by Klea ScharbergJoin respected educator and ASCD author Regie Routman for an exciting, free webinar to learn how to increase reading and writing achievemen
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
6-17-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Message to UFT Leaders: Where's the Change of Tone as Hundreds Call for Ouster of Bryant HS Principal Namita DwarkaA handful of students said the principal threatened them, warning they would not take part in graduation if they attended Monday’s rally. Teachers told the Daily News Dwarka has doctored their performance records, canceled their after-school programs and fired them fr
6-17-14 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.: A CPS principal’s resignation letter.Inter-American’s Principal Vernita Vallez announced in November she would not renew her contract after four years at the school because she didn’t think she was able to fully do her job. She cited the top-down and constantly shifting district priorities with little
6-17-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: #StopJebNow Hashtag Being Used By Conservative Activists to Defeat Common CoreWrites Fred Lucas in Glenn Beck’s conservative site TheBlaze: In a critical battleground region that one activist labeled “the most important county of the most important state” for presidentia
6-17-14 Wait What? - A final word about the AFL-CIO’s decision to block my speech to delegates
Wait What?: Wait What? A final word about the AFL-CIO’s decision to block my speech to delegates“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” – President John F. Kennedy Yesterd
6-15-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Summer reading list for and by teachersHere are books for and recommended by teachers, from Scholastic Instructor magazine and titled the “Ultimate Summer Reading List for Teachers:” We searched far and wide to come up with a list of great books for you to crack open during the summer break—and, most important, we asked our teacher advisers and Facebook teachers what they were […]2 b
6-17-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: The Starbucks, ASU, and Pearson ScamIf you thought wow! yesterday when Starbucks announced that CoffeeCorp will fund its employees' college educations from here on out, look a little closer before you fill up your mug. First off, Arizona State has joined the state-run exploitation college model perfected by the University of Maryland, whereby overseas military personnel and the st
6-17-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”. via PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”.1 by plthomasedd / 1h hide // saveNCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”. via NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”.2 by plthomasedd / 1h 6-16-14 @ The
With A Brooklyn Accent: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong Response
With A Brooklyn Accent: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong Response: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong ResponseAs someone who has spent the last 45 years working with Bronx schools and community organizations, it utterly astonishes me that Hedge fund managers, Silicon Valley entrepreneu
6-17-14 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): NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”Accordingly, with admirable, though misdirected intentions, they very seriously and very sentimentally set themselves to the task of remedying the evils that they see. But their remedies do not cure the disease: they merely p
empathyeducates – Fuzzy Math – The Guesstimate that Struck Down California’s Teacher Tenure Laws
empathyeducates – Fuzzy Math – The Guesstimate that Struck Down California’s Teacher Tenure Laws: Fuzzy Math – The Guesstimate that Struck Down California’s Teacher Tenure LawsPhotograph Credit; GuidoVrola; iStockBy Jordan Weissmann | Originally Published at Slate. June 12 2014 |The amazing, completely made-up statistic a judge used to strike down teacher tenure in CaliforniaThis week Los Angeles
6-17-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: TNTP & The Unreal Lessons of VergaraTNTP is the less famous faux-reform sibling of StudentsFirst, but like that other batch of corporate reformsters, they can be counted on to articulate their agenda in a more-transparent-than-they-probably-meant-to-be manner. Last week they brought their reformy skills to "The Real Lessons of Vergara," in which Tim Daly and Dan Weisb
6-17-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: How Many Abusive And/Or Insane Principals Are Out There?A good point raised by James Eterno over at IceUFT blog in response to this Daily News story about hundreds of students, parents and teachers demanding the removal of a Bryant High School principal who is said to have doctored performance records of teachers, altered grading policies at the school to increase the gradua
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Judge frees Chicago from Shakman decree. Lets the fox guard the hen house.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Judge frees Chicago from Shakman decree. Lets the fox guard the hen house.: Judge frees Chicago from Shakman decree. Lets the fox guard the hen house."Part of the problem..."Best quote of the day comes on the heels of Chicago being released from the 42-year-old Shakman patronage-hiring decree, allowing Rahm's boys to police themselves. The quote comes from
Parent Conferences with the Department of Education « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice
Parent Conferences with the Department of Education « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice: Parent Conferences with the Department of EducationThe New York City Coalition for Educational Justice in partnership with the NYC Department of Education held three amazing parent conferences on May 3rd; May 31st and June 7th. Over 750 parents attended workshops and connected with fellow parent leaders.
Philanthropic Advocacy for School Reforms | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Philanthropic Advocacy for School Reforms | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Philanthropic Advocacy for School ReformsI … challenge the wisdom of giving public sanction and approval to the spending of a huge fortune ….My object here is to state as clearly and as briefly as possible why the huge philanthropic trusts, known as foundations, appear to be a menace to the welfare of
Shanker Blog » The Souls Of Black Teachers: Reading José Luis Vilson With W.E.B. Du Bois
Shanker Blog » The Souls Of Black Teachers: Reading José Luis Vilson With W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls Of Black Teachers: Reading José Luis Vilson With W.E.B. Du BoisPosted by Leo Casey on June 17, 2014This article was originally published in DissentThe heart of education lies in the relationship between teacher and student. The quality of that relationship—its capacity to nurture, to inspire, to awa
Knowledge Ventriloquism | EduShyster
Knowledge Ventriloquism | EduShyster: Knowledge VentriloquismKen Zeichner takes us inside the teacher prep war echo chamberEduShyster: You introduced me to one of my favorite new concepts—*knowledge ventriloquism.* The release of the National Council on Teacher Quality *review* of the nation’s teacher prep programs seems like an appropriate time to share this concept with the world. So what is *kn
NYC Educator: UFT Unity's Solidarity v. Real Solidarity
NYC Educator: UFT Unity's Solidarity v. Real Solidarity: UFT Unity's Solidarity v. Real SolidarityI read in NY Teacher that our contract places parents and "educators back in the driver's seat in our city's public schools." I find the claim humorous. I doubt UFT Unity asked many parents what they wanted and I know they certainly didn't ask me. The lack of democracy in my Union is for
The High-Stakes Testing Culture: How We Got Here, How We Get Out | NEA Today
The High-Stakes Testing Culture: How We Got Here, How We Get Out | NEA Today: The High-Stakes Testing Culture: How We Got Here, How We Get OutJune 17, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Cindy LongParents across the country are joining educators in saying enough is enough – no more high-stakes standardized testing. In fact, they’re shouting it, in large numbers
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6-14-14 Jersey Jazzman The @starledger's Reformy Fantasyland
Jersey Jazzman: The @starledger's Reformy FantasylandI really can't tell you how grateful I am to have Bob Braun blogging; for a while there, it felt like I was the only one who cared to point out that the Star-Ledger, Bob's former paper, was writing education editorials that were both massively ignorant and callously dismissive of the needs of children in New Jersey's cities.Bob's skewering of th
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
Those Nonsense Annual NCTQ Ratings Are Coming on June 17 | deutsch29
Those Nonsense Annual NCTQ Ratings Are Coming on June 17 | deutsch29: Those Nonsense Annual NCTQ Ratings Are Coming on June 17June 16, 2014On June 17, 2014, the so-called National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) will unleash upon the world its ratings of teacher training programs.Here is part of an announcement sent on June 9, 2014, to members of the press:Washington, DC – On Tuesday, June 17, t
Adam Bessie: Retiring the "Bad Teacher" Boogeyman - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Adam Bessie: Retiring the "Bad Teacher" Boogeyman - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Adam Bessie: Retiring the "Bad Teacher" BoogeymanBy Anthony Cody on June 16, 2014 7:40 PMGuest post by Adam Bessie. "I support our teachers, but my daughter was traumatized by an unfirable 1st grade teacher," so read a tweet I received after expressing concern that Vergara
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
Why Does it Seem Like It’s the Same Few Parents Fighting for Philly’s Schools? | Philly in Focus
Why Does it Seem Like It’s the Same Few Parents Fighting for Philly’s Schools? | Philly in Focus: Why Does it Seem Like It’s the Same Few Parents Fighting for Philly’s Schools?PHILLYACTIVE™ (NEWS THAT GETS PHILLY ACTIVE) Active parent Felicia Roche, distressed by Philly’s education crisis, urges her peers to get involved in the fight for fairness. By Felicia Roche (Video features activist Helen Gy
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
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 CAPHave Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) | EduShysterHave Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) | EduShyster: Have Elevator, Will Elevate (the Teaching Profession) How making teaching a career no one wants will finally mak
