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
7-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Downtown School - Is the Fix In?I make no secret of the fact that I had been pushing for the district to consider applying to take over the empty Federal Reserve building downtown. I believed it was worth looking into (and still do). However, that is now tempered by this rather large push for the building. Who's pushing? All the forces that have decided
New Coalition Urges Congress to Listen to Parents and Strengthen Student Privacy Protections | Seattle Education
New Coalition Urges Congress to Listen to Parents and Strengthen Student Privacy Protections | Seattle Education: New Coalition Urges Congress to Listen to Parents and Strengthen Student Privacy ProtectionsA new coalition called the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy released a letter today to the leaders of the committees of the House and Senate Education Committees, urging Congress to strength
The Growth of a Movement: Lessons Learned During the First Year of the Badass Teachers Association | emPower magazine
The Growth of a Movement: Lessons Learned During the First Year of the Badass Teachers Association | emPower magazine: THE GROWTH OF A MOVEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BADASS TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONOn June 13, 2014 the Badass Teachers Association (BATs) celebrated its one year anniversary. As a member and administrator since the first few weeks, it has been truly amazing to watc
Why were thousands of books purged from Racine, Wisconsin school libraries? : blue cheddar
Why were thousands of books purged from Racine, Wisconsin school libraries? : blue cheddar: Why were thousands of books purged from Racine, Wisconsin school libraries?by blue cheddar • July 23, 2014Backup direct link to embedded video of speech at Racine school board meetingThousands of books were removed from the public school libraries of Racine, Wisconsin by non-library staff to the alarm of th
7-21-14 The Whole Child Blog — Four Frames for Principals, New and Experienced
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Four Frames for Principals, New and ExperiencedI was working with an elementary principal. One of the school's 3rd grade classes had given him a list of responsibilities they assumed formed his job. He showed me the list and chuckled, until he got to an item that he said made him shudder far more than smile: "You fix everything." That overwhe
Zombie Lies of Corporate Education Reform
Zombie Lies of Corporate Education Reform4 Corporate Education Reform Talking Points That Are Flat-Out LiesNOVEMBER 10, 2013 BY KRIS NIELSEN 11 COMMENTSIf you listen to the buzz coming from the airwaves about education reform these days, you may notice that many things are starting to sound much too familiar–some even vomit-inducingly so. It’s almost as if someone gave the spokespeople from state
7-23-14 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 school in south LA damaged by fireMorning Read: Charter school in south LA damaged by fire L.A. charter school gutted by fast-moving blaze A charter school organization is scrambling to find an alternative location after a fire swept through the campus Tuesday. Animo South Los Angele
Teachers’ “Actual” Impacts on Tests: A Reality that Defies VAMs |
Teachers’ “Actual” Impacts on Tests: A Reality that Defies VAMs |: Teachers’ “Actual” Impacts on Tests: A Reality that Defies VAMsDrs. Gene Glass and David Berliner (both Regents’ Professors Emeriti from Arizona State University) recently published a book with 15 doctoral students titled the 50 Myths & Lies that Threaten America’s Public Schools (published by Teachers College Press). In one of
This Week In Education: Thompson: Burris Documents Damage Done By Tracking & School Reform
This Week In Education: Thompson: Burris Documents Damage Done By Tracking & School Reform: Thompson: Burris Documents Damage Done By Tracking & School We know Carol Burris for her insightful critiques of the contemporary school reform movement, but at first glance her On the Same Page seems to be a history of the bad old days. She presents an authoritative account of the severe damage do
7-23-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: 14 More Schools for Avaricious Eva - Coming to a School Near You - Or in Your Own School....with so many schools how can Eva assure a consistent quality of cheating that keeps her scores so far above any of the other charters?By way of example, the application points to one Harlem district school co-located with a Success school has started posting college flags in school hallways
Marie Corfield: My open letter to President Obama about public education and his legacy
Marie Corfield: My open letter to President Obama about public education and his legacy: My open letter to President Obama about public education and his legacyDear President Obama,Along with millions of Americans, I proudly and joyously voted for you in 2008. I believed that finally our nation was living up to its promise of a land where 'all men [and women] are created equal'. I have continually
Morning Wink 7-23-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Charter Schools: Do They Deserve Closer Scrutiny? Or Legitimacy?Andy Smarick, a partner at Bellweather Associates, a senior fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a former deputy commissioner of education in New Jersey for
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Charter Schools: Do They Deserve Closer Scrutiny? Or Legitimacy?Andy Smarick, a partner at Bellweather Associates, a senior fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a former deputy commissioner of education in New Jersey for Governor Christie, and a man with a long list of other affiliations with conservative groups and politicia
7-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Two Excellent World War One Resources From The GuardianThe British newspaper The Guardian has recently produced two excellent resources about World Ward One that I’m adding to The Best Resources For Learning About World War I: A global guide to the first world war – interactive documentary is an impressive multilingual…inte
7-23-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. Ken Griffin.by Fred Klonsky / 26min hide // saveTerrence P. Carter claimed a doctorate as principal at Chicago’s Barton Elementary School. Do we get a rebate?- Linda Posted on the Ravitch blog from a Chicago reader, notice his “teaching” experience increases two years in a one ye
7-23-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? Questions Grow On Incoming School Chief’s Use Of Ph.D. Title, Financial ProblemsClaiming that he was “hand-picked” by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, “Dr.” Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement. The latest article on Carter, entitled, Questions Grow On Incoming School Chief’s Use O
7-23-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Studying Jon Snow: U-Va. offering ‘Game of Thrones’ summer courseIf “The Simpsons” can be the subject of a college course (“Simpsons and Philosophy” at the University of California Berkeley), as well as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (at Portland State University), it was only a matter of time before “Game of Thrones” would make it onto some course catalog. And now it has. The University
7-23-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Why Rhonda's and Lili's Resignations Are More Important Than Arne'sAs Weingarten was about to be re-appointed by Saddam proportions (97%) at the recent coronation exercises in Los Angeles, the biggest diversion of the week grew from whether Rhonda would call for Arne's resignation. Ooh! What sad theatre! Sadly, if Duncan were to leave tomorrow to play Golden Oldie basketball full
7-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archives every Tuesday and Thursd
7-23-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): The Real “Low Expectations” ProblemI have asked this about the U.S. Secretary of Education: Why Is Arne Duncan Still Pushing the Dangerous Myth of Low Expectations? And a large part of the answer may be because the uncritical mainstream media not only buy that message, b
7-23-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: My Doctoral ThesisI've been following the problems of Dr. Terrence Carter in Connecticut with some interest. It seems that the Dr., "hand picked by Arne Duncan" might not have an actual PhD. Not even a super-easy PhD, but a PhD he just bought. Faked the whole thing. And he's not remotely alone in this.How can somebody do that, I wondered. Seriously, how do you do that?Tur
7-23-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo And His Aides Under Federal Investigation For Moreland Commission MeddlingThat's one of the takeaways from this NY Times extraordinary epose on Cuomo's Moreland Commission meddling that appeared today:The commission developed a list of promising targets, including a lawmaker suspected of using campaign funds to support a girlfriend in another state and pay tanning-salo
A sacred obligation by teacherken
A sacred obligation: A sacred obligationbyteacherkenFollow 9 Comments / 9 NewMy title has multiple meanings.Perhaps that will become clear.How did you spend your weekend?At 1:30 AM Thursday I got in my car and drove for about 6 hours through the night to the mountains of Southwest Virginia, which in the daylight are so heart-breakingly beautiful one almost forgets the poverty of so many therein
Common Core in Louisiana: Two Days, Two Lawsuits | deutsch29
Common Core in Louisiana: Two Days, Two Lawsuits | deutsch29: Common Core in Louisiana: Two Days, Two LawsuitsJuly 22, 2014In May 2009, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and then-State Superintendent Paul Pastorek signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to commit Louisiana to be “state led” and participate in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative, a show that the National Governors As
Russ on Reading: Student Advocacy and Tenure: A Philadelphia Story
Russ on Reading: Student Advocacy and Tenure: A Philadelphia Story: Student Advocacy and Tenure: A Philadelphia StoryI once had a superintendent of schools tell me, “Your loyalty should lie with the persons who sign your paycheck – the school board.” I disagreed then and I disagree now. Sure, as an employee of a school district I am sworn to carry out the policies and teach the curriculum that is
Louisiana Educator: Important Statement From 3 BESE Members
Louisiana Educator: Important Statement From 3 BESE Members: Important Statement From 3 BESE MembersFor Immediate Release: 3 BESE Members applaud Legislators for seeking BESE /LDOE AccountabilityAs members of Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), we applaud the Louisiana legislators who are taking legal action against BESE for its improprieties in adopting Common Core edu
NYC Educator: Remediating the Remediators
NYC Educator: Remediating the Remediators: Remediating the RemediatorsRockville Centre Principal Carol Burris has a whole series of pieces in the Washington Post, one better than the next. In her latest, she examines the odd formulas for figuring whether or not students need remediation. One is perhaps better than the next, but none appear to be anything worth jumping up and down about. Then she
New Report Spotlights Stagnant Wage Growth for Mid- and Late-Career Teachers | NEA Today
New Report Spotlights Stagnant Wage Growth for Mid- and Late-Career Teachers | NEA Today: New Report Spotlights Stagnant Wage Growth for Mid- and Late-Career TeachersJuly 23, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerWhile most Americans agree that teachers do not receive the professional pay they deserve, the conversation has generally been framed around t
Common Core-Free Day | Truth in American Education
Common Core-Free Day | Truth in American Education: Common Core-Free DayFiled in Common Core State Standards by Christina Leventis on July 23, 2014 • 0 CommentsBringing Common Core State Standards out from the shadows and exposing its ills to busy parents and sidelined lawmakers has become my night and day concern to the point of a religious calling. I mean no disrespect it’s just that it is the s
Colleges Not On Board With College Ready? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Colleges Not On Board With College Ready? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Colleges Not On Board With College Ready?inShareA report prepared by Lindsey Tepe of the New America Foundation laments that colleges are not more on board with Common Core and urges them to join the in crowd who are cheering it on.Common Core Goes to College: Building Better Connections Between High School and Higher Educati
Corinthian Colleges: For-Profit Schools Preying on the Vulnerable While Soaking Up Tax Dollars | janresseger
Corinthian Colleges: For-Profit Schools Preying on the Vulnerable While Soaking Up Tax Dollars | janresseger: Corinthian Colleges: For-Profit Schools Preying on the Vulnerable While Soaking Up Tax DollarsPosted on July 23, 2014 by janressegerTo really grasp the significance of what is happening to Corinthian Colleges, I urge you to read Suzanne Mettler’s new book, Degrees of Inequality: How the Po
Ed tech promoters need to understand how most of us learn | The Hechinger Report
Ed tech promoters need to understand how most of us learn | The Hechinger Report: Ed tech promoters need to understand how most of us learnBy Annie Murphy PaulTECH SMART By Annie Murphy PaulThis story also appeared at:When Bill Gates was still a teenager, he would sneak out of his family’s house before dawn and ride his bike to a building on the campus of the University of Washington. He had disco
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NYC Principal Arrested, Plans Imminent Career Advancement southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: NYC Principal Arrested, Plans Imminent Career AdvancementThe Daily News is always the first paper I read everyone morning without fail. As soon as I pick it up I check the back page (Sports) first and then check out the front page. Well lo and behold, my eyes bounced out of their sockets when I saw the headline (No! Not the new dolts on the left).It's nice to see y
7-22-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: What Exactly Does Campbell Brown Want?It appears that Campbell Brown, in the wake of Michelle Rhee's continuing descent into irrelevance, is going to be the new face of reforminess for the foreseeable future. Say what you will about Rhee, at least she taught for a couple of years; Brown forms her opinions about teachers, however, unencumbered by even that little bit of experience:U
Agreement reached on ‘willful defiance’ bill | EdSource
Agreement reached on ‘willful defiance’ bill | EdSource: Agreement reached on ‘willful defiance’ billJuly 22, 2014 | By Susan Frey | No CommentsAssemblymember Roger Dickinson Representing the 7th California Assembly DistrictAfter several months of negotiations, Gov. Jerry Brown and advocates for less punitive disciplinary policies have compromised on a bill that would limit schools’ ability to su
SKrashen: Why the push to make students "Career Ready"?
SKrashen: Why the push to make students "Career Ready"?: Why the push to make students "Career Ready"?Why the push to make students "Career Ready"? Because companies are doing much less training.We often hear that public schools are failing because they do not prepare students for jobs. Employers complain, we are told, that recent graduates are unprepared for the rea
NYC Public School Parents: Leonie Haimson talking education reform on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed show
NYC Public School Parents: Leonie Haimson talking education reform on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed show: Leonie Haimson talking education reform on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed showI was on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed show on CUNY-TV show last week; talking about corporate reform, charters, testing, the Common Core, school overcrowding, and what we should be doing as a city and a nation to ensure that students have a real
What's behind the tough talk? | SocialistWorker.org
What's behind the tough talk? | SocialistWorker.org: What's behind the tough talk?Lee Sustar reports from Los Angeles on the recent convention of the AFT.July 22, 2014AFT President Randi WeingartenTHE AMERICAN Federation of Teachers (AFT) leadership is straining to balance growing unrest among union members and their strategy of making concessions in the name of "partnership."That effort
Bobby Jindal Sued By His Allies Over Common Core
Bobby Jindal Sued By His Allies Over Common Core: Bobby Jindal Sued By His Allies Over Common Core Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) spent Tuesday fending off a legal attack from his allies.Two years ago, Jindal visited a charter school operated by the Choice Foundation, a nonprofit organization that manages a chain of charter schools in Louisiana. Jindal was there to announce his support for the Co
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's school budget takes from kids with disabilities to give more to charters
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's school budget takes from kids with disabilities to give more to charters: Rahm's school budget takes from kids with disabilities to give more to chartersRod Estvan“This budget does not even attempt to formulate a plan to address the structural deficit the district is faced with.” -- Access Living’s budget analyst Rod Estvan The latest proposed Chicago Public S
Charter School Probe Turns To Unpaid Rent and Commissioner's Email - Courant.com
Charter School Probe Turns To Unpaid Rent and Commissioner's Email - Courant.com: Charter School Probe Turns To Missed Rent Payments, Commissioner's EmailsComments4EmailShare64Former CEO of the Jumoke Academy charter school Michael M. Sharpe, 62, seen at the far right, was previously been convicted twice on criminal charges, and admitted that the academic credentials he claimed were inaccurate. (V
Feds will investigate “One Newark” | Bob Braun's Ledger
Feds will investigate “One Newark” | Bob Braun's Ledger: Feds will investigate “One Newark”PULSENJ’s Sharon SmithThe deeply flawed state school reorganization plan known as “One Newark” faces a federal investigation. In response to a detailed request for a probe from Pulse New Jersey, a parent activist group founded by Johnny Lattner and Sharon Smith, the U.S. Department of Education will determin
Nite Cap 7-22-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT
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 CAPPAMEST 2014 Nominees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)PAMEST 2014 Nominees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces 2014 State Finalists for Prestigious National Teaching AwardSACRAMENTO—State Superintenden
