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
7-28-14 @ 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
Drugs in schools | catalyst-chicago.org
Drugs in schools | catalyst-chicago.org: Drugs in schoolsDownload This Issue (PDF)SUMMER 2014Most drug violations in CPS involve an ounce or less of marijuana. Schools are quick to call police, yet rarely have the resources to offer education, counseling or other non-punitive help to students.Share on facebookShare on emailTABLE OF CONTENTSLetter From the EditorDrug policy should focus on teaching
7-28-14 The Whole Child Blog — ICYMI: Principals Share Advice on Whole Child Podcast
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: ICYMI: Principals Share Advice on Whole Child PodcastPrincipals are the key players in developing the climate, culture, and processes in their schools. They are critical to implementing meaningful and lasting school change and in the ongoing school-improvement process. There is also no doubt that the role—or roles—of a principal has changed dramaticall
The Gulen Archipelago – redqueeninla
The Gulen Archipelago – redqueeninla: The Gulen Archipelagoby redqueeninla in Education The largest chain of Charter Schools in this country is run from the Poconos by a reclusive, self-exiled Turk named Fethullah Gülen. From its website, this self-proclaimed “faith-inspired initiative to improve educational opportunities for a local community” inspires instead a wide range of interpretation and s
Campbell Brown Distorts the Truth in Rochester southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Campbell Brown Distorts the Truth in RochesterSo today, it was Campbell Brown's turn to have her moment of attention in Albany. She , along with her followers, er, parents,filed a lawsuit today, Wright v NY, (In factthe lead plaintiff was written about on these pages in 2012) attempting to do away with tenure and due process for teachers. We know it is a frivolous
7-28-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Francesca Gomes on the New Teacher ContractWhile many teachers were able to see the contract for what it was, the only organized protest against it was mounted by the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE). Though the effort made by this group was truly commendable, it currently has too small of a base to mount an effective attack or empower the teachers in a city with such a
7-28-14 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: Lawsuit looms over California PE classesMorning Read: Lawsuit looms over California PE classes California schools face lawsuit over physical education classes Thousands of elementary school teachers have been asked this summer to hold on to their lesson plans as 37 school districts throughou
BESE Special Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | deutsch29
BESE Special Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | deutsch29: BESE Special Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2014July 28, 2014The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) must decide how to approach 1) being sued by 17 legislators; 2) being supported in a pro-Common Core (CCSS) lawsuit filed chiefly by charter school supporters and backed by “choice” money
Summer, once the time for reflection, now the time for radical redesign
Summer, once the time for reflection, now the time for radical redesign: Summer, once the time for reflection, now the time for radical redesignMONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2014 AT 10:57 AMTanesha Dixon vividly remembers the first summer she spent as a teacher – as part of a service program in Uganda, just before her senior year at Notre Dame.“I had my heart set on being a forensic psychologist,” she told m
7-28-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Sign a Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition Today: Bushnell Park – near the food trucks 11:30 – 1pmLooking for an opportunity to ensure that our voices are heard in this year’s gubernatorial election? If you are in the area, swing by Bushnell Park from 11:30 to 1:00pm today (near the food trucks) and sign the petition that will allow us to be on this year’s ballot. Thanks so much, Jonathan Pelt
Charter school misinformation | Save Our Schools NZ
Charter school misinformation | Save Our Schools NZ: Charter school misinformation The University of Arkansas (UARK) recently produced a report that concluded US charter schools, despite being terribly underfunded, were performing favourably compared to US state schools, being only slightly behind state schools in test scores.The report has, of course, been trumpeted by our own lovely right wing b
‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats - The Washington Post
‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats - The Washington Post: ‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive DemocratsEarlier this year I published a post about how the Democratic Party has been split for years over the issue of corporate school reform. President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have been Democratic leaders of the dominant ref
Morning Wink 7-28-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSBATs Descend on DOE, Demand Change of DirectionClick Here to Watch DC B.A.T. Stream7-28-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: John Dillon. A Bitter Pill: Illinois Supreme Court’s decision and Chicago corporate media.- John Dillon is
Fordham Claims ESEA Waivers Are Unconstitutional | Missouri Education Watchdog
Fordham Claims ESEA Waivers Are Unconstitutional | Missouri Education Watchdog: Fordham Claims ESEA Waivers Are UnconstitutionalinShareThe Thomas B. Fordham Insitute, which claims to be a conservative think tank, has come out withthis post that makes the case for declaring the conditional ESEA waivers granted by the U.S. Department of Education unconstitutional. They take issue with the conditions
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Microsoft Lays Off 18,000 Workers While Seeking Visas for Foreign WorksrsUnbelievable. Microsoft lays off 18,000 workers while pressing Congress to expand the number of visas for engineers, mathematicians, scientists, and other workers. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and casino operator Sheldon Adelson wrote an article calling for Con
Answer Sheet 7-28-14
Answer Sheet: ‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive DemocratsEarlier this year I published a post about how the Democratic Party has been split for years over the issue of corporate school reform. President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have been Democratic leaders of the dominant reform movement which seeks to transform public schools through standardized-test-b
7-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Downtown School; Maybe Something Deeper HappeningThere is nothing on the Seattle Schools calendar for this week. Well, there is one meeting happening and yet strangely, it does not appear on the district calendar. It's almost as if this meeting is really for one purpose or group. It's the meeting at the Downtown Library about SPS taking over the Federal Reserve
7-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Race To The Top Has Been A ‘Fiasco’”Race To The Top Has Been A ‘Fiasco’ is Part Two in my series on the Race To The Top program, which has just had its fifth anniversary. Today, Barnett Berry, Ariel Sacks, John Thompson, Alice Mercer and David B. Cohen weigh in with their thoughts, and I include comments from readers, too.
7-28-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: John Dillon. A Bitter Pill: Illinois Supreme Court’s decision and Chicago corporate media.- John Dillon is a retired teacher, pension activist and blogs at Pension Vocabulary. Bitter Pill is an idiom that arises from usage nearly a century ago or in some lexicons even earlier. Imagine a time when med
7-28-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Raising Readers” Is A Scholastic Program For Teachers To Use With Spanish & English-Speaking ParentsRaising Readers is from Scholastic, and it has a lot of free materials — in both English and Spanish — to help promote activities parents can do with their children to encourage reading. To tell you the truth, I’m not su
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Suppose they hold a school board election and nobody votes? THE LAUSD BOARD ELECTION MATTERS; VOTERS SHOULD TURN OUT OP-ED by Jim Newton, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1pujSor A lone voter fills out his ballot in the June 3 election at the International City Masonic Temple in Long Beach. (Christina House / For The Times) On Aug. 12, voters in Los A
7-28-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Seasoned Teachers Not Getting Filthy RichIn other news, scientists anticipate the sun rising in the East tomorrow morning.Okay, this might actually be news to some folks. To listen to the merit-based pay crowd, you would think that we are currently throwing bales of teachers based on years of experience. But an issue brief released last week by the Center for American Progress sug
7-28-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: NY Post: Cuomo "Paralyzed" And "Humiliated" By Moreland MessFred Dicker in his Monday column:Gov. Cuomo’s reputation has been severely damaged and his chances of running for president destroyed by revelations that he interfered with the Moreland Commission’s efforts to probe political corruption, influential Democrats have told The Post.The Democrats, who
take your yoga off the mat
take your yoga off the mat: take your yoga off the matbyteacherkenFollow 3 Comments / 3 Newand into the city and the rest of your life.We all come to yoga, because we're seeking some sense of peace or increased happiness, whether that be in the body, mind or both. What does yogic philosophy have to say about the place of joy in an integrated life?That is the description of a class each Sunday m
We Need MANY More Teachers than Doctors or Lawyers | Paul Bruno
We Need MANY More Teachers than Doctors or Lawyers | Paul Bruno: We Need MANY More Teachers than Doctors or LawyersBy PAUL BRUNO | Published: JULY 28, 2014It was a little surprising to see the AFT take a stand against the edTPA teacher licensing test given President Randi Weingarten’s support for similar “bar exams” for teachers, and it got me thinking about “professionalizing” teaching in general
Why public education needs teachers unions | EdSource
Why public education needs teachers unions | EdSource: Why public education needs teachers unionsJuly 27, 2014 | By Gary Ravani / commentary | No Comments SHARE THIS ARTICLE“I consider it important, indeed urgently necessary, for intellectual workers to get together, both to protect their own economic status and also, generally speaking, to secure their influence in the political field.” – Charte
Union Leaders Agree – Our Strength Is In Fighting for the Public Good
Union Leaders Agree – Our Strength Is In Fighting for the Public Good: Union Leaders Agree – Our Strength Is In Fighting for the Public GoodJULY 28, 2014 BY K12NN SITE ADMIN LEAVE A COMMENTBy Julie Carson and Matthew Kogan, Teachers, United Teachers Los Angeles (group affiliation added for identification purposes only; this is not an official communication of UTLA)The standing room only crowd at t
Another YOUTUBE Video Wafts from Mountain Air of Aspen: Shows Chris Christie’s Arrogance | janresseger
Another YOUTUBE Video Wafts from Mountain Air of Aspen: Shows Chris Christie’s Arrogance | janresseger: Another YOUTUBE Video Wafts from Mountain Air of Aspen: Shows Chris Christie’s ArrogancePosted on July 28, 2014 by janressegerHere’s a good rule. If you have political ambitions, don’t go to the Aspen Ideas Festival or the Aspen Institute, get comfortable among friends, get on a panel, and then
NYC Educator: Random Families File Lawsuit Demanding Bazillion Dollar Raise for Teachers
NYC Educator: Random Families File Lawsuit Demanding Bazillion Dollar Raise for Teachers: Random Families File Lawsuit Demanding Bazillion Dollar Raise for TeachersExclusive--Seven families have filed a lawsuit in Albany claiming that their children received an excellent education due to teacher tenure. The parents are claiming that if the teachers had not had job protections they may not have tau
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES"I am the decider, and you have nothing to do with it.” -- Christie to Mayor BarakaKristen Crowell“Certainly, it is our opinion that the current leadership is not doing enough to take care of our folks." United Working Families will focus on “finding, recruiting and supporting candidates who are going to be with us.” -- C
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In Support of Public Education: Examining Privatization, Common Core and High Stakes Testing - UNITED OPT OUT
In Support of Public Education: Examining Privatization, Common Core and High Stakes Testing - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: In Support of Public Education: Examining Privatization, Common Core and High Stakes TestingBY PEGWPEN · JULY 27, 2014A special thanks to Becky Smith (Opt Out Orlando and SOS) who crafted a large portion of this document, which was shared wi
Teacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne Duncan | NJ.com
Teacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne Duncan | NJ.com: Teacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne DuncanLast fall, Melissa Tomlinson took on Gov. Chris Christie and his educational policies in a heated exchange that received national attention.Tomorrow, Tomlinson and other BATs – short for Badass Teachers – take their campaign to Washington, D.C. fo
Borderland Deaths of Migrants Quietly Reach Crisis Numbers | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Borderland Deaths of Migrants Quietly Reach Crisis Numbers | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Borderland Deaths of Migrants Quietly Reach Crisis NumbersFiled under: Immigration — millerlf @ 9:08 pm Sunday, 27 July 2014 09:23 By Bethania Palma Markus, TruthoutUndocumented migrants pass a boy between two cars on a moving northbound freight train known as “The Beast,” because of rampant ac
Colonialism, Not Reform: New Orleans Schools Since Katrina • An Interview with Karran Harper Royal
Colonialism, Not Reform: New Orleans Schools Since Katrina • An Interview with Karran Harper Royal: Colonialism, Not ReformNew Orleans Schools Since KatrinaAn Interview with community activist Karran Harper RoyalBY STAN KARP AND JODY SOKOLOWERKarran Harper RoyalBy next fall, New Orleans will have only five public schools—those operated by the Orleans Parish School Board. Everything else will be ch
Ira Shor: Opt Out – The Real Parent Revolution - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
Ira Shor: Opt Out – The Real Parent Revolution - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: Ira Shor: Opt Out – The Real Parent RevolutionBY PEGWPEN · JULY 27, 2014First posted at Diane Ravitch‘s blog.Ira Shor is a professor at the City University of New York, where he teaches composition and rhetoric. Shor understands that standardized testing is the foundation on which the e
Nite Cap 7-27-14 #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 CAPStanford’s Shavelson & Boulder’s Domingue on VAMs in Higher Ed |Stanford’s Shavelson & Boulder’s Domingue on VAMs in Higher Ed |: Stanford’s Shavelson & Boulder’s Domingue on VAMs in Higher Ed A few months ago, well over 10,000 educat
