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
solidaridad: Upcoming radio show appearances
solidaridad: Upcoming radio show appearances: Upcoming radio show appearancesMost of you know that I'm a frequent guest on KPFK's Politics or Pedagogy with John Cromshow. This month I'm happy to announce I'll be a guest on some additional radio shows.Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 14:00 (2:00PM) The War Report on Public Education Host: Dr. James Miller Guests: Doug Martin and Robert D. SkeelsI'll be di
A TEACHER OF COLOR'S MOST MEMORABLE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: A TEACHER OF COLOR'S MOST MEMORABLE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE (excerpted from her book on race and education due out very soon)By: Pamela LewisI am a TOC (teacher of color) who has recently finished the final draft of a book that relates directly to our work. Here is a sample passage about my most memorable teaching experience. I'd love to know what you guys think:Khloe wa
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: LOLLAPALOOZA: Rahm rides his Texas connection
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: LOLLAPALOOZA: Rahm rides his Texas connection: LOLLAPALOOZA: Rahm rides his Texas connectionChicago's biggest and priciest teeny-bopper rock festival jumps off this weekend. Thousands of mainly white, suburban kids are getting dropped off by parents in Grant Park, which is now surrounded by full length "NATO riot fences" to ease mom and dad's minds about th
How Backward Reforms Waste Time and Hurt Students with Special Needs
How Backward Reforms Waste Time and Hurt Students with Special Needs: How Backward Reforms Waste Time and Hurt Students with Special NeedsAUGUST 1, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTWe should be beyond this in America. Every school district should be providing parents public access to top notch regulated education services, including utilizing cutting-edge research for all students, and especial
empathyeducates – 19 Things Black People Need to Know About Racism Today
empathyeducates – 19 Things Black People Need to Know About Racism Today: 19 Things Black People Need to Know About Racism TodayBy Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at Clutch Magazine. July 29, 2014Since the post Civil Rights Era, the Black community has largely abandoned its collective struggle against continued racism and discrimination. Gone are the demands for justice and an end to inequ
Inside L.A.'s 'teacher jail': Educators are 'broken, depressed, suicidal' | Al Jazeera America
Inside L.A.'s 'teacher jail': Educators are 'broken, depressed, suicidal' | Al Jazeera America: Inside L.A.'s 'teacher jail': Educators are 'broken, depressed, suicidal'L.A. teachers facing misconduct investigations have long been confined to administrative offices, sometimes for yearsIris Stevenson and Greg Schiller met in purgatory. It was a room with cubicles facing blank walls, no phones or co
Last Stand for Children First: Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come Clean
Last Stand for Children First: Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come Clean: Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come CleanCampbell Brown's courageous stand to take on teacher tenure protections has recently come under some fire because her Partnership for Educational Justice has refused to publicly state where its funding is coming from. Now, Campbell Brown is no dummy, she is a graduate of the sa
8-1-14 @ 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
A PASSION FOR TEACHING EVOKES A PASSION FOR LEARNING | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
A PASSION FOR TEACHING EVOKES A PASSION FOR LEARNING | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: A PASSION FOR TEACHING EVOKES A PASSION FOR LEARNING Passion is an important yet often underused word. Don’t we want our kids to feel passionate about what they do? Too often, the reason they don’t is because they don’t see us model it. Again, remember the zeal and zest your best teachers exhibited, and how
Why TURN? | InterACT
Why TURN? | InterACT: Why TURN?AUGUST 1, 2014tags: CalTURN, ccss, professional development, Teacher Union Reform Network, TURNby David B. CohenTeacher leaders from Washoe Co. School District (NV) discuss their work at TURN Conference in Chicago (7/28/14, photo by the author)For the past couple of years, I’ve been connected with the Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN), primarily through its affilia
8-1-14 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: Brown administration seeks to dethrone APIMorning Read: Brown administration seeks to dethrone API Brown administration looks to diminish influence of API Move over API. You’re not the top dog for determining school success anymore, the president of the state’s Board of Education said this w
8-1-14 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Campbell Brown: LameI can only hope that Campbell Brown's appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the anti-tenure side can muster, we teachers will easily win the debate -- provided we ever get a chance to participate.The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full
8-1-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadWelcome to August - it's nice to still have a lovely summer.I note that SPS is still looking for an Enrollment and Planning Services director. I was a bit startled that the salary is much lower than for an Executive Director (considering how important this job is). Very entertaining interview with Project Runway's Tim "Make it Work" Gun
8-1-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Hillsborough: A Fight Like No Other For Charter Schools USAMary Ellen Elia is no ordinary superintendent. Her Hillsborough district is the state’s 8th largest and no Florida superintendent is as positioned politically as she. Elia was the only representative from the s
RFA: Public Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation Grant (CA Dept of Education)
RFA: Public Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation Grant (CA Dept of Education): Request for ApplicationsPublic Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation GrantDue: Tuesday, September 16, 2014The Federal Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) is administered by the Charter Schools Division. Grants are reviewed by peer evaluators and are awarded to nonprofit
Geaux Teacher!: Where's our Minimum Foundation Program funds, Bobby?
Geaux Teacher!: Where's our Minimum Foundation Program funds, Bobby?: Where's our Minimum Foundation Program funds, Bobby?Dr. Marie deYoung: My columns appear each Sunday in the Eunice News. As a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, I I teach music in rural, high poverty schools because I believe that high quality education is a human right for all Americans. Years ago, I was the first woman U
Tennesee’s Fool of Merit | EduShyster
Tennesee’s Fool of Merit | EduShyster: Tennesee’s Fool of Merit Accountability for thee but not for me…By Joe NashvilleDuring EduShyster’s last visit to the Volunteer State, we were left to wonder if the sword of punitive accountability cuts both ways. Fortunately, if you’re a Tennessean who puts students first, the answer is still no. In fact, Kevin Huffman, aka the TNeduCommish or K-Huff, see
8-1-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Randi/Mulgrew Pal Steve Barr to Head Anti-Union DFER CaliforniaHmm.. Steve Barr of Green Dot charters and then the pretentiously named “Future is Now” charters was always a favorite of Michael Mulgrew and the UFT. Several of his charters were started in NYC w/ their enthusiastic agreement. Wonder if they’ll still love him so much.... Leonie HaimsonOf course they still love Steve B
AASA :: New Survey Report: School Discipline in the Eyes of School Superintendents
AASA :: New Survey Report: School Discipline in the Eyes of School Superintendents: New Survey Report: School Discipline in the Eyes of School SuperintendentsDownload the complete report:http://aasa.org/schooldiscipline.aspxRead the press release:http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=34454Executive SummaryIn April 2014, AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and the Children’s Defense Fund pa
Campbell Brown Won’t Say Who Is Funding Her School Privatizing Group | FDL News Desk
Campbell Brown Won’t Say Who Is Funding Her School Privatizing Group | FDL News Desk: Campbell Brown Won’t Say Who Is Funding Her School Privatizing GroupBy: DSWright Friday August 1, 2014 7:46 amThe Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video ArchiveWith Michelle Rhee’s effort to bust the teachers unions falling flat from incompetence and corruption,
Morning Wink 8-1-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Failure of Test and Test and Test Some MoreThis teacher expresses frustration with the policymakers’ obsession with testing, thinking of it as a form of instruction and a measure of instructi
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Failure of Test and Test and Test Some MoreThis teacher expresses frustration with the policymakers’ obsession with testing, thinking of it as a form of instruction and a measure of instruction, and as a measure of teacher quality and school quality. In New York, for example, State Commissiomer Zjohn King recently a bounced tha
8-1-14 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.: David Brooks argues for grit. I hate grit. Seniors are poor because they desire immediate gratification? No grit.There are few people writing in major media today that are dumber than David Brooks in the New York Times. In yesterday’s column he said we should be focused more on teaching poor folks cha
8-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: Stephen Colbert Does A GREAT Job Interviewing Campbell BrownCampbell Brown, leading the latest Son of Vergara lawsuit attacking teachers, was a guest on The Colbert Show last night. And, boy, did Colbert do a great job. Check out the video below:by Larry Ferlazzo / 28min hide // saveMore Resources On The Ebola Viru
Answer Sheet 8-1-14
Answer Sheet: What do standardized tests actually test?What exactly do standardized tests test? In this post veteran educator Marion Brady answers that question and its consequences for teaching and learning. Brady has written history and world culture textbooks (Prentice-Hall), professional books, numerous nationally distributed columns (many are available here), and courses of study. His 2011
8-1-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: "above the snake line"From NetRoots Nation July 19, Rev. William Barber, the voice of human rights in education:2 by Jim Horn / 2h 7-31-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Member of FBI-Raided School Funds Todd Rokita AFTER the Raid: Member of FBI-Raided School Funds Todd Rokita AFTER the Raidby Doug Martin I mention Todd Rokita, the Indiana US congressman from the 4th distr
8-1-14 With A Brooklyn Accent:
With A Brooklyn Accent: The Link Between School Closings and Gentrification- A Chicago StoryThe single story that will remain with me longest from Washington was told by Badass Mom founder and Chicago parent leader Rousemary Vega at the workshop on Community Organizing the day before the March. After sharing heartbreaking stories of the harassment she and her family experience fighting the closing
8-1-14 The Whole Child Blog — Leading and Learning as a Principal
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Leading and Learning as a PrincipalPost written by Ashley Allen, a master's student in communication management with an emphasis on marketing at the University of Southern California. She received her bachelor's degree from San Jose State University last spring and hopes to use her writing skills to make a difference. Teacher and principal job satisfac
8-1-14 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): Critical Studies of Southern Place: A Reader, William Reynolds, Ed.Critical Studies of Southern Place: A Reader William Reynolds, Ed. [See "Look Inside" here.] Critical Studies of Southern Place: A Reader Peter Lang USA synopsis: Critical Studies of Southern Pl
Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Parent unions: Trigger laws spawn new parent empowerment tool - News - Syracuse Journal-Democrat - Syracuse, NE - Syracuse, NE@media print { .original-url { display: none; } } h1.title { font: -apple-system-headline; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-hyphens: manual; } blockquote { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-left: 20px;by Rene Diedrich / 2h hide // save
8-1-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Accountability vs. ResponsibilityFolks keep demanding accountability in education. I'm pretty sure what we want is responsibility. We often use the terms as if they're interchangeable, but they aren't.Accountability is about giving an accounting, reporting, proving to someone that you have done what they require of you, and proving it in the manner of their choosing. Responsibility
8-1-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The "Fuck Cuomo" FactorFor three and a half years now, Andrew Cuomo has governed the state through fear.Jimmy Vielkind at Capital NY writes that "fear factor" is gone:What the episode has done, people involved in government and longtime observers say, is make it OK, for the first time since Cuomo came to office, to defy him.Where once other officials woul
Introducing Your Special Guest Stars: Miller, Fennell, Sanchez, & the YES Prep Crew :: Frederick M. Hess
Introducing Your Special Guest Stars: Miller, Fennell, Sanchez, & the YES Prep Crew :: Frederick M. Hess: Introducing Your Special Guest Stars: Miller, Fennell, Sanchez, & the YES Prep Crewby Frederick M. Hess • Aug 1, 2014 at 8:39 amCross-posted from Education WeekI hope everyone is having a groovy summer. I've been enjoying it, but I'm afraid I've gotten a bit in arrears while trying t
Another Top Piece by Jeff Bryant: Juking the Stats in New Orleans | janresseger
Another Top Piece by Jeff Bryant: Juking the Stats in New Orleans | janresseger: Another Top Piece by Jeff Bryant: Juking the Stats in New OrleansPosted on August 1, 2014 by janressegerIn the summer of 2006, not quite a year after Hurricane Katrina, I traveled for a week to New Orleans. At the Justice and Witness Ministries of the United Church of Christ, I wrote an annual autumn publication for
Keep trying to understand us Mike – You’re not there yet | Missouri Education Watchdog
Keep trying to understand us Mike – You’re not there yet | Missouri Education Watchdog: Keep trying to understand us Mike – You’re not there yet Anything you can do I can do better - Annie Get Your Gun - Betty Hutton and Howard KeelMike Petrilli of Fordham latest piece appears to be his attempt to tell the opponents of common core that he understands us. He concedes the point of federal involvemen
5 Characteristics of an Innovative Organization | Connected Principals
5 Characteristics of an Innovative Organization | Connected Principals: 5 Characteristics of an Innovative Organizationby George Couros • August 1, 2014 • 0 CommentsAs the year has wrapped up for most North American schools, I look back at my year and realize how blessed I am to not only be able to travel the world and share my experience with others, but also the opportunity to still work with Pa
All Things Education: The Common Condescension
All Things Education: The Common Condescension: The Common CondescensionPolitico had a particularly agitating article about the Common Core out yesterday entitled, "Moms winning the Common Core war."First of all "war"? I am about to declare war on writers of ridiculous headlines. . .Anyway, to get to the content of the article. Basically, Common Core advocates have decided tha
NYC Educator: Andy and Sandy
NYC Educator: Andy and Sandy: Andy and SandyI live about two blocks away from the water, which is nice, except when it comes to visit you. During Hurricane Sandy, it did that in a big way. My living room, kitchen and dining room were full of water. However, I had flood insurance, and it actually paid us to fix the house.So when I got an application from NY Rising last April, I didn't bother to fil
Scalding school closing report unlikely to get a hearing | catalyst-chicago.org
Scalding school closing report unlikely to get a hearing | catalyst-chicago.org: Scalding school closing report unlikely to get a hearingBy: Sarah Karp / July 31, 2014Tags: government and policy school closingsA scalding report that criticizes CPS for the way it handled the mass closing of schools last year likely will not get a public hearing as requested by state task force members. As for why,
Brown administration looks to diminish influence of API :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Brown administration looks to diminish influence of API :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Brown administration looks to diminish influence of APIby Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) Move over API. You’re not the top dog for determining school success anymore, the president of the state’s Board of Education said this week.Instead, if Mike Kirst gets hi
Campbell Brown on Colbert Report - Mum's the Word
Campbell Brown on Colbert Report - Mum's the Word Did Campbell Brown get a visit form the Money Fairy? She ain't sayin'!But Your Mother IS:Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit? | Mother JonesWho's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit? | Mother Jones: Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit?The former CNN anchor says her nonprofit seeks
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Common Core: A Matter of Perspective | WagTheDog
Common Core: A Matter of Perspective | WagTheDog: Common Core: A Matter of PerspectivePart of the reason there has been such strong disagreement and debate regarding the Common Core is people “see” ed reform and the new Standards very differently, depending on their perspective.When talking about ed reform with someone you may not agree with, it is very important to pay close attention to the word
What National Group Is Funding the Pro-Common Core Lawsuit in Louisiana? | deutsch29
What National Group Is Funding the Pro-Common Core Lawsuit in Louisiana? | deutsch29: What National Group Is Funding the Pro-Common Core Lawsuit in Louisiana?July 31, 2014On July 29, 2014, the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 6 to 4 to become plaintiffs in the pro-Common Core (CCSS) lawsuitwhose plaintiffs include nine individuals and the charter management
This Will Make Some Special Education Advocates Really Happy
This Will Make Some Special Education Advocates Really Happy: This Will Make Some Special Education Advocates Really HappyNew York State Education Commissioner John King Jr.'s proposal to change testing for some students with severe disabilities won't happen next school year. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak) | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- New York students with disabilities will be held to the same academ
“White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement” Was Held Today | Engaging Parents In School…
“White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement” Was Held Today | Engaging Parents In School…: “White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement” Was Held TodayJuly 31, 2014 by Larry Ferlazzo3I had previously posted about the Kellogg Foundation-sponsored White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement, and it was held today.I’d be interested in hearing a report from a
Stereotypes, Testing and the 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations' | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Stereotypes, Testing and the 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations' | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Stereotypes, Testing and the 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'Stereotypes, Testing and the 'Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations'by William A. Darity, Alan A. Aja, & Darrick Hamilton | HuffPostEarlier this month a divided Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the University of Texas' right to use race amongs
Sabotaging our children and our schools | Parents United for Public Education
Sabotaging our children and our schools | Parents United for Public Education: Sabotaging our children and our schoolsPosted on July 31, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentThis afternoon, the House GOP leadership announced that it would not return to Harrisburg to vote on a proposed cigarette tax bill that had been delayed in the state Senate. The failure to pass the bill means Philadelphia
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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 CAPCigarette tax vote canceled; schools opening in jeopardy | Philadelphia Public School NotebookCigarette tax vote canceled; schools opening in jeopardy | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Cigarette tax vote canceled; schools opening in jeopardy
