James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
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Caputo-Pearl: The teachers' view from the new union president
Caputo-Pearl: The teachers' view from the new union president: UTLA’s Caputo-Pearl: ‘Our goal is to win a good contract’Posted on August 6, 2014 3:29 pm by Vanessa RomoWith school about to open for 2014-2015, Alex Caputo-Pearl embarks on his first year as president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). He couldn’t have found a busier time to begin his first term, with negotiations underway for a
New AstroTurf FAKE Democratic Group Forms To Talk About Education Reform - Long Beach Grunion Gazette
Democratic Group Forms To Talk About Education Reform - Long Beach Grunion Gazette Newspapers: Breaking News, Sports, Business, Entertainment & Long Beach News : Gazettes.com - News: Democratic Group Forms To Talk About Education ReformStoryCommentsPrintCreate a hardcopy of this pageFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font size—Gazette photo by Ashleigh RuhlTALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS. Moderator Joe B
In defense of Whoopi Goldberg: She needs to be educated about due process. | Reclaim Reform
In defense of Whoopi Goldberg: She needs to be educated about due process. | Reclaim Reform: In defense of Whoopi Goldberg: She needs to be educated about due process.Posted on August 6, 2014by Ken PrevitiAs most people know, Whoopi Goldberg was being raised by a single mother when she dropped out of high school about 40+ years ago, probably because her dyslexia interfered with her formal educatio
1/2 ¢ sales tax increase for schools? In a state that gives sales tax $$$$$ to multinational corporations? | Reclaim Reform
1/2 ¢ sales tax increase for schools? In a state that gives sales tax $$$$$ to multinational corporations? | Reclaim Reform: 1/2 ¢ sales tax increase for schools? In a state that gives sales tax $$$$$ to multinational corporations?Posted on August 6, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhen good, well-intentioned people, people who work hard to save our public schools, are scammed it is very difficult to convince t
empathyeducates – Trauma In The Trenches of Gun-Weary Chicago
empathyeducates – Trauma In The Trenches of Gun-Weary Chicago: Trauma In The Trenches of Gun-Weary ChicagoDo our school children get enough sleep? Do they get enough to eat? Are they ready for days of stringent testing? By the time our children arrive at school they are tired and weary. Their eyes are teary. In every moment of their young lives they live in the trenches. From Chicago to Los Angele
Who The Fck Is Campbell Brown? - Esquire
Who The Fck Is Campbell Brown? - Esquire: WHO THE FCK IS CAMPBELL BROWN?By Charles P. Pierce on August 6, 2014227890View All Comments ()To paraphrase from my grandmother, the former shepherd lass from the hills and hollows of north Kerry, who the fck is Campbell Brown when she's at home?Well, on the basics, she's from Ferriday, Louisiana, the hometown of Jerry Lee Lewis, and she graduated from Reg
8-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core Math; From a Math Professor's ViewThanks to S Parent for bringing this to our attention. From the Wall Street Journal and UC Berkeley math professor, Marina Ratner, I think it is one swell piece of writing that - in a straight-forward manner - explains why Common Core is deeply flawed. Ms. Ratner is professor emerita of mathematics at the University of
8-6-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Common Core Math: Suicide Bombers + Ebola = HOLY CRAP!The situation in the Middle East is a bit like World War I. Iraq is breaking apart, and its border with Syria exists only on maps. A Kurdistan is in formation. Jordan and Lebanon are endangered. The Israeli-Palestinian situation is threatening to produce real violence. Three Israeli youths have been kidnapped from the West Bank
“No Exceptions and No Excuses” |
“No Exceptions and No Excuses” |: “No Exceptions and No Excuses” In an excellent, descriptive article written in The New Yorker two weeks ago, the author describes how educators in a high-needs, struggling school in Atlanta (during the now infamous cheating scandal that surrounded Atlanta’s public schools in the late 2000′s) made a series of “shocking choice[s]” to artificially inflate and boost t
Shanker Blog » How Boston Public Schools Can Recruit and Retain Black Male Teachers
Shanker Blog » How Boston Public Schools Can Recruit and Retain Black Male Teachers: How Boston Public Schools Can Recruit And Retain Black Male TeachersPosted by Travis Bristol on August 6, 2014Our guest author today is Travis J. Bristol, former high school English teacher in New York City public schools andteacher educator with the Boston Teacher Residency program, who is currently a postdoctora
Marie Corfield: The Gentrification of Camden's Schools Part I
Marie Corfield: The Gentrification of Camden's Schools Part I: The Gentrification of Camden's Schools Part Igentrification—noun 1. the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.Since public educators have been largely
8-6-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Resources: Advice For New Teachers© 2014 Ilmicrofono Oggiono, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio It’s that time of year again! Readers might be particularly interested in two “The Best” lists: The Best Advice For New Teachers The Best Resources For Planning The First Days Of Schoolby Larry Ferlazzo / 12min 8-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s W
8-6-14 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: Supporters want school bond back on ballotMorning Read: Supporters want school bond back on ballot Backers push to put school bond on ballot Despite widespread bipartisan support from state legislators and school districts, Gov. Jerry Brown is remaining mum on whether he supports putting a m
6 Ways Wall Street Is Hosing Chicago Teachers - Working In These Times
6 Ways Wall Street Is Hosing Chicago Teachers - Working In These Times: 6 Ways Wall Street Is Hosing Chicago TeachersIn 2012, Chicago teachers rocked the city with their historic strike. Yet their pensions could still be on the line. (Sarah-Ji / Flickr / Creative Commons)During Andrew Cuomo’s tenure as attorney general of New York, he noted, “In New York, the biggest pool of money is the state p
2014′s States with the Best and Worst School Systems | WalletHub®
2014′s States with the Best and Worst School Systems | WalletHub®: 2014′s States with the Best and Worst School Systemsby Richie BernardoUnless one is destined to assume the ranks of wildly successful college dropouts like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, education remains the traditional route to financial success for many Americans. Consider the median incomes for workers aged 25 and older in 201
Looking Back (Part 2) | Taking Note
Looking Back (Part 2) | Taking Note: Looking Back (Part 2)by CARMEN on 06. AUG, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS(Last week I published a piece of my own story, a summer diversion. Here’s a bit more.)National Public Radio [1] was a wonderful place to work, and I stayed for 8 years, from 1974 to 1982. Many of the voices you grew to know were there then: Susan Stamberg, Bob Edwards, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenb
8-6-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Rahm Slashes Schools to Funnel Cash to Corporate PalsThe reptilian Rahm Emanuel has a conscious strategy to allow profiteers and privatizers to take over Chicago Public Schools, and he is using the money saved by starving the schools and cutting teacher pensions to provide corporate subsidies to his cronies. David Sirota has the story:Months after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said b
8-6-14 @ 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
Deeper Understanding in Common Core Math Not True | Missouri Education Watchdog
Deeper Understanding in Common Core Math Not True | Missouri Education Watchdog: Deeper Understanding in Common Core Math Not TrueinShareThe talking points of Common Core supporters have worn thin. Many have been blasted out of the water, but if you are still thinking about diving head first into using the standards, remember this image.Professor emerita of mathematics at the University of Califor
8-6-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: NYC Looks For Teachers on CraigslistThe NYC Teaching Collective (formerly the NYC Teaching Residency) seems to be have hatched from a simple idea-- why pay TFA to provide us with underqualified, undertrained teacher bodies when we can just do it in house?If nothing else, their mission statement is more direct:The mission of the NYC Teaching Collaborative is to recruit and prepare t
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Walgreen cronies now say they're not moving HQ to Switzerland after all
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Walgreen cronies now say they're not moving HQ to Switzerland after all: Rahm's Walgreen cronies now say they're not moving HQ to Switzerland after allWesson oils RahmINVERSION -- Rahm's union-hating pals and campaign funders at Walgreen's now say they won't re-incorporate in Switzerland as planned. The re-incorporation — in which a company’s headquarters
Back to School Lesson Plans and Classroom Resources - Lesson Plans & Resources - Share My Lesson
Back to School Lesson Plans and Classroom Resources - Lesson Plans & Resources - Share My Lesson: Back to SchoolStudents may be enjoying the last few moments of summer vacation, but all too soon they will be heading back into the classroom. Meanwhile, educators all over the country are preparing for the new school year and getting ready to meet their new students.The Share My Lesson team has c
Morning Wink 8-6-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Allie Gross: Detroit and the Charter School ProfiteersAllie Gross arrived to teach in Detroit as a Teach for America recruit. Her three years in a charter school opened her eyes. She saw classroo
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-6-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Allie Gross: Detroit and the Charter School ProfiteersAllie Gross arrived to teach in Detroit as a Teach for America recruit. Her three years in a charter school opened her eyes. She saw classrooms without supplies, children promoted who were not ready and did not get the intervention they needed, she saw feckless leadership promot
8-6-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: A lesson from South Korea: Student resistance to high-stakes testingEducation Secretary Arne Duncan has said repeatedly that the United States isn’t as serious about educating its young people as the South Koreans. It’s just one of the many things he has said in comparing the U.S. public education system with that of other countries. But is South Korea really the country we should be
8-6-14 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.: At the Hideout. A sinking ship and a teacher in charge.The after-party outside the Hideout last night. The First Tuesday at a north side dive bar called The Hideout is becoming a Chicago phenomenon. Last night the place was so packed that folks unable to get in ended up sitting in the front patio hol
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-6-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Dr. Deasy’S Speech To The Superintendent’S Annual Administrator’S Meetingby smf for 4LAKidsNews Tuesday August 5, 2014 :: This morning Superintendent Deasy hosted his annual back-to-school confab for principals and administrators in the new auditorium at Garfield High School. The highlight of these affairs is usually a barnburner of a kick-off-to-the
8-6-14 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): Florida Retention Policy a Blight on Literacy, Children across USThe New York Times headline suggests we are finally poised to read a positive story about education: A Summer of Extra Reading and Hope for Fourth Grade. But education reporter Motoko Rich’s examination of
8-6-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe gover...Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe government may not deprive citizens of “life, liberty, or property” without due process of law. This means that the government has to follow
8-6-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Will New Yorkers Ever Realize What A Thug Andrew Cuomo Is? Jason Riley at the WSJ:Why hasn't Mr. Astorino been able to capitalize? My sources tell me that the Republican is running a good campaign but that the governor's huge money advantage—as of mid-July the Cuomo campaign had $35 million on hand, versus $2.4 million for Mr. Astorino—has made it difficult for the lesser-kn
Sides in Polarized Education Debate Reflect Different Moral Frames | janresseger
Sides in Polarized Education Debate Reflect Different Moral Frames | janresseger: Sides in Polarized Education Debate Reflect Different Moral FramesPosted on August 6, 2014 by janressegerGeorge Lakoff is the cognitive linguist who has published a series of books (Don’t Think of an Elephant and Moral Politics, for example) about how people think about issues of public policy. People don’t form pol
Think tank issues annual report on Orleans schools - SFGate
Think tank issues annual report on Orleans schools - SFGate: Think tank issues annual report on Orleans schoolsBy KEVIN McGILL, Associated PressUpdated 2:47 am, Wednesday, August 6, 2014NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Tulane Universitythink tank has issued its annual report on public education in New Orleans, noting strides made in performance since the state assumed authority over most of the city's schools
Fifth Anniversary of Blog | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Fifth Anniversary of Blog | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Fifth Anniversary of BlogDear Readers,This post marks my fifth anniversary as a blogger. I want to thank those readers who regularly read my twice-weekly posts, those who have dipped into them occasionally, those who have subscribed to the post, and finally those—over 6500–who have taken the time to write comments. T
Eduflack's Review of This Is Not A Test, For Argument's Sake - The Jose Vilson
Eduflack's Review of This Is Not A Test, For Argument's Sake - The Jose Vilson: Eduflack’s Review of This Is Not A Test, For Argument’s SakeToday, Patrick Riccards of EduFlack wrote a review of my book This Is Not A Test, and it moved me in a major way. Read this excerpt:But most importantly, I walked away thinking I want someone like Vilson to be teaching my kiddos. This is a teacher who cares an
Two years later, answers still elude API update panel :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Two years later, answers still elude API update panel :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: AUGUST 06, 2014Two years later, answers still elude API update panelby Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) The state’s Academic Performance Index should retain its simplicity as a tool for public comparison of schools, the state’s liaison to an advisory committee wor
Russ on Reading: A Data Wall for Corporate Education Reformers
Russ on Reading: A Data Wall for Corporate Education Reformers: A Data Wall for Corporate Education ReformersCorporate reformers love their data. They say data is what should drive instruction. One particularly pernicious aspect of a data driven obsession is the data wall. Data walls are intended to display student perforance publicly in the classroom or, as I have often seen it, in the hallway, s
NYC Educator: Should We Be Recruiting Teachers on Craigslist Before Placing ATR Teachers?
NYC Educator: Should We Be Recruiting Teachers on Craigslist Before Placing ATR Teachers?: Should We Be Recruiting Teachers on Craigslist Before Placing ATR Teachers?I was pretty surprised to see this ad on Craigslist. Apparently you can be a city teacher and utter lack of experience is no obstacle. When I started in 1984, I got my job via a subway ad, and lack of experience was about all I brough
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the 'trenches'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the 'trenches': In the 'trenches'At the Hideout last night. It was another packed house at the Hideout last night for the Joravsky/Dumke Show featuring Chicago's three best education writers, Linda Lutton (WBEZ),Lauren Fitzpatrick (Sun-Times) and Sara Karp (Catalyst). The three painfully/humorously ran through story after story about CPS' and City Hall's ongoing d
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Karen Lewis for Chicago mayor? Laughable | Articles | News | AustinWeeklyNews.com
Karen Lewis for Chicago mayor? Laughable | Articles | News | AustinWeeklyNews.com: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 10:00 PMShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmailPrintKaren LewisBy Arlene JonesColumnistLastly why do I think a Karen Lewis candidacy is laughable? Because it stands for: Lewis' All-Chicago Unites Gays, Hispanics, Asians & Blacks: Loose Emanuel! L.A.U.G.H.A.B.L.E!A recent poll for mayor ha
Teacher Responds to Whoopi's Response
Whoopi Goldberg recently stood by her initial comments regarding teacher tenure. I thought it'd be helpful to ask her for another revision to her original work, to improve her understanding of "tenure."
8-4-14 Wag The Dog Week - Common Core Cheerleaders
WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Common Core CheerleadersThere clearly is a lack of research and evidence regarding the efficacy of the Common Core Standards but even more troubling is the absence of local leadership. There is a great difference between a nationally recognized Common Core cheerleader and
Feds will probe firing of black school administrators | Bob Braun's Ledger
Feds will probe firing of black school administrators | Bob Braun's Ledger: Feds will probe firing of black school administratorsTony MotleyNewark’s state-imposed school superintendent, Cami Anderson, now armed with a new three-year contract and the unrelenting love of presidential aspirant Chris Christie, has found yet another way to waste public funds on legal fees–violating the civil rights of
Nite Cap 8-5-14 #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 CAPWhat Do Teacher's Unions Say About Tenure - Due Process And A Little History from the CA Dept. of EDWhat Teacher Tenure Is — And What It’s NotSeptember 17, 2010 by khart Filed under ESEA/NCLB Reform, Featured News, Teacher Firings,Teacher Qualit
