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An Open Letter To The White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School, Despite Being Told Not To
An Open Letter To The White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School, Despite Being Told Not To: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE WHITE TEACHERS WHO WORE NYPD T-SHIRTS TO SCHOOL, DESPITE BEING TOLD NOT TODear PS 220 White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School,It must have seemed like a fantastic idea when, despite warnings from from the United Federation of Teachers, you all donned NYPD shirts and crowd
Education During the Great Depression - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Education During the Great Depression - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com: Education During the Great Depression Some say the Great Depression started on October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. This is the day approximately 28 million shares of stock were sold and the stock market collapsed. However, the worst years of the Great Depression were yet to come; those years being 1932 and 1933. During the Great Depression years not only did people suffer from lack of jobs, money, homes, and food, but the education of children suffered also. Children dropped out of school to sell ne... more »
Michelle Rhee, Education's Lightning Rod, Shifts Focus | C-Notes | OZY
Michelle Rhee, Education's Lightning Rod, Shifts Focus | C-Notes | OZY: Michelle Rhee's Next Frontier: Q&A With the Former D.C. School HeadWhy you should careMichelle Rhee’s fingerprints are all over today’s debates on the best way to educate our kids. W hen Michelle Rhee ends her tenure as CEO of education policy advocacy group StudentsFirst, as she announced Aug. 13, it will be the first tim
– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions
– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions: Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ UnionsAUTHOR: WES WILLIAMS SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 4:36 PMIn the current anti-union climate in the U.S., there may not be any group of unions that has been singled out for more criticism than teachers’ unions. Unions such as the National Education Associ
Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green's Building A Better Teacher) | The Jose Vilson
Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green's Building A Better Teacher) | The Jose Vilson: Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green’s Building A Better Teacher) SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 JOSE LEAVE A COMMENT 19 0 0 19 0Every so often, I love reading other folks talk about standards without any current teachers present in their conversation. Even a cursory read of education history in this country sh
9-11-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 1,700 Categorized Links For IB Theory Of Knowledge Course© 2012 Chris Potter, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio As regular readers know, I’ve been accumulating teaching/learning resources for the International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge class ever since I began to teach it a few years ago. The collection is now up to nearly
9-10-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: City of Seattle Pre-K InitiativeHere's a thread to discuss the City of Seattle's pre-k ambitions and their co-ordination, or lack thereof, with Seattle Public Schools.by Charlie Mas / 1h hide // saveThe District's Title IX PR EffortSeattle Public Schools has a real problem with Title IX compliance. They knew about this problem for years and took no action. Recent
Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emails - LA Times
Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emails - LA Times: Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emailsAn attorney representing Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy is seeking records that would explore possible links between school board members and technology vendors.The request opens a new front in the fallout over a contract between the L.A. Unified School District an
NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole Child | NEA Today
NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole Child | NEA Today: NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole ChildSeptember 11, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesBy Brenda ÁlvarezNEA President Lily Eskelsen García traveled to Florida this past week (Sep. 4-5) as part of the Association’s Back-to-School tour, where she visited schools i
Nite Cap 9-11-14 #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 CAPSPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 9-11-14 #edchat #edreformBig Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakThe teaching profession is becoming less gray and less green, but more teachers are leaving poor schoolsMuch ink has been devoted to the teaching profes
Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup |
Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup |: Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup Last week Jason Stanford of the Texas Observer wrote an article, titled “Mute the Messenger,” about University of Texas – Austin’s Associate Professor Walter Stroup, who publicly and quite visibly claimed that Texas’ standardized tests as supported by Pearson were flawed, as per their
Teachers' union furious over Council maneuver
Teachers' union furious over Council maneuver: Teachers' union furious over Council maneuverShare Tweet Reddit Email191 COMMENTSAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten (left) and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan (right). (File photo: Charles Fox / Staff Photographer)Kristen GrahamPOSTED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, 2:02 PMLeaders from the Philadelphia
Diane Ravitch in Harper’s Magazine | Reclaim Reform
Diane Ravitch in Harper’s Magazine | Reclaim Reform: Diane Ravitch in Harper’s MagazinePosted on September 12, 2014by Ken PrevitiDiane Ravitch expresses more in two sentences than most people can state in two chapters.In the October issue of Harper’s Magazine a cover story, “PBS Self-Destructs: and what it means to viewers like you” by Eugenia Williamson, describes the full history of the takeover
Family Reunion | Deborah Meier on Education
Family Reunion | Deborah Meier on Education: Family ReunionPosted on September 12, 2014 by nicholasmeierATTENTION ONE AND ALL. Check out the trial of the new film on Mission Hill: Good Morning Mission Hill. Check on where and when it’s being shown. And ask your local PBS station to show it if they are not already planning to.Dear friends (and other readers),As I lolled lazily in the swimming pool
Nite Cap 9-12-14 #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 CAPLies My Corporate Ed Reformers Told Me: The Truth About Teacher Tenure and the Civil Rights Movement | Yohuru WilliamsLies My Corporate Ed Reformers Told Me: The Truth About Teacher Tenure and the Civil Rights Movement | Yohuru Williams: Lies My
Lies My Corporate Ed Reformers Told Me: The Truth About Teacher Tenure and the Civil Rights Movement | Yohuru Williams
Lies My Corporate Ed Reformers Told Me: The Truth About Teacher Tenure and the Civil Rights Movement | Yohuru Williams: Lies My Corporate Ed Reformers Told Me: The Truth About Teacher Tenure and the Civil Rights MovementThe champions of corporate education reform insist that efforts to strip teachers of the procedural guarantees of due process embedded in tenure are somehow an extension of the Civ
9-12-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Due Process Should Include Peer Assistance and Review
Home - Living in Dialogue: Due Process Should Include Peer Assistance and ReviewThis week Mark Naison took an axe to the Peer Assistance and Review program, citing research done by Brian Crowell, a math teacher in Berkeley, California. Crowell states that his research has shown that teachers who are outspoken, and those who are over 55, are of color, and those who are expensive, are the ones most
Sacramento City Unified reaches deal with teachers on pay hikes - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento City Unified reaches deal with teachers on pay hikes - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento City Unified reaches deal with teachers on pay hikesBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Sep. 12, 2014 - 1:20 pmNegotiators for Sacramento City Unified and the Sacramento City Teachers Association have signaled an end to a long stretch of discord by agreeing to two years of pay
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesson from Teachout: It won't be as easy for Rahm to buy the next election
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Lesson from Teachout: It won't be as easy for Rahm to buy the next election: Lesson from Teachout: It won't be as easy for Rahm to buy the next electionYou've really got to go back to Bloomberg's narrow escape in his 2009 victory in the NY mayor's race over relative unknown, Bill Thompson. Bloomberg poured $90 million of his own fortune into the race, a sum without e
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-12-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: 4LAKids Sports Page: DEASY PLAYS HARDBALL? …OR GOES FISHING? LAUSD superintendent’s request for board members' emails opens a new front in battle over iPad planBy Howard Blume | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1tPJKCp John Deasy, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is requesting records of contacts between board members and tech compani
Morning Wink 9-12-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Clueless Can D.C. Bureaucrats Be?Avery Gigliano recently turned 13. She is a world-class pianist who has won international competitions. To play in international competitions, it is necessar
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Clueless Can D.C. Bureaucrats Be?Avery Gigliano recently turned 13. She is a world-class pianist who has won international competitions. To play in international competitions, it is necessary to travel. To the D.C. public school system, she is not a champion, she is a truant. I forebear from using the words that come to mind. T
9-12-14 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.: Lunch with the candidates.State Representative Nekritz speaks to retirees. Every election season my chapter of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association invites local candidates for state House and Senate races to speak to our group. Yesterday’s luncheon was the first time we’ve had the opportunity to
9-12-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Harvey Saferstein: Meet LAUSD Superintendent Deasy's Attorney-- HMMMMMM.../Who pays him ?http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/harvey-saferstein Harvey Saferstein Harvey is the Managing Member for the firm's Los Angeles office. His practice includes antitrust and intellectual property counseling and litigation, as well as complex commercial and business litigation. W
4 Reminders For A New School Year | Connected Principals
4 Reminders For A New School Year | Connected Principals: 4 Reminders For A New School Yearby William Parker • September 12, 2014 • 0 CommentsWe just welcomed our teachers and students back to school.It was hard work to prepare for all the moving parts that make up master schedules, professional development, and schedule pick-ups.But there is also great satisfaction in having everyone back and kno
Aliens Laud Affirmative Action In Texas Social Studies Curriculum (Really) | Cloaking Inequity
Aliens Laud Affirmative Action In Texas Social Studies Curriculum (Really) | Cloaking Inequity: Aliens Laud Affirmative Action In Texas Social Studies Curriculum (Really)I am not lying to you. Yes, Texas textbook designers have found a new way to deride social progress by using aliens as their muse. But first, the peer reviewed academic material. In 2012, the post “Illusion of Inclusion,” Article
Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emails - LA Times
Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emails - LA Times: Attorney for Supt. Deasy asks for L.A. school board emailsAn attorney representing Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy is seeking records that would explore possible links between school board members and technology vendors.The request opens a new front in the fallout over a contract between the L.A. Unified School District an
Nite Cap 9-11-14 #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 CAPSPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 9-11-14 #edchat #edreformBig Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakThe teaching profession is becoming less gray and less green, but more teachers are leaving poor schoolsMuch ink has been devoted to the teaching profes
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 9-11-14 #edchat #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakThe teaching profession is becoming less gray and less green, but more teachers are leaving poor schoolsMuch ink has been devoted to the teaching profession’s increasingly gray and green complexion — the profusion of teachers at the two extremes of the age spectrum. There are lots of veteran teachers older than 50. Meanwhile, school systems have hired hundre
NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole Child | NEA Today
NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole Child | NEA Today: NEA President Salutes Florida Educators For Focusing on the Whole ChildSeptember 11, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesBy Brenda ÁlvarezNEA President Lily Eskelsen García traveled to Florida this past week (Sep. 4-5) as part of the Association’s Back-to-School tour, where she visited schools i
So There’s A Moratorium. Now What? | Taking Note
So There’s A Moratorium. Now What? | Taking Note: So There’s A Moratorium. Now What?by JOHN MERROW on 11. SEP, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS, COMMON CORE Those seeking a moratorium on using high stakes tests to judge teachers seem to have gotten what they asked for. What happens now?Remember that a “moratorium” is nothing more than ‘a suspension of activity.’ It does not imply any pro-active behavior or a r
Embrace The Common Core – IQ2 Debates For the Motion: Carmel Martin, Michael Petrilli Against the Motion: Carol Burris, Frederick Hess
Embrace The Common Core – IQ2 Debates: Illustration by Thomas JamesTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014In K-12 education, there is nothing more controversial than the Common Core State Standards, national academic standards in English and math. Adopted by more than 40 states, they were developed, in part, to address concerns that American students were falling behind their foreign counterparts and graduati
9-11-14 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: LA Unified board enforces email deletion ruleMorning Read: LA Unified board enforces email deletion rule L.A. school board approves contract to destroy emails after a year The Los Angeles Unified School District took steps this week to enforce rules under which emails are deleted after one y
Morning Wink 9-11-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSWe coddle bad cops, vilify good teachers - Salon.comWe coddle bad cops, vilify good teachers - Salon.com: We coddle bad cops, vilify good teachersWe defer to cops even when they kill, and scapegoat schools for the ills America has given up on. This must changePAUL ROSENBERG Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan in "The Departed" (Credit: Warner Bros. Ente
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-11-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Frank Breslin: A Moral Vision of SchoolingThese days we seem to have forgotten what schools are for. Our national leaders see them only as economic institutions, preparing students for careers and college. Business leaders see them as workplace training. Frank Breslin, a retired high school teacher of German, Latin, and history, ha
9-11-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 1,700 Categorized Links For IB Theory Of Knowledge Course© 2012 Chris Potter, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio As regular readers know, I’ve been accumulating teaching/learning resources for the International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge class ever since I began to teach it a few years ago. The collection is now up to nearly
9-10-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: City of Seattle Pre-K InitiativeHere's a thread to discuss the City of Seattle's pre-k ambitions and their co-ordination, or lack thereof, with Seattle Public Schools.by Charlie Mas / 1h hide // saveThe District's Title IX PR EffortSeattle Public Schools has a real problem with Title IX compliance. They knew about this problem for years and took no action. Recent
Louisiana’s NCLB Waiver, Complete with Promised CCSS and PARCC | deutsch29
Louisiana’s NCLB Waiver, Complete with Promised CCSS and PARCC | deutsch29: Louisiana’s NCLB Waiver, Complete with Promised CCSS and PARCCSeptember 10, 2014No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was not reauthorized in 2007. Nor was it reauthorized in 2008. Nor has it been reauthorized in 2014.NCLB, with its nonsense “100 percent proficiency in reading and math by 2014,” has been lingering on legislative lif
In Newark–finally, some heroes, some risk-takers | Bob Braun's Ledger
In Newark–finally, some heroes, some risk-takers | Bob Braun's Ledger: In Newark–finally, some heroes, some risk-takersStudents hold the line against efforts by mounted policeman to break throughNewark’s public schools will be saved from privatization only if supporters are willing to take risks. Yesterday, Newark finally saw some risk takers–the high school students and handful of adults who blo
History Scholars Criticize Social Studies Textbooks | The Texas Tribune
History Scholars Criticize Social Studies Textbooks | The Texas Tribune: History Scholars Criticize Social Studies Textbooksby Bobby BlanchardSept. 10, 201427Comments Comment Republish Email Tweet RecommendEnlargecredit: Ross RamseyREFERENCE MATERIALAffirmative Action Alien Cartoon From Proposed TextbookPDF (280.8 KB) downloadScholars recruited by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund are criti
Michelle Rhee, Education's Lightning Rod, Shifts Focus | C-Notes | OZY
Michelle Rhee, Education's Lightning Rod, Shifts Focus | C-Notes | OZY: Michelle Rhee's Next Frontier: Q&A With the Former D.C. School HeadWhy you should careMichelle Rhee’s fingerprints are all over today’s debates on the best way to educate our kids. W hen Michelle Rhee ends her tenure as CEO of education policy advocacy group StudentsFirst, as she announced Aug. 13, it will be the first tim
Nite Cap 9-10-14 #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 CAPThe question is how do Mayor Johnson’s words measure up to his deeds, Sandronsky Cities of OpportunitySandronsky Cities of Opportunity: Cities of Opportunity?By SETH SANDRONSKYSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a second-term Democrat, kept the city’
The question is how do Mayor Johnson’s words measure up to his deeds, Sandronsky Cities of Opportunity
Sandronsky Cities of Opportunity: Cities of Opportunity?By SETH SANDRONSKYSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a second-term Democrat, kept the city’s NBA team, the Kings, from leaving town. Anaheim and Seattle beckoned this pro sports franchise, without success. A former NBA star player, he now helms the US Conference of Mayors. On June 22 at its yearly meeting, Johnson tapped New York City Mayor Bill
Teachers as Expert Trainers | Connected Principals
Teachers as Expert Trainers | Connected Principals: Teachers as Expert Trainersby Jonathan VanderEls • September 10, 2014 • 0 CommentsThis past August I had the opportunity to participate in an incredibly effective model of professional development hosted by our school district. It consisted of workshops and presentations from national, state, and local experts focused on various topics related to
Blue Jersey:: Newark Students Hold the Line Against Police Horse & Motorcycle
Blue Jersey:: Newark Students Hold the Line Against Police Horse & Motorcycle: Newark Students Hold the Line Against Police Horse & Motorcycleby: Rosi EfthimWed Sep 10, 2014 at 05:48:59 PM EDTArne Duncan, are you seeing this?Washington Post, are you watching? Time Magazine? CNN? CBS? This is happening now, outside the headquarters of Newark Public Schools where students have been waiting a
9-10-14 Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Former Bok principal surrenders credentials in cheating scandalSub Title: Melton is the seventh principal punished in cheating probe. Arthur "Larry" Melton, the retired principal of the now-defunct Bok Technical High School, has become the seventh Philadelphia principal to face official punishment as a result of a probe into widespread PSSA test chea
9-10-14 Curmudgucation - Common Core 2.0?
CURMUDGUCATION: Common Core 2.0?Over at the Washington Post. Lindsey Layton is reporting on a survey by the Education Commission of the States about the Common Core. The ECS bills itself as a non-partisan research group, headed by a different governor each year, with a history stretching back to mid-sixties. They've produced a handy list that shows all the cool new names states have come up with f
9-10-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Long Island high school requires students to wear IDs, sign in and out of bathroomA Long Island high school is now requiring students to wear identification cards at all times while in school and to sign in and out of the bathroom every time they use the facilities. Irene McLaughlin, principal of Northport High School, wrote in a back-to-school letter sent to parents (see below) that
Morning Wink 9-10-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman Corrects Pundit Jonathan AlterA few years ago, I “debated” Jonathan Alter on a Denver radio show but soon realized that I had entered a zone where facts were irrelevant because Al
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman Corrects Pundit Jonathan AlterA few years ago, I “debated” Jonathan Alter on a Denver radio show but soon realized that I had entered a zone where facts were irrelevant because Alter’s mind was made up. He loves charter schools. He thinks testing and accountability are the answer to the deep problems of education. He
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Chicago principals: If you want poor performing, filthy schools, privatize
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Chicago principals: If you want poor performing, filthy schools, privatize: Chicago principals: If you want poor performing, filthy schools, privatizeChicago principals don't think so.If you want schools that dominate the bottom quartile, privatize their management. And if you want dirty, filthy schools, privatize their custodial services. That seems to be what
9-10-14 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): Language Arts: Grading in a Perfect WorldLanguage Arts: Grading in a Perfect World September 2014 See p. 34 for my response1 by plthomasedd / 1h 9-9-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the
9-10-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Los Angeles Unified School Districthttp://home.lausd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=178743&type=d&pREC_ID=367410 Los Angeles Unified School District Dr. John E. Deasy's Bio Dr. John E. Deasy is the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest school district. In this role, Dr. Deasy leads the thousands of teachers, administr
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A real-estate and hedge-fund concern that happens to have a college attached
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A real-estate and hedge-fund concern that happens to have a college attached: A real-estate and hedge-fund concern that happens to have a college attachedAnnie Lowrey writes in NY Mag:There's an old line about how the United States government is an insurance conglomerate protected by an army. Harvard is a real-estate and hedge-fund concern that happens to have a coll
PARCC and SBAC States Agree to Deliver Student-level Data to USDOE | deutsch29
PARCC and SBAC States Agree to Deliver Student-level Data to USDOE | deutsch29: PARCC and SBAC States Agree to Deliver Student-level Data to USDOESeptember 9, 2014In September 2010, two assessment consortia “won” federal Race to the Top (RTTT) money for the “design, development, and evaluation of the assessment system” known as Race to the Top Assessment (RTTA): The Smarter Balanced Assessment Con
Does Bill Gates Think Teachers are All Miss Trunchbulls?
Does Bill Gates Think Teachers are All Miss Trunchbulls?: Does Bill Gates Think Teachers are All Miss Trunchbulls?SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTAt school there’s Miss Trunchbull, two hundred menacing pounds of kid-hating headmistress. Get rid of the Trunchbull and Matilda would be a hero. But that would take a superhuman genius, wouldn’t it?From Matilda by Roald DahlDoes Bill Ga
Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green's Building A Better Teacher) | The Jose Vilson
Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green's Building A Better Teacher) | The Jose Vilson: Pedagogy First (A Note on Elizabeth Green’s Building A Better Teacher) SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 JOSE LEAVE A COMMENT 19 0 0 19 0Every so often, I love reading other folks talk about standards without any current teachers present in their conversation. Even a cursory read of education history in this country sh
Foundation still determined to eliminate future pension plans for Oklahoma teachers | Red Dirt Report
Foundation still determined to eliminate future pension plans for Oklahoma teachers | Red Dirt Report: Foundation still determined to eliminate future pension plans for Oklahoma teachersBrett Dickerson / Red Dirt ReportBobby Stem (at the end of the table) leads the conversation while struggling to gain support.BRETT DICKERSON | SEPTEMBER 9, 2014CATEGORY: RED DIRT NEWSOKLAHOMA CITY -- An informal m
State Board of Education Appeals - Resources (CA Dept of Education)
State Board of Education Appeals - Resources (CA Dept of Education): State Board of Education AppealsResources for submitting an appeal to the California State Board of Education.If the governing board of a school district denies a petition for the establishment of a charter school, the petitioner may elect to submit the petition for the establishment of a charter school to the county board of edu
Nite Cap 9-9-14 #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 CAP9-8-14 Wait What? - Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schoolsWait What?: Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schoolsA blog post that highlights the problem (see the Part I) and starts to lay out the solution (s
9-8-14 Wait What? - Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schools
Wait What?: Governor Malloy’s record on state funding for public schoolsA blog post that highlights the problem (see the Part I) and starts to lay out the solution (see Part II.) PART I: The problem Malloy’s record on state funding of public schools. Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy likes to brag that he has increased funding for Connecticut schools. While he did raise taxes, in part […] The post Go
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CORRECTION: Credit where credit’s dueby smf In last Sunday’s 4LAKids newsletter I wrote: “Congressperson Maxine Waters argued that this moment demonstrates the victory of the Right Thing over Big Money ….and also the triumph of the collective/united “We” over the politics of “I". And, in a ‘Maxine really didn’t say that, did she?’ moment: ‘The fina
9-9-14 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): Authoritarian v. Authoritative: “With great power comes great responsibility”The Peter Parker/Spider-Man myth—like most in the ever-reshaping and rebooting world of comic book super heroes—has spun a slightly inaccurate but powerful catch-phrase around Peter’s Uncle Ben:
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Proof that legislators exist who serve the needs of people (pro-education, pro-teacher, pro-senior issues, etc.) | Reclaim Reform
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Proof that legislators exist who serve the needs of people (pro-education, pro-teacher, pro-senior issues, etc.) | Reclaim Reform: U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Proof that legislators exist who serve the needs of people (pro-education, pro-teacher, pro-senior issues, etc.)Posted on September 9, 2014by Ken PrevitiDuring this period of shock and awe attacks by legislators who s
NYU professor Dr. Diane Ravitch | Interviews | Tavis Smiley | PBS
NYU professor Dr. Diane Ravitch | Interviews | Tavis Smiley | PBS: NYU professor Dr. Diane RavitchThe former U.S. assistant secretary of education weighs in on how to reform the American public school system.Education historian and NYU professor Diane Ravitch is a prominent voice in education policy debates. She was appointed to office in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bil
9-9-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: LAUSD Codes of Conduct WITH STUDENTS Explicatedby Rene Diedrich / 3min Ratliff Meets Ratliff in a Rare Look at Educratic Fashion Statements and the Political Trends Predicted for Next SeasonI hope Monica Ratliff is tenacious about the release of the report on iPad Ethics l she could shed a light in many things if she is thorough and earnest. If she can usher in true change
Howard Fuller: A civil rights warrior or billionaire’s tool? - The Washington Post
Howard Fuller: A civil rights warrior or billionaire’s tool? - The Washington Post: Howard Fuller: A civil rights warrior or billionaire’s tool?Howard Fuller — seen here in 1970 at the Malcolm X Liberation University, which he founded — has had many roles in a lifetime of struggling for civil rights and to promote education. He has a new book about his life: “No Struggle, No Progress.” (Perry Ayco
Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup |
Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup |: Pearson Tests v. UT Austin’s Associate Professor Stroup Last week Jason Stanford of the Texas Observer wrote an article, titled “Mute the Messenger,” about University of Texas – Austin’s Associate Professor Walter Stroup, who publicly and quite visibly claimed that Texas’ standardized tests as supported by Pearson were flawed, as per their
Why do we do what we do? | My Island View
Why do we do what we do? | My Island View: Why do we do what we do?September 9, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyHow much of what we do as educators is done because that’s the way it’s always been done? I imagine that whenever these things, that we do out of a respect for history, were originally executed, there was probably a reason for it. My question is with our society and all of the systems withi
Morning Wink 9-9-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS9-9-14 Answer SheetAnswer Sheet: Strauss: Michelle Obama’s shout-out to Khan AcademyThe Obama administration keeps expressing its admiration for Khan Academy and its founder, Salman Khan. Last year, Khan, who started the now-famous Web site that offers thousands of free videos for students in a range of subjects, interviewed Education Secretary Arne Duncan
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: McKinsey: The Global Powerhouse Behind “Reform”Which is the most powerful player behind the scenes in corporate reform? This article says, without doubt, McKinsey. Where did David Coleman, architect of the Common Core standards, get his start: McKinsey. Which firm pushes the narrative of a “crisis in education”: McKinsey. Which fir
9-9-14 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 Ten “All-Time” Most Popular Posts From My Ed Week ColumnMy latest column at Ed Week Teacher features links to the ten “all-time” most popular posts that have appeared there. Here’s an excerpt from the number one post:4 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 9-8-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Teachers Wearing Hate on Their Sleeves BY YOHURU WILLIAMS
Teachers Support NYPD: Teachers Wearing Hate on Their SleevesBY YOHURU WILLIAMSShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1Why we should all be concerned about the teachers who sported those NYPD shirts.In the introduction to his 1962 publication The Other America, Michael Harrington notably observed that what the U.S. poor needed most was “an Ameri
State sides with fired Teachers Union President | WWLP.com
State sides with fired Teachers Union President | WWLP.com:State sides with fired Teachers Union PresidentGus Morales was fired backing June By Yoojin ChoRelated CoverageTeachers union president issued “no trespassing” orderHolyoke teacher feels he was fired for speaking outHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations has sided with Gus Morales, the Holyoke Teachers Unio
9-8-14 @ 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
Schools must report sports equity data :: SI&A Cabinet Report
Schools must report sports equity data :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: SEPTEMBER 08, 2014Schools must report sports equity databy Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) There should be no question about whether girls and boys have equal sports opportunities now that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring school districts to track and publicize corr
Nite Cap 9-8-14 #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 CAP9-8-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Good Parent Engagement Idea From Donalyn MillerI’m adding this tweet to The Best Sources Of
Why I am Refusing to Give the FAIR Test to my Kindergarteners! | Opt Out Orlando
Why I am Refusing to Give the FAIR Test to my Kindergarteners! | Opt Out Orlando: Why I am Refusing to Give the FAIR Test to my Kindergarteners!By Opt Out OrlandoWhen teachers are refusing to administer tests on principle, and some are even opting their own children out of high stakes tests, parents need to take heed. I came across this letter today in the Opt Out Alachua Facebook group, one of fi
Morning Wink 9-8-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-8-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Eton Headmaster: U.K. Exam System Is Obsolete“Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, says that the U.K.’s testing system is unimaginative and misleading. “England’s “unimaginative” exam system is littl
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-8-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Eton Headmaster: U.K. Exam System Is Obsolete“Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, says that the U.K.’s testing system is unimaginative and misleading. “England’s “unimaginative” exam system is little changed from Victorian times and fails to prepare young people for modern working life, Eton’s headmaster has said. “Tony Little said th
9-8-14 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.: NYC Educator. A time for every purpose under heaven.- NYC Educator is a teacher, local UFT leader and union activist. I was pretty surprised to read a story in the NY Post with a picture of a few dozen white teachers wearing NYPD shirts. Apparently they’d triumphed over the insidious UFT, which had so
9-8-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Study: “Asking for Advice Makes You Seem More Competent, Not Less”New York Magazine (and a bunch of other news outlets) recently reported on new research which found, as the headline of the magazine article and this post says, that “Asking for Advice Makes You Seem More Competent, Not Less.” Here’s an excerpt: I’ve certainl
Choosing Democracy: November elections: high stakes for teachers and students
Choosing Democracy: November elections: high stakes for teachers and students: November elections: high stakes for teachers and students November elections: High stakes for students, parents, education votersCalifornia;A vital election between Tom Torlakson, Superintendent of Public Instruction- a teacher himself who has opposed the Vergara decision. And, Marshall Tuck, a Wall Street banker who
Mayoral Control: The short of it | Seattle Education
Mayoral Control: The short of it | Seattle Education: Mayoral Control: The short of itI always knew that the “idea” of mayoral control would be raised for Seattle at some point.When I heard that the City of Seattle’s Office of Education was to be renamed the Department of Education, I told friends that the next thing we’re going to hear is that the mayor wants to be head of the new Department of E
Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrain - Inside Bay Area
Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrain - Inside Bay Area: Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrainBy Doug Oakley, Theresa Harrington and Sharon Noguchi Oakland TribunePOSTED: 09/07/2014 03:07:32 PM PDT0 COMMENTS| UPDATED: ABOUT 3 HOURS AGOWhen news broke last month that Newark teacher Krista Hodges used Twitter to express her desire to stab some of her stu
“The Worst Popular Idea Out There” |
“The Worst Popular Idea Out There” |: “The Worst Popular Idea Out There”On the blog titled the “Big Education Ape,” David B. Cohen recently wrote a nice summary re: the current thinking about VAMs, with a heck-of-a way of capturing them, that also serves as the title of this post: “The Worst Popular Idea Out There.” That statement alone inspired me to post, below, the contents of his piece. Hopefu
Nite Cap 9-7-14 #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 CAP– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions: Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ UnionsAUTHOR: W
– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions
– Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ Unions: Evidence Says That Students Do Better In Schools With Strong Teachers’ UnionsAUTHOR: WES WILLIAMS SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 4:36 PMIn the current anti-union climate in the U.S., there may not be any group of unions that has been singled out for more criticism than teachers’ unions. Unions such as the National Education Associ
9-7-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Homework Helper: Math Tips for the Common Core”Homework Helper: Math Tips for the Common Core is a series of short videos designed to help parents understand…math and the Common Core. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Talking To Parents About The Common Core Standards. Thanks to Valerie Strauss for the tip.2 by Larry
empathyeducates – ‘Helicopter Parenting’ Hysteria
empathyeducates – ‘Helicopter Parenting’ Hysteria: ‘Helicopter Parenting’ HysteriaPhotograph Credit; Shutterstock _Film Grain FilterBy Alfie Kohn | Originally Published at Huffington Post. September 4, 2014 4:50 PM EDTHelicopter parents of college-age children are the folks we love to hate. A steady stream of articles and blog posts bristle with indignation over dads who phone the dean about a tri
9-6-14 Wait What? - In the New York Democratic Primary: It is Governor Andrew Cuomo vs. Zypher Teachout
Wait What?: In the New York Democratic Primary: It is Governor Andrew Cuomo vs. Zypher TeachoutThis coming Tuesday, Zypher Teachout, the liberal Fordham University law professor is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo. Like Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy, Governor Cuomo supported some progressive causes like gay marriage and gun control. But, also like Malloy, Cuomo has championed corporate welfare p
School as a Fairy Tale | Connected Principals
School as a Fairy Tale | Connected Principals: School as a Fairy Taleby dkerr • September 7, 2014 • 0 CommentsSo for those of you who have seen me over the past few weeks, you know that I’ve been pretty excited. Not only about the year that we’ve just begun, but about the journey that we’ve embarked on as a school that will span the next 4 to 5 years. With our new strategic plan, our new mission a
9-7-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Wayne Au Tangles with the Gates-Funded Education Lab Journalism Project
Home - Living in Dialogue: Wayne Au Tangles with the Gates-Funded Education Lab Journalism ProjectBy Anthony Cody. In August, Louisiana teacher and investigative reporter Mercedes Schneider wrote about the dangers of having education journalism directly funded by the Gates Foundation. This morning, she followed up that post with another, pointing out that while it sounds benign to “focus on succes
Luci Bat's #NormaRaeMoment #BadAssTeachersA
Luci Bat's #NormaRaeMoment #BadAssTeachersABATS HAVE A NORMA RAE MOMENT! NATIONAL PHOTO BLITZ http://on.fb.me/1of1U9zLet's send some union litter all around the country!!!1. Write out a union-strong message on a paper/sign.2. Have someone take a photo of you holding that message.3. Post the photo below this link to share with BATs.4. Send your message out into the social network world!hashtags: #N
Morning Wink 9-7-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS9-7-14 Answer SheetAnswer Sheet: Does holding kids back a year help them academically? No. But schools still do it.It may seem to make sense to hold back for a year a student who can’t read well but a mountain of research shows that it doesn’t actually help. Unfortunately, school reformers don’t seem to care what the research says. Here to discuss this is
9-7-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Gates Civ 101: The Antiseptic History MOOC Comes to High SchoolSome reporters for the New York Times pretend to be stupid enough to believe Bill Gates is out to simply make his favorite history course available to every high school student in America. The bigger assumption by the New York Times is that the American people are as stupid as their "reporter" pretends to be.
An Open Letter To The White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School, Despite Being Told Not To
An Open Letter To The White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School, Despite Being Told Not To: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE WHITE TEACHERS WHO WORE NYPD T-SHIRTS TO SCHOOL, DESPITE BEING TOLD NOT TODear PS 220 White Teachers Who Wore NYPD T-Shirts To School,It must have seemed like a fantastic idea when, despite warnings from from the United Federation of Teachers, you all donned NYPD shirts and crowd
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-7-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Paul Tractenberg: Ideology Trumps Evidence in Press for All-Charter DistrictsPaul Tractenberg, a distinguished law professor at Rutgers University, challenges the idea that all-charter districts based on the New Orleans model are a magic bullet for Newark, Camden, and other low-performing districts in New Jersey. He notes that for
9-7-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Quote Of The Day: “The Book That Got Teaching Right”Samuel G. Freedman has written a great column in The New Yorker about the book Up the Down Staircase whose author, Bel Kaufman, died this past summer. His column is headlined The Book That Got Teaching Right. Here’s an excerpt: I certainly had heard of the book and movie b
9-7-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Fwd: Twelve Theses on Education's Future in the Age of Neoliberalism and TerrorismTwelve Theses on Education's Future in the Age of Neoliberalism and Terrorism Thursday, 04 September 2014 10:03 By Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Henry A. Giroux, Kenneth J. Saltman, and Sophia A. McClennen, Paradigm Publishers | Book Excerpt 101 font size Print Email (Image: Paradigm Publishers)This exce
Video: Is Lafayette Parish Schools Selling a “Visual Strategy” or Common Core? | deutsch29
Video: Is Lafayette Parish Schools Selling a “Visual Strategy” or Common Core? | deutsch29: Video: Is Lafayette Parish Schools Selling a “Visual Strategy” or Common Core?September 6, 2014Let’s examine a program known as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). They’ve been around for a while. It is important to note that VTS predates test-driven education “reform,” both the Common Core State Standards (C
The Courage of Their Convictions by teacherken
The Courage of Their Convictions: The Courage of Their ConvictionsbyteacherkenFollow 6 Comments / 6 Newis the title of this book by Peter Irons.One of those featured in the book was a woman who as a girl - along with her brother - refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. They were both Jehovah's Witnesses. They were both expelled, and the Supreme Court, in 1940, upheld their expulsion in M
Nite Cap 9-6-14 #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 CAPWhy Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching? - NYTimes.comWhy Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching? - NYTimes.com: Why Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching?AS Tommie Leaders, 22, approached college graduation last spring, his professors told him he would have no t
Why Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching? - NYTimes.com
Why Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching? - NYTimes.com: Why Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching?AS Tommie Leaders, 22, approached college graduation last spring, his professors told him he would have no trouble getting hired. “You’re a guy teaching elementary, ” they said.Mr. Leaders, who earned his education degree from the University of Nebraska in June, started teaching fifth grade last month in Counci
Drop CPS’ reform strategy: CPS neighborhood school growth outpaces charters - Chicago Sun-Times
Drop CPS’ reform strategy: CPS neighborhood school growth outpaces charters - Chicago Sun-Times: Drop CPS’ reform strategy: CPS neighborhood school growth outpaces chartersWhen mayor Rahm Emanuel recently heralded a small gain on the average Chicago Public Schools elementary “MAP” test results, I knew something wasn’t quite right. It wasn’t what he said; it was what he didn’t say. You see, this is
9-6-14 Saturday Matinée Double Feature "Eli's Clone Factory and $ing a $ong of $ixpence" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Double FeatureNews Breakout Eli's Clone Factory$ing a $ong of $ixpenceParents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not over yet | Parents United for Public EducationParents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not over yet | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not
Parents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not over yet | Parents United for Public Education
Parents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not over yet | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United wins school closings disclosure case (again) but it’s not over yetSeptember 6, 2014 by HELENGYMLeave a comment(Cartoonist: Jim Borgman)This summer the Court of Common Pleas upheld our right to make public the list of 60 schools identified for closure by the Boston
So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ... - NYTimes.com
So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ... - NYTimes.com: So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ... In 2008, shortly after Bill Gates stepped down from his executive role at Microsoft, he often awoke in his 66,000-square-foot home on the eastern bank of Lake Washington and walked downstairs to his private gym in a baggy T-shirt, shorts, sneakers and black socks yanked up to the
SCHOOLS: State superintendent sees how new money is being spent - Press Enterprise
SCHOOLS: State superintendent sees how new money is being spent - Press Enterprise: SCHOOLS: State superintendent sees how new money is being spentRiverside’s Poly High shows how all students are being prepared for success as the state’s top education official tours honors and college preparation classroomsState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson tours an AVID class at Poly High Sc
One of the Best Explanations of First Grade Common Core Math. And it’s Not From a ‘Misinformed’ Right Wing Nutjob. | Missouri Education Watchdog
One of the Best Explanations of First Grade Common Core Math. And it’s Not From a ‘Misinformed’ Right Wing Nutjob. | Missouri Education Watchdog: One of the Best Explanations of First Grade Common Core Math. And it’s Not From a ‘Misinformed’ Right Wing Nutjob.inShareCrazy Crawfish, a blogger from Louisiana who was previously employed by the Louisiana Department of Education, wrote an article on Co
Sacramento’s 1% line up behind strong-mayor proposal - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento’s power players line up behind strong-mayor proposal - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento’s power players line up behind strong-mayor proposalBy Ryan Lillisrlillis@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Sep. 5, 2014 - 8:29 pmLast Modified: Saturday, Sep. 6, 2014 - 12:28 amKevin Johnson strode into a midtown loft building Wednesday evening, an entourage of handlers by his side.Inside the
2nd Banana 9-6-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTInside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core | Mother JonesInside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core | Mother Jones: Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common CoreHow a bipartisan education reform effort became the biggest conservative bogeyman since Obamacare.—By Tim Murphy| September/October 2014 IssueEmail262Illustration: Chris BuzelliONE NIG
Morning Wink 9-6-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSQ&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars' : NPR Ed : NPRQ&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars' : NPR Ed : NPR: Q&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars'by ERIC WESTERVELTSeptember 06, 2014 8:43 AM ETI recently came to the education beat after spending the better part of a decade as a foreign correspondent, mainly reporting
Q&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars' : NPR Ed : NPR
Q&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars' : NPR Ed : NPR: Q&A: Dana Goldstein, Author, 'The Teacher Wars'by ERIC WESTERVELTSeptember 06, 2014 8:43 AM ETI recently came to the education beat after spending the better part of a decade as a foreign correspondent, mainly reporting on conflicts in the Middle East.Shortly after turning in my Kevlar vest for chalk dust I was struck by how i
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 9-6-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:Ferguson Readings Photo: Scott Olson, GettyHere is a very incomplete list of thought-provoking articles on the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the protests as a result and the militarization of local policy forces.Mariame Kaba with a commentary in the Washington Post: For Blacks, America is Dangerous by Default Kare
9-6-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":Interesting Idea: “Digital Parent Volunteers”Here’s an interesting idea from George Couros: You might also be interested in The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers.5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d “A Checklist for Back to School Night”A Checklist for Back to School Night is a useful post for every teacher. It’s by
9-6-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue
Home | Living in Dialogue:End Suspensions, and Bring Play Back to KindergartenBy Sara Lahm. Is there a crack forming in the anti-child world we have been subjecting our children to for far too long? I ask this question on the heels of Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson’s announcement that, effective immediately, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders will no long
Stephen Krashen Blog 9-6-14
SKrashen:My response to Bill Nye (The Science Guy"): Standards OK but not the Common Core StandardsResponse to Bill Nye (“Science Guy”), Posted Sept 2 at: Could Common Core be the antidote for Creationist teachers?Bill Nye: If I were king of the forest we would have math in the core curriculum. Science would be in the core curriculum. English in the core curriculum. Elementary science is wher
9-6-14 Hemlock on the Rocks (The Big Gulp)
Hemlock on the Rocks: LA Schools: Restoring The SUPER In Tendent by Sara Rooshttp://www.citywatchla.com/lead-stories-hidden/7465-la-schools-restoring-the-super-in-tendent -When my home town built a new school in the early '70′s, a whole era vanished in concert with the disappearance of gilded letters proclaiming the "Superintendent's Office" within. I never did figure out what a "Su
9-6-14 Wag The Dog Week
WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Wag The Dog WeekCommon Core Bait and Switch“Selling” the Common Core State Standards to students, parents, and employers with promotional slogans such as “college and career readiness”, “critical thinking”, “constructivist learning”, “technology integration”, and “21st
9-6-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:Why Charter School Leaders Are Behind Attacks on Teachers Unions and Public SchoolsIf you ever wonder why famous charter school leaders like Eva Moskowitz or Steve Perry don't just run their schools quietly and let the results speak for themselves and instead devote much of their time attacking teachers, teachers unions and public schools, consider this. When the hiring free
9-6-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekA Reply To A Reply from @tomamoranTom,Contrary to your beliefs, no one called you a racist. You know this: you put our other criticisms of you in quotes, but not the one where you allege we call you racist.What we said was that you support One Newark, a racist school reorganization policy. Which it is.You say:Maybe you folks should take a pill, and eng
9-6-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekEfficiency Report Is Only Mostly That BadThe edublogonewsphere buzzed a bit this week about a report from GEMS Education Solutions regarding educational efficiency and the fact that it finds the US somewhat lacking. It is, however, a large report, and some reporters made the mistake of skipping through to just the shiny, sexy parts. I'm not sure that the report ha
9-6-14 This Week in 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):Kashkari to Gov. Brown: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’Kashkari to Gov. Brown: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’ Brown (left), Kashkari (right) Governor Jerry Brown and his Republican challenger, Neel Kashkari, spent a few testy minutes in their debate last night talking about public education. Their
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 9-6-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetAmerica’s suburban schools facing new pressuresOne of the problems with many school reforms being implemented in schools today is that they are being done in isolation — from one another and from other policies that are necessary to actually allow the education changes to work. In the following post, two professors explain how housing policy affects Amer
9-6-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyOur neighborhood rally with Karen LewisKaren at El Cid. THE DELUGE...This afternoon's rally at the monument in Logan Square, was drowned by a deluge as a series of storms rolled across the city. Karen Lewis and some brave souls made a run for El Cid up the block and set up ca
9-6-14 Wait What? - All Week
Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekGovernor Malloy: Tell the truth about your position on teacher tenureAs we know, on-line petitions demanding politicians account for their actions have become all the rage. It is time for Governor Malloy to come clean and tell the truth about his position on tenure. Therefore we’ve started on an-line petition to do exactly that: Governor Dannel Malloy is the only D
9-6-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Times, This One's For YouGuess what? According to a new Brookings study, teachers matter. Principals matter.Superintendents? Not so much.Findings:In this report, the authors examine the extent to which school district effects on student learning are due to the superintendent in charge, as compared to characteristics of distri
9-6-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineCongrats to John Elfrank-Dana who has now successfully battled two abusive principalsIf this were Atlanta, Almonte would be leaving in handcuffs..... Ed NotesBergtraum HS principal leaves after caught pushing kids into substandard online courses & violating sped rights; sadly she will now likely go and ruin some adult ed program. Congrats to John ElFrank-Dana wh
9-6-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherRunning.If you are a member of IEA Retired you should have received your nomination form in the mail for IEA Retired delegate. The IEA Representative Assembly will be in April of 2015. We are back in Rosemont. This year we retiree
9-6-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekCuomo's Weakened Stature Gets The Politico TreatmentThe Politico article, Andrew Cuomo's Progressive Blues, that went up this morning and got prominent placement on the Politico website, is not going to make Andrew Cuomo or his campaign happy.The takeaway: Andrew Cuomo's political stature is diminished and his future as both governor and presidentia
9-6-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Loadbang Concert & RecordingLoadbang Concert & Recording This will include music by my friend Peter Kay.1 by plthomasedd / 2h SEP 04Grade Retention ResearchGrade Retention Research Alexander, K.L., Entwisle, D.R., & Dauber, S.L. (1994). On the success of failure: A reassessment of the effect
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-6-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Trials+Tribulations Of Opening School With Misisfrom the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update for the Week of 8 Sept 2014 | http://bit.ly/YihifD AALA thanks a secondary administrator, who wishes to remain anonymous, for providing this article. 4 September, 2014 ::For years, we heard it was
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 9-6-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE WEEKDaily Show Does Great Segment On Child RefugeesI’m adding this great video segment to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive7 by Lar
This Week's Education Research Report 9-6-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTTeacher Attrition and Mobility: Results From the 2012–13 Teacher Follow-up SurveyOf the 3,377,900 public school teachers who were teaching during the 2011–12 school year, 84 percent remained at the same school (“stayers”), 8 percent moved to a different school (“movers”), and 8 percent left the profession (“leavers”) during the followin
9-6-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekKIPP: Waiting for the Marshmallow While Getting the FistEducators have jumped on the bandwagon, hoping to teach the skills of delaying gratification to inner-city kids. Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP (a network of charter schools) employs teaching these cognitive tricks to all his students, who also each wear T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Don’t eat th
All Week 9-6-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ 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 archiv
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 9-6-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGOhio: Letter from a Teacher in a For-Profit SchoolThis came in my email from a teacher who gave me her/his name, email, school name, and phone number. I asked for permission to post the letter and received it. Do you have any suggestions for this teacher? Ms. Ravitch, I am writing to you because you are the first person I