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
Louisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Drives Curriculum | Truth in American Education
Louisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Drives Curriculum | Truth in American Education: Louisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Drives CurriculumFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on September 24, 2014 •0 Comments1On Monday the Louisiana Legislative Auditor issued a pro-Common Core report that declares the Common Core State Standa
9-24-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: ‘Test reform’ movement picking up steamWe’ve had years and years of “school reform” that has mostly resulted in creating an untenable culture of high-stakes tests– and now, there is a growing “test reform” movement that is pushing back against the culture of high-stakes testing that has taken over public education. Every week, an organization called the National Center for Fair […]1
9-24-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Eckstein Building MeetingThat was interesting. I'm going to flesh this out because I think a lot of these questions asked about Eckstein might ring true for your school building.I was a little confused at first as there were very few parents (even at 5:45 pm) and no handout. It was in the Eckstein auditorium (about 1/3 ish full by the time it started.) The organi
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Chicago Way
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Chicago Way: The Chicago WayEvery day it's something.Today there's two stories shining light on the Chicago way. The first is by Greg Hinzat Crain's. He writes about Rahm Emanuel's city council floor leader, Ald. Pat O'Connor and a woman who's "volunteered" to be the bookkeeper of his political campaign fund, even writing checks for him.That would
No Choice | EduShyster
No Choice | EduShyster: No Choice If choice is the only choice is it still choice?Today we turn to one of the most baffling conundrums of these fiercely urgent days. If school choice is indeed the civil rights issue of our time, why do its chosen beneficiaries so rarely get to exercise any choice about choosing it? Alas reader, we are left with no choice. To the choice mobile, and make it snappy!
What Is the Diagnosis? | The Crucial Voice of the People
What Is the Diagnosis? | The Crucial Voice of the People: What Is the Diagnosis?As a veterinarian, when I’m presented with a sick animal my first step in problem solving is a good history. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. For example, in a crisis I skip the history taking and go directly to doing what’s necessary to save a life.The objective of a good history is to gain clarity
Common Core: An Education Datapalooza? | WagTheDog
Common Core: An Education Datapalooza? | WagTheDog: Common Core: An Education Datapalooza? David Coleman and other proponents of close reading claim that students become college and career ready as they independently struggle to understand complex informational text without relying on any context or prior knowledge.Using this specialized literacy technique students must rely on the text itself to
Philly Schools Score Small Funding Victory - But It's Not Enough | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Philly Schools Score Small Funding Victory - But It's Not Enough | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Philly Schools Score Small Funding Victory - But It's Not EnoughPosted on: Wednesday September 24th, 2014Photo via Ron Tarver | Philly.comAfter months of turmoil and uncertainty, Philadelphia's resource-starved schools finally caught a break: a ne
How Participants Not Involved in the Delphi Movement Viewed HB1490 Deliberations | Missouri Education Watchdog
How Participants Not Involved in the Delphi Movement Viewed HB1490 Deliberations | Missouri Education Watchdog: How Participants Not Involved in the Delphi Movement Viewed HB1490 DeliberationsinShareIf you read DESE’s press release about the last two days of work group deliberations pursuant to HB1490 directives, you would think they have been a smashing success and DESE is being helpful, rather t
Choosing Democracy: Ego, Money and False Promises: Michelle Rhee’s Big Secret and the Collapse of Education “Reform”
Choosing Democracy: Ego, Money and False Promises: Michelle Rhee’s Big Secret and the Collapse of Education “Reform”: Ego, Money and False Promises: Michelle Rhee’s Big Secret and the Collapse of Education “Reform”Jeff BryantMaybe it’s time to stick a fork in education reform, and get set for what the new ed-tech industrialists are going to bring us. | When Michelle Rhee left the center stage of
Whom do we need to educate? | My Island View
Whom do we need to educate? | My Island View:Whom do we need to educate?September 24, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyAt a recent Edcamp on Long Island we had a very interesting discussion. Sessions at Edcamps are discussions as opposed to actual power-point presentations. The question posed by someone in the session on relevance in education asked, why are so few Long Island educators connected? Thi
9-24-14 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): Misguided Reading Policy Creates Wrong Lessons for Students as WritersHaving taught writing to teenagers and young adults at the high school and undergraduate levels for over thirty years now, I have a standard approach to the first few classes: We identify and then unpa
Russ on Reading: What History Should Kids Learn?
Russ on Reading: What History Should Kids Learn?: What History Should Kids Learn?Hundreds of high school students in Jefferson County, Colorado, walked out of class on Tuesday protesting what they saw as an attempt to censor what they were being taught in their AP U.S. History course (APUSH). The school board in Jefferson County has recently taken a turn for the conservative with the election of t
Girls' Pathways to Leadership - The Action Network #GirlsLead.
Girls' Pathways to Leadership - The Action Network: Virtual Panel to Discuss New Research on Girls’ Leadership, Tips to Foster Girls’ Leadership in SchoolsWebinar will feature new research on closing the leadership gap by NEA, AAUW and Tufts UniversityWHO: Educators and community leaders will hold a virtual panel discussion and report release: Our Role as Educators-
1 teacher reminds us voices have power | The Edvocate Blog
1 teacher reminds us voices have power | The Edvocate Blog: 1 teacher reminds us voices have power My Word by Kathleen Oropeza, The Orlando SentinelReal heroes don’t seek glory. Seldom rich, they’re the first to give. They see potential in the most challenging personality. They heal hearts and inspire greatness. They move silently among us, putting others first. That’s what Alachua County kinderga
9-24-14 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): Winding path to teaching leads Garfield teacher to Yale awardWinding path to teaching leads Garfield teacher to Yale award Garfield Senior High School teacher Kevin Murchie As a boy, Kevin Murchie saw the award-winning film “Stand and Deliver,” the true story of Jaime Escalante, the Garfield Senior High m
50 School Districts with Highest Average Teacher Salaries - Top Masters in Education | Your Guide to Masters in Education Degrees
Top Masters in Education | Your Guide to Masters in Education Degrees: Welcome to TopMastersInEducation.com! If you’re looking for information on the best Masters in Education degree programs then you’ve come to the right place. Here you will find expert advice and thoughtful evaluations of the top education schools and teachers colleges. Discover where you can earn the Masters in Education that w
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-24-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DELAYED EVACUATION OF SCHOOL NEAR PORT OF L.A. ANGERS PARENTS + smf’s 2¢By Ruben Vives, Veronica Rocha | http://lat.ms/1xfDKo5 Los Angeles fire crews battle a wharf fire at the Port of L.A. where pylons soaked with creosote burned prompting concerns about air quality in the area. Sept 23, 12:11 PM :: Potentially hazardous smoke from the stubborn fire
Does Governor Brown Plan to Expand? Brown shoots down charter boundary restriction :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Brown shoots down charter boundary restriction :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Governor's charter schools in Oakland reap big donations - Los Angeles Times http://lat.ms/ZdkSYPBrown shoots down charter boundary restrictionby Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) An attempt by the Legislature to limit a charter school’s ability to locate outside the bord
Time out from the MAP, the MSP, Amplify and the SBAC Common Core tests. Am I missing any? | Seattle Education
Time out from the MAP, the MSP, Amplify and the SBAC Common Core tests. Am I missing any? | Seattle Education: Time out from the MAP, the MSP, Amplify and the SBAC Common Core tests. Am I missing any?This infographic is brought to you by topeducationdegrees.org:Source: TopEducationDegrees.org
Smoke, Mirrors, and Pension ‘Reform’ | NEA Today
Smoke, Mirrors, and Pension ‘Reform’ | NEA Today: Smoke, Mirrors, and Pension ‘Reform’September 24, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryPublic pensions are under attack across the U.S. From Arizona to Florida, state governors and legislators have been moving to cut pension benefits for retired teachers and other public employees, and enroll n
Dana Goldstein Explains How Teachers Became America's Most Embattled Profession | John Thompson
Dana Goldstein Explains How Teachers Became America's Most Embattled Profession | John Thompson: Dana Goldstein Explains How Teachers Became America's Most Embattled Profession As promised, Dana Goldstein's thoroughly researched The Teacher Wars is more analytic than opinionated. Goldstein's objective narrative of assaults on the teaching profession lets the historical record take the place of com
Morning Wink 9-24-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sarah Darer Littman: The Gates Foundation as a Trojan Horse, Disabling DemocracySarah Darer Littman, who writes about education issues in Connecticut, tells a shocking story here of power and mo
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sarah Darer Littman: The Gates Foundation as a Trojan Horse, Disabling DemocracySarah Darer Littman, who writes about education issues in Connecticut, tells a shocking story here of power and money. The Hartford, Connecticut, schools are under mayoral control; the mayor appoints 5 of 9 members of the board of education. The other f
9-24-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Teacher Preparation Matters for Teacher Attritionfrom Ingersoll, Merrill, and May (2014), available here:2 by Jim Horn / 1h 9-23-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: New NC Standards Commission Headed by IBM Offshoring Expert and Tea Party DarlingFrom WRAL:IBM executive Andre Peek of Wake County and longtime Forsyth County school board member Jeannie Metcalf were named co-chai
9-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Book Recommendations For TeachersMore Book Recommendations For Teachers is Part Two in my Ed Week series offering…book recommendations for teachers. Educators Megan Allen, Erin Klein, Jeffrey Zoul and Mike Fisher share their book recommendations. Here are some of them:5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 9-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s W
9-24-14 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.: Opt out news. Brooklyn testing boycott leads to NY dropping the mandated test.Last Spring: A group of teachers at the International High School at Prospect Heights refused to administer a city-mandated writing test they say is unsuitable for their students, many of whom are recent immigrants learning
9-24-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Where Are the People of Color in the Movement?....there aren't enough people of color in this picture... Jersey Jazzman raised this issue on his blog after a meeting of Jersey bloggers.I left this comment:JJ - you make a point that I've been hearing here in NYC in all the various white dominated activist groups. It always seems to come down to something we're doing wrong - we're n
Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan Horse CT News Junkie | OP-ED |
CT News Junkie | OP-ED | Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan Horse: OP-ED | Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan HorseLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Sarah Darer Littman: The Gates Foundation as a Trojan Horse, Disabling DemocracySarah Darer Littman, who writes about education issues in Connecticut, tells a shocking story here of power and money. The Hartford, Connecticut, schools are under mayoral c
9-24-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Won't Discourage My Students from Becoming Teachers.
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Won't Discourage My Students from Becoming Teachers.Every day, I get personal messages from teachers describing how their jobs have been turned nightmarish by tests, assessments, scripting and micromanagement and abusive treatment by administrators. When I posed the question here of whether things are better or worse for teachers than they were 10 years ago, well over
9-24-14 Curmudgucation - Reforming Accountability: Does CRPE Have Something New To Say?
CURMUDGUCATION: Reforming Accountability: Does CRPE Have Something New To Say?News comes this morning of yet another initiative, this one aimed squarely at school accountability. Or as Michael Petrilli put it on twitter, "Not just a change in tone."It's the Center on Reinventing Public Education (and why couldn't they be reinventing Excellent public education, because then they would be
9-25-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Has Big Lead Over Astorino But His Job Approval Matches All-Time LowIf the election were held today, a weakened Andrew Cuomo would win re-election pretty handily - but that doesn't mean he hasn't been damaged by months of scandal and controversy:New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a wide lead over his Republican gubernatorial challenger even as the governor's job-performa
Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schools - Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schools: Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schoolsBy Chris Casal + Lisa NielsenCross posted at http://thecasalos.blogspot.comInnovative educators know first hand that social media like Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Instagram can be a powerful tool for teaching, learning, leading, and
Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools“Please to God, if you are going to send … [new teachers] into urban schools, prepare them a bit better than I was prepared.” (quoted inBethany Rogers, pp. 353-354)If I asked you to guess when this novice teacher said the above words, a good guess might be last week, last
CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education Meetings - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago
CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education Meetings - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago: CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education MeetingsRousemary Vega (r.), her husband and daughter holed themselves in Lafayette Elementary School after its last day of school ever last summer. They both have been banned from Chicago Board of Education meetings.DOWNTOWN — When
Louisiana Educator: Experienced Educator on Predatory Charters
Louisiana Educator: Experienced Educator on Predatory Charters: Experienced Educator on Predatory ChartersNote to my readers: The following is a letter to the editor that was printed in shortened form here in The Lafayette Advertiser. This letter by an experienced school principal warns us about the destructive influence of a special group of charter schools that I refer to as predatory charters.
NYC Educator: Chemistry
NYC Educator: Chemistry: ChemistryYou don't really know what will happen when you place kids together. A kid who's troublesome in one group may be a valuable addition to another. Last year, I had one kid moved from my AM class to my PM class, and I knew it would be a disaster. He was kind of the last straw. The PM class was on the edge and I was absolutely sure his presence would push it over. Sur
Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers? | janresseger
Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers? | janresseger: Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers?Posted on September 24, 2014 by janressegerCharles Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby portrays child abuse at Dotheboys Hall, a remote Yorkshire boarding school of the mid-nineteenth century. Tucked away in the country,
More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problems | 89.3 KPCC
More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problems | 89.3 KPCC: More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problemsCiting Tuesday's evacuation of George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School following the Port of Los Angeles fire, school officials voiced concerns that a glitchy data system may hinder tracking students in an emergency. “It’s a reminder t
Sit-In At Chicago Mayor’s Office Over School Closing | PopularResistance.Org
Sit-In At Chicago Mayor’s Office Over School Closing | PopularResistance.Org: Sit-In At Chicago Mayor's Office Over School ClosingRESIST! EDUCATION, PRIVATIZATION, STUDENT PROTESTS By Mike Klonsky, www.michaelklonsky.blogspot.comSeptember 24th, 2014 Taking Back Dyett High School And ChicagoStudents, Parents and Community Members Chain Themselves to StatuteAs I’m posting this, south-siders, CTU mem
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Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work? | Bob Braun's Ledger
Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work? | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work?Newark student leader Kristin Towkaniuk, whose arm was broken in an anti-Anderson protest, testified at last night’s board meeting.The Newark school board Tuesday night voted unanimously to freeze the salary of state-imposed superintendent Cami
Tweeting Versus Teaching Denying Academic Freedom
Denying Academic Freedom: Tweeting Versus TeachingBY STEVE HOCHSTADTShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1An academic controversy unfolding at the University of Illinois is attracting national attention. After the American Indian Studies department offered Steven Salaita a tenured job, University authorities became aware of Salaita’s tweets ab
empathyeducates – Why?
empathyeducates – Why?: Why?Why did more than 100 people (students, parents, grandparents, and community members) demonstrate and sit-in outside of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office today?By Bob George and Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. September 23, 11:23 PM EDT | Photograph; Jitu Brown (left), Bob George (right), parents, students, the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
NYC Public School Parents: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class size
NYC Public School Parents: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class size: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class sizeAt the Community Education Council meeting on Sept. 22, 2014, Prof. Mark Lauterbach of Brooklyn College read a letter from 73 professors of education and psychology, urging Chancellor Farina to reduce class size as part of the city's Contract for Excellence plan. The letter points ou
9-22-14 Jersey Jazzman - Everything Wrong With Education "Reform" Is In York, PA
Jersey Jazzman: Everything Wrong With Education "Reform" Is In York, PAWhen I was on Rick Smith's show the other day, kvetching about Chris Christie's education "policies" (it's the whole reason Rick has me on the show), he brought up a really good point:As bad as Chris Christie has been for New Jersey's schools, Tom Corbett has been far, far worse for Pennsylvania's.Under Corb
Educating for Insurgency | Bill Ayers
Educating for Insurgency | Bill Ayers: Educating for InsurgencyRead: Educating for Insurgency by Jay Gillen from AK Press—another book not to be missed.It’s brilliantly conceived and beautifully written—easily the most perceptive and useful book on education for freedom I’ve read in years.Jay Gillen offers insights and revelations on every page, but it’s the heart of his argument that warrants clo
SKrashen: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?
SKrashen: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?Stephen KrashenAccelerated reader (AR) is a reading management program in which students take quizzes on what they have read, and are awarded prizes for the points they earn on the quizzes.Despite the failure of research to demonstrate that AR) promotes literacy development (Krashen, 2003, 2005) and the n
9-23-14 Wait What? - Malloy to Teachers – Malloy’s administration to tout Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda at National Conference
Wait What?: Malloy’s administration to tout Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda at National ConferenceWhile wooing teachers with false promises of a change in policy here at home, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his administration continue to trumpet their Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda far from the gaze of Connecticut voters. Next month Connecticut taxpayers will pick up the t
A Love Supreme | The Jose Vilson
A Love Supreme | The Jose Vilson: A Love Supreme For the last week or so, I’ve had NFL Hall of Famer Cris Carter’s words ring in my head in his response to the current consternation about NFL running backs Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson. His quote “My mom did the best job she could do. My mom was wrong” juxtaposed with “You know what? Take em off the daggone field because, you know what, as a man, t
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back Dyett and Chicago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back Dyett and Chicago: Taking back Dyett and ChicagoAs I'm posting this, south-siders, CTU members and community activists from around the city are sitting-in outside the mayor's office demanding that Dyett High School not be closed. If Rahm and Byrd-Bennett carry out their plan to close Dyett and turn it over to private operators, they will leave Bronzeville
Nite Cap 9-23-14 #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 CAPDraft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Draft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Invites Commenton Draft History–Social Science Framework SACRAME
