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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9-23-14 Wait What? - Malloy to Teachers – The story behind the story about UConn’s decision to spend $1 million to fix a roof
Wait What?: The story behind the story about UConn’s decision to spend $1 million to fix a roof19 years after the passage of UConn 2000, the initiatives that included the funds to renovate the Torrey Life Sciences Building, The University of Connecticut plans to spend $1 million on a new roof for the building which will then be torn down in next five to seven years after a new science building is
9-25-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: John Dewey Principal Kathleen Elvin Discontinues Iraq War Vet and Mother “We’re sorry you won’t have health insurance for your child and thank you for serving your country. You’re fired!” • Single Mother• Iraq War Veteran • Teaching for Only Four MonthsThis is who Elvin and the AP of English wanted to terminate this past June. Termination would have meant that she could no longer
Colorado Students Are Right: Your History Sucks | EduSanity
Colorado Students Are Right: Your History Sucks | EduSanity: COLORADO STUDENTS ARE RIGHT: YOUR HISTORY SUCKSI’ve been paying close attention to the events in Colorado in which students and faculty members of Jefferson County high schools have been protesting the formation of a curriculum review committee that would require students to learn a sanitized version of history that encourages blind patr
Shock Poll: 56% of Tennessee Teachers Want to Abandon Common Core | Truth in American Education
Shock Poll: 56% of Tennessee Teachers Want to Abandon Common Core | Truth in American Education: Shock Poll: 56% of Tennessee Teachers Want to Abandon Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on September 25, 2014 •0 Comments12216The Tennessean reports that a majority of teachers now oppose the Common Core State Standards.I’m sure that’s just b
Robert Shireman’s Continuing Efforts To Influence Education Policy | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Robert Shireman’s Continuing Efforts To Influence Education Policy | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington:Robert Shireman’s Continuing Efforts To Influence Education PolicyBy Anne WeismannEducation, Federal Agencies, Department of Education, FOIA, Legal, FOIA Requests, Robert ShiremanRobert Shireman, former Deputy Undersecretary of Education, left the government under a clou
Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market | The Nation
Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market | The Nation: Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education MarketVenture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding $788.7 billion market in K-12 education. What does this mean for public school students? In his book, Finding the Next Starbucks: How to Identify an
9-25-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - A Response to Marc Tucker: Can We Win the Struggle For Democracy When Big Money Writes Public Education Policy?
Home - Living in Dialogue: A Response to Marc Tucker: Can We Win the Struggle For Democracy When Big Money Writes Public Education Policy?By Denny Taylor. I have read with interest the dialogue between Marc Tucker, Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody, and Yong Zhao on the establishment of an American test-based public education accountability system. Forty years of research on the impact of political stru
9-25-14 Curmudgucation - The Financial Fantasies of Choice
CURMUDGUCATION: The Financial Fantasies of Choice(Originally posted at View from the Cheap Seats) Proponents of choice systems, whether they're talking about charters or vouchers, depend on certain financial fictions to make their case. Like beach-bound vampires wearing SPF 110 sunscreen, these robust and rigorous fictions just won't die. Let's examine some of these dancing unicorns of the choice
9-25-14 Cali Education Headlines
Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: Stop The Power GrabStop The Power Grab Sacramento - Vote No on Measure L http://bit.ly/1p9x4o7Education HeadlinesSweep for 87 habitual truants brings 8 back to schoolOf 87 students targeted and 62 contacted in sweeps for habitually absent students, only eight were returned to school Wednesday in the fir
9-25-14 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): 4 LAUSD elementary schools in pilot to improve safety for kids4 LAUSD elementary schools in pilot to improve safety for kids City Attorney Mike Feuer Getting safely to and from school can be tricky in a rough neighborhood. To make it easier, City Attorney Mike Feuer launched a pilot program earlier this m
Marie Corfield: NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia has no time to be patient – Part III
Marie Corfield: NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia has no time to be patient – Part III: NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia has no time to be patient – Part III'Absurd' 'Idiotic' 'Toxic' 'Voodoo' 'Abusive'These are all words NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia used to describe education 'reform'—particularly standardized testing—in her recent 90-minute meeting with NJ ed bloggers, and quite frankly
9-25-14 Jersey Jazzman - How To Counter Silly Arguments About the NJEA Convention: A Teacher's Guide
Jersey Jazzman: How To Counter Silly Arguments About the NJEA Convention: A Teacher's GuideWe're fast approaching early November, which means the New Jersey Education Association's annual convention will be here soon. And that means the foolish arguments against the convention will also be upon us.Chris Christie once said that if teachers "cared about learning," they "would not be d
The Heart of Darkness, Indeed! | Bill Ayers
The Heart of Darkness, Indeed! | Bill Ayers: The Heart of Darkness, Indeed!President Obama “issued a fervent call to arms” at the UN yesterday, according to the New York Times, as he “charted a muscular new course for the [US] in a turbulent world.”Oy! That doesn’t sound good.And it gets worse: “Russian aggression in Europe recalls the days when large nations trampled small ones in pursuit of terr
Morning Wink 9-25-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Ladd and Fiske: NC Legislators Quietly Alter Public School FundingProfessor Helen Ladd of Duke University, internationally renowned economist of education, and her husband Edward Fiske, former e
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Ladd and Fiske: NC Legislators Quietly Alter Public School FundingProfessor Helen Ladd of Duke University, internationally renowned economist of education, and her husband Edward Fiske, former education editor of the New York Times, recently wrote about a sneaky move by the North Carolina legislature to undermine the funding of chi
9-25-14 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.: Petcoke, the Koch brothers and the 10th Ward.Susan Sadlowski Garza talks to her neighbors at last night’s meet-and-greet in the 10th Ward. I took a drive to the 10th Ward last night. I could have taken the Dan Ryan to the Skyway and gotten off just before Indiana. But I took my old route. South Lakesh
9-25-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Chicago mayor admits naming elite new school after Obama, his former boss, was a mistakeChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who once served as chief of staff in the White House for President Obama, just acknowledged that his plans to name a new $60 million high school located in a wealthy mostly white area of the city were a mistake. Here’s how the Chicago Sun-Times described the apparently
Shanker Blog » What You Need To Know About Misleading Education Graphs, In Two Graphs
Shanker Blog » What You Need To Know About Misleading Education Graphs, In Two Graphs: What You Need To Know About Misleading Education Graphs, In Two GraphsPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on September 25, 2014There’s no reason why insisting on proper causal inference can’t be fun.A weeks ago, ASCD published a policy brief (thanks to Chad Aldeman for flagging it), the purpose of which is to argue that
9-25-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Garfield Cancels all Field Trips for the School YearPrincipal Ted Howard II and the Garfield PTSA sent out this message today. It's confusing because he says there will be no field trips "for the current school year" (which would be 2014-2015) but then says it may change in Jan. 2015, depending on the recommendations of the taskforce. Apparently he didn'
9-25-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Aspire Charter Schools: Busing to Maintain SegregationWhen parents showed up last week to enroll their children at the Aspire (Coleman) charter school in Memphis, they were told there were no more seats, due to plans to expand next year to take in 6th grade. Even if there were no expansion plans, you can't have too many children of parents who weren't there months ago to squeal wi
9-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: September’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part FourThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics”
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-25-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Colorado High School Students Walk Out To Protest Proposed Curriculum ChangesBy Jenny Deam - LA Times | http://lat.ms/YcD7N0 Students from schools in the Denver suburbs are protesting a proposal by the Jefferson County school board to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press) 9/2
9-25-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Smash the Linkage between "Liberalism" and School Reform
With A Brooklyn Accent: Smash the Linkage between "Liberalism" and School ReformKeep the pressure on. Make Duncan, Gates, Obama, The Clintons and other so called liberals etc realize their " Education Reforms" have failed miserably and have lost public support.Swarm them every opportunity you get, via email, on twitter, in social media. Bombard them with the evidence of their
9-25-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: In the Public Interest : Useful Info about Privatization Coming to a School Near you!http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/about-usMore Sharing ServicesShare on emailIn the Public Interest is a comprehensive resource center on privatization and responsible contracting. It is committed to equipping citizens, public officials, advocacy groups, and researchers with the information
9-25-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Center For Unions Facts Is Right - Randi Weingarten Is Ruining Public EducationLyndsey Layton reports the Center for Union Facts is attacking AFT President Randi Weingarten again:The 11-page mailing, on expensive paper stock, was sent first class to 125,000 households across the country this week. “I’m writing to you about Randi,” the letter began. “You probably don’t know w
Democrats Can Win With A Public Education Agenda – By Fighting To Fund It - Education Opportunity Network
Education Opportunity Network: Democrats Can Win With A Public Education Agenda – By Fighting To Fund ItIs it possible that education is the issue that will determine whether results of the upcoming election swing the United States Senate to Republican Party control? Will there be a dramatic change in party control of state governors’ offices because of how candidates stand on supporting pubic sch
Why Teachers' Unions & Due Process Matter - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Why Teachers' Unions & Due Process Matter - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Why Teachers' Unions & Due Process MatterBy Leo Casey on September 25, 2014 8:13 AMToday, Leo Casey of the Albert Shanker Institute joins Deborah Meier on the Bridging Differences blog.Deb:So we begin our conversation with the idea of democracy. It is the pivotal idea in the political heritage we share, as a
Michigan ACLU Exposes Educational Catastrophe in Gov. Rick Snyder’s Takeover of Detroit’s Schools | janresseger
Michigan ACLU Exposes Educational Catastrophe in Gov. Rick Snyder’s Takeover of Detroit’s Schools | janresseger: Michigan ACLU Exposes Educational Catastrophe in Gov. Rick Snyder’s Takeover of Detroit’s SchoolsPosted on September 25, 2014 by janressegerMetro Detroit Times has just published an extraordinary expose of the software-based curriculum that was imposed in 2012 in 12 Detroit, Michigan sc
BREAKING NEWS!!! Para Harassed at MS 61 in Brooklyn! southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: BREAKING NEWS!!! Para Harassed at MS 61 in Brooklyn!It seems that MS 61 in Brooklyn is turning into quite the soap opera. A dangerous soap opera.For those who don't know or need reminding, MS 61has been in the news lately due to the diligence of retired teacher Jeff Storobinsky and his Facebook group, Money Over Age.First some background.A former colleague at MS 61
NEA president: End factory school reform | MSNBC
NEA president: End factory school reform | MSNBC: NEA president: End factory school reformThe National Education Association’s Lily Eskelsen Garcia joins Morning Joe to discuss why she’s fighting standardized testing and why Education Secretary Arne Duncan should resign.
Retention Wars: Blaming Children | Live Long and Prosper
Retention Wars: Blaming Children | Live Long and Prosper: Retention Wars: Blaming ChildrenTHIRD GRADE PUNISHMENT LAWSIn the recent film, Rise Above the Mark, Linda Darling Hammond said,The problem we have with testing in this country today is that…we’re using the wrong kinds of tests, and…we’re using the tests in the wrong kinds of ways.More than a dozen states, including Indiana punish third grad
tomhayden.com - TOM HAYDEN FROM THE PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH
tomhayden.com - The Democracy Journal: LAST HOURS, NARRATED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIOThis is the second episode of the Green World Rising series narrated by actor Leonardo DiCaprioCongress Wavers on WarCongress gave President Obama a half-hearted half-measure of support for arming the Syrian rebels last week, just before Obama took the next step up the ladder of escalation by bombing Syria without Unit
NYC Educator: Neanderthals Dominate School Policy in 5775
NYC Educator: Neanderthals Dominate School Policy in 5775: Neanderthals Dominate School Policy in 5775First of all, Happy New Year to all blog readers (and don't forget to write 5775 on your checks starting today). Let's get right to the deplorable state of affairs in our schools. After 12 years of unending reforminess, we finally have a mayor who shows signs of not being insane. And yet, we stil
Newark School Board Votes to Block Superintendent Anderson’s Pay - NJ Spotlight
Newark School Board Votes to Block Superintendent Anderson’s Pay - NJ Spotlight: NEWARK SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO BLOCK SUPERINTENDENT ANDERSON’S PAYJOHN MOONEY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2014Members flex their newfound fiscal muscle, but embattled state-appointed school chief still holds the purse stringsNewark schools Superintendent Cami AndersonThe tug-of-war over control of Newark public schools got another
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More name dropping
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More name dropping: More name droppingJitu Brown and 10 other protesters say their arrest at City Hall Tuesday night forced the mayor to provide services for Dyett High School students. (DNAinfo)"I f**ked up." -- Rahm EmanuelRahm's dream of two-tiered public school system -- one tier for gentrifying neighborhoods and one for the rest of us --- is turning in
for the love of learning: Teaching would be easier if it wasn't for the students
for the love of learning: Teaching would be easier if it wasn't for the students: Teaching would be easier if it wasn't for the studentsHere's what happened the other day.My grade 8 students were exiting our classroom from social studies, as my grade 6 students began to enter.I was getting myself focused on teaching a lesson on sentence writing, with an emphasis on using commas. I was thinking abo
Private giving and the insolvency of chaos – redqueeninla
Private giving and the insolvency of chaos – redqueeninla: Private giving and the insolvency of chaos Last week Google announced it was funding all DonorsChoose requests posted for LAUSD classrooms.That’s good news, right? Well…. it’s complicated. Obviously, more money for our kids is good.But why must it come via a third party? Every time a middle man is interjected, money for the thing itself is
11 Reasons why Seattle’s Preschool for all Proposition 1B is a bad idea | Seattle Education
11 Reasons why Seattle’s Preschool for all Proposition 1B is a bad idea | Seattle Education: 11 Reasons why Seattle’s Preschool for all Proposition 1B is a bad ideaIn the last few days I was alerted to some information that I find the most egregious about Seattle Councilmember Tim Burgess’ Preschool for All plan that is now Proposition 1B and I am therefore placing it as #1 on the list, revising t
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9-24-14 @ 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
Bill Clinton: Charter Schools Must Be Held To 'The Original Bargain'
Bill Clinton: Charter Schools Must Be Held To 'The Original Bargain': Bill Clinton: Charter Schools Must Be Held To 'The Original Bargain'Posted: 09/24/2014 6:24 pm EDT Updated: 1 hour ago NEW YORK -- Charter schools have great potential, but they aren't living up to their promise, former President Bill Clinton said late Tuesday night at a gathering of about 100 international philanthropists and b
Volunteers can help frame Common Core tests | EdSource
Volunteers can help frame Common Core tests | EdSource: Volunteers can help frame Common Core testsSeptember 24, 2014 | By John Fensterwald | No CommentsCREDIT: ALISON YIN FOR EDSOURCE Teachers and others from California have until Friday to sign up for a crowd-sourcing exercise that will help determine how questions will be scored on the new Common Core tests students will take next spring.The S
Aldermen Target Incentives Offered by Charter Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Aldermen Target Incentives Offered by Charter Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Aldermen Target Incentives Offered by Charter SchoolsFiled under: Charter Schools — millerlf @ 7:50 pm Council members target enrollment incentives offered by charter schoolsNews release from Alds. Nik Kovac and Michael J. MurphyBy Nik Kovac – Sep 23rd, 2014Charter schools in Milwaukee would be proh
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James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPLouisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Drives Curriculum | Truth in American EducationLouisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Drives Curriculum | Truth in American Education: Louisiana Legislative Audit Suggests Common Core Dri
