Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 3/27/15
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Are Okla GOP Politicians Still For a Strong Supt?
Are Okla GOP Politicians Still For a Strong Supt?: ARE OKLA GOP POLITICIANS STILL FOR A STRONG SUPT?Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public InstructionPhoto by Brett Dickerson There are Republican politicians in Oklahoma. And then, there is that Republican politician. You know – that Joy Hofmeister.She’s the Republican who primaried and beat Janet Barresi, incumbent Republican sweetheart
District makes testing opt-out information more prominent | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
District makes testing opt-out information more prominent | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: District makes testing opt-out information more prominentParents Can Opt Out - United Opt Out NationalClick Here to go to United Opt Out National: School officials have responded to demands that they be more explicit in letting parents know that they have a right to opt out their children from taking
Common Core Parental Refusal Act! - Sign the Petition
Sign the Petition: Common Core Parental Refusal Act!Dear Governor Cuomo:I am very concerned about the over-utilization of Common Core-based standardized tests on children in grades 3-8 and urge you to support the rights of parents to have their children refuse these high stakes tests.Teachers are spending too much class time teaching to these flawed tests that only seem to measure how well studen
I DARE YOU TO TAKE A MANDATED READING TEST FOR A NINE YEAR-OLD. | Reclaim Reform
I DARE YOU TO TAKE A MANDATED READING TEST FOR A NINE YEAR-OLD. | Reclaim Reform: I DARE YOU TO TAKE A MANDATED READING TEST FOR A NINE YEAR-OLD.Posted on March 27, 2015by Ken Previti“We took tests when we were kids, and…”– commonly said by legislators and people who repeat TV talk show blatherSTOP!!!I DARE YOU TO TAKE A MANDATED READING TEST FOR A NINE YEAR-OLD.Are you sick and tired of listening
This school paid teachers $125,000 a year — and test scores went up - Vox
This school paid teachers $125,000 a year — and test scores went up - Vox: This school paid teachers $125,000 a year — and test scores went upIt's common to hear that teachers should be paid better — more like doctors and lawyers. In 2009, the Equity Project, a charter school in New York decided to try it: they would pay all their teachers $125,000 per year with the possibility of an additional bo
Pearson Priority 1 Alert: American teenagers are tweeting the questions from nationwide standardized tests - Quartz
American teenagers are tweeting the questions from nationwide standardized tests - Quartz: American teenagers are tweeting the questions from nationwide standardized testsRevelations this week that American high school students were caught tweeting about questions on nationwide standardized tests have fueled fundamental concerns about the latest approach to measuring student achievement nationwide
Former U.S. Education official backs test refusals - Press-Republican
Former U.S. Education official backs test refusals - Press-Republican: Local News: Former U.S. Education official backs test refusalsPLATTSBURGH — When Diane Ravitch was a child, her teacher could determine her reading level by administering a 45-minute assessment. "Sometimes, she didn't even need a test because she saw my written work," the former U.S. assistant secretary of education t
#optout needs school leaders not politicians. | BustED Pencils
#optout needs school leaders not politicians. | BustED Pencils: #optout needs school leaders not politicians.When I first got involved in the opt out movement I regularly tried to engage school leaders (principals, superintendents, assessment coordinators) in a positive discussion about the opt out motive. Things didn’t always go very positively. Check out an older post that seems incredibly re
My Next Book Project: The Psychology of Fixing the Economy through Better Public Policy | the becoming radical
My Next Book Project: The Psychology of Fixing the Economy through Better Public Policy | the becoming radical:MY NEXT BOOK PROJECT: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FIXING THE ECONOMY THROUGH BETTER PUBLIC POLICYAs many have highlighted, the media turns to almost anyone except educators when dealing with education topics such as evaluating and paying teachers (ask an economist), teaching reading (ask a psycholo
No Walk in the PARCC...Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: No Walk in the PARCC......By: Toney JacksonHere is the video of the poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgg3A2NPhUHere is a link to Toney's website http://www.toneyjackson.com/#!No-Walk-In-The-PARCC/c1yf2/550b798f0cf292acc4c4a998It's no mysteryYou can learn more on a park bench or a bench pressThan you can doing test prep for the PARCC testSeriously…You can go ou
Garcia to Emanuel in Chicago debate: 'You are not the king' #Chuy2015 #imwithchuy
Garcia to Emanuel in Chicago debate: 'You are not the king' - Houston Chronicle: Garcia to Emanuel in Chicago debate: 'You are not the king' CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's challenger blasted the former White House chief of staff Thursday, accusing him of neglecting the city's neighborhoods and saying he's facing an unprecedented runoff election because voters are hungry for a leader w
Chuy Garcia Wakes Up and Hits Rahm Hard in Second Debate #Chuy2015 #imwithchuy
Chuy Garcia Wakes Up and Hits Rahm Hard in Second Debate | Chicago magazine | Felsenthal Files March 2015: Chuy Garcia Wakes Up and Hits Rahm Hard in Second DebateAfter a sleepy first round, the mayoral challenger came alive and challenged Rahm—a lot—during last night’s match.Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chuy Garcia met for their second debate last night and, my take, watching the hour-long matchup clos
Critiquing How Cuomo Rates Teachers - NYTimes.com
Critiquing How Cuomo Rates Teachers - NYTimes.com: Critiquing How Cuomo Rates TeachersTo the Editor:Re “Clash Over Cuomo’s Plan for Grading Teachers” (front page, March 23), about the dispute over Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to use state testing for 50 percent of public school teachers’ evaluation:The “growth model” used to evaluate teachers is based on an arcane formula that tries to measure
Despite state mediator, LAUSD and teachers still $774 million and an evaluation system apart
Despite state mediator, LAUSD and teachers still $774 million and an evaluation system apart: Despite state mediator, LAUSD and teachers still $774 million and an evaluation system apartA referee from California’s top labor authority proved little help Thursday in the fray between Los Angeles’ school district and teachers union.The two sides remain divided by more than $774 million per year and at
Mom: Why my 9-year-old gets despondent about school - The Washington Post
Mom: Why my 9-year-old gets despondent about school - The Washington Post: Mom: Why my 9-year-old gets despondent about schoolSandy Stenoff is a public school advocate in central Florida who has opposed the standardized test-based education reforms imposed in the state for years. In this piece, she writes about the toll that standardized testing — including test prep and the narrowing of the curri
The Daily Targum :: Faculty members analyze PARCC standardized test
The Daily Targum :: Faculty members analyze PARCC standardized test: Faculty members analyze PARCC standardized testWhile it is no secret that many teachers, students and parents dislike student testing, University professors are now discussing the ramifications of the latest standardized test implemented in the Garden State.Following the New Jersey State Assembly’s unanimous March 26 vote to allo
4 things Mike Flanagan said about charter schools, at-risk authorizers | MLive.com
4 things Mike Flanagan said about charter schools, at-risk authorizers | MLive.com: 4 things Mike Flanagan said about charter schools, at-risk authorizersHOLLAND, MI - State Superintendent Mike Flanagan spoke with MLive Thursday, March 26, about the future of charter schools and his recent removal of seven authorizers from at-risk status.Flanagan announced last August he was placing 11 of the stat
Ohio charter-school-reform bill does not go far enough: editorial | cleveland.com
Ohio charter-school-reform bill does not go far enough: editorial | cleveland.com: Ohio charter-school-reform bill does not go far enoughThis is the year when key officials -- from Gov. John Kasich and Ohio Democratic and Republican state lawmakers to opponents of charter schools and even some charter-school proponents -- had promised to reform the state's troubled charter-school system.But the re
A Growing Movement of Teachers of Conscience: More in Seattle Refuse to Administer the #SBA/#SBAC Tests – | Teachers' Letters of Professional Conscience
A Growing Movement of Teachers of Conscience: More in Seattle Refuse to Administer the #SBA/#SBAC Tests – | Teachers' Letters of Professional Conscience: A Growing Movement of Teachers of Conscience: More in Seattle Refuse to Administer the #SBA/#SBAC Tests -MARCH 27, 2015 ~ TEACHERS'LETTERSTOBILLGATESThere are many ways teachers are fighting back against the Common Core high stakes tests. We del
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and teacher evaluations: Standardized test scores are the wrong place to focus.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and teacher evaluations: Standardized test scores are the wrong place to focus.: Value SubtractedGov. Cuomo’s plan to tie teacher evaluations to test scores won’t help our public schools. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal for overhauling how teachers are evaluated, compensated, and protected from losing their jobs appears to be meeting stiff resistance from the state legis
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CUOMO WORLD! | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
CUOMO WORLD! | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: CUOMO WORLD! This is a perfect example of what we face in NYS:A recent NYT story about 2 simultaneous rallies in Albany: It favors the New York City’s charter school rally in held in a park just outside the Capitol, with video screens, a rock-concert atmosphere, an enthusiastic mix of thousands of students, a raft of state leaders, a pop star, dan
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/26/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 3/26/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMFACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core - Yahoo NewsFACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core - Yahoo News: FACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core ATLANTA (AP) — In the political uproar over Common Core, various myths are peddled as fact.Related StoriesTed Cruz c
