Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 3/29/15
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Are Educators Also Police Officers? It's Up to the Supreme Court - NEA Today
Are Educators Also Police Officers? It’s Up to the Supreme CourtBY TIM WALKERIn March 2010, Ramona Whitely, a preschool teacher at a Head Start center in Cleveland, Ohio, noticed that one of her students, a 3-year-old boy (“L.C.”), had what appeared to be a bloodshot and bloodstained left eye. Whitely took a closer look at L.C. and observed what she described as “red marks, like whips of some sort
Pearson owns the tests and leaves schools with only one choice… Pearson | lacetothetop
Pearson owns the tests and leaves schools with only one choice… Pearson | lacetothetop: Pearson owns the tests and leaves schools with only one choice… Pearson In order for an item to appear on a test, Pearson must own/commission the item. While at the onset this may sound like common sense, it means something a bit different in today’s climate of high stakes testing.When the results of Pearson hi
State Superintendent Randy Dorn’s “interpretation” of the Common Core SBAC testing and opting out: Truthiness in education | Seattle Education
State Superintendent Randy Dorn’s “interpretation” of the Common Core SBAC testing and opting out: Truthiness in education | Seattle Education: State Superintendent Randy Dorn’s “interpretation” of the Common Core SBAC testing and opting out: Truthiness in educationThe Common Core Standards are not “state led.” They are “Gates led.”What’s in the best interest of the Office of the Superintendent of
The problem with PARCC: Children should not be leaving standardized tests in tears
PARCC exam problems - Baltimore Sun:The problem with PARCC: Children should not be leaving standardized tests in tearsThe author of the Baltimore Sun's editorial, "No 'pause button' for PARCC" (March 13) seems puzzled by a growing number of parents questioning the use of this controversial assessment. As the testing coordinator at a Baltimore City public elementary/middle school, perhaps
Measured Progress and Its Temporary Test Scorers | deutsch29
Measured Progress and Its Temporary Test Scorers | deutsch29: Measured Progress and Its Temporary Test Scorers The standardized testing industry is taking over the American public school classroom.Increasingly more class time is being devoted to preparing for and administering standardized tests in the name of “global competitiveness” and ensuring students are “college and career ready.”Even thoug
#HedgePapers No.7: Rahm Emanuel and his Hedge Fund Flash Boys — Hedge Clippers
#HedgePapers No.7: Rahm Emanuel and his Hedge Fund Flash Boys — Hedge Clippers: #HEDGEPAPERS NO.7: RAHM EMANUEL AND HIS HEDGE FUND FLASH BOYSRAHM’S TOP BACKERS — HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADERS CRITIQUED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “FLASH BOYS”When looking at the top donors to Rahm Emanuel’s campaign, a theme eventually emerges out of the dark pools of campaign cash.Many of Rahm’s top contributors are
What Oklahoma Schools Need | Oklahoma Observer
What Oklahoma Schools Need | Oklahoma Observer: WHAT OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS NEED BY JOHN THOMPSONIn advance of Monday’s pro-public schools rally at the state Capitol, Oklahoma education bloggers have been challenged to articulate what we would do about schooling if we were a Queen or King for a Day. The first 10 of the 600-word posts are here. My contribution can be read by clicking here or you can read
Common Core tests ignore grade level
Common Core tests ignore grade level: View: State testing and parental choiceParents Can Opt Out - United Opt Out NationalClick Here to go to United Opt Out National: Click Here to go to the Website- United Opt Out TeamClick Here to go to the Website FairTest Testing. It has become a dirty word. Last year, between 55,000 and 65,000 families refused to have their children take the New York State Co
Op-ed: Education is not a business - StamfordAdvocate
Op-ed: Education is not a business - StamfordAdvocate: Op-ed: Education is not a businessAnother school year is almost over. Instead of celebrating a move forward in educational success, our schools have been fundamentally transformed into rigid testing centers where our youngest children's imaginations have been stifled. Budget time is coming and districts have a lot to worry about. Common Core i
Chicago Principal Troy LaRaviere stops by to Bust some Pencils. 03/29 #Chuy2015 #imwithchuy
Chicago Principal Troy LaRaviere stops by to Bust some Pencils. 03/29 by Busted Pencils | Education Podcasts: Chicago Principal Troy LaRaviere stops by to Bust some PencilsBustED Pencils hosts Jed and Tim talk to Chicago principal Troy LaRaviere about the difference between being a school leader and simply a policy compliance officer. We will also dive into the opt out movement and ask Troy to sp
If the Money Belongs to the Student... | Peter Greene
If the Money Belongs to the Student... | Peter Greene: If the Money Belongs to the Student...One of the foundational assertions of the charter movement is that public school tax dollars, once collected, should be attached to the child, maybe in a backpack, or perhaps surgically. "This public money... belongs to the student, not the failing school," wrote a commenter on one of my HuffPost
The Growing Progressive Movement to Save Public Education | The Progressive
The Growing Progressive Movement to Save Public Education | The Progressive: The Growing Progressive Movement to Save Public Education All over the country, a growing movement of parents, teachers, and students is rising up against over-testing, school closings, and shady schemes that channel public funds into private schools.Saving public education is shaping up to be a key issue in the 2016 Pre
What I’m really thinking: the GCSE student | Life and style | The Guardian
What I’m really thinking: the GCSE student | Life and style | The Guardian: What I’m really thinking: the GCSE student‘A regimented curriculum geared towards preparing students for impersonal, memory-based exams is as depressing as it is uninteresting’ I press my Oyster card against the machine, and the kindly bus driver asks how my day was. I mumble something about it being fine. It’s not an unfa
When will teacher evaluations make the grade? - Newsday
When will teacher evaluations make the grade? - Newsday: When will teacher evaluations make the grade?A new plan for teacher evaluations that was furiously negotiated this weekend in Albany may offer a real chance at progress. It's hard to say without knowing the full details. In truth, it will be hard to say even after we know the full details.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has been demanding evaluations t
Finland and the Common Core | John M. Eger
Finland and the Common Core | John M. Eger: Finland and the Common Core All right, it's not the Common Core per se, but it sure looks like it. And it helps confirm what most people in the U.S. are saying about the Common Core: "This could be the holy grail of education reform."Finland changes its National Core Curriculum (NCC) every few years. While teachers and even students and their p
Vouchers still vouchers by any other name - San Antonio Express-News
Vouchers still vouchers by any other name - San Antonio Express-News: Vouchers still vouchers by any other name Do we want a system of education that is good for all our children or one that is good for a only a few?Several school voucher bills have been filed in the current legislative session. This is not the first session where we have seen vouchers proposed, and it likely won’t be the last.The
Charter schools not performing as planned in Pennsylvania; should we scrap them? - Times Leader - timesleader.com
Joseph Rogan: Charter schools not performing as planned in Pennsylvania; should we scrap them? - Times Leader - timesleader.com:Joseph Rogan: Charter schools not performing as planned in Pennsylvania; should we scrap them? The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently voted to “improve” charter schools. House Bill 530 requires academic performance measures and expects charter schools to imple
Why my children opt out of standardized testing—and yours should too - Quartz
Why my children opt out of standardized testing—and yours should too - Quartz: Why my children opt out of standardized testing—and yours should tooParents Can Opt Out - United Opt Out NationalClick Here to go to United Opt Out National: Click Here to go to the Website- United Opt Out TeamClick Here to go to the Website FairTest As children around the US embark on spring break, they do so knowing t
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A Prof Debunks Standardized Testing & Pearson Strikes Back
A Prof Debunks Standardized Testing & Pearson Strikes Back: Mute the MessengerWhen Dr. Walter Stroup showed that Texas’ standardized testing regime is flawed, the testing company struck back.Rebellions sometimes begin slowly, and Walter Stroup had to wait almost seven hours to start his. The setting was a legislative hearing at the Texas Capitol in the summer of 2012 at which the growing opposi
Illinois law allows schools to demand students' Facebook passwords - CNET
Illinois law allows schools to demand students' Facebook passwords - CNET: Illinois law allows schools to demand students' Facebook passwordsTechnically Incorrect: Conceived to combat cyberbullying, a new law in Illinois may result in schools demanding social media passwords, even if the posting was not done at school or on school computersIllinois can't seem to decide whether it's the home of mid
Florida House approves controversial bill to divert district funds to charter schools | Tampa Bay Times
Florida House approves controversial bill to divert district funds to charter schools | Tampa Bay Times: Florida House approves controversial bill to divert district funds to charter schoolsTALLAHASSEE — Without a word of debate Friday, the Florida House approved a controversial proposal that could require school districts to share tens of millions of dollars in construction funds with rival chart
Teacher Talks Truth - Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: Teacher Talks TruthBy: Kathleen JeskeyOriginally posted on her blog http://www.teachertalkstruth.com/This is my first blog post and kind of the reason I decided to create my own blog: to keep people updated on what is going on with my request, as a teacher, to be allowed to opt out of administering the flawed Smarter Balanced Assessment. Last month, my local associat
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/28/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 3/28/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORM#DUMPRAHMSeñor Chuy Garcia race not just about Chicago #VoteChuyGarcia #fox32debate #IMWITHCHUY | Cloaking InequitySeñor Chuy Garcia race not just about Chicago #VoteChuyGarcia #fox32debate #IMWITHCHUY | Cloaking Inequity:Señor Chuy Garcia race not just about Chicago #VoteChuyGarcia #fox32debate #IMWITHCHUYWhat
