Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/11/15
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TEACHER TENURE: L.A. TIMES "REPORTER" BLUME CONTINUES TO MANIPULATE HIS READERS - Perdaily.com
TEACHER TENURE: L.A. TIMES "REPORTER" BLUME CONTINUES TO MANIPULATE HIS READERS - Perdaily.com: TEACHER TENURE: L.A. TIMES "REPORTER" BLUME CONTINUES TO MANIPULATE HIS READERS (Mensaje se repite en Español)Los Angeles Times Reporter Howard Blume has had far too much access to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and all the other players in public education for far t
ESEA Reauthorization Under Way: Keep the Pressure on Congress! - Living in Dialogue
ESEA Reauthorization Under Way: Keep the Pressure on Congress! - Living in Dialogue: ESEA Reauthorization Under Way: Keep the Pressure on Congress!By Monty Neill and Lisa Guisbond.The draft rewrite of No Child Left Behind that the Senate education committee will debate on April 14 –“Every Child Achieves” (link here) – fails to reduce the law’s deeply destructive annual testing mandate. It keeps t
Sacramento considers closing after-school programs | Local News - KCRA Home
Sacramento considers closing after-school programs | Local News - KCRA Home: Sacramento considers closing after-school programsCity says programs face declining enrollment, rising costsSHOW TRANSCRIPT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —The Sacramento City Council will vote next Tuesday on a plan to close four of the city's 19 after-school program sites.The city's Parks and Recreation Department, which run
Why Is (Some) Test Cheating Wrong, But “Miracle” School Lies Are OK? | the becoming radical
Why Is (Some) Test Cheating Wrong, But “Miracle” School Lies Are OK? | the becoming radical: WHY IS (SOME) TEST CHEATING WRONG, BUT “MIRACLE” SCHOOL LIES ARE OK? Of course, this all began with a bombshell announcement from the Reagan administration: A Nation at Risk.So it started with a lie.As governor of Texas, George W. Bush, and superintendent of education, Rod Paige, the Texas “miracle” led to
Calderon trial Update: Will Michelle Rhee Testify? | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee
Kevin de León called as witness in Calderon trial | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee: Calderon trial Update: Will Michelle Rhee Testify? Kevin de León called as witness in Calderon trialRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that make$ it
The most important education law is 50 years old, and we're still fighting about it - Vox
The most important education law is 50 years old, and we're still fighting about it - Vox: The most important education law is 50 years old, and we're still fighting about it This sentence from the New York Times might seem straight out of a debate about education in Congress today: "The strings attached to the federal funds were causing many educators to question whether the schools would be
The bill to revise No Child Left Behind is deficient - The Washington Post By Editorial Board
The bill to revise No Child Left Behind is deficient - The Washington Post: The bill to revise No Child Left Behind is deficientA BIPARTISAN senate bill to revise No Child Left Behind preserves annual testing of students as well as the requirement that test scores, broken down by race, income and special needs, be made public. We are glad to see recognition of how critical these much-maligned meas
Atlanta Public School cheating scandal Jurors: 'The evidence piled up' | www.wsbtv.com
APS Jurors: 'The evidence piled up' | www.wsbtv.com: APS Jurors: 'The evidence piled up'Jurors in the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal give their first TV interviewPlease do not miss this as The War Report on Public Education discusses the criminalization of black teachers and the new "school-to-prison pipeline."SUNDAYClick on the website below to listen live and join the discussio
U.S. Students Slide In Global Ranking On Math, Reading, Science : The Two-Way : NPR
U.S. Students Slide In Global Ranking On Math, Reading, Science : The Two-Way : NPR: U.S. Students Slide In Global Ranking On Math, Reading, Science American 15-year-olds continue to turn in flat results in a test that measures students' proficiency in reading, math and science worldwide, failing to crack the global top 20.The Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, collects test re
Pinpointing Reading Disabilities to Help Students Succeed
Pinpointing Reading Disabilities to Help Students Succeed: Pinpointing Reading Disabilities to Help Students SucceedAPRIL 10, 2015 BY NANCY BAILEY 2 COMMENTSReading disabilities exist. Research in neuroscience is showing this to be true, and public schools and special education should be on the front lines working to remediate these deficits and helping children to adapt so they can be successful
Alliance charters interfering with unionization efforts, complaint says - LA Times
Alliance charters interfering with unionization efforts, complaint says - LA Times: Alliance charters interfering with unionization efforts, complaint says Nearly a month after launching a campaign to unionize the largest charter school group in Los Angeles, some teachers are accusing school leaders of violating state laws that allow educators to organize without fear of reprisal.United Teachers L
Speak to federal legislators about ESEA and get a signed copy of Reign of Error! – The Network For Public Education
Speak to federal legislators about ESEA and get a signed copy of Reign of Error! – The Network For Public Education: Speak to federal legislators about ESEA and get a signed copy of Reign of Error!The advent of the 114th Congress has been marked by renewed energy to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). NCLB, the 2001 reauthoriz
“Opt out now”: The Seattle NAACP revives the legacy W.E.B Du Bois, demands an end to Common Core testing | I AM AN EDUCATOR
“Opt out now”: The Seattle NAACP revives the legacy W.E.B Du Bois, demands an end to Common Core testing | I AM AN EDUCATOR: “Opt out now”: The Seattle NAACP revives the legacy W.E.B Du Bois, demands an end to Common Core testingBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on April 10, 2015“…the Opt Out movement is a vital component of the Black Lives Matter movement and other struggles for social justice in our region. U
Arthur Goldstein: The teacher rating system is a farce - NY Daily News
Arthur Goldstein: The teacher rating system is a farce - NY Daily News: The teacher rating system is a farce: A high-school ESL teacher says he won't change his teaching methods no matter what the governor says Starting in the fall, for the third year in a row, New York City teachers will be judged by a new evaluation system. Gov. Cuomo suggests we don’t want to be evaluated like professionals, bu
Why is Common Core so controversial? Chris Hayes sits down with Arne Duncan
All In with Chris Hayes on msnbc: Why is Common Core so controversial?Why is Common Core so controversial?Chris Hayes sits down with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and asks him about everything from Common Core to college student debt forgiveness.Duration: 6:52All In with Chris Hayes on msnbc:
DFER-IL Endorses Chicago's Champions of Education - Democrats for Education Reform
DFER-IL Endorses Chicago's Champions of Education - Democrats for Education Reform: Democrats for Education Reform – Illinois (DFER-IL) has made several endorsements for the 2015 municipal elections. The candidates were evaluated on their responses to a questionnaire, as well as their public statements and city council votes.The endorsed candidates are:Alderman JoAnn Thompson (16th)Alderman Thomps
Colorado Teacher—Peggy Robertson—who will REFUSE to give Common Core tests this Spring. | BustED Pencils
Episode 3 - 4/10/15 | BustED Pencils: Colorado Teacher—Peggy Robertson—who will REFUSE to give Common Core tests this Spring. Episode 3 is here. Trending News exposes the most important issues of the day. Jed and Tim talk to Colorado Teacher—Peggy Robertson—who will REFUSE to give Common Core tests this Spring. Poverty rears its ugly head and Matt Damon’s mom dismantles the “poverty can’t be an
Mixing profits and performance at alternative schools | Catalyst Chicago
Mixing profits and performance at alternative schools | Catalyst Chicago: Mixing profits and performance at alternative schools At a conference held by School Board member Deborah Quazzo’s education investment firm Global Silicon Valley Advisors, fellow board member Mahalia Hines introduced Magic Johnson and highlighted Johnson’s visit to a Chicago alternative school that bears his name.Hines said
Education Isn’t the Solution to Income Inequality
Education Isn’t the Solution to Income Inequality: Education Isn’t the Solution to Income Inequality 0 Your Reaction?Source: iStock“[H]igher education may be the surest path to the middle class,” President Obama declared in a 2013 speech on economic mobility. That belief in the power of education lies behind the current administration’s recent efforts to make community college free for students,
Common Schools in a Fractured World - Bloomberg View
Common Schools in a Fractured World - Bloomberg View: Common Schools in a Fractured World “Are we still making citizens?” That’s the title of an important essay by Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, in the spring issue of the journal Democracy. Botstein worries that we nowadays “defend education in purely economic terms, linking education to work and productivity.” Instead, we should embrac
Common Core tests take the imagination out of education | New York Post
Common Core tests take the imagination out of education | New York Post: Common Core tests take the imagination out of education The Common Core was never a good idea.It was a sneaky idea — and sneaky ideas in American public policy tend to have exactly the life span that Common Core has had.The core sneakiness of the Common Core is that it was (and still is) presented as a state-level project whe
California voters take a dim view of teacher tenure - LA Times
California voters take a dim view of teacher tenure - LA Times: California voters take a dim view of teacher tenureGisela Aviles is a 49-year-old real estate agent in Corona. Henry Yoshikawa is a 71-year-old former administrator for a tiny school district in Placer County. And Arianna Rivera is a 23-year-old bank teller in East Los Angeles.Although strikingly different, they are among an overwhelm
Why Has Teacher Morale Plummeted?
Why Has Teacher Morale Plummeted?: Why Has Teacher Morale Plummeted?A slew of policies and technologies promising to dramatically revolutionize teaching and education over the past decade has not only failed to produce desired results, it has also led to a decline in teacher morale, with large numbers leaving the profession.A recent report for the Alliance for Excellent Education, a policy and adv
New York Activists Organize a RoboCall for Opting Out - Living in Dialogue
New York Activists Organize a RoboCall for Opting Out - Living in Dialogue: New York Activists Organize a RoboCall for Opting Out “It always seems impossible until it is done.” ~Nelson MandelaBy Deb Escobar, Lorri Gumanow, Lisa Kollmer, and Lily Alayne Owen.Refuse the Test Robocall Committee: Katherine Brezler, Deb Escobar, Lorri Gumanow, Lisa Kollmer, and Lily Alayne Owen, along with several oth
Charter schools bill hurts children, helps corporations
Charter schools bill hurts children, helps corporations: Charter schools bill hurts children, helps corporationsThere is a new bill that is being pushed by the Florida House of Representatives aimed at bailing out another group of corporations.However, unlike the banking and auto industry bailouts, this one negatively impacts your children in Lee County. HB 7037 proposes changes in the use of loca
Examining That Proposed Senate ESEA Reauthorization, Part III | deutsch29
Examining That Proposed Senate ESEA Reauthorization, Part III | deutsch29: Examining That Proposed Senate ESEA Reauthorization, Part III This is my third post on contents of the Alexander-Murray, Senate reauthorization draft of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) scheduled to be presented to the Senate education committee on April 14, 2015.(The first post is here, and the sec
10 Reasons Why NO Child Should Take New York State's Common Core Tests | Alternet
10 Reasons Why NO Child Should Take New York State's Common Core Tests | Alternet: 10 Reasons Why NO Child Should Take New York State's Common Core TestsAdministering these tests is bad pedagogical practice. Dear parents and educators of New York,I teach elementary school in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York. In 2013 and 2014, I administered Pearson’s New York State Common Core test
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Big Education Ape: Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/10/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/10/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMLatest Test Security Issue Creates Anxiety for TeachersLatest Test Security Issue Creates Anxiety for Teachers: LATEST TEST SECURITY ISSUE CREATES ANXIETY FOR TEACHERSPlease do not miss this as The War Report on Public Education discusses the criminalization of black teachers and the new "school-to-prison p
