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The Auto-Tuning of Teacher Voices: VIVA and the NEA 360° Report on Education Accountability - Living in Dialogue
The Auto-Tuning of Teacher Voices: VIVA and the NEA 360° Report on Education Accountability - Living in Dialogue: The Auto-Tuning of Teacher Voices: VIVA and the NEA 360° Report on Education AccountabilityBy Anthony Cody.In December I published a post submitted by a group of teachers that had been working on a special project called the VIVA/NEA 360° writing collaborative. These teachers had been
NYC Public School Parents: KidsPAC to Release Mayor de Blasio's Education Report Card on Sunday
NYC Public School Parents: KidsPAC to Release Mayor de Blasio's Education Report Card on Sunday: KidsPAC to Release Mayor de Blasio's Education Report Card on SundayJoin us at Tweed on Sunday at noon when we release NYC KidsPAC's Education Report Card for Mayor Bill de Blasio! Flyer below. Report Card Flier FinalNYC Public School Parents: KidsPAC to Release Mayor de Blasio's Education Report Card
If You’re a Teacher Who Denies Recess…
If You’re a Teacher Who Denies Recess…: If You’re a Teacher Who Denies Recess…APRIL 17, 2015 BY NANCY BAILEY 1 COMMENTIf you are a teacher in a school where children are lucky enough to get recess, please don’t use it as a disciplinary tool. Don’t deny students with behavioral issues recess for punishment. If you do, not only will you not be doing right by your students, you will risk looking like
Elect an Educator – Candidate District 1 Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education - ELECT LEE BARRIOS
ELECT LEE BARRIOS: Elect an EducatorCandidate – District 1Board of Elementary & Secondary EducationCampaign KickoffDear Teachers, Parents, Concerned Citizens, and Friends:I would like to introduce myself as a candidate for District 1 Representative for the State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education (BESE). As a National Board Certified Teacher with 17 years of experience in the clas
School board hires Hill, but not before board member Kemp scolds teachers, resigns and walks out of meeting - Burbank Leader
School board hires Hill, but not before board member Kemp scolds teachers, resigns and walks out of meeting - Burbank Leader: School board hires Hill, but not before board member Kemp scolds teachers, resigns and walks out of meeting During a heated meeting packed with teachers who opposed the Burbank school board’s proposed choice for the district’s next superintendent, the board made the hire in
Charter Schools Won't Solve Segregation | Demos
Charter Schools Won't Solve Segregation | Demos: Charter Schools Won't Solve SegregationOne of the things charter school advocates like to point out is that neighborhood schools are class-segregated because access to them depends upon your ability to secure housing in the neighborhood. Jonathan Chait, for instance, had a recent post about this. Presumably this is meant to be a knock against neighb
Lily Eskelsen Garcia: Are Standardized Tests Ruining Primary Education? | News One
Are Standardized Tests Ruining Primary Education? | News One: No Child Left Behind: Are Standardized Tests Ruining Primary Education?Your browser does not support iframes.No Child Left Behind was the reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act and was supposed to ensure that all children had equal opportunities to excel in school.In the process of making sure that all childr
Senate Committee Unanimously Passes ESEA Rewrite
Senate Committee Unanimously Passes ESEA Rewrite: Senate Committee Unanimously Passes ESEA Rewriteby Dan ManganApril 17, 2015It was a moment the literacy education community had been hoping to see for years. The U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve the bipartisan redraft of the ESEA reauthorization bill entitled the Every Child
CURMUDGUCATION: Testing To Show Off
CURMUDGUCATION: Testing To Show Off: Testing To Show OffAs pro-test forces scramble to come up with some good reason for New York's students to take the Big Standardized Test, we get this gem from DFER in USA Today:Yet collecting educational data is important for the future of education and can help define the the character of a town, said Nicole Brisbane, state director at Democrats for Education
Test Mutiny: Tens of Thousands of New York Parents Revolt Against Standardized Exams | Democracy Now!
Test Mutiny: Tens of Thousands of New York Parents Revolt Against Standardized Exams | Democracy Now!: Test Mutiny: Tens of Thousands of New York Parents Revolt Against Standardized ExamsIn an act of mass civil disobedience, tens of thousands of parents in New York state had their children boycott the annual English Language Arts exam this week. At some Long Island and upstate school districts, ab
Teachers Want Answers on Mass Firings in D.C. Courthouse News Service
Courthouse News Service: Teachers Want Answers on Mass Firings in D.C.WASHINGTON (CN) - District of Columbia schools have fired 563 teachers in four years because of their IMPACT teacher evaluation scores - but won't say how the scores are determined, teacher unions claim in court. The Washington Teachers Union and the American Federation of Teachers sued the District of Columbia Public School
CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett taking leave amid probe | Chicago
CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett taking leave amid probe | Chicago: CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett taking leave amid probeEmbattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has agreed to take a leave of absence pending the outcome of a federal investigation into the role she played in awarding a no-bid, $20.5 million principal training contract to a company that once employed her.Sources said an
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'A startling act of mass civil disobedience' -- Tens of thousands opt out
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'A startling act of mass civil disobedience' -- Tens of thousands opt out: 'A startling act of mass civil disobedience' -- Tens of thousands opt outHe'd rather be learning: Derek Rudley, 10, a student in Ossining Union Free School District, stayed home and read Tuesday. Mom had him opt out of New York state standardized tests. (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News)
Friday Graphs: Bad Teachers? or Bad Policy & Crappy Measures in New York? | School Finance 101
Friday Graphs: Bad Teachers? or Bad Policy & Crappy Measures in New York? | School Finance 101: Friday Graphs: Bad Teachers? or Bad Policy & Crappy Measures in New York?A while back, I wrote this post explaining the problems of using measures of student achievement growth to try to sort out “where the bad teachers go.”The gist of the post was to explain that when we have estimates of stude
‘I wish my teacher knew’ — poignant notes from students - The Washington Post
‘I wish my teacher knew’ — poignant notes from students - The Washington Post: ‘I wish my teacher knew’ — poignant notes from students By Valerie Strauss April 17 at 4:00 AM A third-grade teacher at a Denver elementary school decided to try to get to know her students better — most of whom come from low-income families — and gave them a writing assignment in which she hoped they would reveal som
Apple Faces Possible Lawsuit From L.A. Schools Over iPad Deal - Fortune
Apple Faces Possible Lawsuit From L.A. Schools Over iPad Deal - Fortune: Why L.A.'s school district might sue Apple It has to do with a failed $1.3 billion iPad programApple, along with media company Pearson, may be facing anew legal challenge from a surprising source: The Los Angeles Unified School District.The dispute stems from a $1.3 billion program the school district launched in 2013 to supp
Why Jailing Cheating Teachers Probably Won’t Help America’s Kids - Yahoo News
Why Jailing Cheating Teachers Probably Won’t Help America’s Kids - Yahoo News: Why Jailing Cheating Teachers Probably Won’t Help America’s Kids When a judge sentenced 10 Atlanta educators for rigging the standardized test scores of their students—including seven-year prison terms for three of them—it was an ugly conclusion to perhaps the largest cheating scandal in American public education histor
Education Department Nears Deal With Student Loan Giant Navient Over Cheating Troops
Education Department Nears Deal With Student Loan Giant Navient Over Cheating Troops: Education Department Nears Deal With Student Loan Giant Navient Over Cheating TroopsThe U.S. Department of Education is nearing a deal with Navient Corp., the student loan giant formerly known as Sallie Mae, over allegations the company cheated active-duty troops on federal student loans, a department official sa
Teachers union sees 'culture of conflict' at CPS - Blogs On Politics - Crain's Chicago Business
Teachers union sees 'culture of conflict' at CPS - Blogs On Politics - Crain's Chicago Business: Teachers union sees 'culture of conflict' at CPS City and school officials today maintained a nearly total silence on the legal woes of Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and her job tenure, which came to light yesterday, but the vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union had some commen
National teachers union leader celebrates success at Pittsburgh Woolslair | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
National teachers union leader celebrates success at Pittsburgh Woolslair | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: National teachers union leader celebrates success at Pittsburgh WoolslairAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten hears of the success of Pittsburgh's Woolslair School during her visit to Pittsburgh Wednesday. At right is Pittsburgh School Director Sylvia Wilson from District 1.To
Teachers' union calls evals "junk science"
Teachers' union calls evals "junk science": Teachers' union calls evals "junk science"The number of students opting out of standardized tests in New York has increased to about 166,000, a group contended, and the state's teachers' union is urging the state Education Department to dump using the tests to evaluate educators.The New York State United Teachers union, which has advo
155,000 New York kids boycott standardized tests
155,000 New York kids boycott standardized tests: 155,000 New York kids boycott standardized testsMAHOPAC, N.Y. — Tens of thousands of parents expressed disapproval of New York's reliance on standardized tests by having their children refuse to take the tests earlier this week.Several districts in the New York City suburbs reported that at least 25% of students had refused to take the tests. In at
Restraint and Seclusion, Gifted Education Among Amendments to ESEA Bill - On Special Education - Education Week
Restraint and Seclusion, Gifted Education Among Amendments to ESEA Bill - On Special Education - Education Week: Restraint and Seclusion, Gifted Education Among Amendments to ESEA BillBy Christina Samuels on April 16, 2015 6:19 PMStates would be required to adopt policies to prevent unnecessary use of restraint and seclusion in schools, and a federal gifted education grant program would be reautho
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Former DC Whistleblower Principal Adell Cothorne on the Atlanta Verdict | deutsch29
Former DC Whistleblower Principal Adell Cothorne on the Atlanta Verdict | deutsch29: Former DC Whistleblower Principal Adell Cothorne on the Atlanta Verdict-Adell CothorneFormer principal, DC Public Schools On April 3, 2015, I posted former DC principal Adell Cothorne’s reaction to the conviction of 11 educators in what has come to be commonly known as the Atlanta cheating scandal.Cothorne was the
PARCC opt out numbers for APS announced | New Mexico News - KOAT Home
PARCC opt out numbers for APS announced | New Mexico News - KOAT Home: PARCC opt out numbers for APS announcedNearly 40 percent of APS schools could face downgrade for opt outsText Size:AAASHOW TRANSCRIPTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The PARCC test opt out numbers are starting to come in, and nearly 40 percent of Albuquerque Public Schools could receive a lower grade because students refused to participate.T
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater: Test boycotters are the new revolutionaries - Opinion - The Buffalo News
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater: Test boycotters are the new revolutionaries - Opinion - The Buffalo News: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater: Test boycotters are the new revolutionariesAmy Ludwig VanDerwater for My View As a writing teacher and children’s author working in schools for the past 15 years, I have had the opportunity to talk with many teachers and administrators about the Common Core, testing in New York
BROAD CLONES ABOUND: Union says SUPES deal just part of 'cloud of unethical behavior' at CPS | Chicago
BROAD CLONES ABOUND: Union says SUPES deal just part of 'cloud of unethical behavior' at CPS | Chicago: BROAD CLONES ABOUND: Union says SUPES deal just part of 'cloud of unethical behavior' at CPSPosted: 04/16/2015, 01:19pm | Lauren FitzPatrickThe Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday called a no-bid contract awarded by Chicago Public Schools, now under investigation by the FBI, just the latest in a
Big Education Ape: Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/16/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/16/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMControversy swirls around Burbank Unified school superintendent candidate | 89.3 KPCCControversy swirls around Burbank Unified school superintendent candidate | 89.3 KPCC: Controversy swirls around Burbank Unified school superintendent candidate Fallout from Los Angeles Unified’s high-profile technology troubles
