Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/22/15
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What if they gave the SBAC and no one took it? Ask the folks at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle | Seattle Education
What if they gave the SBAC and no one took it? Ask the folks at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle | Seattle Education: What if they gave the SBAC and no one took it? Ask the folks at Nathan Hale High School in SeattleIt has been confirmed that 100% of the 11th grade students at Nathan Hale High School opted out of the SBAC test this week.Here is the history in a nutshell. There were informational
Can the Tennessee Achievement School District Move Beyond the Silver Bullets? - Living in Dialogue
Can the Tennessee Achievement School District Move Beyond the Silver Bullets? - Living in Dialogue: Can the Tennessee Achievement School District Move Beyond the Silver Bullets?By John Thompson.Chris Barbic, the Superintendent of the Tennessee Achievement School District (ASD), is back in the news, and he is displaying remarkable candor in describing his assumptions. Barbic also explains how he re
How Ohio’S Poor-Performing Charter Schools Continue To Cost All Ohio Kids
KYC Analysis: Short Changed Again - The Ohio Charter School Accountability Project: KYC Analysis: Short Changed AgainHOW OHIO’S POOR-PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO COST ALL OHIO KIDSKey FindingsThere is newfound resolve in the Ohio legislature to finally address Ohio’s nationally ridiculed charter school system. While there are reasons for optimism, the one major area that has yet to be ad
The Day the Music Died | Think.
The Day the Music Died | Think.: The Day the Music Died A long, long time agoI can still remember how that music used to make me smileAnd I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd maybe they’d be happy for a while~American Pie by Don McLeanDr. Yohuru Williams, an education activist and professor of history at Fairfield University, recently composed a powerful essay, entitled
Susan Sadlowski Garza Makes History as First CTU Member Elected to Chicago City Council
Chicago Teachers Union | Susan Sadlowski Garza Makes History as First CTU Member Elected to Chicago City Council: Susan Sadlowski Garza Makes History as First CTU Member Elected to Chicago City CouncilBY CTU COMMUNICATIONS | 04/22/2015CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) today congratulates dedicated union member Susan Sadlowski Garza on her victory for alderman of Chicago’s 10th Ward. Garz
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Will Duncan Send Troops to Crush the Opt-Out Revolt?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Will Duncan Send Troops to Crush the Opt-Out Revolt?: Will Duncan Send Troops to Crush the Opt-Out Revolt?EWA meeting in ChicagoDuncan said he expected states to make sure districts get enough students take the tests. “We think most states will do that,” Duncan said during a discussion at the Education Writers Association conference in Chicago. “If states don’t do th
Get rid of 'test, blame, punish': Opposing view
Get rid of 'test, blame, punish': Opposing view: Get rid of 'test, blame, punish': Opposing viewEducators across the nation are encouraged by the big steps forward Congress is taking to create a new national education law that could reverse many of the damaging policies of .So it is both disheartening and perplexing that the lynchpin of NCLB's "label and punish" regime — annual testing —
Rauner eyes end of 'fair share' dues for teachers' unions - News - The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL
Rauner eyes end of 'fair share' dues for teachers' unions - News - The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL: Rauner eyes end of 'fair share' dues for teachers' unionsGov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday said he wants to end fair share dues for teachers’ unions in the state.Speaking to the Citizens Club of Springfield, the governor said he thinks his steps to end union dues for state employees who ar
Can't Make it to the NPE Conference In Chicago this Weekend? You Can "Virtually" Be There!!!
THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL CONFERENCEI know not everyone can make it to Chicago this weekend -- but you can still be part of the action via the Livestream that will broadcast on as many as three channels. All the keynotes and many of the workshops will be available live, starting Saturday at 8:30 am central time at www.schoolhouselive.org. Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago
Jeb Bush's shifting words on Common Core | Tampa Bay Times
Jeb Bush's shifting words on Common Core | Tampa Bay Times: Jeb Bush's shifting words on Common Core Jeb Bush says he won’t pander his way to the GOP presidential nomination, but that doesn’t mean he won’t wiggle.For months now Bush has maintained support for Common Core but added language to the effect that he is simply for higher standards, no matter what they are called. Bush has also stepped u
LAUSD board approves teacher deal but projects $559M deficit | 89.3 KPCC
LAUSD board approves teacher deal but projects $559M deficit | 89.3 KPCC: LAUSD board approves teacher deal but projects $559M deficit L.A. Unified School Board President Richard Vladovic is joined by United Teachers Los Angeles leaders in a press conference about a new teachers contract. ADOLFO GUZMAN-LOPEZ/KPCC The Los Angeles Unified School District board approved a new three-year teachers' agr
Worry not innumerati-A whole buch of high income families already opted out before the school year started! | School Finance 101
Worry not innumerati-A whole buch of high income families already opted out before the school year started! | School Finance 101: Worry not innumerati-A whole buch of high income families already opted out before the school year started! Pro-Annual Testing of Everyone pundits are all in a tizzy about Opt-Out. In their view, parents who opt out are severely compromising accountability for our publi
As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in | Chalkbeat
As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in | Chalkbeat: As opt-out numbers grow, Arne Duncan says feds may have to step in U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday that the federal government is obligated to intervene if states fail to address the rising number of students who are boycotting mandated annual exams.Duncan’s comments come as an “opt out” advocacy grou
Eight things teachers want you to know about them - The Washington Post
Eight things teachers want you to know about them - The Washington Post: Eight things teachers want you to know about them Lee-Ann Meredith taught second grade in a Chicago public elementary school for 15 years. She is the author of “Angels in My Classroom,” a story of life in her classroom and how her 7- and 8-year-old students sustained her after her husband’s unexpected death. The following po
Thousands of Washington state teachers plan one-day walkout - Yahoo News
Thousands of Washington state teachers plan one-day walkout - Yahoo News: Thousands of Washington state teachers plan one-day walkout SEATTLE (Reuters) - Several thousand teachers across Washington state are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday to demand higher pay, better benefits and a reduction in class sizes, the state's largest teachers' union said.Nearly 3,000 teachers in nine school distr
Education reformer Sir Ken Robinson on personalizing education, standardization as an impediment - CBS News
Education reformer Sir Ken Robinson on personalizing education, standardization as an impediment - CBS News: Transforming education through imagination and creativity Is the culture of standardizing education alienating teachers and students?Without a doubt, according to education reformer Sir Ken Robinson."There's a problem with the standards culture, which is, it sees teachers [as] kind of
N.Y. teachers union blasting Cuomo in new multimillion-dollar ad campaign - The Washington Post
N.Y. teachers union blasting Cuomo in new multimillion-dollar ad campaign - The Washington Post: N.Y. teachers union blasting Cuomo in new multimillion-dollar ad campaign The United Federation of Teachers in New York is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo for education policies that have sparked a protest movement among parents and educators.The union said the c
Sir Ken Robinson has a lot to say about U.S. school reform (it isn’t good) - The Washington Post
Sir Ken Robinson has a lot to say about U.S. school reform (it isn’t good) - The Washington Post: Sir Ken Robinson has a lot to say about U.S. school reform (it isn’t good)The previous post is an excerpt from a new book by Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica, titled “Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Changing Education.” Changing education is what Robinson has been all about for some
Marzano group takes issue with TNTP report criticizing Pasco schools | Tampa Bay Times
Marzano group takes issue with TNTP report criticizing Pasco schools | Tampa Bay Times: Marzano group takes issue with TNTP report criticizing Pasco schools The group that supports Pasco County schools' teacher evaluations has issued a harsh rebuttal of TNTP's recent report criticizing the district's evaluation, training and hiring strategies.Researchers for the Marzano Center blasted TNTP's metho
As Deal signs school takeover bill, signs from Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson that APS cluster may be target | Get Schooled
As Deal signs school takeover bill, signs from Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson that APS cluster may be target | Get Schooled: As Deal signs school takeover bill, signs from Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson that APS cluster may be targetGov. Nathan Deal should have signed his Opportunity School District legislation at a Morehouse College education forum this morning headlined by former NBA star and
The Money Pit: Charter schools event a $9M success | Page Six
Charter schools event a $9M success | Page Six: Charter schools event a $9M successWall Street leaders and political power players gathered at Cipriani 42nd Street to raise over $9 million for New York’s Success Academy Charter Schools.Hedge funders Dan Loeb, John Scully and Joel Greenblatt mingled Monday night with CongressmenKevin McCarthy, Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries, former city schools
Nonprofit hopes $25,000 prize lures L.A. schools' District 5 voters - LA Times
Nonprofit hopes $25,000 prize lures L.A. schools' District 5 voters - LA Times: Nonprofit hopes $25,000 prize lures L.A. schools' District 5 votersComment"I just sent Antonio Gonzalez of the Southwest Voter Education Project the following email; Dear Mr. Gonzalez, District 7 also has a high percentage of Chicano voters and a Chicana, Lydia Gutierrez running for school board. Why no prize here
Will San Francisco cancel TFA?: Alum letter to Board details threats, depression, and debt | Cloaking Inequity
Will San Francisco cancel TFA?: Alum letter to Board details threats, depression, and debt | Cloaking Inequity: Will San Francisco cancel TFA?: Alum letter to Board details threats, depression, and debtTeach For America is facing headwind. Several states have cut back funding and they have reported they are short of their lofty recruiting goals that they set when they received $50 million from Arn
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NEA - Educators: students need opportunity, not just tests
NEA - Educators: students need opportunity, not just tests: Educators: students need opportunity, not just testsProposal would reduce federally mandated tests to ensure greater educational opportunity for all studentsWASHINGTON - April 21, 2015 -U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today introduced a bill to bring much-needed reform and relief to students from the federally mandated testing required by
CPS: Corrupt Public Servants (Part 1: SUPES and Byrd-Bennett) | Troy LaRaviere‘s blog
CPS: Corrupt Public Servants (Part 1: SUPES and Byrd-Bennett) | Troy LaRaviere‘s blog: CPS: Corrupt Public Servants (Part 1: SUPES and Byrd-Bennett)An InvitationIn July of 2013–along with hundreds of principals across Chicago–I received an email with the subject, “Leadership Launch with Dr. Barbara Byrd-Bennett.” The email implored principals to join Byrd-Bennett “for the comprehensive launch of
Senate ESEA Draft: Review of Approved Amendments, Part II | deutsch29
Senate ESEA Draft: Review of Approved Amendments, Part II | deutsch29: Senate ESEA Draft: Review of Approved Amendments, Part IIOn April 16, 2015, the Senate education committee approved the Alexander-Murray draft of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), a 601-page document entitled, The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015.The draft approval was accompanied
Big Education Ape: Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/21/15
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/21/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMBig Education APEHas A Missing Data Mystry Please Click Here to Go to the SiteLook out Rutgers and Seton Hall–Cami’s “Relay-GSE” is out to eat your lunch | Bob Braun's LedgerLook out Rutgers and Seton Hall–Cami’s “Relay-GSE” is out to eat your lunch | Bob Braun's Ledger: Look out Rutgers and Seton Hall–Cami’s “R
Can't Make it to the
NPE Conference In Chicago this Weekend?
You Can "Virtually" Be There!!!
I know not everyone can make it to Chicago this weekend -- but you can still be part of the action via the Livestream that will broadcast on as many as three channels. All the keynotes and many of the workshops will be available live, starting Saturday at 8:30 am central time at www.schoolhouselive.org
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
LIVE FROM CHICAGO, APRIL 25-26
I know not everyone can make it to Chicago this weekend -- but you can still be part of the action via the Livestream that will broadcast on as many as three channels. All the keynotes and many of the workshops will be available live, starting Saturday at 8:30 am central time at www.schoolhouselive.org
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
Please tweet with the hashtag #NPEChicago and help us trend #1 again like we did twice last year.
LIVE FROM CHICAGO, APRIL 25-26
