Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/2/15
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Schools Matter: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board Seat
Schools Matter: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board Seat: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board Seat“The education industry represents, in our opinion, the final frontier of a number of sectors once under public control... represents the largest market opportunity... the K-12 market is the Big Enchilada.” — Montgomery Securities prospectus quoted i
Eleven Atlanta Educators Have Been Convicted for Cheating Conspiracy, Revealing the Dangers of Standardized Testing — The Atlantic
Eleven Atlanta Educators Have Been Convicted for Cheating Conspiracy, Revealing the Dangers of Standardized Testing — The Atlantic: When Teachers CheatRampant conspiracies to alter kids' scores, including the one that resulted in the recent conviction of 11 Atlanta educators, attest to the dangers of high-stakes testing.The social scientist Donald T. Campbell offered an insightful analysis of Amer
PAA Action News: ESEA Action Special Issue!
PAA Action News: ESEA Action Special Issue!: PAA Action NewsApr. 2, 2015 Welcome to PAA Action News, the information and action newsletter of Parents Across America.PAA Action AlertJoin national ESEA testingoutreach day Wednesday April 8The Testing Resistance and Reform Spring network, of which PAA is a member, is calling for a day of action for ESEA and testing next Wednesday, April 8.On that da
Smartest public high schools in the US - Business Insider
Smartest public high schools in the US - Business Insider: The 50 smartest public high schools in the USSome people believe that the best high-school educations come from private schools, but that couldn't be further from the truth.Public schools can provide first-class global educations that prepare students for college and successful careers.The experts at college data website Niche put together
Four Things I Want to Say to Novice Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Four Things I Want to Say to Novice Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Four Things I Want to Say to Novice Teachers During the brouhaha over Nancie Atwell's remarks on CNN, my friend and 40-year teaching veteran Claudia Swisher remarked that when she'd first read Atwell's books, she questioned whether the techniques Atwell developed would work in traditional public scho
The Network For Public Education | 2015 National Conference – Chicago
The Network For Public Education | 2015 National Conference – Chicago: 2015 National Conference – ChicagoThe Countdown to Chicago Has Begun!If you haven’t registered for the 2nd Annual NPE Conference in Chicago, April 25-26, there is still time! You can register for the conference on our Eventbrite page, and you can also get adiscounted room at the nearby Downtown Marriott Residence Inn.The theme
The Lost Purpose of School Reform by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog
The Lost Purpose of School Reform by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: The Lost Purpose of School ReformDiane RavitchBruce Davidson/Magnum PhotosOne-room schoolhouse near Selma, Alabama, 1965Fifty years ago, Congress passed a federal education law to help poor children get a good public education: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. Revised many times,
Merryl Tisch Suggests Firing A Lot of Black and Hispanic Teachers | Daniel Katz, Ph.D.
Merryl Tisch Suggests Firing A Lot of Black and Hispanic Teachers | Daniel Katz, Ph.D.: Merryl Tisch Suggests Firing A Lot of Black and Hispanic TeachersNew York Regents Chancellor Dr. Merryl Tisch has been downplaying the potential negative consequences of sweeping changes to teacher tenure and evaluation in the new state budget. On April 1st, she commented that the new system does not specifica
Did Comcast Ghostwrite Rahm Emanuel’s Letter to the FCC? | The Nation
Did Comcast Ghostwrite Rahm Emanuel’s Letter to the FCC? | The Nation: Did Comcast Ghostwrite Rahm Emanuel’s Letter to the FCC?The Chicago mayor’s office confirmed that Comcast advised Emanuel on how to support a proposed merger with Time Warner—but it is refusing to make the communication public.On August 26th of last year, David L. Cohen, a Comcast Executive Vice President, joyously announced th
Parent Horror Story from BASIS: Charter school chain “bullying” Black parents? | Cloaking Inequity
Parent Horror Story from BASIS: Charter school chain “bullying” Black parents? | Cloaking Inequity: Parent Horror Story from BASIS: Charter school chain “bullying” Black parents?Everywhere you look there are wonderful stories and elegant arguments about why charters are GREAT for kids… especially poor Latina/os and Blacks. Today Cloaking Inequity has an exclusive— another horror story from a chart
Why Has Michelle Rhee "Disappeared"?
Big Education Ape: FBI Capitol sting shines light on Latino caucus - UPDATE on Scandal involving Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Calderon - The Sacramento Bee: Education reformer Rhee to leave advocacy group she founded(Reuters) - Education reform advocate Michelle Rhee is stepping down from the nonprofit advocacy group she founded, saying she will focus on her family and the political care
Resistance To Standardized Testing Not Going Away
Resistance To Standardized Testing Not Going Away: Resistance To Standardized Testing Not Going AwayParents 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 FairTestDoes populist outrage matter anymore? Anyone following the growing resistance to unpopular standardized testing in the
What is Title I Portability? - Freedom Outpost
What is Title I Portability? - Freedom Outpost: What is Title I Portability? Education Daily February. 25, 2015, quotes Secretary Duncan."Duncan: 'Hard to fathom' compromise with GOP on Title I portability."What a crock!Let's shine a little light on this. This was the same portability when the Senate Democrats were in power. Their version of the Reauthorization of ESEA in 2013 was called
Before Book Deal, Andrew Cuomo Backed Bills That Helped News Corporation
Before Book Deal, Andrew Cuomo Backed Bills That Helped News Corporation: Before Book Deal, Andrew Cuomo Backed Bills That Helped News CorporationNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to portray himself as a crusader against corruption in Albany, the state's capital, taking a hardline position against allowing state lawmakers to collect outside income that may be connected to pending legislation. He ha
Blue Jersey:: Camden's Public School Parents Deserve Vote and Voice in School Closures
Blue Jersey:: Camden's Public School Parents Deserve Vote and Voice in School Closures: Camden's Public School Parents Deserve Vote and Voice in School ClosuresCamden heating up. Promoted by Rosi. Cross-posted from the Local Knowledge Blog.How many signatures would it take to stop a school closure? How many parents coming to meetings would it take to stop a school closure? How many parental votes
Teacher Education under attack since 2011: Our Response! | BustED Pencils
Teacher Education under attack since 2011: Our Response! | BustED Pencils: Teacher Education under attack since 2011: Our Response!In 2011 I posted the blog below and ticked off some of my teacher education colleagues. I received messages and notes and voice mails that proclaimed that speaking out in ways that are not “civil” does nothing but hurt our movement.Well check it out and judge for your
Can't Blame the Teachers for Getting Us Into This Mess | Marc Joseph
Can't Blame the Teachers for Getting Us Into This Mess | Marc Joseph: Can't Blame the Teachers for Getting Us Into This MessIn today's America, why would anyone ever want to become a teacher? The budgets for our classrooms dwindle each year, and teachers continue to take money out of their own pockets to provide their students with supplies. The schools are getting older, and fewer new schools are
Cuomo: Education reforms are transformative, pro-teacher - Yahoo Finance
Cuomo: Education reforms are transformative, pro-teacher - Yahoo Finance: Cuomo: Education reforms are transformative, pro-teacherDespite fight with unions, Gov. Cuomo calls education reforms transformative, pro-teacherALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday touted the contentious educational reforms he fought to include in the state budget as transformative and said that when combined
Ohio Governor John Kasich & Others Are Either Lying or Misinformed About Who Wrote Common Core | PJ Lifestyle
Ohio Governor John Kasich & Others Are Either Lying or Misinformed About Who Wrote Common Core | PJ Lifestyle: Actually, No, Governors & Classroom Teachers Did NOT Write the Common Core StandardsOhio Governor John Kasich and other defenders are either lying or misinformed.Ohio Governor Kasich appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace in January and made a claim about the origins of th
Andrew Young Shares His Thoughts and Civil Rights Experiences
Andrew Young Shares His Thoughts and Civil Rights Experiences: Andrew Young Shares His Thoughts and Civil Rights ExperiencesAndrew Young, Jr., former ambassador, civil rights activist, and mayor of Atlanta, spoke to the members of Sacramento’s IndiviZible on March 25 in Oak Park. Young was a close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.(OBSERVER photo by Robert Maryland) OAK PARK — Civil rights i
How and why convicted Atlanta teachers cheated on standardized tests - The Washington Post
How and why convicted Atlanta teachers cheated on standardized tests - The Washington Post:How and why convicted Atlanta teachers cheated on standardized testsThen-Atlanta superintendent of public schools Beverly Hall smiles after she was named the 2009 Superintendent of the Year at the American Association of School Administrators’ National Conference on Education in San Francisco. Hall died in M
Can ethnic studies classes at Sacramento high schools curb gang violence? Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - Can ethnic studies classes at Sacramento high schools curb gang violence? - Bites - Opinions - April 2, 2015: Can ethnic studies classes at Sacramento high schools curb gang violence? One of Sacramento’s best assets is its diversity. The metro area is consistently recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. Last year, the UCLA Civil Rights Project
Control of L.A. school funds at risk in dispute over teacher evaluations - LA Times
Control of L.A. school funds at risk in dispute over teacher evaluations - LA Times: Control of L.A. school funds at risk in dispute over teacher evaluationsThe state of Washington lost its waiver last year over teacher evaluation issues. Some states and districts have concluded the waiver is not worth the trouble.The waiver “has impeded progress towards working more collaboratively to move our sc
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, While Leading In Re-election Runoff Poll, Blocks Release Of Emails To Top Donor #Chuy2015
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, While Leading In Re-election Runoff Poll, Blocks Release Of Emails To Top Donor: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, While Leading In Re-election Runoff Poll, Blocks Release Of Emails To Top Donor Heading into the final days of campaigning for re-election, incumbent Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has faced intensifying criticism for being too close to the city’s financial elite. Pr
Pearson is exploiting our children by using them to verify the validity of the SBAC | Seattle Education
Pearson is exploiting our children by using them to verify the validity of the SBAC | Seattle Education: Pearson is exploiting our children by using them to verify the validity of the SBACThe Wall of ShameThe state and school district are spending millions of dollars to buy the copyrighted tests, texts and teaching materials, purchasing computers and setting up the technology to administer the SBA
Want to be a Teacher? Don't Join TFA | EdCircuit
Want to be a Teacher? Don't Join TFA | EdCircuit: My Take: Want to be a Teacher? Don’t Join TFA From September 2008 through June 2012, I mentored Teach For America corps members for Fordham University in the Bronx, NY. As a result of my direct work with them in their schools and some basic research, it is clear to me that what the public is told does not match what goes on behind TFA scenes.This j
Write Congress to demand less testing, an end to high stakes. | FairTest
Write Congress to demand less testing, an end to high stakes. | FairTest: Write Congress to demand less testing, an end to high stakes.If you want less testing and more learning, tell your US Senatorstoday.This is a critical moment for the fight against test misuse and overuse in our nation's public schools. Congress is currently debating whether to reduce federal testing mandates from annually in
Democracy is For Some People | educarenow
Democracy is For Some People | educarenow: Democracy is For Some People ” None of us is free until all of us are free.” Martin Luther KingLet me start by being very clear.I am a patriot. I am a believer in the stated ideological foundations of the United States of America.I am a believer, for instance, in the ideal of democracy.NOUNa system of government by the whole population or all the eligibl
Stumping for Chuy, AFT's Weingarten says Garcia won't make 'scorched earth' decisions #Chuy2015
Stumping for Chuy, AFT's Weingarten says Garcia won't make 'scorched earth' decisions | Chicago: Stumping for Chuy, AFT's Weingarten says Garcia won't make 'scorched earth' decisionsRandi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, spoke to the City Club of Chicago on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. | Brian Jackson/For The Chicago Sun-Times Jesus “Chuy” Garcia won’t treat the community
Teaching is an Affair of The Heart by John Thompson | M. Shannon Hernandez
Teaching is an Affair of The Heart by John Thompson | M. Shannon Hernandez:Teaching is an Affair of The Heart by John Thompson I am honored to feature educator John Thompson on the blog today. He and I met via Twitter, and he is a huge advocate of student-centered reform. More than that, he too believes that more compassion, love, and gratitude in the classroom will make a huge difference in schoo
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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/1/15 #Chuy2015
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/1/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORM Click here to go to Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for Mayor of Chicago Website#Chuy2015 #imwithchuy#DUMPRAHMCuomo and Mulgrew « Movement of Rank and File EducatorsCuomo and Mulgrew « Movement of Rank and File Educators: Cuomo and MulgrewApril 1, 2015 — 2 Comments“The hedge-fund billionaires and Governor Cuo
