Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/5/15
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19 Million Hits on This Blog! | Diane Ravitch's blog
19 Million Hits on This Blog! | Diane Ravitch's blog: 19 Million Hits on This Blog! Thank you to the many readers who have turned this blog into a go-to place for all interested in the battle to save and improve public education!Many reporters have told me that they check the blog to find out what is happening in education, since most of the mainstream media either doesn’t report on education or w
Video: Kids with severe disabilities taking mandatory standardized test - The Washington Post
Video: Kids with severe disabilities taking mandatory standardized test - The Washington Post: Video: Kids with severe disabilities taking mandatory standardized testThis video shows children with profound disabilities taking a standardized test called the Florida Alternate Assessment as required by the state but opposed by many of their teachers and parents. And below is a letter from the princi
The Latest Big-City School Testing Scandal Exposes Everything That's Wrong with the Standardized Approach | Alternet
The Latest Big-City School Testing Scandal Exposes Everything That's Wrong with the Standardized Approach | Alternet: The Latest Big-City School Testing Scandal Exposes Everything That's Wrong with the Standardized ApproachIt's not surprising that educators would cheat in order to meet goals that are impossible to achieve.Eleven Atlanta educators, convicted and imprisoned, have taken the fall for
Bill Gates' 40th anniversary email: Goal was 'a computer on every desk' | Money - WPBF Home
Bill Gates' 40th anniversary email: Goal was 'a computer on every desk' | Money - WPBF Home: Bill Gates' 40th anniversary email: Goal was 'a computer on every desk'It's been 40 years since Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft. To mark the anniversary, Gates reportedly sent an email to Microsoft employees Friday. The message, which made the rounds on Twitter, invokes the origin of Microsoft,
LDOE Lays an Egg: Violates FERPA and Their Own MOU Providing Data to CREDO | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
LDOE Lays an Egg: Violates FERPA and Their Own MOU Providing Data to CREDO | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: LDOE Lays an Egg: Violates FERPA and Their Own MOU Providing Data to CREDOI know its reaching, but I thought I’d give everyone a little Easter reference with this surprise post. Before I left LDOE 3 years ago I was asked to help assemble some de-identified data for a research outfit named CREDO. A
How did Anti-Public School Corporate Reformers become the Dominant Force in Education Reform? | The War Report on Public Education
How did Anti-Public School Corporate Reformers become the Dominant Force in Education Reform? | The War Report on Public Education: How did Anti-Public School Corporate Reformers become the Dominant Force in Education Reform?The following is a point by point summary by Dr. Deborah Owens, whose book, The Origins of the Common Core: How the Free Market Became Public Education Policy is the main focu
Rev. Jackson, Dolores Huerta, Cornel West rally for Jesus “Chuy” García | Chicanísima Chicago
Rev. Jackson, Dolores Huerta, Cornel West rally for Jesus “Chuy” García | Chicanísima Chicago: Rev. Jackson, Dolores Huerta, Cornel West rally for Jesus "Chuy" GarcíaSome of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders came out this weekend to support Jesus “Chuy” García for mayor of Chicago.The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, and author
Hocus Pocus and the History of High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue
Hocus Pocus and the History of High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue: Hocus Pocus and the History of High Stakes TestsBy John ThompsonDid you hear the one about “Voo Doo Economics?” President Ronald Reagan said that his “Supply Side Economics” would cut taxes, increase spending, and reduce the deficit!?!?If a 22nd century historian were to uncover Reagan’s claim, and yet discover that all of the
WeAreTeachers — 12 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to Teachers
WeAreTeachers — 12 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to Teachers: WeAreTeachers — 12 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to Teachershttp://weareteachers.tumblr.com/post/74492609694/12-things-you-should-never-ever-say-to-teachers2015 National Conference – ChicagoThe Countdown to Chicago Has Begun!The Network For Public Education | 2015 National Conference – Chicago http://bit.ly/1FQFcQM
The Big Money Guys Out to Defeat Chuy Garcia #Chuy2015 #imwithchuy
The Network For Public Education | The Big Money Guys Out to Defeat Chuy Garcia: The Big Money Guys Out to Defeat Chuy Garcia The mayoral election in Chicago has become a national story. Jesus Chuy Garcia, who has beenendorsed by the Network for Public Education, forced a run off election with incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel when Emanuel failed to garner the required 50% of the vote in the mayoral pr
Will You Be There When History is Made in Chicago This Month? - Living in Dialogue
Will You Be There When History is Made in Chicago This Month? - Living in Dialogue: Will You Be There When History is Made in Chicago This Month? By Anthony Cody.This Tuesday voters in Chicago will choose between incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Chuy Garcia. Garcia shared his views on education here a few weeks ago, and has earned the support of most teachers and the Chicago Teachers Un
School Agenda Bedevils Chicago Mayor in Race - NYTimes.com #Chuy2015 #imwithchuy
School Agenda Bedevils Chicago Mayor in Race - NYTimes.com: School Agenda Bedevils Chicago Mayor in RaceCHICAGO — The sky-blue paint has begun to peel on the three-story building that was once Anthony Overton Elementary. Window air-conditioners are speckled with rust. Doors where children used to rush in and out are sealed with plywood.The empty shell of this school on Chicago’s largely black Sout
If you cheat to escape a corrupt accountability system, who is really to blame? - The Washington Post
If you cheat to escape a corrupt accountability system, who is really to blame? - The Washington Post: If you cheat to escape a corrupt accountability system, who is really to blame?An Atlanta jury last week convicted 11 teachers of racketeering in a standardized test-cheating scandal. Yes, prosecutors used a law previously employed against mobsters against the educators, who were part of a group
Cuomo to our schools: "Drop dead" | SocialistWorker.org
Cuomo to our schools: "Drop dead" | SocialistWorker.org: Cuomo to our schools: "Drop dead"Marilena Marchetti reports on the fight to defend public education in New York, and the challenges it faces now that the governor's reactionary proposals have passed.New York teachers rally to protect public schools (Marilena Marchetti | SW)IT'S SAFE to say the tiny minority of 1 Percenter
Quieting the Teacher Wars | American Federation of Teachers
Quieting the Teacher Wars | American Federation of Teachers: Quieting the Teacher WarsWhat History Reveals about an Embattled ProfessionBy Dana GoldsteinI began writing my book The Teacher Wars in early 2011 with a simple observation: Public school teaching had become the most controversial profession in America. Republican governors in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana, and even the Democratic governo
Why I love teaching – and why I had to leave the profession | Anonymous | Comment is free | The Guardian
Why I love teaching – and why I had to leave the profession | Anonymous | Comment is free | The Guardian: Why I love teaching – and why I had to leave the professionAnonymous ‘Figures show that in 2011 only 62% of newly qualified teachers were still teaching a year later – a sharp drop from 2005, when 80% were still teaching after a year.’ Photograph: Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/AlamyTeaching is a
2 Reasons Why Bad Teachers Don't Get Fired
2 Reasons Why Bad Teachers Don't Get Fired: 2 Reasons Why Bad Teachers Don’t Get Fired Teaching is often viewed as a noble profession. Almost everyone in society has a strong connection to a teacher: Either their mom or other family member has been in the classroom for an entire career, their sixth-grade teacher changed the course of their life, or they realize the value of education in the workpl
Defiant NYS Teachers’ Union Tells Parents to Boycott Evaluation Tests - Cortney O'Brien
Defiant NYS Teachers’ Union Tells Parents to Boycott Evaluation Tests - Cortney O'Brien: Defiant NYS Teachers’ Union Tells Parents to Boycott Evaluation TestsParents 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 FairTestIt’s an unlikely battle in New York state, but it's one that
Provocative & redundant? Yes. But teacher's union report is not wrong
Provocative & redundant? Yes. But teacher's union report is not wrong - The Frederick News-Post : Editorials:Provocative & redundant? Yes. But teacher's union report is not wrong A deliberately provocative report from the Frederick County Teachers Association did what it intended to do. But whether it’s provoked the right people is doubtful. Very few people, certainly a majority on the Cou
Push for Private Options in Education Gains Momentum - WSJ
Push for Private Options in Education Gains Momentum - WSJ: Push for Private Options in Education Gains MomentumMore statehouses weigh measures allowing taxpayer funds to be used on alternative programsBy CAROLINE PORTERUpdated March 27, 2015 5:36 p.m. ET116 COMMENTSA growing number of statehouses are considering measures that would allow school districts, parents and students increasingly to use
To School Officials Seeking an Alternative to Eureka Math | deutsch29
To School Officials Seeking an Alternative to Eureka Math | deutsch29: To School Officials Seeking an Alternative to Eureka Math As I begin this post, let me note that my position remains unchanged on the Common Core as a chiefly-non-classroom-teacher-created, untested, rushed conduit for roping states into unprecedented standardized testing, a vehicle designed to profit education companies and ot
empathyeducates – “To This Mayor [Rahm], Black and Brown Lives Do Not Matter” #DumpRahm
empathyeducates – “To This Mayor [Rahm], Black and Brown Lives Do Not Matter”: “To This Mayor [Rahm], Black and Brown Lives Do Not Matter”3 Arrested at Die-In at Rahm Emanuel’s OfficeBy Yana Kunichoff | Originally Published at In These Times. March 24, 2015Protesters demand reforms to alleged abuses in Chicago’s criminal justice system, including a discriminatory “stop-and-frisk” program and secre
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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/4/15 #Chuy2015 #rahmssecretemails
Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/4/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMClick here to go to Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for Mayor of Chicago Website#Chuy2015 #imwithchuyCause and Effect - Badass Teachers AssociationBadass Teachers Association: Cause and EffectBy a Washington State TeacherI’m deeply saddened by the demands that are placed upon teachers.I had always been hopeful
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