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National teachers union blasts Christie over pension funding in radio, online ads - News - NorthJersey.com
National teachers union blasts Christie over pension funding in radio, online ads - News - NorthJersey.com: National teachers union blasts Christie over pension funding in radio, online adsOne of the largest teachers’ unions in the nation is blasting Governor Christie in a radio and online ad campaign launched Wednesday over his failure to make full payments into the state pension system.The campa
State orders charter schools to improve - Connecticut Post
State orders charter schools to improve - Connecticut Post: State orders charter schools to improve Following the adoption of tougher charter school standards, two area charter schools that were up for renewal -- one in Bridgeport and the other in Stamford -- have been ordered by the state to improve.New Beginnings Family Academy, a Bridgeport based charter school that also serves a handful of stu
Aurora school board met illegally with Gates Foundation, charters | Chalkbeat
Aurora school board met illegally with Gates Foundation, charters | Chalkbeat: Aurora school board met illegally with Gates Foundation, chartersThe district will review policies for social events, nontraditional board meetings A majority of the Aurora Public Schools’ Board of Education met illegally April 29 with representatives from several national charter school networks and the Bill and Melind
Education Reformers Lost in the Woods Should Pause, Listen and Learn - Living in Dialogue
Education Reformers Lost in the Woods Should Pause, Listen and Learn - Living in Dialogue: Education Reformers Lost in the Woods Should Pause, Listen and Learn By John Thompson.When lost in the woods, the first rule is “hug a tree.” In other words, slow down, confront your fears, regain your calm and think prudently about getting back on track.When trapped in the urban crises of today, we should
The Testing Opt-Out Movement Explodes, and the Empire Strikes Back | Lisa Guisbond
The Testing Opt-Out Movement Explodes, and the Empire Strikes Back | Lisa Guisbond: The Testing Opt-Out Movement Explodes, and the Empire Strikes BackEducation policymakers and elected officials can no longer ignore or trivialize the test resistance movement. It's become too massive. In a historic example of civil disobedience this spring, around 200,000 New York parents opted out of high-stakes s
New online tool will help public easily see lobbyist connections to bills - SFGate
New online tool will help public easily see lobbyist connections to bills - SFGate: New online tool will help public easily see lobbyist connections to bills SACRAMENTO — Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new online search tool Wednesday that he said will open up the way the California Legislature does business and radically transform state politics “from a world of promises to a world of participa
Who’s the William Wallace of testing: @JessedHagopian or Liz King? | Cloaking Inequity
Who’s the William Wallace of testing: @JessedHagopian or Liz King? | Cloaking Inequity: Who’s the William Wallace of testing: @JessedHagopian or Liz King?Liz KingYesterday, Liz King, a Teach For America alum and policy analyst for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, led 12 civil rights organizations into a national battle against student and parents. She loves testing. Liz King be
One Newark: Choosing “Great” Schools, or Merely Segregated Ones? #CharterSchoolsWeek
One Newark: Choosing “Great” Schools, or Merely Segregated Ones? « New Jersey Education Policy Forum: One Newark: Choosing “Great” Schools, or Merely Segregated Ones? Full Length Brief: Weber_One NewarkSegregation-1Mark Weber, PhD candidate, Rutgers University, Graduate School of EducationExecutive SummaryThis brief provides a preliminary analysis of the potentially segregative effects of One Newa
Network for Public Education's Second Annual Conference Makes History - Living in Dialogue
Network for Public Education's Second Annual Conference Makes History - Living in Dialogue: Network for Public Education's Second Annual Conference Makes History By Anthony Cody.The last weekend of April I joined about 600 other history-makers in the great city of Chicago for the second annual conference of the Network for Public Education. It has been said that American attitudes towards educatio
Celebrating National Charter Schools Week: Re-Segregating America’s Schools Part 3 #CharterSchoolsWeek
Celebrating National Charter Schools Week: Re-Segregating America’s Schools Part 3Celebrating National Charter Schools Week: Fraud Corruption Lack of Accountability Part 2 #CharterSchoolsWeekCelebrating National Charter Schools Week: THE ISSUES: Part 1 #CharterSchoolsWeekChoice Without Equity:
Charter School Segregation and the Need for Civil Rights StandardsStudy: Charter schools have worsened sc
Russ on Reading: Accountability for Charter Schools in Philadelphia
Russ on Reading: Accountability for Charter Schools in Philadelphia: Accountability for Charter Schools in PhiladelphiaHey, Philadelphia Mayoral candidates. let's adopt the Annenberg accountability standards for charter school oversight.It looks like charter school proliferation will continue in Philadelphia for the foreseeable future. While newly elected Governor Tom Wolfe has fired School Reform
Education Post Goes Postal on John Oliver - Living in Dialogue
Education Post Goes Postal on John Oliver - Living in Dialogue: Education Post Goes Postal on John OliverBy Anthony Cody.Poor John Oliver. After he did a segment on the insanity of our nation’s testing machine, the field of education’s only multi-million dollar blog, The Education Post, has taken after him with a vengeance. Oliver joins others with the nerve to question the nation’s obsession with
Is Rupert Murdoch's (NWSA) Bid to Fix Education With a Tablet Failing? - Pg.2 - TheStreet
Is Rupert Murdoch's (NWSA) Bid to Fix Education With a Tablet Failing? - Pg.2 - TheStreet: Is Rupert Murdoch's Bid to Fix Education With a Tablet Failing?Amplify decided to build its own hardware five years ago because the "operating systems didn't give us the kind of flexibility with the learning resources we were creating," Hamilton said. It also allowed school districts one-stop shopp
Early learner expert ( actor Matt Damon’s mom ) tied to Hollywood takes on Common Core :: SI&A Cabinet Report
Early learner expert tied to Hollywood takes on Common Core :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Early learner expert tied to Hollywood takes on Common Core(Mass.) Already under fire for its ties to the Obama administration and for unsettling teacher unions – the Common Core has a new adversary, actor Matt Damon’s mom.Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an au
The Soccer Mom Revolt Against Common Core - WSJ
The Soccer Mom Revolt Against Common Core - WSJ: The Soccer Mom Revolt Against Common CoreThe opt-out movement against taking the tests is growing, and so is the Obama administration’s ire. The term “soccer mom”—political shorthand for the upscale suburban women President Clinton courted so successfully in the 1990s—may have fallen out of use with the Beltway set in more recent years, but this swi
Jersey Jazzman: Education "Reform": The Wrong Conversation
Jersey Jazzman: Education "Reform": The Wrong Conversation: Education "Reform": The Wrong Conversation Jennifer "Edushyster" Berkshire has been having a series of conversations with some of the titans of reforminess. As Peter Greene notes, Jennifer is just about the most charming (and consequently disarming) person you'd ever care to meet; it's not a surprise, then, t
Which Pa. school districts get the highest share of aid from the state? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Which Pa. school districts get the highest share of aid from the state? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Which Pa. school districts get the highest share of aid from the state?Which school districts in Pennsylvania receive the most state funding as a share of their total revenue?If you guessed Philadelphia, you'd be dead wrong.As the interactive map below shows, the Philadelphia School Distr
Teacher: I don’t care about my students’ grades. This is far more important. - The Washington Post
Teacher: I don’t care about my students’ grades. This is far more important. - The Washington Post:Teacher: I don’t care about my students’ grades. This is far more important.This is the second in a series of essays I will publish in the coming weeks that emanate from a project in which more than 20 biology teachers around the country wrote around the prompt: “What is the value of letting students
10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers - Yahoo News
10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers - Yahoo News: 10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers On National Teacher Day, Constitution Daily looks at 10 Presidents who were teachers in some capacity before they occupied the White House – including one who later married his own teacher.The most common occupation among the Presidents is lawyer, with 25 future Presidents practicing the law i
Teach for America’s plan to turn around falling applications - Fortune
Teach for America’s plan to turn around falling applications - Fortune: Teach for America's plan to turn around falling applications Elisa Villanueva Beard, co-CEO of Teach for America, tells Fortune about how the organization plans to bounce back after a year when applications dropped by about 10%.Taking over when a charismatic founder steps down is never easy, but Elisa Villanueva Beard has had
Teacher Evaluation Debate in Sacramento - CETPA
Advocacy - CETPA: Teacher Evaluation Debate in SacramentoTeacher evaluation and training is an area of interest among legislators this year, in part spurred by the Vergara v. State of California lawsuit. As we’ve mentioned, some Democrats have proposed bills this session that could make part of the appeal moot by changing the current law with respect to teacher evaluations. Two measures would requ
How Can Teachers Confront the Challenges of Baltimore, Ferguson and Urban America? | John Thompson
How Can Teachers Confront the Challenges of Baltimore, Ferguson and Urban America? | John Thompson: How Can Teachers Confront the Challenges of Baltimore, Ferguson and Urban America? Now that Baltimore has captured our attention, we must all ask what should be doneWhen Work Disappears. Our urban crisis did not begin with deindustrialization; racism, Jim Crow and de facto segregation were the funda
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Opting Out Interfering with the “Civil Right” of Testing? | deutsch29
Opting Out Interfering with the “Civil Right” of Testing? | deutsch29: Opting Out Interfering with the “Civil Right” of Testing?As I write this post, I have in front of me my permanent education record from kindergarten through eighth grade. It is by way of an unusual set of circumstances that I have this file. The short of it is that the records clerk at the first high school I taught at gave it
What the PUC Is Going on Here? - Ref Rodriguez:
Ref Rodriguez: What the PUC Is Going on Here? Following the money in local politics is an important way of seeing which people, companies, and organized interests are investing in particular candidates. Closely examining contribution reports often provides insights into who may want to pull the strings of officials who make policy and spending decisions or influence those seeking to win an elected
EduColor seeks to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice EduColor
About — EduColor: MissionEduColor seeks to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice. We are an inclusive cooperative of informed, inspired and motivated educators, parents, students, writers and activists who promote and embrace the centrality of substantive intersectional diversity. Click Here to Go to the EduColor WebsiteSteering CommitteeJose Vils
Resistance to High Stakes Tests Serves the Cause of Equity in Education: A Reply to “We Oppose Anti-Testing Efforts – The Network For Public Education
Resistance to High Stakes Tests Serves the Cause of Equity in Education: A Reply to “We Oppose Anti-Testing Efforts – The Network For Public Education: Resistance to High Stakes Tests Serves the Cause of Equity in Education: A Reply to “We Oppose Anti-Testing EffortsAuthored by Jesse Hagopian and the NPE Board of DirectorsToday several important civil rights organizations released a statement that
Fighting for the Future: Charter Schools and the Battle Over West County Education - Radio Free Richmond
Fighting for the Future: Charter Schools and the Battle Over West County Education - Radio Free Richmond: Fighting for the Future: Charter Schools and the Battle Over West County Education On a Friday afternoon in mid-April, a group of parents and kids organized by the California Charter School Association (CCSA) rallied at the Richmond Civic Center. They were a visual force: waving signs, making
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 5/5/15
Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMAmerican Teachers Need a Raise - US NewsAmerican Teachers Need a Raise - US News: American Teachers Need a Raise Flowers with a note that says “thank you for helping me bloom.” A bag of popcorn for a “very POPular teacher.” A set of highlighters that say “You’ve been the highlight of my year.” Teachers love getting these presents. I know from experience that tea
