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Scrap the MAP test: My Kindergartner Joins the Opt Out Movement! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Scrap the MAP test: My Kindergartner Joins the Opt Out Movement! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Scrap the MAP test: My Kindergartner Joins the Opt Out Movement!Last week the Seattle School District told my kindergarten son to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test.Given my intense relationship with this specific standardized test–an exam that has forever altered the course of my life–this was a pa
When it Comes to the Student Debt Crisis, Taxpayers Lose Either Way
When it Comes to the Student Debt Crisis, Taxpayers Lose Either Way: When it Comes to the Student Debt Crisis, Taxpayers Lose Either WayIf there was ever a scenario in which there were no winners, the student debt crisis may be it. Thousands upon thousands of graduates are being funneled out of American colleges and universities every year, packing with them, on average, around $30,000 in debt. Th
Wisconsin Teacher Training? | Christopher Brauchli
Wisconsin Teacher Training? | Christopher Brauchli: Wisconsin Teacher Training? "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."--Henry Brooks Adams, The Education of Henry AdamsThe fact that Scott Walker is now running for president comes as no surprise to those who knew him in college. When a student, he told one of his dorm mates that he was going to be presi
L.A. Unified (LAUSD) Schools add ScootPad to Their Strategic Plans With Multi-year Site Licenses - Yahoo Finance
L.A. Unified (LAUSD) Schools add ScootPad to Their Strategic Plans With Multi-year Site Licenses - Yahoo Finance: L.A. Unified (LAUSD) Schools add ScootPad to Their Strategic Plans With Multi-year Site LicensesAccelerated rate of learning coupled with overall love for ScootPad by both students & teachers resulted in several L.A. Unified (LAUSD) Schools to extend their ScootPad Site License for
Ethnic studies gaining traction in Sacramento-area public schools | The Sacramento Bee
Ethnic studies gaining traction in Sacramento-area public schools | The Sacramento Bee: Ethnic studies gaining traction in Sacramento-area public schoolsAsami Saito will be done with high school well before 2020, when Sacramento City Unified School District students will have to take ethnic studies to graduate.Even so, the West Campus High School junior, who serves as the student trustee on the ci
Alan J. Borsuk - Charter Schools 101: The basics behind a hot education topic
Alan J. Borsuk - Charter Schools 101: The basics behind a hot education topic: Charter Schools 101: The basics behind a hot education topicAmid the many education issues now in flux, the future of charter schools seems to attract a high degree of heat and, frequently, misunderstanding. So I thought it might be good to offer a Charter Schools 101 primer.Q.Just what is a charter school?A. Launched i
Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life. | WagTheDog
Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life. | WagTheDog: Heavy emphasis on “hard skills” leaves children unprepared for the real “tests” in life.The appropriate and skillful application of hard skills is soft skills dependent.~ Corporate Learning World BlogWorking with grade 7-12 students in a public school for more than a quarter century, and as a summ
Madeline Dietrich | Bullying: An Open Letter to the Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools
Madeline Dietrich | Bullying: An Open Letter to the Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools: Bullying: An Open Letter to the Superintendent of Milwaukee Public SchoolsI wrote the following letter to call attention to the tragic suicide of one of Milwaukee's brightest teachers. The incident went unnoticed by the public, occurring over the Thanksgiving holiday. While a large component underscores
Our Dirty Little Secret Education Lessons From A Sparkly District
Education Lessons From A Sparkly District: Our Dirty Little SecretI want to share with all of you an example of what parents of children with disabilities go through in New Jersey. Sadly, this is not new, nor is it likely to change anytime in the near future. There needs to be a fundamental shift in how NJDOE/OSEP view these students, how individual districts view them, and how communities value t
Is the Common Core killing kindergarten? - Ideas - The Boston Globe
Is the Common Core killing kindergarten? - Ideas - The Boston Globe: Is the Common Core killing kindergarten?LAST SPRING, Susan Sluyter quit teaching kindergarten in the Cambridge Public Schools. She’d spent nearly two decades in the classroom, and her departure wasn’t a happy one. In a resignation letter, Sluyter railed against a “disturbing era of testing and data” that had trickled down from th
CURMUDGUCATION: I'm Defending Teach for America
CURMUDGUCATION: I'm Defending Teach for America: I'm Defending Teach for AmericaI'm about a week behind on this, mostly because I don't usually pay any attention to conservative rantist Michelle Malkin. Yes, she often rants against Common Core and corporate commandeering of public education, but when I first started picking apart the odd alliances, congruence, and alignments of the education debat
When the School Becomes the Graduation Sheriff - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
When the School Becomes the Graduation Sheriff - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: When the School Becomes the Graduation Sheriff Several years ago, I was traveling across the state with then-President of the MI Education Association, Julius Maddox, and our conversation wandered into territory where I had some strong opinions: the overuse of praise, awards and celebrations in sch
A gifted Newark teacher asks: Why are we not good enough to educate our children? | Bob Braun's Ledger
A gifted Newark teacher asks: Why are we not good enough to educate our children? | Bob Braun's Ledger: A gifted Newark teacher asks: Why are we not good enough to educate our children?Jonathan AlstonEDITOR’S NOTE: I am proud to present this guest blog by Jonathan Alston, an English teacher and debate coach at Newark’s Science Park High School. Alston, born and raised in Newark and educated at Sci
Oregon passes Student Assessment Bill of Rights | Seattle Education
Oregon passes Student Assessment Bill of Rights | Seattle Education: Oregon passes Student Assessment Bill of RightsFrom the Oregon Education Association:On June 11, the Oregon Senate passed HB 2655, the Student Assessment Bill of Rights. The Bill recognizes students and their parents as important stakeholders in the assessment process and improves transparency around the assessment process for st
Jersey Jazzman: America, Meet @GovChristie: Teacher Bashing Hypocrite
Jersey Jazzman: America, Meet @GovChristie: Teacher Bashing Hypocrite: America, Meet @GovChristie: Teacher Bashing Hypocrite The Reading Zone points us to a video of Chris Christie out on the campaign trail doing what he does best: bashing teachers.Q: Which do you regard as a bigger threat to the nation: ISIS, or our K-12 education system. CHRISTIE: (Laughs) Both.America, meet Chris Christie: a m
The Only Teaching Evaluation That Matters | gadflyonthewallblog
The Only Teaching Evaluation That Matters | gadflyonthewallblog: The Only Teaching Evaluation That Matters“Yes, my writing got a lot better than what I was, and I love writing now. And you pushed me to do better. Not a lot of teachers push their students, some teachers don’t care about their students.”One of my 8th graders wrote that to me on the last day of school.I had asked her class to fill ou
Civil Rights and Testing: Response to Haycock and Edelman | Deborah Meier on Education
Civil Rights and Testing: Response to Haycock and Edelman | Deborah Meier on Education: Civil Rights and Testing: Response to Haycock and EdelmanBy Marc TuckerJune 10, 2015 11:00 AMFrom EdWeek blog Top PerformersTwo weeks ago, I published a blog post suggesting that some leaders of the civil rights community might want to reassess their support for annual testing in the reauthorization of the Elem
No Child Left Behind Rewrite To Face Another Showdown in House - Breitbart
No Child Left Behind Rewrite To Face Another Showdown in House - Breitbart: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REWRITE TO FACE ANOTHER SHOWDOWN IN HOUSEAnother fight may be on the horizon in the House of Representatives, as Republican leaders seem poised to again try to replace the controversial No Child Left Behind law with the Student Success Act, a measure that has proven to be just as unpopular with conserv
Rally supports laid-off teachers at charter school - Redding
Rally supports laid-off teachers at charter school - Redding: Rally supports laid-off teachers at charter schoolREDDING, California - For the second time in five months, the California Teachers Association is fighting layoffs at the Academy of Personalized Learning, a charter school in Redding.Teachers, parents, students and CTA representatives stood in front of the school on Larkspur Avenue on Fr
Legislature passes standardized testing opt-out bill - East Oregonian
Legislature passes standardized testing opt-out bill - East Oregonian: Legislature passes standardized testing opt-out billA bill heading to Governor Kate Brown's desk would make it easier for parents to opt their students out of state testing.A bill headed to Governor Kate Brown’s desk could decrease the number of students taking state tests next year.House Bill 2655 would allow parents to opt th
Where “All About the Kids” Must Lead | Raginghorseblog
Where “All About the Kids” Must Lead | Raginghorseblog: Where “All About the Kids” Must LeadAllow someone who is trying to hurt you to define the argument and you will be hurt. Allow the same to someone who is trying to trap you and you will be trapped.This unwitting allowance, as much as the limitless funding of billionaires and the spinelessness of the corporate media, has been one of the reason
From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages On | The Nation
From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages On | The Nation: From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages OnThis post is part of The Nation’s biweekly student movement dispatch. As part of the StudentNation blog, each dispatch hosts first-person updates on youth organizing. For recent dispatches, check out May 1 and May 18. Contact studentmovement@thenation.com
FOM: Post Secondary Ed: The CCSS Trojan | commoncorediva
FOM: Post Secondary Ed: The CCSS Trojan | commoncorediva: FOM: Post Secondary Ed: The CCSS TrojanAs the push for the re-authorization of the HEA heats up, more evidence has surfaced showing how post-secondary education is an ideal set-up for the CCSS Machine.Over the past months, we anti CCSS warriors, have learned so much in fighting Common Core. We’ve learned that Common Core has a wide array of
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MPS teachers protest against failing school takeover proposal | FOX6Now.com
MPS teachers protest against failing school takeover proposal | FOX6Now.com: MPS teachers protest against failing school takeover proposalMILWAUKEE — Teachers gathered Friday morning, June 12th to protest against a state proposal that could convert struggling Milwaukee Public Schools into charter or private schools. It’s happening at 82nd and Grantosa.They’re against a republican-led proposal that
La. Education Legislation: Final Update of 2015 | deutsch29 #flipbese
La. Education Legislation: Final Update of 2015 | deutsch29: La. Education Legislation: Final Update of 2015On May 29, 2015, I wrote a post that was a Louisiana legislative update.During the Louisiana legislative session, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT) issues a weekly legislative digest of education-related legislation. (Archived digests can be found here.)In this post, I would like to
CCSA, California Charter Schools Association Board of Directors
CCSA, California Charter Schools Association Board of Directors: CCSA, California Charter Schools Association Board of DirectorsMade up of charter school and charter management organization leaders, as well as education advocates and representatives of charitable foundations, the Board of Directors broadly formulates CCSA's policy and activities.Diane Tavenner Board Chair (term ending 6/30/2016)Ca
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 6/12/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMUnion-backed group calls for pause in federal money for charter schools - The Washington PostUnion-backed group calls for pause in federal money for charter schools - The Washington Post: Union-backed group calls for pause in federal money for charter schoolsA labor-backed group is objecting to an U.S. Education Department proposal to expand federal funding for
