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CURMUDGUCATION: Building Social Capital
CURMUDGUCATION: Building Social Capital: Building Social CapitalTop of my serious summer reading list is Robert Putnam's new book, about which I expect I'll blog plenty once I've read it. But I assigned myself a pre-reading exercise. I'm going to write out what I think I understand about social capital and where it comes from.Social capital is a kind of fancy term for a quality that is critical fo
Marie Corfield: Fixing NJ's pension crisis: Do. Or do not. There is no try.
Marie Corfield: Fixing NJ's pension crisis: Do. Or do not. There is no try.: Fixing NJ's pension crisis: Do. Or do not. There is no try.Last week dozens of NJEA members rallied outside the state house to protest the State Supreme Court's ruling and Gov. Christie's refusal to fully fund the pension system. The rally/lobby day (there are two more next week) was part of NJEA's efforts to push the leg
A report on Steven Adamowski and Windham – Because Parent’s Voices Matter - Wait What?
A report on Steven Adamowski and Windham – Because Parent’s Voices Matter - Wait What?: A report on Steven Adamowski and Windham – Because Parent’s Voices MatterThe announcement that Steven Adamowski would be forced to release his grip on Windham’s public schools was met with a variety of emotions in the community. The huge sigh of relief was combined with an overwhelming sense of anger and bitte
EVAAS’s Bill Sanders: “I’m Full of &$%#” | VAMboozled!
EVAAS’s Bill Sanders: “I’m Full of &$%#” | VAMboozled!: EVAAS’s Bill Sanders: “I’m Full of &$%#”Following up on my most recent post — about VAM developer Bill Sanders who is soon to receive a distinguished award for his TVAAS/EVAAS efforts — oh I wish how I had the technical talent to take the sign in this picture here……and place it on the chest of Bill Sanders in this picture here (…thank
Ed Notes Online: A Principal Asks a Question About E4E on CTS Listserve - and Gets Answers
Ed Notes Online: A Principal Asks a Question About E4E on CTS Listserve - and Gets Answers: A Principal Asks a Question About E4E on CTS Listserve - and Gets AnswersHas anyone worked with E4E (Educators for Excellence)? They seem to be influential at the policy level. .. a NYC PrincipalThe positions of E4E and the Unity/UFT leadership are very much in alignment. We've tracked E4E since its beginni
Happy Birthday, BATS! | Diane Ravitch's blog
Happy Birthday, BATS! | Diane Ravitch's blog: Happy Birthday, BATS! When I first heard about the BadAss Teachers two years ago, I had trouble saying their name. It seemed rude and crude. But I overcame my reaction and celebrated the emergence of a group of teachers who were prepared to stand up and be bold and fearless on behalf of their students and their profession.They asked me to share this ne
Milwaukee Residents Fight The Takeover Of Their Public Schools | ThinkProgress
Milwaukee Residents Fight The Takeover Of Their Public Schools | ThinkProgress: Milwaukee Residents Fight The Takeover Of Their Public SchoolsMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — As Governor Scott Walker’s state budget inches toward passage, parents, teachers and students are taking to the streets to oppose sections of the education budget, which include sweeping changes they say would effectively privatize man
The awful effects of the Regents proposed APPR regulations: What every teacher and parent should know | Round the Inkwell
The awful effects of the Regents proposed APPR regulations: What every teacher and parent should know | Round the Inkwell: The awful effects of the Regents proposed APPR regulations: What every teacher and parent should knowOn Monday, the New York State Board of Regents will meet to vote on the NYSED recommendations for changes to APPR.If APPR was bad before (and it was) it is about to get conside
Ed Notes Online: George Schmidt on Winter Chicago Teacher Strike Possibilities - Warm Socks
Ed Notes Online: George Schmidt on Winter Chicago Teacher Strike Possibilities - Warm Socks: George Schmidt on Winter Chicago Teacher Strike Possibilities - Warm SocksI find these bulletins from George immensely illuminating on the goings on in Chicago education. He is not without criticism of the Chicago Teachers Union leadership, even though he remains a supporter. At times he seems to think som
My Turn: Leaving behind No Child Left Behind | Juneau Empire -• Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
My Turn: Leaving behind No Child Left Behind | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper: My Turn: Leaving behind No Child Left Behind FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRETwenty-two to zero. In sports, that sounds like a convincing football score. In the halls of the United States Senate, though, such unanimity is nearly unheard of. But I am proud to tell Alaska’s parents, students and teachers that
Editorial: Civil rights and charter schools - Boulder Daily Camera
Editorial: Civil rights and charter schools - Boulder Daily Camera: Editorial: Civil rights and charter schoolsTwin Peaks Charter Academy valedictorian Evan Young, who was barred from delivering his valedictory address at the school's ceremony, gets a hug from former Twin Peaks physics teacher Dallin Witt after delivering the speech at a private home in Boulder. As part of a message about respecti
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Gov. Wolf sits down with Inquirer, talks schools
Gov. Wolf sits down with Inquirer, talks schools: Gov. Wolf sits down with Inquirer, talks schoolsGov. Wolf repeated his call for a 5 percent tax on extracted natural gas. (MICHAEL PRONZATO / Staff Photographer)Note to Philadelphia students, teachers, and parents: Gov. Wolf sees you.Five months into his term as Pennsylvania's chief executive, he has already spent more time in Philadelphia School D
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 6/13/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMScrap the MAP test: My Kindergartner Joins the Opt Out Movement! | I AM AN EDUCATORScrap 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