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‘LaPolitics’: Various groups poised to play in BESE races - Baton Rouge Business Report
‘LaPolitics’: Various groups poised to play in BESE races - Baton Rouge Business Report: ‘LaPolitics’: Various groups poised to play in BESE racesClick Here to Follow Flip BESE on Facebook LEE P.BARRIOS FOR BESE 1 Web SiteJASON FRANCE FOR BESE 6 Web SiteMIKE KREAMER FOR BESE 7 Web SiteThe elections for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education around the state could become expensive if the s
Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered? by Laura Flanders — YES! Magazine
Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered? by Laura Flanders — YES! Magazine: Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered?This new documentary looks at gentrification in New Orleans, and its effects on the city's low-income communities.Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary from The Laura Flanders Show and teleSUR English explores the race, class, and gend
Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools « NewsTaco
Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools « NewsTaco: Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools By Intercultural Development Research AssociationSchool Opening Alert – and ResourcesAugust 21, 2014 – As a new school year begins, this alert is a reminder that public schools, by law, must serve all children.See IDRA’s new eBook on Supporting Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Pu
State Issues Charge Against Holyoke Public Schools for Firing Union Leader - Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: State Issues Charge Against Holyoke Public Schools for Firing Union LeaderThe state Department of Labor Relations (DLR) has found “probable cause” to believe that the Holyoke Public Schools illegally fired Holyoke Teachers Association (HTA) President Gus Morales because of his activism as a union leader.The DLR will hold a hearing on the complaint, which stems from a c
WE MUST TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
WE MUST TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: WE MUST TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION Corporate Education Reformers and their ilk have usurped the positive language of education.Positive public perception is key to successfully getting across our message. If we are against things people perceive of as positive then we lose.We must regain
5 things parents did in one CNY district to get so many to opt out of state tests | syracuse.com
5 things parents did in one CNY district to get so many to opt out of state tests | syracuse.com: 5 things parents did in one CNY district to get so many to opt out of state testsIn New York Mills, a small school district in Oneida County, 77 percent of students opted out of the state's Common Core math test and 74 percent opted out of the English examination.The district had the highest percentag
The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You’ll Be Making a Difference' to 'You’re Making Excuses' | naked capitalism
The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You’ll Be Making a Difference' to 'You’re Making Excuses' | naked capitalism: The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From ‘You’ll Be Making a Difference’ to ‘You’re Making Excuses’By Jessica Millen, who graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2013. She was a 2013 Teach For America (TFA) corps member in New Orleans, where she taught third grade. S
Another Big Win for Opt-Out | Alan Singer
Another Big Win for Opt-Out | Alan Singer: Another Big Win for Opt-OutIt looks like Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the national Democratic Party are getting nervous. Certainly Merryl Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, and Governor Andrew Cuomo are backing off. After months of threatening that high student opt-out rates on high-stakes Common Core aligned standardized
CURMUDGUCATION: Are You Ready?
CURMUDGUCATION: Are You Ready?: Are You Ready?It is one of my least favorite questions, particularly when asked in that tone of voice that says, "I'll bet you just hate the idea of stepping back into a classroom. Please tell me how much you hate your job."I can't think of any other profession that so relentlessly gets the "Don't you just hate to go to work" question. Do people
Charter School and Corporate Education Reform Industry lining up for Luke Bronin - Wait What?
Charter School and Corporate Education Reform Industry lining up for Luke Bronin - Wait What?: Charter School and Corporate Education Reform Industry lining up for Luke BroninReading Luke Bronin’s “education position statement” entitled “Closing the Achievement Gap” is actually very educational.Filled with lots of rhetoric, but not substance, Bronin makes it clear that he is either unwilling or un
Activist teachers challenge Sen. Bernie Sanders on corporate school reform - The Washington Post
Activist teachers challenge Sen. Bernie Sanders on corporate school reform - The Washington Post: Activist teachers challenge Sen. Bernie Sanders on corporate school reformEarlier this month, a group of activist teachers wrote an open letter to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination against front-runner Hillary Clinton and who has gained some un
Beware These Three Governors, All Republican Presidential Contenders | janresseger
Beware These Three Governors, All Republican Presidential Contenders | janresseger: Beware These Three Governors, All Republican Presidential ContendersAfter today, this blog will take a three week end of summer break. Look for a new post on Monday, September 13!Campbell Brown is the far-right, former CNN anchor who has become an advocate against teachers’ unions and due process protections for t
Why young kids need less class time — and more play time — at school - The Washington Post
Why young kids need less class time — and more play time — at school - The Washington Post: Why young kids need less class time — and more play time — at schoolI have published a number of pieces over the last year or so on the importance of allowing young children to play in school rather than sit for hours at a desk laboring over academic tasks. Here is a new post making the case for why less cl
Republicans’ deep hatred for teachers can’t be denied — and they’re not even trying
Republicans’ deep hatred for teachers can’t be denied — and they’re not even trying: Republicans’ deep hatred for teachers can’t be denied — and they’re not even tryingJohn Kasich wants to take lounges away from teachers. He is just the latest Republican to make an enemy of America’s educatorsIt’s August, the heat is miserable, kids are going back to school and that means one thing for America’s c
Fired Broward teacher should be rehired, state judge says - Sun Sentinel
Fired Broward teacher should be rehired, state judge says - Sun Sentinel: Judge blasts Broward school leaders, defends fired teacherControversial math teacher was wrongly fired due to the actions of "incompetent, careless and biased" Broward school administrators and should be rehired, a state judge has recommended.Steven Yerks, 55, lost his job at Boyd Anderson High in Lauderdale Lakes
Elia says supporting opt-outs ‘unethical,’ vows to keep pushing feds for waiver | Chalkbeat
Elia says supporting opt-outs ‘unethical,’ vows to keep pushing feds for waiver | Chalkbeat: Elia says supporting opt-outs ‘unethical,’ vows to keep pushing feds for waiver The head of New York’s education department came down hard Thursday on teachers who encouraged the growing boycott of state tests this year.“I think opt-out is something that is not reasonable,” State Education Commissioner Mar
How Will Pearson Spend $2 Billion More On Education? : NPR Ed : NPR
How Will Pearson Spend $2 Billion More On Education? : NPR Ed : NPR: How Will Pearson Spend $2 Billion More On Education?Pearson was already the biggest education company in the world. Now its education business is getting even bigger. In the last several weeks the company has sold off its two major media brands, the Financial Times (for $1.3 billion), and The Economist(for about $730 million).Thi
The Founding Fathers Are Turning Over In Their Graves. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
The Founding Fathers Are Turning Over In Their Graves. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: The Founding Fathers Are Turning Over In Their Graves.The First Amendment of The Constitution of the United States says,“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo
Common Core: The Lego Kit of Education | Steve Nelson
Common Core: The Lego Kit of Education | Steve Nelson: Common Core: The Lego Kit of EducationI always hated kits.My Cub Scout career lasted two meetings. The handbook for knot tying was so much less interesting than my own efforts to hang the dog from a low branch, only to have the slipknot slip. I wasn't an animal abuser. He was the only nearby heavy object with a collar. Fortunately, my knot exp
ESEA Should Address the Impact of Child Poverty on STEM Performance | Commentary - Beltway Insiders
ESEA Should Address the Impact of Child Poverty on STEM Performance | Commentary - Beltway Insiders: ESEA Should Address the Impact of Child Poverty on STEM Performance “It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.” That was Albert Einstein’s assessment of American education in 1949.As Congress prepares to comple
'Smell Something, Say Something!' Teachers' Unions Do Not Hurt Student Outcomes. | Jared Bernstein
'Smell Something, Say Something!' Teachers' Unions Do Not Hurt Student Outcomes. | Jared Bernstein: 'Smell Something, Say Something!' Teachers' Unions Do Not Hurt Student Outcomes.Welcome to the first edition of a new On The Economy feature, dedicated to the parting admonition of the great Jon Stewart: when it comes to BS, "smell something, say something!"To be clear, I'm not trying to e
“Lay us off now,” Chicago Teachers Union official says - World Socialist Web Site
“Lay us off now,” Chicago Teachers Union official says - World Socialist Web Site: “Lay us off now,” Chicago Teachers Union official saysThe Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third-largest school district in the United States, hosted public hearings on the district’s budget on August 18. Hundreds of parents and teachers expressed their anger at continued cuts to neighborhood schools and described
Democratic Party Elites Abandoned Public Education | Al Jazeera America
Democratic Party Elites Abandoned Public Education | Al Jazeera America: Democratic Party elites have abandoned public educationToo many Democrats advocate education reforms that affect other people’s childrenFor years, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s children attended public school in Virginia. Now, he hasannounced that they will go to the University of Chicago Laboratory School, the pr
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The Great Recession did not cause the "Teacher Shortage." THIS IS WAR! | BustED Pencils
The Great Recession did not cause the "Teacher Shortage." THIS IS WAR! | BustED Pencils: The Great Recession did not cause the "Teacher Shortage." THIS IS WAR!By now you have probably heard about the “teacher shortage.” You may have also heard that simple supply and demand economics and the Great Recession can easily explain the “teacher shortage” phenomenon.However, let’s be
Washington Post Editorial Board Supports Bush in His Common Core Quandary | deutsch29
Washington Post Editorial Board Supports Bush in His Common Core Quandary | deutsch29: Washington Post Editorial Board Supports Bush in His Common Core QuandaryOn August 17, 2015, the Washington Post editorial board wrote a piece in which it “did not blame Mr. [Jeb] Bush from shying away from the term [Common Core].”Bush has his political career on his mind, and using the term “Common Core” is “po
Serial School Privatizer "Chainsaw Paul" Vallas Gets Ready For His Next Job | Black Agenda Report
Serial School Privatizer "Chainsaw Paul" Vallas Gets Ready For His Next Job | Black Agenda Report: Serial School Privatizer "Chainsaw Paul" Vallas Gets Ready For His Next Jobby BAR managing editor Bruce A. DixonNeoliberalism holds that all human interactions should to be disciplined and mediated by the market. Paul Vallas is the nation's neoliberal chainsaw man on public educat
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 8/20/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMMission High and the Full Beauty of the World | The Jose VilsonMission High and the Full Beauty of the World | The Jose Vilson: Mission High and the Full Beauty of the WorldLet me first recommend everyone read Kristina Rizga’s Mission High: One School, How Experts Tried To Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph (Nation Books, 2015). I would b
