CORPORATE ED REFORM
Teachers union holds protest outside Broad museum on opening day - LA Times
Teachers union holds protest outside Broad museum on opening day - LA Times: Teachers union holds protest outside Broad museum on opening dayBefore art aficionados could get their first look inside Eli Broad’s new museum Sunday morning, they got an angry earful on the outside from teachers who have long battled the billionaire philanthropist over charter schools.Seizing on the opportunity to steal
The Washington Teacher: Cynthia Lee: The Price of Justice is Too High for a Fairfax County Public Schools Teacher Firing Case
The Washington Teacher: Cynthia Lee: The Price of Justice is Too High for a Fairfax County Public Schools Teacher Firing Case: Cynthia Lee: The Price of Justice is Too High for a Fairfax County Public Schools Teacher Firing CaseBy Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice PresidentStatements or expressions of opinions herein 'do not' represent the views or official positions of DCPS, AFT, Washington Teachers
Sarah Darer Littman’s latest MUST READ PIECE - Connecticut Legislators Take Note, West Coast Rulings Are Going Against Charter Schools - Wait What?
Sarah Darer Littman’s latest MUST READ PIECE - Connecticut Legislators Take Note, West Coast Rulings Are Going Against Charter Schools - Wait What?: Sarah Darer Littman’s latest MUST READ PIECE – Connecticut Legislators Take Note, West Coast Rulings Are Going Against Charter SchoolsFellow education advocate and CT Newsjunkie columnist Sarah Darer Littman has written another Must Read article about
McGraw Hill Math: Intended to Confuse Parents and Students? | deutsch29
McGraw Hill Math: Intended to Confuse Parents and Students? | deutsch29: McGraw Hill Math: Intended to Confuse Parents and Students?This is a post about a fourth-grade assignment for a Louisiana student, and given that Louisiana is under Common Core for 2015-16, it is logical to conclude that the assignment below is McGraw Hill’s effort at a Common Core math assignment for fourth grade.The assignm
#NoEarlyEndorsementNEA | A Teacher's Perspective
#NoEarlyEndorsementNEA | A Teacher's Perspective: #NoEarlyEndorsementNEAIt has come to the attention of many of us today that the NEA Board of Directors plans on voting to early endorse Hillary Clinton, before the primary. When the AFT did this, there was outrage among members of AFT as well as NEA. Have they learned nothing from that? There was even a New Business Item at the NEA-RA that was abou
Schools Matter: Open Letter to the Tennessee State Board of Education Regarding MNPS Charter Company Appeals
Schools Matter: Open Letter to the Tennessee State Board of Education Regarding MNPS Charter Company Appeals: Open Letter to the Tennessee State Board of Education Regarding MNPS Charter Company AppealsOpen Letter to the Tennessee State Board of Education Regarding MNPS Charter Company AppealsOn August 18, the Nashville Metro School Board voted to denynew charter applications from KIPP, Inc. and R
Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike - Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike: Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher StrikeThe following statement is from Representatives Farrell, Pollet, Walkinshaw, Santos, Pettigrew, Tarleton, Carlyle, Ryu, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, and Bergquist, and Senators Frockt, Pederson, Jayapal, Kohl-Welles, Chase, and Hasegawa. The Seattle e
New Study: Racism Can Make Kids Sick—for the Rest of Their Lives | Mother Jones
New Study: Racism Can Make Kids Sick—for the Rest of Their Lives | Mother Jones: New Study: Racism Can Make Kids Sick—for the Rest of Their Lives"There's sometimes a tendency to say, 'Oh, they are just kids—they will get over it.' But it turns out there can be lasting impact."Racism is still one of America's greatest social ills—and it might actually be making people sick. According to a
“Lack of Computers in Schools May Be a Blessing”–OECD Report (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
“Lack of Computers in Schools May Be a Blessing”–OECD Report (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Lack of Computers in Schools May Be a Blessing”–OECD Report (Part 1)The above headline comes from the Irish Times (September 15, 2015) reporting on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study:“Students, Computers, and Learning.” Other online and p
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan Cheers Failing Scores
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan Cheers Failing Scores: Duncan Cheers Failing ScoresArne Duncan's Big Bus Tour was practically in my neighborhood as the Duncanator stopped at Carnegie Mellon to make some general mouth noises and to continue what is apparently a theme of the trip, which is, "Hooray for failing test scores on the Common Core Big Standardized Tests!"Pennsylvania is a good place to ma
Schools Matter: Teaching Based on Doug Lemov's Robot Method
Schools Matter: Teaching Based on Doug Lemov's Robot Method: Teaching Based on Doug Lemov's Robot MethodI posted this interview with former Brooklyn Ascend charter school teacher, Emily Talmadge Kennedy, in early 2014. Given the firestorm over the Relay Graduate School's dependence on Lemov's Teach Like a Champion, I am re-posting that entire interview below. In it Emily tells what it's like to
Why Catholics are fighting each other over the Common Core standards - The Washington Post
Why Catholics are fighting each other over the Common Core standards - The Washington Post: Why Catholics are fighting each other over the Common Core standards Sister Rachel Terry carries a cut-out of Pope Francis from the school to the convent at the Little Flower Parish in Bethesda, Md., with Sister Rosemaron, the school’s principal, on Sept. 5. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post)The Com
CURMUDGUCATION: Non-Transformative Technology
CURMUDGUCATION: Non-Transformative Technology: Non-Transformative TechnologyI'm not sure when you'll get to see this. My internet service provider is having one of its regular hissy fits, and my access to the internet cuts out about every five minutes or so, staying out from anywhere from a couple of minutes to as along as fifteen. So I get to access the internet in little brief windows, snatches
Despite Proven Benefits, Starting School Later is Still a 'Tough Sell' - NEA Today
Despite Proven Benefits, Starting School Later is Still a 'Tough Sell' - NEA Today: Despite Proven Benefits, Starting School Later is Still a ‘Tough Sell’“Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This well-known proverb, say scientists from the University of Oxford, Harvard University, and the University of Nevada is only helping to make students’ lives miserable. T
The Disastrous State of Black & Latino Teachers In Public Education - Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: The Disastrous State of Black & Latino Teachers In Public Education: The Disastrous State of Black & Latino Teachers In Public EducationA Diminishing Number of Black & Latino Educators in US Public SchoolsThis past school year was the first time in history that racial and ethnic minority students outnumbered their white
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Selected Goodies for the Week
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Selected Goodies for the Week: ICYMI: Selected Goodies for the WeekHere's some recommended reading to while away your Sunday.What Happened to New Orleans Black Teachers?A long-form look at this issue-- again. Prepare yourself to read some uncritical repetition of the same old bogus stats. Also prepare yourself to find a TFA official on the right side of a conversation. Part
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Arne Duncan in Pittsburgh, Selling Low Common Core Test Scores | deutsch29
Arne Duncan in Pittsburgh, Selling Low Common Core Test Scores | deutsch29: Arne Duncan in Pittsburgh, Selling Low Common Core Test ScoresOn September 18, 2015, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stopped in Pittsburgh at private university, Carnegie Mellon, to promote Common Core and its tests.During that visit, Duncan said that the signature low scores on Common Core tests did not mean that st
Seattle Teachers’ Strike A Win For Social Justice | Common Dreams
Seattle Teachers’ Strike A Win For Social Justice | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community: Seattle Teachers’ Strike A Win For Social JusticebyJeff BryantNow that a tentative settlement is in place (to be approved by the teachers on Sunday), and it appears teachers have been victorious in getting most of their demands met, it’s apparent what teachers were fighting
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 9/19/15 #FightForDyett
CORPORATE ED REFORMSeattle Black Lives Matter Organizers: “We are in full support” of the Seattle educator strike! | I AM AN EDUCATORSeattle Black Lives Matter Organizers: “We are in full support” of the Seattle educator strike! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Seattle Black Lives Matter Organizers: “We are in full support” of the Seattle educator strike!Students joined the picket line to make their voices hea
