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First Look Media’s Press Freedom Litigation Fund Provides Grant to Sacramento News & Review - First Look Media - First Look Media
First Look Media’s Press Freedom Litigation Fund Provides Grant to Sacramento News & Review - First Look Media - First Look Media: First Look Media’s Press Freedom Litigation Fund Provides Grant to Sacramento News & ReviewToday, First Look Media is announcing a Press Freedom Litigation Fund grant to the Sacramento News & Review (SN&R). The $15,000 grant will be used to offset the l
Student Discipline, Race And Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schools | Shanker Institute
Student Discipline, Race And Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schools | Shanker Institute: Student Discipline, Race And Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schoolsby Leo Casey -- October 19, 2015At a recent press conference, Success Academy Charter Schools CEO Eva Moskowitz addressed the issue of student discipline. “It is horrifying,” she told reporters, that critics of her charter sch
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS Sunday, November 1 Check Your Charter School For Fraud - FCMAT
Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: Charter School Annual Oversight ChecklistFCMAT was established in 1992 to serve California’s local educational agencies with a wide array of business needs. Since then, our services have expanded to include the California School Information Services (CSIS), professional development, software development
Eva Moskowitz Demands Apology by PBS and John Merrow | Diane Ravitch's blog
Eva Moskowitz Demands Apology by PBS and John Merrow | Diane Ravitch's blog: Eva Moskowitz Demands Apology by PBS and John MerrowI just saw this press release:**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCTOBER 19, 2015** Contact:Ann Powell, 646-894-6407Ann.Powell@successacademies.orgEVA MOSKOWITZ DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM PBS NEWSHOUR FOR INACCURATE REPORTINGVeteran Reporter John Merrow Violates Journalism Ethics with B
In Philly, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks race and the 'responsibility to resist' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
In Philly, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks race and the 'responsibility to resist' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: In Philly, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks race and the 'responsibility to resist'For some students, school doesn’t come easy. They don’t revel in Shakespeare nor do they thrive in the confines of the classroom. Instead, their brains whir with the goings-on of the street, their main concern, pro
Let Love Lead the Way – An Important Message from Principal Jamaal Bowman | Poetic Justice
Let Love Lead the Way – An Important Message from Principal Jamaal Bowman | Poetic Justice: Let Love Lead the Way – An Important Message from Principal Jamaal BowmanFrom Principal Jamaal Bowman opening The Call to Educational Justice Conference in NYC, October 17th, 2015:“Our Work is About Two Things – Children and Love – and not just love of children, obviously, but the love of the world, a love
Noble maps out massive charter school expansion, feds support it
Noble maps out massive charter school expansion, feds support it: Noble maps out massive charter school expansion, feds support itTeachers union: School closures will be the "natural consequence" of more charter high schools.Despite a financial crisis in Chicago Public Schools and increasingly organized opposition to the prospect of more charter schools, Chicago’s largest charter network
Vanderbilt poll offers little clarity in charter debate
Vanderbilt poll offers little clarity in charter debate: Vanderbilt poll offers little clarity in charter debateVanderbilt University's new Nashville poll probably won't bring any clarity to the city's polarizing charter debate.Rather, the results can be spun by either side as to how the public views opening new charters in Nashville.The poll, the first of its kind from Vanderbilt, was conducted S
Luke Bronin the “outsider” is looking more and more like an “insider” – the Carlos Lopez Story - Wait What?
Luke Bronin the “outsider” is looking more and more like an “insider” – the Carlos Lopez Story - Wait What?:Luke Bronin the “outsider” is looking more and more like an “insider” – the Carlos Lopez StoryGreenwich Native Luke Bronin and his campaign operatives bristle at the notion that, having never run for office or been involved in municipal government, Bronin’s brazen decision to grace Hartford
Hey Bill & Melinda! Here’s What’s Hard for ELLs
Hey Bill & Melinda! Here’s What’s Hard for ELLs: Hey Bill & Melinda! Here’s What’s Hard for ELLsBy Linda Chantal SullivanAs I read Nancy Bailey’s blog post, “Challenge to the Common Core King and Queen: Get Involved Really!,” I found myself vigorously nodding my head in agreement. How ridiculous that Bill and Melinda Gates say reforming our education system is the hardest job they’ve ever
What resurgent molestation allegations mean for Kevin Johnson’s political future - Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - What resurgent molestation allegations mean for Kevin Johnson’s political future - News - Local Stories - October 15, 2015: What resurgent molestation allegations mean for Kevin Johnson’s political futureDeadspin hounds K.J., sexual-assault allegations re-emerge, ESPN dumps Johnson's national-spotlight momentIf Kevin Johnson was bummed, he suredidn’t let on this past
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #3 of 9): Exploring VAMs’ Potentials | VAMboozled!
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #3 of 9): Exploring VAMs’ Potentials | VAMboozled!: Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” (Paper #3 of 9): Exploring VAMs’ PotentialsRecall that the peer-reviewed journal Educational Researcher (ER) – recently published a “Special Issue” including nine articles examining value-added measures (VAMs). I have reviewed the next of nine articles (#3
Snyder says Detroit school plan will cost $715M
Snyder says Detroit school plan will cost $715M: Snyder says Detroit school plan will cost $715MDetroit — Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday his plan to create a new debt-free Detroit school district will cost the state $715 million over 10 years, amounting to $50 for every child in Michigan.Snyder renewed his efforts to overhaul Detroit’s fractured education system Monday ahead of the long-expected int
Pearson and Partners Pay in L.A. | Alan Singer
Pearson and Partners Pay in L.A. | Alan Singer: Pearson and Partners Pay in L.A.In April 2015, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced that it was canceling its agreement to install Pearson software on the 40,000 Apple iPads it distributed to students at a cost of $768 each. LAUSD also demanded a multimillion-dollar refund because Pearson could not deliver the math and English cu
Teach For America’s Embedded In Black Lives Matter | PopularResistance.Org
Teach For America’s Embedded In Black Lives Matter | PopularResistance.Org: Teach For America’s Embedded In Black Lives MatterThe Movement Lives in Ferguson: Teach For America, Black Leadership, and Disaster CapitalismThe 501(c)(3) non-profit has indeed come a long way since Wendy Kopp founded it in 1990. In its first year, Teach For America had 500 recruits; by 2013, the organization controlled n
Are turnaround districts the answer for America’s worst schools? - The Hechinger Report
Are turnaround districts the answer for America’s worst schools? - The Hechinger Report: Are turnaround districts the answer for America’s worst schools?State-run school districts have a shaky track record, but more are on the wayby EMMANUEL FELTON October 19, 2015This is some of the hardest work in education.That was the gist of education reform wunderkind Chris Barbic’s July open letter announci
I Will Be Speaking at Wellesley College on Thursday at 7, LiveStreamed | Diane Ravitch's blog
I Will Be Speaking at Wellesley College on Thursday at 7, LiveStreamed | Diane Ravitch's blog: I Will Be Speaking at Wellesley College on Thursday at 7, LiveStreamedI owe a special debt to my alma mater, Wellesley College. The college accepted me in 1956, coming from San Jacinto High School in Houston, an unpolished, unsophisticated 17-year-old who wanted to make a difference in the world but didn
Chicago forum: Curriculum for Social Justice. | Fred Klonsky
Chicago forum: Curriculum for Social Justice. | Fred Klonsky: Chicago forum: Curriculum for Social JusticeDePaul University’s College of Education Fall ForumOctober 28, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield, Room 314Curriculum for Social Justice: Grounded in Our Students’ Lives and Their CommunitiesThe curriculum examples presented at the forum come from the arts, scienc
CURMUDGUCATION: Top States for Special Ed Lawsuits
CURMUDGUCATION: Top States for Special Ed Lawsuits: Top States for Special Ed LawsuitsAt Education Week, Christina Samuels reports on recent research showing which states find themselves most often in court over special education issues.The paper, "Frequency Trends of Court Decisions Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," was recently published in the Journal of Special
News About the Network for Public Education | Diane Ravitch's blog
News About the Network for Public Education | Diane Ravitch's blog: News About the Network for Public Education The Network for Public Education has split into two different entities.The organization by that name will continue to support the improvement of public education and to produce studies, reports, meetings, and statements. Its new executive director is Carol Burris, who recently retired as
How many corporate education reform failures must there be. Before we know the scheme is a disaster? - Wait What?
How many corporate education reform failures must there be. Before we know the scheme is a disaster? - Wait What?: How many corporate education reform failures must there be. Before we know the scheme is a disaster?Yes, How many corporate education reform failures must there be. Before we know the scheme is a disaster?Or to borrow from the great poet and songwriter Bob DylanThe answer, my friend,
Cami Anderson was right | Bob Braun's Ledger
Cami Anderson was right | Bob Braun's Ledger: Cami Anderson was rightCami Anderson, Newark’s now disgraced superintendent, was many things. Arrogant. Mendacious. Insensitive. Too willing to use Newark schools as a hiring hall for inept cronies from New York and New Orleans. But she was right about one thing–and that one thing may turn out to be the most important thing facing Newark’s neighborhood
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part II
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part II: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part IIIn Part I of this series, I invited Dmitri Mehlhorn, a well-known advocate for charter schools and other education "reforms," to comment on charter schools and make the case for his point of view. What follows is my reply; I'd urge you to read Dmitri's essay first to get the full context of my rep
Two Myths Are Part of Shaky Foundation of School “Reform” | janresseger
Two Myths Are Part of Shaky Foundation of School “Reform” | janresseger: Two Myths Are Part of Shaky Foundation of School “Reform”Here are two of the myths that underpin the school “reform” movement. First, there’s the myth that the real problem with American schools is that teachers hold low expectations. You’ll remember that the No Child Left Behind Act was supposed to address “the soft bigotr
What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about? - The Washington Post
What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about? - The Washington Post: What are Bill and Melinda Gates talking about?Bill Gates is the leader of education philanthropy in the United States, pouring a few billion dollars over more than a decade to promote school reforms that he has championed. They include the Common Core State Standards, a small-schools initiative in New York City that he abandoned
LCAP reviews continue without evaluation tool :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
LCAP reviews continue without evaluation tool :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: LCAP reviews continue without evaluation tool(Calif.) This month, county superintendents throughout the state are completing their reviews of accountability plans submitted by local districts – a process that lacks for a second year a key evaluation tool.Limited t
A Special Report on Student-Data Privacy - Education Week
A Special Report on Student-Data Privacy - Education Week: A SPECIAL REPORT ON STUDENT-DATA PRIVACYIntelligent and creative use of data in K-12 education is a driving force behind efforts to use digital curricula and assessments to personalize learning. Data use can be the difference maker in understanding individual students’ strengths and weaknesses. But the expanded, more sophisticated use of d
The Evidence That White Children Benefit From Integrated Schools : NPR Ed : NPR
The Evidence That White Children Benefit From Integrated Schools : NPR Ed : NPR: The Evidence That White Children Benefit From Integrated SchoolsRecently a neighborhood in Brooklyn made national headlines for a fight over public schools. Lots of affluent, mainly white families have been moving into new condos in the waterfront area called DUMBO, and the local elementary school is getting overcrowd
Schools exacerbate the growing achievement gap between rich and poor, a 33-country study finds - The Hechinger Report
Schools exacerbate the growing achievement gap between rich and poor, a 33-country study finds - The Hechinger Report: Schools exacerbate the growing achievement gap between rich and poor, a 33-country study findsRich kids get steered into more demanding math classes while poor kids get less challenging contentThe dark blue bars show how much differences in educational content in schools are addin
Campbell Brown’s insidious new lie: Charter schools, dark money and the war on teachers’ unions — and your kids - Salon.com
Campbell Brown’s insidious new lie: Charter schools, dark money and the war on teachers’ unions — and your kids - Salon.com: Campbell Brown’s insidious new lie: Charter schools, dark money and the war on teachers’ unions — and your kidsCharter school proponents -- and their wealthy friends -- have opened a new front on their war on public educationBefore Democratic Party presidential candidates re
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A Comprehensive Audit of John White’s La. Ethics Admin. Filings | deutsch29
A Comprehensive Audit of John White’s La. Ethics Admin. Filings | deutsch29: A Comprehensive Audit of John White’s La. Ethics Admin. FilingsOn October 15, 2015, I read all of the documents that Louisiana superintendent John White has on file with the Louisiana Ethics Administration since January 11, 2012 to date, using the Ethics Admin search engine.In this post, I would like to share what I learn
The Washington Teacher: Five Years and Counting, And No WTU Contract For YOU!
The Washington Teacher: Five Years and Counting, And No WTU Contract For YOU!: Five Years and Counting, And No WTU Contract For YOU!By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice PresidentStatements or expressions of opinions herein 'do not' represent the views or official positions of DCPS, AFT, Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) or its members. Views are my own. Mass emails were sent out to many DC Public Schoo
Another Out-of-State $1.4 Million Pumped into Louisiana BESE Election | deutsch29
Another Out-of-State $1.4 Million Pumped into Louisiana BESE Election | deutsch29: Another Out-of-State $1.4 Million Pumped into Louisiana BESE ElectionAccording to an October 14, 2015, campaign finance filing of Louisiana businessman Lane Grigsby’s Empower Louisiana PAC, billionaires John and Laura Arnold contributed $625,000 on September 18, 2015, to Grigsby’s PAC via the Arnold 501(c)4 lobbying
EduShyster and I Tag Team On A Microphone | The Jose Vilson
EduShyster and I Tag Team On A Microphone | The Jose Vilson: EduShyster and I Tag Team On A MicrophoneA couple of weeks ago, EduShyster visited my classroom because she’s my cousin, not in a biological way, but in the Dominican way where, when you think you’ve run out of cousins, out comes another one. Or, in this case, she’s an almost-kin.Such is the case for one of the few people outside of my s
An Ode to Public Education Privateers in Contemporary Times | msvigeljsmith
An Ode to Public Education Privateers in Contemporary Times | msvigeljsmith: An Ode to Public Education Privateers in Contemporary Times What’s scarier than ghouls and goblins this Halloween?“Privateers (during the American Revolution) achieved the best results if they could bluff an opponent into believing opposition was futile. When this failed the result was often vicious combat with unpredicta
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 10/18 /15
CORPORATE ED REFORMBeyond Programs: A Teacher's Role in Preventing Bullying - NEA TodayBeyond Programs: A Teacher's Role in Preventing Bullying - NEA Today: Beyond Programs: A Teacher’s Role in Preventing BullyingBullying prevention programs do a good job of raising awareness and generating buy-in from school staff. However, programs can only do so much. For students to buy in, teachers, as first
