CORPORATE ED REFORM
Schools Matter: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage
Schools Matter: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to Passage: Corporate Dixiecrat Version of ESEA Moves Closer to PassageThe latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Act to replace NCLB moved ever closer in the past couple of days, as a deal was struck on a final version that will be tinkered with over the next two or three weeks before a final vote that will come after Thanks
CURMUDGUCATION: KY: Big Data in Action
CURMUDGUCATION: KY: Big Data in Action: KY: Big Data in ActionIf you've been following the discussions of Competency Based Education and personalized educationand huge new data mining, and you've been wondering what it would all look like on the ground--well, let's go to Kentucky!The US Department of Education is might proud of Kentucky and their embrace of a one-stop shop for data about students
When THEY take dirty money it is BAD, but when WE do … well that’s different. - Wait What?
When THEY take dirty money it is BAD, but when WE do … well that’s different. - Wait What?: When THEY take dirty money it is BAD, but when WE do … well that’s different.One of this week’s Emails from the Connecticut Democratic Party was another Call to Action to fight the influence of Corporate Money that is destroying our Democracy.The email urged me to add my name to the historic effort to end t
An open letter to the Seattle School Board: Rethink idea of a raise and contract extension for the superintendent. | Seattle Education
An open letter to the Seattle School Board: Rethink idea of a raise and contract extension for the superintendent. | Seattle Education: An open letter to the Seattle School Board: Rethink idea of a raise and contract extension for the superintendent.The following is an open letter from parent, Jill MacCorkle, to Seattle’s current and newly elected School Board Directors. At the November 18, 2015 S
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Sunday Reading from the Interwebs
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Sunday Reading from the Interwebs: ICYMI: Sunday Reading from the InterwebsSome reading for your Sunday afternoon leisure (if you have such a thing) The InvestmentJose Vilson went to New Jersey to talk to teachers there. This is a piece of what he had to say.EngageNY Math, Now Eureka, a Common Core DroppingOne feisty teacher's journey into the land of pre-packaged, not-so-gr
With A Brooklyn Accent: The Best Decision I Ever Made
With A Brooklyn Accent: The Best Decision I Ever Made: The Best Decision I Ever Made In the late 80's, I made a momentous decision. I decided to return the advance on a book that was 3/5 finished- a book that might well have taken me from Fordham to Columbia or Princeton or Yale- and devote the next ten years of my life to coaching and running youth programs in my Brooklyn neighborhood. It is a de
Puerto Rico Teachers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest Corporate Education Reform | gadflyonthewallblog
Puerto Rico Teachers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest Corporate Education Reform | gadflyonthewallblog: Puerto Rico Teachers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest Corporate Education ReformWelcome to sunny Puerto Rico.The ocean is a gorgeous cerulean blue. Palm trees wave gently in the salty breeze. And in the distance you can hear percussion, horns and singing.The protest has begun.Residents of this Unite
Questioning the power we give parents | @ THE CHALKFACE
Questioning the power we give parents | @ THE CHALKFACE: Questioning the power we give parentsOpt out or test refusal movements offer tremendous power to parents because teachers may not, in the vast majority of cases, be able to assume the risks of resisting standardized testing. The argument goes that you can’t “fire” parents and they ultimately know what is best for their children (except when
Schools and Obesity (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Schools and Obesity (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Schools and Obesity (Part 1)Recent articles trumpet that rates of children and adult obesity are not getting better (see here and here). In 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama launched an anti-obesity campaign “Let’s Move” to reduce rates of childhood obesity. While the campaign has gained traction results have been di
Why You Can Opt Out of Standardized Tests Without Fear of Penalties to Your School | Seattle Education
Why You Can Opt Out of Standardized Tests Without Fear of Penalties to Your School | Seattle Education: Why You Can Opt Out of Standardized Tests Without Fear of Penalties to Your SchoolFrom Fair Test:Why You Can Boycott Standardized Tests Without Fear of Federal Penalties to Your SchoolStates, districts and schools sometimes claim they will lose federal Title I funds if parents, students or teach
Why rich folks love charter schools | Seattle Education
Why rich folks love charter schools | Seattle Education: Why rich folks love charter schools…even though they would never send their children to one.As a result of this change to the tax code, banks and equity funds that invest in charter schools in underserved areas can take advantage of a very generous tax credit. They are permitted to combine this tax credit with other tax breaks while they als
Alexander: School reform bill could be on Obama’s desk by December - News Sentinel Story
Alexander: School reform bill could be on Obama’s desk by December - News Sentinel Story: Alexander: School reform bill could be on Obama's desk by DecemberWASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has made fixing the No Child Left Behind school-reform law his top priority as chairman of the Senate committee that oversees education issues.The Maryville Republican is on the verge of achieving that goa
Charter Schools as Incubators or Charter Schools Inc.? | Randi Weingarten
Charter Schools as Incubators or Charter Schools Inc.? | Randi Weingarten: Charter Schools as Incubators or Charter Schools Inc.?When you hear the words "charter school," what comes to mind? High expectations? High student attrition? High achievement? Lack of transparency?There's no right or wrong answer, because charter schools, like other public and private schools, vary widely. The to
America’s reliance on standardized tests is creating a generation of intellectual infants - Quartz
America’s reliance on standardized tests is creating a generation of intellectual infants - Quartz: America’s reliance on standardized tests is creating a generation of intellectual infantsCan President Obama revolutionize the American education system before he leaves the White House? Probably not. But his “Testing Action Plan,” or TAP for short, is a step in the right direction.On Oct. 24, the p
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United Way’s Common Core Promotion Costs It a Louisiana District | deutsch29
United Way’s Common Core Promotion Costs It a Louisiana District | deutsch29: United Way’s Common Core Promotion Costs It a Louisiana DistrictOn November 12, 2015, the St.Tammany Parish School Board (Louisiana) voted unanimously to discontinue its employee payroll deduction campaign for the United Way. Included in the concern that United Way had become “too political” was the national organization
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 11/14/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMNYC Public School Parents: My frustrating Thursday: DOE's evasions and the Mayor's refusal to reduce class size or admit that he ever said that he wouldNYC Public School Parents: My frustrating Thursday: DOE's evasions and the Mayor's refusal to reduce class size or admit that he ever said that he would: My frustrating Thursday: DOE's evasions and the Mayor's refusal to reduce c
