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Put the brakes on the ESEA reauthorization bill | Seattle Education
Put the brakes on the ESEA reauthorization bill | Seattle Education: Put the brakes on the ESEA reauthorization billThe ESEA reauthorization bill was released on Monday, November 30th. The bill is over 1,000 pages long and is scheduled for a vote this week on the House floor. It is not possible for citizens to properly review and vet this bill in just a few days.Please call your Congressperson and
Educators General Assembly this Sunday | Seattle Education
Educators General Assembly this Sunday | Seattle Education: Educators General Assembly this SundayCalling all educators and youth workers!Sunday, December 6 Time: 2PM- 5PMNew Freeway Hall5018 Rainer Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118Come together to network, discuss and act on issues facing educators and students in the Seattle region.Whether you’re already part of an organization, working on education is
Dannel Malloy – Stonewalling an investigation by Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission. - Wait What?
Dannel Malloy – Stonewalling an investigation by Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission. - Wait What?: Dannel Malloy – Stonewalling an investigation by Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission.When Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy accepted $6.5 million in taxpayer funds to pay for this 2014 gubernatorial campaign he signed a contract promising not to accept a
A testing tantrum sanctioned by the Portland School Board - OregonLive
A testing tantrum sanctioned by the Portland School Board: Editorial Agenda 2015 | OregonLive.com:A testing tantrum sanctioned by the Portland School Board: Editorial Agenda 2015Apparently, the Portland School Board has identified an epidemic of poor reading comprehension in the district. But it's not a problem among students, it's their parents. These families, some board members worried, might n
When the Focus on ‘Grit’ in the Classroom Overlooks Student Trauma - The Atlantic
When the Focus on ‘Grit’ in the Classroom Overlooks Student Trauma - The Atlantic: The Limitations of Teaching‘Grit’ in the Classroom“We are asking students to change a belief system without changing the situation around them.”The first time I heard a preschooler explaining a classmate’s disruptive behavior, I was surprised at how adult her 4-year-old voice sounded.Her classmate “doesn’t know how
Jersey Jazzman: Return To Teachers Village, Part II: Who's Teaching At Teachers Village?
Jersey Jazzman: Return To Teachers Village, Part II: Who's Teaching At Teachers Village?: Return To Teachers Village, Part II: Who's Teaching At Teachers Village? Here's Part I of this series.Just exactly how much money have taxpayers put into Teachers Village?The project received nearly $40 million in tax credits from the state Economic Development Authority and $60 million in federal New Markets
CURMUDGUCATION: Is Educational Philanthropy Jumbo Shrimp?
CURMUDGUCATION: Is Educational Philanthropy Jumbo Shrimp?:Is Educational Philanthropy Jumbo Shrimp?The announcement that Mark Zuckerberg and his wife intend to give away $45 billion in Facebook stock raises all sorts of questions, including this one:Does anybody even understand what philanthropy is any more?The word means "love of humanity," and the idea goes back-- way back. Early phila
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No Paris trip for Rahm. Staying home to close more schools.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No Paris trip for Rahm. Staying home to close more schools.: No Paris trip for Rahm. Staying home to close more schools.CHICAGO — It was strange to watch Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hands tremble behind the podium as he talked to reporters about his new task force aimed at improving accountability in a police department that a lot of Chicagoans don’t trust. -- Mark Konkol a
CURMUDGUCATION: The New ESEA: Sturm or Drang?
CURMUDGUCATION: The New ESEA: Sturm or Drang?:The New ESEA: Sturm or Drang?The new version of ESEA is called the Every Student Succeeds Act, which is a fine sine of the sort of aspirational nonsense that legislators are capable of. Why not the Every Child Gets a Pony Act, or the Every Child Is Smart, Good-Looking and Above Average Act?The most notable thing about the act is that it is 1,061 pages
A Real Solution to the Infinitesimal Cases of Child Predators in Our Schools | gadflyonthewallblog
A Real Solution to the Infinitesimal Cases of Child Predators in Our Schools | gadflyonthewallblog: A Real Solution to the Infinitesimal Cases of Child Predators in Our SchoolsPat Toomey is obsessed with child predators in our public schools.When I came to Washington, D.C., this summer to visit the U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, he was lobbying to get his “Passing the Trash” bill included in theE
Civil Rights and Education Groups Respond to Final ESEA Bill
Civil Rights and Education Groups Respond to Final ESEA Bill: Civil Rights and Education Groups Respond to Final ESEA BillWASHINGTON – 37 civil rights and education groups issued the following statement after the release of the final conference bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Every Student Succeeds Act.“The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is our na
15 Years of Bill Gates’s Experimentation
NEWSLETTER: 15 Years of Bill Gates’s Experimentation: NEWSLETTER: 15 Years of Bill Gates’s ExperimentationIn his October 7 speech as he ruminated on how his foundation shaped educational policy and practice for the past fifteen years, Bill Gates spoke of the importance of what he called “high impact” strategies. His speech contained only one acknowledgement of error on his and Melinda’s part – and
Congress Fails – Again – This time on the re-write of National Education Policy - Wait What?
Congress Fails – Again – This time on the re-write of National Education Policy - Wait What?: Congress Fails – Again – This time on the re-write of National Education PolicyThe George W. Bush/Barak Obama legacy of destroying public education in the United States will continue thanks to the “bi-partisan” re-write of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).Now called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA
Behind-the-Scenes @MSNBC @MHPshow | Cloaking Inequity
Behind-the-Scenes @MSNBC @MHPshow | Cloaking Inequity: Behind-the-Scenes @MSNBC @MHPshowHave you ever wondered what is like behind-the-scenes when you are on a national television show? My first visit to MSNBC was in 2012. I had given interviews about various education policy topics on on local and national radio, but I had never participated LIVE on a national TV network. I was really nervous. Li
Fact Check: Why Did it Take So Long for ESEA to Get Done? - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Fact Check: Why Did it Take So Long for ESEA to Get Done? - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Fact Check: Why Did it Take So Long for ESEA to Get Done?Everyone is excited that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is finally moving and agrees it's taken way too long law to get a facelift. But what exactly accounted for the big delay?Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Senate minority leader, pointed t
Top 12 Concerns About Every Student Succeeds Act (S 1177 & HR 5) | Truth in American Education
Top 12 Concerns About Every Student Succeeds Act (S 1177 & HR 5) | Truth in American Education: Top 12 Concerns About Every Student Succeeds Act (S 1177 & HR 5)The information below is a collaboration between Mary Byrne, EdD of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core, Emmett McGroarty of American Principles Project, Jane Robbins of American Principles Project, Erin Tuttle of Hoosiers Agains
Why is the #GOP Losing the Base? ESEA Reauthorization is one Reason. » Missouri Education Watchdog
Why is the #GOP Losing the Base? ESEA Reauthorization is one Reason. » Missouri Education Watchdog: Why is the #GOP Losing the Base? ESEA Reauthorization is one Reason.The Republican machine is astounded, gobsmacked, and incredulous that the heir apparent to the Presidency is barely making a blip in the polls. The substitutes to the chosen one aren’t popular either. Juan Williams, a Democrat, wr
Are Low U.S. Scores on International Tests Caused by High Child Poverty or Bad Schools? | janresseger
Are Low U.S. Scores on International Tests Caused by High Child Poverty or Bad Schools? | janresseger: Are Low U.S. Scores on International Tests Caused by High Child Poverty or Bad Schools?Early in November, the NY Times published what seemed to me an inconclusive and confusingcommentary by Eduardo Porter on what is causing children in the United States to score below other developed nations on i
Don’t meet me in St. Louis - The Washington Post
Don’t meet me in St. Louis - The Washington Post: Don’t meet me in St. LouisSt. Louis is a great city — but its public school system is deeply troubled, and as teacher Peter Greene writes below, its teachers are “at the epicenter of just about every kind of assault on public education going on these days.” Here, from Greene’s engaging Curmudgucation blog, is a primer on what has befallen the St. L
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): More Observations | deutsch29
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): More Observations | deutsch29: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): More ObservationsOn Monday, November 30, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) document was made public. It is 1,061 pages long and is being rushed to the full House for a vote on December 02, 2015, with one hour of debate (limited to one-minute speeches) scheduled for 12 noon EST.Onl
EFF complaint says Google broke privacy pledge by tracking students | The Verge
EFF complaint says Google broke privacy pledge by tracking students | The Verge: EFF complaint says Google broke privacy pledge by tracking studentsThe EFF is asking for a federal investigation into whether Google broke a pledge to honor student privacy with its educational tools. Today, the group filed a complaint with the FTC, alleging that Google for Education collects a broad range of data on
Family engagement to become a big part of federal ed policy :: SI&A Cabinet Report
Family engagement to become a big part of federal ed policy :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Family engagement to become a big part of federal ed policy(District of Columbia) Parent and family engagement plays a key role in the compromise legislation released earlier this week by Congress that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary E
How to measure project-based learning | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
How to measure project-based learning | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: How to measure project-based learningAt hands-on sites such as the Workshop School, officials say the key is to make students accountable. Children help assess what went well or badly.By his own account, Khalil Hicks had an excellent first quarter at the Workshop School in West Philadelphia.He created a website to share i
Russ on Reading: Getting the Schools All Children Deserve
Russ on Reading: Getting the Schools All Children Deserve: Getting the Schools All Children DeserveMonday's New York Times carried anopinion piece by Charles Blow on the Laquan McDonald murder in Chicago. McDonald, a 17 year-old African American, was shot down by a white police officer in a horrific incident captured on video by a police car's dash cam. The incident is, of course, another in the o
Schools Matter: Gates Moves to Take Over Teacher Education, Part 1
Schools Matter: Gates Moves to Take Over Teacher Education, Part 1: Gates Moves to Take Over Teacher Education, Part 1The 2011 video below tells much of the story about the insignificance attached to research and scholarship by the corporate foundations that are trying to buy up university teacher preparation programs. The woman on the left (in more ways than one) is respected scholar, Deborah Ba
House to Vote on No Child Left Behind Rewrite - ABC News
House to Vote on No Child Left Behind Rewrite - ABC News: House to Vote on No Child Left Behind RewriteThe House is ready to vote Wednesday on a long-sought rewrite of the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law that would roll back the federal government's authority to push academic standards and tell schools how to improve.The legislation, a compromise reached by House and Senate negotiators, wo
PAC shielded $2.3 million in donations by LA charter school backers | The Sacramento Bee
PAC shielded $2.3 million in donations by LA charter school backers | The Sacramento Bee: PAC shielded $2.3 million in donations by LA charter school backersLOS ANGELES Nearly $2.3 million in donations made by charter school supporters during this year's Los Angeles school board races were shielded from disclosure until after the election was over, a review of records shows.Those contributions - f
This Junk-Food-Funded Elementary School Curriculum Is Bonkers | Mother Jones
This Junk-Food-Funded Elementary School Curriculum Is Bonkers | Mother Jones: This Junk-Food-Funded Elementary School Curriculum Is BonkersKids are learning that they can exercise away Big Macs and Pepsis. Scientists beg to differ.At elementary schools nationwide, a health curriculum called Energy Balance 101 has taught millions of kids a seemingly simple concept: In order to stay fit, all we need
Rosenberg questions endgame for 'experimental' charter schools | NewBostonPost
Rosenberg questions endgame for 'experimental' charter schools | NewBostonPost:Rosenberg questions endgame for ‘experimental’ charter schoolsSTATE HOUSE — Without indicating how the Senate is leaning, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg over the weekend referred to the charter school movement as an “experimental approach to education” that should not necessarily be allowed to continue to expand.Aft
What does Bobby Jindal want John Bel Edwards to keep? School vouchers | NOLA.com
What does Bobby Jindal want John Bel Edwards to keep? School vouchers | NOLA.com: What does Bobby Jindal want John Bel Edwards to keep? School vouchersGov. Bobby Jindal and Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards stayed away from talking about public policy matters at their first joint news conference, with the exception of just one issue.In front of a dozen news cameras, Jindal mentioned that the outgoing an
Study: 'Fixed Costs' Double Time Spent On Standardized Tests | WSKG
Study: 'Fixed Costs' Double Time Spent On Standardized Tests | WSKG: Study: 'Fixed Costs' Double Time Spent On Standardized TestsThe new study "Time on Test" estimates the fixed costs of New York standardized testing."TIME ON TEST" THE BENJAMIN CENTER AT SUNY NEW PALTZListenListening...1:32Changes to New York standardized testing are in the air. Governor Cuomo’s Common Core Tas
Student Data Privacy Mostly Missing in ESEA Reauthorization - Digital Education - Education Week
Student Data Privacy Mostly Missing in ESEA Reauthorization - Digital Education - Education Week:Student Data Privacy Mostly Missing in ESEA ReauthorizationA deal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is in place, with votes in both chambers of Congress expected in the coming weeks.Our friends over at Politics K-12 have you covered on all the policies and provisions—from accoun
To Measure What Tests Can't, Some Schools Turn To Surveys : NPR Ed : NPR
To Measure What Tests Can't, Some Schools Turn To Surveys : NPR Ed : NPR: To Measure What Tests Can't, Some Schools Turn To SurveysLast year Susan Avey, the principal of Bogle Junior High School in Chandler, Ariz., had a heart-to-heart with one of her new teachers about how he was relating to students.In a previous year, this might have been a conversation based on subjective impressions. The teac
Mark Zuckerberg’s hacker philanthropy: Can we trust it?
Mark Zuckerberg’s hacker philanthropy: Can we trust it?: Can We Trust the Hacker Philanthropists?We now rely on tech billionaires to solve our most pressing problems. That’s a problem, too—and it’s our fault.Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair, Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images, ravl/Shutterstock (http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-55346263).he bil
The Power of Home Visits to Connect Teachers With Kids and Their Families | The California Report | KQED News
The Power of Home Visits to Connect Teachers With Kids and Their Families | The California Report | KQED News: The Power of Home Visits to Connect Teachers With Kids and Their FamiliesThe teacher home visit is making a comeback in California because it’s proving to be a good way for teachers to build relationships with families. The state now requires schools to make family engagement a priority,
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CORPORATE ED REFORMHelp NPE STOP Damaging New Provisions in ESEA Reauthorization Bill - Action Network: CURMUDGUCATION: Campbell Brown's FriendsCURMUDGUCATION: Campbell Brown's Friends: Campbell Brown's Friends Weekly Standard writer Mark Hemingway is in the December issue sticking up for Campbell Brown with the kind of PR fluff that usually costs big bucks. It's clear that Campbell Brown doesn't
