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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Fight between Fully-Funding Public Ed and Charter Schools
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Fight between Fully-Funding Public Ed and Charter Schools: Washington State Fight between Fully-Funding Public Ed and Charter SchoolsBeware of AstroTurf Ed Reformers Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTERAstroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually
Teacher reminds presidential hopefuls that hate speech and holidays don’t mix « Education Votes
Teacher reminds presidential hopefuls that hate speech and holidays don’t mix « Education Votes: Teacher reminds presidential hopefuls that hate speech and holidays don’t mixAs a middle school language arts teacher, Steven Singer understands the power of words. This holiday season, says Singer, the nasty and divisive language coming out of the 2016 presidential election about Muslims, refugees, an
The Northern Student Movement | PopularResistance.Org
The Northern Student Movement | PopularResistance.Org: The Northern Student MovementAbove photo: From Portside.New Haven, CT – College students were an integral part of the popular upheaval of the 1960’s. Beginning with the lunch counter sit-ins one month into the decade and continuing on through 1969 and beyond, college students around the country rallied to the cause of justice and freedom. The
Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle for Puerto Rico’s Future - The New York Times
Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle for Puerto Rico’s Future - The New York Times: Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle for Puerto Rico’s FutureThe money poured in by the millions, then by the hundreds of millions, and finally by the billions. Over weak coffee in a conference room in Midtown Manhattan last year, a half-dozen Puerto Rican officials exhaled: Their cash-starved island had persuaded some of
Facebook 'Selfie' Provokes Debate On Online Civility, Teacher Diversity - Courant Community
Facebook 'Selfie' Provokes Debate On Online Civility, Teacher Diversity - Courant Community: Facebook 'Selfie' Provokes Debate On Online Civility, Teacher DiversityHartford teacher Heather Zottolla, left, took a Facebook post by Shelley Best, right, personally, saying it insinuated "that because I'm white, I can't teach children in Hartford."HARTFORD — Teacher Heather Zottola was at a tr
Weird Words and Phrases about Schools and Common Core
Weird Words and Phrases about Schools and Common Core: Weird Words and Phrases about Schools and Common CoreOmit needless words.EB White The Elements of Style (p.23)It is time to revisit my list of weird education terminology. I have added some new words and phrases from Common Core State Standards, and provide links to other lists and explanations.Education jargon has always been confusing, but i
‘It’s hard to educate a kid that’s dead’ — Education Secretary Arne Duncan - The Washington Post
‘It’s hard to educate a kid that’s dead’ — Education Secretary Arne Duncan - The Washington Post: ‘It’s hard to educate a kid that’s dead’ — Education Secretary Arne Duncan“It’s hard to educate a kid that’s dead.” — Arne DuncanI point out this quote, from an interview that Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave to my Post colleague Emma Brown, not for any profound insight that it offers but as a sug
Worst and Dumbest, the Sequel | accountabaloney
Worst and Dumbest, the Sequel | accountabaloney: Worst and Dumbest, the SequelRepresentative Eric Fresen’s (District 114, Miami) much maligned “Best and Brightest Scholarship” program, which snuck into Florida statute during last summer’s extra budget session, is back and it is apparently worse than we originally knew and it’s about to get a whole lot dumber. It is the perfect example of Accountab
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: December 20
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: December 20: ICYMI: December 20This week was a full assortment of rehearsals for a local performance of The Messiah, and this weekend is the first time my entire family has gathered in one place for a long time, so if I've seemed a little distant and busy, dear reader, that's why. But I do have a whole stack of things for you to check out today while my family is opening pre
Juvenile injustice?: Kids in San Bernardino County pay the price with overzealous school cops - Salon.com
Juvenile injustice?: Kids in San Bernardino County pay the price with overzealous school cops - Salon.com: San Bernardino County pay the price with overzealous school copsSan Bernardino school police arrested more kids than cops in Sacramento, Oakland or San Francisco. What gives?SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Josue “Josh” Muniz admits that he embraced his girlfriend during lunch, while the pair was out
How the Movement to Teach Creationism in Public Schools Has Lived On and Evolved - The Atlantic
How the Movement to Teach Creationism in Public Schools Has Lived On and Evolved - The Atlantic: The Evolution of Teaching Creationism in Public SchoolsA new study shows that anti-evolution lessons have become more stealthily integrated into curricula.Some 90 years out from the Scopes Monkey Trial, and a full decade after the legal defeat of “intelligent design” in Kitzmiller v. Dover, the fight t
L.A. Unified officials unable to finish work of picking next schools leader after marathon session - LA Times
L.A. Unified officials unable to finish work of picking next schools leader after marathon session - LA Times: Marathon session yields no pick for L.A. Unified chief; next meeting in 2016The Los Angeles Board of Education met behind closed doors for 13 hours Saturday but did not announce a new superintendent for the nation’s second-largest school system.Instead, the seven-member board scheduled an
BESE President Chas Roemer Pulls a Bill Clinton | Crazy Crawfish
BESE President Chas Roemer Pulls a Bill Clinton | Crazy Crawfish: BESE President Chas Roemer Pulls a Bill ClintonI was not able to attend the December 1st BESE meeting, but I have been able to review some of the footage. Had I been elected to BESE this fall I might have had a chance to respond to some of the inane/insane comments nonchalantly being spewed from the mouths of raving idiots, like BE
Education Policies Worthy of the Name 'Reform' | Randi Weingarten
Education Policies Worthy of the Name 'Reform' | Randi Weingarten: Education Policies Worthy of the Name 'Reform'The month before standardized tests begin each school year, Stephen Lazar, a National Board-certified history and English teacher at Harvest Collegiate High School in New York City, tells his students that he is going to "turn into a bad teacher. ... No more research, no more discu
So far, none of the presidential debates have asked about K-12 education - Vox
The debate moderators missed the opportunity to ask about a real Democratic divide - Vox: The debate moderators missed the opportunity to ask about a real Democratic divideSo far, none of the presidential debates — Democratic or Republican — have asked about K-12 education. That's a huge missed opportunity.Education really is a divisive issue within the Democratic Party, and one where Hillary Clin
State's charter schools struggle to meet targets for serving high-needs students - News - telegram.com - Worcester, MA
State's charter schools struggle to meet targets for serving high-needs students - News - telegram.com - Worcester, MA:State's charter schools struggle to meet targets for serving high-needs studentsCharter schools in Massachusetts are having mixed success meeting the state’s expectations for admitting English language learners and students with disabilities, an area where most charters have long
Chris Fitzsimon: What's wrong with virtual charter schools - Winston-Salem Journal
Chris Fitzsimon: What's wrong with virtual charter schools - Winston-Salem Journal: Columnists: What's wrong with virtual charter schoolsThe education of thousands of North Carolina students and millions of taxpayer dollars are currently at risk in the latest school privatization scheme that continues to draw far too little attention from the media and even many education advocates.Two online cha
In at least one huge deal in L.A., Trump got schooled - LA Times
In at least one huge deal in L.A., Trump got schooled - LA Times: In at least one huge deal in L.A., Trump got schooledThe Ambassador Hotel site, more than 23 acres near downtown Los Angeles, was bought by Trump Wilshire Associates in 1989. Now it's an LAUSD campus. (Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times) one side was the alpha male of New York developers who burst into town with pockets full of money,
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Louisiana’s Standards Review: Common Core Writers and Eureka Math Developers Invited | deutsch29
Louisiana’s Standards Review: Common Core Writers and Eureka Math Developers Invited | deutsch29: Louisiana’s Standards Review: Common Core Writers and Eureka Math Developers InvitedThe Common Core in Louisiana is supposedly under review based on legislation passed in the 2015 session.However, the alleged review is Common-Core-centered and is transpiring at warp speed.Practically speaking, the res
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 12/19/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMBy our apathy, we’ve killed our kids - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial VoiceBy our apathy, we’ve killed our kids - The Crucial VoiceThe Crucial Voice: By our apathy, we’ve killed our kids Guest Opinion By Timothy Coman (originally published in December of 1999)Tonight my heart hangs extremely heavy. I know the holidays are upon us, but this year has brought so much pain and agony f
