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The New Gold | Save Maine Schools
The New Gold | Save Maine Schools: The New GoldOnly a short time ago, I thought my husband was being paranoid when he asked me if I’d read the security agreement for an app I was about to download.“Does it tell you how it will use your data?” he asked.I shrugged and told him to relax. What could they possible find out about me that would be of concern?A year or so later, I still have a tendency to
CURMUDGUCATION: Resolutions for USED
CURMUDGUCATION: Resolutions for USED:Resolutions for USEDAfter I earlier took a swipe at Acting Pretend Secretary of Education John King's resolutions for the new year, blogger, author, activist and fellow trombonist Jose Luis Vilson asked me what my resolutions would be, were I the Secretary of Education. It's a fun question, so here we go-- if hell froze over and I were writing the resolutions f
Education: Everybody’s Got A Price! Stand Up And Refuse! Awesome Video About Data Mining & Sharing | Exceptional Delaware
Education: Everybody’s Got A Price! Stand Up And Refuse! Awesome Video About Data Mining & Sharing | Exceptional Delaware: Education: Everybody’s Got A Price! Stand Up And Refuse! Awesome Video About Data Mining & SharingThis video is making the rounds today on Youtube and Social Media. It is excellent and puts everything a lot of us bloggers have been warning about for a long time now.
Jersey Jazzman: Return To Teachers Village, Part IV: What's It Costing Us?
Jersey Jazzman: Return To Teachers Village, Part IV: What's It Costing Us?: Return To Teachers Village, Part IV: What's It Costing Us?Here are links to all of the posts in this series:Part I - IntroductionPart II - The TeachersPart III - The StudentsPart IV - What's It Costing Us? * * *Q: How much taxpayer money is flowing to Newark's Teachers Village?A: Quite a bit.All school districts, including
Why the new education secretary is a lightning rod - The Washington Post
Why the new education secretary is a lightning rod - The Washington Post: Why the new education secretary is a lightning rod A look at the home page of the U.S. Education Department confirms that Arne Duncan, education secretary for the past seven years, is officially gone and his successor, John B. King, Jr. is now in charge. But King, who joined the department in early 2015 as “senior advisor de
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Big Bucks, Big Data and Big Kafka
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Big Bucks, Big Data and Big Kafka: PA: Big Bucks, Big Data and Big KafkaFor the "Maybe You Got Into the Wrong Line of Work" file, courtesy of the fine people at Opt Out Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania's Department of Education late in 2015 (back when our legislature's failure to pass a budget was just a disaster and not yet an appalling, embarrassing disaster) awarded a gra
Schools Matter: Value Added Modeling Goes to Court
Schools Matter: Value Added Modeling Goes to Court: Value Added Modeling Goes to CourtWith numerous court cases filed to challenge the fairness, reliability, and/orvalidity of the various mis-applications of value-added modeling (VAM) to reward and punish teachers, it is appropriate to consider the huge body of evidence that may be shaped to drive a stake through the heart of the monstrous chimera
Students, Not Standards: Calling for Solidarity in 2016 | the becoming radical
Students, Not Standards: Calling for Solidarity in 2016 | the becoming radical: Students, Not Standards: Calling for Solidarity in 2016Many years ago, I was sitting in the last class session of the capstone secondary ELA methods course as part of my M.Ed. The guest speaker that day was my high school English teacher, the man responsible for my primary career path, Lynn Harrill.Lynn was friends wit
CURMUDGUCATION: John King's New Year
CURMUDGUCATION: John King's New Year: John King's New YearNew Acting Pretend Secretary of Education John King hit the ground running with New Year's wishes and this New year's tweetAs 2016 begins, I resolve to work hard for students, teachers, and anyone seeking a better life through education pic.twitter.com/8h8XqfkWXT— John King (@JohnKingatED) January 1, 2016Now, it's not that anybody is watchi
In D.C. schools, the racial gap is a chasm, not a crack - The Washington Post
In D.C. schools, the racial gap is a chasm, not a crack - The Washington Post: In D.C. schools, the racial gap is a chasm, not a crackThe final page has been turned on D.C. Public Schools’ 2015 calendar. But 2016 begins with the same uncompromising problem: the school system’s huge racial achievement gap.Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson called the results of last year’s standardized tests “soberi
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Were Rahm & Rauner drinking Cuba Libres together in Havana?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Were Rahm & Rauner drinking Cuba Libres together in Havana?: Were Rahm & Rauner drinking Cuba Libres together in Havana?Cuba libreSend lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan. -- Warren ZevonHappy New Year to all.And a special New Year's welcome back from Cuba goes out to both Mayor Emanuel andGOV. RAUNER. Got that last piece from reliable sources w
It's Not Easy Teaching Special Ed : NPR Ed : NPR
It's Not Easy Teaching Special Ed : NPR Ed : NPR: It's Not Easy Teaching Special EdIt's getting harder and harder to find quality special education teachers, which is why 49 out of 50 states report shortages.Why? It's a tough sell.Even if you're up for the low pay and noisy classrooms, special education adds another challenge: crushing paperwork.This is something I understand first hand. You see,
A tale of two school districts – and the N.C. legislature | The Charlotte Observer
A tale of two school districts – and the N.C. legislature | The Charlotte Observer: A tale of two school districts – and the N.C. legislature This is the tale of two cities – or more accurately, two school districts – where the majority of students are poor.The first is the Achievement School District in Tennessee, a district of 29 low-performing schools in Nashville and Memphis overseen by one su
Bringing Democracy to our K-12 Public Schools | Dissident Voice
Bringing Democracy to our K-12 Public Schools | Dissident Voice: Bringing Democracy to our K-12 Public SchoolsIf graded in terms of encouraging and developing a well-rounded and informed citizenry in a democratic country, the best most public schools I am familiar with would be a “D”. Put simply and bluntly, our public primary and secondary schools, our community colleges and universities are bur
Entrance examination system is not working the way | Breaking News | 20160101 | Apple Daily
Entrance examination system is not working the way | Breaking News | 20160101 | Apple Daily: Entrance examination system is not working the wayAuthor: Li Yang (General Federation of National Union of Teachers Professional Development Fellow) Current Taiwan filled with a strong "self intimidation" atmosphere. Recently, presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen proposed a "comprehensive sch
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CORPORATE ED REFORMNYC Public School Parents: Part II of the inBloom saga: what NYSED emails to the Gates Foundation from 2011 revealNYC Public School Parents: Part II of the inBloom saga: what NYSED emails to the Gates Foundation from 2011 reveal:Part II of the inBloom saga: what NYSED emails to the Gates Foundation from 2011 revealA few days ago I posted Part I of this saga, about how NYSED offi
