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A state judge keeps Newark teachers on edge about health benefits |
A state judge keeps Newark teachers on edge about health benefits |: A state judge keeps Newark teachers on edge about health benefitsCerf and Christie: Will they–and George Norcross– determine health benefits for Newark teachers?The future of health benefits for 4,000 Newark teachers and their families is still precarious despite a recent court ruling that stopped the state from unilaterally chan
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday The Washington Policy Center had a whole article about how swell charter schools are doing, both in enrollment and outcomes. Over and over, charter supporters say there is "evidence" that students in former charter schools are doing better but they have given NO definitive, verif
NYC Public School Parents: The growing storm around Success Academy
NYC Public School Parents: The growing storm around Success Academy:The growing storm around Success AcademyOn Friday morning, the NY Times ran a story and posted the video above, a minute and 16 seconds of a teacher berating a first grade child at a Success charter school, ripping up her math work, and sending her to sit on the “calm down” chair. This video has gone viral in the last few days, w
Justice Scalia, Affirmative Action, and Why Shame Is Not An Option | The Jose Vilson
Justice Scalia, Affirmative Action, and Why Shame Is Not An Option | The Jose Vilson: Justice Scalia, Affirmative Action, and Why Shame Is Not An Option “That’s going to be a hard school to get into, but we’ll give it a shot.”By junior year, I was already upset at some of the shade I received at Xavier High School. Even with my 90+% GPA and excellent ranking, I still felt like my experience was un
Statements from Supreme Court Justices addressing the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: SCOTUSblog
Statements from Supreme Court Justices : SCOTUSblog: Statements from Supreme Court JusticesThe Justices have all released statements addressing the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. We reproduce the full texts of those remarks below the jump:Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.:On behalf of the Court and retired Justices, I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice Antonin Scalia has passed aw
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Let's Get Serious (Everyone but the Legislature Is)
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Let's Get Serious (Everyone but the Legislature Is): Let's Get Serious (Everyone but the Legislature Is) We previously published opinions from several editorial boards from around the state, all chiding the legislature for their lack of progress on fulfilling McCleary to fully funding public education in Washington state. The Seattle Times has finally weighed and t
CURMUDGUCATION: The Flawed Premises of Reform
CURMUDGUCATION: The Flawed Premises of Reform:The Flawed Premises of ReformIn Friday's Washington Post, Mike Petrilli and Chester Finn, the current and former chiefs of the right-tilted thinky tank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, set out to create a quick, simple history of modern education reform. It's aimed mostly at saying, "Look, we have most of the bugs worked out now!" But it also lay
JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA 1789-2016 - Perdaily.com
JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA 1789-2016 - Perdaily.com: JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA 1789-2016 (Mensaje se repite en Español)With the timely passing of 79 year old United States Supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia on Saturday one can only hope that we might have a sufficient reprieve from his reactionary "originalism" legal views to bring this country and the Supreme Court into the 21st century where
Commentary: Scalia in history — a first draft : SCOTUSblog
Commentary: Scalia in history — a first draft : SCOTUSblog: Commentary: Scalia in history — a first draftHistory will be kind to Justice Antonin Scalia — if the future fully appreciates his scholarship, his inventiveness in legal thinking, and his beguiling cleverness with words. It will not remember him well for his air of superiority, the sting of his rhetoric, his frequent disdain for collegia
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: What It's Like to Attend the Nation's Finest High School
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: What It's Like to Attend the Nation's Finest High School: What It's Like to Attend the Nation's Finest High SchoolI have kept no secret at this Blog that I consider the BASIS charter school chain to be a disaster. If you wonder why, read here, and here, here, and here. In spite of its obvious shortcomings, US News & World Report was blind to the facts whe
Emails reveal OSPI in contempt of Supreme Court ruling on charter schools in Washington State | Seattle Education
Emails reveal OSPI in contempt of Supreme Court ruling on charter schools in Washington State | Seattle Education: Emails reveal OSPI in contempt of Supreme Court ruling on charter schools in Washington StateThe Washington State Supreme Court ruled last fall that charter schools areunconstitutional in the state due to a lack of public oversight but that wasn’t going to stop someone like Bill Gates
And the Grammy Goes To... - Lily's Blackboard
And the Grammy Goes To... - Lily's Blackboard: And the Grammy Goes To…When the Grammy Award winners take the stage on February 15, they’ll probably offer a host of thank you’s. But in the whirlwind of glitz and glamour, someone may inadvertently be left off the list: the music educators who believed in them and launched their success.The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation established the
Most Charter Schools Are Public In Name Only | PopularResistance.Org
Most Charter Schools Are Public In Name Only | PopularResistance.Org: Most Charter Schools Are Public In Name Only Above photo: From pixshark.com.Charter schools are public schools.But are they?Really?They don’t look like a duck. They don’t quack like a duck. Do you really want to serve them confit with a nice orange sauce?Sure, charters are funded by tax dollars. However, that’s usually where the
CURMUDGUCATION: Paying Students for Scores
CURMUDGUCATION: Paying Students for Scores:Paying Students for ScoresThe Houston Independent School District is trying another way to boost AP test scores-- offer students and teachers a bounty. For every score in the 3-5 range, students-- and their teachers-- get $100.While this is new in Houston, HISD is actually joining several other districts around the country in this use of bribes incentives
Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblog
Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblog: Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin ScaliaIn thinking about how to respond to the vacancy on the Supreme Court, the Administration has two priorities. First, fill the Scalia seat by getting a nominee confirmed. The stakes could not be higher: the appoint
Schools Matter: Before You Sign On to Universal Pre-K, Ask This Question:
Schools Matter: Before You Sign On to Universal Pre-K, Ask This Question:: You Sign On to Universal Pre-K, Ask This QuestionHow much does your city or state plan to spend? If parameters are in place for professionally-trained teachers, adequate resources, research based pedagogy, socioeconomic integration, and competent leadership, I am all in. If, however, your state is like Florida trying to d
Random Thoughts. Scalia is still dead and he took Friedrichs with him. | Fred Klonsky
Random Thoughts. Scalia is still dead and he took Friedrichs with him. | Fred Klonsky: Random Thoughts. Scalia is still dead and he took Friedrichs with him. Like unionists everywhere, I supported the California Teachers Association side in the Friedrichs case.For those living in a cave: If the SCOTUS ruled in favor of Friedrichs, it would have ended the practice of agency fees. In Illinois, for e
iNACOL’s Trojan Horse – Save Maine Schools
iNACOL’s Trojan Horse – Save Maine Schools: iNACOL’s Trojan HorseMs. Patrick is CEO of iNACOL – a powerful reform group that receives most of its funding from the Gates Foundation, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, and the Carnegie Corporation. Ms. Patrick, who was never a teacher and has no education background, previously served as director of the Office of Technology at the U.S. Department
Gates Foundation tied to lawsuit seeking to block citizen vote on Common Core | NewBostonPost
Gates Foundation tied to lawsuit seeking to block citizen vote on Common Core | NewBostonPost:Gates Foundation tied to lawsuit seeking to block citizen vote on Common Core BOSTON – A lawsuit that aims to prevent Massachusetts voters from weighing in on the controversial Common Core educational standards has backing from people connected to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a major sponsor of
CURMUDGUCATION: Politicians Make My Job Harder
CURMUDGUCATION: Politicians Make My Job Harder: Politicians Make My Job HarderSure, the fact that politicians have commandeered education and inflicted a whole boat-load of anti-education, anti-teacher, anti-students-who-aren't-from-the-right-families rules and regulations. But there are days when I think that all the bad policies, all the funding issues, all the bad leadership on the state and na
Russ on Reading: Fear and Learning at Success Academy
Russ on Reading: Fear and Learning at Success Academy:Fear and Learning at Success AcademyOn Friday, the New York Times ran an article and accompanying video showing a Success Academy teacher berating a young child, ripping up the child's work in the child's face, sending the child to the corner and loudly accusing the child of "confusing everybody" and "infuriating me." On the
Is homework stupid? - Quartz
Is homework stupid? - Quartz: Is homework stupid?The average American high-school student spends seven hours a weekon homework. The average for students across all developed countries is about five hours (pdf).Is it all a colossal waste of time?Mark Barnes, a former teacher and author, says yes. He tells Quartz his experience teaching, and working with teachers, has convinced him that homework doe
Education in America is on the cusp of a dramatic change. Will the country let it happen? - Quartz
Education in America is on the cusp of a dramatic change. Will the country let it happen? - Quartz: Education in America is on the cusp of a dramatic change. Will the country let it happen?Kids these days: Are they ready for the next generation of jobs? Whether there’s truly a shortage of engineers and scientists in the global workforce, either now or in the near future, is actually still amatter
Sunday Letters: Why CTU teachers are unhappy
Sunday Letters: Why CTU teachers are unhappy: Sunday Letters: Why CTU teachers are unhappyA few days ago I was checking my news feed and found an ask — to me as a Big Bargaining Team member and a member of the Chicago Teachers Union. Forrest Claypool, CEO of Chicago Public Schools asked me for shared responsibility in this financial crisis. In his Feb. 5 letter to the editor in the Sun Times, he
Ebb tide for school reform in Tennessee?
Ebb tide for school reform in Tennessee?:Ebb tide for school reform in Tennessee?The last several weeks have been lousy ones for those who labor to reform public education in Tennessee, even as one of the most controversial reforms, school vouchers, had made it to a full vote in the state House of Representatives for the first time.Tennessee has made significant progress on education in the last e
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Is a recess appointment to the Court an option? : SCOTUSblog
Is a recess appointment to the Court an option? : SCOTUSblog: Is a recess appointment to the Court an option?AnalysisThe Constitution not only assigns to the president the task of making nominations to the Supreme Court, setting off Senate review that may or may not result in approval, but it also gives the Chief Executive the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Court temporarily, bypassing the S
Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election years : SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election years : SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election yearsIn the wake of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, questions have arisen about whether there is a standard practice of not nominating and confirming Supreme Court Justices during a presidential election year. The historical record does not reveal any instances since at least
Coalition for Action – BATS
Coalition for Action – BATS:Coalition for ActionJuly 8th – 10thBATs will be descending upon DC once again this summer! This time we will be joined by SOS, UOO, NPE,NCEUA, NEA BAT Caucus, Opt Out Florida Network, and CELT!We are working with these organizations to form a coalition that will grow with like-minded people to speak and march in solidarity in Washington DC on July 8-10th.This coalition
2016 Medley #4 | Live Long and Prosper
2016 Medley #4 | Live Long and Prosper: Politics, Charters, “Failing” Schools, Status Quo, Literacy “Experts”POLITICSWhere do the 2016 presidential candidates stand on education?Here’s a link to a chart explaining current candidates’ education policies. The column on vouchers says it all. Every Republican listed in the chart (except for Donald Trump) either “Supports” or “Strongly Supports” vouche
Judiciary panel chair: Wait on Court until after election : SCOTUSblog
Judiciary panel chair: Wait on Court until after election : SCOTUSblog: Judiciary panel chair: Wait on Court until after electionCharles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Saturday night that the Senate should not act on any new Supreme Court Justice’s nomination until after the November presidential election. Although the Republican leadership of the Se
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/13/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMEvening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblogEvening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin Scalia : SCOTUSblog: Evening round-up: Death of Justice Antonin ScaliaJustice Antonin Scalia was found dead today at a ranch in Texas, after apparently having died in his sleep. This blog’s Tom Goldstein provides first reactions and explains what happens to this Term’s close
