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John King: More of the Same (or Worse) - Network For Public Education
John King: More of the Same (or Worse) - Network For Public Education: John King: More of the Same (or Worse) John King, whose nomination hearings as Secretary of Education begin on Thursday, is an unknown quantity to most Americans. The profiles being published focus on his personal biography, which is compelling. Yet his leadership during the three and a half years he served as New York’s Commis
John White’s Two Sets of 2015 ACT Scores | deutsch29
John White’s Two Sets of 2015 ACT Scores | deutsch29: John White’s Two Sets of 2015 ACT ScoresLouisiana has two sets of ACT scores for students who were seniors in 2014-15. The first set of scores was partially announced in July 2015; the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) issued this embargoed 2014-2015 Louisiana ACT 12th Grade Results release; these scores are only district- and state-leve
Tribute to the Warriors | Poetic Justice
Tribute to the Warriors | Poetic Justice: Tribute to the WarriorsThis is a tribute poem for a great warrior in the fight to save our children – Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. – and to all his radio show listeners andFacebook followers. Today is the second anniversary of his show entitledThe War Report on Public Education.Dark, deceitful, dreadfulThe war continues.Hidden from the publicChildren succ
‘We’re Sorry Teachers are Unfairly Blamed’ says John King – Man Responsible for Unfairly Blaming Teachers | gadflyonthewallblog
‘We’re Sorry Teachers are Unfairly Blamed’ says John King – Man Responsible for Unfairly Blaming Teachers | gadflyonthewallblog:‘We’re Sorry Teachers are Unfairly Blamed’ says John King – Man Responsible for Unfairly Blaming TeachersSometimes the messenger matters.You wouldn’t expect Native Americans to believe an apology from Christopher Columbus.You wouldn’t expect African Americans to believe a
Reject John King as Secretary of Education – Call now! | Jolyn's Education Corner
Reject John King as Secretary of Education – Call now! | Jolyn's Education Corner: REJECT JOHN KING AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION – CALL NOW!Please call Senator Schumer (202) 224-6542 and Senator Gillibrand (202) 224-4451 to let them know that parents from New York do NOT want the Senators from New York to approve John B. King Jr. as the Secretary of Education. Parents rejected him as Commissioner of
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Digging Deep: What is Public Education?
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Digging Deep: What is Public Education?: Digging Deep: What is Public Education?This topic weighs on my mind all the time and certainly is a valid question for all of us.What is public education supposed to be doing? I would love if anyone who comments would write a 2-3 sentence reply to that question. To aid in this discussion, I bring up two articles. (For now,
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Public Education News Round-up
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Public Education News Round-up: Public Education News Round-upI'm leaving out opting out and charter schools stories; they need threads of their own.Over in Pasco, they are so desperate for teachers they have a $1,000 training program to become one for their schools. I was not aware of this program.The Professional Development Program that helps train people witho
FINAL SCHEDULE for #uoo16philly: Transcending Resistance, Igniting Revolution Feb. 26th - 28th, 2016
FINAL SCHEDULE for #uoo16philly: Transcending Resistance, Igniting Revolution Feb. 26th - 28th, 2016 - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: FINAL SCHEDULE for #uoo16philly: Transcending Resistance, Igniting Revolution Feb. 26th – 28th, 2016United Opt Out National: Transcending Resistance, Igniting RevolutionThe conference WILL BE LIVESTREAMED. If you are unable to be the
Corporatizing Education & Teach For America’s Role In Elections | PopularResistance.Org
Corporatizing Education & Teach For America’s Role In Elections | PopularResistance.Org: Corporatizing Education & Teach For America’s Role In ElectionsNote: Popular Resistance takes no positions in electoral politics. We are publishing this article to highlight the role that the big business funded Teach For America is playing in US politics. They are a key group in the corporatizing of e
Connecticut Superintendents Association says children should get more instruction from computers - Wait What?
Connecticut Superintendents Association says children should get more instruction from computers - Wait What?: Connecticut Superintendents Association says children should get more instruction from computersNo, it’s not a headline from the satirical Internet website known as “The Onion.”It is an approach to public education that is being pushed by the Corporate Education Reform Industry and those
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Whom Do Charter Schools Serve?
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Whom Do Charter Schools Serve?:Whom Do Charter Schools Serve? The great irony is that the charter school movement was launched decades ago as a solution to the "problem" that special needs students were not being adequately served by the traditional public schools. Charter schools would specialize in serving the needs of that neglected population —
Ms. Katie's Ramblings: Shame on the Chicago School Consortium on School Research
Ms. Katie's Ramblings: Shame on the Chicago School Consortium on School Research: Shame on the Chicago School Consortium on School ResearchShame. Shame on the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research for once again, allowing their school survey to be used to punish schools.Every year, around this time, all CPS teachers, parents, and students are invited to take the CCSR's "5 Essen
A better way in educaton | Seattle Education
A better way in educaton | Seattle Education: A better way in educatonMy daughter is beginning to focus on the education of her future child and my first grandchild.She wrote the following post on her personal blog and I want to share it with my readers today. Applying to homeschool what I loved from my childhood educationOne of my old classrooms“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way
DFER loves Hillary, ’nuff said | Seattle Education
DFER loves Hillary, ’nuff said | Seattle Education: DFER loves Hillary, ’nuff saidIf, as an education advocate, you were on the fence as a Democrat on who to vote for during this Presidential primary, look no further.From the Gadfly on the Wall Blog:Charter School Champion Hates Bernie Sanders, Prefers Hillary ClintonBernie Sanders doesn’t like charter schools enough.To me that’s an endorsement.Bu
Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger Editorial Page: Still Incoherent On "Choice"
Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger Editorial Page: Still Incoherent On "Choice": Star-Ledger Editorial Page: Still Incoherent On "Choice" I know I promised to back off on Tom Moran and the Star-Ledger Editorial Board this year; they have shown that, no matter what evidence is put in front of them, they will never change their charter school lovin' ways. But I just can't let the follow
BustED Pencils Trending News: Episode 3; NOT PARRC; Bonds; Consultants | BustED Pencils
BustED Pencils Trending News: Episode 3; NOT PARRC; Bonds; Consultants | BustED Pencils: Episode 3; NOT PARRC; Bonds; ConsultantsBustED Pencils Radio Episode 3 – 4/10/15#1 – The test is NOT diagnostic!! #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10! Keep BUSTING PENCILS Marie!My testimony at the 2.10.16 NJ State BOE meeting in Trentonhttps://www.facebook.com/corfieldfornjea/videos/1031885956869752/?fref=nf
Texas School Triples Recess Time And Sees Immediate Positive Results In Kids
Texas School Triples Recess Time And Sees Immediate Positive Results In Kids: Texas School Triples Recess Time And Sees Immediate Positive Results In KidsMore and more, parents are protesting school policies that allow teachers and administrators to withhold recess to punish student misbehavior. Common infractions include tardiness, acting out in class and failure to complete homework—everyday chi
With A Brooklyn Accent: A Presidential Prediction That May Upset Many People
With A Brooklyn Accent: A Presidential Prediction That May Upset Many People: A Presidential Prediction That May Upset Many PeopleI am going to make a prediction that may upset many people, but since it may force people to think outside the box, here goesIf the Republicans confirm President Obama's Supreme Court nominee during the remainder of his term in office, the Republican candidate, probably
Ms. Katie's Ramblings: "Trauma-Informed" Schools are more than Teacher Training
Ms. Katie's Ramblings: "Trauma-Informed" Schools are more than Teacher Training: "Trauma-Informed" Schools are more than Teacher TrainingTrauma. As educators and activists fighting for the schools our students deserve, trauma has got to be talked about. Most teachers I know get that. It's obvious in our day to day interactions with children that some of our little ones need far
U.S. Senate set to confirm John King as Ed Secretary-Feb 25-Say NO – Missouri Education Watchdog
U.S. Senate set to confirm John King as Ed Secretary-Feb 25-Say NO – Missouri Education Watchdog: U.S. Senate set to confirm John King as Ed Secretary-Feb 25-Say NOThe Washington Post reports that the Senate education committee plans to consider President Obama’s nominee, John King, for education secretary at a confirmation hearing at 2 p.m. on Feb. 25.Now is your chance.You have power when it com
CURMUDGUCATION: MS To Teachers: "Shut Up!"
CURMUDGUCATION: MS To Teachers: "Shut Up!": MS To Teachers: "Shut Up!"So, first, to put this in context, I have to tell you about Initiative 42.Mississippi has historically languished at the bottom of the American education barrel, notable for their unwillingness to spend money on schools. Maybe many of their leaders don't like education, or don't like spending money, or don't
Leo Casey: Tracking Attrition Patterns at Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charters | Diane Ravitch's blog
Leo Casey: Tracking Attrition Patterns at Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charters | Diane Ravitch's blog: Leo Casey: Tracking Attrition Patterns at Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charters Leo Casey, director of the Albert Shanker Institute in Washington, D.C.,has pulled together New York state data on the Success Academy charter chain in New York City.When the New York Times revealed the existen
Why Have Instructional Technologies Been an Add-on to Classrooms? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Why Have Instructional Technologies Been an Add-on to Classrooms? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Why Have Instructional Technologies Been an Add-on to Classrooms?My primary care doctor is an early adopter of technology. He is a believer that new hand-held computers can replace the stethoscope, record EKGs, and other functions. These are labor-saving devices that make him mo
RANDI WEINGARTEN: Talking 'bout our generations
Talking 'bout our generations: Talking 'bout our generationsThere comes an uneasy moment in the life of a longtime, anti-establishment agitator when one realizes that she's viewed as ... the establishment. While there's no "Question Authority" T-shirt under my blazer, I still question and push back on(and sometimes get arrested by) the authorities. Still, when younger Americans look at m
Oregon Save Our Schools: Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools
Oregon Save Our Schools: Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools: Humans of Oregon Save Our SchoolsThose of us on the Oregon Save Our Schools Communications committee really enjoy the "Humans of New York" blog. We thought it would be great to play off the idea of that blog and create a few blog posts about the "Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools" to introduce our followers to some of
Court's move to give two nonprofits access to students' personal data ignites privacy debate - LA Times
Court's move to give two nonprofits access to students' personal data ignites privacy debate - LA Times:Court's move to give two nonprofits access to students' personal data ignites privacy debateSchool districts throughout the state are warning that students' personal data will soon be accessed by two nonprofit organizations as part of a federal court case involving special education services, sp
Students, black leaders question scope of Latin School inquiry - The Boston Globe
Students, black leaders question scope of Latin School inquiry - The Boston Globe: Students, black leaders question scope of Boston Latin probeThe investigation’s focus on administrative action ignored wider issues with the school’s racial climate, said Kylie Webster-Cazeau (left) and Meggie Noel, Latin School seniors who launched a social media campaign about race issues at the school that led to
Why DeRay Mckesson's Baltimore Campaign Looks Like It Comes Right Out of Teach for America's Playbook | Alternet
Why DeRay Mckesson's Baltimore Campaign Looks Like It Comes Right Out of Teach for America's Playbook | Alternet: Why DeRay Mckesson's Baltimore Campaign Looks Like It Comes Right Out of Teach for America's PlaybookAs Mckesson launches his outsider candidacy for mayor of Baltimore, many worry his roots in the education privatization movement put the city’s public schools in peril. For those who’ve
Charter schools effectively segregate | Payson Roundup - Payson, AZ
Charter schools effectively segregate | Payson Roundup - Payson, AZ: Charter Schools Effectively SegregateStatistics show sorting by race in school enrollmentDemonstrators at a school choice rally held at the Arizona Capitol displayed various signs supporting both charter and district public schools in Arizona on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.Two decades after Arizona helped pioneer the charter school mov
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Jeb Bush Drops Out of Presidential Race | deutsch29
Jeb Bush Drops Out of Presidential Race | deutsch29: Jeb Bush Drops Out of Presidential Race From the New York Times:COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday, ending a quest for the White House that started with a war chest of $100 million, a famous name and a promise of political civility, but ended with a humbling recognition: in 2016, none of it mattered.“I’m p
The Cerf/Baraka letter to Christie: Surrender, deceit, and betrayal |
The Cerf/Baraka letter to Christie: Surrender, deceit, and betrayal |: The Cerf/Baraka letter to Christie: Surrender, deceit, and betrayalCerf, left, and Baraka appear with Donald Katz, a trustee of Uncommon Schools, a charter chain, at a recent public appearance (From NJSpotlight)Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, elected with strong union backing less than two years ago on a platform of favoring the needs
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/20/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMBATS ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO STOP THE CONFIRMATION OF JOHN KING: Badass Teachers AssociationBadass Teachers Association: BATs LEGISLATIVE TEAM WEEKLY UPDATE FEDERAL NEWSBATS ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO STOP THE CONFIRMATION OF JOHN KING. HE WAS HORRIBLE FOR NEW YORK AND HE WILL BE HORRIBLE FOR THE NATION!CALL SENATOR ALEXANDER AND TELL HIM TO SAY NO TO JOHN KING 202-224-4944. Here a
