CORPORATE ED REFORM
Louisiana Educator: White Washing Louisiana Education Statistics
Louisiana Educator: White Washing Louisiana Education Statistics: White Washing Louisiana Education StatisticsThis is a funny spoof on what I call predatory charter schools. When you consider just the most recent open meeting violations,cheating incidents, and bullying of young teachers in Louisiana charter schools you see that the creators of this little two minute video are right on target.Schne
Peg with Pen: Billions for Online Testing, Online Curriculum & Technology. This was never about the kids.
Peg with Pen: Billions for Online Testing, Online Curriculum & Technology. This was never about the kids.: Billions for Online Testing, Online Curriculum & Technology. This was never about the kids.As Obama rolls out coding for everyone, updates his technology plan, his testing action plan, the relaunch of peer review of state assessment plans, and pushes forward all sorts of lovely compet
Thirst for Data Impacts Development of Fluid Intelligence | Johnathan Chase | LinkedIn
Thirst for Data Impacts Development of Fluid Intelligence | Johnathan Chase | LinkedIn: Thirst for Data Impacts Development of Fluid IntelligenceCommon Core State Standards will not ensure all students are ready for college and careers as long implementation efforts are more focused on measuring cognitive performance than maximizing cognitive development.Eliminating weeks of meaningful and vigorou
Jersey Jazzman: Reforminess IS The Status Quo
Jersey Jazzman: Reforminess IS The Status Quo: Reforminess IS The Status Quo I'm going to put the charters and graphs and scatterplots and citations away for a minute so we can cut right to the heart of the matter.The 25th Anniversary celebration of Teach For America is only a few hours old, and already I see from following social media that it has become yet another event where reformsters, like
"They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson) - Flint Water Crisis (Michael Moore) - YouTube
"They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson) - Flint Water Crisis (Michael Moore) - YouTube: "They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson) - Flint Water Crisis (Michael Moore)In 2011, the Governor of Michigan took over the city of Flint, a majority-African American city where almost half the population lives below the poverty line. He installed an un-elected "financial mana
After Bottling Michigan’s Clean Water, Nestle Comes Under Fire For Ties To Snyder Admin
After Bottling Michigan’s Clean Water, Nestle Comes Under Fire For Ties To Snyder Admin: After Bottling Michigan’s Clean Water, Nestle Comes Under Fire For Ties To Snyder AdminNestle, which bottles 200 gallons of Michigan water per minute and has ties to the Snyder administration, has become a target for activists who don’t want the corporation to profit from the Flint water crisis.Michigan Gov. R
Setting Children Up to Hate Reading
Setting Children Up to Hate Reading: Setting Children Up to Hate ReadingAny educator or parent who understands the beauty of reading and the importance of helping a child learn to do it right was appalled to read two recent articles about the subject. Both should make all of us concerned that children are being set up to hate reading. They are being pushed to read earlier than ever before!Consider
BustED Pencils Trending News: TRIPLED; 3 HOURS; BEST? | BustED Pencils
BustED Pencils Trending News: TRIPLED; 3 HOURS; BEST? | BustED Pencils: TRIPLED; 3 HOURS; BEST? | BustED Pencils“Teachers Union has tripled the public support of Emanuel” – TRIPLED!!!!!!! WAY TO KEEP BUSTING THOSE PENCILS CTU – clap clap clapThousands rally downtown for Chicago Teachers Unionhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-union-rally-0205-20160204-story.
I don’t want to be pushed out. | Fred Klonsky
I don’t want to be pushed out. | Fred Klonsky: I don’t want to be pushed out.Annie Tan at Wednesday’s Chicago Teacher Union march through the Loop.-By Annie Tan. Annie is a CPS teacher who writes on her blog, An Angry Teacher.It’s been very hard for me to write about teaching as of late. I think most of my friends and family know I’ve had a rough year stemming from work-related issues as well as j
An Article on Personal Behavioral Tracking You Wish was from The Onion. Employees are *Nudged* to Acceptable Behavior. – Missouri Education Watchdog
An Article on Personal Behavioral Tracking You Wish was from The Onion. Employees are *Nudged* to Acceptable Behavior. – Missouri Education Watchdog: An Article on Personal Behavioral Tracking You Wish was from The Onion. Employees are *Nudged* to Acceptable Behavior.The real time tracking of your work day. What could go wrong? Will tracking of workers’ office behaviors in a Canadian consulting fi
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Partial Testing Pause
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Partial Testing Pause:PA: Partial Testing PauseThis week Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill that will delay using the Keystone Exams (our version of the Big Standardized Test for high school students) as a graduation requirement. Though we've been giving the test for a few years, it will now not become a grad requirement until 2019 (postponed from 2017). That's cert
Shake Off Those Charter Chains! - YouTube
Shake Off Those Charter Chains! - YouTube: Shake Off Those Charter Chains! Ever wondered about the magic bullet of charter schools? Turns out they may not be the promised educational salvation so many claim. Sure, there are good, community-based charter schools that are built from the ground up, but the rise of huge “Charter Chains” dwarfs them by comparison.I did this cartoon in collaboration wit
With A Brooklyn Accent: Hamilton: Hip Hop and History- A Magical Combination
With A Brooklyn Accent: Hamilton: Hip Hop and History- A Magical Combination: Hamilton: Hip Hop and History- A Magical CombinationWhen you come back from a show that makes everyone who saw it laugh, cry and want to run to read the history books upon it was based, how can you not love it?This show takes a figure in American history often seen as secondary to Washington, Jefferson and Madison and pu
Schools Matter: What Would a Progressive Education Policy Look Like?
Schools Matter: What Would a Progressive Education Policy Look Like?: What Would a Progressive Education Policy Look Like? In the last presidential debate, Bernie Sanders did progressives no favor by including Barack Obama among those who have earned the right to wear the "progressive" label:In terms of President Obama, I think if we remember where this country was seven years ago, 800,0
In N.C., a teacher shortage by design | The Charlotte Observer
In N.C., a teacher shortage by design | The Charlotte Observer: In N.C., a teacher shortage by designEnrollment in the 15 schools of education in the public university system has dropped – by 30 percent since 2010. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.comRead more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article58602018.html?ref=yfp#storylink=cpyFrom an editorial Friday in the (Raleigh) News
Why Aren’t Public Schools Too Big To Fail? | gadflyonthewallblog
Why Aren’t Public Schools Too Big To Fail? | gadflyonthewallblog: Why Aren’t Public Schools Too Big To Fail?There’s a new fad sweeping the nation.It’s called “Educational Accountability.” Here’s how it works.If your neighborhood school can’t afford to pay its bills, just close it.That’s right. Don’t help. Don’t look for ways to save money. Don’t look for new revenue. Just lock the doors.It’s fun!
‘No child left behind’ catches up | Contemporary Pediatrics
‘No child left behind’ catches up | Contemporary Pediatrics: ‘No child left behind’ catches upThe new 391-page Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; S.1177), the first major rewrite of federal education law in 14 years, has lists of provisions to impact children in myriad ways, including efforts on safe and healthy schools, many different behavioral issues, early childhood education, and homeless chil
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Exposing the Accountability Scam in Education Reform | Western Free Press
Exposing the Accountability Scam in Education Reform | Western Free Press: Exposing the Accountability Scam in Education ReformSo much ‘accountability,’ so little improvement…When it comes to education today, the drumbeat is constant: accountability, accountability, accountability.Private foundations, institutes, and policy centers continually think up “new” ways we can achieve accountability.Educ
La. Class of 2015 ACT Scores: State-run RSD New Orleans Drops to 15.6 Average Composite | deutsch29
La. Class of 2015 ACT Scores: State-run RSD New Orleans Drops to 15.6 Average Composite | deutsch29: La. Class of 2015 ACT Scores: State-run RSD New Orleans Drops to 15.6 Average CompositeAs of February 05, 2016, the best place to locate any smatch of consolidated data on Louisiana’s Class of 2015 ACT scores is this July 16, 2015, nola.com article by Jessica Williams, entitled, “ACT Scores Rise fo
Gov. Snyder declines invite to testify on Flint water crisis by House Democrats | MLive.com
Gov. Snyder declines invite to testify on Flint water crisis by House Democrats | MLive.com: Gov. Snyder declines invite to testify on Flint water crisis by House Democrats FLINT, MI -- Gov. Rick Snyder has declined an invitation to testify before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 10.A statement from Anna Heaton, deputy press secretary for Snyder, said he will b
Jersey Jazzman: The Mis-NAEPery of @TeachForAmerica
Jersey Jazzman: The Mis-NAEPery of @TeachForAmerica: The Mis-NAEPery of @TeachForAmericaGary Rubinstein's BlogTeach For America is having a big party in Washington, D.C. this weekend to celebrate its 25th year -- and look who's crashing:Teach for America, the program that places newly minted college graduates in some of the nation’s most difficult classrooms for two-year teaching stints, is holdin
Chicago Teachers Union Takes Over Downtown In Protest | PopularResistance.Org
Chicago Teachers Union Takes Over Downtown In Protest | PopularResistance.Org: Chicago Teachers Union Takes Over Downtown In ProtestSince he became mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has been at war with public education in Chicago as budget cuts, school closings, disputes over teach salaries have been ongoing. This Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union organized a mass protest of thousands of teachers, students
CURMUDGUCATION: Support Real Education Journalism
CURMUDGUCATION: Support Real Education Journalism: Support Real Education JournalismI am here to ask for your support. Not for me-- my brand of faux journalism costs little to produce. Instead, I want you to help out with Jennifer Berkshire's (Edushyster) latest project.Berkshire is working to fill one of the gaping holes in education journalism. Well, two holes, actually. The first is the need to
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/5/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMPearson to Host Orwellian Conference NEXT WEEK! – Save Maine SchoolsPearson to Host Orwellian Conference NEXT WEEK! – Save Maine Schools:Pearson to Host Orwellian Conference NEXT WEEK!Hurry! Next week, Pearson is hosting its annual online learning conference, and there’s still time to register.If you can get yourself to Amelia Island by Tuesday, you can consider yourself among “
