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John White Is Subsidizing Voucher Schools– and Being Called Out by BESE | deutsch29
John White Is Subsidizing Voucher Schools– and Being Called Out by BESE | deutsch29: John White Is Subsidizing Voucher Schools– and Being Called Out by BESEOn September 01, 2014, the Baton Rouge Advocate published an article entitled, “Cristo Rey Considers Starting School in Baton Rouge.”Cristo Rey is a national chain of Catholic high schools that cater to inner-city students, even arranging for s
CURMUDGUCATION: Why This Teacher Supports Sanders for President
CURMUDGUCATION: Why This Teacher Supports Sanders for President: Why This Teacher Supports Sanders for PresidentEvery political cycle is a sad reminder that public education in general and teachers in particular are political orphans. Neither party even pretends to be interested in or supportive of traditional public education and the people who work in that sector. Where once upon a time, kissing
The One Thing I Don't Do When I'm Assessing Students | The Jose Vilson
The One Thing I Don't Do When I'm Assessing Students | The Jose Vilson: The One Thing I Don’t Do When I’m Assessing StudentsI’ve now taught almost 11 years, starting in the throes of overtesting and overstandardizing. I’ve given multiple forms of assessments over different periods of time. I’ve taught all of the middle school grades and tutored lower and higher grades. I’ve taken my own set of exa
Jersey Jazzman: The Myth of the Heroic Charter School - Part I
Jersey Jazzman: The Myth of the Heroic Charter School - Part I: The Myth of the Heroic Charter School - Part I "Heroic" charter school stories are the stock-in-trade of the "reform" industry. These tales take the same basic form:1) Present some a-contextual data point -- usually having to do with a score on some sort of standardized test -- as proof of a charter school's "
CURMUDGUCATION: What Is the Charter Difference?
CURMUDGUCATION: What Is the Charter Difference?: "What Is the Charter Difference?"What Is the Charter Difference? What exactly makes a charter school a charter school? What is it that charter supporters expect to get from a charter school that they cannot get from a public one?Variety and choice? Some advocates say that parents and students need choices, a variety, a plethora, a cornucop
Small Self-Governing Schools of Choice Revisited | Deborah Meier on Education
Small Self-Governing Schools of Choice Revisited | Deborah Meier on Education: Small Self-Governing Schools of Choice RevisitedDear friends,I spent three days last month in Texas with the North Dakota Study Group (NDSG) in its new form—much younger (maybe a dozen “oldsters” of whom I think I was the oldest), probably half or more people of color (more Hispanic than Africa-American this time). Wh
Message to Pro-CCSS, ESSA Politicians: This is Why Taxpayers/Parents Are Furious. – Missouri Education Watchdog
Message to Pro-CCSS, ESSA Politicians: This is Why Taxpayers/Parents Are Furious. – Missouri Education Watchdog: Message to Pro-CCSS, ESSA Politicians: This is Why Taxpayers/Parents Are Furious.Jonathon Pelto describes recent Connecticut Board of Education meeting in which parents were ignored. Sound familiar? Savvy politicians might want to read an article from Jonathon Pelto in Connecticut which
Oregon Save Our Schools: Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools: Joanne Yatvin
Oregon Save Our Schools: Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools: Joanne Yatvin: Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools: Joanne YatvinWelcome to our second post on the "Humans of Oregon Save Our Schools" to introduce our followers to some of the many people who also follow us!This post features Joanne Yatvin, a co-founder of OSOS. Joanne is a retired teacher and school principal. She is also a wri
LAUSD "TEACHER SHORTAGE"...CREATED BY LAUSD'S ATTACK ON EXPENSIVE SENIOR TEACHERS - Perdaily.com
LAUSD "TEACHER SHORTAGE"...CREATED BY LAUSD'S ATTACK ON EXPENSIVE SENIOR TEACHERS - Perdaily.com: LAUSD "TEACHER SHORTAGE"...CREATED BY LAUSD'S ATTACK ON EXPENSIVE SENIOR TEACHERS(Mensaje se repite en Español)Someone once gave me an explanation of the Yiddish word chutzpah by saying, "It's like killing your mother and father and then throwing yourself on the mercy of the c
Education Lessons From A Sparkly District: The ESSA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Education Lessons From A Sparkly District: The ESSA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee: The ESSA Negotiated Rulemaking CommitteeThis afternoon, the US Department of Education announced the participants (voting and non-voting) for the ESSA Title 1 negotiated rulemaking committee. I, and presumably everyone who had provided testimony to USDOE on January 11th, was invited to apply/be nominated. I wrote
Marie Corfield: Gov. Christie how do you sleep at night?
Marie Corfield: Gov. Christie how do you sleep at night?: Gov. Christie how do you sleep at night? Lost in all the hoopla over Gov. Christie dropping out of the POTUS race last week,debating "hand" sizes and Ted Cruz bad lip reading was this little gem that slipped from Christie's mouth during his monthly radio address:I feel incredibly indebted to the people of New Jersey who gave me th
WARNING Connecticut – They are coming for your schools and your democratic rights! - Wait What?
WARNING Connecticut – They are coming for your schools and your democratic rights! - Wait What?: WARNING Connecticut – They are coming for your schools and your democratic rights! A Breaking News Alert from Jonathan Pelto and Wendy LeckerWhen it comes to public education in Connecticut, a new piece of legislation before the Connecticut General Assembly (H.B. 5551) would be the most far-reaching po
What WALL-E Teaches Us About Adaptive and Personalized Learning (David Wiley) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
What WALL-E Teaches Us About Adaptive and Personalized Learning (David Wiley) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: What WALL-E Teaches Us About Adaptive and Personalized Learning (David Wiley)DAVID WILEY (@OPENCONTENT) IS CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER OFLUMEN LEARNING. THIS POST APPEARED IN EDSURGE FEBRUARY 24, 2016. One hundred years from now, Earth is an epic wasteland
Stop Innovating in Schools. Please. — Medium
Stop Innovating in Schools. Please. — Medium: Stop Innovating in Schools. Please. Too often when we talk about “innovation” in education, we point to that new set of Chromebooks or those shiny new Smartboards as examples of our efforts to change what we do in the classroom. That is, after all, what “innovation” is all about, to “make changes in something established, especially by introducing new
With A Brooklyn Accent: Donald Trump and "Whiteness"
With A Brooklyn Accent: Donald Trump and "Whiteness": Donald Trump and "Whiteness"I have not been at a Donald Trump Rally, but from what I have been able to observe from photos and video cllps posted by both supporters and opponents, attendance at them has been overwhelmingly white. In a society which is increasingly multiracial, that cries out for explanation.Is that accidenta
Op-Ed by Author of New Book on Housing and Poverty in Milwaukee | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog
Op-Ed by Author of New Book on Housing and Poverty in Milwaukee | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog: Op-Ed by Author of New Book on Housing and Poverty in Milwaukee The Eviction EconomyBy MATTHEW DESMOND MARCH 5, 2016 NyTimes (Author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”)I FIRST met Larraine when we both lived in a trailer park on the far South Side of Milwaukee. Fifty-fou
Rejecting Charter Takeover of Public Schools: A Reader – the becoming radical
Rejecting Charter Takeover of Public Schools: A Reader – the becoming radical: Rejecting Charter Takeover of Public Schools: A ReaderThe Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) has been documenting the rise of advocacy for charter takeover of public schools in South Carolina, paralleling a similar pattern in nearby states such as Georgia and North Carolina.See March 13 rally to oppose private takeovers
CURMUDGUCATION: The Obligations of Wealth + KY: Charter Salvation? + Involving Introverts + ICYMI: In like a lamb
CURMUDGUCATION: The Obligations of Wealth: The Obligations of WealthThis is not the blog piece you think it's going to be.I am not going to write about how the Waltons or the Gates or the Kochs or the Rich Folks Whose Names I Don't Know should live their lives, spend their money, and generally behave themselves. It's not, mind you, that I don't have some thoughts about it. But those are not the we
NEWSLETTER | A Message From Diane - NPE Action
NEWSLETTER | A Message From Diane - NPE Action: NEWSLETTER | A Message From Diane Only the light can vanquish darkness. In this last election cycle wealthy individuals poured unprecedented amounts of dark money into state and local school board races, in towns small and large, to elect candidates intent on undermining and privatizing our public schools. Network for Public Education Action brings t
Russ on Reading: A Bill of Rights for School Children
Russ on Reading: A Bill of Rights for School Children: A Bill of Rights for School Children My new book, A Parent's Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century, is due to be released in about a week from Garn Press. The book is aimed at helping parents make informed decisions from the perspective of a public education advocate and corporate education reform critic. This Bill of Rights for School
Seattle Schools Community Forum: About Highly Capable - Dear Directors
Seattle Schools Community Forum: About Highly Capable - Dear Directors: About Highly Capable - Dear Directors My e-mail to the Board (via the schoolboard@seattleschools.org which means I sent it to senior management as well):Dear Directors,The situation with AL/HCC is getting out of hand and someone must step in. I would ask that it be you because clearly, it's not happening in senior management.
Extending school days and year will continue flux in DCPS – @ THE CHALKFACE
Extending school days and year will continue flux in DCPS – @ THE CHALKFACE: Extending school days and year will continue flux in DCPS The Chancellor of DC Public Schools is hell bent on transitioning the entire District, mainly vis a vis most beleaguered schools, to an extended day and school year. The Mayor and Chancellor recently announced a list of roughly ten schools who will be implementing
Glen Ford: The Black “Mis-Leadership” Class | Seattle Education
Glen Ford: The Black “Mis-Leadership” Class | Seattle Education: Glen Ford: The Black “Mis-Leadership” ClassAbout Cory Booker:From Seattle Education:Cory Booker and the $100M gift to Newark Public SchoolsThis goes into the OMG category because that is what I kept saying to myself as I read this article.From FireDogLake:ACLU Wins Lawsuit Against Cory Booker, Forcing Release Of Emails with Facebook
BlackLivesMatter work in Milwaukee Public Schools advancing | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog
BlackLivesMatter work in Milwaukee Public Schools advancing | Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog: BlackLivesMatter work in Milwaukee Public Schools advancing In 2015 the MPS school board adopted a BlackLivesMatter resolution proposed by Dr. Robert Smith and myself.Since its adoption, a group of community educators, parents, MPS teachers, principals and administrators have been meeting and p
Now some schools are testing kids for their ‘grit’ and ‘joy’ levels. Really. - The Washington Post
Now some schools are testing kids for their ‘grit’ and ‘joy’ levels. Really. - The Washington Post: Now some schools are testing kids for their ‘grit’ and ‘joy’ levels. Really.Tony Roddy talks to members of the Joliet Boys and Girls Club about his walk across the United States during a presentation in Joliet, Ill. (Lathan Goumas/The Herald-News via AP) In 2012, I published a post with this headlin
Educators update anti-bullying messages to protect Muslims - Yahoo News
Educators update anti-bullying messages to protect Muslims - Yahoo News: Educators update anti-bullying messages to protect Muslims MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — In response to a surge in reports of anti-Muslim bullying — students being called terrorists, having their head scarves ripped off and facing bias even from teachers — schools are expanding on efforts deployed in the past to help protect gays, ra
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BlackLivesMatter/CampaignZero Activist Brittney Packnett (Almost) Tries to Defend the Indefensible, Teach for America
From the Black Agenda Report: BlackLivesMatter/CampaignZero Activist Brittney Packnett (Almost) Tries to Defend the Indefensible, Teach for America | Seattle Education: From the Black Agenda Report: BlackLivesMatter/CampaignZero Activist Brittney Packnett (Almost) Tries to Defend the Indefensible, Teach for AmericaOriginally posted on the Black Agenda Report:TFA/BlackLivesMatter/CampaignZero Activ
CORE: The Movement to Privatize California's Public Schools
CORE — Transforming Education: Follow This Link for the Real Story Big Education Ape: CORE Waivers: The Movement to Privatize California's Public Schools http://bit.ly/1p7MeN2TransformEd serves as the strategic advisor to the CORE Districts on the design and rollout of the social-emotional component of their School Quality Improvement System (SQIS). Together, the CORE Districts and TransformEd hav
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/5/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMRick Snyder policy ideas yield string of disasters for Michigan | MSNBCRick Snyder policy ideas yield string of disasters for Michigan | MSNBC: Rick Snyder policy ideas yield string of disasters for MichiganTHE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 3/4/16Rick Snyder policy ideas yield string of disasters for MichiganIn a TRMS Special Report, Rachel Maddow lists a series of government-caused disast
