The US Department of Education’s Digital Promise to advance the ed-tech field and online learning in public schools | Seattle Education : The US Department of Education’s Digital Promise to advance the ed-tech field and online learning in public schools Editor’s note: Cheri Kiesecker was a panelists for the Webinar: Stop the Ed Tech Juggernaut hosted by Parents Across America . Click here for lin
CURMUDGUCATION: John King's Civics Lesson : John King's Civics Lesson The e-mail from the charter-shilling group Center for Education Reform announced breathlessly that John King "joined the chorus of education leaders, elected officials and respected members of the African-American community in criticizing by the NAACP‘s decision to demand moratoriums on charter schools." He didn't. He spoke in
Donald Trump’s disregard for teachers : Donald Trump’s disregard for teachers The GOP nominee has long history of anti-teacher rhetoric. In a 1997 legal deposition , Donald Trump argued that educators lack intelligence, saying that teachers are “very stupid.” Trump’s attack on educators, which came to light in a recent examination of his views on education, come as the Republican nominee is still
Torlakson Recognizes Expanded Learning Leaders - Year 2016 (CA Dept of Education) : State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Recognizes Expanded Learning Leaders in Honor of National Lights On Afterschool SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today congratulated the California Department of Education (CDE) 2016 California Expanded Learning Award winners. “Expanded learning
Serious student privacy concerns with new Summit/Facebook platform | Seattle Education : Serious student privacy concerns with new Summit/Facebook platform Summit charter schools opened a location in Seattle last year. The school calls what they do “blended” or “personalized” learning which means placing a student in front of a computer during most, if not all, of their learning time. As of now,
Thousands of Seattle teachers wore Black Lives Matter shirts to school. Here’s what it looked like. | I AM AN EDUCATOR : Thousands of Seattle teachers wore Black Lives Matter shirts to school. Here’s what it looked like. The #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool event in Seattle yesterday was breathtaking. Never before in the country has an entire district of educators risen up to declare that Black lives ma
Tonight – 7pm Norwich Bulletin’s 2nd Congressional District Debate - Wait What? : Tonight – 7pm Norwich Bulletin’s 2nd Congressional District Debate I am proud to be participating in tonight’s Norwich Bulletin Debate with the other candidates running for Connecticut’s 2 nd Congressional District seat. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. at the Concert Hall in the new Fine Arts Instructional Center on
Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score” | Seattle Education : Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score” Topic: Race, Poverty, and Education: Let’s get real about leveling the playing field Time: Nov 20, 2016 7:00 PM Eastern T
C-Span: Lily talks about the "Trump effect" - Lily's Blackboard : C-Span: Lily talks about the “Trump effect” Lily was on C-Span and talked about education policy why the educators are saying that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s 2016 candidacy is contributing to a rise in school bullying,the “Trump effect.” She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Check it ou
Statewide arts ed database highlights gaps in hopes of spurring change | 89.3 KPCC : Statewide arts ed database highlights gaps in hopes of spurring change At first, the numbers don't seem so bad. Last school year, 101,374 students attending California schools had no access to arts instruction at school, according to data released Thursday by a statewide arts education collaborative. That's just
MUST-SEE! Pasi Sahlberg on “The Inconvenient Truth about American Education” | Diane Ravitch's blog : MUST-SEE! Pasi Sahlberg on “The Inconvenient Truth about American Education” Pasi Sahlberg spoke at Wellesley College in a public lecture on October 13. The video has just been released. As you will see, his presentation is an interactive performance, not a traditional lecture. He uses video, mus
Most US Syrians Arrivals Are Kids, Now Enrolling in School - ABC News : Most US Syrians Arrivals Are Kids, Now Enrolling in School Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria. His father disappeared suddenly four years ago and, the family believes, was killed.
These states are spending less on education now than before the Great Recession - The Washington Post : These states are spending less on education now than before the Great Recession When the Great Recession hit, states trimmed — and in some cases slashed — their budgets for public services, including for education. As the recession ended and the economy improved, some states began restoring fun
2,000 Seattle teachers wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts to class | The Seattle Times : 2,000 Seattle teachers wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts to class The “Black Lives Matter at School” rallies attracted hundreds of students, parents and teachers on Wednesday. About 2,000 Seattle educators wore Black Lives Matter shirts at their schools Wednesday to call for racial equity in education. Schools a
10/20/2016 – What New Challenges To The Charter School Industry Reveal : What New Challenges To The Charter School Industry Reveal THIS WEEK: What’s Wrong With Reed Hastings … Schools Pursuing Integration … No Credit For Graduation Rates … Ignoring Student Debt … Stupid Teacher Prep Rules TOP STORY What New Challenges To The Charter School Industry Reveal By Jeff Bryant “As school year 2016-17 ro
The Politics of Citizen Teachers - Bridging Differences - Education Week : The Politics of Citizen Teachers Deborah Meier continues her conversation with Harry Boyte. To read their full exchange, please visit here . Dear Harry and friends, We've allowed politics to have such a bad name that we forget that practicing smart politics is one of the arts and crafts of a working democracy. None of us c
Isaias' Story: The Struggles and Dilemmas Facing Children of Immigrants : Isaias’ Story: The Struggles and Dilemmas Facing Children of Immigrants Isaias Ramos (second from left) walks with his friends in Memphis, TN. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Connolly) In the midst of all the rancor surrounding the debate over immigration – reaching new heights of vitriol and divisiveness in the 2016 presidential
Education Law Prof Blog : Turning School Discipline Over to the Police Does Not Work The ACLU of California has released a new report titled The Right To Remain a Student: How California School Policies Fail to Protect and Serve . The report begins: Over the past two decades, police officers in the United States have increasingly displaced school administrators as disciplinarians, responding to m
Come July 2017, UCLA Will No Longer Oversee Smarter Balanced | deutsch29 : Come July 2017, UCLA Will No Longer Oversee Smarter Balanced In February 2016, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) posted a Request for Information (RFI) in which it formally solicited advice on how it should proceed as a Common Core testing consortium. The result of that PARCC RFI wa
A Moral Issue « Dad Gone Wild : A Moral Issue As I sit down to write this piece, I feel like I need to make a couple of statements before diving into the main topic at hand. First, in a recent post I raised the question of why parents might choose charter schools, but please don’t mistake my deeper understanding of this issue as a softening of my position on charter school growth (as some may hav
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: About the Professor Strike : PA: About the Professor Strike As just about everyone has heard today, the professors at fourteen of Pennsylvania's state colleges and universities are on strike (due to a quirk in our system, Pitt, Penn State and Temple are in a different state university system). This is the first such strike in ever. It is hard to know exactly what's going on in
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Franklin High Students Asked to Sign "Convenant" : Franklin High Students Asked to Sign "Convenant" This apparently happened yesterday and the reactions are quite interesting. The document is below this text. From the Soup for Teachers Facebook page: - backpedaling - Meg Richman I teach at Franklin. This was clumsy. It is a part of an initiative to focus on the ac
Why top US education official wants to lift cap on charter schools - CSMonitor.com : Why top US education official wants to lift cap on charter schools US Education Secretary John King called for lifting the 'arbitrary cap' on charter school growth, taking a pro-charter stance on an issue that has recently become more partisan and divisive. Education Secretary John King jumped into the charter sc
Tester, Juneau, education officials: ESSA can't be 'No Child Left Behind 2.0' | Local | missoulian.com : Tester, Juneau, education officials: ESSA can't be 'No Child Left Behind 2.0' Jon Tester Superintendents and teachers from across western Montana are cautiously optimistic about the Every Student Succeeds Act, a new law that tosses out the controversial No Child Left Behind and is supposed to
Test-based accountability: The best we can do? | NewBostonPost : Test-based accountability: The best we can do? Who doesn’t want accountability in education? That was the selling point for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). It was the selling point for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) of 1993. It was even a selling point for Finnish reforms in teacher education in 1970. But how did Congres
Huntington Park leaders vote to ban new charter schools for a year - LA Times : Huntington Park leaders vote to ban new charter schools for a year Huntington Park City Council members voted Tuesday to ban new charter schools in the city until next fall. The 4-1 vote extended a 45-day moratorium passed last month after city officials complained about the number of requests for new schools and said
New Jersey student jumps out window to escape standardized test | PhillyVoice : New Jersey student jumps out window to escape standardized test A 15-year-old New Jersey girl broke her ankle Wednesday morning after jumping two stories from her Asbury Park high school in a last ditch effort to avoid taking a standardized test. According to an official with the Asbury Park School District, the stude
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 10/19/16 Featured Post CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Court Decides in Favor of Privacy BRIDGEGATE TRIAL–A wrong turn for the defense, laughter, and thuggery | by mike simpson /
