Has Trump Started World War III ?
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Apparently Mr. Trump does not know how World War II started.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/opinion/trump-putin-europe.html?
Neville Chamberlain
po...
Congressional Democrats: WATCH AND LISTEN!
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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is
the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s
t...
You Kids Get Off My Damn Lawn
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“Why do we have to make such terrible decisions for our whole lives when we
are too young to know what we are doing? The big mistakes are hung around
your ...
Trump Okays More Charter Waste
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At this point, we have more than a few examples of how President Musk's
DOGEry is most certainly not about reducing federal waste and fraud. But if
you w...
Harbinger
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In 1923 Adolf Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government.
He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, and became a convicted felon.
Des...
Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People?
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Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People?
For most of my adult life (other than a brief but wonderful stint in the *People’s
Republic of Ann Arbor*...
Teachers I Respected and Admired–Carmen Wilkinson
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In this series of posts, I draw from my 14 years teaching history in three
urban high schools between the mid-1950s and early 1970s and my experiences
as a...
Strange Science of Reading Law Suit
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By Thomas Ultican 2/20/2025 December 4, 2024, two law firms from New York
and Chicago respectively filed a class action law suit against reading
curriculum...
AMERICA, BOUGHT AND SOLD
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For the sake of argument, let’s assume that your family’s wealth is roughly
average, which means that you’re worth about $1 million, a big jump from
2019. ...
Possible Conflict of Interest for Paul Egan?
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The ABC Caucus is running on transparency, which is refreshing. However, it
appears ABC is only being transparent when it suits itself. "Meet the new
bos...
Bad Words in Schools
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Over the past few years, I have volunteered in four local schools, in
varied programs. And—as a retired veteran teacher—I understand why
students’ identiti...
Catfight
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When there’s a change in power on a school board, the hope of the
electorate is that they have chosen serious people who will focus on issues
of importance...
We are NOT going to leave the US
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what is below the fold was written as a comment on a piece by Mikey
Weinstein called “There are no words” but also after reading the piece by
Phil in Den...
January Parent Engagement Resources
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Participation in School Activities by Spanish- and English-speaking Parents
of Enrolled Students: 1999–2019 Improve family communication with active
listen...
Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her
leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to
make pa...
The Orange Turd feeds the racists
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The Orange Turd has been feeding red meat to the millions of angry racists
for the past 8 years. He has succeeded in hoodwinking these sad souls into
placi...
Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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When I was teaching,
I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were.
*My Promise *
WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...
Juntos lo haremos
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En el año que viene, tendremos que tomar decisiones difíciles sobre quienes
queremos ser en cada comunidad y como nación. Ha sido un año muy intenso.
Desde...
Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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Recycled material here… The central problem with US public schools is often
characterized as an efficiency problem. We spend a lot and don’t get much
for i...
Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
AIN’T IT AWFUL
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As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the
great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught
of those ...
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
The Fight For Our Children
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*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by
56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing
the ...
Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could
we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for
Christmas an...
Keeping Progressive Schools Alive
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Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year and a special thanks to those
who respond to past blogs about choice, et al. I always mean to respond to
each c...
Reminiscences
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I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to
the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them
an...
Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that
part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators
who t...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my
head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and
after read...
Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of
reasonable length, I completely disagree.
Here is what NYSED states are average expe...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m
not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it
harde...
The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good
thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President
Mike P...
Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to
the Dep...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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Test Refusal = People Power
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In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk
taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence,
and ev...
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email
05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a
Califor...
MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
Did you hear two separate public education policies?
Neither did I.
The event has been hyped as a spectacle. The world cannot believe what a spectacle we are making of ourselves.
TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 01: Two fans are seen wearing masks of 2016 presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Kentucky Wildcats at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Please stop calling the TV money-making Theater of the Absurd a debate.
What IS an actual debate?
Every public school in America teaches debate at one level or another. Many high schools and colleges have superb debate teams. The candidates and their handlers know this.
Here are the Rules of Debate.
“Each person has two or three constructive speeches, and two to three rebuttal speeches. The affirmative gives the first constructive speech, and the rebuttals alternate: negative, affirmative, negative, affirmative. The affirmative has both the first and last speeches of the debate.
When worded as a proposition of policy, the topic requires the affirmative to support some specified action by some particular individual or group. The affirmative has the right to make any reasonable definition of each of the terms of the proposition. If the negative challenges the reasonableness of a definition by the affirmative, the judge must accept the definition of the team that shows better grounds for its interpretation of the term.”
Turkey’s Thirty-Year Coup - The New Yorker : TURKEY’S THIRTY-YEAR COUP Did an exiled cleric try to overthrow Erdoğan’s government? At nine o’clock on the night of July 15th, General Hulusi Akar, the chief of the Turkish Army’s general staff, heard a knock on his office door in Ankara, the nation’s capital. It was one of his subordinates, General Mehmet Dişli, and he was there to report that a mil
Sharp Differences Between Clinton and Trump on Education - ABC News : Sharp Differences Between Clinton and Trump on Education A quality education for all students, especially young children, is something Hillary Clinton has been talking about for decades. It's mostly new territory for Donald Trump , who more recently has been touting his education ideas beyond his oft-repeated criticism of Commo
What If Clinton and Trump Debated Education Policy? | gadflyonthewallblog : What If Clinton and Trump Debated Education Policy? The second Presidential debate was a bust for the millions of Americans who care about public schools. Instead, we got Donald Trump mansplaining away his vagina-grabbing days. We got Hillary Clinton blaming Machiavellian duplicity on a movie about Abraham Lincoln. But no
Hillary Clinton: Common Core is a Political Failure | Truth in American Education : Hillary Clinton: Common Core is a Political Failure Hillary Clinton at the DNC Women’s Leadership Forum in 2014 Photo credit: Karen Murphy ( CC-By-ND 2.0 ) On Friday Wikileaks leaked part of the over 2,060 emails that were hacked from John Podesta’s email account . Podesta is Clinton’s campaign chairman. The email
U.S. Department of Education: Value-Added Not Good for Evaluating Schools and Principals | VAMboozled! : U.S. Department of Education: Value-Added Not Good for Evaluating Schools and Principals Just this month, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) wing of the U.S. Department of Education released a report about using value-added models (VAMs) for measuring school principals’ performance. The
Schools Matter: Eyes on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission - October 13th, 2016 : Eyes on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission - October 13th, 2016 Each month the Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools does an analysis of resolutions before the Philadelphia School Reform Commission monthly meeting. While this is a local issue, the behind the scenes stealth assault on the Philadelphi
Torlakson Kicks Off 2016 STEM Symposium - Year 2016 (CA Dept of Education) : California Schools Chief Tom Torlakson to Kick Off State's Biggest Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Symposium State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today kicked off California's largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education symposium. Torlakson, who started his pub
Nation’s First Charter School Strike Looms | The Chicago Defender : Nation’s First Charter School Strike Looms The nation's first charter school strike could happen here in Chicago as early as Oct. 19 in the UNO Charter School Network. The nation’s first charter school strike could happen here in Chicago as early as Oct. 19. The United Educators of UNO (UEU), which represents teachers and support
Do You Want To Save Public Education in America? | BustED Pencils : Do You Want To Save Public Education in America? Here at BustED Pencils the answer to that question is a BIG HELL YEAH! And for us that means continuing to host interviews with the makers, shakers, punkers, visionaries, and ass kicking individuals taking the fight to corporate education reform . And for the last 3 years we have d
Donald Trump’s latest comments about assaulting women aren’t new, they’re a pattern – Medium : Donald Trump’s latest comments about assaulting women aren’t new, they’re a pattern On Friday, tapes were released of Donald Trump making lewd and inappropriate comments, where he boasts about sexually assaulting women, sending his campaign and the Republican Party into crisis mode, and prompting some G
CURMUDGUCATION: Don't Wait for the Authorities : Don't Wait for the Authorities This morning we had some professional development from our local police department, The training centered around the ALICE method of dealing with an active shooter. What are we supposed to do when there's an active killer in the building? ALICE focuses on three choices-- run, hide or fight. There were some specifics m
12 Reasons Why Digital Personalized Learning is Not Special Education : 12 Reasons Why Digital Personalized Learning is Not Special Education A recent article in Business Insider describes how Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg got their idea for digital personalized learning from special education. A light bulb lit, and they realized that students placed according to their academic level online is n
California poll shows strong support for Common Core | EdSource : California poll shows strong support for Common Core Think you know a lot about Common Core? A new poll finds you’re probably wrong - The Hechinger Report - http://hechingerreport.org/?p=23369 The Common Core State Standards have faced strong opposition in many states, but in California, more than three out of five registered voter
Teaching teens about police contact before confrontation :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet : Teaching teens about police contact before confrontation (Texas) The growing unrest over citizens being killed by police officers has frustrated policy makers looking for solutions. But one Texas lawmaker has proposed a practical first step–teaching ninth
Race, School Ratings And Real Estate: A 'Legal Gray Area' : NPR Ed : NPR : Race, School Ratings And Real Estate: A 'Legal Gray Area' With her infant son in a sling, Monique Black strolls through a weekend open house in the gentrified Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. There are lots of factors to consider when looking for a home — in this one, Monique notices, the tiny window in the second bed
Poverty link remains constant in Ohio students’ poor test scores | The Columbus Dispatch : Poverty link remains constant in Ohio students’ poor test scores Changes to state testing and district report cards gave schools plenty of new data to absorb this summer, but one constant remained. Regardless of which tests students are taking or if more districts are seeing D’s or F’s on their report cards
L.A. Unified backs down and agrees to provide lifetime benefits to charter school teachers - LA Times : L.A. Unified backs down and agrees to provide lifetime benefits to charter school teachers The Los Angeles school district and a well-known charter school have quietly resolved a conflict in a way that will help a group of employees but deepen the district ’s long-term budget deficit. L.A. Unif
FairTest Proposes One Possible Path Away from Test-and-Punish | janresseger : FairTest Proposes One Possible Path Away from Test-and-Punish FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, has released an important brief, Assessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems to Replace Testing Overkill . The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind last De
With A Brooklyn Accent: Notorious Phd Debate Post Mortem: Hide Your Children-It's Going to be a Wild Ride : Notorious Phd Debate Post Mortem: Hide Your Children-It's Going to be a Wild Ride Donald Trump at his best in a public forum- which we saw last night- was not enough to turn the tide of the building momentum for Hillary Clinton. First, his image as a bully was confirmed by his propensity to
SKrashen: Sustained Silent Reading: The effects are substantial, it works, and it leads to more reading. A response to Shanahan (2016). : Sustained Silent Reading: The effects are substantial, it works, and it leads to more reading. A response to Shanahan (2016). Stephen Krashen Shanahan (2016) makes three unsubstantiated claims about sustained silent reading (SSR). A "tiny" effect? Shanahan stat
School-Disturbance Laws Have Outlawed Being a Teenager in America - The Atlantic : How America Outlawed Adolescence At least 22 states make it a crime to disturb school in ways that teenagers are wired to do. Why did this happen? ONe monday morning last fall , at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, a 16-year-old girl refused to hand over her cellphone to her algebra teacher. Af
Donald Trump’s Campaign for the Presidency Introduces a New Challenge for Teachers - The Atlantic : Is This What Our Children Will Learn? Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency introduces a new challenge for teachers. At first, education looked like it might actually play a role in the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as they faced off Sunday evening at Wash
Why Don't the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing? - Curriculum Matters - Education Week : Why Don't the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing? Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is an impressively polarizing one in the K-12 education world. One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that they don't require teaching students
Proposition 55: How taxing the wealthy could support public education : Proposition 55: How taxing the wealthy could support public education California is a state that both mints millionaires and relies heavily on taxing them to fund its education and provide basic state government services. Both of those Californias feature in Proposition 55, which asks voters to extend higher income tax rates
Massachusetts Court: School Choice Is Not a “Civil Right” | deutsch29 : Massachusetts Court: School Choice Is Not a “Civil Right” Judge Heidi Brieger sun/lisa redmond On October 06, 2016, Massachusetts education blogger, Jennifer Berkshire, posted that the Massachusetts Superior Court had tossed a lawsuit arguing that raising the charter school cap was an issue of student civil rights. The argume
Chicago Teachers Union | Protect Our Schools—CTU Voices : Protect Our Schools—CTU Voices Teachers, next to parents, are the strongest advocates for students and against the cuts to classroom supports that disrupt teaching and learning. Public school educators love the work we do and never want to go on strike. However, we believe that we must take a stand to fight for the schools our students des
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 10/9/16 Featured Post School Choice Barbecued Cajun Style | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé Group continues push for charter accountability after Brown veto - The San Diego Union-Tribune