CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Stuff To Read Edition (7/9) : ICYMI: Stuff To Read Edition (7/9) Yeah, I'm short a clever title this week, but I'm not short worthwhile pieces for you to read. Here we go. On Global Teacher Prize Winner Maggie MacDonnell and What Humility Looks Like Jose Luis Vilson talks to prize-winner MacDonnell, and we're all a little better for it. This will make you feel a little bett
McConnell says limited health bill could be needed : Randi Said: The American public resoundingly rejects this healthcare bill He provided no details during remarks he made at a Rotary Club lunch in a deep-red, conservative rural area of southern Kentucky. They've said it could include provisions continuing federal payments to insurers that help them contain costs for some low earners and inducem
Hiding Behind Rhetoric in the Absence of Evidence | radical eyes for equity : Hiding Behind Rhetoric in the Absence of Evidence Having been extensively cited in recent news articles on education, I have received the typical responses, both by email and an Op-Ed ( High expectations lead to achievement ). What is notable about these disgruntled responses can be seen directly in the headline above—a
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all : I Am Really A Dog Person Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all DeVos: Tough Accountability for Public Schools, Not for Charters or Voucher Schools 8 by dianeravitch / 33min Erica Green of the New York Times wrote that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has “surprised” everyone by insisting that the state
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL : Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Privilege & Chief Justice Roberts’ Commencement Speech by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gave a speech at his ninth-grade son’s graduation, and it’s been receiving rave reviews across the land. It really is a good speech, and you
With A Brooklyn Accent: How Charter Schools Have Stifled Educational Innovation and Fought the Opt Out Movement : How Charter Schools Have Stifled Educational Innovation and Fought the Opt Out Movement Although charter schools were originally promoted as a vehicle to encourage educational experimentation, their meteoric growth in influence has actually coincided with a REDUCTION in innovation in
More Truth in Teacher-Written Education Blogs Than Corporate Media | gadflyonthewallblog : More Truth in Teacher-Written Education Blogs Than Corporate Media Let’s get one thing straight right from the get go: I am biased. But so are you. So are the parents, students, principals and school directors. So are the policymakers, the corporate donors and professional journalists. Everyone involved in
CURMUDGUCATION: What They Deserve : What They Deserve Before we get started, let me be clear-- this is not ALL conservatives, and in many cases not ONLY conservatives. But there is a thread that runs through current aspects of conservatism that ties many issues, from education to health care, together. As has been noted to the point that we are flogging the marrow inside the stripped bones uneart
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 7/8/17 Featured Post The Blackwhite World of LAUSD’s Charter Schools How to Get Your First Teaching Job - Teacher Habits by mike simpson / 6h How to Get Your First Teaching Job - Teacher Habits
