Solidarity With Migrant Families: Join the February 17th teach-in at the border against Child Detention! – Black Lives Matter At School Solidarity With Migrant Families: Join the February 17th teach-in at the border against Child Detention! The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating migrant children from their families at the boarder is cruel and inhuman. The U.S. government
Jersey Jazzman: Testing Chaos Continues in New Jersey Testing Chaos Continues in New Jersey Here's an update from my last blog on the chaotic debate over New Jersey's high school exit exam: Yesterday, after several delays, the state announced a settlement that at least clarifies the path to graduation for New Jersey's high school juniors and seniors: New Jersey reached a settlement Friday that of
2020 Democrats Eager for Teachers’ Backing | Education News | US News 2020 Democrats Eager for Teachers’ Backing The president of one of the nation’s most powerful teachers unions says it’s far too early for an endorsement, but Democratic hopefuls are lining up to make their cases. THE AMERICAN FEDERATION of Teachers is one of the two national teachers unions that represents millions of educators
Bill and Melinda Gates annual letter 2019: is their fortune justifiable? - Vox Bill and Melinda Gates and the problem of the “good billionaire” A new wave of critics say even the most generous billionaires are bad. Are they right? Bill and Melinda Gates are odd billionaires. The Gateses, who released their foundation’s annual letter this week, are not cartoonishly out-of-touch like Stephen Schwar
Why Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘loser teachers’ comment was 'a chilling moment’ for educators around the world - The Washington Post Why Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘loser teachers’ comment was 'a chilling moment’ for educators around the world You may recall that President Trump held a pro-border wall rally on Feb. 11 in El Paso and his eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., made a speech that roused the crowd. The pre
Ohio: Rightwing Think Tank Aide Attacks Hero of Public Education | Diane Ravitch's blog Ohio: Rightwing Think Tank Aide Attacks Hero of Public Education Ohio has one of the worst charter sectors in the country. In 2015, The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post agreed that Ohio’s Charters had become a national joke. Margaret Raymond, leader of CREDO, which conducts stu
Chaz's School Daze: Comparing Our Contract Raises With Los Angeles And Denver Comparing Our Contract Raises With Los Angeles And Denver UFT members just received a 2% raise on Valentine's Day and the total 42 month contract (Feb 2018 -September 2022) is 7.5% or 2% annually. This contract was negotiated by New York City which has a multi billion dollar surplus. How does our contract compare to the
Denver Teachers Strike Pays Off for Teachers | deutsch29 Denver Teachers Strike Pays Off for Teachers On Monday, February 11, 2019, Denver teachers went on strike. Later that week, on Thursday, that decision apparently paid off. From the February 14, 2019, Vox : More than 2,000 educators, who have been on strike since Monday, said they reached a tentative deal Thursday with the local school distr
Sacramento City teachers union to hold vote by members to authorize potential strike Sacramento City teachers union to hold vote by members to authorize potential strike The teachers union took its long-running dispute with the Sacramento City Unified School District up a notch Thursday as union leaders voted to seek members’ authorization for a potential strike. The move adds to the challenges f
What Will It Take to Get Equitable School Funding in Pennsylvania – a Statewide Teachers Strike!? | gadflyonthewallblog What Will It Take to Get Equitable School Funding in Pennsylvania – a Statewide Teachers Strike!? What if every public school teacher in Pennsylvania refused to come to work on Monday ? What if instead they took to the streets with signs and placards, bullhorns and chanted sloga
Boston: Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point | Schott Foundation for Public Education Boston: Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point When striking Los Angeles teachers won their demand to call for a halt to charter school expansions in California, they set off a domino effect, and now teachers in other large urban districts are making the
New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says - The New York Times New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says A high-level panel commissioned by Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the city to adopt a sweeping measure to address entrenched segregation in education: create diversity targets for all 1,
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: The Death of Cyber Charters (Maybe, Finally) PA: The Death of Cyber Charters (Maybe, Finally) In the entire education ocean, cyber charters continue to be a festering garbage patch, and a recently proposed bill could clean them out of Pennsylvania. It is not that cyber charters could not be useful for a select group of students with special needs. But in the whole panoply of f
Inequity Enablers: Politicians Who Support Charter Schools Inequity Enablers: Politicians Who Support Charter Schools Politicians who support charter schools are inequity enablers. The proliferation of charter schools is indicative of a toxic environment due to our nation’s planned neglect of public schools and the intentional failure to mediate inequity. Politicians who have advocated for and ab
Bill Aims to Fix Hollow 'College Promise' Aid Program | Capital & Main Bill Aims to Fix Hollow ‘College Promise’ Aid Program Also this week: Governor Gavin Newsom chooses a new state education board president, Oakland teachers move closer to a strike and the money continues to flow in an L.A. school board race. Learning Curves” is a weekly roundup of news items, profiles and dish about the inters
Why Two Moms Support Jackie Goldberg for School Board - LA Progressive Why Two Moms Support Jackie Goldberg for School Board jackiegoldberg.org A s parents, we are committed to keeping our neighborhood schools thriving. For us, that means doing everything we can to make Dorris Place and Elysian Heights Elementary, local public schools here in the diverse communities along the L.A. River, into the
Teachers’ Strikes Are Rattling Washington. This Hearing in the U.S. House Is Proof. Teachers’ Strikes Are Rattling Washington. This Hearing in the U.S. House Is Proof. As Denver public school teachers head back to school, ending their first labor stoppage in 25 years, it’s hard to dismiss the impact the nation-wide teacher strikes have had on American politics. As Democratic presidential candidat
Teacher Bonuses Make So Much Sense. Why Don’t They Work? - Bloomberg Bonuses Seem Sensible, But They Haven’t Improved Teaching The latest evidence against incentive pay: Denver teachers on strike. Fourteen years ago, Denver public schools embarked on what was hailed as “the most ambitious teacher compensation plan ever attempted.” It was thoughtfully planned, following a years-long pilot program.
Bruce Baker and Mark Weber: The Big Lies About Charter Schools in Newark | Diane Ravitch's blog Bruce Baker and Mark Weber: The Big Lies About Charter Schools in Newark Now that Cory Booker is running for the Democratic nomination for president, expect to hear a Big Lies about the transformation of the Newark’s hoops when Booker was Mayor. This study by Bruce Baker and Mark Weber of Rutgers Unive
Are Charter Schools Losing their Cachet? Is the Narrative Shifting? | janresseger Are Charter Schools Losing their Cachet? Is the Narrative Shifting? There is a swell of reaction against “corporate school reform.” It can’t be called a tsunami, but the wave is significant enough that people are paying attention. Thanks to a year of strikes by public schoolteachers, for example, people seem suddenl
Teach for America Features Alumni Who Overwhelmingly Exit the Classroom | deutsch29 Teach for America Features Alumni Who Overwhelmingly Exit the Classroom On its website, teacher-temp org, Teach for America (TFA), states that “many” of its alumni (those who complete two years in the classroom) “continue teaching”: Teach For America recruits outstanding and diverse leaders to become TFA “corps me
Teaching at MetWest (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Teaching at MetWest (Part 2) A 27 year veteran of teaching in the Oakland Unified District (OUSD), Shannon Carey greets me at the door when I arrive at 8:30 on Friday, February 1st. She is wearing a UC Berkeley shirt (teachers that day wore clothes that advertised where they attended college) over jeans and dark an
Love OUR Public Schools: Children & Their Teachers! Love OUR Public Schools: Children & Their Teachers! On this one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, I am remembering the students and their parents and teachers, especially those who lost loved ones. MSD represents a great public school. Beyond the sadness of that day, we saw what a good public school can b
Schott's 2018 Impact | Schott Foundation for Public Education Schott's 2018 Impact Most popular 2018 blogposts: Journey for Justice Releases Stunning New Documentary Webinar Series: The Safe and Supportive Schools All Children Deserve New Journey for Justice Report Shows How We're Failing Brown v. Board Native Youth Education & Health: Is Philanthropy up to the Challenge? Public School Students C
Weaponized Journalism Weaponized Journalism It has been a great and very profitable partnership with David Pecker and the team at AMI over the last four years and we look forward to the next phase of growth. “ – Austin Beutner At best, the National Enquirer, published by AMI, is mindless entertainment for people stuck waiting in line at their local supermarket. While stories about aliens and othe
Denver teachers strike: Teachers end strike after big pay raise - Vox The Denver teachers strike is over. They won. Denver teachers snagged $23 million in pay raises during a three-day strike. Denver’s teachers may soon be returning to school. More than 2,000 educators, who have been on strike since Monday, said they reached a tentative deal Thursday with the local school district. Details are no
Assemblyman asks state for ‘deep dive’ audit of Sacramento City school district Assemblyman asks state for ‘deep dive’ audit of Sacramento City school district Putting more pressure on Sacramento City Unified School District, under the threat of state takeover as it struggles to correct a $35 million budget gap, the assemblyman representing the district has requested a “deep dive” by the Californ
Denver Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Walkout | 89.3 KPCC Denver Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Walkout Updated at 10:05 a.m. ET After a long night of bargaining, teachers in Denver who were on strike over wages and bonuses have reached a tentative agreement with school district officials to end their walkout. The strike began Monday, after 15 months of negotiations ended without a de
The Big Lie about the “Science of Reading” | radical eyes for equity The Big Lie about the “Science of Reading” While something of a Wild West frontier, inordinately dangerous for the most vulnerable, social media can be a powerful window into how we think about and judge education. Recently, the reading wars have been once again invigorated; this time driven often by parents and advocates for st
CURMUDGUCATION: Speedbumps on the Road to Curriculum's Golden Age Speedbumps on the Road to Curriculum's Golden Age Among the recent shifts in reform thought is one to a focus on curriculum and content, and I don't hate it. One of the hugely screwed up features of the last two decades has been the content-stripped focus on hollow skills. Reading is not a set of skills that can somehow be taught a
We’ll Have to Reduce Test-and-Punish. Talking about Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough | janresseger We’ll Have to Reduce Test-and-Punish. Talking about Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough Silly me! I didn’t realize until a couple of weeks ago that SEL is a thing. SEL is a new term in educational circles: Social Emotional Learning. I heard Linda Darling-Hammond—Stanford University emeritus
Teacher Insurgency: What Are The Strategic Challenges? | Shanker Institute Teacher Insurgency: What Are The Strategic Challenges? The following post was the basis for a talk by Leo Casey, the Executive Director of the Albert Shanker Institute, which was delivered at “The Future of American Labor” conference held February 8th and 9th in Washington, D.C. There is every reason to celebrate the “ Tea
‘Since Parkland’: A remarkable project by teen journalists about kids killed by guns in America - The Washington Post ‘Since Parkland’: A remarkable project by teen journalists about kids killed by guns in America 12 months 1,200 American kids killed by guns 1,200 stories about the lives they led, reported by teen journalists across the country That’s the start to a remarkable project, titled “Si
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Upcoming Charter School Applications in Washington State Upcoming Charter School Applications in Washington State There were 12 NOIs (Notices of Intent) submitted to the Washington State Charter Commission this fall. I'd be surprised if more than six even submit an application; it's a heavy lift to get done. There were some surprises as I researched each NOI. Firs
Wesley Null and Diane Ravitch: The Heart of a School is Its Teachers: Treat Them with Love and Respect | Diane Ravitch's blog Wesley Null and Diane Ravitch: The Heart of a School is Its Teachers: Treat Them with Love and Respect Wesley Null, vice provost for undergraduate education at Baylor University, and I wrote this piece for the Dallas Morning News. Texas legislators are revising the state’s
Newsom says California’s education spending is 41st in US | The Sacramento Bee Newsom says California’s education spending is 41st in US To the applause of education advocates around the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Tuesday during his State of the State address that California’s spending on primary and secondary education is among the lowest in the nation. “Seven years ago, we invested $
Oakland Unified School District treats scabs better than teachers | East Bay Majority Oakland Unified School District treats scabs better than teachers Teachers and community supporters picketed OUSD’s scab worker hiring fair this weekend, completely shutting it down within hours By Jamie Gardner This weekend, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) sparked outrage when they tried to hire scab
Atlanta School Cheating Scandal: The Untold Story of Corporate Greed & Criminalization of Teachers | Democracy Now! Atlanta School Cheating Scandal: The Untold Story of Corporate Greed & Criminalization of Teachers As teacher strikes in Denver and Los Angeles join a wave of recent labor actions bringing attention to the plight of the American public school system, we take a fresh look at one of t
Diary Of A Socialist Indoctrinator Diary Of A Socialist Indoctrinator Monday We started the week here at Karl Marx Middle School with the usual reminders about monitoring the hall between classes and limiting bathroom passes during class periods. Principal McBossface handed out the school nurse schedule for the week (remember not to send sick students when she's not in the building) and the lunch
Striking Denver Teachers Are Fighting To Be Able To Live Where They Teach Striking Denver Teachers Are Fighting To Be Able To Live Where They Teach On Monday, more than 5,000 teachers, parents and students from public schools across Denver took part in a festive rally on the steps of the Colorado state capitol. The demonstration marked the first day of a teacher strike to demand higher base salar
The Idea That Black Lives Matter Is Not New - Neither Is Your Hatred For It. - Philly's 7th Ward THE IDEA THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER IS NOT NEW – NEITHER IS YOUR HATRED FOR IT. On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, I had the honor of speaking at the Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of Action rally last week. The audience was mostly educators, with a few powerful students (several spoke as well). It is g
Teachers and immigrant rights activists gather in El Paso to call for an end to the detention and | MENAFN.COM Teachers and immigrant rights activists gather in El Paso to call for an end to the detention (MENAFN - PRLog) Organization led by Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year will live-stream a Teach-In For Freedom in El Paso, Texas on Sunday, February 17, 2019 Teach-In For Freedom
House Hearing Puts Spotlight on Dilapidated US Schools House Hearing Puts Spotlight on Dilapidated US Schools WASHINGTON (CN) – Reminded about the human toll of their funding decisions, House lawmakers heard unsettling testimony Tuesday on the efforts by public schools to educate America’s youth in crumbling and moldy classrooms. “Most of our schools do not meet the baseline standards required to
'Staggering': 30,000 Oklahoma teachers have left profession in the past 6 years, report shows | Education | tulsaworld.com 'Staggering': 30,000 Oklahoma teachers have left profession in the past 6 years, report shows A new report released by the state shows 30,000 Oklahoma teachers have left the profession in the past six years. “The loss of 30,000 educators over the past six years is staggering
Charter school strike nears 7th day, could match length of CTU walkout in 2012 | Chicago Sun-Times Charter school strike nears 7th day, could match length of CTU walkout in 2012 It’s poised to match the length of Chicago’s famous 2012 public school teacher strike. It’s quickly become the longest charter teacher strike ever. And there’s no end in sight. Wrapping up the sixth day of picketing at fo
The Difficulty of Cleaning Arne Duncan’s Awful Policies Out of the Laws of 50 States | janresseger The Difficulty of Cleaning Arne Duncan’s Awful Policies Out of the Laws of 50 States Sometimes I find myself considering how our society arrived in 2019 at what striking schoolteachers this year have been demonstrating is an existential crisis for our system of public education. Partly, of course, B
California governor taps renowned educator Linda Darling-Hammond to head state Board of Education - The Washington Post California governor taps renowned educator Linda Darling-Hammond to head state Board of Education California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) just tapped Linda Darling-Hammond, a giant in the world of education, to head the 11-member state Board of Education. During his first State of the
Writing as Threat | The Jose Vilson WRITING AS THREAT On the Saturday after I spoke on a panel at the Schomburg , I attended the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators conference here in NYC. I supported my friends Julia Torres and Cornelius Minor as they gave a framework for authors and artists to ingratiate themselves to PK – 12 educators. After the spot-on workshop, Elizabeth Ace
“It’s a Deaf Thing” to Host Third Annual Deaf Expo in October 2019 | deutsch29 “It’s a Deaf Thing” to Host Third Annual Deaf Expo in October 2019 I received an email request from Terry Hunt , deaf business owner, volunteer, and committee chair for the Florida-based nonprofit, It’s a Deaf Thing , asking me to promote the nonprofit’s 2019 expo on my blog. Happy to do so, Terry. It’s a Deaf Thing de
Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age Author John R. Allen President, The Brookings Institution Editor's Note: This report is part of " A Blueprint for the Future of AI ," a series from the Brookings Institution that analyzes the new challenges and potential policy solutions introduced by artificial
APNewsBreak: Teach for America slammed over Oakland strike APNewsBreak: Teach for America slammed over Oakland strike Hundreds of Teach for America alumni are slamming the educator placement program for telling members to cross the picket line during a potential teacher strike in Oakland, California, or risk losing thousands of dollars at the end of their service. More than 300 alumni signed the
Dear House Democrats: Go Easy on Betsy DeVos - Progressive.org Dear House Democrats: Go Easy on Betsy DeVos I’m not looking for gotcha moments or public chastising of the Secretary, I’m after something larger. Dear House Democrats, Congratulations. Now that the celebrating has died down and you’re turning your attention to your new jobs, I want to share an observation about the business of govern
Two Los Angeles Teachers Examine Their Superintendent, Austin Beutner - Living in Dialogue Two Los Angeles Teachers Examine Their Superintendent, Austin Beutner As the dust settles on the 6-day UTLA strike, we can see education policy in the City of Los Angeles with fresh perspectives and fresh options. The demands of Los Angeles teachers were supported by an overwhelming majority of parents, stu
Newsom names new head of State Board of Education in California | EdSource Newsom names new head of State Board of Education in California Linda Darling-Hammond to succeed Michael Kirst on powerful state education body n his first State of the State speech Tuesday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom named Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford University professor emeritus and one of the nation’s most prominen
Betsy DeVos Is PROFITING Off Separating Migrant Kids From Their Parents - The Ring of Fire Network Betsy DeVos Is PROFITING Off Separating Migrant Kids From Their Parents According to reports , Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been making huge profits by the family separation policies of the Trump Administration. The reports show that DeVos is invested heavily in adoption agency corporation
How NCLB is Still Destroying Reading for Children How NCLB is Still Destroying Reading for Children NCLB was a bi-partisan bill signed into law in 2002 during the Bush administration’s push for school reform. We now recognize how punitive the bill was, its troubling use of one-size-fits-all standardized testing to demonize and close public schools, the punitive AYP and “highly qualified” teacher
PBS News Hour Opinion: Why I am celebrating ‘Black Lives Matter at School’ – I AM AN EDUCATOR PBS News Hour Opinion: Why I am celebrating ‘Black Lives Matter at School’ Jesse Hagopian wrote this short article for the PBS News Hour about our hugely successful Black Lives Matter Week of Action. Photos by Sharon H. Chang. PBS News Hour Education Feb 8, 2019 7:20 PM EST I don’t think I’ve ever been e
Educators Endorse Safety Measures – Not Arming Teachers | Education News | US News Educators Endorse Safety Measures – Not Arming Teachers A report by teachers groups and gun-safety advocates says guns would be ineffective in schools. THE TWO NATIONAL teachers union and a leading gun safety group called on federal and state lawmakers to pass a variety of gun laws to prevent future school shooting
‘Future of Unions’ conference speakers push sectoral bargaining – People's World ‘Future of Unions’ conference speakers push sectoral bargaining WASHINGTON—-What was supposed to be an intellectual weekend conference on the future of the U.S. union movement turned into a conference on the future of collective bargaining, and specifically the promotion of sectoral bargaining, instead. The Feb. 8-9
Denver teachers take to the picket line to protest inadequate pay Denver teachers are next to take to the picket line A bonus system cannot replace a higher base pay Denver high school social studies teacher Nick Childers, right, chants as teachers picket outside South High School on February 11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Denver teachers are striking for the first time in 25 years after the schoo
CURMUDGUCATION: NY: Parents Call For Charter Pause and Evaluation NY: Parents Call For Charter Pause and Evaluation NYC school district's parent board has come out in opposition to raising New York's charter school cap. Will Governor Cuomo hear them? The New York City schools are under mayoral control (never, ever, an ideal system), so they have no school boards. What they do have is thirty-six C
Denver Strike: Teachers Protest Low Pay and “Corporate Reform” Innovations that Didn’t Work | janresseger Denver Strike: Teachers Protest Low Pay and “Corporate Reform” Innovations that Didn’t Work The Denver Classroom Teachers Association went on strike yesterday against the Denver Public Schools over low pay and what has become a failed experiment in merit pay bonuses. Schoolteachers want the d
'Performance pay’ drove Denver teachers to strike -- and it is failing in other districts, too. A North Carolina teacher explains why it doesn’t work. - The Washington Post 'Performance pay’ drove Denver teachers to strike -- and it is failing in other districts, too. A North Carolina teacher explains why it doesn’t work. Denver teachers are out on strike, protesting the system of performance pay
School Reform in the U.S.: Naivete and Fatalism | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice School Reform in the U.S.: Naivete and Fatalism “ If naivete is a danger, so is fatalism .”* The history of school reform has been a back-and-forth journey between hyperactive innocence and passive resignation. I will explain this and give examples shortly but I want to ask one question and then
Badass Teachers Association: On The Anniversary Of The Parkland Massacre by Dr. Michael Flanagan On The Anniversary Of The Parkland Massacre by Dr. Michael Flanagan This February 14th, the United States will be marking a tragic anniversary . It has been one year since 17 students and teachers were killed at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in Parkland, Florida. While likely the surviv
School Shooting Tracker: Counting school shootings since 2013 School Shooting Tracker: Counting school shootings since 2013 NBC News is tracking school shootings. Here’s what we found. Since 2013, 61 people have been killed and 98 injured in 38 school shootings, according to a school shooting tracker that NBC News is making public. As of February 11, 2019, it has been four days since the last sch
Oakland Strike: Support Students and Educators With Bread for Ed – California Educator Oakland Strike: Support Students and Educators With Bread for Ed Oakland teachers are set to go on strike soon in their fight for the education their students deserve and the resources educators need to do this. (See Oakland Education Association [OEA] for updates, and CTA’s information on how to support OEA me
Educators stage mass teach-in to stop incarceration of immigrant children - Education Votes Educators stage mass teach-in to stop incarceration of immigrant children Hundreds of teachers of the year and other educators from across the country are participating in a daylong teach-in Feb. 17 in El Paso, Texas, to draw the nation’s attention to the more than 10,000 immigrant children detained in ove
BLM@Schools in Sol idarity with Denver Educators on Strike! – Black Lives Matter At School BLM@Schools in Solidarity with Denver Educators on Strike! The Black Lives Matter at School Coalition stands in solidarity with all Denver educators and school support personnel who go on strike today, Monday, February 11th. Teachers across the country have continued to demonstrate that they cannot be expec
Failing Charter Schools and the LAUSD Board’s Choice Failing Charter Schools and the LAUSD Board’s Choice Data doesn’t close opportunity gaps. People have to do that, so we now need people to take action. – Carrie Hahnel, EdTrust-West It is easy to blame a public school for failing to successfully educate a child. Teachers and schools make easy scapegoats in a society that consistently fails at a
Cliff notes for new students of CA’s byzantine school system :: K-12 Daily :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet Cliff notes for new students of CA’s byzantine school system (Calif.) Last month, a new two-year legislative session began in earnest, which means a lot of new faces on key policy and fiscal committees, and even some in leadership positions. To help ease the tra
Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs… — ProPublica Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs of Violence, Gang Membership School officials say the monitoring was about keeping students safe, not punishing them. But critics say it expanded the role of police in schools and increased surveillance of children. This is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and W
Denver teachers set to strike over better pay and working conditions | US news | The Guardian Denver teachers set to strike over better pay and working conditions Colorado city educators would be the latest in a broad wave of strikes and protests across the country battling for funding School teachers in Denver, Colorado , are set to strike on Monday in the latest of a wave of actions that has sw
Winning the War for Science Education | Live Long and Prosper Winning the War for Science Education With about a dozen Democrats running for president (and a few more still “undecided”), there’s no doubt that the race for the 2020 presidency has begun. What are their goals for public education? What are their goals for returning us to science-based policies? Before we look to the future, however,
Denver Teachers Strike Over Base Pay | 89.3 KPCC Denver Teachers Strike Over Base Pay Denver schoolteachers are going on strike today. The strike comes after more than a year of negotiations between the teachers union and the school district, that have focused on how to calculate base pay. The city hasn't experienced a teacher strike in 25 years. The strike will affect 71,000 students across 147
Betsy DeVos loves charter schools. But there’s little love lost in lots of places. What’s happening and why. - The Washington Post Betsy DeVos loves charter schools. But there’s little love lost in lots of places. What’s happening and why. In the largest public school system in the country, New York City Chancellor Richard Carranza recently scolded charter school supporters for disparaging tradit
Does TFA (Illegally) Take A Side On Recent Teacher Strikes? | Gary Rubinstein's Blog Does TFA (Illegally) Take A Side On Recent Teacher Strikes? When teachers in a school district decide to go on strike, Teach For America corps members who teach in public schools in that district have a decision to make. This happened in the 2012 Chicago strike, the recent Los Angeles strike, and the upcoming Den
You Don't Have To Lie (Hire More Black Teachers, Maybe) | The Jose Vilson YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIE (HIRE MORE BLACK TEACHERS, MAYBE) n Friday, I had the honor and pleasure of speaking at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC with student activists Xoya David and Joshua Brown and writer-friend-luminary Nikole Hannah-Jones. When I got the invite from Brian Jones, I was in t
Jersey Jazzman: The Failure of State Control in Camden, NJ The Failure of State Control in Camden, NJ In my last blog , I wrote about the NJ Auditor's report on Camden's "Renaissance" schools. These charter-district hybrids, run by three of the region's biggest charter operators -- Mastery, Uncommon, and KIPP -- were supposed to show definitively that charter schools could serve all of the childr
Cory Booker’s School Choice Legacy Could Be His 2020 Undoing. | deutsch29 Former Newark, New Jersey, mayor and current New Jersey senator, Cory Booker, is running for president in 2020. Booker is a Democrat who will find it difficult to separate himself from Republicans when it comes to school choice. And a major, sustained push it was. For example, it is unlikely that Newark has forgotten Booker
Charter schools and the damage to real public schools | Arkansas Blog Charter schools and the damage to real public schools Charter schools have become a growing political issue nationally (if not so much in Arkansas) as advocates of run conventional public school districts come to understand . For reading, an essay on how charter schools are "pushing public schools to the breaking point." In Lit
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Lie: The Trump/DeVos Doctrine of Redefinition | Eclectablog If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Lie: The Trump/DeVos Doctrine of Redefinition Trump and his Republican enablers, like Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, are beginning to realize that they have approximately zero chance of ever winning another election–if held and run fairly–on the issues, so they are scrambling frantically
Thank You To Everyone Who Made BLM@School A National Success! – Black Lives Matter At School Thank You To Everyone Who Made BLM@School A National Success! Dear Black Lives Matter at School Family, On behalf of the Black Lives Matter at School Coalition we are writing to thank everyone for a powerful week of action from coast to coast. Because of the bravery and tenacity of many thousands of educa
School shooters usually show these signs of distress long before they open fire, our database shows School shooters usually show these signs of distress long before they open fire, our database shows Two years before he lined his schoolmates up against a classroom wall and executed them one by one, the student, who would become the gunman, tried to show his English teacher something important. He
Don't Act Like You "Care" About School Reform, But Ignore the Life and Death Issues Black People in America Face - Philly's 7th Ward DON’T ACT LIKE YOU “CARE” ABOUT SCHOOL REFORM, BUT IGNORE THE LIFE AND DEATH ISSUES BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA FACE In recent months, notable people within school reform circles have locked horns over a trifling question: Does the inclusion of social justice activists,
Opt-Out Review – Educate Louisiana Opt-Out Review Every year around this time, I start to get an onslaught of questions from teachers and parents about state administered standardized tests and whether, or not, students are required to take them. I can only touch on the subject, here. If you want to delve deeper, just use the search feature on this site and search for “Opt Out.” ACCOUNTABILITY Fi
Rahm Emanuel’s Non-Apology Apology for Being a School Privatization Cheerleader | gadflyonthewallblog Rahm Emanuel’s Non-Apology Apology for Being a School Privatization Cheerleader Rahm Emanuel’s recent op-ed in The Atlantic may be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. The title “I Used to Preach the Gospel of Education Reform. Then I Became the Mayor” seems to imply Emanuel has finally se
Who’s Giving In LAUSD5 – redqueeninla Who’s Giving In LAUSD5 There’s a school board race on; VBM ballots are out and LAUSD’s Board District 5 votes at the polls March 5, 2019 . This time the “ out-of-state billionaires ” are “ sitting this one out ”. And it’s true, there are no outsized, multi-million dollar Independent Expenditure Committees ( IEC ) overflowing with money from privatizers and th
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Valentine's Edition (2/10) ICYMI: Valentine's Edition A handful of worthwhile reads this week. Remember to share! Defining High Quality Curriculum Nancy Flanagan wants to know why curriculum is supposed to be so hard for actual teachers. Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education To The Brink Jeff Bryant looks at how badly charter schools squeeze public school finances. (
What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike | The Nation What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike As teachers in Denver and Oakland head toward their own strikes, it’s worth doubling down on the lessons from LA. arly on the morning of January 10, the sun bathed Venice High School—famous for its appearance as Rydell High in the film version of Grease
Eric Blanc: Cory Booker Hates Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog Eric Blanc: Cory Booker Hates Public Schools Cory Booker has launched his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The stories in the mainstream media focus on his charm, his charisma, his theme of “love” and bipartisanship. But they all miss one point, which Eric Blanc stresses: Cory Booker hates public schools. Sen.
Chaz's School Daze: Michael Bloomberg's Failed Education Record Michael Bloomberg's Failed Education Record I read with humor that PolitiFact found that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's educational record of improvement was mostly true. However, a closer look at the data finds that Mr. Bloomberg's education policy was a failure. The only real improvement was the bogus graduation rate. However, every edu
2018 Year in Review – The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center The State of K-12 Cybersecurity Year in Review Schools are increasingly relying on technology for teaching, learning, and school operations. What do we know about the cybersecurity risks this may introduce? A first-of-its-kind report on cyber incidents affecting U.S. public elementary and secondary (K-12) education institutions during 2
Oakland Teachers Are on the Verge of a Strike Oakland Teachers Are on the Verge of a Strike After two wildcat strikes in recent months, Oakland teachers are now on the verge of a district-wide strike. Like other recent teacher walkouts, Oakland educators are up against a school-reform agenda pushed by billionaires. Wherever there’s a battle over public education lately, a billionaire is somehow i
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