Latest News and Comment from Education

Show All

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Big Education Ape: 1-10-11 PM Edelman apology + Oligarchs' Blueprint for Crushing EDition

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now
Published by Coopmike48 – 6 contributors today

The Best School $75 Million Can Buy

nytimes.com - How do you sell a school that doesn’t exist? If you are Chris Whittle, an educational entrepreneur, you gather well-to-do parents at places like the Harvard Club or the Crosby Hotel in ...

DianeRavitch

Let’s get livid. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - Mark writes: Audrey’s outrage at being ‘snookered’ by the loonies is probably a distant second to her outrage at being exposed as complicit in the sellout of her members. But it’s not her discomfor...

fklonsky

National-Academies.org | Newsroom

nationalacademies.org - Date: May 26, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Current Test-Based Incentive Programs Have Not Consistently Raised Student Achievement in U.S.; Improved Approaches Should Be Developed and EvaluatedWA...

mikeklonsky

Archives

Live Twitter stream on

@coopmike48/big-edu-ape-news-11

coopmike48 profile

coopmike48 Signs of Protest, a Special Juried Exhibition | Defend Wisconsin -http://goo.gl/jswRbabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

coopmike48 profile

coopmike48 Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo http://bit.ly/qArPN6 #Edu8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

leoniehaimson profile

leoniehaimson Jersey Jazzman: good analysis of financial backers of Stand for Children's teacher putsch: http://t.co/4vhataFabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

leoniehaimson profile

leoniehaimson #Idontknowjack Rep. Kimble:exactly what is yr. relationship w/Myron Miner CEO of Last Stand 4Children 1st? I've heard disturbing rumors...52 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

EducationSee all

PoliticsSee all

NY Mag: Klein should be well-prepared for fixing Murdoch scandal

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - He took a position with News Corp. after stepping down from his education post in December, and now it looks as if he's got his first big project on behalf of Rupert Murdoch: Klein, a lawyer by tra...

mikeklonsky

Art & EntertainmentSee all

Scandals Redefine Rules for the Press in Europe

nytimes.com - (Page 2 of 2) In France and Britain, the past days and weeks have shown both models of reporting to be strained to the point of failure, leaving journalists in both countries to define the role the...

DianeRavitch

StoriesSee all

School Tech Connect: Aspengate and HuffPo

schooltechconnect.com - So.... Arianna was at the Aspen Approved Ideas Only Festival; she's been appointed as a voice for progressives for some reason. She's also personally very much in the ed deform camp from what I can...

tbfurman

School Tech Connect: Stranger and Stranger...

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Stranger and Stranger...Stranger and Stranger...by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)This site has become muckraker central. Go a head and read the gross Edelman apology, and then...

coopmike48

“Sit Your A** Down!” (Excuse my French!)

oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - It”s Sunday, so this really shouldn’t be the title of my post, but it fits so well. I thought of the title as I sat, in all places, in a church in Boston. I recently read an article about that chil...

coopmike48

LivingSee all

The Normalization of Corruption | Firedoglake

firedoglake.com - Corruption Box (photo: watchsmart) A decade ago the wise American public told us something important: they believe corruption is so endemic to our political system that unethical acts are no longer...

coopmike48

EnvironmentSee all

#eduRead this paperSee all

Vocational education funding in US at risk - The Boston Globe

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Vocational education funding in US at risk - The Boston GlobeVocational education funding in US at riskBy Motoko RichNew York Times / July 10, 2011E-mail|Print|Reprints|Comments (3)Text size – +GRE...

coopmike48

#edreformRead this paperSee all

School Tech Connect: Aspengate and HuffPo

schooltechconnect.com - So.... Arianna was at the Aspen Approved Ideas Only Festival; she's been appointed as a voice for progressives for some reason. She's also personally very much in the ed deform camp from what I can...

tbfurman

Media1

  • leoniehaimsonleoniehaimson

Photos0

    Posted by at

    Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

    Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

    St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

    by Duke
    Is here any reason to trust Michelle Rhee on anything anymore?
    The following article by Professor Aaron Pallas explains how the DC state office of the superintendent posts the DC CAS “operational blueprints,” so teachers in the tested grades know in advance which standards will be tested and the number of questions on each of those tested standards. Thus, by process of elimination, they know which standards can be skipped. OSSE reportedly opposed this policy, but was pressured by DCPS officials to continue the policy. The 2010 blueprints were posted in January 2010, rather than at the
    Posted by at

    How Michelle Rhee tried to score a miracle: she gave DC teachers advance notice of what standards were and were not tested

    How Michelle Rhee tried to score a miracle: she gave DC teachers advance notice of what standards were and were not tested

    How Michelle Rhee tried to score a miracle: she gave DC teachers advance notice of what standards were and were not tested

    by admin

    The following guest post was submitted to us by Erich Martel.

    “July 8, 2011

    Today, the DC Public Schools released the initial, summary results of the April 2011 DC CAS, the standardized math and reading tests taken by students in grades 3 – 8 and 10, science tests in grades 5 and 8, and biology tests for high school students enrolled in biology.

    The following article by Professor Aaron Pallas explains how the DC state office of the superintendent posts the DC CAS “operational blueprints,” so teachers in the tested grades know in advance which standards will be tested and the number of questions on each of those tested standards. Thus, by process of elimination, they know which standards can be skipped. OSSE reportedly opposed this policy, but was pressured by DCPS officials to continue the policy. The 2010 blueprints were posted in January 2010, rather than at the start of the

    Posted by at

    School Tech Connect: Stranger and Stranger...

    School Tech Connect: Stranger and Stranger...

    Stranger and Stranger...

    by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)
    This site has become muckraker central. Go a head and read the gross Edelman apology, and then tell me if Edelman doesn't remind you a bit ofThe Talented Mr. Ripley. I'm talking about the ability to create the appearance of sincerity over a framework of insincerity. He knows exactly what to say but there's just something bizarre going on underneath it all.

    By the way, I don't know what's going on over at the Aspen Ideas tech department; they scrubbed the webpage but not the video host server, so the original embed code persists. If they want to execute a scrub, they'll
    Posted by at

    An Urban Teacher's Education: In Pursuit of Hope

    An Urban Teacher's Education: In Pursuit of Hope

    In Pursuit of Hope

    by James Boutin
    “..without an education, these undocumented children, ‘[a]lready disadvantaged as a result of poverty, lack of English-speaking ability, and undeniable racial prejudices,...will become permanently locked into the lowest socio-economic class.’”
    - The US Supreme court’s opinion in Plyler v. Doe (1981), quoting the District Court

    This past year, my work in the company of recently arrived Latin American immigrants has turned my expectations on their head. Apathetic attitudes were surprisingly rare. Behavioral problems as well. Issues, concerns, academic problems - of course they existed. But given confident and meaningful instruction, my students often worked dutifully in class.

    As is always the case in teaching, my students likely taught me more than I could have ever taught them. Their awe-worthy perseverance, their testament to the drive of the indefatigable human spirit makes one pause.

    Trains, vans, desert treks, rafts, “coyotes.” They've
    Posted by at

    Jersey Jazzman: What "Reformers" Really Want

    Jersey Jazzman: What "Reformers" Really Want

    What "Reformers" Really Want

    by Duke
    This video of corporate reformer Jonah Edelman has been causing a stir in the edu-blogosphere this weekend. You may not want to watch the whole thing (it's down below), as it gets into the weeds of a specific political fight taking place in Illinois over "Senate Bill 7," but it is instructive for a larger reason. Here's a breakdown:

    Edelman's group, Stand for Children (these guys really have no shame, do they?), outlines why SB7 is the greatest thing for kids since the polio vaccine. It's the same old reformy pap: "... teacher effectiveness is the number one in-school factor determining student learning..." is always a clue that you're in for the same old "reforms." Test scores for evaluations, gutting tenure, principals getting more say in hiring... and, of course, lots of tests, tests, tests!

    What's fascinating here is the ruthlessness and self-regard that Edelman evinces. Basically, when the
    Posted by at
    Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)