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The “Ed Schools are the Problem” Fallacy | School Finance 101
The “Ed Schools are the Problem” Fallacy | School Finance 101: The “Ed Schools are the Problem” FallacyPosted on October 21, 20131I had the displeasure of waking up to this drivel in my in-box this morning:“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach teaching.”http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/opinion/keller-an-industry-of-mediocrity.html?_r=0yeah… and those complet
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESDaley doesn't know what he knew.Classic Daley under oath “I don’t know what I knew.” -- Sun-TimesDiane RavitchNPR says Rahm Emanuel gets a “mixed” grade at midterm. On education, his grade is not mixed. It is a big fat F. -- Grading Rahm Emanuel IL Sen. Pres. John CullertonThe state's massive public employee pension debt is not a
CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By Administration |
CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By Administration |: CCNY’s Morales/Shakur Center Closed By AdministrationOctober 21, 2013 in StudentsThe Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Community and Student Center, a student and community space on the City College of New York campus, was shut down without notice yesterday. The college intends to appropriate the space for an expansion of its Career and Profes
The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The Poor
The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The Poor: The U.S. Public School System Is Becoming The Land of The PoorIn vast swaths of America, the conversion of the "public" school system into a separate and unequal educational system catering to the poor and powerless is almost complete.A new study from the Southern Education Foundation shows that 17 US states have reached qui
'No Child Left Behind' creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposed - The Daily Cougar
'No Child Left Behind' creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposed - The Daily Cougar: ‘No Child Left Behind’ creates a fairytale ending for Houston schools, only to have corruption exposedDavid Delgado//The Daily CougarLast month, Texas received a No Child Left Behind waiver. Signed into federal law in 2002, the bill established a baseline for every student in
Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' Union | Alan Singer
Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' Union | Alan Singer: Redefining and Rebuilding the Teachers' UnionPosted: 10/20/2013 6:04 pmIn this post on reclaiming the conversation on education I offer strong views on the need to reorganize and redirect the American Federation of Teachers and the National Educational Association if these unions are to survive as a meaningful force for and ally of publi
PolitiFact | Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards
PolitiFact | Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standards: Fact-checking attacks on Common Core school standardsBy Cara Fitzpatrick, Amy Sherman, Jeffrey S. SolochekPublished on Monday, October 21st, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.Related rulings:"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."Sarah
10-21-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Board is Afraid of Advanced LearningHave you noticed that just about any time Melissa or I write something about APP or Spectrum or advanced learning in almost any way two things happen: the thread gets about a hundred comments and the comments get nasty.Have you noticed that school board candidates - like all other politicians - prefer to speak in vague platit
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Schneider on DC IMPACT Study: Already ObsoleteDespite the glowing hyperbole in the media, Mercedes Schneider says there is nothing new in the results. The study is dated, there is missing data, the effects of the cheating scandal remain unknown, and the investigation of the cheating was turned over to an accounting firm with no exp
10-21-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Can you give Wait,What? a helping hand?Wait,What? Needs Your Help - And a number of readers have already stepped forward. The generous financial support of readers, along with limited advertising revenue, is the only financial support that Wait, What? receives. Please consider making a donation today by going to https://fundly.com/wait-what-needs-your-help-october-2013 With your cont
Technology Will Not Replace Teachers | toteachornototeach
Technology Will Not Replace Teachers | toteachornototeach: Technology Will Not Replace Teachers by Jeff Dunn and Katie DunnThere is an onslaught of technology on the modern classroom. Teachers, administrators, parents, and students alike are being told that technology is the whetstone with which we can all sharpen our education system. Technology can open doors, expand minds, and change the world.
10-21-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The cost of the CC$$Sent to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 20Poorer districts will be hit the hardest, but every district in the country will suffer financially from the common core standards. Not mentioned in "Poorer schools districts feel at a loss over new common core standards," (October 20) is the fact that the common core will require an astonishing amount of
10-21-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: MY LATEST BOOK"Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching" is an edited compilation from my Ed Week teacher advice column, along with new materials.Student Interactive On The Importance Of Learning From MistakesMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners is on pronouns, learning
Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Best Practices and Bad Habits (Part 2)Transfer of learning appears to be a simple concept. What you learn in the family or learn in school can be applied in different situations outside of the family and the classroom. Learning Spanish, for example, helps later in learning Italian. Learning to get along
10-21-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger: Christie Stinks, But We Hate Teachers Unions MoreWhen it comes to generating illogical, incoherent, self-contradictory claptrap, Editorial Page Editor Tom Moran and his merry crew at the Star-Ledger never fail to disappoint. But their idiotic and shameful endorsement of Chris Christie for governor - a man they admit has been an abject failure in Trenton - is a new low.
10-21-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Cullerton comes clean. “It’s not a pension issue. It’s a revenue issue.”As I throw a few things into a bag and head down to Springfield for the state meeting of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association and the Fall veto session of the General Assembly, I’m checking out the Chicago Trib. Senate Presid
10-21-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Siena Poll: Public Does Not Approve Of Cuomo's Handling Of Public EducationLatest Siena poll released this morning finds 29% of New Yorkers think Andrew Cuomo is doing an excellent or good job handling public education issues while 66% think he is doing a fair or poor job handing those issues.You can see the crosstabs from that poll here.Regionally the break down goes like t
Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?
Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?: Teach For America — America’s fastest growing political organization?BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 21 at 4:00 amMoney and more money.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)In recent years we’ve seen the rise of big money being poured into local school board races from well outside the district, or city or even state where the election is be
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Things I hear…
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Things I hear…: Things I hear… When everything new seems like something old, sometimes it isn’t…You should go in and observe teachers with seniority, not new teachers, because when I talk to them, they are very excited about being able to teach again and not just work from a textbook-paraphrasing comments at October 17th Sacramento City Unified School Distr
The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come
The Educated Reporter: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come: Guest Post: Obama's College Proposal - The Shape of Ratings to Come(Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP)EWA held its annual Higher Education Seminar recently at Boston's Northeastern University. We invited some of the education journalists in attendance to contribute posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger
CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regs SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regsBy Tom ChorneauMonday, October 21, 2013Sometime next year, potentially millions of high school and community college students will begin participating in a new $250 million state program aimed at linking work-based learning with rigorous academic curriculum.The big problem
Ed Notes Online: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Ed Notes Online: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Monday: Public Hearing and Rally to Protest Co-Location by Parents and students: PS 196/MS 582, Williamsburg, BrooklynI'm heading over to cover this. PS 196 is a few blocks away from the school I taught at for 27 years and I covered the school for tech support wh
It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfError | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfError | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: It’s My Anniversary, But I Won’t Stop Fighting Your Reforms Until the Sun Sets on Your #ReignOfErrorPosted on October 21, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,It’s my 20th wedding anniversary today, but on a day when I ought to be celebrating —
"Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta" | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
"Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta" | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: "Most important school board election in the history of Atlanta" 0 1 0 1View Larger Atlanta Schools will be getting new leadership in its school board.Previous PostsCommon Core: Substandard educational scheme. Georgia can do better.October 20, 2013Fulton Commissioner: District abando
How to Refuse High Stakes Testing for Special/Exceptional Students | United Opt Out National
How to Refuse High Stakes Testing for Special/Exceptional Students | United Opt Out National: HOW TO REFUSE HIGH STAKES TESTING FOR SPECIAL/EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTSPosted on October 21, 2013Please see our newest guide which supports parents in refusing/opting out of high stakes testing and high stakes test preparation for children who have IEPs. Many thanks to Merry Juerling, United Opt Out member, wh
Followup Calls Needed to Alderpersons | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Followup Calls Needed to Alderpersons | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Followup Calls Needed to AlderpersonsFiled under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 8:49 pm Please support MPS by calling your Common Council representative Monday or Tuesday by asking them to–“Please support the MPS School Board’s sale of Malcolm X to the 2760 Holding Company, L.L.C. because this is a chance to create a
Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equality | JPost | Israel News
Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equality | JPost | Israel News: Women’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving equalityBy DANIEL CARMON10/20/2013 21:45Select Language▼Investing in women’s and girls’ education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty.Malala Yousafzai, who has become a symbol of women’s struggle for education. Photo: REUTERSAs the 2015 targ
Chalkbeat network opens bureaus in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville
Chalkbeat network opens bureaus in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville: A handful of refugees from print journalism are providing an alternative model for covering state and local schools.(Photo: Jennifer S. Altman for USA TODAY)STORY HIGHLIGHTSMostly foundation-funded, Chalkbeat covers state and local education news in four statesJarvis: "We know those beats can be businesses now"Non-profi
Challenging the Status Quo | Connected Principals
Challenging the Status Quo | Connected Principals: Challenging the Status QuoOctober 21, 2013By David TrussI shared this post on my ‘Pair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts‘ blog back in November 2012. I went back to it this weekend and noticed that a considerable amount of the links shared are from fellow Connected Principals. Pick ONE, and be the change you want to see in your school. ~ Dave.~~~~~~~~~~Ed
Who’s in charge here?
Who’s in charge here? « Teaching Between the Lines: Who’s in charge here? Tomorrow starts Digital Citizenship Week in the middle of Connected Educator Month, and thanks to tech-happy teachers all over the web, I am quite happily connected. Just a few minutes on the English Companion ning orGoogle+ or Pinterest orTwitter and I’m sure to find a wealth of ideas quite literally at my fingertipsAnd w
10-20-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Races: Views from Candidates and OthersHere's a link to the SE Chamber of Commerce event in early October. Note: the lighting was harsh and does not flatter either candidate. The video is also a little low. The first question seems to have gotten cut off - it was something to the effect of how many SE schools each candidate has visited.Also,
Louisiana Educator: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common Core
Louisiana Educator: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common Core: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Demands DOE Accountability on Common CoreThank you to Superintendent Jerome Puyau and the Vermilion Parish School Board for setting the record straight about the sloppy and rushed implementation of the Common Core in Louisiana. BESE member Lottie Beebe has also pointed out
Nite Cap 10-20-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAY“Residential Segregation and School Closures” Choosing DemocracyChoosing Democracy: The Black Parallel School Board Southeast Village Neighborhood AssociationPresentsA Community Forum featuringDr. Jesus Hernandez, sociology professor at UC D
Needs Improvement | EduShyster
Needs Improvement | EduShyster: Needs ImprovementPosted on October 20, 2013Former DC principal and whistle blower Adell Cothorne says don’t believe the hype about IMPACT.The verdict is in and the results are unanimous: Washington DC’s IMPACT teacher evaluation system is a smashing success, successfully separating the highly effective wheat from the underperforming chaff—and sending the latter scra
“Residential Segregation and School Closures” Choosing Democracy
Choosing Democracy: The Black Parallel School Board Southeast Village Neighborhood AssociationPresentsA Community Forum featuringDr. Jesus Hernandez, sociology professor at UC Davis“Residential Segregation and School Closures” Free and open to the public!!!Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 5:30pm -8:00pmGeorge Sim Community Center, 6207 Logan Street, Sacramento, CA 95824Our Co-Sponsors: (partial l
Everything you think is important in college admissions is wrong
Everything you think is important in college admissions is wrong: Everything you think is important in college admissions is wrongBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 20 at 3:37 pm(Illustration by Hieronymus)A number of recent articles have addressed the relative importance of some of the information used in the college application process. Taken as a group, these articles call into question just about every
10-20-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Comrpehensible instruction AND peer-interactionRe: "An English-plan outcry," October 20: Sent to the LA Times, Oct 20Both sides are right in the LAUSD debate over English development: Decades of research tells us that we acquire language when we understand what we hear and read. Our goal is thus to provide both comprehensible instruction and peer interaction.A solution is
NYC Educator: If Your Supervisor Isn't Crazy, Part 2
NYC Educator: If Your Supervisor Isn't Crazy, Part 2: If Your Supervisor Isn't Crazy, Part 2I wasn't intending to continue this, but it now occurs to me that if your supervisor isn't crazy, there's no need whatsoever for this wretched new evaluation system. Actually, if your supervisor isn't crazy, it won't necessarily take 4-6 observations to determine what goes on in your classroom. For one thin
K-12 News Network | LAUSD: Deasy’s iPads for All, At What Cost?
K-12 News Network | LAUSD: Deasy’s iPads for All, At What Cost?: LAUSD: Deasy’s iPads for All, At What Cost?admin October 20, 2013 Ed Tech, Los Angeles, School Boards, School Districts, The Testing Industry 0Warning….coming soon to a school district near you: iPads for all – paid for by voter approved construction bonds!!!!Yes, it’s true and it’s happening right now in Los Angeles. Los Angeles
NYC Public School Parents: Comments on the city's Contract for Excellence plan from CEC District 2
NYC Public School Parents: Comments on the city's Contract for Excellence plan from CEC District 2: Comments on the city's Contract for Excellence plan from CEC District 2Dear Chancellor Walcott,We, the Community Education Council District 2, submit this letter to register, yet again, our objections on the Contracts for Excellence Proposed Plan FY14. We remain firmly committed to the letter and th
Sunlight as disinfectant: Why the Common Core deserves a loud and untidy debate | Hechinger Report
Sunlight as disinfectant: Why the Common Core deserves a loud and untidy debate | Hechinger Report: Sunlight as disinfectant: Why the Common Core deserves a loud and untidy debateBy Liz WillenIt isn’t always easy to hear complaints and misunderstandings about the Common Core, new standards meant to increase critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the nation’s 100,000 public elementary and
Dear Gov. Tom Corbett, stop hurting Pennsylvaia schools | MSNBC
Dear Gov. Tom Corbett, stop hurting Pennsylvaia schools | MSNBC: Dear Gov. Tom Corbett, stop hurting Pennsylvaia schoolsMelissa Harris-Perry’s “Open Letter” goes out to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. “You hurt some of the most vulnerable in your state and got nothing out of it.”
Wisconsin Professor Testifies Against Common Core | deutsch29
Wisconsin Professor Testifies Against Common Core | deutsch29: Wisconsin Professor Testifies Against Common CoreOctober 20, 2013In this 20-minute youtube video, Dr. Duke Pesta of the University of Wisconsin offers some informative background on the origins of Common Core (CCSS), including CCSS funding; on the lack of teacher and professor involvement in CCSS development; on the limited input of st
Peg with Pen: Teaching Strategies GOLD Parent Refusal Letter
Peg with Pen: Teaching Strategies GOLD Parent Refusal Letter: Teaching Strategies GOLD Parent Refusal LetterPlease see my first post regarding GOLD if you are unfamiliar with this assessment. Also, please see our early childhood guide if you are interested in gathering parents to help them in fighting these corporate initiatives. I promise to have this letter uploaded to our website atUnited Opt O
Elected school trustees in Bay Area's poorest performing district paid most - ContraCostaTimes.com
Elected school trustees in Bay Area's poorest performing district paid most - ContraCostaTimes.com: Elected school trustees in Bay Area's poorest performing district paid mostBy Thomas Peele tpeele@bayareanewsgroup.comPOSTED: 10/20/2013 06:45:58 AM PDT | UPDATED: ABOUT 3 HOURS AGO How much does your local school district pay its elected trustees for their service?The answer has nothing to do w
PD Roadblocks: Control, Compliance, and Permission. | My Island View
PD Roadblocks: Control, Compliance, and Permission. | My Island View: PD Roadblocks: Control, Compliance, and Permission.October 20, 2013 by tomwhitbyWhen I think of Professional Development for teachers in the traditional sense, I am more and more convinced that being connected as an educator is more effective in accomplishing the goal of professionally developing. The biggest roadblock to teache
10-20-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: MY LATEST BOOK"Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching" is an edited compilation from my Ed Week teacher advice column, along with new materials.Great Video Clips For ELLs: “The 25 Most Suspenseful Movies Ever Made”Flavorwire has just posted The 25 Most Suspenseful Movies Ever Made – with vid
Cutting Through The Fog of Student Achievement | Connected Principals
Cutting Through The Fog of Student Achievement | Connected Principals: Cutting Through The Fog of Student AchievementOctober 20, 2013By Johnny BevacquaThis post was originally posted on Figuring It Out by J. Bevacqua I recently had the opportunity to spend two days working with and listening to John Hattie and his team at Visible Learning unpacking his research on what has the greatest impact on
Common Core: The growing ‘slip’ between rhetoric and implementation
Common Core: The growing ‘slip’ between rhetoric and implementation: Common Core: The growing ‘slip’ between rhetoric and implementationBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 20 at 11:00 amJohn King (http://www.nysed.gov/)I recently posted a piece, headlined “How New York’s education commissioner blew it big time,” by award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in New York about John King’s
10-20-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The in box. “So much for public input.”Fred, It seems at the stakkeholders meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17 (at least for representatives of retirees in the CIP program, though I’m sure there was a similar meeting for “stakeholders” for TRIP), that SUAA bought into the everything is going to be fine, now
Two Visions | Randi Weingarten
Two Visions | Randi Weingarten: Two VisionsPosted: 10/20/2013 9:30 amIf you had $50,000 or more to invest in the privatization of public education, you could have been welcome at a recent meeting in Philadelphia of self-described school reformers. But if you're an educator or parent interested in strengthening public education, you'd be out of luck, because that closed-door meeting was limited to
Morning Wink 10-20-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAY10-20-13 Wait What?Wait What?: The Blogger EduShyster’s Article: “Steve Perry Talks to White People”If you’ve read yesterday’s post, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” (aka the Steve Perry story) and reviewed the other Wait, What? blog posts on Hartford, Connecticut’s Capital Prep Principal, Steve Perry, you have a pretty good sense of
