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California student-teacher ratio highest in the country | Education By The Numbers
California student-teacher ratio highest in the country | Education By The Numbers: California student-teacher ratio highest in the countryThe number of public school students for every full-time teacher in California was 23.4 during the 2011-12 academic year, almost 50 percent above the national average of 16 students per teacher. The lowest student-teacher ratio was in Vermont with 10.7 students
California law requires arts education — does your district follow it? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
California law requires arts education — does your district follow it? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: California law requires arts education — does your district follow it?Mary Plummer | October 23rd, 2013, 7:01amMary Plummer/KPCCFifth grade students practice jazz moves that incorporate samba techniques. At Gabriella Charter School most students get nearly five hours of dance per week as part of their
Pop Culture and the Mutant Narrative: X-Men Endure | the becoming radical
Pop Culture and the Mutant Narrative: X-Men Endure | the becoming radical: POP CULTURE AND THE MUTANT NARRATIVE: X-MEN ENDUREThe late 1930s and early 1940s birthed the superhero comic book fascination that despite several bumps along the way has endured into the twenty-first century where superhero films are huge box-office successes and pop culture gold mines.In both the comic book and film unive
Title: Hikes in Tuition and Cuts to Pell Grants - Higher Education
Title: Hikes in Tuition and Cuts to Pell Grants - Higher Education: Title: Hikes in Tuition and Cuts to Pell GrantsOctober 23, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | :Data released today by The College Board’s Trends in Higher Education series, Education Pays 2013, Trends in Student Aid and Trends in College Pricing, reported that in spite of increases in college costs and decreases in financial support
10-23-12 Wait What?
Wait What?: Kenneth Moales Jr. arrested…According to a story published in today’s Connecticut Post, Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr., who serves as Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign treasurer and Chairman of the Bridgeport Board of Education, turned himself in to State Police Troop G on outstanding arrest warrant on Monday night. As quoted in the Connecticut Post, Connecticut State Police spokesperson, Lt. J. Pa
10-23-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The Mismeasure of Education Documents Tennessee as a Cautionary TaleJim Horn’s and Denise Wilburn’s The Mismeasure of Education chronicles the history of test-driven accountability that true believers in accountability-driven reform have ignored. Sadly, Horn and Wilburn document the timeless truth that “the past is prologue.” The history that contemporary school reformers do not kn
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: David Greene: The Sound of SilenceDavid Greene, experienced teacher and mentor, was out of the country for afew weeks. When he returned, he was excited to hear echoes of our struggle against high-stakes testing, privatization, the theft of public schools, and data piracy in the mainstream news. Is the silence over? Are we on the cu
With A Brooklyn Accent: Restore Recess Party New York State- Draft of Education Program
With A Brooklyn Accent: Restore Recess Party New York State- Draft of Education Program: Restore Recess Party New York State- Draft of Education Program1. Restore Recess. No use of Recess of Physical Education for Test prep2. Cut the state testing budget in half and use the money to lower class size and fund arts programs, sports programs and school counselors.3. No Data Sharing. No information ab
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.The Best Resources For Learning About The Fires In AustraliaSome pretty terrible fires are happening in Australia right now, and, unfortunately, it
10-23-13 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.: Blogging without my laptop.Halfway between Springfield and Chicago my cell rings. It is the security guy from the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. I had stayed there last night for the Illinois Retired Teachers Association meeting. I left my laptop back in my hotel room. Shit! Do I need to turn around to go bac
10-23-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Madness Continues: Another Co-Loco Hearing Oct. 23 - JOHN DEWY HS !!!!!!I was looking forward to an evening at home Weds night. Guess not. Those good ole boys and girls at Tweedle Dee keep 'em comin' like the Top 40 hits. But hey, no worries. Big Bill will just reverse the PEP rubber stamp on Oct. 30 -- the day before Halloween -- and please join everyone at the PEP - wearing
10-23-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: New Refusal Movement Blossoms in New MexicoNew Mexico has one of the masters of Chiefs for Change, Hanna Skandera, in the chief’s seat of their education department. They are under her thumb and trapped under her policies, which she brought with her, straight outta Florida and straight from Jeb. This week, Albuquerque BOE member Kathy Korte organized and held a rally […]4 by Kri
10-23-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: A Syracuse Mother Thanks Her Children's TeachersThis made the rounds on the Internet yesterday, but in case you haven't seen it, give it a listen.It should be required listening at SED and the Board of Regents, where they think their "objective" and "scientific" APPR teacher evaluation system measures the true worth and value of teachers.That evaluation s
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Testing companies hit the jackpot on Common Core
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Testing companies hit the jackpot on Common Core: Testing companies hit the jackpot on Common CoreThe market for testing products and services is booming and could continue to surge over the next few years, according to industry analysts and company officials, who say that growth is being fueled by the shift toward common-core tests.Federal education policy sinc
How About Some Rhee-lated Information from Tax Documents? | deutsch29
How About Some Rhee-lated Information from Tax Documents? | deutsch29: How About Some Rhee-lated Information from Tax Documents?October 23, 2013I have been reading tax forms. 990s– the form of the nonprofit organization (no 1040s for them).It might sound boring, but I guess that all depends upon whose tax forms they are.Two 990s are the subject of this post. The first is the 2011 (August 2011 to J
Why community schools are a no-brainer
Why community schools are a no-brainer: Why community schools are a no-brainerBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 23 at 4:00 am(www.freepik.com/)This seems so obvious that it shouldn’t have to be said, but with standardized testing being the focus of school reform, here goes anyway: Children can’t become high achievers in school if they arrive in class hungry, sick, exhausted, traumatized. That’s why commun
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Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 10-22-13 #EDCHAT #P2 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRASacramento City Council votes 5-4 for strong mayor proposal - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee http://bit.ly/19O8lb9Testing & School Grading in Virginia: The Time to Act is NowThere are some major happenings at the state level with public education in Virginia and if you're a supporter of public education in Virginia, there's a few things you can do about th
School Shootings, Regrets, and a Chin Up - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
School Shootings, Regrets, and a Chin Up - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: School Shootings, Regrets, and a Chin Upby JOSE VILSON on OCTOBER 22, 2013in JOSEDid I not fix my face this morning? Did I not prepare enough for my lesson to sufficiently engage my students? Did I talk too much, explain too little, ask too much, or push too hard? Should I have let her go to the bathroom? Should I have p
10-22-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: ALERT! Wed, 10/23: Make Chris Christie Confront His War On Poor StudentsI just got word of a great event taking place in Trenton tomorrow: Wednesday, October 23, at 11:00 AM: Statehouse Photo Exhibit to Expose Deplorable Conditions in New Jersey Public Schools Trenton – An art exhibit in front of the Statehouse will expose the shameful conditions in some New Jersey public schools.
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-22-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORM Sacramento School Kids Paying for City's Privatization Scheme?At last night's SCUSD board meeting there was a proposal to "lease" Fremont Adult School to the Studios for the Performing Arts Operating Company. A wonderful concept when you follow the presentation. My first thought was WOW! great Idea! Then I heard the "rest
Nite Cap 10-22-13 #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 CAPTODAYSPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 10-22-13 #RealEdTalk #edreformBig Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakFund This: Social justice and public education in the spotlight in Curtis Chin's TestedDocumentary feature examines race, class and public edu
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 10-22-13 #RealEdTalk #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakFund This: Social justice and public education in the spotlight in Curtis Chin's TestedDocumentary feature examines race, class and public education in New York City. My friend is working on a documentary feature that's winding down its fundraising campaign and could some help... Tested, directed by Curtis Chin, follows a diverse group of 8th graders from th
SACS2013ALL Software (Updated October 18, 2013) - Financial Reporting (CA Dept of Education)
SACS2013ALL Software (Updated October 18, 2013) - Financial Reporting (CA Dept of Education): SACS2013ALL Software (Updated October 18, 2013)Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) financial reporting software used by local educational agencies in preparing budgets, interim reports, and year-end financial reports to the California Department of Education (CDE).The SACS2013ALL software contains
Reflection from the 10.10.13 Student Voice Design Lounge Student Voice
Student Voice: Reflection from the 10.10.13 Student Voice Design Lounge The Design Lounge hosted by Student Voice and made possible by Dell & Intel, was a huge success! The gathering of many student-led and student-serving initiatives that engaged in casual salon-style conversations, lead to a night of much collaboration, connections and calls to action! Check out this link for pictures fro
K-12 News Network | Let’s Have A One-to-One Chat
K-12 News Network | Let’s Have A One-to-One Chat: Let’s Have A One-to-One Chatadmin October 22, 2013 Ed Tech, Los Angeles, School Boards, School Districts, The Testing Industry 0Guest post by Roberta Eidman, MPH, a Los Angeles community member.On October 29th, the LAUSD School Board will review Superintendent John Deasy’s controversial One-to-One i-Pad initiative. Parents, teacher and press have
Join Us Wednesday Night For Our Third Connected Educator Month Twitter Chat | Connected Principals
Join Us Wednesday Night For Our Third Connected Educator Month Twitter Chat | Connected Principals: Join Us Wednesday Night For Our Third Connected Educator Month Twitter ChatOctober 22, 2013By Patrick LarkinPlease join us tomorrow night from 8-9 p.m. EST as we host our third Twitter chat of the month on #cpchat. We are excited to continue our month-long collaborative effort with the National Ass
10/22/2013 – Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s Empty Harvest
10/22/2013 – Michelle Rhee’s Empty Harvest: 10/22/2013 – Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s Empty HarvestOctober 22, 2013 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Poor Children Are The Majority … Negative Impact Of Charter Boom… The Politics Of TFA… Schools Learn Tablets’ Limits … Poverty’s Effects On College AttendanceTOP STORYThe Empty Harvest From Michelle RheeBy Jeff Bryant“Without doubt the poster person for th
When Healthy Food Access is an Issue for Babies: New Video Explains “First Food Deserts”
When Healthy Food Access is an Issue for Babies: New Video Explains “First Food Deserts” « MomsRising Blog: When Healthy Food Access is an Issue for Babies: New Video Explains “First Food Deserts”Posted October 22nd, 2013 by Kimberly Seals AllersImproving healthy food access for children is important work. But what about babies? We know that in so-called food deserts, health outcomes are impacted
PARENT POLITICAL PICKS: The Network For Public Education | NPE endorses Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board
The Network For Public Education | NPE endorses Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board: NPE endorses Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Boardadmin October 22, 2013 NPE EndorsementsThe Network for Public Education has endorsed Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board.Candidate for the District 8 At Large seat, Cynthia Briscoe Brown
A Proposal: Assign OTC and high-needs students more fairly across high schools | Edwize
A Proposal: Assign OTC and high-needs students more fairly across high schools | Edwize: A Proposal: Assign OTC and high-needs students more fairly across high schoolsOct. 22, 20131:16 pmby Norm In this post, guest blogger Norm Fruchter, co-author of the new Annenberg Institute for School Reform report, “Over the Counter, Under the Radar,” argues that the Department of Education should change its
10-22-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Owners of MLK, Jr. Building Cited in State AuditThe Times is reporting that First A.M.E. Church operated a daycare at Seattle Central Community College - rent-free - for 16 years. (Yes, I know - how is that possible?) The daycare was allowed to do this by a program at SCCC called Seattle Vocational Institute whose students' children were to have first-in enrollme
Public Education Privatizers Join Fight To Cut Social Security | FDL News Desk
Public Education Privatizers Join Fight To Cut Social Security | FDL News Desk: Public Education Privatizers Join Fight To Cut Social SecurityBy: DSWright Tuesday October 22, 2013 8:29 am Tweet To anyone who has followed the attempts to deform reform public education you will not only notice similar rhetoric to the Fix The Debt campaign, but behind the people like Michelle Rhee and Geoffrey Cana
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Are the Benefits of Community Schools? — Whole Child Education
ED Pulse Poll Results: What Are the Benefits of Community Schools? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGED Pulse Poll Results: What Are the Benefits of Community Schools?October 22, 2013 by Kit Harris, ASCD ResearchASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. Recently theASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll sought out the opinion of its readers
10-22-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Bridgeport’s Kenneth H. Moales Jr. served with arrest warrantAt some point yesterday, following the publication of a Wait, What? blog post on the topic, the Connecticut State Police caught up with Reverend Kenneth Moales, Jr. long enough to serve him with an outstanding arrest warrant. The warrant for Moales’ arrest had been issued on September 11, 2013 but had gone un-served for more
School groups engage in new battles with advocates for vouchers SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: School groups engage in new battles with advocates for vouchersBy Tom ChorneauTuesday, October 22, 2013A new wave of conflict over school vouchers has broken out in a number of states where advocates in control of the legislative purse strings are confronting push-back from traditional public school supporters.Last week, attorneys representing the Ar
120 children’s book authors, illustrators tell President there’s too much testing
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » 120 children’s book authors, illustrators tell President there’s too much testing: 120 children’s book authors, illustrators tell President there’s too much testingPress release from FairTestfor further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773for immediate release –Tuesday, October 22, 2013*120+ CHILDREN’S BOOK
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, October 22, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: CORPORATE ED REFORMSchool iPads to cost nearly $100 more each, revised budget showsEducation HeadlinesTuesday, October 22, 2013Upheaval atop Stockton USD police forceLt. Frank Gordo, a member of the Stockton Unified police department for 18 years, was placed on paid administrative leave last week by interim Chief Eric Holman, the latest uphea
Top authors — including Maya Angelou — urge Obama to curb standardized testing
Top authors — including Maya Angelou — urge Obama to curb standardized testing: Top authors — including Maya Angelou — urge Obama to curb standardized testingBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 22 at 11:07 amFirst lady Michelle Obama and Maya Angelou in 2012 ( Jose Luis Magana/AP )More than 120 authors and illustrators of books for children — including Maya Angelou, Judy Bloom and Jane Yolen — urged Presi
Understanding the Label English-Language Learner | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com
Understanding the Label English-Language Learner | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Understanding the Label “English-Language Learner”Published at 10:10 am EST, October 22, 2013If a U.S. student learning English were to drive across the country, he would find that in some states he would be classified an “English-language learner,” eligible to receive extra support. In other states, the same studen
Our Best Educational Technologies Are Just Spiffy Email - Robinson Meyer - The Atlantic
Our Best Educational Technologies Are Just Spiffy Email - Robinson Meyer - The Atlantic: Our Best Educational Technologies Are Just Spiffy EmailMOOCs are new, but they don't represent a significant break with the educational software we have had for years.Talk to the advocates of online courses like MOOCs and you’ll hear a familiar appeal: This is only the beginning. I heard it earlier this month,
Reality Bites | EduShyster
Reality Bites | EduShyster: Reality Bites An unwanted guest crashes Jeb Fest 2013: realityJeb Bush convened his annualNational Education Summit in Boston last week and welcomed some 800 elected officials, think tankers, business leaders and vendors—along with a highly unwelcome guest who seemed to be everywhere. And no reader, it wasn’t yours truly. Reality was the party crasher at Jeb Fest 2013.
Statement on the Resignation of Pedro Ramos | WeArePCAPS
Statement on the Resignation of Pedro Ramos | WeArePCAPS: Statement on the Resignation of Pedro RamosPosted on October 22, 2013by wearepcapsThe Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools wishes Pedro Ramos and his family the best as he resigns his position as School Reform Commission Chairman. In light of this news, we call on Governor Corbett to appoint a replacement that will support f
Medicating ADHD in the Brave New World of High-Stakes Accountability | the becoming radical
Medicating ADHD in the Brave New World of High-Stakes Accountability | the becoming radical: MEDICATING ADHD IN THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HIGH-STAKES ACCOUNTABILITYMiranda: O wonder!How many goodly creatures are there here!How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,That has such people in’t.—William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene I, ll. 203–206—–Utopias seem much more attainable than one may
Southern Education Foundation Documents Poverty Concentration in Cities | janresseger
Southern Education Foundation Documents Poverty Concentration in Cities | janresseger: Southern Education Foundation Documents Poverty Concentration in CitiesPosted on October 22, 2013 by janressegerEducator Mike Rose and historian Michael B. Katz describe the greatest problem for public education in America: “Throughout American history, inequality—refracted most notably through poverty and race—
Morning Wink 10-22-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLong meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings) | Crazy Crawfish's BlogLong meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsLong meeting, disappointing results (LFT summary of the October BESE meetings)Posted on Octo
