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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-21-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Vergara Trial: Harvard Expert Takes StandThe Vergara trial is an effort by a wealthy tech entrepreneur to win a judgment that any due process rights for teachers harms the civil rights of minority students. The defense (the California Teachers Association) called Harvard professor Susan Moore Johnson to testify. Johnson is one
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Solkovits - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate Solkovits - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Union Election in Los Angeles: Meet Candidate SolkovitsBy Anthony Cody on February 21, 2014 7:23 AMColeen Bondy, Los Angeles teacher, has prepared special coverage of the upcoming teacher's union election in her city. Here is her report:United Teachers Los Angeles, the teachers' union for Los Ang
2-21-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Connecticut Pumps Millions into Google Books But….Once again, Diane Ravitch, the nation’s leading public education advocate has honored me by re-posting one of my Wait, What? blog posts. This one about Governor Malloy’s decision to put $25 million more on the state credit card to buy computers for the absurd Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Testing extravaganza. Ravitch says; J
2-21-14 Truth in American Education
Truth in American Education: Indiana to Continue Using Fuzzy Math in New Standards?Hoosiers can now comment publicly on Indiana’s draft academic standards until March 12, 2014. Instructions and the link to the form can be found here.You can read the standards below:Indiana Academic Standards K-5 MathIndiana Academic Standards 6-8 MathIndiana Academic Standards 9-12 MathIndiana Academic Standards
2-21-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: How some school ‘data walls’ violate U.S. privacy lawAfter I wrote last week about “data walls” in public schools that often include lists of students and their test scores, readers asked whether such public displays of academic “achievement” — without parental permission — violate the federal student privacy law known as FERPA (technically the Family Educational Rights and Priva
2-21-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Will Weatherford’s Massive Expansion of Vouchers Promises Cash Bonanza for Step Up for StudentsThat “massive expansion” of Florida’s voucher system Will Weatherford promised is here. From Flagler Live: Under the proposal (PCB FTSC 14-02), retailers could divert sales-tax
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 2-21-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Panties for PresidentIn Kazakhstan, an interesting struggle has erupted between the government and Kazakh women -- over lacy panties. The Customs Union, a "Moscow-initiated trade allliance between Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus," imposed a ban on the import of the panties because they apparently didn't meet the threshold for dampness absorption that underwear
Louisiana Educator: Report on Common Core Forum
Louisiana Educator: Report on Common Core Forum: Report on Common Core ForumI attended the anti Common Core forum in Baton Rouge last night. The forum sponsored by Parents Concerned About Common Core drew a packed audience at the Crossfire Auditorium. There were parents from the metropolitan Baton Rouge area with others coming from as far as Lafayette, Mandeville and New Orleans. This is definitel
2-21-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Start Small Before Moving Big” Is Good Classroom Management AdviceThe citation for the research cited in the video can be found on the video’s YouTube page. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Classroom Management.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 2-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
2-21-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Dennis Van Roekel’s call for Common Core course correction.The response to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel’s call for a course correction in the implementation of Common Core State Standards has been all over the ideological map. This might be expected when DVR in his statement took a swipe at “the de
2-21-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: MORE: The Contract NYC Educators Deserve VideoProduced by Dan Lupkin for the MORE media team.morecaucusnyc The Contract NYC Educators Deserve Video -by ed notes online / 54min hide // saveNewark's Crooks: Cami Goes After ATRs - Wants Tenure Abolished - Asks Cerf for RulingWill this be CamiGate3 or 4? I'm losing count. The Three C's -- Cami, Cerf and Cristie -- are aiming a missi
2-21-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: When I Talk About Prison and Prison Education: It's PersonalSome of you may be wondering why I am defending a Prison Education initiative offered by a Governor whose other Education policies I despise. I can give you a detailed political explanation for my position, and ask you to read Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" but in truth, the reasons why this issu
2-21-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Andrew Cuomo's Common Core Panel Shills For The Common CoreGovernor Andrew Cuomo may have tried to distance himself from the state education reform agenda yesterday when faced with parents protesting the Common Core outside a budget hearing, but the panel he named to look into Common Core implementation in NY State sure sounds like it's still fully on board with the state re
Washington State May Be Forced To Revive No Child Left Behind
Washington State May Be Forced To Revive No Child Left Behind: Washington State May Be Forced To Revive No Child Left BehindAs states face mounting criticism for rushing to grade teachers based on students' standardized test scores, they confront a crucial choice: Move ahead full-speed on teacher evaluations, or slow down to calm teachers and ensure permanent changes take root.But for those who ch
When Classroom Culture Conflicts With EdTech (Christina Quattrocchi) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
When Classroom Culture Conflicts With EdTech (Christina Quattrocchi) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: When Classroom Culture Conflicts With EdTech (Christina Quattrocchi)The following guest post appeared in EdSurge, February 9, 2014 Teachers have a multitude of tools to choose from. Not every tool can exactly match every teachers’ pedagogical approach. However, for some when
Edcamp Silicon Valley Tomorrow | InterACT
Edcamp Silicon Valley Tomorrow | InterACT: Edcamp Silicon Valley TomorrowFEBRUARY 21, 2014tags: edcamp, edcampsvby David B. CohenAfter several months of planning, the first ever Edcamp Silicon Valley is only hours away. I’ve been working with a wonderful organizing team made up of colleagues from within my school and district. Maybe it was a bit of a reach for us to think we could pull this off wi
Michelle Rhee Rhumbuggery | VAMboozled! A blog by Audrey Amrein-Beardsley
| VAMboozled! A blog by Audrey Amrein-Beardsley: On a More Positive Note…Contrary to what is going on in South Carolina and its House Bill 4419 (thanks in large part to Rhee and her “supportive” efforts, as posted also today here), in the state of Washington its State Senate just voted “No” against evaluating teachers in the state using student test scores. Interesting that this happened in Bill
Common Core: Same Exclusion, Different Century | Cloaking Inequity
Common Core: Same Exclusion, Different Century | Cloaking Inequity: Common Core: Same Exclusion, Different CenturyFor well over 100 years educational leaders in the field of curriculum have gathered to try and figure out what children in the U.S. ought to be learning. In 1893, for instance, the Committee of Ten published its report on the organization of secondary education in the U.S. In 1895 the
Cami asks state approval to ignore seniority in teacher layoff | Bob Braun's Ledger
Cami asks state approval to ignore seniority in teacher layoff | Bob Braun's Ledger: Cami asks state approval to ignore seniority in teacher layoffChris Christie and Cami AndersonCami Anderson, the state-appointed superintendent of Newark schools, has dramatically ratcheted up her war on the district’s employee unions by proposing to lay off possibly hundreds of tenured teachers without regard to
The Political Mess around Michigan Governor Snyder’s “Turnarounds” for Struggling Schools | janresseger
The Political Mess around Michigan Governor Snyder’s “Turnarounds” for Struggling Schools | janresseger: The Political Mess around Michigan Governor Snyder’s “Turnarounds” for Struggling SchoolsPosted on February 21, 2014 by janressegerThere is a political mess in Michigan around the performance and the role of Governor Rick Snyder’s Education Achievement Authority (EAA). The EAA was intended by
TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING: A new national coalition coordinating the uprising against standardized testing! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING: A new national coalition coordinating the uprising against standardized testing! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING: A new national coalition coordinating the uprising against standardized testing!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on February 20, 2014I am excited to announce that a new national coalition has formed for the purpose of encouraging an
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6 Quick Leadership Takeaways From A Flight Through The Fog | Connected Principals
6 Quick Leadership Takeaways From A Flight Through The Fog | Connected Principals: 6 Quick Leadership Takeaways From A Flight Through The Fogby William Parker • February 21, 2014 • 0 CommentsTwo weeks ago I attended the NASSP Ignite Conference in Dallas, Texas.On my flight home, the pilot informed us that we would encounter heavy fog at the Tulsa airport. As we began descending, we were shrouded i
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 2-20-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Is Obama hurting himself by not reaching out?To us Californian's there are two major issues currently taking place, health care and the water crisis.Obama recently came over to Fresno, California to check out the impact of the drought. He only brought along a few other Democrats for his three hour tour, despite the fact that the House Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy is cr
Funding Results: Public Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation Grant (CA Dept of Education)
Funding Results: Public Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation Grant (CA Dept of Education): Funding ResultsPublic Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation GrantNote: Recipients and funding amounts are subject to budget and administrative adjustments.Public Charter Schools Grant awardees for fiscal year 2013-14.Program Questions: PCSGP Team, Charter School Divis
2-20-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Play: Is it Becoming Extinct?
Home Page — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGPlay: Is it Becoming Extinct?February 20, 2014 by Tisha ShipleyThink back for a moment to when you were a young child. What games did you play? What things did you play at school? Do you remember your parents telling you to "go play?" I remember riding my bicycle, roller skating, getting together with the neighbor kids to play hide-a
Nite Cap 2-20-14 #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 CAP2-20-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekJersey Jazzman: Shocking: Baraka Consults Knowledgable People on EducationSorry the posting's been light; it's been a crazy busy week. But I don't want to let too much time pass before telling you about my M
2-20-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Shocking: Baraka Consults Knowledgable People on EducationSorry the posting's been light; it's been a crazy busy week. But I don't want to let too much time pass before telling you about my Monday with Ras Baraka.Baraka is currently in a two-man race for mayor of Newark; in my view, it's probably the most interesting political contest in the country between now and the mid-term Con
Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public Education | MyFDL
Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public Education | MyFDL: Teachers & Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Public EducationBy: Julie Gutman Dickinson Wednesday February 19, 2014 3:54 pm Tweet Are job protections for teachers to blame for educational underachievement among low-income students of color in California? That’s
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) | United Opt Out National
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) | United Opt Out National: TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING (TRRS)The U.S. can do a much better job evaluating children, teachers and schools. That’s why protests against standardized testing misuse and overuse are exploding across the nation. Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) seeks to ensure that assessment contributes to all student
2-20-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Video: “Creating the Schools Children Deserve”A few days ago, I published a post titled St. Paul Federation Of Teachers Is National Model For Engaging Parents. This video is another example of why they are a national model:by Larry Ferlazzo / 1min hide // save“Parent Involvement in Early Literacy”Parent Involvement in Ear
Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projects -Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projects - Bites - Opinions - February 20, 2014: Kevin Johnson turned Sacramento's mayor's office into a fundraising tool for his own pet projectsThere are no real consequences from the Fair Political Practices Commission for bending and breaking the rulesBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@n
Union calls for five-day strike next month at UC - latimes.com
Union calls for five-day strike next month at UC - latimes.com: Union calls for five-day strike next month at UCComments0EmailShare0Unionized workers picket at UC Irvine Medical Center in May. The union has scheduled a five-day walkout starting March 3. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times / May 22, 2013)By Larry GordonFebruary 20, 2014, 11:57 a.m.The union representing the University of California's
Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014 - Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting (CA Dept of Education)
Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Agenda March 5 and 6, 2014Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.Advisory Commission on Special Education MembersDiane Fazzi, ChairGina Plate, Vice ChairFeda AlmalitiMildred BrowneMorena de Grimaldi Kristi HagansSomer HardingSara JochamBetty KarnetteLester PincuNancy PortilloNaomi RaineyMarian
PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chair | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chair | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: PSP used lobbying firm to promote Green as SRC chairby thenotebook on Feb 20 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTPhoto: Courtesy of Philadelphia School PartnershipMark Gleason is executive director of the Philadelphia School Partnership.by Bill Hangley Jr.As Bill Gr
2-20-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): After 22 plaintiffs’ witnesses in Vergara, it’s the defendants’ turnIn a trial that began in late January and was supposed to take 20 court days, plaintiffs in Vergara v California used the first 16 to put on their case, as Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu heard from 22 witnesses through yesterday. Testimon
Alpine teachers launch strike | UTSanDiego.com
Alpine teachers launch strike | UTSanDiego.com: Alpine teachers launch strikeTeachers in the Alpine Union School District began their strike Thursday morning, the latest chapter in a more than year-long conflict over how to balance the district's budget.It's the first teachers strike in San Diego County since 1996. The main disagreements between the Alpine district administration and the teachers
Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core Opponents | Truth in American Education
Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core Opponents | Truth in American Education: Missouri Lawmaker Adds Tinfoil Hat Amendment to Insult Common Core OpponentsFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on February 20, 2014 • 0 Comments81Let’s file this in the “how stupid can you be” category. The Kansas City Star reported that the
2-20-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Legislative UpdatesFrom Mary Griffin of the Seattle Special Ed PTA: SHB 2605 is a step backwards in Washington state’s efforts to make our education system more transparent and accessible for parents. That’s because this bill will make it harder, not easier, for parents to know and understand school district policies regarding restraint and isolation of studen
LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New Website | Talk Radio News ServiceTalk Radio News Service
LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New Website | Talk Radio News ServiceTalk Radio News Service: LISTEN: Teachers Union Rolls Out New WebsiteAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten calls it "the fastest growing teacher-sharing site in the United States."Photo/American Federation of TeachersAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten tells TRNS about the la
Switching Schools May Lead to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids | TIME.com
Switching Schools May Lead to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids | TIME.com: Study: Switching Schools May Give Your Kids Psychotic SymptomsChronic marginalization and chronic exclusion could cause hallucinations and delusionsChanging schools can be a wrenching social and emotional experience for students, say researchers from Warwick Medical School in the U.K. And the legacy of that struggle may be psycho
To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence? | Cloaking Inequity
To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence? | Cloaking Inequity: To Whom does Teach For America Give Power and Influence?A new peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Education Policy reveals the relationships between Teach For America (TFA) and federal charter school “reform” to interrogate how policy decisions are shaped by networks of elite individuals, organizations, and private c
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The view from L.A.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The view from L.A.: The view from L.A.The way schooling is supposed to be-- I'm out on the Left Coast. taking a few days off from Chicago tundra, watching a school field trip to Leo Carrillo State Park.I'm in L.A. but still envious (no, really) of those who got to join the UIC picket lines or march yesterday in Springfield in defense of public employee pensions. Thi
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Teachers union head calls for Core ‘course correction’Education HeadlinesThursday, February 20, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Construction firm TELACU bankrolling Centinela Valley school board campa
Integration: Who Is It Good For? | EduShyster
Integration: Who Is It Good For? | EduShyster: Integration: Who Is It Good For?Hint: Middle class white students…By Jack SchneiderI have watched friends lock their doors as black men crossed between cars on the street. They have done it without breaking conversation and without acknowledgment. My wife and I have had acquaintances challenge our decision to enroll our daughter in the public school a
Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Coalition Launches Testing Resistance & Reform SpringBy Anthony Cody on February 20, 2014 7:53 AMYesterday, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich posted this message on hisFacebook page:We're turning our schools into test-taking factories. We're teaching children how to take standardized t
Video: Creating the Schools Children Deserve - MN2020 Hindsight
Video: Creating the Schools Children Deserve - MN2020 Hindsight: Video: Creating the Schools Children DeserveBy Briana Johnson, Video Production Specialist, February 19, 2014 at 1:00 pmSt. Paul teachers are using their bargaining power to help create the schools children deserve, with fewer standardized tests, smaller class sizes, and media specialists, nurses, counselors and social workers for al
Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education | Julie Gutman Dickinson
Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education | Julie Gutman Dickinson: Children Last: California Trial Showcases the Corporate War on Teachers and Public Education Are job protections for teachers to blame for educational underachievement among low-income students of color in California? That's the provocative question ostensibly at the heart of Verg
Morning Wink 2-20-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS2-20-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Nina Simone on the Role of the ArtistOriginally posted on Beyond Capitalism Now: Nina Simone on the Role of the Artist Interviewer: You want yo
