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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-28-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mr. Katzoff Writes an Open Letter to Chris Matthews and MSNBCHoward Katzoff doesn’t understand why the commentators at MSNBC are so ill-informed about education issues. With the exception of Ed Schultz and possibly Chris Hayes, the commentators at MSNBC have swallowed the snake oil of corporate reform. Although they are usually out
In New Jersey, Abbott School Districts Model Unified, Enriched Pre-Kindergarten | janresseger
In New Jersey, Abbott School Districts Model Unified, Enriched Pre-Kindergarten | janresseger: In New Jersey, Abbott School Districts Model Unified, Enriched Pre-KindergartenPosted on March 28, 2014 by janressegerThis morning the NY Times reports new analysis from economist James Heckman showing that the North Carolina Abecedarian Project, a study developed in the 1970s to mitigate hardship in ear
3-28-14 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.: Springfield goes home until April Fool’s Day.Our Miss Brooks. John Stewart famously called state government the meth lab of democracy. Yesterday the Illinois General Assembly acted more like my old high school pal who spent our senior year and most of his freshman year at UC Berkeley stoned and on the
3-28-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Know any social justice oriented UCLA students? Get them to #resistTFAI wrote the Op-Ed following this introduction for the Daily Bruin when I first returned to UCLA as an undergraduate last September. It was patently ignored by the editorial staff, as were my requests for modification guidelines to get it published. While I have a haunting suspicion that some of the editorial staf
3-28-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Florida Charter School Scheme Unmasked in Standard Contract BidRep. Manny Diaz (R-Miami) went first in the House Education Committee yesterday and announced a “postponement” of HB 7083. Among other things, Diaz bill provided for standard charter school contracts, the man
3-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: March’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part FiveThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on
3-28-14 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): Vergara trial ends, with CA teacher laws hanging in the balancePlaintiffs’ lawyer Ted Boutrous Lawyers from both sides in Vergara v California — the state’s most significant teacher rights case in two decades — unleashed their final arguments today, in a last attempt to amplify their own case and destroy
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: VERGARA v. CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT ENDS …but not reallyTestimony ends, “final” arguments heard, both sides are to submit written briefs by April 10, with a ruling due within 90 days after that – in July. Both sides already have said they would appeal if they lose. Students' interests at center of trial over teacher protection laws Plaintiffs want to be able
3-28-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: SURPRISE: Malloy administration’s back room deal to hand Hartford’s Clark Elementary School to an out-of-state charter school company is backAs Wait, What? readers have known for months, the Malloy administration has been engaged in a campaign to force the City of Hartford to turn their Clark Elementary School over to a private, out-of-state private charter school chain based in Washin
3-28-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: #optout contemplation 2011: This is how it happened.For as long as I can remember I have had serious issues with high stakes standardized tests. However, it wasn’t until after NCLB was in full swing and my son started to dread going to school that I actually contemplated doing something about it. I know that sounds kind of funny coming from me—a full […]34 by Timothy D. Slekar /
3-28-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why Scripted Learning Sucks!Scripted learning SUCKS. It totally inhibits teachers from displaying the creativity they need to best reach their students. Let me give an example. I was part of a panel on Race and Activism in the 1960's at the University of Maryland. I spent six hours working on what I thought it was a great speech. I was really proud of it. However, I was the
3-28-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Reclaiming “No Excuses”: A ReaderWith Waiting for excuses for the inexcusable, Leonard Pitts Jr. offers us all a watershed moment—one that involves reclaiming the language and the narratives in order to take direct action against the one thing we refuse to acknowledge or
3-28-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb Bush's Shiny CampaignIf you wanted to find all of the bullshit talking points about the CCSS Reformy Complex, you'd be hard pressed to do better than clicking on over to Learn More. Go Further.It takes a little clicking to learn that LMGF is brought to you by the Foundation for Excellence in Education (and I'm sure I'll be neither the first nor last person to point out how appr
3-28-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Sticks It To De BasioThat's the Post's takeaway this morning:Charter schools will be big winners in the new state budget under a tentative deal hammered out by Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders Thursday night, sources close to the talks said. For the first time the privately operated schools will be eligible for government funds to cover the costs of leasing classroom
Governor Cuomo Puts The Needs of Eva Moskowitz First and Foremost southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Governor Cuomo Puts The Needs of Eva Moskowitz First and ForemostThis looks like good news, but Newsday is reporting that; "A proposal to allow charter schools to receive state funds for building has been dropped." Yippee!!The above was what I was in the process of writing until I saw what Reality-Based Educator wrote and what I read in the New York Rag,
NYC Educator: Are Electronic Gradebooks Changing the World?
NYC Educator: Are Electronic Gradebooks Changing the World?: Are Electronic Gradebooks Changing the World?So I was sitting in the library with my laptop. I don't usually bring it, but the fact is Skedula works abysmally on my iPad. We won't even discuss their iPad app.The laptop version is hard to scroll, does all sorts of unpredictable things, and requires multiple extra steps to get pretty much
Spend an evening with Diane Ravitch | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Spend an evening with Diane Ravitch | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Spend an evening with Diane RavitchFiled under: Ravitch — millerlf @ 8:38 am Spend an evening with Diane Ravitch, author of Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public SchoolsWednesday, April 30, 2014MATC Cooley Auditorium, 700 W. State, MilwaukeeDoors open at 5:30 p.m. P
Troubled Youth, Troubled Learning (Dave Reid) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Troubled Youth, Troubled Learning (Dave Reid) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Troubled Youth, Troubled Learning (Dave Reid)Dave Reid is a high school mathematics teacher in his third year of teaching. He received his MA in Education and credential in secondary mathematics and physics from Stanford University in 2011. Dave spent a quarter of a century in high-tech primaril
K-12 News Network | The Vergera v. California Trial: More Double Standards From the 1%
K-12 News Network | The Vergera v. California Trial: More Double Standards From the 1%: The Vergera v. California Trial: More Double Standards From the 1%admin March 16, 2014 Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Francisco, State Education Law 0We know that two epicenters of the funding for profiteering from public schools are Silicon Valley and Wall Street. And in looking at some of the maj
Schools are doling out suspensions “like Tic Tacs,” here are some ways to keep kids in the classroom | Hechinger Report
Schools are doling out suspensions “like Tic Tacs,” here are some ways to keep kids in the classroom | Hechinger Report: Schools are doling out suspensions “like Tic Tacs,” here are some ways to keep kids in the classroomBy Tanya E. CokeAs a recent school board member in a racially and economically diverse district, I know there has never been a tougher time for educators.Tanya E. CokeSchools are
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A VAM Shame, again, from Florida |
A VAM Shame, again, from Florida |: A VAM Shame, again, from Florida Another teacher from Florida wrote a blog post for Diane Ravitch, and I just came across it and am re-posting it here. Be sure to give it a good read as you will see that what is happening in her state right now and why it is a VAM shame!She writes:I conducted a very unscientific study and concluded that I might possibly have the
Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Missouri Senator Excoriates Gates Funded Fordham Institute Witness on Common CoreinShareFordham witness needs to be reminded by Missouri Senator how much Gates Foundation gave Fordham for its Common Core support.The Missouri Torch provides video of Michael Brickman’s testimony in Missou
Teacher job protections attacked, defended in landmark trial’s closing arguments | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Teacher job protections attacked, defended in landmark trial’s closing arguments | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Teacher job protections attacked, defended in landmark trial’s closing argumentsAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | March 27th, 2014, 4:32pmAdolfo Guzman LopezPlaintiff Elizabeth Vergara speaks during a lunch break news conference during the closing arguments of the trial in Los Angeles.The closing argume
Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up Trial - California Teachers Association
Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up Trial - California Teachers Association: Weeks of Testimony Demonstrate Empty Premises of ‘Vergara v. State of California’ Suit as Closing Arguments Wrap Up TrialFor CFT: Fred Glass 510-579-3343For CTA: Frank Wells 562-708-5425Students stand to win or lose based on Judge’s decisionLA
Nite Cap 3-27-14 #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 CAPResearchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw StoryResearchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story: Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autismBy Agence France-PresseThursday, March 27
Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story
Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autism | The Raw Story: Researchers: One out of every 68 U.S. children has autismBy Agence France-PresseThursday, March 27, 2014 18:26 EDT One in 68 U.S. children has autism, a 30 percent rise over the last estimate released in 2012, health authorities said Thursday.The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised concern and sp
Media blocked from public 'strong mayor' forum - City Beat - The Sacramento Bee
Media blocked from public 'strong mayor' forum - City Beat - The Sacramento Bee: Media blocked from public 'strong mayor' forumBy Ryan Lillisrlillis@sacbee.comPublished: Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014 - 12:23 pmLast Modified: Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014 - 12:42 pmKJ Sez: No News for YouSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson squaring off in a debate against former Mayor Heather Fargo, the woman he defeated to take of
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Next frontier for the charter school hustlers, 'Inner Ring' Suburbs
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Next frontier for the charter school hustlers, 'Inner Ring' Suburbs: Next frontier for the charter school hustlers, 'Inner Ring' SuburbsFor those of you who aren't fluent in post-racial-era reform/speak, inner-ringis code for black and Latino suburbs. As the inner cities become whitenized, with hundreds of thousands of African-Americans being pushed out because
Green Schools Recognized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Green Schools Recognized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California's First "Green Ribbon" Recognition of Schools and DistrictsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today named two schools and two school districts as California's inaugural "Green Ribbon Schools" (CA-GRS). The Superintendent's new init
Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is Underway | Cloaking Inequity
Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is Underway | Cloaking Inequity: Beware: A Hostile Takeover of ALL Dallas Public Schools is UnderwayHome Rule is an emerging story currently flying under the radar in the national and statewide Texas media. Millionaires and billionaire(s) are quietly funding a “Home Rule” hostile takeover attempt of all public schools in Dallas, Texas. Yes, t
solidaridad: Mother, Teacher, Coach. Sounds like the perfect candidate to steward our LAUSD school board
solidaridad: Mother, Teacher, Coach. Sounds like the perfect candidate to steward our LAUSD school board: Mother, Teacher, Coach. Sounds like the perfect candidate to steward our LAUSD school boardSherlett Hendy Newbill for LAUSD District 1 | Teacher Mother Coach
Creole food and courage: come to the Parents 4 Teachers fundraiser 4-9-14 Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Creole food and courage: come to the Parents4Teachers fundraiser 4-9-14: Creole food and courage: come to the Parents4Teachers fundraiser 4-9-14Please join Parents4 Teachers (I plan to!). You might consider paying for an extra ticket for one of the parents, students or teachers as well. Share the flyer, too!Celebration to Honor and Defend t
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Teacher Describes How She Has Been Warned by School District Not to Speak Out Against Common CoreinShareThanks to Duane Lester from The Missouri Torch for bringing you a teacher’s Senate testimony in support of Missouri SB514 and 798. Susan Kimball, a kindergarten teach
Another year scraping together bare essentials | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Another year scraping together bare essentials | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Another year scraping together bare essentialsThe District needs $200 million just to avoid a new round of cuts for 2014-15. It is unclear where the funds might be found.by Dale MezzacappaShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (2)PRINTPhoto: Harvey FinkleAt a February meeting, parents, teachers and students
Change the Stakes | Because a Good Education Can’t Be Measured By a Test Score
Change the Stakes | Because a Good Education Can’t Be Measured By a Test Score: REFUSE THE TESTS!Number of NYC Parents Refusing State Tests Expected to Triple in 2014What began two years ago as a small pocket of resistance has burgeoned into a full-blown protest movement: public school parents are demanding an end to the excessive use of standardized tests and top-down, corporate-backed reforms.
3-27-14 The Whole Child Blog — The Grand Unifying Theory of Education — Whole Child Education
A Whole Child Education for Every Child: The Grand Unifying Theory of Education — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGA Whole Child Education for Every Child: The Grand Unifying Theory of EducationMarch 27, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumIf our goal is a "whole child" education for every child, here are some essential questions: How should a modern school be managed and led in a wor
Where will the Progressive Democrats Stand? tomhayden com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin
tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Where will the Progressive Democrats Stand?: WHERE WILL THE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS STAND?THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014 AT 10:16AM | EMAIL ARTICLE | SHARE ARTICLE | PRINT ARTICLEDavid Graeber's “The Democracy Project” and Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”, two standout books for recommended commentary. (Covers by Harvard University Press
New York City Parents Union Statement On City Schools Being The Most Segregated In The Country: “We Must End Education Apartheid In New York City”
New York City Parents Union Statement On City Schools Being The Most Segregated In The Country: “We Must End Education Apartheid In New York City”: New York City Parents Union Statement On City Schools Being The Most Segregated In The Country: “We Must End Education Apartheid In New York City”admin March 27, 2014 News, Press ReleasesYesterday, the Civil Rights Project at the University of Californ
Prescribed Format for 2014-15 Proposed BD - Correspondence (CA Dept of Education)
Prescribed Format for 2014-15 Proposed BD - Correspondence (CA Dept of Education): Dear County and District Superintendents, County and District Chief Business Officials, and Charter School Administrators:PRESCRIBED FORMAT FOR 2014–15 PROPOSED BUDGETS IN THE STANDARDIZED ACCOUNT CODE STRUCTUREEducation Code (EC) Section 52060(b)(2) requires that the public meeting at which a school district govern
3-27-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Where is The Human Touch?To me, one of the most powerful experiences in education is when a student comes back to the school they attended to visit with a teacher who had a large impact on them. This happens to me on a regular basis and it is one of the best parts of my job. But current education policies emanating from Washington are making this impossible. Not only are so
Helen Gym among 10 in country honored by White House for community organizing work | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Helen Gym among 10 in country honored by White House for community organizing work | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Helen Gym among 10 in country honored by White House for community organizing workby thenotebook on Mar 27 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (1)PRINTHelen Gym, a staunch public education advocate and founder of Parents United for Public Educa
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Helen Gym -- Honored at White House as Champion of Change
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Helen Gym -- Honored at White House as Champion of Change: Helen Gym -- Honored at White House as Champion of ChangeGym is being honored by the White House next week. (ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer) Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/school_files/Helen-Gym-to-be-honored-by-White-House.html#gOH8brjFTEKd7MVE.99CONGRATULATIONS to Philly public s
Why do Corporate Reformers Hate Democracy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Why do Corporate Reformers Hate Democracy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Why do Corporate Reformers Hate Democracy?By Anthony Cody on March 27, 2014 11:15 AMBack in the 1950s, we were told that the communists wanted to destroy democracy. I am not sure what the communists ever did to hurt democracy in America, but the corporate backers of charter schools are making some real headwa
3-27-14 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): 3 teachers get UTLA endorsements despite low money supportLast night’s vote By voting to endorse three candidates last night for the LA Unified’s District 1 board seat, the UTLA House of Representatives chose to back two teachers and a former teacher who have raised a combined $8,440 for their election ef
3-27-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: College Degrees and ROINot sure that ROI (return on investment) is really the best way to look at what college/university you pick but for some degrees, it could make a difference. The Atlantic has a comparison. Look at where UW is. It's important to be clear about what this study is telling us and what it's not telling us. The fact that the most valuable college
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, March 27, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Charter school report was wrongEducation HeadlinesThursday, March 27, 2014Meeting postponed again, Sweetwater teachers picketMembers of the Sweetwater Education Association picketed outside the high school district’s administration office Tuesday to call attention to their contract situation, a day when a school board meeting was canceled due
Morning Wink 3-27-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSChoice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders? - Bridging Differences - Education WeekChoice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Choice: For Shareholders or Stakeholders?By Deborah Meier on March 27, 2014 10:03 AMDeborah Meier writes again to Robert Pondiscio of Democracy Prep.Dear Robert,We agree again—in defense of mess
