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 CAP
The Fordham Institute’s Misinformation About Missouri Standards & Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog
The Fordham Institute’s Misinformation About Missouri Standards & Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Fordham Institute’s Misinformation About Missouri Standards & Common CoreinShareShould “conservatives” align themselves with Arne Duncan’s educational reforms which include Common Core support?The Fordham Institute is now framing itself as the organization giving voice to “Conse
Lawmakers open to brief reprieve from big payments for teacher pensions | EdSource Today
Lawmakers open to brief reprieve from big payments for teacher pensions | EdSource Today: Lawmakers open to brief reprieve from big payments for teacher pensionsMay 22nd, 2014 | 4 Comments | By John FensterwaldShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services69Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to immediately start paying off the $74 billion shortfall in funding for
They don’t make Family Values the way they used to. | Reclaim Reform
They don’t make Family Values the way they used to. | Reclaim Reform: They don’t make Family Values the way they used to.Posted on May 23, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhen a billionaire runs for governor and spends his own mega-bucks on ads to proclaim his beliefs and the beliefs of his wife, who takes part in those ads, people expect some form of honesty no matter how shallow the statements may be.The fact
Sponsor a Student!: Inform Your Policymaker Why Vouchers Have Failed | Cloaking Inequity
Sponsor a Student!: Inform Your Policymaker Why Vouchers Have Failed | Cloaking Inequity: Sponsor a Student!: Inform Your Policymaker Why Vouchers Have FailedWE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you believe in public education? Do you want US policymakers to understand why decision makers in Chile have now judged vouchers to be problematic after 30 years of universal implementation? Do you have frequent flier mi
What’s Testing Season? | My Island View
What’s Testing Season? | My Island View: What’s Testing Season?May 23, 2014 by tomwhitbyRecently, the editors of Edutopia were considering a theme for their bloggers to blog about concerning testing. In order to keep things timely, they needed to find out when most schools were being affected by standardized tests. It was a reasonable consideration, worthy of a responsible examination of the subje
5-23-14 The Whole Child Blog — Transforming Schools to Become Innovation Ready — Whole Child Education
Transforming Schools to Become Innovation Ready — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGTransforming Schools to Become Innovation ReadyMay 23, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumPost written by Laura VarlasBecause tests don't require connection and collaboration, classroom education is being driven in one direction, while technology enables creation, curation, and connection.Educators are up agains
5-23-14 Jersey Jazzman: "One Newark": A Market For "Lemons"
Jersey Jazzman: "One Newark": A Market For "Lemons": "One Newark": A Market For "Lemons"I've got a new brief over at the NJ Education Policy Forum out today about One Newark. As usual, I present my geekspeak-free (mostly) version of this brief here.Here's the background: Cami Anderson, the state-appointed superintendent of Newark, has put out a plan to restr
5-23-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wait What? Union Leader says Pelto is anti-union?In recent weeks, one political pundit called me a “union stooge,” while the former Democratic Party Chairman, John Droney, referred to me as a “liberal ideologue.” But this morning, in a “What the _____” moment, the President of SEIU 1199NE, the great union that represents 19,000 Connecticut health care workers issued a press release att
With A Brooklyn Accent: We Are All Craig Charvat: Defend the Free Speech Rights of a Great Long Island Teacher!
With A Brooklyn Accent: We Are All Craig Charvat: Defend the Free Speech Rights of a Great Long Island Teacher!: We Are All Craig Charvat: Defend the Free Speech Rights of a Great Long Island Teacher! Craig Charvat, the Social Studies Teacher from Center Moriches High School who made headlines all over New York State for denouncing the Common Core Standards, and refusing to accept evaluations base
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are Prosser teachers 'gaming the system'? Or is this reporter gaming them?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are Prosser teachers 'gaming the system'? Or is this reporter gaming them?: Are Prosser teachers 'gaming the system'? Or is this reporter gaming them?"If anyone out there has been in Prosser for more than a second, they would see that you can't make a Prosser teacher do anything they don't believe in." -- Prosser teacher Maria MagdalenaAfter reading Ted Cox
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-23-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: ‘If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 3!”: L.A. UNIFIED BOARD REFUSES TO REAPPOINT MEMBER OF OVERSIGHT PANEL + smf’s 2¢by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1pjc8aO School board member Tamar Galatzan, shown here with Supt. John Deasy last year, was one of the staunchest supporters of the original iPad plan. (Luis Sinco / Los Ang
The dramatic inequality of public-school spending in America
The dramatic inequality of public-school spending in America: The dramatic inequality of public-school spending in AmericaBY EMILY BADGERMay 23 at 9:00 amAn Apple Inc. iPad sits on a desk used in a second-grade classroom at Park Lane Elementary school, in the Canyons School District, in Sandy, Utah, U.S. on Monday, May 20, 2013 (George Frey/Bloomberg)During fiscal 2012, New York City's school dist
Ravitch: Common Core Is Bankrupting the Country « Bill's Eye
Ravitch: Common Core Is Bankrupting the Country « Bill's Eye: Ravitch: Common Core Is Bankrupting the CountryThursday, May 22nd, 2014Diane Ravitch is not a fan of the new school standards known as Common Core, and she’ll tell you why on this Sunday’s One to One show.Ravitch, a distinguished education historian and research professor at New York University, was in Kentucky recently to receive the U
5-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadNaturally, in Seattle, the first "summer" holiday and it's raining. At the Columbus College of Art and Design, two anonymous students create art for all to enjoy. Something to show the artist in your home.New names to look for in, say 2019, in SPS classrooms:And once again, Game of Thrones rules. There were 1135 Aryas, 241 Khaleesis and
Oregon Teachers' Union Supports Opting Out, Calls for Congressional Hearings on Testing - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Oregon Teachers' Union Supports Opting Out, Calls for Congressional Hearings on Testing - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Oregon Teachers' Union Supports Opting Out, Calls for Congressional Hearings on TestingBy Anthony Cody on May 23, 2014 10:36 AMunitedoptout.com/Today we have the fourth report this month contributed by teacher union activists, who have followed democratic processes
5-23-14 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): Morning Read: In race for school chief, money is closeTop candidates for state schools chief in close money race The top contenders to be the state’s public schools chief are neck-and-neck in campaign funds leading into the June primary, according to finance reports filed Thursday. Current state superinte
Philly Student Dies With No Nurse on Duty. Organizers Call for Officials to Resign | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Philly Student Dies With No Nurse on Duty. Organizers Call for Officials to Resign | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Philly Student Dies With No Nurse on Duty. Organizers Call for Officials to ResignPosted on: Friday May 23rd, 2014Jackson Elementary parents give statement tothe press. Photo via Philly.comFor the second time this school year, a
For the First Time, Public Education Revenue Decreases in 2012, Census Bureau Reports - Education - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
For the First Time, Public Education Revenue Decreases in 2012, Census Bureau Reports - Education - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau: For the First Time, Public Education Revenue Decreases in 2012, Census Bureau ReportsPublic elementary and secondary education revenue declined in fiscal year 2012 for the first time since 1977, when the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting public education finance data
This Is Not a Test | EduShyster
This Is Not a Test | EduShyster: This Is Not a TestThe interview with the José VilsonEduShyster: Your new book, This is Not a Test, has as its subtitle *a new narrative on race, class and education.* I inhaled the book over the course of a weekend, but I couldn’t figure out what the new narrative was. And then it finally dawned on me that you, José Luis Vilson, are the new narrative.José Vilson: T
Morning Wink 5-23-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gary Rubinstein: Who Is the Real Michael Johnston?Gary Rubinstein writes in this post about Michael Johnston and his long association with him. Today Johnston is known in Colorado as the state s
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gary Rubinstein: Who Is the Real Michael Johnston?Gary Rubinstein writes in this post about Michael Johnston and his long association with him. Today Johnston is known in Colorado as the state senator who wrote the most punitive, anti-teacher law in the nation. At present, Harvard students are protesting the invitation to Johnston
5-23-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Elfank-Dana: Video Formal Observations - Admins YES, Teachers No - Calls for UFT to Fix This...my AP said today, “No video… It’s my call not yours and I don’t want this lesson videoed" .... the video is a saving grace for the strong teacher that happens to be a “trouble maker” for the principal ....it is clear from the informal observations the APs look for the glass half-emp
5-23-14 The Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: What ‘trigger warning’ would the Bible get? A ”trigger warning” is a short statement on a written piece of work or even a television show ( think Law and Order: Special Victims Unit) noting that the material may be sexually graphic, violent or in some other way upsetting. This month The New York Times ran a story by Jennifer Medina about the warnings that has sparked a […]by Valeri
5-23-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: “Putting the 2-Step Over the ISTEP," Doug Martin, Otter Creek Democrat Club, Terre Haute, IN., May 21, 2014Here is the link to the video of my talk in Terre Haute, which is just over 16 minutes in length: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlCX-I_m0o Hoosier School Heist author Doug Martin discusses his book and possible strategies Democrats in Vigo County can use to win the 201
5-23-14 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: How Vouchers Killed Education Accountability for Florida TaxpayersWrites Scott Maxwell in the Orlando Sentinel: “The Return of the Living Dead” was a hoot. “Shaun of the Dead” and “Zombieland” perfected the concept of Zom-Coms. And “Warm Bodies” — with its love story bet
5-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Infographic: “What Are The Hardest Languages to Learn?”Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide // saveYESTERDAYThis Is One Of The Best Pieces I’ve Read On Teacher Evaluation: “The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations”Thanks to Jack Sc
5-23-14 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.: CTU. Teachers, staff at Rogers Park elementary school learns of $300,000 in budget cuts on one-year anniversary of school closingsCTUnet: CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) received information from members today who learned this morning about pending budget cuts at Gale Math and Science Academy
5-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”“most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”. via “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 1h 5-22-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE:
5-23-14 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): “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”“The Role of the Intellectual – An Analysis,” Lawrence Davidson, Truthout, Speakout1 by plthomasedd / 1h 5-22-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. T
5-23-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Why Students Drop OutThis pooped up on twitter a few days agoTo ensure every student graduates HS, 1st we need to understand why some don’t. New Grad Nation report helps explain http://t.co/5xS6f1m2ep— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) May 22, 2014And, because I'm always interested in what Arne has to say, I followed the link. And I think Arne maybe didn't actually read it.The link goes to
5-23-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: How To Make Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Very Unhappy This Election DayShelly Silver at the State Democratic Conention, making nice with and for Governor Cuomo, responded this way to a statement about how many New York teachers are not happy with the governor:“Teachers should be very happy with him,” Silver said of a group that has been protesting Cuomo.Silver's either high or f
Truth Telling by Chicago Educators | janresseger
Truth Telling by Chicago Educators | janresseger: Truth Telling by Chicago EducatorsPosted on May 23, 2014 by janressegerChicago provided the model for school “reform” as we now experience it in America. A decade ago Arne Duncan, then C.E.O. of the Chicago Public Schools, launched Renaissance 2010, whose purpose was to expand school choice by opening 100 new schools by 2010, many of them charter
4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate
4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate: 4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate Like many college graduates across the nation, I’ve spent the last few weeks being fed anecdotes and exposes about what life is really like in the post-graduate abyss. I’ve heard words ranging from “scary” to “exciting”, “stressful” to “stimulating”. It’s eas
Russ on Reading: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.
Russ on Reading: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.We here at Russ on Reading are constantly on the lookout for educational innovation, so when we heard of the new charter franchise, The College and Career Ready Scholars Rigorously Pursuing Educational Excellence Academy Charter School and Dollar Store (CCRSRPEEACSDS) we had to look into how this schoo
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The Cami cover-up | Bob Braun's Ledger
The Cami cover-up | Bob Braun's Ledger: The Cami cover-upChris Christie and Cami Anderson–covering up?The chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Schools has asked the state education commissioner, the state attorney general, and the state comptroller to coordinate an investigation into the state’s operation of the Newark school district. He asked many of these questions before–and
Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie Mae
Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie Mae: Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie MaeA prominent student group and the nation’s largest labor federation are among organizations with close ties to the White House demanding that the Department of Education terminate its contract with the student loan company formerly known as Sallie Mae.The AFL-CIO, United States Student Associa
John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27 | deutsch29
John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27 | deutsch29: John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27May 22, 2014When Louisiana State Superintendent John White withheld the Louisiana Education Assessment Program (LEAP) scores on Friday, May 16, 2014– the day that these scores were supposed to be released, he chose to wait until midday
Reflecting on the effects of violence | Parents United for Public Education
Reflecting on the effects of violence | Parents United for Public Education: Reflecting on the effects of violencePosted on May 22, 2014 by SSPRAGUELOTTLeave a comment Every year, the Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy holds a candle lighting to honor victims and survivors of crime in the Philadelphia area. This year the PCVA felt it especially important to incorporate a youth portion to t
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEALSO SEE: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic!”: SCHOOL BOARD BLOCKS AP
SKrashen: In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn)
SKrashen: In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn): In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn)Quite a few people who reacted to my post (see below) thought it was real. It wasn't. It was an attempt at satire. Part of its failure was my fault, for not making it clear that it was satire. And part was the situation we are now living in, a situation so bizarre that this kind of announcement is
Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly. | Reclaim Reform
Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly. | Reclaim Reform: Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly.Posted on May 22, 2014by Ken PrevitiThis is NOT about political parties and ideological d
Nite Cap 5-22-14 #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 CAPNewark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and OpportunityNewark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity a
