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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Plunderbund: Ohio’s Richest Charter HaulThe Ohio blogger Plunderbund here lays out the astonishing record of William Lager and the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow.(ECOT). This online charter school is the largest charter in the state. It receives almost $100 million a year from the state. “On the latest report cards released by th

by mike simpson / 7:29 AM UTC-7 

9-5-14 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.: State school funding. Reduce the size of the pie. Slice it into smaller pieces.Illinois school funding is a cruel joke. Since we already ranks at the bottom in state school funding, the burden falls on local districts to raise money locally. Rich school districts do fine. Poor ones, not so much. To fi

by mike simpson / 5min 

9-5-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: Teacher: No longer can I throw my students to the ‘testing wolves’Dawn Neely-Randall, who just started her 25th year of teaching, is sick and tired of the effects that obsessive standardized testing is having on her students. She is a member of the Badass Teachers Association,  a national group of more than 51,000 educators who came together to organize resistance to school reform th

by mike simpson / 8min 

9-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: September 17th Is U.S. Constitution Day — Here Are Related Resources© 2010 Mr.TinDC, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might be interested in The Best Sites For

by mike simpson / 10min 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-5-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LUDICROUS³: The consensus of opinion of serving and retired LA County superintendents on John Deasy’s superintendencysmf writes for 4LAKidsNews 4 Sept 2014  ::  I spoke this afternoon separately to three different school superintendents from three distinct and different school districts in L.A. County - two retired and one still practicing the craft – a

by mike simpson / 12min 

9-5-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: Paying Teachers Less Will Make them MORE EffectiveAmerica's Schools Could Be More Efficient If Teachers Were Paid Less: Report Posted: 09/04/2014 7:19 pm EDT Updated: 29 minutes ago  When it comes to education, the United States isn't getting all the bang it could for its buck, according to a new report. GEMS Education, an education consulting firm, released its "Efficie

by mike simpson / 15min 

9-5-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Prof. Pearson Goes To CollegeOn Thursday, Gabriel Kahn at Slate reported news that is not actually news to anybody who pays attention to education these days, but it's still worth noting.Pearson has made it possible for colleges and universities to do away with those pesky professors entirely by providing a Course in a Box. Students who sign up for an Intro to Psychology course at

by mike simpson / 17min 

9-5-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Cuomo In Hiding, Teachout EverywhereZephyr Teachout's schedule today:At 10 a.m., Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout participates in a Women’s Equality “Empty Chair Debate Stop”, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, 23 Washington Pl., Manhattan.At 11:30 a.m., Teachout appears on “The Capital Pressroom” with Susan Arbetter, listen at 91.3 FM or http://www.wcny.org

by mike simpson / 18min 

Back to School with NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia in Florida

Back to School with NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia in Florida: Back to School Tour in FloridaSeptember 5, 2014 by LilyCategories: Education, EventsTags: back to school, florida, storifyThere are great things happening in public schools in Florida. So honored to see the great work of dedicated educators:Back to School with NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia in Florida:

1 by mike simpson / 27min 

Oregon Save Our Schools: Our press release: Parents Say No to Kindergarten Test

Oregon Save Our Schools: Our press release: Parents Say No to Kindergarten Test: Our press release: Parents Say No to Kindergarten TestFor immediate release August 31, 2014Parents, Teachers Say No to Kindergarten Test“I have opted out both my Kindergartner and my Second Grader,” says Jennifer Lewis, a Portland Public School parent. Lewis is just one of many parents across Oregon opting their child

by mike simpson / 47min 

The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio - NYTimes.com

The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio - NYTimes.com: The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de BlasioBy DANIEL BERGNERSEPT. 3, 2014One afternoon this summer, Eva Moskowitz, who runs Success Academy Charter Schools, showed me her senior yearbook. “I was the editor,” she said. We sat in a half-furnished office at the construction site of her c

by mike simpson / 50min 

NYC Educator: The Best Thing That Happened Yesterday

NYC Educator: The Best Thing That Happened Yesterday: The Best Thing That Happened YesterdayYesterday was the first day of class. I was nervous, the kids were nervous, but we all did the best we can. First day programming is always problematic. I teach beginning ESL and several of my kids turned out to have been born here.In my afternoon class, one girl got pretty upset about this. She asked me to

by mike simpson / 55min 

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OSI Rent-a-Cop Comes Calling on a Teacher - southbronxschool

http://www.southbronxschool.com: OSI Rent-a-Cop Comes Calling on a TeacherI have been transferred.For those that recall, last year I spent my Rubber Room time at 4360 Broadway. Worse, I was held captive alone for over 6 months until I was allowed compatriots. I shared with the readers of this blog mycaptivity, my friends, and how I acclimated myself to the whims of my captors.I am now at 1230 Zere

1 by mike simpson / 10h 

SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY'S IPAD SCANDAL- JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG - Perdaily.com

SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY'S IPAD SCANDAL- JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG - Perdaily.com: SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY'S IPAD SCANDAL- JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG(Mensaje se repite en Español)Given the present iPAD scandal that in reality is just the latest incarnation of a long list of corrupt practices at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), one can only hope that finally the curtain will b

1 by mike simpson / 10h 

The Illusionist | Bob Braun's Ledger

The Illusionist | Bob Braun's Ledger: The IllusionistAntoinette Baskerville-Richardson, a school board member, recrods data on empty buses on the first day of schoolCami Anderson, Chris Christie’s overseer of the Newark schools, spent a good part of the first day of school traveling to schools she knew would be orderly, stopping along the way to give impromptu news conferences in which she praised

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9-4-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Ravitch Warms to Tuckerism: Can Randi Be Far Ahead?Posted September 4 at Schools Matter. I posted the other day on the new (old) Tuckerism that Joe Nocera was promoting (again) in the New York Times.   Obviously, Tucker’s THL (Testing Hysteria Lite) has resonated with the neolibs as a way to stave off the revolution against testing, while preserving its worst features and maintai

1 by mike simpson / 11h 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Wanted:A Great Year! Teachers and Parents Working Toward the Same Goal!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Wanted:A Great Year! Teachers and Parents Working Toward the Same Goal!: Wanted:A Great Year! Teachers and Parents Working Toward the Same Goal!Every year, at the beginning of the school year, I send this form home. I ask my parents to fill it out in ther interest of learning what they want from their child's teacher. What can make this a great year for their chi

1 by mike simpson / 11h 

Using Student Surveys to Evaluate Teachers |

Using Student Surveys to Evaluate Teachers |: Using Student Surveys to Evaluate Teachers The technology section of The New York Times released an article yesterday called “Grading Teachers, With Data From Class.” It’s about using student-level survey data, or what students themselves have to say about the effectiveness of their teachers, to supplement (or perhaps trump) value-added and other test-

1 by mike simpson / 12h 

Why has U.S. academic success dropped? The answer may be on the playground | Deseret News National

Why has U.S. academic success dropped? The answer may be on the playground | Deseret News National: Why has U.S. academic success dropped? The answer may be on the playgroundA fierce rash on the boy's flushed face was Tim Walker’s first clue his student was stressed.“I need my 75 minutes of recess,” the fifth-grader demanded. He knew the American teacher was fresh off the boat, new to the Finnish

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Black Parallel School Board Meeting September 6, 2014 Saturday 10:00am open to the public

Home - Black Parallel School Board: Black Parallel School Board MeetingSeptember 6, 2014Saturday 10:00amOak Park United Methodist Church3600 BroadwaySacramento, CA 95817We call on all parents, community members and students to attend the meeting. The Black Parallel School Board’s Candidate Forum(Free and open to the public)Featuring only Candidates for Sacramento City Unified School District Board

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New Jersey's Newark schools open but some boycott - SFGate

New Jersey's Newark schools open but some boycott - SFGate: New Jersey's Newark schools open but some boycott NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Organizers of a boycott of Newark schools on the first day of classes Thursday claimed success, but the school superintendent said it didn't appear many parents kept their children home in protest of her new enrollment system that is the target of a federal civil rights

1 by mike simpson / 13h 

America's Schools Could Be More Efficient If Teachers Were Paid Less: Report

America's Schools Could Be More Efficient If Teachers Were Paid Less: Report: America's Schools Could Be More Efficient If Teachers Were Paid Less: ReportPosted: 09/04/2014 7:19 pm EDT Updated: 29 minutes ago When it comes to education, the United States isn't getting all the bang it could for its buck, according to a new report.GEMS Education, an education consulting firm, released its "Effi

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Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core | Mother Jones

Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core | Mother Jones: Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common CoreHow a bipartisan education reform effort became the biggest conservative bogeyman since Obamacare.—By Tim Murphy| September/October 2014 IssueEmail262Illustration: Chris BuzelliONE NIGHT LAST SEPTEMBER, a 46-year-old Veterans Administration research manager named Robert Small showed up at a public

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Nite Cap 9-4-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT

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 CAPYo Sac Bee: You Hate Teachers, You Hate Public Education and Love the 1%, We get it!Editorial: Teacher protections that hurt students are indefensible – unless you’re state’s top education official - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Yo Sac Bee: Y

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Yo Sac Bee: You Hate Teachers, You Hate Public Education and Love the 1%, We get it!

Editorial: Teacher protections that hurt students are indefensible – unless you’re state’s top education official - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Yo Sac Bee: You Hate Teachers, You Hate Public Education and Love the 1%, We get it!Editorial: Teacher protections that hurt students are indefensible – unless you’re state’s top education officialBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Thursday, Sep. 4, 201

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Marie Corfield: My Response to Tom Moran

Marie Corfield: My Response to Tom Moran: My Response to Tom MoranIn case you missed it, earlier this week fellow educators and bloggers, Ani McHugh (Teacherbiz), Mark Weber (Jersey Jazzman) and I wrote a joint open letter to Star Ledger editorial director, Tom Moran, regarding his continuous support of the racist policies of Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson's One Newark plan. In addition to po

1 by mike simpson / 17h 

9-4-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: The Broad Foundation Makes a ChangeLast week the folks at the Broad Academy (motto: "You're a superintendent because you say you are") dropped some new on the education world. If you need a refresher (or just a fresher) on what the Broad Academy is, just click over to this tutorial. In the meantime, just remember that a dream is a wish your heart makes, and if your heart

2 by mike simpson / 17h 

“I felt Strange and Guilty”: Annie Tan @TeachForAmerica alum speaks | Cloaking Inequity

“I felt Strange and Guilty”: Annie Tan @TeachForAmerica alum speaks | Cloaking Inequity: “I felt Strange and Guilty”: Annie Tan @TeachForAmerica alum speaksTeach For America recently announced that they were sending more teachers of color than ever before to teach for short term stints in America’s schools. They expect to be lauded for this.What is Teach For America? Read here.Have you ever experi

1 by mike simpson / 17h 

9-4-14 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): Tech startup innovates teacher evaluation systemTech startup innovates teacher evaluation system Via NY Times | by Farhad Manjoo Halfway through the last school year, Leila Campbell, a young humanities teacher at a charter high school in Oakland, Calif., received the results from a recent survey of her st

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Education Research Report UPDATE 9-4-14

Education Research Report: Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results From the 2012–13 Teacher Follow-up SurveyOf the 3,377,900 public school teachers who were teaching during the 2011–12 school year, 84 percent remained at the same school (“stayers”), 8 percent moved to a different school (“movers”), and 8 percent left the profession (“leavers”) during the following year. About 30 percent of public

1 by mike simpson / 18h 

9-4-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Congrats to John Elfrank-Dana who has now successfully battled two abusive principalsIf this were Atlanta, Almonte would be leaving in handcuffs..... Ed NotesBergtraum HS principal leaves after caught pushing kids into substandard online courses & violating sped rights; sadly she will now likely go and ruin some adult ed program. Congrats to John ElFrank-Dana who has now succe

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SBE News Release for September 3, 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)

SBE News Release for September 3, 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): State Board of Education Commends Higher Education’s Endorsement of Common Core and Comprehensive, Coordinated Approach for ImplementationIn an unprecedented action, the four systems of higher education announced their endorsement of Common Core standards and have engaged in a comprehensive, coordinated appro

by mike simpson / 18h 

9-4-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Why Charter School Leaders Are Behind Attacks on Teachers Unions and Public Schools

With A Brooklyn Accent: Why Charter School Leaders Are Behind Attacks on Teachers Unions and Public SchoolsIf you ever wonder why famous charter school leaders like Eva Moskowitz or Steve Perry don't just run their schools quietly and let the results speak for themselves and instead devote much of their time attacking teachers, teachers unions and public schools, consider this. When the hiring fre

by mike simpson / 18h 

Restoring The SUPER In Tendent – redqueeninla

Restoring The SUPER In Tendent – redqueeninla: Restoring The SUPER In TendentWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSD When my home town built a new school in the early ’70′s, a whole era vanished in concert with the disappearance of gilded letters proclaiming the “Superintendent’s Office” within. I never did figure out what a “Superintendent” was and I was always vaguely disappointed that wing, located ne

1 by mike simpson / 18h 

REPA III – The Wrong Direction | Live Long and Prosper

REPA III – The Wrong Direction | Live Long and Prosper: REPA III – The Wrong DirectionYesterday, by a vote of 7 Ayes to 3 Nays, the Indiana State Board of Education passed REPA III, rules which define the qualifications for public school educators. This version contains the Career Specialist Permit which gives non-educational professionals the right to teach in Indiana high schools.LOCAL CONTROLWh

1 by mike simpson / 18h 

California teacher unions appeal ruling on job protections - LA Times

California teacher unions appeal ruling on job protections - LA Times: California teacher unions appeal ruling on job protectionsRandi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, criticized a court ruling limiting job protections, but also wants teachers to consider common-sense changes. (John Hanna / AP)By HOWARD BLUMEcontact the reporterCalifornia's two largest teacher unions h

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Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: William Mathis on "Economics, Education and Sitting Bull"

Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: William Mathis on "Economics, Education and Sitting Bull": William Mathis on "Economics, Education and Sitting Bull""William Mathis is Managing Director of the National Education Policy Center, a former school superintendent and member of the Vermont state board of education. In this essay, his opinions and analysis reflect something

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Opening The Door To the Space In-Between by EDWARD BERGER

Opening The Door To the Space In-Between: Opening The Door To the Space In-Betweenby EDWARDBERGER on SEPTEMBER 4, 2014There are questions we don’t ask because…? Maybe we never thought about the possibilities and couldn’t form the question. Or, maybe we thought about the possibilities and decided that what we imagined couldn’t happen – even if the changes wrought would make a significant contributi

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9-4-14 Schools Matter - 69 Hoops and No Appeal: Teacher Observation--Memphis Style

Schools Matter: 69 Hoops and No Appeal: Teacher Observation--Memphis StylePoint one that has to be remembered: half of Tennessee teacher evaluations are based on invalid, unreliable, and unfair test scores.  The other half is based on observations. Teachers who worked for months on a new observation process last year were eventually dismissed when they disagreed with the two most outrageous aspect

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9/3/2014 – The Education Conversation ‘Reformers’ Want Versus The One They Get

9/3/2014 – The Education Conversation ‘Reformers’ Want Versus The One They Get: 9/3/2014 – The Education Conversation ‘Reformers’ Want Versus The One They GetSeptember 3, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Hating Teachers … Grit Not So Good … Music Lessons Help Disadvantaged Kids … Never-Ending Testing … Fox News Lauds Arming TeachersTOP STORYThe Education Conversation ‘Reformers’ Want Versus The One They G

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Morning Wink 9-4-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Politico Top 50Thank you to Politico magazine for naming me one of the Top 50 political figures whose ideas are making a difference. The bio says “For standing up for teachers, not tests.” I

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:

Edushyster Interviews David Kirp

EduShyster interviewed David Kirp following the publication of his article in the New York Times about why teaching is not a business. EduShyster noticed that some “reformers” were incensed by Kirp’s views, especially his criticism of the virtues of competition and his skepticism about choice and charter schools. Among his interesting answers to her questions: “With respect to choice, the studie

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Rick Hess: Common Core and Five Big Half-Truths

Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute has written a smart article about the selling of Common Core. Its advocates use similar talking points, he says, but the most frequently heard lack evidence. You will hear these five points not only from corporate executives and Chamber of Commerce types, but from all CCSS supporters. Hess lists five of what he calls half-truths or exaggerations. 1.

by dianeravitch / 2min 

NY: Parent Groups Endorse Teachout, Other Candidates

For immediate release Sept. 4, 2014 For more information contact: Shino Tanikawa, info@nyckidspac.org , 917-770-8438 NYC KidsPAC endorses Teachout for Governor, Jackson, Liu, Koppell for State Senate; Fedkowskyj and Simon for Assembly Today, NYC KidsPAC, a political action committee composed of parent leaders devoted to strengthening our public schools, announced its endorsements in the Democratic

by dianeravitch / 25min 

Peter Greene Deconstructs Think Tankers’ Ideas About Teacher Evaluation

Peter Greene here evaluates a report by two analysts at Bellwether Education, a DC think tank, about how teachers should be evaluated. His post is a model of how to tear apart and utterly demolish the musings of people far removed from the classroom about how things ought to work. He begins by situating its sponsor: “I am fascinated by the concept of think tank papers, because they are so fancy

by dianeravitch / 3min 

Jeff Bryant: Is There a Néw Conversation in Education?

Jeff Bryant notices an interesting new phenomenon: Corporate reformers have dropped their triumphalist tone, and now they want to have a “conversation.” But the curious aspect to their concept is that the conversation they want begins with their assumptions about the value of charters, vouchers, collective bargaining, and tenure. As he shows, their “conversation” doesn’t involve actual classroom t

by dianeravitch / 3min 

Who is Zephyr Teachout and Why is Cuomo Afraid to Debate Her?

Zephyr Teachout is running against Andrew Cuomo for Governor of New York. Cuomo twice tried to knock her off the ballot and lost in court both times. Cuomo refuses to debate her, fearing to let the public hear her. Why is he afraid of Zephyr? Read this excellent article by Jaime Franchi in the Long Island Press and you will find out why he is afraid of her candidacy. “Teachout is hoping to cap

by dianeravitch / 6min 

Plunderbund: Ohio’s Richest Charter Haul

The Ohio blogger Plunderbund here lays out the astonishing record of William Lager and the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow.(ECOT). This online charter school is the largest charter in the state. It receives almost $100 million a year from the state. “On the latest report cards released by the Ohio Department of Education, ECOT continues to rank below all of the 8 large urban schools that are oft

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Ken Previti: The Illusion of Democracy

Ken Previti writes here about the illusion of democracy, the seeming choice between two candidates who are Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum. He cites the Governor’s races in Illinois and Florida, where the differences between the candidates are not large, and both owe their fealty to the same monied interests. He might well have included New York, where the incumbent Governor has lined such an imposing

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Paul Thomas: NPR Whitewashes Disaster Capitalism in New Orleans

Paul Thomas writes here about NPR’s whitewash of disaster capitalism in New Orleans. Without reference to the extensive debunking of “the New Orleans miracle” by Mercedes Schneider, Research on Reforms (Dr. Barbara Ferguson and CharlesHatfield), and others, NPR recycles the glories of closing public schools, opening privately managed charters, eliminating the union, firing thousands of veteran tea

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What Happened to the Scholar Who Challenged Pearson

Jason Stanford has written a jaw-dropping article about what happened to the professor who debunked standardized testing. It’s not pretty. Walter Stroup, a professor at the University of Texas College of Education, made a remarkable discovery about standardized tests: “what the tests measured was not what students have learned but how well students take tests.” He shared what he learned with the

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-4-14 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 Politico Top 50Thank you to Politico magazine for naming me one of the Top 50 political figures whose ideas are making a difference. The bio says “For standing up for teachers, not tests.” I am honored to be in such illustrious company!2 by dianeravitch / 10min hide  //  saveMarc Tucker Calls for a New Accountability SystemMarc

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9-5-14 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.:

Breaking. Hinsdale teachers file Unfair Labor Practice.

Hinsdale, Ill. – Sept. 5, 2014 – After enduring months of unnecessary delays and a series of public relations stunts by the school board, the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association (HHSTA) has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB). In the complaint, the teachers allege a series of bad faith negotiation practices by the board’s repre

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Logan Square rally for an elected school board. Then the rains came.

  The Logan Square Neighborhood Association organized a rally at the Centennial Monument to support an elected school board.   Tim Meegan, second from the right, is running for 33rd Ward Alderman.   39th District State Representative-elect Will Guzzardi (center) and me at the rally before the rains came down.   They said it would rain. And it did.     So featured speaker, CTU President Karen

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Quinn is a one trick pony with no message for angry state employees.

I keep saying that if Pat Quinn has a chance to beat Bruce Rauner, he needs to say something to those who are so angry with his born to kill pensions mantra that they will trust him for the next four years. I know the polls showing that the gap between Rauner and Quinn is shrinking. But that just means that a few thousand still-angry state employees will be the difference between a Governor Quinn

1 by Fred Klonsky / 9min 

State school funding. Reduce the size of the pie. Slice it into smaller pieces.

Illinois school funding is a cruel joke. Since we already ranks at the bottom in state school funding, the burden falls on local districts to raise money locally. Rich school districts do fine. Poor ones, not so much. To fix the situation, several things are required. Reliance on local property taxes to fund schools must change. State revenue must increase with a tax system that doesn’t punish wo

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CTU endorses Quinn.

News that the CTU House of Delegates endorsed Pat Quinn for Governor over the Napa wine connoisseur comes as no great surprise. I will not vote for either one. However, the CTU endorsement certainly reflects the views of most Chicago teachers. In that regard, the Rauner panic-machine has been very effective. Although I am not a member of the CTU and I am certainly not privy to their internal disc

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9-4-14 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.: Fight for 15.1 by Fred Klonsky / 5min hide  //  saveRobin Potter. Karen Lewis at the National Lawyers Guild.- Chicago activist and attorney Robin Potter sends this: The National Lawyers Guild is holding its national convention starting Thursday in Chicago. The NLG is a pivotal progressive organization

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9-5-14 Answer Sheet

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America’s suburban schools facing new pressures

One of the problems with many school reforms being implemented in schools today is that they are being done in isolation — from one another and from other policies that are necessary to actually allow the education changes to work. In the following post, two professors explain how housing policy affects America’s suburban schools in […]

1 by Valerie Strauss / 15min 

The best way to get your college kid to call home

Some kids love to call or text or video chat with their parents when they start college. Some kids seem to forget they have a home and pretty much never get in touch with their parents. So how can a parent actually get their child to call home? Here’s a low-tech, old-fashioned way which is […]

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Teacher: No longer can I throw my students to the ‘testing wolves’

Dawn Neely-Randall, who just started her 25th year of teaching, is sick and tired of the effects that obsessive standardized testing is having on her students. She is a member of the Badass Teachers Association,  a national group of more than 51,000 educators who came together to organize resistance to school reform that focuses on using […]

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9-4-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: No, helicopter parents aren’t ruining kids after allThere is no end to the articles and blog posts about overprotective helicopter parents who won’t let their children do anything for themselves and are raising children who can’t operate independently. There probably are some of these parents — but does the helicopter hysteria match the reality. No, says Alfie Kohn, in the following

by mike simpson / 8h 

9-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:

Daily Show Does Great Segment On Child Refugees

I’m adding this great video segment to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive

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September 17th Is U.S. Constitution Day — Here Are Related Resources

© 2010 Mr.TinDC, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States.

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Infographic: “The 6 Elements of a Powerful Blog Post”

I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sources Of Advice For Teachers (And Others!) On How To Be Better Bloggers: Courtesy of: Quick Sprout

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9-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: All The Interviews I’ve Done With Authors Over The Past 3 Years — In One Place!My latest Ed Week Teacher post brings together all the interviews I’ve done with authors over the past three years. Here’s an excerpt from one:3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 9-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & E

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