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
Ego, money and false promises: Michelle Rhee’s big secret and the collapse of education “reform” - Salon.com
Ego, money and false promises: Michelle Rhee’s big secret and the collapse of education “reform” - Salon.com: Ego, money and false promises: Michelle Rhee’s big secret and the collapse of education “reform”There's big money in education "reform," and now it's flowing to tech companies that want to disrupt public schoolsJEFF BRYANT When Michelle Rhee left the center stage of the movement
9-19-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Yong Zhao Slays the Authoritarian Testing Dragon
Home - Living in Dialogue: Yong Zhao Slays the Authoritarian Testing DragonBy Anthony Cody. For progress to occur in China – or the US, the dragons of educational authoritarianism must be slain. Chinese-American professor Yong Zhao has been a bit of a contrarian regarding education reform in the United States. He comes at the subject with a unique perspective. He experienced the Chinese educationa
International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standards | American Institutes for Research
International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standards | American Institutes for Research: International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance StandardsGary PhillipsState performance standards represent how much the state expects the student to learn in order to be considered proficient in reading, mathematics, and science. This AIR report uses internationa
2014’s Most and Least Educated Cities | WalletHub®
2014’s Most and Least Educated Cities | WalletHub®: 2014’s Most and Least Educated CitiesCall them what you will: the cream of the crop, the best and brightest, the intellectual elite. But it’s official; the college-educated third of Americans are society’s new upper crust. Research has shown that skilled workers who are also degree holders tend to pump the most money into their local economies ov
Should Schools Be Responsible for Kids' Health? - The Atlantic
Should Schools Be Responsible for Kids' Health? - The Atlantic: Should Schools Be Responsible for Kids' Health?Educators have become the de facto enforcers of everything from nutrition standards to vaccinations and annual exams. But according to a recent poll, parents seem less than satisfied by the results. USDAgov/FlickrThere’s a section in the new Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll out this week that
Marie Corfield: NEA President Lily Eskilsen Garcia has no time to be diplomatic – Part I
Marie Corfield: NEA President Lily Eskilsen Garcia has no time to be diplomatic – Part I: NEA President Lily Eskilsen Garcia has no time to be diplomatic – Part I"This is a test. This is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency..." Yea, you know the drill. More on this later...This is Ethan Rediske and his parents. Ethan is an 11-year old Florida boy who was born with cerebral p
Universal School “Choice”: Schools Ultimately Do the Choosing | Cloaking Inequity
Universal School “Choice”: Schools Ultimately Do the Choosing | Cloaking Inequity: Universal School “Choice”: Schools Ultimately Do the ChoosingI have a question for you… Can you use your finger and identify Chile on a map? I only ask because there are lots of ideas and theories in the US educational policy discourse about schools choice and what would happen if we had a universal school “choice”
2013-14 California High School Exit Exam Results - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
2013-14 California High School Exit Exam Results - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Releases2013-14 California High School Exit Exam ResultsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) rate for the Class of 2014 was 95.5 percent—matching the record high passage rate f
Cali Education Headlines 9-19-14
Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: Strong Mayor? Why? Part 3 — The California FixEducation HeadlinesRio looks to bond measure to improve crowded, aging schoolsVoters will be asked to weigh in on a $38.5 million bond measure in November designed to help the Rio School District deal with overcrowding and fix problems at its oldest schools.
9-19-14 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: LAUSD pays out to settle software vendor lawsuitMorning Read: LAUSD pays out to settle software vendor lawsuit L.A. Unified settles suit with student data software vendor The Los Angeles Unified School District paid $3.75 million Thursday to settle a lawsuit with the vendor of a software sys
How to Own a Yacht: Collect Student Data and Sell It. | Missouri Education Watchdog
How to Own a Yacht: Collect Student Data and Sell It. | Missouri Education Watchdog: How to Own a Yacht: Collect Student Data and Sell It.inShareSelling personal student information from data mining can buy you a yacht. So what’s the problem?Here’s a nifty way to make a small fortune: Set up a service selling personal student information to colleges to use in their admission procedures or to estab
Strong Mayor? Why? Part 3 — The California Fix
Strong Mayor? Why? Part 3 — The California Fix: Strong Mayor? Why? Part 3September 19, 2014Like every reform, the push in Sacramento to crown Kevin Johnson a “strong mayor” is an effort to change the rules of a political game. And like all such reforms, it comes wrapped in rhetoric about good government. But as we’ve seen in the lasttwo posts, reality doesn’t confirm the rhetoric. Council-manager
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Name dropping
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Name dropping:Name droppingThe throat-slash sign? Really? It's a 15-yard penalty in the NFL.“It’s one more desperate attempt at trying to be relevant in places where he’s not relevant. You can’t look at a list of insults to certain parts of town — closing police stations, closing mental health clinics, closing schools — and make it seem like this one act is gonna ch
9-19-14 Curmudgucation - An Open Letter to My Alma Mater Re: TFA
CURMUDGUCATION: EdPost Flexes Rapid Response MusclesWell, it turns out that Education Post will be good for one thing. Its rapid response function (in which apparently a cadre of hired bloggists are ready to grab their keyboards from their mantles and launch like internet minutemen) will allow the rest of us to see when Pro-Public Education folks have scored a palpable hit.By that measure, Carol B
9-19-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadWhat's going on this weekend? What happened this week that we missed?Now is the time and place to tell about it - Friday Open Thread.by Charlie Mas / 27min 9-18-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Student Data Privacy: Where's Your Line?From Marketplace:Meet the most measured, monitored and data-mined students in the
9-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Researchers See What A Growth Mindset Does To The BrainMany of us teachers have seen the effect of helping our students develop a growth mindset — that their recognizing that effort trumps intelligence will result in success and better learning. You can read more about this idea, coming out of the work of Carol Dweck, at Th
Federal audit dings Ohio over RTTT spending :: SI&A Cabinet Report
Federal audit dings Ohio over RTTT spending :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: SEPTEMBER 19, 2014Federal audit dings Ohio over RTTT spendingby Tom Chorneau(Ohio) In what may prove a cautionary tale in an era of federal flexibility, auditors from the U.S. Department of Education have called into question millions of dollars in spending by Ohio
Morning Wink 9-19-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-19-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A live-stream of the event will be available on Saturday, Oct. 11, starting at Noon Eastern time, (9 am Pacific time) at http://www.schoolhouselive.org.WE ARE MANY. THERE IS POWER IN OUR NUMBER
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-19-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A live-stream of the event will be available on Saturday, Oct. 11, starting at Noon Eastern time, (9 am Pacific time) at http://www.schoolhouselive.org.WE ARE MANY. THERE IS POWER IN OUR NUMBERS. TOGETHER WE WILL SAVE OUR SCHOOLS.Mercedes Schneider Reviews “The Great Debate” About Common CoreMercedes Schneider here reviews half of
9-19-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: On Democratic Centralism (Loyalty Oaths?) - From Trotsky to Shanker and Others(Albert Shanker mentor) Max Shachtman (/ˈʃɑːktmən/; September 10, 1904 – November 4, 1972) was an American Marxist theorist. He evolved from being an associate of Leon Trotsky to a social democrat and mentor of senior assistants to AFL-CIO President George Meany.... Wikipedia Democracy and centralism do
9-19-14 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.: George Wallace High School.Rahm says that he is not going to name the new selective admission high school after President Obama after all. Naming things after politicians is a big deal in Chicago. They recently named the traffic-clogged circle interchange after former mayor Jane Byrne. And Balbo Stree
9-19-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Andre Agassi's New Passion: Corporate WelfareAndre Agassi is touring the country checking out the 27 charter schools he has built with real estate tycoon, Bobby Turner. Agassi says its all worth the effort to make his millions from taxpayer dollars just to see children so "engaged in learning," as they are below in the East Nashville Rocketship charter school.Story from W
9-18-14 Wait What? - Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? [A must read by Ann Policelli Cronin]
Wait What?: Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? [A must read by Ann Policelli Cronin]This commentary piece by Ann Policelli Cronin first appeared in the CT Mirror – Op-Ed: Connecticut, a Jim Crow state? Unless Connecticut changes direction in what has been packaged and sold as “education reform,” its achievement gap, the largest in the nation, will be exacerbated. All of Connecticut’s children are har
The Answer Sheet 9-19-14
Answer Sheet: Clemson U. stops mandatory student survey with detailed sex questionsClemson University has said students do not now have to fill out a survey that had been mandatory and that included some highly detailed questions about sex, such as, “With how many people have you had sex (including oral) in the last 3 months?” The Greenville News reported that the survey was part of an […]by Valer
solidaridad: Families with Students With Disabilities make LAUSD hear your voice!
solidaridad: Families with Students With Disabilities make LAUSD hear your voice!: Families with Students With Disabilities make LAUSD hear your voice!The following is from a parent-activist whose tireless advocacy for Students With Disabilities (SWD) inspires. Her own child was a SWD, but she continued advocacy long after they graduated. The Deasy regime has been keen on keeping Los Angeles Unifi
Burris Calls Out Common Core; Duncan-friendly EdPost Indignant | deutsch29
Burris Calls Out Common Core; Duncan-friendly EdPost Indignant | deutsch29: Burris Calls Out Common Core; Duncan-friendlyEdPost IndignantSeptember 18, 2014The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are really good for American education, but sadly, non-foundation-financed, public school administrators like New York principal Carol Burris seem to have trouble coming around to falling in line with those
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-19-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LETTERS: What's LAUSD doing with ex-military weapons? + The school board’s the boss, like it or notLetters to the editor of the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1r70yBi LAUSD police have an ex-military armored vehicle similar to this one in Watertown, Conn. (Steven Valenti / Associated Press) 19 Sept 2014 To the editor: Los Angeles Unified school police will re
9-19-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archives every Tuesday and Thursd
9-19-14 the becoming radical | How We Raise Our Children: On “Because” and “In Spite Of”
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): How We Raise Our Children: On “Because” and “In Spite Of”While I am disheartened by the cultural tolerance of all sorts of violence that remains in the U.S.—and then particularly in my home region, the South—I am deeply puzzled by a distinction between the public discuss
9-19-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: LAUSD: Armed, Dangerous & Stupid | Friendly Firehttp://blogs.dailynews.com/friendlyfire/2014/09/18/lausd-armed-dangerous-stupid/ LAUSD: Armed, Dangerous & Stupid Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to give back the Rocket Powered Grenade launchers (RPGs) that they got from the Department Homeland Security. That's probably a good idea–particularly for an or
9-19-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED, Regents Look To Test The Arts In Order To Rate TeachersFrom Diane Ravitch: “NYSED is convening a panel to examine creating assessments to measure student growth, performance and college and career readiness in the Arts programs. “The Department recommends that the Board of Regents commission an operational study that would establish criteria to identify and evaluate a
Teachers For Social Justice: Register now to attend the 13th Annual TSJ Curriculum Fair!
Teachers For Social Justice: Register now to attend the 13th Annual TSJ Curriculum Fair!: Register now to attend the 13th Annual TSJ Curriculum Fair!SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTTSJ Curriculum Fair Registration-NOW OPEN!Click here to register for the 13th annual TSJ Curriculum Fair-Saturday, November 22, 2014, 10:00 - 4:00 PM, at North-Grand HS, ChicagoIf you're interested in presenting a wor
It’s Time for “Disruptive Change” Within the Ranks of Charter School Profiteers | Life at the Intersections
It’s Time for “Disruptive Change” Within the Ranks of Charter School Profiteers | Life at the Intersections: IT’S TIME FOR “DISRUPTIVE CHANGE” WITHIN THE RANKS OF CHARTER SCHOOL PROFITEERSSEPTEMBER 18, 2014 BRETT DICKERSONLeaders in the corporate, hedge fund controlled, charter outfits love to use the phrase “disruptive change” as code for “we are taking over from those slow, stupid public school
Child Poverty Rate Falls Slightly But Poverty Still Casts a Long Shadow | janresseger
Child Poverty Rate Falls Slightly But Poverty Still Casts a Long Shadow | janresseger: Child Poverty Rate Falls Slightly But Poverty Still Casts a Long ShadowPosted on September 19, 2014 by janressegerEarlier this week the Census released data for 2013 showing that child poverty fell to approximately 20 percent. Despite the slight improvement, one in five American children still lives below the f
Q&A with Dana Goldstein: How yesterday’s teacher wars explain today’s education battles | The Hechinger Report
Q&A with Dana Goldstein: How yesterday’s teacher wars explain today’s education battles | The Hechinger Report: Q&A with Dana Goldstein: How yesterday’s teacher wars explain today’s education battlesBy Alexandria NeasonOn the heels of a summer fraught with drama surrounding teachers and the policies that govern the schools where they work, education reporter Dana Goldstein offers a new loo
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Report critical of charter school oversight | EdSource
Report critical of charter school oversight | EdSource: Report critical of charter school oversightSeptember 18, 2014 | By Susan Frey | No Comments SHARE THIS ARTICLEA lack of oversight of the nation’s charter schools has led to too many cases of fraud and abuse and too little attention to equity, according to a new report that offers recommendations to remedy the situation.The largest problems a
Can Today’s Tests Yield Instructionally Useful Data? |
Can Today’s Tests Yield Instructionally Useful Data? |: Can Today’s Tests Yield Instructionally Useful Data?The answer is no, or at best not yet.The answer is no, or at best not yet.Some heavy hitters in the academy just released an article that might be of interest to you all. In the article the authors discuss whether “today’s standardized achievement tests [actually] yield instructionally usefu
9-18-14 Jersey Jazzman - David Boies's Flim-Flam on Tenure
Jersey Jazzman: David Boies's Flim-Flam on TenureI suspect that celebrity lawyer David Boies -- recruited by celebrity education non-expert Campbell Brown to lead the fight against teacher tenure -- has begun to realize he can't possibly win his case against educator due process on the merits. So he's doing what all lawyers do when they find themselves with a dud of a case: obscuring the issue at
I was honored this past weekend (and I accidentally lied) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
I was honored this past weekend (and I accidentally lied) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsI was honored this past weekend (and I accidentally lied)Posted on September 18, 20140When I wrote my earlier post about simply attending the Rising Tide new media conference in New Orleans this past weekend I was really just planning to check it out and meet up
Nite Cap 9-18-14 #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 CAP9-18-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Reprise: Re-Review of Paul Tough's Biggest HitWhen I looking this morning for the publication date of Paul Tough's neo-eugenics manifesto, How Children Succeed . . ., I saw that it is #1 at Amazon in the area
Call them what you will: the cream of the crop, the best and brightest, the intellectual elite. But it’s official; the college-educated third of Americans are society’s new upper crust. Research has shown that skilled workers who are also degree holders tend to pump the most money into their local economies over time. A city’s prosperity, one then can assume, depends in large part on the productivity of its educated citizens.
