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Black Lives and Police Lies | Bill Ayers #BlackLivesMatter
Black Lives and Police Lies | Bill Ayers: Black Lives and Police LiesBIG LIES!!!The Top Cop in the country, FBI Director James B. Comey, is in a blue rage and on a public relations rampage.He’s worried, he tells audiences and media outlets across the country, that “a chill wind that has blown through American law enforcement over the last year” has led to an increase in violent crime.The police ar
Applauds Plan by the U.S. Department of Education - Year 2015 (CA Dept of Education)
Applauds Plan by the U.S. Department of Education - Year 2015 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Applauds Plan by the U.S. Department of Education to Limit TestingSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today praised the decision by the U.S. Department of Education to limit testing and to make sure testing that takes place is of high quality."
Sen. Lamar Alexander: Obama Should ‘Stop and Think’ On Over-Testing Problem | TIME
Sen. Lamar Alexander: Obama Should ‘Stop and Think’ On Over-Testing Problem | TIME: Sen. Lamar Alexander: Obama Should ‘Stop and Think’ On Over-Testing ProblemSen. Lamar Alexander is chairman of the Senate education committee, a former governor of Tennessee, and a former U.S. education secretary.Teachers know better than Washington how to assess their students’ progressOver the weekend President B
2016 California Teachers of the Year - Year 2015 (CA Dept of Education)
2016 California Teachers of the Year - Year 2015 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Names 2016 California Teachers of the YearLos Angeles County educator nominated for National Teacher of the Year honorLos Angeles County educator nominated for National Teacher of the Year honorSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that five remar
HERE IT COMES: Arne Duncan, John King: Don't Cap Testing at the Expense of Testing Quality - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Arne Duncan, John King: Don't Cap Testing at the Expense of Testing Quality - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Arne Duncan, John King: Don't Cap Testing at the Expense of Testing QualityCross-posted from the District Dossier blogBy Denisa SupervilleWashingtonU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Deputy Education Secretary John B. King Jr. joined others at a panel discussion at the National Pr
PRESS RELEASE: Response to Obama Administration Testing Statement – The Network For Public Education
PRESS RELEASE: Response to Obama Administration Testing Statement – The Network For Public Education: Network for Public Education Fund Response to Obama Administration Statement on TestingThis weekend the Obama Administration released a statement calling for states to “cap testing” time in an effort to stop the parental outrage against annual, high-stakes testing. The suggested 2% cap represents
CURMUDGUCATION: The Correct Number of Standardized Tests
CURMUDGUCATION: The Correct Number of Standardized Tests: The Correct Number of Standardized TestsThe national conversation will now swing around to figuring out exactly how many standardized test should be given in schools. What, we will all wonder, is the correct number of standardized tests necessary for every student to experience in a year, or in an entire school career.Here's the correct ans
The BESE Battle Continues. (Please support Kathy Edmonston and Mary Harris) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The BESE Battle Continues. (Please support Kathy Edmonston and Mary Harris) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: The BESE Battle Continues. (Please support Kathy Edmonston and Mary Harris)To everyone who supported and believed in me and the other FlipBESE candidates you have my utmost respect, thanks, and gratitude. With your help we terrified our opponents into outspending us in the 100’s to one range, to f
Honoring Lilly Eskelsen GarcÃa: Because The Teachers Were Right
Honoring Lilly Eskelsen GarcÃa: Because The Teachers Were Right: Honoring Lilly Eskelsen GarcÃa: Because The Teachers Were RightIn 2004, Democrats were enraged when Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education under George W. Bush, called teachers unions “terrorist organizations.”According to accounts written at the time, Paige made the remark “in a private White House meeting with governors while answe
Where did Obama administration’s 2 percent cap on standardized testing come from? You won’t believe it. (Or maybe you will.) - The Washington Post
Where did Obama administration’s 2 percent cap on standardized testing come from? You won’t believe it. (Or maybe you will.) - The Washington Post: Where did Obama administration’s 2 percent cap on standardized testing come from? You won’t believe it. (Or maybe you will.)(Update: Where New York legislature got its 2 percent testing limit)You won’t believe this. Wait. Maybe you will.The Obama admin
President Obama’s Testing Remarks: What about Students with Disabilities?
President Obama’s Testing Remarks: What about Students with Disabilities?: President Obama’s Testing Remarks: What about Students with Disabilities?The President suddenly cares about children and too much testing. What about all the students with disabilities that have been tested poorly or unnecessarily for years?I shouldn’t say his sudden remarks. As many bloggers pointed out over the weekend, h
Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling - Living in Dialogue
Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling - Living in Dialogue: Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial ProfilingBy Christine Brigid Malsbary.Several days before writing this blog post, I visited a 12th grade class that I have been following since the beginning of their 11th grade year. I am a researcher and I study how education policy affects teachers and students in their daily lives. T
End To Excessive Standardized Testing? Why Teachers Students and Parents Are Saying BS
End To Excessive Standardized Testing? Why Teachers Students and Parents Are Saying BSFor almost 15 years Teachers Students and Parents have been saying that there is too much emphasis on Standardized Testing!Nothing got through the Corporate Education Reform Bubble!The OligarchyIn Their Bubble They Refused To Hear Teachers Students and Parents !The Presidents In Their Bubble They Refused To Hear
“How to Ruin or Revive Public Education,” My Speech at Wellesley College | Diane Ravitch's blog
“How to Ruin or Revive Public Education,” My Speech at Wellesley College | Diane Ravitch's blog: “How to Ruin or Revive Public Education,” My Speech at Wellesley College On October 22, I spoke at Wellesley College, my alma mater, to inaugurate a new annual lecture series on the subject of public education.Here is a link to the speech, preceded by three introductions: one by Barbara Beatty, chair o
Obama meets with educators to talk about standardized testing - The Washington Post
Obama meets with educators to talk about standardized testing - The Washington Post: Obama meets with educators to talk about standardized testingSouth Valley Academy students protest new academic assessments after leaving class, Monday, March 2, 2015, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Roberto E. Rosales/AP)President Obama is scheduled to discuss standardized testing with a group of educators at the White Hou
As school districts across Florida continue grappling with the state's class size restrictions, some are questioning whether the law is being misused. - Sun Sentinel
As school districts across Florida continue grappling with the state's class size restrictions, some are questioning whether the law is being misused. - Sun Sentinel: Class size rules frustrate parents, districts As school districts across Florida continue grappling with the state's class size restrictions, some are questioning whether the law is being misused.A father is suing the Palm Beach Coun
Next UNC president is study in contradictions | News & Observer
Next UNC president is study in contradictions | News & Observer: Next UNC president is study in contradictionsMargaret Spellings apparently wasn’t angered years ago when a Texas teachers group referred to her as the “princess of darkness.” Instead, she got herself a black cape with the moniker stitched on the back.Spellings, who’s leaving the George W. Bush Presidential Center to become the pr
How robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will affect employment and public policy | Brookings Institution
How robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will affect employment and public policy | Brookings Institution: How robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will affect employment and public policyEmerging technologies like industrial robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are advancing at a rapid pace, but there has been little attention to their impact on
Folsom Cordova Unified School District PIOs: Critical link between schools, community - SI&A Cabinet Report
District PIOs: Critical link between schools, community :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: District PIOs: Critical link between schools, community(Calif.) One hand drags a cursor across a computer screen as the other flips through a pile of papers on his desk. Simultaneously, Dan Thigpen, public information officer for Folsom Cordova Unified S
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESComey is "confused"FBI Director James Comey “To speak of mass incarceration, I believe, is confusing and can obscure reality.” -- Sun-TimesPres. Obama"Learning is about so much more than just filling in the right bubble. So we're going to work with states, school districts, teachers, and parents to make sure that we'
DIANE RAVITCH: Our real charter school nightmare: The new war on public schools and teachers - Salon.com
Our real charter school nightmare: The new war on public schools and teachers - Salon.com: Our real charter school nightmare: The new war on public schools and teachersOur kids deserve strong schools and great teachers under local control. That's what the charter fight is all aboutPeter Cunningham, who previously served as Arne Duncan’s assistant secretary for communications, is a very charming fe
Bill lets retirees teach, get pension due to lack of subs
Bill lets retirees teach, get pension due to lack of subs: Bill lets retirees teach, get pension due to lack of subsLansing — Michigan lawmakers are under pressure to let retired teachers return to the classroom because of a shortage of substitutes and not enough full-time teachers in special education, pre-kindergarten and certain subjects.A 2012 law allowing teachers who retired after mid-2010 t
And now Luke Bronin is collecting big bucks from developers of the Hartford Dunkin’ Donuts Stadium - Wait What?
And now Luke Bronin is collecting big bucks from developers of the Hartford Dunkin’ Donuts Stadium - Wait What?: And now Luke Bronin is collecting big bucks from developers of the Hartford Dunkin’ Donuts StadiumIn the weeks leading up to Hartford’s Democratic Mayoral Primary, Greenwich native and political newcomer Luke Bronin repeatedly attacked incumbent Mayor Pedro Segarra for his support of th
Latina Style Magazine: Equality and Fairness For All - Lily's Blackboard
Latina Style Magazine: Equality and Fairness For All - Lily's Blackboard: Latina Style Magazine: Equality and Fairness For AllWhenever I whined about my homework, mom would tell me that every piece of knowledge could be put to good use. She would say, “That’s a key. You never know when that key might open a door for you.” Some activists march. Others help us find the keys to open doors.As the firs
Former elementary school principal reveals why she'd never want her daughter to go into teaching - Yahoo Finance
Former elementary school principal reveals why she'd never want her daughter to go into teaching - Yahoo Finance: Former elementary school principal reveals why she'd never want her daughter to go into teachingAfter spending nearly two decades as a teacher and school administrator, you might expect Kristi Rangle to enthusiastically praise the teaching profession.She did the opposite, however, in a
Why "5+5+5=15" is wrong under Common Core - Business Insider
Why "5+5+5=15" is wrong under Common Core - Business Insider: Why "5+5+5=15" is wrong under Common CoreHere's a "repeated addition" Common Core problem that's taught in third grade in US schools:Use the repeated-addition strategy to solve: 5x3If you answer the question with "5+5+5=15," you would be wrong.The correct answer is "3+3+3+3+3."Mathematic
Obama encouraging limits on standardized student tests - Yahoo News
Obama encouraging limits on standardized student tests - Yahoo News: Obama encouraging limits on standardized student testsWASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing one of education's most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of Americ
Study: Students Burdened By Local, State and Federal Tests - US News
Study: Students Burdened By Local, State and Federal Tests - US News: Students Stuck in Maze of TestingExams in just a sampling of districts were given more than 6,570 times last school year, a new study finds.A landmark study of the country’s largest urban school districts shows students are caught in a dizzying web of federal, state and local tests, and nearly everybody in the education communi
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A Teacher on Teaching: School Reformers Cry “Wolf!”
A Teacher on Teaching: School Reformers Cry “Wolf!”: School Reformers Cry “Wolf!”What’s wrong with America’s educators these days? Why don’t they believe school reformers when they say they have plans to “fix the schools?”Maybe it’s because real educators want nothing more than to work, unimpeded, with actual children.Maybe it’s because the reformers have cried, “Wolf!” once too often. Or twenty t
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part III
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part III: Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part IIIDmitri Mehlhorn and I continue our debate about charter schools below. In case you missed it, here's Part I by Dmitri, and here's my reply in Part II. I'll have my reply in Part IV up within a few days; stand by...I also asked Dmitri to write a short bio of himself just for this series:"Dmitri Mehlho
Superintendents in Florida Say Tests Failed State’s Schools, not Vice Versa - The New York Times
Superintendents in Florida Say Tests Failed State’s Schools, not Vice Versa - The New York Times: Superintendents in Florida Say Tests Failed State’s Schools, not Vice VersaAlberto M. Carvalho, Miami-Dade County’s schools superintendent, said the test-based grades for schools could be a “scarlet letter.” Credit John Moore/Getty ImagesMIAMI — When protests from parents and teachers erupted against
Adaptive learning software is replacing textbooks and upending American education. Should we welcome it?
Adaptive learning software is replacing textbooks and upending American education. Should we welcome it?: No More Pencils, No More BooksArtificially intelligent software is replacing the textbook—and reshaping American education.Illustration by Natalie Matthews-RamoBy Will Oremusighteen students file into a brightly lit classroom. Arrayed around its perimeter are 18 computers. The students take th
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 10/25/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMSuspicions Confirmed: Testing Action Plan is Trojan Horse | Save Maine SchoolsSuspicions Confirmed: Testing Action Plan is Trojan Horse | Save Maine Schools: Suspicions Confirmed: Testing Action Plan is Trojan HorseFour years ago, Tom Vander Ark (former executive at the Gates Foundation, current partner at Learn Capital) wrote in an email exchangewith members of the Foundation f
