Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts 1-22 #edreform #ows
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What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-6 minutes agoWhat Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices?by Anthony CodyTen days ago, I shared a guest post authored by Kelly Flynn, Teachers Hold the Key. They Always Have. This morning it received the following comment:While I wholeheartedly agree with ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Chancellor Walcott Out of Order on Transportation Safety at January PEP
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NYC Public School Parents: Chancellor Walcott Out of Order on Transportation Safety at January PEP:Chancellor Walcott Out of Order on Transportation Safety at January PEPby Patrick J. SullivanQueens representative Dmytro Fedkowskyj introduced a resolution recommending the Chancellor consider an approach to granting transportation variances based on a joint committee comprised of parent and DOE representatives.The approach, called Safety Hazard Advisory Review Program (S.H.A.R.P), was developed by CEC 31 on Staten Island. All five borough president appointees supported the resolution... more »
#sixwordessay Helps Teachers Reclaim Education Debate | Dailycensored.com
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#sixwordessay Helps Teachers Reclaim Education Debate | Dailycensored.com:#sixwordessay Helps Teachers Reclaim Education Debateby Adam BessieIn the last year, the national education debate has been occupied by economists, billionaires, hedge-fund managers, corporate columnists and party-politicians –indeed, it seems like the further a person is from the classroom, the more weight his opinion carries.Call it the Gates Paradox – the power of your voice in the “education reform” debate is proportional to the distance from the classroom, multiplied by the amount of ... more »
Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harm « Student Activism
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Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harm « Student Activism:Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harmby Angus JohnstonAs regular readers of this site know, professor and blogger Hugo Schwyzer has been the subject of mounting criticism from feminist activists in recent weeks.To date, the controversy has centered on Schwyzer’s history of gross personal misconduct and on the content of his writing. (Schwyzer’s disclosure last year of a 1998 attempt to kill his girlfriend and himself sparked the current clamor, drawing new scrutiny ... more »
School Tech Connect: Ayodeji Griffin at Crane
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School Tech Connect: Ayodeji Griffin at Crane:Ayodeji Griffin at Craneby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)"We will accept any student no matter how low their test scores are."Crane teacher Ayodeji Griffin spoke from the heart about what Crane has been doing over the years. From the outside, it looks like nobody told them that the way to keep your doors open is to ixnay the open-to-all idea. The road to success now lies in sculpting your graduating class in such a way that those ... more »
We Are the Present: Why Youth Voices are Necessary « Cooperative Catalyst
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We Are the Present: Why Youth Voices are Necessary « Cooperative Catalyst:We Are the Present: Why Youth Voices are Necessaryby rad fagAn education which denies the voices of youth can never benefit from their wisdom as to how to restructure it.In many of the educational and teacher training programs I have been a part of, I’ve been frustrated by the intense focus given to preparing students for their academic futures (meaning standardized testing and ultimately college) while virtually none has ... more »
A Teacher Story: Why I’m Leaving Public Education | United Opt Out National
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A Teacher Story: Why I’m Leaving Public Education | United Opt Out National:A Teacher Story: Why I’m Leaving Public Educationby adminAs promised, we are going to begin sharing stories – these stories need to be heard – and many are being silenced through the use of fear tactics and the ever so silent mainstream media. So, with your help, we can make these stories be heard. Please read, please share, and welcome our first guest post by a teacher who ... more »
For Bernardine in her 70th Year! Happy Birthday!! « Bill Ayers
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For Bernardine in her 70th Year! Happy Birthday!! « Bill Ayers:For Bernardine in her 70th Year! Happy Birthday!!by billayersA toast to Bernardine at the wild cast-of-thousands party last night from a sweet Chicago friend: There are many people who know the name Bernardine Dorhn. We consider ourselves fortunate to know Bernardine, the friend, sister, leader, confidante, advisor, and deep thinker with such a big heart. If there is anything we strive for in life, it is to walk with integrity, ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 1-22 Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform
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The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple MusingsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-36 minutes agoThe Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple Musings:The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmenby Bob SikesOcala Star-Banner editorial page editor, Brad Rogers correctly points out that the number of Florida freshmen who need some sort of remediation is the most crucial – and disturbing ... more »
What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices?by Anthony CodyTen days ago, I shared a guest post authored by Kelly Flynn, Teachers Hold the Key. They Always Have. This morning it received the following comment:While I wholeheartedly agree with Ms. Flynn that teachers need to become more aware and involved in the reform strategies that are shaping our profession, I wonder what the ... more »
Schools Matter: The Thrill is Gone
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Schools Matter: The Thrill is Gone:The Thrill is Goneby Jim HornFrom a look at today's Google Alert list, it would seem to indicate some pretty consistent concerns with the corporate welfare charter school movement, which shows signs of running out of steam everywhere, except on Wall Street.Charter schools lose their magicGloucester County Times - NJ.comBy Milton W. Hinton Jr. I find it interesting that some very influential people have come out in support of the expansion of charter schools in ... more »
Other People’s Children
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Other People’s Children:Other People’s Childrenby SamLast week, CNN reported on recent events in Garfield Heights, Ohio, where austerity measures have led local school officials to shorten the schoolday to five hours, get rid of subjects like art, music, and PE — and send kids home before lunch.What didn’t come out during the piece was that these drastic decisions were fueled in part by the community’s refusal, over a 20 year period, to pass a levy that would help support the ... more »
Letter from an IDEA Mother « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
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Letter from an IDEA Mother « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:Letter from an IDEA MotherPosted on January 22, 20120 Rate ThisBelow are two e-mails I received from a mother whose child attends an IDEA elementary school. I am using her letter with permission. I have changed the gender of the child to neutral language and redacted certain information to protect her identity. Also, I typically do not use unsolicited, unverifiable emails. However, this person provided her name and place ... more »
TRR INVESTIGATES: Is the Privacy of the American Student at Risk? | The Revered Review
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TRR INVESTIGATES: Is the Privacy of the American Student at Risk? | The Revered Review:TRR INVESTIGATES: Is The Privacy Of The American Student At Risk?JANUARY 22, 2012 6:23 AMSchool: A place where children learn to read and write. A place where they learn mathematics, science and history. Moreover, a place, away from home, where children are supposed to be safe.Yet now it’s a place, across the country, where children’s hearts are being monitored, their activities are being tracked, and it’s ... more »
Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade Anniversary | The White House
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Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade Anniversary | The White House:Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade AnniversaryAs we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fundamental constitutional right. While this is ... more »
Oakland schools try new way of placing teachers
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Oakland schools try new way of placing teachers:Oakland schools try new way of placing teachersJill Tucker, Chronicle Staff WriterSunday, January 22, 2012PrintE-mailShareComments (109)Font | Size: 22Mike Kepka / The ChronicleMarian Marx works with her kindergarten students at Garfield Elementary School in Oakland, where she was placed after going through the district's proposed interview placement process "mutual matching."IMAGES View Larger ImagesMORE BAY AREA NEWSParolee pleads no contest in Hillsborough slaying 01.22.12Six hurt in shooting at Antioch "sweet 16" party 01.22.12Your... more »
Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, too - Boston.com
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Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, too - Boston.com:Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, tooFILE - In this Aug. 13, 2011 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks in Charleston, S.C. Civil rights leaders in South Carolina are taking a new tactic to fight the governor's support of law requiring voters to show identification at the poll. "Your governor, a woman of color, could not vote before ’65,” Rev. Jesse Jackson recently said to a ... more »
NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral Sex « Jay P. Greene's Blog
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NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral Sex « Jay P. Greene's Blog:NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral SexHT to Sara Mead for finding this incredible piece of research. It is written in a language other than English, but if I remember how to translate properly stupid BS, this study appears to be claiming that an emphasis on individual academic achievement in school “crowds out” “the pleasure, choice, and mutuality” of teen fellatio and replaces it with an emphasis on “competence ... more »
The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple Musings
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The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple Musings:The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmenby Bob SikesOcala Star-Banner editorial page editor, Brad Rogers correctly points out that the number of Florida freshmen who need some sort of remediation is the most crucial – and disturbing piece of education data that no one is talking about:Over half of the incoming freshman at CF during the 2009-10 school year — ... more »
