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How My ESL Class Evaluated Me This Semester | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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How My ESL Class Evaluated Me This Semester | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: How My ESL Class Evaluated Me This Semester by Larry Ferlazzo As usual, during the semester finals, I had my students provide anonymous evaluations of classes and me. I always tell them (and always follow-through) that I will be posting the results — warts and all — on my blog and also share it directly with colleagues. I doing that enhances the odds of their taking it seriously. I tell them that I put a lot of time into helping them become better learners, and now it’s their turn to help me bec... more »
A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change | US EPA
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A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change | US EPA:
Privatizing Public Education, Higher Ed Policy, and Teachers - Alec Exposed
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Privatizing Public Education, Higher Ed Policy, and Teachers - Alec Exposed: Increasing Profits for School Companies, Undermining Teachers, and Promoting "Conservatives" on Campus [image: Privatizing Public Education, Higher Ed Policy, and Teachers] *This page reveals how ALEC bills would privatize public education, crush teacher's unions, and push American universities to the right.* Among other things, these bills make education a private commodity rather than a public good, and reverse America’s modern innovation of promoting learning and civic virtue through public schools staff... more »
Sub-par options: Charter schools as a class don't measure up - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Sub-par options: Charter schools as a class don't measure up - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: *Sub-par options: Charter schools as a class don't measure up* Now that the test scores for Pennsylvania charter schools have been recalculated, parents and taxpayers will be able to make more of an apples-to-apples comparison with the performance of traditional public schools. Until the U.S. Department of Education stepped in last year, charter schools in the state were evaluated under a less rigorous method, as if they were school districts and not individual schools. With that formula, 7... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Milwaukee Civic Leaders: Save Our Public Schools by dianerav This opinion piece appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. It was titled “Defend Public Schools, Our Children, Our Democracy” This op-ed was submitted by 11 leaders of community and education organizations in Milwaukee. We need communitywide discussion and action to protect the future of the Milwaukee Public Schools. We welcome input from all who believe in and support Has School Become a Treadmill? by dianerav There was a time in my life whe... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Aftermath of the Newark Teachers Contract
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Jersey Jazzman: Aftermath of the Newark Teachers Contract: Aftermath of the Newark Teachers Contract by Duke *This blog proudly supports AFTNJ, the NTU, the AFT, and the Paterson Education Association.* I hate to say "I told you so," but... PATERSON, NJ – About 400 city teachers rallied at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting at the Kennedy High School complex, protesting because they are in their third year without a new labor contract. Chanting phrases like “Settle now!” and holding protest signs, the raucous crowd of educators complained that they have not received a pa... more »
Diminishing Returns « @ the chalk face
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Diminishing Returns « @ the chalk face: Diminishing Returns by Chris Cerrone Recently New York Governor Cuomo discussed how he plans to improve the schools of the Empire State by moving to longer school days and extended school years. Governor Cuomo claimed he would fully fund these objectives if local districts signed on. I would wonder where the money would come from with schools across the Empire State making significant cuts to teachers and programs. Some districts have actually stated that they may reach the point of insolvency in the next year or two. *If Governor Cuomo... more »
‘Irrational exuberance’ over MOOCs
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‘Irrational exuberance’ over MOOCs: ‘Irrational exuberance’ over MOOCs Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 27, 2013 at 8:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: (by Katherine Frey - The Washington Post)] (by Katherine Frey – The Washington Post) Conversations about higher education these days always find their way to MOOCS, otherwise known as Massive Open Online Courses that some think will revolutionize higher education. Here’s an argument that they won’t by Larry Cuban, a high school so... more »
Schools Matter: Bubble Bursts for Pennsylvania Charter School Scores
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Schools Matter: Bubble Bursts for Pennsylvania Charter School Scores: Bubble Bursts for Pennsylvania Charter School Scores by Jim Horn Ron Tomalis is Secretary of Education for Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, which makes him at least as qualified as Margaret Spellings was for her job as former Secretary of Education for the U. S under Bush II. Before Margaret Spellings, there was Rod Paige, whose leadership during fraudulent Houston Miracle era earned him a spot as W's first Secretary of Ed. Paige had a Deputy Secretary from Pennslyvania by the n... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: NY School District Regains Local Control and "Opts Out" of the Food Line
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Missouri Education Watchdog: NY School District Regains Local Control and "Opts Out" of the Food Line: NY School District Regains Local Control and "Opts Out" of the Food Line by stlgretchen The real fight is between federal control and schools reclaiming local control. A school district says "no thanks" to Federal policy and gives up federal money for its school lunch program. Life goes on, the food is better and the district has control over its own lunch menu. The district is actually a better steward of resources as students probably won't be throwing as much food away that w... more »
In which I mention a couple of awards « JD2718
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In which I mention a couple of awards « JD2718: In which I mention a couple of awards by jd2718 Today I am receiving two awards for union service. At first I didn’t think it was such a big deal, but here we are, moment is about to arrive, and I’m pretty pleased. A ten year chapter leader pin doesn’t sound like such a big deal. I remember, twelve or thirteen years ago, filling in for my chapter leader at the Bronx HS DR meeting (Shulman back then)… every CL in the room must have had ten years… maybe a few a few less, probably a bunch a bunch more. Fast forward to today though… I ha... more »
Leading Educators Support Teacher Test Boycott - Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
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Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Leading Educators Support Teacher Test Boycott January 21, 2013 by rethinkingschoolsblog *In a public statement released today, more than sixty educators and researchers [UPDATE: now 130+], including some of the most well-respected figures in the field of education, pledged support for the boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test initiated by the teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle, calling the action a “blow against the overuse and misuse of standardized tests.” Among the signers of the st... more »
Why won’t IEA President Cinda Klickna support rank and file efforts to defend our pension? « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Why won’t IEA President Cinda Klickna support rank and file efforts to defend our pension? « Fred Klonsky: Why won’t IEA President Cinda Klickna support rank and file efforts to defend our pension? by Fred Klonsky [image: klickna] Pension blogger and activist Glen Brown created an online petition calling for a revenue solution to the pension issue. Thousands have signed, including Dan Montgomery of the Illinois Federation and other members of the We Are One Coalition. But not only has IEA President Cinda Klickna not signed it, she responded to Glen’s request to have it linked to *o... more »
The Washington Teacher: Journey For Justice
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The Washington Teacher: Journey For Justice: Journey For Justice by noreply@blogger.com (Candi Peterson) *Journey for Justice* *"A National Grassroots Education Movement"* *Members:* * * *Atlanta, GA* ** *Project South* * * *Baltimore, MD * ** *Baltimore Algebra Project* * * *Boston, MA* ** *Boston Youth Organizing Project* *Chicago, IL* *Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization* *Cleveland, OH* *Common Good Ohio* * * *Detroit, MI* ** *Keep the Vote/NO Takeover* *Eupora, MS* *Fannie Lou Hamer Center* *Hartford, CT* *Parent Power* * * *Kansas City, MO* ** *Full Potential* * * *Los Angel... more »
Chief Sealth High School’s resolution on the MAP test. « Fred Klonsky
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Chief Sealth High School’s resolution on the MAP test. « Fred Klonsky: Chief Sealth High School’s resolution on the MAP test. by Fred Klonsky *SEATTLE EDUCATION * The Battle 4 SEATTLE: Seattle Schools Under Siege Part 2 Seattle Education blog: Chief Sealth High School teachers just issued the following resolution: Whereas, the students, parents, teachers & staff find the MAP test to be negatively costly in the amount of educational time, money and resources required for its administration; Whereas, the Seattle Public Schools and its teachers already administer the HSPE, the End of ... more »
Press conference with Seattle schools’ boss Superintendent Banda. « Fred Klonsky
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Press conference with Seattle schools’ boss Superintendent Banda. « Fred Klonsky: Press conference with Seattle schools’ boss Superintendent Banda. by Fred Klonsky *Seattle Schools Community Forum* * * The Battle 4 SEATTLE: Seattle Schools Under Siege Part 1 From Melissa Westbrook’s blog: * Update: I reviewed my notes and realized, based on questions about opting out, that I had missed one answer.* *I had asked the Superintendent about what would happen to the teachers who boycotted MAP and what would they do with students who opt out (given, for example, that word is that at lea... more »
Seattle Community College faculty votes to support Garfield MAP boycott. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Seattle Community College faculty votes to support Garfield MAP boycott. « Fred Klonsky: Seattle Community College faculty votes to support Garfield MAP boycott. by Fred Klonsky Resolution of Seattle AFT local 1789: WHEREAS, the teachers at Garfield High School have spoken with a unified voice against the use of the MAP standardized test, and are refusing to administer it; and teachers from numerous other schools in the Seattle School District publicly stand by their Garfield High School colleagues; and WHEREAS, their refusal to administer the MAP test has drawn national attention... more »
Pass / Fail : Days of small K-3 classes look done for in California | 89.3 KPCC
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Pass / Fail : Days of small K-3 classes look done for in California | 89.3 KPCC: Days of small K-3 classes look done for in California by AP [image: Joanna Ramos Memorial]*Ricardo Quintanar waits for his brother to get out of school at Willard Elementary School in Long Beach. Credit: Grant Slater/KPCC* California embarked on an ambitious experiment in 1996 to improve its public schools by putting its youngest students in smaller classes. Nearly 17 years later, the goal of maintaining classrooms of no more than 20 pupils in the earliest grades has been all but discarded— a casualty ... more »
More #edweek #propaganda for #commoncore. « @ the chalk face
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
More #edweek #propaganda for #commoncore. « @ the chalk face: More #edweek #propaganda for #commoncore. by Timothy D. Slekar Here’s the deal. Someone has to say it and it’s going to be me! Other than some of the blogs, EdWeek’s so called “news” is nothing more than propaganda for the corporate reformers. I pointed it out before, EdWeek and its reporters either are clueless about the difference between advocacy organizations that push propaganda and peer review research outlets or they (EdWeek and its reporters) have been purchased by the corporate reformers and have sold out thei... more »
The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar: The Weekly Cheddar by bluecheddar Here’s my collection of must-read Wisconsin stories from the week. If I missed something grand, please give me a comment about it. Public Hearing on Open Pit Mine Here’s Mike Wiggins of Bad River Tribe taking his turn during a 12 hour hearing on a proposed open pit mine planned to run through the Penokee hills, the Village of Mellen, and waters that his tribe considers sacred. He says “genocide” is the inevitable result. See many tweets and full hearing video over here. Walkergate Update: Brian Pierick took a p... more »
Teaching the Common Core: Debate Continues « InterACT
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Teaching the Common Core: Debate Continues « InterACT: Teaching the Common Core: Debate Continues by ACT Guest Blog Posts Alice Mercer [image: mercer]*Today’s InterACT guest blog post comes to us from Alice Mercer, an elementary school teacher, educational technology guru, and blogger. Here’s a link to her other InterACT guest posts at InterACT, including a prior post about Common Core implementation challenges.* *The following is an excerpt cross-posted from Alice’s blog, Reflections on Teaching. Her post is a welcome addition to an ongoing debate about how teachers should respon... more »
In North Carolina, school resegregation by charter?
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In North Carolina, school resegregation by charter?: In North Carolina, school resegregation by charter? [image: Graph from the UCLA Civil Rights Project report, "Southern Slippage."] Graph from the UCLA Civil Rights Project report, "Southern Slippage." Appreciate this post? Please donate & share below. [image: tweet this] [image: submit to reddit] North Carolina could soon see a dramatic increase in the number of charter schools, with as many as 150 of the public-private hybrids opening across the state next year. But new research from Duke University suggests the charter school ... more »
Diane in the Evening 1-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: Charter Hype and Double Standards in Connecticut by dianerav Wendy Lecker here describes how public schools and charters are judged by different standards in Connecticut. Part of the hype and spin comes from Connecticut’s State Commissioner of Education, who founded a charter school that is now a “failing” school. (New York State also has a state commissioner who was a co-founder of a Rocketship: Whatever Happened to Humility? by dianerav Valerie Strauss notes that Rocketship’s central feature–its Learning Labs, where children are plugged into computers fo... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Hypocrisy Runs Wild in NJ
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Jersey Jazzman: Charter Hypocrisy Runs Wild in NJ: Charter Hypocrisy Runs Wild in NJ by Duke The hypocrisy of the charter cheerleaders is apparently boundless: Two local charter schools, including the city’s oldest, have lost tax-exempt status after failing to file required forms with the IRS for a three-year period. The institutions — LEAP Academy University Charter School and the three-school Camden Pride system — are required to maintain nonprofit status under state law, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Education noted
Highway to Hell - A Salute to National School Choice Week #EDREform
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
*Got Choice? Ubetcha! **Celebrating National School Choice Week* *National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Group: 1 in 5 charter schools not doing well enough to stay open* A group that oversees more than half of the nation's 5,600 charter schools said as many as one in five U.S. charter schools should be shut down because of poor academic performance. *http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019784379_charterschools29.html* *CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITE* CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky [image: 77029_468510533208774_561057374_n]*The street art of Chicago’s Vicente Jasso Jr.* The calories in a Peets large latte is the same as in a 12 ounce can of Coke. They’re not sugar calories. But they are calories just the same. There’s a lot of milk in a large latte, even if it’s non-fat. And calories are calories even if they’re not fat calories. So this morning I shifted over to a *cafe au lait. * It is part of my retiree life-style change of eating more carefully and exercising regularly at a gym and workin... more »
NYC Department of Education Dreaded "Ineligible List" - ParentAdvocates.org
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: NYC Department of Education Dreaded "Ineligible List" * * TIME Magazine Cover: Sen. Joseph McCarthy - Mar. 8, 1954 - Joseph ... www.time.com* * * *We can now swing back to the 1950's when Joseph McCarthy was running a sideshow that forced many people to be condemned, made penniless, and destitute by the criminalizing a person who had a connection to Communist thought or politics. Today, the NYC Department of Education places unwanted employees on the "Ineligible Inquiry List" or "No Hire List" which stigmatizes you forever, and before you hav... more »
Teacher boycott of standardized test in Seattle spreads
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Teacher boycott of standardized test in Seattle spreads: Teacher boycott of standardized test in Seattle spreads Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 26, 2013 at 11:39 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: teset1]A boycott of Washington state’s mandated standardized test by teachers at a Seattle school is spreading to other schools and winning support across the country, including from the two largest teachers’ unions, parents, students, researchers and educators. The decision by teachers... more »
Petition | Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools: End the overuse and misuse of high stakes standardized testing | Change.org
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Petition | Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools: End the overuse and misuse of high stakes standardized testing | Change.org: [image: Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools: End the overuse and misuse of high stakes standardized testing] Petitioning Barbara Byrd-Bennett Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools: End the overuse and misuse of high stakes standardized testing 1. 1. 2. Petition by More Than A Score 2. Our schools spend too much time, money, and energy on standardized testing and use ... more »
In Defense of Imagine Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings
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In Defense of Imagine Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings: In Defense of Imagine Charter Schools by Bob Sikes From a *Tampa Bay Times *story by Lisa Gartner: It depends on whom you ask. The Imagine School at St. Petersburg is, according to parent Roderick Dunson, a place he and his wife “prayed to our God that our child would be able to enroll.” It’s a welcoming charter school where his daughter earns all A’s, said Dunson, who also serves on the school’s board. But if you ask the state, and its drawers full of data, Imagine is a failing school routinely outperformed by neigh... more »
Chief Sealth Resolution Concerning the MAP Test « Seattle Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Chief Sealth Resolution Concerning the MAP Test « Seattle Education: Chief Sealth Resolution Concerning the MAP Test by seattleducation2011 [image: Image]*Chief Sealth High School teachers just issued the following resolution:* Whereas, the students, parents, teachers & staff find the MAP test to be negatively costly in the amount of educational time, money and resources required for its administration; Whereas, the Seattle Public Schools and its teachers already administer the HSPE, the End of Course exams, the DAPE, in addition to the many classroom-based assessments and placeme... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: District Updates
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: District Updates: District Updates by Melissa Westbrook From the Times about the West Seattle robberies of Denny students: S*eattle police believe they may have caught at least one teen connected to the armed muggings and beatings of West Seattle middle-schoolers earlier this week.* * **When officers approached a dozen teens hanging out around 4 p.m. today near Roxhill Park, where the armed robberies took place, several of them took off running. Officers chased after them and caught eight, all between 14 and 18 years of age.* * **One 18-year-old ... more »
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Idealism vs. the Probable and Possible
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Idealism vs. the Probable and Possible: Idealism vs. the Probable and Possible by alicemercer Fellow Sacramento teacher (and friend), Larry Ferlazzo, asked me to help him out by contributing to an article at EdWeek on “implementing Common Core”. Little did I know the minefield I was stepping into. The article has morphed into a fight between the “agnostics” (Common Core skeptics like myself and Larry), and the atheists (folks who view Common Core with the same suspicion and loathing that Richard Dawkins has for Creation “Science” ). Here i... more »
Wendy Lecker: Revisiting charter school 'successes' (A Must Read) - Wait, What?
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Wendy Lecker: Revisiting charter school 'successes' (A Must Read) - Wait, What?: Wendy Lecker: Revisiting charter school ‘successes’ (A Must Read) by jonpelto Hearst Newspaper commentary writer and fellow pro-public education Wendy Lecker has another must read piece on the Stamford Advocate website: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Wendy-Lecker-Revisiting-charter-school-4224349.php Wendy Lecker: Revisiting charter school ‘successes’ “Every legislative session, charter school lobbyists proclaim how successful privately run charter schools are compared to “failing” pu... more »
MORNING UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Why Will Massachusetts Lift the Cap? by dianerav State Senator Barry Finegold has thrown in his lot with the powerful charter school industry. Some charters get high test scores; some get low test scores. Some skim off the best students in the poorest communities. Some have few or no disabled students, and few or no ELLs. What is Senator Finegold doing to support public education, where 90% of the children are enrolled? Does he What Was Better About Schools in the Past? by dianerav Anyone who attended pub... more »
Daily Kos: Reflections at the midpoint of the school year
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Daily Kos: Reflections at the midpoint of the school year: Reflections at the midpoint of the school year by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) yesterday was the final day of 2nd quarter. The students were there for only half a day, as the afternoon was reserved for teachers to do grades and catch up on things. Most of us had completed our grading. I had, although I will head to school this morning to give some students a chance to raise their grades so that either they will not fail or they can achieve a higher letter grade. I have been with my students for almost all of the last ... more »
Close Achievement Gap by Addressing School Health - Jonathan Kantrowitz - Connecticut News
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Close Achievement Gap by Addressing School Health - Jonathan Kantrowitz - Connecticut News: Close Achievement Gap by Addressing School Health by Jonathan Kantrowitz Health in Mind, a new report from Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), details immediate solutions that can help close the achievement gap and create a healthy future for all children. American children are struggling academically and the nation faces a growing achievement gap that is increasingly tied to health disparities—today’s children could become the first generation to live sho... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Anti-Common Core Bill Filed in Missouri
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Anti-Common Core Bill Filed in Missouri: Anti-Common Core Bill Filed in Missouri by stlgretchen FIRST REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 210 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATORS LAMPING AND NIEVES. Read 1st time January 24, 2013, and ordered printed. TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary. 1218S.01I AN ACT To amend chapter 161, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the Common Core Standards Initiative. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 161, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new 2... more »
“Irrational Exuberance”: The Case of the MOOCs | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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“Irrational Exuberance”: The Case of the MOOCs | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Irrational Exuberance”: The Case of the MOOCs by larrycuban Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said in 1996 that the high-flying stock market was an instance of “irrational exuberance.” [image: images]Nearly two decades later, were he so inclined to inspect the swift expansion of elite universities into sponsoring Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), he might have said pretty much the same thing. Certainly, there is “exuberance.” The hype, the constant flow of words l... more »
With new rules, Pa. charter school performance plummets - Philly.com
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With new rules, Pa. charter school performance plummets - Philly.com: With new rules, Pa. charter school performance plummets January 25, 2013|By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer - - - Share on emailShare on printShare on redditMore Sharing Services - - - - [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] The percentage of Pennsylvania charter schools that met academic benchmarks plummeted after the state Department of Education was forced to recalculate the performance rates. Under a new and controversial method th...more »
Lice Like a Warm Head During Chilly Winter Days - Davis, CA Patch
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Lice Like a Warm Head During Chilly Winter Days - Davis, CA Patch: Lice Like a Warm Head During Chilly Winter Days As parents, we have all worried and wondered about it: lice. Just hearing the word makes you itchy and stressed. What parent doesn't dread getting that note sent home in their child's backpack that there has been a case of lice in the classroom? With winter being a particularly active time for outbreaks—thanks primarily to extra clothing like hats and coats that provide a convenient way for bugs to spread—we bring you some tips to help you survive an outbreak without l... more »
DeKalb teacher: If you want good teachers to stay in your school, please let them know | Get Schooled
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
DeKalb teacher: If you want good teachers to stay in your school, please let them know | Get Schooled: DeKalb teacher: If you want good teachers to stay in your school, please let them know by Maureen Downey Mike Ritter/AJC [image: Mike Ritter/AJC]A DeKalb teacher sent me this note, which I thought was worth sharing here: I am an occasional commenter on your blog “Get Schooled,” but a frequent reader. Many, many parents and teachers I know follow it as well. Since I teach in DeKalb, you realize how I cannot use my real name…I sure wish that could change. I’m counting down the numb... more »
LAUSD plans to add 1,000 new campus aides for security at elementary schools - LA Daily News
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
LAUSD plans to add 1,000 new campus aides for security at elementary schools - LA Daily News: LAUSD plans to add 1,000 new campus aides for security at elementary schools By Mariecar Mendoza, Staff Writer Posted: 01/25/2013 09:02:39 PM PST Updated: 01/25/2013 09:55:42 PM PST *LAUSD MEMO* To view an LAUSD memo about campus aides, click here. The Los Angeles Unified School District plans to make more than 1,000 new hires to bolster security at hundreds of campuses in a move some critics have called "security on the cheap." More than 400 LAUSD elementary school campuses are slated... more »
Sen. Don Gaetz on Florida’s Ed Accountability System: “There’s a danger of all this imploding” | Scathing Purple Musings
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Sen. Don Gaetz on Florida’s Ed Accountability System: “There’s a danger of all this imploding” | Scathing Purple Musings: Sen. Don Gaetz on Florida’s Ed Accountability System: “There’s a danger of all this imploding” by Bob Sikes In a story by *Florida Current’s *James Call, powerful Florida senate president Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) made a some stunning admissions. “If you have a C school, 90 percent of the teachers in a C school can’t be highly effective. That doesn’t make sense,” Gaetz said. Results released in December by the *Department of Education* revealed that 96 percent ... more »
Schools Requiring Criminal Background Checks For Visitors | toteachornototeach
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Schools Requiring Criminal Background Checks For Visitors | toteachornototeach: Schools Requiring Criminal Background Checks For Visitors by aristotlethewise *Schools Background Check Visitors In Illinois For Criminal Record* [image: Monster_on_the_Campus_Monstruo_en_la_noche-415525458-large]Visitors to schools in a suburban Chicago, Ill., district are now required to undergo a background check as part of added security measures in the weeks following last month’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Frankfort School District 157-C has installed a $2,000 system ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Maniac Ben Chavis Update
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Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Maniac Ben Chavis Update: Reformy Maniac Ben Chavis Update by Duke *"Whitney, it's Ben. Hey, can you loan me $3.8 million?"* Oh, my goodness gracious... *Oakland's American Indian Model Schools organization has failed to fix the oversight failures that allowed for rampant conflicts of interest and misuse of public funds*, Oakland Superintendent Tony Smith reported this week. On Wednesday night, the Oakland school board agreed, putting American Indian's three charter schools -- which boast some of the highest test scores in California -- one step closer to ... more »
Top Content this Week - 1-26-13 The Educator's PLN
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: Our group lives on!]Our group lives on! Posted by Lisa Michelle Dabbs on January 24, 2013 2[image: What's a PLN?]What's a PLN? Added by Avi Spector on November 30, 2012 3[image: The New Teacher Mentoring Project]The New Teacher Mentoring Project Added by Lisa Michelle Dabbs on January 7, 2011 4[image: Commercials]Commercials Posted by Gérard Gatoux on January 19, 2013 5[image: Sophie 2.0]Sophie 2.0 Posted by Donna Murdoch on January 21, 2010 6[image: The Power of Introverts - Ep 1]The Power of Introverts - Ep 1 Added by Thomas Whitby ... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-26-13
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* LAUSD PLANS TO ADD 1,000 NEW CAMPUS AIDES FOR SECURITY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 8 hours ago By Mariecar Mendoza, Staff Writer, LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/WayNZK 1/25/2013 09:02:39 PM PST :: The Los Angeles Unified School District plans to make more than 1,000 new hires to bolster security at hundreds of campuses in a move some critics have called "security on the cheap." More than 400 LAUSD elementary school campuses are slated to receive ...more »
This Week's Education Research Report 1-26-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * Content-focused literacy coaching is markedly more effective Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 19 hours ago The language and reading comprehension skills of low-income upper elementary-school students—especially English-language learners—can improve markedly if trained literacy coaches engage teachers in conducting interactive text discussions with students, according to a three-year University of Pittsburgh study. The Pitt researchers report in the journal Learning and Instruction that language... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 1-26-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY* *LOOK FOR MY UPCOMING BOOK IN MARCH, 2013*[image: Ferlazzo200(1)] "Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation" will be a sequel to"Helping Students Motivate Themselves" More On Seattle Test Boycott Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 hour ago Here are new additions to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Seattle Standardized Test Boycott: Seattle Teachers Protest Exams is from The Wall Street Journal. Seattle Education h... more »
Education Dept. Clarifies Law on Disabled Students’ Access to Sports - NYTimes.com
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Education Dept. Clarifies Law on Disabled Students’ Access to Sports - NYTimes.com: Education Dept. Orders Sports Access for DisabledBy MARY PILONPublished: January 25, 2013 [image: Obama Orders Schools to Provide Disabled Kids Access to Sports] - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - SAVE - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights clarified legal obligations Friday for school districts in providing access to sports for students with disabilities. Related - Forging Path to Starting Line for Younger Disabled A... more »
The in box. John Dillon on Nekritz’s Three Card Monte. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
The in box. John Dillon on Nekritz’s Three Card Monte. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. John Dillon on Nekritz’s Three Card Monte. by Fred Klonsky *Here are some considerations that Rep. Nekritz omits in her response to Ralph Matire’s suggestions. The General Assembly is already acting on borrowed time for the 2% increase the Democrats forced through an earlier lame duck session, an increase designed to sunset in 2015. With the current state of affairs in Illinois, the fiscal irresponsibility and scapegoating of nearly 600,000+ public sector employees; an assurance of a “next” Democra... more »
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