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The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection | deutsch29: The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionNovember 12, 2013In April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent John White’s secret arrangement with inBloom. White’s inBloom arrangement is not the only student data sharing agreement into which White has entered. It is one of many arrangements White has made and about which the public has been kept in the dark.So much for transparency.Corporate education reform is designed to turn profits for priv
@ THE CHALK FACE: “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”\”Fahrenheit 451\” 60 Years Later: \”Why do we need the things in books?\”. via “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”.4 by plthomasedd / 2h YESTERDAYThe Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data CollectionIn April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent John White’s secret arrangement with inBloom. White’s inBloom arrangement is not the only student data sharing agreement into which White has entered. It is one of many ar
With A Brooklyn Accent: On Today's Protest Against NY Ed Commissioner King at Ward Melville HSWOO HOO!!!!Woke up this morning in a GREAT MOOD, ready to join THOUSANDS of Long Island parents, teachers and students at 5:45 protesting another closed forum sponsored by NY Ed Commissioner John King at Ward Melville HS in East Setauket. Since Commissioner King seems constitutionally incapable of actually listening to parents, teachers and principals, I doubt if this demonstration will have any i3 by Mark Naison / 5h With A Brooklyn Accent: Why BATS is Militantly Pro-Union as Well As Against Common
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11-12-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Today's Protest Against Tisch And King At Ward Melville High SchoolMark Naison writes:Woke up this morning in a GREAT MOOD, ready to join THOUSANDS of Long Island parents, teachers and students at 5:45 protesting another closed forum sponsored by NY Ed Commissioner John King at Ward Melville HS in East Setauket. Since Commissioner King seems constitutionally incapable of act
11-12-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Chicago’s leading blog: “Bridgeport Tenure Shows Vallas May Be Failing Upward in Illinois”In a blunt assessment of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s decision to select Paul Vallas as his running mate, Chicago’s leading political blog, “The Ward Room,” experts in Illinois are recognizing that Vallas is hardly the superstar he makes himself out to be. The Ward Room writes, “To hear education
11-12-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Fraternity pledge loses testicle in hazing stuntThe nauseating fraternity/sorority stories – many of them involving hazing — just keep on coming. The latest is from Wilmington College in Ohio, where three pledges of Gamma Phi Gamma who were taken to the basement of the fraternity, called “Gobbler House,” and subjected to a series of miserable exercises, including being blindfold
I Am Malala: A Book Review
Shanker Blog » I Am Malala: A Book Review: I Am Malala: A Book ReviewPosted by Randall Garton on November 12, 2013In October, 2012, the Pakistani Taliban attempted to assassinate Malala Yousafzai, a teenager known throughout Pakistan for her outspoken advocacy of woman’s rights, especially a woman’s right to education. Standing up for women’s rights can be a risky business in countries such as Pak
11-12-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”“Sometimes writers write about a world that does not yet exist,” Neil Gaiman begins his Introduction to the 60th Anniversary Edition of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: This is a book of warning. It is a
11-12-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Multimedia On Typhoon TragedyHere are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Typhoon Haiyan: Here are some resources from The New York Times: Mapping the Destruction of Typhoon Haiyan is an interactive. Pictures of Typhoon Haiyan’s Wrath Here’s another video:10 by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h 11-11-13 Lar
11-12-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Yolanda relief.The videos are almost too painful to watch. I cannot imagine what is must be like to have family there and not know if they are dead or alive. If you can, make a donation to the typhoon Yolanda relief. I prefer to donate to smaller, on-the-ground organizations. But do what you can to wh
Does California’s New Testing Law Help or Hurt? | InterACT
Does California’s New Testing Law Help or Hurt? | InterACT: Does California’s New Testing Law Help or Hurt?NOVEMBER 12, 2013tags: ab484, SF Chronicle, standardized testingby David B. CohenIs an obsolete test an appropriate accountability tool?About a week ago, the San Francisco Chronicle published a guest editorial by George Miller – Congressman, NCLB architect, and a “hero” to Democrats for Educa
Ed Reform Needs a Nixon-to-China Moment - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Ed Reform Needs a Nixon-to-China Moment - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Ed Reform Needs a Nixon-to-China MomentBy Deborah Meier on November 12, 2013 8:31 AMToday, Robert Pondiscio, the executive director of CitizenshipFirst, joins Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences. He will blog with her for the next month or more.Thanks Deborah, for inviting me to blog with you at Bridging Differences
The Shriver Report – Advice for New Parents – Moms AND Dads
The Shriver Report – Advice for New Parents – Moms AND Dads: Advice for New Parents – Moms AND DadsTHE GOOD MEN PROJECT | 11.12.2013By Heather GrayLast month, the Huffington Post tackled advice for newborn dads and they fumbled. Their tips included sideline jobs of parenting like learning the car seat and keeping the pantry stocked. Really? We are going to help new dads looking to be more involved
LA Unified board to vote on future of iPad program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA Unified board to vote on future of iPad program | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA Unified board to vote on future of iPad programAnnie Gilbertson | November 12th, 2013, 6:00amGrant Slater/KPCCSecond graders Mark G. and Brandon C. play educational games on iPads at a charter school in Huntington Park.The Los Angeles Unified School board will vote Tuesday on whether to put its controversial iPad prog
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Study war no more
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Study war no more: Study war no moreThere was no where to go, no channel to turn this past 3-day weekend, to escape the hyper-commercialized Veteran's Day war culture. College and NBA basketball teams playing in camouflage uniforms. But little was said about the growing veteran suicide epidemic -- 8,000 each year, 22 each day.Fredy GuiterrezWhile last night's Dolphin
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One Teacher's Perspective: How Much Evidence Do We Need?
One Teacher's Perspective: How Much Evidence Do We Need?: How Much Evidence Do We Need?Teachers Were Never the ProblemPublic Education's Eight BallInternational Evidence: Finnish Lessons
An Urban Teacher's Education: Cultural Competency: Not Just Lame PD
An Urban Teacher's Education: Cultural Competency: Not Just Lame PD: Cultural Competency: Not Just Lame PDThis past weekend, I went to the CES conference in San Francisco with my principal and two other colleagues. It helped me articulate some of my thoughts on cultural competency for teachers in multicultural classrooms.I'd like to share one characteristic of cultural competency I think is crucia
Attorney to court: Wis. union plan is burden - SFGate
Attorney to court: Wis. union plan is burden - SFGate: Attorney to court: Wis. union plan is burdenBy TODD RICHMOND, Associated PressWisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen presents arguments in Madison Teachers Inc. vs. Scott Walker, in the Wisconsin Supreme Court at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Van Hollen argued that portions of Gov. Scott Walker's union restrict
My review of ‘Test and Punish’ | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My review of ‘Test and Punish’ | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My review of ‘Test and Punish’If ‘Reign of Error’ were to meet ‘The DaVinci Code’ the result would John Kuhn’s ‘Test-and-Punish: How the Texas Education Model Gave America Accountability Without Equity’. Kuhn is the superintendent of the Perrin-Whitt school district in Texas. I first learned of him when I marveled at his show-stealing spe
New Face of Homelessness in America - FOX 35 News Orlando
New Face of Homelessness in America - FOX 35 News Orlando: New Face of Homelessness in AmericaShare on twitterShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services15Posted: Nov 04, 2013 7:37 AM PSTUpdated: Nov 11, 2013 7:37 AM PSTBy Kimberly Wiggins, Reporter - Imagine this: one day, you have it all (a home, a loving family, and a great job). Then bad luck strikes, an
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s new spawn: Dem governor taps top charter-lover for ticket - Salon.com
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s new spawn: Dem governor taps top charter-lover for ticket - Salon.com: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s new spawn: Dem governor taps top charter-lover for ticketSuperintendent who spurred charter explosion in New Orleans and got spurned by CT voters is now an IL Dem nomineeJOSH EIDELSON The nation’s largest union panned the Friday afternoon announcement tha
Cooper Union Trustees Renege on Promise to Seat Student Trustee |
Cooper Union Trustees Renege on Promise to Seat Student Trustee |: Cooper Union Trustees Renege on Promise to Seat Student TrusteeNovember 11, 2013 in StudentsThis is kind of incredible.You’ll recall that back in the summer the Cooper Union administration negotiated the end to a student occupation of the college president’s office by agreeing, among other things, to place an elected student on Coo
Nite Cap 11-11-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPTODAYNYC Public School Parents: Kim Sweet: Why parents and students should have input into a new teacher evaluation systemNYC Public School Parents: Kim Sweet: Why parents and students should have input into a new teacher evaluation system: Kim S
NYC Public School Parents: Kim Sweet: Why parents and students should have input into a new teacher evaluation system
NYC Public School Parents: Kim Sweet: Why parents and students should have input into a new teacher evaluation system: Kim Sweet: Why parents and students should have input into a new teacher evaluation systemThe following is by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children, which has just put out a new report on the importance of including student and parent input in the new teacher eva
Listen To The Affected: Kids And Guardians – redqueeninla
Listen To The Affected: Kids And Guardians – redqueeninla: Listen To The Affected: Kids And Guardians I have a guilty parent-secret. I like to pause at the start of the school day and watch guardians and children part company. The most miraculous images of connectedness and love shine forth. Even among that hardest of age-classes, The Middle Schooler, from out of the safe confines provided by a ca
#StopCommonCore Facebook Profile Picture Blast | Truth in American Education
#StopCommonCore Facebook Profile Picture Blast | Truth in American Education: #StopCommonCore Facebook Profile Picture BlastFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on November 11, 2013 • 0 Comments362You are encouraged to change your Facebook prolife picture to a “Stop Common Core” picture this week from November 12th to November 15th. We use our profile pictures to reflect who
Reading: It’s Fun | toteachornototeach
Reading: It’s Fun | toteachornototeach: Reading: It’s FunThe Most Important Lesson Schools Can Teach Kids About Reading: It’s Funby Jeffrey Wilhelm & Michael SmithYes, strong literacy skills help students get good grades and, eventually, good jobs. But schools shouldn’t forget to emphasize the joy of getting lost in a book.In a 2005 speech to the American Library Association, then-senator Obam
Dr Alison Coviello; PhD. and Principal at PS 154 in the Bronx Likes Progressive Discipline southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Dr Alison Coviello; PhD. and Principal at PS 154 in the Bronx Likes Progressive DisciplineI knew I had the audio somewhere. All that was needed was patience on my part to listen to hours upon hours of audio. Well not really, I kind of had the time frame of the audio in my head, but still had to listen through many a minute of audio.Dr Alison Coviello; PhD. and Prin
NYC Public School Parents: Sign our petition if you think de Blasio should select a new chancellor through an open, inclusive process
NYC Public School Parents: Sign our petition if you think de Blasio should select a new chancellor through an open, inclusive process: Sign our petition if you think de Blasio should select a new chancellor through an open, inclusive processPlease sign our petition to Mayor-elect de Blasio, urging him to carry out an open, inclusive process in selecting a new chancellor. Why is this so important?
11-11-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Ravitch Recuperating: To Speak at PS 15 in DecemberAn event de Blasio should attend ...The good news from Diane is she is out of the hospital (Update on My Health) but still working to dissolve the clot in her leg. She points to too much flying, which is probably true. (Glad I have started hating flying due to all that TSA stuff.)Remember when Diane put up a story about Randi bein
New Education Studies Focus on Teacher Effectiveness and Access
Mathematica Policy Research Home: New Education Studies Focus on Teacher Effectiveness and AccessMathematica and the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, released two new reports on teacher effectiveness and access. The first, the Talent Transfer Initiative, offers financial incentives to high-performing teachers moving to low-performing schools. The second explores Acces
The New John Doe Investigation | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
The New John Doe Investigation | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The New John Doe InvestigationFiled under: Right Wing Agenda,Scott Walker — millerlf @ 2:45 pm Lisa Kaiser Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 Express MilwaukeeIs the right-wing money machine a target?Very little is known about the new John Doe investigation that has emerged from the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office and i
NYC Public School Parents: Important summary from Superintendent Mitchell of concerns with "data creep" including sample resolution and opt-out letter to inBloom Inc.
NYC Public School Parents: Important summary from Superintendent Mitchell of concerns with "data creep" including sample resolution and opt-out letter to inBloom Inc.: Important summary from Superintendent Mitchell of concerns with "data creep" including sample resolution and opt-out letter to inBloom Inc.Dr. Ken Mitchell, Superintendent of S. OrangetownA growing number of Supe
Central New York parents protest: National Keep Your Child Out of School Day | syracuse.com
Central New York parents protest: National Keep Your Child Out of School Day | syracuse.com: Central New York parents protest: National Keep Your Child Out of School DayElbridge, NY - On Nov. 18, Danielle and Tim Karlik plan to keep their teenage daughters home from the Jordan-Elbridge schools for National Keep Your Child Out of School Day, a nationwide protest of the Common Core educational stand
11-11-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Part 3: Has Corporate Education "Reform" Earned Another 25 Years to Complete the Resegregation and Privatization Agendas?The continued hydroplaning of NAEP scores nationally allows the world to see what the corporate education losers will not admit: the 3rd generation of test based accountability is not working. Rather than moving beyond corporate ed reform's status quo (
Lunch & Learn: a parent engagement opportunity! | Connected Principals
Lunch & Learn: a parent engagement opportunity! | Connected Principals: Lunch & Learn: a parent engagement opportunity!November 11, 2013By Amber TeamannNever under estimate a team of creative teachers who want to show off their creative students. Our kinder team hosted a lunch and learn for their parents last week. With November being a month of family engagement, this just tied right in
11-11-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Teacher Evaluations: Moving From a Flawed System to a Fair SystemAs a teacher in a low socio-economic status (SES) public middle school, I can agree that the greatest in-school factor in promoting student growth is teacher quality. That being said, the main concern I have centers on how education reformers are holding teachers accountable for their students’ test scores. More spe
Morning Wink 11-11-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYUniversal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These Criteria | janressegerUniversal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These Criteria | janresseger: Universal Access and Public Ownership: Charter Schools Don’t Meet These CriteriaPosted on November 11, 2013 by janressegerThis past weekend a friend, realizing som
