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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Eclectablog: Michigan’s EAA Used Failed Technology for Neediest KidsEclectablog reports that the children in the so-called (and misnamed) Education Achievement Authority were used as guinea pigs for experimental technology. Eclectablog writes: “In the course of reporting on the tragic situation in Michigan’s Education Achievement
2-5-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Battle for NYSUT: Iannuzzi was made in 2005 and unmade in 2014 - By the same peopleIt's like they just found any warm body to run for president of a 600,000 member union... NYSUT member on Karen Magee...it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance for any one of NYSUT’s nearly half-million members to make a leadership run. Oh, except the endorsement of NYSUT’s dominant internal caucus has
2-5-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Important NY Times Article: “Can Marriage Cure Poverty?”As most people know, there is a common narrative suggesting that single-parent households can be a cause of many problems affecting children — in and out of school. I wonder about that view, and have previously published The Best Articles Questioning The View That Sing
2-5-14 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.: Free Scott Reeder.You’re not going to believe this, but I am feeling a tinge of sympathy for Scott Reeder this morning. Democratic Party boss and Speaker of the Illinois House has banned him from the General Assembly’s press box. So has Democratic Senate President John Cullerton. They are claiming tha
2-4-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Hello CT and Hartford officials… Is there anyone who will confront the lawbreakers?Are there any elected or appointed official in Connecticut who have the courage and conviction to actually ensure the laws of this state are equitably enforced? Student-athlete recruitment by interdistrict magnet schools such as Capital Prep Magnet Schools is illegal in Connecticut. (For example, see Se
@ The Answer Sheet 2-5-14
The Answer Sheet: Obama smacks Bill O’Reilly on school vouchersPresident Obama often says things about school reform that suggest he hasn’t read up on the effects of his policies, but he knew his stuff on vouchers cold during an interview with Bill O’Reilly, effectively smacking down the conservative commentator’s wishful thinking with the facts. The Obama administration has steadfastly opposed vo
2-5-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: De Blasio: Not Just Another BullshitterIt has to feel like Spring in New York in the middle of a snowstorm: a progressive mayor elected to serve the people that Wall Street predators and casino capitalists forgot. From DNAInfo New York:". . . . De Blasio sparked a political showdown earlier this month by rejecting Cuomo's offer to provide $1.5 billion for universal pre-K acr
2-5-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Will Costs Crush Common Core?Perry Chiamamonte of FOX News reports that “states are learning the cost of Common Core is uncommonly high.” States will spend up to an estimated $10 billion up front, then as much as $800 million per year for the first seven years that the c
2-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Three Excellent Articles From ASCD On Teacher MoraleThe new issue of ASCD Educational Leadership is on teacher morale, and I’m adding these three articles to The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions: Can’t Wait for Monday is by Rafe Esquith. Getting Beyond the Blame Ga
Is the Use of Untested Technologies in Classrooms Unethical?* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Is the Use of Untested Technologies in Classrooms Unethical?* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Is the Use of Untested Technologies in Classrooms Unethical?*In a recent Teachers College Record commentary, M.O. Thirunarayanan, Associate Professor of Learning Technologies in the College of Education at Florida International University, argues the following:When it comes to techn
2-5-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Common Core, CCSS Tests, APPR, And InBloom Are A Package DealThe Cuomo administration yesterday:“Common Core is an issue about which there has been a lot of dialogue,” Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa DeRosa said in a statement Tuesday that both affirms the standards and distances the administration from its rocky rollout. The proposed moratorium on its implementation is “premature
2-5-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save ItToday I read two articles regarding testing and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After reading both, I am left with the same thought: The events detailed in both articles promote CCSS survival– and by extension– PARCC survival. The first is this press release regarding the Partnership for the Assessment of Rea
2-5-14 GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com
GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com: Tech’s diversity problem Is apparent as early as high school…Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times… “In three states, not a single girl took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science last year. In eight states, no Hispanic students took it. And in 11 states, no black students took the test…” Read it. What
empathyeducates – Common Core: The Standard That Dares Not Speak Its Name
empathyeducates – Common Core: The Standard That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Common Core: The Standard That Dares Not Speak Its NameHouse K-12 Subcommittee Chairwoman Janet Adkins proposed deleting Common Core from Florida Statutes so all the state’s education standards will be under one name. File photo by John IarussiBy James Call| Originally Published at The Current. January 31, 2014It’s not as O
Shanker Blog » Opportunity To Churn: Teacher Assignments Within New York City Schools
Shanker Blog » Opportunity To Churn: Teacher Assignments Within New York City Schools: Opportunity To Churn: Teacher Assignments Within New York City SchoolsPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on February 5, 2014Virtually all discussions of teacher turnover focuses on teachers leaving schools and/or the profession. However, a recent working paper by Allison Atteberry, Susanna Loeb and James Wyckoff, which
Walton group funds more charter schools in L.A. than elsewhere - latimes.com
Walton group funds more charter schools in L.A. than elsewhere - latimes.com: Walton group funds more charter schools in L.A. than elsewhereComments3EmailShare49By Howard BlumeFebruary 5, 2014, 2:05 a.m.Los Angeles charter schools have been the largest recipients of funding from the foundation associated with the family that started Wal-Mart, according to figures released Wednesday.Since 1997, the
The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save It | deutsch29
The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save It | deutsch29: The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save ItFebruary 4, 2014Today I read two articles regarding testing and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After reading both, I am left with the same thought:The events detailed in both articles promote CCSS survival– and by extension– PARCC survival.The first
Newark parent leader arrested, jailed, after criticizing state plan to close schools. | Bob Braun's Ledger
Newark parent leader arrested, jailed, after criticizing state plan to close schools. | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark parent leader arrested, jailed, after criticizing state plan to close schools.Daryn Martin at the front door of Ivy Hill–now he has been arrestedA parent leader who criticized the “One Newark” plan pushed by state school superintendent Cami Anderson was arrested yesterday on charges
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Leaning Towards P.I.S.A.: Do the Ends Justify the Means?
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Leaning Towards P.I.S.A.: Do the Ends Justify the Means?: Leaning Towards P.I.S.A.: Do the Ends Justify the Means?The P.I.S.A. exam, or Programme for Internationale Student Assessment was put together by the O.E.C.D. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in 1997. The first tests were administered in 2000. They test knowledge and its applications.
Low-performing charter given green light to expand :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Low-performing charter given green light to expand :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: FEBRUARY 05, 2014Low-performing charter given green light to expandby Tom Chorneau(Calif.) Following through with a promise to hold underperforming charters to the same accountability standards as other schools, the California Charter Schools Association has
Charter Expansion in Durham, NC Separates Children into Winners and Losers | janresseger
Charter Expansion in Durham, NC Separates Children into Winners and Losers | janresseger: Charter Expansion in Durham, NC Separates Children into Winners and LosersPosted on February 5, 2014 by janressegerFrom Durham, North Carolina comes the story of the destabilization of an urban public school system by rapid expansion of charter schools. Ned Barnett, the editorial page editor of the Durham Ne
Grading As an Opportunity to Encourage Students - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Grading As an Opportunity to Encourage Students - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Grading As an Opportunity to Encourage StudentsBy Nancy Flanagan on February 5, 2014 8:51 AMEarly in my teaching career, I had a conversation with a veteran math teacher, about grading. I greatly admired this teacher, a "mom"-type educator who spent hours and hours in voluntary after-sch
Sacramento area school districts resist push for smaller class sizes - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento area school districts resist push for smaller class sizes - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento area school districts resist push for smaller class sizesBy Diana Lambertdlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 - 12:00 amRandall Benton / RBenton@sacbee.comKindergarten teacher Peggy Watson handles 32 pupils in her class at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School in Sacramento
Parents Can Opt Out United Opt Out National
United Opt Out National: UNITED OPT OUT MARCH 28TH – 30TH SPRING ACTION FLIERPrint and share widely!DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO PARENTS: DO NOT SIGN THIS DISTRICT OPT OUT/REFUSAL FORMDouglas County Parents, There are many reasons not to sign this form, but foremost, we recommend not signing it should you choose to take legal action. Stay strong. And let us know if we can help. Please remember, we will …MO
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Newark at the boiling point. Cami Anderson is their Michelle Rhee
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Newark at the boiling point. Cami Anderson is their Michelle Rhee: Newark at the boiling point. Cami Anderson is their Michelle RheeMayoral candidate Ras Baraka, standing outside Weequahic High School in Newark, attacks Cami Anderson's "One Newark" plan. (Frances Micklow/The Star-Ledger)Cami Anderson is Newark's Michelle Rhee. She's brought the city to the
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Not Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Are | Connected Principals
Not Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Are | Connected Principals: Not Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Areby Chris Wejr • February 5, 2014 • 0 CommentsThere is often much discussion around the separation of our professional and personal lives on social media. Some districts strongly encourage this separation while others encourage the blending of both. I have b
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solidaridad: A Critical Look at Common Core with Dr. Stephen Krashen, hosted by UTLA Bilingual Education Committee A Critical Look at Common Core with Dr. Stephen Krashen by Robert D. SkeelsUTLA Bilingual Education CommitteeDr. Stephen Krashen Professor Emeritus University of Southern California A Critical Look at Common CoreWhat does it mean for our children? What are the implications for Englis
New York legislators ready to put Common Core Standards and student data collecting on hold | Seattle Education
New York legislators ready to put Common Core Standards and student data collecting on hold | Seattle Education: New York legislators ready to put Common Core Standards and student data collecting on holdThis just in:The leaders of both houses of the New York State legislature have called for a two year moratorium on the Common Core. The Governor has also expressed concern with the implementation.
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Those Teachers Just Want a Day Off!": Are Teachers Ever "Off"?
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Those Teachers Just Want a Day Off!": Are Teachers Ever "Off"?: "Those Teachers Just Want a Day Off!": Are Teachers Ever "Off"?"Those teachers just want a day off!"She didn't know I was a teacher.She laughed it off when my husband and I told her. "Well, I guess I better watch what I say about teachers then,
Wish we could show this in every classroom. Great lesson that... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Wish we could show this in every classroom. Great lesson that... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Wish we could show this in every classroom. Great lesson that disability does not define a person. COMMENT(1) 0 5 7 12Previous PostsTaking a musical cue from the cold weather, educators close school with a songFebruary 4, 2014Too late to stop Common Core in Georgia? February 4, 2014Cobb school chief resi
Pressure Mounting to Halt Evaluations Tied to Common Core - WNYC
Pressure Mounting to Halt Evaluations Tied to Common Core - WNYC: Pressure Mounting to Halt Evaluations Tied to Common CoreTuesday, February 04, 2014 - 06:18 PMBy BETH FERTIGSharePrintEmailBoard of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, left, and Education Commissioner John King release 2013 state test scores. (Beth Fertig)Legislative leaders are calling for a two-year break before the state uses its ne
Choosing Democracy: Education Bill of Rights - James Meredith
Choosing Democracy: Education Bill of Rights - James Meredith: Education Bill of Rights - James MeredithJames Meredith.by Valerie Straus. The Answer Sheet. Washington PostCalling modern school reform “catastrophically misguided and ineffective,” civil rights icon James Meredith is launching what he calls the American Child’s Education Bill of Rights, a 12-point declaration of obligations that he
Nite Cap 2-4-14 #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 CAP2-4-14 Truth in American Education Common CoreTruth in American Education: Numerous Common Core Bills Filed in New Hampshire HouseThere have been several Common Core bills filed in the New Hampshire House that have been assigned to the House Educ
2-4-14 Truth in American Education Common Core
Truth in American Education: Numerous Common Core Bills Filed in New Hampshire HouseThere have been several Common Core bills filed in the New Hampshire House that have been assigned to the House Education Committee.HB 1239 – This is a delay bill. This bill requires the state board of education to report on the fiscal impact of implementing the college and career readiness standards, also known a
2-4-14 The Whole Child Blog - Connecting the Classroom to the Capitol — Whole Child Education
Connecting the Classroom to the Capitol — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGConnecting the Classroom to the CapitolFebruary 4, 2014 by Melanie OlmsteadEducators throughout the United States convened in Washington, D.C., last week to attend ASCD's legislative conference. Attendees gathered to tell their elected officials that it is time to shift from a narrow reliance on high-stakes testin
2-4-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes' Fred Smith Infiltrates Super Bowl Press Box, Little Mermaid and MOREDuring NY Jet games I text my fellow Jet fans "turning point" -- usually with the Jets losing and often all too early in the game. Super Bowl night I texted "Turning Point" - after the first play.Saturday, at the MORE Than a Test Score awesome event organized by the amazing c
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: False Consciousness
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: False Consciousness: False ConsciousnessHilarious Chris ChristieWas he auditing my philosophy class about multiple perspectives? Or maybe studying Freudian psychology? Now he sort of admits knowing about the GWB debacle as it was happening. But he says, it hadn't yet entered his "consciousness.""The first time that this really came into my consciousnes
Stephen Krashen Blog 2-3-14 first things first
SKrashen: first things firstSent to the Washington Post, Feb 4Before we worry about no child left unconnected to the internet ("FCC to boost fund for broadband in schools," Feb. 2), how about no child left unfed, no child without adquate health care, and no child without easy access to a good library? (The rate of child poverty in the US is 23%, second highest of all economically-advance
2-4-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Parent Universities help districts tap into feedback required under funding formula”Parent Universities help districts tap into feedback required under funding formula is an article in Ed Source reporting on Parent Universities in California — particularly in Long Beach and Fresno. It sounds like some good work is being do
Tennessee Moves Toward Free Community College |
Tennessee Moves Toward Free Community College |: Tennessee Moves Toward Free Community CollegeFebruary 4, 2014 in Access, Students, Tuition and FeesLast night the Republican Governor of Tennessee, William E. Haslam, announced his intention to make community college free for all residents of his state. The plan, revealed in Haslam’s State of the State address and dubbed “The Tennessee Promise,” wou
"Making Education Work for Latinas" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
"Making Education Work for Latinas" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: "Making Education Work for Latinas"Posted on: Tuesday February 4th, 2014In an education debate that often focuses on young men, the particular challenges that young women face can often be ignored. This is especially true for young women of color. A new re
Remarks by the President on ConnectED | The White House
Remarks by the President on ConnectED | The White House: Remarks by the President on ConnectEDBuck Lodge Middle SchoolAdelphi, Maryland11:37 A.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Well, can everybody please give Nelson a big round of applause for the outstanding job that he did? (Applause.) So Nelson just told me backstage he plans on being a Navy SEAL. So I
2-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Annual Report on Equitable Access to Programs and ServicesThe School Board should reject the Annual Report on Equitable Access toPrograms and Services because it fails to fulfill the requirements of the policy. Instead of holding the required information, the report contains a lot of general information that should not appear. Either the superintendent is confused
2-4-14 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): Commentary: Why Vergara won’t solve the real teacher problemBad teachers need to leave. And it is a gross injustice that they are disproportionately congregated in low-income communities. Right now, because of Vergara vs. California, the lawsuit waged against education laws alleged to protect bad teachers
Were kids actually smarter decades ago?: Student achievement data trends (NAEP, etc.) | Cloaking Inequity
Were kids actually smarter decades ago?: Student achievement data trends (NAEP, etc.) | Cloaking Inequity: Were kids actually smarter decades ago?: Student achievement data trends (NAEP, etc.)To understand the success and failures of public education in United States and Texas (as measured by achievement tests), I ask the following research questions in this post: How do the nation’s public school
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 2-4-14: Sign our petition to scrap the ISAT!
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 2-4-14: Sign our petition to scrap the ISAT!: 14: Sign our petition to scrap the ISAT!More Than a Score’s petition to scrap the ISAT has been up only a couple of days and already has over 750 signatures. Let’s hit the 1000 mark today!And don’t forget the ISAT forum this Thursday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 at Haas Park. Speakers will include
Paul Horton: Why Obama's Education Policies Will Not Change and Why "Change is Hard" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: Why Obama's Education Policies Will Not Change and Why "Change is Hard" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: Why Obama's Education Policies Will Not Change and Why "Change is Hard"By Anthony Cody on February 4, 2014 12:14 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.Back before the President was elected, he spoke to the 80th annual convention of the AFT. It i
2-4-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Making SUNY And CUNY Tuition FreeFrom State of Politics:Assemblyman James Skoufis is sponsoring legislation to give students free tuition to SUNY and CUNY schools if they agree to certain requirements. Participants would have to do 250 hours of community service each year, and then after graduation they’d need to stay in the state for at least five years. The goal is to help
NYSUT president calls internal challenge a U.F.T. power grab | Capital New York
NYSUT president calls internal challenge a U.F.T. power grab | Capital New York: NYSUT president calls internal challenge a U.F.T. power grabALBANY—New York State United Teachers president Richard Iannuzzi said a slate of challengers running against his administration are aiming to concentrate power in New York City, a claim that his executive vice president and now indirect opponent calls “fearmo
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Bruce Rauner's charter school, a pawn in his political game
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Bruce Rauner's charter school, a pawn in his political game: Bruce Rauner's charter school, a pawn in his political gameRauner boasts that he started a charter school.Billionaire candidate for governor, Bruce Rauner and charter operator Mike Milkie, are trying to play Rauner Charter School for all its worth. Rauner's using it for political reasons, Milkie, it se
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, February 4, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: California's school money fight heads to new venueEducation HeadlinesTuesday, February 4, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Speakers call on Kern HSD to expand superintendent searchAt a Monday hearing h
Morning Wink 2-4-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Peter Greene: Common Core and Planned Obsolescence!Peter Greene, a teacher in Pennsylvania, sees the incredible marketing opportunities associated with Common Core. And he worries that the market
