James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
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Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in Education
Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problems - Integrity in Education: Release: Proposed regulations of for-profit colleges fail to address underlying problemsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2014CONTACT: Alec Saslow: Alec@FitzGibbonmedia.com, (720) 319-4948Following President Obama’s announcement about new gainful employment guidelines for higher educat
Political Diary: Randi Weingarten's Enemies List - WSJ.com
Political Diary: Randi Weingarten's Enemies List - WSJ.com: Randi Weingarten's Enemies ListWHY Randi has a list!The American Federation of Teachers issued a report last year blacklisting money managers who support nonprofits that advocate for school and pension reform. This month the union published a second edition with some notable additions and deletions.The report's goal is to muzzle hedge fun
Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State Boards - State EdWatch - Education Week
Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State Boards - State EdWatch - Education Week: Communicate Better About Standards and Tests, Duncan Urges State BoardsBy Andrew Ujifusa on March 14, 2014 4:30 PMArlington, Va.U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a clear message to state school boards about thorny issues like standards and new tests: Make sure you talk to people when
LAUSD's 30 Million Dollar "Killer" Ipad Deal - Perdaily.com
LAUSD's 30 Million Dollar "Killer" Ipad Deal - Perdaily.com: (Mensaje se repite en Español)In the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, the pauper passing as a prince uses the powerful Great Seal of England to open walnuts, because he doesn't know its power or how else to use it. The issuance of obscenely overpriced IPads to all LAUSD students is reminiscent of this joke, because it presu
Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil Rights | Camille Rivera
Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil Rights | Camille Rivera: Eva Moskowitz's Shameful Misuse of Civil RightsJust when you think you've seen everything, something comes along that knocks you off your feet.Just a week after charter school queen Eva Moskowitz invaded the capital -- flanked by thousands of parents, children and teachers she practically required to attend from her 22 schools that
NYC Educator: Contract Rumors and Mayor de Blasio
NYC Educator: Contract Rumors and Mayor de Blasio: Contract Rumors and Mayor de BlasioAfter going five and a half years without a raise, half a dozen people come up to me almost every day and ask when we're gonna get a contract. It's not entirely up to me, actually. But the NY Times today says de Blasio's people are trying to work out a nine-year contract with us, and perhaps in thus doing to set
Cesar Chavez: An American Hero | Lily's Blackboard
Cesar Chavez: An American Hero | Lily's Blackboard: Cesar Chavez: An American HeroMar 14th, 2014 by Lily.“You Can’t Humiliate Someone Who Has Pride. You Can’t Oppress Someone Who’s Not Afraid Anymore.” – Cesar ChavezLocal Associations are going to the movies March 28th and taking friends. Lots of friends. Because they bought out the theater, and for a very good reason. We must pack the theaters an
New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public Education
New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public Education: New York City Parent Leaders Statement On Governor Cuomo and The New York State Senate’s Agenda To Destroy Public EducationOur School Children Deserve Better Than Political Chicanery, Graft and Pay-to-Play PoliticsThe New York State Senate yesterday introduced a budget resol
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Killing rats and beavers
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Killing rats and beavers: Killing rats and beaversWord is that the mayor is freaking out and berating his staff over being outflanked by Ald. Fioretti in the rat fight."The rat problem in our city is out of control," Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) said Wednesday. "They carry diseases that negatively impact our communities. We urgently need to do more to stem
Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common Core
Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common Core: Bill Gates Comes To The Defense Of The Common CoreBill Gates is rallying teachers to support an embattled cause, the Common Core State Standards.At a speech Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C., the Microsoft co-founder is lending his voice to save the standards. According to prepared remarks provided to The Huffington Post, Gates told educators
3-14-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Revive NYSUT (Pallota/Mulgrew) OK With Non-Union Pre-k While Rolled by Sellout Dems on Charter Support BillThe IDC exists to allow Cuomo to regularly triangulate progressive voices out of any legislative actions. Dick Iannuzzi knows this and was actively working to undermine the IDC structure. Andy Pallotta well............Stronger Together supporter Dick Iannuzzi "[pre-k] te
3-14-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: The list of towns (Part 1) misleading parents on the Common Core Test grows…As an increasing number of parents know, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education is engaged in an immoral attempt to force school districts to prohibit parents from opting their children out of the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test. Last December Commissioner Stefan Pryor sent out a memo providing pub
Teachers For Social Justice: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School Board
Teachers For Social Justice: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School Board: Lawsuit for Elected, Representative School BoardMARCH 14, 2014 LEAVE A COMMENTChicago is the ONLY school district (of 892) in Illinois without an elected school board!HELP fund a lawsuit against discrimination! The fight for an elected, representative school board in Chicago is far from over! HB 2793 is a bill currentl
solidaridad: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!
solidaridad: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!: Repairs, not iPads presents: Repairs not DEASY Rally!REPAIRS NOT IPADS FACEBOOK PAGERepairs not Deasy RallyTuesday, March 18, 20 at 4:00pmChatsworth High School10027 Lurline Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311We will be Heard!Repair our SchoolsHands off our Repair and Construction BondRestore our Libraries, Early Education, Adult Education,
3-14-14 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): Deasy says principal who ok’d campaign leave was disciplinedSuperintendent John Deasy LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy said a principal who gave Alex Caputo-Pearl permission to take unpaid time off to campaign for president of the teachers union, UTLA, has been disciplined. The action came in response
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, March 14, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: K-12 News Network | Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?Education HeadlinesFriday, March 14, 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.Ventura school officials
3-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadThe Florida legislature will be considering a bill to meet grad requirements for high school students by substituting computer science for ...PE. Yes, that makes sense with childhood obesity. The rates of childhood obesity have leveled off but this doesn't seem to make sense. I would think allowing anyone in a sport to not take PE but high scho
3-14-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Why Charters Can't Always Be Trusted to Serve Inner City CommunitiesHenry Louis Taylor · Buffalo, NY · This is about Betrayal The struggle to regenerate the East Side is a protracted fight, which requires tireless dedication. In the late 1980s, a group of Buffalo residents and concerned citizens saved the St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church from being turned down and transf
Who Owns America | Deborah Meier on Education
Who Owns America | Deborah Meier on Education: Who Owns AmericaPosted on March 14, 2014 by debmeierI’d feel more sympathetic with the academics’ boycott of Israel if they decided to boycott every nation with a similar history of colonial abuse, etc etc. We might start by boycotting ourselves. We actually are living on land that is not, as in Israel, strictly speaking “ours.” We occupied the land f
College, College, College, College | Gatsby In L.A.
College, College, College, College | Gatsby In L.A.: College, College, College, College Don’t be fooled by the radiance, confidence and bubbly warmth of Azanni, Symone, Jada and Immani, four seniors at View Park High School in South Los Angeles, an ICEF charter school. They are stressed. Imani and Azanni applied to 22 colleges each, Jada to 20, Symone to 11. “I wanted to have options!” Jada tel
Geaux Teacher!: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,
Geaux Teacher!: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,: To Hurt or To Be Hurt? That is the Question,FOR THE RECORD -I have been excoriated for encouraging parents in my school district (and Louisiana) to opt their children out of the PARCC field test and to consider opting them out of our iLEAP standardized tests. I want to explain my position publicly because I don't want any parent to feel
3-14-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Another Blow to the Claim that Successful Charters Serve the “Same” StudentsFor years, charters have gotten away with the spin that they serve the “same students” as high-poverty charter schools. In almost every case, those brazen claims were transparently false, but they were repeated with such confidence that many seemed to believe them. Rarely was there an effort to explain th
Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public Education | janresseger
Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public Education | janresseger: Georgia Attorney Tries to Educate the President about the Promise of Public EducationPosted on March 14, 2014 by janressegerTwo weeks ago Valerie Strauss printed this very profound letter written to President Barack Obama to protest the education policies of the Obama Administration. The letter wa
solidaridad: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014
solidaridad: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014: Teacher help needed: Hannah Nguyen of Students United for Public Education recruiting students for EmpowerED 2014We need help Los Angeles teachers!Some of you may already be familiar with Hannah Nguyen. She is the USC student who gained national attention when she called
Morning Wink 3-14-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Will Sheldon Silver Stop the “Protect Eva” Act?Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger in NJ Compliments Charter with Very Few Poor KidsJersey Jazzman calls out New Jersey’s leading newspaper for making rea
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Will Sheldon Silver Stop the “Protect Eva” Act?Jersey Jazzman: Star-Ledger in NJ Compliments Charter with Very Few Poor KidsJersey Jazzman calls out New Jersey’s leading newspaper for making really surprising comments about a charter school in Hoboken. The Hola charter school is innovative, and parents are lining up to get their ki
The Business-Tea Party War Comes to a Critical Conservative Stronghold: Education - The Wire
The Business-Tea Party War Comes to a Critical Conservative Stronghold: Education - The Wire: The Business-Tea Party War Comes to a Critical Conservative Stronghold: EducationASSOCIATED PRESSOn Sunday, ads paid for by the Chamber of Commerce will begin airing on Fox News and other conservative outlets, championing the "Common Core" curriculum loathed by hard-right conservatives. It's the
3-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Videos For St. Patrick’s DayHere are some videos I’m adding to The Best Sites For Learning About St. Patrick’s Day (& April Fools Day):by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h 3-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This We
3-14-14 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.: Did union members’ PAC donations go to this crap? It is reported that a number of our unions, including the Chicago Federation of Labor, have given money to the pro-Dillard PAC that is attacking Bruce Rauner for not being against against women’s reproductive rights enough. Protect the unborn says the
3-14-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a big idea: Kill elected school boardsThere seems to be no end to the expertise that America’s billionaires possess and are happy to share with the rest of us about public education. Apparently making a fortune in the business world makes them experts on how to educate children. Bill Gates, Eli Broad, Mark Zuckerberg, various Waltons — these are just s
3-14-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Doug Martin on Workers' Voice Radio Show, March 14, Todayby Doug MartinI will be joining labor studies professor Patrick Hill and unionist and blogger Randy Obenchain for a discussion on the Workers' Voice Show at Indiana University Kokomo's Radio Free Kokomo tonight, Friday March 14th, from 5-6 pm. I am a big fan of this show, since I learn something new every time I listen in.
3-14-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: About Those Faux “Uniform” School Choice Schemes From Florida RepublicansAuthor and radio talk show host Dr. Stephen Goldstein offers another blistering review of Florida’s republican-dominated school choice apparatus in the Sun-Sentinel: And yet, in recent years, a succ
3-14-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): AlterNet: Now That the SAT’s Writing Section is Gone, It’s Time to Rethink How We Teach CompositionNow That the SAT’s Writing Section is Gone, It’s Time to Rethink How We Teach Composition1 by plthomasedd / 17min 3-13-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of
3-14-14 The Whole Child Blog — Understanding the Whole Child Approach with Tenets, Indicators, and Components — Whole Child Education
Understanding the Whole Child Approach with Tenets, Indicators, and Components — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGUnderstanding the Whole Child Approach with Tenets, Indicators, and ComponentsMarch 14, 2014 by Klea ScharbergAll educators want to improve the work they do for students, their families, and the community. Whether it's instruction, school climate, leadership, family engagemen
empathyeducates – Room for Debate: The Risk of Playing Down Racism
empathyeducates – Room for Debate: The Risk of Playing Down Racism: Room for Debate: The Risk of Playing Down RacismBy Imani Perry | Originally Published at The New York Times. MARCH 12, 2014The My Brother’s Keeper initiative is a response to a terrible social reality. Black boys and men are suffering mightily in this nation. The cause is important. However, this endeavor raises serious concerns.T
3-14-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: What The City Is Proposing For Health Care Costs For City WorkersJuan Gonzalez in the Daily News on the first day of contract talks between the city and the unions: Talks began this week between the de Blasio administration and city unions over labor contracts for 300,000 municipal workers. It was night and day compared to the Bloomberg era. “I heard more worthwhile proposal
CURMUDGUCATION: Reality Impaired Assessment & Joyce Foundation
CURMUDGUCATION: Reality Impaired Assessment & Joyce Foundation: Reality Impaired Assessment & Joyce FoundationOver at Education Week: Teacher, Liana Heitin has rewritten a press release from the Joyce Foundation (if you don't know that name, more shortly) for general consumption. The lede is there in the title: Teachers May Need to Deepen Assessment Practices for Common Core.The article sp
Common Core as an Election Issue | Truth in American Education
Common Core as an Election Issue | Truth in American Education: Common Core as an Election IssueFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on March 14, 2014 • 0 Comments5I spoke with a reporter from Education Week yesterday about the status of different pieces of legislation in different states. While we’re not seeing repeal bills advance like we’d like to see I’m still encouraged
Researchers point to racial disparities in school suspension, spotlight new practices - The Washington Post
Researchers point to racial disparities in school suspension, spotlight new practices - The Washington Post: Researchers point to racial disparities in school suspension, spotlight new practices Two months after federal officials brought new attention to how students are disciplined in the nation’s schools, a group of 26 researchers, educators and advocates released findings Thursday that undersco
San Diego Charter Teachers: Bullying Contributed to Death of Colleague - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
San Diego Charter Teachers: Bullying Contributed to Death of Colleague - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: San Diego Charter Teachers: Bullying Contributed to Death of ColleagueBy Anthony Cody on March 14, 2014 1:24 AMAt a San Diego school board meeting on Tuesday, March 11, dramatic testimony from teachers and parents uncovered serious questions about the way their charter school has b
National report highlights racial disparities in suspensions | EdSource Today
National report highlights racial disparities in suspensions | EdSource Today: National report highlights racial disparities in suspensionsMarch 13th, 2014 | 2 Comments | By Susan Frey9A new series of studies examines disciplinary rates in schools across the nation. Credit: EdSource fileIn schools across the nation, African American boys receive harsher penalties than white students for the same o
10 Principles for Leading Change | Connected Principals
10 Principles for Leading Change | Connected Principals: 10 Principles for Leading Changeby sleibowitz • March 14, 2014 • 0 Commentscc licensed image shared by flikr user sakocreative“Too bold. Not bold enough. Too fast. Not fast enough.” As school leaders, administration and teachers alike, seek to enhance and even redefine the quality of learning and community for our students, we often hear var
State decides no API for schools until 2016 + New standards offer definition of career readiness SI&A Cabinet Report
State decides no API for schools until 2016 :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: MARCH 13, 2014State decides no API for schools until 2016by Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) Faced with a complete sea change of its K-12 education system and having been relieved of its duty to meet some federal accountability requirements, the State Board of Education on
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Louisiana Parents: That Nameless Pilot Test is None Other Than PARCC | deutsch29
Louisiana Parents: That Nameless Pilot Test is None Other Than PARCC | deutsch29: Louisiana Parents: That Nameless Pilot Test is None Other Than PARCCMarch 13, 2014Corporate reform loves opaque communications. Never call a thing what it is. Use catchy lingo that disguises (and often contradicts) the reality behind a so-called reform. If this does not work, rebrand. Rename.Or drop the naming altoge
Building Positive School Morale: My Thoughts | Connected Principals
Building Positive School Morale: My Thoughts | Connected Principals: Building Positive School Morale: My Thoughtsby Tom Martellone • March 14, 2014 • 0 CommentsIn times of great change and during stressful situations, it is easy for the morale of any organization to “take a dip”. This can be caused by multiple factors and influences, including those internally and externally. My experiences as a s
Getting a Pay Raise From the DOE Through Time Travel southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Getting a Pay Raise From the DOE Through Time TravelFrancesco Portelos' blog post on how to give yourself a raise was quite thought provoking. In fact it gave The Crack Team quite a bit to think about. The Crack Team wanted to investigate other methods to give oneself a raise without anyone, especially the DOE, ever knowing about it?The Crack Team has spent the da
K-12 News Network | Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?
K-12 News Network | Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?: Is LAUSD Superintendent Deasy the Defendant or the Plaintiff in Vergara v. California?admin March 13, 2014 Educators, Los Angeles, School Districts, State Education Law 0Do laws protecting teachers from politically motivated or personal vendetta firings by principals or disgruntled parents h
Oklahoma House Passes Common Core Repeal | Truth in American Education
Oklahoma House Passes Common Core Repeal | Truth in American Education: Oklahoma House Passes Common Core RepealFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Jenni White on March 13, 2014 • 0 Comments14312March 12, 2014 was a BUSY day in the Oklahoma Capitol.HB3399 – a bill to repeal Common Core standards by Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE last night;
Nite Cap 3-13-14 #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 CAPTackling Student Debt and the Privatization of Education | Activism, Blog | BillMoyers.comTackling Student Debt and the Privatization of Education | Activism, Blog | BillMoyers.com: Tackling Student Debt and the Privatization of EducationMarch 13
