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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Eight Things I Love About Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan – And One I Don’t | gadflyonthewallblog
Eight Things I Love About Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan – And One I Don’t | gadflyonthewallblog
Eight Things I Love About Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan – And One I Don’t
Eight Things I Love About Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan – And One I Don’t
My daughter had bad news for me yesterday at dinner.
She turned to me with all the seriousness her 10-year-old self could muster and said, “Daddy, I know you love Bernie but I’m voting for Elizabeth.”
“Elizabeth Warren?” I said choking back a laugh.
Her pronouncement had come out of nowhere. We had just been discussing how disgusting the pierogies were in the cafeteria for lunch.
And she nodded with the kind of earnestness you can only have in middle school.
So I tried to match the sobriety on her face and remarked, “That’s okay, Honey. You support whomever you want. You could certainly do worse than Elizabeth Warren.”
And you know what? She’s right.
Warren has a lot of things to offer – especially now that her education plan has dropped.
In the 15 years or so that I’ve been a public school teacher, there have been few candidates who even understand the issues we are facing less than any who actually CONTINUE READING: Eight Things I Love About Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan – And One I Don’t | gadflyonthewallblog
NANCY BAILEY: Democratic Candidates Should Distance Themselves From Teach for America
Democratic Candidates Should Distance Themselves From Teach for America
Democratic Candidates Should Distance Themselves From Teach for America
Democratic Candidates Should Distance Themselves From Teach for America
Like most who support public education and the teaching profession, I routinely pore over media reports to learn what the Democratic candidates will bring to the table for PreK-12 education, and higher education. Here are the frontrunners’ plans.
A while back Sen. Sanders gave us his Thurgood Marshall plan.
All these plans have good, questionable, and not so good ideas worthy of fine debate.
But I have one question for every candidate. Who is helping you with your education agenda? If Teach for America is designing your plan for education, Americans need to know.
This is not some simple point to skip over. Teach for America is about the privatization of public schools and many believe they want to replace the teaching profession. The Waltons fund them to the tune of $20 million. Many corporations support them.
If the candidates are working with only Teach for America, it isn’t fair to career teachers and it raises serious concerns about the future of public education.
Some TFA corps members are committed to becoming first-rate teachers. They go back CONTINUE READING: Democratic Candidates Should Distance Themselves From Teach for America
Shawgi Tell: Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders | Dissident Voice
Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders | Dissident Voice
Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders
Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders
Charter school promoters embraced irrationalism long ago. Their reckless antisocial agenda requires them to do so because what they are promoting has no legitimate basis; it is not consistent with modern requirements.
“Leaders” in the charter school sector have long spoken and acted like free market demagogues, desperate to treat every human responsibility as a commodity, and to make it seem like this is normal, healthy, and desirable.
While privately-operated-owned non-profit and for-profit charter schools have solved no problems over the past 28 years, they have transferred tens of billions of public dollars from the public purse to narrow private interests, causing great harm to education, society, the economy, and the national interest. Privately-operated-owned charter schools have deprived the people, economy, and society of immense wealth produced by workers, while also lowering the level of education.
Charter school advocates know that evidence, logic, and facts are not on their side. They know that they are in an endless uphill battle against those who defend public education and the public interest. They know that they have to work day and night to impose the self-serving claims of owners of capital on society and its institutions. They know that charter schools are a scam and that hundreds of charter schools close regularly and thousands perform CONTINUE READING: Miserable Bankruptcy of Charter School Cheerleaders | Dissident Voice
Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch)
Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch)
In a recent article in International Education News, Professor Tom Hatch, Teachers College, Columbia, offered a reasonable and do-able way for policymakers, parents, and voters to outflank the seemingly inevitable cycle of school reform that researchers, policy analysts, and historians of education have documented for decades. Hatch sets out ideas that prompt questions about which reforms best fit the particular setting. These ideas are anchored deeply in historical and contemporary policy making. The questions Hatch proposes flow from these ideas and can (and must) be asked of policy makers, researchers, political officials, and donors or anyone proposing the next best reform in school governance, organization, curriculum, and instruction.
Such questions need to be asked openly. And answers need to come from those who have the authority and money to put proposed reforms into practice.
…. Building on Cuban’s work with his colleagsue David Tyack in Tinkering Toward Utopia and further analyses by David Cohen and Jal Mehta in “Why reform sometimes succeed”, my colleagues and I have been looking at some of the reasons that so many policies and reform initiatives fail to produce the fundamental changes in schools and classrooms that they seek. In a nutshell, this work suggests that too often the goals, capacity demands, and values of reform proposals do not match the common needs, existing capabilities, and dominant values in the schools and districts they are supposed to help.
Admittedly, this is a simple heuristic, but it provides one quick way to anticipate some implementation challenges and to explain how reform initiatives evolve. Although this example is drawn from the US, the basic approach to identifying CONTINUE READING: Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Join us at GFE 2019! | Schott Foundation for Public Education
Join us at GFE 2019! | Schott Foundation for Public Education
The Schott team is at the annual Grantmakers for Education national conference this week in New Orleans — we hope to see you there. We're happy to host a learning session and a funder reception on Wednesday, October 23, and Schott Vice President Edgar Villanueva will close out GFE in a plenary session on Thursday morning. Join us!
Speakers:
A chance to network — and Schott President & CEO Dr. John H. Jackson will offer inspiring updates about our vision for supporting the education justice movement in 2020 and beyond.
Join us at GFE 2019!
Learning Session:
Increasing Philanthropic Support for LGBTQ Students
Wednesday at 10:45am, Breakout #8
Speakers:- Lyle Matthew Kan, Vice President of Research and Communications, Funders for LGBTQ Issues
- Ashley Sawyer, Director of Policy and Government Relations, Girls for Gender Equity
- Geoffrey Winder, Co-Executive Director, GSA Network
- Marianna Islam (moderator), Director of Programs & Advocacy, Schott Foundation for Public Education
The Schott Foundation for Public Education in partnership with Funders for LGBTQ Issues is working to increase the scale and impact of philanthropic resources aimed at enhancing the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students. This session will explore the philanthropy ecosystem — the limitation and opportunities for funders to deepen their commitment to supporting marginalized youth. We will share a new report that maps funding and take funders through an exercise to explore pathways for partnership.
For a sneak peek of this session's highlights, take a look at our infographic on LGBTQ students and philanthropic investment.
Funder Reception:
Education Justice: Schott Foundation & Decolonizing Wealth Book Signing
Wednesday at 6:00pm, Breakout #9
A chance to network — and Schott President & CEO Dr. John H. Jackson will offer inspiring updates about our vision for supporting the education justice movement in 2020 and beyond.
Schott Vice President Edgar Villanueva will also share how the Schott Foundation is working to operationalize the concepts from his best-selling book Decolonizing Wealth, which he will be available to sign. We look forward to seeing you there!
Closing General Session:
Supporting Students in Overcoming Adversity: The Future We Are Building Toward
Thursday at 10:30am, Ballroom C+D
A panel moderated by Cate Swinburn, president of YouthForce NOLA, will feature four YouthForce students, as well as Stanley Celestine, Jr., 20-year-old school board member. The Louisiana youth will share their hopes and insights for the future we can build together.
The conference will close with a call to action for philanthropy in supporting students in overcoming adversity from Schott Vice President Edgar Villanueva.
Little Rock Is Still Fighting for School Integration - The Atlantic
Little Rock Is Still Fighting for School Integration - The Atlantic
An Attempt to Resegregate Little Rock, of All Places
A battle over local control in a city that was the face of integration shows the extent of the new segregation problem in the U.S.
An Attempt to Resegregate Little Rock, of All Places
A battle over local control in a city that was the face of integration shows the extent of the new segregation problem in the U.S.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—When Diane Zook, the chair of Arkansas’ State Board of Education, banged her gavel to bring the afternoon meeting into order on October 10, every seat in the cramped boardroom was filled. Nearly every inch of paint on the wall had been covered by a body before the fire marshal, concerned about capacity, ushered those standing out of the room. The crowd spilled into the overflow areas in a wave. Sixty-two years after the world watched Little Rock struggle to desegregate its schools, history seemed to be repeating itself.
Nearly five years ago, in January 2015, the state of Arkansas assumed control of Little Rock’s public schools. At the time, six of the schools in the district had “chronically underperformed” on state exams regularly for several years; 22 superintendents had passed through the district in 32 years, creating a sense of instability. The state gives a letter-grade assessment to every public school, which is based on a combination of state-exam results and other metrics, such as graduation rates. Because of that instability, and the handful of ‘F’-rated schools, the state believed the best way to steady the district was to take it over.
Legally, the state can take over a school district for a maximum of five years. For Little Rock, that deadline is rapidly approaching. To prepare, the state board came up with a plan that would return limited local control to Little Rock School District. The community would hold elections for a local school board, CONTINUE READING: Little Rock Is Still Fighting for School Integration - The Atlantic
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join Chicago teachers on picket line - Chicago Sun-Times
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join Chicago teachers on picket line - Chicago Sun-Times
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join Chicago teachers on picket line
The presidential candidate will visit a West Side school Tuesday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join Chicago teachers on picket line
The presidential candidate will visit a West Side school Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is set to join the city’s striking teachers on the picket line Tuesday.
The senator will bring her campaign to Chicago in a visit to Oscar DePriest Elementary School at 139 S. Parkside Ave. in Austin on the West Side, her campaign said.
“I called Chicago teachers on strike to let them know I’m standing beside them,” Warren wrote on Twitter. “They’re out fighting for the future of our students—and I’m with them all the way. #PutItInWriting #FairContractNow.”
The tweet included a video of a phone call she made to a teacher that donated to her campaign. “Be strong in the Chicago teachers strike,” she says in the video “ ... I know you are out there fighting for the future of our children. ... Stay on the picket lines as long as you need to.”
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten will also be at the school.
Warren will become the second Democratic presidential candidate, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), to rally with the CTU and SEIU Local 73, which represents support staff, during their contract fights.
Sanders rallied and gave a speech at the union’s Near West Side headquarters last month, before the strike began.
Other Democratic presidential candidates have posted messages and videos of support on CONTINUE READING: Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join Chicago teachers on picket line - Chicago Sun-Times
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN PRAISES EDUCATION PLAN OF SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN | Black Star News
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN PRAISES EDUCATION PLAN OF SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN | Black Star News
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN PRAISES EDUCATION PLAN OF SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN PRAISES EDUCATION PLAN OF SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan for our nation's public schools would be a game changer for our public schools and the 90 percent of America’s students who attend them. Like so many of the other candidates’ education plans we have praised, this one is bold and thorough and lays out tangible steps and resources that are critical for all students to thrive. What distinguishes this plan is that it is obvious it’s drawn through the lens of someone who has spent time as a teacher in a classroom."
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AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement praising Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan for public education.
The AFT has also praised the education plans of many of the 2020 presidential candidates, including plans by Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Kamala Harris and Secretary Julián Castro.
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan for our nation's public schools would be a game changer for our public schools and the 90 percent of America’s students who attend them. Like so many of the other candidates’ education plans we have praised, this one is bold and thorough and lays out tangible steps and resources that are critical for all students to thrive. What distinguishes this plan is that it is obvious it’s drawn through the lens of someone who has spent time as a teacher in a classroom.
“Warren’s plan would provide a much-needed jolt of investment in America's public schools. It is focused, first and foremost, on creating and cultivating the vibrant, safe and welcoming environments kids deserve, and on providing educators the voice and supports they need as professionals to help their students learn and thrive. That is why her proposal to strengthen collective bargaining is so important.
“Quadrupling funding for schools serving children who live in poverty, keeping the original promise of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to children with special needs, and investing in 25,000 community schools that meet the social and emotion needs of children and serve as neighborhood hubs would be transformational. We have been calling for these kinds of community schools for over a decade, and this proposal would be a massive tipping point for meeting the needs of all our children, particularly those in rural and urban areas. So too would the plan’s investment in school infrastructure, which would ensure that students and teachers are not forced to endure lead in their drinking water, buckling floors or other unsafe conditions in school that hurt teaching and learning.
“Warren’s plan rightly elevates the rights of teachers to come together and use their voice to advocate for what their students need, like the CONTINUE READING: AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN PRAISES EDUCATION PLAN OF SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN | Black Star News
A Letter to Chicago’s Teachers On the Perils of Pay for Success Finance & Wrap Around Services – Wrench in the Gears
A Letter to Chicago’s Teachers On the Perils of Pay for Success Finance & Wrap Around Services – Wrench in the Gears
A Letter to Chicago’s Teachers On the Perils of Pay for Success Finance & Wrap Around Services
A Letter to Chicago’s Teachers On the Perils of Pay for Success Finance & Wrap Around Services
I am writing this letter to the teachers of Chicago as you continue your strike.
I realize you probably won’t have time to read this until after your contract is resolved, but I felt it was important to put my thoughts down now while they are fresh in my mind.
I know you care deeply for your students, colleagues, and the communities you serve.
As the parent of a Philadelphia public school graduate, I know conditions for teaching and learning in under-funded urban districts are deplorable, and that is by design.
I commend the networks you have built to make your vision for well-resourced public schools a reality.
I appreciate the sacrifices you have made to bargain for “the common good.”
I am heartened to hear that you’ve already secured agreements to limit pre-k class sizes, ensure adequate staffing, and safe facilities, as well as guaranteeing the basic human right of toddlers to nap for an hour each day. Bravo.
In reading this contract briefing from July I sense your frustration with CPS’s cost cutting around staffing, especially with regard to the attempted CONTINUE READING: A Letter to Chicago’s Teachers On the Perils of Pay for Success Finance & Wrap Around Services – Wrench in the Gears
Even when they aren’t fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands – Raw Story
Even when they aren’t fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands – Raw Story
Even when they aren’t fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands
Even when they aren’t fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands
Pregnant teachers in classrooms are routine these days. But the law didn’t always protect expectant women in any workplace.
As part of her stump speech, Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells a story about being fired from her job as a speech pathologist for special needs children once she became pregnant back in 1971. Sharing this chapter in her history has prompted dozens of other women to speak out about their own similar experiences.
And while things have changed quite a bit, teachers are still confronting evolving restrictions on what they can or can’t do – inside and outside the classroom – typically based on moral grounds.
As a professor who instructs students who are training to become teachers, part of my job is to prepare them to uphold these ethical standards. I also have to explain that these standards are rarely clear and change all the time.
Nurturing teachers
The lawyer Horace Mann, who became the first secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education in 1837, is best known for his leadership in bringing about the nation’s universal, taxpayer-supported, public education system. But that isn’t Mann’s only educational legacy.
In the early 1800s, teaching was largely itinerant work for young men who were preparing for careers in other professions. Mann believed teaching should become women’s work. Replacing stern school CONTINUE READING: Even when they aren’t fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands – Raw Story
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