Five Great Questions For "Evidence-Based" Programs
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At EdWeek, Larry Ferlazzo ran a guest post by Rene Grimes that focused on
the "science of math" and the programs that are supposed to be based on it.
Bet...
Cognitive Resonance: Why is Claude for Teachers?
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Cognitive Resonance: Why is Claude for Teachers?
*Anthropic bumbles its way into education*
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Everything about AI right now is weird.
I took...
SCHOOL FUNDING IS NO FUN — BUT IS IT FAIR?
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*SCHOOL FUNDING IS NO FUN — BUT IS IT FAIR?**How "Reform" Became a Polite
Word for Pulling the Rug Out From Under Public Education*
Welcome to the gre...
The REPULSICANS
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Admit it: The DUMBOCRATS is a fitting and appropriate moniker for one of
the two mainstream capitalist political parties in the US—one of the
greatest war-...
Celebrating our power this Labor Day
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Every Labor Day, I stop to reflect on the history of our union and what
lessons we can apply to continue to build a movement that meets the
aspirations of ...
That Feeling of Understanding
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Years ago, a friend involved in the business of "up cycling" wound up with
a collection of junk with which even he couldn't figure out what to do, so
he...
He Is Truly "Unhinged"
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Since yesterday, Donald J. Trump has been posting on social media at a
frantic pace, showing AI images of himself with President George Washington
on ...
Labor Day. Happy Birthday to Me.
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So—I just had a birthday. A big, round-number birthday. All my life, my
birthday has taken place in and around Labor Day weekend, and—fairly
often—happened...
To the Holiday Workers on Standby
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I was fortunate enough to have Labor Day off. It was for me a relaxing day.
I spent most of it quietly at home, doing nothing particularly taxing,
which I ...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
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Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and
resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general
that ...
Educators Resist
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*What We’ve Done*
Understanding that voting in November in numbers that cannot be ignored is
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Day 1 for the New Congress
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If Dems don't do this, they will have failed us entirely.
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Why Does Teacher Pay Matter?
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A recent story on America’s growing teacher shortage indicates a real
problem – nearly half a million teaching positions unfilled or filled with
temporary ...
SPI Celebrates 1 Million CalKIDS Accounts
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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
celebrates 1 million CalKIDS accounts, highlights financial literacy in
Monterey County.
DOE presentation on their AI guidance
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The following slides were presented to the AI Moratorium Coalition steering
commitee on Sept. 1, 2026. The last slide has bullet points made up of
response...
The Light She Left Behind
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“Those we love don’t go away, they sit beside us every day.” — Liane
Moriarty, Big Little Lies Forgive us if we are a little sad here in
Tennessee. We lost...
The Great and Irreplaceable Dolly Parton
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If the state of the world has you down, here’s a reprieve, two interviews
with the great Dolly Parton. The first is my extended interview with her,
13 yea...
Who Wants a Raise?
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Everyone. And if you are a UFTer (and not a retiree), you are getting one.
But get this. A new paraprofessional is getting a raise of $803/year. Man,
do th...
SQ 844: How is this better?
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In plain terms, the new language gives the Legislature the authority to
establish both the amount and methodology for distributing ad valorem
reimbursement...
Time to change our Nation’s Diaper
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It’s time to change our nation’s diaper. Our national identity now reeks
due to our inability to clean out the mess caused by the Orange Turd.
Corruption i...
May’s Parent Engagement Resources
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San Diego Unified Created a System to ‘Empower’ Parents. It Unraveled is
from The Voice of San Diego. Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School
Deserve a...
Reflections on America, the world, and life
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I acknowledge that I rarely post here anymore. Folks should remember that I
am approaching my 80th birthday in less than 9 weeks, I am still teaching
ful...
Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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npr.org - Enlarge Stew Milne/AP Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist, (center) looks on as Central Falls School Superintendent Frances Gallo (right) and Central Falls Teachers' Union President Ja...
politico.com - Everyone responsible for educating children for the knowledge economy of the 21st century agrees that America’s federal education law is in dire need of reform. Teachers, parents, school leaders, g...
epi.org - EPI Research Associate Richard Rothstein posted this response on the National Journal Experts blog, on the topic of school reform efforts being promoted by Bill Gates and other prominent education ...
southbronxschool.blogspot.com - I came thisclose to not writing about what I am going to write about tonight. In my ADD state of mind tonight I procrastinated quite profusely before I started to actually type these words that y...
gothamschools.org - Nearly 35,000 elementary and middle school students are being told this week that they should attend summer school based on their low test scores, the city Department of Education announced today. ...
preaprez.wordpress.com - When Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 7 into law today, there was a rogues gallery of education reformers present. The bill, amazingly supported by the IEA leadership under lame duck President...
salon.com - Jack Miller/dianeravitch.com Diane Ravitch In the intensifying debate over the future of education, two camps seem to be emerging. On one side, there are people like New York University professor/f...
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON — Forty years after the explosive leak of the Pentagon Papers, a secret government study chronicling deception and misadventure in U.S. conduct of the Vietnam War, the report is coming o...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: SB-7 signed into law by Gov. QuinnSB-7 signed into law by Gov. Quinnby Mike KlonskyClears the way for assault on Chicago's teachers“This is not a bill to attack the t...
bigthink.com - Note to the Republican Party Debate Committee: you are free to appropriate the term “preseason exhibitions” from the NFL, since it looks like they won’t be using it any time soon, to better describ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Workers tend to bear the brunt of the American economy's boom and bust cycles. When recessions hit and unemployment rises, workers' share of the national income -- the money people earn through wag...
thehill.com - The Department of Education (DOE) will perform an audit to determine whether employees provided information to Wall Street investors who were looking to gain an edge in trading on for-profit colleg...
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - DOE Officials Accused Of Leaking Info To Short-SellersMarcus Barum blogs on Huffington Post:Did Education Department officials leak market-sensitive info to stock traders?" That's the provocative ...
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Funny how fast things change. I'm finding that some incredible information and graphics are coming to me via Tumblr (see the Beginners Guide to Tumblr I produced a few weeks a go.) I sent out this ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Only when someone else is looking « Failing SchoolsOnly when someone else is lookingJUNE 13, 2011by SabrinaI was brushing my teeth this morning when I glanced over at the bottle of mouthwash sittin...
edupln.com - I have a problem with creativity and I'm afraid it affects how I teach. I'm not sure when it started, but I think it has to do with feeling like my creative efforts as a child weren't perfect enoug...
huffingtonpost.com - What if corporate honchos, politicos and other non-professionals decided to give up on education and stick their reforming noses into medicine instead? (We know that Bill Gates is already doing thi...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgThink Progress: After David Koch Leaves NIH Board, NIH Hands Down Long-Delayed Classification Of Top Koch Pollutant As A Carcinogen *-By Lee Fang* *June 11, 2011-* Large man...
californiawatch.org - Mike Ryan/FlickrApples top the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" list of fruits and vegetables coated with pesticides. Hopefully, you’re a fan of onions, corn and pineapple – and not so s...
huffingtonpost.com - • "Did Education Department officials leak market-sensitive info to stock traders?" That's the provocative headline from Project on Government Oversight reporting on a probe by the agency's inspect...
sacramentopress.com - The nation’s top environmental official, Lisa Jackson, expressed her view in Sacramento on Monday that federal and state environmental regulations can help create demand for green businesses and te...
blogs.forbes.com - EducationJun. 13 2011 - 4:30 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN Remember this chart?Well, Matt Yglesias has another one that helps add context to all that Texas job growth. Artificially...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Notes from the Field « City School StoriesNotes from the Fieldby fmurphyTeachers Seek Real EmpowermentSubmitted by Angela Chan, June 14, 2011Angela Chan has been a teacher with the School District ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgThink Progress: After David Koch Leaves NIH Board, NIH Hands Down Long-Delayed Classification Of Top Koch Pollutant As A Carcinogen *-By Lee Fang* *June 11, 2011-* Large man...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Special Guests on Pardon the Interruption: Jose Vilson and John Holland! | The Jose VilsonSpecial Guests on Pardon the Interruption: Jose Vilson and John Holland!by JosePardon the Interruption with...
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