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The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part I
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I was inspired to get to the bottom of the New York City school progress report grades after reading this story from the New York Times Schoolbook website about P.S. 84 which was one of the thirty ...
Responding to the PARCC and Common Core (Modified)
anurbanteacherseducation.com - Last spring, when I was teaching at a small school in the Bronx, I caused an unnecessary ruckus by posting my thoughts about a presentation my staff received on the looming impacts of PARCC and Com...
NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Anne and I are in New York for the weekend to see our kids and grand kids. Plus it is our 35th wedding anniversary. Naturally we want to spend some time at Occupy Wall Street. Liberty Park is jamme...
Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America's Wildest School Board Race
thenation.com - School board elections are supposed to be quintessential America contests. Moms and Main Street small business owners and retired teachers campaign by knocking on doors, writing letters to the edit...
John Thompson: Will Duncan Learn Lessons from Chicago? - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - Guest post by John Thompson.In 2009, I assumed that President Obama appointed Arne Duncan to split the differences between data-driven and traditional reformers. I sure hoped the President did not ...
Juan Gonzalez's New Book "News For All the People" Coast-to-Coast Tour
democracynow.org - Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez’s new book, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media , co-authored with Joseph Torres of the media reform group Free Press, is bei...
School Tech Connect: I Heart Karen Lewis
schooltechconnect.com - I just do. Here she was at Occupy Chicago.Longer clip at the CTU site. Hyperbole? No. We're living in a gilded age of fraud. Fraud is the business model. Anyway, can you imagine the recent leadersh...
Virtual charter school plan prompts review of laws : page all
northjersey.com - A proposal for a virtual charter school based in Teaneck that would end its first year with $4.7 million of taxpayer money left in the bank has sparked concern and calls Friday for deeper scrutiny....
Teacher evaluation systems blown away
substancenews.net - Jim Horn - October 23, 2011Everybody connected to Washington's corporate legislative process badly needs some good PR. With approval numbers for Congress in or near single digits, and with both hig...
Video: Yong Zhao on how high-stakes testing is damaging our schools
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Check out Yong Zhao's terrific (and funny!) presentation on October 12, along with the question and answer session, co-sponsored by Class Size Matters, GEM, Time out From Testing, and Parents Acros...
The American Nightmare: Student Debt Will Be A Long-Term Drag On The Economy
forbes.com - With the Occupy Wall Street protests entering their fifth week and growing, one issue that’s frequently brought up is the crushing student debt burdens that many face. In an era of high unemploymen...
Atlanta high schools broke rules to meet performance standards
ajc.com - By Alan JuddThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA learning disability made school hard for Chantel Cox. But she always stayed on grade level and looked forward to earning a high school diploma. She act...
Navigating Public School Admissions, With a Consultant’s Help
nytimes.com - Armed with tote bags for the handouts awaiting them, thousands of Chicago parents shuffled through display tables adorned with brightly colored posters as they faced the daunting task of selecting ...
Book Reading Statistics in the USA
dailysalty.blogspot.com - This was shocking to me, I would have never thought so at all, but I have no reason to disbelieve these statistics (You will have to register to see the document - page 15 which quotes these docume...
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nypost.com - Nearly 80 percent of students entering CUNY community colleges have to take basic remediation classes, and most languish there -- never earning a college degree, a new report reveals.A staggering 7...
When charter schools get too picky - Class Struggle
washingtonpost.com - The Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, Calif., is a public charter school. It must hold a random lottery when it has more applicants than vacancies. It is not supposed to be selective. Yet so...
A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD:A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Storyby Liz WardenIn our A City Education series, two City Year corps members sh...
Schools rolling out new fundraisers: food truck nights
latimes.com - Echo Lau drove to Whitney High School on a recent Monday evening to pick up her kids. She left with dinner. The student parking lot at the Cerritos campus is transformed every week into a congested...
Paul wants to phase out federal student loans
abclocal.go.com - WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential contender Ron Paul said Sunday he wants to end federal student loans, calling it a failed program that has put students $1 trillion in debt when there are no...
Daniel Pink On Grades, Autonomy & Inquiry
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Oct 23 2011 Larry FerlazzoDaniel Pink was recently interviewed on a local Washington, D.C. television show along with a local university official. You watch it all here, but I thought the few minut...
The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst:The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From Schoolby John T. SpencerEducation Week posted a poll on Facebook regarding student absentee...
The Usual Whitney Tilson Fail
southbronxschool.com - So here I am at my son's travel league baseball game this morning, when at 11:36 AM I check my email and lo and behold I see in my inbox one of Whitney Tilson's meglomanical, hyper, fictionalized, ...
Envisioning University of Future, in Person or Online
nytimes.com - MADRID — Will the university of the future be bigger — or smaller? Are college campuses still cradles of revolt — or merely marginal spectators to the Arab Spring? Should students expect to be trai...
Obama to return to Denver to push his jobs legislation
denverpost.com - President Barack Obama honors the recipients of the 2010 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the ...
Oakland school closures: Is a $2 million savings worth the cost? - Inside Bay Area #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Oakland school closures: Is a $2 million savings worth the cost? - Inside Bay Area:Oakland school closures: Is a $2 million savings worth the cost?By Katy MurphyOakland TribunePosted: 10/23/2011 12...
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST? TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST?:TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST?BY JEFF MANGUM – POMERANDO NEWS | HTTP://BIT.LY/O13ER5Poway is a city of 50,000 located north of the city...
TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST?
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - By Jeff Mangum – Pomerando News | http://bit.ly/o13er5 Poway is a city of 50,000 located north of the city of San Diego and south of the city of Escondido in San Diego County. “I recently...
The Sunday Education Weekly Reader: 10.23.11
missourieducationwatchdog.com - Welcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader for 10.23.11. Stories this week highlight what the educational waivers for NCLB reauthorization mean (it's more federal control, not state determined s...
Schools Matter: Testing Support for TFA and KIPP: Whose Children Matter?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Testing Support for TFA and KIPP: Whose Children Matter?:Testing Support for TFA and KIPP: Whose Children Matter?by P. L. ThomasTesting Support for TFA and KIPP: Whose Children Matt...
CA School Finance 101 Wrap-Up
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CA School Finance 101 Wrap-Up:CA School Finance 101 Wrap-Upby cynthiaAsk any parent casting an uneasy eye on state budget cuts and the ballooning class sizes, shrinking programs, and dwindling reso...
N.J. college students celebrate zombie apocalypse
nj.com - MORRIS COUNTY — Hundreds of students ran around Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson universities with foam dart guns and balled-up socks last week. But there was no need to panic.The students were just fi...
One Florida Charter School’s Curious Financial History | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - One Florida Charter School’s Curious Financial History | Scathing Purple Musings:One Florida Charter School’s Curious Financial Historyby Bob SikesA Florida Today story take a thorough look at Brev...
Podcast: The “brutal work” of turnarounds | EdNewsColorado
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Podcast: The “brutal work” of turnarounds | EdNewsColorado:Podcast: The “brutal work” of turnaroundsWritten by EdNews staff on Oct 23rd, 2011. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.orgNational education blo...
Why Teach for America isn’t ‘the answer’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Why Teach for America isn’t ‘the answer’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Why Teach for America isn’t ‘the answer’By Valerie StraussThis was written by educator Anthony Cody, who worked for...
Transforming Seattle Public Schools
cliffmass.blogspot.com - Every week there seems to be a new headline revealing a new scandal, a new mistake, a new problem or a new school official forced to leave at Seattle Public Schools. Student performance lags, part...
School levies no guarantee of quality | Cincinnati.com
news.cincinnati.com - This is the first of a three-part series examining who pays what in school taxes in Southwest Ohio. Today: local districts' tax rates.Where you live may determine how much you pay for public school...
Schools Matter: Teachers Want Corporate America Assessed
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Teachers Want Corporate America Assessed:Teachers Want Corporate America Assessedby Judy RabinIt has been a week since last Saturday when I stood in Times Square penned in behind ba...
How does speech therapy help Parkinson’s patients?
edusped.com - National Parkinson Foundation – Michael S. Okun, MDChristiana Care Staff Celebrate Great Place to Work WeekImage by Christiana Care This year’s Great Place to Work Week festivities, celebrated May ...
John Thompson: Will Duncan Learn Lessons from Chicago? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - John Thompson: Will Duncan Learn Lessons from Chicago? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:John Thompson: Will Duncan Learn Lessons from Chicago?by Anthony CodyGuest post by John Thompson...
Una Carta Abierta: #Edcamp Santiago Tiene Auspiciador!
edcampsantiago.wordpress.com - Estimados Tamara y Thomas! Gusto en saludarles, Te escribo para presentarte EVENTBIS, empresa Española que ha iniciado operaciones en Chile, la cual cuenta con un completo sistema de soluciones tec...
Why NOT School Performance Scores?
geauxteacher.com - This blog by Gary Rubinstein at "TEACHFORUS" is a great example and explanation of the "inaccurate statistically meaningless scoring process" in New York City (that's where our unqualified candidat...
#ows The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches Banks | | AlterNet
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches Banks | | AlterNet: The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire ...
MATHFEST!!
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - For the 6th year in a row, Explorations in Math is bringing MathFest to Seattle!What: MathFest – A city-wide celebration of elementary students and mathematics When: November 3, 2011 5:00 p.m. – ...
The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle: Dan Brown
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Amazon.com: The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle (9781559708357): Dan Brown: Books: The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle[Ha...
A Teacher’s Voice « My Island View
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Teacher’s Voice « My Island View:An Educator’s Voiceby tomwhitbyYesterday, I participated in a wonderful public discussion on Education. The best part about this discussion was that it was with p...
Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science - Boston.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science - Boston.com:Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, scienceBy Jesse WashingtonAP National Writer / October 23, 2011E-mail|Print|Comments (0)Text...
When charter schools get too picky - Class Struggle - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - When charter schools get too picky - Class Struggle - The Washington Post:When charter schools get too pickyBy Jay MathewsThe Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, Calif., is a public charter sc...
New teacher union chief will fight fire with fire - Opinion
lvrj.com - Posted: Oct. 23, 2011 | 2:03 a.m. To the editor:In response to the controversy over the new executive director of the Clark County Education Association:I was a Clark County School District teacher...
Glorie Russell
napavalleyregister.com - Glorie Russell passed away Oct. 16, 2011 in Fairfield. She was born Feb. 6, 1915, in southern Oregon, where she received her early schooling. In 1932, she came to California to attend San Jose Stat...
Senate Panel Approves Bill That Rewrites Education Law
nytimes.com - Legislation rewriting the No Child Left Behind education law finally gained traction this week, and the Senate Democrat whose committee passed the bill said on Friday that progress became possible ...
