Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #OWS

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroom | Mr. D's Neighborhood #OWS

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Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroom | Mr. D's Neighborhood:Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroomby ldorazio1The Occupy Wall Street protests are obviously on many peoples’ minds lately. In my scotch fog (more like cheap Bourbon, in my case) not only did I not take into account my lack of activity on this blog, but also my lack of real analysis of these protests.So here’s some video to share with your students–hopefully with as little editorializing as possible.The YouTube ... more »

Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’ | GothamSchools #ows

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Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’ | GothamSchools:Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’by Rachel Cromidas, at 5:47 pmSince the first protesters arrived at Zuccotti park nearly five weeks ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement has ignited protests from California to the United Kingdom. The city Department of Education could be next.Calling Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott a member of the maligned “1 percent,” city education activists say they are planning to ... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why"

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why":Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why"Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookThose who have children know that period of toddlerhood that causes parents to go through a period of existential angst; that time when their every utterance is met with the response, "Why?" Sometimes the question is sincere. Other times it is simply a very immature attempt to continue the interaction without really having anything of substance to contribute. ... more »

#ows From a teacher’s perspective: The PTA needs to do their homework on Democracy. Go to an Occupation | Seattle Education

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From a teacher’s perspective: The PTA needs to do their homework on Democracy. Go to an Occupation | Seattle Education:From a teacher’s perspective: The PTA needs to do their homework on Democracy. Go to an Occupationby seattleducation2011Written by Dan Trocolli, a Seattle Teacher and member of Social Equality EducatorsI started my Saturday morning going to the Washington State Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Legislative Assembly to assist parents in Parents Across America-Seattle, an activist group of parents, in opposing charter school ... more »

Florida Tea Party Network Wants Rick Scott to Quit Race to the Top | Scathing Purple Musings

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Florida Tea Party Network Wants Rick Scott to Quit Race to the Top | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida Tea Party Network Wants Rick Scott to Quit Race to the Topby Bob SikesFrom Kenric Ward of Sunshine State News:Citing the Florida Constitution, a statewide tea party group is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to bow out of the “Race to the Top” competition for federal education funding.“This grant not only costs Florida taxpayers more in the long-term, it will remove quality control ... more »

Report documents charter school growth - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Report documents charter school growth - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Report documents charter school growthby Valerie StraussSix school districts across the country now have at least 30 percent of their public school students enrolled in charter schools — with Washington D.C. at No. 2 on the list. And 18 systems have more than 20 percent of their students attending charters, according to a new report.The charter demographics report, released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, lists ... more »

VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed! « EdVox #EDREFORM

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VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed! « EdVox:VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed!by edvoxnyPopoutParents argue $427,000 in DOE cuts over last three years real reason for sudden drop in Bed-Stuy school’s performanceSome say co-located charter school expansion behind DOE moveThe Department of Education placed Bedford-Stuyvesant’s PS 256 on a list of 20 low performing elementary and middle schools last month—a move many in the community saw ... more »

ESEA - Show must go on #edreform

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Shanker Blog » Trouble In Paradise

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Shanker Blog » Trouble In Paradise:Trouble In Paradiseby Matthew Di CarloAccording to the principles of market-based education reform, there’s at least one large, urban public school district operating at max power: District of Columbia Public Schools.For the past 2-3 years, DCPS has been a reformer’s paradise. The district has a new evaluation system (IMPACT), which it designed by itself. The system includes heavily-weighted value-added estimates (50 percent for teachers in tested grades/subjects), and the results of teachers’ evaluations are used ... more »

New 'No Child' Legislation Faces Uphill Battle - High School Notes (usnews.com)

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New 'No Child' Legislation Faces Uphill Battle - High School Notes (usnews.com):New 'No Child' Legislation Faces Uphill BattleBy JASON KOEBLEROctober 19, 2011 RSS Feed PrintAfter months of pleading from President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Senate Democrats and Republicans appear to be willing to work together to revise No Child Left Behind, the comprehensive public education law that was enacted in early 2002.The administration has begun granting waivers to states to allow them to opt out of parts ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM PostsA cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeover - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schoolsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-5 hours agoA cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeover - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:A cautionary tale: San Diego, on brink of insolvency, looks at Oakland school takeoverBy Katy MurphyTuesday, ... more »

Protesters push for changes at LAUSD - LA Daily News

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Protesters push for changes at LAUSD - LA Daily News:Protesters push for changes at LAUSDBy Susan Abram, Daily News Staff WriterPosted: 10/19/2011 01:00:00 AM PDTFacing a groundswell of anger and frustration, members of the Los Angeles Unified School board received an earful from two different groups Tuesday, one demanding a new contract for teachers and the other pushing the district to rehire laid-off employees.About 30 teachers, parents and others gathered at City Hall as part of Occupy LAUSD, calling themselves ... more »