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Randi Weingarten Heads To Detroit, Aims To Force Contract Negotiations For Teachers

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 minutes ago
Randi Weingarten Heads To Detroit, Aims To Force Contract Negotiations For Teachers: Randi Weingarten Heads To Detroit, Aims To Force Contract Negotiations For Teachers by Joy Resmovits A few years ago, when Randi Weingarten and her colleagues at the American Federation of Teachers chose to set their 2012 convention in Detroit, the leadership of the nation's second largest teachers' union thought it would be nice to invest in the Motor City, a metropolis that once signified the innovation of the auto industry that had since become America's most visible example of the decay bro... more »

Leon County Superintendent, Others Call for Investigation of FCAT Grade Changes | Scathing Purple Musings

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 minutes ago
Leon County Superintendent, Others Call for Investigation of FCAT Grade Changes | Scathing Purple Musings: Leon County Superintendent, Others Call for Investigation of FCAT Grade Changes by Bob Sikes The *Tallahassee Democrat*‘s Travis Pillow reports: Leon County’s schools superintendent is demanding the state provide the districts with details of state testing data at the center of this month’s miscalculation of school grades. Superintendent Jackie Pons on Thursday sent state Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson a letter requesting the data on the learning gains made by stude... more »

Daily Kos: WARNING: False Premise Equals False Conclusion

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 25 minutes ago
Daily Kos: WARNING: False Premise Equals False Conclusion: WARNING: False Premise Equals False Conclusion byplthomasEdDFollow 4 PERMALINK4 COMMENTS I have lived my entire life in the South, the upstate of South Carolina. My home state has the dubious distinction of being a nearly persistent focus of national derision on Jon Stewart's *The Daily Show* as we appear to be gifted at offering the sort of fodder for jokes that no one could make up and be believed (an ultra-conservative governor hiking the Appalachian Trail as cover for a mistress in South America, for example). At ris... more »

How well does Khan Academy teach? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 33 minutes ago
How well does Khan Academy teach? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: How well does Khan Academy teach? By Valerie Strauss Update: Fixing links Here *is a new critique of the Khan Academy, the subject of a widely read post I published Monday about the hype and reality of the academy.You can find that post here. And you can find a response to that post from the founder of the Khan Academy, Sal Khan, by clicking here.* *The following was written by Christopher Danielson and Michael Paul Goldenberg. Danielson holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education from Michigan State University.... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Can the NEA Learn From the NRA?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 35 minutes ago
Jersey Jazzman: Can the NEA Learn From the NRA?: Can the NEA Learn From the NRA? by Duke Via Digby, here's an instructive story, no matter what you believe about gun control: I asked a Democratic legislative staffer for a first-person description of the NRA's power on the Hill. Here's the response I got, on the condition that I not provide any further identifying information. It's pretty breathtaking. We do absolutely anything they ask and we NEVER cross them—which includes asking permission to cosponsor any bills endorsed by the Humane Society (the answer is usually no) and co... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Ravitch, no Gates, at this year's AFT Convention

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 37 minutes ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Ravitch, no Gates, at this year's AFT Convention: Ravitch, no Gates, at this year's AFT Convention by Mike Klonsky Bill Gates addressed the 2010 ConventionI don't expect anything too new or exciting coming out of AFT Convention, just starting in Detroit. The meeting is pretty well scripted and delegates, representing the union's 1.5 million members, are nearly all aligned with the Unity/Progressive Caucus and the current leadership is not up for re-election. But given the intensity of the attacks on public education, teachers, and all public sector ... more »

Defining Definitions for ASCD « My Island View

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 37 minutes ago
Defining Definitions for ASCD « My Island View: Defining Definitions for ASCD by tomwhitby This was originally posted in SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Education http://smartblogs.com/education I was lucky to have scored an invitation to the ASCD Leader to Leader Conference. ASCD is a premier education organization that engages a membership of about 150,000 educators internationally. This particular conference concentrates on the leadership of ASCD. It is a great effort by this organization to bring together its leadership as well as invite, introduce, promote and revere new leadershi... more »

UTLA Lawyer: The Scoop « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 42 minutes ago
UTLA Lawyer: The Scoop « Diane Ravitch's blog: UTLA Lawyer: The Scoop by dianerav I have a copy of the judge’s writ and will try to post it (it is in a pdf file and I don’t know how to copy that). Background: UTLA has resisted the imposition of value-added-assessments to evaluate teachers, knowing that research shows these measures to be highly unstable and inaccurate. UTLA was burned two years ago when the *Los Angeles Times* created its own rating system and used test scores to publish its ratings of thousands of teachers. Subsequently a California group called EdVoice, funded by... more »

States' DREAM Acts Could Deter High School Dropouts - US News and World Report

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 45 minutes ago
States' DREAM Acts Could Deter High School Dropouts - US News and World Report: States' DREAM Acts Could Deter High School DropoutsMaking college more affordable may encourage undocumented students to finish high school. By KELSEY SHEEHY July 27, 2012 RSS Feed Print [image: State laws allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition could have a positive impact on high school graduation rates.] State laws allowing DREAMers to pay in-state tuition could have a positive impact on high school graduation rates. An estimated 700,000 K-12 students, including150,000 high schoolers, ... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Video: my testimony before the Cuomo Commission

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 45 minutes ago
NYC Public School Parents: Video: my testimony before the Cuomo Commission: Video: my testimony before the Cuomo Commission by Leonie Haimson Video of my testimony yesterday before the Cuomo Education Reform Commission, in a tiny crowded cafeteria room at Hostos College. My written testimony, complete with charts and citations, is posted here, as well as a description of a disappointing day in which many parents, educators and advocates were shut out of the tiny room and/or excluded from speaking. Also check out what Lauren Cohen, NYC teacher, of Change the Stakes would have sai... more »

Jersey Jazzman: A Matter Of Priorities in Newark

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Jersey Jazzman: A Matter Of Priorities in Newark: A Matter Of Priorities in Newark by Duke When it comes to helping Newark's kids, Cami Anderson is getting right to the heart of the problem! Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson’s formula for boosting student achievement in struggling schools is built on a simple concept — *allowing principals to select their teaching staff regardless of seniority*. The union representing Newark teachers, however, believes the practice invites favoritism and puts older, more experienced teachers at a disadvantage. It plans to file a labor-relations... more »

Understanding the Unions' Internal Politics - Teacher Beat - Education Week

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Understanding the Unions' Internal Politics - Teacher Beat - Education Week: Understanding the Unions' Internal Politics by Stephen Sawchuk *From Detroit* The American Federation of Teachers' convention begins this morning, and it's as good a time as any to review how the teachers' unions' internal politics govern what those of us attending these policymaking sessions see. Each local AFT affiliate gets to send a number delegates to the national convention, allocated proportionally based on the size of its membership. Here's where it gets complicated. The locals get to choose how th... more »

Hechinger Report | Q & A with Lynn Darling: The early childhood education gap in Mississippi

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Hechinger Report | Q & A with Lynn Darling: The early childhood education gap in Mississippi: Q & A with Lynn Darling: The early childhood education gap in Mississippi by Jackie Mader Lynn Darling *The Hechinger Report** **is taking a look at why the children of Mississippi often rank near the bottom in academic achievement. With increasing attention given to the nation’s achievement gap, education reformers and the government have started looking at early childhood education as part of a potential solution.* *Mississippi State University’s Early Childhood Institute** was created ... more »

Illinois pension cuts are a tax on seniors. But Motorola gets tax breaks. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Illinois pension cuts are a tax on seniors. But Motorola gets tax breaks. « Fred Klonsky: Illinois pension cuts are a tax on seniors. But Motorola gets tax breaks. by Fred Klonsky *Eric Schmidt, of Google, which owns Motorola, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.* When the he announced yesterday that Motorola was moving to downtown Chicago from suburban Libertyville, the Mayor had a big grin on his face. Not me. It cost the taxpayers $100 million dollars in tax breaks over the next ten years to keep the company from carrying out its threat to leave the state. In case you wanted to know ... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core, Lattice Math Problems and a Parent's Frustration

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core, Lattice Math Problems and a Parent's Frustration: Common Core, Lattice Math Problems and a Parent's Frustration by stlgretchen Just wait until you see the Math lattice problem. I got a chuckle when I read this from e cards. How many of you remember word problems in Math that didn't seem to make sense? A blog on educational matters, *Learning in Maine*, had an article extolling Common Core math standards. The readers took exception to some of the writer's praises about Common Core's strengths (according to the writer) in an extraordinar... more »

Why the Racist History of the Charter School Movement Is Never Discussed Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Racist Roots of Charter Schools

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Racist Roots of Charter Schools: Racist Roots of Charter Schools by Black Educator Why the Racist History of the Charter School Movement Is Never Discussed* **Touted as the cure for what ails public education, charter schools have historical roots that are rarely discussed.* *Christopher Bonastia * * **March 9, 2012* | http://www.alternet.org Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com As a parent I find it easy to understand the appeal of charter schools, especially for parents and students who feel that traditional public s... more »

Another bite at the common core standards – will they make a difference? | Educating Ourselves

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Another bite at the common core standards – will they make a difference? | Educating Ourselves: Another bite at the common core standards – will they make a difference? By Mary McConnell, Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 3:16 pm MST Leave a comment Share Supporters of the common core expressed dismay when education scholar and activist Diane Ravitch reserved judgment on the common core standards. A long time supporter of stronger, more specific core requirements, Ms. Ravitch explains on her education blog: I have neither endorsed nor rejected the Common Core national standards, for one s... more »

UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-27-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Privatization in Pennsylvania: Worth Your Attention by dianerav One of my most valuable sources of information is an email blast from the Keystone State Education Coalition, which reports on school-related news from Pennsylvania and links to articles in the Pennsylvania press. I have been watching with fascination and horror the ongoing efforts of Governor Tom Corbett to undermine public education in his state. One of his closest education advisors and campaign donors also owns the state’s largest charter sch... more »

“Ultimately we’re not done until there is educational justice in the city of Chicago.” « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
“Ultimately we’re not done until there is educational justice in the city of Chicago.” « Fred Klonsky: “Ultimately we’re not done until there is educational justice in the city of Chicago.” by Fred Klonsky CTU VP Jesse Sharkey speaks to the rally Wednesday at the CPS board offices. The rally came the day following an agreement between the CTU and CPS that teachers will not teach a longer school day. 500 additional teachers will be rehired from the pool of CTU displaced teachers. More bargaining remains before a final contract is agreed upon. Popout

All Education Matters: NPR Interview - The Story: "Suicide and Student Debt"

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
All Education Matters: NPR Interview - The Story: "Suicide and Student Debt": NPR Interview - The Story: "Suicide and Student Debt" by Cryn Johannsen Guest Host Sean Cole spoke to John Koch and me, as the founder & executive director of All Education Matters, about suicide, student loan debt, and the student lending crisis. Listen to the *podcast here*.

NYC Educator: If Diane Ravitch Were UFT, She Wouldn't Be at AFT Convention

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
NYC Educator: If Diane Ravitch Were UFT, She Wouldn't Be at AFT Convention: If Diane Ravitch Were UFT, She Wouldn't Be at AFT Convention by NYC Educator This week we've been examining precisely what it takes to represent the UFT at a national or state convention. The prime requirement, of course, is to be an invited member of the elite Unity Caucus, and to do that you must agree to support all union positions in public. Ravitch, though I like her very much, fails to meet the standard. Here's why. 1. She publicly opposes mayoral control. UFT supports it, and this alone would disqual... more »

Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 7-26-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
*UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* Does Uncle Mike and the DOE Know Make Shinola From Shit? by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Last week my wife and I went to register our son for his new middle school. He will be starting 6th grade, not only in a new school, but a new school district as well. As we were waiting in the guidance office to meet with the guidance counselor, I picked up the school's 2012 yearbook and leafed through it. My eyes bugged out of their sockets like when Bugs Bunny fell for the female robot bunny that Elmer Fudd had created. Or was it Daffy Duck? Aside from... more »

Labor Beat: Jesse Sharkey Speech to Rally before CPS Board Meeting

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
A rally of several hundred teachers union members and community supporters took place on the street right before the July 25, 2012 Chicago Public Schools Board meeting. The big crowd breathed in the refreshing atmosphere of a new, successful offensive by the union that has opened up significant cracks in the Board's positions. 'We have met their attack arm-in-arm with our partners in the community." This counter-attack, Sharkey noted, "is what has caused the political powers that be and the Board [CPS] to climb out of their bulldozer...and they can no longer bulldoze us. Now they w... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Pushing The Ethics Envelope

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Pushing The Ethics Envelope: Pushing The Ethics Envelope by Duke *Star Ledger Editorial Board* Ruh-roh: The co-chair of the state legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools (JCPS) says news of acting state education commissioner Christopher Cerf’s meeting secretly in a private residence in 2011 with some Board of Education members and Councilman Steven Fulop to discuss future action on then-superintendent Charles Epps’ contract is something the committee would want to investigate, as is the way in which Jersey City’s new schools superintendent was hired. ... more »

IS LAUSD A NOT SO SMART A.L.E.C.? - Perdaily.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
IS LAUSD A NOT SO SMART A.L.E.C.? - Perdaily.com: IS LAUSD A NOT SO SMART A.L.E.C.? by Leonard Isenberg [image: ALEC.jpg] (Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post) *The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a prime mover in the race to privatize public education for profit and what they see as the collateral benefit of further dumbing down the American public, so they not only don't think of questioning authority, but literally no longer have the education or vocabulary necessary to do so. By pushing thr... more »

Summer Reading: What Congress Needs to Know About Kids in 2012 | First Focus

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Summer Reading: What Congress Needs to Know About Kids in 2012 | First Focus: [image: First Focus - Making Childen and Families the Priority] Top of Our List Summer Reading: What Congress Needs to Know About Kids in 2012By Megan Curran July 26, 2012 As the clock ticks down on the remaining months of the 112th Congress, the series of year-end tax and budget deadlines loom ever larger. The primary cash assistance program for low-income families with children, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), expires on September 30, 2012. Among the number of tax items due to expire on D... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Another anti-teacher film backed by

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Another anti-teacher film backed by: Another anti-teacher film backed by by Mike Klonsky *Won't Back Down* Major studio films with celebrity stars have become the latest weapon of choice in the war against teachers and public education. It all began with *Waiting for Superman *and will be joined in September by *Won't Back Down*, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal as a parent and Viola Davis as a teacher who work together to organize support for a petition to overhaul the school and resuscitate it academically. The more than obvious parallel here is w... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Won't Vote for Charters?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Won't Vote for Charters?: Banda Won't Vote for Charters? by Melissa Westbrook Haven't had time to listen but a reliable source tells me that Superintendent Banda, in an interview today on KUOW's The Conversion, said he wouldn't be voting for 1240. Listen for yourself. Understand that this is man who already has his hands full - put a few charters in and/or have a charter takeover Times Provides Real Data and Real Insights On Funding of 1240 by Melissa Westbrook Well, it's not exactly hell freezing over but the Times has a very good piece a... more »

Chicago Teachers Union Have History of Tension and Strikes | Chicago Detours Blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Chicago Teachers Union Have History of Tension and Strikes | Chicago Detours Blog: Teachers on Strike in Chicago? History of Teachers Unions Posted on July 19, 2012 by Marianna The hot weather isn’t the only aggressive heat you’ll find in Chicago this summer. The city has been overwhelmed with the feverish debate between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools versus the Chicago Teachers Union. The contention between CPS and CTU involves many issues, some of the most talked about are CPS’s intentions to lengthen the school day by 40 minutes and a potential salary raise for teacher... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Poor planning shown by the Cuomo Commission at their only NYC hearings this morning

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
NYC Public School Parents: Poor planning shown by the Cuomo Commission at their only NYC hearings this morning: Poor planning shown by the Cuomo Commission at their only NYC hearings this morning by Leonie Haimson Me at the Cuomo Commission hearings with other panelists todayThe Cuomo Education Commission had its first and only public hearing in NYC for three scant hours this morning and they packed us all in a small cafeteria room at Hostos College in the Bronx. There were still people waiting outside the building at 10:15 AM when I was finally let in; not everyone could fit in t... more »

Andre Agassi’s group reflect shift toward serving a more affluent demographic The Nashville Ledger

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
The Nashville Ledger: Charter schools as a west side alternativeGreat Hearts Academy, tennis star Andre Agassi’s group reflect shift toward serving a more affluent demographic By Linda Bryant Updated 11:23AM Print | Front Page | Email this story There was a time when Nashville’s push for charter schools centered on low- and modest- income neighborhoods and the need to rescue children from failing schools. Now, with the help of the state legislature, charters are open to all students, and the focus is shifting to the more affluent west side of town. Discussions of LEAD Academy, Libe... more »

BLUSHING… - Wait, What?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
BLUSHING… - Wait, What?: BLUSHING… by jonpelto *Diane Ravitch, a true American hero and the Patron Saint to all of us who believe in the importance of saving and improving American Education* No, the red in my checks is not a sun burn. And yes, I know our society frowns on grown men blushing… But who wouldn’t blush when confronted by the extraordinarily generous words of Diane Ravitch, a true American hero and the Patron Saint to all of us who believe in the importance of saving and improving American Education. Diane Ravitch’s blog at http://dianeravitch.net/ is the first thin... more »

GOT CREAM? Cityview leaves North Minneapolis special education students behind | Twin Cities Daily Planet

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Cityview leaves North Minneapolis special education students behind | Twin Cities Daily Planet: Cityview leaves North Minneapolis special education students behind BY ALLEEN BROWN, TC DAILY PLANET July 24, 2012 [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Last week, the families of 40 Minneapolis students with significant special needs received an unwelcome phone call. The promise that their children would be able to return to their North Minneapolis classrooms when school starts in just over a month would be broken. The children, who have disabilities such as autis... more »

Executive Order -- White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans | The White House

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Executive Order -- White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans | The White House: President Obama Signs New Initiative to Improve Educational Outcomes for African Americans *Executive Order Establishes the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans* On Wednesday, during his remarks at the National Urban League conference in New Orleans, LA, President Obama announced he would sign an Executive Order today to improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for African Americans. The President has made providing a complete... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Zombie Charters Will Not Die!

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Zombie Charters Will Not Die!: Zombie Charters Will Not Die! by Duke It's alive! Alive, I say! July 26, 2012 *RE: Parent Meeting *Dear Regis Academy Charter School Parents: Frederick Douglas once said, *“Where there is no struggle, there is no progress”. *We are continuing to progress forward with our mission and goal to teach, train and prepare the coming generation of leaders by establishing a learning community that will prepare children for the real world in the classroom and in life. Additionally, we would like to take this time to express our sincere gratit... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Chris Cerf Confirmed - What That Means

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Chris Cerf Confirmed - What That Means: Chris Cerf Confirmed - What That Means by Duke First of all, no one should be surprised at the outcome; it was inevitable. You shouldn't hold up a nominee just because you don't like the governor, and the Senators understood that. While some of the issues I've detailed came up, others did not, and that's bothersome. Senator Weinberg apparently had her fears about what happened to Cerf in NYC allayed, but the fact is we still don't know all the details, and probably never will. Cerf got to claim his tenure at Edison was a su... more »

Invitation to the Schools To Watch Program - Letters (CA Dept of Education)

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Invitation to the Schools To Watch Program - Letters (CA Dept of Education): July 26, 2012 Dear District and County Superintendents and Middle School Principals: *INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2012–13** SCHOOLS TO WATCH™—TAKING CENTER STAGE PROGRAM* I am pleased to announce that the California Schools to Watch™—Taking Center Stage (STW™—TCS) application process for 2012–13 is now open. The STW™—TCS program identifies model middle grades schools that are academically excellent, developmentally responsive, socially equitable, and have a culture of strong collaborative leadersh... more »

Teachers Don't Suck !: Eliminating "Poor Teachers" Is a Poor Excuse

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Teachers Don't Suck !: Eliminating "Poor Teachers" Is a Poor Excuse: Eliminating "Poor Teachers" Is a Poor Excuse by Walt S. I have posted today's Star Ledger editorial in its entirety and highlighted the most objectionable part - "a tenure system that has protected bad teachers for a century". What about the good teachers that it has protected? I guess that doesn't count. Will the tenure "reform" law continue to protect: Those who speak their minds and are then harassed, poorly evaluated and fired by a vindictive administrator (many of whom have been appointed via political connec... more »

IMPORTANT TRANSLATIONS « Teachers Fight Back

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
IMPORTANT TRANSLATIONS « Teachers Fight Back: IMPORTANT TRANSLATIONS leave a comment » All teachers need to be aware of the following translations, most of which involve phrases used by district administrators during the course of negotiations, or by legislators and anti-teacher union people. “We all need to share in the pain”. Translation – ”you teachers will experience pain while everyone else reaps the benefit.” Currently a favorite phrase with state legislators gearing up for pension “reform”. “Our district has no money for any type of salary increase”. Translation – ”sorry... more »

Chris Hedges on “Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System” | Seattle Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Chris Hedges on “Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System” | Seattle Education: Chris Hedges on “Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System” by seattleducation2011 *I posted an excerpt from this article in a Weekly Update last year and believe that this would be a good time to revisit this essay considering the campaign to privatize our schools in the state of Washington once again, this time by Bill Gates and the Waltons, through Initiative 1240.* This article was originally posted in truthdig on April 11, 2011. Why the United States Is Destroying I... more »

RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst ‘Olymic’ ad reaction roundup

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst ‘Olymic’ ad reaction roundup: StudentsFirst ‘Olymic’ ad reaction roundup by admin - The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Online picked up on all the backlash that Rhee’s new “ad” has created. - EdWeek also took notice of the commercial’s poor reception. - Gary Rubinstein took umbrage at the inaccuracies of the ad. - Liz Dwyer took offense at the tone. - Anthony Cody pointed out that the commercial’s message is homophobic. - Diane Ravitch called the ad “disgusting” The coverage wasn’t all bad, however. RedState loved it.

Shanker Blog » Labor Market Behavior Actually Matters In Labor Market-Based Education Reform

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Shanker Blog » Labor Market Behavior Actually Matters In Labor Market-Based Education Reform: Labor Market Behavior Actually Matters In Labor Market-Based Education Reform by Matthew Di Carlo Economist Jesse Rothstein recently released a working paper about which I am compelled to write, as it speaks directly to so many of the issues that we have raised here over the past year or two. The purpose of Rothstein’s analysis is to move beyond the talking points about teaching quality in order to see if strategies that have been proposed for *improving* it might yield benefits. In par... more »

The Sun-Times’ creative writing. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
The Sun-Times’ creative writing. « Fred Klonsky: The Sun-Times’ creative writing. by Fred Klonsky The in box. “Don’t make the mistake of thinking that pension funds were diverted because Springfield politicians wanted to do something the majority of Illinois residents needed and elected them to do.” by Fred Klonsky *Fred,* *“Because for over fifty years the state either hasn’t paid what they owed or used TRS funds to build bridges, roads and, ironically, schools without raising taxes.”* *I’m going to disagree with this as any politician in office now will tell you that we need roa... more »





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Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-30-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-29-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-28-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-27-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-26-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-25-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-24-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-23-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-22-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-21-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-20-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-19-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-18-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-17-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-16-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2