Latest News and Comment from Education
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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR HAPPINESS?
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Knowing where you stand and how you view issues is directly related to your
happiness and … viewpoints evolve over the years. When I was a young pup,
say i...
6 hours ago
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Somehow We All Missed This?
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So I'm reading the Seattle Times this morning and there was a story about
community partnerships to continue jazz and music programs in Seattle
Schools. ...
9 hours ago
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Where’s the Science?
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For those of us of a certain age, well before the era of trending on social
media, a simple ad for Wendy’s prompted the catch phrase “Where’s the
beef?” Th...
9 hours ago
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PCSP comments on how the privacy protections in the proposed COPPA regs
should be improved
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See below comments that PCSP and attorney Zephyr Teachout submitted to the
Federal Trade Commission, urging them to strengthen their proposed student
priva...
9 hours ago
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Michael Tomasky: Bloodbath-Gate, Trump-Style
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Michael Tomasky writes for The New Republic. He understands that when Trump
goes off-script, as he often does, he becomes incoherent. But whenever he
can’t...
11 hours ago
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DOE’s pitiful performance yesterday at class size hearing
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March 1, 2024 1. Just a quick note to say that tonight I will be
participating on a panel discussing Mayoral Control and School Governance
at 7 PM. You can...
11 hours ago
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Our "welcoming city" bungles its migrant and measles crises.
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As a Chicagoan it was a day I will always be proud of: January 28, 2017.
Trump had just issued his Muslim travel ban. Thousands of us, hearing it on
the ne...
14 hours ago
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"You're a Bad Teacher"
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A five-year-old boy once accused me of being a "bad teacher." He wasn't mad
at me. It wasn't intended as an insult. He was grinning as he said it, but
h...
15 hours ago
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Putin's "Chaos Agent"
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Donald Trump’s continued praise of Vladimir Putin is deepening concerns
among experts who predict a second term for the former US president would
dama...
15 hours ago
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Weekend Quotables
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Trump's 'bloodbath'
16 hours ago
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The PE1 podcast, Ep. 5: Octavio Hernandez, candidate for Florida House
District 51
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A math teacher who opposes forced birth, Hernandez, a Democrat, is
challenging incumbent GOP representative Josie Tomkow in a seat that
stretches from Nort...
17 hours ago
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Transitional Kindergarten positive impacts
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Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the
U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and
regular ki...
17 hours ago
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Focused: Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a
School Leader
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INTRODUCTION Focus, focus, and focus! Focus is what this book is about.
Here we aim to help school leaders understand what they should focus on and
why. We...
1 day ago
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OK: Walters Wants To Take Local Mess National
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Oklahoma's Education Dudebro In Chief Ryan Walters has produced a steady
stream of ugliness. That hasn't stopped; in fact, it's apparently seeking a
nati...
1 day ago
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Talk out of School: concerns with NYC's mandated reading curriculum, plus
student comments below
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*Check out the latest Talk out of School featuring a discussion of NYC's
most widely used reading program, HMH Into Reading, with NYU researcher
Flor K...
1 day ago
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Computers in Schools and Artificial Intelligence: More Truthful Hyperbole?
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*My history teacher is so old, she lived through the Civil War. *My dog is
so ugly, he saw himself in a mirror and ran away. *My teacher is so mean,
she ea...
1 day ago
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New Playing For Change Song Around The World Video: “Doctor My Eyes with
Jackson Browne”
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I have shared just about every “Song Around The World” music video that
Playing For Change has made. This videos share popular songs, usually with
the or...
2 days ago
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Not American
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3 days ago
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I Want To Know What Love Is
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“These people’s souls are dead: their thoughts are fixed in straight
inflexible lines; and they are merciless as only a convinced and stupid man
can be.” ―...
3 days ago
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Can Early Academic Pressure Cause Learning Disabilities?
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When children face pressure to learn to read early in kindergarten and run
into trouble, will they be diagnosed with learning disabilities when they
only...
3 days ago
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Misleading “No Kid Hungry” Ad: School Meals Already Free
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In recent months, almost daily I see the following commercial or another
similar to it aired for a program called “No Kid Hungry.” Actor Jeff
Bridges is th...
4 days ago
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Texas Ed Department Approves Scandal-ridden Charter Chain’s Expansion
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Within days of appointing conservators to manage the IDEA charter chain,
the Texas Education Agency gives it the green light to expand.
The post Texas Ed...
4 days ago
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No Excuses for IDEA Charter Schools Theft of Public Funds?
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Based on the No Excuses KIPP Model for chain gang schooling of brown and
black children, IDEA Public [sic] Schools was founded in 2000 by two former
Teac...
4 days ago
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President Biden Proposes Urgently Needed Federal Education Budget Increases
for FY 2025
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On Monday of this week, President Joe Biden released his budget proposal
for the upcoming federal fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2024.
President Bide...
4 days ago
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2024 California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Schools
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces the 2024 California Exemplary
Dual Enrollment schools.
5 days ago
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Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us
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Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth SXSW EDU in Austin,
TX. As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as
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R...
5 days ago
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Subterfuge and Learning Loss Baloney
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By Thomas Ultican 3/12/2024 Crazy pants Eric Hanushek claims COVID
“learning-loss” could cost American students $31 trillion in future
earnings. He burst o...
6 days ago
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This Is Not a Drill!
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With the presidential election less than 8 months away, the mainstream
media is still treating it as a horse race, scrutinizing polls and
interviewing so-c...
1 week ago
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Reflecting on a Momentous Day: Testimony to Congress on School Choice
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Today’s experience—testifying before the House Committee on Education and
the Workforce about charter schools—represents a full-circle moment and,
more imp...
1 week ago
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60
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I turned 60 a month ago. Made me smile. I used the day and the days
immediately before and after to celebrate. Not sure what I was celebrating,
in particul...
1 week ago
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Let’s recall just how bad a president Trump was!
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For the record, concerning Covid:, this is from Quora: ———- President Trump
tweeted that 17,000 people died from Swine Flu under Obama. How does this
compa...
1 week ago
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March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed
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It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more
I learn of politics, the…
The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...
2 weeks ago
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More Allegations Of Sexual Abuse From The Early Days Of KIPP NYC
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[Note: This post draws from an interview I conducted with an anonymous
source who identifies as a KIPP alum from the late 1990s. I consider this
person cre...
2 weeks ago
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A Change of Plans
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Last September, in a piece titled Where We Expect To Retire, I informed
folks that we were planning to move to Kendal Crosslands Communities, the
Crossla...
3 weeks ago
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A Measly Case of Measles
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Or so would Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo would have you believe.
His vaccine-hesitant approach to public health discourages parents and
others f...
3 weeks ago
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Dr. Kriznar explains why birthday parties and so much more are now on the
chopping block.
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I am kind of grosseed out at her explanation so I am not going to comment
now, but I wanted anyone interested to see it.
This is her responce after I wr...
3 weeks ago
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February (2024) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One
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That’s not how I learned it! 4 ways to help your child with “new math” is
from Teach Learn Grow. Looking for national education trend stories? Don't
sleep ...
3 weeks ago
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Wisdom from the Sage of Mount Vernon
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Words of wisdom appropriate to our time. …from George Washington, America’s
first President, on President’s Day. (Edited and updated from a previous
post) ...
4 weeks ago
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What Price Will You Pay?
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Democracy dies when we give up freedoms, thinking they are a small price to
pay. That's why we need to defend our right to vote and defeat
authoritarian le...
4 weeks ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good
Billionaire”
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By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he
launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally
have a book t...
5 weeks ago
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1805
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*November 15*: Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific. Scientists now believe
that the Coastal Salish people bred small dogs for their fleece, which they
w...
5 weeks ago
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CITIZEN TRUMP
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*CITIZEN TRUMP*
Once upon a time in a grand mansion named Mar a Lago, resided a wealthy
real estate tycoon named Donald John Trump. He was a man of immen...
5 weeks ago
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We are making a CPESS documentary!
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In 2020, I was approached by Deborah Meier and Jane Andrais and I decided
we should document the story of Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS).
This ...
5 weeks ago
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again)
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again)
For more than five years, mainstream media has been obsessed with two false
but compelling...
1 month ago
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A voice of reason combating the war to destroy OUR public schools
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Amplifying Democracy’s Voice: BustEDpencils, a Daily Rally Cry for
Public Education!
1 month ago
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From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a ‘Sigma’ Man by Mark Anthony Neal
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Richard Avedon, *A. Philip Randolph, Founder, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, New York City, April 8, 1976*
*From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a...
2 months ago
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2023 In Review And What’s To Come In 2024
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2023 is almost complete and it was a busy, challenging, rewarding, and fun
year. The news of the world was sometimes too much to watch. Countries were
dest...
2 months ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
2 months ago
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Volunteer in 2024
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Be the change, volunteer and make the difference! Let’s face it, the world
is in turmoil, and divisive politics in our country is threatening our
democracy...
2 months ago
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Israel’s War on Gaza Is Also a War on History and Education
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Israel's war on Gaza is also a war on children--and just like the attempts
to ban discussion of race and gender in U.S. classrooms, Israel aims to
censor h...
3 months ago
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The Sky is Falling, or is it?
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Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in
the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old,
over o...
3 months ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision,
unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the
law it re...
4 months ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2023 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 )
Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038...
The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
5 months ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
Continue reading
6 months ago
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Lying Liars of the NYC DOE
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The APPR travails continue.
When last I blogged I shared how my principal, XXXXXXXX XXXXX of PS XXX did
an end run around me. I was refused to be obser...
8 months ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
9 months ago
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What Is The Most Important Subject In School? A Comprehensive Analysis
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Education is a crucial aspect of our lives, and the subjects we learn in
school shape our...
9 months ago
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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11 months ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
1 year ago
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What ever happend to John Deasy, the Man From Gates?
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* Here's an update on Deasy from 2020*
By Thomas Ultican 7/29/2020
April 21, the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) board accepted John
Deasy’s let...
1 year ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
1 year ago
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Skin Deep
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She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair
out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match
to ...
1 year ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the
teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took
lesson...
1 year ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
1 year ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022,
let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace
instead. She ...
1 year ago
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
*Most people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to
prepare children for a good and productive life. ...
1 year ago
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT!
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There is a teacher shortage.And just to be sure you understand, it's not
that teachers don't want to teach.It's not that there aren't enough
teachers certi...
1 year ago
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Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It!
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NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences
as a child in the 1960's and 70's. Take what you like and leave the rest. I
m...
1 year ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
1 year ago
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Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!
The post Hello world! first appeared on Just another WordPress site.
1 year ago
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What can we learn by modeling existing variations in school spending and
outcomes? (Reprise)
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There are those in the ed reform world who would tell us that existing
public schools and districts are simply inefficient in their use of
existing funding...
1 year ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
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1 year ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris*
My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I
was an activist i...
2 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
2 years ago
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On the Edge of Silence
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the
fundamen...
2 years ago
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The Howlers of History and How We Must Reclaim the Narrative
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“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is
proof against all judgments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignor...
2 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
2 years ago
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Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
...
2 years ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
2 years ago
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On Remote Teaching and Learning In an Ongoing Pandemic
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Some recent stories I've been thinking about (all emphases mine). Tennessee:
Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is getting pushback in Memphis on new
Tenness...
2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
2 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
2 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade
association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got
my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was
also a ...
2 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
2 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools
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On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators,
community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral
candidates’ vis...
3 years ago
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GA run-offs need your help!
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Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already
doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph …
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3 years ago
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Pandemic Teaching – What’s up?
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Responding to the call from Pocketful of Primary to answer questions about
how teaching during the pandemic is going.
3 years ago
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The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
3 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was
just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled,
“Teachers...
3 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
3 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
3 years ago
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School Year 2020-21: We Are Asking the Wrong Questions
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It is perfectly understandable that many in our country want public school
buildings to be open for in person instruction this year. Among the many
hardshi...
3 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
3 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcĂa
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
3 years ago
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A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
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The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of
England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted
to the in...
3 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income
Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after
their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of
Sout...
3 years ago
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A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools
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I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle
this morning to enjoy a coffee while taking in a phenomenal view of the
city o...
3 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
3 years ago
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Thoughts on schooling in the era of COVID-19
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Well, a whole lot has changed since I returned to blogging a month and half
ago. In case you didn't notice, and I'm sure everyone reading this did,
there's...
3 years ago
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What are You Going to Do when Disaster Capitalism Knocks on the
Public-School Door?
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“Schools will be closed until at least April 20, after the upcoming spring
break, but could stay closed for significantly longer, Mr. de Blasio said.”
Whe...
4 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
4 years ago
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NAEP scores and "the science of reading"
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*Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish
letters to the editor. *
*Re: “National reading emergency” November 12*
*[https://www...
4 years ago
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2019 NAEP Scores: Achievement Gap or …?
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Here you go: A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores,
Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
NAEP 2019: Re...
4 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
4 years ago
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What Cory Booker isn’t telling us about the Newark water crisis.
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BY GUY STERLING Guy Sterling, a longtime resident of Newark and a member of
the Newark Water Group, spent almost 30 years as reporter with The
Star-Ledger ...
4 years ago
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A Storm is Coming! (…again)
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A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new
meteorologist will have on …
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4 years ago
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JerseyCAN Can't Hide From Opioids Crisis Billionaire Founder
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[image: Image result for jerseycan]
NJ Spotlight needs to stop giving space to billionaire-backed corporate
reform groups like JerseyCAN. JerseyCAN does n...
4 years ago
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DĂ©jĂ vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents
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Dear Board of Regents,
I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the
2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and mo...
4 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE
Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black,
Latinx, or Asian and y...
5 years ago
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Black Lives Matter at Schools National week of Action: Feb 4 - Feb 8
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Join the National Week of Actions for Black Lives Matter at Schools.
Starting Monday, February 4th educators in cities across the country will
draw closer...
5 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
5 years ago
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13 Things I Learned While Blogging for Education Week
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This is the 500th blog I've written as the Teacher in a Strange Land, for
Education Week Teacher. As it turns out, it's also my final blog for
EdWeek. Here...
5 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
5 years ago
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New York Times piece on '68 Democratic Convention Protest
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‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The 1968 Democratic Convention, 50 Years
Later
On Aug. 28, 1968, violent clashes in Chicago between demonstrators and the
...
5 years ago
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My Letter to the NYS Board of Regents and Commissioner Elia Regarding ESSA
Opt Out Provisions
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commissioner@nysed.gov Regent.cashin@nysed.gov ESSARegComment@nysed.gov
Regent.Rosa@nysed.gov Regent.Reyes@nysed.gov Regent.Chin@nysed.gov
Regent.Young@n...
5 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of
Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS
failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It
is co...
5 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
5 years ago
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3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing?
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Education Trust Midwest has just released its study on third grade reading
and, predictably, the results aren’t great. This study uniquely compares
Michiga...
6 years ago
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Why Poetry? Why Now? – a poem from Linda Christensen and an invitation
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My dear friend Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. sent me a phenomenal book on
poetry called Rhythm and Resistance – Teaching Poetry for Social Justice.
Here is...
6 years ago
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Opting out of the Dinosaur (end of year test)
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Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The
first email I sent at the beginning of the year was not sufficient as they
requi...
6 years ago
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Resurrection
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I realized it's Lent, but this blog, bless Jesus Christ, can't wait.
Ok, so with that said, I plan to discuss Class Action suits in existence,
as well as w...
6 years ago
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Chicago Collegiate Charter School Must STOP Expansion Plans
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So I did a little digging into Chicago Collegiate Charter Schools, the
tiny school looking to expand into the empty Kohn Elementary School
building. A sch...
6 years ago
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IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of
Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of
explanation to ...
6 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
6 years ago
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Education reform should come from within by Wendy Lecker
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In her latest Stamford Advocate commentary piece, education advocate Wendy
Lecker observes, Education reform should come from within. Wendy Lecker
write...
6 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
6 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
6 years ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT!
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APRIL IS STILL POETRY MONTH AND LIBRARY MONTH. MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO
CELEBRATE.
But in the middle of the month I received some bad news about my ca...
6 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
6 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
6 years ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!
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*New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!*
Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is
lower than project...
6 years ago
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily
Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education
blogger Mik...
7 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of
Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community,
specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is
google the dis...
7 years ago
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Capturing the Spark
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It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I
remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts
here h...
7 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
7 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
7 years ago
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Tweets by sharonoak
7 years ago
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WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship
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Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson
Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President
*Statements or expressions of opinions herein...
7 years ago
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS
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Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein
Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via
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7 years ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies
Association Conference
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Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the
inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when
we were ...
7 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
7 years ago
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Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
7 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
8 years ago
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I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
8 years ago
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms
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Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
“Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational
research and assessment tools. When gove...
9 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
9 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
9 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
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The Toxic Trifecta, Bad Measurement Evolving Teacher Evaluation Policies « School Finance 101: The Toxic Trifecta, Bad Measurement Evolving Teacher Evaluation Policiesbyschoolfinance101This post contains my preliminary thoughts in development for a forthcoming article dealing with the intersection between statistical and measurement issues in teacher evaluation and teachers’ constitutional rights where those measures are used for making high stakes decisions.The Toxic Trifecta in Current Legislative Models for Teacher EvaluationA relatively consistent legislative framework for teach... more »
Schools Matter: The Real News on the Fake Education Reform: The Real News on the Fake Education ReformbyJudy RabinPopoutMore testing, more accountability for teachers and public schools, more data collection, merit pay for teachers based on worthless test scores and crap curriculum supplied by Pearon, McGraw Hill and Houghton Mifflin, more computer learning, more charters and more privatization. Yes, that is the agenda of those who profit from this fake education reform in the name of closing the achievement gap.The ... more »
ADOLF HITLER CURRENTLY MORE POPULAR THAN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ PENSIONS? « Teachers Fight Back: ADOLF HITLER CURRENTLY MORE POPULAR THAN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ PENSIONS?byalkleenWith no dissenting votes, the Illinois House proposed a constitutional amendment that would make it more difficult to increase pension benefits for public employees. The House voted 113-0 to adopt the amendment and send it to the Senate. If the Senate approves it, it will appear on the November ballot. The amendment requires that any legislation that enhances pension ... more »
Dear Ms. Rhee…. « An Educator's Journey: Dear Ms.Rhee….April 19, 2012 byamybisson It could be that it’s the “vacation” head cold talking, but I don’t think so. I was working in my classroom this morning, when I opened up my school email account. And here, for the third time in the last couple of months, is – unedited – what I found:________________________________________From: Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst [admin@studentsfirst.org]Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:19 AMTo: Bisson, AmySubject: An important battle[http://studentsfirst.org/page/-/email/wrapper/email-header-smaller.jpg]p...more »
Fred Bauer: Vouchers, Testing-Driven Education Reform on a Collision Course?: Vouchers, Testing-Driven Education Reform on a Collision Course? Conservative approaches to education reform may in the next few years encounter a fateful fork in the road. One long tradition of conservative educational theory has stressed the value of vouchers as a way of decentralizing education and providing state subsidies directly to parents (rather than routed through local school systems) for their children's education. A newer movement on the right has ... more »
Montgomery Superintendent Joshua Starr sharpens critique of national reforms - Maryland Schools Insider - The Washington Post: Montgomery Superintendent Joshua Starr sharpens critique of national reformsByMichael Alison ChandlerMontgomery schools superintendent Joshua Starr congratulated the school board Tuesday on standing firm against some of the turbulent reform efforts being embraced around the country.He called their political posture, including the past decision not to support the state’s application for a federalRace to the Top Grant, “one of the reasons I was so ... more »
Who Controls the Table Wins | National Education Policy Center: Who Controls the Table WinsSharebyPaul ThomasApril 19, 2012Paul ThomasReform and RestructuringPoliticsInher discussion of science fiction, Margaret Atwood examines and confronts the nuances among sci-fi, speculative fiction, fantasy, and utopian/dystopian fiction, and throughout, she highlights the power of these overlapping genres to explore the "What if?" by blending dramatizations of human history with human possibility. These genres have the power as well to force us to re-seenowin the imagined context ofothertimes ...more »
School Tech Connect: Illinois Lurches Rightward: Illinois Lurches Rightwardbynoreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman)Michigan'sundoing of democracy has made baby steps here in Illinois.Illinois state superintendent Christopher Koch is taking the first steps toward removing local school board members in two of the state’s lowest performing districts.The state currently helps run the public schools in North Chicago District 187 and East St. Louis District 189 because both districts have been failing for years.This narrative of "failing schools," which actually means, "schools where the test ... more »
School Breakfast Programs - Letters (CA Dept of Education): Dear County and District Superintendents, Charter School Administrators, and School Food Service Directors:IMPROVING STUDENT NUTRITION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTTHROUGH SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS I am proud to be the honorary chair of the BreakfastFirst Campaign. Promoting the School Breakfast Program (SBP) is integral to my Team California for Healthy Kids campaign, which focuses on makinghealthy choicestheeasy choices.In alignment with the Team California for Healthy Kids goal to promote good eating habits, BreakfastFirst ai... more »
Education Research Report: Areas with relatively high levels of economic segregation exhibit the highest school test-score gaps between low-income students and other students: Areas with relatively high levels of economic segregation exhibit the highest school test-score gaps between low-income students and other studentsbyJonathan KantrowitzΩ Housing Costs, Zoning, and Access to High-Scoring Schools: Metropolitan ProfilesAn analysis by The Brookings Institutionof national and metropolitan data on public school populations and state standardized test scores for 84,077 schools in 2010... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A new angle on the anti-bullying campaign: A new angle on the anti-bullying campaignbyMike KlonskyA lot of accusations and allegations have been flying around here lately, but this one had to make me laugh. Our little band of progressive bloggers and tweeters are being made out to be "bullies" by theWall Street Journal. And just who is it we have allegedly been bullying? It's these poor, little kids on the block named, Coca-Cola, Gates Foundation, the ... more »
The Bully Politics of Education Reform: The Bully Politics of Education ReformThursday, 19 April 2012 09:48By Paul Thomas,The Daily Censored| News Analysis 4font sizePrintEmailAmerica is a bully nation.America is the embodiment of might-makes-right. When another country (USSR) invades Afghanistan, America is filled with righteous indignation, but when America invades Afghanistan, well, all is right with the world.America has bred the bully tactic of vigilantism in the sanctified Petri dish of law (Stand Your Ground), and the result isthe person with ... more »
How Can We Turn This Mess Around? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Nancy FlanaganNancy Flanagan is an education writer and consultant focusing on teacher leadership. She spent 30 years in a K-12 music classroom in Hartland, Mich, and was named Michigan Teacher of the Year in 1993. She is National Board-certified, and a member of the Teacher Leaders Network. She welcomes feedback on her sharp-eyed perspectives on the inconsistencies and inspirations, the incomprehensible, immoral and ...more »
NYC Public School Parents: The Pineapple and the Hare: Pearson's absurd, nonsensical ELA exam, recycled endlessly throughout country;: The Pineapple and the Hare: Pearson's absurd, nonsensical ELA exam, recycled endlessly throughout country;byLeonie HaimsonThere was a ridiculous passage on Tuesday’s 8thgrade NY State ELA exam about a Pineapple and a Hare, along with some absurd questions. Here is a comment about the passage from a student:I had this same story for my 8th grade ELA New York state test! Everybody was ... more »
Life in Rahm’s Chicago. If you “think” you voted does that mean you did? « Fred Klonsky: Life in Rahm’s Chicago. If you “think” you voted does that mean you did?byFred KlonskyChicago is witnessing the largest municipal election in the country.6,500 candidates are running for positions on Local School Councils, an 80s school reform that has made a difference at many the city’s schools.LSCs also constitute a bother for Rahm and the other suits who run the bureaucracy. They tried ... more »
Jack Hassard: The Testing Games put our Youth at Risk - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Jack Hassard: The Testing Games put our Youth at RiskbyAnthony CodyGuest post by Jack Hassard.Originally postedhere.Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the consequences of the authoritarian standards high-stakes testingIn the next month every American girl and boy in grades 3- 8 will participate in the testing games, an annual competition to determine which schools are good or ... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: ALEC calls out for help from right-wing Breitbart bloggers: ALEC calls out for help from right-wing Breitbart bloggersbyMike Klonskyheritagefoundationon livestream.com.Broadcast Live FreeThe right-wing lobbying group ALEC is in retreat mode and we bloggers and tweeters deserve some of the credit.TheAmerican Legislative Exchange Council, the once-obscure organization that pairs corporations with state lawmakers to draft pro-business and often anti-union legislation for the state level, is in damage control mode. Corporate members such asMcDonald's,... more »
Join @FAFSA for #AskFAFSA Office Hours with Career Expert, Lindsey Pollak | ED.gov Blog: Join @FAFSA for #AskFAFSA Office Hours with Career Expert, Lindsey PollakbyGuest BloggerIn honor of National Financial Literacy Month,@FAFSAwill hold a special#AskFAFSAOffice Hours with guest hostLindsey Pollak, a bestselling author, keynote speaker and internationally recognized expert on next generation career trends.We’re excited to have Lindsey join us at such an important time. Not only is it National Financial Literacy Month, but with graduation season a short time ... more »
Modern School: Censorship and Suppression of Academic Freedom at UCLA: Censorship and Suppression of Academic Freedom at UCLAbyMichael DunnUCLA Professor David Delgado Shorter has been asked to remove a link on his website that calls for the boycott of Israel, according to theLos Angeles Times. The university has asked him to remove the link and claimed he has agreed to not use the link in the future. Shorter claimed he never made such an agreement. In fact, he thought they ... more »
Sending Out an SOS - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Sending Out an SOSbyDeborah MeierDear Diane,HELP!!! SOS!!! "Reformed" schools are literally becomingreform schoolsfor the poor. It's a sign of "the future" as some people envision it. Although, of course, these are not the schools for the reformers' kids.Mitt Romney "declared that this century must be an American century," and President Barack Obama insists that "anyone who tells you that America is in decline ... doesn't know what they are talking ... more »
School Tech Connect: This Is How I Vote: This Is How I Votebynoreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman)So, the Sullivan HS LSC election is tomorrow. Turns out that the community candidates do indeed have digital footprints, and one of them is a known commodity here in Rogers. Here's the list, if anyone cares to advise me. I've promised my entire building to provide endorsements, so we're talking about six voters here. "The Machine," I like to call it.As for the community candidates, two ... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: This hedge-fund "school reformer" is so rich, he donates to the Koch Bros.: This hedge-fund "school reformer" is so rich, he donates to the Koch Bros.byMike KlonskyGriffin is the one on the rightGreg Hinz at Crain's,"Follow the money: Citadel's Ken Griffin and the Illinois GOP,"reports on the Chicago hedge-fund billionaire who, possibly illegally, secretly throws millions into Republican political campaigns. Wait, did I say Republican? There are no Republicans in Chicago so Griffin does the ... more »
Haisman and Rosenthal. « Fred Klonsky: Haisman and Rosenthal.byFred KlonskyHaisman and Rosenthal.No. It’s not a law firm.Back in the day, Bob Haisman was President of the IEA. He ran for IEA President as something of an outsider and won.Then we butted heads over the issue of a merger of the two national teacher unions: The NEA and the AFT.I was for it. Haisman and the IEA leadership led the charge against it.Haisman won that fight.In fact, I think I may ... more »
Questions Concerning Howard Fuller Charter Proposal to Milwaukee Common Council « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Questions Concerning Howard Fuller Charter Proposal to Milwaukee Common Councilbymillerlf4/18/12The Milwaukee Common Council is reviewing a proposal by Dr. Howard Fuller and the Institute for the Transformation of Learning to create three new charter schools. The Institute is proposing to become a charter management organization, following in the footsteps of other national charter management organizations such as Rocketship and KIPP. The new schools, ... more »
Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply | Inside Higher Ed: Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: SupplybyDayna CatropaBlog:StratEDgyAs acontinuationon the Foundations of Strategy theme, this post is about the supply of educational opportunities. In short, they’re exploding.There are currently over 5,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States, made up of a healthy mix of public, private not-for-profit, and for-profit schools that educate a highly diverse population and offering an ever-increasing number of programs and degrees.The supply of educational opportunities is increasi... more »
Grumpy Educators: Testing Perversion: Parent Threatened and Parental Rights Violated in NY: Testing Perversion: Parent Threatened and Parental Rights Violated in NYThis story does not require much introduction. The correspondence between the parent and the school officials speaks volumes and confirms the depth of the high stakes testing perversion.The letter from the parent on her reasons for choosing to opt out her student from standardized testing: (highlighting in red is added for emphasis by Grumpy Educators)From: Christine DoughertySent: Sunday, April ... more »
All Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition HikesBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoAll Education Matters: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition Hikes: Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition HikesbyCryn JohannsenPopoutThat's right!165,000students are striking. Talk about flippin' inspiring, peeps. Hope you'll share with your networks. This is what democratic action looks like. These students make me damned proud.Opting Out from Standardized Testing - THE ... more »
Schools Matter: Remember AYP? They Still Know What It Is at Fruithurst Elementary: Remember AYP? They Still Know What It Is at Fruithurst ElementarybyJim HornValerie Strauss shared this. Hope you do, too:ByValerie StraussThis was written by Larry Lee of Montgomery, Alabama, former executive director of the Covington County Economic Development Commission and the West Central Partnership of Alabama. Lee, who writes often about education, sent the following email to friends and other people whom he thought would be interested. He ... more »