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UPDATE: An Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn Ruth | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

An Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn Ruth | Crazy Crawfish's Blog:



Debunking inBloom and New York’s data sharing arguments
I’ve tried to get inBloom CTO, Garret Suhm, to answer or respond to my questions debunking the propaganda he is spreading on Twitter under the twitter id @gsuhm. So far Garret has not responded to me, nor has inBloom ever responded to my comments, complaints or observations. I am more than willing to engage them in any medium they choose to discuss the very real concerns I and other parents have a

An Ironic, Delusional, and Libelous attack against me by New Orleans Reform advocate, and latest fanclub inductee, Dawn Ruth

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Recently a New Orleans publication called New Orleans Magazine published a piece that included a shoutout to me that was less than flattering and arguable libelous. This article was written by someone I had never met or heard of, and someone who never tried to contact me for her story. Nevertheless this “journalist” felt she knew enough about me to write fictitious things she quite likely just made up to fuel her misguided narrative, malign my character and question my motives and knowledge on school reform issues and data. This person is named Dawn Ruth (Wilson), and you can find her article here if you are curious. Perhaps you can send her an e-mail asking her about her expertise in these matters, her connections to Leslie Jacobs (who she writes adoringly about in many of her pieces) and which public schools in New Orleans she sent her kids too. Heretofore this cowardly bully has failed to respond to me to either explain herself or apologize: Typical for the breed. As far as I can tell she has no kids and only a cat and a poodle to educate, yet nevertheless feels qualified to tout the success of New Orleans schools based on what people, that created the reforms, tell her. (Incidentally she calls herself a journalistalthough from her piece on me and others I reviewed she does not appear to investigate anything, and appears to be nothing more than an ignorant reform propagandist.)
In addition to claiming to be a “journalist” she also claims to be a published writer. This 

Text of Bill de Blasio’s Inauguration Speech - NYTimes.com

Text of Bill de Blasio’s Inauguration Speech - NYTimes.com:

Text of Bill de Blasio’s Inauguration Speech

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Mayor de Blasio’s Inaugural Address: Bill de Blasio delivered his inauguration speech on New Year’s Day in front of City Hall.
The following is the complete text of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inaugural address, as prepared for delivery.

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Thank you, President Clinton, for your kind words. It was an honor to serve in your administration, and we’re all honored by your presence. I have to note that, over 20 years ago, when a conservative philosophy seemed dominant, you broke through – and told us to still believe in a place called Hope.
Thank you, Secretary Clinton. I was inspired by the time I spent on your first campaign. Your groundbreaking commitment to nurturing our children and families manifested itself in a phrase that is now a part of our American culture – and something we believe in deeply in this city. It Takes a Village.
Thank you, Rev. Fred Lucas Jr., Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Monsignor Robert Romano, and Imam Askia Muhammad for your words of prayer.
Thank you, Governor Cuomo. Working with you at HUD, I saw how big ideas can overcome big obstacles. And it will be my honor to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with you again.
Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg. To say the least, you led our city through some extremely difficult times. And for that, we are all grateful. Your passion on issues such as environmental protection and public health has built a noble legacy. We pledge today to continue that great progress you made in these critically important areas. Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg.
Thank you, Mayor Dinkins, for starting us on the road to a safer city, and for always uplifting our young people – and I must say personally, for giving me my start in New 

Largest school districts vary widely in use of ‘willful defiance’ to suspend students | EdSource Today

Largest school districts vary widely in use of ‘willful defiance’ to suspend students | EdSource Today:


In a review of 2011-12 data of in-school and out-of-school suspensions for the 30 largest districts in the state, EdSource found that four districts used the category of willful defiance
 as a reason to suspend students about two-thirds of the time, while nine districts relied on it a third or less of the time. Overall, almost half – 48 percent – of the suspensions in the state were for willful defiance in 2011-12, the most recent data available from the California Department of Education. An EdSource analysis has found dramatic differences among the state’s largest school districts in their reliance on the controversial category of “willful defiance” of school authorities as a reason to suspend students.
Fontana Unified, east of Los Angeles, used willful defiance of school authorities as the reason for 71 percent of its suspensions – the highest among the 30 districts. San Juan Unified near Sacramento was close behind at 69 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, Poway Unified, near San Diego, cited willful defiance in only 11 percent of its suspensions, the lowest among the 30 districts.
The data do not explain why these differences 

Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake,... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake,... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com:

Allowing Dunwoody to form its own school district is mistake, return to 'bright dividing lines' 

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Should we allow new cities to create their own school districts?
Should we allow new cities to create their own school districts?
Earlier this week, I ran aguest column by Erika Harris urging support for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing newly formed cities in Georgia to also create their own school systems.The issue looms large in DeKalb County where the city of Dunwoody is weighing breaking from DeKalb Schools. But it can't do so without a change to the state constitution, which is what House Resolution 486 proposes.
Likely to be debated this legislative session, the resolution states: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize any municipality created on or after January 1, 2005, and any municipality which is contiguous to a municipality created on or after January 1, 2005, irrespective of whether such municipalities may be in different counties, to establish individually or collectively by local law an independent school system; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Here is a response to Harris' column by Pine Lake Councilman George Chidi,  CEO of the competitive intelligence consultancy 

The Educated Reporter: Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014

The Educated Reporter: Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014:

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

Happy New Year From EWA: Seminars, New Website on Deck For 2014



Happy New Year! I’m delighted to tell you that 2014 is shaping up to be a busy one for EWA. We’ve got some terrific seminars for journalists in the works, including two next month. First up is Building a Child’s Mind: Inside Early Childhood Education, which will be held Feb. 2-3 in New Orleans. Travel scholarships are available for qualified reporters.

There are also some important changes in the works for EWA’s website, which we’ll begin to roll out later this month. First up, you’ll notice The Educated Reporter will have a new home on EWA’s main site, along with the Ed Beat and Latino Ed Beatblogs. In fact, all of our content will be easier to browse, search and share.

For those of you who access us from your phone or tablet devices, you’ll find the new mobile-optimized site will let you access our most popular features from wherever you are. Perhaps most importantly, the site redesign will let us shine a 

Westchester and Hudson Valley Statewide Protest in Yonkers and Across the State southbronxschool.com

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Westchester and Hudson Valley Statewide Protest in Yonkers and Across the State

This Monday, January 14, 2014 from 4 PM-6 PM EST there is a statewide protest, better known as the "Blitz on Governor Cuomo" against at all the failure of Governor Andy to address the failure of education reform.

Sara Wottoawa, of Long Island has taken the time out of her busy schedule to organize this day for the nearly 20 million citizen of the great State of New York to tell our elected officials enough is enough!

As Sara has written on the Blitz Facebookpage;

Now that the holidays are behind us and our legislators are planning to return to Albany for the 2014 Session next week, we’ve noticed media coverage of Common Core has quieted down significantly. Our mission is to ensure this quiet time is not misinterpreted as complacency. 

Governor Cuomo is scheduled to deliver his State of the State Address on January 8th. We need to apply statewide pressure on him to specifically address the failures of education reform in New York. Doing so would get this issue front and center in the media again. 


We have an idea that will be very effective, and we need your help. Starting on Thursday, January 2, we begin the New York New Year Blitz on Governor Cuomo and the Legislature. We will call, fax, email, Tweet, and snail-mail Governor Cuomo and ask him why he has turned a deaf ear on our voices, why he refuses to acknowledge the failure of 

1-1-14 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman:






The Petty Jealousy of Arne Duncan
I would say this is simply unthinkable, but when it comes to Arne Duncan, I've come to believe the worst is always possible:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr as the city’s next schools chancellor, according to several


High Times For Charters in Newark
It's a good time to be a charter school in Newark:As part of a comprehensive plan to overhaul the state’s largest school district, Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson wants to increase access to charter schools by expanding them into district-owned buildings.The district also plans to convert three elementary schools into early childhood centers, relocate five schools to under-utilized fac



12-30-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Teachers Are Professionals, Not SaintsVia Fred Klonsky, here's yet another way to screw teachers out of money:STATELINE (WIFR) -- Local teachers may be forced to spend more of their own money on school supplies next year, now that a federal tax break is about to expire.Teachers are able to deduct up to $250 on what they spend on classrooms supplies including workbooks, pencils, and

1-1-14 Schools Matter

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Schools Matter 2013 Awards
Most Unconvincing Ideologue In the Role as ScholarChester FinnMost Flagrant Political Organization Posing as a Legitimate Research AssociationAERALifetime Achievement AwardDeborah MeierSelf-Aggrandizement Award 2013 (tie)David ColemanMichelle RheeEducation Book of the YearThe Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverBiggest Corporate Losers of the YearWalmartFedExSubaruMost Dangerous Pseudo-Science Titl
12-31-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Public School Renewal 2014 and BeyondJim HornThe public education renewal agenda embraces the values of democracy, fair play, inclusion, equal opportunity, and public school governance structure and operations of the people, by the people, and for the people.  The new public school agenda welcomes the participation of philanthropists, business, and industry to do what they are most

NYC Educator: Inspiration

NYC Educator: Inspiration:

Inspiration

I haven't offered a whole lot of good news lately, but today I went to Bill de Blasio's inauguration. While it's true it was freezing out there, and I completely overlooked the necessity of 7 pairs of socks, there was something very special about the people I saw today.

Bill Clinton did not particularly thrill me, praising Emperor Bloomberg, but he was introduced by a CUNY student who came here at 15 from the Dominican Republic. There, in front of me, was a New York City ESL student introducing a President of the United States. This young woman was everything I want to see in NYC. I want an NYC in which kids have a chance to thrive, and a real shot at a future. I think they're more important than whatever stadium or luxury high-rise Mayor Bloomberg has wet dreams about.

And that vision is most certainly shared by Tish James, wearing a bright red coat but standing out more for her ideas than her apparel. She stood with Mayor Dinkins and held court about a New York that actually looked after people. No stadiums for her. No racist police policies. No Race to the Top, and no more people trying to live on $7.25 an hour. She is the real thing, and she will not sit silent while billionaires foist insane policies on working people. She's said she will be the conscience of the new mayor, and I have no doubt she will keep her word.

Also bruising Mayor Money was Harry Belafonte. Bloomberg sat wincing as his policies were parsed, as a vision as antithetical to his as any I've 

A Window Into the Classroom | Connected Principals

A Window Into the Classroom | Connected Principals:

A Window Into the Classroom

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Many times, grading papers and student projects is something a teacher does in isolation.  In other words, no one other than the teacher sees the student’s work.  What if analyzing student work became a collaborative process in your school?  How would looking at student work provide a clear window into the classroom?  As we transition to more rigorous standards in my state, we have been collecting student outcomes to analyze the quality of lessons and units intended to address these new standards and expectations.
After our first semester of collecting and analyzing student outcomes, I have come to the following conclusions:
  • Teachers are spending more time planning and preparing each lesson.
  • Teachers are hoping to learn about the effectiveness of their own instruction.
  • Teachers are gaining a better understanding of how students learn.
  • Teachers are developing more effective assessment types that also measure application and conceptual understanding.
  • Teachers who assign the highest quality work get it from their students.
  • The amount of trust is increasing among teachers and school leaders.
Principals play a critical role in setting the expectation and must monitor the process and most importantly, recognize a 

1-1-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:







Letter: WHY TENURE MAKES GOOD TEACHERS
Letter to the Editor of the L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/KjPyQD January 1, 2014 Re  George Skelton's column: "New Year's resolutions for Sacramento politicos / Dec 30 |  http://lat.ms/18Yw4Mj When George Skelton recommended that one of the governor's New Year's resolutions should be to stand up to labor and make it easier to fire "sorry teachers," I wondered if he and others have cons
As Schools Give Students Computers, Price Of L.A.’S Program Stands Out
Districts nationwide are replacing textbooks with computers, but many are finding less costly ways than L.A. Unified's $768 per device. By Howard Blume and Stephen Ceasar | L.A. Times |  http://lat.ms/19JZrQN Perris middle school students Jacob Quinino, 13, left, Brian Guereque, 12, and Joshua Ortega, 12, use their Chromebooks during lunch break. The school district is paying about
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-28-13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  STATE’S SCHOOLS FAIL TO CLOSE LATINO TEST-SCORE GAP + smf’s 2¢By MARTHA MENDOZA, - The Orange County Register http://bit.ly/19dSO5C 2013-12-22 15:58:35 – PAJARO  ::  As Hispanics surpass white Californians in population next year, the state becomes a potential model for the rest of the country, which is going


Just click your heels together three times and say..




Just click your heels together three times and say..
Mayor de Blasio



It's MAGIC!!!





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James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."
Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades...": "Pearson is developing performance-based assessments for all grades..."That Pearson will be developing the performance-based assessments for all grades using Curriculum 2.0 is just one of many fun facts that can be gleaned from the Request for Proposal for
The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensation | Reclaim Reform
The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensation | Reclaim Reform: The 2013 Review of the Attack on Teachers: focus on earned delayed compensationPosted on January 1, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe 2013 Attack on Teachers included the vicious slow impoverishment of elderly retired teachers. By attacking the earned delayed compensation (pensions) of active and retired teachers
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.: More on Fariña pick: You can't go wrong expecting the worse from Duncan.In yesterday's post on de Blasio's appointment of Carmen Fariña as schools chancellor, I implied that pressure from Arne Duncan and his assistant, Jim Shelton (a Gates Foundation insert at the DOE), was being exerted on the
Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Happy New Year of Struggle Against Corporate Education Reform: MAP test boycott tops lists of most important struggles of 2013!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on January 1, 20142013 was the best year of my life.My younger son was born–on Martin Luther King Jr.’s,
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism"
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism": The Ward Room: Chicago charters, "a tangle of insider dealing, cronyism and political favoritism"NBC's Ward Room report on charters offers an unequivocal assessment.As charter schools continue to take root, however, one fact is clear: No process
1-1-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: From Diane Ravitch: The Best of 2013: The Great Awakening about the Status QuoAmerica’s leading public education advocate has written a series of blog posts as we leave 2013 and move into the New Year. Her wisdom, perception, courage and conviction continue to inspire tens of thousands of teachers, parents, public education advocates and citizens across the country … and with each pass
1-1-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Ten minute drawing. Reg Weaver.by Fred Klonsky / 8min 12-31-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: 2013 Gallery..                                  by Fred Klonsky / 10min 12-30-
Education officials lobbied against Starr in New York City - The Washington Post
Education officials lobbied against Starr in New York City - The Washington Post: U.S. education officials lobbied against Starr for New York City schools post(Jeff Martin/ ) - December 10, 2012 - Joshua Starr, Superintendent, Montgomery County Schools, at Washington Post Live's Education forum.By Valerie Strauss, Published: December 31 E-mail the writerU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at
De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of Hope | janresseger
De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of Hope | janresseger: De Blasio Appoints Experienced Educator as NYC Chancellor: A Sign of HopePosted on January 1, 2014 by janressegerIn A Brief History of Reform!, life-long and much beloved educator Deborah Meier contrasts the educational philosophies of John Dewey, who believed the school should model and therefore teach democr
Morning Wink 1-1-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSMayor de blasioLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reflections on the Year That Was—from a Personal Point of View2013 had some surprises for me, both good and bad. This blog turned out to be a huge preoccupation. I spend 4-5 hours
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reflections on the Year That Was—from a Personal Point of View2013 had some surprises for me, both good and bad. This blog turned out to be a huge preoccupation. I spend 4-5 hours on it every day. You help me write it, as many of the blogs are your comments, explaining your experience as a teacher or parent or principal or superint
1-1-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The problem with thinking ‘content is king’ in educationContent is important, but it isn’t everything, as Stanford University’s Larry Cuban makes clear in the following post. Cuban was high school social studies teacher for 14 years, a district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, VA), and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for more t
1-1-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: What Charter Schools USA Is REALLY Up to In Their MacDill AFB GambitSen. Jeff Clemen’s (D-Lake Worth) is introducing a bill which effectively give final say on charter school applications back to local school boards. The top lobbyists for Charter Schools USA weighed in w
1-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Some Final “Words Of The Year” FeaturesHere are a few final additions to The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2013: Words that should be banned in 2014 (selfie, twerk, etc.) is from The Washington Post. Be gone, selfie! And take twerk with you! is from CNN. 20 of 2013′s most overused words is from The BBC.by Larry Ferl
1-1-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits?”Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits? is a good explanation and analysis of a recent study that showed sending home “report cards” on student lunch eating habits caused them to eat healthier. I just wonder, though, if instead of that, or “twi
1-1-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Video - Union leadership connections: To the Words of "Backstabbers"Let's get the New Year off to a rousing start. his has been floating around since May - but I don't think I shared it yet.The video was produced by a parent activist opposed to high stakes testing named Sara Wottawa who had a piece published on Diane Ravitch's blog.Published on May 19, 2013 This Video ha
1-1-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: 2014: The Year of Common Ground or Common Argument?Hopefully, 2014 will be the year we find more common ground in education policy, and not entrenched special interests and protracted arguments. Although constructive critiques are healthy, the 24/7 all-you-can-tweet rants against CCSS, without offering practical solutions, is falling on deaf ears, at best. At worst, it’s creating
1-1-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “A Question of Power”—Of Accountability and Teaching by NumbersAlmost three years ago (March 12, 2011, at OpEdNews), I posted the piece below and then adapted it as a section of Ignoring Poverty in the U.S. (IAP, 2012; see Chapter Five: The Teaching Profession as a Servi
1-1-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Arne Duncan Personally Lobbied De Blasio NOT To Pick Joshua Starr For ChancellorSo much for that "The Federal Government Doesn't Interfere In Local Districts" nonsense:U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and at least one other Education Department official urged New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his team not to choose Montgomery County Schools Superintendent
Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Letter to Georgia Legislature: Help teachers help students and everyone wins  0 0 0 NewView Larger The Georgia General Assembly is about to meet in Atlanta. What will lawmakers do for education? jgetz@ajc.comPrevious PostsInspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matterDecember 31, 2013Fi
Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this week | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this week | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Revamped, computerized GED test unveiled this weekAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | January 1st, 2014, 6:00amDiane Orson/WNPRDonald Desmond teaches Abdesa Bustina to use a computer at the New Haven Adult and Continuing Education Center. The new GED will be offered only on computer, but many students here don't know how to use one.Af
Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schools - Philly.com
Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schools - Philly.com: Green, possible SRC chief, gives views on schoolsCLEM MURRAY / Staff PhotographerBy Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: December 31, 2013Is Bill Green interested in becoming chair of the School Reform Commission?Sources say he is a finalist for the job; Green is mum on the subject.But the current city councilman is clear i
Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer Students | Hechinger Report
Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer Students | Hechinger Report: Taxpayer-Funded Aid Program Benefits Richer StudentsBy Jon MarcusThis story also appeared at:Greg Noll balances his engineering major at Columbia University with a work-study job in the university’s fitness center, filling spray bottles, wiping sweat off the machines, and picking up towels for 20 hours a week at $9 an hour.He
My New Year’s Post | deutsch29
My New Year’s Post | deutsch29: My New Year’s PostJanuary 1, 2014When I awoke on December 31st, I planned to write my New Year’s post. However, AFT’s 10 Myths rattled my cage, so I spent the better part of the day writing my response.For me, 2013 has been a remarkable year. How my life has changed, and much of it due to this blog.I attended college for thirteen years– six for my undergrad; two for
Where’s The Outrage? – redqueeninla
Where’s The Outrage? – redqueeninla: Where’s The Outrage?Written by redqueeninla in LAUSD In this season given over to wrapping-up the designated twelve-month unit’s worth of happenings, Education may be mentioned nominally as an issue of great import while in matter of fact, there is very little gravitas escorting it. As vested and as mesmerized as the next by all things education-political, yet
2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher Movies - Joshua John Mackin - The Atlantic
2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher Movies - Joshua John Mackin - The Atlantic: 2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher MoviesFilms like Freedom Writers and Stand and Deliver perpetuate destructive stereotypes about inner-city schools. 2014 promises to be a banner year for education in the news. New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, will likely reverse some of his predec

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V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Stardate 2014.1
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Stardate 2014.1: Stardate 2014.1One of Our Schools is Missing, Actually Several  (A Jen Hogue Star Trek Parody)Teacher's log, star date 2014.1.  A cosmic cloud of charters has been cataclysmically crowding  into the fringes of our public-school system.  The U.S.S. Enterprise, owing to its proximity to the core of the disturbance, has been sent by Starfleet command to i
HAPPY NEW YEAR - All You Need is Love
HAPPY NEW YEAR - All You Need is LoveLove, Love, Love.Love, Love, Love.Love, Love, Love.There's nothing you can do that can't be done.Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.It's easy.Nothing you can make that can't be made.No one you can save that can't be saved.Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.It's easy.All you
An Urban Teacher's Education: Life Lessons: 2013
An Urban Teacher's Education: Life Lessons: 2013: Life Lessons: 2013It's time, once again, to reflect on the things I've learned this past year, both in teaching and in life. In 2009, most of my learning was about the corruption and disgusting nature of gritty inner-city politics. In 2010, I spent a lot of time reflecting on what constitutes real, valuable, meaningful knowledge and how we go about
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Ways to Use Technology to Engage With Parents”Ways To Use Technology To Engage With Parents is a useful short article at EdTechReview. I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology To Help Engage Parents.by Larry Ferlazzo / 35min “Closing The ‘Word Gap’ Between Rich And Poor”Closing The ‘Word
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Popular Posts of 2013!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Popular Posts of 2013!: Popular Posts of 2013!Honestly, I have reached that age where I can't even remember what happened in 2013. Life has become a blur. The years are whizzing by! One of the highlights of 2013  was having the governor of Delaware visit our class to start off American Education Week. We had a Mystery Skype and he LOVED it! We need to show our po
TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014: | Bill Ayers
TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014: | Bill Ayers: TWO RULES I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW FOR 2014:1). Break all the rules!2). Go as fast as you can in the direction of your dreams until apprehended.Join me! Make a New Year’s resolution!Rulin’s from Woody GuthrieAnd if you missed it, here are the legendary Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s resolutions, or “Rulin’s” as he called them from a journal entry date
Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizes | OregonLive.com
Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizes | OregonLive.com: Portland Public Schools teachers contract: Poll shows concerns for class sizesIn the survey, class size won the most votes. Of 478 completed responses, 232 people -- or about 48 percent -- picked class size as the issue they cared most about.Dozens of community members rallied outside the district offi
What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School? | Connected Principals
What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School? | Connected Principals: What Do Parents Want in Their Child’s School?by Bill Carozza • January 1, 2014 • 0 CommentsWhat do parents want in their schools? A new national study of K-12 parents reveals some interesting clusters of opinion.The Fordham Institute completed the research via an online survey of over 2000 parents in August of 2012. The results
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