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“Slave” market education reform in NOLA? #NOLAEdWarning | Cloaking Inequity
“Slave” market education reform in NOLA? #NOLAEdWarning | Cloaking Inequity: “Slave” market education reform in NOLA? #NOLAEdWarningOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and communities across the Gulf Coast. The destruction and displacement that followed the storm created what some considered a window of opportunity for sweeping changes in New Orleans’ public education system.
Should high school students have to 'defend' their diploma like a Ph.D? - The Hechinger Report
Should high school students have to 'defend' their diploma like a Ph.D? - The Hechinger Report: Should high school students have to ‘defend’ their diploma like a Ph.D?California’s new way of ranking school performance could open the door to portfolio assessmentsSeniors at Los Angeles High School of the Arts work on their graduation portfolios in Isabel Morales’s social studies class. Photo: Brenda
Thompson: This American Life, School Integration, & The Ultimate School Reform Excuse This Week In Education:
This Week In Education: Thompson: This American Life, School Integration, & The Ultimate School Reform Excuse: Thompson: This American Life, School Integration, & The Ultimate School Reform ExcuseFormer Pro-Publia writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, in School Segregation, the Continuing Tragedy of Ferguson, recalls of the inescapable truth that educators once acknowledged, and that we now need to
No Child Left Behind reauthorization - Baltimore Sun
No Child Left Behind reauthorization - Baltimore Sun: No Child Left Behind reauthorization The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act doesn't have a lot of fans these days. Though it received bi-partisan support when it was proposed by former President George W. Bush, it has lost support from liberals and conservatives alike and has been gutted by a patchwork of waivers given to nearly every state, Marylan
‘Teach for America’ Teachers Can Join the Union | Labor Notes
‘Teach for America’ Teachers Can Join the Union | Labor Notes: ‘Teach for America’ Teachers Can Join the UnionA National Labor Relations Board hearing officer has ruled that Teach for America teachers should be included in the union at a Detroit charter school chain.Teachers at University Prep charter schools voted May 14 on whether to unionize. UPrep relies on TFA teachers to fill about 10 percen
Kasich's charter school flap | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
John A. Tures: Kasich's charter school flap | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Kasich's charter school flapOhio Governor John Kasich got some good news, as he made the cut for the Fox News debate. He's also been rising in the polls. But a charter school scandal in Ohio could derail the Kasich 2016 campaign.During the 2014 election, three of Kasich's top donors were charter school operator David Brennan a
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education - The Washington Post
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education - The Washington Post: North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public educationHere is a piece by a veteran educator on the assault in North Carolina. It was written by James Hogan, a former teacher who is now a writer and a funderaiser at Davidson College aas well as a board member of Our Schools First, a local public education advocacy non-profi
Why New Yorkers shouldn’t hold their breath for real education change - The Washington Post
Why New Yorkers shouldn’t hold their breath for real education change - The Washington Post: Why New Yorkers shouldn’t hold their breath for real education changeCarol Burris is a veteran educator who was just named executive director of the nonprofit Network for Public Education’s foundation. She recently took early retirement after 15 years as principal of South Side High School in the Rockville
CURMUDGUCATION: Merit Pay Fallacies
CURMUDGUCATION: Merit Pay Fallacies: Merit Pay FallaciesCynthia Tucker Haynes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who has hooked up with Campbell Brown's reformster-pushing website. She has done much distinguished work throughout her career, but last week she demonstrated that she doesn't understand teaching and especially not teacher merit pay.The title of the piece pretty well gives us the who
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” Examines Value-Added Measures (Paper #1 of 9) | VAMboozled!
Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” Examines Value-Added Measures (Paper #1 of 9) | VAMboozled!: Special Issue of “Educational Researcher” Examines Value-Added Measures (Paper #1 of 9)A few months ago, the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – the peer-reviewed journal titled Educational Researcher (ER) – published a “Special Issue” including nine article
Must Watch Pro-Public Education Movies – The Network For Public Education
Must Watch Pro-Public Education Movies – The Network For Public Education: Must Watch Pro-Public Education MoviesThere are few organizing tools as powerful as film. In 2010, Waiting for Superman was a shot of adrenaline in the arm of the reform movement. Financed by billionaire Phillip Anschutz’s Walden Media, the film glorified charter schools and disparaged traditional public schools.But then in
Investigation of LAUSD upholds complaints that special education falling short | 89.3 KPCC
Investigation of LAUSD upholds complaints that special education falling short | 89.3 KPCC: Investigation of LAUSD upholds complaints that special education falling shortThe Office of the Independent Monitor overseeing court-ordered improvements to Los Angeles Unified’s special education services found students still aren't getting the services they need, and it ordered the district to carry out a
A Memo To States: This Is How You Create A Teacher Shortage
A Memo To States: This Is How You Create A Teacher Shortage: A Memo To States: This Is How You Create A Teacher ShortageA handy recipe for a teacher shortage like the one in Kansas.It's back-to-school time in Kansas, and kids are starting to trickle back into school hallways. But when these students arrive at their classrooms, they may not find a teacher standing at the front. Kansas is suffering
Marco Rubio On Common Core: The Federal Government Will 'Force It Down Our Throats' - Forbes
Marco Rubio On Common Core: The Federal Government Will 'Force It Down Our Throats' - Forbes: Marco Rubio On Common Core: The Federal Government Will 'Force It Down Our Throats'The Republican presidential candidates from Florida tangled over the issue of Common Core State Standards for curriculum at the prime-time GOP debate in Cleveland on Thursday. Senator Marco Rubio challenged his one-time men
Board votes to reopen downtown's Washington Elementary | Sacramento News - KCRA Home
Board votes to reopen downtown's Washington Elementary | Sacramento News - KCRA Home: Board votes to reopen downtown's Washington ElementarySchool closed due to budget cutsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —The board of education in Sacramento has voted to reopen Washington Elementary School for the 2016-2017 academic year.The school in downtown Sacramento was one of seven campuses to close due to budget
Educating for Democracy:What if all schools were charter | Joel Shatzky
Educating for Democracy:What if all schools were charter | Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy:What if all schools were charter There's a comment attributed to Einstein: "The sign of insanity is when you do the same thing over and over again and expect different results." I wonder what this eminent thinker would have to say about someone who not only repeats the same flawed procedure b
Jon Stewart's Last 'Bulls**t' Rant On 'The Daily Show'
Jon Stewart's Last 'Bulls**t' Rant On 'The Daily Show'"So I say to you tonight, friends. The best defense against bullsh*t is vigilance. So if you smell something, say something."
Carol Burris Joins NPE as Executive Director | Diane Ravitch's blog
Carol Burris Joins NPE as Executive Sirector | Diane Ravitch's blog: Carol Burris Joins NPE as Executive Director Great news from NPE!When award winning principal Carol Burris announced that she was retiring early to dedicate all of her energies to “fighting the assault on our public schools and our teachers,” many wondered how and where she would continue that fight.There is no need to wonder any
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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 8/6/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMJesse Hagopian & Pedro Noguera Take on the Testocracy in Televised Debate: Is public ed broken beyond repair?Jesse Hagopian and Pedro Noguera Take on the Testocracy in Nationally Televised Debate: “Is public education in the U.S. broken beyond repair?” | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Jesse Hagopian and Pedro Noguera Take on the Testocracy in Nationally Televised Debate:
