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Tom Nicholson: The First Question for Trump Should Be…. - Tom Nicholson is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 2...20 minutes ago
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Playishness Erodes Authentic Play - I receive a fair number of newly published early childhood/teaching books, often unsolicited, with the idea that I'll write a review or otherwise promot...1 hour ago
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The "MAGA Fluid" can't avoid choosing a binary civic gender - You're either MAGA or not-MAGA, my fellow GOPers. It's a binary choice; so I can't and won't give you any affirming care.3 hours ago
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Whatever You Hear in the Ads, Only One of the Candidates Would Likely Try to Ameliorate Child Poverty - With our autumn awash in millions of dollars’ worth of deceptive, dishonest, and inaccurate political advertising, NY Times reporter, Jason DeParle recentl...3 hours ago
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Delaware Primary Primer - September 10th, 2024 will be remembered in the First State. Today, voters decide who will, presumably, be their next Governor. And Lieutenant Governor. And...6 hours ago
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Cash Incentives To Improve Schooling - In What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (2012), Michael Sandel says that today “almost everything is up for sale.” He gives some examples. #Re...7 hours ago
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Laying Out Their Economics Before Tomorrow’s Debate - Laying Out Their Economics Before Tomorrow’s Debate: Both Trump and Harris unveiled a mix of new economic policies last week. Only some were appalling.18 hours ago
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APistol Shot!!! - In a room wherepeople unanimously maintaina conspiracy of silence,one word of truthsounds like a pistol shot.~~Czesław Miłosz19 hours ago
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The Atlantic Cover - When are we going to rebel against his control over the Republican Party, his constitutional ignorance, his obstruction of justice and concealment, hi...21 hours ago
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The Other AI Problem - Let's imagine that rather than instead of typing on a keyboard in the classroom, pulling up answers effortlessly from some unseen, students had to do som...21 hours ago
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Closing Schools, September 9, 2024 - I wanted to add this story from ProPublica, *The Unequal Effects of School Closings. * Summary blurb: *As more families opt for charter and private schoo...22 hours ago
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Welcome to a new school & concerns about school construction, class size & curriculums - Sept. 5, 2024 Welcome back to a new school year! This is the second year of the legally required phase-in of smaller classes in NYC public schools, and tho...1 day ago
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wish upon a star - [Header Photo by Phil Botha on Unsplash] there they werelike childrenwishing upon a starthoughts and prayers blood was everywhere —P.L. Thomas1 day ago
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Federal Pandemic Relief and Academic Recovery - This study measures the effect of district use of federal pandemic relief during the 2022-23 school year for a sample of more than 5000 districts in 29 s...1 day ago
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The New American Privateers: Privatization for Profit - *The New American Privateers* *Privatization for Profit* *The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers: Cowen, Jos...1 day ago
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Another Oklahoma Education Blunder - By Thomas Ultican 9/8/2024 Under the suspect leadership of Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters, the education department released...1 day ago
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Today Is Ruby Bridges Birthday – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources - Today is Ruby Bridges birthday. She is famous for integrating a Louisiana all-white school in 1960. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Lea...2 days ago
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Keeping the Dumpster Fires Burning - “I have had countless men repeat my ideas back to me as if they were theirs – as if I would not remember having come up with those thoughts in the first pl...3 days ago
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"Eric Adams. A Mayor for all the people of Chicago." - I’ve been off-line since Labor Day, side-lined by some health issues - what the medical professionals feared was a stroke.3 days ago
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What Do Parents Know About Public Education? - Not much. But don’t take my word for it. Kappan recently took a look at American adults’ knowledge of public schools: Our findings shed light on a key ques...5 days ago
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Revelation that NYC's School Construction Authority has been operating without a legally constituted board for a full year & Why it Matters - Sept. 3, 2024 In Saturday's NY Post, it was reported how the School Construction Authority, which has jurisdiction over NYC's $19 billion dollar capital ...1 week ago
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AZ State Board Says No to School Voucher Dune Buggy Purchase - This is just too good. An Arizona parent is seeking a green light to use school voucher funds for the purchase of three dune buggies. Apparently the state ...1 week ago
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A Brief Reflection on My Dissertation and Teachers’ Labor - A few weeks ago, after skimming through the formatting of my dissertation one last time, I said a little prayer. The last call was, “God, ... Read More ...1 week ago
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Education and the November Election - If Kamala Harris wins the Presidency, public education isn’t likely to be shaken up as much as it needs to be. If Donald Trump is elected and has his way, ...1 week ago
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The Madness of EdTech: All or Nothing Options - By Emily Cherkin, MEd. Recently, my daughter, grade 6, had to turn in an illustrated graph for Science. She was proud of the beautiful colored pencil wor...1 week ago
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Could there be a "Silver Wave" for Harris/Walz? - Bill McKibben raises this question, and goes beyond the obvious concern that those of us who are seniors (I am 78) have for Social Security and Medicare....1 week ago
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SPI Applauds Groundbreaking Nutrition Legislation - State Superintendent Thurmond applauds the passage of groundbreaking legislation to enhance school nutrition.1 week ago
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13 Presenters Who Will Ruin Your Day - The Thirteen Presenters Who Will Ruin Your First Day Back From August, 2019 PETER GREENE AUG 29 READ IN APP It’s been a great summer. You’ve had a chance t...1 week ago
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Tell Congress: Cut the Charter School Programs. Reduce Waste and Fraud - The CHARTER Act would ensure that every charter school is in full compliance with the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the Individuals wit...1 week ago
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16 Days in Kursk in Maps - From ISW (Institute for the Study of War). All the maps, except the first, are at the same scale. One map per day, August 7 through August 22 (and yes, tha...2 weeks ago
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August’s Parent Engagement Resources - “Your families are your students’ first teachers. We need to treat them with that respect.” @karen_mapp @NimahGobir How to Strengthen School-Family Partner...2 weeks ago
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La visión comienza con nosotros - “El poder no concede nada sin demandas”. Estas palabras de Frederick Douglass fueron una de las primeras lecciones que aprendí cuando era una joven organiz...3 weeks ago
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Undercover in Project 2025 - Former director of the OMB for Trump and author of this year's RNC platform, Russell Vought is the insider's insider on Project 2025's second phase: the ...3 weeks ago
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Dear AD55 Voters: She Se Puede! - Click here for image I am so grateful for your support in the March primary LACDP race …I do not… The post Dear AD55 Voters: She Se Puede! first appeared...3 weeks ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased - This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...4 weeks ago
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Illustrative Math: The new curriculum that nearly every Algebra teacher in NYC has to start using this fall and why it is destined to flop - Starting this September, nearly every Algebra teacher in New York City is expected to follow a new curriculum called ‘Illustrative Math.’ This is part of a...4 weeks ago
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Time to Rein in Vouchers - Universal voucher programs have, in many states led to substantial budget stress (Baker, 2024;[1] Hager, 2024). Initial cost estimates in Florida were that...5 weeks ago
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A Challenge for the UFT and NYSUT - After my July 23 blog post, a legal eagle fanboi reached out to a member of The Crack Team with a solution to the plight of those waiting years to have a...5 weeks ago
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AI Has Little to Contribute to Traditional Education: Problems and Possibilities - AI is hot today. Almost everyone is talking about AI with all sorts of suggestions, advice, comments, and emotions. The majority of the conversations are a...1 month ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL - As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught of those ...1 month ago
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Announcing the 2024 Black Education Matters Student Activist Award winners: Jayden Watts and Anya Souza-Ponce - The Black Education Matters Student Activist Award board is proud to announce the 2024 winners: Jayden Watts and Anya Souza-Ponce! These two exceptional yo...1 month ago
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15 Questions for the Candidates - Those citizens who fantasize about defying tyranny from within fortified compounds have never understood how liberty is actually threatened in a modern bur...1 month ago
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There are two men running for president, but only one choice. - We Are Asking the Wrong Question …2 months ago
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Inside Higher Education Podcast: A Bird’s Eye View of Higher Education During Turbulent Times - As we move further into 2024, the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, presenting both challenges and opportunities for academic leaders. The...2 months ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both? - Willie said below to Action News Jax [image: image.png] It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew about the complaint an...2 months ago
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Father’s Day 2024: A Reminder to Read Aloud to Your Children - Father’s Day is next week. Here’s a Father’s Day post…with updates and additions from 2021. READING ALOUD I read aloud to my students from the very first d...3 months ago
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No more student data sales by College Board/ACT! - Here is the presentation we gave to parents from many states throughout the nation, with tips on how to ensure their children’s data is not sold by the Col...4 months ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...4 months ago
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Bibliography for History Posts on This Blog - I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges. Bibliography VER...4 months ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire” - 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...6 months ago
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We are making a CPESS documentary! - 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 ...7 months ago
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again) - Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again) For more than five years, mainstream media has been obsessed with two false but compelling...7 months ago
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From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a ‘Sigma’ Man by Mark Anthony Neal - 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...8 months ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.8 months ago
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Volunteer in 2024 - 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...8 months ago
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The Sky is Falling, or is it? - 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...9 months ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - 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...10 months ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated) - 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...10 months ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading1 year ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - 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...1 year ago
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech - In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ... Read more1 year ago
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What ever happend to John Deasy, the Man From Gates? - * 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...2 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - 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...2 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - 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 ...2 years ago
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT! - 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...2 years ago
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Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It! - 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...2 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...2 years ago
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Hello world! - 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.2 years ago
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →2 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“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 - 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 - “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 - “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 - 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 - 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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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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...3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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...3 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...3 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - 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 ...3 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...3 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools - 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! - Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph … Continue reading →3 years ago
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Pandemic Teaching – What’s up? - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.4 years ago
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School Year 2020-21: We Are Asking the Wrong Questions - 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...4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...4 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and it’s up...4 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - 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...4 years ago
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A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools - 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...4 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - 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...4 years ago
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Thoughts on schooling in the era of COVID-19 - 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...4 years ago
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What are You Going to Do when Disaster Capitalism Knocks on the Public-School Door? - “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 - 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" - *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 …? - 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 - 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. - 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 ...5 years ago
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A Storm is Coming! (…again) - A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new meteorologist will have on … Continue reading →5 years ago
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JerseyCAN Can't Hide From Opioids Crisis Billionaire Founder - [image: Image result for jerseycan] NJ Spotlight needs to stop giving space to billionaire-backed corporate reform groups like JerseyCAN. JerseyCAN does n...5 years ago
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Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents - 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...5 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...6 years ago
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New York Times piece on '68 Democratic Convention Protest - ‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The 1968 Democratic Convention, 50 Years Later On Aug. 28, 1968, violent clashes in Chicago between demonstrators and the ...6 years ago
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My Letter to the NYS Board of Regents and Commissioner Elia Regarding ESSA Opt Out Provisions - 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...6 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - 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...6 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - 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...6 years ago
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3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing? - 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 - 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) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - 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...7 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - 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 ...7 years ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT! - 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...7 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...7 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep - 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...7 years ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted! - *New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!* Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is lower than project...7 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - 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 - 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 - One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...8 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - 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...8 years ago
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WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship - Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President *Statements or expressions of opinions herein...8 years ago
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS - Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via Getty Image...8 years ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies Association Conference - Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when we were ...8 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG - 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...8 years ago
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Thank you - 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...8 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat - *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 - 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...9 years ago
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms - 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… - 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! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...10 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005 - Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women veteran...13 years ago
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The MAP Test - Teachers will be voting this afternoon on the contract that has been tentatively agreed upon. I am asking all teachers to not allow an evaluation system th...14 years ago
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Friday, September 4, 2020
Biden Calls School Reopening A 'National Emergency' | 89.3 KPCC
Maurice Cunningham: Why the Waltons and Koch Support Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog
It’s an honor to even be mentioned for US Secretary of Education | Cloaking Inequity
Teacher Tom: And They Are Perfect
I have spent my adult life trying to figure out why parents and society put themselves into a race -- what's the hurry? I keep trying to convey the pleasure every parent and teacher could feel while observing, appreciating and enjoying what the infant is doing. This attitude would change our educational climate from worry to joy. ~Magda Gerber
A Seventh Grader Kicks Edgenuity's Dumb Robograding Butt
A Seventh Grader Kicks Edgenuity's Dumb Robograding Butt
A Seventh Grader Kicks Edgenuity's Dumb Robograding Butt
The story comes to us from Francesca Paris at NPR's Here and Now, and it can serve as our sixty-gazillionth reminder that computer algorithms-- even ones that are marketed as Artificial Intelligence-- cannot grade student work to save their cybernetic lives.
A student in LAUSD's virtual school was dismayed when his first history assignment came back an F. It was short written responses, and the score came back instantly, so his mother figured out that it had been graded by the software and not a human being. But we just saw here a short time ago, computer algorithms can't really read, and they don't understand content--which would seem to be a real drawback when scoring history assignments.
This particular virtual school product is from Edgenuity, one of the more widely used school-in-a-can computer products. Its CEO won recognition at the EdTech Awards last year, and the company is in something like 20,000 schools. But it gets plenty of criticism for being standardized to death. It doesn't appear to have a great deal of bench strength when it comes to questions; users talk about how easy it is to just google answers while taking assessments, and Slate discovered that students can do well by just repeatedly taking tests, which turn out to ask mostly the same CONTINUE READING: A Seventh Grader Kicks Edgenuity's Dumb Robograding Butt
Open Letter to Joe Biden: Ed Sec “That Has Been in Public Schools” is Not Enough
Open Letter to Joe Biden: Ed Sec “That Has Been in Public Schools” is Not Enough
Open Letter to Joe Biden: Ed Sec “That Has Been in Public Schools” is Not Enough
Dear Candidate Biden:
On September 01, 2020, I saw part of the interview your wife, Jill, did with CNN contributor, Biana Goldryga, on the topic of K12 education. In that interview, Jill said that you plan to replace Betsy DeVos as US secretary of education “with somebody that has been in the public schools.”
On the surface, that sounds fantastic. On the surface.
The problem is that the education reform movement specializes in its members having temp time “in the public schools” as a resume-padding device designed to catapult them into leadership positions in K12 education, such as district and state superintendents. So, technically, one of these classroom-exiting, sleight-of-experience resume padders could slide right on in as the next secretary of education, without spending but a moment’s time as a classroom teacher, and you, sir, might not know the difference because the person is *technically* able to declare having been “in the public schools.”
In fact, hearing Jill Biden say that you plan to appoint as next ed sec “someone who has been in the public schools” makes me realize that being “in” the public schools doesn’t really commit to having as ed sec someone who has spent time in the classroom at all, much less years enough in the classroom to see a wave of ed trends come and go. I’ll pursue the classroom longevity issue in more detail shortly; for now, I will assume that Jill Biden’s use of “in the public schools” means having been a classroom teacher “in the public schools.”
Let’s return to the education reform movement’s penchant for churning out token teachers who really desire speedy procurement of positions of power and influence over the K12 classroom, not an actual classroom teaching career.
The principal vehicle for this career catapult is ed-reform teacher-temp agency, CONTINUE READING: Open Letter to Joe Biden: Ed Sec “That Has Been in Public Schools” is Not Enough
Serie de módulos sobre la participación de padres - Parent Engagement Modules Series - Migrant (CA Dept of Education)
English version of the Parent Engagement Modules Series
Un factor principal en el desempeño del estudiante y en su bienestar general es que los padres (o los tutores) tengan un papel integral en la vida de sus hijos. Es por eso que la Oficina de Educación Migrante (MEO, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Educación de California, en colaboración con WestEd, creó la Serie de módulos sobre la participación de padres, con el fin de que los padres desarrollen la capacidad de apoyar a sus hijos en la escuela y en su casa. En el Plan de Prestación de Servicios Estatales de la MEO, un marco curricular para la prestación de servicios relacionados con la educación migrante, se establece la necesidad de apoyar y de aumentar la participación de los padres y de la familia. Estos siete módulos para padres se desarrollaron para darles a los padres y a la familia información y estrategias para tratar temas importantes; por ejemplo, utilización de la disciplina positiva para apoyar el desarrollo de los niños, maneras de criar niños seguros de sí mismos, acoso escolar y otros temas. Todos los módulos están diseñados para que los presente un facilitador, pero los padres también pueden verlos por su cuenta.
Módulo 1: Resumen para el facilitador de los Módulos de Participación de Padres y documentos de apoyo
El módulo 1 es una introducción, de entre 15 y 20 minutos, a la Serie de módulos sobre la participación de padres, donde se da una breve presentación de todos los módulos y los documentos de apoyo. En él se indica cómo utilizar los módulos como un recurso para las capacitaciones de padres o como una herramienta informativa para uso personal.
Resumen para el facilitador de los Módulos de Participación de Padres y documentos de apoyo
English version of Facilitator Overview of Migrant Modules and Handouts
Módulo 2: Utilizar disciplina positiva para ser un padre más eficaz
A través del módulo 2, los participantes recibirán información contextual, estrategias de implementación y ejemplos prácticos sobre cómo utilizar la disciplina positiva para ser un padre más eficaz. Podrán reflexionar sobre cómo este material se aplica a su vida diaria, practicar nuevas estrategias y realizar un plan para aplicar las nuevas estrategias.
Utilizar disciplina positiva para ser un padre más eficaz
English version of Using Positive Discipline to Be a More Effective Parent
Módulo 3: Criar a niños seguros de sí mismos implementando objetivos y una actitud orientada al crecimiento
A través del módulo 3, los participantes recibirán información contextual, estrategias de implementación y ejemplos prácticos sobre cómo criar niños seguros de sí mismos implementando objetivos y una actitud orientada al crecimiento. Podrán reflexionar sobre cómo este material se aplica a su vida diaria, practicar nuevas estrategias y realizar un plan para aplicar las nuevas estrategias.
Criar a niños seguros de sí mismos implementando objetivos y una actitud orientada al crecimiento
English version of Growing Self-Confident Children Through Goal Setting and Growth Mindset
Módulo 4: Sistemas escolares y múltiples culturas
A través del módulo 4, los participantes recibirán información contextual sobre los sistemas escolares estadounidenses y las diferencias culturales con otros sistemas y recibirán estrategias prácticas para superar las diferencias, centrándose en ejemplos de las escuelas mexicanas y estadounidenses. Podrán reflexionar sobre cómo este material se aplica a su vida diaria, practicar nuevas estrategias y realizar un plan para aplicar las nuevas estrategias.
Sistemas escolares y múltiples culturas
English version of School Systems and Multiple Cultures
Módulo 5: Ayudar a que su hijo/a tenga éxito en la escuela
A través del módulo 5, los participantes recibirán información contextual, estrategias de implementación y ejemplos prácticos sobre cómo ayudar a que sus hijos tengan éxito en la escuela. Podrán reflexionar sobre cómo este material se aplica a su vida diaria, practicar nuevas estrategias y realizar un plan para aplicar las nuevas estrategias.
Ayudar a que su hijo/a tenga éxito en la escuela
English version of Supporting Your Child to Be Successful in School
Módulo 6: Entender y comunicarse con sus hijos adolescentes
A través del módulo 6, los participantes recibirán información contextual, estrategias de implementación y ejemplos prácticos sobre cómo comunicarse de manera efectiva con sus hijos adolescentes. Podrán reflexionar sobre cómo este material se aplica a su vida diaria, practicar nuevas estrategias y realizar un plan para aplicar las nuevas estrategias.
Entender y comunicarse con sus hijos adolescentes
English version of Understanding and Communicating with Your Teenager
Módulo 7: El acoso escolar: Qué es y cómo ayudar a sus hijos
A través del módulo 7, los participantes recibirán información contextual, estrategias de implementación y ejemplos prácticos sobre cómo ayudar a prevenir y apoyar a los niños en relación al acoso escolar.
El acoso escolar: Qué es y cómo ayudar a sus hijos
English version of Bullying: What It is and How to Help Your Child
Module 1, Facilitator Overview of Migrant Modules and Handouts
Module 2, Using Positive Discipline to Be a More Effective Parent
Module 3, Growing Self-Confident Children Through Goal Setting and Growth Mindset
Module 4, School Systems and Multiple Cultures
Module 5, Supporting Your Child to Be Successful in School
Module 6, Understanding and Communicating with Your Teenager
Module 7, Bullying: What It is and How to Help Your Child
Parent Engagement Modules Series - Migrant (CA Dept of Education)
DeVos Stands Up For Testocracy
DeVos Stands Up For Testocracy
DeVos Stands Up For Testocracy
Thursday, Betsy DeVos issued a letter clarifying the Department of Education's position on postponing the Big Standardized Test this year, and it closes one of the few remaining gaps between DeVos and Arne Duncan.
In a letter to chief state school officers, DeVos noted that there has been a pandemic. She thanked the school leaders for their efforts to meet the needs of all students (forgetting, perhaps, all the times she has recently claimed that most pubic schools haven't done a damn thing) and notes that some of the crew has been bringing up the issue of testing waivers for this school year.
The answer, she says, is a big fat "Nope." She expects that the BS Tests will be given. And she offers this:
As you’ll recall, statewide assessments are at the very core of the bipartisan agreement that forged ESSA. They are among the most reliable tools available to help us understand how children are performing in school. The data from assessments can help inform personalized
support to children based on their individual needs and provide transparency about their progress. There is broad and consistent support for assessments because there is general agreement among CONTINUE READING: DeVos Stands Up For Testocracy
Video: Start off school by watching, “Teaching When The World Is On Fire”
Video: Start off school by watching, “Teaching When The World Is On Fire”
Video: Start off school by watching, “Teaching When The World Is On Fire”
Dr. Lisa Delpit, Sarah Ishmael, Jonathan Tunstall, & Jesse Hagopian on the struggle for racial justice in education.
Our world is literally on fire–whether it’s the climate change fueled fires in California or the police terror fulled fires from the uprising for Black lives–and educators have a special responsibility in this era to help students make sense of the these realities and empower them to help make collective change.
With school starting back, now is a good time to check out this video, hosted by Dr. Lisa Delpit, on “Teaching When The World Is On Fire.”
As part of the 2020 “Reimagining Education: Teaching, Learning, and Leading for a Racially Just Society Summer Institute,” I joined the amazing Dr. Lisa Delpit for a discussion on themes from her newest book, Teaching While the World is on Fire–a book I contributed to with a co-authored chapter with Dr. Wayne Au titled, “How One Elementary School Sparked a Citywide Movement to Make Black Students’ Lives Matter.” Also joining the panel were book CONTINUE READING: Video: Start off school by watching, “Teaching When The World Is On Fire”
The School Reopening Gamble
The School Reopening Gamble
In the next week or so, schools districts all over the country will reopen their buildings as their new year begins. During our pre-service training, a teacher colleague of mine described the process as a “grand experiment.”
But he’s wrong; it’s not an experiment. It’s a gamble.
An experiment, by definition, is a controlled, scientific procedure designed to gain knowledge. When a researcher conducts an experiment, they try, as much as possible, to control for outside factors that may affect an outcome. The goal is to see relationships between causes and effects, and better understand how the world works.
A gamble, on the other hand, is a risky action taken with the hopes of getting a favorable result. A gambler isn’t trying to learn anything – all they want is a win.
America’s school reopening plans aren’t experiments; we aren’t trying to learn more about how COVID-19 spreads, or its effects. We are, instead, making a huge bet: we’re hoping that we’ll get the benefits of sending children into school buildings without making the pandemic worse.
The problem, however, is that a good gambler always knows the odds. Before placing a bet, a gambler weighs the risks of losing against the rewards of winning. Las Vegas is full of CONTINUE READING: The School Reopening Gamble
Talk out of School podcast with Jamaal Bowman and Randi Levine
Talk out of School podcast with Jamaal Bowman and Randi Levine
Talk out of School podcast with Jamaal Bowman and Randi Levine
Check out our latest "Talk out of School" podcast with former principal Jamaal Bowman about his landslide primary win in NY's District16 and what he intends to do for our public schools when he gets to Congress.
Then we spoke to Randi Levine, Policy Director of Advocates for Children, about what she thinks of the city's just-released school reopening plan and whether it does enough for the more than 200,000 students with special needs and the 114,000 students who are homeless. More information below.
More resources:
Jamaal Bowman’s education platform and his ideas for opening schools in a time of COVID-19.
Advocates for Children website
AFC NY Helpline: Call (866) 427-6033 on Monday to Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm
AFC Op Ed on how homeless students deserve special attention in NYC’s school reopening plan
Talk out of School podcast with Jamaal Bowman and Randi Levine
Charter Schools Find Gold in Federal Government Aid to Small Businesses While Black-Owned Firms Get the Shaft - Citizen Truth
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout, the charter industry added to systemic inequities that afflict Black communities.
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