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Student Outcome Focused Governance - Still a Bad Idea - A busy week at JSCEE with yet another meeting - this time for the Board - on Wednesday, Nov. 13th at 4:30 pm. Subjects? Agenda *Work Session: Policy Gov...10 hours ago
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Trump’s enemies list: The political rivals and organizations he threatened to go after (by Rhian Lubin) - Now, with Trump heading back to the highest office in America, it’s likely that his political rivals are now wondering if such a list exists – and, mo...13 hours ago
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All but two states are facing a drought. Brooklyn's Prospect Park on fire last night. - Bricolage is a Vietnamese restaurant on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn.17 hours ago
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Greg Olear: The Grim Reality Begins to Set In - Greg Olear is a novelist, journalist, author, and blogger. He has a long memory and thinks clearly. When I read his work, I hear echoes of what I’m thinkin...18 hours ago
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Backward, in High Heels - If someone suggests a Women’s March, so help me… (Twitter comment) I remember sitting in the teachers’ lunchroom at my middle school, January 2001, and hav...1 day ago
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Secretive Group of Billionaires and Right Wingers Have a plan for a Theocracy - Peter Greene, as usual,has done a lot of research. this group is pretty scary. https://open.substack.com/pub/curmudgucation/p/the-hard-rights-planning-docu...1 day ago
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What Was That? - “He had become lonely in his mind, he knew: he no longer encountered other people even in his thoughts.” ― Tom Crewe Still trying to process just what just...1 day ago
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Ending School Vouchers: Finding Hope for Public Schools - Searching for hope after this election, it seems many people see through the deceptive promise of school choice. There’s danger that the new administrati...1 day ago
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School suspensions and expulsions can lead to a lifetime of depression - Each year, nearly 5 million children in the U.S. are suspended or expelled from school. New research from the University of Arkansas found this type of...1 day ago
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An Alternative to Assembly Line Education - *The teacher . . . is not a machine which follows a certain syllabus, which has certain lessons to recite to the child, and too make him recite them bac...1 day ago
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The Election Story in One Visual - When George Clooney, Michael Moore, and the New York Times decided last summer that Biden was too old to be President, it never occurred to them, apparen...1 day ago
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Betsy DeVos Has Some Thoughts On Trump 2.0 - Betsy DeVos, former US Secretary of Education and lifelong rich education privatizer, talked to Alyson Klein at Education Week about the upcoming Trump adm...1 day ago
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no one asked (the sorcery of simply asking) - [Header Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash] no one askedhow i arrived here what are you doing here?why are you here? sure but never the how these religio...1 day ago
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Don’t Obey In Advance - Last week, I hopped off a bus and voted early. It was quick, convenient, and came with two stickers: one for me and one for ... Read More The post Don’t...1 day ago
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Metaphors Describing Classroom Teaching: Command-and-Control or Eating Pasta? - In the U.S. Army’s command-and-control structures, generals believe that their decisions can steer what infantry platoons do in the field. Yet the metaphor...2 days ago
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Christian Nationalists Oppose Separation of Church and State - By Thomas Ultican 11/7/2024 Christian nationalists are hard at work ridding the US of that pesky first Amendment or as Thomas Jefferson stated it, “A wall ...2 days ago
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Posted on Rebecca Solnit’s X account Nov. 6, 2024 - They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither a...2 days ago
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At least we can all laugh at the loser Anthony Pedicini (and Jennifer Canady) - On the second Night of Trump, how do you lose (by 5 points) in 59 percent Trump-voting Jefferson County to a Democrat, even one as awesome as Allison Tant?2 days ago
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Post Election Reflection: Public Education During Donald Trump’s 2nd Term - Last week in a Time Magazine piece anticipating the election, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten wondered: “Will we vot...2 days ago
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DOE privacy regulations: revised yet again but still puting student privacy, health and safety at unacceptable risk! - The DOE has issued revisions to their earlier version of the Chancellor's A-820 regulations on student privacy for the second time. They have also delay...3 days ago
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The Resistance Starts Now ! - *The Resistance Starts Now* I still have faith in America, but we must mobilize to protect those at risk if Trump achieves his worst impulses. ROBER...3 days ago
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The Danger is Now Real: Fight With Us for Public Schools and Students - The election of a new Administration and Senate will bring a new era of federal hostility toward public schools. The post The Danger is Now Real: Fight W...3 days ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops - The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long… The post “I’m Done Wit...5 days ago
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So what do I think now? With an update at 9:11 at the end - As I begin to write this, it is just after 5 PM on the day before election day. I will make an attempt to put together a myriad of thoughts, and provide ...5 days ago
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Excerpts from Diaries of Americans - Posted in Chronological Order - Diaries of Americans. I will b collecting a number of diaries of ordinary individuals into one document, portions of which may be of use to teachers....5 days ago
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“Off Balance” As Classroom Management - On Friday, one of my seniors said to me, “Dr. Schneider, we don’t know what to expect of you.” This remark had come at the end of a week when I had to figu...6 days ago
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¡Sabemos lo que hay que hacer! - Estamos listos para construyir un futuro mejor después de las elecciones. Estamos a horas de la elección más importante- y quizás la decisión más important...6 days ago
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“Project 1897” - Much has been written about “Project 2025,” supposedly a blueprint for a second Trump Presidency. I have learned that candidate Trump had nothing to do wi...1 week ago
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Nepotism At Aspira Causing Educators To Leave Delaware Charter School Up For Renewal - Las Americas Aspira Academy is experiencing sudden resignations of teachers as instances of nepotism are becoming apparent. In recent weeks, several teache...1 week ago
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SBE Agenda for November 2024 - Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on November 13, 2024.1 week ago
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October’s Parent Engagement Resources - "We need dads to make a difference not just in school, but in our societies." – parenting coach Dion Chavis @NimahGobir 3 Strategies for Encouraging Dads’ ...1 week ago
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The Best AI Tools For Creating Visuals & Infographics - Generally, I think AI is a solution in search of a problem. However, it can have some useful roles in education, including in helping prepare teacher mat...2 weeks ago
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Safeguarding your child’s personal data: Threat to student privacy from DOE’s use of digital learning, Teenspace, College Board, AI & more - Oct. 24, 2024 Last night we held a privacy briefing, pointing out the flaws in the privacy practices and policies of the NYC Dept. of Education. Co-sponso...2 weeks ago
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Try Substack? - Seems like the popular new thing. Here’s my first try – it’s about yesterday’s UFT Retired Teachers Chapter meeting – first ever not run by Unity. (Spoiler...2 weeks ago
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Serious concerns with DOE’s proposed weakening of their student privacy regulations & how you can help! - Oct. 21, 2024 Check out the letter here and below, sent today on behalf of Class Size Matters and the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy to the DOE’s ch...2 weeks ago
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Announcing the Teach Truth Book Tour: Host an Event in Your City! - I’m thrilled to announce the book tour for my new book from Haymarket Books, "Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education"! To book a tour stop or f...3 weeks ago
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Aim to Control UFT - There is a monster lurking in the shadows of the UFT. It's the Democratic Socialists of America. The Crack Team came across a Politico article from 201...4 weeks ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary - Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like in pre...1 month 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...2 months 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...3 months 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...3 months 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...3 months 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 ...3 months 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...3 months ago
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There are two men running for president, but only one choice. - We Are Asking the Wrong Question …4 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...4 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...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...6 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...8 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 ...9 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...9 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...10 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.10 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...10 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...11 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...1 year 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...1 year 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 ...2 years 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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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 ...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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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...4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com - https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/4 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...5 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...5 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...6 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...6 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...7 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...9 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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The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform - The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public education are ...12 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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Thursday, September 17, 2020
What Does a “Safe Return” to School Look Like? Ask Teacher Unions. - In These Times
Online Charter Schools No Solution in a Pandemic - LA Progressive
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New CDC Guidance for Reopening Schools Creates Color-Coded Risk Scale | US News -
New CDC Guidance for Reopening Schools Creates Color-Coded Risk Scale | US News
New CDC Guidance for Reopening Schools Creates Color-Coded Risk Scale
One early analysis of the CDC guidance suggests nearly 90% of people in the U.S. live in counties that fall into the two highest of five risk categories for reopening schools.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE Control and Prevention issued new guidance Wednesday for schools seeking to open for in-person learning, using various community infection rates and school safety thresholds to create a five-tiered color-coded risk scale.
The guidance, which state education chiefs, school district superintendents, principals, teachers and others have been clamoring for since the spring, comes more than a month after millions of children, mostly across the South, returned to schools – some in districts with positive rates upward of 20% and without requirements for students and staff to wear masks.
According to at least one early analysis of the CDC guidance, nearly 90% of people in the U.S. live in counties that fall into the two highest risk categories for reopening schools. The release of the guidance, which recommends aggressive thresholds, reignited a wave of criticism over the lack of federal guidance and left many wondering how many schools would have decided not to reopen for in-person learning if officials had this guidance earlier
"There is no easy answer or single indicator," the CDC guidance states. "Many variables must be considered."
CDC recommends the use of three indicators, including two measures of community burden – the number of new cases per 100,000 persons within the last 14 days and the percentage of tests that are positive during the last 14 days – as well as one self-assessed measure of schools' ability to adhere to various mitigation strategies.
Those strategies could be things like the correct use of masks, social distancing, hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection and contact tracing in collaboration with local health departments.
"These key mitigation strategies should be implemented to the largest extent possible," the CDC guidance states. "When mitigation strategies are consistently and correctly used, the risk of spread within the school environment and the surrounding community is decreased."
The guidance also emphasizes that local officials take additional factors into consideration, such as the extent to which mitigation strategies are adhered to in the broader community.
If a school districts falls into the "medium," "higher" or "highest" risk of transmission categories, it CONTINUE READING: New CDC Guidance for Reopening Schools Creates Color-Coded Risk Scale | US News
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Teacher Tom: What Are We Going to Do?
Teacher Tom: What Are We Going to Do?
What Are We Going to Do?
CURMUDGUCATION: Is Betsy DeVos Flip-Flopping?
But with the advent of the pandemic, DeVos seemingly shifted gears, going so far as to threaten public schools with funding loss if they don't open up right away. And here she was in Grand Rapids, praising a private school that opened up and sadly castigating public schools that haven't.
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How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard
How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard
How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos
A consensus between Republicans and centrist Democrats around charter schools has been at the very center of education policy for the past three decades. Guest David Menefee-Libey joins us to talk about the formation of the charter school “treaty,” why it unraveled and what happens next.
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How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard
NYC Educator: Day One
Day One
I've spent hours, days, weeks and months dreading September. There were so many issues. As chapter leader, I don't feel like I've had a day off since June. How in the hell were we going to open the schools?
No one really knew. De Blasio's ridiculous plan fell apart, as anyone who gave it a cursory examination could have predicted. I remain amazed that he and Carranza could have stood behind such a senseless plan for a moment, let alone many months.
We have to be really careful selecting the next mayor. Full disclosure--I worked for and contributed to Bill de Blasio. I attended his inauguration. We're gonna need a mayor who will rid Tweed of Bloomberg's ghost. We're gonna need a mayor who will not continue to ignore the miserable state of our school facilities.
We can't go through this again. Once is more than enough.
Then there's COVID, of course. My school is on the list of the dreaded 55. As far as I, or anyone in my school administration can tell, the only reported COVID case comes from a person who self-reported before the 8th and hasn't been in the building since March. It's entirely believable to me that the DOE could screw up something like that, because incompetence is their CONTINUE READING: NYC Educator: Day One
Education Matters: Set up to fail
In the last few days, I have read about on Facebook or heard from several how they too felt set up to fail.
No books or the right materials.
No access to a printer, or a working one anyways.
12 hours of work over the weekend and still not caught up.
They spent their planning calling parents of students who hadn't shown up or shown much interest if they did.
Crazy big Duval homeroom classes.
Crazy big brick and mortar ones too.
Way too much to do, and not nearly enough time to do. No slack is given, expectations higher than ever.
Then there is that pesky pandemic too. It's almost like the district office is unaware. You would think they CONTINUE READING: Education Matters: Set up to fail