Jersey Jazzman: The Fiscal Impact Of Charter Schools on School Districts: Thoughts on My New ReportThe Fiscal Impact Of Charter Schools on School Districts: Thoughts on My New Report If you follow me on Twitter, you probably noticed a few comments about a new report I have out with the Fordham Institute: Robbers or Victims? Charter Schools and District Finances . I'm putting my thoughts here so you know they are mine and mine alone. Hopefully, I can shed light on what the report finds and wha
Education Matters: Testing in Florida is nothing but a scamTesting in Florida is nothing but a scam There has been some concern about what will happen to teachers if too many kids opt-out, will they not get their growth scores and be eligible for raises? Some have mentioned their schools may lose funding too. I don’t believe we should worry about these things. Everyone knows that high-stakes testing is bad for public education; everyone but the voters,
Educational Mansplaining | Live Long and ProsperEducational Mansplaining As an American male, I’m an experienced mansplainer . My former teacher colleagues (mostly female) would surely be able to give you an example or two of my tendency to “help them understand” something that they probably understood as well or better than I did. I remember once, at a meeting discussing psychometric testing of a student, I started explaining percentiles to
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Influence of a Perfect Teacher - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/well/family/teacher-reading-influence.html?smid=tw-share School Finance 101: Fixing Connecticut School Finance: The Time is Now | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10769 on @NEPCtweet Choosing Democracy: SCTA’s 5-
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT BECKY PRINGLE EXPLANS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS TO REOPEN - MSNBC VIDEONational Education Association President explains what's needed for schools to reopen NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT BECKY PRINGLE EXPLANS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS TO REOPEN National Education Association President Becky Pringle says she’s encouraged by new CDC guidelines needed to reopen schools: "We absolutely need Congress to act so that we can provide for what they need. The questi
Ebenezer Bassett, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th WardEBENEZER BASSETT, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development , in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org , will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer . But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month … February is just the Blackest . Today, our featured Black Educator is Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett . Ebenezer , born in 1833 in Connecticut, cam
From Dress Codes to Pornography: Miseducating Children on Love and Sex – radical eyes for equityFrom Dress Codes to Pornography: Miseducating Children on Love and Sex “My first introduction to porn was in middle school watching the ‘scrambled channel’ to catch the few split seconds when the static morphed into a bare butt thrusting,” explains Tracy Clark-Flory , a journalist covering the sex industry, adding: “Officially, I thought of watching porn less as entertainment than instruction, a
Teacher Tom: "Actual Life""Actual Life" Alfred North Whitehead spent the 1890's writing his Treatise on Universal Algebra , and the next decade collaborating with this former student Bertrand Russell writing Principia Mathematica , generally considered to be one of the most important works on mathematics, or any topic for that matter, of the 20th century. I share this only to point out that this guy was no slouch. A supr
AFT RANDI WEINGARTEN on REOPENING SCHOOLS - MSNBC VIDEOTeachers' union president on reopening schools AFT RANDI WEINGARTEN on REOPENING SCHOOLS A new NBC News study shows that remote students face higher levels of stress and exhaustion. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, comments on current CDC guidelines and in-person school reopening strategies. Teachers' union president on reopening schools
The distorted debate about reopening schools - The Washington PostThe deeply distorted debate about reopening schools For nearly a year the Trump administration was accused of ignoring science by trying to bully schools into reopening during the coronavirus pandemic without requiring that proper safety steps being taken. Now the Biden administration, less than a month in office, is being accused of ignoring science — largely for doing the opposite. A popular c
CURMUDGUCATION: What An Education Uber Actually Looks LikeWhat An Education Uber Actually Looks Like Betsy DeVos is among the many education disruptors fond of imagining a world in which education is handled Uber-style; but we don't have to imagine what a gig-economy education system would look like. It already exists. Outschool was founded in 2015 by Amir Nathoo (he cutely lists his title as "learner" in his LInkedIn profile), and while he looks like
NANCY BAILEY: CDC Recommendations Are Clearer, But Teachers Face the Same Problems and New OnesCDC Recommendations Are Clearer, But Teachers Face the Same Problems and New Ones CDC Recommendations Are Clearer, But Teachers Face the Same Problems and New Ones Just because school opening isn’t causing higher levels of community transmission doesn’t mean that there isn’t individual risk to teachers and staff. If we had wanted schools to safely reopen, we should have worked hard as a society t
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTHNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_13.html Regina King on Directing Her First film and Her Love of Acting by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h ' Regina King talks about directing her first feature film, One Night in Miami , during a Los Angeles Time
Choosing Democracy: $225 Million In New Revenue: 10 Facts About the SCUSD Budget$225 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE 10 FACTS ABOUT THE SCUSD BUDGET Fact # 1: Since the 2012-2013 school year, the District has run a surplus every year except one: 2017-18 ( 2012-13 to 2018-19 Projections & 2012-13 to 2018-19 Actuals ). The District was told by the Sacramento County Office of Education it needed to make budget cuts to offset the costs of our contract settlement. Instead Superintendent
Florida Alert! Save Public Schools from Privatizers! | Diane Ravitch's blogFlorida Alert! Save Public Schools from Privatizers! SB 48 Will Be Heard at 3:30 p.m. on 2/17/21 in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Your Voice is Needed! What you can do . . . 1) Make calls and/or send emails – We are urging all those connected to Pastors for Florida Children to contact the members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and encourage them to v
CURMUDGUCATION: Donors Choose Monday: Making MusicDonors Choose Monday: Making Music Continuing my plan to try to help a bit in the real classrooms of the nation. Not excusing the local districts that ought to be funding these projects, but I prefer to light and candle and curse the darkness at the same time. Multitasking, you know. This week I'm looking at some music asks, because music generally gets the short end of the too-small stick to be
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO CONSIDER – Dad Gone WildTHERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO CONSIDER “It’s not enough to conquer the opposition. In a nonviolent struggle, we are committed to fight on until we win our adversaries as friends.” ― William J. Barber II, The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement A few weeks ago, in the comment section on one of my blog posts, an observation was made about my tende
Did College Board change its mind about requiring cameras on this year’s online AP exams? What security software will the online AP require? | Parent Coalition for Student PrivacyDID COLLEGE BOARD CHANGE ITS MIND ABOUT REQUIRING CAMERAS ON THIS YEAR’S ONLINE AP EXAMS? WHAT SECURITY SOFTWARE WILL THE ONLINE AP REQUIRE? College Board’s AP Guide said the 2021 Digital AP Exams Require Computers with Cameras–but then changed their mind? Last week the College Board announced they were making changes to this year’s Advanced Placement exam administration, offering both paper or
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 15, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Call for 'summer of play' to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress | Children | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/13/call-for-summer-of-play-to-help-english-pupils-recover-from-covid-stress on @guardian Beloved D.C. teacher and salon owner remembered for dedication to Southeast Washington - The Washi
NYC Educator: If We Can't Learn from Crisis, School Doesn't MatterIf We Can't Learn from Crisis, School Doesn't Matter Well, according to the NY Times, most pediatricians, all of whom had access to the vaccination well before we did, don't think we need it in order to return to work. I'm not surprised. Ever since the plague hit, I've been reading in the Times about how awful it is that schools were closed. The fact that schools are, in fact, not closed, and th
