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coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 minutes ago
Education Research Report: This Week's Education Research Report Study: physical education mandates not enough in most states Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 19 hours ago Children need quality physical education to combat obesity and lead healthy lives. Georgia elementary schools make the grade when it comes to providing that education, but middle and high schools in the state don't even come close, according to a University of Georgia study. A study by UGA kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick examined the mandates for school-based physical education in all 50 U... more »

This Week's Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 minutes ago
The Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] How to get kids reading and writing over the summer Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago This *was written by Anindita Basu Sempere, executive director of TheWritingFaculty.com.* By Anindita Basu Sempere The summer reading lists provided by schools and libraries have two purposes: to foster a love of reading and to keep students intellectually engaged over summer. These book lists span genres and styles, from classics to nonfiction and from poetry to p... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 minutes ago
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan: Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan by Mike Klonsky Jeremy NowakExcellent piece by Daniel Denvir in City Paper, "Money Talks", reveals the big money behind Philly's plan to dismantle the Philadelphia School District and potentially put public schools under private management. The power broker behind the plan is Jeremy Nowak, chief executive of the William Penn Foundation. The foundation had given $1.45 million directly — and helped obtain at least $1.2 million more — to pay t... more »

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Pushing Congress to Create Jobs, Keep College in Reach for Middle Class | The White House

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 36 minutes ago
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Pushing Congress to Create Jobs, Keep College in Reach for Middle Class | The White House: WEEKLY ADDRESS: Pushing Congress to Create Jobs, Keep College in Reach for Middle Class WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from Ohio about a bill signed on Friday that does two important things: it keeps thousands of construction workers on the job rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, and it stops interest rates on federal loans from doubling this year for more than seven million students. The President urges Congress to ... more »

Teachers Working with Teachers: Reform through Collaboration and Continuity of Leadership (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 39 minutes ago
Teachers Working with Teachers: Reform through Collaboration and Continuity of Leadership (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teachers Working with Teachers: Reform through Collaboration and Continuity of Leadership (Part 1) by larrycuban Want to give a “no excuses” reformer a stroke? Suggest that teachers working together on a daily basis have a better shot at improving teaching and learning than the highly marketed structural changes of standards-based testing and accountability, Common Core standards, more charter schools, and evaluating educator pe... more »

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

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 44 minutes ago
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: GIVE COLLEGES MORE CREDIT v. A MORE CORPORATE COLLEGE MODEL smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 23 minutes ago THE DOOMSAYERS ARE WRONG: America's higher-education model isn't broken. Op-Ed By Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro, LA Times | http://lat.ms/LEDjZM Graduating students attend New York University's commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium. (Mario Tama / Getty Images / May 16, 2012) July 3, 2012 :: Higher education as we know it is about to come to an end. After all, there are no jobs for 26 get out, 24 left b... more »

Could Shanghai's School Improvement System Work Here? - Education - GOOD

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 52 minutes ago
Could Shanghai's School Improvement System Work Here? - Education - GOOD: Could Shanghai's School Improvement System Work Here? by Liz Dwyer Popout 15-year-olds in Shanghai, China outscored their peers around the globe in 2010 on the Program for International Student Assessment, a test that's given every three years to measure and compare achievement. It turns out that the secret to Shanghai's success is less about competition and more about collaboration between the city's excellent schools and its subpar schools. In the video above we see how instead of sending experts to offer ad... more »

State Backs Up Accusation by Harris Lirtzman, Bronx Teacher, on Special Education - Gotham - NYTimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 56 minutes ago
State Backs Up Accusation by Harris Lirtzman, Bronx Teacher, on Special Education - Gotham - NYTimes.com: On Special Education, Spurned Teacher Is Vindicated Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Harris Lirtzman, who was a deputy New York State comptroller before turning to public school teaching at age 53, lost his job after warning his principal that their school in the Bronx was violating the rights of special education students. By MICHAEL POWELLPublished: July 6, 2012 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - EMAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - Perhaps it pays to... more »

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 57 minutes ago
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: It will be published in the summer of 2012. You can find out more about it here. “Learning Begins At Home” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 day ago Learning Begins At Home is a video about a New York City school that makes home visits. The process and content of the visits that we do are different, but it’s still worth viewing (if you’re reading this post on an RSS Reader, you might have to click through to the blog to view the [...] Feds Investigate North Carolina Schools For Not Translating ... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Culture of Lawlessness

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Culture of Lawlessness: Culture of Lawlessness by Charlie Mas In the Comments of the blog post on the C.A.S. M.O.U. decision (or was it the M.I.C. K.E.Y. decision?) I wrote this paragraph: "Seattle Public Schools suffers from a culture of lawlessness. No one enforces the rules (whether they be superintendent procedures, board policies, state law or federal law), so no one bothers to follow them. Typically, no one even bothers to check them before making decisions - decisions which often violate the rules. This culture of lawlessness pervades the ... more »

Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy | Scathing Purple Musings

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy | Scathing Purple Musings: Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy by Bob Sikes Rick Scott created a little daylight between himself and Jeb Bush yesterday and admitted that students might be tested too much. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott said on Friday schools might be doing too much of a good thing when it comes to student testing and he is talking with state education officials, school superintendents and teachers about possibly changing the Florida Comprehensive Assessmen... more »

Schools Matter: Why An Offer from Bill Gates Should Send You Running in the Other Direction

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Schools Matter: Why An Offer from Bill Gates Should Send You Running in the Other Direction: Why An Offer from Bill Gates Should Send You Running in the Other Direction by Jim Horn Posted by Anthony Cody at his blog: *Guest post by Chemtchr.* Part One of Two. Philanthropy wonk Lucy Bernholz defines the buzzword *leverage* as "the idea that you can use a little money to access a lot of money." It's hard to think of the Gates Foundation's $26 billion leverage effort as "a little money", especially since it's been spread over the globe to gain access to vastly more resources than i... more »

Pass / Fail : LA school police work with community groups to cut down number of citations in new year | 89.3 KPCC

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Pass / Fail : LA school police work with community groups to cut down number of citations in new year | 89.3 KPCC: LA school police work with community groups to cut down number of citations in new year by By Vanessa Romo *A squad car with the Compton School Police. Credit: Code20Photog/KPCC* L.A. Unified’s school police issued nearly 34,000 tickets to students for minor offenses, from possession of tobacco to fighting, in the last three years. In 2011 they wrote up an average of 28 tickets a day — more than any other department in the country has reported. Most of those went to mid... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Citizens 1, Charters 0

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Citizens 1, Charters 0: Citizens 1, Charters 0 by Duke Regular readers here have been following the story of Regis Academy Charter School, a charter foisted on a high-performing school district that neither wanted nor needed it. When we last left the tale, the charter (scheduled to open its doors this September) was so desperate for students, it was drawing them from an area over 50 miles across. Then Darcie Cimarusti clued us in that Regis was evicted from its location for failure to secure funds to close on its mortgage. They tried to switch the location witho... more »

SBE Agenda for July 2012 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
SBE Agenda for July 2012 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for July 2012Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on July 18 and 19, 2012. ------------------------------ State Board Members Michael W. Kirst, President Trish Williams, Vice President Carl Cohn Bruce Holaday Aida Molina James C. Ramos Patricia A. Rucker Ilene W. Straus Caitlin Snell, Student Member *Vacancy Vacancy* Secretary & Executive Officer Hon. Tom Torlakson Executive Director Susan K. Burr Schedule of Meeting Location *Wednesday, July 18, 2012* 8:30 a.m. Pacific T... more »

Remarks by the President at the Signing of the Transportation and Student Loan Interest Rate Bill | The White House

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Remarks by the President at the Signing of the Transportation and Student Loan Interest Rate Bill | The White House: Remarks by the President at the Signing of the Transportation and Student Loan Interest Rate Bill East Room 5:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. I apologize for keeping you waiting a little bit, and I hope everybody is staying hydrated -- (laughter) -- because it is hot. Welcome to the White House. We wouldn’t normally keep you this late on a Friday afternoon unless we ha... more »

Over 100,000 Teacher Jobs Lost in Last 12 Months | FDL News Desk

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Over 100,000 Teacher Jobs Lost in Last 12 Months | FDL News Desk: Over 100,000 Teacher Jobs Lost in Last 12 Months by David Dayen The most important chart when thinking about the economies under George W. Bush and Barack Obama can be seen above. It compares the first-term job numbers of the two Presidents. Both of them endured recessions at the start of their terms, though Obama’s was bigger. But the biggest difference comes in the public jobs numbers. The parabolic arc on private-sector jobs is broadly similar, although Obama’s are better. But the difference on public-sector jobs ... more »

The in box. Orange t-shirt bunting on the north shore. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
The in box. Orange t-shirt bunting on the north shore. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Orange t-shirt bunting on the north shore. by Fred Klonsky From Matt Metzger’s Black Dahlia Reader: *Larry’s on assignment again. Lock your doors and windows, Los Angeles. I’m feeling somewhat buoyed by what might be the biggest news of the year; this took place yesterday in D.C. where the NEA RA has voted unanimously to support the Chicago Teachers Union in their desire for a fair, and enforceable contract with the insufferably vile, and obnoxious Rham Emanuel and his slavish corporate bribery goo... more »

Arne Duncan Gets an F in EdNext Reader Poll, Common Core Polled Next | Truth in American Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Arne Duncan Gets an F in EdNext Reader Poll, Common Core Polled Next | Truth in American Education: Arne Duncan Gets an F in EdNext Reader Poll, Common Core Polled Next by Shane Vander Hart [image: arne-duncan1]EdNext readers overwhelmingly gave Arne Duncan an F for his job performance. - A – 3% - B – 3% - C – 6% - D – 16 % - *F – 72%* This is obviously not a scientific poll, but this site is read by people from all over the political spectrum. It seems like a variety of people are unhappy with him likely for different reasons. This week they’re asking the followin... more »

The Educators’ Story: “The Teacher Faces the Depression” (1933) « Cooperative Catalyst

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
The Educators’ Story: “The Teacher Faces the Depression” (1933) « Cooperative Catalyst: The Educators’ Story: “The Teacher Faces the Depression” (1933) by pamelamoran In 2001, I taught an History of “American” Education grad course and chose to use primary source documents mostly found on the Internet in lieu of an official “text.” This version of a blended learning environment offered us an antiquated chance to explore many narratives of education from the colonies forward, rather than those selected and repackaged by just a single author. Learners immersed in the work of unpackin... more »

Your Summer PD: Creating a Caring and Positive School Climate — Whole Child Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Your Summer PD: Creating a Caring and Positive School Climate — Whole Child Education: Your Summer PD: Creating a Caring and Positive School Climate by Klea Scharberg [image: 2012 ASCD Whole Child Virtual Conference]ASCD conducted its second Whole Child Virtual Conference in May. This free conference showcases schools, authors, and research about implementing a whole child approach for a worldwide audience. View and share archived session recordings, presenter handouts, and related resources atwww.ascd.org/wcvirtualconference . Gain further insight into ways to support a caring and ... more »

An Atlanta charter school closes. Short funds, students. | Get Schooled

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
An Atlanta charter school closes. Short funds, students. | Get Schooled: An Atlanta charter school closes. Short funds, students. 4:22 pm July 6, 2012, by Maureen Downey Atlanta’s Tech High is closing. The charter school enrolled 200 students in grades 9 though 12, according to the state DOE One persistent problem with charter high schools nationwide is that teens want a larger social pool and wider opportunities than many start-up charters can provide. And the students want the fun stuff, the Friday night football games, the dances, the homecoming parades. It is tough to offer the ... more »

The in box. One NEA RA delegate who spoke against SOS explains. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
The in box. One NEA RA delegate who spoke against SOS explains. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. One NEA RA delegate who spoke against SOS explains. by Fred Klonsky * I am one of the Florida delegates who spoke against NBI 39. I think that there have been a number of misconceptions associated with the discussion. I apologize if I was too poor of a speaker to more clearly state the issue. * *The issue is that posting on Facebook is all too easy. A Facebook location for SOS that is a stand-alone isn’t the NEA. There is a heck of a lot of power in NEA (power to do good and power to harm).... more »

Charter School Parents Get Angry « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Charter School Parents Get Angry « Diane Ravitch's blog: Charter School Parents Get Angry by dianerav In New Orleans, the Algiers Charter School Association hired a management consultant from New York City to address their problems. Some of their schools have very high schools, and some have very low scores (critics say they are dumping grounds to help the other schools). The management consultant fired central staff, reassigned principals and embarked on his own plan to shake things up. This is what happened, as reported in “The Lens”: *The Charter School Reporting Corps* *ACSA put... more »

Democurmudgeon: Free to go to Voucher Muslim Schools too.....?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Democurmudgeon: Free to go to Voucher Muslim Schools too.....?: Free to go to Voucher Muslim Schools too.....? by Democurmudgeon Voucher schools may be the secret and subversive way to spread Islam according to one Louisiana Republican. Is it surprising that another pocket constitutionalist isn't real familiar with the First Amendment? *Jezebel: It's an honest mistake, assuming that the Constitution only protects your own personal megachurch faith. But one Louisiana Republican Valarie Hodges is learning the hard way that religious school vouchers can be used to fund education at a... more »

Modern School: More Testing for Teachers?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Modern School: More Testing for Teachers?: More Testing for Teachers? by Michael Dunn This week, Good Education asked, “Do We Need a 'Bar Exam' For Teachers?” Of course this is completely absurd. While exams are very good at determining whether one remembers a bunch of arcane regulations, rules and laws, teachers do not need to know this kind of stuff. On the other hand, teachers already have to pass relatively challenging comprehensive high stakes exams in most states to demonstrate their content knowledge. More importantly, the things that matter most in education (e.g., ability... more »

AFT Pres Weingarten Supports Charters, Merit Pay, Green Dot Schools and Attacks UTLA during 2010 Visit to SF: “I started a Green Dot school in New York”! | Dailycensored.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
AFT Pres Weingarten Supports Charters, Merit Pay, Green Dot Schools and Attacks UTLA during 2010 Visit to SF: “I started a Green Dot school in New York”! | Dailycensored.com: AFT Pres Weingarten Supports Charters, Merit Pay, Green Dot Schools and Attacks UTLA during 2010 Visit to SF: “I started a Green Dot school in New York”! by Danny Weil In the following video ( http://blip.tv/laborvideo/aft-pres-weingarten-supports-good-charters-merit-pay-and-attacks-utla-during-visit-to-sf-3538770, you can see what American Federation of Teachers, (AFT) President, Randi Weingarten had to say ... more »

NYC Educator: You Have to Blame Someone

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
NYC Educator: You Have to Blame Someone: You Have to Blame Someone by NYC Educator Today, at GothamSchools, I had a conversation with my buddy Reality-Based Educator. We were discussing the abysmal reporting that referred to release from the draconian, unattainable, and ultimately absurd terms of NCLB as being "freed." Actually, that's not true. It is true, of course, that these states will not be responsible for passing 100% of their students. But, like everything, this comes with a price. In this case, the price includes a junk-science evaluation system, known as value-added, or... more »

SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION « Teachers Fight Back

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION « Teachers Fight Back: SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION by alkleen What next ? Rush Limbaugh singing the praises of Obama ? George Will, a famous conservative columnist has actually expressed sympathy for the leader of the Chicago Teachers’ Union. In an editorial, Will also seems to be saying that he understands why it is so difficult to achieve success with the students in the Chicago schools. Here is some of what he wrote. “Abundant data demonstrates that the vast majority ... more »

The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. by Fred Klonsky [image: SOS Save Our Schools] *Bro,* *I’m still not sure why anyone at the RA would think that SOS would need or want the NEA’s endorsement of our upcoming national conference in D.C. We don’t need any group’s endorsement to hold a conference any more that the NEA needs SOS’s endorsement in order to hold their RA.* *And of course good people like Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody support SOS. But what does that matter? We’re not holding a popularity contest. Only s... more »

Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics « School Finance 101

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics « School Finance 101: Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics by schoolfinance101 Modern state school finance formulas – aid distribution formulas – typically strive (but fail) to achieve two simultaneous objectives: 1) accounting for differences in the costs of achieving equal educational opportunity across schools and districts, and 2) accounting for differences in the ability of local public school districts to cover those costs. Local district ability to raise revenues might be a functio... more »

The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere | Seattle Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere by seattleducation2011 Today we will begin with New Orleans and the state of Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina and its devastation became the rallying cry for the corporate takeover of the public school system which has now led to lawsuits against the state and one special one regarding Governor Jindal’s decision to move public school funding directly into private schools. Educat... more »

Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky: Tony at the Red Line Tap. by Fred Klonsky Late yesterday, after I got home from DC, I dropped off my bag and headed over to the Red Line Tap. It was 103 degrees and I needed something tall with a head on it. Clearly, I’m not talking about the Mayor. The place was empty except for Marty behind the bar and Tony commanding his usual stool. Like a poor man’s Irv Kupcinet at booth number one in the old Pump Room. “Haven’t seen you around. Where you been, Klonsky?” “DC. At the union convention.” Marty brought me over a glass of whatever was on drou... more »

What is a Good Teacher Worth? - NYTimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
What is a Good Teacher Worth? - NYTimes.com: What is a Good Teacher Worth?By ANDREW C. REVKIN There’s been much discussion of the value, in dollars and sense, of a good teacher (no typo). In many places, a conversation on the value of teachers is underpinned by debates over what’s being taught. In Texas, for example, theRepublican Party approved a platform opposing the teaching of critical thinking skills, saying it’s behavior modification with “the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.” Such discussions have prompted a “Your Dot” con... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver by Melissa Westbrook From Ed Week and the NY Times comes word that Washington State, along with Wisconsin, have been granted waivers from some of the most "onerous conditions" of NCLB. That brings the total number of states with waivers up to 26. That's more than half the states and Andy Porter, the dean of U of Penn Graduate School of Education asks, "*The more waivers there are, the less there really is a law, right?"* From the Times: *In exchange for the education waivers... more »
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Study: physical education mandates not enough in most states

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 19 hours ago
Children need quality physical education to combat obesity and lead healthy lives. Georgia elementary schools make the grade when it comes to providing that education, but middle and high schools in the state don't even come close, according to a University of Georgia study. A study by UGA kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick examined the mandates for school-based physical education in all 50 United States. The results found only six states mandate the appropriate guidelines-150 minutes each week-for elementary school physical education. For older students, two states mandate the... more »

More Schools Offering Only Healthy Drink Choices to Children

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago
More schools are offering only healthy choices, like bottled water, 100% juice or lower-fat milk, and fewer schools are offering unhealthy beverages, such as soda, sports drinks and higher-fat milk, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers. However, they also found that unhealthy beverages remain available to one third of public elementary school students. The researchers examined the availability of competitive beverages in U.S. public elementary schools for five academic years, from 2006–07 to 2010–11. Competitive beverages are those sold by schools outside of ... more »

National Indian Education Study 2011

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 3 days ago
The National Indian Education Study (NIES) is designed to provide information about the academic performance of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in reading and mathematics, as well as their exposure to Native American culture. In 2011, the study was administered to students at grades 4 and 8 as part of the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Key findings from the National Indian Education Study 2011 include: • In 2011 mathematics, AI/AN students scored lower on average than non-AI/AN students at both grades 4 and 8. In both grades, the score... more »

Study suggests teen sexting prevalent, may be linked to sexual behaviors

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 4 days ago
A study of students at seven public high schools in Texas suggests that "sexting" was prevalent and may be linked to teens' sexual behaviors, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. Sexting (a combination of the words sex and texting) is the practice of electronically sending sexually explicit images or messages from one person to another. The study background suggests pediatricians, policy makers, schools and parents have insufficient information about the nature and importance of teen sexting becau... more »

Genes may play role in educational achievement, study finds

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 4 days ago
Researchers have identified genetic markers that may influence whether a person finishes high school and goes on to college, according to a national longitudinal study of thousands of young Americans. The study is in the July issue of Developmental Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association. "Being able to show that specific genes are related in any way to academic achievement is a big step forward in understanding the developmental pathways among young people," said the study's lead author, Kevin Beaver, PhD, a professor at the College of Criminology and ...more »

Rest/Reflection Is Critical for Development and Well-Being

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 4 days ago
As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate – demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we aren’t, in some way, in touch with our family, friends, or coworkers. While moments for reflection may be hard to come by, a new article suggests that the long-lost art of introspection —even daydreaming — may be an increasingly valuable part of life. In the article, published in the July issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychological scientist Mary Helen Immordino-Ya... more »

Kids with behavior problems, disabilities bullied more, more likely to bully others

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 4 days ago
Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts – and are also more likely to bully other students, a new study shows. The findings, published in the Journal of School Psychology, highlight the complexity of bullying's nature and the challenges in addressing the problem, said lead author Susan Swearer, professor of school psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "These results paint a fairly bleak picture for students with disabilities ... more »

This Week's Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post

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How to get kids reading and writing over the summer

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago
This *was written by Anindita Basu Sempere, executive director of TheWritingFaculty.com.* By Anindita Basu Sempere The summer reading lists provided by schools and libraries have two purposes: to foster a love of reading and to keep students intellectually engaged over summer. These book lists span genres and styles, from classics to nonfiction and from poetry to paranormal fiction. Given the variety, students can usually find a book that at least sounds interesting to them. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add ... more »

Big money aids Washington state charter bid

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago
Three times the voters of Washington state have rejected charter schools — in 1996, 2000 and 2004 — but a new bid to win approval has big money behind it. Today is the deadline to turn in petitions to get a charter initiative on the November ballot, and the people behind the effort have had plenty of money to use — donated to the cause by, among others, Microsoft’s Bill Gates. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Why the Gates Foundation is so puzzling

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago
This *was written by education historian Diane Ravitch, a research professor at New York University and author of the bestselling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System.” This first appeared on her blog. * Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

The difference between live and taped lectures

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago
This *was written by Arthur Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.* By Arthur Camins Some intended learning sticks with us, some slips away into oblivion and most hovers somewhere in between. The determinants are nuanced and complex. In all of the current enthusiasm for so-called flipped classrooms and the wonders of the Khan Academy’s online lectures these distinction are often overlooked. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddi... more »

Is ‘filling the pail’ any way to train teachers?

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 2 days ago
This *was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New York State.* Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

How hot was July 4, 1776? Thanks to Jefferson, we know

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 2 days ago
Sitting here sweltering in Washington D.C. got me wondering how hot it was when the delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776. Thanks to Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the country’s first real weatherman, we know. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

July 4 quiz: See how much you know

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 3 days ago
I wrote and published a quiz for Memorial Day in May that a reader, Houston attorney Stanley P. Santire, didn’t much like. Santire sent me an e-mail saying that the questions didn’t cover important historical issues. (You can look at that quiz by clicking here and see for yourself.) Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

How to get kids reading and writing over the summer

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 3 days ago
This *was written by Anindita Basu Sempere, executive director of TheWritingFaculty.com.* By Anindita Basu Sempere The summer reading lists provided by schools and libraries have two purposes: to foster a love of reading and to keep students intellectually engaged over summer. These book lists span genres and styles, from classics to nonfiction and from poetry to paranormal fiction. Given the variety, students can usually find a book that at least sounds interesting to them. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add ... more »

July 4th facts on flags, fireworks, food and more

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 4 days ago
If you are at all curious about what country manufactures American flags and the fireworks that we light on July 4th, and/or where your Independence Day BBQ food comes from, you can thank our trusty U.S. Census Bureau forproviding the answers. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Why July 2 is really America’s independence day

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 4 days ago
On July 3, 1776, John Adams wrote a letter to his wife Abigail with this prediction: *“the Second of July, 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.”* Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Why U.S. can’t get back to head of the class (because it was never there)

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 5 days ago
This *was writtetn by David E. Drew, who holds the Joseph B. Platt chair at the Claremont Graduate University. His most recent book is “STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America,” published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. He can be reached at david.drew@cgu.edu.* Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Why U.S. can’t get back to head of the class (because it was never there)

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 5 days ago
This *was writtetn by David E. Drew, who holds the Joseph B. Platt chair at the Claremont Graduate University. His most recent book is “STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America,” published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. He can be reached at david.drew@cgu.edu.* Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

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A teacher’s perfect moment in the classroom (involving John Milton and John Mayer)

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 6 days ago
This *was written by Michele Kerr, a second-career teacher with a master’s in education from Stanford University, with credentials in math, history, and English. She will start her fourth year of teaching in the fall. This appeared on Larry Cuban’s blog, School Reform and Classroom Practice. * Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Testing mandates flunk cost-benefit analysis

Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 6 days ago
This *was written by Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor of English Education at The University of Georgia.* By Peter Smagorinsky According to Wikipedia, cost–benefit analysis “is a systematic process for calculating and comparing benefits and costs of a project, decision or government policy (hereafter, ‘project’). CBA has two purposes: Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon]

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan:


Money talks in Philly schools new privatization plan

Jeremy Nowak
Excellent piece by Daniel Denvir in City Paper, "Money Talks", reveals the big money behind Philly's plan to dismantle the Philadelphia School District and potentially put public schools under private management. The power broker behind the plan is Jeremy Nowak, chief executive of the William Penn Foundation. The foundation had given $1.45 million directly — and helped obtain at least $1.2 million more — to pay the Boston Consulting Group to develop a so-called “Blueprint” for restructuring the troubled district. 
"There’s family money out there,” says Nowak, and “it’s new money.” William Penn “may have been fourth or fifth on the list 10 or 12 years ago. We’re now first on the list. We don’t want to be first on the list. We want five other guys our size.”
Writes Denvir:
That new money generated in the service economy from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, has already funded a sea change in national