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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-29-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Virginia School Boards Pass Anti-Testing ResolutionsAccording to Valerie Strauss, about 30 of Virginia’s 130 local school boards have passed resolutions against excessive testing. The school boards say “there is “little research” that shows that students “will be better prepared to succeed in their careers and college” by taking t
10-29-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Teachers getting rich of of their pensions? No. But Wall Street is. Rhode Island’s Treasurer funnels state pension funds into the accounts of her hedge fund friends. David Sirota continues his great work exposing the nation’s pension thievery. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the state pension’s invest
10-29-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Two More Excellent Halloween ResourcesJust when I think my The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween list can’t get much bigger, I find more excellent resources to add to it. Here are two more: Eek! 50+ Halloween Activities, Resources & Apps is by Shelly Terrell. Halloween Infographics: Treats For Any Lesson is fro
10-29-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The Charlotte Danielson Who Is Getting Rich on the Misuse of Her Intellectual PropertyCharlotte Danielson has built a fence between herself and the misuse of her teacher evaluation scholarship. I call it scholarship rather than research because there is little hard evidence that her system works to improve teaching. Even so, CorpEd has paid the Danielson Group millions to use he
10-29-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Bullying by Numbers: Value-Added MeasuresIf you’ve been paying attention, you know that the evaluation focus for public education has moved quickly away from students and rapidly towards teachers and schools. The propaganda is everywhere, and too many people are convinced by the mantra, “the greatest factor of student success is the teacher in the classroom.” I don’t know who [
10-29-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The UFT Evaluation Team Sends An Email To UFT MembersDunno if you got this in your email box from Mikey Mulgrew and the "UFT Evaluation Team," but it arrived in my in-box this morning:Teachers across the city are facing significant challenges caused by the Department of Education's poor implementation of the new evaluation and development system. To resolve these p
10-29-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Sarah Darer Littman among renowned authors to call out Obama on failure of corporate education reform lawsSarah Darer Littman, a fellow public education advocate, blogger and regular commentator here at Wait,What? is also an award-winning author of books for young people. Last week she and a number of other leading authors and illustrators wrote a powerful letter to President Obama abo
Nov. 20 – OTL Education Action Summit in Albany, NY | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Nov. 20 – OTL Education Action Summit in Albany, NY | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Nov. 20 – OTL Education Action Summit in Albany, NYPosted on: Tuesday October 29th, 2013Join OTL allies from across New York for the Alliance for Quality Education's Education Action Summit on Nov. 20 in Albany! The event will include a day of trainings and wo
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Obama comes to Brooklyn. Warns students, 'the Chinese, Indians, Russians... are coming.'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Obama comes to Brooklyn. Warns students, 'the Chinese, Indians, Russians... are coming.': Obama comes to Brooklyn. Warns students, 'the Chinese, Indians, Russians... are coming.'Obama arrives at JFK on route to BrooklynS.T.E.M. schools are the flavor of the month and President Obama took the opportunity, while stumping for Bill de Blasio (not that de Blasio needs it)
In Memphis, city schools are at the epicenter of controversial changes | Hechinger Report
In Memphis, city schools are at the epicenter of controversial changes | Hechinger Report: In Memphis, city schools are at the epicenter of controversial changesBy Sarah CarrThis story also appeared at:MEMPHIS — Depending on who you talk to, Memphis is rapidly becoming one of the best cities to teach in America—or one of the worst.For Amanda Montgomery, a 24-year-old teacher, for instance, the tak
A Call for a Return of Local Control in Education | Truth in American Education
A Call for a Return of Local Control in Education | Truth in American Education: A Call for a Return of Local Control in EducationFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on October 29, 2013• 0 Comments112Tom Pauken, a former member of the Texas Workforce Commission and now a Republican candidate in the Texas gubernatorial race, wrote a great piece in Hum
7 Things Sex Education Should’ve Taught Us But Didn’t | toteachornototeach
7 Things Sex Education Should’ve Taught Us But Didn’t | toteachornototeach: 7 Things Sex Education Should’ve Taught Us But Didn’t By Mark MansonIt’s 2013 and two things are abundantly clear:Sex education matters, andCultures that believe sex is shameful screw everything up.The statistics are glaring. More pragmatic approaches to teenage sexuality (i.e., “Hey, you’re going to do what you’re going t
Author Maya Angelou blasts Obama’s Race to the Top
Author Maya Angelou blasts Obama’s Race to the Top: Author Maya Angelou blasts Obama’s Race to the TopBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 29 at 5:00 amMaya Angelou (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)Renowned author and poet Maya Angelou was one of more than 120 authors and illustrators who recently signed a letterto President Obama asking him to curb policies that promote excessive standardized tes
4 Caution Lights For School Leaders | Connected Principals
4 Caution Lights For School Leaders | Connected Principals: 4 Caution Lights For School LeadersOctober 29, 2013By William ParkerZig Ziglar’s “wheel of life” is often referred to by leadership coaches, like Chris Locurto, because it represents a good visual of the competing interests in each of our lives.The thought goes, when the areas of our life are held in good balance, the ride is much smoothe
Making Better Sense of Our Differences - Bridging Differences - Education Week
Making Better Sense of Our Differences - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Making Better Sense of Our DifferencesBy Deborah Meier on October 29, 2013 8:23 AMDear Mike,Amazing. We've found important legislative reform we can both sign onto. (Even if it's not, perhaps, to either of our mutual self-interests!) Make inheritance taxes more draconian—enough to ease the way so that children don't g
#NaNoPrep – are your WriMos ready?
#NaNoPrep – are your WriMos ready? « Teaching Between the Lines: #NaNoPrep – are your WriMos ready?If your students are participating in NaNoWriMo (in T – 3 days), then they are probably chomping at the bit to start writing. There’s nothing like telling students they CAN’T write until a certain date to get them begging for permission to write! If they have created their characters, crafted their
LA schools superintendent review brings out political divides | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA schools superintendent review brings out political divides | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA schools superintendent review brings out political dividesAnnie Gilbertson | October 29th, 2013, 6:00amAFP/AFP/Getty ImagesA superintendent’s review is usually routine: board members check in on goals such as raising test scores and increasing graduation rates.But a public uproar has turned Superintendent J
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Funding facts from Ralph Martire Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Funding facts from Ralph Martire: Funding facts from Ralph MartireJulie Woestehoff and Ralph Martire, Oct. 2013PURE was pleased to co-sponsor a forum on October 11, 2013, featuring state budget expert Ralph Martire, of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. The information he provided was important to share, so we have prepared the f
Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet - NYTimes.com
Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet - NYTimes.com: By SOMINI SENGUPTASAN FRANCISCO — For years, a school principal’s job was to make sure students were not creating a ruckus in the hallways or smoking in the bathroom. Vigilance ended at the schoolhouse gates.Now, as students complain, taunt and sometimes cry out for help on social media, educators have more opportunities to monitor stud
Paul Horton: Pseudo Democracy: Duncan Double Dribbles in Chicago - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: Pseudo Democracy: Duncan Double Dribbles in Chicago - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: Pseudo Democracy: Duncan Double Dribbles in ChicagoBy Anthony Cody on October 28, 2013 8:32 PMGuest post by Paul Horton. You may have heard about the Common Core Forums in New York, otherwise known as "the attack of the special interests." New York Education Commis
New school funding law sets first-time accountability for foster youth SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: New school funding law sets first-time accountability for foster youthBy Kimberly BeltranTuesday, October 29, 2013New laws that ushered in California’s landmark Local Control Funding Formula call on the departments of social services and education for the first time to identify and share information about foster students with school districts.Schools
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James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYPro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributions | EdNewsColoradoPro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributions | EdNewsColorado: Pro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributionsWritten by Todd Engdahl on Oct 28th, 2013.
Pro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributions | EdNewsColorado
Pro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributions | EdNewsColorado: Pro-66 campaign surpasses $10 million in contributionsWritten by Todd Engdahl on Oct 28th, 2013. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.orgBill and Melinda Gates, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a charity founded by Steve Jobs’ widow are among major new donors to Colorado Commits to Kids, the campaign committee that’s pushing to p
Billionaires’ Row and Welfare Lines - NYTimes.com
Billionaires’ Row and Welfare Lines - NYTimes.com: Billionaires’ Row and Welfare LinesBy CHARLES M. BLOWOctober 25, 2013The stock market is hitting record highs.Bank profits have reached their highest levels in years.The market for luxury goods is rebounding.Bloomberg News reported in August, “Sales of homes priced at more than $1 million jumped an average 37 percent in 2013’s first half from a ye
Capitol Alert: Steinberg: Making high school relevant is 'top focus'
Capitol Alert: Steinberg: Making high school relevant is 'top focus': Steinberg: Making high school relevant is 'top focus'California high schools could see an infusion of new programs that link academics with career exposure to provide students a richer learning experience. That's the goal of a competitive $250 million grant process Senate leader Darrell Steinberg is promoting to schools and busi
Shadowy Koch Brothers network fined for money laundering to silence union voices - California Teachers Association
Shadowy Koch Brothers network fined for money laundering to silence union voices - California Teachers Association: SHADOWY KOCH BROTHERS NETWORK FINED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING TO SILENCE UNION VOICESWhat goes around comes around. Last week the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) held a much anticipated press conference to share the news that the secret $11 million donation to the NO
10-28-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: More Falling Ed Reform Dominoes (This Time in LA) - What Could it Mean for Seattle?Los Angeles Superintendent John Deasy told his district's top leadership that he would be leaving in a few months. He came from the Gates Foundation and is yet another Broad superintendent to get exited or who left a job. He has been on the job since 2011. Into this issue wades Rob
K-12 News Network | Open Letter to the LAUSD on Superintendent Deasy’s Performance
K-12 News Network | Open Letter to the LAUSD on Superintendent Deasy’s Performance: Open Letter to the LAUSD on Superintendent Deasy’s Performanceadmin October 28, 2013 Educators, Los Angeles, School Boards, School Districts 0Roberta Eidman, MPH, is a public health expert and past adult education lecturer in LAUSD.If you too would like to share you concerns with the Los Angeles Unified School Boar
10-28-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Ravitch on MSNBCI haven't seen this yet but am reposting from the Ravitch blog for the Ed Notes archives. The discussion about charter schools has been changing - just see this: Top 16 NYC charter school executives earn more than Chancellor Dennis Walcott - Daily Newshttp://m.nydailynews.com/1.1497717The interview and panel discussion were broken into three segments which do not f
House Republican Research Committee, Ideas for Tomorrow, Choices for Today (1985) | Federal Education Policy History
House Republican Research Committee, Ideas for Tomorrow, Choices for Today (1985) | Federal Education Policy History: House Republican Research Committee, Ideas for Tomorrow, Choices for Today (1985)The full title of this document is Ideas for Tomorrow, Choices for Today: Policy of the Committee on the First One Hundred Days.This document is posted here on the Federal Education Policy History webs
How can we desegregate re-segregated public schools? (again) | Cloaking Inequity
How can we desegregate re-segregated public schools? (again) | Cloaking Inequity: How can we desegregate re-segregated public schools? (again)Richards, M., Stroub, K., Vasquez Heilig, J. & Volonnino, M. (2012). Achieving diversity in the Parents Involved era: Evidence for geographic integration plans in metropolitan school districts. Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy, 14(1)
Banks screwing students the way they screwed homeowners |Teamster Nation
Banks screwing students the way they screwed homeowners |Teamster Nation: Banks screwing students the way they screwed homeownersOnce again, family finances are in danger from big banks. Thousands of students with loans are complaining their student loan companies are breaking laws in the same way mortgage servicers did during the foreclosure crisis. That's according to a newly released Consumer
Peg with Pen: A Quick Guide to Resisting from Within for Educators
Peg with Pen: A Quick Guide to Resisting from Within for Educators: A Quick Guide to Resisting from Within for EducatorsI get asked a lot about what it’s like to teach in the public schools while knowing the truths about corporate education reform. Obviously, the two worlds collide. And I have spent many a night trying to figure out how to describe it – and how to write about it - so that you migh
NYC Public School Parents: Press conference tomorrow & District Superintendents rebel against inBloom & state's data sharing!
NYC Public School Parents: Press conference tomorrow & District Superintendents rebel against inBloom & state's data sharing!: Press conference tomorrow & District Superintendents rebel against inBloom & state's data sharing!Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday morning, Oct. 29 at 9:15 AM outside of 250 Broadway near City Hall (map here), where we will be holding a press conference abo
K-12 News Network | Speak Up and Be Heard! Attend the LAUSD School Board Meeting and Reassert the Will of the Voters
K-12 News Network | Speak Up and Be Heard! Attend the LAUSD School Board Meeting and Reassert the Will of the Voters: Speak Up and Be Heard! Attend the LAUSD School Board Meeting and Reassert the Will of the Votersadmin October 28, 2013 Educators, Los Angeles, Parents, School Boards, School Districts 0Guest op-ed by Ellen Lubic, educator and longtime Los Angeles resident. She is founder of Joining
Union-District Teams Agree Collaboration is Key to Student Success | NEA Today
Union-District Teams Agree Collaboration is Key to Student Success | NEA Today: Union-District Teams Agree Collaboration is Key to Student SuccessOctober 28, 2013 by egraham Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Edward GrahamCollaboration between teachers and school administrators, as well as the surrounding community, is essential in insuring the best education possible for stu
A Parent's and A Teacher's Greatest Wish Parent-Teacher Partnerships: A Theoretical Approach for Teachers
ECAP. Parent-Teacher Partnerships: A Theoretical Approach for Teachers: The Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative is home to a number of projects that focus on educating and raising young children. ECAP hosts research, technical assistance, and service projects.ECAP ProjectsPopular Topics Publications ERIC/EECE Archive Web Partners ContactView as PDFAbstract Noting the importance
What color is a great school?
What color is a great school?: What color is a great school?BY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 28 at 1:13 pm(freepik.com)A great school isn’t just an “A” school in today’s “accountability” era. It’s also a green one.Bad ones aren’t just F’s but they are also green. In-between schools, depending on just how the students perform, can be orange, yellow or lime (not to be confused with green).It may sound like
Please Attend Common Council Committee Meeting Tomorrow Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Please Attend Common Council Committee Meeting Tomorrow Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Please Attend Common Council Committee Meeting Tomorrow Tuesday, October 29 at 9:00 a.m.Filed under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 11:14 am Urge Common Council Committee to Vote YES to Develop Malcolm X In a Way That Will Benefit All Taxpayers.Tomorrow, Tuesday, Octob
Advice for LA Superintendent John Deasy: Should he stay or should he go? | Hechinger Report
Advice for LA Superintendent John Deasy: Should he stay or should he go? | Hechinger Report: Advice for LA Superintendent John Deasy: Should he stay or should he go?By Sarah Butrymowicz and Liz WillenThere is no shortage of advice for embattled Los Angeles schools chief John Deasy, who is expected to address his future after being evaluated by the school board Tuesday.John DeasyAt stake is leaders
Cali Education Headlines Monday, October 28, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: I'm Shocked: Corporate Media and Corporate Mayor Speaks Out for Corporate Reform SuperintendentsEducation HeadlinesMonday, October 28, 2013Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson wants longer day at some schoolsFresno Unified officials are pitching a plan to lengthen the school day next year, an idea that's getting flak from teachers uni
10-28-13 Whole Child BLOG: Improving Schools: "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" — Whole Child Education
Improving Schools: "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGImproving Schools: “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”Many have written and spoken about the key lessons taught in kindergarten and during preschool years. There are articles, lists, hints, and videos with much of it coming from Robert Fulghum's book All
PCAPS in the News: Full Funding Friday Press Coverage | WeArePCAPS
PCAPS in the News: Full Funding Friday Press Coverage | WeArePCAPS: PCAPS in the News: Full Funding Friday Press CoveragePosted on October 28, 2013by wearepcapsFull Funding Friday Seven, with PCAPS, 10/25/13CBS3, 10/25/13:http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/playerpage/player?shareid=158345&partnerToken=8a368b4941950e460141ffa3c1457374&clientId=0NBC10, 10/25/13:http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/p
Choosing Democracy: Mayor Johnson Shoots an Air Ball
Choosing Democracy: Mayor Johnson Shoots an Air Ball: Mayor Johnson Shoots an Air BallBy Seth Sandronsky Inaccuracy reigns in U.S. politics today. We turn to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a two-term Democrat who rose to fame as a star guard in the NBA. Mr. Johnson is now visiting U.S. cities on a Mayors for Educational Excellence Tour with three mayors: Julián Castro of San Antonio; Michael Han
Who is Reading the Big Education Ape Now?
Who is Reading the Big Education Ape Now?10-28-13 10:14AM PDThttp://feedjit.com/stats/bigeducationape.blogspot.com/map/
Video: Public Education is a Civil Right Rally at North Division High School | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Video: Public Education is a Civil Right Rally at North Division High School | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Video: Public Education is a Civil Right Rally at North Division High SchoolFiled under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 11:03 am Community leaders held a news conference on October 18 to oppose State legislation which would take control of MPS buildings away from the MPS school bo
Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita to Join First Lady Michelle Obama for an Announcement about Marketing Healthier Foods to Children | The White House
Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita to Join First Lady Michelle Obama for an Announcement about Marketing Healthier Foods to Children | The White House: Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita to Join First Lady Michelle Obama for an Announcement about Marketing Healthier Foods to ChildrenAfter the announcement, Mrs. Obama, Elmo and Rosita will be joined in the garden by children from MD, VA and WV whose scho
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESFrom left are Gap Chairman Bob Fisher, investor Charles Schwab and philanthropist Eli Broad. A state investigation found that the three were among secret donors to right-wing, anti-public school, anti-union group, Americans for Job Security. (Times Wire Services)Anthony YorkSan Francisco investor Schwab gave more than $6.2 mill
Time to Focus on the Real Education Problem: Poverty | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Time to Focus on the Real Education Problem: Poverty | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Time to Focus on the Real Education Problem: PovertyBy AASA, The School Superintendents Association on October 28, 2013By Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director, AASA: The School Superintendents Association Many Americans believe public schools are failing our students. Public officials, t
“A-F” School Ranking Systems—Exacerbating Racial Divisions and Inequality | janresseger
“A-F” School Ranking Systems—Exacerbating Racial Divisions and Inequality | janresseger: “A-F” School Ranking Systems—Exacerbating Racial Divisions and InequalityPosted on October 28, 2013 by janressegerYesterday afternoon I spent five hours in Fort Wayne, Indiana at an interfaith gathering where nearly a hundred people discussed the challenges for public schools in a state that quite recently imp
Morning Wink 10-28-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS10-26-13 Saturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutSaturday Matinée Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutNite Cap 10-25-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYPCSG
