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 CAP
Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder?
Superintendent_Interview_Questions_-_Sample_4.pdf: Sacramento Needs a New Superintendent- A Corporate Reformer or A Community Builder? JR REPLACEMENT: An upgrade? What are your thoughts Parents and Community?Sara Noguchi, Ed. D.Interim SuperintendentSara Noguchi, Ed.D currently holds the position of Interim Superintendent at Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) in California. She has wo
Mother Crusader: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?
Mother Crusader: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?: Hebrew Charters: Does Crafty Compartmentalization of Secular and Religious Programs Equal A True Separation Of Church And State?Over the past two years I've written multiple posts about the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School in East Brunswick
Crunching Test Scores Isn't Enough to Educate Our Kids | Blog, Perspectives | BillMoyers.com
Crunching Test Scores Isn't Enough to Educate Our Kids | Blog, Perspectives | BillMoyers.com: Crunching Test Scores Isn’t Enough to Educate Our KidsFebruary 26, 2014by David Tansey and Elaine WeissStudents Julian Lopez, 12th grade, second left; Ben Montalbano, 11th grade, second right; and James Agostino, 12th grade, right; listen during their Advanced Placement (AP) Physics class at Woodrow Wilso
Adventures in Team Teaching | Connected Principals
Adventures in Team Teaching | Connected Principals: Adventures in Team Teachingby Derek Hatch • February 26, 2014 • 0 CommentsThis is a cross post from my personal blog. Recently, at a PD session, I ran into a former colleague with whom I used to team teach. Since we have not worked together in a decade or more, it was fun to reminisce and remember some of the memorable (not to mention funny) time
empathyeducates – Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?
empathyeducates – Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?: Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?Photograph; Drugs don’t ‘cure’ a disease called ADHD, the way that antibiotics cure pneumonia. Getty ImagesBy Alison Gopnik | Originally Published at Wall Street Journal. February 21, 2014In the past two decades, the number of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit H
NYC Educator: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting Cuomo
NYC Educator: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting Cuomo: Major Moskowitz Meltown Comes Courting CuomoIt's all over whatever it is that used to be Gotham Schools. Eva and her buds are upset. Apparently, when de Blasio said charters might have to pay rent, he was referring to none other than charters that have a lot of money. You know, the ones that are so flush with cash they can lay out a half
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core | Truth in American Education
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core | Truth in American Education: Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on February 26, 2014 • 0 Comments144Interesting poll from Siena College.Voters continue to be divided by the New York State Education Depa
A Student’s Voice Joins the Movement | Parents United for Public Education
A Student’s Voice Joins the Movement | Parents United for Public Education: A Student’s Voice Joins the MovementPosted on February 26, 2014 by SSPRAGUELOTTLeave a commentThousands of Philadelphia students walked out last spring to demand more resources in their schools. (Photo: Media Mobilizing Project)Hi, my name is Sadie Sprague-Lott and I am a junior at Science Leadership Academy (SLA) and an i
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saturday in Austin
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saturday in Austin: Saturday in AustinI'm looking forward to the NPE Conference taking place Saturday and Sunday in Austin at The Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas. I probably won't have much time for Mad Dog Margaritas at the Chile Parlor Bar as in Guy Clark's Dublin Blues. But I will be moderating a Movement Building panel on Saturday morning, w
New After School Standards - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
New After School Standards - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Unveils New Standards for High-Quality After School ProgramsSACRAMENTO—Far from being lost time, the hours after school and during summer can be opportunities for students to build on what they learn in the classroom, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said today as he released a
Choosing Democracy: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento
Choosing Democracy: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento: Raza Educators Conference. March 1. Sacramento
2-26-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: When You Are Looking for American Heroes- Don't Forget the Coaches!!Those of you who know me know how proud I am of my grand daughter Avery's accomplishments as a runner. At age 10, she is now one of the top middle distance runners her age in the nation, and loves the feeling of confidence this gives her as well as all the great new friends she has made in her track team- t
Eliminate Tech from the Education Discussion | My Island View
Eliminate Tech from the Education Discussion | My Island View: Eliminate Tech from the Education DiscussionFebruary 26, 2014 by tomwhitbyAfter five decades of being an educator, I am growing weary of the constant discussion over the divide between education and technology. When will we reach a point where we will discuss Education, teaching and learning without having to debate technology? The ide
2-26-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Morning Read: LAUSD music instruction to be cut in halfTeachers: LA schools’ arts budget ‘a step in the wrong direction’ A plan by the Los Angeles Unified School District to cut the time elementary school children are taught orchestra in half is angering teachers – many of whom learned about it only after
Public Pension Reform Series | Brookings Institution
Public Pension Reform Series | Brookings Institution: In their June 2013 paper, Are Public Pensions Keeping Up with the Times?, Matthew M. Chingos, Grover J. Whitehurst, and Richard W. Johnson reported a $2.7 trillion nationwide funding gap in states’ public pension systems. In two new follow-up papers, Chingos, Whitehurst and colleagues seek to answer the inevitable question provoked by their ini
2-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: On Switching High School/Elementary Start TimesFrom School Start Later-Seattle:As a brief update, the school board approved transportation standards for next year that will move us to a 3-tier system in order to save approximately $3 million. It was impossible to get the school board to consider putting secondary schools in the later tiers and elementaries in the
Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, Morale | NEA Today
Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, Morale | NEA Today: Wait, What? Educators Highly Satisfied With Classroom Autonomy, MoraleFebruary 26, 2014 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerAsk most teachers what workplace conditions or policies determine their level of job satisfaction, support from administration, general respect, colla
Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up
Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs Up: Education Spring ‘Year Of Action’ Revs UpWhen President Barak Obama, in his State of the Union address, called for a “year of action,” he probably didn’t have this in mind.An extensive and diverse coalition of forces opposed to the education policies pushed by his administration, and many state governors, is organizing on an unprecedented scale to spur a
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, February 26, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Legislative Analyst suggests 3 ways to fix school busing formula -Education HeadlinesWednesday, February 26, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Parents drop Clovis Unified sex education suit
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10
CURMUDGUCATION: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10: Duncan's Pre-K Top 10On Monday, February 23, Arne Duncan laid down some speaks on the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting. His prepared remarks touched on many areas of education, but he devoted much of his speaking to the issue of Pre-K.Mind you, Duncan did not speak about why Pre-K is a good idea or a valuable idea, nor did he speak about what Pr
Morning Wink 2-26-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Is the Man Funding the Vergara Trial?David Welch is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who is spending millions of dollars in legal fees to try to strip teachers of any due process rights or job
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Who Is the Man Funding the Vergara Trial?David Welch is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who is spending millions of dollars in legal fees to try to strip teachers of any due process rights or job security. Who is he and who are his allies? This investigative report provides some answers, though no one can truly explain the animus tow
Big Easy, Little Choice | EduShyster
Big Easy, Little Choice | EduShyster: Big Easy, Little Choice Is New Orleans-style school choice a model or a cautionary tale?New Orleans parent advocate Ashana Bigard.By Ashana BigardWhen I talk about *choice* in New Orleans I use quotations with both fingers and I wink too. Supposedly we have what’s called a *choice model for excellent education* but the reality is that the overwhelming majority
2-26-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: “Hunting Scapegoats”: WWII Literacy Crisis and Current Education Reform“Hunting Scapegoats”: WWII Literacy Crisis and Current Education Reform. via “Hunting Scapegoats”: WWII Literacy Crisis and Current Education Reform.1 by plthomasedd / 16min 2-25-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: A Liberal and a Conservative Reach Remarkable Agreement on Edu-PhilanthropyRichard Kahlenberg
2-26-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “Hunting Scapegoats”: WWII Literacy Crisis and Current Education Reform“Historians often mention World War II as a time when expectations for schooling and literacy really took off,” explains Deborah Brandt, “when what was considered an adequate level of education moved
2-26-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Connecticut parents – Don’t let them lie to you on opting your children out of the Standardized Testing frenzyLast December, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor sent Connecticut’s public school superintendents a memo on how to mislead and lie to parents in a coordinated effort to persuade parents that they do not have the right to opt their children out of Connecti
2-26-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Education reform and the corrosion of community responsibilityThe law of unintended consequences essentially states that individual and government actions always have some unintended consequences. In the following post, Arthur H. Camins writes about the unintended consequences of many education reform policies. Camins is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering an
solidaridad: The Impact of Proposition 209 and Our Duty to Our Students
solidaridad: The Impact of Proposition 209 and Our Duty to Our Students: The Impact of Proposition 209 and Our Duty to Our StudentsI'm so glad my university is finally taking a stand on the racist Proposition 209, and is thinking of ways to encourage diversity!Office of the ChancellorTo the Campus Community:Nearly two decades have passed since Californians voted to end affirmative action in admiss
2-2614 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Has Top FLDOE Numbers Cruncher Changed Her Tune On VAM?The Florida Department of Education vigorously opposed the release of controversial VAM data. FlaglerLive quotes chief of staff Kathy Hebda on the release: Monday, the Department of Education released masses of data
2-26-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Another Study Demonstrates The Ineffectiveness Of Extrinsic Motivation, But Also Something More….Yet another study has found that extrinsic motivation is not a effective in enhancing motivation. Since there is so much research showing this already, that’s not really big news. But it’s the details of this study that are part
2-26-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Karen Lewis. Standardized testing and the Eugenics movement.- Karen GJ Lewis is the President of the Chicago Teachers Union and National Board Certified Teacher. Many people who are convinced that standardized tests are reliable and valid indicators of student learning are not only sadly mistaken, but
2-26-14 Engaging Parents In School All Week… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Research Review Gives Thumbs Up to Community Schools Approach”Research Review Gives Thumbs Up to Community Schools Approach the headline of a post at Education Week. Here’s an excerpt: In the wake of newly elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to open 100 community schools, a report released Tuesday finds promise
2-26-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Lies Randi Tells on TwitterRandi Weingarten @rweingarten @beth_dimino @pfh1964-be4 u criticize know the facts-@uft had a rank & file comm including all caucuses & got overwhelming support at DA mtgWhile New Action enthusiastically supported the UFT charters, ICE -- if I am not mistaken, a caucus in the UFT, opposed it with Michael Fiorillo leading the charge and in f
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-26-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Libraries Are Vital To Student SuccessCSFDaily Titan Opinion By Michael Chen in the Cal State Fullerton Daily Titan | http://bit.ly/1o50Nci February 25, 2014 :: The importance of libraries cannot be understated. Thousands of students across the state use libraries as a quiet haven to study, conduct research and to collaborate with their fellow classma
The Quick and the Ed » CTE Teacher Evaluation: One Size Does Not Fit All
The Quick and the Ed » CTE Teacher Evaluation: One Size Does Not Fit All: One size does not fit all when it comes to Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher evaluation.CTE teachers instruct in a number of fields (from health sciences and engineering to design and culinary services) and in a wide variety of settings (from typical middle or high school classrooms, to special in-school labs, to
2-26-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Educators 4 ExecutionIn trying to find my voice as a teacher to effectively help improve education in the United States, I encountered E4E, a teacher-centered group advocating such things as merit pay, teacher evaluations based upon value-added measures and an end to LIFO (Last In First Out). I was hooked. It soon became apparent to me, however, that this organizatio
2-26-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz Only Closes Success Academies When She Needs Kids For A Photo OpStudents at Success Academies don't get too many days off from school - except when Eva Moskowitz needs them for political reasons. New York City charter school leaders are planning a massive rally at the state Capitol next Tuesday, as they pivot their advocacy to Albany afer failing to make progre
Community Schools Build Human Connection Lacking in Technocratic School “Reform” | janresseger
Community Schools Build Human Connection Lacking in Technocratic School “Reform” | janresseger: Community Schools Build Human Connection Lacking in Technocratic School “Reform”Posted on February 26, 2014 by janressegerChild Trends, an education policy group that conducts research on strategies to improve the lives of children, has just released a new report (summary) on what are most often called
How Schools Can Give Men the Skills They Need to Be Good Dads - Christine Gross-Loh - The Atlantic
How Schools Can Give Men the Skills They Need to Be Good Dads - Christine Gross-Loh - The Atlantic: How Schools Can Give Men the Skills They Need to Be Good DadsApprenticeship programs have the potential to help young men get better jobs and develop relationship abilities.Jason Cohn/ReutersYoung men are more likely to drop out of high school and are less likely to aspire to college than their fema
Shame on you, Cami Anderson! | Bob Braun's Ledger
Shame on you, Cami Anderson! | Bob Braun's Ledger: Shame on you, Cami Anderson!State Sen. Ronald Rice and NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer confer at last night’s school board meetingCami Anderson, Gov. Chris Christie’s appointee to run the Newark schools, is either afraid of, or contemptuous of, the people of Newark. She is imposing a hotly contested school closing plan on the city, selling off
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saucedo test boycott -- 'A step towards reclaiming humanity, joy of learning and education.'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Saucedo test boycott -- 'A step towards reclaiming humanity, joy of learning and education.': Saucedo test boycott -- 'A step towards reclaiming humanity, joy of learning and education.'A SmallTalk Salute...This one goes out to the 40 teachers at Maria Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy who voted unanimously Tuesday to boycottthe Illinois Standards Achievement Tes
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 2-24-15 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe war on teachers: Test 'em all, let God sort 'em outArne Duncan demands Value-Added teacher evaluation asking, “What’s there to hide?”BUSH MENTALITY...Remember when Bush and Cheney decided to invade Iraq even though they knew Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks and that there were no WMDs? Now that same mentality is being use
Nite Cap 2-25-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPBULLETIN: Cami to Newark: I won’t show. Ever. | Bob Braun's LedgerBULLETIN: Cami to Newark: I won’t show. Ever. | Bob Braun's Ledger: BULLETIN: Cami to Newark: I won’t show. Ever.Cami will meet with one mayoral candidate but not parents or teache
