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SXSWEdu: Gates Foundation vs. Microsoft Education: What’s the difference? | Digital
SXSWEdu: Gates Foundation vs. Microsoft Education: What’s the difference? | Digital: SXSWEdu: Gates Foundation vs. Microsoft Education: What’s the difference?On my first day in Austin I had a terrific hourlong conversation with Cameron Evans, Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Education. He had a lot of candid observations and great lines: “The vast amount of data in our education system can b
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Watch the Brilliant Speeches by John Kuhn and Karen Lewis HereJohn Kuhn and Karen Lewis spoke as keynoters at the first annual conference of the Network for Public Education at the LBJ Center at the University of Texas in Austin last weekend. Watch and listen here.1 by dianeravitch / 30min hide // saveNPE Leadership Calls for Con
3-5-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Diane Ravitch Speech at the Network of Public Education ConferenceHere is a link to Diane Ravitch’s inspiring speech at last weekend’s Network of Public Education Conference in Austin Texas. http://www.schoolhouselive.org/ I was particularly honored and appreciative that Diane would recognize my efforts and my blog in her speech. As background, The Network for Public Education is an ad
3-5-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Parent to Obama: Why don’t private schools adopt your test-based school reforms?Bertis Downs is a parent who lives in Athens Ga., and the former legal counselor and manager of the band R.E.M. He wrote the following letter to President Obama, inviting the president to visit a high school in Athens to see the impact of his administration’s standardized test-based policies there.
3-5-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: NYS Test Refusals Hit Main Street1 by freetoteach / 6h 3-4-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Tennessee School Board Model for Resistance to CorpEdRESOLUTION OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONIN OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATIONTHREATENING A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMWHEREAS, Rutherford County Schools are not for sale; andWHEREAS, a number of bills are being advanced before the S
3-5-14 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.: Tim Furman’s Red AlertThe Chicago Teachers Union did NOT endorse Kirk Dillard.From the Chicago Teachers Union: CHICAGO—While the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) has endorsed Republican gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Kirk Dillard in the upcoming primary, the Chicago Teachers Union Local 1 (CTU) has n
3-5-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Chicago: Testing Opt-Out Capital: Chicago: Testing Opt-Out CapitalIn some cases, principals have told teachers they will be arrested if they leaflet parents on the public sidewalks outside their schools, even though the teachers are distributing the materials on their own time.The explosion of the Chicago Opt Out movement comes despite orders from CPS administrators -- usually &qu
3-5-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Fact-Checking Rick Scott’s Sketchy Education ClaimsIt didn’t take long for the media call Rick Scott on one of his education claims from his State of the State address yesterday. In his attempt to take credit for “four schools in the nation’s top ten” PolitiFact responds
3-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Earth Hour” Is On March 29th — Here Are Lots Of Related ResourcesEarth Hour, the annual time when people around the world switch-off lights for an hour to bring attention to environmental issues, takes place on March 29th this year. You might find The Best Sites To Learn About “Earth Hour” helpful….by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h T
3-5-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Conversation: Moving ‘quality’ teachers between schools will not help disadvantaged childrenMoving ‘quality’ teachers between schools will not help disadvantaged childrenFiled under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical Tagged: disadvantaged children5 by plthomasedd / 3h hide // saveYESTERDAYYou don’t know the meaning of #dontbackdownI’m pretty angry. Yesterday, I was on a panel
3-5-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): The Conversation: Moving ‘quality’ teachers between schools will not help disadvantaged childrenMoving ‘quality’ teachers between schools will not help disadvantaged children1 by plthomasedd / 3h 3-4-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L.
empathyeducates Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed
empathyeducates: Common Core Costs Too High, Failure GuaranteedBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. March 4, 2014 Teaching literacy has been my career and life for over thirty years now. Having grown up in the South with my own peculiar grasp of so-called standard English, I feel fortunate to […]by empathy / 7h empathyeducates Many L.A. Unified School Libraries
3-5-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Comptroller Stringer Says NYC Will Have Extra $510 Million In Budget Than Predicted - Can Be Used To Settle ContractsFrom the Wall Street Journal:New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is predicting an extra $510 million in revenue in next year's budget, a windfall that he fears could be eclipsed by the sum needed to settle the city's open labor contracts. Mr. Stringer, wh
Why I should get in-state tuition as an undocumented student | Hechinger Report
Why I should get in-state tuition as an undocumented student | Hechinger Report: Why I should get in-state tuition as an undocumented studentBy Miguel MolinaNew Jersey recently became the latest state to join a movement granting equal tuition for undocumented students. But not all do. East Los Angeles College student Miguel Molina shares how the different rules in different states have separated h
New Book from David Berliner: Update on Manufactured Crisis He Identified 20 Years Ago | janresseger
New Book from David Berliner: Update on Manufactured Crisis He Identified 20 Years Ago | janresseger: New Book from David Berliner: Update on Manufactured Crisis He Identified 20 Years AgoPosted on March 5, 2014 by janressegerIn 1995, nearly 20 years ago, Arizona State University education professor David Berliner and University of Missouri professor Bruce Biddle published a prophetic book that an
Today, I was offered $1,000. By Teach for America. « inspirEDucation
Today, I was offered $1,000. By Teach for America. « inspirEDucation: Today, I was offered $1,000. By Teach for America.And I’m turning it down. Here’s why:As you all may know, I’ve been very busy recently putting together a student-led education conference for youth in LA called EmpowerED: Los Angeles Student Power 2014. I’m incredibly excited for this event, but have been struggling to raise mon
Charter Op-Ed Misrepresents (Big Tree): My Response That They Won’t Print (Small Axe) | Cloaking Inequity
Charter Op-Ed Misrepresents (Big Tree): My Response That They Won’t Print (Small Axe) | Cloaking Inequity: Charter Op-Ed Misrepresents (Big Tree): My Response That They Won’t Print (Small Axe)If you are the big tree, we are the small axe, ready to cut you down, to cut you down! Bob MarleyI submitted an Op-Ed two weeks ago to the San Antonio Express News (SAEN) and they have refused to print it. Th
NYC Educator: Eva Moskowitz Forges a Way to Student Lobbyist Cuomo's Heart
NYC Educator: Eva Moskowitz Forges a Way to Student Lobbyist Cuomo's Heart: Eva Moskowitz Forges a Way to Student Lobbyist Cuomo's HeartWhen folks who make half a million dollars a year have problems, you'd better believe Andrew Cuomo has solutions. If that bad old Bill de Blasio won't give Eva Moskowitz free rent, well, he'll just take our tax dollars and give it to her.The Post is very happy abo
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm -- 'I don't want to be a phony'
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm -- 'I don't want to be a phony': Rahm -- 'I don't want to be a phony'Nixon -- "I am not a crook"Whenever a politician begins by saying something likeRichard Nixon did -- "I am not a crook", you immediately know that they are crooked. When Rahm Emanuel begins his Sun-Times interview with Fran Spielman by saying, "I don't want to be a phon
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NYC Public School Parents: inBloom executives finally testify before the NYS Assembly; what a sad spectacle it was
NYC Public School Parents: inBloom executives finally testify before the NYS Assembly; what a sad spectacle it was: nBloom executives finally testify before the NYS Assembly; what a sad spectacle it wasSee the videotaped testimony of NYSED's Ken Wagner, along with a crew from inBloom Inc., including Peggy Brookins, Board Member, Jat Pannu, Senior VP of Services and Virginia Bartlett, Chief Privacy
‘What’s Next? at TFA’ webcast. Spoiler alert: More of the same | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
‘What’s Next? at TFA’ webcast. Spoiler alert: More of the same | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: ‘What’s Next? at TFA’ webcast. Spoiler alert: More of the sameTFA has been recently taking a beating in social media. Whether in response to this, or if it is just something that’s been planned for a while, the two co-CEOs Elisa Villanueva-Beard and Matt Kramer were part of a live webcast tonight called ‘What
Parent Power School- Session II « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice
Parent Power School- Session II « NYC Coalition for Educational Justice: Parent Power School- Session IIRegister Now!Advanced Training for Parent LeadersParent Power School educates, empowers and instills confidence and hope for parents to be articulate messengers and change agents on education issues affecting their children and the community. By developing the voices, skills, issue expertise and
CURMUDGUCATION: Why the Hell Are We Racing Anywhere?
CURMUDGUCATION: Why the Hell Are We Racing Anywhere?: Why the Hell Are We Racing Anywhere?Race to the Top had been rather quiet as a brand until President Obama revived it in his new budget proposal. Unfortunately, the new iteration underlines the metaphorical problems with the nom de regulation. For a guy who launched his career by being a moving speaker, Obama has hit on a real tone-deaf clunker
Last Stand for Children First: Not All Parents Oppose Excessive Testing
Last Stand for Children First: Not All Parents Oppose Excessive Testing: Not All Parents Oppose Excessive TestingThe credit for this article goes to the great Alexander Russo, who urged journalists to do a better job reporting on testing by finding the many parents and students who don't oppose excessive standardized testing. This is much the same way that the media overemphasized Jackie Robinson
Obama's Budget Boosts Preschool, Access To Top Teachers, But Freezes Many Education Programs
Obama's Budget Boosts Preschool, Access To Top Teachers, But Freezes Many Education Programs: Obama's Budget Boosts Preschool, Access To Top Teachers, But Freezes Many Education ProgramsPresident Barack Obama sits with Marcus Wesby and other preschool student during his visit to Powell Elementary School in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Obama visited the school to
3-4-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Florida Senate Republicans Ignore Superintendts, Jeb Bush Abandons College Readiness in First Passage of New School Grade BillIt comes as no surprise the republican-dominated Senate Education Committee didn’t listen to the recommendations of two school superintendents in
Please Refrain from “Think[ing] of VAMs Like an Oak Tree” |
Please Refrain from “Think[ing] of VAMs Like an Oak Tree” |: Please Refrain from “Think[ing] of VAMs Like an Oak Tree”inShare It happened again. In the Tampa Bay Times a journalist encouraged his readers to, as per the title of his article, “Think of VAMs Like an Oak Tree” as folks in Florida are now beginning to interpret and consume Florida teachers’ “value-added” data. It even seems that folks
Nite Cap 3-4-14 #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 CAPDiane Ravitch Education - Diane Ravitch Schools Us On Public Education - EsquireDiane Ravitch Education - Diane Ravitch Schools Us On Public Education - Esquire: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better educa
Diane Ravitch Education - Diane Ravitch Schools Us On Public Education - Esquire
Diane Ravitch Education - Diane Ravitch Schools Us On Public Education - Esquire: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Diane Ravitch at NPE Conference (4th pass) on Vimeo #npeconferenceDiane Ravitch at NPE Conference (4th pass) on Vimeo: Diane Ravitch at NPE Conference (4t
3-4-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Quinnipiac poll confirms Governor Malloy faces major obstacles should he seek re-electionThe Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released its latest poll today. While the Malloy political operatives will claim that the poll shows him leading the unknown Republican candidates and is tied with former gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, the data provides a harsh assessment of Malloy’
Content Warnings and College Classes |
Content Warnings and College Classes |: Content Warnings and College ClassesMarch 4, 2014 in StudentsThe New Republic has a story out mocking and condemning what it describes as a trend toward the use of mandatory “trigger warnings” in college classes.I don’t have time for a full post on this subject right now, but as I said on Twitter a few moments ago, while I’ve never given a trigger warning by
3-4-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Here's Some Homework - Common Core Style From a mom in NY State: My son's KINDERGARTEN homework. I hold a Master's Degree and have won multiple Emmy Awards and my husband is a Lieutenant in the NYPD. We couldn't figure it out. It's a SAD SAD SAD state when two well educated parents can't help their child with their KINDERGARTEN homework. This is what you have to l
Support the teachers and parents at Saucedo and Drummond schools who refuse the useless state mandated tests | Reclaim Reform
Support the teachers and parents at Saucedo and Drummond schools who refuse the useless state mandated tests | Reclaim Reform: Support the teachers and parents at Saucedo and Drummond schools who refuse the useless state mandated testsPosted on March 4, 2014by Ken PrevitiRefusal to give a totally useless state mandated test, refusing to waste weeks of class-time for children who need education, an
NYC Public School Parents: How your child can refuse the state tests, starting April 1! Check out the video now!
NYC Public School Parents: How your child can refuse the state tests, starting April 1! Check out the video now!: How your child can refuse the state tests, starting April 1! Check out the video now!For more information on how to your child can refuse the NY state 3-8th grade exams, including a parent guide and refusal letter, please check out the NY State Allies Public Education website at http:/
What’s In a Selfie? | My Island View
What’s In a Selfie? | My Island View: What’s In a Selfie?March 4, 2014 by tomwhitbyWell, if you watched the Academy Awards last week, you witnessed the global impact that social media has in the world. Ellen DeGeneres was able to take a picture of a group of actors that, in the first half hour of it being posted, was re-tweeted 700,000 times, which temporarily knocked Twitter off the Internet. It
3-4-14 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): Livestream coverage of today’s LAUSD school board meetingLA Unified School Board members meet today with a hefty agenda that includes charter school renewals, approving building repairs and a possible discussion about how to spend the new local control funding (though that will likely be put off for a fut
Financial Literacy Requirements Lag in States
Financial Literacy Requirements Lag in States: States Lag in Educating Students About Personal Finance By Pamela M. Prah, Staff WriterStudents at Calera High School in Alabama surround New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram, center left, and Alabama Treasurer Young Boozer after playing an online game of Financial Football that teaches financial literacy. Alabama recently began requiring that
Microsoft Tech Vouchers Available - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Microsoft Tech Vouchers Available - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Millions More in Microsoft Technology Funds Available to California Schools from 2003 SettlementSACRAMENTO—More than 8,000 California public schools and districts are eligible to share $188.4 million in Education Technology K-12 Voucher Program funds, State Superintendent of Public Ins
Bring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and Culture — Whole Child Education
Bring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and Culture — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGBring Yourself to Work Every Day to Build Trust, Morale, and CultureFebruary 27, 2014 by Whole Child PodcastDownload Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save]Educators working in a positive school culture experience collegiality, trust, and tangible support as leaders and peers, creating an en
SPECIAL Mid Day Banana Break 3-4-14 #RealEdTalk #edreform
Big Education Ape - Mid Day Banana BreakThe NCTQ is at it again in SeattleOver the past five years, Sue and I have followed the NCTQ since they first appeared in Seattle during our Broad superintendent’s reign when she had a report “created”, paid for by Bill Gates and Eli Broad, on those lazy, worthless teachers and how they need merit pay waved in front of them to get our students into shape. Th
John Kuhn at the NPE Conference: This is Our Education Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Kuhn at the NPE Conference: This is Our Education Spring - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Kuhn at the NPE Conference: This is Our Education SpringBy Anthony Cody on March 4, 2014 10:00 AMJohn Kuhn, alongside Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis, gave the keynote speech to the Network for Public Education conference on Saturday, March 1. He kindly gave me permission
Morning Wink 3-4-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSFCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, March 4, 2014FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Loss of supermajority in Senate could doom vote on 55 percent parcel taxEducation HeadlinesTuesday, March 4, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be acces
