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
Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and State Board of Education President Michael Kirst issued the following joint statement in connection with a class action lawsuit, Cruz et al. v. State
Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today
Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today: Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the SenateMay 29th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing ServicesA bill that would make public pre-kindergarten available at no charge to children from Calif
Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left Behind | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left Behind | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left BehindPosted by Dan MagillDan MagillI am not bothered about losing our state’s No Child Left Behind waiver. In fact, this may be one of the best things to happen to education in Washington since standardized testing wrapped its sha
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?ConnectEDU was one of the three data dashboard companies chosen by the
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concernMarshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS is so bad, that congresspeople are now concerned. Representative Janice Hahn wrote LAUSD to contact the Partnershi
On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School District | deutsch29
On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School District | deutsch29: On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School DistrictMay 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, Lindsey Layton of the Washington Post wrote this article on the conversion of the state-run New Orleans Recovery School District’s (RSD) conversion to charters.I would like to clarify a few of Layton’s glossy statements about RSD.Let us be
California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week
California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week: California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. FindsBy Lesli A. Maxwell on May 29, 2014 4:34 PMCrossposted from the District Dossier blogBy Lesli A. MaxwellThe California districts that won a special reprieve from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act are falling short on several key p
Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? |
Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? |:'Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? Following up on two of my most recent posts, the first about Commissioner Huffman’s (un)inspiring TEDxNashville talk in which he vociferously celebrated Tennessee students’ recent (albeit highly questionable) gains on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores, and th
The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog
The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is StunninginShareA 100% rate of stopping “anti-reform” legislation by these special interests (grasstops)The above graphic comes from the Louisiana Department of Education with mention of groups supporting educational reform ideas:
ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time' : NPR Ed : NPR
ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time' : NPR Ed : NPR: ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time'California high school students Briana Lamb and Cristian Gaspar are named in the ACLU's equal learning time lawsuit.ACLU SoCal/Public CounselThe American Civil Liberties Union today filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that high poverty schools in California are denying students the learni
10 Belief Statements About Student Discipline | Connected Principals
10 Belief Statements About Student Discipline | Connected Principals: 10 Belief Statements About Student Disciplineby Chris Wejr • May 29, 2014 • 0 CommentsCC Image from Charlie Baker https://flic.kr/p/aTHCevAs I continue my journey in the first 4 months at James Hill elementary, I wanted to share my beliefs around student discipline with the staff. Although my views continue to evolve and grow t
5-29-14 The Whole Child Blog — FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education
FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and LearningMay 29, 2014 by Klea ScharbergGet hands-on practice using the new FIT Teaching (Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching®) tool kit to help ensure high-quality teaching and learning. Join ASCD authors Douglas Fisher a
5-29-14 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: School construction bond going to voters$9 billion school construction bond moves toward November ballot Appropriations Committee has finally put a dollar figure to a school construction bond measure that it wants to place on the November ballot: $9 billion. Voter approval to issue new 30-ye
5-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadTomorrow sees three Director Community Meetings - if you want something to change in the math adoption, you might want to drop in on one. Patu - 10 am - noon, Cafe VittaMcLaren - 10 am - noon, SW Branch Public LibraryPeters - 11 am - 12:30 pm - Queen Anne library, first hour for students (according to SPS website)I was unable to attend the DPD mee
5-29-14 Schools Matter -
Schools Matter: Legislators File Open Records Request for Huffman Decision Trail to Delay State Test ResultsOn the day that TCAP scores were to be released in Tennessee, Kevin Huffman's team of TFA lawyers in Nashville called a quick "put down your pencils" timeout just before reporters were ready to write about this year's state test results. In a scurry to make sure that "post-te
Morning Wink 5-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger ReportCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger Report: Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk”By Andre PerryWhat does community engagement mean? In particular, how does community engagement work for a “tak
Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger Report
Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger Report: Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk”By Andre PerryWhat does community engagement mean? In particular, how does community engagement work for a “takeover district?” It doesn’t really.Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk.”Click to read more column
The Condition of Education 2014
The Condition of Education: Population CharacteristicsParticipation in EducationElementary and Secondary EducationPostsecondary EducationSpotlightsReference TablesReference MaterialsLetter From the CommissionerThis website has the key indicators of the condition of education in the United States. These indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics and are updat
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Oregon Educator: When Did the Federal Role Change from Equity and Integration to Control?Oregon Educator, a high school principal in that state, poses some hard questions about the federal role in education. The federal government puts up about 12% of the cost of public education but has grown increasingly assertive about exercisin
5-29-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: UFT Contract: The Growing Divide - the Salary Gap Between UFT/Unity Caucus Leaders and Members Grows With New ContractMORE, Love your blog!A pamphlet called "Before You Vote" hit my school Friday and people went nuts. It lists the $32.5 million in salaries of 606 UFT employees starting from Mulgrew ($276K) on down- some of these people are making $100K and above and are
5-29-14 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.: Dear President Obama. “We are alarmed at the impact of excessive testing,” said Maya AngelouPresident Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We the undersigned children’s book authors and illustrators write to express our concern for our readers, their parents and teac
5-29-14 Wait What? Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!
Wait What?: Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!And from Bridgeport – Even more serious questions about the Moales daycare centerQuestion: Did the Malloy administration inappropriately aid and abet Moales’ in his successful effort to get a third daycare facility license on his property? Question: Did Mayor Finch and his top staff help Moales get around zoning and code requirem
The Answer Sheet 5-29-14
Answer Sheet: Utah high school alters girls’ yearbook photos to cover skin, remove tattooSome female students at a high school in Utah apparently broke the “modesty” standards for their yearbook and discovered that their photos had been changed digitally, with sleeves and necklines added to cover their skin, and a tattoo removed. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that some girls at Wasatch High Schoo
5-29-14 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: Segregation, Conflicts of Interest and Dropping Struggling Students Common in Florida Charter SchoolsDiane Ravitch links to a Florida League of Women Voters study which detailed much of what readers of this blog already know about the slimy, corrupt world of Florida’s c
'Urban' Schools and Other Euphemisms - Bridging Differences - Education Week
'Urban' Schools and Other Euphemisms - Bridging Differences - Education Week: 'Urban' Schools and Other EuphemismsBy Deborah Meier on May 29, 2014 9:48 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Mike Klonsky today.Dear Mike,Americans (maybe all "high" civilizations) have a special kind of romance with rural life. They look down upon while also "admiring" what are seen as s
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-29-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Board District One: SEVEN CANDIDATES VIE FOR LAUSD BOARD SEAT IN WIDE-OPEN CONTESTStaying power of LAUSD Supt. John Deasy's policies could be affected by who wins seat on Board of Education by Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1kNW1Si May 28, 2014 | 9:59 PM :: The Los Angeles teachers union and a powerful group of civic leaders are sitting out T
5-29-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed PolicySC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed Policy. via SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed Policy.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 17min Newark’s Failed Experiment Illustrates Reformers’ OverreachDale Russakoff’s New Yorker profile, “Schooled,” starts with a description
5-29-14 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): SC, Choose OK, Not FL: Failing Students with Failed PolicyWhat do third-grade retention policies based on reading tests, charter schools, tracking, and parental choice have in common? First, across the U.S., they all have a great deal of public and political support. Sec
5-29-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: What Reformy Thing Most Needs To Die?It's a fun thought experiment. If you could erase one aspect of the Reformy test-driven high-stakes privatizing Core-loving status quo, which would it be. If you had the political power to eliminate one head of the public-education-crushing hydra, which decapitation would lead your list?Yes, this is like playing "What would you do if you wo
5-29-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The Plan To Force Charter Co-LocationsHard to see Cuomo's forcing the city to pick up the tab for charter school rent as aimed at anything other than the eventual return of the charter co-location scheme Bloomberg operated:New York City's move to oust three charter schools from district buildings appears to carry a hefty price tag.The mayor's budget sets aside $5.4 million i
for the love of learning: You can't improve education by disrespecting teachers
for the love of learning: You can't improve education by disrespecting teachers: You can't improve education by disrespecting teachersThis was written by Greg Neiman who is a retired Red Deer Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate.blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@gmail.com. This post was originally found here.by Greg NeimanThese days, everyone is agog over Finland’s model for pub
An edited/shortened version of this letter appears in the June 2., 2014 New Yorker | Bill Ayers
An edited/shortened version of this letter appears in the June 2., 2014 New Yorker | Bill Ayers: An edited/shortened version of this letter appears in the June 2., 2014 New YorkerDale Russsakoff’s thorough report on the Newark schools rescue (5/19/2014) contains echoes from social reform efforts a century ago. When Cory Booker, Newark’s “rock-star mayor,” calls for top-down reform because an open
NYC Educator: How About a Working Teachers Political Party?
NYC Educator: How About a Working Teachers Political Party?: How About a Working Teachers Political Party?I read yesterday that Diane Ravitch will "have a role at Saturday's (WFP) convention." The Daily News speculated that the Working Families Party might ask Ravitch to run as its candidate for Governor if they fail to endorse Cuomo. If Ravitch did run, she would help deflect votes fr
Mother Crusader: Maya Angelou: Be The Possible, Be The True, Be The Miracle
Mother Crusader: Maya Angelou: Be The Possible, Be The True, Be The Miracle: Maya Angelou: Be The Possible, Be The True, Be The MiraclePlease read this. Please.What might yearly failures on forced college and career readiness assessments have done to a young Maya Angelou? What messages would today's increasingly rote education system, and her likely inability to submit to such a system, have impri
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the 'Post-Racial Era': The Pre-school-to-Prison Pipeline
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the 'Post-Racial Era': The Pre-school-to-Prison Pipeline: In the 'Post-Racial Era': The Pre-school-to-Prison PipelineManual Arts Senior High School student Damien Valentine, 16, worked with community groups to pass a proposal last year that bans suspensions of defiant students in L.A. Unified. (Christina House / For The Times)Black children make up 18% of preschoo
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GUEST: Top Newark student says time to speak is now | Bob Braun's Ledger
GUEST: Top Newark student says time to speak is now | Bob Braun's Ledger: GUEST: Top Newark student says time to speak is nowJordan ThomasToday’s guest blog was written by Jordan Thomas, a senior at Newark’s University High School where he is valedictorian and earned a 4.5 GPA. He was admitted to Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and Rutgers and will attend Princeton in the fall. He plans to go to law sch
The Weekly Update: More on the Common Core, push back and opting out of high stakes testing, the FTC steps in to protect student privacy, a gag order on teachers and more | Seattle Education
The Weekly Update: More on the Common Core, push back and opting out of high stakes testing, the FTC steps in to protect student privacy, a gag order on teachers and more | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: More on the Common Core, push back and opting out of high stakes testing, the FTC steps in to protect student privacy, a gag order on teachers and moreLet’s start off with this gem:Annual K
5-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “What Are We Losing By Eliminating Arts From the Curriculum?” Is Topic Of My Latest BAM! Radio ProgramWhat Are We Losing By Eliminating Arts From the Curriculum? is the topic of my latest BAM! Radio program. Virginia McEnerney and David Booth are my guests as we have a ten minute conversation. They have also contributed wri
Charles M. Blow offers a tribute to Maya Angelou
Charles M. Blow offers a tribute to Maya Angelou: Charles M. Blow offers a tribute to Maya AngeloubyteacherkenFollow Email 3 Comments / 3 NewThe news of Maya Angelou’s death arrived with the abruptness of a great twister — violent, without warning, tearing things up and flipping things over.I ached the way the soul aches in the world when a great soul is lost from it.So begins a magnificent co
Will Governor Cuomo Come in and Save the UFT Contract? southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Will Governor Cuomo Come in and Save the UFT Contract?So today is the day all the votes for the new contract must be in. The ballots have been checked, the envelopes licked and sealed, and the UFT telling us the sky will fall if we don't ratify this contract.Yes, we'll have to get to the back of the line if we fail to ratify this contract. Well, if it means getting
empathyeducates – Do Drivers Discriminate Against Minorities at Crosswalks?
empathyeducates – Do Drivers Discriminate Against Minorities at Crosswalks?: Do Drivers Discriminate Against Minorities at Crosswalks?Perhaps, if we are to truly understand what we see in our schools, we must learn from the streets. We know that societal norms enter the classroom. What is implicit can often be seen. Witness what occurs at crosswalks and ask yourself, is education policy borne out
Nite Cap 5-28-14 #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 CAPSchool Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide StudySchool Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide Study: School Choice Fact Sheet from Statewide StudyLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA -FACT SHEET-STATEWIDE STUDY ON SCHOOL CHOICEI. Private School Florida Tax
