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The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education

The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education: The Wrong AnswerPosted on August 16, 2013 by debmeierDear readersI’m overwhelmed with the self-imposed task of sorting out my “life”—all the papers and books that have accumulated over the years because “how can I throw this out?” or “I was just thinking of writing about this,” or “how come I never read this?” etc.   Therefore I’ve not been blogging o

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NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other

NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other: Give With One Hand, Stab With the OtherI'm fascinated by operations that love teachers. For one example, Target is giving 5 million bucks to schools. For another, the Daily News is honoring teachers as Hometown Heroes.I suppose, when we look at Target's generosity, we are to forget the lengths to which they will go to thwart union right here i

by mike simpson / 2h 

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers: Part Four: Summer 2013Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.** Ella BakerDavid Brooks, the moderate “human face” of the plutocrats and the dangerous fang faction, used his New York Times column to trumpet the need for “a national

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Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy

Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy: Summer of DiscontentAugust 16, 2013 - The ForumHunter S. Thompson, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." by George Wood, Forum Executive Director and Superintendent of Federal Hocking Local SchoolsIn Steinbeck's The Winter of our Discontent, the well-meaning Ethan Hawley compromises his ethical compass to fix his family's eco

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Diane in the Evening 8-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Most Voucher Applicants in Wisconsin Attend Private SchoolsAt the behest of Governor Scott Walker, the Wisconsin legislature expanded the voucher program statewide, even though it did not raise test scores in Milwaukee over the past 22 years. As critics of the program feared, 75% of those who applied for vouchers are are not curren

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ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You TrustAugust 16, 2013 by Klea ScharbergWhat keeps you up at night? Perhaps you're struggling with preparing your students for the real world, or confused about how to assess individual learning when students work together. Maybe you n

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Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can helpDeepa Fernandes | August 16th, 2013, 11:16amflickr/cc/hapalA new study by Canadian social scientists finds boys who display anti-social behavior in kindergarten will likely abuse dru

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Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem? - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Does the U.S. Education Department Have a Dirty Data Problem?By Michele McNeil on August 16, 2013 1:24 PMDirty DataOver at Charters and Choice, my colleague Katie Ash wrote about a newGovernment Accountability Office report finding big problems with charter schools reporting accurate enrollment numbers

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Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’ | The Raw Story

Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’ | The Raw Story: Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: ‘They don’t want people involved in the political process’Representative Chris TaylorVia Moyers & Company. Theresa RileyRepresentative Chris Taylor is a Democrat elected to the Wisconsin legislature in 2011. Last week, she attended the Am

by mike simpson / 5h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...: There's nothing wrong with Common Core Standards, except...ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGESU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has joined other top education officials to warn the public not to be alarmedby dramatically lower test scores following new testing standards.There's nothing wrong with schools having high

by mike simpson / 5h 

Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings? | deutsch29

Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings? | deutsch29: Why Does a “Turnaround” District Need to Purchase Buildings?August 16, 2013When the Recovery School District (RSD) was formed, it was supposed to “turn around” schools and return the schools to the original distircts:Intended as a mechanism for restructuring and reform, the RSD was never meant to be a permanent part of the p

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Charter schools need more accountability, Expert panel agrees

Charter schools need more accountability, Expert panel agrees: Charter schools need more accountability, expert panel agreesState education funding better, needs improvementBy: Bob Driehaus, WCPO DigitalCINCINNATI - Ohio’s rapidly expanding voucher and charter schools funding lacks critical accountability testing and consequences for poorly performing schools, a bipartisan panel of educators and s

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Diane Ravitch gets it righ - Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fix | Tulsa World

Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fix | Tulsa World: Lloyd Snow: Top 10 reasons Oklahoma public schools are in a fixBy LLOYD SNOW I think Diane Ravitch gets it right in her latest book "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools." She says the only crisis in public education is the one ginned up by government bureaucr

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The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programs

The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programs: The big problem with new evaluations of teacher prep programsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 16 at 12:23 pmE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreIt takes some degree of chutzpah to evaluate teacher preparation programs with data said to be “in-depth” and “comprehensively collected” and then bury in small type the fact that some of the da

by mike simpson / 5h 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schools

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schools: Profiting off the 'deliberate starvation' of Philly schoolsThe district has never recovered from Paul Vallas' financial mismanagement. Yes, schools will open on time in Philly. But only by going further into debt to the banks. According to the NYT, ("A City Borrows So That Its Schools Open On Time") th

by mike simpson / 6h 

'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditions | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditions | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: 'They’re cutting everything but the kids': On budget reductions and school conditionsby thenotebook on Aug 16 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (4)PRINTby Erin RooneyIt didn't

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8-16-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: A Crib Sheet for the Rhee/Perry TourLooks like someone is desperately trying to become relevant again: Michelle Rhee wants to have a candid conversation with her fiercest critics.And she’s asking local teachers union leaders and activists — long her most vocal opponents — to be a part of each event.  According to the invitations sent Wednesday, Rhee’s goal is to bring teachers and

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Cali Education Headlines Friday, August 16, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Charter school enrollment climbs in Sacramento region as private schools lose studentsEducation HeadlinesFriday, August 16, 2013Charter school enrollment climbs in Sacramento region as private schools lose studentsBetween 2007 and 2013, private school enrollment in the four-county region that includes Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo dr

by mike simpson / 6h 

White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in Huntsville | al.com

White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in Huntsville | al.com: White students not eligible to transfer out of 'failing' schools in HuntsvilleHUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville City Schools approved 294 student transfers for the coming school year under federal and state law. All 294 are black students. All are leaving a majority black school and going to a majority white s

by mike simpson / 6h 

High achievers still ensnarled by Open Enrollment Act SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: High achievers still ensnarled by Open Enrollment ActBy Tom ChorneauFriday, August 16, 2013The state’s list of the 1,000 low-achieving schools subject to open enrollment was released earlier this month, absent for perhaps the first time the collective groan the announcement has prompted from districts in the past.Adopted in 2009 as part of an effort

by mike simpson / 7h 

How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia Schools | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia Schools | A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues: How Arne Duncan could have saved Philadelphia SchoolsPosted on August 16, 20130Much has been written about how Philadelphia schools got into the financial mess that they are currently experiencing. Some blame teacher unions while others blame district leadership or simply the inefficiency of urban district

by mike simpson / 7h 

Morning Wink 8-16-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYteacherken at Daily Kosteacherken at Daily Kos: Jets versus Sharksmost of us of a certain age will immediately recognize those three words as a reference to West Side Story, a mid-20th century retelling of the Romeo and Juliet saga, set in NYC, with  "American" and Puerto Rican gangs standing for Capulets and Montagues, and the tragic consequences tha

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teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: Jets versus Sharksmost of us of a certain age will immediately recognize those three words as a reference to West Side Story, a mid-20th century retelling of the Romeo and Juliet saga, set in NYC, with  "American" and Puerto Rican gangs standing for Capulets and Montagues, and the tragic consequences that flow therefrom, despite the very human connection of Tony and Maria.

by mike simpson / 7h 

DREAMer Activist: “I Am Undocumented, Unashamed, and Unafraid” | NEA Today

DREAMer Activist: “I Am Undocumented, Unashamed, and Unafraid” | NEA Today: DREAMer Activist: “I Am Undocumented, Unashamed, and Unafraid”August 16, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Angela HarveyCarlos Padilla crossed the border between Mexico and the United States on foot when he was only two years old. He was too young to remember the journey, but has hear

by mike simpson / 8h 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Where I'm From" Using Poetry as an Introduction!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "Where I'm From" Using Poetry as an Introduction!(Back to School): "Where I'm From" Using Poetry as an Introduction!(Back to School)A teacher on Edmodo suggested this activity as a way to begin the year. I agree. It's not only a wonderful way for you to get to know your students, but it gives you insight into how they write without the pressure of a prompt. (Hope

by mike simpson / 8h 

8-16-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:  The Fate of the Mann BuildingThe Horace Mann building at 24th and Cherry was the home of The NOVA Project for thirty years from 1979 to 2009 when misguided District leadership moved the school to the Meany building for no legitimate reason. New leadership quickly decided to move NOVA back into the Mann building and that has been the District's plan for about two y

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-16-13 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.: Saturday coffee.  August in New York. We are officially in the last half of August. Officially. Was last summer my first official summer of retirement? Or was this summer the official one? Retirement was supposed to mean that Anne and I would do our traveling off season. Not in summer. This summer we

by mike simpson / 9h 

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Education Commissioner Pryor: Test scores dropped because we were teaching to the wrong test…Categories: Common Core Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: CMTCommon CoreEducation ReformMalloyStandard

by mike simpson / 9h 

Our Gilded Age Education System - In These Times

Our Gilded Age Education System - In These Times: Our Gilded Age Education SystemThe main lesson from the ongoing education debate has little to do with schools and everything to do with money.Former Indiana school superintendent Tony Bennett, in Sept. 2012 (Photo by Eric Bradner / Flickr / Creative Commons)BY DAVID SIROTANo matter how many kids they harm or how many scandals they create, educatio

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: My Advice to the Next Mayor of New York CityIn November, New Yorkers will elect a new mayor. It matters a lot for the future of public education in the city. The mayor has complete control of the city school system. The mayor appoints 8 of 13 members of the city school board, who serve at his pleasure. If one of his appointees dare

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-16-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School:   Allegations That Anthony Weiner Had Relationship With Congressional StafferInevitable - more allegations involving Anthony Weiner:Before he married his wife, Anthony Weiner had a previously undisclosed relationship with an on-again-off-again congressional and campaign aide nearly two decades his junior. In pushing back against the publication of this story, the spokeswoman

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-16-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: AFT Drops Hammer on Dearborn Federation of School EmployeesIf I could Photoshop guess whose face you'd see?Randi must think she is Lincoln after the Fort Sumpter attack. Are you surprised that our wonderful national union leaders in the AFT would resort to goon tactics when questions of secession arise within a local? These AFT people showed up at 1107 Washington , the DFSE office

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-16-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Does @PeterMDeWitt like macaroni and cheese?You never know what might be said on @the chalkface radio.  Last night we interviewed the PRINCIPLED PRINCIPALS’ PRINCIPAL—Peter DeWitt.  How is it possible to talk about macaroni and cheese, AC/DC, “getting off”, data, common core, and ANGER?  Listen for yourself.  And if you actually learn how to kick a little reformer

by mike simpson / 10h 

Governor Andy Writes Education Policy Erotica southbronxschool.com

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Governor Andy Writes Education Policy Erotica Dear Forum;Just to let the readers know, I am a governor of a major Northeast state and dabble in educational matters. For reasons that are obvious I can’t really say who I am.I know the following might seem like a funny coincidence, but rest assured, everything is true.One day as I was working in the backyard of the Ex

by mike simpson / 10h 

Louisiana Educator: Good News! EBR Drops Teacher Firing Quota; Decimation Still Looms

Louisiana Educator: Good News! EBR Drops Teacher Firing Quota; Decimation Still Looms: Good News! EBR Drops Teacher Firing Quota; Decimation Still LoomsThe East Baton Rouge Parish School Board revised its strategic plan last night and dropped its 25% teacher firing quota. This was a sensible action that will remove a misguided threat that would have really damaged the morale of teachers in this la

by mike simpson / 10h 

How students are being set up to fail

How students are being set up to fail: How students are being set up to failBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 16 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreAre school children being set up to fail? Jeff Bryant, an associate fellow at the Campaign for America’s Future, thinks so and explains in this post. Bryant is the owner of a marketing and communications consultancy that serves organizations i

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An Idiot’s Guide to the Common Core The Santa Barbara Independent

An Idiot’s Guide to the Common Core The Santa Barbara Independent: An Idiot’s Guide to the Common CoreCalifornia Schools Adopt New StandardsThursday, August 15, 2013by BRANDON FASTMAN (CONTACT)Article Tools Print friendly E-mail story Tip Us Off iPod friendly Comments Share ArticleThis school year, teachers will begin to implement the most significant changes to classroom instruction since Califor

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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 8-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMEmbracing The ElephantA Man and His Elephant, by Paula Bronstein When I first saw Michael Petrilli’s list of influential education policy tweeters, I laughed. As usual, it’s as important to see who’s left off the list as to see where they rank. We see through whichever lens is given to us at whatever time we read any piece, as well as cr

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Nite Cap 8-15-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

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 CAPTODAYNYC Educator: Elections Obsolete, Declares Reformy John KingNYC Educator: Elections Obsolete, Declares Reformy John King: Elections Obsolete, Declares Reformy John KingBuffalo has not jumped when Reformy John King snapped his fingers, and that is unac

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The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education

The Wrong Answer | Deborah Meier on Education:

The Wrong Answer

Posted on August 16, 2013 by debmeier

Dear readers

I’m overwhelmed with the self-imposed task of sorting out my “life”—all the papers and books that have accumulated over the years because “how can I throw this out?” or “I was just thinking of writing about this,” or “how come I never read this?” etc.   Therefore I’ve not been blogging of late.  (I’ve set Thanksgiving as my deadline for house-cleaning, and already have 11 boxes full of books which I part with nervously.)

But I can’t resist this amazing piece that Michael Goldenberg sent me (even if it delays the final job by a few…days?): Nicholson Baker’s The  Wrong Answer: The case against Algebra II (in Harpers Magazine, September 2013) about the  Twenty-five  years ago a few of us at Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem brought some top mathematics educators together to press this same case, and seek a sensible solution for what needs to be taught–and learned.  We thought we were lonely nuts, and our efforts didn’t get us far.  But—I’m regaining enthusiasm for the cause.  Thanks Michael for your indefatigable efforts, and thanks Andrew Hacker and others for keeping the flame burning!!   Here’s the last paragraph of Baker’s superbly written and definitive essay.

“Math-intensive education hasn’t done much for Russia, as it turns out. But historical counter examples don’t seem to interest the latest generation of crisis-mongers. 

NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other

NYC Educator: Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other:

Give With One Hand, Stab With the Other

I'm fascinated by operations that love teachers. For one example, Target is giving 5 million bucks to schools. For another, the Daily News is honoring teachers as Hometown Heroes.

I suppose, when we look at Target's generosity, we are to forget the lengths to which they will go to thwart union right here in New York. Below you will see the anti-union video they show their new employees. The apparent Target employees participating are actually actors--and card-carrying union members. Thanks a lot, guys.

Anyone who follows history knows that the current deterioration of America's middle class is concurrent with decreased union membership. And any thinking person knows exactly why Target closes stores rather than face union. It's certainly not to benefit working people. And those kids Target claims to be supporting with this giveaway, based on your purchases, will be working people one day. If you shop at Target, you're supporting people who want to illegally deprive Americans of union benefits. Try Costco instead. They are at least partially unionized, and they treat their employees better.

As for the Daily News, the Hometown Heroes campaign is fine. It's good to honor teachers. But it's also good to be fair to them. One part of fairness entails telling the truth. In the recent spate of stories vilifying teachers based on

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers

Part Four: Summer 2013 | Bill Ayers:

Part Four: Summer 2013

Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.

** Ella Baker

David Brooks, the moderate “human face” of the plutocrats and the dangerous fang faction, used his New York Times column to trumpet the need for “a national greatness agenda” and managed to evoke a grotesquely mangled and romanticized image of the Black Freedom Movement of 50 years ago in an attempt to rally people to a left/right social movement of all the politically disaffected built around the goal of broad revitalization: “Like the civil rights movement, this movement will ask Americans to live up to their best selves.” And our “best selves” is easily summed up: “Love of country.” Yes simple patriotism will, in Brooks’ cosmology, allow Americans to see that sacrificing Social Security benefits “at a time when soldiers and Marines are sacrificing their lives for their country in Afghanistan,” or giving up pensions as an investment in “America’s future greatness,” represent the sensible unifying path forward.
Most Americans (and the whole world besides) think that the US adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan have been and continue to be catastrophic. The vast majority of the people of Iraq and Afghanistan (not the “insurgents” or the Taliban or the “jihadists”) have overwhelmingly opposed the US military presence in their respective lands practically from the start. Any ethical person would tell the government to end its senseless wars for a start, bring those Marines and soldiers home now, and spend those squandered billions on education, health, and the common good.
But Brooks sees the hand writing on the wall: US power is in deep crisis, and the American empire is coming to an end; his solution is to mobilize a nationalistic movement and shred any expectation of a common commitment to human welfare: line-up, re-load, and march. Or as he puts it, his social movement will have one simple and 

Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy

Summer of Discontent | The Forum for Education and Democracy:

Summer of Discontent

August 16, 2013 - The Forum

Hunter S. Thompson, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." 

by George Wood, Forum Executive Director and Superintendent of Federal Hocking Local Schools

In Steinbeck's The Winter of our Discontent, the well-meaning Ethan Hawley compromises his ethical compass to fix his family's economic distress.  Recent revelations regarding similar ethical lapses in the education community make me wonder if we have not seen a summer of discontent.

The signs are everywhere.

In Florida, new state superintendent Tony Bennet resigned soon after it was revealed that he 'fixed' the education accountability system in Indiana--when he was state superintendent there--to make a charter school look good.  That charter school, sponsored by a major campaign contributor, was held up as a model of how privatizing public schools would save the system.  

In Ohio, legislators have put in place a new two-year budget that rewards failing charter schools with more funding even as it makes punishing cuts to successful charters and traditional public schools.  The big winner in this budget owns the most powerful for-prof

Diane in the Evening 8-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:

Most Voucher Applicants in Wisconsin Attend Private Schools

At the behest of Governor Scott Walker, the Wisconsin legislature expanded the voucher program statewide, even though it did not raise test scores in Milwaukee over the past 22 years. As critics of the program feared, 75% of those who applied for vouchers are are not currently enrolled in public schools. Two-thirds are enrolled in private schools now. Instead of helping needy students “escape fr

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: My Advice to the Next Mayor of New York CityIn November, New Yorkers will elect a new mayor. It matters a lot for the future of public education in the city. The mayor has complete control of the city school system. The mayor appoints 8 of 13 members of the city school board, who serve at his pleasure. If one of his appointees dare

by mike simpson / 2h

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust — Whole Child Education:

THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG

ASCD Arias Author Panel: Answers You Need from Voices You Trust

August 16, 2013 by Klea Scharberg

What keeps you up at night? Perhaps you're struggling with preparing your students for the real world, or confused about how to assess individual learning when students work together. Maybe you need strategies to integrate tablets with effective instruction or to maximize time for learning in your classroom. Join leading ASCD authors in a free webinar about their new ASCD Arias™ publications, which provide the answers you need from voices you trust.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m. eastern time
Register now!

In this webinar, the authors of the first four publications in the new ASCD Arias imprint discuss their projects, what inspired them to write, and practical ideas for teachers and school leaders on the challenges they face. The discussion features

   

• Mark Barnes, author of The 5-Minute Teacher: How Do I Maximize Time for Learning in My Classroom?
• Susan Brookhart, author of Grading and Group Work: How Do I Assess Individual Learning When Students Work Together?
• Alex Gonzalez, author of Teaching with Tablets: How Do I Integrate Tablets with Effective Instruction? with Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher
• Thomas Hoerr, author of Fostering Grit: How Do I Prepare My Students for the Real World?

Each standalone ASCD Arias resource will answer a crucial and timely "How do I...?" question, in a convenient 48-page format that can read in one sitting, with ideas that you can immediately put into practice.

We encourage participants to bring questions for the presenters on these topics—grading, grit and resilience, teaching with tablets, and student-centered instruction—and to share their own "How do I...?" questions they'd like to see answered in future ASCD Arias publications.

Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC:

Study finds kindergarten behavior can predict later drug abuse - but early intevention can help

Deepa Fernandes | August 16th, 2013, 11:16am

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A new study by Canadian social scientists finds boys who display anti-social behavior in kindergarten will likely abuse drugs later in life - unless they receive intensive intervention in their "tween" years.

The study began in 1984, in Montreal. Some kindergarten teachers selected boys in their class who came from low-income households and showed anti-social behavior for a longitudinal study by University of Montreal.

Of the 172 disruptive five-year-olds chosen, 46 were channeled into an intensive intervention program over two years, starting when they were 7.

The boys were given social-skills training to learn how to control emotions and build healthy friendships. They were also taught to use problem solving and communication instead of anti-social behaviors. Their families were involved in parts of the program, with parents learning skills to help their sons through difficulties.

Researchers studied two control groups: 42 boys got no intervention at all, and the remaining 84 received only a home visit. All the boys were followed until they were 17, with specific attention paid to their use of drugs or alcohol.

Results published recently in the British Journal of Psychiatry indicate that the boys