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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013″I’m kicking-off my annual “Best” lists with My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013 over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You’ll see many more lists over the next thirty days. You might also be interested in All My “Best Of 2013 – So Far” Lists In One Place, which collect my mid-year posts….by Larry Ferlazzo / 0min 11-26-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, &a
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett, the Great Disruptor, is at it again: Byrd-Bennett, the Great Disruptor, is at it again“This is reflective of the [schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s] commitment to bring stability to our communities after consolidating underutilized schools.” -- CPS Liar-in-Chief Becky Carroll.Last week we heard this from CPS' number-two, Tim Cawley: “It is highly disruptive to relocate people from their existing school to another school.” He meant, of course, that it's disruptive only when kids from wealthier Lincoln Park were facing being moved to "underutili
International Education Achievement Tests…So What? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: International Education Achievement Tests…So What?By Cheryl S. Williams on November 27, 2013My Learning First Alliance (LFA) colleagues and I have been giving quite a bit of attention to the impending release of the latest results from the Organisaton for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tests literacy, math, and science in 15 year-olds every three years. The United States has been humbled by past results that place
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Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study says | EdSource Today
Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study says | EdSource Today: Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study saysNovember 26th, 2013 | 1 Comment | By John Fensterwald1Encouraging results from a study on cash incentives for transferring teachers to low-performing schools could have implications for districts eyeing option
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: mark as readEduShyster: When Public Pensions Are “Reformed,” Pensioners Get ShaftedMazinger G, a member of the unaccredited EduShyster Academy, here explains what happened in Rhode Island when a “reformer” took control of the state’s pension funds. What happened when the state treasurer Gina Raimondo adopted. New strategy of invest
11-27-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: My child is more than a test score… All children are more than test scoresMy child is more than a test score…. All children are more than test scores Here is a 3-minute video made by ParentVoicesNY, an organization of public school parents in New York City. It is addressed to Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio but it applies just as well to every governor, state legislator or mayor in the […]T
11-27-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: ‘No one really cares, do they?’“No one really cares, do they?” That is one of the reasons for why No Child Left Behind won’t be rewritten, according to a new report on what “education influentials” think will happen in the world of education. Actually, a lot of people care, because it affects what happens in classrooms to children, but, apparently, it’s […] by Valerie Strauss
11-27-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The Opt-Outers are OutedFound this posted over at @thechalkface HT to Shaun Johnson. Now it's time to move on and change the discussion and have a conversation about what should replace the test and punish curriculum.Need a new vision of what education should look like.New York MagazineThe Opt-OutersWhat happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want their kids to take test
11-27-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Ben Velderman. My stalker and dark money. My stalker Ben Velderman in 2010 and more recently. Some of my older readers may recall Ben Velderman. Back when I was president of the union local, the Park Ridge Education Association, Ben filed a Freedom of Information Act request for all of my work emai
11-27-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Teaching - Giving Thanks to studentsFor me, teaching is more about relationship that it is about content or skill. That is, unless I can build a relationship where students will trust me, it is hard to challenge them to the kind of intellectual growth that really matters, which is far more than memorizing facts or performing well on various tests, mine or those imposed fr
11-27-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Education Reform as Collaboration, Not CompetitionEducation Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition. via Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition.by plthomasedd / 2h 11-26-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea TurtlesMisreading \”Grit\”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles. via Misreadi
11-27-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Education Reform as Collaboration, Not CompetitionAt This Week in Poverty, Greg Kaufmann offers Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda. Taking a similar pose, Diane Ravitch offers her reasoned “dissent” to my post, Secretary Duncan and the Politics of
11-27-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: 63% In NY State Back De Blasio To Raise Tax On Wealthy For Pre-KDavid Dinkins called fora return to the regressive commuters tax to fund universal pre-K in NYC, saying the measure will not be popular in Albany, but state voters overwhelmingly back de Blasio's plan:Meanwhile, 62 percent of New York state voters back New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s plan to raise inc
Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question?: Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question? My previous post looked at a badly done task via Common Core. To cleanse my palate and focus on the positive, I’d like to share some of the questions that I’ve heard and asked, in my classroom as part of formative assessment.I’m going to focus in o
Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds say | OregonLive.com
Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds say | OregonLive.com: Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds sayThe U.S. Department of Education will not reverse its decision that Oregon is a "high risk" of failing to use stu
Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3583: Malala Yousafzai Scholarship ActTo expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program.6h hide // saveBill Introduced: H.R. 3477: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs t
NYC Educator: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I Like
NYC Educator: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I Like: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I LikeI'm watching the news crawl on CBS TV. Apparently some religious groups are going to the Supreme Court complaining their religious beliefs are offended by the notion of providing contraception care. I'm really curious why anyone with such reservations would be in
Computer expert details bogus charter school documents - Philly.com
Computer expert details bogus charter school documents - Philly.com: Computer expert details bogus charter school documentsBy Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: November 26, 2013The former business manager of Dorothy June Brown's charter school network admitted in federal court Monday that he was lying to federal investigators when he told them the school boards had approved emergency lo
Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention? | HechingerEd Blog
Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention? | HechingerEd Blog: Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention?Much can be said about the lack of access to enrichment opportunities for youth growing up in urban, high-poverty neighborhoods. But what about all those after-school programs that few kids bother to attend, or that never get off the ground to begin with?Lesson No. 1: Don’t call a
K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our Taxes | janresseger
K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our Taxes | janresseger: K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our TaxesPosted on November 27, 2013 by janressegerThis week the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado published the fourteenth edition of its report, Profiles of For-Profit and Nonpr
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My visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
My visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsMy visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of TeachersPosted on November 26, 20130Yesterday the Louisiana Federation of Teachers tried to “off” me.Not intentionally of course. They were actually being quite thoughtful, presenting me with a
Press Release From Senator Tony Avella Concerning PS 29 in Queens - southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Press Release From Senator Tony Avella Concerning PS 29 in QueensTHE HERO OF PS 29This came across the SBSB newsroom just the other day.State Senator Tony Avella, sent out a press release on October 11, 2013 in the matter of Jennifer Jones-Rogers of PS 29 in Queens.For those that don't recall, this blog covered the travesty Jones-Rogers reign of error here, here, a
Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public Schools | NEA Today
Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public Schools | NEA Today: Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public SchoolsNovember 26, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryClarence Montgomery has talked to dozens of parents and guardians whose children have attended voucher schools in Milwaukee, and they all have said the same
Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair)by JOSE VILSON on NOVEMBER 26, 2013in JOSERihanna at the AMAsIn the hood, I’ve seen girls and women rock doobie wraps to tuck in a hairstyle they’ll show off the next day. It’s akin to wearing rollers or, for guys, wearing a doo-rag befor
Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still matters | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still matters | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still mattersPosted by Gary PlanoGary PlanoThe simulated study on the effect strong teachers can have on students,released last week by the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, makes an excellent point about the value of excellent educator
Nite Cap 11-26-13 #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 CAPmark as readRecommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportRecommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative Report (CA Dept of Education): Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportReport to t
Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative Report
Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative Report (CA Dept of Education): Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportReport to the Legislature: Recommendation on the Development of a Growth Model as Required by Education Code Section 52052.5(d).California Department of EducationReport to the Governor and Legislature:Recommendation on the Development of a Gro
Dennis Van Roekel, Randi Weingarten and Tom de Boor Join Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, Bammy Awards Board of Governors | Business Wire
Dennis Van Roekel, Randi Weingarten and Tom de Boor Join Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, Bammy Awards Board of Governors | Business Wire: Dennis Van Roekel, Randi Weingarten and Tom de Boor Join Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, Bammy Awards Board of GovernorsTom Murray, Katrina Stevens, Susan Bearden, Sharon Plante Join Academy Council of Peers November 26, 2013 02:43 PM Eastern Sta
JFK, Arne Duncan and CCSS: The arts in your child’s education? | Reclaim Reform
JFK, Arne Duncan and CCSS: The arts in your child’s education? | Reclaim Reform: JFK, Arne Duncan and CCSS: The arts in your child’s education?Posted on November 26, 2013by Ken PrevitiHow important are the arts in the education of your child?Here are three revealing quotations.“When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s conce
Louisiana Educator: Almost Everything Parents and Teachers Should Know About Common Core
Louisiana Educator: Almost Everything Parents and Teachers Should Know About Common Core: Almost Everything Parents and Teachers Should Know About Common CoreThis is Part I of a Two Part ArticleHow The Common Core DevelopedThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for K-12 education were adopted by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) in the Spring of 2010. Those standards
North Carolina NAACP President Defends Public Education And Calls On All Of Us To Stand And Fight For Justice | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
North Carolina NAACP President Defends Public Education And Calls On All Of Us To Stand And Fight For Justice | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: North Carolina NAACP President Defends Public Education And Calls On All Of Us To Stand And Fight For JusticeFiled under: Civil Rights Movement Today,Public Education — millerlf @ 2:22 pm In North Carolina, Republicans took the General Assembly
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The wild expansion of privately-managed charters
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The wild expansion of privately-managed charters: Private Education Management Organizations Running Public Schools Expand –44 Percent of Charter School Students in 2011-12 Attended Schools Operated by EMOsNew report shows 908,000 students in 2011-2012 attended privately-managed schools in 35 states plus D.C. – a major increase from 733,000 enrolled a year earli
Parents' Message to de Blasio #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Parents' Message to de BlasioParents & students send a heartfelt message to the Mayor-Elect about high-stakes tests and the next NYC schools chancellor. Go to http://www.parentvoicesny.org to let de Blasio know you support this message too.
11-26-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Charter Schools Are About Business, Not EducationFrom NEPC:NEPC report finds 44% of charter school students in 2011-12 attended schools operated by EMOs
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Gary Miron, (269) 599-7965, garmiron@gmail.comURL for this press release: http://tinyurl.com/nzhgjupBOULDER, CO (Nove
11/26/2013 – Dec 9 Day Of Action
11/26/2013 – Dec 9 Day Of Action: mark as read11/26/2013 – Dec 9 Day Of ActionNovember 26, 2013 Subscribe THIS WEEK:Record Number Of Homeless Students … Preschool Done Right … Following Common Core Money … Charters Undermine Public Education … Student Loans As Profit Center TOP STORY Dec. 9 Declared Day Of Action To Reclaim The Promise Of Public Education By Jeff Bryant “Americans everywhere are
Vote for 2013 Educational Policy Turkey of the Year Award | Cloaking Inequity
Vote for 2013 Educational Policy Turkey of the Year Award | Cloaking Inequity: Vote for 2013 Educational Policy Turkey of the Year AwardCloaking Inequity seeks to illuminate popular and dominant ideologies that purport to foment equality and close the achievement gap. Often well-intentioned citizens support educational policy that claim to create a more inclusive and better quality education syste
Be Thankful for Libraries | Taking Note
Be Thankful for Libraries | Taking Note: Be Thankful for Librariesby JOHN MERROW on 26. NOV, 2013 in 2013 BLOGSLike many of you, I gave thanks for our public schools and their teachers during American Education Week, which just ended. Now, during Thanksgiving week, I suggest we give thanks for our public libraries.First of all, they’re everywhere: “If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the ubiquity
11-26-12 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadNews that President Smith-Blum fell on her way to a restaurant and broke her arm. We wish her a speedy recovery.From The Guardian, kids of today can't run as fast as their parents.On average, it takes children 90 seconds longer to run a mile than their counterparts did 30 years ago. Heart-related fitness has declined 5% each decade since 1975, f
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, November 26, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Top legislators join critics of proposed regs for new funding formulaEducation HeadlinesTuesday, November 26, 2013FCMAT 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.How Common Core State Standards are changing
11-26-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Sharing Thanks on Twitter with Educators — Whole Child Education
Sharing Thanks on Twitter with Educators — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGSharing Thanks on Twitter with EducatorsNovember 26, 2013 by Tina BylandLast night, ASCD and an inspiring group of educators dedicated an entire hour to sharing the many things we are all thankful for over Twitter. The chat left me in an incredibly grateful mood. Whether you are thankful for your school community
Morning Wink 11-26-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jason Stanford: What Texas Moms Can Teach Arne DuncanJason Stanford explains why it won’t be easy for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to “walk back” his insulting remarks about
