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1-30-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Philadelphia Ritz East Theater Feb. 6 8 PM STANDARDIZED Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education: A DocumentaryBy Daniel HornbergerJanuary 28, 2014Philadelphia, PA – Reading-based Rockfish Productions’ documentary STANDARDIZED will make its Philadelphia debut at 6PM onThursday, February 6th at The Ritz East Theater (S. 2nd Street). STANDARDIZED opens
Schools Are Inequitable Because Support Staff Is Scarce – redqueeninla
Schools Are Inequitable Because Support Staff Is Scarce – redqueeninla: Schools Are Inequitable Because Support Staff Is ScarceWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSDThe titans of private industry intent on dismantling our public school system have launched a new offensive. They are attacking teachers through the ranks of corporate-sponsored “student” objectors. On the chopping block, yet again, is “the
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mercedes Schneider and Peter Greene Offer Timely Help to Dennis Van RoekelDennis Van Roekel is a supporter of the Common Core standards. He recently said in an article in Education Week that no one has really set out their specific objections to the standards or offered a better alternative. Two teacher-bloggers here offer help to
1-30-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy says “stay the course” on Common Core and Teacher Evaluation (after election)The Hartford Courant has what could very well be the clearest portrayal of Governor Malloy’s real intent when it comes to his corporate education reform industry initiatives. With the latest flurry of press conferences, letters and meetings behind him, the Hartford Courant notes; “After the meeting the
1-30-14 @ The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: 21 wealthy donors had decisive impact on charter law in Washington state — analysisA new analysis of how charter school legislation passed by popular vote in 2012 in the state of Washington — after voters had rejected similar measures three times earlier — concludes that 21 vastly wealthy people, including Bill Gates, and their philanthropic organizations had a disproportionate i
1-30-14 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: The Dirty Little Secret That Discredits Florida’s Latest Charter School Miracle StudyI’m surprised that redefinED‘s Ron Matus bit on a charter school miracle piece in Jay P. Geene’s Blog and missed something critical to the veracity of the conclusion. But the new additio
1-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Chinese New Year ResourcesHere are new additions to The Best Resources For Chinese New Year, which starts tomorrow: How to Teach Chinese New Year is from The Guardian.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 1-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teac
1-30-14 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.: CTU says no deal to pension cuts.Chicago Tribune: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said Wednesday that negotiations over a pension overhaul with the school district are at a stalemate, and her members are ready to aggressively fight proposed cuts to their retirement benefits. According to
1-30-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Don't Miss This Event on Saturday, Feb 1: More Than a Score - Talking Back to TestingAgain, with a new mayor, a new chancellor and a movement building, it's a great time to engage with others who envision an educational system that is centered on the needs of children, focused on real teaching and learning and what is possible beyond the corporate reforms of the day.Connect with o
1-30-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Politics And Regents GradingNot a lot of time to post here before I have to run off to Regents grading, but the one thing I notice every time I meet teachers from other schools sent to a central site for grading is that many teachers the system over are feeling pissed off and demoralized.There's a certain education reform-friendly "news" blog that promotes the Gate
Failure and Error among Doctors and Teachers | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Failure and Error among Doctors and Teachers | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Failure and Error among Doctors and TeachersI had a conversation with a friend* last week about the two posts detailing my failures as a teacher with three students I have had over the years. He has practiced Family Medicine for over a half-century in Pittsburgh and for years helped resident physici
The Shriver Report – Why Are American Moms Maxed Out and on the Brink?
The Shriver Report – Why Are American Moms Maxed Out and on the Brink?: Why Are American Moms Maxed Out and on the Brink?CARA P. LEMIEUX | 01.30.2014© Photographee.eu – Fotolia.comFrom the outside, it appeared that Katrina Alcorn was “doing it all.” She had three healthy kids, a loving husband and a growing career. Then one day in 2009 while driving to Target to buy diapers, it all came to a crash
Valerie Strauss Parses Public Education Rhetoric and Reality in SOTU | janresseger
Valerie Strauss Parses Public Education Rhetoric and Reality in SOTU | janresseger: Valerie Strauss Parses Public Education Rhetoric and Reality in SOTUPosted on January 30, 2014 by janressegerMy expectations for what the President would say about public education in the State of the Union message were low. After all, I have not once noticed any recent shifting away from a public school strategy
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-29-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMAllegations that Orr Principal Berates Pregnant Parent and Student After Flotus VisitFlotus visit to Orr ElementaryBy Candi PetersonAn elementary school principal, Niyeka Wilson of Benjamin Orr elementary school located at 2200 Minnesota Avenue SE Washington, DC 20020 202/671-6240 may be in hot water and under investigation for disparagi
The Charter School Bill 1040 and the 1%: An Analysis | Seattle Education
The Charter School Bill 1040 and the 1%: An Analysis | Seattle Education: The Charter School Bill 1040 and the 1%: An AnalysisIf only they had channeled all of the money represented above into our public schools in Seattle rather than into financing the corporate takeover of our educational system…we would have full time librarians, nurses, career counselors, enough teaching assistants to handle t
3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development | Connected Principals
3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development | Connected Principals: 3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Developmentby George Couros • January 30, 2014 • 0 CommentsSpending the last week in Oslo, Norway, with the visionary Ann Michaelsen and other school leaders here, I have really thought about the way that we deliver professional development, and to be honest, some of the
Education Dept. allows public charter schools to hold weighted lottery - The Washington Post
Education Dept. allows public charter schools to hold weighted lottery - The Washington Post: Education Dept. allows public charter schools to hold weighted lotteryHow to Steal Public Schools for Dummies (excerpts) The Education Department on Wednesday reversed a long-standing policy and will now allow public charter schools that receive federal grants to give admissions preference to low-income c
Stanford's Gardner Center partners with California schools on new reform plan
Stanford's Gardner Center partners with California schools on new reform plan: Stanford's Gardner Center partners with California schools on new reform planResearchers at the Gardner Center will help design a system for eight large urban school districts that examines social and emotional learning, as well as academic performance.BY BROOKE DONALDShutterstock /Aaron BelfordSchool culture, student r
It Really Does Take A Village (or A Community) | Gatsby In L.A.
It Really Does Take A Village (or A Community) | Gatsby In L.A.: It Really Does Take A Village (or A Community) The kids high-five Catherine Stine on their way in, say hello, grab their notebooks, sit down, and get to work.Silently.All of them.I’m gonna be honest: I’ve never seen anything like it. Granted, her class at Animo Leadership in Lennox is small, only 18 students. But still, at least ou
Social Studies isn’t English Language Arts’ Annoying Relative. | EdCentrist
Social Studies isn’t English Language Arts’ Annoying Relative. | EdCentrist: Social Studies isn’t English Language Arts’ Annoying Relative.Leave a commentMore and more, it seems that educational resources support two core courses: English Language Arts and Mathematics. In my opinion, this is a dangerous trend in education, today. At a time when students must prepare to live within global society,
Significant Drops in Suspension and Expulsion - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Significant Drops in Suspension and Expulsion - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reports California Sees Significant Drops in Student Suspensions and ExpulsionsSACRAMENTO—The number of students being suspended or expelled in California declined sharply during the last school year as more schools and districts put into place measures designed to keep young people
Is this the Gates Department of Education? - Integrity in Education
Is this the Gates Department of Education? - Integrity in Education: Is this the Gates Department of Education?Our Executive Director just sent this message to our supporters. Not on the list? Sign up here!As you may know, Integrity in Education recently launched an investigative campaign focused on the US Department of Education. Recognizing how many top staffers have direct ties to corporate fro
Coop’s Childhood Part 3 – Real School & Beyond | Lefty Parent
Coop’s Childhood Part 3 – Real School & Beyond | Lefty Parent: Coop’s Childhood Part 3 – Real School & BeyondJanuary 29th, 2014 at 15:45Bach Elementary SchoolNowadays K-12 school has become such a high stakes endeavor that academically oriented parents like mine might do their best to “game” the system by letting their kid start school a year later than possible, thinking to give them some
Alert: “Accountability” Bill Could Turn to Nuclear Option | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Alert: “Accountability” Bill Could Turn to Nuclear Option | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Alert: “Accountability” Bill Could Turn to Nuclear OptionFiled under: Charter Schools,Low Performing Schools,Vouchers — millerlf @ 6:04 pm The following article from today’s Journal Sentinel states that Democrats are part of the problem in advancing an “accountability” bill through Wisconsin’s l
Newark superintendent storms out of tumultuous school board meeting after parent refers to Anderson’s “brown baby” | Bob Braun's Ledger
Newark superintendent storms out of tumultuous school board meeting after parent refers to Anderson’s “brown baby” | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark superintendent storms out of tumultuous school board meeting after parent refers to Anderson’s “brown baby”Natasha AllenThe state-appointed Newark school superintendent stormed out of an angry, tumultuous School Advisory Board (SAB) meeting a few hours ag
Nite Cap 1-29-14 #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 CAPOp-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ SpotlightOp-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ Spotlight: OP-ED: EDUCATION POLICY WITHOUT A PLAN IS ASKING FOR PROBLEMSASSEMBLYWOMAN MILA JASEY | JANU
Op-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ Spotlight
Op-Ed: Education Policy Without a Plan Is Asking for Problems - NJ Spotlight: OP-ED: EDUCATION POLICY WITHOUT A PLAN IS ASKING FOR PROBLEMSASSEMBLYWOMAN MILA JASEY | JANUARY 30, 2014Without a cohesive policy there's no way to determine which initiatives make the most sense for New Jersey's studentsAssemblywoman Mila Jasey (Essex and Morris).On Monday, January 13, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill
NYSUT on Common Core | JD2718
NYSUT on Common Core | JD2718: NYSUT on Common CoreJANUARY 29, 2014 PM31 6:34 PMtags: CCLS, Common Core, New York State United Teachers, NYSED,NYSUTThe anti-public education reform movement is being driven back, everywhere. It’s high-water mark is in the past.NYSUT’s opposition was to NYS implementation, not the Common Core as a whole. Progress, but less than we want.Yet, they are still dangerous.
Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standards | EdSource Today
Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standards | EdSource Today: Coherent and sequenced curriculum key to implementing Common Core standardsJanuary 29th, 2014 | 1 Comment | By Bill Honig / commentary6Bill HonigThe Common Core State Standards state what students should master, but they are not a curriculum.Jumping from the standards to create lesson plans misses a cruci
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What a Piece of Junk Science!
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: What a Piece of Junk Science!: What a Piece of Junk Science!The new teacher evaluation system in place in N.Y.C. is based upon junk science. Sixty percent of the evaluation is derived from Danielson-based observations, using multiple domains, some of which seem far removed from many of the realities of N.Y.C. public schools, including the lack of resources and the nee
empathyeducates – Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It Seems
empathyeducates – Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It Seems: Extending the School Day Is a Lot Harder Than It SeemsPhotograph; Second graders at Patrick Henry Elementary School follow along to an exercise video during indoor recess. Recess was made mandatory in Chicago elementary schools when the school day was lengthened in 2012. (Armando L. Sanchez / Hechinger Report)By Sara Neufeld
NYC Educator: Unity-New Action Hypocrites
NYC Educator: Unity-New Action Hypocrites: Unity-New Action HypocritesFor years I've been reading rationales on why it's unhealthy to disagree with the union. It makes Bloomberg happy when you disagree. You're emboldening our opposition. We need to put on a united front. These arguments become particularly strident during union elections. Yes, of course you have the right to your opinion, but for
1-29-14 The Whole Child Blog - Combining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained Success — Whole Child Education
Combining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained Success — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCombining Intrinsic Motivation and Student Autonomy for Sustained SuccessJanuary 29, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Matthew J. WeyersTwo years ago, prompted by a blog post that asked, "How many student assignments end up in the recycling bin within minutes o
Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Bill Green says M. Night Shyamalan's education-reform book 'shaped thinking'by thenotebook on Jan 29 2014 Posted in Latest newsShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (1)PRINTPhoto: Courtesy of NewsWorksby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorksBefore being nominated by Gov. Corbett to chair
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm sputters through defense of new charters
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm sputters through defense of new charters: Rahm sputters through defense of new chartersThe Mayor sounds downright goofy as he tries to defend his hand-picked school board's vote to open new charter schools in the vicinity of the 50 schools they closed.From the Tribune:“That’s not how this city in the past has looked at it, and in the future, and this is in areas
1-29-14 @ The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why snow days matter: Kids forced to sleep in schools because class wasn’t cancelled in timeNext time you think a school district is being overly cautious about cancelling school because of bad weather, remember this: Thousands of students in Georgia and Alabama were forced to spend the night Tuesday in their schools — and some on buses — while their parents got stuck in traffic
Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the Union | Cloaking Inequity
Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the Union | Cloaking Inequity: Obama’s approach to education in the 2014 State of the UnionWith bated breath, last evening I watched the 2014 State of the Union (SOTU) address. I wondered if Barack Obama would propose anything controversial for our nation’s schools… or even go in a new direction…I was asked by The Conversation to cover the 2014 S
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here?by Christine Carlson on Jan 29 2014 Posted in CommentaryIt came in like a wrecking ball ...I’ve been subjected to hearing my 10-year-old daughter play Miley Cyrus’ song "Wrecking Ball" many times. Some parents hear this song an
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here?by Christine Carlson on Jan 29 2014 Posted in CommentaryIt came in like a wrecking ball ...I’ve been subjected to hearing my 10-year-old daughter play Miley Cyrus’ song "Wrecking Ball" many times. Some parents hear this song an
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Blindsided by universal enrollment plan. How did we get here?by Christine Carlson on Jan 29 2014 Posted in CommentaryIt came in like a wrecking ball ...I’ve been subjected to hearing my 10-year-old daughter play Miley Cyrus’ song "Wrecking Ball" many times. Some parents hear this song an
1-29-14 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): Obama on education: ‘Some of this change is hard’President Obama last night President Obama had a few words to say about education in his State of the Union speech last night. Here’s what he told us: “Of course, it’s not enough to train today’s workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow’s workforce, by g
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-29-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Hydrogen fuel cell carThe Japanese automaker’s fuel-cell car hits the market next year despite all the doubt. Toyota Motor is getting set to defy naysayers. Toyota’s initiative is the first commercial hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, which the Japanese automaker said it will sell starting next year.Toyota showed a prototype it calls FCV at the North American Internation
1-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kid President Gives Us All a Pep TalkThis kid is great - listen up students (and everybody's a teacher). Get your learn on!by Melissa Westbrook / 4min 1-28-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadComing up on Thursday is the one-year anniversary of the MAP test boycott. It's also the day that SEE (Social Equality Educa
1-29-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: An Open Apology, with Explanations: Math, Behaviorism, and “Grit”While I haven’t really made any sort of public declaration, I have begun in 2014 to address in my public work something with which I have become more uncomfortable throughout 2013: The antagonism in the education reform debate. Thus, I want to address a series of tensions that have been created by recent blogs of […
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama’s State of the Union Address: AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama's State of the Union AddressWASHINGTON— Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Obama's State of the Union address. Two AFT members joined first lady Michelle Obama to watch the address: Washington, D.C. Teacher of the Y
Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal Preparation | NEA Today
Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal Preparation | NEA Today: Aging School Kitchens Undermine Healthy Meal PreparationJanuary 29, 2014 by twalker By John RosalesIt was food delivery day at Glen Landing Middle School in Blackwood, New Jersey, and the 42-year-old walk-in freezer went kaput. Again.“The food delivery we were supposed to receive that Thursday had to be delivered to another sch
The first-ever Grammy Award for a Music Educator goes to... | Lily's Blackboard
The first-ever Grammy Award for a Music Educator goes to... | Lily's Blackboard: And the Grammy Goes to…Jan 28th, 2014by Lily.And the Award goes to….It is always with a divided heart that I agree to serve on award panels. It dates back to my year as Utah Teacher of the Year. It was so amazing to be recognized for the things you did for your students; things you loved doing; things that you weren’
1-29-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: TESTIMONY OF NYC SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CARMEN FARIñA BEFORE THE STATE ASSEMBLY WAYS & MEANS AND STATE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES ON THE PROPOSED 2014-2015 EXECUTIVE BUDGETThis is frightening. Very disappointing.She supports common core for IEPs. Unbelievable.---- Parent comments on Farina testimony.Take this for what it is - I don't have the patience to read it. But when I sent it
Morning Wink 1-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTwo Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. HessTwo Visions of the Federal Role :: Frederick M. Hess: Two Visions of the Federal Roleby Frederick M. Hess • Jan 29, 2014 at 9:57 amCross-posted from Education WeekLast night, in the State of the Union, President Obama played it pretty safe when it came to education. He was for more college affordability
