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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...3 hours ago
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Israel's Starvation Campaign - *...*Al Jazerra reports that as of March 27th, “27 people – 23 of them children – have starved to death as a result of what international bodies say i...10 hours ago
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Who’s Running This Grift? - I laughed in your face and said, “You’re not Dylan Thomas, I’m not Patti Smith” This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel We’re modern idiots Who’s going to hold you li...11 hours ago
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Defend the People’s Schools - By Thomas Ultican 4/19/2024 I am sure you’ll be shocked to your core but there are some really bad people out there trying to end publicly-financed free ed...12 hours ago
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Free the Columbia 100. Keep cops off campus. - The movement protesting U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza War shows no sign of going away. In fact, it grows larger every day.Fred Klonsky in Retirement is a ...15 hours ago
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Florida: DeSantis Signs Bill to Limit Book Bans and Adds a Sugarplum for Charter Schools - Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill limiting the ability of non-parents to initiate book bans. That’s a step forward since any crank was free to challenge ...15 hours ago
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The strategy behind never-ending war - US could have backed peace talks in Ukraine. Yesterday it was the only NO vote in UN on recognizing Palestinian statehood.16 hours ago
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PA: Far Right Law Group Comes To Meadville - Crawford Central School District has joined the ranks of school districts in Pennsylvania considering anti-LGBTQ policies. And while their name didn't come...16 hours ago
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How to Raise Ethical, Caring Children - Most of us want to raise children who are ethical and caring. Indeed, when surveyed 96 percent of us say that this is a "very important, if not essentia...16 hours ago
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Forced birth is local, pt. 1: what is the rape exception protocol, Sheriff Judd? - Individual local police officers are the new real-time gatekeepers of the "rape, incest, and human trafficking" exceptions to 6-week forced birth in a stat...20 hours ago
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Teaching Is a Grind Peppered with Joyful Moments (Bill Ferriter) - This post appeared in Bill Ferriter’s blog, “The Tempered Radical.” In his blog, he describes himself as follows: “Bill Ferriter has about a dozen titles—S...22 hours ago
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Adolescents: almost 17% experience weight-related bullying online, almost 70 percent of Twitter users reporting being bullied - The freely available article in *PLOS ONE*: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299830 *Each additional hour of social...1 day ago
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Memorial Stadium Open House - Done on the Downlow? - I am going to sit in on the brief Board "special meeting" today on the process of curriculum adoption in Washington State. I did ask about any attached ...1 day ago
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The Super 20 - What follows are thumbnail sketches of the 20 applicants who want to be the next Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. Before beginning, I want to...1 day ago
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SPI Hosts California Apprenticeship Summit - State Superintendent Thurmond hosts California Apprenticeship Summit to connect California’s youth to high-wage opportunities.1 day ago
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Hear about how you can protect your child from having their data sold by College Board & ACT - Online Forum: No More Student Data Sales! *WHEN* May 06, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8pm *WHERE* Online via Zoom: register here: bit.ly/5_6_24_webinar Test companies...1 day ago
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What is White Christian Nationalism and How Is It Affecting Public Education Today? - Our politics and our national ethos seem to have gone awry, and a lot of people blame it on something called Christian nationalism or white Christian natio...1 day ago
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Bibliography for History Posts on This Blog - I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges. Bibliography VER...1 day ago
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Episode # 97—Please repost and spread the word - Episode #97: Again, Winter with Mark Nowak2 days ago
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The Unintended Multiverse of Black Widow’s Origin - [Header Panel from Tales of Suspense (v1) 57; Don Heck, artist] After writing a blog series on Black Widow, I searched for an opportunity to turn that work...2 days ago
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Where’s the “Evidence” in State-Mandated Science of Reading Programs? - Last I looked, thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia have signed reading laws (Schwartz 2024). Parents, educators, school administrators, and ...2 days ago
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Urgent! send a message to your legislators now – no backdoor deal on mayoral control! - April 15, 2024 Last week the State Education Department released an excellent report, summarizing the public testimony at the borough hearings and in writi...3 days ago
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Earth Day Is On April 22nd – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources - Earth Day is on April 22nd. You might be interested in The Best Earth Day Sites.5 days ago
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TN Taliban Votes to Arm Teachers - As parents, students, and teachers lined the gallery with signs calling for gun regulations in a state where are none, a bill sailed through the State Se...1 week ago
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Where I Agree with Katherine Westerhold - In February 2023, former Louisiana state superintendent John White’s wife, Katherine Westerhold, was in the news because their home security system capture...1 week ago
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Guess Who’s NOT Coming to School! - American students are skipping school in record numbers, a crisis that is so acute that it became the lead story in The New York Times recently, as well as...1 week ago
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THE EVOLUTION OF OUR SPECIES - As I considered writing this blog, I did not want to write a piece that painted a dystopian future for humanity. I felt that the blog should, first and for...1 week ago
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Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much? - Giant corporations and billionaires want to keep their taxes low and the prices we pay high. That’s why they want Trump back in office. In 2004, I was a si...1 week ago
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Billionaires, like the (labor union hating WalMart) Walton Foundation are creating their OWN unions to support publicly funded, private sector, secretive, for profit, autocratic, often cheating, Charter Schools with a goal to destroy public school teachers’ unions and OUR (all the people) transparent, democratic, K-12 Public Schools. I think they want to control what OUR children learn or don’t learn. - Maurice Cunningham: Reporters Should Raise These Questions With the “National Parents Union”1 week ago
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Critical Race Theory Is About You, and All of Us - Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization of...2 weeks ago
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THE UNSETTLING INFLUENCE OF TRUMP AND MAGA ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE - *THE UNSETTLING INFLUENCE OF TRUMP AND MAGA ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE* *TRUMP RHETORIC IS LITERALLY CAUSING HIS FOLLOWERS TO LOSE THEIR MINDS AND THEIR FR...2 weeks ago
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Grow Your Own Teachers? A BustED: Pencils Podcast - Julian Vasquez Heilig and Laura Dinehart join Dr. Tim to discuss how Western Michigan University is ‘Growing Their Own’ teachers, without test tubes or sci...2 weeks ago
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Grassroots Education Network- March 2024 Newsletter - The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a nationwide network of over 195 grassroots organizations that have joined together to preserve, promote, improve...2 weeks ago
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UFT Welfare Fund nest egg – bigger than most nests - A nest egg. A rainy day fund. A reserve. Back up. We all have some, or would like some. In case things go sideways, a way to pay some bills in the meantime...3 weeks ago
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March (2024) Useful Parent Engagement Resources - “Gentle parenting” seems to be based on sound child psychology principles, but these techniques may not be as effective for more serious challenging behavi...3 weeks ago
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PCSP comments on how the privacy protections in the proposed COPPA regs should be improved - See below comments that PCSP and attorney Zephyr Teachout submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, urging them to strengthen their proposed student priva...4 weeks ago
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Focused: Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a School Leader - INTRODUCTION Focus, focus, and focus! Focus is what this book is about. Here we aim to help school leaders understand what they should focus on and why. We...4 weeks ago
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Let’s recall just how bad a president Trump was! - For the record, concerning Covid:, this is from Quora: ———- President Trump tweeted that 17,000 people died from Swine Flu under Obama. How does this compa...1 month ago
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March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed - It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more I learn of politics, the… The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...1 month ago
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More Allegations Of Sexual Abuse From The Early Days Of KIPP NYC - [Note: This post draws from an interview I conducted with an anonymous source who identifies as a KIPP alum from the late 1990s. I consider this person cre...1 month ago
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A Change of Plans - Last September, in a piece titled Where We Expect To Retire, I informed folks that we were planning to move to Kendal Crosslands Communities, the Crossla...1 month ago
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Dr. Kriznar explains why birthday parties and so much more are now on the chopping block. - I am kind of grosseed out at her explanation so I am not going to comment now, but I wanted anyone interested to see it. This is her responce after I wr...1 month ago
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Wisdom from the Sage of Mount Vernon - Words of wisdom appropriate to our time. …from George Washington, America’s first President, on President’s Day. (Edited and updated from a previous post) ...2 months ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire” - By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally have a book t...2 months ago
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We are making a CPESS documentary! - In 2020, I was approached by Deborah Meier and Jane Andrais and I decided we should document the story of Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS). This ...2 months ago
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again) - Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again) For more than five years, mainstream media has been obsessed with two false but compelling...2 months ago
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From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a ‘Sigma’ Man by Mark Anthony Neal - Richard Avedon, *A. Philip Randolph, Founder, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, New York City, April 8, 1976* *From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a...3 months ago
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2023 In Review And What’s To Come In 2024 - 2023 is almost complete and it was a busy, challenging, rewarding, and fun year. The news of the world was sometimes too much to watch. Countries were dest...3 months ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.3 months ago
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Volunteer in 2024 - Be the change, volunteer and make the difference! Let’s face it, the world is in turmoil, and divisive politics in our country is threatening our democracy...3 months ago
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Israel’s War on Gaza Is Also a War on History and Education - Israel's war on Gaza is also a war on children--and just like the attempts to ban discussion of race and gender in U.S. classrooms, Israel aims to censor h...4 months ago
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The Sky is Falling, or is it? - Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old, over o...4 months ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision, unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the law it re...5 months ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2023 Updated) - 20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 ) Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038... The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...6 months ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading7 months ago
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Lying Liars of the NYC DOE - The APPR travails continue. When last I blogged I shared how my principal, XXXXXXXX XXXXX of PS XXX did an end run around me. I was refused to be obser...9 months ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we wer...10 months ago
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech - In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ... Read more1 year ago
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What ever happend to John Deasy, the Man From Gates? - * Here's an update on Deasy from 2020* By Thomas Ultican 7/29/2020 April 21, the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) board accepted John Deasy’s let...1 year ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force - I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation. The meetin...1 year ago
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Skin Deep - She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match to ...1 year ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed - I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took lesson...1 year ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough teachers cer...1 year ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022, let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace instead. She ...1 year ago
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT! - There is a teacher shortage.And just to be sure you understand, it's not that teachers don't want to teach.It's not that there aren't enough teachers certi...1 year ago
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Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It! - NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences as a child in the 1960's and 70's. Take what you like and leave the rest. I m...1 year ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...1 year ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! first appeared on Just another WordPress site.1 year ago
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What can we learn by modeling existing variations in school spending and outcomes? (Reprise) - There are those in the ed reform world who would tell us that existing public schools and districts are simply inefficient in their use of existing funding...2 years ago
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →2 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris* My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I was an activist i...2 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun with...2 years ago
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On the Edge of Silence - “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamen...2 years ago
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The Howlers of History and How We Must Reclaim the Narrative - “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all judgments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignor...2 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website - TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire archive. And be sure to check out...2 years ago
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Follow me at Substack - I've moved. Follow me at Substack I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com ...2 years ago
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On Remote Teaching and Learning In an Ongoing Pandemic - Some recent stories I've been thinking about (all emphases mine). Tennessee: Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is getting pushback in Memphis on new Tenness...2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...2 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...2 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was also a ...3 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...3 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools - On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators, community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral candidates’ vis...3 years ago
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GA run-offs need your help! - Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph … Continue reading →3 years ago
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Pandemic Teaching – What’s up? - Responding to the call from Pocketful of Primary to answer questions about how teaching during the pandemic is going.3 years ago
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The Threat of Integration - I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction with th...3 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education - A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled, “Teachers...3 years ago
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www.job-applications.com - https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/3 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.3 years ago
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School Year 2020-21: We Are Asking the Wrong Questions - It is perfectly understandable that many in our country want public school buildings to be open for in person instruction this year. Among the many hardshi...3 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...3 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and it’s up...3 years ago
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A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020 - The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted to the in...3 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of Sout...3 years ago
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A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools - I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle this morning to enjoy a coffee while taking in a phenomenal view of the city o...3 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved ones. We ar...3 years ago
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Thoughts on schooling in the era of COVID-19 - Well, a whole lot has changed since I returned to blogging a month and half ago. In case you didn't notice, and I'm sure everyone reading this did, there's...4 years ago
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What are You Going to Do when Disaster Capitalism Knocks on the Public-School Door? - “Schools will be closed until at least April 20, after the upcoming spring break, but could stay closed for significantly longer, Mr. de Blasio said.” Whe...4 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin - All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.4 years ago
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NAEP scores and "the science of reading" - *Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish letters to the editor. * *Re: “National reading emergency” November 12* *[https://www...4 years ago
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2019 NAEP Scores: Achievement Gap or …? - Here you go: A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores, Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results NAEP 2019: Re...4 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online - Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah perta...4 years ago
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What Cory Booker isn’t telling us about the Newark water crisis. - BY GUY STERLING Guy Sterling, a longtime resident of Newark and a member of the Newark Water Group, spent almost 30 years as reporter with The Star-Ledger ...4 years ago
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A Storm is Coming! (…again) - A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new meteorologist will have on … Continue reading →4 years ago
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JerseyCAN Can't Hide From Opioids Crisis Billionaire Founder - [image: Image result for jerseycan] NJ Spotlight needs to stop giving space to billionaire-backed corporate reform groups like JerseyCAN. JerseyCAN does n...4 years ago
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Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents - Dear Board of Regents, I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the 2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and mo...5 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black, Latinx, or Asian and y...5 years ago
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Black Lives Matter at Schools National week of Action: Feb 4 - Feb 8 - Join the National Week of Actions for Black Lives Matter at Schools. Starting Monday, February 4th educators in cities across the country will draw closer...5 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee - The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The New T...5 years ago
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13 Things I Learned While Blogging for Education Week - This is the 500th blog I've written as the Teacher in a Strange Land, for Education Week Teacher. As it turns out, it's also my final blog for EdWeek. Here...5 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger - Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears: I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...5 years ago
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New York Times piece on '68 Democratic Convention Protest - ‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The 1968 Democratic Convention, 50 Years Later On Aug. 28, 1968, violent clashes in Chicago between demonstrators and the ...5 years ago
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My Letter to the NYS Board of Regents and Commissioner Elia Regarding ESSA Opt Out Provisions - commissioner@nysed.gov Regent.cashin@nysed.gov ESSARegComment@nysed.gov Regent.Rosa@nysed.gov Regent.Reyes@nysed.gov Regent.Chin@nysed.gov Regent.Young@n...5 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It is co...5 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn the loc...5 years ago
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3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing? - Education Trust Midwest has just released its study on third grade reading and, predictably, the results aren’t great. This study uniquely compares Michiga...6 years ago
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Why Poetry? Why Now? – a poem from Linda Christensen and an invitation - My dear friend Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. sent me a phenomenal book on poetry called Rhythm and Resistance – Teaching Poetry for Social Justice. Here is...6 years ago
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Opting out of the Dinosaur (end of year test) - Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The first email I sent at the beginning of the year was not sufficient as they requi...6 years ago
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Resurrection - I realized it's Lent, but this blog, bless Jesus Christ, can't wait. Ok, so with that said, I plan to discuss Class Action suits in existence, as well as w...6 years ago
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Chicago Collegiate Charter School Must STOP Expansion Plans - So I did a little digging into Chicago Collegiate Charter Schools, the tiny school looking to expand into the empty Kohn Elementary School building. A sch...6 years ago
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IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land - Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of explanation to ...6 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question - In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard w...6 years ago
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Education reform should come from within by Wendy Lecker - In her latest Stamford Advocate commentary piece, education advocate Wendy Lecker observes, Education reform should come from within. Wendy Lecker write...6 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Gra...6 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am addressing you all ...6 years ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT! - APRIL IS STILL POETRY MONTH AND LIBRARY MONTH. MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO CELEBRATE. But in the middle of the month I received some bad news about my ca...6 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...7 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep - Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41 AM. Tom...7 years ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted! - *New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!* Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is lower than project...7 years ago
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017 - Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education blogger Mik...7 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...7 years ago
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Capturing the Spark - It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts here h...7 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities - One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...7 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for that. Sinc...7 years ago
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WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship - Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President *Statements or expressions of opinions herein...7 years ago
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS - Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via Getty Image...7 years ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies Association Conference - Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when we were ...7 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG - My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has simila...7 years ago
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Thank you - Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...8 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat - *GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat* *SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA* The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...8 years ago
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I am Retiring - I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte...8 years ago
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms - Originally posted on Creative by Nature: “Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational research and assessment tools. When gove...9 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform… - I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them. I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite writ...9 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...9 years ago
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Liberator Call to Action: Time to Canvas the Neighborhoods | United Opt Out National
Liberator Call to Action: Time to Canvas the Neighborhoods | United Opt Out National:
UTLA: WHAT KIND OF A TEACHER DO YOU THINK I AM? - Perdaily.com
UTLA: WHAT KIND OF A TEACHER DO YOU THINK I AM? - Perdaily.com:
UTLA: WHAT KIND OF A TEACHER DO YOU THINK I AM?
UTLA: WHAT KIND OF A TEACHER DO YOU THINK I AM?
by Leonard Isenberg
(Mensaje se repite en Español)
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
A guy goes out with a girl and at some point toward the end of the evening he asks her, "Would you go to bed with me for a million dollar?" Without hesitation the girl says, "Sure." So the guy, reflecting on her response and his limited financial assets says, "How
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
A guy goes out with a girl and at some point toward the end of the evening he asks her, "Would you go to bed with me for a million dollar?" Without hesitation the girl says, "Sure." So the guy, reflecting on her response and his limited financial assets says, "How
Last Stand for Children First: Parents Protest Against Chicago Teachers Union
Last Stand for Children First: Parents Protest Against Chicago Teachers Union:
Parents Protest Against Chicago Teachers Union
Parents Protest Against Chicago Teachers Union
by Last Stand for Children
Some people would say that 5 days after the end of a teacher strike is a lousy time to hold a protest against striking teachers, but with the kick off of education nation, we just could resist. While it is hard to have an exact number of participants in events like this, it's safe to say that several half dozens were in attendance for our First Annual Parents Against Teachers Protest and Box Lunch.
Will Dehring of Chicago reported than many of the complaints he heard teachers make were "complete balderdash" saying that when he attended school in Chicago there was no air conditioning and that was fine with
Will Dehring of Chicago reported than many of the complaints he heard teachers make were "complete balderdash" saying that when he attended school in Chicago there was no air conditioning and that was fine with
Albert Einstein, Lewis Hyde, and The Gifts of Teaching « Cooperative Catalyst
Albert Einstein, Lewis Hyde, and The Gifts of Teaching « Cooperative Catalyst:
Albert Einstein, Lewis Hyde, and The Gifts of Teaching
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as hard duty. Never regard study as duty but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.” –Albert Einstein
On the second day of teacher preparation this August, my building held a discussion regarding our use of grades and what we grade and what we don’t. Eventually, the discussion turned to the issue of failure on a test or
Albert Einstein, Lewis Hyde, and The Gifts of Teaching
by garreth12
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as hard duty. Never regard study as duty but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.” –Albert Einstein
On the second day of teacher preparation this August, my building held a discussion regarding our use of grades and what we grade and what we don’t. Eventually, the discussion turned to the issue of failure on a test or
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week Three 2012
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week Three 2012:
Week Three 2012
Beware the shoals was this week’s theme. It was the third week, but the first week of our grade-level mathematics swap. It was like starting the school-year all over again. It’s in the middle of the school day, after recess, but before lunch — a conspicuous time in the schedule of the day, which had some repercussions in both the end of the morning period before recess (preparing for the swap), and after lunch with the kids coming in buzzed with the change in routine. In addition, I have to put desks into groups to fit the math class in, and my class was not quite ready for that full time. I’m now having them move out of groups for direct instruction and
Week Three 2012
by alicemercer
Beware the shoals was this week’s theme. It was the third week, but the first week of our grade-level mathematics swap. It was like starting the school-year all over again. It’s in the middle of the school day, after recess, but before lunch — a conspicuous time in the schedule of the day, which had some repercussions in both the end of the morning period before recess (preparing for the swap), and after lunch with the kids coming in buzzed with the change in routine. In addition, I have to put desks into groups to fit the math class in, and my class was not quite ready for that full time. I’m now having them move out of groups for direct instruction and
Diane in the Evening 9-23-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog:
Karen Lewis and Randi Weingarten Write an Article about the Strike in the Wall Street Journal
A Tale of Two Farmers
Jersey Jazzman Takes One for the Team
Karen Lewis and Randi Weingarten Write an Article about the Strike in the Wall Street Journal
by dianerav
This is a good article. Unspoken, or only hinted at, in this very conservative newspaper, is that strikes are effective.
When employers treat workers shabbily, a strike is justified.
When working conditions are intolerable, a strike is justified.
When management engages in harmful practices–like closing schools and handing the kids over to private
When employers treat workers shabbily, a strike is justified.
When working conditions are intolerable, a strike is justified.
When management engages in harmful practices–like closing schools and handing the kids over to private
A Tale of Two Farmers
by dianerav
I received this from a parent in Indiana. She said it is being circulated from person to person as a way of explaining why the reform policies of State Superintendent Tony Bennett don’t work and never will:
The Tale of Two Farmers
Once upon a time, the great and powerful Lord Idoe, in an uncharacteristic (some say scary!) burst of generosity, gave two of his serfs 1,000 acres of land. He told them, Farmer Oofy and Farmer Laden, that they were to plant them with the seeds he provided. Furthermore, the farmer who produced the best crop at the end of the growing season would obtain additional riches, while the other farmer would lose everything. Lord Idoe made it clear that
The Tale of Two Farmers
Once upon a time, the great and powerful Lord Idoe, in an uncharacteristic (some say scary!) burst of generosity, gave two of his serfs 1,000 acres of land. He told them, Farmer Oofy and Farmer Laden, that they were to plant them with the seeds he provided. Furthermore, the farmer who produced the best crop at the end of the growing season would obtain additional riches, while the other farmer would lose everything. Lord Idoe made it clear that
Jersey Jazzman Takes One for the Team
by dianerav
Jersey Jazzman is watching Education Nation so the rest of us don’t have to.
He says that teachers are more outspoken this year than in the past. He thinks they are emboldened by the Chicago strike. They are mad as hell and they won’t sit still while non-educators bash them.
He reports that one fellow got up and made a brash statement abou
He says that teachers are more outspoken this year than in the past. He thinks they are emboldened by the Chicago strike. They are mad as hell and they won’t sit still while non-educators bash them.
He reports that one fellow got up and made a brash statement abou
Daily Kos: Krugman's Monday column: "The Optimism Cure"
Daily Kos: Krugman's Monday column: "The Optimism Cure":
Krugman's Monday column: "The Optimism Cure"
Krugman's Monday column: "The Optimism Cure"
by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)
begins with these words:
Mitt Romney is optimistic about optimism. In fact, it’s pretty much all he’s got. And that fact should make you very pessimistic about his chances of leading an economic recovery.Krugman, in this column, says that in what Romney said in the video with his donors in Boca Raton, makes it clear that his economic plan relies on "magic" -
“My own view is,” he declared, “if we win on November 6, there will be a great deal of optimism about the future of this country. We’ll see capital come back, and we’ll see — without actually doing anything — we’ll actually get a boost in the economy.”Are you feeling reassured?The answer to that question, from anyone who is not blinded by the Republican theology on economics, is clearly not.Please keep reading.
SI&A Cabinet Report – Brown vetoes bill aimed at TK teaching standards
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources:
Brown vetoes bill aimed at TK teaching standards
By Tom Chorneau
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Brown vetoes bill aimed at TK teaching standards
By Tom Chorneau
Monday, September 24, 2012
Despite the concerns that teachers have not been properly prepared to handle the new transitional kindergarten program, Gov. Jerry Brown late last week rejected a bill that would have taken the first steps in creating new teaching standards in early education.
Brown, who earlier this year cast doubt over the transitional kindergarten program by failing to provide any funding for it as part of his January budget, said in a veto message that AB 1853 wasn’t needed.
“This bill would require the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to create a committee to do the preliminary work that would be required to create yet another teaching credential – something we don’t need,” the governor said.
The bill, authored by Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla of Martinez, would have convened a work group comprised of transitional kindergarten experts to develop program standards and to work with the state department of
Non-profit’s STEM strategy catching on across the state
By Kimberly BeltranMonday, September 24, 2012
When a small, non-profit group in a remote Southern California town won a prestigious national award for innovations in STEM education, Marcella Klein Williams knew her organization’s work was paying off.
As chief educational officer for the California STEM Learning Network, Williams and her colleagues strive to create partnerships between schools, colleges and business to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs, both for teachers
Hoping taxes will pass, preparing school boards if they don’t
By Tom Chorneau
Monday, September 24, 2012
By Tom Chorneau
Monday, September 24, 2012
Solidly supporting the two tax measures on the November ballot but bracing for the fallout if both fail – the California School Boards Association has initiated a campaign to prepare local officials for what might be an unprecedented collision with fiscal insolvency.
Using webinars and policy briefs as well as direct outreach, the CSBA is pushing school board members to take a critical look at spending right now with an eye not only on next year but also
School Tech Connect: The CTU Strike in Context
School Tech Connect: The CTU Strike in Context:
The CTU Strike in Context
The CTU Strike in Context
by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman)
I'm just going to go ahead and post my home recording of Mike Klonsky at the Heartland Cafe before I forget to. If Heartland Media posts a video, I'll switch over.
Mike appeared at Heartland yesterday to talk about the whole context of the recent triumphant CTU strike. It was a free-ranging conversation---- and well worth a listen.
Apologies for the noise from my kitchen. It's weird: this is a radio show taped in a restaurant, being recorded by a guy in his own kitchen, making an omelet and feeding two dogs. When I shut my microwave, it sounds like
Mike appeared at Heartland yesterday to talk about the whole context of the recent triumphant CTU strike. It was a free-ranging conversation---- and well worth a listen.
Apologies for the noise from my kitchen. It's weird: this is a radio show taped in a restaurant, being recorded by a guy in his own kitchen, making an omelet and feeding two dogs. When I shut my microwave, it sounds like
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 9-23-12 #ParentsEdNat #EducationNation #SOSCHAT #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 CAP
Won’t Back Down LIES & Real Community Empowerment: Action for the Week of 9/23/2012 | United Opt Out National
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Won’t Back Down LIES & Real Community Empowerment: Action for the Week of 9/23/2012 | United Opt Out National: Won’t Back Down LIES & Real Community Empowerment: Action for the Week of 9/23/2012 by admin It’s time to make this go viral. Send it to all of your neighbors and friends. Post it on Facebook. The movie *Won’t Back Down* is a big slice of corporate propaganda created to encourage parents to use Parent Trigger, a law which promotes the privatization of public schools. *Parent Trigger has never worked successfully in a single school in this country.* *Parent Trigger will t... more »
Urge MMSD to Collectively Bargain, Now! | AMPS
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Urge MMSD to Collectively Bargain, Now! | AMPS: Urge MMSD to Collectively Bargain, Now! by Thomas J. Mertz Booker T. & the MGs – “Time is Tight” (click to listen or download) The Dane County Board approved new union contracts last week (YEAH and thanks to the Sups!); other local government units can do the same, including MMSD. The Board of Education will be considering ” Negotiations strategy concerning successor Collective Bargaining Agreements for MMSD Bargaining Units, pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e)” at a closed meeting 5:00 Monday. If you support Collectiv... more »
First the teachers. Now the Chicago Symphony. Wealthy patrons of the CSO are furious. They forget. This is a union town. « Fred Klonsky
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First the teachers. Now the Chicago Symphony. Wealthy patrons of the CSO are furious. They forget. This is a union town. « Fred Klonsky: First the teachers. Now the Chicago Symphony. Wealthy patrons of the CSO are furious. They forget. This is a union town. by Fred Klonsky Chicago Sun-Times: More than 100 Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians went on strike Saturday, infuriating patrons who came to Orchestra Hall expecting a show and upsetting world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti. The CSO canceled the 8 p.m. concert less than two hours before the scheduled start. It was the fir... more »
Tests for kindergartners on their first days in school: Oregon piloting a system to screen every pupil's readiness | OregonLive.com #EdNatTTH #EducationNation:
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Tests for kindergartners on their first days in school: Oregon piloting a system to screen every pupil's readiness | OregonLive.com: Tests for kindergartners on their first days in school: Oregon piloting a system to screen every pupil's readiness by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian [image: kinderglow.jpg] Five-year-old Lolo DeLeon didn't hang back on his first day of kindergarten atGilbert Park Elementary in Southeast Portland. After watching his teacher summon a few other students one by one to answer a series of questions, Lolo stepped forward and asked to go next. His teacher,... more »
Short Notes: Teacher Expectations Influence Student Performance [It's True] | The Jose Vilson
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Short Notes: Teacher Expectations Influence Student Performance [It's True] | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: Teacher Expectations Influence Student Performance [It's True] by Jose The Jetsons A few notes: - When we believe kids can do something, they do better than when we think they can’t. Just a reminder. [NPR] - EduShyster cracks me up with this satirical look at the new “crack for billionaires”: education reform. [EduShyster] - Josh Eidelson thinks Chicago is just the beginning. I tend to agree. [Salon] - The way Chicago won had lots to do with social media.... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Education Nation & Charter School Myths #EdNatTTH #EducationNation
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Jersey Jazzman: Education Nation & Charter School Myths: Education Nation & Charter School Myths by Duke The Education Nation conflagration is in full swing at MSNBC, and what a difference a year makes! Brian Williams looked a little stunned at times at the reactions of the teachers in the audience. I don't know if it's the Chicago strike, the election, or that we've simply had enough reformy nonsense, but it's clear teachers are not just going to sit quietly and take it anymore. Which means that those who are used to getting automatic applause for bashing teachers and unions ha... more »
Remarks by the First Lady at the Congressional Black Caucus Gala | The White House
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Remarks by the First Lady at the Congressional Black Caucus Gala | The White House: Remarks by the First Lady at the Congressional Black Caucus Gala Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C 7:33 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. It is truly a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you tonight. Thank you so much for having me. I want to start by thanking Congressman Cleaver and Shuanise Washington for their outstanding work and for their introduction. I also want to recognize your terrific CBC Foundation President and CEO, Elsie Scot... more »
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: #Why I Don't Use Technology: Anti-Tech Teachers Lament Has No Standing!
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: #Why I Don't Use Technology: Anti-Tech Teachers Lament Has No Standing!: #Why I Don't Use Technology: Anti-Tech Teachers Lament Has No Standing! by Lisa M The conversation went something like this: *Teacher:* Do you know he suggested using Tagxedo at Reading Night? *Me*: What a wonderful idea! *Teacher:* I don't see why they want to use technology. (said with disdain) *Me*: Why not? The kids and parents would have a good time. *Teacher*: What if it doesn't work? What if it doesn't print? Then what are we supposed to do? *Me:* What do you mean doesn't... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News: Education News by Melissa Westbrook On Saturday, September 22nd, at their Fall meeting in Yakima, *the Washington State Democratic Party unanimously passed a resolution OPPOSING Initiative 1240. * Out of nearly 500 delegates voting, not a single delegate from any county in our State voted to support 1240. The vote was 500 to ZERO to oppose Initiative 1240. From the NY Times, an important story about the use of *epi pens* at schools. B*ut school nurses in many districts face an agonizing choice if a child without a prescription... more »
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Hispanically Speaking News
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Hispanically Speaking News: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions September 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff [image: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions] Photo: Honoring Hispanic-Serving Institutions Click Here to Enlarge Photo U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the week of September 16-22 as “National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week” t... more »
Unschooling in the Art of Writing | Lefty Parent
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Unschooling in the Art of Writing | Lefty Parent: Unschooling in the Art of Writing by Cooper Zale This is another chapter in my series of looks back at my own development and how I learned most of the skills that are critical to my life today outside of any school or other formal education environment. Based on the sum total of this reassessment, I have become a strong advocate for informal learning, what 1970s radical educator John Holt coined as “unschooling”. Wikipedia defines “unschooling” as representing… A range of educational philosophies and practices centered on allowing ... more »
Talk Budget Cuts With Tony Evers This Wednesday at MPS Central Office « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Talk Budget Cuts With Tony Evers This Wednesday at MPS Central Office « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Talk Budget Cuts With Tony Evers This Wednesday at MPS Central Office by millerlf *“What to Expect When You’re Expecting More Budget Cuts” previews education budget and policy reform* *State Superintendent Tony Evers to preview his proposed 2013-15 state education budget to MPS parents* *EVENT: What to Expect When You’re Expecting More Budget Cuts* *WHEN:* Wednesday, September 26, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. *WHERE*: MPS Central Office, 5225 W. Vliet Stre... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Do Charters Serve ALL Children?
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Jersey Jazzman: Do Charters Serve ALL Children?: Do Charters Serve ALL Children? by Duke [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] I was just watching the Education Nation conflagration on MSNBC. A teacher from the Flint International Academy got up and claimed that his school is a "public charter school" and that their door is open to everyone. Well... I went to the Michigan Department of Education and looked up some numbers. The website says: *The Michigan Merit Examination (MME) assesses students in grade 11 and eligible students in grade 12 based on Michig... more »
10 great tweets from Education Nation - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post #EdNatTTH #ParentsEdNat
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10 great tweets from Education Nation - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] 10 great tweets from Education Nation By Valerie Strauss Thanks for joining today’s conversation. Taking a break, then we’re back on @msnbc at 6PM w/ @alexwagner talking w/ parents #ParentsEdNat NCB launched its third Education Nation summit today in New York City. Here are 10 great tweets about a range of issues that appeared on Twitter during a town hall with teachers moderated by anchor Brian Williams. *Education Nation @educationnation* MT @webster 1 in 5 students in the US... more »
Common Core State Standards Initiative | The Standards @educationnation #ednatTTH
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Common Core State Standards Initiative | The Standards: *The Standards* Building on the excellent foundation of standards states have laid, the Common Core State Standards are the first step in providing our young people with a high-quality education. It should be clear to every student, parent, and teacher what the standards of success are in every school. Teachers, parents and community leaders have all weighed in to help create the Common Core State Standards. The standards clearly communicate what is expected of students at each grade level. This will allow our teachers to b... more »
Facts for Features — Back to School: 2011-2012 - Facts for Features & Special Editions - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
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Facts for Features — Back to School: 2011-2012 - Facts for Features & Special Editions - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau: [image: Facts for Features] CB11-FF.15 June 27, 2011 Back to School: 2011-2012 By August, summertime will be winding down and vacations will be coming to an end, signaling that back-to-school time is near. It's a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends and making new ones, and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and websites looking for sales to shop for a multitude of school supp... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CHICAGO SCHOOLS: DEMOCRACY DENIED \ LAS ESCUELAS DE CHICAGO: UNA DEMOCRACIA DENEGADA
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CHICAGO SCHOOLS: DEMOCRACY DENIED \ LAS ESCUELAS DE CHICAGO: UNA DEMOCRACIA DENEGADA: CHICAGO SCHOOLS: DEMOCRACY DENIED \ LAS ESCUELAS DE CHICAGO: UNA DEMOCRACIA DENEGADA BY WILLIAM H. WATKINS PH.D. | TRUBUNO DEL PUEBLO (CHICAGO) | HTTP://BIT.LY/URXLOV September | October 2012 :: Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a vast network of pre-school, elementary, secondary, military, charter and disability schools. 92% of its students are of color. Beyond education, it feeds, nurses and counsels children. It is the second largest employer in Chic... more »
EduShyster: Stuff White People Like: Education Reform | Seattle Education
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EduShyster: Stuff White People Like: Education Reform | Seattle Education: EduShyster: Stuff White People Like: Education Reform by seattleducation2011 Here’s an excerpt. *One lesson made abundantly clear by the recent Chicago teachers’ strike was that our nation suffers from a dearth of African-American hedge fund managers and venture capitalists. What can we do about this shameful scourge? I have no idea, but what I do know is that the strike revealed a fascinating split along race and class lines over what white hedge fund managers like to call priming the edu-pump for future pr... more »
Teachers unions to fight 'top-down' school reform | www.palmbeachpost.com
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Teachers unions to fight 'top-down' school reform | www.palmbeachpost.com: Teachers unions to fight 'top-down' school reform - SHARE - FAVORITE - VOTE (0) The Associated Press CHICAGO — Seeking to capitalize on the momentum of the Chicago teachers strike, unions and allied parent and community groups promised Friday to launch a nationwide fight against government-led school reform efforts that they say are only making public education worse. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announced at a news conference in Washington that they plan works... more »
UPDATE: The Great Connecticut State Employee Pension Fix of 2012 ---- A Bust! - Wait, What?
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The Great Connecticut State Employee Pension Fix of 2012 ---- A Bust! - Wait, What?: Hartford’s Milner School debacle gets attention across Connecticut by jonpelto Categories: Charter Schools, Corporate Viewpoint, Hartford, Malloy, Stefan Pryor, Steven Adamowski,Wendy Lecker Tags: Jumoke Academy, Malloy, Milner Sch, Stefan Pryor “Connecticut’s May 2012 education reform law provides for state intervention to implement “turnaround plans” in the neediest schools. Hartford’s Milner School was among the state’s first targets. The reformers’ solution was to help Milner School by simply ha... more »
School Tech Connect: Will Someone Go Say Something?
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School Tech Connect: Will Someone Go Say Something?: Will Someone Go Say Something? by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Man, I hate Facebook commenting. It's the sign of lazy management at a newspaper. Anyway, will someone with a Facebook account go over to this Indiana-based Gannett paper and let Michael Hicks know that his column probably makes sense to an economics professor, but that in the reality of the classroom, he's wrong? I'd do it, but I'm not in the walled garden known as Facebook. He's wrong because of the sheer numbers, too. Numbers of minutes, I mean. The coming i... more »
The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky
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The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky: The Sunday Mail. by Fred Klonsky *Photo: Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign.* *John Dillon’s Pension Vacabulary Part 2* of Structural Revenue Problem. *The State of Illinois is only one of seven states left in the entire nation operating under a flat tax.* *Diane Ravitch* asks, “Do Democrats support vouchers?” *How a political poem was bullied out of me.* Molly Meachem. *Happy birthday* Miles, Ray and Bruce. *Rahm is a conduit between*
NYC Educator: What Do You Do When Truth Doesn't Matter?
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NYC Educator: What Do You Do When Truth Doesn't Matter?: What Do You Do When Truth Doesn't Matter? by NYC Educator In the United States today, you can pretty much sell anything. Maybe those of us who've been trying to respond the the education "reform" movement have been going about it all wrong. Is it really a good idea to simply address the issues media brings up? Maybe we should ignore them and simply start attacking the media. I mean, sure, there are good reasons to do so. What can you say about an education summit hosted by Rush Limbaugh aficionado Brian Williams? What can you... more »
Daily Kos: Three important musical birthdays today
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Daily Kos: Three important musical birthdays today: Three important musical birthdays today by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) All three are musical giants. Each probably deserves a music-video heavy diary of his own let me offer one of my favorites for each: John Coltrane, born in 1926: Popout Ray Charles Robinson, born in 1930: Popout Bruce Springsteen, born in 1949 (and don't worry about dark video at beginning): Popout Perhaps you might want to add a favorite clip of one of these in the comments?
An Education Engine - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators
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An Education Engine - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators: Looking Ahead An Education Engine In this election year we continue hearing about “twenty-first century” skills. But what we should be talking about, IMHO, is what’s after the twenty-first century threshold. At the outset, the challenge seemed to be to simply be able to manage the data with which we are inundated. But as the tools to manage data have become more and more user-friendly, the next challenge is to find contexts for the pertinent information we e... more »
Schools Matter: Today in NYC
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Schools Matter: Today in NYC: Today in NYC by Jim Horn [image: Stealing Schools = Won't Back Down (click Picture)] Please consider coming to this event and help spread the word! PARENTS "*Won’t Back Down"***** FROM FIGHTING THE *CORPORATE TAKEOVER* OF OUR SCHOOLS!**** The film “Won’t Back Down” is backed by conservative billionaires Rupert Murdoch and Philip Anschtuz. The law portrayed in the movie, called parent trigger, claims to be about parent empowerment but actually promotes the privatization of public schools and blaming teachers for struggling schools. * *The movie claim... more »
Anti-Union Ads in Chicago Paid for By Hedge Funds, Billionaires | FDL News Desk
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Anti-Union Ads in Chicago Paid for By Hedge Funds, Billionaires | FDL News Desk: Anti-Union Ads in Chicago Paid for By Hedge Funds, BillionairesBy: David Dayen Wednesday September 19, 2012 6:17 am [image: Tweet]Tweet27 [image: digg] [image: stumbleupon] I wish I had known about this before the Chicago Teachers Union suspended their strike and returned to work, but it may shed some light on the timing of the suspension. At the least, it provides a little more context for what teachers unions have to deal with on the ground. Apparently the above anti-union ad played non-stop on t... more »
Daily Kos: Romney to teacher "I didn't ask you a question"
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Daily Kos: Romney to teacher "I didn't ask you a question": Romney to teacher "I didn't ask you a question" byThatPoshGirlFollow 79.7K PERMALINK234 COMMENTS Sorry to post twice in one day. When I saw this I had to share it. It has only received around 300 views so far, and it really needs to go viral. It is a video of a CO teacher describing her experience at a round table with Mitt Romney. According to the teacher, Romney was going on about schools failing and how we need a voucher system. When she said she had an answer for that he told her "I didn't ask you a question." The v... more »
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-23-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 10 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Charters Riding High in CT by dianerav No matter what the calendar says, it’s springtime for charters in Connecticut. The State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor was a member of the board of Achievement First, a charter chain in Connecticut. He believes in charters, like his colleague John King, the state commissioner in New York, whose only experience was in the charter sector (Uncommon Schools). Jonathan Pelto has been writing about the massing of hedge fund money in support of the charter agenda in ... more »
A thank-you letter to Chicago teachers from some Georgia colleagues | Get Schooled
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A thank-you letter to Chicago teachers from some Georgia colleagues | Get Schooled: A thank-you letter to Chicago teachers from some Georgia colleagues by Maureen Downey [image: @CTULocal1 members march for "student needs, not corporate greed!] *I have published two pieces* by t*he Teaching Georgia Writing Collective,* which is a group of educators, parents and citizens who engage in public writing and public teaching about education in Georgia. The group had its impetus in Athens and includes UGA professors. The collective defines its goals as: 1) empowering educators to reclaim... more »
Schools Matter: GUEST POST: Instructed to Ignorance, Douglas Storm
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 10 hours ago
Schools Matter: GUEST POST: Instructed to Ignorance, Douglas Storm: GUEST POST: Instructed to Ignorance, Douglas Storm by P. L. Thomas [Original post can be found HERE.] [Instructional Hoops for Sale from Pearson] I started out thinking I could assert that the school curriculum (the "what" of instruction) is irrelevant but that is of course not what I would mean to say. Rather, curriculum is ALL possible responses to all possible utterances.* That means the space of instruction (fancy critical theory calls this the "scene")--home, church, playground, friend's home, school bus, s... more »
At School, Overweight Children Carry A Heavy Burden : NPR
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 10 hours ago
At School, Overweight Children Carry A Heavy Burden : NPR: At School, Overweight Children Carry A Heavy Burden by KAVITHA CARDOZA One in three children in the United States is overweight or obese. Significant numbers of those young people are grappling with health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Those conditions can be difficult for children to manage in any setting, but they can pose particular challenges for children during the school day. Dr. Yolandra Hancock used to be an elementary school teacher, and it shows. She's patient, encouraging and has an... more »
Study Guide: Program or Be Programmed - Ten Commands for a Digital Age | Technology on GOOD
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Study Guide: Program or Be Programmed - Ten Commands for a Digital Age | Technology on GOOD: Study Guide: Program or Be Programmed - Ten Commands for a Digital Age GOOD.is - 7 hours ago A leap across chasms: making the virtual visible GOOD.is - 8 hours ago Will English Go the Way of Latin and Sanskrit? GOOD.is - 13 hours ago Point by Point: Obama and Romney on the Higher Education Crisis GOOD.is - 15 hours ago Shouldn't K-12 schools help build students coding skills? GOOD.is - 1 day ago Send a Teacher a Care Package or an Inspirational Note GOOD.is - 1 day ago The Lessons Learned in Sc... more »
Mom angry that male vice principal spanked child | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo! News
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Mom angry that male vice principal spanked child | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo! News: Mom angry that male vice principal spanked child By Abby Ellin | ABC News Blogs – 13 hrs ago - Email - - - 6 - Print Mom Angry That Male Vice Principal Spanked Her Daughter Rather than spend two days in in-school suspension for allegedly letting another student copy her classwork, Taylor Santos, a well-regarded student and athlete at Springtown High School, near Fort Worth, Texas, chose to get paddled. As her mother, Anna Jorgensen, told ABC News affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas, Taylor di... more »
Cartoons on Common Core Standards | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Cartoons on Common Core Standards | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cartoons on Common Core Standards by larrycuban For this monthly* post of cartoons, I have selected images about the impending Common Core curriculum standards in math and English for K-12 students. While many countries have a national curriculum, the U.S. does not. Since the Common Core standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. will soon have a national–not federally mandated–one. According to a recent analysis of the Common Core standards there are two ... more »
ChipIn: US Ed Reform: the comic
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ChipIn: US Ed Reform: the comic: What's This All About? This is a page set up by Dan Archer and Adam Bessie, co-creators of a comic that explains the flipside to the US education reform debate: the one that went untold in films like "Waiting for Superman", that is generally left out of mainstream media discussion. For more info, scroll down for a comprehensive introduction to the topic. By clicking the "chipin!" button to the right, you can send money via paypal to us: $8 buys you a copy of the comic, plus $2
Jersey Jazzman: As Perth Amboy Turns
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: As Perth Amboy Turns: As Perth Amboy Turns by Duke Because nothing is better for schools and children than having the same superintendent fired, rehired, and then fired again. A five month battle to remove Superintendent Janine Caffrey has come to a close unless Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s education commissioner once again overturns the elected Board of Education (BOE) members that originally gave her the job. Caffrey has been placed on suspension and officially notified that her contract will not be renewed when her term expires. She is expected to be rep... more »
School Tech Connect: Reviewing The Basic Understanding
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
School Tech Connect: Reviewing The Basic Understanding: Reviewing The Basic Understanding by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Let us now review the Basic Understanding. Which goes something like this.... The term "college-ready" means one thing now, in spite of all the vastly different admissions criteria that our 4,500 colleges and universities currently have. In the future, there will only be one set of admission criteria, because everyone graduating from high school will be "college-ready." And the mechanism that guarantees this phenomenon, which has never existed in human hi... more »
Primeros pasos hacia el éxito Parte 1 - Univision Vida y Familia
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Primeros pasos hacia el éxito Parte 1 - Univision Vida y Familia:
Maria Shriver Celebrates her Mother's Legacy of Hope
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Maria Shriver shares a personal message in celebration of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Help Maria celebrate her mom's legacy of hope for people with intellectual disabilities on September 22, 2012. See how at http://www.eksday.org/
School Tech Connect: I'm Listening In (Updated)
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
School Tech Connect: I'm Listening In (Updated): I'm Listening In (Updated) by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Mike Klonsky at the Heartland. 9AM Central Time WLUW I live right down the street from the Heartland, but my dogs are making it clear that I'm not allowed to leave them alone today, so we're tuning in on the web stream instead. I could sure use some *huevos rancheros *and coffee, though. *Update: *Ok, that was awesome. Mike reviewed the entire history--- this would make a great primer for anyone interested in knowing the full context of the CTU strike. I'm going to p... more »
Schools Matter: Nineteenth Century English Schools for the Poor in Yuma, AZ: Only the Monitors Have Been Swapped Out
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Schools Matter: Nineteenth Century English Schools for the Poor in Yuma, AZ: Only the Monitors Have Been Swapped Out: Nineteenth Century English Schools for the Poor in Yuma, AZ: Only the Monitors Have Been Swapped Out by Jim Horn Above is an illustration of cutting edge pedagogy in the early 19th Century for English children who could not afford private schools. The monitorial system was based on older boys monitoring younger ones who parroted back memorized lessons before they could move up to the next row. As many as 500 boys could be schooled in these learning sweat shops by... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX: IN THE MAILBOX by Mike Klonsky Hi, You may be hearing the same things we are. But if not, I thought I would share. The CPS Board of Ed monthly meeting has been moved at the last minute from next Wednesday to Tuesday. George Schmidt of Substance News has said that the BOE will be approving many no-bid contracts on Tuesday in an attempt to bankrupt the budget. One of the first pieces to go private will be early childhood ed. I feel that connected to this is the latest requirement that 3 year-old children will be given standardized tes... more »
Memories. Nine years ago we went on strike. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Memories. Nine years ago we went on strike. « Fred Klonsky: Memories. Nine years ago we went on strike. SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 This past week’s Chicago teacher strike brought back memories of November, 2003 when my own local, the Park Ridge Education Association, went on strike for the first time in 25 years. The issues were fair compensation and the cost burden of health insurance for teachers with families. We were on strike for a week. It was a difficult time for both families and teachers The resulting contract meant that the district has been able to attract terrific teachers. Sinc... more »
The Weekly Update: Edu Bully Kevin Huffman in Tennessee, a few last words about the teachers’ strike in Chicago, cashing in on online learning and the web of ed reform | Seattle Education
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The Weekly Update: Edu Bully Kevin Huffman in Tennessee, a few last words about the teachers’ strike in Chicago, cashing in on online learning and the web of ed reform | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Edu Bully Kevin Huffman in Tennessee, a few last words about the teachers’ strike in Chicago, cashing in on online learning and the web of ed reform by seattleducation2011 *The Weekly Update for the news and views you might have missed* One item of business first. We have to defeat charter school Initiative 1240. In the right column of this page are the organizations and promine... more »
A Week without Homework Challenge #aweekwithouthomework « Cooperative Catalyst
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A Week without Homework Challenge #aweekwithouthomework « Cooperative Catalyst: A Week without Homework Challenge #aweekwithouthomework by John T. Spencer I’ve written before about my belief that homework is far more destructive than constructive. I don’t think it increases learning, adds to motivation or develops a strong work ethic. For a long time, I assigned homework out of a sense that I was “supposed to.” I never questioned it as a practice. After getting rid of it, I remained quiet on the topic. After watching my sons lose necessary playtime and learning time to do extra-d... more »
Anderson Cooper: This Teacher Has Something to Tell America… No to Parent Trigger !!! « Continuing Change
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Anderson Cooper: This Teacher Has Something to Tell America… No to Parent Trigger !!! « Continuing Change: Anderson Cooper: This Teacher Has Something to Tell America… No to Parent Trigger !!! by gatorbonbc *Anderson Cooper wants teachers on his show. If you know me, you know I do not watch TV. I never even knew he had a show lol… but I applied anyway. I sent his show this statement:* *“I am a public school teacher and activist for public education. I joined with other parents and teachers around Florida last year to stop the parent trigger law. We have founded grassroots nonpro... more »
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