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Surviving in Ones Native Land ? Deborah Meier on Education
Surviving in Ones Native Land ? Deborah Meier on Education: Surviving in Ones Native Land from Deborah Meier Homepage by debmeier I just finished reading Diane Ravitch?s latest blog?and the response from David Berliner. If you haven?t seen it go to Diane Ravitch?s Blog. She gave me the idea of writing very short comments?i my case also as a way of getting rid of some of te clippings that pile up on my desk! Thanks for the idea, Diane. It?s also a take off from Mike Klonsky?s blog. Bu, of course all three are very different! Which is precisely part of the point behind my educationa...?more ?Your College's Endowment Is Probably Supporting Shady Businesses - Education - GOOD
Your College's Endowment Is Probably Supporting Shady Businesses - Education - GOOD: Your College's Endowment Is Probably Supporting Shady Businesses by Liz Dwyer A generation ago American college students successfully pressured their schools to divest their multimillion-dollar endowments from apartheid South Africa, which helped bring an official end to the racist policies and proved to the world that economic sanctions work. However, despite being pioneers in socially responsible investing, a new report from the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute and the Tellus Ins...?more ?Are We Addicted to Our Blinking Screens? ? Diane Ravitch's blog
Are We Addicted to Our Blinking Screens? ? Diane Ravitch's blog: Are We Addicted to Our Blinking Screens? by dianerav Guess who is warning that we have become too addicted to computers, cell phones, and all those other devices? Read here. I may be addicted but I don?t think it is the usual kind of screen-addiction. I love to communicate and exchange ideas. Before I started this blog, I would tweet about 50-80 times daily. It wasn?t for the joy of tweeting. I never tweeted to say ?I am now at the corner of Broadway and 30th street,? or ?I am sitting down to dinner.? I communicated st...?more ?More UTLA and LAUSD Collusion? The De Facto Tenure Scandal by Anonymous - Perdaily.com
More UTLA and LAUSD Collusion? The De Facto Tenure Scandal by Anonymous - Perdaily.com: More UTLA and LAUSD Collusion? The De Facto Tenure Scandal by Anonymous by Leonard Isenberg ** [image: Teacher Tenure.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Espa?ol) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)**A few years ago, somebody associated with UTLA filed a PERB charge against LAUSD alleging that LAUSD's Division of Adult and Career Education was out of compliance with State law with respect to tenure.* * It alleged that there were many non-tenured / non-permanent t...more ?Jersey Jazzman: The Chris Cerf Story (pre-Jersey)
Jersey Jazzman: The Chris Cerf Story (pre-Jersey): The Chris Cerf Story (pre-Jersey) by Duke In January of 2011, I published a four-part series on ACTING Education Commissioner Chris Cerf's career prior to coming to New Jersey. It may well be the most comprehensive look at the man available. Given that his long-awaited confirmation hearing is this Thursday, I'm posting the links to the story again here. You'll find links to all of the primary sources I used within the posts. The Chris Cerf Story - Part I *Cerf's tenure at Edison Schools and the sweetheart deal he made to take th...?more ??State Blinded By Its Devotion to School Testing? | Scathing Purple Musings
?State Blinded By Its Devotion to School Testing? | Scathing Purple Musings: ?State Blinded By Its Devotion to School Testing? by Bob Sikes *Tampa Bay Times *columnist John Romano takes the latest breakdown in Florida?s test-dominated accountability system and leads to where fault really lies. Florida?s education policy-makers are obsessively devoted to standardized tests. The state?s devotion to standardized testing is admirable. It is also foolish, political, expensive, dangerous, maniacal, shortsighted, suspicious, self-serving, arbitrary and unfair But, man, you got to admir...?more ?FCMAT ? Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 24, 2012
FCMAT ? Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: [image: El Capitan, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California]*El Capitan, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California* Education Headlines *Tuesday, July 24, 2012* Possible student cheating incidents delay release of state test resultsPossible student cheating incidents at a dozen California schools, including Long Beach's Millikan High School, have delayed the release of the state standardized test results this year, officials said. Natomas Unified and its teachers agree on two-year contractNatomas Unified School Dis...?more ?Reliable Sources say Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Is Shameless ? Diane Ravitch's blog
Michelle Rhee Is Shameless ? Diane Ravitch's blog: Michelle Rhee Is Shameless by dianerav I have resisted watching the ad that Michelle Rhee?s StudentsFirst created and played on NBC. A reader sent it to me, and I relented. It is disgusting. It is a lie. It smears America. It smears our teachers and our students. It makes fun of obesity. A few facts: 1) the US was never first on international tests. When the first test was given in 1964 (a test of math), our students came in 11th out of 12. 2) On the latest international tests, students in American schools with low poverty (10% or l...?more ?To Senator Kotowski health care for seniors is a sweetheart deal. ? Fred Klonsky
To Senator Kotowski health care for seniors is a sweetheart deal. ? Fred Klonsky: To Senator Kotowski health care for seniors is a sweetheart deal. by Fred Klonsky In a tweet responding to criticism of his active support for the pension cutting HB1447, Park Ridge Democratic Senator Dan Kotowski goes after state employees. Referring to retirees, seniors living on a state pension and receiving health care insurance subsidies, Kotowski says, ?Nobody receives a sweetheart deal like that.? For a member of the Illinois General Assembly, a group which gave massive tax breaks to corporatio...?more ?Scrutiny Intensifies Around Zero Tolerance, School to Prison Pipeline | NEA Today
Scrutiny Intensifies Around Zero Tolerance, School to Prison Pipeline | NEA Today: Scrutiny Intensifies Around Zero Tolerance, School to Prison Pipeline July 23, 2012 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Social Issues, Top Stories 7 Comments [image: Email][image: Share] *By Ava Wallace* As suspensions and expulsions continue at an alarming rate across the nation, lawmakers are taking another look at decade-old zero tolerance discipline policies that are doing more harm than good. Civil rights advocates have long called out harsh disciplinary measures for the disproportionate effec...?more ?Teachers Are Poor Consumers of Learning ? My Island View
Teachers Are Poor Consumers of Learning ? My Island View: Teachers Are Poor Consumers of Learning by tomwhitby There are only a few explanations that many educators offer up as reasons not to learn and use any technology as tools for learning. One of the most popular excuses, frequently cited by educators, is that there is not enough time to learn all of the stuff that is out there. It certainly is true that there are a huge number of things to learn out there that are linked to technology. When thought about as a complete package, it most definitely can be overwhelming, and I wh...?more ?Missouri Education Watchdog: National School Board Association Concerned about Unfunded Federal Mandates. Common Core Unplugged?
Missouri Education Watchdog: National School Board Association Concerned about Unfunded Federal Mandates. Common Core Unplugged?: National School Board Association Concerned about Unfunded Federal Mandates. Common Core Unplugged? by stlgretchen Common Core MANDATES: Unproven, Untested, Unconstitutional and UNDERFUNDED. Unless you live in Missouri. Missouri taxpayers are special. Our common core implementation will have no additional cost. Are the local school districts going to refuse to implement the Common Core mandate because of cost? Forget that they are unproven, unteste...?more ?Shanker Blog ? The Real ?Trouble? With Technology, Online Education And Learning
Shanker Blog ? The Real ?Trouble? With Technology, Online Education And Learning: The Real ?Trouble? With Technology, Online Education And Learning by Esther Quintero *PROUDLY SPONSORED BY* Con Academy Browse Con Academy library of over 3,100 educational videos... It?s probably too early to say whether Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a ?tsunami? or a ?seismic shift,? but, continuing with the natural disaster theme, the last few months have seen a massive ?avalanche? of press commentary about them, especially within the last few days. Also getting lots of press attention...?more ?Chris Lehmann on educational colonialism | Dangerously Irrelevant
Chris Lehmann on educational colonialism | Dangerously Irrelevant: Chris Lehmann on educational colonialism by dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod) I am posting Chris Lehmann?s recent post almost in its entirety because it?s that important. Some pictures are below? *there are a lot of powerful folks right now who are advocating for a pedagogy that they do not want for their own children. Some of these powerful people are running networks of schools that have a pedagogical approach that is directly counter to the educational approach they pay for for their own children. Moreov...?more ?Are Parent Trigger Laws a Good Idea?
Are Parent Trigger Laws a Good Idea?: Are Parent Trigger Laws a Good Idea? by Sam It?s hard not to feel excited for the group of parents who successfully took over their California community?s school, and who now are dreaming of bigger things. ?Our children will now get the education they deserve,? said Doreen Diaz, whose daughter attends Desert Trails Elementary in Adelanto. ?We are on the way to making a quality school for them, and there?s no way we will back down.? It?s equally hard to feel confident that this story will have the ending Ms. Diaz and others envision. For starte...?more ?Schools Matter: Paul Toner and the TURNcoats
Schools Matter: Paul Toner and the TURNcoats: Paul Toner and the TURNcoats by Jim Horn The other day one of my colleagues here in Massachusetts asked me if I knew that out in Ohio, where they have a Republican governor and legislature, teachers are about to be evaluated based on test scores. When I responded that that was already a reality here in Massachusetts, she said flatly: When did that happen? And so now are many teachers waking up and wondering, when did that happen, especially in the bluest of states, right? This is the kind of stuff we
Right wing takes aim at public education - Ted Frier - Open Salon
Right wing takes aim at public education - Ted Frier - Open Salon: Right wing takes aim at public education RATE: 5 Flag - Email - - - - - How sad -- and suicidal - that conservatives have decided to declare open warfare on public education. In a previous life, I played a minor role as speechwriter and special assistant to our state's Secretary of Education during the development and public roll out of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993. This landmark law, and many like it, passed during what was known as the "second wave" of education reform ...?more ?Update: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH - 7-24-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] One School?s Secrets of Success by dianerav A high school in the Bronx has figured out how to be high performing. It?s not hard. It pushes out kids with low test scores. It expels them. It works! 107 students started as freshmen, A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation by dianerav Anthony Cody has emerged, in the eyes of many people, as a voice on behalf of the teaching profession. This is quite amazing in itself because he is an experienced middle school science teacher in a high-poverty district, Oakland, Ca...?more ?NEWS FLASH: ?It is not a conflict? says Malloy school board appointee whose family ?wins? half a million dollar contract. - Wait, What?
NEWS FLASH: ?It is not a conflict? says Malloy school board appointee whose family ?wins? half a million dollar contract. - Wait, What?: NEWS FLASH: ?It is not a conflict? says Malloy school board appointee whose family ?wins? half a million dollar contract. by jonpelto Not a Conflict says Malloy school board appointee whose family company will get 60 of 130 new preschool slots in Bridgeport. The Connecticut Post has picked up on the news that two daycare facilities that are personally connected to one of the Malloy Administration?s seven appointees to Bridgeport?s illegal board of...?more ?Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Teacher unions will be a key issue at SOS Convention
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Teacher unions will be a key issue at SOS Convention: Teacher unions will be a key issue at SOS Convention by Mike Klonsky For those readers who don't know, I have spent much of the past year as an elected National Steering Committee member of SOS. It has been a difficult but rewarding experience helping guide SOS's development and transition from an ad hoc group of last year's march organizers into a viable national organization. In the remaining 10 days leading up to the SOS Convention in D.C., I will try and post some thoughts about key issues, cha...?more ?What?s missing from congressional hearing on teachers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
What?s missing from congressional hearing on teachers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] What?s missing from congressional hearing on teachers By Valerie Strauss Congressional hearings are supposed to provide lawmakers wth information they need to make policy and legislative decisions. But sometimes, when you look at the witness lists, it is hard to figure out why legislators bother to hold them. Take the hearing being held on Tuesday by the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Republican Rep. Duncan ...?more ?DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Burned-Out? Please Reignite the Flame Or Get Out the Kitchen!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Burned-Out? Please Reignite the Flame Or Get Out the Kitchen!: Burned-Out? Please Reignite the Flame Or Get Out the Kitchen! by Lisa M Usually what happens on Linkedin, stays on Linkedin, but this discussion topic warranted a post. A teacher started a discussion regarding 50+ educators and survival tips. Many, many 50+ educators responded with wonderful, positive, ideas and comments about what they do in order to "survive" teaching. As a matter of fact, the responses weren't even those of educators who are just "surviving". Most of the teachers w...?more ?The Legacy of Sally Ride, the First American Woman in Space - Education - GOOD
The Legacy of Sally Ride, the First American Woman in Space - Education - GOOD: The Legacy of Sally Ride, the First American Woman in Space by Liz Dwyer [image: sally.ride] In 1983 every American woman who'd ever been told that she wasn't good at science, technology, engineering, or math cheered as Sally Ride broke the astronautical glass ceiling with her journey aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ride, who died on Monday at the age of 61 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, will forever be known as the first American woman in space. That's more notable than what most ...?more ?THE DEFECTIVE 2007 LAUSD PAYROLL SYSTEM IS STILL A THREAT TO YOUR RETIREMENT - Perdaily.com
THE DEFECTIVE 2007 LAUSD PAYROLL SYSTEM IS STILL A THREAT TO YOUR RETIREMENT - Perdaily.com: THE DEFECTIVE 2007 LAUSD PAYROLL SYSTEM IS STILL A THREAT TO YOUR RETIREMENT by Leonard Isenberg [image: CALSTRS.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Espa?ol) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)** * *For some time now it has been the unexpressed goal of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to curtail its operating costs by reducing teaching staff. Of course, not so for administrators but rather the opposite. But by far their preference for depart...?more ?Judge: Parents can?t rescind ?parent trigger? signatures ? Parents Across America
Judge: Parents can?t rescind ?parent trigger? signatures ? Parents Across America: Judge: Parents can?t rescind ?parent trigger? signatures by CarolineSF The parent trigger, an idea presented by the voices of corporate education ?reform? as parent ?empowerment,? won a round in court this week. Ironically, the court came down firmly in favor of disempowering parents, as the parent trigger?s sponsors had requested. The ruling by a California Superior Court judge decreed that parents who have signed a parent trigger petition do not have the right to change their minds and may not res...?more ?NYC Educator: To Be an Activist
NYC Educator: To Be an Activist: To Be an Activist by NYC Educator If you wish to join Unity Caucus, and participate in leadership decisions, you have to agree to support all Unity/ UFT decisions. One of those decisions, in 2002 and again in 2009, was to support mayoral control. Many of us are painfully aware of what that entails--afake school board called the PEP that rubber stamps absolutely anything our billionaire mayor desires. In 2002 many members had reservations about giving all that power to any one person. I know I did. Giuliani had always tried to get that sort of cont...?more ?Are we leaving LGBTQ and Pansexual students behind? ? Cooperative Catalyst
Are we leaving LGBTQ and Pansexual students behind? ? Cooperative Catalyst: Are we leaving LGBTQ and Pansexual students behind? by Jabreel Chisley Youth deserve the right to be educated, to educate, to be empowered, and to empower, regardless of their sexual, racial, religious, or ethnical identities. Youth deserve the right to feel safe and protected in an environment that lets them be themselves without any fear of intimidation or unchecked ignorance. While the US has come a long way in ensuring that those rights are protected, especially in the areas of racial and ethnical inc...?more ?Blue Jersey:: Cerf, Fulop, & Jersey City: What Went Down?
Blue Jersey:: Cerf, Fulop, & Jersey City: What Went Down?: Cerf, Fulop, & Jersey City: What Went Down? by Jersey Jazzman The *Hudson Reporter* is publishing more details about a "confidential" meeting between Jersey City councilman and mayoral candidate Stephen Fulop, members of the JC Board of Education, and ACTING NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf.Some background: Jersey City schools are under partial state control. Two days ago, the *Reporter* published the contents of an email Fulop send titled "Cerf meeting." Among those invited to the meeting were two members of the boar...?more ?A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because "Shut Up" Isn't Clear Enough] | The Jose Vilson
A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because "Shut Up" Isn't Clear Enough] | The Jose Vilson: A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because "Shut Up" Isn't Clear Enough] by Jose Dear Reader, Frankly, this post shouldn?t matter. I?m a classroom teacher first and foremost, and am often in situations where I can readily embody what most of my colleagues believe about education and the teachers? role in education reform. It?s a privilege at times to rub elbows with union leaders, well-known activists, and other thought leaders and sharpe...?more ?A new project, on childhood asthma - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
A new project, on childhood asthma - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: A new project, on childhood asthma Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 6:30 pm in No Comments Every so often, reporters have the luxury of stepping back from the routine of our daily beats and consider ways of doing work that is more ambitious, wider-reaching ? to learn about what we?re not covering, but should be, or, maybe, a fresh take on an issue we?ve been following closely. For me, that?s happening this week. Photographer Alison Yin and I are teaming up on a project for the Oakland Tri...?more ?TEACHER DECISION MAKING ? PRE CRISIS VS THE PRESENT ? Teachers Fight Back
TEACHER DECISION MAKING ? PRE CRISIS VS THE PRESENT ? Teachers Fight Back: TEACHER DECISION MAKING ? PRE CRISIS VS THE PRESENT by alkleen A friend asked me what I thought was the biggest difference between teaching forty years ago and teaching today. There are many, but none more so than the fact that today?s teachers are solely responsible for the success of every child and yet have virtually no say in how to achieve that success. Years ago most teachers devised their own curriculum, (I taught for 15 years before I ever heard of a curriculum director). Teachers were responsible ...?more ?Miami-Dade Superintendent: ?A Flawed Accountability System?.That Needs Reform? | Scathing Purple Musings
Miami-Dade Superintendent: ?A Flawed Accountability System?.That Needs Reform? | Scathing Purple Musings: Miami-Dade Superintendent: ?A Flawed Accountability System?.That Needs Reform? by Bob Sikes Influential Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho ripped into Florida?s entire accoutability system in an afternoon press conference today. *Miami Herald *reporters Laura Insensee and Michael Vasquez were there: State education administrators, who are in charge of grading schools and students, failed to follow their own formula. In fact, they forgot part of it. The err...?more ?In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges
In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges: In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit CollegesMonday, 23 July 2012 00:00By Danny Weil, Truthout | News Analysis - 47 - font size [image: decrease font size] [image: increase font size] - Print - Email *Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help fund it this week!* [image: Arne Duncan]US Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York Times)On Saturday, June 30, 201...?more ?The Army Occupying America's Public Schools
The Army Occupying America's Public Schools: The Army Occupying America?s Public Schools By Mark Naison [image: michelle rhee The Army Occupying Americas Public Schools]When a nation is invaded by an occupying army, there are multiple responses from those whose communities have been occupied. Some resist openly, at great risk; some decide to collaborate; others grimly go about their business in sullen compliance; still others decide to feign compliance, but take their resistance underground. Such would be a good description of the varied resistance to the corporate takeover of Amer...?more ?Seattle Schools Community Forum: TFA update on Dr. Royal's Speech
Seattle Schools Community Forum: TFA update on Dr. Royal's Speech: TFA update on Dr. Royal's Speech by Melissa Westbrook First, I thought Dr. Royal's speech in Philadelphia to TFAers had been taken down at YouTube but apparently not. This inspired Trish Millines Dziko, noted educator and head of Technology Access Foundation and the TAF Academy in Tacoma, to weigh in. She, like Dr. Royal, is an outspoken advocate for children and public education. She is strong and fearless. Here's what she had to say in reference to Dr. Royal's speech: Pacific NW Education Reformers Pay Att...?more ?Smart Kid Hates Group Work | Mr. Teachbad
Smart Kid Hates Group Work | Mr. Teachbad: Smart Kid Hates Group Work FAKE EDUCATION NEWS ?Queens, NY (The most ironic and per?verse crime in edu?ca?tion today) His?tory teacher Der?rick Barnes? 12th grade class had just assem?bled into their work groups at Flush?ing High School in Queens, New York. After 10 min?utes of frus?tra?tion and futil?ity, Tyrell Haynes, a stu?dent in Mr. Barnes? class, deliv?ered the fol?low?ing out?burst (recorded on a stu?dents? phone and tran?scribed below): ?I know why I?m in this group. Because I?m the only one who does any work, right? *Tyrell, cou...?more ?AFT Advocates Against a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Education
AFT Advocates Against a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Education: AFT Advocates Against a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Education [image: AFT Advocates Against a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Education] *Kenneth J. Bernstein is a National Board Certified retired school teacher and was name a 2010 Washington Post "Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher." He is nationally recognized for writing online on education and other issues, especially as teacherken on Daily Kos. * The AFT, led by its President Randi Weingarten, advocates vigorously on behalf of what it views as best for students in th...?more ?After 18 months, Klein outlines plan for NewsCorp?s ed division | GothamSchools
After 18 months, Klein outlines plan for NewsCorp?s ed division | GothamSchools: After 18 months, Klein outlines plan for NewsCorp?s ed division by Philissa Cramer A screenshot from Amplify's website The day Joel Klein resigned as New York City schools chancellor in November 2010, he said he would be joining Rupert Murdoch?s News Corporation ?to put [the company] in the burgeoning and dynamic education marketplace.? But after quickly acquiring people and companies, Klein decamped for a year to lead NewsCorp?s internal handling of its phone-hacking scandal. Just what, if anything,...?more ?Class Status and Tests ? Deborah Meier on Education
Class Status and Tests ? Deborah Meier on Education: Class Status and Tests by debmeier The Stephen Krashen dialogue in Sunday?s NY Times was good. Here is the link, though you may need to have purchased online access to the NY Times to view. If you have the paper itself the dialogue is in the Letters section of the Review section, it was on page two for me. Below is my letter?which didn?t make it in the NY Times. But never has the idea of innate meritocracy been more powerful?if you aren?t rich and famous it?s either a genetically inferior brain or perhaps laziness, poor value...?more ?Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-24-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
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