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Advice for Teachers, Policymakers, and Donors - Well over a decade ago, Larry Ferlazzo, a Sacramento (CA) high school English/social studies teacher and avid blogger, interviewed me asking what advice I ...4 hours ago
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Hyped AI New Personalized Learning - By Thomas Ultican 4/25/2024 In education today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and personalized learning are the same thing. AI has been around for 70 years ...11 hours ago
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Former State Superintendent Delaine Eastin Passes - State Superintendent Tony Thurmond issues statement on the passing of former State Superintendent Delaine Eastin.14 hours ago
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Research reveals tools to make STEM degrees more affordable - In a new study in *Issues*, Dominique J. Baker, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Sc...18 hours ago
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Columbia and Barnard's Jewish faculty condemns the misuse of the fight against antisemitism as the new McCarthyism. - A letter to Columbia's president.18 hours ago
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The Value of Truck Time - “Only the strong, the rich, and the dying think truth is a necessity; the rest of us know it for a luxury.” ― Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief ...18 hours ago
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OK: Walters Continues (Unsuccessful) Harassment Of Teacher - Oklahoma's Education Dude-Bro-In-Chief can't seem to smack down former Oklahoma teacher Summer Boismier, but it's not for lack of trying. If you've forgott...19 hours ago
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An Irony in Happening in Seattle Schools in Light of Today's Strife - Reading thru the Seattle Schools Board meeting agenda, I see an irony given today's heated debate over the Israel/Gaza war. SPS has scheduled a high sch...19 hours ago
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Tune in! I Discuss “Slaying Goliath” Tomorrow with Tim Slekar - Timmslekar is a fearless warrior for public schools, teachers, and students. I will be talking to him about Slaying Goliath and the struggle to protect pub...21 hours ago
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There’s Too Much Stuff on Classroom Walls! - Classroom walls for young children learning to read are often covered with words, letters, word sounds, symbols, vocabulary, and even speech therapy pron...21 hours ago
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Littlewood's Law - I know the secret to making your dreams come true. In an essay written for *New Philosopher* magazine (content not available online), Oliver Burkman dis...22 hours ago
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Palestinians as “The Others” by Ralph Nader - Image by Sohaib Al Kharsa Throughout history, military empires have reduced their victims, their subjugated, and their abducted to a state of “The Othe...22 hours ago
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April’s Parent Engagement Resources - How a Humboldt Park school is helping parents learn English and gain confidence is from Chalkbeat. Reminded of two great .@IESResearch resources after read...1 day ago
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Join us on May 6: No more student data sales! - In In February, the NY State Attorney General Tish James signed a consent decree with the College Board, prohibiting them from selling personal student dat...1 day ago
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Why the Columbia U President Should be Criticized - Robert Reich Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more The most important thing I teach my studentsAnd why Columbia’s faculty should issue a vote of n...1 day ago
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How a Florida principal with a controversial history became a SC charter school kingpin - NPE Executive Director Carol Burris provides feedback to Flynn and Turcotte in this article. The post How a Florida principal with a controversial histor...1 day ago
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State Support for Pre-Kindergarten Is Another Victim As Vouchers Drain State Tax Dollars - Yesterday, the Ohio Capital Journal‘s Susan Tebben reported some troubling numbers about Ohio children’s access to early childhood education: “The National...2 days ago
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English Journal Series: We Teach English in Times of Perpetual Crisis - The following series addressing the “science of reading” movement will appear in English Journal from spring into fall: We Teach English in Times of Perpet...2 days ago
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Bill Lee Loses School Voucher Battle, Again - Two days after a stunning repudiation of the Governor by production workers who voted 3-1 for unionization at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Bill Lee has s...2 days ago
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Louisiana: Lunch Breaks in Question for Teen Workers - On April 18, 2024, the Louisiana House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations advanced a bill that would remove Louisiana employers’ requirement to pr...3 days ago
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Post mortem on a disappointing state budget - The state budget was finalized on Saturday, more than two weeks late, and to the surprise of many, Mayor Adams was successful in getting Mayoral contro...3 days ago
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High Spirits and Hazy Histories: A Light-Hearted Ode to 420 Day - *High Spirits and Hazy Histories: A Light-Hearted Ode to 420 Day* Let’s weave together the whimsy and wonder of 420 Day, where the air is thick with laug...4 days ago
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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...5 days 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...6 days 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...6 days 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 week 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...1 week 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.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...2 weeks 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...2 weeks 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...2 weeks 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”2 weeks 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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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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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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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...5 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...2 months 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...2 months 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...3 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.4 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...4 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...7 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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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005 - Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women veteran...13 years ago
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sacramento Press / Students compete for National Poetry Recitation Contest
Sacramento Press / Students compete for National Poetry Recitation Contest
Thousands of students across the country are bringing poetry to life by competing in this year's Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest.
This is the contest's fifth year, and it is growing rapidly, influencing thousands of high school students to learn and perform poetry.
Kristin Margolis, the California state contact from the California Arts Council, said that "there is an incredible demand for the program, with 300,000 participants nationwide this year."
"California has the most competing in the nation," Margolis said. "We will have 40,000 students from 27 counties, which is a big jump from the 24 counties that competed last year and 20 counties the year before that."
The program itself was founded to inspire high school students to read poetry and learn, not just from today's poets, but from many poets before the 20th century.
"It is really important to encourage students to pick the poem and find something that has meaning for them," Margolis said.
The National Recitation Contest begins in the classroom, where students memorize poems and compete within their schools through their ability to remember, connect and perform their chosen poems.
Winners from each school continue on to compete in county contests and then state and national finals, where a single winner is chosen.
Margolis explained that it is such a great program because it can start by a parent, student or teacher hearing about it and deciding to get an entire school involved. There are no boundaries to who can participate because,
Eduflack: "Teacher Preparation: Who Needs It?"
Eduflack: "Teacher Preparation: Who Needs It?"
"Teacher Preparation: Who Needs It?"
Without question, teacher quality is one of THE hot topics in education reform these days. Logically, we recognize that teachers are the ones primarily responsible for boosting student achievement in the classroom. Programs like the US Department of Education's Teacher Incentive Fund have thus been designed to reward those teachers whose students demonstrate success. It is a simple equation, outcomes result in rewards.
But what about the inputs that result in that achievement? What do teachers need to know, be able to do, and experience before they ever become a teacher of record? Those are the sorts of questions that the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is trying to tackle with a new series of policy briefings it launched today, titled "Teacher Preparation: Who Needs It?"
In today's episode, AACTE offered up The Clinical Preparation of Teachers: A Policy Brief, a document that provides some of the history, the research, and the vision for how to best address clinical preparation. Chief among the recommendations — all prospective teachers, regardless of their pathway, need at least 450 hours of clinical training (or a full semester).
Full disclosure, Eduflack has worked with the folks over at AACTE for years. Regardless, today's briefing offered some interesting recommendations for the federal government, state government, and those preparing the next generation of teachers, including:
But what about the inputs that result in that achievement? What do teachers need to know, be able to do, and experience before they ever become a teacher of record? Those are the sorts of questions that the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is trying to tackle with a new series of policy briefings it launched today, titled "Teacher Preparation: Who Needs It?"
In today's episode, AACTE offered up The Clinical Preparation of Teachers: A Policy Brief, a document that provides some of the history, the research, and the vision for how to best address clinical preparation. Chief among the recommendations — all prospective teachers, regardless of their pathway, need at least 450 hours of clinical training (or a full semester).
Full disclosure, Eduflack has worked with the folks over at AACTE for years. Regardless, today's briefing offered some interesting recommendations for the federal government, state government, and those preparing the next generation of teachers, including:
For the feds:
- Revise the “Highly Qualified Teacher” definition within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require that teachers must establish not only their content expertise, but their ability to teach it effectively, as measured by their actual performance in classrooms, following extended clinical experience;
Contract impasse with Elk Grove teachers Elk Grove Citizen : News
Elk Grove Citizen : News
Contract impasse with Elk Grove teachers
School district budget crisis
By Citizen staff
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:37 PM PST
After more than 200 hours of negotiations and meetings with the Elk Grove Education Association that represents his school district’s teachers, Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) Superintendent Dr. Steven Ladd said the district decided to call an impasse in negotiations.
The district filed documents on March 9 with the California Public Employment Relations Board to certify that the Elk Grove Unified and the EGEA are at an impasse and to request the appointment of a mediator from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Faced with a $62 million shortfall for the 2010-11 school year, the district is seeking two furlough days for 2009-10 school year and seven furlough days for 2010-11, freezes on step and columns, lottery changes and a health benefit freeze.
Class sizes will be increased for kindergarten through sixth grades, and 12 elementary schools will be reverting from year-round back to traditional scheduling.
Class sizes proposed by the district would be up to 28 students to one teacher for grades K-3.
EGEA President Tom Gardner said that would leave about 200 teachers without jobs. Currently K-3 has a class load of 20 to one. Class sizes for grades seven and eight would remain at 26 to one, and 32 to one for the high school.
“In the meantime, EGUSD remains committed to working collaboratively with the EGEA and other bargaining units to resolve this unprecedented financial crisis in the most equitable
The district filed documents on March 9 with the California Public Employment Relations Board to certify that the Elk Grove Unified and the EGEA are at an impasse and to request the appointment of a mediator from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Faced with a $62 million shortfall for the 2010-11 school year, the district is seeking two furlough days for 2009-10 school year and seven furlough days for 2010-11, freezes on step and columns, lottery changes and a health benefit freeze.
Class sizes will be increased for kindergarten through sixth grades, and 12 elementary schools will be reverting from year-round back to traditional scheduling.
Class sizes proposed by the district would be up to 28 students to one teacher for grades K-3.
EGEA President Tom Gardner said that would leave about 200 teachers without jobs. Currently K-3 has a class load of 20 to one. Class sizes for grades seven and eight would remain at 26 to one, and 32 to one for the high school.
“In the meantime, EGUSD remains committed to working collaboratively with the EGEA and other bargaining units to resolve this unprecedented financial crisis in the most equitable
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
Remainders: Bake sale protests, union elections, and more RttT
Remainders: Bake sale protests, union elections, and more RttT
by Anna Phillips
- Ed Week has a cool map of the Race to the Top finalists and info about their applications.
- Rick Hess says Arne Duncan and Diane Ravitch are missing the point of accountability, charter schools.
- City Council is holding a hearing this Friday on how MetroCard cuts will affect education.
- Tomorrow is the application deadline to run for seats on two citywide councils on ELL and Special Ed.
- The EVP of Wireless Generation has some tips for Race to the Top finalists on their data systems.
- Sherman Dorn writes that Kristof’s latest column makes it important to remember that TFA is not scalable.
- Diane Ravitch’s new book should make reformers think twice, writes Sara Mosle in Slate.
- The UFT election is coming up and Norm says district reps are intimidating the opposition groups.
- Texas is accusing Fox News of inaccurately reporting on its revisions to state social studies standards.
- A teacher gets “awesome” results on her data report and wonders what effect these reports have on peers.
- Parents in the Mission District, CA aren’t any happier about school turnaround plans than ones in NY.
- More than 100 middle schoolers took part in the Daily News New York spelling bee that began today.
- Two parents are planning a bake-in at City Hall to protest new bake sale policies.
- When he brought data-driven methods into his classroom, he lost his spark, a new teacher writes.
- And Room for Debate takes up the question: how does the size of a school affect its students?
'Big Brother' watches Sacramento Valley students | News10.net | Sacramento, California | News
'Big Brother' watches Sacramento Valley students | News10.net | Sacramento, California | News
SACRAMENTO, CA - A warning for thousands of students in the Sacramento Valley: If you took a test or failed to turn in homework today, your parents may already have that information.
Students at Natomas Middle School in Sacramento are well aware that an Internet Web site known as Power School is helping parents keep tabs on them.
Sixth grader Orlando Hyppolite said his parents log in to the site to see his grades, progress reports, upcoming dates for projects, homework assignments and exams.
"It's good but sometimes it gets a little annoying and weird," Hyppolite said. "Having somebody that's always around and knowing what you're doing is a little weird."
Those somebodies are parents who can check out what their child is doing 24 hours a day.
"I just love it because parents can find out immediately," said history teacher James Weaver. "If they know you have a test coming up, they can ask if you're studying. It also shows scores from
Sacramento School District Gets Grant - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento
Sacramento School District Gets Grant - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento
Sacramento School District Gets Grant
Matsui Makes Announcement
POSTED: 4:17 pm PST March 11, 2010
UPDATED: 4:42 pm PST March 11, 2010
UPDATED: 4:42 pm PST March 11, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento City Unified School District is getting $250,000, Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, announced Thursday.
The funding was awarded to the district as part of its Summer of Service program.
The goal of the program is to engage low-income students in projects that address local environmental issues.
Up to 500 students will take part in the program.
The funding was awarded to the district as part of its Summer of Service program.
The goal of the program is to engage low-income students in projects that address local environmental issues.
Up to 500 students will take part in the program.
Governor's ties to charter schools driving Race to Top goals? - ContraCostaTimes.com
Governor's ties to charter schools driving Race to Top goals? - ContraCostaTimes.com
SACRAMENTO — Charter school advocates were livid. The Assembly's "Race to the Top" legislation was trying to "change the DNA of charters," as one charter school leader put it, by clamping down with "stifling" oversight provisions.
They had little doubt, however, that they'd have a potent weapon to beat back the proposed changes: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger's deep ties to the charter school movement haven't been a secret. He has taken at least $1 million in contributions from charter school advocates, stacked the State Board of Education with charter school educators, overseen since taking office in 2003 more than a doubling in the number of charter schools and steered hundreds of millions of construction bond money to charter schools.
Now, with a potential $700 million in federal cash dangling before lawmakers who have seen $17 billion drained from public schools over the past two years, some critics say Schwarzenegger has used the Race to the Top competition to further his long-term goal of cutting into the powers of traditional public schools while elevating his own sacred cow — the charter movement.
"One can say that the charter school lobby has defined how the governor tries to craft school reform," said Bruce Fuller, director of the Policy Analysis for California Education at UC Berkeley. "Because he's got well-heeled donors that remain very supportive of charter schools, it's a no-brainer for the
governor, given his affection for market remedies."Schwarzenegger has blasted the Assembly's Race to the Top plan for tightening oversight measures for charter schools, calling it a "poison pill" that makes it "impossible for charter schools to survive." He has repeatedly vowed to veto the bill, ABX5-8, if it came to his desk.
Supported by most public school educators, the Assembly legislation includes tighter auditing requirements on charter schools than current law, stronger tools for measuring academic progress, and prohibitions against renewing continually failing charter schools.
"We believe charters should be held to the same accountability standards as public schools since they're on the public dime," said Dean Vogel, vice president of the California Teachers Association. "If I believe my charter school is high-performing, I should have a measure to prove it. You've got to demonstrate that high achievement and they don't want to do that."
Schwarzenegger's own plan, SBX5-1, shepherded through the Senate last month by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, seeks to streamline the authorizing or renewal of charter schools, bolster their ability to obtain state funding, and codify their own standards of auditing.
Supporters don't deny that Schwarzenegger has been an unapologetic ally of charter schools.
"It's fair to say that Gov. Schwarzenegger has been the most important champion California has ever had for charter schools," said Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association. "He understands and is focused on making sure nothing comes forward that would compromise charter schools."
Under Schwarzenegger, the number of charter schools operating in California has more than doubled — from 382 in 2003-04 to the current total of 809. Though the state is nowhere near its maximum of 1,350 charter schools, he wants to lift the cap — a provision in both the Senate and Assembly bills.
Schwarzenegger has packed the nine-member State Board of Education with five leaders of the charter school movement, including board President Ted Mitchell, who is president and CEO of the NewSchools Venture fund, a national San Francisco-based firm that provides startup money for charter schools.
Other state board members with ties to the charter school movement are Yvonne Chan, a principal of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, which focuses on "conversion" charter schools; Jonathan Williams, founder and co-director of the Accelerated School; Jorge Lopez, executive director of the Oakland Charter Academy; and Rae Belisle, president and CEO of EdVoice, a school reform lobbying group with strong ties to the charter school movement. Belisle defended the constitutionality of charter schools while serving as chief counsel to the State Board of Education.
EdVoice board members have rewarded Schwarzenegger, contributing at least $1 million to his various campaign committees.
Eli Broad, a co-founder of EdVoice and billionaire Los Angeles developer who has run a Superintendent Academy, which trains CEOs how to run schools, has contributed $430,000 to Schwarzenegger.
Don Fisher, the late Gap founder and a co-founder of EdVoice, and his family have donated $245,000 to Schwarzenegger, and Netflix founder Reed Hastings, also a co-founder of EdVoice, gave $251,491 in stock to the Proposition 1A-1E campaign pushed by Schwarzenegger this year.
Many of the same donors are beginning to bring Romero, the Los Angeles senator who is pushing Schwarzenegger-backed Race to the Top legislation, into their orbit. Romero, who is running for state superintendent of public instruction, has received at least $72,000 from various members of the EdVoice board, including $13,000 from Broad's wife, Edyth, and $6,500 from Hastings.
The Fisher family, deeply involved in school reform causes, has contributed $45,500 to her campaign.
EdVoice is likely to dig deep into their political treasury to finance Romero's campaign through unlimited independent expenditures against state Sen. Tom Torlakson, D-Antioch, who will likely have the backing of public school teacher unions.
"We haven't determined to what degree we'll support her," said Bill Lucia, EdVoice's policy director and Chief Operating Officer, "but Gloria Romero is clearly the strongest candidate for education reform and promising parental choice and not continuing to be apologetic for persistent failure."
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National Standards for Family-School Partnerships | PTA
National Standards for Family-School Partnerships | PTA
Family-School Partnerships: National Standards for Family-School Partnerships |
PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Standard 1: Welcoming all families into the school community—Families are active participants in the life of the school, and feel welcomed, valued, and connected to each other, to school staff, and to what students are learning and doing in class. Standard 2: Communicating effectively—Families and school staff engage in regular, two-way, meaningful communication about student learning. Standard 3: Supporting student success—Families and school staff continuously collaborate to support students’ learning and healthy development both at home and at school, and have regular opportunities to strengthen their knowledge and skills to do so effectively. Standard 4: Speaking up for every child—Families are empowered to be advocates for their own and other children, to ensure that students are treated fairly and have access to learning opportunities that will support their success. Standard 5: Sharing power—Families and school staff are equal partners in decisions that affect children and families and together inform, influence, and create policies, practices, and programs. Standard 6: Collaborating with community—Families and school staff collaborate with community members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities, community services, and civic participation. See below for more information and resources to build family-school partnerships. |
L.A.'s Inner City Schools Struggle With Layoffs : NPR
L.A.'s Inner City Schools Struggle With Layoffs : NPR
L.A.'s Inner City Schools Struggle With Layoffs
by INA JAFFE
Teacher layoff's in the Los Angeles school system have hit inner city schools especially hard, and more layoff notices are being sent out this week. Markham Middle School in Watts has lost at least half its faculty since the last round of layoffs. In many cases, school officials haven't been able to find new full-time teachers and have to rely on subs.
On the Same Page Summit
On the Same Page Summit
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"On the Same Page - Families and Schools as Partners"
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Purpose:
On the Same Page is a summit to support systemic change in the New York State Educational System through strategic dialogue and action on family engagement as a catalyst for closing the achievement gap in Title I schools. EPIC – Every Person Influences Children, the New York State Parent Teacher Association, and the New York State Parental Information & Resource Centers (PIRC) have partnered to host this second annual summit. (For more information visit the Purpose page)
Family Engagement Definition:
Our definition of Family Engagement is as follows:
First, family engagement is a shared responsibility in which schools and other community agencies and organizations are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and in which families are committed to actively supporting their children's learning and development.
Second, family engagement is continuous across a child's life and entails enduring commitment but changing parent roles as children mature into young adulthood.
Third, effective family engagement cuts across and reinforces learning in the multiple settings where children learn- at home, in prekindergarten programs, in school, in after school programs, in faith-based institutions, and in the community.
This definition comes from Dr. Heather Weiss in a November article on the Harvard Family Research Project website. It is the most concise, broad based statement that supports our efforts at systemic change covering all Action Team goals. This expanded definition of family engagement, which has already been adopted by the Family, School, and Community National Working Group, reflects research showing that families play significant roles in supporting their children's learning, in guiding their children successfully through a complex school system, and in strongly advocating for their children and for effective public schools.
Family Engagement Standards:
As a means to measure Family Engagement in Education, we will use as reference the National PTA Standards, Goals, and Indicators For Family-School Partnerships click here to view the document
2,000 grades boosted at CPS' Hyde Park Academy :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education
2,000 grades boosted at CPS' Hyde Park Academy :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education
And this school year, blanket A’s were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers after the students suffered through a string of substitute teachers for most of the first quarter, a letter obtained by the Sun-Times shows.
“I would say it’s shocking that all those students got automatic A’s,’’ said former Hyde Park teacher John Kugler, who served as the school’s union delegate last school year. “There’s other things that could have been done.’’
Hyde Park is one of several schools Chicago Public School officials say they are auditing for what appears to be excessive grade changes entered into a new electronic grading system, called GradeBook, after the close of each marking period last school year.
However, Hyde Park’s numbers jump out from high school data obtained under a Freedom of Information request. Last school year, it:
• Had nearly three times more grade changes — 3,162 — than the next highest school, Farragut Career Academy.
• Had more than twice as many F’s upgraded to passing grades — 873 — as any other high school.
• Saw the equivalent of nearly one grade changed upward per student, or 2,031 boosted grades.
To be fair, an additional 1,129 Hyde Park grades were changed downward, raising questions about whether some or all of the grade changes were based on mechanical problems teachers encountered as
2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park Academy
SUN-TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Hyde Park Academy, which also lowered 1,100 scores, among many schools being audited
BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND ART GOLAB Staff Reporters
Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch — including more than 870 F’s that were changed to passing marks, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows.And this school year, blanket A’s were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers after the students suffered through a string of substitute teachers for most of the first quarter, a letter obtained by the Sun-Times shows.
“I would say it’s shocking that all those students got automatic A’s,’’ said former Hyde Park teacher John Kugler, who served as the school’s union delegate last school year. “There’s other things that could have been done.’’
Hyde Park is one of several schools Chicago Public School officials say they are auditing for what appears to be excessive grade changes entered into a new electronic grading system, called GradeBook, after the close of each marking period last school year.
However, Hyde Park’s numbers jump out from high school data obtained under a Freedom of Information request. Last school year, it:
• Had nearly three times more grade changes — 3,162 — than the next highest school, Farragut Career Academy.
• Had more than twice as many F’s upgraded to passing grades — 873 — as any other high school.
• Saw the equivalent of nearly one grade changed upward per student, or 2,031 boosted grades.
To be fair, an additional 1,129 Hyde Park grades were changed downward, raising questions about whether some or all of the grade changes were based on mechanical problems teachers encountered as
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
Who will New York’s Race to the Top dream team be?
by Maura WalzThe names of the five people who will make the final pitch to federal officials in New York’s bid for coveted Race to the Top funds are due at noon tomorrow. But state education officials are still finalizing who will take the field trip to D.C.
It’s an important decision. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has said that the competition’s judges are looking to see whether states’ representatives are capable of carrying out the reforms they’re promising. Thatcould make all the difference in determining the winners, he has said.
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch will be appointing members of the team, she told GothamSchools today, but she said she was still in conversations with possible representatives.
States can bring up to five people “with a deep knowledge” of the application and may not bring consultants, according to the rules USDOE officials sent to finalists. “State teams may include elected officials, State
Really, UC Regents? Really? � Student Activism
Really, UC Regents? Really? � Student Activism
Really, UC Regents? Really?
March 11, 2010 in Students
Tuition policy for professional schools in the University of California currently requires that fee increases raise tuition no higher than those at similar public universities’ programs. The UC Regents have the power to grant exceptions to this policy, like they did last November when they raised fees at 44 programs, 24 of them to levels above the permitted averages.
But now the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Regents are thinking about going further, much further, with an astoundingly ill-considered plan.
Currently the professional school tuition policy requires that any proposed increase conform to “the total tuition and/or fees charged by comparable degree programs at other comparable public institutions.” But according to the Chronicle, the Regents are going to be voting later this month on a proposal to drop the word “public” from that passage.
Yes, you read that right.
The UC Regents want to use private universities as their
Schools Matter: Broad Academy Alum, John Covington ('08), Shuts Half of Kansas City Schools
Schools Matter: Broad Academy Alum, John Covington ('08), Shuts Half of Kansas City Schools
Broad Academy Alum, John Covington ('08), Shuts Half of Kansas City Schools
The Kansas City School Board was enthused when they hired John Covington (Broad Class of '08) as Superintendent. So was the Kansas City Star's Editorial Board:
Covington earned good reviews for his work as superintendent of Pueblo City Schools in Colorado over the last three years. He also is a 2008 graduate of the Los Angeles-based Broad Superintendents Academy, a program aimed at improving education in urban school districts.School Board President Marilyn Simmons said the Broad experience, which includes continuing support and advice, was a plus for Covington.
Yes, that continuing support and advice from Eli and the Boys. Now with half the schools empty by this coming Fall, they will be ripe pickings for the property-hungry corporate welfare charters that will likely kill off most of the remaining public schools. The Board voted 5-4 to support the Broad plan to pull the Kansas City Public Schools into the bath tub for drowning. From the AP:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall.
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools
When Race to the Top collides with states’ rights, debate follows
by Anna PhillipsTeachers unions, school district officials, and lawmakers have all weighed in on New York State’s Race to the Top application with varying degrees of skepticism and enthusiasm, but few have given any thought to the legal issues behind the experiment.
Last night, students at Columbia Law School held a panel discussion on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s competitive grant program that, in its first round, will award several states hundreds of thousands of dollars to adopt the Obama administration’s education policies. The question put before the panel is one any federal initiative like Race to the Top is apt to bring up: Is this experiment stepping too heavily on states’ policy toes?
The panelists included Marcus Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Deborah Meier, a columnist for Education Week, James Liebman, a law school professor and the NYC Department of Education’s former accountability chief, Richard Iannuzzi, president of the state teachers union, and Dan Weisberg, a vice president at The New Teacher Project. (more…)
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