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NYC Educator: You Have to Blame Someone

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 minutes ago
NYC Educator: You Have to Blame Someone: You Have to Blame Someone by NYC Educator Today, at GothamSchools, I had a conversation with my buddy Reality-Based Educator. We were discussing the abysmal reporting that referred to release from the draconian, unattainable, and ultimately absurd terms of NCLB as being "freed." Actually, that's not true. It is true, of course, that these states will not be responsible for passing 100% of their students. But, like everything, this comes with a price. In this case, the price includes a junk-science evaluation system, known as value-added, or... more »

SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION « Teachers Fight Back

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SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION « Teachers Fight Back: SHOCKING – FAMOUS CONSERVATIVE HAS SYMPATHY FOR CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION by alkleen What next ? Rush Limbaugh singing the praises of Obama ? George Will, a famous conservative columnist has actually expressed sympathy for the leader of the Chicago Teachers’ Union. In an editorial, Will also seems to be saying that he understands why it is so difficult to achieve success with the students in the Chicago schools. Here is some of what he wrote. “Abundant data demonstrates that the vast majority ... more »

The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 minutes ago
The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. SOS. No endorsements necessary. by Fred Klonsky [image: SOS Save Our Schools] *Bro,* *I’m still not sure why anyone at the RA would think that SOS would need or want the NEA’s endorsement of our upcoming national conference in D.C. We don’t need any group’s endorsement to hold a conference any more that the NEA needs SOS’s endorsement in order to hold their RA.* *And of course good people like Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody support SOS. But what does that matter? We’re not holding a popularity contest. Only s... more »

Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics « School Finance 101

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics « School Finance 101: Friday Finance 101: School Finance Formula & Money Matters Basics by schoolfinance101 Modern state school finance formulas – aid distribution formulas – typically strive (but fail) to achieve two simultaneous objectives: 1) accounting for differences in the costs of achieving equal educational opportunity across schools and districts, and 2) accounting for differences in the ability of local public school districts to cover those costs. Local district ability to raise revenues might be a functio... more »

The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere | Seattle Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere by seattleducation2011 Today we will begin with New Orleans and the state of Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina and its devastation became the rallying cry for the corporate takeover of the public school system which has now led to lawsuits against the state and one special one regarding Governor Jindal’s decision to move public school funding directly into private schools. Educat... more »

Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky: Tony at the Red Line Tap. by Fred Klonsky Late yesterday, after I got home from DC, I dropped off my bag and headed over to the Red Line Tap. It was 103 degrees and I needed something tall with a head on it. Clearly, I’m not talking about the Mayor. The place was empty except for Marty behind the bar and Tony commanding his usual stool. Like a poor man’s Irv Kupcinet at booth number one in the old Pump Room. “Haven’t seen you around. Where you been, Klonsky?” “DC. At the union convention.” Marty brought me over a glass of whatever was on drou... more »

What is a Good Teacher Worth? - NYTimes.com

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What is a Good Teacher Worth? - NYTimes.com: What is a Good Teacher Worth?By ANDREW C. REVKIN There’s been much discussion of the value, in dollars and sense, of a good teacher (no typo). In many places, a conversation on the value of teachers is underpinned by debates over what’s being taught. In Texas, for example, theRepublican Party approved a platform opposing the teaching of critical thinking skills, saying it’s behavior modification with “the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.” Such discussions have prompted a “Your Dot” con... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver: Washington State gets NCLB Waiver by Melissa Westbrook From Ed Week and the NY Times comes word that Washington State, along with Wisconsin, have been granted waivers from some of the most "onerous conditions" of NCLB. That brings the total number of states with waivers up to 26. That's more than half the states and Andy Porter, the dean of U of Penn Graduate School of Education asks, "*The more waivers there are, the less there really is a law, right?"* From the Times: *In exchange for the education waivers... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, July 6, 2012

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Sacramento Is The Capital Of California Education Headlines *Friday, July 6, 2012* Upland Unified School District eliminates busing for grades 7-12The school district's Board of Trustees has decided to eliminate home-to-school transportation for students in grades 7-12 to address needed cuts in the 2012-13 fiscal year. $452,000 to pay for Humboldt school projectsCaltrans awarded $48.5 million in state Safe Routes to School Program funds for 139 projects on Thursday, including four at Humboldt County Schools. Guzik: Migrant worker ... more »

Mother Crusader: EgREGIoS Behavior

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Mother Crusader: EgREGIoS Behavior: EgREGIoS Behavior by darciecima NOW Amir Khan can't comment? "We understand persecution, and you just push forward through every obstacle," said Khan, *who declined to explain the church's decision to stop fighting the eviction.* "We're not going away. Our church is about to celebrate 20 years in ministry and we're going stronger than ever before." What impact the move could have on Khan's charter ambition is unclear. Khan said he still planned to open Regis, which would be a secular public institution, in time for the coming school year. *He d...more »

Scandal Free Washington State NO on 1240 Keep WA Charter Free and Scandal Free

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Charter Free Washington: CHARTER SCHOOLS/CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR - Decline To Sign-Charter-Free Washington - Charter Schools: The Landscape Today - Charter Schools and Special Education/ELL - Federal Law and Charters - Charter Law - History of Charter Schools - Charter Schools: What They Are Diane Ravitch on Charter Schools Posted on January 23, 2012 | Leave a comment Diane Ravitch on charter schools and merit pay: → Leave a comment Posted in Diane Ravitch Tagged Diane Ravitch on charter schools, Diane Ravitch on merit pay Charter Schools: the Landscape Today Pos... more »

Eduwonk » Blog Archive » No Child Left Behind – The Problem Is Not The Policy, It’s Us

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Eduwonk » Blog Archive » No Child Left Behind – The Problem Is Not The Policy, It’s Us: No Child Left Behind – The Problem Is Not The Policy, It’s Us by arotherham [image: No Child Left Behind] Everyone not chattering about the job numbers is chattering about this morning’s *New York Times* article on No Child Left Behind and the waivers that are increasingly freeing states from its requirements. In general some waivers were necessary – and some were issued during the Bush Administration, too – because the law was supposed to be reauthorized in 2007 and 2012 is now half over. Bu... more »

Understand the Teacher Layoff Deal: A Reader’s Guide - Voice of San Diego: Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Understand the Teacher Layoff Deal: A Reader’s Guide - Voice of San Diego: Education: Understand the Teacher Layoff Deal: A Reader’s Guide - Story - Comments (1) - Image *(1)* ShareShare PrintCreate a hardcopy of this pageFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font size - Photo by Will Carless Union President Bill Freeman (center) stands alongside San Diego Unified students and discusses the deal with the district. Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2012 5:04 pm | *Updated: 5:07 pm, Thu Jul 5, 2012. * - By *WILL CARLESS* So, the San Diego Unified School District... more »

Was Philadelphia’s Superintendent Search a Dog and Pony Show? | Chalk and Talk

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Was Philadelphia’s Superintendent Search a Dog and Pony Show? | Chalk and Talk: Was Philadelphia’s Superintendent Search a Dog and Pony Show? by Lisa Haver *The SRC still lacks transparency, and should be replaced with a locally elected school board. * When it comes to transparency, the School Reform Commission is still not making the grade. Commissioner Wendell Pritchett, in a recent School Reform Commission meeting, declared that principals are “the most important people” in the Philadelphia School District. PSD administrators have also argued that having a good teacher i... more »

Follow the Money in Philadelphia « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Follow the Money in Philadelphia « Diane Ravitch's blog: Follow the Money in Philadelphia by dianerav One man and one foundation decides what’s good for Philadelphia. One sharp-eyed investigative reporter learned the details. That foundation–the William Penn Foundation–used to be concerned about equitable funding for the children and public schools of Philadelphia. No longer. The William Penn Foundation brought in the Boston Consulting Group to develop a plan to redesign the

Schools Matter: The Astonishing Increase in Testing

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Schools Matter: The Astonishing Increase in Testing: The Astonishing Increase in Testing by skrashen Sent to the New York Times, July 6, 2012 There is little reason to celebrate waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (“No Child’ Law Whittled Down by White House,” July 6). NCLB’s “obsessive focus on test results” will be much worse under new regulations: The new Common Core Standards calls for an astonishing increase in testing. NCLB requires standardized tests in math and reading at the end of the school year in grades 3-8 and once in high school. This will be expanded to testin... more »

Largest California College May Soon Be Shut Down

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
Largest California College May Soon Be Shut Down: Largest California College May Soon Be Shut Down [image: Empty Classroom] July 5, 2012 California's largest college may lose its accreditation and be forced to close its doors if it does not address a number of major issues. As reported by SF Gate, City College of San Francisco, which serves 90,000 students across its nine campuses and hundreds of instructional sites, has until March 15 to address 14 major problems that have been identified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. In a 66-page report, the co... more »

‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama - NYTimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
‘No Child Left Behind’ Whittled Down Under Obama - NYTimes.com: ‘No Child’ Law Whittled Down by White HouseBy MOTOKO RICHPublished: July 6, 2012 In just five months, the Obama administration has freed schools in more than half the nation from central provisions of the No Child Left Behind education law, raising the question of whether the decade-old federal program has been essentially nullified. On Friday, the Department of Education plans to announce that it has granted waivers releasing two more states, Washington and Wisconsin, from some of the most onerous conditions of the ... more »

More thoughts on Charter Punditry & Declarations of Certainty « School Finance 101

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 hours ago
More thoughts on Charter Punditry & Declarations of Certainty « School Finance 101: More thoughts on Charter Punditry & Declarations of Certainty by schoolfinance101 I’m a little late in pouncing on this one. JerseyJazzMan beat me to the punch with some relevant points. A short while back, the Wall Street Journal posted an op-ed by Deborah Kenny, CEO of New York based charter chain*Harlem Village Academies. *Kenny’s op-ed purported to explain why charter schools are successful. Of course, we could spend all day on that contention alone, since it is relatively well understood that... more »

Daily Kos: Workingman's Constitution

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 hours ago
Daily Kos: Workingman's Constitution: Workingman's Constitution by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) is the title of this important *New York Times* op ed by William Forbath, who teaches history and law at the University of Texas. Forbath points out that in both the opinion for the Court by John Roberts on ACA and the dissent by the other four conservatives, there is a vision of America, and a "doctrinal and rhetorical" line of attack against the policies of the New Deal and the Great Society. And yet, that is almost certainly a misreading of the intent of Founders such James Madison, ... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A big push for unity at the NEA meeting

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 hours ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: A big push for unity at the NEA meeting: A big push for unity at the NEA meeting by Mike Klonsky (F. Klonsky pic) I'm back at it after a nice getaway to blazing hot Lake Geneva (109 degrees). That's Wisconsin, not Switzerland for those who don't know me. Got a chance to spend time in the cool lake waters and to catch up a bit on my reading. Brother Fred is also back from an equally hot D.C. and the NEA Representative Assembly, a great exercise in union democracy -- and we all know how messy that can be. You can read Fred's blog to get a great first ... more »

Zoinks! Louisiana legislator thought state voucher program for religious education meant only for Christian schools | Pam's House Blend

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 hours ago
Zoinks! Louisiana legislator thought state voucher program for religious education meant only for Christian schools | Pam's House Blend: Zoinks! Louisiana Legislator Thought State Voucher Program for Religious Education Meant Only for Christian Schools by Pam Spaulding Today in fundie dumb@ssery, for sure. Louisiana State Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Watson), like many bible-thumpers who believe your tax dollars should fund their “Christian” indoctrination centers schools, originally supported Governor Bobby Jindal’s voucher program to send students to schools run by religious groups in... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Missing The Point In Carson's Comment

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 hours ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: Missing The Point In Carson's Comment: Missing The Point In Carson's Comment by Anngie Indiana Representative Andre Carson is receiving heat for his comments regarding education in a May 26th speech. The video has been posted on Breitbart's Big Government site and has received the vitriol of the right lashing out against this statement, “America will never tap into educational innovation and ingenuity without looking at the model that we have in our madrassas, in our schools, where innovation is encouraged and where the foundation is the koran.” Popou... more »

Hechinger Report | California school lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 hours ago
Hechinger Report | California school lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards: California school lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards by Eleanor Yang Su Cafeteria worker Sophia Villareal gets student’s names as kids get their at Brockton Elementary School Monday, June 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Richard Hartog/California Watch) *California Watch* In fall 2008, state regulators began a routine analysis of the school lunches served in Wheatland, a rural community an hour north of Sacramento. Reviewers found typical cafeteria fare – chicken nuggets, h... more »

George Will’s Surprising Take on the Chicago Battle « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 5 hours ago
George Will’s Surprising Take on the Chicago Battle « Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] George Will’s Surprising Take on the Chicago Battle by dianerav George Will is confused about who is right and who is wrong in the battle between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Teachers Union. And that’s a good thing, because one would expect this doughty conservative to stand firmly, loudly, and uncompromisingly in opposition to the union. But he didn’t. Granted, he doesn’t know that CTU is part of the American Federation of Teachers, not the Nationa... more »

Twenty Miles: The impact of poverty and language barriers on educational performance - Wait, What?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
Twenty Miles: The impact of poverty and language barriers on educational performance - Wait, What?: Twenty Miles: The impact of poverty and language barriers on educational performance by jonpelto A recent story in the Weston-Redding-Easton patch explained that Weston, Connecticut “is the second wealthiest school district in the United States.” The story is a reminder that just a few months ago, one of the corporate organizations supporting Governor Malloy’s “education reform” package claimed that poverty was not a factor in school performance. Instead of recognizing the impact pov... more »

Big money aids Washington state charter bid - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
Big money aids Washington state charter bid - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Big money aids Washington state charter bid by Valerie Strauss Three times the voters of Washington state have rejected charter schools — in 1996, 2000 and 2004 — but a new bid to win approval has big money behind it. Today is the deadline to turn in petitions to get a charter initiative on the November ballot, and the people behind the effort have had plenty of money to use — donated to the cause by, among others, Microsoft’s Bill Gates. Read full article >> Why the Gates Foundation is so puzzl... more »

No Child Left Behind Waivers Granted To More Than Half Of U.S. States

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
No Child Left Behind Waivers Granted To More Than Half Of U.S. States: No Child Left Behind Waivers Granted To More Than Half Of U.S. States by Joy Resmovits The states of Washington and Wisconsin will be allowed to wiggle out of No Child Left Behind's rigorous test requirements, joining two dozen other U.S. states that have already agreed to waivers that require them to adopt the Obama administration's education agenda instead, the U.S. Education Department will announce today. The new waivers mean more than half the states have now won exemptions from the 2002 law, a signature i... more »

I Feel A Great Disturbance In The Force.southbronxschool.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
http://www.southbronxschool.com: I Feel A Great Disturbance In The Force by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) I really hope I am not coming across as beating a dead horse. If I am, I apologize, but something is really bothering me. Right now a friend of mine is sitting in the new fangled Rubber Room accused of corporal punishment. Just one allegation. A bullshit allegation. That is all I can share presently. As of now, I can't disclose any more details. Now here is where it might seem as if I am beating the proverbial dead horse. As many readers of my blog know I started out wri... more »

Los Angeles Unified School District, Proposition 39, Co-location Issues & Charter Schools | K-12 News Network

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 hours ago
Los Angeles Unified School District, Proposition 39, Co-location Issues & Charter Schools | K-12 News Network: Los Angeles Unified School District, Proposition 39, Co-location Issues & Charter Schools by admin[image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] To my great surprise, LAUSD has pushed back on a judge’s ruling that the district give facilities to charter schools seeking more space in existing public schools. Of the judge’s order, which would affect up to 45 charter schools, Superintendent of Los Angeles public schools John Deasy and the LAUSD school board say ... more »

It's Time for an Elected School Board in Chicago

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Teachers for Social Justice (TSJ-Chicago)—a member of CODE (Communities Organized for Democracy in Education)—put together this radio commercial in response to misinformation being spread by some big money astroturf groups. CODE is a coalition of over a dozen parent, teacher and community groups that seeks to bring an ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE School Board to Chicago. Chicago is the only school in the state of IL which by law cannot elect its own school board. The board is currently made up of appointed elite millionaire bankers and financiers who have not been responsive to the need... more »

Children are more than test scores: Save Our Schools Still Marching to DC

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Children are more than test scores: Save Our Schools Still Marching to DC: Save Our Schools Still Marching to DC NEA yesterday voted against supporting SOS's People's Education Convention. It appears some Florida delegates took to the floor claiming that SOS is a Michelle Rhee backed group. This is complete fabrication. Fred Klonsky a Chicago teacher, well known blogger, and bother to Mike Klonsky a member of the SOS National Steering Committee reported back via his blog: "Q: What happened with the NBI supporting the SOS conference in Washington that is planned for August? A: It... more »

Honor Code - NYTimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Honor Code - NYTimes.com: Honor CodeBy DAVID BROOKSPublished: July 5, 2012 CommentHenry V is one of Shakespeare’s most appealing characters. He was rambunctious when young and courageous when older. But suppose Henry went to an American school. By about the third week of nursery school, Henry’s teacher would be sending notes home saying that Henry “had another hard day today.” He was disruptive during circle time. By midyear, there’d be sly little hints dropped that maybe Henry’s parents should think about medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many of the other b... more »

Heroes Made, Not Exactly Born [on Frank Ocean & Malcolm X] | The Jose Vilson

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Heroes Made, Not Exactly Born [on Frank Ocean & Malcolm X] | The Jose Vilson: Heroes Made, Not Exactly Born [on Frank Ocean & Malcolm X] by Jose First, let me say how ecstatic I was to see that, out of the thousands of friends and acquaintances I’ve gotten to know via social media and other platforms, I heard absolutely no one insult Frank Ocean (R&B singer affiliated with Odd Future, known for “No Church In The Wild”) for coming out as a bisexual. His letter describes love and humanity in the poetry you’d expect from a crooner like him. More surprising was the deluge of messages ... more »

Schools Matter: Criminals In Charge of Education in New Jersey

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Schools Matter: Criminals In Charge of Education in New Jersey: Criminals In Charge of Education in New Jersey by Judy Rabin * * *Civilizations in the final stages of decay are dominated by elites out of touch with reality.* * *Chris Hedges* * Liars in NJ: The corporate fascists will go to any extreme to make the numbers match their ideological agenda to destroy any remants of democratic public education so that their friends can suck every last dime and swoop down like... more »

Protesters take rally to superintendent’s front lawn - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Protesters take rally to superintendent’s front lawn - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: Protesters take rally to superintendent’s front lawn Thursday, July 5th, 2012 at 10:34 am in 1 Comment *photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group* Oakland Superintendent Tony Smith and his family weren’t home on Tuesday evening when the anti-school closure rally at Lakeview Elementary moved to his house. They didn’t hear chanting demonstrators demanding that he reopen the closed elementary schools or quit his job, though they might have seen a sign left on his front porc... more »

Pass / Fail : LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters | 89.3 KPCC

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Pass / Fail : LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters | 89.3 KPCC: LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters by By Tami Abdollah [image: Students bus Loyola Village Elementary School] *Students leaving school on a bus. Credit: Tami Abdollah / KPCC* L.A. Unified has vowed to fight a judge’s order to comply with a state law that requires districts to share space equally among public school students, including those in charters, saying that it would bring “catastrophic” results, lopsided class sizes, and may force busing of stud... more »

Schools Matter: No Reason to Believe Rosetta Stone’s Claims

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Schools Matter: No Reason to Believe Rosetta Stone’s Claims: No Reason to Believe Rosetta Stone’s Claims by skrashen Sent to the Korea Times, July 5, 2012 There is good reason to believe that “Language Learning should be Natural,” (July 4), but there is no reason to believe that Rosetta Stone is an effective way to do it. The Times has provided free advertising for a method that has no published scientific evidence supporting its claims. In contrast, there have been many studies published in professional scientific journals showing that other ways of making language acquisition ... more »

The Failed Microsoft Corporate Origins of "Value-Added" Teacher Rankings | K-12 News Network

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
The Failed Microsoft Corporate Origins of "Value-Added" Teacher Rankings | K-12 News Network: The Failed Microsoft Corporate Origins of “Value-Added” Teacher Rankings by admin Readers of the Vanity Fair piece highlighting Microsoft’s decade of failure to innovate and resulting loss of market share can’t help but notice the close parallels between that company’s decline and their corporate practice of “stack ranking.” “Stack ranking,” as described in “Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Software Giant,” is the practice of impo... more »

Interview with myself about the NEA RA now that I am home. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Interview with myself about the NEA RA now that I am home. « Fred Klonsky: Interview with myself about the NEA RA now that I am home. by Fred Klonsky Q: How does it feel to be back home in Chicago. A: Sweet. Hot. But sweet. Q: You missed Obama’s phone call to the RA from Ohio? A: Yes I did. But it doesn’t sound like I missed much. It wasn’t much more than the usual,* “We thank you for all you do,”* stuff. The Obama campaign won’t address anything of substance because they know their current policies run counter to what most public school teachers believe and want to hear from a sel... more »

Feds probe treatment of diabetic students - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Feds probe treatment of diabetic students - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post: Feds probe treatment of diabetic students By Bill Turque As it’s described in a complaint under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, the mother of a diabetic third grader at Davis Elementary in Southeast D.C. had two options on days when the school nurse wasn’t available. One was to come to school with her child to monitor her blood glucose level, administering insulin or other medication if necessary. Or, she could keep her at home. It gets worse, according to University Legal Ser... more »

Interview with William Hite | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Interview with William Hite | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Interview with William Hiteby Benjamin Herold on Jul 05 2012 Posted in Latest news[image: William R. Hite, Jr.]*Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005 * - COMMENTS (0)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Tags: - CEO - INN feed - WHYY/NewsWorks - leadership *This is an edited transcript of Benjamin Herold'sinterview with William Hite.* *Herold*: What impression did Philadelphia make on you during this process? *Hite: *I was surprised with the level of passion that was on display…I was pleasantly... more »

Fraud Alert! Beware of Change.Org « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Fraud Alert! Beware of Change.Org « Diane Ravitch's blog: Fraud Alert! Beware of Change.Org by dianerav From a reader: *Change.org & Students First are STILL at it! Yet ANOTHER Students First petition is attached to a valid one. This petition is titled* *“Good Teachers Deserve Decent Pay.” REALLY?? Can someone out there get them to stop loading these phony petitions? It* *says that 1,300,000+ people signed!!! To whoever can do anything–THANK YOU VERY MUCH!* Note: I am still a “member” of StudentsFirst, having signed a petition without knowing that I was joining an organization that... more »

Daily Kos: Gates's Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You!

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Daily Kos: Gates's Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You!: Gates's Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You! byplthomasEdDFollow Share4 PERMALINK1 COMMENT Bill Gates has adopted education as a billionaire's hobby for many years—once supporting small schools projects, but more recently focusing on teacher quality. Little attention, however, has been paid to Gates's struggles in business (Microsoft) or his complete lack of expertise, experience, or success as an educational entrepreneur. Until now, in this expose by *Vanity Fair* addressing the key practices a... more »

Hechinger Report | Q&A with Jonathan Lightman: The uncertain future of California’s community colleges

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Hechinger Report | Q&A with Jonathan Lightman: The uncertain future of California’s community colleges: Q&A with Jonathan Lightman: The uncertain future of California’s community colleges by Nick Pandolfo Jonathan Lightman This winter, California voters have a big decision to make. To help climb out of a nearly $9 billion shortfall, California passed a budget last week dependent largely on tax increases. This November, a tax initiative will be on the ballot that would temporarily increase taxes for high earners and raise the sales tax in order to funnel money into education and oth... more »

More lies about charter schools | Seattle Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
More lies about charter schools | Seattle Education: More lies about charter schools by seattleducation2011 Sue sent me what seemed to be the practiced lines of one well rehearsed in arguments that we will be hearing to support having charter schools in our state. These lies and half-truths were found in the comment section of an article on Slog, the Stranger’s blog, Surprise! Billionaire Charter Schools Backers Buy Enough Signatures. I will go through this person’s remarks and respond to each comment made: “President Obama supports the expansion of public charter schools.” Presid... more »

Jersey Jazzman: About Those Charters That Are Taking Over Newark

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: About Those Charters That Are Taking Over Newark: About Those Charters That Are Taking Over Newark by Duke Let's go back to today's usurpation of democracy in Newark. The state-appointed superintendent, Cami Anderson, overrode the elected yet powerless local advisory board to allow for the closing of several public schools and subsequent leasing of the properties to five charters. This all happened immediately after the state reaffirmed that they will retain control over Newark's schools; the justification was that the schools are not run well, *even though it's the... more »

Misinformation at NEA RA « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Misinformation at NEA RA « Diane Ravitch's blog: Misinformation at NEA RA by dianerav [image: SOS Save Our Schools] I have had several emails from people at the NEA representative assembly asking me if I was no longer supportive of the Save Our Schools organization. Apparently some delegate got up and said I had disassociated myself from the group. I replied that this was untrue. I was invited to speak this summer, and I declined but that was no indication of a lack of support, just a wish to minimize travel during the summer. I participated as the lead respondent in an SOS webin... more »
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