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Teachers’ Unions Are Washington’s Fat Cats
Big Government —
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We know how liberals, particularly those in the education establishment, like to say that Corporate America dictates public policy through campaign contributions. A new report , prepared by the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Institute on Money in State Politics, does a good job of dispelling that ...1 day ago -
Where are all those bad teachers? We’re not finding them
debralegg.com —
Authority: 131
We got a call yesterday morning, just hours before the start of winter break, from Big Guys teacher. Shed wanted to know if hed been sick the past two days - he had - and if I knew hed made a present for us at school - I hadnt. If I could come by and pick up the gift, shed be there until around 1. When I arrived, ...1 day ago -
QUICK Hits
The Quick and the Ed —
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Who owns what is taught in college and university classrooms? Steven Pinker and Greg Mankiw butt heads. (The Boston Globe) What does Joel Klein think about Michelle Rhee and assigning letter grades to public schools? (The Washington Post) Where can you find the ULTIMATE Quick Hit? Here are 50 education ...2 days ago -
Where’s the game plan?
Flypaper —
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We’ve expended many words on this blog and other forums on the role of philanthropies in education. Especially now that they tend to have very specific and well-honed visions for reform that inform their giving strategies, evaluating just how much or how little influence they exercise over the various levels ...2 days ago -
The Low Rhetoric of High Expectations
The Core Knowledge Blog —
Authority: 132
At Public School Insights, Claud Von Zastrow calls out the casual use of the phrase “high expectations.” It’s de riguer for education reformers to claim high expectations for schools and children. “But scratch the surface of their rhetoric,” Claus writes, “and you’ll find that some of them have ...2 days ago -
Stand up for good history in Texas
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub —
Authority: 580
Here’s an education and Texas issue I’ve not done justice to: The Texas State Board of Education is working to gut social studies curricula in Texas, with a special vent on history, which they appear to think is not fundamentalist Christian enough, and economics, where they think “capitalism” is, somehow, a ...3 days ago -
The Education Wars II: Race to the Top aka Race to Nowhere
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 147
Diane Ravitch hits it out of the park, as always on this topic : Today, with the proliferation of charter schools, we may be seeing a resurgence of the historic pattern as public schools are privatized and taken over by very rich men (and women) who see themselves as saviors of the children of the poor. Naturally, ...3 days ago -
The End of the Education Debate
Flypaper —
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“The education-reform debate as we have known it for a generation is creaking to a halt.” So begins a compelling article by Checker in National Affairs . It’s far too in-depth of a piece to summarize adequately here, but I will try nonetheless. Checker argues that the ideas behind the current wave of ...3 days ago -
Lobbying group opens an outpost in Michigan
GothamSchools Newsroom —
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The lobbying group Democrats for Education Reform got its start in New York, but is spreading fast . Its latest branch is in Michigan, where it’s going by MDFER (a bit of a mouthful). With chapters in five states, the organization is halfway to its goal of being in 10 states by 2011. DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION ...3 days ago -
Rotherhams Shop Sanitizes Commissioned Charter Report That Challenges Party Line
Schools Matter —
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The gossip on Ed Sectors censoring of the Thomas Tochs research has been cresting. Here is a clip from the latest at Ed Week on the controversy : “Toch presents a compelling indictment of the ‘new philanthropy’s’ primary investment strategy for education reform. His arguments should be available to all and ...3 days ago -
Fear and loathing over what’s up in school
NewsWire.co.nz —
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T HE Government is holding its ground on controversial national standards for primary schools, and on the first day of school next year the rules will be put into action. The NewsWire IN DEPTH team of Fetu Tamapeau, Jess Jones, Vaughan Elder, Reuben McDougall and Bonnie Tai looks at why teachers and ...4 days ago -
The Education Wars: Pre-K or What Used to Be Called Pre-school
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
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Is the Texas system of Pre-K any good ?5 days ago -
Ability grouping: The devil is in the details
Flypaper —
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In his recent blog post , Mike rightly noted that in the tracking debate, “to track or not to track” is NOT the question. He argued that tracking—the move to differentiate between students who would take “college prep” courses and those who would follow a “vocational” or other track—should be replaced ...5 days ago -
Newest Fordham report receives attention
Flypaper —
Authority: 601
Fordham’s new report (about tracking/detracking in middle school) is causing some buzz. First, there’s a thorough National Journal piece this morning and Newsweek has an interesting write-up that discusses the tracking issue and our study as well. There are some great discussions and comments going on in ...6 days ago -
The Education Wars--Jailing Teachers for Nonsensical Test Scores?
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 147
Can you believe people actually falling for the privatizer propaganda about teachers being "responsible" for low test scores, when the KIDS dont take the tests seriously ? Detroit -- Impassioned parents demanded jail time for educators and district officials Saturday following the release of test scores that showed ...6 days ago -
The Magnet School Deadline
LA Moms Blog —
Authority: 128
With the December 18th application deadline looming, a little less than a week remains before Los Angeles parents have to make a magnet school choice. This choice is always stressful, and this year, most parents are feeling an extra sense of panic about the decision. With rumors of either 5,000 or 8,000 expected ...6 days ago -
Enabling Change is Not the Same as Making it Happen
AssortedStuff —
Authority: 116
THE Journal, the free edtech ad-delivery system, speculates on what will be five K12 technology trends for next year.eBooks Will Continue to ProliferateNetbook Functionality Will GrowMore Teachers Will Use Interactive WhiteboardsPersonal Devices Will Infiltrate the ClassroomTechnology Will Enable Tailored ...1 week ago -
“Bracey Report” Curtain-Call Takes on Trendy Education Reforms
Generation YES Blog —
Authority: 120
The Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education, 2009 | Education and the Public Interest Center . The report starts with this preface. In Memoriam: Gerald Bracey 1940 – 2009 For 18 years, “The Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education,” an annual review of education research and policy ...1 week ago -
Saturday odds and odds
JD2718 —
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1. Where does anti-reform sit within the ed-reform universe? Tom Hoffman made a graph (xkcd-style hard to eat vs tasty ), and in the comments (read them) I’m wondering if I fit. 2. Feeling better after a cold that socked me Tuesday. I was borderline coming in to work, especially Thursday and Friday, but after ...1 week ago -
The Education Wars II--Another Reason Why I Have NO Use for Nevadas Unions
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 147
Naturally, the state teachers union president sells the rank-and-file down the river in order to receive Arne Duncans blackmail money: The statute was passed in 2003 when Nevada legislators were focused on No Child Left Behind, according to Lynne Warne, president of the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA). ...1 week ago
