Posts tagged "nightcap"
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:37 pm
- In his first education policy speech, Mitt Romney promised lots of choice. (WSJ, HuffPo, Politics K-12)
- Andy Rotherham: Romney’s proposals make good political sense — for President Obama. (Eduwonk)
- Some of Romney’s claims about teachers and Obama weren’t fully factual. (Teacher Beat, Politics K-12)
- Mike Petrilli: Romney’s proposals would swap one kind of federal overreach for another. (Flypaper)
- And Romney’s policy proposals conjure up the education climate of 1999, before NCLB. (Quick & Ed)
- Hamas is starting to teach Hebrew, “the language of the enemy,” in the high schools it runs. (Times)
- The city’s new strategy for keeping juvenile offenders “Close to Home” should help in school. (NY World)
- The latest charter-originating how-to guide aims to help teachers manage it all. (Starting an Ed School)
- An argument that racial integration isn’t a feature of schools, but a school of thought. (Jose Vilson)
- The inclusion of disabled students in state testing is another Common Core issue. (On Special Ed)
- D.C.’s schools chief says she can’t see value in making teachers’ evaluations public. (Scholastic Admin)
- A teacher says she’s losing something special as her longtime co-teacher starts maternity leave. (Prelife)
- A call for city students to start spending more time getting down and dirty in nature. (Mr. Foteah)
- A parent says her experience proves that school choice in New York City is two-tiered. (SchoolBook)
- A Chicago parent says there are no choices there — so his family is leaving. (Charting My Own Course)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:11 pm
- Nationally, schools are reexamining the value of “zero-tolerance” discipline policies. (Hechinger/TIME)
- Townsend Harris HS’s principal, bound for Scarsdale, says he wants a smaller system. (Daily Scarsdale)
- The city’s charter school sector is again reporting about five applicants for every seat. (SchoolBook)
- A teacher argues against the full-speed-ahead approach of tech-infused Olympus Academy. (Pissed Off)
- An English teacher is fretting about the Regents exam that’s in just 14 days. (Miss Eyre/NYC Educator)
- The after-school knifepoint mugging of a Brooklyn Tech student tops a Fort Greene police blotter. (Patch)
- A tiff erupted almost immediately over a new report than pans current teacher preparation. (HuffPo)
- The AFT is also planning to tackle teacher prep and reconsider old recommendations. (Teacher Beat)
- A comic strip offers a guide for educators contemplating a flipped classroom. (The Innovative Educator)
- Mitt Romney has named his education advisors, who do not include Margaret Spellings. (Politics K-12)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 7:51 pm
- Michael Mulgrew’s email to UFT members about the lawsuit denies all of the allegations. (NYCDOEnuts)
- A frequent critic of Mulgrew’s leadership says he doubts blackmail was behind concessions. (Ed Notes)
- Tonight is the deadline to vote for Erasmus Hall building to restore its stained glass windows. (PIP)
- Twelve city high schools, some specialized and some not, make a national top-1,000 list. (Newsweek)
- A design firm won an award for sketching New York City with schools atop each skyscraper. (Curbed)
- Katie Campos, N.Y.’s 26-year-old deputy education secretary, makes a 40 under 40 list. (City & State)
- A British schoolchild is documenting and critiquing her sparse daily school lunches. (Never Seconds)
- Leo Casey bullets some of the contents of the Joel Klein charter school emails the UFT sought. (Edwize)
- After her son’s SAT score was cancelled, Liz Willen criticizes the test-industrial complex. (Insideschools)
- Ravitch takes the Klein-Condoleezza Rice education report to task for IDing the wrong issues. (NYRB)
- A father mocks the city’s renaming of 24 schools with a letter to a student-turned-scholar. (Insideschools)
- A teacher offers a suggestion for helping students create “concept cards” to take notes. (Coach G’s Tips)
- A city teen explains and extols his choice at attend a lower-cost college to avoid debt. (Learning Network)
- Staten Island Tech’s principal says he adds “the salt and pepper” to teachers’ gourmet meals. (DNA Info)
- A satirical letter-to-a-teacher’s-file lambastes the Common Core’s non-fiction mandate. (NYC Educator)
- Eight experts and pundits tackle the topic “Is integration back in U.S. public schools?” (Room for Debate)
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by Philissa Cramer,
at 6:43 pm
- Mark Zuckerberg’s IPO yield today was about $20 billion, what the city schools spend each year. (WSJ)
- More schools are taking the option to sub Common Core prep for two days of class. (Insideschools)
- A teacher offers suggestions for getting students to open up when they aren’t inclined to. (Mr. Foteah)
- A question: Why hasn’t the DOE used its right to try to fire U-rated teachers all along? (Ed in the Apple)
- Even most high-quality charter school studies fall short of the gold standard of research. (Shanker)
- An online chat about the pitfalls of testing included Community section writer Mark Anderson. (Nation)
- Education writers from across the country are still chatting in Philadelphia. Read their updates. (Twitter)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 6:50 pm
- A teacher recalls a conversation with her non-teacher husband about testing. (Miss Eyre/NYC Educator)
- Arne Duncan said he doesn’t know why states keep offering free tutoring that doesn’t work. (Politics K-12)
- Education writers from across the country have convened in Philadelphia. Read their updates. (Twitter)
- The director of fiscal strategy for StudentsFirst says LIFO causes more teachers to be laid off. (Flypaper)
- Students who left a Denver school suspected of cheating saw their scores fall later. (EdNews Colorado)
- The UFT has issued the RFP for community social services grants that it promised last week. (Edwize)
- “Top-rated” teacher Maribeth Whitehouse offers 10 explanations for why she teaches. (Learning Matters)
- A Camden principal fired six years ago for whistle-blowing thrives; the district struggles. (Inquirer)
- Rishawn Biddle calls New York City’s latest ed policy news “all in all, not a bad move.” (Dropout Nation)
- The chair of L.A.’s Democratic party wants DFER to stop using the party name. (LACDP via Ravitch)
by Rachel Cromidas,
at 8:02 pm
- Teachers are complaining about flawed scoring guides for this year’s state tests. (Insideschools)
- David Coleman, College Board’s new chief, said future SATs will be Common Core-aligned. (EdWeek)
- A parent reports that state test prep took a backseat to a talent show at her son’s school. (Insideschools)
- A teacher says project-based learning keeps students motivated through exam season. (Mr. Foteah)
- A teacher says the city’s plan to flag teachers subject to disciplinary action is problematic. (JD2718)
- A city program encourages District 75 teachers to incorporate more art into lessons. (Schoolbook)
- Students in P.S. 22′s chorus perform Tracy Chapman’s “Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution.” (PS22 Chorus Blog)
- A teacher details his experience in the “Rubber Room,” with an apologia for taxpayers. (Protect Portelos)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:32 pm
- A Los Angeles teacher says a robust teacher evaluation protocol has turned into a checklist. (Hechinger)
- Jay Mathews says he changed his mind about value-added ratings: They won’t work. (Class Struggle)
- A city teacher with top students scored low while her students aced an advanced exam. (GS Community)
- Analysts say the “Pineapple” debacle isn’t likely to hurt Pearson’s growing education arm. (Crain’s NY)
- Two Denver schools are under scrutiny after test scores fell amid tighter security. (EdNews Colorado)
- Reading materials at city schools are likely to change under Common Core standards. (Learning Matters)
- A teacher and union leader reports that a principal sent to sensitivity training has resigned. (JD2718)
- A Park Slope parent makes and sells maps showing the zones for neighborhood schools. (SchoolBook)
- A teacher worries what will happen to a depressed student over the summer. (Miss Eyre/NYC Educator)
- Tech leaders are showing an increasing interest in public schools and their students. (Fast Company)
- A half-hour show on education innovation by Channel 13 features Chancellor Walcott. (Metrofocus)
- A parent asks whether she must honor her child’s teacher’s summer school suggestion. (Insideschools)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 7:39 pm
- A series of articles tackles the growing clout of big advocacy groups, and their mixed results. (EdWeek)
- A teacher at a turnaround school says he’s not getting clear details about hiring. (Chaz’s School Daze)
- The city’s scoring of the state’s math and reading tests should be finished by Wednesday. (SchoolBook)
- Parents are upset after New Jersey’s state test asked third-graders to reveal a personal secret. (CBS)
- Educators are signing a petition to keep the state Global Studies Regents exam. (Mr. D’s Neighborhood)
- A teacher describes five test-prep strategies that work for him — but also make him sick. (NYCDOENuts)
- A teacher who taught AP Calculus for the first time this year explains why it was also the last. (JD2718)
- Ravitch notes the nasty names that charter advocates called her and other critics in emails. (DR’s Blog)
- A teacher asks why his colleagues are surprised by the charter backers-Joel Klein emails. (Jose Vilson)
- Since David Wakelyn resigned as Gov. Cuomo’s education deputy, no one is in charge. (Ed in the Apple)
- In Georgia, students in every grade will complete surveys that help evaluate their teachers. (Hechinger)
- When the math gets ahead of one teacher, she tells her students she needs to slow down. (Mrs. Ripp)
- A teacher singles out a former student who makes her feel like she has made a difference. (SchoolBook)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 6:27 pm
- Council Speaker Christine Quinn is ramping up her lobbying for mandatory kindergarten. (Insideschools)
- Rick Hess says American schools are plagued by a “culture of can’t” that holds them back. (Straight Up)
- Joel Rose of New Classrooms offers a blueprint for how to reinvent classrooms for the future. (Atlantic)
- Diane Ravitch says the Quinnipiac poll question about school closures was misleading. (DR’s Blog)
- A summary of city, state, and Obama administration teacher appreciation messages. (NYC P.S. Parents)
- A parent explains why he filed a Freedom of Information Law request to see the state tests. (SchoolBook)
- A math curriculum’s Kickstarter bid raises crowdsourcing vs. venture capital issues. (Hack Education)
- The superintendent of Scarsdale’s public schools makes a case against new evaluations. (Newsday)
- Research and experience show an educator urban students can fall apart after graduation. (Coach G)
- The irony of a new teacher licensing exam is that it was designed by teacher educators. (Teacher Beat)
by Geoff Decker,
at 9:49 pm
- MCA’s teacher remembers him as a likable kid and a mediocre student with a deep soul. (Schoolbook)
- A brief history lesson on the famous names behind the turnaround schools changing names. (EdWize)
- U.S. Department of Education officials spent today with teachers to celebrate the profession. (Ed.Gov)
- 60 Minutes is taking a look at the mysterious founder of the growing Gulen charter chain. (CBS News)
- Teacher says city’s anti-truancy ads won’t be helpful to some struggling parents. (Pissed Off Teacher)
- Colorado educators say mix of online and in-person teaching should be on the rise. (Ed News Colorado)
- Public school advocates are sweating over slated federal budget cuts, despite House bill. (Politics K-12)
- Eric DeGiaimo and his ascent from neglect, which we covered Tues., was also profiled on TV. (ABC 7)
- A cancer group wants a ban on indoor tanning in New York State for teenagers. (Capital New York)
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