Posts tagged "nightcap"
by Philissa Cramer,
at 7:50 pm
- After Chicago’s teachers union concludes its election, it will start three days of protests. (Answer Sheet)
- A parent offers a dispatch from the frontiers of urban schools’ field trips by subway. (NYC Taught Me)
- Newark’s Cami Anderson: Reform efforts focus too much on principals, not their managers. (Rick Hess)
- Eight mayoral candidates said in surveys that they’d emphasize the arts more in schools. (Metropolis)
- On the future of Teach for America, which is in the middle of a long-awaited transition. (Education Next)
- Enrollment in American private schools is shrinking, for a variety of surprising reasons. (Atlantic)
- What to do if you received a dreaded “promotion in doubt” letter about your child. (Insideschools)
- Alternative routes to teaching are growing in popular, even without proof to support them. (Hechinger)
- Philadelphia’s efforts to offer quality summer programming have dwindled with its budget. (Notebook)
- “Rocket Boy” Homer Hickam is encouraging the Florida teen whose experiment exploded. (The Root)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:10 pm
- A primer on how the UFT endorsement will go down includes a note on secret voting. (Ed in the Apple)
- Two thirds of education “influentials” think a pause on Common Core stakes will happen. (Answer Sheet)
- It seems like maybe U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan isn’t opposed to a pause. (Politics K-12)
- Teacher Stephen Lazar, who critiqued N.Y.’s history standards, finds promise in national ones. (Shanker)
- Three prominent charter school operators are finalists for a new Broad Prize. (District Dossier)
- Examples from New York City fuel the question of whether school discipline has gone too far. (Salon)
- A teacher who wants to transform discipline lists old and new ways of handling misbehavior. (Mrs. Ripp)
- Fred Smith praises the protest at Teachers College against Regents chief Merryl Tisch. (SchoolBook)
- In addition to closing many schools, Philadelphia is replacing a quarter of principals this year. (Notebook)
- The city mailed out middle school admissions letters a few days earlier than planned. (Insideschools)
- Tennessee will pay teachers with top ratings to transfer to lower-performing schools. (Teacher Beat)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:19 pm
- A Staten Island Tech student recalls the interactions with science that made him a finalist. (SchoolBook)
- A father argues that city life isn’t good for boys, who need more activity than the city allows. (Motherlode)
- The U.S. DOE answers questions about the national consortia trying to make shared tests. (Flypaper)
- John Merrow: The media helped make Atlanta’s cheating scandal bigger than D.C.’s. (Taking Note)
- Nationally, dropout rates for students with learning disabilities are very high. (On Special Education)
- A Finnish education expert says Finnish teachers wouldn’t take what teachers here do. (Answer Sheet)
- Chicago parents describe their frustration and fears about the city’s school closings. (Hechinger 1, 2)
- “Teach Your Children” is an early nominee for a list of songs about schooling. (Twitter via Eduwonk)
- A look inside a classroom at Bronx Leadership Academy II that Blue Engine has transformed. (Fixes)
- The CEO of New Schools for New Orleans offers more details on his “relinquishment” theory. (Flypaper)
- An advocate of getting kids into programming reflects on volunteering in Brooklyn schools. (EdSurge)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 7:18 pm
- A New Jersey kindergartener used what he learned in school to save his father’s life. (Yahoo! Shine)
- NY1 reporter Lindsey Christ’s dispatches from Japanese schools keep getting more interesting. (Twitter)
- New York City is just one of 17 big-city school districts soon to get a new superintendent. (EdWeek)
- A new study finds that few children are “redshirted,” or kept out of kindergarten for a year. (EdSource)
- Denver is grappling with how to reduce the in- and out-of-school suspension rate. (EdNewsColorado)
- The principal of the city’s software programming-themed school says culture comes first. (SchoolBook)
- The city is reminding families about what not to wear for students as spring warms up. (Insideschools)
- A reminder: If everyone gets smarter across the board, the achievement gap won’t narrow at all. (Russo)
- Most NAEP social studies tests have been postponed indefinitely due to sequestration. (Politics K-12)
- Pearson could lose its gifted testing contract, but it has 18 others with the city. (NYC P.S. Parents)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:09 pm
- AFT head Randi Weingarten describes how she’d tweak a lesson for the Common Core. (State Impact)
- NY1 schools reporter Lindsey Christ is in Japan right now, where kids start the day with math. (Twitter)
- Mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis’s favorite Brooklyn spot is alma mater Brooklyn Tech. (Brooklyn Rail)
- The Michigan school district that ran out of money will have students only on a volunteer basis. (HuffPo)
- Our report on the UFT’s mayoral debate not enough for you? Watch the whole thing. (NYC P.S. Parents)
- Students discuss and analyze their teachers’ social media habits. (Learning Network via NYCDOEnuts)
- Is eliminating penalties for lateness lowering the standards? One teacher argues no. (Music and Beyond)
- Daniel Willingham: Kids today need to learn that patience can yield rewards. (Science and Education)
- The document-based question on AP history exams is a good task, but a singular one. (Class Struggle)
- P.S. 244, the Queens school with an all-vegetarian cafeteria, gets a satirical Zagat treatment. (Times)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 7:00 pm
- Bill Gates is touting his $5 billion plan to videotape every teacher as being a good deal. (Answer Sheet)
- Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese says poverty is the biggest education issue no one talks about. (HuffPo)
- An in-depth look at Freedom Academy, which is closing this year, in its dying days. (Project Wordsworth)
- New Yorkers for Great Public Schools is still going after Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst group. (HuffPo)
- Michigan is the latest state to consider rolling back an Algebra 2 requirement. (Curriculum Matters)
- One good way to get students to do what they’re told is to tell them why they’re doing it. (Coach G’s Tips)
- Ten reasons to become a teacher, brought to you by David Letterman and Teach for America. (YouTube)
- Next week, the national testing consortia will tell all about their responses to recent criticism. (Flypaper)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:56 pm
- A teacher who is grading state tests says she starts by learning all she can about students. (SchoolBook)
- A P.S. 130 student used a hidden camera to expose the reality of his school’s daily lunch. (City Room)
- A teacher who has gotten useful evaluations and less-than-useful ones compares the two types. (TFER)
- Beware the beautiful infographic: It might well be harder for students to read. (Inside School Research)
- For the second time in a week, Philadelphia students left school to rally against budget cuts. (Notebook)
- After girls from P.S. 75 in the Bronx wrote to Holocaust survivors, they got to meet in person. (City Room)
- P.S. 186 in Brooklyn explains how it used community partners to add time without too much cost. (TASC)
- Before we start extending the school day, it’s useful to figure out how long it is already. (Insideschools)
- A teen with Tourette’s who recorded an audio diary in 1996 is now a city ESL teacher. (NYNow)
- A teacher says she wishes appreciation wouldn’t always include advice to get promoted. (Ms. Speducate)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 8:39 pm
- A Texas student was filmed lecturing his teacher about her lazy instructional approach. (Gawker)
- A teacher says she wishes more students would stand up and demand good educations. (Pernille Ripp)
- In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, here’s a compilation of stories about teachers gone bad. (Slate)
- Jose Vilson: Teachers need voice, fair pay, and good working conditions to feel appreciated. (GOOD)
- KIPP’s annual report card on the status of the charter school networks’ 125 schools is out now. (KIPP)
- Here’s a handy summary of what mayoral candidates said at Tuesday’s education forum. (Insideschools)
- An upstate eighth-grader offers details to support his critique of the state’s reading test. (Answer Sheet)
- A judge said the city’s parent council elections should go on during a lawsuit about them. (SchoolBook)
- A minority caucus member offers his take on the UFT’s executive board meeting this week. (ICE UFT)
- In poor countries, private school is the only way for students to be educated, not a privilege. (Fixes)
- David Kirp draws a line between school districts’ cheating scandals and parent rebellions. (Slate)
- Mike Petrilli says the parent trigger is a nice idea that won’t have a lasting effect on schools. (Flypaper)
- Rick Hess rejects the possibility of an “insincere reformer” in a mock interview with one. (Straight Up)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 6:50 pm
- Students were taken to the hospital after a PCB light fixture exploded at a Harlem school. (DNA Info)
- The rabbi of the city’s “gay synagogue” is Christine Quinn’s friend, Randi Weingarten’s partner. (Tablet)
- TED Talks’ first television special airs tonight, with an education focus and John Legend as host. (PBS)
- A teacher describes engaging students with poetry after learning from Billy Collins. (HuffPo via Edwize)
- A teacher the city tried to fire for posting off-color comments online won a big legal decision. (NYCourts)
- Manhattan Institute honorees say the teachers contract and teachers should go. (Future of Capitalism)
- A recent survey found serious room for improvement in the city schools’ recycling habits. (NYC H2Ogo)
- Jennifer Jennings, nee Eduwonkette, apologizes for her colleagues who booed Arne Duncan. (EdWeek)
- Diane Ravitch said the booing was appropriate since it’s the only way researchers can resist. (DR’s Blog)
- A looming dispute in education is who owns the intellectual property that teachers upload. (Eduwonk)
- A teacher points out an obvious question about the city’s Common Core ad campaign. (Gary Rubinstein)
- A social scientist argues against labeling “value-added” teacher ratings as “junk science.” (Shanker)
- President Obama name-checked the city education nonprofit Blue Engine as high-impact. (White House)
- A survey of states’ privacy laws shows you can’t access teacher ratings at all in 22 states. (Teacher Beat)
by Philissa Cramer,
at 9:00 pm
- Sara Mosle: As a compromise, why don’t we just give small classes to high-need students? (Opinionator)
- But that plan could discourage middle-class families from choosing public schools. (Dana Goldstein)
- A researcher compiled 12 ways that charter schools, nationally, might influence enrollment. (TC Record)
- School newspapers are seeking alternatives now that an online clearinghouse is closing. (SchoolBook)
- A student covers Chancellor Walcott’s visit to John Dewey HS, which he tried to close. (Dewey Current)
- Students at Sunset Park High School have set up a repository for testing stories. (Cut Down Testing)
- The principal of P.S. 256 in Brooklyn says the school is as it was when it struggled, but better. (DNA Info)
- An argument in favor of doing away grades centers on self-esteem and their obvious futility. (Slate)
- Bulletproof school furnishings are being marketed heavily to fear-filled school districts. (N.Y. Now)
- A Newark school wants to engage students with a Daddy- (but not father)- daughter dance. (Star-Ledger)
- A Chicago teacher says he understands why students there are protesting and appreciates it. (Ebony)
- Scientists are backing the student expelled because of an experiment gone wrong. (Miami New Times)
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