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Michael Lucatorto

Unshielded Colliders: Poverty and Education - 0 views

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education poverty

shared by Michael Lucatorto on 27 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • For example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficiency.
  • or example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficienc
  • Michael Lucatorto on 27 Jun 11
     
    For example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficiency. Now, I like to actually have data to play around with, in part because people have been known to lie about politically charged issues and in part because I like to have nice graphs (which are not provided by Riddile). Anyway, it turns out that international poverty data is pretty hard to come by and fraught with interpretational difficulties. On the other hand, the National Assessment of Educational Progress provides test data for most of the states in the U.S., and the U.S. Census Bureau provides data on the percentage of people in poverty by state. I took the NAEP data for 8th grade science achievement and regressed on the percentage of people below the poverty line for the measured states. The two are negatively associated: as poverty increases, science achievement scores decrease according to the relationship in the plot below. (Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, and Vermont did not meet NAEP reporting guidelines and are not included in the plot above.) The association is highly significant (p=9.98*10-6). I also took pilot NAEP data for 8th grade mathematics achievement and regressed on the percentage of people below the poverty line for the measured states. (Evidently, the NAEP has only just started testing for mathematics achievement, and only eleven states were included in their pilot.) Again, the two are negatively associated. The slope of the relation turns out to be almost exactly the same as for science achievement. The association is not as significant, but it is still significant (p=0.0186). (My guess is the association is less significant in this case because fewer states were measured.) Clearly there is an association between poverty and achievement in science and mathem
Michael Lucatorto

The Legend of Cliff Young: The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World's Toughest Race - E... - 0 views

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shared by Michael Lucatorto on 29 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Latest Usain Bolt Breaks 200m World Record at Olympics Usain Bolt Wins Olympic Gold with 100m World Record Olympic Start Gun Gives Advantage to Runners on Inside Lanes
  • When the race started, the pros quickly left Cliff behind. The crowds and television audience were entertained because Cliff didn't even run properly; he appeared to shuffle. Many even feared for the old farmer's safety
  • Today, the "Young-shuffle" has been adopted by ultra-marathon runners because it is considered more energy-efficient. At least three champions of the Sydney to Melbourne race have used the shuffle to win the race. Furthermore, during the Sydney to Melbourne race, modern competitors do not sleep. Winning the race requires runners to go all night as well as all day, just like Cliff Young
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  • All of the professional athletes knew that it took about 5 days to finish the race. In order to compete, one had to run about 18 hours a day and sleep the remaining 6 hours. The thing is, Cliff Young didn't know that! When the morning of the second day came, everyone was in for another surprise. Not only was Cliff still in the race, he had continued jogging all night.
  • Cliff kept running. Each night he came a little closer to the leading pack. By the final night, he had surpassed all of the young, world-class athletes. He was the first competitor to cross the finish line and he set a new course record.
Donna Angley

Race to the Top (RT3) - 0 views

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Raceto the Top education teaching teachers federal funding Barack Obama teacher assessment

shared by Donna Angley on 29 May 11 - No Cached
  • Donna Angley on 29 May 11
     
    New York State's Race to the Top initiative.
Donna Angley

Graduate Level Clinically Rich Teacher Preparation Pilot Program - 0 views

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education teacher programs teachers Race to the Top

shared by Donna Angley on 15 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Donna Angley on 15 Jun 11
     
    One of the Race to the Top RFP's - I personally worked on this RFP.
Irene Watts-Politza

THE REGENTS EDUCATION REFORM PLAN AND NEW YORK STATE'S RACE TO THE TOP (RTTT) APPLICATION - 0 views

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federalfunding P-12 education Regents Reform Agenda

shared by Irene Watts-Politza on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Irene Watts-Politza on 01 Jun 12
     
    Summary of the New York State Regents' Reform Agenda in chart form (p. 2) with explanation of its connection to Fed's Race to the Top (RTTT) grant competition.
Gary Bedenharn

Great Teachers and Leaders : Race to the Top : NYSED - 0 views

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leaders teachers race education learning teaching 4

shared by Gary Bedenharn on 06 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Gary Bedenharn on 06 Jul 12
     
    A list of practice rubrics that districts can mull over to decide what is best for the district and teachers.
  • Irene Watts-Politza on 06 Jul 12
     
    This looks good, Bill. I bookmarked it for my library and will look it over. Thanks for sharing.
Amy M

Alan Singer: Cuomo, Common Core and Pearson-for-Profit - 0 views

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Pearson

shared by Amy M on 16 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • ts taught in schools across the United States with little or no parental or educational oversight. Pearson standardized exams will assess how well teachers implement Pearson instruction modules and Pearson's common core standards, but not what students really learn or whether students are actually learning things that are important to know. Pearson is already creating teacher certification exams for eighteen states including New York, organizing staff development workshops to promote Pearson products, and providing school district Pearson assessment tools. In New York, Pearson Education currently has a five-year, $32 million contract to administer state test and provides other "testing services" to the State Education Department. It also recently received a share of a federal Race to the Top grant to create what the company calls the "next-generation" of online assessments.
  • Amy M on 16 Aug 12
     
    pearson
Irene Watts-Politza

Race to the Top Fund - 1 views

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federal grant funding P-12 education

shared by Irene Watts-Politza on 01 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Irene Watts-Politza on 01 Jun 12
     
    Federal website for RTTT information management
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