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Why comparing NAEP poverty achievement gaps across states doesn't work « Scho... - 0 views
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"Pundits love to make cross-state comparisons and rank states on a variety of indicators (I'm guilty too). A favorite activity is comparing NAEP test scores across subjects, including comparing which states have the biggest test score gaps between children who qualify for subsidized lunch and children who don't. The simple conclusion - States with big gaps are bad - inequitable - and states with smaller gaps must being doing something right! It is generally assumed by those who report these gaps and rank states on achievement gaps that these gaps are appropriately measured - comparably measured - across states. That a low-income child in one state is similar to a low-income child in another. That the average low-income child or the average of low-income children in one state is comparable to the average of low-income children in another, and that the average of non-low income children in one state is comparable to the average of non-low income children in another. LITTLE COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH."
Grading the Governors' Cuts: Cuomo vs. Kasich vs. Corbett (revised) « School ... - 0 views
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"Here's a quick data driven post on Governor's state aid cuts - or aid changes. So far, I've been able to compile data from a few states which make it relatively easy to access and download data on district by district runs of state aid (and one state that does not, but I have good sources of assistance). Here, I compare changes in state aid to K-12 public school districts in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York."
Re: A Pegagogy of Practice - 1 views
John Thompson: How Diane Ravitch Became My Intellectual Hero - 0 views
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"Before I started teaching, I could explain, chapter and verse, why Diane Ravitch was wrong. Although Ravitch's scholarship was impeccable, she caused nothing but headaches for us true believers in educational progressivism. My complaints about Ravitch's demands for a content-rich curriculum disappeared after my first semester in the classroom. I quickly learned Ravitch was right, and that we can not build the bricks of conceptual understanding without the straw of knowledge."
What Arne Duncan was (maybe) thinking in his letter to teachers - The Answer Sheet - Th... - 0 views
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"As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan published an open letter to America's teachers. Perhaps Secretary Duncan writes his own speeches-but the fact that the U.S. Department of Education lists 124 employees for the Office of Communications and Outreach suggests otherwise. Perhaps the secretary's mind wanders as he reads the texts prepared for him-and perhaps he inserts his own thoughts as he reads along. Here's Duncan's letter, along with what I imagine just what those thoughts might be."
Is Poverty the Key Factor in Student Outcomes? - Public Education | The Texas Tribune - 6 views
Shanker Blog » Unions And Pensions: Unfunded Culpability - 0 views
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"The unfairness of blaming public sector workers - and their unions - should be pretty clear. By all accounts (also here), the primary reason that pension plans are in trouble is that the 2008 collapse of financial markets decimated the value of pension fund investments (the early 2000's recession also seems to have played a role). Add to that an aging population (there is an increasing percentage of retirees as a share of the population, and they are living longer), as well as the failure of many states to make their required contributions during good times, and you have a fairly comprehensive explanation for the pension crisis."
Value-Added Evaluation & Those Pesky Collateralized Debt Obligations - Rick Hess Straig... - 1 views
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"Last week, while I was away, Brookings released another of its occasional "consensus" documents; this one's titled, "Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems."The effort was once again led by Brookings' savvy Russ Whitehurst. The aim, more or less, is to tell state and federal officials how to "achieve a uniform standard for dispensing funds to school districts for the recognition of exceptional teachers without imposing a uniform evaluation system." The report offers an impressive seven-step model to help policymakers figure out how many teachers will be misidentified by different evaluation strategies under different sets of assumptions."
Dissent: Free-Market Think Tanks and the Marketing of Education Policy - 1 views
Students, teachers sweating high-stakes tests as parents rebel against constant prep - 0 views
Tennessee Senate votes to end collective bargaining by teachers » The Commerc... - 0 views
Shanker Blog » Mixed Messages - 0 views
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"Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day, as well as National Teacher Appreciation Week. In various ways, millions of people are thanking their teachers for having made a difference in their lives, including President Obama, who held an official function at the White House today honoring the National Teacher of the Year. But a couple of other things are happening today as well."
A Letter to Arne Duncan « Failing Schools - 1 views
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"This morning, I read Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Open Letter to America's Teachers. There's a part of me that would like to take his words at face value, and another part that is quite excited over the fact that us teacher-agitators have forced a shift in the conversation about education reform, such that he has at least acknowledged (if not acted upon) many of our concerns. But the gap between his words and his actions is too large to ignore. I've written him a letter in response."
Some of the corporate muscle behind KIPP - 0 views
In Honor of Teacher Appreciation Week: An Open Letter From Arne Duncan to America's Tea... - 0 views
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"I have worked in education for much of my life. I have met with thousands of teachers in great schools and struggling schools, in big cities and small towns, and I have a deep and genuine appreciation for the work you do. I know that most teachers did not enter the profession for the money. You became teachers to make a difference in the lives of children, and for the hard work you do each day, you deserve to be respected, valued, and supported."
Back to School for the Billionaires - Newsweek - 1 views
Ed Schools « School Finance 101 - 0 views
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