Archives for January 5, 2012

“Online K-12 Education, College Preparatory Courses Initiative” no longer misleadingly titled “California Student Bill of Rights.” But Silicon Valley-backed efforts to cash in on online learning appears the same.Next step for online ed initiative | T…

In @WaPo: NEA-TFA joint op-ed & the rift it exposes between NEA President Van Roekel and rank-and-file membership.Has the NEA warmed up to Teach for America?www.washingtonpost.comThere is a growing backlash against NEA President Dennis Van Roekel’s r…

ICYMI: #OccupyBigEd. Time to expel profiteers from public education (K-12 and public higher ed).#OccupyBigEdwww.k12newsnetwork.com“Big Ed” is out to factory-farm your child’s mind, making it narrower and dumber while they become richer by privati…

Matt Damon and mother reject an award from the National Education Association b/c of the recent jointly-written NEA-TFA op-ed. Mother and son found even tacit approval of TFA’s practice of 5-week new teacher preparation by the NEA objectionable.Matt Da…

More on Jan 7, National Opt-Out Day, H/T @SusanOha.Susan Ohanian Speaks Outsusanohanian.orgLight a candle of resistance instead of cursing the darkness of education deform. Here are a few of the activities going on across the country on January 7 to in…

Jan 7: National Opt-Out Day — send a message on this day to school administrators that high-stakes standardized tests shouldn’t be used to fire teachers, fail students, or de-fund schools. Instead, use low-stakes tests to diagnose. cc MOMocrats, Hippi…

Less homework, more deep dives into the work assigned in the classroom. I’m even ok w/assignments that are not worksheets, but still require wrestling with an idea, concept, or skill. A New Year’s Goal: Stop Giving So Much Homework | Edutopiawww.edutop…