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Important LA public education jobs are changing hands | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

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Important LA public education jobs are changing hands | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Important LA public education jobs are changing hands by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez [image: Los Angeles City Council President Eric] *Public school advocates are waiting to see who Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti will select as his top education advisor. ; Credit: Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images* There's a game of musical chairs going on in Los Angeles public education, and while the people involved may not be household names, they can play a key role in charting the direction of the L.A. Unified School District. L.A. M... more »

How cookie-cutter school reforms cement class, race divisions

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How cookie-cutter school reforms cement class, race divisions: How cookie-cutter school reforms cement class, race divisions By Valerie Strauss, Published: June 10, 2013 at 9:00 amE-mail the writer 0 Comments More [image: ABC cookie cutters and their real-life models. (Kim O'Donnel)] (By Kim O’Donnel) Here is an insightful look at the consequences of corporate-influenced school reform on class and race divisions in this country. It was written byNatalie Hopkinson is a contributing writer to The Washington Post. You can reach her at NHopkinson@hotmail.com. Join her, Allison Brown Consul... more »

R U Career Ready? | EduShyster

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 48 minutes ago
R U Career Ready? | EduShyster: R U Career Ready? by edushyster2012 *Peering down into the skillz gulch* Once upon a time our public schools prepared kids on both sides of the excellence divide for a place called “the future.” Students from the less excellent ville went on to labor in factories, while their more excellent peers went on to college and then became bosses. But then the factories closed or moved over seas and, save for a handful of hedge-fund managers, the wages of just about everyone became less excellent. Which raises a fiercely urgent question: how should our failing... more »

The fiction of most school mission statements | Dangerously Irrelevant

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The fiction of most school mission statements | Dangerously Irrelevant: The fiction of most school mission statements by dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod) Over at the PsyBlog, they note that there are only two reasons why we do anything: 1. Because we want to 2. Because someone else wants us to The former is what we term *intrinsic motivation*. The latter is what we call *extrinsic motivation*. Summarizing the work of the famous motivation researchers Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, the PsyBlog folks state that three factors are at the core of intrinsic motivation: ... more »

6-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: [image: gears] Activism is the alternative by Barbara Madeloni Last week I was on a local radio program, Bread and Roses, to discuss the assault on public education in its various nefarious forms, and the possibilities of resistance, especially through grassroots union organizing. As I was discussing the ways that educators are being boxed in by shock doctrine tactics of depleted resources on the […] *6-9-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER* mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: [image... more »

How Do You Keep a Scandalous Secret? |

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How Do You Keep a Scandalous Secret? |: How Do You Keep a Scandalous Secret? from Student Activism by Angus Johnston One thing about teaching community college history is that you wind up hearing quite a few conspiracy theories — some true, some mythical, some indeterminate. When the subject of conspiracy comes up in my classes, one thing I sometimes say is that there are three basic ways to keep a scandalous secret a secret. First, you can make sure that very few people know it. Second, you can let a lot of people know it, but make sure they’re committed to keeping quiet. And thi... more »

The in box. Illinois’ spending cuts hurt the state’s economy. | Fred Klonsky

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The in box. Illinois’ spending cuts hurt the state’s economy. | Fred Klonsky: The in box. Illinois’ spending cuts hurt the state’s economy. by Fred Klonsky From the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. *ANALYSIS OF ILLINOIS FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET* *General Fund Spending Cuts Harm Illinois* Many of the fiscal problems that have plagued Illinois over the last decade remain apparent in the FY2014 General Fund budget the Illinois General Assembly passed. As detailed in the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability’s analysis of the state’s recently enacted FY2014 General Fund bu... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Camins: Two Roads Diverged in a Wood….. by dianerav “Two roads diverged in a wood,” begins one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems. Arthur Camins wrote in 2011 about the fateful choice confronting American education. In 2011, he wrote: “U.S. education is at a transformational moment. The choices we make will determine whether our schools become collaborative and democratic or prescriptive and authoritarian. The policies proposed by the federal government for ... more »

Too big to certify: The Paul Vallas and Stefan Pryor Story - Wait, What?

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Too big to certify: The Paul Vallas and Stefan Pryor Story - Wait, What?: Too big to certify: The Paul Vallas and Stefan Pryor Story by jonpelto In Connecticut, your child’s school teacher must be certified by the State Department of Education. Their guidance counselor must be certified. Their school nurse must be certified. Their school principal must be certified. The coach of their school sports team must be certified. In fact, in order to serve as a school teacher or administrator in a Connecticut public school you must hold one or more of the certifications provided by the ... more »

Where the National Security Agency isn’t so secret: Schools

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Where the National Security Agency isn’t so secret: Schools: Where the National Security Agency isn’t so secret: Schools By Valerie Strauss, Published: June 10, 2013 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer 0 Comments More [image: (www.nsa.gov)] (www.nsa.gov) The National Security Agency is the super-secret organization that has beenin the news because of disclosures that it has, for years, been conducting U.S. surveillance programs. But in at least one area, the NSA hasn’t tried to be so secret:schools. The work of the NSA is based on highly advanced math, and the agency is the largest employer o... more »

What’s An Education Thought Leader? | My Island View

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What’s An Education Thought Leader? | My Island View: What’s An Education Thought Leader? by tomwhitby The position of education thought leader is not a job that someone applies for. There is no “thought leader certification”, nor is there a license required for the position. It is also not a job that one applies for. It is a title bestowed upon someone by other educators. For many years the quickest path to become an education thought leader was to become an author on an education topic. There were also speaker bureaus that would, for a fee, supply education thought leaders as in... more »

“Education Will Break Your Heart” (Alex Russo) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
“Education Will Break Your Heart” (Alex Russo) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Education Will Break Your Heart” (Alex Russo) by larrycuban *This is the season of commencement speeches. Most are forgettable but a few go beyond the familiar homilies of this annual ritual. Alexander Russo wrote about one that triggered many thoughts about my half-century involvement in school reform. Russo is a journalist who publishes “This Week in Education.” He also wrote about the turning around of Los Angeles’s Locke high school in “Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors:Fighti... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Jonah Rockoff Testifies at NJBOE: Part II

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Jonah Rockoff Testifies at NJBOE: Part II: Jonah Rockoff Testifies at NJBOE: Part II by Duke *Here's Part I of this series: Rockoff talks teachers and baseball.* Let's get back to Jonah Rockoff's testimony at the NJ State Board of Education. Popout Rockoff's most famous piece of research is a paper he coauthored with Raj Chetty and John Friedman that was released last year: "THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TEACHERS: TEACHER VALUE-ADDED AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN ADULTHOOD" It is admittedly a fascinating piece of work, and I certainly wouldn't argue with its conclusions: teac... more »

NYC Educator: Mayor Mike Says, "Children First, Always," Unless They Come From Queens

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
NYC Educator: Mayor Mike Says, "Children First, Always," Unless They Come From Queens: Mayor Mike Says, "Children First, Always," Unless They Come From Queens by NYC Educator There's a federal program called Title 1 that's supposed to give support to kids who need it. Specifically, this is governed by how many kids in a given school are entitled to free lunch due to family income. I don't recall exactly how much it is, but last time I looked it was around 20K for a family of four. But reformy Mike Bloomberg doesn't need no stinking rules, so he changes 'em. After all, if he didn't ... more »

Amazing how many grandparents die during exam week | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago
Amazing how many grandparents die during exam week | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Amazing how many grandparents die during exam week Rick Diguette is a writer and teaches English at a local college. He is a frequent contributor to the AJC. He was inspired to write this piece after the news about a *local college student who pretended to be kidnapped* rather than confess to his parents he was failing a class. The Johns Creek student sent his parents a text in late April saying that he had been kidnapped and warning them not to call police or he would be killed. Eight days later,... more »

Dream-catcher serves key role in 8th grade algebra study SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Dream-catcher serves key role in 8th grade algebra study In an education system crowded with academic specialists, curriculum managers and instructional theorists – Robyn Fisher’s role might be overlooked or even unappreciated in some settings and yet, it could be argued, it is as fundamental to student success as any other. Her job is to get children to dream. A consultant on a $5 million federal study using project-based learning as a centerpiece for teaching algebra to at-risk eighth graders, Fisher’s team is saddled with the task of illus... more »

Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards on Vimeo

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Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards on Vimeo: Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards from CGCS Video Maker on Vimeo.

When the N.Y. State Education Dept. Tried to Censor This Blog - Finding Common Ground - Education Week

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
When the N.Y. State Education Dept. Tried to Censor This Blog - Finding Common Ground - Education Week: When the N.Y. State Education Dept. Tried to Censor This Blog By Peter DeWitt on June 9, 2013 7:28 AM *Mr. Dunn's phone call seemed less about correcting an error and more about flexing his NY State Education muscles.* Recently, the New York State Education Department wanted to censor this blog. My friend Phil Bildner, a best-selling young adult novelist who is also an amazing school presenter, asked to write a guest blog entitled Calling Out the Testing Bullies. Phil is a former ... more »

UPDATE: Perdido Street School: Using Cory Booker's Hedge Fundie/Charter School Connections Against Him

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Perdido Street School: Using Cory Booker's Hedge Fundie/Charter School Connections Against Him: Using Cory Booker's Hedge Fundie/Charter School Connections Against Him by reality-based educator Buzzfeed has a piece out that says opponents of Newark Mayor Cory Booker have a four-pronged strategy to take him out before the special election to replace Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat from NJ - and one part of that strategy is to hit him on charters and his adversarial relationship with teachers: But one a strategist connected to an opposing campaign said one weak spot in Booker’s cam... more »

Daily Kos: Thoughts on Snowden, NSA, and more

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Daily Kos: Thoughts on Snowden, NSA, and more: Thoughts on Snowden, NSA, and more by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) As I write this, I sit at the counter of the bookstore at Busboys & Poets at 5th & K IN DC. For those who do not know it, B&P is a chain of restaurants owned by Iraqi-American Andy Shallal, named for Langston Hughes, who was both a busboy and a poet. Andy is very left in his politics. The original store at 14th and V has a bookstore run by Teaching for Change. Those in the other three stores, now gearing up, are un directly. I work weekends in both. i mention thi... more »

There are a lot of retired teachers in the League of Women Voters. Don’t mess with our TRS. | Fred Klonsky

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
There are a lot of retired teachers in the League of Women Voters. Don’t mess with our TRS. | Fred Klonsky: There are a lot of retired teachers in the League of Women Voters. Don’t mess with our TRS. by Fred Klonsky There’s an interesting post by Elaine Hopkins on her blog, Peoria Post. The League of Women Voters had their state meeting in Peoria last week. Someone proposed a resolution on Illinois public employee pensions. It included some nonsense about shared sacrifice. It’s nonsense because the only ones sacrificing for past 60 years have been members of the state’s pension syst... more »

Diane in the Evening 6-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Seamus McCarville Explains Why He Fights the “Reformers” by dianerav Seamus McCarville knows it would be easier for him if he remained silent when faced with attacks on teachers and public schools. But he remembers the advice his teacher gave him in high school he the class bully went after him: Always leave a mark. No cowering for him. He fights because he wants to be honest with his students. How can he teach them critical thinking if he runs Schneider: Jindal in Hot Water in Legislature by dianerav Mercedes Sc... more »

Under siege—and in bid to stay relevant—teacher unions evolve | Hechinger Report

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Under siege—and in bid to stay relevant—teacher unions evolve | Hechinger Report: Under siege—and in bid to stay relevant—teacher unions evolve by Sarah Butrymowicz HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s weekly briefing meeting had turned into a battle-planning session; the conference room became a war room. It was late November. Officials were digging in for a protracted fight with the state over teacher evaluations and compensation. They were also dealing with an internal problem: A rogue group of frustrated teachers had launched a “work-to-rule” campaign without union ... more »

Penny Pritzker: Destroys Public Education? | Reclaim Reform

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Penny Pritzker: Destroys Public Education? | Reclaim Reform: Penny Pritzker: Destroys Public Education? by kenpreviti *Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce?* With all the charges against her for tax evasion and the abuses heaped upon women and children by her companies and herself, why is President Obama nominating Pritzker for a Cabinet position? (Watch HERE) [image: Penny Pritzker1] - The billionaire heiress of the Hyatt fortunes. The recently resigned member of the Chicago Board of Education who approved the closing of 50 public schools for lack of tax funds while appr... more »

SCTA Wins Court Case Against Superintendent’s Priority Schools » Sacramento teachers’ union sues to preserve seniority rights in teacher layoffs

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Legal Clips » Sacramento teachers’ union sues to preserve seniority rights in teacher layoffs: SCTA Wins Court Case Against Superintendent’s Priority Schools SCTA has been litigating a claim against the district for illegal rehires at Priority Schools for the 2011/12 School Year. The court agreed that the District can't apply subjective and changed criteria to post-layoff rehiring for its Priority Schools, and shouldn't have hired/rehired whoever the Priority School Principals decided they wanted, based on differing and arbitrary standards. In the ruling (SCTA v. SCUSD), Judge S... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Video of massive rally in Albany today and my speech

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
NYC Public School Parents: Video of massive rally in Albany today and my speech: Video of massive rally in Albany today and my speech The rally in Albany was massive today; with estimates of 25,000. You can get a sense of the size from the video below. I was honored and excited to be a part of it. Let's hope it is just the beginning of a real movement to rescue public education, led by teachers, parents, administrators and students, to take back our schools. Here is my speech: We are here today to call upon the Governor and the Legislature to do what is right for the children o... more »

UPDATE: Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News from the Times

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News from the Times: Common Core Discussion in the New York Times by Melissa Westbrook Here are two utterly compelling and important opinion pieces from the NY Times (thanks to Seattle Citizen for pointing them out). This is important stuff. The first is by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus called *Who's Minding the Schools*. Both are professors and Seattle Schools This Week by Melissa Westbrook Tuesday starts high school graduations. Best wishes to ALL the grads and their parents/guardians! *Monday, June 10th* C&I Committee Mtg, 4-6 pm, Agend... more »

Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 36: The end is, well you know…

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 36: The end is, well you know…: Week 36: The end is, well you know… by alicemercer [image: The End Is Nigh] Not much time is left now, and I thought I’d share pictures from Open House, which technically happened in Week 35, but, oh well enjoy! [image: I picked out their best writing for the trimester] [image: We made timelines of Ancient Civilizations that we put up] [image: I have invested in National Geographic maps to help teach Ancient Civilization] [image: This one has come in handy as our newest student is from Vietnam] [image: H... more »

America’s Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
America’s Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: America’s Student Loan Racket: Stiffer Debt Bondage Coming by Stephen Lendman [image: images] by Stephen Lendman For growing numbers of American youths, higher education is increasingly out of reach. High tuition and fees make it unaffordable. So does a disturbing government/corporate partnership. Millions of students need financial aid. They’re exploited for profit. Providers are enriched. Higher education involves debt entrapment. Students gra...more »

Rally: Standardized tests must go - Times Union

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Rally: Standardized tests must go - Times Union: *Rally: Standardized tests must go*Educators, students, supporters from across the state urge reversal of new mandatesBy Matthew HamiltonUpdated 9:52 pm, Saturday, June 8, 2013 [image: Fifteen-year-old Brittany Morris, left, a student from Watertown and Pat DeStefanis, right, a teacher from Indian River join other students and educators during an education rally to press the fight for the future of public education at the Capitol on Saturday June 8, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union) Photo: Michael P. Farrell]Fiftee... more »

Investing in Schools Creates More Than Twice as Many Jobs as Military Spending

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Investing in Schools Creates More Than Twice as Many Jobs as Military Spending: Investing in Schools Creates More Than Twice as Many Jobs as Military Spending Bob Pollin: Education spending is the best job creator - so why are local and state governments firing teachers and closing schools? *- June 9, 13* [image: Investing in Schools Creates More Than Twice as Many Jobs as Military Spending]JAISAL NOOR, TRNN PRODUCER: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Jaisal Noor in Baltimore. And welcome to this week's edition of *The PERI Report*. Now joining us is Bob Pollin. He's t... more »

Short Notes: A Cautionary Tale for Edubloggers - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Short Notes: A Cautionary Tale for Edubloggers - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Short Notes: A Cautionary Tale for Edubloggers by Jose Vilson [image: Arundhati Roy] Arundhati Roy A few notes: - The New York Daily News wants you to nominate teachers for their Hometown Heroes award. Start your engines, ladies and gentlemen. [NY Daily News] - If you’re sick of the “disruption” talk surrounding technology, specifically education, then read this paper by Audrey Watters. Another hit. [Hack Education] - Peter DeWitt writes an interview, and the press secretary for... more »

Perdido Street School: Bloomberg: Keep My Education Policies In Place Or NYC Goes Back To The "Taxi Driver" 70's

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg: Keep My Education Policies In Place Or NYC Goes Back To The "Taxi Driver" 70's: Bloomberg: Keep My Education Policies In Place Or NYC Goes Back To The "Taxi Driver" 70's Because only Bloomberg and his policies can keep NYC running: *Mayor Michael Bloomberg today warned that should his successor, whoever that might be, not follow his lead on education and crime, the city risked a return to the bad old days.* "All I can say is, whoever follows us, if they don't continue improving the school system and giving the parents choice and letting people who... more »

UPDATE: Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky: Chicago had the Memphis blues again. by Fred Klonsky PopoutIt was Memphis in Chicago at the Blues Festival last night. Anne and I planted ourselves in front of a speaker on the outer lawn of Butler Field. We had cleverly transferred the wine to a thermos so as not to be detected by Grant Park security. The night was beautiful if a little chilly. The skyline sparkled. Soon enough we were listening to the *Bar-Kays* and guests Eddie Floyd with Sir Mack Rice. Floyd had flown in from Jackson, Mississippi. He had been part of the annual memorial of assassinat... more »

UPDATE: Privacy concerns grow over Gates-funded student database

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Privacy concerns grow over Gates-funded student database: Provocative education tweet of the day by Valerie Strauss I am afraid the White House is pushing high speed Internet to make testing platforms easier. — Wilhelm II (@knightofgood) June 9, 2013 For those who missed it last week, President Obama announced a new initiative to bring broadband and wireless Internet access to nearly all of the nation's public schools and libraries within five years. Click here to read the full text of the speech Obama gave at a West Virginia middle school explaining the new EdConnect program, a... more »

Online Education Will Be the Next 'Bubble' To Pop, Not Traditional University Learning - Forbes

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Online Education Will Be the Next 'Bubble' To Pop, Not Traditional University Learning - Forbes: Online Education Will Be the Next 'Bubble' To Pop, Not Traditional University Learning Comment Now Follow Comments [image: Brown University] Brown University (Photo credit: Patricia Drury) Speaking in Providence, RI not too long ago, the post-speech conversation turned to college education. The word was that Brown University’s tuition alone had risen above $50,000 per year. The above number is staggering. For the most part college students tune out during their four years on campus; that... more »

This is what makes us beautiful

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
This is what makes us beautiful: This is what makes us beautiful by Sam And, if you need it, this is why it moves us so much . . . Popout

Jersey Jazzman: Tom Moran: Democracy For the 'Burbs! But Newark? Meh...

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Tom Moran: Democracy For the 'Burbs! But Newark? Meh...: Tom Moran: Democracy For the 'Burbs! But Newark? Meh... by Duke *Star-Ledger Editorial Board* I've pointed out the cluelessness of Tom Moran, op-ed editor of the * Star-Ledger*, many times before when it comes to education policy. I've pointed out repeatedly a basic truth he chooses to ignore: *Charter schools in Newark are not replicable on a large scale because they do not serve the same students as public schools.* I've pointed out Moran's cluelessness on the Newark teachers contract. I've pointed out his i... more »

The Hare And The Pineapple Show Up In Albany To Protest Standardized Testing Perdido Street School

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Perdido Street School: The Hare And The Pineapple Show Up In Albany To Protest Standardized Testing Nice article in the Times Union on the protest up in Albany: ALBANY — A duo infamous among educators mingled with the thousands at the One Voice United rally for education reform at the Empire State Plaza Saturday. No, it wasn't State Education Commissioner John King and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who some speakers lambasted and who were targeted by signs in the crowd calling for their ouster. It was the hare and the pineapple. The characters are from the nonsense story "The Hare and the Pin... more »

Teachers Letters to Bill Gates | Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities?

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Teachers Letters to Bill Gates | Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities?: TEACHERS LETTERS TO BILL GATES Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities? Would you consider sending your child to a pediatrician who was required to implement tests and procedures man... more »

Quinn: “no shenanigans” with UNO grant - Chicago Sun-Times

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Quinn: “no shenanigans” with UNO grant - Chicago Sun-Times: Quinn: “no shenanigans” with UNO grant By TINA SFONDELES and DAN MIHALOPOULOS Staff Reporters June 8, 2013 3:10PM 0 0 Share 34 8 [image: Gov. PQuinn tours farmer's market Saturday 61st Street Dorchester Avenue Chicago. | TinSfondeles~Sun-Times] Gov. Pat Quinn tours the farmer's market Saturday at 61st Street and Dorchester Avenue in Chicago. | Tina Sfondeles~Sun-Times ARTICLE EXTRAS [image: Story Image] View Gallery RELATED STORIES - Gov. Quinn to restore taxpayer funding for UNO school Updated: June 9, 2013 2:30AM ... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Mississippi Governor: Blame Working Moms for Educational Woes by dianerav The governor of Mississippi said recently that America’s educational troubles started when women joined the workforce. Please, somebody, send him a copy of my new book when it comes out in September. He will be surprised to learn that test scores of federal exams have never been higher and dropout rates have never been lower. Or send me his address and I will send him an autographed copy m... more »

6-9-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: [image: gears] A new one from @mornamcdermott, is it the blue or the red pill? #highered by Chalk Face, PhD Once again, a well-researched and detailed piece from Educational Alchemy. Quick question, and this is for higher ed: why the hell would college syllabi need to be aligned to common core? I thought being college and career ready meant you were, you know, ready for college and we could move on? Whose ridiculous idea is […] Another experiment: #edreform news briefs as WW2 propaganda reels by Chalk Face, PhD As if I don’t have other thing... more »

How to survive our education battles - Class Struggle - The Washington Post

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
How to survive our education battles - Class Struggle - The Washington Post: How to survive our education battles By Jay Mathews E-mail the writer The latest fashions in the American education system are, as usual, inspiring raucous debate. I try to take sides in these arguments. Isn’t it my job to explain who’s right? But I wonder. There is much chatter, for instance, over education historian Diane Ravitch’s fiery assault on Ben Austin, founder of the Parent Revolution organization. The California “parent trigger law” Austin sponsored just cost a Los Angeles principal her job. Fif... more »

Ed Notes Online: Baby, I'm Crazy While a NYC Parent Says I May Not Be

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Ed Notes Online: Baby, I'm Crazy While a NYC Parent Says I May Not Be: Baby, I'm Crazy While a NYC Parent Says I May Not Be by ed notes online People -- some even in MORE -- have branded me as a "crazy" due to my constant assault on the UFT leadership. Thus I was surprised to get this email from a parent activist, fairly newly minted (a year) activist -- someone who is enormously respected on so many levels -- who I had no idea read this blog who sent this. Norm, I have to confess that when I first read your writings (only a little over a year ago), I was impressed but thought you m... more »

Gates Foundation looking to make nice with teachers | Education | The Seattle Times

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Gates Foundation looking to make nice with teachers | Education | The Seattle Times: Gates Foundation looking to make nice with teachers Five years into the second phase of its mission to overhaul America’s public schools, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is moving to work more closely with teachers, generating interest but also wariness because of past hostilities. By Linda Shaw Seattle Times education reporter [image: Bill Gates, tempering his views on teachers?] Bill Gates, tempering his views on teachers? MOST POPULAR COMMENTS HIDE / SHOW COMMENTS Of course rating teachers sho... more










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