Monday, July 1, 2013

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TODAY

Randi and I to Arne: Please Intervene to Save Public Schools in Philadelphia | Diane Ravitch's blog
Randi and I to Arne: Please Intervene to Save Public Schools in Philadelphia | Diane Ravitch's blog: Randi and I to Arne: Please Intervene to Save Public Schools in Philadelphiaby dianeravSave Public Schools in Philadelphia Last Friday, Randi Weingarten and I wrote a letter to Secretary Arne Duncan, urging his immediate, public intervention to save public education in Philadelphia and to protect t
by mike simpson / 48min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-1-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: $$$$$$$: the Outrageous Story of Pitbull’s Chartersby dianeravHold on to your hat, sit down, then open this link, a bombshell post by Jersey Jazzman.You will learn why Pitbull is a keynote speaker at the National Charter Schools Conference. It is not because he is a rapper who insults women.You will learn that he and his family hav
by mike simpson / 52min 
7-1-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: Snappy Sound Bites, Lazy Journalists and Teacher Bashingby Activism in paradise - Voices from down underNew Zealand’s education minister, Hekia Parata, said this weekend four consecutive years of quality teaching eliminates any trace of socio-economic disadvantage for the student. In her now typical teacher-bashing way, she went on to say “In New Zealand we p
by mike simpson / 1h 
Shut up and go to bed. | Fred Klonsky
Shut up and go to bed. | Fred Klonsky: Shut up and go to bed.by Fred KlonskyWho is Melinda Anderson?On Twitter she describes herself as writer for @NEAPresident.On her blog she is described as “the creative force behind opinion-editorials, blogs and articles on behalf of a great cause. Ghostwriting pays the bills, but makes it easy to get lost in the shadows. An oversized ego told her it’s time to
by mike simpson / 1h 
Daily Kos: Badass Teachers Association - the website
Daily Kos: Badass Teachers Association - the website: Badass Teachers Association - the websiteby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)On June 20 I posted Badass Teachers Association - teachers fight back.  At that point BAT was organized only through Facebook, and you could not even explore the group without belonging to Facebook, which for some was a problem.Since its establishment, in a bit under two w
by mike simpson / 1h 
Ed Notes Online: Drive-by Superintendent Paul Vallas, YOU'RE OUT!!!!!!!!
Ed Notes Online: Drive-by Superintendent Paul Vallas, YOU'RE OUT!!!!!!!!: Drive-by Superintendent Paul Vallas, YOU'RE OUT!!!!!!!!by ed notes onlineNow is the time for history to be clarified, all the way back to the days when Bill Clinton was promoting corporate "school reform" by praising Vallas in two State of the Union addresses and all this mayoral control nonsense began.... George Schmidt Hun
by mike simpson / 1h 
Student discipline must move beyond ‘willful defiance,’ educators say | EdSource Today
Student discipline must move beyond ‘willful defiance,’ educators say | EdSource Today: Student discipline must move beyond ‘willful defiance,’ educators say - by Jane Meredith Adamsby Jane Meredith AdamsCalifornia schools urgently need strategies for discipline that help children learn from mistakes, make reparations for harm and go on to succeed, a group of educators said last week in support of
by mike simpson / 1h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESby Mike KlonskyMayor Bloomberg on stop-and-friskIn that case, incidentally, I think we disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little.” -- NYTArne Duncan on Common Core criticsThe Common Core has become a rallying cry for fringe groups that claim it is a scheme for the federal government to usurp state and local
by mike simpson / 1h 
Push to Implement Common Core “Idiotic” “Without Real Scrutiny or Debate” | Scathing Purple Musings
Push to Implement Common Core “Idiotic” “Without Real Scrutiny or Debate” | Scathing Purple Musings: Push to Implement Common Core “Idiotic” “Without Real Scrutiny or Debate”by Bob SikesThree influential education policy experts penned an opinion piece for the New York Daily News in which they effectively explain why the “backlash” against Common Core standards “is now in full swing.” Former U.S.
by mike simpson / 1h 
How Mass Civil Disobedience at a Seattle High School Catalyzed the 'Education Spring' | Education on GOOD
How Mass Civil Disobedience at a Seattle High School Catalyzed the 'Education Spring' | Education on GOOD: How Mass Civil Disobedience at a Seattle High School Catalyzed the 'Education Spring'Seattle's Garfield High School, home of the bulldogs, is used to winning.Our jazz band is a perennial winner of the Essential Ellington national completion, our track and basketball team are perennial state c
by mike simpson / 1h 

YESTERDAY

The Educated Reporter: What Parents Want to Know About School Choice: Tips for Reporters
The Educated Reporter: What Parents Want to Know About School Choice: Tips for Reporters: What Parents Want to Know About School Choice: Tips for Reportersby Emily RichmondAt EWA's 66th National Seminar, held at Stanford last month, we examined the challenge of how reporters can best evaluate charter school research in a session moderated by the Huffington Post's Joy Resmovits. We asked some of th
by mike simpson / 10h 
Don’t miss the New Orleans inBloom discussion tomorrow on WBOK at 10:00am | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Don’t miss the New Orleans inBloom discussion tomorrow on WBOK at 10:00am | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Don’t miss the New Orleans inBloom discussion tomorrow on WBOK at 10:00amby crazycrawfishThis Monday (tomorrow) at 10:00 am (Central) tune into WBOK The New Orleans Imperative.  (July 1st, 2013)You can listen online or by radio: http://www.wbok1230am.com/Dr. Sanders, Dr. James Taylor and Lee Barios w
by mike simpson / 10h 
Districts split over charter schools | Local News | The Seattle Times
Districts split over charter schools | Local News | The Seattle Times: Districts split over charter schoolsThe three largest school districts in the state are taking different approaches on whether or not to authorize charter schools, approved by state voters in November.By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPThe Associated PressDAN PELLE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSpokane Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Red
by mike simpson / 12h 
Perdido Street School: Arne Duncan, Joel Klein To Guest On Next Pitbull CD
Perdido Street School: Arne Duncan, Joel Klein To Guest On Next Pitbull CD: Arne Duncan, Joel Klein To Guest On Next Pitbull CDby reality-based educatorMisogynist rapper/charter school operator Armando Perez, AKA Pitbull, has announced that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein will guest on his next cd.Pitbull, who has worked with famed artists like Chris
by mike simpson / 12h 
Educators Discuss Creating an Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ Students - Higher Education
Educators Discuss Creating an Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ Students - Higher Education: Educators Discuss Creating an Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ Studentsby cmaadminDr. Molly Merryman fought for an LGBTQ student center at Kent State University.SAN FRANCISCO—While serving on a search committee for a new vice president for diversity and inclusion at Kent State University, Dr. Molly Merryman b
by mike simpson / 12h 
DVR’s speechwriter: “This is a gross misinterpretation.” | Fred Klonsky
DVR’s speechwriter: “This is a gross misinterpretation.” | Fred Klonsky: DVR’s speechwriter: “This is a gross misinterpretation.”by Fred KlonskyMelinda D. Anderson This is gross misinterpretation of Dennis Van Roekel’s remarks easily avoided if you had simply ASKED him what he meant!  ‏@fklonskyWere you there?Melinda D. Anderson ‏I was not, yet well aware of pre-conf messaging and your “take” is w
by mike simpson / 12h 
Miami Herald: Tampering With School Grade Formula “Unfair” and Causes “An Inaccurate and Misleading Portrayal” | Scathing Purple Musings
Miami Herald: Tampering With School Grade Formula “Unfair” and Causes “An Inaccurate and Misleading Portrayal” | Scathing Purple Musings: Miami Herald: Tampering With School Grade Formula “Unfair” and Causes “An Inaccurate and Misleading Portrayal”by Bob SikesFrom the editors of the Miami Herald:Too many students are being set up to think they are failures by the very people who say they are pushi
by mike simpson / 14h 
YO ARNE! Which is it? Secretary of Education or Commerce
YO ARNE! Which is it? Secretary of Education or CommerceYa gotta choose.... only one!Secretary of EducationSecretary of CommerceOh, I See
by mike simpson / 15h 
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 6-30-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPJersey Jazzman: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To MeJersey Jazzman: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To Me: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To Meby DukeI woulda gone to law school if the texts had more pictures...Stepping way out
by mike simpson / 15h 
Jersey Jazzman: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To Me
Jersey Jazzman: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To Me: Another Reason The SCOTUS Makes No Sense To Meby DukeI woulda gone to law school if the texts had more pictures...Stepping way out of my wheelhouse here, but why not...Do I have a lawyer who reads this blog who can explain this to me?Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economySo Pete Williams is saying
by mike simpson / 15h 
NEA Teams with Atlanta Braves for “Read-in” | NEA Today
NEA Teams with Atlanta Braves for “Read-in” | NEA Today: NEA Teams with Atlanta Braves for “Read-in”by clongBy Cindy Long Miguel Moran is a longtime baseball fan. The soon-to-be fifth grader says he’s been watching his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, for his entire ten year life. On Sunday Miguel was rewarded for his dedication – he got to meet three Braves legends as well as a legend of the f
by mike simpson / 15h 
Unique institute unites capitalists who want to save the world | The Raw Story
Unique institute unites capitalists who want to save the world | The Raw Story: Unique institute unites capitalists who want to save the worldBy Agence France-PresseSunday, June 30, 2013 17:41 EDTTopics: robert reich ♦ Unreasonable Institute Like Raw Story on Facebook0 The consultant holds a russet ankle boot in his right hand, gesturing as if it were a conductor’s baton.Robert Reich, a University
by mike simpson / 16h 
aprender qué es la responsabilidad civil : vivirlaeducacion
aprender qué es la responsabilidad civil : vivirlaeducacion: aprender qué es la responsabilidad civilby adminEn los últimos años las academias de inglés han surgido como champiñones en todos los barrios de nuestras ciudades, debido a la necesidad de la gente de hablar y escribir en este idioma para mejorar en lo laboral, o directamente para poder encontrar un trabajo.Al elegir una hay que tener cu
by mike simpson / 16h 
Quality control at the NEA RA. | Fred Klonsky
Quality control at the NEA RA. | Fred Klonsky: Quality control at the NEA RA.by Fred KlonskyThe Retired Conference is over and now I have moved to an upper story room at the Omni at CNN Center.Tomorrow afternoon is the first Illinois and other state caucus meetings. The first general meeting of the NEA RA will be Tuesday.This morning retirees listened to speeches by VP Lily Eskelsen and NEA Presid
by mike simpson / 16h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week: Seattle Schools This Weekby Melissa Westbrook To note, it appears there will be no other district/Board meetings after the July 3rd Board meeting until early August.Wednesday, July 3rd School Board meeting at 4:15 p.m. - Agenda Even during the sleepy summer months, a lot is happening.  At this meeting, the Strategic Plan will be voted on.
by mike simpson / 17h 
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson given millions for his causes - Business - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson given millions for his causes - Business - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson given millions for his causesBy Ryan Lillisrlillis@sacbee.comPublished: Sunday, Jun. 30, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1ALast Modified: Sunday, Jun. 30, 2013 - 1:40 pmA Marriage Made IN ....Over the past 18 months, retail giant Wal-Mart and a charity funded by the company's foundin
by mike simpson / 17h 
Dear Melinda: I resigned because of your edreform. I hope that as a woman and as a mother, you will hear what I am saying and do something about it before it really is too late. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
Dear Melinda: I resigned because of your edreform. I hope that as a woman and as a mother, you will hear what I am saying and do something about it before it really is too late. | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: Dear Melinda: I resigned because of your edreform. I hope that as a woman and as a mother, you will hear what I am saying and do something about it before it really is too late.Posted on 
by mike simpson / 17h 
As time runs out, Philly public school parents send open letter to legislators | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
As time runs out, Philly public school parents send open letter to legislators | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: As time runs out, Philly public school parents send open letter to legislatorsby thenotebook on Jun 30 2013 Posted in Latest newsThe following open letter, signed by some 600 Philadelphia public school parents and taxpayers, was sent to PA state legislators over the weekend and pos
by mike simpson / 18h 
Florida BOE Wants Changes to School Grade Formula….Again | Scathing Purple Musings
Florida BOE Wants Changes to School Grade Formula….Again | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida BOE Wants Changes to School Grade Formula….Againby Bob SikesWrites Jeff Solochek in the Tampa Bay Times:Florida’s A-F school grading system, respected and copied in other states, faces a credibility test here where it began.For the second straight year, the state Board of Education is contemplating possible
by mike simpson / 18h 
Hundreds of NEA Members Give Back to Atlanta Community | NEA Today
Hundreds of NEA Members Give Back to Atlanta Community | NEA Today: Hundreds of NEA Members Give Back to Atlanta Communityby clongBy Amy JordanOne hundred percent of the students at Thomasville Heights Elementary School receive free or reduced lunch.”Free and reduced is how they eat, not how they learn,” said Cynthia Jewell, principal of the Atlanta, Georgia school. That’s why Jewell has spent the
by mike simpson / 20h 
Ed Notes Online: Newark Teacher Union Election News
Ed Notes Online: Newark Teacher Union Election News: Newark Teacher Union Election Newsby ed notes onlineUnfortunately, President Del Grosso was not in attendance [at the swearing in] , so the date could not be set. ... NEW Caucus report....the Newark contract deal was celebrated by Republican Governor Chris Christie and by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, who called the
by mike simpson / 20h 
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, Pitbull, & Money, Money, Money
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools, Pitbull, & Money, Money, Money: Charter Schools, Pitbull, & Money, Money, Moneyby DukeUPDATE: Mother Crusader has started a petition calling for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to cancel his appearance at NAPCS.I want, I need, I like to getMoney, money, money, moneyI want, I need, I like to getMoney, money, money, I like"Juicebox" by Armando "Pitbull" Pe
by mike simpson / 20h 
Summer Fun - Sacramento Council PTA
Sacramento Council PTA: IN THIS ISSUE:: 5th Annual Terrell C. Gladney Memorial Summer Basketball Academy:: 10 Books to Read:: Summer Reading:: Creating Community Solutions:: U.S. Bank Kids Duatholon:: Fairytale Town Summer FunCamps:: Summer Movie Clubhouse:: Jr. Chef Cooking Camp:: Free Summer Meals:: EuroSoccer Camps5th Annual Terrell C. GladneyMemorial Summer Basketball Academy  July 9- August 2
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Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Jerry Jordan on “Work Rules Campaign” Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers:        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2013 CONTACT:  George Jackson(202) 494-8178Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Jerry Jordan on“Work Rules Campaign” for Philadelphia Public SchoolsPFT president Jerry Jordan today issued the following statementin response to proponents of legislative proposalstying education funding to work rule changes for educatorsPHILADE
by mike simpson / 21h 
Louisiana Educator: Education for the Wrong Future
Louisiana Educator: Education for the Wrong Future: Education for the Wrong Futureby Michael DeshotelsOn January 24, 2010 I posted an article on this blog with the headline: Are Louisiana Schools Training Students for the Wrong Future? That is the question some educators were asking 3 and a half years ago as the State Superintendent and BESE proposed to greatly increase the number of students grad
by mike simpson / 21h 
NYC Educator: Mayor Bloomberg Lays Out Plan to Eliminate Sex Creeps
NYC Educator: Mayor Bloomberg Lays Out Plan to Eliminate Sex Creeps: Mayor Bloomberg Lays Out Plan to Eliminate Sex Creepsby NYC EducatorMike Bloomberg here. I just want to say how pleased I am that the Supreme Court has finally repealed the Defense of Marriage Act. Our LGBT brothers and sisters should certainly be able to marry and live as they wish. Except for teachers.UFT teachers, as you know
by mike simpson / 22h 
Update: American Class Schedule 2014
AMERICAN CLASS SCHEDULE 2014 Upper ClassMiddle ClassMY PLACE Proudly Sponsered byIn YOUR Neighborhood Sooner than you Think!!!
by mike simpson / 22h 
Philadelphia 'Fast For Safe Schools': 15 Politicians Join The Hunger Strike
Philadelphia 'Fast For Safe Schools': 15 Politicians Join The Hunger Strike: Philadelphia 'Fast For Safe Schools': 15 Politicians Join The Hunger StrikeHuffington Post  |  By Rebecca Klein Posted: 06/28/2013 3:07 pm EDT As the “Fast for Safe Schools” effort in Philadelphia enters its 12th day, 15 local, state and nationally elected politicians have entered the ring and pledged to forgo food in sol
by mike simpson / 22h 
United Opt Out: Declaration of Independence
IN OPPOSITION, July 4, 2013The unanimous Declaration of the national United Opt Out,When in the course of educating a nation, it becomes necessary for its people to restrain the political and private powers which have obfuscated the fundamental mission of a public system of education to, among other points, compensate for the proclivities of the Laws of Nature to separate and exclude swaths of hum
by mike simpson / 22h 
Badass Teacher (BAT) Association
Badass Teacher (BAT) Association: BadassTeacher (BAT) AssociationThis association is for every teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase poverty and inequality, and refuses to accept assessments, tests and evaluations imposed by those who have contempt for real teaching and learning...Join Us!!Book of the Month - July 2013Suggested by BAT Member: Adenia LinkerVideo o
by mike simpson / 23h 
Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 6-30-13 AM Posts #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSPerdido Street School: I'm Sure More Standardized Testing And Standardized Rubrics Will Solve This Crisismike simpson at Big Education Ape - 45 minutes agoPerdido Street School: I'm Sure More Standardized Testing And Standardized Rubrics Will Solve This Crisis: I'm Sure More Standardized Testing And Standardized Rubrics Will Solve This Crisis by reality-ba
by mike simpson / 23h 
UPDATE Perdido Street School: I'm Sure More Standardized Testing And Standardized Rubrics Will Solve This Crisis
Perdido Street School: I'm Sure More Standardized Testing And Standardized Rubrics Will Solve This Crisis: Arne, Joel And Pitbull: Don't Stop The Party!by reality-based educatorMisogynist rapper/charter school operator Armanda Perez AKA Pitbull is joining former NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein and current Secretary of Education Privatization Arne Duncan at The National Alliance of Public Charter
by mike simpson / 1d 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Bruce Fuller Gives NCTQ Report on Teacher Prep an Fby dianeravBruce Fuller has been conducting research on education policies in Texas, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere for many years. His published work is careful and peer-reviewed.Here he analyzes the recent report of the National Council on Teacher Quality and finds it woefully weak.
by mike simpson / 1d 
6-30-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: Get a TNTP Math Teacher and Neutralize Poverty Today!by Jim HornEvery time I think I’ve discovered the bottom of the corporate education (Corped) sewer, I find out that there is more down there where that came from. The New Teacher Network, which was managed for awhile by the Queen of Real Pain and Fake Gain, Michelle Rhee, keeps piling it up.  With a combina
by mike simpson / 1d 
Corporate education reform front blasts special Paul Vallas statutory provision that they helped pass - Wait, What?
Corporate education reform front blasts special Paul Vallas statutory provision that they helped pass - Wait, What?: Corporate education reform front blasts special Paul Vallas statutory provision that they helped passby jonpeltoThe overarching question is:  Are they that stupid or that ethically bankrupt?The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a corporate funded education reform grou
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Changing room. | Fred Klonsky
Changing room. | Fred Klonsky: Changing room.by Fred KlonskyMae Smith is an energetic woman who is membership chair of NEA Retired.She’s from Illinois. Michigan before that. When we met the other day she greeted me like we knew each other for years.“Oh, I read your columns,” she said with a smile.She was polite enough not to say whether she agreed with them or liked them. But that’s her way. Her j
by mike simpson / 1d 
Busy babies at the Library of Congress
Busy babies at the Library of Congress: Busy babies at the Library of CongressBy Valerie Strauss, Published: June 30, 2013 at 6:06 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreBaby hunter (by Carol M. Highsmith)It’s summer, I’m on vacation (though still will be posting some new pieces during the week), and Washington is filled with tourists, so here’s a little offbeat piece for the city’s visitors.Washington D
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How My Thinking about School Reform Has Changed over the Decades (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
How My Thinking about School Reform Has Changed over the Decades (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How My Thinking about School Reform Has Changed over the Decades (Part 1)by larrycubanA few years ago, Richard Elmore asked me to write a piece about how my ideas have changed over the years. Daily experience in schools as a teacher, administrator, and researcher (and th
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JUN 29

Senate Student Loan Proposals Fail To Advance As Rate Surge Looms | toteachornototeach
Senate Student Loan Proposals Fail To Advance As Rate Surge Looms | toteachornototeach: Senate Student Loan Proposals Fail To Advance As Rate Surge Loomsby aristotlethewiseSenate Student Loan Proposals Fail To Advance As Rate Surge Looms Some 7 million college students will see their borrowing costs double next week after Republicans and Democrats paid little attention to the issue for 11 months,
by mike simpson / 1d 
RSD’s Watered-down Incremental Miracle and Continued Fiscal Embarrassment | deutsch29
RSD’s Watered-down Incremental Miracle and Continued Fiscal Embarrassment | deutsch29: RSD’s Watered-down Incremental Miracle and Continued Fiscal Embarrassmentby deutsch29It is very important to those promoting corporate reform in The Big Easy to show just how wonderful, how miraculous, how “rebirthful,” state takeover of New Orleans schools has been. Hurricane Katrina hit almost eight years ago
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