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A Poverty of Thinking about Poverty Measures in New Jersey School Finance | School Finance 101

A Poverty of Thinking about Poverty Measures in New Jersey School Finance | School Finance 101: A Poverty of Thinking about Poverty Measures in New Jersey School FinanceCross Posted at http://njedpolicy.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/a-poverty-of-thinking-about-poverty-measures-in-new-jersey-school-finance/Link to PDF of Policy Brief: Poverty_Counts_July_2013Bruce D. Baker, Rutgers University, Graduate

by mike simpson / 4min 

7-18-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Check out our latest episode on #TFA in MinnesotaHere’s our latest episode of At the Chalk Face with two graduate students from the University of Minnesota who are resisting their institution’s potential deal with TFA. I’m still a little annoyed by the end of this episode. I decided to use Zingaya to run the show instead of Skype, and it cut us off. […]by Chalk Fac

by mike simpson / 11min 

Richard Parrish And The March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom

Shanker Blog » Richard Parrish And The March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom: Richard Parrish And The March On Washington For Jobs And FreedomPosted by William P. Jones on July 18, 2013Our guest author today is William P. Jones, history professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author ofThe March on Washington:  Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights (W.W. Norton &

by mike simpson / 44min 

7 Thoughts on What's Ahead for the Student Success Act :: Frederick M. Hess

7 Thoughts on What's Ahead for the Student Success Act :: Frederick M. Hess: 7 Thoughts on What's Ahead for the Student Success Actby Frederick M. Hess  •  Jul 18, 2013 at 9:05 amCross-posted from Education WeekWith the House about to move on the Student Success Act (SSA), the NCLB/ESEA reauthorization dance is back in full swing. Reporters are calling, heated e-mails are flying around the Beltway

by mike simpson / 46min 

Teachers For Social Justice: TSJ Solidarity with TAG Philadelphia Statement about Trayvon Martin Verdict

Teachers For Social Justice: TSJ Solidarity with TAG Philadelphia Statement about Trayvon Martin Verdict: TSJ Solidarity with TAG Philadelphia Statement about Trayvon Martin VerdictJULY 18, 2013 LEAVE A COMMENTStatement from our sister organization:Teacher Action Group/Philadelphia.We are definitely in solidarity with it.  On Saturday July 13th, 2013, a jury of six women found George Zimmerman not

by mike simpson / 1h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Who will 'reform' the reformers?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Who will 'reform' the reformers?: Who will 'reform' the reformers?"Please stop 'reforming' Pelican Bay, writes Truthout's Maya Schenwar.These changes constitute "reforms" in the way that school closings in poor communities have been dubbed "education reform," or the way in which Reagan's tax cuts for the super-wealthy were championed as "tax reform." Early advocates

by mike simpson / 1h 

Protest the Student Loan Misdeal

Protest the Student Loan Misdeal: Protest the Student Loan MisdealReports are that a student loan deal is in the works, with a vote as early as today.  If consummated, it will have bipartisan support in the Senate and the support of the White House.  We urge all to call on your Senators today and tell them to oppose the deal. The deal shafts students.  It links the subsidized student loan rates to

by mike simpson / 1h 

Is Charter School Co-Location Tearing Public Schools Apart?

Is Charter School Co-Location Tearing Public Schools Apart?: Is Charter School Co-Location Tearing Public Schools Apart?The following story was reported by Frying Pan News as part of its California Exposé investigative series, and published here in collaboration with The Huffington Post.For more than 30 years each, Cheryl Smith-Vincent and Cheryl Ortega have shared a passion for teaching public sc

by mike simpson / 2h 

After years of reform, California education schools fall short on new ranking system | Hechinger Report

After years of reform, California education schools fall short on new ranking system | Hechinger Report: After years of reform, California education schools fall short on new ranking systemBy Jackie MaderThis story also appeared at:California has been trying to reform how it educates teachers for more than a decade, and some of its ideas have become a model for the rest of the country. But the vas

by mike simpson / 2h 

7-18-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Road Trip  Mark Stefanik: It’s a baking hot day in Chicago. My kind of CPS.By Mark Stefanik. It’s a baking hot day in Chicago. I know better than to ask Mom to take us to Rainbow Beach. That’s a 90 minute ride across the South Side with 2 transfers on the CTA. Lucky for me there’s Kelly High School’s

by mike simpson / 2h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-18-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: President Obama and the New ElitismPaul Horton, a history teacher at the University of Chicago Lab School, wrote the following open letter to President Obama: July 12, 2013 Dear Mr. President, I am very concerned about how you decided to go the way that you did with your Education policies. I was recently told by a close friend of

by mike simpson / 2h 

Carmen Lopez explains why taxpayers shouldn't be paying for Vallas' legal defense - Wait, What?

Carmen Lopez explains why taxpayers shouldn't be paying for Vallas' legal defense - Wait, What?: Carmen Lopez explains why taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for Vallas’ legal defenseThe following is a commentary piece that appeared in yesterday’s Connecticut Post.It explains, in no uncertain terms, why it is legally and moral wrong for the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut to be paying Paul Vall

by mike simpson / 3h 

Sacramento News & Review - Mmm,mmm good? - Feature Story - Local Stories - July 18, 2013

Sacramento News & Review - Mmm,mmm good? - Feature Story - Local Stories - July 18, 2013: Mmm,mmm good?On the rise and fall (and rise and fall, again) of an original Sacramento suburbBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 07.18.13.Scott’s Burger Shack is a long walk from both light-rail stations near Franklin Boulevard, but business is up. Owner Scott Hackett says h

by mike simpson / 3h 

Missouri Education Watchdog: You Might Need a New Superintendent...If....

Missouri Education Watchdog: You Might Need a New Superintendent...If....(Thanks to Jeff Foxworthy): You Might Need a New Superintendent...If....(Thanks to Jeff Foxworthy)Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookJeff Foxworthy, the largest selling comedy recording artist comedian (yes, look it up) is perhaps most famous for his "You might be a redneck" routine.IfYou ever cut your grass

by mike simpson / 3h 

Key questions begging for answers about school reform

Key questions begging for answers about school reform: Key questions begging for answers about school reformBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 18 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer2CommentsMorefreepik.comHere is a thoughtful piece about school reform and the march toward privatization of public education. It was written by Arthur H. Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Scienc

by mike simpson / 3h 

A new K-12 funding system demands new thinking in building local budgets | EdSource Today

A new K-12 funding system demands new thinking in building local budgets | EdSource Today: A new K-12 funding system demands new thinking in building local budgetsJuly 18th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwaldore Sharing ServicesAs the most sweeping change in K-12 school funding in decades, the new school finance system that took effect this month will require school officials to clear thei

by mike simpson / 3h 

7-18-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: More evidence future for Republicans is bleakcan be seen in The ARIS 2013 National College Student Survey done by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar, who are public policy research professors and the authors of the renowned ARIS survey series since 1990. I received a press release on this several days ago, from which I quote several things: The surveyed students, ages 18 to

by mike simpson / 3h 

YESTERDAY

Marie Corfield For Assembly

Marie Corfield For Assembly: The Marie Corfield Moneybomb is coming...The Marie Corfield for Assembly Campaign is launching a Money Bomb on July 25th. And we want YOU... to stay right where you are.What's a Money Bomb, you say? It's a fun, grassroots fundraising effort concentrated in a short time period and driven by YOU! You don't have to leave your home—it's happening 'virtually' anywhere you h

by mike simpson / 10h 

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 7-17-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMAP sources: Deal on student loans would set capAP sources: Deal on student loans would set capWASHINGTON—Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years.  07/17/2013 -

by mike simpson / 10h 

Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: TODAYBill Introduced: H.R.2658 All Children are Equal ActTo amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.5min Bill Introduced: H.R.2653 Ready-to-Compete ActTo amend the

by mike simpson / 13h 

School board votes to cut pay of Palmdale teachers, staff | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

School board votes to cut pay of Palmdale teachers, staff | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: School board votes to cut pay of Palmdale teachers, staffJed Kim | July 17th, 2013, 5:11pmCalvin RobinsonPalmdale Elementary Teachers Association members rally outside a July 16, 2013, school board meeting.The Palmdale School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to implement proposed salary cuts and furl

by mike simpson / 14h 

NYC Educator: The Sunshine State

NYC Educator: The Sunshine State: The Sunshine StateThere are many advantages to living in Florida, if you don't care whether or not your vote counts. For one thing, there are all those beaches. You can bicycle over from the condo, sit in the sun, swim, and if you're so inclined, stroll over to the tiki bar and drink yourself silly.If you're retired, the tax rates are really low. So are the proper

by mike simpson / 14h 

Duncan: Bipartisan support elusive for Obama’s proposal to expand preschool | EdSource Today

Duncan: Bipartisan support elusive for Obama’s proposal to expand preschool | EdSource Today: Duncan: Bipartisan support elusive for Obama’s proposal to expand preschoolJuly 17th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauSecuring bipartisan support for the president’s $75 billion proposal to expand public preschool continues to be a challenge, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday

by mike simpson / 14h 

Utah: Call to end requirement for children to attend school | Reclaim Reform

Utah: Call to end requirement for children to attend school | Reclaim Reform: Utah: Call to end requirement for children to attend schoolPosted on July 17, 2013by kenprevitiUtah state Sen. Aaron Osmond (R) is calling on his state to put an end to the requirement that children go to school.The USA is spending billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan to build new public schools for the children o

by mike simpson / 14h 

Winning Rap of Science Genius 2013 — Whole Child Education

Winning Rap of Science Genius 2013 — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGWinning Rap of Science Genius 2013July 17, 2013 by Jason FlomConnecting learners with curricular content so they take ownership of it and make it their own necessitates that design and delivery of learning experiences meets two requirements.It must be meaningful to learners.It must make sense to learners.In a paradigm

by mike simpson / 15h 

Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:  Hamilton Assistant Principal moves to become Principal at McClureWord has come that Shannon Conner, assistant principal at Hamilton International Middle School, is leaving to become principal at McClure Middle School.  She has a child who will be attending there this fall. This year, like others past, certainly has been a principal version of musical chairs.  West

by mike simpson / 15h 

7-17-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online:  TODAYEdushyster Blows Up Democracy Prep 100% Grad Rate and New Yorker Shill PieceI was going to do a piece on the New Yorker article on the publicity seeking Democracy Prep but was so spitting mad I couldn't think straight. To our rescue comes Edushyster. Did DP give UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a speaker's fee as part of the PR machine hype, which to charters like DP is thei

by mike simpson / 15h 

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Republican Education Bill AFT - A Union of Professionals

AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Republican Education Bill:  AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Republican Education BillSix-Figure Radio, Print, Online Ad Campaign in D.C. and Rep. Cantor's DistrictWASHINGTON—The 1.5 million-member American Federation of Teachers launched a six-figure radio, online and print ad buy today in Washington, D.C.

by mike simpson / 16h 

Nite Cap 7-17-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE

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 CAPTODAYE-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governorE-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governor: E-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governorBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 17

by mike simpson / 16h 

E-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governor

E-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governor: E-mails reveal censorship efforts by Mitch Daniels as Indiana governorBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 17 at 5:08 pmE-mail the writer2CommentsMoreMitch Daniels( Jose Luis Magana – AP)Mitch Daniels, the new president of Purdue University and the former two-term governor of Indiana, has some explaining to do. When he was gove

by mike simpson / 16h 

The Washington Teacher: WTU 2013 Installation of Elected Officers & Board

The Washington Teacher: WTU 2013 Installation of Elected Officers & Board: WTU 2013 Installation of Elected Officers & BoardBy Candi PetersonThe installation of Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) 2013 elected officers Elizabeth (Liz) Davis who ran for WTU President and Candi Peterson who ran to reclaim her seat as WTU General Vice President and their board will be held on Thursday, August 1,

by mike simpson / 18h 

My Viral Video Message to the 2013 TFA CMs | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

My Viral Video Message to the 2013 TFA CMs | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My Viral Video Message to the 2013 TFA CMsRecently there has been a lot of good discussion about the pros and cons of TFA.  It started this summer with Katie Osgood’s An Open Letter to New Teach for America Recruits which has gone ‘viral’ and already has 500 comments.  Alex Morgan, A blogger here at TeachForUs.org wrote a compete

by mike simpson / 18h 

Increased Access to Print Materials for Students Who are Blind and Print Disabled | ED.gov Blog

Increased Access to Print Materials for Students Who are Blind and Print Disabled | ED.gov Blog: Increased Access to Print Materials for Students Who are Blind and Print DisabledPosted on July 17, 2013 by Guest BloggerOn June 27, 2013, delegates representing over 160 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), finalized an international treaty that, once ratified, will al

by mike simpson / 19h 

Diane in the Evening 7-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What You Need to Know About CPS Budget CutsAs we learned in earlier posts (and see here), Chicago Public Schools cuts the central office budget every year. It is ruthless with the central office budget. No one works at headquarters except possibly Barbara Byrd-Bennett. This reader has studied the budget and offers an overview: “Sin

by mike simpson / 19h 

ASCD Affiliates Unconference — Whole Child Education

ASCD Affiliates Unconference — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD Affiliates UnconferenceJuly 17, 2013 by Walter McKenzieOver the past year, in my work with ASCD affiliates, we have been exploring ways to revolutionize the ways we serve their affiliate members. Why? The writing is on the wall that today's educators have different needs and expectations. It's difficult to get out of th

by mike simpson / 20h 

Interest – perhaps transient – gathers in the House for ESEA reauthorization SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Interest – perhaps transient – gathers in the House for ESEA reauthorization By Kimberly BeltranWednesday, July 17, 2013A key House panel is set today to consider some 76 amendments to a Republican bill reauthorizing the nation’s top education law – activity that might otherwise suggest that Congress is finally serious about updating the 12-year-old

by mike simpson / 20h 

‘Stand Your Ground’ group pushes privatization of public education

‘Stand Your Ground’ group pushes privatization of public education: Stand Your Ground’ group pushes privatization of public educationBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 17 at 1:51 pmE-mail the writerALEC logo of Center for Media and FreedomThe group that pushed “Stand Your Ground” laws in Florida and other states has been mighty busy working to get laws passed in the area of school reform — and th

by mike simpson / 21h 

What Teachers Know - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

What Teachers Know - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: What Teachers KnowBy Nancy Flanagan on July 17, 2013 1:26 PM"What about the teachers unions who insist on this 19th century educational process? We take summers off because that's when people used to farm and stuff because teachers want to go on vacation."Matt Lewis on Real Time with Bill Maher (7/12/13)Working with a nationa

by mike simpson / 21h 

How Teachers Should Respond to Bullying

How Teachers Should Respond to Bullying: How Teachers Should Respond to BullyingSetting the stage for responding to bullying:First, it is important to acknowledge that students rarely bully victims in front of an adult. The chance of a teacher observing bullying is limited. Furthermore, research indicates that only 56% of students report that they have personally observed bullying at school.[1] Th

by mike simpson / 21h 

Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, July 17, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Wealthy schools keep bounty under new funding systemEducation HeadlinesWednesday, July 17, 2013New system offers schools hopeGloom has been replaced by optimism, and empty pockets have been supplanted by visions of overflowing coffers. But amid California's increasingly sunny financial outlook, the experts who provide direction to the busines

by mike simpson / 22h 

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington Board of Education Denies SPS' Request for Waivers

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington Board of Education Denies SPS' Request for Waivers: Washington Board of Education Denies SPS' Request for WaiversFrom reader DK:Looks like the 2013-14 school calendar will not be what the district originally assumed- our kids will actually be with their teachers for 3 more days than planned, as Seattle’s request for the 3 full Waiver days for professiona

by mike simpson / 22h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Testing the limits in Bizarro World

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Testing the limits in Bizarro World: Testing the limits in Bizarro WorldStudents didn't suddenly get less intelligent. They were not doing as well in the past as everyone was led to believe. The state had dumbed down the tests and lowered cut scores to avoid sanctions from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.-- Tribune editorial. In the Bizarro World that is Chicago

by mike simpson / 22h 

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? | the becoming radical

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? | the becoming radical: What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)?Posted on July 17, 2013 by plthomaseddMy future son-in-law is black. My daughter is white. And we live in the South where, despite their (possibly naive) idealism, interracial relationships still matter, often in negative ways.I have been deeply concerned about race, class, and literacy for m

by mike simpson / 23h 

Louisiana Educator: Zero Sum Game

Louisiana Educator: Zero Sum Game: Zero Sum GameThere are many serious flaws in the Louisiana Act 54 evaluation system, but the most serious one is that it is a zero sum game. Here is the Wikipedia definition of a zero sum game:a zero-sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which a participant's gain (or loss) of utility is exactly balanced by the losses (or gains) of the utili

by mike simpson / 23h 

The Truth About Trayvon | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

The Truth About Trayvon | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: The Truth About TrayvonFiled under: Trayvon Martin — millerlf @ 10:19 am July 15, 2013 NYTimes By EKOW N. YANKAHTHE Trayvon Martin verdict is frustrating, fracturing, angering and predictable. More than anything, for many of us, it is exhausting. Exhausting because nothing could bring back our lost child, exhausting because the

by mike simpson / 23h 

toteachornototeach | This is the place to come for your daily rant about life in the public school system!

toteachornototeach | This is the place to come for your daily rant about life in the public school system!: 7 Things Educators Want To Tell Bill GatesPosted on July 16, 2013‘Teachers’ Letters To Bill Gates’ Website Reveals 7 Major Things Educators Want The Mogul To Knowby Rebecca KleinJust five years after leaving the day-to-day operations of Microsoft, Bill Gates has become a major player in educ

by mike simpson / 1d 

Morning Wink 7-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYResisting the Normalcy of White Racism Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Resisting the Normalcy of White RacismCoalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Resisting the Normalcy of White Racism: Resisting the Normalcy of White RacismI AM NOT TRAYVON MARTIN. I AM NOT TROY DAVIS.Antiracist White Te

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