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Explore the Parent Direct Plus Loan Paradox - Student Loan Ranger
Explore the Parent Direct Plus Loan Paradox - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com): Explore the Parent Direct Plus Loan ParadoxBy EQUAL JUSTICE WORKSJuly 3, 2013 RSS Feed PrintChanges to standards for federal Direct Plus loans for parents mean they can’t take on as much debt for their children’s education.Federal Direct Plus loans for parents are a paradox. On one hand, college tuition continues to ri
by mike simpson / 1min 
Developing District Leaders: A National Superintendent Certification Program | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Developing District Leaders: A National Superintendent Certification Program | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Developing District Leaders: A National Superintendent Certification ProgramBy AASA, The School Superintendents Association on July 3, 2013By Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents AssociationIn 2015, we will be celebrating AASA’s 150
by mike simpson / 3min 
I Used To Think … And Now I Think (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
I Used To Think … And Now I Think (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: I Used To Think … And Now I Think (Part 2)I published Part 1 about how my ideas about school reform have changed over the past half-century. Here is Part 2.***************************************************************************I used to think that structural reforms (e.g., creating non-graded scho
by mike simpson / 4min 
School Admin Virtual Mentor Program #SAVMP | Connected Principals
School Admin Virtual Mentor Program #SAVMP | Connected Principals: School Admin Virtual Mentor Program #SAVMPJuly 3, 2013By George CourosSchool Admin Virtual Mentor Program #SAVMPLooking to help develop administrators to lead innovative school environments that meet the needs of students today, we have decided to start the “School Administrator Virtual Mentor Program” (#SVAMP).  This program is to
by mike simpson / 9min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-3-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: In Search of a Metaphor for “Reform”Over recent years, I have heard many metaphors used to explain what is happening–what is being done to–the nation’s public schools. In New York City, parents often use the phrase “the emperor has no clothes.” Others may have different metaphors to suggest. In this post, reader Joanna Best thinks
by mike simpson / 29min 
What the Stafford Loan Interest Rate Hike Means for Students - US News and World Report
What the Stafford Loan Interest Rate Hike Means for Students - US News and World Report: What the Stafford Loan Interest Rate Hike Means for StudentsInterest rates doubled on new Stafford loans, but that’s ‘not the end of the world,’ one expert says.By KELSEY SHEEHYJuly 3, 2013 RSS Feed PrintInterest rates on new Stafford loans jumped Monday after lawmakers failed to reach a deal.Student loan inte
by mike simpson / 35min 
The Common Core Nightmare That Awaits Us | toteachornototeach
The Common Core Nightmare That Awaits Us | toteachornototeach: The Common Core Nightmare That Awaits Us The Common Core Nightmare That Awaits Us by Randy TurnerCommon Core Standards are here to stay, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and school administrators have been telling us, but what they have not been telling us is that these nationwide standards are opening the door to more and more stand
by mike simpson / 36min 
The Educated Reporter: EWA Grand Prize Winner Offers Advice on Investigating Student Absenteeism
The Educated Reporter: EWA Grand Prize Winner Offers Advice on Investigating Student Absenteeism: EWA Grand Prize Winner Offers Advice on Investigating Student AbsenteeismThe Chicago Tribune’s investigative reporting team of David Jackson, Gary Marx, Alex Richards and Scott Strazzante won the 2013 Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting on May 4 during EWA’s National Se
by mike simpson / 38min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan duplicity
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan duplicity: Duncan duplicity"We must invest in public education, not abandon it."Some mornings, upon doing my regular media scan, I can only sit here at my desk and shake my head in disbelief. This was one of those mornings.From the Philadelphia Notebook:U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a statement today a day after a plea from AFT president Randi
by mike simpson / 41min 
Arne Duncan praises, slaps charter schools
Arne Duncan praises, slaps charter schools: Arne Duncan praises, slaps charter schoolsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 3, 2013 at 4:55 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreArne Duncan (Jacquelyn Martin-Associated Press)Here is the text of Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s speech delivered at the 2013 convention of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, being held this week in Washington D
by mike simpson / 46min 
Get beyond buzz words and Common Core is "exercise in delusion." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Get beyond buzz words and Common Core is "exercise in delusion." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Get beyond buzz words and Common Core is "exercise in delusion." COMMENT(11) 0 29 10 41RelatedView Larger Cindy LutenbacherPrevious PostsPresident of NEA: No more closing the classroom door July 2, 2013Race in Georgia: Have we repented and reformed? Do our colleges reflect that?July 1, 2013Many opinions
by mike simpson / 52min 
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: NEA’s Van Roekel Uses Duncan Lies to Pimp for Common Core: Calls Critics “Confused”From AJC: The opposition to Common Core:  “If you don’t want it, what do you want instead? And what is in the standards that you don’t want a child to know? One of the things that makes those standards so amazing is that 45 states agreed on the same thing. Democratic and Republ
by mike simpson / 54min 

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2011-12 Nonclassroom-Based Funding Determinations - Cafeteria Fund Guidance - SACS2013ALL Software
2011-12 Nonclassroom-Based Funding Determinations - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): 2011-12 Nonclassroom-Based Funding DeterminationsState Board of Education approved nonclassroom-based funding determinations for 2011-12.Funding Determination RatesAs approved at the March 13-14, 2013 State Board of Education meeting.Charter #Charter School NameSBE Approval0806Alpaugh Achieveme
by mike simpson / 13h 
NEA - HCR Awards Winners #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
NEA - HCR Awards Winners: AWARD CATEGORYAWARD RECIPIENTApplegate-Dorros Peace andInternational Understanding Award  Peter BrownCaliforniaWatch Peter's storyCarter G. Woodson Memorial AwardJudylynn Bailey-MitchellMaryland Watch Judylynn's storyEllison S. Onizuka MemorialBlaine Kamalani KiaHawaiiWatch Blaine's story George I. Sánchez Memorial AwardErnesto NietoTexasWatch Ernesto's storyH. Councill T
by mike simpson / 13h 
Commissioner Pryor, can you tell us which laws are “laws” and which are “bureaucratic technicalities”? - Wait, What?
Commissioner Pryor, can you tell us which laws are “laws” and which are “bureaucratic technicalities”? - Wait, What?: Commissioner Pryor, can you tell us which laws are “laws” and which are “bureaucratic technicalities”?It looked pretty simple.   Governor Malloy and his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, wrote up a special law to allow Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport’s superintendent of s
by mike simpson / 13h 
OpenEd: enabling teachers to have access to the best educational resources (videos, games, and exercises) for their students #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
OpenEd: About OpenEdOpen Education Institute was founded in 2012 with the goal of enabling teachers to have access to the best educational resources (videos, games, and exercises) for their students, especially for finding the right resources for Common Core standards. To do this we have built the world's largest catalog of educational videos. OpenEd is committed to keeping all of this access avai
by mike simpson / 13h 
All Things Education: Think Educationally, Act Locally
All Things Education: Think Educationally, Act Locally: Think Educationally, Act LocallySince last fall, I have spent significantly less time writing and blogging. For one, I started a part-time teaching job. Also, as I wrote about here, in light of recent destructive parent trigger-type actions, I wanted to get more meaningfully and positively involved as a parent. Finally, as you may recall, I h
by mike simpson / 15h 
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 7-2-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #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 CAPThe Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-Conspirators | U.S. Department of EducationThe Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-Conspirators | U.S. Department of Education: The Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-ConspiratorsSecretary Arne
by mike simpson / 15h 
The Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-Conspirators | U.S. Department of Education
The Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-Conspirators | U.S. Department of Education: The Charter Mindset Shift: From Conflict to Co-ConspiratorsSecretary Arne Duncan's Remarks to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools 2013 "Delivering On the Dream" conferenceJULY 2, 2013Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov A lot has changed since I spoke here four years ago. I wan
by mike simpson / 15h 
Arne Duncan on Philadelphia: 'Invest in Public Education, Not Abandon It' - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Arne Duncan on Philadelphia: 'Invest in Public Education, Not Abandon It' - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Arne Duncan on Philadelphia: 'Invest in Public Education, Not Abandon It'By Michele McNeil on July 2, 2013 5:57 PMIt's not everyday that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issues a statement in response to a district meltdown—but he just did in the case of Philadelphia.His statement, ur
by mike simpson / 16h 
‘It’s Time to Storm the Castle’: Raise Your Hand Campaign Kicks Off in Atlanta |#neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
‘It’s Time to Storm the Castle’: Raise Your Hand Campaign Kicks Off in Atlanta | NEA Today: ‘It’s Time to Storm the Castle’: Raise Your Hand Campaign Kicks Off in AtlantaJuly 2, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim Walker“The power of your expertise is important. We’re going to tap into the passion, creativity, and power of everyone who spends their lives in
by mike simpson / 16h 
Perdido Street School: Alliance for Quality Education: Cuomo, Lawmakers Get Failing Grade For School Improvement Policies
Perdido Street School: Alliance for Quality Education: Cuomo, Lawmakers Get Failing Grade For School Improvement Policies: Alliance for Quality Education: Cuomo, Lawmakers Get Failing Grade For School Improvement PoliciesFrom the Times-Union:The labor-backed Alliance for Quality Education released a report today that gives a failing grade to Albany for the way lawmakers have improved New York’s pu
by mike simpson / 16h 
Summer Reading for Wonks | Taking Note
Summer Reading for Wonks | Taking Note: Summer Reading for Wonksby JOHN MERROW on 02. JUL, 2013 in 2013 BLOGSTime Magazine has give us its list of what it calls the 12 greatest summer reads of all time, but summer is for more than “beach blanket blockbusters.” It’s also a good time to relax with a well-written wonkish book or two about education. Below is my list. Please feel free to add your own.
by mike simpson / 16h 
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Philadelphia public schools, employees remain in limboby Tom MacDonald for NewsWorks Despite a new funding plan hatched in Harrisburg, the School District of Philadelphia continues to be in limbo over whether it can rehire laid-off employees. The School Reform Commission held a meeting that ran for about 10 minutes in order to pass a bond offering. The borrowed
by mike simpson / 17h 
An Open Letter to Big Brother Bill Gates by teacherbiz | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates
An Open Letter to Big Brother Bill Gates by teacherbiz | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: An Open Letter to Big Brother Bill Gates by teacherbizPosted on July 2, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Big Brother Bill:You know that feeling you get when you think you’re doing something good—and then you realize you’re actually doing harm? Wait…you might not. Hold that thought.WOW—I have so many thi
by mike simpson / 17h 
The Latino Education Gap: Not Quite Trilingual
The Latino Education Gap: Not Quite Trilingual « NewsTaco: The Latino Education Gap: Not Quite Trilingual+TAG Latinos are the largest ethnic minority group in the Southwest and the fastest growing in the United States. More than one-third of Latino students are English Language Learners and they consistently perform poorly on state tests and have lower graduation rates than Whites and Asians, acc
by mike simpson / 17h 
An Urban Teacher's Education: Baddass Teachers Association Seriously Needs a Better Name. Seriously.
An Urban Teacher's Education: Baddass Teachers Association Seriously Needs a Better Name. Seriously.: Baddass Teachers Association Seriously Needs a Better Name. Seriously.+TAGOver the course of just a few weeks, a group of teachers called the Badass Teachers Association has garnered 20,000 members in the name of pushing back against the corporate education reform movement.20,000 members in such a
by mike simpson / 17h 
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: NPE News BriefsStudent Loan Interest Rates Double | The Real Newsby Jessica Desvarieux, TRNN Producer Senators left for their 4 July recess without solving one of the biggest impeding debt debacles we’ve seen in a while. On July 1, rates of federally subsidized Stafford student loans are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Now joi
by mike simpson / 17h 
Empire | Seattle Education
Empire | Seattle Education: Empire While preparing for a class on the history of architecture and its evolution from Egypt to Rome,  I read about villages created for Roman soldiers in lands far away from Rome. It occurred to me that there were similarities between what the United States is doing today and the final days of the Roman Empire.The extent of the Roman Empire during the rule of Augustu
by mike simpson / 17h 
The New New Fatherhood - Dana Goldstein
The New New Fatherhood - Dana Goldstein: The New New FatherhoodThe old "New Fatherhood" was about mainstream, middle-class American men redefining masculinity to encompass spending more time talking to, playing with, and caring for children. Today at the Daily Beast, I write about the New New Fatherhood, as depicted by the sociologists Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson in their important book Doing
by mike simpson / 17h 
Jersey Jazzman: Janet Barresi Makes Jeb! Bush Cry
Jersey Jazzman: Janet Barresi Makes Jeb! Bush Cry: Janet Barresi Makes Jeb! Bush CryNot another screw up from my Chiefs!We simply cannot afford to wait any longer on the Common Core assessments! Jeb! Bush is leading the charge, and he will simply not tolerate delays! Randi Weingarten is wrong to attack to Common Core (even though she never did), and we should no longer put up with her and the othe
by mike simpson / 17h 
PARCC, Pearson, Tony Bennett and Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change | Scathing Purple Musings
PARCC, Pearson, Tony Bennett and Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change | Scathing Purple Musings: PARCC, Pearson, Tony Bennett and Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change+TAGIn Melissa Ross’s interview with Florida board of education chairman Gary Chartrand onWJTC radio this morning, Floridians were reminded of education commissioner’s Tony Bennett’s many conflicts of interests.Explaining the difference between the t
by mike simpson / 17h 
Sued once for sullying the good name of Democrats, DFER is at it again
California's frequently amended constitutionState's governing document has grown to 75,000 words.By Gloria Romero(From the Orange County Register, July 1, 2013)As we celebrate the 237th anniversary of our nation's Declaration of Independence, it's a good time to become more familiar with another document that seeks to enshrine the rights of the people: the far-less familiar Constitution of the Sta
by mike simpson / 18h 
Diane in the Evening 7-2-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: YO @alexanderrussoThis is Diane speaking to her ResearchersJoel Klein Intervenes in NYC Mayor Race to Defend RecordJoel Klein lambasted the Democratic candidates in the race to succeed Mayor Bloomberg for their criticism of his policies. Klein defended the policy of giving free public space to charters, even though many of the char
by mike simpson / 18h 
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Missed Its Fundraising Goal, Tax Documents Reveal #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Missed Its Fundraising Goal, Tax Documents Reveal: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Missed Its Fundraising Goal, Tax Documents RevealPosted: 07/02/2013 2:11 pm EDT  |  Updated: 07/02/2013 2:15 pm EDTThe national lobbying group that aims to spread the education-reform gospel of former Washington, D.C., public schools chancellor Mi
by mike simpson / 19h 
Indiana universities rethink student teaching | Hechinger Report
Indiana universities rethink student teaching | Hechinger Report: The 4 hidden powers of games for learningJohn Scott Tynes started programming in the early 1980s, in middle school. “The main thing I did was play games and make games,” he said–from text-based adventure games to a crude graphics game inspired by Indiana Jones that featured a “fedora” (as seen from overhead, really, two concentric c
by mike simpson / 19h 
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 2, 2013 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Be True To Your SchoolEducation HeadlinesTuesday, July 2, 2013Monterey County trying to prevent 'summer learning loss'Although he doesn't know it, George is a lucky boy. He's one of only a few hundred in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District who gets to participate in summer classes, perhaps avoiding a much discussed dilemma now faci
by mike simpson / 19h 
How The NSA Gets Inside K-12 Classrooms | TPMDC
How The NSA Gets Inside K-12 Classrooms | TPMDC: HUNTER WALKER JULY 2, 2013, 7:08 AMAlong with running a massive surveillance apparatus, the secretive National Security Agency operates a program dedicated to getting its agents inside America’s elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. These K-12 NSA operatives guide children through math exercises, “cyber ethics,” and even mock spy games. Th
by mike simpson / 20h 
Daily Kos: Why I Unquit
Daily Kos: Why I Unquit: Why I Unquit+TAGToday, Diane Ravitch posted this blog, which reproduces a letter from Ron Maggiano, a Disney (and other) award winning teacher in Fairfax County about why he decided to leave the classroom after 33 years.   Many of things about which he complains are familiar to me.They were part of the reason I retired a year ago.  But as regular readers of my posts know,
by mike simpson / 20h 
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Happy Birthday!
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Recess Reading: An Occasional Feature From The Judiciary CommitteeThe Civil Rights Act of 1964The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the nation's benchmark civil rights legislation, and it continues to resonate in America.  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.  Passage of the Act ended the applic
by mike simpson / 21h 
ASCD Advocates for Multiple Measures — Whole Child Education
ASCD Advocates for Multiple Measures — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGASCD Advocates for Multiple MeasuresJuly 2, 2013 by Melanie OlmsteadNo student, teacher, or school's performance should be determined using a single measure. As Congress attempts to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), it has the opportunity to fix the currently exclusive emphasis on state a
by mike simpson / 21h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, they're doing this for the kids
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, they're doing this for the kids: Remember, they're doing this for the kids+TAGCorporate school reformers love saying their assault on public education is all about the kids, as opposed to the interests of adults. So when Philly schools fired nearly every counselor in the district this week -- 283 in all, along with 3,800 other school staff, I guess you coul
by mike simpson / 21h 
Profit Vultures feeding on Public Education Capital Roundtable Education PE Conference 2013
CapitalRoundtableEducationPEConference2013.html: Attention -- Middle-Market Private Equity& Mezzanine Investors & LendersENCORE CONFERENCEPrivate Equity Investing inFor-Profit Education CompaniesActivity is Gearing UpWith Strong Long-Term Macro Fundamentals Attendance Is Limited --Register Now                                                                                          CHAIRED
by mike simpson / 22h 
This Week In Education: Media: Where's Ravitch's Research?
This Week In Education: Media: Where's Ravitch's Research?: Media: Where's Ravitch's Research?+TAGBoot Licker AlertI like to go over to Diane Ravitch's blog to see what the former Bush administration official and private school professor and her acolytes are saying.I'm usually well rewarded for my visits with uninformed entries and comments -- and angry responses when I provide a reality check or
by mike simpson / 23h 
Perdido Street School: Joel Klein Diverts Attention From Disappointing News Corp Education Division Debut With Education Speech
Perdido Street School: Joel Klein Diverts Attention From Disappointing News Corp Education Division Debut With Education Speech: Joel Klein Diverts Attention From Disappointing News Corp Education Division Debut With Education Speechcording to Gotham Schools, former NYC Schools Chancellor and current News Corporation executive Joel Klein gave a speech defending Bloomberg's education policies and a
by mike simpson / 23h 
Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 7-2-13 AM Posts #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-2-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Letter from a Pennsylvania Student: Stop the Keystones!A reader sent this letter written by her 14-year-old daughter. She should become active in the opt-out movement. She should contact Tim
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