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Rachel Maddow Show: Emails: charter schools rating adjusted to save programs image
Rachel Maddow Show: Emails: charter schools rating adjusted to save programs image: Emails: charter school's rating adjusted to save program's imageMelissa Harris-Perry reports on new revelations that former Indiana and current Florida schools chief, Tony Bennett, and staff rigged the evaluation of a charter school to make his program look more successful.
by mike simpson / 26min 
7-31-13 Truth in American Education
Truth in American Education: HSLDA’s Michael Farris Has a Conversation with David ColemanDavid Coleman, chief architect of the Common Core ELA standards and now President of the College Board has been reaching out to conservatives and Christians to encourage them to support the Common Core.  He recently contacted Michael Farris, the founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association.  Farris, in
by mike simpson / 30min 
Bennett’s Indiana School Grade Changes Never Made Sense to Begin With | Scathing Purple Musings
Bennett’s Indiana School Grade Changes Never Made Sense to Begin With | Scathing Purple Musings: Bennett’s Indiana School Grade Changes Never Made Sense to Begin WithPosted on July 31, 2013by Bob Sikes      1 VoteThe Magic of Tony BennettMore revelations are emerging about the grade changes that Tony Bennett feverishly put in place last fall to protect one of a major political donor. This from Kar
by mike simpson / 32min 
Missouri Education Watchdog: David Coleman - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Missouri Education Watchdog: David Coleman - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing: David Coleman - A Wolf In Sheep's ClothingEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookDavid Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) had a conversation recently with Common Core architect David Coleman and supplied HSDLA members with a review of that conversation. He said that in the end they agreed
by mike simpson / 36min 
7-31-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Barbara Madeloni running for MTA PresidentFriend and stalwart sister in arms Barbara Madeloni is running for President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. If you’re in the state, or know someone who is, consider throwing your support behind this campaign. by Chalk Face, PhD / 7min 7-30-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk FaceSCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: To fol
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Ron Ewart -- Common Core, State Standards: You’re Letting Globalists Brainwash Your Kids
Ron Ewart -- Common Core, State Standards: You’re Letting Globalists Brainwash Your Kids: COMMON CORE, STATE STANDARDS: YOU'RE LETTING GLOBALISTS BRAINWASH YOUR KIDSBy Ron EwartJuly 31, 2013NewsWithViews.com"Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: 'You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a sys
by mike simpson / 1h 
Straight Up Conversation: Fla. Supe Tony Bennett on the Indiana School Grading Furor - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week
Straight Up Conversation: Fla. Supe Tony Bennett on the Indiana School Grading Furor - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week: Straight Up Conversation: Fla. Supe Tony Bennett on the Indiana School Grading FurorBy Rick Hess on July 31, 2013 7:08 AMSince Monday afternoon, a furor regarding Indiana's school accountability system has engulfed Florida state chief Tony Bennett (who was formerly the sta
by mike simpson / 2h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-31-13 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 Baker: Why He Won’t Use the Term “Corporate Reform”Bruce Baker brilliantly explains here why he won’t use the term “corporate reform.” The strategies now being imposed on the schools have failed when applied in corporate settings, he writes. He looks at the use of two now-popular “reform” ideas in education: the portfolio mod
by mike simpson / 2h 
Why High School Kids Are Financially Illiterate | toteachornototeach
Why High School Kids Are Financially Illiterate | toteachornototeach: Why High School Kids Are Financially IlliterateBy DAVID KOEPPELIf the U.S. education system can’t teach Johnny how to read, it’s not surprising it can’t teach him how to balance his checkbook or calculate compound interest.A report out this month from the Champlain College Center for Financial Literacy (CFL) in Vermont finds tha
by mike simpson / 2h 
On Almost Meeting Jonah Edelman - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
On Almost Meeting Jonah Edelman - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: On Almost Meeting Jonah Edelmanby JOSE VILSON on JULY 30, 2013Screenshot of Jonah Edelman’s talk at the Aspen InstituteFor some reason, I always get myself into situations where I see someone whose policies may completely destroy public education for all. It’s like Mario where some of the evildoers are worth stomping on and other
by mike simpson / 2h 
The Educated Reporter: A New School of Thought on Back-To-Class Coverage
The Educated Reporter: A New School of Thought on Back-To-Class Coverage: A New School of Thought on Back-To-Class CoverageMy inbox is filling up with back-to-school pitches, for everything from the latest vocabulary-building phone app to a microwave bag that will allow college students to cook ears of corn and whole potatoes. (The latter sounds like a potential starchy straight line to the Freshm
by mike simpson / 2h 
Walton foundation donates $2 million to Newark Teach For America | NJ.com
Walton foundation donates $2 million to Newark Teach For America | NJ.com: Walton foundation donates $2 million to Newark Teach For AmericaNEWARK — Newark's Teach for America is getting a boost from the Walton Family Foundation, which has pledged $2 million to the program that brings young teachers into under-served classrooms.Newark was one of several cities that will share the $20 million donati
by mike simpson / 2h 
Louisiana Educator: New VAM Rules Result in Favoritism
Louisiana Educator: New VAM Rules Result in Favoritism: New VAM Rules Result in Favoritism"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."John White continues to try to muddy up the narrative relative to the highly erratic VAM component of teacher evaluation. But he can't fool Herb Bassett.Mr Bassett is a band and music teacher who also has a minor in math. In my opinion Herb is
by mike simpson / 2h 
Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Commissioner Chris Cerf Knows How To Pick 'Em!
Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Commissioner Chris Cerf Knows How To Pick 'Em!: NJDOE Commissioner Chris Cerf Knows How To Pick 'Em!Chris Cerf, New Jersey's Commissioner of Education, promoted Barbara Morgan to NJDOE's Director of the Office of Public Information back in 2012. Morgan - who apparently never moved to New Jersey, unlike the many public workers forced to move even under the most onerous conditi
by mike simpson / 2h 
From the writers: What would Jose Vilson say upon meeting Jonah Edelman? | Fred Klonsky
From the writers: What would Jose Vilson say upon meeting Jonah Edelman? | Fred Klonsky: From the writers: What would Jose Vilson say upon meeting Jonah Edelman?JULY 30, 2013By Jose Vilson.For some reason, I always get myself into situations where I see someone whose policies may completely destroy public education for all. It’s like Mario where some of the evildoers are worth stomping on and othe
by mike simpson / 2h 
Local Control Funding Formula: Is there a new rulebook? | EdSource Today
Local Control Funding Formula: Is there a new rulebook? | EdSource Today: Local Control Funding Formula: Is there a new rulebook?July 30th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Samantha Tran / commentaryare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printSamantha TranNow that the state’s new system of funding schools has been signed into law, educators and community groups are trying to get their bear
by mike simpson / 2h 
Reformer Love for the Opinion Pages | deutsch29
Reformer Love for the Opinion Pages | deutsch29: Reformer Love for the Opinion PagesJuly 30, 2013For reformers advancing their cause in the ubiquitous education reform battle, no medium is too insignificant for promoting privatization.  As such, an important yet unassuming battlefield involves the opinion pages in community newspapers.My first experience with this opinion-page battle involves read
by mike simpson / 2h 
Politicians demand constitutional protection for themselves. For you… phtt! | Reclaim Reform
Politicians demand constitutional protection for themselves. For you… phtt! | Reclaim Reform: Politicians demand constitutional protection for themselves. For you… phtt!Posted on July 30, 2013by Ken PrevitiPoliticians demand constitutional protection for themselves. For you… phtt!Illinois is so politically insane that “phtt” makes sense to legislators. But, do not – I repeat – DO NOT PHTT THEM. “P
by mike simpson / 2h 

YESTERDAY

Yo Tony, Mr Broad wants his prize back!!! TALLAHASSEE: Gov. Scott silent regarding future of his education commissioner - Florida - MiamiHerald.com
TALLAHASSEE: Gov. Scott silent regarding future of his education commissioner - Florida - MiamiHerald.com: Gov. Scott silent regarding future of his education commissioner BY KATHLEEN MCGRORY AND JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEKHERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAUYo TonyMr Broad wants his prize back!!!No wait, second thought he said you could keep it!TALLAHASSEE -- Nationally celebrated education reformer Tony Benn
by mike simpson / 12h 
Here is what a real Democrat says in the face of injustice - Wait, What?
Here is what a real Democrat says in the face of injustice - Wait, What?: Here is what a real Democrat says in the face of injusticeBobby Simmons, the lone independent Democrat on the Bridgeport Board of Education provides a valuable lesson to other Democratic elected officials around the state and nation.  When faced with injustice and wrongdoing you stand and up speak out.  The responsibility to
by mike simpson / 13h 
Mayor Nutter’s Door | Parents United for Public Education
Mayor Nutter’s Door | Parents United for Public Education: Mayor Nutter’s DoorPosted on March 6, 2013 by REBECCAPOYOUROW6 CommentsMayor Nutter didn’t come out the front door of his office in City Hall last night.  I’m sure mayors have good reason to have alternate exit routes available, and it may be that he uses that other door regularly, rather than just yesterday.  I’m not sure, since I’m not i
by mike simpson / 13h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CVCA, Chicago's behemoth high school, to be partially demolished.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CVCA, Chicago's behemoth high school, to be partially demolished.: CVCA, Chicago's behemoth high school, to be partially demolished.Architecture writer Lee Bey has been following the various phases of reform and restructuring over the years at Chicago Vocational Career Academy. Now, he reports, a significant portion of CVCA, an architecturally-important building that
by mike simpson / 13h 
State school chief responds to US DOE plans to withhold $10... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
State school chief responds to US DOE plans to withhold $10... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: State school chief responds to US DOE plans to withhold $10 million in Race to the Top funds Previous PostsStar school chief under fire for pressuring staff to change charter school gradeJuly 29, 2013For poor children, metro Atlanta holds lousy odds of successJuly 29, 2013Georgia school chief explains Comm
by mike simpson / 13h 
HSLDA’s Michael Farris Has a Conversation with David Coleman | Truth in American Education
HSLDA’s Michael Farris Has a Conversation with David Coleman | Truth in American Education: HSLDA’s Michael Farris Has a Conversation with David ColemanFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on July 30, 2013 • 0 CommentsDavid Coleman, chief architect of the Common Core ELA standards and now President of theCollege Board has been reaching out to conservatives and Christians to en
by mike simpson / 14h 
Support for teachers in North Carolina | Parents Across America
Support for teachers in North Carolina | Parents Across America: PAA affiliate MecklenburgACTS.org joined several thousand other activists for the final “Moral Monday” protest against the broad range of ALEC-driven legislation enacted in the just-concluded session of North Carolina’s legislature.In a sweeping series of bills, state legislators lowered taxes on corporations and wealthy residents, w
by mike simpson / 15h 
Nite Cap 7-30-13 #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 CAPTODAYA Generational Shift in the Value of Institutions — Whole Child EducationA Generational Shift in the Value of Institutions — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGA Generational Shift in the Value of InstitutionsJuly 30, 2013 by Leader to LeaderA
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A Generational Shift in the Value of Institutions — Whole Child Education
A Generational Shift in the Value of Institutions — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGA Generational Shift in the Value of InstitutionsJuly 30, 2013 by Leader to LeaderAt the the recent ASCD Leader to Leader (L2L) conference, attendees had a series of passionateunconference conversations. Several groups refined their thoughts into a series of presentations to share with other attendees in
by mike simpson / 16h 
7-30-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: To follow up on Chris Cerrone’s great post on #ECEChris Cerrone has a great post up including some examples of first-grade vocabulary from CCSS. Can it be argued as a good thing that first graders are now going to be taught the meaning of Ziggurat? I thought the CCSS was not supposed to be a checklist of things. Check out our most recent interview […]by Chalk Face,
by mike simpson / 18h 
Department of Education Invites Districts to Apply for $120 Million in Race to the Top Funds to Support Classroom-Level Reform Efforts | U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education Invites Districts to Apply for $120 Million in Race to the Top Funds to Support Classroom-Level Reform Efforts | U.S. Department of Education: Department of Education Invites Districts to Apply for $120 Million in Race to the Top Funds to Support Classroom-Level Reform EffortsJULY 30, 2013Contact:   Press, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Department of Education announ
by mike simpson / 18h 
Those who can magically turn a 'C' into an 'A' - The Maddow Blog
Those who can magically turn a 'C' into an 'A' - The Maddow Blog: Those who can magically turn a 'C' into an 'A' - The Maddow Blog Last year in Indiana, a charter school called Christel House had a small problem. Students' poor algebra test scores had dragged down the school's overall letter grade in the state system to a "C," which in turn put state funding in jeopardy.At the same time, Republic
by mike simpson / 18h 
Diane in the Evening 7-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: NC Teacher: These “Reforms” Are InsaneA reader from North Carolina explains how the legislatures so-called reforms will affect her: “I have been teaching in NC for 13 years now. To be honest, having to sign a new contract each year or not getting a raise yet again doesn’t concern me as much as having 25+ 7 year olds with no assista
by mike simpson / 19h 
Et tu England? English education policy is based on a nasty little theory | Education | The Guardian
English education policy is based on a nasty little theory | Education | The Guardian: English education policy is based on a nasty little theoryUnderlying education policies in England is the misguided idea that only a few children are clever and that the rest are less valuable, argues Prof Danny DorlingDanny DorlingThe Guardian, Monday 22 July 2013 15.00 EDTJump to comments (334)Danny Dorling: ‘
by mike simpson / 20h 
Chiefs for Changing Grades? - United for Public Schools
Chiefs for Changing Grades? - United for Public Schools: Chiefs for Changing Grades?SHARE:facebooktwitterPosted by admin | July 30, 2013 | Category: corporate agenda | Write CommentFormer Indiana schools chief and current Florida education commissioner Tony Bennett changed Indiana’s school grading system to benefit one of his donors. But he and other Chiefs for Change have changed more than grades
by mike simpson / 20h 
State Advisory Council (SAC) Resources - State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care (CA Dept of Education)
State Advisory Council (SAC) Resources - State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care (CA Dept of Education): State Advisory Council (SAC) ResourcesResources developed for the State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Learning and Care.Access to Quality: Early Learning for California Preschoolers in Subsidized License-Exempt Settings (PDF; 1MB)Summary of findings and policy recommendations on imp
by mike simpson / 20h 
NYC Public School Parents: The most shocking scandal of Teach for America?
NYC Public School Parents: The most shocking scandal of Teach for America?: The most shocking scandal of Teach for America?There has been much discussion and debate about how Teach for America undermines our public schools by encouraging the deprofessionalization of the teaching force, and“perpetuates systemic inequalities” especially in urban schools. In many districts, TFA has used its political
by mike simpson / 20h 
Read the letter Dallas ISD trustees sent Miles on how to behave during independent investigation | Education Blog
Read the letter Dallas ISD trustees sent Miles on how to behave during independent investigation | Education Blog: Read the letter Dallas ISD trustees sent Miles on how to behave during independent investigationBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com11:28 am on July 30, 2013 | Permalink240Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles received a letter Friday instructing him not to interfere or impede an indepe
by mike simpson / 20h 
MJS OP-ED: Recovery School District for Milwaukee? | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
MJS OP-ED: Recovery School District for Milwaukee? | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: MJS OP-ED: Recovery School District for Milwaukee?Filed under: Recovery District — millerlf @ 12:21 pm Look closely at school reform initiativeBy Larry MillerJuly 29, 2013 MJSThere’s talk of a new education “reform” initiative directed at Milwaukee Public Schools, based on the experience of what’s been
by mike simpson / 21h 
Five Messages About Public Education That Don’t Sell
Five Messages About Public Education That Don’t Sell (And Ones That Will): Five Messages About Public Education That Don’t Sell (And Ones That Will)By Jeff Bryant | July 30, 2013[The following is from a talk given at a meeting of the Young Elected Officials last week in Washington, D.C.]Thanks for having me here today. I’m feeling a little out of context at a meeting for the Young Elected Official
by mike simpson / 22h 
LCFF money includes requirements, sanctions limiting K-3 class size SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: LCFF money includes requirements, sanctions limiting K-3 class size By Tom ChorneauTuesday, July 30, 2013An overlooked but still key provision of Gov. Jerry Brown’s new funding formula for schools requires districts to maintain average class sizes at no more than 24 students – or risk losing some of their funding.In a new report released Monday by th
by mike simpson / 22h 
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.: Back to work?Back to work?Some of you may laugh at the idea of taking a vacation from retirement. But that’s what I did. Anne, her sister and brother-in-law (our frequent travel companions) and I just got back last night from twelve days on the road through the Olympic Peninsula, Seattle, Portland and
by mike simpson / 22h 
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 30, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education HeadlinesTuesday, July 30, 2013Adult ed returning to Sonora HighSonora Union High School District will restart its adult education program after a one-year hiatus that narrowed options for older students seeking high school diplomas.New Bassett Unified superintendent starts job with 48 years of post-retirement health careSuperintend
by mike simpson / 22h 
Michigan's schools chief 1 of 28 education officials nationwide paid more than governor | MLive.com
Michigan's schools chief 1 of 28 education officials nationwide paid more than governor | MLive.com: Michigan's schools chief 1 of 28 education officials nationwide paid more than governorLANSING -- Michigan's top school official is one of 28 state education chiefs nationwide making more than their state's governor, a new survey from the Council of State Governments found.Superintendent of Public
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open Thread
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open Thread: Tuesday Open ThreadKind of an interesting story from Indie Reader to tell your art-inspired kids - the story of the first cover of The Great Gatsby and the ones that came after. Remember kindergarten?  I do and it wasn't like this (from Boston.com).Yet there is a growing disconnect between what the research says is best for children -- a classr
by mike simpson / 23h 
How Do We Connect Educators? | My Island View
How Do We Connect Educators? | My Island View: How Do We Connect Educators?July 30, 2013 by tomwhitbyI am participating in the national plan to promote Connected Educators’ Month (CEM) for this year. I was very honored to even be asked to participate on this committee, because I am committed to collaborative learning for all educators. I believe that social media and technology afford our professi
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7-30-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Little Theater That Could: Rockaway Cafe: The Comeback - Final perfomances this weekendby ed notes online / 7min mark as read  //  saveAndy Borowitz: Weiner Names New Campaign ManagerNEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—One day after his campaign manager quit, the mayoral candidate Anthony D. Weiner named his penis to the post, telling reporters, “He was already making most of the m
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 7-30-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYMissouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Standards Opponents Unite from the Left and the RightMissouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Standards Opponents Unite from the Left and the Right: Common Core Standards Opponents Unite from the Left and the RightEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookCitizens from all political sides want to recl
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