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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-4-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: July 4 and Edward SnowdenJuly 4 is a day when we celebrate our independence, our freedom, and our liberties, guaranteed by our great Constitution and Bill of Rights. It is also a good day to ponder the continuing growth of the national security state. This state demands the power to watch our every move. It says that it keeps us sa
by mike simpson / 3min 
Just Say No to Teach for America | toteachornototeach
Just Say No to Teach for America | toteachornototeach: Just Say No to Teach for AmericaPosted on July 3, 2013Just Say No to Teach for Americaby Erik LoomisTeach for America is being played out as this great progressive movement. “You, young bright-eyed college graduate, can go out and change the world through willpower and optimism.” TFA taps into deeply seated notions which reside in 21st century
by mike simpson / 10min 
solidaridad: SKrashen: Van Roekel asks "What do you want instead (of the common core)?" My response.
solidaridad: SKrashen: Van Roekel asks "What do you want instead (of the common core)?" My response.: SKrashen: Van Roekel asks "What do you want instead (of the common core)?" My response.I usually just provide a link through to Professor Stephen Krashen's posts, but this one merits full reproduction here.Van Roekel asks "What do you want instead (of the common core)?" My response.NEA president D
by mike simpson / 11min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No food at the buffet table
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No food at the buffet table: No food at the buffet tableI like Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey's  response to Rahm's version of the longer school day. "The schools are getting shortchanged.  Having a full day of school while cutting back core classes is like inviting somebody over for a buffet and there's no food on the table." -- DNAinfoFritcheyFritchey empha
by mike simpson / 14min 
Ed Notes Online Killing Union Dues: Now, Michigan
Ed Notes Online: Killing Union Dues: Now, MichiganFollowing up on California, another find from Jeff Kaufman on Michigan. But if you missed it read our earlier post: Coming Soon to a State Near You: Another Attack on Unions with Right to Work SuitsSo let me get this straight. The Michigan Republicans who believe in choice, local control, blah, blah, blah, won't even let school districts that WANT
by mike simpson / 15min 
7-4-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: NYSED Commish Declares Independence from his own policies.Normally I would subscribe to the idea that the children of public figures , such as politicians, bureaucrats, and celebrities, should be off limits for discussion.  I make a strong exception for those in power who advocate policy for “other people’s children” that do not apply to their own.  President
by mike simpson / 18min 
Federal judge will hear case against Sacramento school closures - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Federal judge will hear case against Sacramento school closures - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Federal judge will hear case against Sacramento school closuresBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Thursday, Jul. 4, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1BA federal judge in Sacramento has granted a July 11 hearing on a lawsuit seeking to block closure of seven elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unifi
by mike simpson / 25min 
Five things everybody should know about July 4th
Five things everybody should know about July 4th: Five things everybody should know about July 4thBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 4, 2013 at 1:45 amE-mail the writer2CommentsMoreDeclaration of Independence            (U.S. Archives)These are five things you and everybody else should know about July 4th.I posted these a few years ago, but I like them so much I’m doing it again. Here they are, a
by mike simpson / 31min 

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Top Hits Of 1967
TOP HITS OF 1967 Published on Mar 15, 2012I'VE MADE PLAYLISTS FOR OTHER YEARS IN THE 60'S CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL. THESE VIDEOS SHOWCASE THE MUSIC THAT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE MUSIC CHARTS DURING 1967. THIS VIDEO FEATURES LULU, VAN MORRISON, THE BEATLES, THE MAMAS AND PAPAS, THE RASCALS, THE STONES, THE SUPREMES, PETER PAUL & MARY, PETULA CLARK, MARVIN GAYE, BOBBIE GENTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL, 5TH DIMENS
by mike simpson / 9h 
Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 7-3-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAStudy: Black-White Achievement Gap Has ‘Political Foundations’  State policymaker attention to teacher quality is highly responsive to White students, not Black students. In a newly-published political science journal article, a Baylor University professor and a Notre Dame graduate student report that state policymaker attention to teacher quality tends to be h
by mike simpson / 10h 
Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 7-3-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMSave Philly Schools Why the Push for More STEM in American Education?The Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Educate to Innovate, etc. What do all of these things have something in common:? They are all, at least partially, involved with a huge movement by education reformers and po
by mike simpson / 12h 
Nite Cap 7-3-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #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 CAPWill John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana? | Crazy Crawfish's BlogWill John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Will John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana?Poste
by mike simpson / 16h 
Will John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Will John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Will John White prove to be the downfall of TFA, or just Louisiana?Posted on July 1, 20130Some of you may have seen some articles and letters to the editor lately relating to TFA (Teach For America Contracts) To help bring clarity to this issue I have submitted some FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) reques
by mike simpson / 16h 
Commission votes to revoke City College of San Francisco accreditation | EdSource Today
Commission votes to revoke City College of San Francisco accreditation | EdSource Today: Commission votes to revoke City College of San Francisco accreditationJuly 3rd, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Michelle MaitreShare on facebookShare on printCity College of San Francisco should lose its accreditation in one year because of an inability to address a series of financial and mismanagement breaches, th
by mike simpson / 16h 
Report finds school leadership gaps | EdNewsColorado
Report finds school leadership gaps | EdNewsColorado: Report finds school leadership gapsWritten by Todd Engdahl on Jul 3rd, 2013. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.orgColorado has a shortage of quality candidates for school leadership jobs and needs to improve principal training, according to a new report from the Donnell-Kay Foundation.The report, “Meeting Colorado Demands for Excellent Leaders,” mak
by mike simpson / 16h 
United for Public Schools #HerePastJune. #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
United for Public Schools: School’s out, but teachers are #HerePastJuneSHARE:facebooktwitterPosted by admin | July 1, 2013 | Category: actions, teacher activism | Write CommentBy now, most public schools are out of session for the summer. But upstate New York teacher Don Carlisto says you wouldn’t know it to look at the faculty parking lot at his school.“The lot’s still full of teachers’ cars,” Ca
by mike simpson / 17h 
Jersey Jazzman: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: The Reformy Lobbyists' Best Friend!
Jersey Jazzman: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: The Reformy Lobbyists' Best Friend!: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: The Reformy Lobbyists' Best Friend!I'm sure folks will have plenty to say over the next few days about Michelle Rhee's corporate money funnel, StudentsFirst: Joy Resmovits of the Huffington Post just published the group's latest IRS report:The national lobbying group that ai
by mike simpson / 18h 
“THE SKY IS FALLING!!!” – “Shh… No, Governor, it’s not,” said The Committee of Ten. | Reclaim Reform
“THE SKY IS FALLING!!!” – “Shh… No, Governor, it’s not,” said The Committee of Ten. | Reclaim Reform: “THE SKY IS FALLING!!!” – “Shh… No, Governor, it’s not,” said The Committee of Ten.Posted on July 3, 2013by kenprevitiWhen a bunch of politicos attempt to publicly steal several billion dollars from elderly teachers, an attempt is generally made to give a valid reason for the the sake of posing he
by mike simpson / 18h 
Uncommon Schools is Broad Prize Winner #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Uncommon Schools is Broad Prize Winner | U.S. Department of Education: Uncommon Schools is Broad Prize WinnerWED, JULY 3, 2013 10:57 AMUncommon Schools, a network of 32 public charter schools in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York — and current grantee of the Office of Innovation and Improvement’s Charter Schools Program (CSP) — is winner of the 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. Rob
by mike simpson / 18h 
Parents, educators, and community groups file lawsuit challenging new charter school law in Washington State | Seattle Education
Parents, educators, and community groups file lawsuit challenging new charter school law in Washington State | Seattle Education: Parents, educators, and community groups file lawsuit challenging new charter school law in Washington State Parents, educators, and community groups file lawsuit challenging new charter school lawA coalition of parents, educators, and community groups has filed a Compl
by mike simpson / 18h 
Van Roekel: Only Educator-Led Change Will Improve Student Success #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Van Roekel: Only Educator-Led Change Will Improve Student Success | NEA Today: Van Roekel: Only Educator-Led Change Will Improve Student SuccessJuly 3, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentIn his keynote address to the 2013 National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly on Wednesday, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel urged the nearly 9,000 delegates to
by mike simpson / 18h 
Mother Crusader: Pitbull Wants To Be Just Like Bill
Mother Crusader: Pitbull Wants To Be Just Like Bill (Cosby, Gates & Clinton): Pitbull Wants To Be Just Like Bill (Cosby, Gates & Clinton)Pitbull opened the 2013 National Alliance of Public Charter Schools Conference with what he referred to as his "first major speech."  According to the Washington Post, he was introduced by none other than Fernando Zulueta, President of Academica, the for-
by mike simpson / 18h 
Five Complications for Common Core Education Standards - #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Five Complications for Common Core Education Standards - Economic Intelligence (usnews.com): Common Core ComplicationsBy MIKE MCSHANEJuly 3, 2013 RSS Feed PrintComment ()inShareLast week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a speech to the Society of News Editors that Education Week called "The strongest defense yet of Common Core Standards."In it, he said that the Common Core – educational st
by mike simpson / 19h 
Corbett's rescue plan sets the stage for attack on teachers' union | #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
Corbett's rescue plan sets the stage for attack on teachers' union | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Corbett's rescue plan sets the stage for attack on teachers' unionby Ron Whitehorne on Jul 03 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (5)PRINTThe Corbett rescue plan for Philadelphia's schools, forged
by mike simpson / 19h 
NEA President Calls for 'Student-Centered, Union-Led' Projects - #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
NEA President Calls for 'Student-Centered, Union-Led' Projects - Teacher Beat - Education Week: NEA President Calls for 'Student-Centered, Union-Led' ProjectsBy Stephen Sawchuk on July 3, 2013 1:09 PMAtlantaIn his keynote address today, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel called on his members to engage in "student-centered, union-led" efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in their s
by mike simpson / 19h 
Diane in the Evenig 7-3-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Arne Duncan’s Speech to the National Charter School ConferenceValerie Strauss posted Secretary Duncan’s speech to the charter schools conference, without comment. This is the same conference where the foul-mouthed, misogynistic rapper Pitbull was also a keynote speaker. I am tempted to raise many questions–about the predatory pract
by mike simpson / 19h 
Perdido Street School: NYC Teacher Evaluation System: Still Rigged Against Teachers
Perdido Street School: NYC Teacher Evaluation System: Still Rigged Against Teachers: NYC Teacher Evaluation System: Still Rigged Against TeachersGotham Schools put a piece up this morning saying the teacher evaluation system imposed upon NYC teachers by NYSED Commissioner/rookie teacher John King is so good that it may be the model for renegotiated evaluation systems in other districts around the
by mike simpson / 20h 
Answers to Your Questions on Student Loan Interest | ED.gov Blog
Answers to Your Questions on Student Loan Interest | ED.gov Blog: Answers to Your Questions on Student Loan InterestPosted on July 3, 2013 by Cameron BrenchleyA college degree is a vital part of helping students have a successful future and a place in the middle class, and making college affordable is a major priority for the Obama Administration.As of July 1, 2013, the interest rate on new Staffo
by mike simpson / 20h 
In Oregon, a Plan to Eliminate Tuition and Loans at State Colleges - NYTimes.com
In Oregon, a Plan to Eliminate Tuition and Loans at State Colleges - NYTimes.com: By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑAPublished: July 3, 2013FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGLE+SAVEE-MAILSHAREPRINTREPRINTS
by mike simpson / 20h 
Pregnant/parenting students’ rights protected by Title IX SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Pregnant/parenting students’ rights protected by Title IX By Kimberly BeltranWednesday, July 03, 2013In a nod to the recent 40th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has released updated guidance for districts and educators aimed at keeping pregnant or parenting students in school.The landmark 1972 law, w
by mike simpson / 20h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The rising of Chicago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The rising of Chicago: The rising of ChicagoYou may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.-- Maya AngelouThe NationThe Nation's Rick Pearlstein documents the rise of Chicago's modern-day freedom movement:  "Chicago Rising! A resurgent protest culture fights back against Rahm Emanuel’s au
by mike simpson / 21h 
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, July 3, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: INOUTVladovic replaces six-term incumbent as L.A. Unified board presidentEducation HeadlinesWednesday, July 3, 2013Encinitas stretches the First AmendmentToward the end of his legal blessing of Encinitas school yoga, Judge John Meyer said one aspect of the case troubled him. The money.Antioch Unified in line for additional state fundingAntioc
by mike simpson / 21h 
GPS Network will aid in NEA’s efforts to Lead the Professions #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
GPS Network:  About the GPS Network The Great Public Schools (GPS) Network will serve as a tool to aid in NEA’s efforts to Lead the Professions.  Through the GPS Network online, members will be able to communicate and address common core standards, educational leadership, and other key educational issues. NEA Focusing on Student SuccessThe purpose of the GPS Network is to develop a network of NEA
by mike simpson / 22h 
Another Message for Arne Duncan #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT
A very important message for the Secretary of Education.Love history? Come "like" / follow HipHughes History on Facebook! Play games like "Bad Rhymes" and "Who the Hell am I"? Get you name on the scoreboard and if you're really good win swag prizes like online cred, swag and gansta bragging rights! www.facebook.com/hiphugheshistoryClick below for links to tons of edu content creators sure to make
by mike simpson / 22h 
PSAT for 7-2-13: Join Free Minds, Free People
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 7-2-13: Join Free Minds, Free People: PSAT for 7-2-13: Join Free Minds, Free PeopleWhat could be a better way to celebrate Independence Day in Chicago? Last day to register is Monday July 8.More on the July 11-14 conference in Chicago below.You are also cordially invited to attend a free FMFP event:Join us as we celebrate the 50th
by mike simpson / 22h 
With A Brooklyn Accent: Message of Support from Diane Ravitch to the Badass Teachers Association
With A Brooklyn Accent: Message of Support from Diane Ravitch to the Badass Teachers Association: Message of Support from Diane Ravitch to the Badass Teachers AssociationDear Members of the Badass Teachers Association,I am honored to join your group.The best hope for the future of our society, of public education, and of the education profession is that people stand up and resist.Say "no." Say it
by mike simpson / 23h 
Why It’s Time to Question Tony Bennett’s Priorities: Common Core-PARCC or Florida? | Scathing Purple Musings
Why It’s Time to Question Tony Bennett’s Priorities: Common Core-PARCC or Florida? | Scathing Purple Musings: Why It’s Time to Question Tony Bennett’s Priorities: Common Core-PARCC or Florida?Posted on July 3, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisFrom Indiana To Florida: Tony Bennett Switches Top Schools Chief Jobshttp://stateimpact.npr.org/indiana/topic/tony-bennett/In what his opponent called a "refer
by mike simpson / 23h 
Rapper Pitbull Opening a Miami Charter School Run by a Company Making $158M in Annual Revenue
We Party Patriots » Rapper Pitbull Opening a Miami Charter School Run by a Company Making $158M in Annual Revenue: Rapper Pitbull Opening a Miami Charter School Run by a Company Making $158M in Annual RevenueMeet your new charter school owner, privatizers! An example of the dangers of the charterization of schools comes to us from Miami, Florida where rapper Pitbull (neé Armando Perez), has opened
by mike simpson / 23h 
An Outsider’s View on the Common Core
The Quick and the Ed » An Outsider’s View on the Common Core: An Outsider’s View on the Common Core003 Jul 2013by Thomas DawsonCategories: Accountability and Standards, Data Testing Assessment, ESEA/No Child Left Behind,Improving Schools and School Systems, K-12 EducationI do not work on K-12 education policy every day, but having worked on these issues in the past, I can’t help but follow all the
by mike simpson / 23h 
DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154A lot of what the Crack Team wishes to share about the travails suffered by yours truly at PS 154 will be a mixed bag. A stream of consciousness here, not in chronological order there, just what comes to the mind if the Crack Team.Today's travails pertain to the Calvinistic approach to principality of DR Alison
by mike simpson / 23h 
The Ever-Changing NAEP Sample
Shanker Blog » The Ever-Changing NAEP Sample: The Ever-Changing NAEP SamplePosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 3, 2013The results of the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress long term trend tests (NAEP-LTT) were released last week. The data compare the reading and math scores of 9-, 13- and 17-year olds at various points since the early 1970s. This is an important way to monitor how t
by mike simpson / 23h 
All About the Benjamins | EduShyster
All About the Benjamins | EduShyster: All About the BenjaminsPosted on July 3, 2013A retired hedge fund billionaire says that it’s time for teachers to stop living so largeLet’s face it, reader. Most teachers go into the teaching biz for one reason and one reason only: the money. And the only reason they continue to show up, day after day, year after year, is to collect the golden parachutes, othe
by mike simpson / 23h 
Opposition to Common Core standards defies political lines #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT
Opposition to Common Core standards defies political lines: Opposition to Common Core standards defies political linesTea party activists, union leaders form strange bedfellowsBy Erin Richards of the Journal SentinelMay 31, 2013Former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca once noted, "You can have brilliant ideas; but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere."For the past three year
by mike simpson / 23h 
A better way to train teachers - latimes.com
A better way to train teachers - latimes.com: A better way to train teachersToo few aspiring classroom teachers receive the training and support they need to be effective.Comments4EmailShare16Clarksdale High School students study math in Clarksdale, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press /February 15, 2013)By Eli BroadJuly 3, 2013If America's medical schools were failing to offer their student
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Morning Wink 7-3-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSExplore the Parent Direct Plus Loan Paradox - Student Loan RangerExplore 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
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