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Nite Cap 7-11-13 #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."


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Teachers union gives poor grade to L.A. schools Supt. Deasy - latimes.com
Teachers union gives poor grade to L.A. schools Supt. Deasy - latimes.com: Teachers union gives poor grade to L.A. schools Supt. DeasyBy Howard BlumeJuly 11, 2013, 3:08 p.m.The L.A. teachers union pressed its campaign of criticism against L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy Thursday with the release of a survey in which 85% of those who responded rated him below average or poor.The superintendent scored
by mike simpson / 4min 
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's great TIF school rip-off
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's great TIF school rip-off: Rahm's great TIF school rip-offDavid OrrThe city should send any extra development funds to the public schools, says Cook County Clerk David Orr."How do we explain to school kids that gym, music and art classes are canceled while profitable businesses are tapping into the city’s tax base?" Orr said Thursday in an annual report on
by mike simpson / 26min 
The Purpose of Charter Schools in 21st Century America | Reclaim Reform
The Purpose of Charter Schools in 21st Century America | Reclaim Reform: The Purpose of Charter Schools in 21st Century AmericaPosted on July 11, 2013by kenprevitiCharter schools have a very definite purpose in America today.Profits. BIG PROFITS.For many people who know the original purposes for creating charter schools, this is a difficult concept to understand. For even more people who believe t
by mike simpson / 33min 
Financial education: Does your state make the grade? - Jul. 11, 2013
Financial education: Does your state make the grade? - Jul. 11, 2013: Financial education: Does your state make the grade?By Money Magazine @Money July 11, 2013: 4:34 PM ET EmailPrintA passing grade? The effort that states put into teaching high school students about personal finance.NEW YORK (Money Magazine)The Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College has graded all 50 states on their e
by mike simpson / 36min 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Why are Charters Good for Some People's Children but not Others?
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Why are Charters Good for Some People's Children but not Others?: Why are Charters Good for Some People's Children but not Others?Why?A telling and thought-provoking thread from the education blog, Edushytser.Which brings us to today’s fiercely urgent question: why are white people so eager to advocate for the sort of schools to which they would never send their ow
by mike simpson / 1h 
NJ Greenlights For-Profit School Grad Degrees For Teachers | Crooks and Liars
NJ Greenlights For-Profit School Grad Degrees For Teachers | Crooks and Liars: NJ Greenlights For-Profit School Grad Degrees For TeachersBy karoliRelay GSE lesson for teachersDespite venture capitalists' fondest dreams, the truth is that charter schools are failing at a faster rate than public schools. New Jersey is no exception.What do you do when your charter schools are failing? Why, you give t
by mike simpson / 2h 
Hearing on Sacramento school closures gets underway in federal court - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Hearing on Sacramento school closures gets underway in federal court - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Jose Luis Villegas / jvillegas@sacbee.comStudents, parents and others demonstrate at Mark Hopkins Elementary school last winter, protesting the planned closure of the school. A lawsuit meant to block closure Hopkins and other targeted schools is being tried in federal court. 0 Comments | PrintHea
by mike simpson / 2h 
TheDartmouth.com: Lewis leads Chicago Teachers Union
TheDartmouth.com: Lewis leads Chicago Teachers Union: Lewis leads Chicago Teachers UnionChicago Teachers’ Union President Karen Lewis ’74 has been at the center of recent education reform battles, leading the recent Chicago teachers’ strike.COURTESY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINEBy Ashley Ulrich, The Dartmouth StaffPublished on Monday, October 22, 2012PrintReport an ErrorShareFormer Chicago public school che
by mike simpson / 2h 
Diane in the Evening 7-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:   Moskowitz “Success Academy” Sues to Block State AuditWhen New York State Comptroller Tom Di Napoli informed Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy charter chain of his intention to audit its financial records, the corporation sued to block the audit of public funds on grounds it was unconstitutional. According to the story in a legal jo
by mike simpson / 2h 
4LAKids - Letter from ULTA & UTLA presidents to the Board of Ed: WE WISH TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT RECENT STATEMENTS BY SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY…
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Letter from ULTA & UTLA presidents to the Board of Ed: WE WISH TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT RECENT STATEMENTS BY SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY…: Letter from ULTA & UTLA presidents to the Board of Ed: WE WISH TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT RECENT STATEMENTS BY SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY…posted online by LA Times | http://bit.ly/1av9Stf
by mike simpson / 2h 
Blackboard Co-Founders Says Online Education Set To Put Price Pressure On Traditional Schools | TechCrunch
Blackboard Co-Founders Says Online Education Set To Put Price Pressure On Traditional Schools | TechCrunch: Blackboard Co-Founders Says Online Education Set To Put Price Pressure On Traditional SchoolsDARRELL ETHERINGTONposted 4 hours ago2 CommentsOne of the early pioneers of online education, Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen, was one of the speakers at Startup Festival in Montreal today, and
by mike simpson / 4h 
Changes coming to the GED test next year - San Jose Mercury News
Changes coming to the GED test next year - San Jose Mercury News: Changes coming to the GED test next yearBy Theresa HarringtonContra Costa TimesPosted:   07/11/2013 06:02:34 AM PDTUpdated:   07/11/2013 06:03:08 AM PDTThe General Education Development test, or GED, is getting an overhaul next year. Starting in January, those seeking high school equivalency certificates will only be able to take GE
by mike simpson / 4h 
Did Arne Duncan rebrand ‘no excuse’ school reform?
Did Arne Duncan rebrand ‘no excuse’ school reform?: Did Arne Duncan rebrand ‘no excuse’ school reform?By Valerie Strauss, Published: July 11 at 1:15 pmE-mail the writerIt is forgivable if you are tired of hearing about “no excuses” school reform, but read this anyway because it is a new look at the old mantra. It was written by Jeff Bryant, an Associate Fellow at the Campaign for America’s Future 
by mike simpson / 4h 
The Senate Deal on Student Loans, By the Numbers - Elspeth Reeve - The Atlantic Wire
The Senate Deal on Student Loans, By the Numbers - Elspeth Reeve - The Atlantic Wire: The Senate Deal on Student Loans, By the Numbers Eight senators have reached a tentative deal on student loan rates, which doubled on July 1 when lawmakers couldn't reach a deal. The rates will now be tied to interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds,The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman reports. The rates will be
by mike simpson / 5h 
An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt | The Nation + Students One-Up the Supreme Court
An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt | The Nation: An Oregon Trail to End Student DebtKatrina vanden Heuvel on July 10, 2013 - 10:00 AM ETActivist holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)On July 1, federal student loan rates doubled—yes, doubled—from 3.4 percent to 6.8, after members of Congress went home for fireworks without lifting a finger on the is
by mike simpson / 5h 
Cali Education Headlines Thursday, July 11, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigationEducation HeadlinesThursday, July 11, 2013L.A. Unified aims to revive arts educationAfter five years of brutal cuts in arts education, Los Angeles Unified is gearing up to bring more music, dance, theater and visual arts into core academic classes under a three-year, $750,000 initiat
by mike simpson / 5h 
Vallas Fiasco Continues - CT taxpayers inappropriately paying Vallas’ legal bill - Wait, What?
Vallas Fiasco Continues - CT taxpayers inappropriately paying Vallas’ legal bill - Wait, What?: Vallas Fiasco Continues – CT taxpayers inappropriately paying Vallas’ legal billConnecticut’s superior court has ruled that Paul Vallas lacks the legal credentials to serve as Bridgeport’s superintendent of schools.Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education violated Connecticut law when he waived Valla
by mike simpson / 5h 
CA to apply for federal waiver to remove ‘double test’ requirement next year SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CA to apply for federal waiver to remove ‘double test’ requirement next yearBy Tom ChorneauThursday, July 11, 2013As California transitions from its existing student testing system to one based on the new national common standards – school administrators faced the unhappy prospects next year of subjecting a large number of students to both assessment
by mike simpson / 5h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What I learned at the 34th District Democrats' endorsement meeting
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What I learned at the 34th District Democrats' endorsement meeting: What I learned at the 34th District Democrats' endorsement meetingThe 34th District Democrats (West Seattle, Vashon, Burien) held their endorsement meeting last night and I was there. It was very revealing.First, the results. They gave a dual endorsement to Suzanne Dale Estey and Sue Peters in the
by mike simpson / 5h 
Call for testimony for school closing lawsuit Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Call for testimony for school closing lawsuit: Call for testimony for school closing lawsuitFrom the Chicago Teachers Union:“Save the Date:Injunction Hearing to Stop School Closingsby ctu communications | 06/14/2013INJUNCTION HEARING TO STOP SCHOOL CLOSINGS – COME ONE, COME ALL TO PUBLIC HEARINGThis is a huge proceeding in terms of efforts
by mike simpson / 6h 
A “No Excuse” Approach To Education Everyone Can Support
A “No Excuse” Approach To Education Everyone Can Support:  A “No Excuse” Approach To Education Everyone Can Support“No excuse” has been a mantra from people who present themselves as advocates for “reforming” America’s public schools. And the term is a“pillar” of more than one popular charter school franchise.The term originated from the belief that “the schoolteacher’s age-old excuse” was that f
by mike simpson / 7h 
Civic Learning through Action: An Example of Action Civics CIRCLE » K-12 Civic Education
CIRCLE » K-12 Civic Education: K-12 Civic EducationThis is the description field in for this category: K-12 Civic EducationK-12 Research ArticlesRSSK-12 Civic EducationCivic Learning through Action: An Example of Action CivicsIn “Civic Learning through Action: The Case of Generation Citizen,” CIRCLE staff describe Generation Citizen’s theory of change and preliminary evidence from its program eval
by mike simpson / 7h 
NYC Educator: NYC to Great Literature--Drop Dead
NYC Educator: NYC to Great Literature--Drop Dead: NYC to Great Literature--Drop DeadThe geniuses at Tweed have done it again. They've managed, pretty much, to exclude literature from ELA curriculum. Better our kids should read political speeches, newspaper articles, and train schedules. After all, when you're training a generation to work in Walmart, how can reading Tom Jones help you to fold a sw
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 7-11-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYCounter Point: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?With 325,000 members the California Teachers Association is our nation’s largest teachers union, and as such
by mike simpson / 7h 
7-11-13 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.: Tony at the Red Line Tap.  “Look who’s back from Hotlanta,” mumbled Tony into his PBR. “Marty. Let me have an Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar.” “Klonsky’s goin’ all Swedish on us, huh.” “Where I’m going is getting old. And fast. I retired a year ago. Got my Medicare card a couple of weeks ago. This shit is b
by mike simpson / 7h 
Counter Point: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?
Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?With 325,000 members the California Teachers Association is our nation’s largest teachers union, and as such the CTA should be expected to be in the forefront of the fight to insure that California’s students receive quality education. The CTA do
by mike simpson / 8h 
The Revolution Will Not be Standardized
The Revolution Will Not be Standardized: The Revolution Will Not be StandardizedThursday, 11 July 2013 09:33By Owen Davis, Waging Nonviolence | News Analysisfont size   Print EmailThe ground under education reform is beginning to shift. Families, chafing under years of state and mayoral control, are demanding a return to democratic processes. There’s the feeling of something lurching under the pub
by mike simpson / 8h 
Other People’s Children | EduShyster
Other People’s Children | EduShyster: Other People’s ChildrenPosted on July 11, 2013Why are white people so eager to advocate for the sort of schools to which they would never send their own children?Reader: more and more white people agree that strict, “no excuses” style charter schools provide an ideal learning environment for poor minority kids. As proof of this surging enthusiasm I give you ex
by mike simpson / 8h 
Data-Driven Instruction Can't Work If Instructors Don't Use The Data
Shanker Blog » Data-Driven Instruction Can't Work If Instructors Don't Use The Data: Data-Driven Instruction Can’t Work If Instructors Don’t Use The DataPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 11, 2013In education today, data, particularly testing data, are everywhere. One of many potentially valuable uses of these data is helping teachers improve instruction – e.g., identifying students’ strengths and
by mike simpson / 8h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan English
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan English: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan EnglishChesa BoudinI'm immensely proud to know Chesa Boudin, a young (damn, he's not a kid any more) super-hero without cape, who seems to pop up whenever the powerless need a voice. A
by mike simpson / 8h 
InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloom | Digital
InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloom | Digital: InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloomIn my first post for this blog I covered the splashy debut ofInBloom at the SXSWEdu conference in Texas in March. I noted that it’s tough to explain exactly what the company does (essentially, they provide the infrastructure for a v
by mike simpson / 8h 
LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cards | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cards | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cardsJed Kim | July 11th, 2013, 6:00am@LASchoolsA report card from 1896 is just one of more than 30,000 items archived within LA Unified's Art and Artifact Collection.If you've ever wanted to check whether your great-gr
by mike simpson / 9h 
7-11-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Charter Real Estate MobThe long Team Obama continues to pour hundreds of millions each year down the segregated corporate charter school rabbit hole, the deeper and more entrenched will the network of corporate charter gangsters get.  Jersey Jazzman has a must read here.  Photo below from his post (enlarge by clicking):  by Jim Horn / 13min7-10-13 Schools Matte
by mike simpson / 9h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Charter Entrepreneurs Make Millions with Taxpayer DollarsThis is a stunning research job by Jersey Jazzman about the money tree that is turning canny businessmen into multimillionaires by investing in charter schools. They package financing from the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Education, the Walton Family F
by mike simpson / 10h 
Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kids
Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kids: Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kidsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 11 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMore(Associated Press)Congress has had a hard time lately getting work done on major education issues (and in this case, lately means years). Here are five lousy lessons that Congress is sending to kids in this regard:1. It’s okay to
by mike simpson / 10h 
Organizing Resistance to Teach for America | Seattle Education
Organizing Resistance to Teach for America | Seattle Education: Organizing Resistance to Teach for AmericaFree Minds, Free People ConferenceOrganizing resistance to Teach for America and its role in privatizationCalling critical Teach For America (TFA) alumni, those impacted by TFA in their communities, and students of TFA teachers: Lets organize!Free Minds, Free People is a national conference co
by mike simpson / 10h 
Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt)With all of the focus on principal leadership, attrition, and staying power, here’s a picture of an administrator who had an unlikely career path to the principalship and has stayed the course whi
by mike simpson / 10h 
Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to consider
Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to consider: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to considerbyteacherkenFollowThere is an African proverb that goes something like this: Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.  That line jumped out at me as I read the column Charles M. Blow has up for the Thursday New York Times.  It is ti
by mike simpson / 10h 
A rare day in education when we can say something's working | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
A rare day in education when we can say something's working | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Posted: 2:00 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013A rare day in education when we can say something's working COMMENT(5) 0 1 1 7Previous PostsEOCT results: New higher math standards present challenge to Georgia studentsJuly 10, 2013Cutting Georgia's dropout rate would save millions in health-care costsJuly 10, 2013The
by mike simpson / 10h 
Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigation - Inside Bay Area
Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigation - Inside Bay Area: Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigationBy Doug Oakley Oakland TribunePosted:   07/10/2013 07:07:33 PM PDTUpdated:   07/10/2013 10:00:32 PM PDT OAKLAND -- The FBI and IRS have opened a criminal investigation into a charter school whose former director allegedly funneled $3.8 million from the school
by mike simpson / 11h 

YESTERDAY

The Educated Reporter: Getting It Right on Preschool For All
The Educated Reporter: Getting It Right on Preschool For All: Getting It Right on Preschool For AllEWA's 66th National Seminar was recently held at Stanford University, and we asked some of the education reporters attending to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Suzanne Bouffard of the Harvard Education Letter. The full podcast of the session can be found here. Stream
by mike simpson / 18h 
Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaul | Reclaim Reform
Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaul | Reclaim Reform: Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaulPosted on July 10, 2013by kenprevitiSt. Vincent DePaul was a Catholic priest who fed, clothed, educated and housed poor children. The religious organizations he created still perform his good works. READ HERE.(Disclosure: As a child on the South Side of Chicago on a bitterly cold day, my mother took me on the
by mike simpson / 19h 
John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.” | deutsch29
John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.” | deutsch29: John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.”July 10, 2013I have learned that if John White writes something it must be true.Gotcha. Today among the letters to the editor at nola.com is an entry from John White. Despite his history of lying, hiding data, hiring non-educator, overpaid, pro-reform-minded TFA spawn and other
by mike simpson / 20h 
Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward
Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward: Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves ForwardJuly 10, 2013 at 3:23pm Press Conference & Court HearingNeighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves ForwardSACRAMENTO, CA – This Thursday, July 11, students, parents, community member
by mike simpson / 21h 
Teach For America's Civil War
Teach For America's Civil War: Teach For America's Civil WarJAMES CERSONSKYJULY 9, 2013This summer, alumni and current teachers are launching the first ever national campaign against the organization.Twenty-four years running, the rap on Teach for America (TFA) is a sampled, re-sampled, burned-out record: The organization’s five-week training program is too short to prepare its recruits to teach,
by mike simpson / 21h 
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: TODAYAudit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | CenLamarby Lamar White, Jr. Mr. Varney obviously didn’t bother to read the audits. It was far easier for him to take Superintendent White’s word for it, shine up some fuzzy math, and recite a litany of conservative talking points on “school choice” than
by mike simpson / 21h 
Daily Kos: status on Leaves - waiting and hopeful
Daily Kos: status on Leaves - waiting and hopeful: status on Leaves - waiting and hopefulbyteacherkenFollowIt has been a while since I offered an update on my wife's dealing with cancer.  A number of people have asked that I at least periodically offer updates, even if there is no positive news.  So allow me to describe the general situation and where we are specifically.There are good days and ba
by mike simpson / 22h 
Ethical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for Ambiguity — Whole Child Education
Ethical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for Ambiguity — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEthical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for AmbiguityJuly 10, 2013 by Paula MirkOur seventh annual Ethical Literacy Conference was smaller than usual, yet we came away from it with bigger ideas and a stronger sense of success than in past conferences. Our ability t
by mike simpson / 23h 
solidaridad: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For America
solidaridad: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For America: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For AmericaFirst published on TCFKSM on July 10, 2013.'If this is how "anti-racism education" works - giving cover to organizations and policies that hurt people of color more than anybody e
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Nite Cap 7-10-13 #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 CAPTODAYDr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13Dr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13Press Release - Please post and forwardThe Associa
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