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Monday, July 15, 2013

Nite Cap 7-15-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE


James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP


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U.S. approves first brain wave test for ADHD | The Raw Story
U.S. approves first brain wave test for ADHD | The Raw Story: U.S. approves first brain wave test for ADHDUS regulators on Monday approved the first brain wave test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, saying it may improve the accuracy of diagnoses by medical experts.Cases of ADHD are on the rise in the United States, as are the number of prescriptions for stimulants doled out to young p
by mike simpson / 2min 
Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson may deserve another Pulitzer
Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson may deserve another Pulitzer: Eugene Robinson may deserve another PulitzerbyteacherkenFollow    15 Comments / 15 Newfor a column titled Black boys denied the right to be young.  Intended for the print edition of Tuesday's Washington Post, it went live in early afternoon on the website.It begins with two short and to the point paragraphs:  Justice failed Trayvon Martin th
by mike simpson / 49min 
Is a Path to College a Mistake? | My Island View
Is a Path to College a Mistake? | My Island View: Is a Path to College a Mistake?July 15, 2013 by tomwhitbyMy youngest daughter just graduated high school in June. She has always been an outstanding student and, as her dad, I welcome the chance to recognize that publicly. One of the high points of one of the speeches given at her graduation ceremony caused a huge round of applause from the audienc
by mike simpson / 1h 
Charts for PAA positions on House (Repub) and Senate (Dem) ESEA bills | Parents Across America
Charts for PAA positions on House (Repub) and Senate (Dem) ESEA bills | Parents Across America: Charts for PAA positions on House (Repub) and Senate (Dem) ESEA bills  With the House poised to act this week on H.R. 5, the Republican version of ESEA reauthorization, PAA has prepared two charts detailing where we support and where we oppose the proposals of the House and Senate education committees.
by mike simpson / 2h 
A new round of segregation plays out in charter schools | Hechinger Report
A new round of segregation plays out in charter schools | Hechinger Report: A new round of segregation plays out in charter schoolsBy Sarah ButrymowiczThis story also appeared at:In keeping with national demographic shifts, the Twin City suburbs have been growing more diverse in recent years, with an increasing African-American and Hispanic population. But that diversity is not always reflected in
by mike simpson / 2h 
In higher ed, as the Gates Foundations’ power grows, grumbles do too — Tech News and Analysis
In higher ed, as the Gates Foundations’ power grows, grumbles do too — Tech News and Analysis: In higher ed, as the Gates Foundations’ power grows, grumbles do tooby Ki Mae Heussner 2 HOURS AGO1 CommentAASUMMARY:The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has spent $472 million on higher education but, according to a report, it’s accumulating critics along with its influence.tweet thisThe Bill & M
by mike simpson / 2h 
Next Generation Science Standards Proposed - Year 2013
Next Generation Science Standards Proposed - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Proposes Next Generation Science Standards Focused on Deep Understanding of Science and Engineering PracticesSACRAMENTO—Working to help more students master the science skills they need to thrive in a changing world, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announc
by mike simpson / 2h 
Profiles in Education: Josh Garcia — Whole Child Education
Profiles in Education: Josh Garcia — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGProfiles in Education: Josh GarciaJuly 15, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersJosh Garcia, deputy superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools in Tacoma, Washington, strongly believes in creating success for every learner. "Every student can graduate prepared for higher education," Garcia says. "In order to provide each
by mike simpson / 2h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Value of Connections
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Value of Connections: The Value of ConnectionsWhat is the value of having School Board Directors with connections to the Seattle Establishment and the ruling elites in Washington? How does it benefit the district and the schools for the Board to have positive relationships with the City Council, county officials, members of the State legislature, powerful non-p
by mike simpson / 2h 
Diane in the Evening 7-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Tom Torlakson Shows What Leadership IsThis comment just arrived in response to the post about California having the nerve to defy all-wise, all-powerful Arne Duncan: “State Superintendent Tom Torlakson is a former teacher. When he gathered a group of educators to hammer out the blueprint for the future of CA schools, he wisely sele
by mike simpson / 3h 
Bill Gates expands influence — and money — into higher education
Bill Gates expands influence — and money — into higher education: Bill Gates expands influence — and money — into higher educationBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 15 at 12:54 pmE-mail the writerBill Gates (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)For years, Bill Gates has exercisedextraordinary influence in shaping modern K-12 school reform to his liking, leveraging cash from his vast Microsoft fortune to
by mike simpson / 5h 
Sabrina Joy Stevens • Would there ever be a Trayvon's Law?
Sabrina Joy Stevens • Would there ever be a Trayvon's Law?: Would there ever be a Trayvon’s Law?Back when I was maybe 10 or 11 years old, I remember picking up a women’s magazine and reading one of the token “substance stories”— about health care horror stories—included amongst the articles and ads about fashion and cosmetics. In one of the stories, a Black woman described an outrageous experience
by mike simpson / 5h 
Cooper Union Occupation Ends With Administration Concessions After 65 Days |
Cooper Union Occupation Ends With Administration Concessions After 65 Days |: Cooper Union Occupation Ends With Administration Concessions After 65 DaysJuly 15, 2013 in StudentsThe students who have been occupying the office of the Cooper Union president in opposition to the college’s plan to impose tuition fees for the first time in more than a century have ended their occupation with a negotiate
by mike simpson / 5h 
NYC Public School Parents: The curious case of John White, Louisiana, Gates Foundation & inBloom: FOILed emails reveal clues to his involvement & decision to pull out
NYC Public School Parents: The curious case of John White, Louisiana, Gates Foundation & inBloom: FOILed emails reveal clues to his involvement & decision to pull out: The curious case of John White, Louisiana, Gates Foundation & inBloom: FOILed emails reveal clues to his involvement & decision to pull outSuperintendent John White (credit: Shreveport Times)Thanks to the inspired di
by mike simpson / 5h 
California holds out against Obama's education vision - latimes.com
California holds out against Obama's education vision - latimes.com: California holds out against Obama's education visionThe state has made a rare break with the administration, refusing to follow its lead on evaluating teachers, in a standoff that reflects a union's lasting influence.Comments87EmailShare226Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits a Louisville, Ky., school last month. "I actually u
by mike simpson / 6h 
SBE holds hardline on QEIA performance mandates SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: SBE holds hardline on QEIA performance mandatesBy Kimberly BeltranMonday, July 15, 2013Despite reporting positive improvements as a result of receiving special funding, three Kern County high schools were denied state approval last week to remain in the Quality Education Investment Act program because they did not meet their academic growth targets.I
by mike simpson / 6h 
Cali Education Headlines Monday, July 15, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Do Charter Schools Suck?: Ask the Office of Inspector General.Education HeadlinesMonday, July 15, 2013Mom-and-pop operationDuring a workshop last week to hone the skills of parent leaders in Stockton Unified, participants were asked to introduce themselves to their counterparts and to engage them in a series of one-on-one conversations.Local
by mike simpson / 6h 
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: New studies prove failings of education reform industry…Categories: Education Reform Wendy LeckerTags: Education ReformWendy LeckerFellow public school advocate and education columnist, Wendy Lecker, had a piece in this weekend’s Stamford Advocate that sh
by mike simpson / 7h 
DC School Growth Scores And Poverty
Shanker Blog » DC School Growth Scores And Poverty: DC School Growth Scores And PovertyPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 15, 2013As noted in a nice little post over at Greater Greater Washington’s education blog, the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) recently started releasing growth model scores for DC’s charter and regular public schools. These models,
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 7-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAY7-15-13 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.: Illinois just deputized 300,000 George Zimmermans.  I never get used to this stuff. I’m not surprised by it. I’ve seen too much. I know too many people
by mike simpson / 7h 
7-15-13 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.: Illinois just deputized 300,000 George Zimmermans.  I never get used to this stuff. I’m not surprised by it. I’ve seen too much. I know too many people. Marched too often. Or maybe not enough. Too many funerals. The last couple of years I have written mainly about teaching, unions and pensions.   I ge
by mike simpson / 8h 
Daily Kos: I will never be on a jury
Daily Kos: I will never be on a jury: I will never be on a jurybyteacherkenFollow    22 Comments / 22 NewI have been empaneled twice.  In the first case it was a personal injury case involving someone who had slipped in a supermarket.  During the voir dire we were asked about knowledge of law, or family members with knowledge of law.   I raised my hand.  I explained that my grandfather was a lawye
by mike simpson / 9h 
New, tougher GED has students racing to finish before January | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
New, tougher GED has students racing to finish before January | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: New, tougher GED has students racing to finish before JanuaryJed Kim | July 15th, 2013, 6:00amDiane Orson/WNPRAdministrators at the adult education center are concerned that the GED overhaul will make it harder for many test takers to complete the exam.If you're working on your GED, you better hurry.That's bec
by mike simpson / 9h 
Perdido Street School: Ben Chapman Back On The Pervert Propaganda Beat
Perdido Street School: Ben Chapman Back On The Pervert Propaganda Beat: Ben Chapman Back On The Pervert Propaganda BeatBen "Where Are The Perv Teachers" Chapman has another ridiculous piece of propaganda in the Daily News today "reporting" the following:A parents advocacy group will spend $100,000 to rip mayoral candidates William Thompson, Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio and John Liu as soft on pe
by mike simpson / 9h 
As charter schools come of age, measuring their success is tricky | Hechinger Report
As charter schools come of age, measuring their success is tricky | Hechinger Report: As charter schools come of age, measuring their success is trickyBy Sarah ButrymowiczWhen the Minnesota New Country School opened two decades ago in Le Sueur, a rural town 60 miles southwest of Minneapolis, co-founder Dee Thomas and her teachers hoped to do education differently. There would be no bells between c
by mike simpson / 9h 
Charter schools — a report card - latimes.com
Charter schools — a report card - latimes.com: Charter schools — a report cardWhen they're good, they're very good. But mandatory standards and oversight are key.Comments0EmailShare1CAPTIONS1/8By The Times editorial boardJuly 15, 2013, 5:00 a.m.What can the education world conclude about charter schools after their first couple of decades in existence? Something so simple that it's almost earth-sh
by mike simpson / 10h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:   The Failure of Market-Based “Reform”The Broader Bolder Approach to Education has steadfastly opposed the high-stakes testing and privatization “reforms” that have done so much to undermine public education. Now it has published a major analysis of the failure of these reforms. Here in clear, graphic images is a report card on dis
by mike simpson / 10h 
Schooling in the Ownership Society: L.A. performing arts school principal -- "I've had it!"
Schooling in the Ownership Society: L.A. performing arts school principal -- "I've had it!": L.A. performing arts school principal -- "I've had it!""No one has found a way to fund any of the programs that are ongoing," Isaacs said in an interview. "We have a $65-million theater and no money to run it.Norman Isaacs, the Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts' fifth principal in four years, h
by mike simpson / 10h 
NYC Educator: If It Doesn't Get Them Sued for Libel, Daily News Can Run With It
NYC Educator: If It Doesn't Get Them Sued for Libel, Daily News Can Run With It: If It Doesn't Get Them Sued for Libel, Daily News Can Run With ItPersonally, I'm bone weary of ridiculous headlines like this one, announcing to the world what's happening with "perv" teachers. While I'm certain it's important to Bloomberg's BFF/ Daily News publisher Mort Zuckerman to trash mayoral hopefuls for not be
by mike simpson / 10h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES"No justice, no peace!" Protesters gather on Hwy.10 in L.A.Zimmerman Prosecutor Angela Corey following the verdict"This case has never been about race..." -- MSNBC post-verdict interviewAnthropologist Sarah Kendzior Americans should not fear riots. They should fear apathy. They should fear acquiescence.  -- Aljazeera Madigan spokes
by mike simpson / 10h 
The ‘educational’ value of being born rich
The ‘educational’ value of being born rich: The ‘educational’ value of being born richBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 15 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer2CommentsMore(freepik.com/)School reform efforts that are solely focused on raising test scores are doomed to fail. Why? Here to explain is P.L. Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina. Thomas edited the 2
by mike simpson / 10h 
Ed Notes Online: Teach For America's Civil War: Organizing Resistance Against Teach for America and its Role in Privatization
Ed Notes Online: Teach For America's Civil War: Organizing Resistance Against Teach for America and its Role in Privatization: Teach For America's Civil War: Organizing Resistance Against Teach for America and its Role in PrivatizationThis summer, alumni and current teachers are launching the first ever national campaign against the organization.This weekend former TFAers and others gathered in Ch
by mike simpson / 10h 
7-15-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: This, not this: On our feet, to the streetLet’s do this. For example, this is a powerful image of a San Francisco protest on behalf of Trayvon Martin. Unbelievable. Not to diminish the necessity of this outrage, but if only we could have such momentum on issues within education. Amazing. Now, in contrast, let us not waste our time with this: asinine debates […]by C
by mike simpson / 10h 

YESTERDAY

The Educated Reporter: Should Schools Be Responsible for Childhood Obesity Prevention?
The Educated Reporter: Should Schools Be Responsible for Childhood Obesity Prevention?: Should Schools Be Responsible for Childhood Obesity Prevention?With the nation's childhood obesity rate at 33 percent -- triple what it was 30 years ago -- expectations that schools will do more to keep students healthy continue to rise. But even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture moves ahead with plans to b
by mike simpson / 18h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Value of Experience
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Value of Experience: The Value of ExperienceOdd as it seems, most school board candidates have little or no direct knowledge of the District prior to their election. Most of them never went to Board meetings before filing for their candidacy. Most do not follow the board of the district closely. They are unfamiliar with the schools, the programs, the department
by mike simpson / 18h 
Diane in the Evening 7-14-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Zimmerman VerdictWhen I heard the news last night that the jury in Florida found George Zimmerman innocent of any crime and that he was free to walk away, I felt literally ill. As an American who respects the rule of law and the jury system, I felt disillusioned. This verdict seemed to manifestly unfair that I found it hard to
by mike simpson / 18h 
What has democracy ever done for Bridgeport, anyway? (By CT Post’s Hugh Bailey) - Wait, What?
What has democracy ever done for Bridgeport, anyway? (By CT Post’s Hugh Bailey) - Wait, What?: What has democracy ever done for Bridgeport, anyway?Categories: Bridgeport Hugh Bailey Malloy Mayor Bill Finch Paul VallasTags: BridgeportHugh BaileyMalloyMayor Bill FinchPaul VallasIt’s only July and the Connecticut Post’s Assistant Editorial Page Editor, Hugh Bailey, has already guaranteed himself a to
by mike simpson / 20h 
Ed Notes Online: NYDN: Charter school funding balloons during Mayor Bloomberg time in office - DUHHHH!
Ed Notes Online: NYDN: Charter school funding balloons during Mayor Bloomberg time in office - DUHHHH!: NYDN: Charter school funding balloons during Mayor Bloomberg time in office - DUHHHH!If they can knock off 10% of the teaching staff with another 10% to come over the next few years, the city can funnel money directly to the charter jails without passing GO. Here are some points made in today's
by mike simpson / 20h 
The Price of Philanthropy - Special Reports - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Price of Philanthropy - Special Reports - The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Price of PhilanthropyBy Robin RogersOur Goal: to ensure that all low-income young adults have affordable access to a quality postsecondary education that is tailored to their individual needs and educational goals and leads to timely completion of a degree or certificate with labor-market value.— The Bill & Me
by mike simpson / 20h 
D.C. Council member Catania’s plan for schools draws mixed reviews - The Washington Post
D.C. Council member Catania’s plan for schools draws mixed reviews - The Washington Post: D.C. Council member David Catania’s plan for schools draws mixed reviewsSarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post - D.C. Council member David A. Catania says the proposals, including more funding to teach poor students, aim to stabilize the D.C. school system.By Emma Brown, Sunday, July 14, 3:19 PM E-mail the write
by mike simpson / 21h 
All Things Education: TFA: Yup, still an Industry
All Things Education: TFA: Yup, still an Industry: TFA: Yup, still an IndustryA little over two years ago, I published a long form commentary about TFA based on the work of other TFA critics and researchers, such as Barbara Miner, Julian Vasquez Heilig, and Su Jin Jez. I had initially hoped to get it published elsewhere, and I submitted it widely. Since I had no takers, I went ahead and posted it
by mike simpson / 22h 
Nite Cap 7-14-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYDo Charter Schools Suck?: Ask the Office of Inspector General.Oversight andMonitoring of the Charter Schools Program’s Planning andImplementation GrantsFINAL AUDIT REPORT  Got Choice? Ubetcha! Celebrating National Charter Schools ConferenceNational As
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