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Monday, July 22, 2013

Nite Cap 7-22-13 #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 CAP



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Black Does Not Equal Fear
This video is about changing the mindset of America. Black does not equal fear. In this video I ask "I am black, do you fear me?" to inspire people to realize their own possible bias. I reference President Obama and many things from the Zimmerman trial. Videographer : Javier Ruiz Music: prod. D.O.P.E.TranscriptI AM BLACKDO YOU FEAR ME?IS IT FROM WHAT YOUVE HEARDOR WHAT YOU SEE?I WEAR SWEAT SHIRTS,
by mike simpson / 41min 
10 Things You Can Do In School After The Trayvon Martin Tragedy - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
10 Things You Can Do In School After The Trayvon Martin Tragedy - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: 10 Things You Can Do In School After The Trayvon Martin Tragedyby JOSE VILSON on JULY 22, 2013Thanks to those of you who contributed awesome comments to my last post about Trayvon Martin. I’ve written some pieces (see here, here, and here) over the last few years about this topic, but by no means d
by mike simpson / 47min 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Announces Big Leadership Changes/Shifts
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Announces Big Leadership Changes/Shifts: Seattle Schools Announces Big Leadership Changes/ShiftsFrom SPS(bold mine):With an increasing number and complexity of Seattle Public Schools’ capital projects underway to accommodate enrollment growth, safety upgrades and technology infrastructure, Superintendent Jose Banda announced today that he is making
by mike simpson / 50min 
What parents really think about school reform
What parents really think about school reform: What parents really think about school reformBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 22 at 5:22 pmE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreSchool reformers like to talk about giving parents “choices” in public education because that’s what parents want. But a new national survey says that most parents with students in public schools want something different.  The tw
by mike simpson / 56min 
Georgia Drops Out of PARCC; Will Florida Soon Follow? | Scathing Purple Musings
Georgia Drops Out of PARCC; Will Florida Soon Follow? | Scathing Purple Musings: Georgia Drops Out of PARCC; Will Florida Soon Follow?Posted on July 22, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisFrom Wayne Washington in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution: Georgia leaders announced today that the state will not offer a new and expensive standardized test tied to the controversial set of national standards calle
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Making the connections between Trayvon Martin and schooling in urban America | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Making the connections between Trayvon Martin and schooling in urban America | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Making the connections between Trayvon Martin and schooling in urban Americaby thenotebook on Jul 22 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (0)PRINTThe death of Trayvon Martin and the acquit
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First the Blueway: Now the Common Core school standards | Arkansas Blog
First the Blueway: Now the Common Core school standards | Arkansas Blog: First the Blueway: Now the Common Core school standardsPosted by Max Brantley on Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:55 PMCOMMON CORE ADVOCATE: Education Commissioner Tom KimbrellThe legislature's education committees are meeting today and tomorrow and a hot topic is the Common Core standards, a bipartisan effort that arose from the stat
by mike simpson / 3h 
Improving Schools: The "Real World" Fallacy — Whole Child Education
Improving Schools: The "Real World" Fallacy — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGImproving Schools: The “Real World” FallacyJuly 22, 2013 by Sean SladeFirst, if you haven't read Tom Whitby's post "The Big Lie in Education," do so. This post is a follow-up from what Whitby has eloquently started.While we are reflecting, refreshing, and recharging, lets reflect on what we are trying to teach
by mike simpson / 4h 
Cover Up at IS 162 in the Bronx? Let's Ask District 7 Superintedent Yolanda Torres southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Cover Up at IS 162 in the Bronx? Let's Ask District 7 Superintedent Yolanda TorresOn June 10, 2013, I wrote a post, "Where is the Bronx District Attorney When You Need Him?" I left a lot of details out, names, the school, the district, etc... Today, I am rewriting/rerunning that post but not holding anything back. Names, school, everything.These three miscreants ge
by mike simpson / 4h 
Weingarten: The promise of public education for all is ‘under assault’
Weingarten: The promise of public education for all is ‘under assault’: Weingarten: The promise of public education for all is ‘under assault’By Valerie Strauss, Published: July 22 at 1:00 pmE-mail the writerRandi WeingartenHere’s the text of the speech that American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten gave at the organization’s convention in Washington D.C. on Monday:This year, ther
by mike simpson / 5h 
Federal Cuts Force Impact-Aid Districts to Cut Staff, Close Schools - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Federal Cuts Force Impact-Aid Districts to Cut Staff, Close Schools - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Federal Cuts Force Impact-Aid Districts to Cut Staff, Close SchoolsBy Alyson Klein on July 22, 2013 1:24 PMIt's been almost five months since Congress slashed education spending through across-the-board cuts known as "sequestration," which were intended to force a still completely elusive, long-te
by mike simpson / 5h 
Common Core Assessment Sticker Shock | Truth in American Education
Common Core Assessment Sticker Shock | Truth in American Education: Common Core Assessment Sticker ShockFiled in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on July 22, 2013 • 2 CommentsPolitico reports that a PARCC report to be released today guarantees Common Core testing will be more expensive than current state testing.  This just states something we already knew, but it’s nice for them to ad
by mike simpson / 5h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Education This Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Education This Week: Seattle Education This WeekI was mistaken when I previously said there were no district meetings until August.WednesdayAudit and Finance Committee meeting of the Whole from 4-5 pm.  The only agenda item is to debate any last issues on the budget for 2013-2014 and presumably move it forward to the Board meeting.Public Hearing on the 2013
by mike simpson / 5h 
Cali Education Headlines Monday, July 22, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy ordered to submit a succession planEducation HeadlinesMonday, July 22, 2013New 'Common Core' standards aim to help students think criticallySteven Oberlander asks his 35 fifth-graders to compute 20 percent of 80 and the students immediately begin tapping their answers into the wireless keyboards on their desks.
by mike simpson / 6h 
7-22-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Dionne: After Trayvon, leading with love“In the jewelry store, they lock the case when I walk in,” the young African American man wrote. “In the shoe store, they help the white man who walks in after me. In the shopping mall they follow me. . . . Black male: Guilty until proven innocent.” “I have lost control of my emotions,” he declared. “Rage, Frustration, Anguish, Despo
by mike simpson / 6h 
Decision to pad school grades shows Bush-Scott split | Tampa Bay Times
Decision to pad school grades shows Bush-Scott split | Tampa Bay Times: Decision to pad school grades shows Bush-Scott splitTia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee BureauSunday, July 21, 2013 8:05pmFacebook40EmailShare64Print  35TALLAHASSEE — The state Board of Education's decision last week to inflate school grades for a second year was widely praised by parents and educators, but it also exposed
by mike simpson / 7h 
Teachers Don't Work Hard Enough? Think Again!
Teachers Don't Work Hard Enough? Think Again! [INFOGRAPHIC]:
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Mother Crusader: Another Christie Crony Gets A Charter
Mother Crusader: Another Christie Crony Gets A Charter (And !SURPRISE! It's Managed By a Guy At The Center Of The BIGGEST Charter Failure In US History!): Another Christie Crony Gets A Charter (And !SURPRISE! It's Managed By a Guy At The Center Of The BIGGEST Charter Failure In US History!)The announcement of the six charters receiving final approval to open in September was four days off schedule
by mike simpson / 7h 
7-22-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Newark's NEW Caucus on Chicago LayoffsSome of them were union activists, trying to make their public schools and their union better.... NEW CaucusThe Chicago layoff story while hiring Teach For America scabs (Mark Naison: Teach for America-Our Modern Day Pinkertons) is a declaration of nuclear war. RBE did a good job the other day in branding Rahm Emanuel a murderer (Rahm Emanuel'
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Morning Wink 7-22-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYJersey Jazzman: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red HerringJersey Jazzman: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red Herring: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red HerringApparently, the greatest threat to the fiscal well-being of New Jersey is children who mightbe getting their school lunches for free [all emphases in this post mine]:More than 100 people – including 83 public em
by mike simpson / 8h 
Jersey Jazzman: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red Herring
Jersey Jazzman: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red Herring: Free Lunch "Fraud" Menu: Red HerringApparently, the greatest threat to the fiscal well-being of New Jersey is children who mightbe getting their school lunches for free [all emphases in this post mine]:More than 100 people – including 83 public employees – gave false information about income on applications for free lunches submitted to school
by mike simpson / 8h 
7-22-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The impact of #commoncore in KindergartenA good friend and parent posted a video, which is embedded below, about her son’s experience in Kindergarten. It’s important to remember that accountability in public education is for now one single definition. Not all accountability is created equal. We can be held accountable in numerous ways and to very different things.
by mike simpson / 8h 
Interview with Mindy Willard: ASCA's 2013 National School Counselor of the Year | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Interview with Mindy Willard: ASCA's 2013 National School Counselor of the Year | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Interview with Mindy Willard: ASCA's 2013 National School Counselor of the YearBy Tarsi Dunlop on July 22, 2013The economy may be slowly improving, but many families and children are still struggling to get by in communities across the country. Economic insecurity
by mike simpson / 8h 
Why Charter Schools Are Tearing Public Campuses Apart | California Progress Report
Why Charter Schools Are Tearing Public Campuses Apart | California Progress Report: Why Charter Schools Are Tearing Public Campuses ApartPosted on 22 July 2013By Gary CohnFor more than 30 years each, Cheryl Smith-Vincent and Cheryl Ortega have shared a passion for teaching public school in Southern California. Smith-Vincent teaches third grade at Miles Avenue Elementary School in Huntington Park;
by mike simpson / 8h 
7-22-13 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.: Road Trip Week 2Xian Barrett: Yes, I was fired and we will still win.By Xian Barrett Posted on his blg: Teacher X: http://chiteacherx.blogspot.com/2013/07/yes-i-was-fired-and-still-we-will-win.html At 9:11am Friday morning, on a quiet, scripted phone call from my principal, my teaching career ended. A
by mike simpson / 8h 
Trustee Carla Ranger says Mike Miles’ statement on DISD investigation violates spirit of public information act | Education Blog
Trustee Carla Ranger says Mike Miles’ statement on DISD investigation violates spirit of public information act | Education Blog: Trustee Carla Ranger says Mike Miles’ statement on DISD investigation violates spirit of public information actBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com7:31 am on July 22, 2013 | Permalink2604Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles released a statement Sunday denying wrongdoing
by mike simpson / 8h 
NYC Educator: Attention Daily News and Legal Expert Campbell Brown!
NYC Educator: Attention Daily News and Legal Expert Campbell Brown!: Attention Daily News and Legal Expert Campbell Brown!To keep informed, I read all the education articles in the Daily News, and I've noticed a common theme. They are terribly concerned about "pervs" and "sex creeps" because they worry about how our students are treated. As I read the stories, I can't help but notice that they pic
by mike simpson / 10h 
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide - WSJ.com
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide - WSJ.com: U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political DivideBy  MONICA LANGLEY  CONNECTEducation Secretary Arne Duncan was riding to the airport in a black government SUV late last week, working his cellphone to try to save a plan to reduce interest rates on new student loans that is expected to face a vote in the
by mike simpson / 10h 
Missouri Education Watchdog: A Lack of Faith in Christian Schools?
Missouri Education Watchdog: A Lack of Faith in Christian Schools?: A Lack of Faith in Christian Schools?Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookAt almost all of the talks I give on common core around our state someone will ask me what is happening with Common Core in private and parochial schools. I can always tell them what I know from having talked to leaders in the St. Louis Archio
by mike simpson / 10h 
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Can You Hear Me Now? Listening to Your Students' Behavior!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Can You Hear Me Now? Listening to Your Students' Behavior!: Can You Hear Me Now? Listening to Your Students' Behavior!When I saw this photo posted on WeAreTeachersFacebook status, I had to post it. "The kids who want the most Love, will always ask for it in the most unloving of ways." It speaks to so many of our kids. It spoke to so many of the kids I have had ov
by mike simpson / 10h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-22-13 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 First Review of “Reign of Error”!This is the first review of my new book. Kirkus sends out early reviews that are read by journalists, librarians, and others in the publishing industry. This reviewer provides an accurate summary of the book. He or she got the main point and presents it succinctly here. REIGN OF ERROR The Hoax o
by mike simpson / 10h 
Perdido Street School: DFER's Mock Mulgrew
Perdido Street School: DFER's Mock Mulgrew: DFER's Mock MulgrewDFER propaganda-meister Joe Williams mocks UFT President Michael Mulgrew and the UFT leadership in an opinion piece in the Daily Pravda of teacher-bashing, the Daily News.Williams says because the UFT-endorsed candidate Bill Thompson has shown no overall movement in the polls since the UFT endorsed him, the UFT is no longer a kingmaker
by mike simpson / 11h 
The Washington Teacher: WTU Prez Nathan Saunders Wears Out His Welcome & Refuses to Gracefully Accept Exile
The Washington Teacher: WTU Prez Nathan Saunders Wears Out His Welcome & Refuses to Gracefully Accept Exile: WTU Prez Nathan Saunders Wears Out His Welcome & Refuses to Gracefully Accept ExileAugust 1 deadline approachingBy Candi PetersonTeachers have been asking why deposed Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) President Saunders (whose constitutional term ended June 30, 2013) still remains a 
by mike simpson / 11h 
Teacher: Why the last school year was ‘crushing’
Teacher: Why the last school year was ‘crushing’: Teacher: Why the last school year was ‘crushing’By Valerie Strauss, Published: July 22 at 6:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreNew York City Public Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott recently sent a letter to the city’s Education Department staff describing the 2012-13 school year as “extraordinary.” Here, Katie Lapham, an elementary school English-
by mike simpson / 11h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESXian Barrett protests Chicago school closings. He was one of 2,100 teachers and staff fired Friday. CPS called his mother to tell her, son has been fired from his job.  Fired Chicago teacher Xian Barrett“The fact that there’s a script and it has in it, 'Thank you for the service to the kids’ but no details — the fact that it’s alwa
by mike simpson / 11h 
Districts leave Washington without waiver but still confident one is coming | EdSource Today
Districts leave Washington without waiver but still confident one is coming | EdSource Today: Districts leave Washington without waiver but still confident one is comingJuly 22nd, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesRick Miller, left, executive director of the California Office to Reform Education, confers with
by mike simpson / 11h 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TURNING THE TABLES
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TURNING THE TABLES: TURNING THE TABLESfrom United Teacher: MR. DEASY’S POST-STULL CONFERENCE MEMOBY WARREN FLETCHER IN THE PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE COLUMN OF UNITED TEACHER, THE NEWSPAPER OF UTLA |HTTP://BIT.LY/1BF5VSU Note to UNITED TEACHER readers: As this issue goes to press, the results of the recent membership-wide “Stull of the Superintendent” had
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YESTERDAY

The Educated Reporter: EWA's Resources for Reporters Have You Covered
The Educated Reporter: EWA's Resources for Reporters Have You Covered: EWA's Resources for Reporters Have You CoveredI wanted to take a moment to remind you that EWA's website -- Ed Media Commons -- is open to the public. You still need to be an EWA member in order to take part in online discussions, but visitors are welcome. I encourage you drop by, take a look around, and consider joining EWA.Al
by mike simpson / 17h 
Poll: Parents don’t support many education policy changes - The Washington Post
Poll: Parents don’t support many education policy changes - The Washington Post: Poll: Parents don’t support many education policy changes Most parents with children in public schools do not support recent changes in education policy, from closing low-performing schools to shifting public dollars to charter schools to private school vouchers, according to a new poll to be released Monday by the Am
by mike simpson / 17h 
Pension Heist: Revisited | Reclaim Reform
Pension Heist: Revisited | Reclaim Reform: Pension Heist: RevisitedPosted on July 21, 2013by kenprevitiRevisited and updated from 5/15/13 to reflect the full extent of today’s attempts at the grand theft of teacher pensions.Pension theft in Illinois (and many other states, counties, cities and towns across America) simply has puppets with local legislative names and even some union names mouthing
by mike simpson / 17h 
CA produces only half the number of special ed teachers needed SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CA produces only half the number of special ed teachers neededBy Tom ChorneauMonday, July 22, 2013Even as enrollment in special education programs statewide continues to escalate, California’s teacher credentialing system is turning out only about half the number of fully authorized classroom educators needed to serve students with disabilities.The d
by mike simpson / 17h 
Change Agent in Education Collects Critics in Connecticut Town - NYTimes.com
Change Agent in Education Collects Critics in Connecticut Town - NYTimes.com: Joshua Bright for The New York Times“No good deed goes unpunished,” said Paul G. Vallas, superintendent for Bridgeport, Conn.By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZPublished: July 21, 2013FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGLE+SAVEE-MAILSHAREPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTS
by mike simpson / 21h 
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: MMM, MMM GOOD?
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: MMM, MMM GOOD?: MMM, MMM GOOD?On the Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall, Again) of One of Sacramento's Original Suburbs  Sacramento News & Review on Franklin Blvd.  July 18, 2013Cosmo Garvin's remarkable full-length feature examines the history, sociology and politics of a part of Sacramento many C.K. McClatchy students call home, Franklin Blvd/Fruitridge/47th Avenue.
by mike simpson / 21h 
The whole truth and nothing but the truth… - Wait, What?
The whole truth and nothing but the truth… - Wait, What?: The whole truth and nothing but the truth…The facts:                                                                On March 4, 2013 (despite a state law prohibiting Paul Vallas from becoming Bridgeport’s permanent superintendent of schools until he had completed a School Leadership Program, which would have then allowed Connecticut’s Commi
by mike simpson / 21h 
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles releases statement on district report suggesting he tried to manipulate bid process, interfere with investigation | Education Blog
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles releases statement on district report suggesting he tried to manipulate bid process, interfere with investigation | Education Blog: Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles releases statement on district report suggesting he tried to manipulate bid process, interfere with investigationBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com5:08 pm on July 21, 2013 | Permalink030Dallas
by mike simpson / 22h 
@NCTQ pitching their propaganda to higher education leaders – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE
@NCTQ pitching their propaganda to higher education leaders – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: @NCTQ pitching their propaganda to higher education leadersJULY 21, 2013 BY TIMOTHY D. SLEKAR 4 COMMENTSLast week I posted a blog in the form of a letter to College and University leaders.  I asked them to think about teacher education programs and the importance of these programs to the overall success
by mike simpson / 23h 
Nite Cap 7-21-13 #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 CAPTODAYPerdido Street School: George Miller Is RightPerdido Street School: George Miller Is Right: George Miller Is RightRepresentative George Miller, ranking Dem on the House education committee, never met a standardized test he didn't like, a teacher he di
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