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Nite Cap 7-9-13 #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."


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A Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island View
A Rock Star, not by choice. | My Island View: A Rock Star, not by choice.July 9, 2013 by tomwhitbyRock Star is a term attributed not only to Rock and Roll luminaries, but also to anyone who is an exceptional standout in a profession or a skill area. One cannot claim Rock Star status. Usually, others proclaim it, for you. One needs to be recognized by others in order to attain Rock Star status. It
by mike simpson / 19min 
Feds consider making Title I into a voucher program
Feds consider making Title I into a voucher program « The Progressive Pulse: Feds consider making Title I into a voucher programPost on July 9, 2013 by Lindsay WagnerNo CommentsGiven all the hubbub around school vouchers being slipped into the NC House budget proposal last month, you might have missed that a few weeks ago members of a U.S. Senate committee voted down an amendment to the ESEA/NCLB
by mike simpson / 1h 
Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Audit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana's School Voucher ProgramPosted on July 9, 20130  Reblogged from CenLamar:Two weeks ago, late on a Friday afternoon, John White, Louisiana's Superintendent of Education, announced that- as a result of the findings of an independent audit
by mike simpson / 2h 
NYC Educator: Home Improvement At It's Finest
NYC Educator: Home Improvement At It's Finest: Home Improvement At It's FinestThat legend comes off a truck I passed, and I thought, "I won't be calling those guys anytime soon. Perhaps we can overlook capitalizing "at," but how can they be the finest if they can't even get a possessive pronoun right? Couldn't they at least get someone to check that truck before putting it out on the street?"But m
by mike simpson / 2h 
Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school supplies | Education Blog
Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school supplies | Education Blog: Majority of teachers surveyed use their own cash for school suppliesBy Tawnell Hobbsthobbs@dallasnews.com12:55 pm on July 9, 2013 | Permalink189013Nearly nine in 10 teachers surveyed have used their own money to pay for classroom supplies, according to a study byRetailMeNot.com and the Omnibus Company.The study
by mike simpson / 2h 
Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education
Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGLots of Second ChancesJuly 8, 2013 by Walter McKenzieMy best friend often says, "People deserve lots of second chances.""But why?" I ask, trying to grasp the concept. "At some point don't you risk people taking advantage?""Walter, people do the best they can. It makes no sense making it harder on them." I dedicate this blog post t
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Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas - Wait, What?
Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas - Wait, What?: Wall Street Journal’s bizarre editorial on Bridgeport and Vallas When you hear the words, “The Wall Street Journal”, one might think of the term pro-business or pro-advanced American capitalism or even right-wing, but most people also want to believe that their articles and editorials are fact-based.But yesterday, Wall
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Are you a Badass Teacher? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Are you a Badass Teacher? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Are you a Badass Teacher?By Phi Delta Kappa International on July 9, 2013By Joan Richardson, Editor-in-Chief, Kappan magazine (PDK International)Want to know how American teachers are feeling these days? Judging from the new Badass Teachers page on Facebook, the answer is angry.Started by three individuals who know e
by mike simpson / 3h 
U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting? | NEA Today
U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting? | NEA Today: U.S. Education Spending Tops Other Countries – But Who’s Benefiting?July 9, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Education Funding, Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerDuring the worse years of the economic crisis, United States was one of the few nations who actually decreased its investment in education.
by mike simpson / 4h 
Moody’s: CA pension obligations enormous, but better than most nationally SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Moody’s: CA pension obligations enormous, but better than most nationallyBy Tom ChorneauTuesday, July 09, 2013Although unfunded pension obligations present an enormous challenge to Sacramento in the coming decade, a new survey of state retirement liability shows California in a far better position than many others nationally.Measuring a state’s unfun
by mike simpson / 6h 
It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core.... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core.... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: HOME  >  NEWS  >  LOCAL EDUCATIONPosted: 10:22 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013It may be money, not politics, that undermines Common Core. New tests are too expensive. COMMENT(10) 1 9 9 46View Larger Testing costsPrevious PostsGo to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying it forwardJuly 9, 2013Arm
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It's good to be Bill!
Bill Gates Home - Features, Interior Design, Electronics & Foundation:       " Luxury Features " Bill Gates Home Front View Features of Home 1.No visible electrical outlets anywhere in the house. 2.112 steps from the main floor to the main entry. 3.Wood columns from main floor to roof in entry area are over 70 feet long. 4.All timbers used inside and out are finished the same - 3 inches have b
by mike simpson / 6h 
NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’ | The Raw Story
NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’ | The Raw Story: NY school board lawyer fired for calling parent a ‘fat c*nt’Parents in East Ramapo, New York celebrated the firing Monday night of their local school board’s attorney in the wake of a profanity-laced tirade caught on video,WNBC-TV reported.The decision followed a protest at school district headquarters demanding the remo
by mike simpson / 6h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reproducing inequality
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Reproducing inequality: Reproducing inequalityBack to the CaucasusMy summer session Philosophy of Ed class just finished reading Michelle Alexander'sbook, The New Jim Crow and discussing the role schools often play in reproducing the social order. The framing question my students are asking is: How can I be an ethical, socially conscious teacher in an unjust, inequit
by mike simpson / 6h 
Daily Kos: Coleen Rowley has questions for James Comey
Daily Kos: Coleen Rowley has questions for James Comey: Coleen Rowley has questions for James ComeybyteacherkenFollow If you do not remember who Coleen Rowley is, she was an FBI Special Agent and Lawyer in Minneapolis, where she served as chief legal advisor, who became well known because of the paper she wrote for FBI Director Mueller detailing how FBI headquarters had mishandled the request of t
by mike simpson / 6h 
Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Teachers, let the public know you're #HerePastJune A word cloud I created during the Making Learning Connected workshop. This summer I will be a Maker, Teachprenuer, Thinker, Learner.School vacation, for many teachers, is not time off, but time on.Contrary to popular perception, many educators don't spend the
by mike simpson / 6h 
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 9, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Divided LAUSD board elects Richard Vladovic as presidentEducation HeadlinesTuesday, July 9, 2013Grand jury faults Oxnard Union for school construction delaysThe Oxnard Union High School District has been too slow to fulfill the promises of a bond measure approved by voters in 2004, according to a Ventura County grand jury report.Simi Valley U
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Morning Wink 7-9-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYIt's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test ScoresShanker Blog » It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores: It’s Test Score Season, But Some States Don’t Release Test ScoresPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 9, 2013We’ve entered the time of year during which states and districts release their testing results. It’
by mike simpson / 7h 
It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores
Shanker Blog » It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores: It’s Test Score Season, But Some States Don’t Release Test ScoresPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 9, 2013We’ve entered the time of year during which states and districts release their testing results. It’s fair to say that the two districts that get the most attention for their results are New York City and the Dis
by mike simpson / 7h 
New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog
New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog: New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unionsA California lawsuit filed this spring against teachers unions could have widespread national implications for labor laws. Ten non-union teachers and the Christian Educators Association are suing their local, state and national unions, alleging that the organizations are forcing them to pay to support politica
by mike simpson / 7h 
7-9-13 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.: Watch Senator Kwame Raoul beat up on Squeezy. “Where is Governor Quinn?”[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsjOAzL5Gc&feature=youtu.be}] The Gang of Ten, the committee that was charged with coming up with a compromise pension bill, is made up of legislators with big ambitions. Senator Dan Bi
by mike simpson / 7h 
7-9-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: DOENUTS IS BACK With a New BloggerWelcome back DOENUTS even though the originator has retired -- from blogging, not teaching. I know his replacement, a passionate educator and activist who has gone through the struggle to try to keep his school open.Backdoor School Closings, or What’s in a Name?            School Closure is a concept that on the surface creates a lot of backlash. 
by mike simpson / 7h 
Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'
Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid': Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'Monday, 08 July 2013 13:10 0 COMMENTSBy George E. CurryNNPA Editor-in-ChiefWASHINGTON – After accepting a determination by the attorney for the National Conference of Blacks Mayors that the organization’s May 30 election in Atlanta was invalid, more than half of the board m
by mike simpson / 8h 
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest: The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education CampaignPrint | ShareNew Initiative to Urge Food Education and Cooking Classes in Nation's SchoolsJuly 8, 2013The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day have joined forces to prom
by mike simpson / 8h 
New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |
New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |: New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s ImportanceJuly 9, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Kate Samp for Strategies for ChildrenIn a new report, “Early Warning Confirmed: A Research Update on Third-Grade Reading,” the Annie E. Casey Foundation follows up on its earlier research about the importance of promoting children’s reading proficien
by mike simpson / 8h 
A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |
A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |: A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist SpacesJuly 9, 2013 in StudentsLast week prominent sci-fi author John Scalzi made a pretty big splash when he announced that he will no longer accept invitations to fan conventions (more commonly known as “cons“) that don’t have clear, well-publicized anti-harassment policies.
by mike simpson / 8h 
Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mindMary Plummer | July 9th, 2013, 6:00amCommonSenseEducators (via YouTube)Graphite is a free review service for educators.As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares to give students and teachers iPads, Graphite wants to help teachers figure out what to d
by mike simpson / 8h 
My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to beSo this is pretty hypothetical, as you can glean from the title.I took my five year old daughter to see Monsters University the other day.  This is a prequel to Pixar’s Monsters Inc., one of the best movie
by mike simpson / 8h 
7-9-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: My response to the response of the initial response on the @aftunion “survey” @rweingartenI can’t do this on Twitter. I just can’t. I wrote this yesterday about the AFT survey. My concerns in that post were not necessarily related to the methods of Hart. That’s already been addressed. I was responding to a Facebook comment, whereby an educator referred to the surve
by mike simpson / 8h 
Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar
Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency BarRecently, states’ definitions of what makes a student proficient in math and reading have been changing—in some cases for the better, in others for the worse. In a new Education Next article, “
by mike simpson / 9h 
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading SystemThis is about restaurants, but it might as well be about schools and teachers too:The city received an “F” on its restaurant-inspection system yesterday from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who announced plans to revamp it
by mike simpson / 9h 
World Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for Jobs Education: Sector Results Profile
Education: Sector Results Profile: Education: Sector Results ProfileWorld Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for JobsEducation is fundamental to development and growth. From encouraging higher enrollment, especially for girls and other disadvantaged children, to promoting learning for all, the World Bank Group plays a significant role in education globally. Between 2000 and 2011,
by mike simpson / 10h 
The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part IIBy Nancy Flanagan on July 9, 2013 7:55 AMNow it's Claudia Swisher's turn. Claudia started teaching in 1967. She's been a school librarian, a remedial reading teacher, and a classroom
by mike simpson / 10h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Which State Has the Highest Graduation Rates?Graduation rates change every year, and the definition is not always exactly the same. In the most recent federal survey of state graduation rates, published in October 2011, the data are correct as of 2009. At that time, the average for all reporting states was 75.5% and the states with
by mike simpson / 10h 
Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?
Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?The goal of NCTQ is to replace university teacher education programs with programs such as Teach for America and similar brief alternative certification programs. NCTQ is funded by union-bustin
by mike simpson / 10h 
Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story
Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story: Lessons from the first millionaire online teacherOr at least that’s the recent experience of Scott Allen, a programmer and teacher the tech-y online education platform Pluralsight.com. Allen has earned more than $1.8 million through fees and royalties from Pluralsight over the last five years. He says each monthly royalty check has
by mike simpson / 10h 
LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News
LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News: LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offeringsBy Barbara Jonesbarbara.jones@dailynews.com@LADNschools on TwitterPosted:   07/08/2013 08:57:48 PM PDTUpdated:   07/08/2013 10:06:28 PM PDT Students and parents line up outside the Chatsworth high office Monday morning to try and register for summer school
by mike simpson / 10h 
7-9-13 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.: Dick MellReblogged from Fred Klonsky:
by mike simpson / 10h 
Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story
Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story: Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry storyBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 9, 2013 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreLarry Cuban’s 2004 book “The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses,” is nearly a decade old but still highly relevant to the education reform debate.In the introduction, Cuban introduces r
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America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
Learn "America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)" for the Greystone Elementary Third Grade Sing-a-Long.
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Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Get Schooled: Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying it forward Pay it forwardPrevious PostsArmed educators, higher liability insurance. Or no insurance.July 8, 2013Common Core State Standards: A lesson in shrewd marketingJuly 8, 2013As the world turns: Drama on Cherokee school board
by mike simpson / 18h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites: Be Part of A Study on School WebsitesA long-time research group (formerly Gilmore Research Group but now Northwest Insights) is doing a study about school websites in downtown Seattle on July 12th, 15th or 16th.HOW: If you are interested in this study, please click the link below to answer some of our pre-screening questions (
by mike simpson / 18h 
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy SpitzerThe Times has an article out tonight saying business leaders and labor are joining together to put a stake through Spitzer's run for city comptroller:Business leaders leapt into the ruckus, finding common cause with organized labor as they described M
by mike simpson / 20h 
CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!" southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!"Hey, remember that scene in Caddyshack when Judge Smails nephew Spalding wanted a hamburger, no a cheeseburger?Well, the same thing kind of happened to me at PS 154 in the Bronx. Except we can substitute JudgeSmails with DR Alison Coviello. And instead of Spalding wanting a hamburger,
by mike simpson / 20h 
Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools
Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools (CA Dept of Education): Child Abuse PreventionInformation for local educational agencies (LEAs) regarding mandated reporting requirements, mandated reporter training, resources, and technical assistance to promote child well-being and protection from abuse.As educators, our most important duty is the protection of the children in our care.--Tom Torlakson, Stat
by mike simpson / 22h 
Nite Cap 7-8-13 #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 CAPTODAY#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: #HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers’ Summers [Collabora
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