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Missouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher's Experience with Common Core

Missouri Education Watchdog: A Teacher's Experience with Common Core: A Teacher's Experience with Common CoreEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookIs this the explanation of Common Core? The post below is from a teacher about her first few days teaching Common Core.  She writes about the training received on CCSS teaching methods and bursts the CCSSO talking points that CCSS doesn't

by mike simpson / 42min 

8-11-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Bronx Success Academy 2 Ranks 3rd In State On Test ScoresIn the middle of this Michael Goodwin propaganda piece on Eva Moskowitz in today's NY Post, we get this:The numbers tell the tale. Success Academy Bronx 2 was the top-performing nonselective school in the city and ranked third out of more than 3,500 schools across the state. Some 97 percent of its students passed math

by mike simpson / 55min 

ONLY ON 3: Low pay forces teacher of the year candidate to quit | WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Wilmington NC News

ONLY ON 3: Low pay forces teacher of the year candidate to quit | WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Wilmington NC News: ONLY ON 3: Low pay forces teacher of the year candidate to quitSubmitted by Holden Kurwicki on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 5:58pm.BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WWAY) -- We’re just weeks away from the start of school and the Brunswick County school system is losing one of its top educators.Richie Brown is l

by mike simpson / 1h 

Let’s Not Expect Everyone to Run a 4 Minute Mile - School Leadership 2.0

Let’s Not Expect Everyone to Run a 4 Minute Mile - School Leadership 2.0: Let’s Not Expect Everyone to Run a 4 Minute MilePosted by David A. Gamberg on August 11, 2013 at 7:28amView BlogI don’t know about you but when I occasionally run in 5K a 9 minute mile average pace is pushing it for me. Now I’m sure there are some very fit, athletic 50 year olds who can do much better, but clearly if we expe

by mike simpson / 1h 

Chicago Teachers Union to Washington to fight for Trayvon | The Daily Caller

Chicago Teachers Union to Washington to fight for Trayvon | The Daily Caller: Chicago Teachers Union headed to Washington to fight for Trayvon, against foreclosures The Chicago Teachers Union has announced that it will send a bus to the 50th Anniversary March on Washington, a full week of events to be hosted by the four children of Martin Luther King, Jr. and several organizations including Al Sha

by mike simpson / 1h 

Thinking About Schools: Testing: Here's What. So What? NOW What?

Thinking About Schools: Testing: Here's What. So What? NOW What? (19 suggestions): Testing: Here's What. So What? NOW What? (19 suggestions)Here’s WhatSchools have always used standards, designed curriculum, taught kids, and assessed learning and acknowledged there is a lot of room for improvement. Still, SAT, ACT, and AP participation and scores are up as is college attendance and hundreds of tho

by mike simpson / 1h 

Arthur Getzel: Small Lies, Big Lies, and School Statistics - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Arthur Getzel: Small Lies, Big Lies, and School Statistics - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Arthur Getzel: Small Lies, Big Lies, and School StatisticsBy Anthony Cody on August 11, 2013 8:59 AMGuest post by Arthur Getzel.Over the past few days, I was torn whether or not to publish a letter I wrote to Michael Mulgrew. I was hesitant for several reasons. First, I hold a position with th

by mike simpson / 1h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Losing the Heart of the CommunityWhat happens when privately managed charter schools replace public schools? when experienced teachers are replaced by TFA temporary teachers? A reader comments: “From what I can tell, Arizona’s TFA teachers are thought of as rock stars in education. Knights in shining armor to save the school day. I

by mike simpson / 1h 

Philly state lawmakers to Corbett: Give extra money to schools now | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Philly state lawmakers to Corbett: Give extra money to schools now | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Philly state lawmakers to Corbett: Give extra money to schools nowby thenotebook on Aug 10 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (19)PRINTby Holly OtterbeinMoney is so tight in the Philadelphia Scho

by mike simpson / 1h 

When Charter Schools Are in Churches, Conflict Is in the Air - NYTimes.com

When Charter Schools Are in Churches, Conflict Is in the Air - NYTimes.com: By MORGAN SMITHPublished: August 10, 2013SEnlarge This ImageMichael Stravato for The Texas TribuneLatisha Andrews hopes to convert her private elementary school, which is housed at an Assembly of God church in Houston, into a charter school.Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit news organ

by mike simpson / 1h 

NYC Educator: Education, Cajun Style

NYC Educator: Education, Cajun Style: Education, Cajun StyleUS Education Secretary Arne Duncan famously stated that Katrina was the best thing to happen to education in New Orleans. But hey, you can't just flood the whole country. First of all, even if you have a very important job like Arne does, you still don't get power over time, space, and nature.Unfair though that is, you have to deal with i

by mike simpson / 1h 

Nutter, Clarke disagree on solution for schools - Philly.com

Nutter, Clarke disagree on solution for schools - Philly.com: Nutter, Clarke disagree on solution for schoolsBy Troy Graham, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: August 10, 2013At the heart of the impasse that Philadelphia School Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says is threatening his ability to start class on time this fall are two men - Mayor Nutter and City Council President Darrell L. Clarke - who

by mike simpson / 1h 

Tony Bennett Emails Jeb – Count the Errors #HugeFail | Continuing Change

Tony Bennett Emails Jeb – Count the Errors #HugeFail | Continuing Change: Tony Bennett Emails Jeb – Count the Errors #HugeFail This is an email written by our former Florida Commissioner of Education, Tony Bennett. The email is addressed to Jeb Bush. Both men call for higher standards in public schools and for more accountability.Read one paragraph from the email below.  Answer the questions that

by mike simpson / 1h 

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Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R.2930 Transition-to-Success Mentoring ActTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition from middle school to high school.49min Bill Introduced: H.R.2943 Schoolch

by mike simpson / 10h 

Jersey Jazzman: Scoring NY Tests With the Triple Lindy!

Jersey Jazzman: Scoring NY Tests With the Triple Lindy!: Scoring NY Tests With the Triple Lindy!One of my guilty pleasures is screwball comedies, and one of my favorites stars the great Rodney Dangerfield: Back To School. In the climatic scene of the movie, Rodney wins the big diving meet ("Hey gang, forget about the football game; let's get pumped for the big diving meet!") by flawlessly executin

by mike simpson / 13h 

A Democratic Alternative Legacy within Command & Control Public Education | Lefty Parent

A Democratic Alternative Legacy within Command & Control Public Education | Lefty Parent: A Democratic Alternative Legacy within Command & Control Public EducationAugust 10th, 2013 at 15:47Public education in the U.S. has featured state control of human development since Horace Mann and other educational “reformers” within the New England Protestant elite brought this novel approach of Pru

by mike simpson / 14h 

Want to be successful? Be a sponge. | Connected Principals

Want to be successful? Be a sponge. | Connected Principals: Want to be successful? Be a sponge.August 10, 2013By George Couroscc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo shared by George CourosI have worked with some brilliant leaders and educators and I have noticed the same things about all of them.They listen.No matter their position, they are successful because they see every opportunity as an oppor

by mike simpson / 14h 

Nite Cap 8-10-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

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 CAPTODAYThree Cheers for School! Building a Better School DayThree Cheers for School! Building a Better School Day: Three Cheers for School! Building a Better School DayBy MICHAEL BRICK7 inspiring ideas to deepen learning, engage students, close achievement g

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Three Cheers for School! Building a Better School Day

Three Cheers for School! Building a Better School Day: Three Cheers for School! Building a Better School DayBy MICHAEL BRICK7 inspiring ideas to deepen learning, engage students, close achievement gaps, and better prepare our kids for a 21st-century world.As a preschooler in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, 4-year-old Hannah has been splitting her time between day care and an early-childhood education cen

by mike simpson / 16h 

Why did charter scores fall more? | JD2718

Why did charter scores fall more? | JD2718: Why did charter scores fall more?AUGUST 10, 2013 PM31 1:50 PMtags: Charter Schools, Common CoreStephen Krashen warned (in advance, in a letter to the NYDN):…Robert Linn of the University of Colorado and his colleagues have shown that test scores are typically low when a new test is introduced. Then the scores improve, about one to two points a year, as s

by mike simpson / 16h 

Saturday coffee AUGUST 10, 2013 | Fred Klonsky

Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee.AUGUST 10, 2013This is a late Saturday Coffee post.While retirement may mean that everyday is Saturday, some Saturdays are not like others.I got up early. I fed Ulysses and let him out to do his stuff, letting Anne take him for his morning walk.I rode my bike up to the Logan Square train stop and rode the EL downtown (using my senior discount card)

by mike simpson / 16h 

Top July 2013 Posts! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!

Top July 2013 Posts! | Diary of a Public School Teacher!: Top July 2013 Posts!Posted August 10, 2013 by Oldschoolteach in Blogging about Education, Education Blog, Elementary Education Blog. Tagged: Diary of a Public School Teacher, education blog, popular posts. Leave a CommentHere is a review of the top July 2013 posts. If you missed any, here’s your chance to catch up!The Teacher Code of Silenc

by mike simpson / 16h 

Diane in the Evening 8-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: REIGN OF ERROR COMING SOON (CLICK here)Demolition Derby in Michigan for School DistrictsUnder a recently passed state law in Michigan, two school districts will be dissolved. Inkster and Buena Vista school districts no longer exist. Their students and teachers have scattered. The students are looking for schools, the teachers are l

by mike simpson / 16h 

Why we can’t all get along over school reform

Why we can’t all get along over school reform: Why we can’t all get along over school reformBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 10 at 4:30 pmE-mail the writer2CommentsMoreAli and Frazier in 1974. (AP)Why can’t we all get along in the battle over school reform? Here is one view, from veteran educator Larry Ferlazzo, who teaches English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacrament

by mike simpson / 16h 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm selling off everything that's not nailed down

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm selling off everything that's not nailed down: Rahm selling off everything that's not nailed downI don't think so. Following the direction set by his predecessor, Mayor Emanuel has put the whole city up for sale. Next up on the auction block, the airports, hospitals, and port. Writes Mick Dumke in the Reader:"We are taking what was an underutilized, run-dow

by mike simpson / 16h 

Dallas ISD demoted and encouraged principals to leave. How did their schools perform in state ratings? | Education Blog

Dallas ISD demoted and encouraged principals to leave. How did their schools perform in state ratings? | Education Blog: Dallas ISD demoted and encouraged principals to leave. How did their schools perform in state ratings?By Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com11:26 am on August 10, 2013 | Permalink530Dallas ISD will start the school year with about 60 new principals. A large share of those new posit

by mike simpson / 21h 

8-10-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

8-10-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutBOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight BackBOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight Back: BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNORleave a comment »Illinois governor Pat Quinn canceled the traditional Democratic rally next week at the Illinois State Fair.  The governor gave some phony explanation to the press as t

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BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight Back

BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNOR | Teachers Fight Back: BOOING EXPOSES A COWARDLY GOVERNORleave a comment »Illinois governor Pat Quinn canceled the traditional Democratic rally next week at the Illinois State Fair.  The governor gave some phony explanation to the press as to why he canceled the event.  We all know the real reason.  The governor was booed and harassed unmercifully at last year’s

by mike simpson / 21h 

Seattle Schools Community Forum Saturday Updates 8-10-13

Seattle Schools Community Forum:  Saturday UpdatesBig meteor shower this weekend (Perseid by name).   It has just turned cloudy here (and boy, what a lightening/thunderstorm last night) but if the clouds part.  From My Northwest:"If you watched for an hour in a typical Perseid shower, you'd probably see about 70 meteors, maybe a meteor per minute," says University of Washington astronomy professor

by mike simpson / 21h 

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Inflential Florida Schools Superintendent Calls For A “Decommission” of School Grade FormulaPosted on August 10, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisH/T to Gradebook for this Miami Herald story by Gustavo Solis:Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho lauded student achieve

by mike simpson / 21h 

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent “Involvement”

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent “Involvement”:  Sorry Again About The Multiple EmailsSorry again for the multiple emails. This post is a test one being sent out by Edublogs staff to confirm the problem has been fixed. It’s another example of why I recommend Edublogs so highly — their customer service is unmatchable!by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h Prezi: “Syracuse: A Citywide Education Exp

by mike simpson / 22h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-10-12 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New NY Scores Prompt Increased Interest in Opting Out of Next State TestsLong Island’s Newsday has a story about growing interest by parents in opting out of state testing. It says that the terrible scores will increase the number of parents who don’t let the schools test their children. William Johnson, the superintendent of Rockv

by mike simpson / 22h 

A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” Graphs | deutsch29

A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” Graphs | deutsch29: A Brief Tutorial on Reading “Miracle” GraphsAugust 10, 2013On August 8, 2013, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) founder and director Caroline Roemer Shirley sent out an email announcement regarding the supposed superiority of the state-run RSD charter schools over non-charters. She even states that her child will atten

by mike simpson / 22h 

8-10-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: New NY Scores Prompt Increased Interest in Opting Out of Next State TestsReblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog: Long Island's Newsday has a story about growing interest by parents in opting out of state testing. It says that the terrible scores will increase the number of parents who don't let the schools test their children. William Johnson, the superintendent of Ro

by mike simpson / 22h 

2nd Banana 8-10-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTHow closing schools hurts neighborhoodscoopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 10 hours agoHow closing schools hurts neighborhoods: How closing schools hurts neighborhoods Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 6, 2013 at 6:00 am 0 Comments More [image: (thenotebook.org)] (thenotebook.org) On Thursday, the Philadelphia school district’s governing bo

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Morning Wink 8-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYPerdido Street School 8-10-13Perdido Street School: TODAYAdd The SLO's And The City Tests To Next Year's Battery Of State TestsA parent made the following comment on the Newsday article about the Opt Out movement:My son gets almost 90's on every one of his "real" tests. He doesn't need to sit for 420 minutes of standardized testing in April, nor count

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