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8-18-13 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: Promoting good test taking? No I call it child abuse!Categories: Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: CMTEducation ReformMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorConnecticut Governor Malloy and his Com

by mike simpson / 6min 

8-18-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: interesting insights on how Brits react to uscan be read as a part of Ta-Ta, London. Hello, Awesome., written by Sarah Lyall, who spent 18 years in the UK as a correspondent of sorts for the New York Times. Several paragraphs jumped out at me: And so a country where even Conservatives are proud of the nationalized health service cannot comprehend a system that leaves tens

by mike simpson / 12min 

Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity Act | Justice For All

Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity Act | Justice For All: Progressive Talking Heads Not Talking About California School Success And Opportunity ActBy: Autumn Sandeen Friday August 16, 2013 9:20 am Tweet   It’s kind of sad, really. Progressive talking heads on cable television aren’t talking about Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) signing AB 1266, the School

by mike simpson / 16min 

8-18-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Howler Howls at Krugman and Press CorpsThis column comes quite close to being deceptive. As a matter of fact... it goes over that line....The breakdown of the mainstream press corps has been a giant problem for decades. Another huge problem: the way the guild will airbrush this problem away.  Daily Howler on Krugman column.I'm a Paul Krugman fan. It is the first thing I read in th

by mike simpson / 51min 

8-18-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Fran Lebowitz Nails Bloomberg's "Legacy"She says we are all paying for Bloomberg's height and how badly he was treated on the playground when he was a kid - the bullied boy grew up to be a bully who makes everyone pay for his past slights and humiliations.Here are some more of her remarks on Bloomberg: One of the worst things about Michael Bloomberg being the mayor is that b

by mike simpson / 55min 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-18-13 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 Attacks BeginBecause of my new book, which won’t be available until September 18, I fully expect the corporate reform attack machine to come after me. They have invested a lot of energy in charters, vouchers, merit pay, stripping teachers of tenure, collective bargaining rights, pensions, etc. despite the lack of any evidence t

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-18-13 Radical Scholarship

Radical Scholarship: The Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blogThe Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blogby P. L. Thomas / 40min Paul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blogPaul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blogby P. L. Thomas / 43min Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACEJust When Yo

by mike simpson / 1h 

Paperless Office, Paperless Toilet | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Paperless Office, Paperless Toilet | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Paperless Office, Paperless ToiletIn 1975, a Business Week article predicted that office of the future would be paperless. Hasn’t happened. According to the Environmental ProtectionAgency, each office worker produces about two pounds of paper waste every day. Even with ebooks, paperbacks and hardbound books a

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-18-13 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.: Logan Square Rally Today to Support Our Public Schools.Logan Square Rally to Support Our Public Schools Sunday, August 18 4:00 PM Logan Square Monument Milwaukee & Logan Join parents, students, educators, community organizations, activists, and local elected officials as we rally and call on Mayor

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-18-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the MediaYesterday, I shared an excellent collection of investigative journalism confronting the accountability machine in Florida (HERE and HERE), work from as far back as 1999 in the St. Petersburg Times and a recent article in the Miami Herald. Overnight, however, I was prompted to look at Peter Cunningham’s “Ravitch

by mike simpson / 1h 

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Beware of “Everyday Mathematics” | deutsch29

Beware of “Everyday Mathematics” | deutsch29: Beware of “Everyday Mathematics”August 17, 2013A week ago, I was contacted by a Louisiana parent whose child was subjected to a K – 6 math “curriculum” developed by the University of Chicago Mathematics project and published by McGraw Hill, Everyday Mathematics. Three editions of Everyday Mathematics have been released, the most recent in 2007.A major

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-17-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: short diaryJames Madison Barbara Mikulski Eddie Gaedel and Randy Newman was NOT being serious Peace. and Bermuda2 by rss@dailykos.com ... / 1h   teacherken at Daily Kosteacherken at Daily Kos: Jets versus Sharksmost of us of a certain age will immediately recognize those three words as a reference to West Side Story, a mid-20th century retelling of the Romeo and Juliet sag

by mike simpson / 10h 

What Is and Is Not Fair | Connected Principals

What Is and Is Not Fair | Connected Principals: What Is and Is Not FairAugust 18, 2013By sblankenshipThroughout my many conversations with teachers, I have heard time and time again how they feel bad for the rest of the class because they spend much time and energy on just a few disruptive students. These teachers are correct, it’s not fair.According to Michael Linsin, “When you attend to poorly b

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-17-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Failed Florida/Indiana state superintendent Tony Bennett recommends United Opt Out NationalChicago: Rahm sends police to protect crew sent to destroy historic community center... Rahm, Barbara Byrd Bennett order destruction of 'La Casita'Reports all day coming in from Substance on this open warfare by the ed deformer/neo-liberals on the community. You can follow events on the Subs

by mike simpson / 13h 

Nite Cap 8-17-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #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 CAPTODAYThe Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACEThe Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Mismeasure of EducationJULY 16, 2013 BY JIM HORN 9 COMMENTSLast updated July 27, 2013.  The book is now available at online

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The Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

The Mismeasure of Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Mismeasure of EducationJULY 16, 2013 BY JIM HORN 9 COMMENTSLast updated July 27, 2013.  The book is now available at online bookstores.  Amazon and Barnes & Noble  have it, but the best price is at the publisher, Information Age: $39.15.  Description below is from the publisher.From the publisher, Information Age:286 pages, w/i

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St. Marcus Marches to Demand Acquisition of Malcolm X Building From MPS | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

St. Marcus Marches to Demand Acquisition of Malcolm X Building From MPS | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: St. Marcus Marches to Demand Acquisition of Malcolm X Building From MPSFiled under: MPS Buildings,Privatization,Vouchers — millerlf @ 2:33 pm August 17:  35 staff, students and supporters from St. Marcus Lutheran School marched from their campus at 2251 North Palmer to the Malcolm

by mike simpson / 16h 

Statement from Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund to the SHU Isolation Unit Installation on the Capitol Steps in Sacramento | DailyCensored.com

Statement from Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund to the SHU Isolation Unit Installation on the Capitol Steps in Sacramento | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News: Statement from Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund to the SHU Isolation Unit Installation on the Capitol Steps in SacramentoBy Mike Holman,In solidarity with the SHU Isolation Unit Instal

by mike simpson / 16h 

8-17-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radicalThe Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 1h As “scary” as it gets, a blank parent report. #optoutSee how easy this is? No consequences, just a blank report. That’s all. So, parents, what are you waiting for? An invitation?by Chalk F

by mike simpson / 16h 

Diane in the Evening 8-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Alan Singer: What’s Missing from Common CoreAlan Singer of Hofstra University has written positively about the Common Core. But he realizes that something very important is missing from them: Any interest in education for democracy. The a core is heavily focused on skills, not content. The skills of citizenship are not among them.b

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Teachers For Social Justice: CPS has demolished Whittier Elementary's "La Casita" parent center and library

Teachers For Social Justice: CPS has demolished Whittier Elementary's "La Casita" parent center and library: CPS has demolished Whittier Elementary's "La Casita" parent center and libraryAUGUST 17, 2013 LEAVE A COMMENTURGENT:La Casita at Whittier school was demolished today around 9:30 am without notice or previous meeting with the community, as Alderman Solis and CPS promised. The construction cr

by mike simpson / 19h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: American Demolition at La Casita

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: American Demolition at La Casita: American Demolition at La CasitaAmerican Demolition -- What's in a name?Rahm always seems to high-tail it out of town whenever he's about to drop another bombshell on the community. That way he doesn't have to face the media the next day or be held accountable for his dirty deeds until things cool down. I guess that what he pays his

by mike simpson / 19h 

Communist China and Chicago Democrats bulldoze schools for private profit | Reclaim Reform

Communist China and Chicago Democrats bulldoze schools for private profit | Reclaim Reform: Communist China and Chicago Democrats bulldoze schools for private profitPosted on August 17, 2013by Ken PrevitiDemocratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is following the same thuggish cruelty as Communist China. Bulldozing a school and destroying a community, even though residents had recently received a writt

by mike simpson / 20h 

8-17-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

8-10-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutDaily Kos: La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By RahmDaily Kos: La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By Rahm (PICS): La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By Rahm (PICS)byHyde Park JohnnyFollow    Email  1 Comments / 1 NewLA CASITA IS NO MORE. By a little after ten o'clock in the morning, Board of Education contractors had lev

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Daily Kos: La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By Rahm

Daily Kos: La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By Rahm (PICS): La Casita Demolished Saturday Morning By Rahm (PICS)byHyde Park JohnnyFollow    Email  1 Comments / 1 NewLA CASITA IS NO MORE. By a little after ten o'clock in the morning, Board of Education contractors had leveled the library that had been created by the demands of a community that did not have one in a city where more than 150 of

by mike simpson / 21h 

Calif. Supplemental Ed. Providers Lose Under NCLB Waiver - Marketplace K-12 - Education Week

Calif. Supplemental Ed. Providers Lose Under NCLB Waiver - Marketplace K-12 - Education Week: Calif. Supplemental Ed. Providers Lose Under NCLB WaiverBy Michele Molnar on August 8, 2013 11:30 AM | No commentsDUH!Providers of supplemental education services in the Golden State had the ground shift beneath them this week when the U.S. Department of Education granted a No Child Left Behind Act waiver

by mike simpson / 21h 

Perdido Street School 8-17-13

Perdido Street School: What Happens After Parents Get Their Children's Common Core Test Scores?Two weeks ago, NYSED Commissioner John King And Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch gleefully released the scores on their vaunted new Common Core tests.They had been bragging for months that the scores would plummet and, sure enough, they did.That's what happens when you rig the cut results to show a 30% fa

by mike simpson / 21h 

Jersey Jazzman 8-17-13

Jersey Jazzman: Philly Burns; The Inquirer FiddlesPerhaps they haven't yet heard about this in the editorial offices of the Philadelphia Inquirer, but the city's schools are about to implode, thanks to Tea Partyin', constitution-shreddin', public-education-destroyin' wingnut Governor Tom Corbett and his fellow travelers in Harrisburg. While ignorant ideologues like Andy Smarick pretend that Philad

by mike simpson / 21h 

Do You Assume the Best? | Connected Principals

Do You Assume the Best? | Connected Principals: Do You Assume the Best?August 17, 2013By jdelpcc flickr photo by azjdYou must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions.  ~ Denis WaitleyAs a seventh grade science teacher, I spent time helping my students develop the ability to make accurate, and specific, observations.  We practiced this skill through a variety of activitie

by mike simpson / 21h 

2nd Banana 8-17-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #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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Neo liberalism and The Production of Living Knowledge - Online University of the Left

Neo liberalism and The Production of Living Knowledge - Online University of the Left: Neo liberalism and The Production of Living KnowledgePosted by carl4davidsonGigi Roggero: The Production of Living Knowledge: The Crisis of the University and the Transformation of Labor in Europe and North AmericaTranslated by Enda Brophy, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 2011. 194pp., $69.50 HB. ISBN 978

by mike simpson / 23h 

Tell Mayor Nutter not to let Gov. Corbett make Philly the next Detroit. Defend families, teachers, and public schools.Daily Kos Action

Daily Kos Action: Tell Mayor Nutter not to let Gov. Corbett make Philly the next Detroit. Defend families, teachers, and public schools.Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has two votes on the School Reform Commission—votes he hasn’t been using to defend Philadelphia’s public schools. He and Gov. Tom Corbett have failed Philadelphia students and families and now they are holding schools hostage for

by mike simpson / 23h 

What’s Good 4 the Goose… | EduShyster

What’s Good 4 the Goose… | EduShyster: What’s Good 4 the Goose…Should what’s good for the goose be good for the gander?Reader: it is one of the tragic ironicalisms of our time that the same education officials who are so eager to impose strict accountability measures on the teachers in their states are denied the experience of being held accountable themselves. In state after state, a persistent c

by mike simpson / 23h 

Philly School Board Staffing Moves Raise Ire of Teachers’ Union

Philly School Board Staffing Moves Raise Ire of Teachers’ Union « CBS Philly: Philly School Board Staffing Moves Raise Ire of Teachers’ Union(Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers express their anger during Thursday night’s School Reform Commission meeting. Credit: Mike DeNardo) By Mike DeNardoPHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia teachers’ union is mulling its legal options now that

by mike simpson / 23h 

Morning Wink 8-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: James Meredith: Public Schools Are Being “Destroyed by Greed, Fraud, and Lies”CIVIL RIGHTS HERO CALLS FOR EMERGENCY NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION   Just Awarded Harvard’s Hig

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