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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-31-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What in the World Were State Officials Thinking?Howard Schwach taught for more than 25 years, developed test items for the state, and worked on curriculum development for special education students. He recently reviewed sample items from New York’s Common Core tests and professed astonishment. He wrote: From the first moment that I

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8-31-13 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.: Corporate Ed Reform, Really ?Saturday coffee.  NY’s Bill de Blasio and his wife. Union support him. Except for the teachers union. After a day in which the temperature rose to the upper 90s, a summer storm full of thunder, lightening, wind and hail swept through Chicago early last night, sending poor

by mike simpson / 4min 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF MUST BACK NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS UNDER BILL

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF MUST BACK NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS UNDER BILL: SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF MUST BACK NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS UNDER BILLLAURA OLSON , ASSOCIATED PRESS/ AP CALIFORNIA STATE NEWS WIRE | HTTP://BIT.LY/1A8IAJWAug 30, 9:06 PM EDT  ::  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Legislation that cleared the state Assembly on Friday could make it harder to create charter s

by mike simpson / 16min 

8-31-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Another Day, Another Reformy Hypocrite: Camden EditionLeave it to Laura Waters to summarize the reformy defense of Camden's new, very young, very inexperienced state superintendent of schools, Paymon Rouhanifard: While Rouhanifard has many admirers in the world of public education, he has attracted critics who charge that he's inexperienced and too closely associated with charter s

by mike simpson / 18min 

Pull Up a Chair: Labor Day and Back to School | MyFDL

Pull Up a Chair: Labor Day and Back to School | MyFDL: Pull Up a Chair: Labor Day and Back to SchoolBy: Elliott Saturday August 31, 2013 3:51 am  Tweet  What’s everybody doing this weekend? Picnics? Rallies? Festivals? Community Days? Nothin’?I suppose the kids are already back to school, seems wrong starting in August, first day of school should be next Wednesday, demmit.On my first day of school

by mike simpson / 22min 

8-31-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos:  A new school year, one week inYesterday ended the first week with students at my new school.  On Monday we had only freshmen so they could begin to learn their way around the building, and on Tuesday the rest of our students (except for those whose families decided to take an extra week of summer) arrived.  Since our classes are 90 minutes, every other day on an A-Day / B

by mike simpson / 22min 

WHERE DO NYC’S TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS LIVE COMPARED WITH WHERE THEY WORK? Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: WHERE DO NYC’S TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS LIVE COMPARED WITH WHERE THEY WORK?Teachers67% of the 70,328 teachers live within the five boroughsTeachers in Queens and the Bronx are the most likely to live outside the five boroughs81% of Staten Island teachers live in the same borough as they work, as do 57% of Brooklyn teachers Principal

by mike simpson / 27min 

Dumb and Dumber | Bill Ayers

Dumb and Dumber | Bill Ayers: Dumb and Dumber“I don’t oppose all wars,” said State Senator Barack Obama from the speaker’s platform at an antiwar rally in downtown Chicago in October 2002. “What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.”Dumb and rash—that pretty much sums up the threatened US bombing of Syria.In this age of permanent war we’re once again treated to selecti

by mike simpson / 28min 

8-31-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Joe Lhota Shows Once Again Why He Will Not Be Mayor Of NYCThe Daily News has a story about two kittens on the B/Q train line who wandered onto the tracks and had to be saved.The subway lines were shut down in order to save the two male kittens.GOP mayoral candidate and former MTA chairman Joe Lhota said the subways should not have been shut down in order to save the kittens:

by mike simpson / 33min 

8-31-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Special Master Adamowski’s Failing Grade in WindhamAs if the term “Special Master” wasn’t bad enough, the fact that Steven Adamowski’s insulting, arrogant and undemocratic style is moving Windham Schools in the wrong direction makes the whole situation truly offense. In a very enlightening article in the Reminder News, reporter Melanie Savage provides a window in to the devastation tha

by mike simpson / 38min 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: The embrace of market models -- 'the new wisdom'

Schooling in the Ownership Society: The embrace of market models -- 'the new wisdom': The embrace of market models -- 'the new wisdom'The Washington Post's Valerie Strauss interviews Michael Katz and Mike Rose, editors of an important new book, Public Education Under Siege that's worth adding to your summer fall reading list. Q)  How did this set of beliefs take hold, even among some liberals who

by mike simpson / 41min 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 8-31-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYVideo: “The March”I’m adding this new PBS video, “The March,” to The Best Resources About The March On Washington:4 by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h Two Excellent Resources On SyriaHere are two new excellent additions to The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Syria: A Broader Look

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-31-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITLAUSD: STUDENTS CAN’T TAKE SCHOOL-ISSUED iPADS HOMEby Michael Linder KABC NEWS/TalkRadio 790 | http://bit.ly/1dsnyFZ As the LAUSD prepares to roll out its first batch of iPads to students in 47 schools — a new development. The school district now says kids will not be allowed to take those tablets home. KABC’s M

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 8-31-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsYESTERDAYBobby Jindal Has a Hissy Fit When Justice Department Defends Desegregation | Diane Ravitch’s blogLouisiana Governor Bobby Jindal went into a partisan rant before a far-right audience, complaining that the U.S. Department of Justice had sued to block the state’s voucher program. The legal action was taken to prevent vou

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This Week's Education Research Report 8-31-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTParent and Family Involvement in Education in 2011-12This report presents findings from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2012 (NHES:2012) from the National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences. The Parent and Family Involvem

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All Week 8-31-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERThe Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radicalThe Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 21h AUG 29B.S. On Your Collar (Says Your Argument’s Untrue): Another Common Core Lie ExposedFLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE AN S.O.B.: First, let me introduce my first po

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-31-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYAn Educator Awakens to the Grim Realities of LifeThis teacher left a powerful comment about how he became educated about real life by teaching. The myths he had learned in his youth fell away when confronted by the children whose lives are burdened by poverty. Please tweet this comment. It should go viral. Add your v

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Calitics California Politics Blog. California Progressive Blog. California weblog.

Calitics California Politics Blog. California Progressive Blog. California weblog.: A Labor Day Reflectionby: California Teachers AssociationFri Aug 30, 2013 at 12:51:07 PM PDBy CTA President Dean E. VogelLabor Day is the one day of the year when we celebrate the historical achievements of the labor movement and honor those who contributed to the social and economic achievement of workers and the

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A Broken Windows Approach To Education Reform - Forbes

A Broken Windows Approach To Education Reform - Forbes: Comment Now Follow CommentsNEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Freddy Walters watches a giant screen in Times Square as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech on August 28, 2013 in New York City. With the official ceremony in Washington D.C., a crowd gathered in Manhattan's Times S

by mike simpson / 13h 

Lawmakers Begin to Connect the Dots Between Gates and Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Lawmakers Begin to Connect the Dots Between Gates and Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Lawmakers Begin to Connect the Dots Between Gates and Common CoreBy Anthony Cody on August 30, 2013 7:49 PMCommon Core proponents are mounting a full court press in a belated recognition that their testing juggernaut is running into some serious obstacles around the country. Former TFA

by mike simpson / 14h 

Stay with Common Core: "We have it right. Please don't mess it... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Stay with Common Core: "We have it right. Please don't mess it... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Stay with Common Core: "We have it right. Please don't mess it up." Common Core Tests are Not Good for Children or Other Living Things - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Previous PostsBanning books: Are we still doing that? Why? August 30, 2013Should schools snoop on students' social media?A

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Nite Cap 8-30-13 #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 CAPTODAYWhat exactly will Common Core standards require in each grade? Handy parent guides spell it out | OregonLive.comWhat exactly will Common Core standards require in each grade? Handy parent guides spell it out | OregonLive.com: What exactly will Common

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What exactly will Common Core standards require in each grade? Handy parent guides spell it out | OregonLive.com

What exactly will Common Core standards require in each grade? Handy parent guides spell it out | OregonLive.com: What exactly will Common Core standards require in each grade? Handy parent guides spell it outView full sizeBrent Wojahn / The Oregonian / 2012The National PTA partnered with experts on the new Common Core State Standards that are being widely rolled out in Oregon schools this year to

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Two charter schools investigated for financial problems | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog

Two charter schools investigated for financial problems | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog: Two charter schools investigated for financial problemsFriday, August 30, 2013CommentsEmailPrint0In case you missed it, we’ve reported recently on two Houston charter schools that have landed in trouble with the Texas Education Agency over financial problems.• An investigation of the Juan B. Galaviz Charter Sch

by mike simpson / 15h 

Bobby Jindal Lashes Out at Eric Holder Over Voucher Suit, Asks If White House Is Incompetent Or Ideological

Bobby Jindal Lashes Out at Eric Holder Over Voucher Suit, Asks If White House Is Incompetent Or Ideological: Bobby Jindal Lashes Out at Eric Holder Over Voucher Suit, Asks If White House Is Incompetent Or IdeologicalPosted: 08/30/2013 6:09 pm EDT  |  Updated: 08/30/2013 6:24 pm EDTLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is steamed.Earlier this week the state was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice ove

by mike simpson / 15h 

Obama Wants To Fix Education Crisis -- Then Get Out Of The Way - Forbes

Obama Wants To Fix Education Crisis -- Then Get Out Of The Way - Forbes: Comment Now Follow CommentsLast week, President Obama added lowering college tuition fees and raising the quality of education to his administration’s agenda. The president rightly lamented the rising costs of tuition in this country, which have ballooned over1,100 percent in the last thirty years — with no abatement in sight

by mike simpson / 16h 

Shock Doctrine USA: The Urban School Privatization Script-Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, Newark, Milwaukee, Detroit, New York, California, etc. | Reclaim Reform

Shock Doctrine USA: The Urban School Privatization Script-Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, Newark, Milwaukee, Detroit, New York, California, etc. | Reclaim Reform: Shock Doctrine USA: The Urban School Privatization Script-Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago, Newark, Milwaukee, Detroit, New York, California, etc.Posted on August 30, 2013by Ken PrevitiYour child is being used and abused daily. Pub

by mike simpson / 16h 

8-30-13 Jersey Jazzman: When Will the Charter Industry Finally Be Honest?

Jersey Jazzman: When Will the Charter Industry Finally Be Honest?: When Will the Charter Industry Finally Be Honest?If you're shocked by this, you haven't been paying attention: The parent of a special education kindergarten pupil at the Upper West Side Success Academy charter school secretly tape recorded meetings in which school administrators pressed her to transfer her son back into the public

by mike simpson / 17h 

What Can Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach Us About Our Education System? | Diane Ravitch

What Can Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach Us About Our Education System? | Diane Ravitch: What Can Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach Us About Our Education System?I received a note from an outstanding superintendent in a fine suburban district in New York, someone I greatly admire. He is experienced and wise. He has the support of parents, staff, and community. He runs one of the state's best school dist

by mike simpson / 18h 

Statement on Study of QEIA Impact - Year 2013

Statement on Study of QEIA Impact - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Issues Statement on Study of QEIA ImpactSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today after new research was released quantifying the positive impacts of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006.As a legislator, Torlakson authored QEIA to implemen

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8-30-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: WHY De Blasio? Make Evil Eva Moskowitz Pay the Damn RentThat's enough for me to vote for him. Do I actually think de Blasio will deliver on his promise to make charters pay rent? Slim to none. I don't see the charter lobby sweating much over his rise in the polls. I wonder if some secret message with a wink has been sent. Fact is I don't trust any politician and I think we will be

by mike simpson / 18h 

Diane in the Evening 8-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Cuomo Wants “Death Penalty” for “Failing Schools”New York Governor Cuomo wants a “death penalty” for “failing schools,” He was referring to the public schools of Buffalo, which is one of the state’s poorest districts. He threatened state takeover, mayoral control, or charters. None of his remedies has ever succeeded. But they will

by mike simpson / 18h 

Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply — Whole Child Education

Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEmpathy: The Most Important Back-to-School SupplyAugust 30, 2013 by Start EmpathyPost written by Homa Tavangar, author of Growing Up Global and a contributor to Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative, a whole child partner organization. Originally published for Edutopia's back-to-school blog series.My most im

by mike simpson / 18h 

8-30-13 Wait What? Malloy/Pryor’s “School Turnaround Office” loses another “major player.”

Wait What?: Malloy/Pryor’s “School Turnaround Office” loses another “major player.”As criticism builds about Governor Malloy, Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and the State Department of Education’s “School Turnaround Office,” the latest word is that Gabrielle Ramos, the Broad Foundation Fellow hired by Steven Pryor to help lead the turnaround operation, is leaving the State Department of Ed

by mike simpson / 20h 

Connected, Semi-Connected, and Unconnected Educators | My Island View

Connected, Semi-Connected, and Unconnected Educators | My Island View: Connected, Semi-Connected, and Unconnected EducatorsAugust 30, 2013 by tomwhitbySocial media has had an effect on almost every aspect of life in America. Like it or not, use it or not, agree with it or not, social media has changed the way we live our lives in America no matter what the generation is in which we reside. There a

by mike simpson / 20h 

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.: Lean on me.  Dan Kleinman is a Chicago activist and member of the Senn High School Local School Council. He posted this to his blog and asked me for a comment on his Facebook page. Dear Dan, I remember the movie Lean on Me with the wonderful Morgan Freeman. I remember hating it. The image of a tough-l

by mike simpson / 21h 

8-30-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radicalThe Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 27min 8-29-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk FaceSCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Memphis Commercial Appeal Ignores Cuts to Worker Salaries/Benefits to Pay for Charter School Empire and Other CorpEd PrioritiesPolicy elites of Shelby Coun

by mike simpson / 22h 

What would Michelle Obama think about this?

What would Michelle Obama think about this?: What would Michelle Obama think about this?By Valerie Strauss, Published: August 30 at 12:02 pmE-mail the writerMichelle Obama has advocated for more physical activity in schools. (By Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)You’ve got to wonder about a school system that institutes a new requirement that violates its own wellness policy.That’s just what happened in th

by mike simpson / 22h 

El Paso Times: TEA hasn’t policed cheating on TAKS or STAAR | Education Blog

El Paso Times: TEA hasn’t policed cheating on TAKS or STAAR | Education Blog: El Paso Times: TEA hasn’t policed cheating on TAKS or STAARBy Jeffrey WeissJWeiss@dallasnews.com8:56 am on August 30, 2013 | Permalink110The El Paso Times uncovered a pervasive cheating scandal in 2010 in the El Paso school district. The scandal led eventually to the state taking over the district to clean up the mess. S

by mike simpson / 23h 

8-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadWant to see something pretty unpleasant?  Here's one charter school and their answer to how to encourage kids to get to college.From The Guardian:  are American universities turning away from "classic" books?Last year, 309 colleges made such assignments. It's a great tradition, but something curious has happened since my days as a college student.

by mike simpson / 23h 

Cali Education Headlines Friday, August 30, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Federal education law traps schools in spiral of failure | EdSource TodayEducation HeadlinesFriday, August 30, 2013Camarillo annexes 28-acre site for new high schoolThe Camarillo City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the annexation and zoning change for a 28-acre site for a new high school and performing arts center.Grants help Stock

by mike simpson / 23h 

The Unintended Consequences of Integration

The Unintended Consequences of Integration: The Unintended Consequences of IntegrationB.R.O: BLACK NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE Blacks lost their identity through integration, suggest Activists Who Marched with King in ’63.http://techbookonline.com/news.htmlPhiladelphia’s Mayor Michael A. Nutter takes a class photo at a well integrated South Philadelphia Middle School. READ: Negro Mayor Hushes as Uncle Tom

by mike simpson / 23h 

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical: The Lingering Legacy of SegregationPosted on August 30, 2013 by plthomaseddAs we approach 60 years since U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and stand in the wake of a 50-year anniversary of the March on Washington, Richard Rothstein details:Today, many black children still attend schools in racially and economi

by mike simpson / 23h 

How much ‘value’ can teachers really add to student achievement?

How much ‘value’ can teachers really add to student achievement?: How much ‘value’ can teachers really add to student achievement?By Valerie Strauss, Published: August 30 at 10:30 amE-mail the writerChris Gilbert teaches English at a high school and community college in North Carolina. His work has written for the English Journal of the National Council of Teachers of English, the Language Experie

by mike simpson / 23h 

Morning Wink 8-30-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYCharter schools are recruiting young teachers. They should hire parents instead. - Slate MagazineCharter schools are recruiting young teachers. They should hire parents instead. - Slate Magazine: Parents Make Better TeachersCharter schools are hiring young educators who only stick around for a few years. Bad move.By Sara Mosle|Posted Friday, Aug. 30,

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