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What David Sirota Gets Wrong About Martin Luther King |

What David Sirota Gets Wrong About Martin Luther King |: What David Sirota Gets Wrong About Martin Luther KingAugust 24, 2013 in StudentsEarlier today, as the 50th anniversary March on Washington got underway, writer David Sirota tweeted the following:This is a premise that Sirota has indulged frequently in recent months — that his own criticism of Obama’s foreign policy is in the tradition of Mar

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Before the days of Reading First, and NCLB, and all the fraudulent “reforms” th... Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive

Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive: Before the days of Reading First, and NCLB, and all the fraudulent “reforms” th... Before the days of Reading First, and NCLB, and all the fraudulent “reforms” that came to education, you had initiatives for site-based decision making and having more democratic input from stakeholders (parents, teachers, etc.) These came because of initiatives started by our

by mike simpson / 8min 

One Teacher's Perspective: Embrace Yesterday and Today for Tomorrow

One Teacher's Perspective: Embrace Yesterday and Today for Tomorrow: Embrace Yesterday and Today for TomorrowMonday I “officially” report for my 11th year of teaching in Janesville’s public schools. This year, however, will be my first season of servicing Janesville without a negotiated contract between the district and my teachers union.Janesville’s teachers union is one of the last holdouts in W

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NYC Public School Parents: Your child's state test scores are now posted; read this advice first from Tory Frye

NYC Public School Parents: Your child's state test scores are now posted; read this advice first from Tory Frye: Your child's state test scores are now posted; read this advice first from Tory FryeDear Parents and Guardians,Your child's scores are now available on ARIS Parent Link.  For what it is worth, there are a few things that I think we should all do:1) Ignore the test results and do not tel

by mike simpson / 12min 

Lillian Weber | Deborah Meier on Education

Lillian Weber | Deborah Meier on Education: Lillian WeberPosted on August 24, 2013 by debmeierDear readers,Thanks to Julie Diamond (who, she reminded me, was my grandson’s kindergarten teacher), I have a copy again of The English Infant School and Informal Eduction by Lillian Weber, published 42 years ago!  Teachers and parents of young children should figure out how to get hold of it and pour ove

by mike simpson / 19min 

8-24-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAYDespite ‘Enormous Strides,’ Minorities Still Face Barriers, President Says - NYTimes.comDespite ‘Enormous Strides,’ Minorities Still Face Barriers, President Says - NYTimes.com: Christopher Gregory/The New York TimesObama on Equal Access to College: At a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, the president was asked how his plan

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Despite ‘Enormous Strides,’ Minorities Still Face Barriers, President Says - NYTimes.com

Despite ‘Enormous Strides,’ Minorities Still Face Barriers, President Says - NYTimes.com: Christopher Gregory/The New York TimesObama on Equal Access to College: At a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, the president was asked how his plan will ensure that underrepresented groups will be able to have access to higher education.By JON HURDLE and PETER BAKERPublished: August 23, 2013SCRANTON

by mike simpson / 4h 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: PARENTS: Tips for a Successful School Year!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: PARENTS: Tips for a Successful School Year!: PARENTS: Tips for a Successful School Year!The other day as I was listening to the Tom Joyner Show, Jeff Johnson came on and shared, "Be a Role Model: 4 Back to School Steps for Parents".Somewhere along the way, we have given parents a free pass. Somewhere along the way, many, not all, of our parents have fallen off th

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Diane in the Evening 8-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Virginia School Boards Fight State TakeoversIt is a curious fact that there has never been a successful,state takeover of a local school district. Correct me if I am wrong. Maybe there is one somewhere but I don’t know of any. Pennsylvania took control of Philadelphia in 2001, and Philadelphia is near bankruptcy. New York took cont

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Japan turns up pressure on pro-Pyongyang schools - SFGate

Japan turns up pressure on pro-Pyongyang schools - SFGate: Japan turns up pressure on pro-Pyongyang schoolsBy ERIC TALMADGE, Associated PressUpdated 7:35 am, Saturday, August 24, 20131 of 7VIEW: LARGER | HIDEIn this Saturday, June 1, 2013 photo, high school students attend a class at a North Korean school in Toyohashi, near Nagoya, central Japan. Japan’s government is moving to ostracize the schoo

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Hey Did I mention that Diane Ravitch has a new book coming out on September 17?

REIGN OF ERROR. An incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools.REIGN OF ERROR COMING SOON (CLICK PICTURE)Diane Ravitch's Newest - Pre-order Price Guarantee!

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Federal Government to have Access to your Child’s Data via Common Core Assessments | Truth in American Education

Federal Government to have Access to your Child’s Data via Common Core Assessments | Truth in American Education: Federal Government to have Access to your Child’s Data via Common Core AssessmentsThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) assessments will provide the federal government access to information about your child. Yes, that is right. And you were never asked as a parent if this is okay with

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Thirteen Great Lines That Were Cut From John Lewis’ Speech to the March on Washington |

Thirteen Great Lines That Were Cut From John Lewis’ Speech to the March on Washington |: Thirteen Great Lines That Were Cut From John Lewis’ Speech to the March on WashingtonAugust 24, 2013 in StudentsThis week, as we all know by now, is the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream” speech that day, but he was only one speake

by mike simpson / 7h 

2nd Banana 8-24-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTPCSGP Regional Assignments - Administration & SupportPCSGP Regional Assignments - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): PCSGP Regional AssignmentsRegional Assignments for Education Programs Consultants for Public Charter School Grant Program subgrantees, with contact information. Charter Schools Division - (CA Dept of Ed

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8-24-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: What We Would Like Teachers to be Doingby Melissa Westbrook / 51min YESTERDAYQuick Updates as We Head into the WeekendOne update, from KUOW, is that the contract negotiations between the district and the union have hit an impasse.  The district has indicated they have given all they can.What are the issues?The SEA and the district are at odds over several issues. T

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8-24-13 Missouri Education Watchdog

Missouri Education Watchdog: No Federal Role In Education? Really?Government officials like to promise the voters everything because it looks good on paper and sounds good around election time. But are these guys ever going to think about the logistics of how these promises would have to be handled to come true? If you listen to what Charlie Rangle and President Obama said this week regarding educ

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8-24-13 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.: Saturday coffee.    Martin Luther King, James Baldwin and my dad at a fundraiser in LA for the Southern Civil Rights Movement, around 1965. My dad is the guy sitting while James Baldwin is intro ducing Dr. King from the microphone. Somebody went to find a clothes hangar  and some aluminum foil to try

by mike simpson / 9h 

8-24-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Susan Ohanian: Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire! War on the New York Times Embrace of the Common CoreOHANIAN: Choose the best answer:The New York Times education coverage proves once again that  Cherry-picking is a) the last refuge of scoundrels b) the last refuge of the lazy c) a) and b) We must hold the press as accountable for bad reporting as they want teachers to be held accountable

by mike simpson / 9h 

Charter schools' state report cards: Failing - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

Charter schools' state report cards: Failing - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com: Charter schools' state report cards: FailingOf the 40 letter grades awarded to local charter schools on the new state report cards, more than half were F’s.Area charter schools received mostly failing grades in student achievement, graduation rates and academic progress on the 2012-13 state report cards released Thursday.Sc

by mike simpson / 9h 

Morning Wink 8-24-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-24-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Biggest Fallacy of the Common Core Standards: No EvidenceLately, I have noticed that defenders of the Common Core are smearing critics as Tea Party fanatics and extremists. That is what

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-24-13 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 Biggest Fallacy of the Common Core Standards: No EvidenceLately, I have noticed that defenders of the Common Core are smearing critics as Tea Party fanatics and extremists. That is what Arne Duncan said to the nation’s newspaper editors last month, when he claimed that opponents of the Common Core are members of “fringe groups,

by mike simpson / 9h 

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle Class | The White House

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle Class | The White House: WEEKLY ADDRESS: Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle ClassWASHINGTON, DC— In his weekly address, President Obama noted that while college education has never been more important, it has also never been more expensive.  That’s why the President proposed major new reforms to make college

by mike simpson / 10h 

Data Drunk — Let’s Take the Ass Out of Assessment | toteachornototeach

Data Drunk — Let’s Take the Ass Out of Assessment | toteachornototeach: Data Drunk — Let’s Take the Ass Out of Assessmentby Larry StraussTruth — or the passionate pursuit of truth — should always be a guiding principle in the educating of our children. So we ought never delude ourselves about whether we are effectively teaching our students.Without some means of measurement, a belief in our effect

by mike simpson / 10h 

Back to school: “This isn’t reform. This is destruction.” | Parents United for Public Education

Back to school: “This isn’t reform. This is destruction.” | Parents United for Public Education: Back to school: “This isn’t reform. This is destruction.”Posted on August 23, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a comment(Photo: Emma Lee for Newsworks)Emani Edwards, 9, and Khyair Goodwin, 7, rally at City Hall for Philly schools.Listening to Superintendent William Hite on “Radio Times” was a harsh wake up call

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-24-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: Saturday morning - another reflection on teachingwhich may seem a little premature.  After all, I do not see students until next week.  This was teacher planning week, full of meetings, setting up the classroom, making copies, and even planning. I am back in my role as a classroom teacher. I will have 6 classes, each of which will meet alternate days for 90 minutes, a new

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-24-13 Get Schooled | www.ajc.com Obama: 'Higher education cannot be a luxury."

Obama: 'Higher education cannot be a luxury." | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Obama: 'Higher education cannot be a luxury."  COMMENT(15) 0 2 0 2President Barack Obama speaks about affordable college education during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in Vestal, N.Y. Obama is on a the second day of his two-day bus tour in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-24-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: It's Time For Bill Gates To Get Out Of His Public Education Malanthropy Work And Go Save MicrosoftMicrosoft is a disaster.CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement on Friday, though it seems he was pushed from the company for his many failures:The company portrayed the departure as voluntary, but it comes amid rising complaints among investors and a month after a disappoint

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-24-13 Radical Scholarship

Radical Scholarship: Why Critique the Druid Hills Charter Cluster in DeKalb County, GeorgiaWhy Critique the Druid Hills Charter Cluster in DeKalb County, Georgia1 by P. L. Thomas / 3h YESTERDAYPassive Radicals: The Manufactured Myth — Writers on Writing — MediumPassive Radicals: The Manufactured Myth — Writers on Writing — Medium1 by P. L. Thomas / 19h What We Know NowWhat We Know Now (and How It

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 8-24-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYSorry 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 / 13

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-17-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITLAUSD CHARGED WITH VIOLATING UNION CONTRACT IN TEACHER EVALUATION + smf’s 2¢By Barbara Jones, Los Angeles Daily News  | http://bit.ly/13XkEAL 8/22/13, 9:05 PM PDT  ::  Los Angeles Unified’s teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school district, saying administrators failed to negot

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 8-24-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsChancellor Tisch Promises Higher Test Scores Next Year | Diane Ravitch’s blogThe head of Néw York state’s Board of Regents Merryl Tisch says everyone should calm down about the collapse of test scores across the state. Next year, she promised, the scores will go up. You can count on that, because the state commissioner can lowe

by mike simpson / 10h 

This Week's Education Research Report 8-24-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTSingle-sex classes & student outcomes: Evidence from North CarolinaThe effects of single-sex education are hotly contested, both in academic and policy circles. Despite this heated debate, there exists little credible empirical evidence of the effect of a U.S. public school's decision to offer single-sex classrooms on the educationa

by mike simpson / 10h 

All Week 8-24-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERWe Were Doing Just Fine, ThanksThe following is an excerpt from my latest book, Uncommon: The Grassroots Movement to Save Our Children and Their Schools. Before NCLB (and even during those years, for some), public education was moving along quite well in many places under locally controlled entities, such

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-24-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGChicago Parents Say: Follow the MoneyChicago Public Schools say they are out of money, but look where they are spending money freely. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Representatives available for print or broadcast media interviews Contact: Amy Smolensky, 312-485-0053 Parent Group, Raise Your Hand Blasts CPS for Budget Priorities

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YESTERDAY

Discipline and Punish | Bill Ayers

Discipline and Punish | Bill Ayers: Discipline and PunishMichel Foucault, the French philosopher and historian, analyzes a novel kind of disciplinary power that was implemented in the 17th century to combat the plague, a new threat that was lethal, invisible, and highly contagious. The innovative approach not only isolated a town or village in which an outbreak had occurred, it also brought a grou

by mike simpson / 21h 

Choosing Democracy: Join the March on Washington

Choosing Democracy: Join the March on Washington: Join the March on Washington“You can’t talk about ending the slums without first saying profit must be taken out of the slums. . . . There must be a better distribution of wealth . . . and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.”-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speech to the SCLC staff, Frogmore, S.C., November 14, 1966    Democratic soc

by mike simpson / 21h 

Friday Nite Special 8-23-13 Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

Friday Nite Special 8-23-13 Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAY8-23-13 Wait What? Malloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schoolsWait What?: Malloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schoolsMalloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schools (CT Mirror 8-23-2013) Wait, What?

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8-23-13 Wait What? Malloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schools

Wait What?: Malloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schoolsMalloy balks at efforts to require the state to further desegregate Hartford’s schools (CT Mirror 8-23-2013) Wait, What? “Gov. Dannel P. Malloy drew a line in the sand on what he is willing to agree to.” Wait, what?? Malloy says…“Let me be very clear, I don’t think failing to reach a standard is a rea

by mike simpson / 22h 

IS PRIVATIZATION WORKING FOR YOU? Mapped: Every Protest on the Planet Since 1979 - By J. Dana Stuster | Foreign Policy

Mapped: Every Protest on the Planet Since 1979 - By J. Dana Stuster | Foreign Policy: Mapped: Every Protest on the Planet Since 1979From Cairo to Wall Street to the West Bank, plotting a world of upheaval.BY J. DANA STUSTER | AUGUST 22, 2013This is what data from a world in turmoil looks like. The Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) tracks news reports and codes them for 58 field

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Remarks by the President and the Vice President on College Affordability | The White House

Remarks by the President and the Vice President on College Affordability | The White House: Remarks by the President and the Vice President on College AffordabilityLackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania4:42 P.M. EDTTHE VICE PRESIDENT:  Urica, thank you very much for that introduction. Hello, Scranton!  (Applause.)  I tell you, it’s good to be home.  I left you a long time ago, but as a lot of my

by mike simpson / 23h 

NYC Educator: The Campbell Brown Show

NYC Educator: The Campbell Brown Show: The Campbell Brown ShowSome people simply call this place earth, but for legal expert Campbell Brown, it's a forum for her to shock us with her spectacular and lurid accusations. There are 128 teachers who were accused of some sort of sexual offense. Why can't Walcott fire them? The short answer, of course, is that arbitrators, chosen jointly by UFT and DOE,

by mike simpson / 23h 

SBE Agenda for September 2013 - State Board of Education

SBE Agenda for September 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for September 2013Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on September 4, 2013.State Board MembersMichael W. Kirst, PresidentIlene W. Straus, Vice PresidentSue BurrCarl CohnBruce HoladayAida MolinaPatricia A. RuckerNiki SandovalTrish WilliamsJesse Zhang, Student MemberVacancySecreta

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4LAKids - LAUSD CHARGED WITH VIOLATING UNION CONTRACT IN TEACHER EVALUATION + smf’s 2¢

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD CHARGED WITH VIOLATING UNION CONTRACT IN TEACHER EVALUATION + smf’s 2¢: LAUSD CHARGED WITH VIOLATING UNION CONTRACT IN TEACHER EVALUATION + smf’s 2¢BY BARBARA JONES, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS  | HTTP://BIT.LY/13XKEAL8/22/13, 9:05 PM PDT  ::  Los Angeles Unified’s teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school district, sa

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California Educators, Events to Honor 50th Anniversary of March on Washington - California Teachers Association

California Educators, Events to Honor 50th Anniversary of March on Washington - California Teachers Association: California Educators, Events to Honor 50th Anniversary of March on WashingtonNOTE TO MEDIA ON INTERVIEWS: To arrange interviews with a few Bay Area teachers who were at the historic march in 1963, contact Mike Myslinski at CTA at 408-921-5769.BURLINGAME – California educators, labor and

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Nite Cap 8-23-13 #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 school with no name. The child with no name. | Reclaim ReformThe school with no name. The child with no name. | Reclaim Reform: ← Fifty Shades of Ravitch: A Book ReviewThe school with no name. The child with no name.Posted on August 23, 2013by Ken

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