Nite Cap 8-29-13 #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."

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National expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education Conference | Online Athens

National expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education Conference | Online Athens: National expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education ConferenceBy UGA NEWS SERVICEpublished Wednesday, August 28, 2013Larry Cuban, a professor emeritus of education at Stanford University and a national expert on teaching and school reform, will be the keynote speaker at the University of

by mike simpson / 32min 

Report: Public schools more segregated now than 40 years ago

Report: Public schools more segregated now than 40 years ago: Report: Public schools more segregated now than 40 years agoBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 29 at 3:49 pmE-mail the writerToday, African American students are more isolated than they were 40 years ago, while most education policymakers and reformers have abandoned integration as a cause.That reality is explained in a new report ca

by mike simpson / 1h 

Diane in the Evening 8-29-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Our Thoroughly Insane Teacher Evaluation SystemThis is a letter from Arthur Goldstein to his colleagues at Francis Lewis High School in Queens, New York. Arthur is chapter chair of his school, where he teaches English language learners. He also had a terrific blog called NYC Educator. This is what he told the staff about the new te

by mike simpson / 2h 

NYC Educator: Chapter Leader Addresses Measures of Student Learning

NYC Educator: Chapter Leader Addresses Measures of Student Learning: Chapter Leader Addresses Measures of Student Learning-->Dear colleagues:Today our Measures of Student Learning Committee met to decide precisely how thoroughly invalid junk science measures will be used to rate teachers in our school. We had several choices. We based our choices on the information available to us, which was very

by mike simpson / 2h 

Lessons from L.A. | Scholastic.com

Lessons from L.A. | Scholastic.com: Lessons from L.A.What can school boards learn from the election upsets in the City of Angels?By Alexander Russo | Winter 2013PRINTEMAILEducation has always been political, and bipartisanship has often been superficial. But education has become more explicitly political in recent years. Battles that were once limited to partisan debates between liberals and conse

by mike simpson / 3h 

CAHSEE and APR Results - Year 2013

CAHSEE and APR Results - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reports ImprovedResults on High School Exit ExamAccountability Results Show Majority of California Schools Meet or Exceed State TargetSACRAMENTO—Students in the class of 2013 passed California's High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) at the highest rate since the test was made a graduation requirement, with 95.5

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Charter operator owed its schools millions, but no one's checking its books :: News :: Philadelphia City Paper

Charter operator owed its schools millions, but no one's checking its books :: News :: Philadelphia City Paper: Charter operator owed its schools millions, but no one's checking its booksBy Daniel Denvir Published: 08/29/2013 | 3 Comments Postedjessica kourkounisEXTRA CREDIT: Aspira Inc. of Pennsylvania, headquartered on North Fifth Street, owed its publicly funded charter schools $3.3 million, ac

by mike simpson / 4h 

Continuing the fight for education in the South The Ed Show — MSNBC

Shows The Ed Show — MSNBC: Continuing the fight for education in the South

by mike simpson / 5h 

Mother claims district offered family thousands to keep autistic son out of school | news10.net

Mother claims district offered family thousands to keep autistic son out of school | news10.net: Mother claims district offered family thousands to keep autistic son out of school

by mike simpson / 6h 

8-29-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Think Bridgeport’s TFA issue is bad, try Windham’sAs reported yesterday and reprinted in today’s Washington Post, thanks to a deal between Paul Vallas and Nate Snow, the Executive Director for the Connecticut Chapter of Teach for America, Bridgeport hired another 31 TFA recruits this week.  The contract Vallas signed last spring committed the City of Bridgeport to hire 125 mostly out-o

by mike simpson / 6h 

September Strategies to Foster a Successful Classroom Community — Whole Child Education

September Strategies to Foster a Successful Classroom Community — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGSeptember Strategies to Foster a Successful Classroom CommunityAugust 29, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written byRachel LissyAs a professional development trainer with Ramapo for Children, an organization that provides youth programming and adult training for special needs students

by mike simpson / 6h 

8-29-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Marni Campbell Leaving Seattle SchoolsMarni Campbell, Executive Director for the NW, is leaving to become the Executive Director of Instruction and Innovation in Highline School District for Susan Enfield.  (Oddly, the notice of her hiring just calls her "Executive Director of Schools" which sounds like a far larger post than for just a region.  Probably an oversig

by mike simpson / 6h 

Morning Read: School CA Schools Moving Toward Segregation - LA School Report

Morning Read: School CA Schools Moving Toward Segregation - LA School Report:Post navigationPost navigationMorning Read: School CA Schools Moving Toward SegregationPosted on August 29, 2013 by LA School ReportPosted on August 29, 2013 by LA School ReportIn shadow of March on DC, schools increasingly segregated in CaliforniaFifty years after the March on Washington, a major challenge facing Califor

by mike simpson / 6h 

Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: New LAUSD technology panel tackles details of iPad projectEducation HeadlinesThursday, August 29, 2013Stockton USD pays $65,000 over Amato aide firing disputeAvoiding the potential six-figure cost of going to trial, Stockton Unified has agreed to pay $65,000 to Matt George to settle a lawsuit filed in 2012 by the former second-in-command to c

by mike simpson / 6h 

8-29-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Urban Ed Blog Takes Shot at Peter Cunningham....people on the other side will respond with public jeers and snickers and will invoke the children in order to marginalize these very real concerns and discredit the people who express them. This is how their kind always responds to criticism and dissent. ... Urban EdOur pal at Urban Education exposes Peter Cunningham, who used to wor

by mike simpson / 6h 

The Philadelphia School Crush Saga

The Philadelphia School Crush Saga « City School Stories: The Philadelphia School Crush Saga A Teacher’s Point of ViewNotes from the FieldSubmitted by Joy of TeachingOver the summer I spent time in doctor’s waiting rooms  and began playing the online game sensation “Candy Crush Saga” to whittle away the time.  The game is based upon matching three similar colored candy pieces to reach certain goal

by mike simpson / 6h 

Uncommon Sense to the Core | Lily's Blackboard

Uncommon Sense to the Core | Lily's Blackboard: Uncommon Sense to the CoreAug 29th, 2013 by Lily.I was talking to my neighbor the other day. On the front stoop, she introduced me to her friend who was visiting – a middle-school librarian from Maryland.I told her I worked with the NEA, and we talked a little shop. I asked, “So what are you doing to get ready for the school year.” She said, “Well, m

by mike simpson / 6h 

NYC Public School Parents: Please contribute to help the final orphaned class at Christopher Columbus HS

NYC Public School Parents: Please contribute to help the final orphaned class at Christopher Columbus HS: Please contribute to help the final orphaned class at Christopher Columbus HScredit: GothamSchoolsHere is the somber request by an alumnae of Columbus HS in the Bronx to help students in the last graduating class at that school, being phased out by the DOE, receive college counseling and other

by mike simpson / 7h 

A Point/Counterpoint Approach to Common Core Communication | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

A Point/Counterpoint Approach to Common Core Communication | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: A Point/Counterpoint Approach to Common Core CommunicationBy National School Public Relations Association on August 29, 2013By Jim Dunn, APR, Past President of the National School Public Relations Association(NSPRA)/Current Communication ConsultantThe battle lines seem to be drawn conc

by mike simpson / 7h 

Morning Wink 8-28-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAY8-29-13 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 County are in search for more tax money for corporate welfare education projects.   For pre-K, there is a plan to increase the bur

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8-29-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face

SCHOOLS 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 County are in search for more tax money for corporate welfare education projects.   For pre-K, there is a plan to increase the burden on the poor, who now pay almost 10 percent in local and state sales tax, which inc

by mike simpson / 8h 

The Educated Reporter: Student Absenteeism: Turning More Eyes Toward Empty Desks

The Educated Reporter: Student Absenteeism: Turning More Eyes Toward Empty Desks: Student Absenteeism: Turning More Eyes Toward Empty DesksThere's a truism in education circles: Kids can't learn if they're not in class. But the problem of absenteeism – particularly when it’s chronic – is one that experts say is too often missing from the debate over how to boost student achievement and turn around

by mike simpson / 8h 

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical: First, Do No Harm: That Includes the MediaPosted on August 29, 2013 by plthomaseddPublic education in the U.S. suffers under a powerful intersection of politics, the media, and the public. As I have too often documented, misinformation tends to be reinforced among all three of these forces.The role of media, as Alfie Kohn has exami

by mike simpson / 8h 

8-29-13 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.: Illinois House pension bombers? Primary them! Will Guzzardi for State Rep.  Will Guzzardi. Will Guzzardi announced today that he is running for State Representative from my district. The incumbent is Toni Berrios. She is the daughter of the corrupt boss of the Cook County Democratic Party, Joe Berrios

by mike simpson / 8h 

The Gates Money and Common Core | Truth in American Education

The Gates Money and Common Core | Truth in American Education: The Gates Money and Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 29, 2013 • 0 CommentsMercedes Schneider has a fabulous audit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spending on Common Core.  In particular I want to highlight money spent on advocacy and advancing the Common Core.Let us now consider ma

by mike simpson / 8h 

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teenager Expresses Her Thoughts about Common Core through Art and Language.

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teenager Expresses Her Thoughts about Common Core through Art and Language.: Teenager Expresses Her Thoughts about Common Core through Art and Language.Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookDon't get caught in the riptide of bad education reform.  Get out of that school of fish!A 13-year old girl drew this poster about her feelings on Common Core and is r

by mike simpson / 10h 

Obama’s Jim Crow Education System | FrontPage Magazine

Obama’s Jim Crow Education System | FrontPage Magazine: Obama’s Jim Crow Education SystemAugust 29, 2013 By Arnold Ahlert 4 Comments 13 Print This PostIn his speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s march on Washington, President Obama hypocritically bemoaned the current state of education, saying that many Americans face a “fortress of substandard schools and diminish

by mike simpson / 10h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-29-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Do Civil Rights Groups Want More High-Stakes Testing?A group called the Campaign for High School Equity made news the other day when it criticized Arne Duncan’s NCLB waivers and complained that the waivers might reduce the amount of high-stakes testing for poor and minority students. Mike Petrilli at the conservative think tank Tho

by mike simpson / 10h 

Q&A with Rick Miller: California district waivers mean tougher accountability, but less focus on tests | Hechinger Report

Q&A with Rick Miller: California district waivers mean tougher accountability, but less focus on tests | Hechinger Report: Q&A with Rick Miller: California district waivers mean tougher accountability, but less focus on testsBy Sarah AmandolareDozens of states have been granted waivers from No Child Left Behind since 2011, when the Obama administration adopted a more flexible approach to t

by mike simpson / 10h 

8-29-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Anybody But Quinn People Give Christine Quinn A Nice Parting GiftFrom Politicker:Advocates hoping to swing the election by urging voters to elect “Anybody but Quinn” gathered across the street from the closed St. Vincent’s Hospital this evening for a get-out-the-vote rally they billed as an early “retirement party” for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.The event–which inc

by mike simpson / 10h 

Clinton Ties Common Core With Civil Rights | Truth in American Education

Clinton Ties Common Core With Civil Rights | Truth in American Education: Clinton Ties Common Core With Civil RightsFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 29, 2013 • 0 CommentsYesterday former President Bill Clinton spoke at the “Let Freedom Ring” rally at the Lincoln Memorial that commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington led by Dr. Martin Luther Ki

by mike simpson / 11h 

Program for forgiveness of loans not easy to use | toteachornototeach

Program for forgiveness of loans not easy to use | toteachornototeach: Program for forgiveness of loans not easy to useWASHINGTON — More than 33 million workers qualify to get their student loans forgiven because they work in schools, hospitals or city halls, but too few take advantage of the options because the programs are overly complicated and often confusing, the government’s consumer advocat

by mike simpson / 11h 

How Teach For America recruits get preference for teaching jobs

How Teach For America recruits get preference for teaching jobs: How Teach For America recruits get preference for teaching jobsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 29 at 6:00 amE-mail the writer2CommentsMoreThis story takes place in Bridgeport, Conn., but the same thing is happening around the country. It’s about how Teach For America corps members are given preference over well-trained teachers

by mike simpson / 11h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mantra of the corporate reformers: 'Teachers Wanted -- No Experience Necessary'

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mantra of the corporate reformers: 'Teachers Wanted -- No Experience Necessary': Mantra of the corporate reformers: 'Teachers Wanted -- No Experience Necessary'Noel Price teaching a class at YES Prep. Throughout YES Prep’s 13 schools, teachers have an average of two and a half years of experience. (NYT)From the Times to Edweek, it seems like planted stories abound, h

by mike simpson / 11h 

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When students bring family guns to school, shouldn't parents... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

When students bring family guns to school, shouldn't parents... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: When students bring family guns to school, shouldn't parents be held accountable? COMMENT(4) 0 1 0 2RelatedView Larger A Spalding County preschooler brought a loaded gun to his elementary school Tuesday. Is he responsible or are his parents?Previous PostsState offers new test-out option for high school ex

by mike simpson / 19h 

8-28-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Julie Cavanagh Analyzes Teacher Evaluation OptionsIf only our current union leadership could communicate to teachers how best to protect themselves in what is going to be a very challenging and dangerous school year for everybody - students, teachers and administrators - as well as Julie Cavanagh does. ....Perdido Street School blogDecide to get involved:  I am convinced the overw

by mike simpson / 20h 

Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Salutes Martin Luther King's Dream

Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Salutes Martin Luther King's Dream: Congressman Kimble Salutes Martin Luther King's DreamThis is not an actual picture of Congressman Kimble with Martin Luther KingToday, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's march on Washington D.C.  This is an important milestone in American history that we shortchange if we only look at it in terms of rac

by mike simpson / 20h 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Why Do I Have to TEACH Reading?

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Why Do I Have to TEACH Reading?: Why Do I Have to TEACH Reading?I watched my kids today after we came in from Recess and loved what I saw.They were sprawled all over the room. Some were in the Sponge Bob duct taped "used to be my sons'"video chairs. Some sat on the fluffy pink and aqua bean bags I purchased in Five Below. (They were on sale.:)) Others grabbed the

by mike simpson / 20h 

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: "Expose the Gulen Movement" Protest and Conference

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: "Expose the Gulen Movement" Protest and Conference: "Expose the Gulen Movement" Protest and ConferenceTwo upcoming, related events, a protest and a conference, will provide Americans with an opportunity to learn more about the Gulen Movement. The protest is an excellent opportunity for those in the NYC, NJ, and PA area to speak out against Gulen charter school expansion.Thes

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WTF Big Brother? Glendale school district to monitor students' social media posts - latimes.com

Glendale school district to monitor students' social media posts - latimes.com: Glendale school district to monitor students' social media postsComments0EmailShare0Two Crescenta Valley High School students add touchups to an image on their monitor. The Glendale Unified school board hired a company to monitor students' public posts on social networks, sparking mixed response from students. (Glendal

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Nite Cap 8-28-13 #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 CAPTODAYMotivation is the Key to Success Student VoiceStudent Voice: Motivation is the Key to Success A recent Gallup poll shows that 76% of elementary school students,  61% of middle schoolers, and only 44% of high school students feel engaged in their schoo

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