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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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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
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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 / 16min 
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 / 3h 
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
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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
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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 / 5h 
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 / 6h 
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
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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 / 6h 
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 / 7h 
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 / 7h 
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 / 7h 
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
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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 / 7h 
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 / 8h 
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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Charter schools are recruiting young teachers. They should hire parents instead. - Slate Magazine
Charter 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, 2013, at 7:28 AMAre charter schools failing to realize the value of veteran teachers?Photo by Fuse/ThinkstockIn this week's New York Times, Moto
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's hot in Austin
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's hot in Austin (Texas, that is): It's hot in Austin (Texas, that is)We're in Austin for a family wedding and to hang out with old friends.That's the capital of Texas -- not Chicago's west side. Big difference. Check out the demographics. The last time I was here, the population was about 200,000. Now it's close to a million, mostly white. One of the fastest growi
by mike simpson / 8h 
A Race for Local School Board Control - Bridgeport, CT | The IDEA Blog
A Race for Local School Board Control - Bridgeport, CT | The IDEA Blog: A Race for Local School Board Control - Bridgeport, CTPosted by Scott Nine on Aug 30, 2013 - 05:40 AMThe community of Bridgeport, CT has a very interesting race for school board that seems worthy of national attention as a microcosm of what's happening in communities across the U.S. The story that leads up to the election goes
by mike simpson / 8h 
Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Three Polls Show De Blasio In The LeadFirst Quinnipiac had de Blasio at 36%, Quinn 21%, Thompson 20%.Now the Times/Siena poll has de Blasio at 32%, Thompson at 18%, Quinn at 17%And an AM New York/News 12 poll finds de Blaiso leading with 29%, Thompson in second at 24%, Quinn in third with 17%.With 11 days to go, here is how the AM New York/News 12 pollster sees the race:"It'
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If I Spoke At The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington [Huffington Post] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
If I Spoke At The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington [Huffington Post] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: If I Spoke At The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington [Huffington Post]by JOSE VILSON on AUGUST 30, 2013Imagine if you asked me to be the people’s speaker at today’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary on the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Here’s some of what I
by mike simpson / 10h 
NYC Educator: Christine Quinn Is Pretty Sure It's OK to Cut Class
NYC Educator: Christine Quinn Is Pretty Sure It's OK to Cut Class: Christine Quinn Is Pretty Sure It's OK to Cut ClassIn a fairly amazing show of desperation, serial opportunist Christine Quinn is offering students excuse notes if they take offto work for her campaign. I've never heard of such a thing, and I've never seen a note from a politician saying Johny was absent because he was volunteering
by mike simpson / 10h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 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: Retired, But Still a Teacher, Miss the KidsIn response to a post about a teacher’s last day of teaching first grade, this retired teacher wrote the following: I read this while sitting on the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard and soon was sobbing uncontrollably. My husband returned from the deck, saw me reading on my phone and asked if so
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Is High School Accreditation Necessary? (Jerry Brodkey) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Is High School Accreditation Necessary? (Jerry Brodkey) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Is High School Accreditation Necessary? (Jerry Brodkey)Jerry Brodkey teaches at Menlo-Atherton High School in Menlo Park, California. He has been a public secondary school teacher since 1975, and has taught most of the subjects in Social Studies and Mathematics. He now teaches remedial al
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David Coleman, Common Core Writer, Gears Up For SAT Rewrite
David Coleman, Common Core Writer, Gears Up For SAT Rewrite: David Coleman, Common Core Writer, Gears Up For SAT RewritePosted: 08/30/2013 7:33 am EDTPresident of the College Board David Coleman attends the 2013 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images)NEW YORK -- Growing up in downtown Manhattan as
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Federal education law traps schools in spiral of failure | EdSource Today
Federal education law traps schools in spiral of failure | EdSource Today: Federal education law traps schools in spiral of failureAugust 29th, 2013 | 2 Comments | By Louis FreedbergLouis FreedbergNearly a dozen years after President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind law, its deepest imprint may be its labeling of 90 percent of California’s schools serving poor children as failures.Th
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Does sending your kid to private school make you a scourge on society? | toteachornototeach
Does sending your kid to private school make you a scourge on society? | toteachornototeach: Does sending your kid to private school make you a scourge on society?by Carmel LobelloIn what could alternately be seen as a provocative argument or a master class in trolling, Allison Benedikt at Slate says you are a bad person if you send your kid to private school. If people who can afford private scho
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YESTERDAY


Back to School "A Summer Song" Chad & Jeremy
Trees swayin' in the summer breezeShowin' off their silver leavesAs we walked bySoft kisses on a summer's dayLaughing all our cares awayJust you and ISweet sleepy warmth of summer nightsGazing at the distant lightsIn the starry skyThey say that all good things must end somedayAutumn leaves must fallBut don't you know that it hurts me soTo say goodbye to youWish you didn't have to goNo, no, no, noA
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ETS Study Examines Collision of Poverty and Education | NEA Today
ETS Study Examines Collision of Poverty and Education | NEA Today: ETS Study Examines Collision of Poverty and EducationAugust 29, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Angela HarveyMore than one in five children in the United States live in poverty, and a new report by the Education Testing Service (ETS) documents the devastating effect this crisis has on educat
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New Research Shows Why Sacramento School Benefits From Statewide ‘QEIA’ Reforms - California Teachers Association
New Research Shows Why Sacramento School Benefits From Statewide ‘QEIA’ Reforms - California Teachers Association: New Research Shows Why Sacramento School Benefits From Statewide ‘QEIA’ ReformsContact: Mike Myslinski at 650-552-5324Harmon Johnson Elementary, is flourishing and recently won a high-profile national award for excellence. It’s receiving extra resources from the state’s Quality Educat
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Goodbye, API: Get ready for rough transition to better system of measuring schools | EdSource Today
Goodbye, API: Get ready for rough transition to better system of measuring schools | EdSource Today: Goodbye, API: Get ready for rough transition to better system of measuring schoolsAugust 29th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesSay farewell to the API as you know it. Welcome to new era of accountability, wi
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: View from right field -- The 'civil rights movement' for school vouchers
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: View from right field -- The 'civil rights movement' for school vouchers: View from right field -- The 'civil rights movement' for school vouchersFinn (right) and his Fordham team.As thousands marched in D.C. to commemorate Dr. Kings dream speak=h, Checker Finn and his boys at the right-wing Fordham Institute began spinning their own version of the civil rights movem
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#StuVoiceStories – Expanding the Chicago Student Union Student Voice
Student Voice: #StuVoiceStories – Expanding the Chicago Student Union   Israel Munoz was born on the south side of Chicago to immigrant parents from Mexico. He has attended Chicago Public Schools his entire life and is a co-founder of the Chicago Student’s Union. Currently, Israel is a student at Fordham University in New York City, majoring in International Politics and Economics.—–It is the ea
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API scores: Only about half of LA Unified charters meeting state performance goals | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
API scores: Only about half of LA Unified charters meeting state performance goals | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: API scores: Only about half of LA Unified charters meeting state performance goalsAnnie Gilberson | August 29th, 2013, 4:20pmAnnie GilbertsonLou Dantzler Preparatory Middle School was the second worst performing charter middle school in L.A. Unified in 2013. Administrators are trying to tu
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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."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYNational expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education Conference | Online AthensNational 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 Edu
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