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Nite Cap 8-9-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #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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Philly school principals are appealing directly to parents for cash | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Philly school principals are appealing directly to parents for cash | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Philly school principals are appealing directly to parents for cashby thenotebook on Aug 09 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (0)PRINTby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorks"Free" public education just
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Free Webinar: Children Are Born to Learn — Whole Child Education
Free Webinar: Children Are Born to Learn — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFree Webinar: Children Are Born to LearnAugust 9, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersJoin Wendy Ostroff, author of the recent ASCD book Understanding How Young Children Learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom in a free webinar on how to engage children in learning through motivation. How c
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Remarks by the President at Student Loans Bill Signing | The White House
Remarks by the President at Student Loans Bill Signing | The White House: Remarks by the President at Student Loans Bill SigningOval Office  2:21 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, before I sign this, I just want to say thank you to this extraordinary coalition that helped make this signing possible.  I want to thank Chairman Kline, all the members of both House and Senate from both parties that came
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K-12 News Network | MUST READ: An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools
K-12 News Network | MUST READ: An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools: MUST READ: An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schoolsadmin August 9, 2013 Los Angeles, School Districts 0Reposted with permission from SoCalMom.net.CC License Attribution-Sh
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Monitoring Social Media During STAR Testing - Year 2013
Monitoring Social Media During STAR Testing - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education Monitors Social Media During STAR TestsSACRAMENTO—Heightened monitoring and reporting of California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) assessments this year identified 242 schools where social media postings occurred during administration of the tests, only 16 of which includ
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CPS Students Launch 'Union', Demand Voice In District's Decision-Making Process (VIDEO) | Progress Illinois
CPS Students Launch 'Union', Demand Voice In District's Decision-Making Process (VIDEO) | Progress Illinois: CPS Students Launch 'Union', Demand Voice In District's Decision-Making Process (VIDEO)A group of students enrolled in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district are demanding a seat at the table when school officials make decisions that impact their educational environment.At a kick-off mee
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Diane in the Evening 8-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: “College and Career Ready” Standards Are a FraudJersey Jazzman noticed that the proportion of students rated as proficient by New York’s State Education Department is very nearly identical to the proportion in the population of the state with a four-year degree. It occurs to him that the phrase “college and career r
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My New eBook Available On Amazon | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My New eBook Available On Amazon | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My New eBook Available On AmazonBut it’s not the book you book think.People who like this blog would probably like to see a book about my ed reform tales and research, and I have actually started that book a few times.  I even have a working title, something like, “The Attempted Hijacking of American Education:  How I helped a little old l
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Community Colleges Overwhelmed By Rising Latino Student Population
Community Colleges Overwhelmed By Rising Latino Student Population « NewsTaco: Aug 9, 2013NewsTacoNo comments yetEducation, Featured, Politicscommunity college, Latino Education, latinos in higher education40 ViewsRelatedLatino Genomes Reveal Hidden DNADiego Luna Discusses Cesar Chavez Biopic And Current ‘Prejudice’ Toward Mexican-AmericansDisney Collaborating with Young Colombians on Latin Superh
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Call it what it is: CHILD ABUSE | Reclaim Reform
Call it what it is: CHILD ABUSE | Reclaim Reform: Call it what it is: CHILD ABUSEPosted on August 9, 2013by Ken PrevitiIf years of scripted test preparation produced a 70% test failure rate in the state of New York, how dare the politicos and corporate education reform billionaire investors label parents, teachers and students as FAILURES.Show your outrage, wherever you live, by refusing to allow
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8-9-13 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: BEWARE! Those Common Core Tests are coming to Connecticut…Categories: Diane Ravitch Education Reform Malloy Standardized Testing Stefan PryorTags: Diane RavitchEducation ReformMalloyStandardized TestingStefan PryorConnecticut need only look across the bor
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CDE-SBE try to calm anxieties with guidelines on LCFF spending SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CDE-SBE try to calm anxieties with guidelines on LCFF spending By Tom ChorneauFriday, August 09, 2013State education officials issued new guidance this week aimed at easing the growing uncertainty among district administrators over the use of billions of dollars already delivered to schools under the new Local Control Funding Formula.Late last month,
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8-9-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadPrimaries done and onto the general election.  I think after we see a couple of debates, it might be a good discussion of what might change/happen depending on who wins. Following up on our own discussion about the mission of schools, an interesting read from Ed Week by James Hoffman, Ed.D. , the Superintendent of the Averill Park Central School D
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Jeb Bush Bangs His Own Drum at ALEC Conference | Scathing Purple Musings
Jeb Bush Bangs His Own Drum at ALEC Conference | Scathing Purple Musings: ← Here We Go….AFT, Indiana Teacher Union Makes Public Records Request For All Contacts Between Bennett, ALEC and Bush FoundationsJeb Bush Bangs His Own Drum at ALEC ConferencePosted on August 9, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisFrom Orlando Sentinel reporter Leslie Postal:The resignation of Tony Bennett in Florida — and the co
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Jeb Bush Defends Common Core At ALEC Meeting
Jeb Bush Defends Common Core At ALEC Meeting: Jeb Bush Defends Common Core At ALEC MeetingPosted: 08/09/2013 1:03 pm EDTKind Of Says It All, Now Doesn't It! Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush once again defended the Common Core education standards in front the American Legislative Exchange Council's highly-protested annual meeting in Chicago Friday."There are critics of Common Core Standards from both e
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What School Is | educarenow
What School Is | educarenow: What School IsPosted on August 9, 2013 | Leave a commentJohn Dewey, the father of progressive education, writes here about the role of the teacher, the importance of seeing the student within the context of community and the purpose of education.   He writes directly about “what school is,” but it certainly has huge implications regarding what school isn’t. Dewey is br
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chaos runs along the 'Safe Passage' routes
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Chaos runs along the 'Safe Passage' routes: Chaos runs along the 'Safe Passage' routes Students walk through a vacant lot on their way to Kohn Elementary School on April 26, 2013. Students from Kohn will be sent to Lavizzo Elementary School this fall. | Jessica Koscielniak~Sun-Times “One hand doesn’t know what the other hand’s doing right now.” -- Ald. Bob Fioretti T
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Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics law | The Lens
Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics law | The Lens: Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics lawThe leader of the Friends of King charter school system has hired six relatives, including at least two whose employment appears to violate state ethics laws that ban nepotism.Chief Executive Officer Doris Roché-Hicks employs her sister, daughter,
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15 Sacramento-area schools flagged for possible state test cheating - Education - The Sacramento Bee
15 Sacramento-area schools flagged for possible state test cheating - Education - The Sacramento Bee: 15 Sacramento-area schools flagged for possible state test cheatingBy Diana Lambert and Phillip Reesedlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1ALast Modified: Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 - 8:00 am15 Sacramento-area schools flagged Florida State Superintendent Nailed alsoCheats
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Wonkbook: Governing by waiver
Wonkbook: Governing by waiver: Wonkbook: Governing by waiverBy Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, Published: August 8 at 8:10 amWelcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog.(Photo by Alexander F. Yuan)In Beijing, China, in
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Perspective on Smarter Balanced Assessment Costs
The Quick and the Ed » Perspective on Smarter Balanced Assessment Costs:  Perspective on Smarter Balanced Assessment Costs009 Aug 2013by Chad AldemanCategories: Accountability and Standards, Data Testing Assessment, ESEA/No Child Left Behind, K-12 EducationA couple weeks ago, we wrote about the budget implications for states participating in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College
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What Do You Teach?
What Do You Teach?: What Do You Teach?FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2013 AT 9:31 AMLast month, I gave a keynote address at the annual conference of the New Tech Network, and suggested that this seemingly innocuous question is one we might need to think more deeply about, and start to answer differently. The video was just released, so see for yourself:
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8-9-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: @NJEA Tenure Proposal Is Working!Let me be the very first to congratulate the NJEA, New Jersey's largest teachers union, on their policy triumph!     Jersey City public-school teachers have not fared well under the state’s tenure overhaul, which Gov. Chris Christie signed into law one year ago this week. Under the new rules, which allow an arbitrator instead of a judge to make an e
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Should APS hold off opening any charter schools until pensions... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Should APS hold off opening any charter schools until pensions... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Should APS hold off opening any charter schools until pensions lawsuit is resolved?  COMMENT(14) 0 12 6 23Here is a question about a proposed new charter school from APS watchdog Robert Stockwell, who created this chart: The area that ACA would draw from has a significant shortage of seats as shown in t
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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.:Chicago reporters. An endangered species. Not dead yet, but on life-support.There was a time when Chicago investigative reporters were the envy of cities across the country. This was even before Woodward and Bernstein. Now there are just a few who even deserve the title. Ben Joravsky on the corrupt use
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Cali Education Headlines Friday, August 9, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: California sees surprise drop in student test scoresEducation HeadlinesFriday, August 9, 2013Kern, state test scores edge down slightlyStudent performance on the annual Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR, assessments dipped slightly in Kern County and statewide in the 2012-13 school year, a decline generally attributed to cuts to sch
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Morning Wink 8-9-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYMissouri Education Watchdog: More Numbers Games with Common Core AssessmentsMissouri Education Watchdog: More Numbers Games with Common Core Assessments: More Numbers Games with Common Core AssessmentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookNew York city's numbers are in for the first major round of common core testing and the news looks b
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Missouri Education Watchdog: More Numbers Games with Common Core Assessments
Missouri Education Watchdog: More Numbers Games with Common Core Assessments: More Numbers Games with Common Core AssessmentsEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookNew York city's numbers are in for the first major round of common core testing and the news looks bad.  According to the New York State Education Department only 26 percent of students in 3rd-8th  grade passed the state ex
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8-9-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: State Assessment Results: "It Just Doesn't Matter"Reblogged from SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Even though we opted our oldest out of the third grade state assessments last year, an error occurred and her blank math test answer form was scanned and sent on to the New York State Education Department.  As a result, we received a Parent Report from NYSED […]by Chri
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-9-13 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 Error That Caused the New York Test Scores to CollapseHere is the reason for the collapse of test scores in New York City and New York State. State officials decided that New York test scores should be aligned with the achievement levels of the federally-administered National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). This is a
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8-9-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School:  Cuomo Takes $200,000 In Bribes To Give $35 Million In Tax Breaks To Real Estate DeveloperWhat else would you call this but bribery? A top development company donated $100,000 to Gov. Cuomo just days before he signed a bill that quietly showered the firm with lucrative tax breaks. Two corporations tied to Extell Development each contributed $50,000 to Cuomo’s campaign, which
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Those federal school waivers: It ain’t over yet | EdSource Today
Those federal school waivers: It ain’t over yet | EdSource Today: Those federal school waivers: It ain’t over yetAugust 9th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Peter Schrag / commentaryShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesPeter SchragThe waivers that eight large California school districts got this week from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan are yet another m
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8-9-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The WAVE: Block Parties and Block GenealogyPublished in The WAVE, August 9, 2013Block Parties and Block GenealogyBy Norm Scott Sandy recovery efforts take a number of forms. There are still contractors on my block every day and a dumpster on the corner. But one of the clearest signs of recovery are the block parties that this year have a very special meaning. We had ours last Satu
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Big Educational Laptop and Tablet Projects (Mike Trucano) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Big Educational Laptop and Tablet Projects (Mike Trucano) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Big Educational Laptop and Tablet Projects (Mike Trucano)“Mike Trucano is the World Bank’s Senior ICT and Education Policy Specialist, serving as the World Bank’s focal point within theeducation sector on issues at the intersection of technology use and education. He leads the World Ban
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Driven by data … right off a cliff | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Driven by data … right off a cliff | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Driven by data … right off a cliffYesterday the big announcement in New York was the results of the latest ‘common core aligned’ state tests.  As expected, the scores plummeted.  The New York Times reported that from last year to this one, the percent of students scoring ‘proficient’ on English dropped from 47% to 26% while the percent s
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The Dangerous Corruption of American Education | toteachornototeach
The Dangerous Corruption of American Education | toteachornototeach: The Dangerous Corruption of American EducationScience, Religion and Climate Change: The Dangerous Corruption of American Education by Sanjay SanghoeeLet me start by saying that I am a liberal and that I believe in God. I believe that there is an all-encompassing force that is responsible for creating the universe and that plays a
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The Washington Teacher: New WTU Leaders Poised to Fight for DC's Students
The Washington Teacher: New WTU Leaders Poised to Fight for DC's Students: New WTU Leaders Poised to Fight for DC's StudentsAngela Thompson-MurphyPhoto by Khalid Naji-AllahBy Candi PetersonFeatured in the latest Washington Informer newspaper article (8/7/13) written by staff writer, Margaret Summers is one of our very own WTU Executive Board members, Angela Thompson-Murphy in this must read about
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Jeb Bush’s witless attack on Matt Damon
Jeb Bush’s witless attack on Matt Damon: Jeb Bush’s witless attack on Matt DamonBy Valerie Strauss, Published: August 9 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer3CommentsMoreMatt Damon in 2011Put this in the you-can’t-make-up-this-stuff category: Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and national school reform leader, used Twitter to attack Matt Damon, the actor, for doing something that Bush himself had done.B
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 8-8-13 #BATsACT #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThought DreamsI’ve nearly completely extricated myself from my daily reading and commenting on Facebook and Twitter. I’m a retired public school teacher. I’ve virtually stopped writing about education and the continuing destruction of our public schools. I live it everyday now as a consultant in the classrooms.   I’ve been traveling a lo
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March with Save Our Schools Contingent in DC
March with Save Our Schools Contingent in DC: March with Save Our Schools Contingent in DCMarch with Save Our Schools Contingent as we join in the 50th Anniversary March for Civil Rights in DC – August 24thPublic Education is a Civil Right!Save Our Schools calls all teachers, families and students to join with the 50th Anniversary March for Civil Rights A Continuation of the Battle for Jobs, Justi
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Lawsuit: Disabled teens kept in solitary confinement, denied educational services | EdSource Today
Lawsuit: Disabled teens kept in solitary confinement, denied educational services | EdSource Today: Lawsuit: Disabled teens kept in solitary confinement, denied educational servicesAugust 8th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreyA federal class action lawsuit filed by juvenile justice advocates alleges that Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall officials have kept teenagers with disabilities in solita
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: ClassDojo's New Feature: Teacher Collaboration!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: ClassDojo's New Feature: Teacher Collaboration!: ClassDojo's New Feature: Teacher Collaboration!One of the many reasons I am such a great fan of ClassDojo is the fact that they listen to feedback from teachers. This latest feature has been one of the most requested by teachers. It was definitely a feature I was interested in!Teachers can now collaborate! This is
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Advisory Commission on Special Education Agenda August 19 and 20, 2013 - Administration & Support
Agenda August 19 and 20, 2013 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Agenda August 19 and 20, 2013Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.Advisory Commission on Special Education MembersDiane Fazzi, ChairGina Plate, Vice ChairFeda AlmalitiMaureen BurnessMorena de GrimaldiKristi HagansSomer HardingSara JochamBetty KarnetteNancy PortilloNaomi RaineyMariano Sanz
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SacBee Misleads: OC PAC “Hasn’t Spent A Dime on Arena Campaign” | FlashReport
SacBee Misleads: OC PAC “Hasn’t Spent A Dime on Arena Campaign” | FlashReport:  SacBee Misleads: OC PAC “Hasn’t Spent A Dime on Arena Campaign”Posted by John Hrabe at 1:34 pm on Aug 07, 2013Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. That might be the motto of the Sacramento Bee’s coverage of the Sacramento arena deal.Last Thursday, the Sacramento Bee featured a scintillating story under t
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Nite Cap 8-8-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #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 CAPTODAYKnow Your Stuff (And Other Thoughts On Teacher Leadership) [Edutopia] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose VilsonKnow Your Stuff (And Other Thoughts On Teacher Leadership) [Edutopia] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Know Your Stuff (And Other Thoughts On
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