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Unlike ‘Superman,’ Guggenheim’s new film champions teachers | HechingerEd Blog
Unlike ‘Superman,’ Guggenheim’s new film champions teachers | HechingerEd Blog: Unlike ‘Superman,’ Guggenheim’s new film champions teachersIn Davis Guggenheim’s “Waiting for Superman,” teachers and their unions were the antagonists. They looked out for their own interests, regardless of the impact on children, and were to blame for the U.S. educational problems. In his new film, “Teach,” Guggenhei
by mike simpson / 4min 
9-11-13 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.: Reign of Error. Diane Ravtich’s documentation of bad education policy.A group of us went to hear Dr. Diane Ravitch last night. She gave a lecture to a filled Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst College. Her lecture, like her latest book Reign of Error, is a dagger in the heart of current corpora
by mike simpson / 5min 
Letter to a Liberal Hawk | Bill Ayers
Letter to a Liberal Hawk | Bill Ayers: Letter to a Liberal HawkThe good news is that the choice is not between dithering and unleashing US military power. There are ALWAYS alternatives.If you support US military action, what exactly are you for? Taking out gas supplies? It’s super-dangerous and not even on the table. Degrading Assad’s air force? It will matter little. Arming Al Qaeda or the other
by mike simpson / 8min 
Invest in Early Education Now to Save on Incarceration Later |
Invest in Early Education Now to Save on Incarceration Later |: Invest in Early Education Now to Save on Incarceration LaterSeptember 11, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca. Courtesy of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.“I’m the Guy You Pay Later,” is the name of a new reportthat urges America to cut future crime rates – and costs — by investing in high-quality early edu
by mike simpson / 10min 
9-11-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Education Reform Industry goes down to a stunning defeat in Bridgeport, ConnecticutThe tide continues to turn in Bridgeport’s Board of Education challenge slate wins big The Connecticut Post made the story clear as they began their primary coverage with the news that, “The Democratic machine lost its grip on the city school board Tuesday with the stunning victory of all three challenge
by mike simpson / 12min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Good riddance Bloomberg
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Good riddance Bloomberg (and Carlos Danger): Good riddance Bloomberg (and Carlos Danger)Bill de Blasio wins NY primary.There's a couple of reasons why I woke up on the right (left?) side of the bed this morning.One: We are not lobbing missiles into Syria, much to joy of 90% of Americans, 100% of families and children living in Damascus, and the chagrin of war mongers
by mike simpson / 17min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Good riddance Bloomberg
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Good riddance Bloomberg (and Carlos Danger): Good riddance Bloomberg (and Carlos Danger)Bill de Blasio wins NY primary.There's a couple of reasons why I woke up on the right (left?) side of the bed this morning.One: We are not lobbing missiles into Syria, much to joy of 90% of Americans, 100% of families and children living in Damascus, and the chagrin of war mongers
by mike simpson / 17min 
9-11-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: 9/11: Essays and Film | the becoming radical9/11: Essays and Film | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 6min 9-10-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk FaceSCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Ilana Horn: Recipe for InequalityRecipe for inequality* 1. Find a metric that correlates to poverty. 2. Use it to measure quality. 3. Find that high poverty schools are bad. 4. Make sc
by mike simpson / 1h 
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson investigated for conflict of interest in big-box store vote by FPPC | news10.net
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson investigated for conflict of interest in big-box store vote by FPPC | news10.net: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson investigated for conflict of interest in big-box store vote by FPPC
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Parents: How to Advocate for Your ChildNancy Carlsson-Paige, professor emerita of early childhood education at Lesley University in Csmbridge, Massachusetts, prepared this short guide for parents about child-rearing. It was written in collaboration with United Opt Out.4 by dianerav / 18min mark as read  //  saveWhy Corporate Reform
by mike simpson / 2h 
Teacher Professional Development and the Common Core | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Teacher Professional Development and the Common Core | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Teacher Professional Development and the Common CoreBy National School Boards Association on September 11, 2013By Allison Gulamhussein, doctoral student at George Washington University, former high school English teacher and spring 2013 policy intern for the National School Boards Associatio
by mike simpson / 2h 
9-11-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Study: Young People Respond Better To The Positive Than They Do To ThreatsIn a previous post, Emphasizing Pride, Not Shame, In Classroom Management, I talked about a study that showed determined having people think about the pride that they will feel in themselves after resisting temptation was a very successful self-contro
by mike simpson / 2h 
Arne Duncan unsuccessful in 11th-hour effort to block state legislation | EdSource Today
Arne Duncan unsuccessful in 11th-hour effort to block state legislation | EdSource Today:  Arne Duncan unsuccessful in 11th-hour effort to block state legislation - by Louis FreedbergVeteran education watchers in California could not recall a presidential cabinet officer ever attempting to block state legislation and certainly not in the heavy handed way U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan att
by mike simpson / 2h 
9-11-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: De Blasio at 40.02% With 95% Precincts ReportingI have an entire post ready to go talking about a Big Bill, Little Bill runoff. Thompson is about 26%, just a point or two off my prediction earlier in the day. I am surprised deB has held up at around 40%. I was expecting some blow-back to drive him down to about 36%.What a difference a few votes will make. My Sal Albanese vote may
by mike simpson / 2h 
9-11-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: 98% Counted - De Blasio 40.2%, Thompson 26%Still 2% to be counted, plus the absentee ballots.From the time I signed off last night to now, Thompson lost 0.02%, de Blasio's percentage stayed the same.As of 7:15 AM, de Blasio has 90,518 more votes than Thompson.There are still votes to be counted, but if the trajectory of the race stays essentially the same, will Thompson chal
by mike simpson / 2h 
Jerry Brown pushes school testing delay despite federal threats - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee
Jerry Brown pushes school testing delay despite federal threats - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown pushes school testing delay despite federal threatsBy Melody Gutierrezmgutierrez@sacbee.comPublished: Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 12:00 amLast Modified: Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 12:23 amState officials are pushing forward with a plan to suspend mandatory school testing for a
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YESTERDAY

Our Children Are Activists, Too [BK Nation] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Our Children Are Activists, Too [BK Nation] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Our Children Are Activists, Too [BK Nation]by JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 10, 2013in JOSEAsean JohnsonI had the pleasure of writing for activist Kevin Powell’s BK Nation. I dedicated my first piece to children and adults’ rapid dismissal of them as a false comparison to generations past. Observe:We’re so quick to judge o
by mike simpson / 11h 
Common Core: Cranking out sausage
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Common Core: Cranking out sausage: Common Core: Cranking out sausage The creation of Common Core standards were not just “new” in the sense of having new standards as a final product, but new in how they were written, edited, etc. You can see from the critique from folks who have participated in the writing of past education standards like Sandra Stokoksy,
by mike simpson / 11h 
Loud Voice Fighting Tide of New Trend in Education - NYTimes.com
Loud Voice Fighting Tide of New Trend in Education - NYTimes.com:
by mike simpson / 11h 
LA Unified's plan to implement Common Core standards put on hold | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA Unified's plan to implement Common Core standards put on hold | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA Unified's plan to implement Common Core standards put on holdAnnie Gilbertson | September 10th, 2013, 5:22pmsmithereen11/FlickrThe Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education on Tuesday delayed approval of the district's proposed $113 million budget to implement standards for Common Core – C
by mike simpson / 13h 
Nite Cap 9-10-13 #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 CAPTODAYSupport for Assessment Overhaul Legislation - Year 2013Support for Assessment Overhaul Legislation - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): California Education Leaders Voice Support for Assessment Overhaul LegislationSACRAMENTO—California's education lead
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Support for Assessment Overhaul Legislation - Year 2013
Support for Assessment Overhaul Legislation - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): California Education Leaders Voice Support for Assessment Overhaul LegislationSACRAMENTO—California's education leaders are lending their support to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's sponsored legislation that will accelerate the entrance of the state's testing program into the computer age.Tor
by mike simpson / 15h 
Bill to help expelled and truant students get back on track heads to governor | EdSource Today
Bill to help expelled and truant students get back on track heads to governor | EdSource Today: Bill to help expelled and truant students get back on track heads to governorSeptember 10th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreyShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesA bill aimed at preventing students from languishing in alternative schools is on its way to
by mike simpson / 15h 
Lawmakers don’t blink, press ahead with testing bill over federal objections SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Lawmakers don’t blink, press ahead with testing bill over federal objectionsBy Kimberly BeltranTuesday, September 10, 2013Despite threats from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan that includes withholding federal education funds – state officials said Tuesday afternoon they will nonetheless seek passage of legislation suspending almost all K-12 stan
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Is Common Core Communism? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Is Common Core Communism? | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Is Common Core Communism?Posted on September 10, 20131When I first heard this comparison and association being made I must admit my first instinct was to reject that sentiment out of hand. This is a term I’ve often had hurtled at me and other liberals for our beliefs (along with socialist, heathen, commie, nazi, and fascist.) I feel many of these
by mike simpson / 15h 
The Network For Public Education | Infographic: It is a HOAX that our public schools are failing!
The Network For Public Education | Infographic: It is a HOAX that our public schools are failing!: Infographic: It is a HOAX that our public schools are failing!
by mike simpson / 15h 
The Poor have no Bootstraps to pull up. | My Island View
The Poor have no Bootstraps to pull up. | My Island View: The Poor have no Bootstraps to pull up.September 10, 2013 by tomwhitbyI just finished an #Edchat that I left me with a feeling of not being able to add any authority to the discussion. For those unfamiliar, #Edchat is a weekly Twitter discussion on Education topics. This week’s discussion was based on this statement: There is a strong belie
by mike simpson / 15h 
PSAT for 9-10-13: Hearings (?) on CPS facilities plan Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 9-10-13: Hearings (?) on CPS facilities plan: PSAT for 9-10-13: Hearings (?) on CPS facilities planSharing this urgent message from Jackie Leavy:Dear Supporters of Great Neighborhood Public Schools for ALL STUDENTS:–  jackie L here, with time-sensitive reminders . . .Despite the lack of advance notice to parents, educators and comm
by mike simpson / 18h 
NYC Educator: "Many teachers will be evaluated on test scores of students they never teach."
NYC Educator: "Many teachers will be evaluated on test scores of students they never teach.": "Many teachers will be evaluated on test scores of students they never teach."So reads a headline in Gotham Schools' Rise and Shine. in fact, there is no science that can reliably evaluate teachers on the scores of students they DO teach. The blatant absurdity of this headline is simply taken for granted.
by mike simpson / 18h 
Approaching Student Achievement Like a Forest Fire — Whole Child Education
Approaching Student Achievement Like a Forest Fire — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGApproaching Student Achievement Like a Forest FireSeptember 10, 2013 by Kevin ParrIt has been another active fire season here out west and once again firefighters have been attacking the fires systematically and efficiently. As a teacher it is interesting to look at the way these fires are attacked. The
by mike simpson / 19h 
9-10-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadIt's Tuesday and time for an open thread.What's on your mind? Horace Mann? Good hair?  Charter schools? Strategic plan? Board priorities? Special ed?The state rejected the District's special education correction plan seeking greater detail. Will they hold up funding?by Charlie Mas / 4min 9-8-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Commu
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the mailbox
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the mailbox: In the mailboxNEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT:  Stephanie Gadlin  312/329-6250   September 10, 2013                                                                                                                                  CTU MARKS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC STRIKETeachers ‘changed the conversation’ about the qua
by mike simpson / 19h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Hero Educator Who Teaches in a Charter School in North CarolinaA regular reader informed me about an amazing charter school teacher in North Carolina. Chris Weaver was selected as “The Best Teacher” by Mountain XPress, a local newspaper, and he rejected the honor. Read here to learn why he rejected it. He is committed to the comm
by mike simpson / 19h 
FPPC will investigate allegations that Sacramento mayor had a conflict of interest in big box vote | Central Valley | Modesto Bee
FPPC will investigate allegations that Sacramento mayor had a conflict of interest in big box vote | Central Valley | Modesto BeeFPPC will investigate allegations that Sacramento mayor had a conflict of interest in big box voteSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson listens to councilmen Steve Hanson as the big box store topic is discussed on Tuesday night, August 20, 2013 at the Sacramento City Council me
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Reaction to Opposition of AB 484 - Year 2013
Reaction to Opposition of AB 484 - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State School Chief Tom Torlakson Comments onStatement by U.S. Secretary of Education Regarding AB 484SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's opposition to Assembly Bill 484, which would overhaul California's assess
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What, Me Blog? | the becoming radical
What, Me Blog? | the becoming radical: What, Me Blog?Posted on September 10, 2013 by plthomaseddVenturing into the virtual world of blogging (and Twitter) as a scholar, academic, or teacher/professor requires you to address a few foundational questions. Here are some of those decisions with examples from a variety of blogs addressing my field of education:Blogging allows the blogger to create a pu
by mike simpson / 20h 
Yes, Miles made judgment errors, but what was the point he was trying to deliver in Smelzer’s resignation letter? | Education Blog
Yes, Miles made judgment errors, but what was the point he was trying to deliver in Smelzer’s resignation letter? | Education Blog: Dallas ISD Trustee Mike Morath explains his meeting with The Concilio that violated board policyDallas ISD trustee Mike Morath The independent investigation of Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles found that a Dallas nonprofit … [visit site to read more]1 by Matthew H
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SBE’s waiver actions includes relief for small district’s transitional kindergarten SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: SBE’s waiver actions includes relief for small district’s transitional kindergarten By Kimberly BeltranTuesday, September 10, 2013A tiny school district in rural Sonoma County was granted relief last week from a state law requiring that students enrolled in a transitional kindergarten program receive the same instructional time as those in regular ki
by mike simpson / 20h 
Indiana Grassroots Groups Not Ready to Exonerate Tony Bennett in School Grading Scandal - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Indiana Grassroots Groups Not Ready to Exonerate Tony Bennett in School Grading Scandal - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Indiana Grassroots Groups Not Ready to Exonerate Tony Bennett in School Grading ScandalBy Anthony Cody on September 10, 2013 12:05 PMGuest post by members of the Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education, and Monroe County Coalition Public Education. In his art
by mike simpson / 21h 
Why U.S. News college rankings shouldn’t matter to anyone
Why U.S. News college rankings shouldn’t matter to anyone: Why U.S. News college rankings shouldn’t matter to anyoneBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 10 at 12:11 pmE-mail the writerAnother year, another set of college rankings from U.S. News & World Report, another opportunity to explore what value the most closely watched “best school” lists actually offer to students and families.Not
by mike simpson / 22h 
Texas textbook review panel: Put more ‘creation science based on Biblical principles’ in biology books | The Raw Story
Texas textbook review panel: Put more ‘creation science based on Biblical principles’ in biology books | The Raw Story: Texas textbook review panel: Put more ‘creation science based on Biblical principles’ in biology booksBy Scott KaufmanTuesday, September 10, 2013 11:51 EDTTopics: State Board of Education ♦ Texas Religious conservatives on the Texas state textbook review panel have targeted for e
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Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, September 10, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: U.S. secretary of education opposes California's testing planEducation HeadlinesTuesday, September 10, 2013Ex-San Juan administrator alleges schools chief defamed and bullied herA former San Juan Unified administrator has become the first to file a tort claim with the school district alleging that a superintendent currently on administrative
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Morning Wink 9-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAY9-10-13 Ed Notes OnlineEd Notes Online: Betting on Thompson Surge as I Pulled the Lever for .....Don't count your di Blasio chickens yet.On my short 2 minute walk to the polling booth I was listening to Brian Lehrer and a woman said she changed her mind about di Blasio because of the Wayne Barrett and Slate articles -- they bothered me too.She was goi
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