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9-14-13 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.: Chicago teachers: A letter from CPS Chief Talent Officer, Alicia Winkler.      CPS’ Chief Talent Officer, Alicia Winkler. Got talent? Imagine. If teachers had not fulfilled our job responsibilities, what would our “REACH” evaluation say? Dear CPS Teachers, One year ago, CPS launched REACH (Recognizing

by mike simpson / 13min 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-14-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Art Teacher: Just Say “No” to Teaching to the TestA retired teacher is happy that parents are opting their children out of state testing She writes: “I am a former elementary art teacher and I am thrilled parents are taking matters into their own hands. The testing culture is madness. I had to sit in too many staff meetings, and wa

by mike simpson / 17min 

Federal cuts lead to fewer Head Start slots in the Sacramento area - Education - The Sacramento Bee

Federal cuts lead to fewer Head Start slots in the Sacramento area - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Federal cuts lead to fewer Head Start slots in the Sacramento areaBy Diana Lambertdlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Saturday, Sep. 14, 2013 - 12:00 amResource teacher Sally Evey, left, works with Head Start students in August at Washington Elementary School in downtown Sacramento Hundreds of needy Sacr

by mike simpson / 17min 

Radical Scholarship 9-14-13

Radical Scholarship: Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | AlternetWhatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | Alternet1 by P. L. Thomas / 2h YESTERDAYREVIEW: Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver | the becoming radicalREVIEW: Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver | the becoming radical1 by P. L. Thomas / 22h SEP 12Schools Matter @ the

by mike simpson / 25min 

Philadelphia Public School Notebook 9-14-13

Now sharing a building, 2 schools seek collaboration | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Now sharing a building, 2 schools seek collaborationAfter a successful battle to keep Beeber Middle School open, parents are a little uneasy that SLA@Beeber moved in, too. But the goal is mutual benefit.by Sonia Giebel="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding:

by mike simpson / 28min 

Deputy Supt. Aquino departs L.A. Unified with warning - latimes.com

Deputy Supt. Aquino departs L.A. Unified with warning - latimes.com: Deputy Supt. Aquino departs L.A. Unified with warningComments8EmailShare161  2  next  |   single pageJaime Aquino, left, has resigned from his post of deputy superintendent with the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / August 5, 2013)By Howard BlumeSeptember 13, 2013, 9:06 p.m.Calling the Los Angele

by mike simpson / 31min 

9-14-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Hilarious Ode to Charlotte Danielson!If you are a teacher, trust me on this one: Danielson, oh Danielson, I still hear your domains calling, My data's down, my numbers falling, I became a "one" When I met Danielson. Based on Glenn Campbell's "Galveston"; how these guys came up with that choice I have no idea, but well done, folks! My sense is that Charlotte Dani

by mike simpson / 32min 

9-14-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos:  Saturday reflection on teaching - the year goes onYesterday ending the first complete week of teaching at my new school, the 3rd with students.  Our first week we only had freshmen on Monday, to walk their schedules, and the 2nd week was interrupted by Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah.  We see our classes on alternate days, A Day - B Day, each time for extended periods.  That

by mike simpson / 38min 

Introducing the Progressive’s Public School Shakedown site and writers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

Introducing the Progressive’s Public School Shakedown site and writers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Introducing the Progressive’s Public School Shakedown site and writersPosted on September 14, 20130 The online magazine, the Progressive, has recruited some of the best pro-public education writers across the nation (and me) to produce content for their Attack on Public Schools coverage called “Public S

by mike simpson / 41min 

A Newtown parent who lost her child thanks teachers for their... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

A Newtown parent who lost her child thanks teachers for their... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: A Newtown parent who lost her child thanks teachers for their dedication and courage  0 3 4 10View Larger Ana Grace was one of the young victims in the Newtown, Ct., school shooting in December. Her mother wrote a powerful essay thanking teachers for their dedication that day and every day.Previous Posts

by mike simpson / 43min 

9-14-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Wall Street Gets Sad Over Bloomberg's Impending DepartureFrom Politico:Michael Bloomberg isn’t leaving office until January but Wall Street is already beginning to miss the New York City mayor — and bracing for a possible backlash from his replacement.In his 12 years leading the city, Bloomberg has been a vocal champion of New York’s business and banking communities. When th

by mike simpson / 44min 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 9-14-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYAround The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLI’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: EFL teacher Carissa Peck shares Ways to Keep in Touch with parents at her blog. Stanfo

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-14-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITAQUINO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR: Broad Academy Class of ’08, Pearson employee, Teacher of the Year, Chapter ChairMore on Dr. Jaime Aquino, who resigned from the #2 post -  “LAUSD’s Highest-Ranking Instructional Leader” - at LAUSD today. Aquino was the point person on the transition to Common Core and the Common C

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 9-14-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsTODAYKlein’s Amplify Tablets Crack the $17 Billion Market | Diane Ravitch’s blogThe New York Times magazine has a long article by Carlo Rotella about the first trial of the Amplify tablet in the schools of Guilford County, North Carolina. Amplify is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and run by Joel Klein, the former ch

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This Week's Education Research Report 9-14-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTYESTERDAYMost States Funding Schools Less Than Before the RecessionA new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that states’ new budgets are providing less per-pupil funding for kindergarten through 12th grade than they did six years ago — often far less. The reduced levels reflect not only the lingering effects of t

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All Week 9-14-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERTODAYWhatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | AlternetWhatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | Alternet.by plthomasedd / 1h YESTERDAYSomerville Teachers’ Grievance Brings Apology and Purging of Evaluations Based on Immigrant Test ScoresSomer

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 9-7-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYArt Teacher: Just Say “No” to Teaching to the TestA retired teacher is happy that parents are opting their children out of state testing She writes: “I am a former elementary art teacher and I am thrilled parents are taking matters into their own hands. The testing culture is madness. I had to sit in too many staff m

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YESTERDAY

UPDATED: L.A. Unified loses leader of Common Core, iPad rollout | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

UPDATED: L.A. Unified loses leader of Common Core, iPad rollout | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: UPDATED: L.A. Unified loses leader of Common Core, iPad rolloutAnnie Gilbertson | September 13th, 2013, 7:29pmby Lexie Flickinger via FlickrL.A. Unified students will be taking the new Common Core test on iPads.Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Jaime Aquino has notified the Los Angeles Unified School Dist

by mike simpson / 11h 

Grier shuffles his top staff | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog

Grier shuffles his top staff | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog: Grier shuffles his top staffFriday, September 13, 2013CommentsEmailPrint5Three weeks into the school year, HISD Superintendent Terry Grier has changed the responsibilities of some of his top staff. Below is his memo.To those in the trenches, let us know if you notice any changes.Dear HISD team member,With the start of the school year wel

by mike simpson / 11h 

9-13-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Portelos Hearing: NY Post Reporter Reuven Fenton Commits Journalistic MalpracticeYes, Reuven, the staff of IS 49 was so intimidated, threatened, manipulated, demoralized, and polarized that they elected Portelos chapter leader. Twice. While he was in the rubber room.Re-EditedNY Post hack reporter Reuven Frank, right, with NY Post PhotogI know some people are anxious to find out ab

by mike simpson / 11h 

Wasted On The Way

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Nite Cap 9-13-13 #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 CAPTODAYN.J. Poll: Parent Involvement, Not Vouchers, Key to School Reform - K-12 Parents and the Public - Education WeekN.J. Poll: Parent Involvement, Not Vouchers, Key to School Reform - K-12 Parents and the Public - Education Week: N.J. Poll: Pare

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N.J. Poll: Parent Involvement, Not Vouchers, Key to School Reform - K-12 Parents and the Public - Education Week

N.J. Poll: Parent Involvement, Not Vouchers, Key to School Reform - K-12 Parents and the Public - Education Week: N.J. Poll: Parent Involvement, Not Vouchers, Key to School ReformBy Karla Scoon Reid on September 13, 2013 11:34 AM | 1 Comment"they are buying our BS about vouchers"New Jersey voters cite parent involvement as the most crucial factor in resolving the state's public school pr

by mike simpson / 16h 

Diane in the Evening 9-13-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: KrazyTA on Arne Duncan’s RhetoricOur frequent commenter KrazyTA was not pleased when Arne Duncan told California it could not stop state testing while introducing Common Core testing. This was his observation: This latest statement by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan needs to be viewed in context. If you read his speech to the Ap

by mike simpson / 17h 

4LAKids - AQUINO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR: Broad Academy Class of ’08, Pearson employee, Teacher of the Year, Chapter Chair

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: AQUINO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR: Broad Academy Class of ’08, Pearson employee, Teacher of the Year, Chapter Chair: AQUINO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR: Broad Academy Class of ’08, Pearson employee, Teacher of the Year, Chapter ChairMore on Dr. Jaime Aquino, who resigned from the #2 post -  “LAUSD’s Highest-Ranking Instructional Leader” - at LAUSD today.Aquino

by mike simpson / 17h 

An Evening with Diane Ravitch at Memorial Auditorium | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

An Evening with Diane Ravitch at Memorial Auditorium | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: An Evening with Diane Ravitch at Memorial AuditoriumAn Evening with Diane Ravitch, educational blogger and authorMemorial Auditorium1515 J Street, Sacamento, CA  95814Friday, Sept. 27, 20136:30-8:30 pm.Tickets are $5.For additional information, contact Sacramento City Teachers Association – 91

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In Massachusetts, Education Innovation is in Full Force | NEA Today

In Massachusetts, Education Innovation is in Full Force | NEA Today: In Massachusetts, Education Innovation is in Full ForceSeptember 13, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top Stories1 CommentBy Brenda ÁlvarezThe final leg of NEA’s 2013 Back-to-School tour came to a close in Massachusetts, where NEA President Dennis Van Roekel received a healthy dose of student-centered, union-led change

by mike simpson / 17h 

NYC Educator: UFT's Defense of APPR Examined

NYC Educator: UFT's Defense of APPR Examined: UFT's Defense of APPR ExaminedUFT negotiated and supported the law that ushered in the odious new evaluation system, which has everyone freaked-out. Their advice to freaked-out teachers is "Calm down."  The argument leadership offers in favor of the new system is this--under the old system the principal, alone, determined whether you are sati

by mike simpson / 19h 

No Safe Passage for Javier - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: No Safe Passage for  JavierCarmelita Rice told police her son, Javier Cameron, was passing by outside Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy around 7:45 p.m. Thursday to walk two girls home. NBC Chicago reports on his way, Javier was approached by two boys in a gangway who then asked if he belonged to a specific gang. -- Huff Post ChicagoGuzzardi kicks off his campaignGuzzardiS

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Tennessee school superintendents protest against state ed chief

Tennessee school superintendents protest against state ed chief: Tennessee school superintendents protest against state ed chiefBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 13 at 1:59 pmE-mail the writerTennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman (www.tn.gov)A number of school superintendents in Tennessee have signed on to a letter that asks Gov. Bill Haslam (R) to force the state’s education commi

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The Network For Public Education | Infographic: Don’t believe the HOAX

The Network For Public Education | Infographic: Don’t believe the HOAX: Infographic: Don’t believe the HOAX

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CTA/CFT Applaud the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Lawmakers for their Commitment to California’s Students and Educators - California Teachers Association

CTA/CFT Applaud the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Lawmakers for their Commitment to California’s Students and Educators - California Teachers Association: CTA/CFT Applaud the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Lawmakers for their Commitment to California’s Students and EducatorsContact: Claudia Briggs, CTA at (916) 296-4087 and Fred Glass, CFT at (510) 579-3343

by mike simpson / 21h 

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core "Rigor" Nonsense Talking Points. Blah blah blah blah blah.

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core "Rigor" Nonsense Talking Points. Blah blah blah blah blah.: Common Core "Rigor" Nonsense Talking Points. Blah blah blah blah blah.Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookThis is the definition of Common Core rigor.Read this blog's Common Core definition of rigor.  From Beyond the “Rigor” Buzz: Myths and Truths about Rigor in

by mike simpson / 21h 

Arne Duncan’s letter to senators on Obamacare

Arne Duncan’s letter to senators on Obamacare: Arne Duncan’s letter to senators on ObamacareBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 13 at 12:06 pmE-mail the writerEducation Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter this week to Republican senators who asked him what his department was doing to help the Obama administration promote its health-care initiative when enrollment begins Oct. 1.The answer to t

by mike simpson / 21h 

Undermining Student Improvement | Connected Principals

Undermining Student Improvement | Connected Principals: Undermining Student ImprovementSeptember 13, 2013By Johnny BevacquaOriginally posted on Figuring It Out by J. Bevacqua  I am beginning to wonder if, in my earnest desire to to do what what’s best for kids and their learning, I have inadvertently enabled complacency and undermined improvement.Let me explain.Recently I have immersed myself in J

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School jargon for parents: I can’t understand what my child’s teacher is saying. - Slate Magazine

School jargon for parents: I can’t understand what my child’s teacher is saying. - Slate Magazine: Parents Left BehindHow public school reforms are turning American parents into dummies.By Dahlia Lithwick|Posted Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at 11:21 AMWhat are they trying to tell me?!?Photo by LuminaStock/ThinkstockWe’ve been hearing for decades about all the ways our public school system is failing

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What the New York Times Left Out | Diane Ravitch

What the New York Times Left Out | Diane Ravitch: What the New York Times Left OutPosted: 09/12/2013 11:04 amYesterday, the New York Times published an article about my forthcoming book that turned out to be a profile of me. The reporter, Motoko Rich, did a good job of describing me, my dog Mitzi, and the basic facts of my unusual philosophical and political journey over the past few decades.The h

by mike simpson / 22h 

Michelle Rhee on AEA protest outside town hall meeting: teachers should be inside taking part in discussion (VIDEO) | al.com

Michelle Rhee on AEA protest outside town hall meeting: teachers should be inside taking part in discussion (VIDEO) | al.com: Michelle Rhee on AEA protest outside town hall meeting: teachers should be inside taking part in discussion (VIDEO)Author and principal Steve Perry, education reformer Michelle Rhee and former head of the Washington, D.C. teacher's union George Parker discuss education refo

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National union leader thwarted in school visit

National union leader thwarted in school visit:  National union leader thwarted in school visit Randi Weingarten ,  national union president, with teacher John Larsen outside Lincoln High. RON TARVER / Staff Photographer Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer POSTED: Friday, September 13, 2013, 1:08 AM Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, got what she wanted

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Not Falling Behind, But Pulling Apart: Race to the Top Reflects Broader U.S. Education Problems | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

Not Falling Behind, But Pulling Apart: Race to the Top Reflects Broader U.S. Education Problems | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Not Falling Behind, But Pulling Apart: Race to the Top Reflects Broader U.S. Education ProblemsBy AASA, The School Superintendents Association on September 13, 2013By Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, and Noe

by mike simpson / 23h 

John Merrow Responds, and So Do I | deutsch29

John Merrow Responds, and So Do I | deutsch29: John Merrow Responds, and So Do ISeptember 13, 2013Yesterday, I wrote a post about John Merrow’s decisions to both discontinue his reporting on Michelle Rhee, a damaging reformer whom his media attention helped create, and his creating a documentary in which he declares New Orleans schools a success. I showed that since 2004, Merrow has accepted appro

by mike simpson / 23h 

Bills Advance CCSS and NGSS - Year 2013

Bills Advance CCSS and NGSS - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): Legislature Passes Package of Bills Advancing Move to Common Core and Next Generation StandardsSACRAMENTO—Bills backed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to take major steps forward in updating how schools prepare students for success in college and careers are now on their way to the Governor's desk, Torlakso

by mike simpson / 23h 

Morning Wink 9-13-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYThe Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing - Andrew Cohen - The AtlanticThe Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing - Andrew Cohen - The Atlantic: The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church BombingAppalled by the murder of four little girls, a white Alabaman spoke out against racism—and

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2nd Banana 9-7-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post

2nd Banana 8-31-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post

Nite Cap 9-13-13