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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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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 / 2min 
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
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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 / 21min 
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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 / 7h 
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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9-10-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed 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 going to Thompson. I detect a late Thompson surge and some wearing away o
by mike simpson / 8h 
TFA Teachers Perform Well in a New Study -- But Teacher Experience Still Matters - Dana Goldstein
TFA Teachers Perform Well in a New Study -- But Teacher Experience Still Matters - Dana Goldstein: TFA Teachers Perform Well in a New Study -- But Teacher Experience Still MattersBefore I dive in to Mathematica's new, positive research on Teach for America, a major caveat: Past studies of TFA suggest its recruits are more effective at teaching math than other subjects, and this study looks only at
by mike simpson / 8h 
Report: Teachers Spend $37 Every Month to Help Feed Hungry Students | NEA Today
Report: Teachers Spend $37 Every Month to Help Feed Hungry Students | NEA Today: Report: Teachers Spend $37 Every Month to Help Feed Hungry StudentsBy Tim Walker Two recent reports highlight a sobering fact about the nation’s children as they return to school: too many of them are arriving without access to enough healthy food. According to the 2013 Hunger in our Schools survey by Share Our Streng
by mike simpson / 8h 
9-10-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: In Bridgeport, The Power of a Student’s VoiceToday is Democratic primary day in Bridgeport.  On one side is an endorsed slate of candidates dedicated to keeping Paul Vallas in power and continuing the effort to privatize and undermine Bridgeport’s schools.  On the other side are students, parents, teachers and citizens dedicated to supporting, empowering and rebuilding Bridgeport’s pub
by mike simpson / 10h 
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: Bruce Baker: Hold Cuomo Accountable for School FailureNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for the “death penalty” for failing schools recently, setting off a war of words between those who believe in closing struggling schools and those who want to kill them and fire the staff. Bruce Baker takes a different view. Here he demonstr
by mike simpson / 11h 
9-10-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Great Lessons” Is Theme Of Next ESL/EFL/ELL Blog CarnivalOn October 1st, EFL Classroom 2.0 will be hosting the 32nd edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival (Also known as the ELT Blog Carnival). Post any and all entries here. This edition will be all about “Great Lessons”. Share a post, new or old, that highlights a lesso
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9-10-13 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.: The in box. TFA Chicago plans exposed by EduShyster.com  Josh Anderson of Teach For America Chicago tours the East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School in East Chicago, Indiana. Photo: Sun-Times Blogger EduShyster.com broke the story of the Teach for America (TFA) plan to replace unionized professional t
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Duncan threatens repercussions if California ends state tests for all students | EdSource Today
Duncan threatens repercussions if California ends state tests for all students | EdSource Today: Duncan threatens repercussions if California ends state tests for all studentsSeptember 9th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesSecretary Arne DuncanIt looks like “High Noon” again for California and the Obama admi
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Byrd-Bennett's sleight-of-hand on charter schools
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More on Byrd-Bennett's sleight-of-hand on charter schools: More on Byrd-Bennett's sleight-of-hand on charter schoolsOn August 14th, I commented on Byrd-Bennett's "sleight of hand" on Chicago charter school expansion. BBB had promised that none of the 49 neighborhood schools she was closing would be "handed over" to private charter operators. A Tribune editorial had r
by mike simpson / 11h 
Inadvertently Shortchanging Students: Espy’s Story (Dave Reid) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Inadvertently Shortchanging Students: Espy’s Story (Dave Reid) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Inadvertently Shortchanging Students: Espy’s Story (Dave Reid)Dave Reid is a high school mathematics teacher in his third year of teaching.   He received his MA in Education and credential in secondary mathematics and physics from Stanford University in 2011.  Dave spent a quarter
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State labor board challenges L.A. teacher evaluations - latimes.com
State labor board challenges L.A. teacher evaluations - latimes.com: State labor board challenges L.A. teacher evaluationsL.A. schools Supt. John Deasy says the district has not violated labor law with its new teacher evaluation system. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / August 8, 2013)By Howard BlumeSeptember 10, 2013, 4:00 a.m.California's labor oversight board has issued a complaint alleging that t
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Philadelphia Students Head Back To School Amid Cuts, Fewer Teachers And Missing Staff
Philadelphia Students Head Back To School Amid Cuts, Fewer Teachers And Missing Staff: Philadelphia Students Head Back To School Amid Cuts, Fewer Teachers And Missing Staff PHILADELPHIA -- All eyes were on the City of Brotherly Love Monday as students and teachers returned to its massively diminished public schools for the first day back from summer vacation.Officials said the first day went smoot
by mike simpson / 11h 
9-10-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS 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 schools’ resources dependent on quality. 5. Allow affluent to develop other revenue for their schools. 6. Close schools in poverty. 7. Justify school closures in high poverty neighborho
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9-10-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Primary DayI made some predictions and endorsements for the mayor's race yesterday morning. In case you missed that post amidst all the fun of the first day of classes yesterday, you can read it here.Tonight you can follow the vote count here.And of course we'll be updating you here at Perdido Street School blog on the results as they come in.As you work today, there will be
by mike simpson / 11h 
Order in the Classroom | toteachornototeach
Order in the Classroom | toteachornototeach: Order in the Classroom by Andreas SchleicherThere was a good reason why our teachers demanded our attention in class: it wasn’t about power; it was about performance — ours. As new analyses from PISA show, the disciplinary climate in schools is strongly related to student performance.You might be surprised to learn that, according to the reports of stud
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How big can Teach For America get?
How big can Teach For America get?: How big can Teach For America get?By Valerie Strauss, Published: September 10 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreTFA founder Wendy KoppEven in school districts where teachers have been laid off because of budget cuts, Teach For America manages to keep expanding. An education blogger in Massachusetts who writes about corporate-influenced reform on the websit
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Missouri Education Watchdog: The Fallacy of the Purple Squirrel
Missouri Education Watchdog: The Fallacy of the Purple Squirrel: The Fallacy of the Purple SquirrelEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookPublic education gets the blame for producing dumb students and not providing business with qualified candidates. The ball is 100% in the school's and teacher's court right? Hold on a minute. Let's look at some U.S. business hiring practices that ma
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Louisiana Educator: State Superintendent Praises Low Teacher Ratings at Some Schools
Louisiana Educator: State Superintendent Praises Low Teacher Ratings at Some Schools: State Superintendent Praises Low Teacher Ratings at Some SchoolsBassett Questions Harsh EvaluationsDo the highest performing schools in the state have more Highly Effective - and less Ineffective - teachers than the average? No, says State Superintendent John White.Thursday, eighteen high-performing schools were
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Mother Crusader: Will 2014 Be The Year Of "Full On Revolt" Against Standardized Testing?
Mother Crusader: Will 2014 Be The Year Of "Full On Revolt" Against Standardized Testing?: Will 2014 Be The Year Of "Full On Revolt" Against Standardized Testing?OMG Wait 'til they Read Diane's New Book!I'm quoted in an AP article published yesterday about the momentum behind the opt-out movement.Darcie Cimarusti of Highland Park, N.J., didn't like that her twin daughters would have to agonize over
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15 REASONS REFORMERS ARE LOOKING TO FINLAND - CLEARLY LAUSD IS NOT - Perdaily.com
15 REASONS REFORMERS ARE LOOKING TO FINLAND - CLEARLY LAUSD IS NOT - Perdaily.com: 15 REASONS REFORMERS ARE LOOKING TO FINLAND - CLEARLY LAUSD IS NOT15 Reasons Reformers Are Looking to Finlandby Staff Writers(Mensaje se repite en Español)With schools failing, poor test scores, and dwindling budgets, there's no doubt that the American education system is in need of reform, but how to go about doing
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Somewhere In Syria, A Child Dreams Too - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Somewhere In Syria, A Child Dreams Too - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Somewhere In Syria, A Child Dreams Tooby JOSE VILSON on SEPTEMBER 9, 2013in JOSESomewhere in Syria, a child dreams too.On the eastern banks of the Mediterranean Sea, a child looks over the body of water and wonders the plausibility of reading while drones fly overhead in an undeclared war on a few. While airborne missiles
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“Residential Segregation and School Closures” - Black Parallel School Board
Home - Black Parallel School Board: The Black Parallel School Board Southeast Village Neighborhood AssociationPresentsA Community Forum featuringDr. Jesus Hernandez, sociology professor at UC Davis“Residential Segregation and School Closures”  Free and open to the public!!!Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 5:30pm -8:00pmGeorge Sim Community Center, 6207 Logan Street, Sacramento, CA  95824Our Co-Spon
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Aligning Teacher Prep With Common Core State Standards - California Teachers Association
Aligning Teacher Prep With Common Core State Standards - California Teachers Association: ALIGNING TEACHER PREP WITH COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDSThe California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) has made a series of changes to better align teacher preparation requirements with the demands of teaching the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).Specific changes in three key areas are outlined bel
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Nite Cap 9-9-13 #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 CAPTODAYChoosing Democracy: Michelle Rhee : front person for elite attacks on public schoolsChoosing Democracy: Michelle Rhee : front person for elite attacks on public schools: Michelle Rhee : front person for elite attacks on public schoolsExcerpts from;  T
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