Nite Cap 9-6-13 #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."

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How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzle | Maria Shriver

How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzle | Maria Shriver: How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzle

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Timeline: The Concilio’s recent work in Dallas ISD | Education Blog

Timeline: The Concilio’s recent work in Dallas ISD | Education Blog: Timeline: The Concilio’s recent work in Dallas ISDBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com3:19 pm on September 6, 2013 | Permalink1301Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, and Florencia Velasco Fortner, president and CEO of The Concilio.An independent investigation into Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles reviewed his handling of a p

by mike simpson / 9min 

Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Back-to-school Event and Let's Move! Active Schools Announcement | The White House

Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Back-to-school Event and Let's Move! Active Schools Announcement | The White House: Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Back-to-school Event and Let's Move! Active Schools AnnouncementOrr Elementary SchoolWashington, D.C.1:05 P.M. EDTMRS. OBAMA:  Well, hello.  How's everyone doing?  It is a pleasure and an honor to be with all of you here today at Orr

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Countdown, Day 3: Class-size challenges and split grades loom | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Countdown, Day 3: Class-size challenges and split grades loom | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Countdown, Day 3: Class-size challenges and split grades loomby Paul Socolar on Sep 06 2013 Posted in Countdown to calamity?COMMENTS (3)PRINTThe School District's staff has shrunk by 3,000 since June, with 17,144 employees (full-time equivalents) now on the payroll. That's a 15 percent staffing cut

by mike simpson / 23min 

RANDI WEINGARTEN: Mayor Nutter: Fight alongside teachers, don't scapegoat them

Mayor Nutter: Fight alongside teachers, don't scapegoat them: Mayor Nutter: Fight alongside teachers, don't scapegoat themJune 28, 2013Randi and I to Arne: Please Intervene to Save Public Schools in Philadelphia | Diane Ravitch's blog http://bit.ly/1aUtiHI RIGHT NOW, students around the country are going back to school. They are excited, and maybe a bit nervous.  But students in Philadelphia this

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New Infographic: Welcome to CharterLand! | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

New Infographic: Welcome to CharterLand! | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: New Infographic: Welcome to CharterLand!Posted on: Friday September 6th, 2013There is growing outrage over the story of Tiana Parker, a seven-year-old student in Tulsa, Oklahoma who was pushed out of her charter school because of her hairstyle. The school said her dreadl

by mike simpson / 59min 

What Arne Duncan’s comments on racial integration reveal

What Arne Duncan’s comments on racial integration reveal: What Arne Duncan’s comments on racial integration revealBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 6 at 4:30 pmE-mail the writer0CommentsMoreEducation Secretary Arne Duncan                       (By Jacquelyn Martin/AP)Earlier this week Education Secretary Arne Duncan was on a radio show panel and made some remarks on racial integration that

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Choose a candidate yourself who serves our best interests. | Reclaim Reform

Choose a candidate yourself who serves our best interests. | Reclaim Reform: Choose a candidate yourself who serves our best interests.Posted on September 6, 2013by Ken PrevitiNow is the time to organize and plan for the candidate for our next election.Protect your child, your school, yourself and our nation. OUR nation. How?Pro-Public-School. Pro-Certified-Teacher. Pro-Sane-Test/Evaluation Level.

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Education industry ranks #1 in customer satisfaction | Education By The Numbers

Education industry ranks #1 in customer satisfaction | Education By The Numbers: Education industry ranks #1 in customer satisfactionSam Boonin is the vice president of products at Zendesk, a software company that collects online inquiries from customers and turns them into support tickets. Zendesk’s software is used by more than 30,000 companies and institutions, from Sony and Adobe to Twitter an

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Diane in the Evening 9-6-13 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 Great New Tool in Fight Against Corporate ReformProgressive Magazine has created a wonderful new website called Public School Shakedown to cover the news about the privatization movement. Please subscribe to stay informed about the shams, scams, frauds, boondoggles, and assorted scandals connected to today’s faux-reform movement.

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Is the case against APS educators falling apart in view of not... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Is the case against APS educators falling apart in view of not... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Is the case against APS educators falling apart in view of not guilty verdict today?  COMMENT(52) 2 8 9 23View Larger Phil Skinner / pskinner@ajc.comPrevious PostsCheerleader uniforms in school? Not worth the battle.September 6, 2013Cuts in education come at the expense of long-term prosperitySeptember

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Achievement Gaps Shrunk Faster in the 70s and 80s than Over the Past Decade - Dana Goldstein

Achievement Gaps Shrunk Faster in the 70s and 80s than Over the Past Decade - Dana Goldstein: Achievement Gaps Shrunk Faster in the 70s and 80s than Over the Past DecadeYesterday I noticed Dylan Matthews of the Washington Post and Matt Yglesias of Slate tweeting that there is proof education reform is working. They cited this set of charts of NAEP score improvements since 1996, posted by Mac LeBuh

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State seeks delay in Justice Department school vouchers desegregation suit | NOLA.com

State seeks delay in Justice Department school vouchers desegregation suit | NOLA.com: State seeks delay in Justice Department school vouchers desegregation suitGov. Bobby Jindal has been hammering President Barack Obama's administration for its attack on his private school voucher program. (The TImes-Picayune archive)SCHOOL VOUCHERS NEWSState seeks delay in Justice Department school vouchers dese

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Resilience Starts with School Breakfast — Whole Child Education

Resilience Starts with School Breakfast — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGResilience Starts with School BreakfastSeptember 6, 2013 by Kelli WindsorAs kids head back to school, educators are focused on how to best ensure students succeed in the classroom and in life. That involves students being stronger, wiser, and more powerful. New findings from a national survey released by whole chi

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9-6-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: The battle to save Windham and stop Special Master Steven Adamowski…before it’s too lateTom Drewry is a teacher in the Windham Public Schools and a Willimantic resident.  Until recently he held a position with the Windham Federation of Teachers. Tom is also one of the most articulate, dedicated and forceful advocates for the students, parents, teachers and citizens of Windham. One of t

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Cali Education Headlines Friday, September 6, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Punishments for twerking video liftedEducation HeadlinesFriday, September 6, 2013Frey: Bill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponedA legislator’s second attempt to change disciplinary practices in California schools, making it harder for administrators to expel and suspend disruptive students and eliminating the subject

by mike simpson / 7h 

Tony Bennett Grading Scandal: New Report Offers Lessons for Other States - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Tony Bennett Grading Scandal: New Report Offers Lessons for Other States - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Tony Bennett Grading Scandal: New Report Offers Lessons for Other StatesBy Michele McNeil on September 6, 2013 11:27 AMA new report commissioned by legislative leaders in Indiana finds that the changes made to the state's grading system, which benefited a charter school run by a political don

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Morning Wink 9-6-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYPaul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia II - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherPaul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia II - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia IIBy Anthony Cody on September 6, 2013 9:55 AMGuest post by Paul Horton.The most

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Paul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia II - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Paul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia II - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The New American Amnesia: Trouble in Gatopia IIBy Anthony Cody on September 6, 2013 9:55 AMGuest post by Paul Horton.The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their own history.OrwellA lot of people I've been running into latel

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9-6-13 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.: LIfe in Rahm’s Chicago. “I didn’t know about it until I read it in the papers,” says Emanuel.Indicted Chicago Comptroller Amer Ahmad. He was watching city pensions. Rahm claims he didn’t know a thing about the shady dealings of ex-city Comptroller Amer Ahmad until he read it in the newspapers. I guess

by mike simpson / 8h 

New York City's Public Education Challenges - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

New York City's Public Education Challenges - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com: New York City’s Public Education ChallengesDEBATERSTesting and Choice Are DestructiveDIANE RAVITCH, AUTHOR, "REIGN OF ERROR"The new mayor’s goal should be a great education for all students, one that meets their needs and strengthens their families and communities.Let’s Have More AccountabilityGEOFFREY CANADA, HARLEM CHIL

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‘Teach’ Premieres on CBS on Sept. 6 | NEA Today

‘Teach’ Premieres on CBS on Sept. 6 | NEA Today:  Teach’ Premieres on CBS on Sept. 6On Friday night, CBS will air “Teach,” Davis Guggenheim’s third documentary on education in America. It was the second, “Waiting for Superman,” that earned him the ire of public school teachers everywhere for its endorsement of charter schools and demonization of unions. It appears Guggenheim took the concerns of e

by mike simpson / 8h 

9-6-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: The Educational Racism of Chris ChristieYeah, I went there. But you tell me how else to honestly describe this:  Gov. Chris Christie plans to reappoint Newark School Superintendent Cami Anderson to another term. And if some in the city don’t like it, too bad. During a public appearance Wednesday at a school in Beach Haven, Christie was asked whether he and Education Commissioner Ch

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Teachers: what would help you serve English learners? Federal government wants to know | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Teachers: what would help you serve English learners? Federal government wants to know | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC:  Head Start program for migrant farmworkers facing changes in growing seasonA young girl wakes up from a nap in the main class room at Encanto Migrant and Seasonal Headstart; Credit: Grant Slater/KPCC Luz Maria Hernandez struggled as she made the half-mile walk on a 94 degree day from

by mike simpson / 8h 

NYC Educator: Dog Bites Man

NYC Educator: Dog Bites Man: Dog Bites ManTeacher dissatisfaction with Bloomberg lackey Dennis Walcott is at 57%, and Gotham Schools calls it an all-time high. I can only marvel at the other 43%. It's entirely feasible to me that they were too paranoid to answer honestly. Teachers have repeatedly asked me whether or not the surveys could be traced to them. After all, they're numbered, and who know

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Can Teachers Be Trained Like Navy Seals?EduShyster has written a hilarious column about an interesting proposal. According to EduShyster, some very important hedge fund manager was upset by Motoko Rich’s article in the New York Times about the short (two-to-three year) “career” of charter teachers. He suggested that teachers should

by mike simpson / 10h 

9-6-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: IRS Investigates CWC Charters - Run by Eva Hubby Eric Grannis - Sign Petition to Stop Them From OpeningAs soon as their non-profit status was granted, CWCS quietly used their power over the local NY schools' trustees to push through exorbitant "licensing agreements" that will funnel more than $3 million of tax dollars away from the New York children they were intended for and into

by mike simpson / 10h 

9-6-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: an astonishing, horrifying failureis what Paul Krugman calls American economic policy since the failure of Lehman Brothers five years ago.  His column this morning, titled Years of Tragic Waste, is as blunt and to the point as Krugman usually is on issues like this.  As he says near the beginning of piece, Suddenly, we were looking at the possibility of real economic catas

by mike simpson / 10h 

Class matters: Schools increasing focus on intervention, understanding to stem chronic absenteeism at its roots | EdSource Today

Class matters: Schools increasing focus on intervention, understanding to stem chronic absenteeism at its roots | EdSource Today: Class matters: Schools increasing focus on intervention, understanding to stem chronic absenteeism at its rootsSeptember 6th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Jane Meredith AdamsShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesA new national in

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9-6-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Who Are These Teachers Who Like Walcott?The NYCDOE survey results:In his second year as New York City schools chancellor, Dennis Walcott’s popularity fell to levels that rival the tumultuous 95-day tenure of his predecessor, Cathie Black. Fifty-seven percent of teachers said they were “unsatisfied or very unsatisfied” with Walcott, the highest disapproval rate for a chancell

by mike simpson / 10h 

9-6-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: "There Will Be Blood on your Hands"Yup, it got that incendiary at the Mann Building Taskforce meeting this afternoon.  Charlie and I attended along with Joanna Cullen, a long-time Central resident and public education advocate.I honestly hesitate to put this up but I am because pressure needs to come to bear to end this situation (at least at the Mann building - th

by mike simpson / 10h 

Mother Crusader: Chris Christie, Hell Bent On Destroying Public Education, Courts The Voucher Vote

Mother Crusader: Chris Christie, Hell Bent On Destroying Public Education, Courts The Voucher Vote: Chris Christie, Hell Bent On Destroying Public Education, Courts The Voucher VoteIs anyone actually surprised that Governor Christie is chomping at the bit to ram vouchers through the legislature in the lame-duck session after the election? (Which he arrogantly to assumes he will win...)“It will be

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Technologies I Used in My Classroom in the 1950s: Recapturing How I Taught A Half-century Ago | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Technologies I Used in My Classroom in the 1950s: Recapturing How I Taught A Half-century Ago | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Technologies I Used in My Classroom in the 1950s: Recapturing How I Taught A Half-century AgoWhen I began teaching U.S. and world history in 1956 at Glenville High School (Cleveland, Ohio), there were many technological aids that I had available and u

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9-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Resources For The Fall SeasonI’ve made some additions to The Best Sites For Images Of Fall Foliage (& For Teaching About The Season). Additional suggestions are welcome…3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 9min mark as read  //  saveFirst Draft: My Theory Of Knowledge Lesson About Syria Next Monday — Help Me Make It BetterThis is the

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What’s missing from education policy debate

What’s missing from education policy debate: What’s missing from education policy debateBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 6 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer4CommentsMoreReformers and policymakers talk a lot about how to recruit teachers with higher GPAs,  higher standards, better standardized tests, big data and more. In this post, Jack Schneider, an assistant professor of education at the Colle

by mike simpson / 10h 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Midway privatization deal crashes and burns. Where are the feds?

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Midway privatization deal crashes and burns. Where are the feds?: Rahm's Midway privatization deal crashes and burns. Where are the feds?I don't think so...As if we needed another reason to dump mayoral control of the schools, look no further than the collapse of another corrupt City Hall boondoggle -- the privatization of Midway Airport.In my August 22nd

by mike simpson / 10h 

District defends teacher firing - Education - The Sacramento Bee

District defends teacher firing - Education - The Sacramento Bee: District defends teacher firingBy Andy Furilloafurillo@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Sep. 6, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1BThe Sacramento City Unified School District has gone to court to uphold the firing of a veteran McClatchy High School teacher who got in a fight with a student during a physical education class.Jerry Glaviano said he

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UTLA ACCUSES LAUSD OF RETALIATING AGAINST TEACHERS- WHO KNEW? - Perdaily.com

UTLA ACCUSES LAUSD OF RETALIATING AGAINST TEACHERS- WHO KNEW? - Perdaily.com: UTLA ACCUSES LAUSD OF RETALIATING AGAINST TEACHERS- WHO KNEW?(Mensaje se repite en Español) In a performance reminiscent of Claude Raines in Casablanca, United Teacher Los Angeles (UTLA) President Warren Fletcher came out today on KNX News Radio and seemed "SHOCKED."" When LAUSD maintains a culture in which teachers are

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YESTERDAY

Girl calls out Michelle Rhee

Girl calls out Michelle Rhee CaliforniaFather·

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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 9-5-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMLIVE: Google Hangout, School Climate and Social InclusionWatch the LIVE feed from the Google Hangout on School Climate and Social Inclusion here and don’t forget to tweet about it! Also, catch up on the Storify from Monday’s Twitter Chat here. 8 by Editor Admin / 1h He Is Kidding - Isn't He ?Maybe they could go to Newark Academy  instead

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Gulen Charter Schools - Gulen charter schools

Gulen Charter Schools - Gulen charter schools: Introduction to Gulen charter schoolsby C.A.S.I.L.I.P.S. - Citizens Against Special Interest Lobbying in Public Schools  CASILIPS on Twitter, SlideshareNote that this website has two companion websites:A Guide to the Gulen Movement's Activities in the US      and     Gulen in the International PressWhat is a Gulen charter school?  A Gulen charter scho

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Reflections on Amplify’s Common Knowledge Profit Potential | deutsch29

Reflections on Amplify’s Common Knowledge Profit Potential | deutsch29: Reflections on Amplify’s Common Knowledge Profit PotentialSeptember 5, 2013In this post, I would like to offer my response to this information included as part of Diane Ravitch’s post on my exchange with Common Knowledge (CK) founder E.D. Hirsch. Regarding my strong statements on Amplify’s profit motive, Hirsch writes the foll

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Nite Cap 9-5-13 #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 CAPTODAYBill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponed | EdSource TodayBill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponed | EdSource Today: Bill to change ‘willful defiance’ suspension practices is postponedSeptember 5th,

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