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Diane Ravitch and the Tooth Fairy | Reclaim Reform

Diane Ravitch and the Tooth Fairy | Reclaim Reform: Diane Ravitch and the Tooth FairyPosted on September 7, 2013by Ken PrevitiWouldn’t it be wonderful if the Tooth Fairy left a copy of Diane Ravitch’s new book under your pillow? Well, rather than lose a tooth in the attempt, advance order a copy now.“Reign of Error takes on each of the common (education reform) myths and blows them up with the ref

by mike simpson / 21min 

¿Nuevo enfoque en educación bilingüe? | catalyst-chicago.org

¿Nuevo enfoque en educación bilingüe? | catalyst-chicago.org: ¿Nuevo enfoque en educación bilingüe?Share on windycitizenShare on facebookShare on emailEquipada con datos que muestran el limitado desempeño académico de los estudiantes bilingües, una comisión de CPS considera un nuevo enfoque: Ayudar a los niños a lograr fluidez tanto en su idioma nativo como en inglés.By: Sarah Karp / December 1, 2

by mike simpson / 37min 

9-7-13 Seattle Schools This Week Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charlie in ChargeDear Readers,I'm taking a brief, scheduled hiatus and have decided to not check in/post while I am gone. So Charlie will carry the banner for the blog.  He does have a full-time job so it's harder for him to post.  But I'm sure he will get the Tuesday and Friday Open Threads going. If you want to guest post, send it to him, he'll vet it and likely

by mike simpson / 2h 

Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic mastery | OregonLive.com

Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic mastery | OregonLive.com: Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic masteryIn this photo taken in 2010, Scappoose High sophomore Candice Thompson works to determine the area of a parallelogram, one of about 20 key skills she must master to pass her

by mike simpson / 2h 

9-7-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAY9-7-13 Wait What?Wait What?: Our Orwellian education policy, Part 2Two weeks ago, Wendy Lecker, Connecticut public education advocate and commentary writer for Hearst Media, Wendy Lecker, wrote Part 1 of a piece about George Orwell’s definition of “doublethink” explained Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reform strategy. (Part I can

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9-7-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Our Orwellian education policy, Part 2Two weeks ago, Wendy Lecker, Connecticut public education advocate and commentary writer for Hearst Media, Wendy Lecker, wrote Part 1 of a piece about George Orwell’s definition of “doublethink” explained Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reform strategy. (Part I can be found at: http://jonathanpelto.com/2013/08/27/orwellian-education-policy-wendy-

by mike simpson / 4h 

12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabulary | toteachornototeach

12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabulary | toteachornototeach: 12 animal adjectives to bolster your vocabularyby Judith B HermanIn eighth grade, when I read that Julius Caesar had an aquiline nose, I mistakenly thought it had something to do with water. But aquiline is from Latin aquila, meaning eagle, not aqua, water. He had a curved, beaklike nose, not a runny one.You know some other anim

by mike simpson / 4h 

A Cranky Review of "Teach" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

A Cranky Review of "Teach" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: A Cranky Review of "Teach"By Nancy Flanagan on September 7, 2013 1:27 PMThere was lots of conversation--pre-hype--about the doc/movie Teach on CBS last night. I tried to avoid "judging before watching" syndrome, and kept in mind that people do change their minds, based on evidence (see: Diane Ravitch).So--I watched Te

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?: Duncan comes out against "forced integration." What year is this?Arkansas Gov. Orville Faubus,  1958"Forcing integration upon us is not a nimble concept."  -- Alabama Police Chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, 1956"The unwelcomed, unwanted, unwarranted and force-induced intrusion upon the campus of the Univer

by mike simpson / 4h 

Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike Miles | Education Blog

Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike Miles | Education Blog: Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze responds to investigation of Superintendent Mike MilesBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com11:11 am on September 7, 2013 | Permalink3803Jim Schutze (Elizabeth M. Claffey/Staff Photographer)An independent investigation of Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike M

by mike simpson / 4h 

9-7-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Why Does Anyone Listen To Mike Bloomberg?Only a few more months and we won't have to listen to Mike Bloomberg rattle off nonsense like this anymore: You’re a believer in the empirical, in data. But after all the changes in standards, is there any credibility in the test scores and graduation rates?It is very hard to explain complex numbers in a sound bite.  But when the numbers wen

by mike simpson / 6h 

9-7-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Do You or Can You Twerk ?A Big Whoo - Summer School for Teachers Report from an Undisclosed Urban LocationThis came in over the transom from an Ed Notes reader:I had the privilege of attending ten days of training in a Summer Institute. The primary advantage of attending the institute is I lost the last two weeks of my treasured summer vacation.My district has adopted Responsive C

by mike simpson / 6h 

AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win. | deutsch29

AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win. | deutsch29: AACTE Endorses CAEP; Testing Companies Win.September 7, 2013Once again a major education organization has proclaimed its intention to grade teachers (this time, teachers in training) using student test scores.Talk about “status quo.”Allow me to begin this post by addressing this foolish notion. I realize this topic has been written about rep

by mike simpson / 6h 

2nd Banana 9-7-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTHey Did I mention that Diane Ravitch has a new book coming out on September 17?REIGN OF ERROR. An incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from o

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NYC Educator: Telling Tall Tales of Thompson

NYC Educator: Telling Tall Tales of Thompson: Telling Tall Tales of ThompsonThough I support COPE and actually pay for this stuff, though I get out and work for UFT-endorsed candidates in whom I believe, I'm more than a little disappointed when I read things like this. A UFT mailer suggests that Bill Thompson supports retro pay for teachers, who haven't had a raise in five years. However, the Thom

by mike simpson / 7h 

9-7-13 Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky

Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee.Joseph Albers’ Homage to the Square. It is hard for me to believe it will get to 90 degrees today in Chicago. It is a beautiful comfortable morning on the back porch. Our neighbor’s chickens finished making their morning noise. Yes, our neighbors have two chickens. I have heard that Logan Square has the highest per capita chicken population in the c

by mike simpson / 7h 

Back to school: It’s worse than you think

Back to school: It’s worse than you think: Back to school: It’s worse than you thinkBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 7 at 10:45 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMorePhiladelphia public schools are opening for the new school year on Monday without many of the basics any reasonable person would expect. Paper, for example. Guidance counselors. Nurses.Amid an agonizing financial and leadership cris

by mike simpson / 7h 

Morning Wink 9-7-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Robert Shepherd: How Corporate Monopolies Control What Students LearnRobert Shepherd posted this explanation of how the publishing industry has changed and how a small number of corporate gi

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Robert Shepherd: How Corporate Monopolies Control What Students LearnRobert Shepherd posted this explanation of how the publishing industry has changed and how a small number of corporate giants control what students learn: I think it important to distinguish between entrepreneurs attempting to bring new products to market that wil

by mike simpson / 8h 

Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee

Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee : Student takes on Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee By Valerie Strauss, Published: September 7 at 9:52 amE-mail the writerSchool reformer extraordinaire Michelle Rhee hasbegun a three-city event where she is hosting town halls in what she says is an effort to have a “real talk” with teachers, who for years have viewed her as anything but a frie

by mike simpson / 8h 

9-7-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: after two weeks of classes, another reflection on teachingIt does and does not feel like two weeks of classes:  Monday the first week only freshmen were in the building, and this past week we were off for Labor Day and for Rosh Hashanah.  Thus I have only been "teaching" for 7 days.  But then, our classes are except on advisory days 90 minutes long, and on advisory days ov

by mike simpson / 8h 

9-7-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: UFT Tells Teachers Bill Thompson Promises Retro Pay - But He Doesn'tMore lies and misinformation from the United Federation of Teachers leadership over the Bill Thompson campaign:The United Federation of Teachers is telling its members to come out in droves to vote for mayoral candidate Bill Thompson because he will give them back pay — even though he insists he didn’t promi

by mike simpson / 8h 

It's About Time: A.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members - ParentAdvocates.org

Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: A.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members Unions and community groups have joined forces to try to create the nation’s highest minimum wage through a referendum in SeaTac, a community south of Seattle. The proposal would establish a $15-an-hour minimum wage — more than twice the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum — for 6,500 workers at Sea-Tac I

by mike simpson / 8h 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 9-7-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYPhiladelphia Shows How NOT To Engage ParentsHere’s the latest addition to The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas, courtesy of NPR: The Philadelphia school system was forced to cut millions of dollars from its budget, lay off hundreds of employees and shutter nearly two dozen schools to help clos

by mike simpson / 8h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-7-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITLAUSD HIRING PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS FOR ABUSE CASES + Educator Gives Glimpse Inside "Teacher Jail"By Patrick Healy, KNBC News | NBC Southern California http://bit.ly/13s0BwZ var nbcLP={};nbcLP.aRandomNumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*10000);nbcLP.currentPageLoc=encodeURIComponent(window.location.href);nbcLP.cu

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 9-7-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsFlow Chart Exposes Common Core’s Myriad Corporate Connections | truth-out.orgFriday, 06 September 2013 00:00 By Candice Bernd, Truthout | Report Elementary school students at a school in Los Angeles, Feb. 27, 2013. (Photo: Monica Almeida / The New York Times) U.S. education reform isn’t so much a “Race to the Top,” because no m

by mike simpson / 9h 

This Week's Education Research Report 9-7-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTWhat are the risks of student cyberbullying?The analysis of the results of middle and high school student attitudes to cyberbullying and online safety to be published in the International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments shows that many children are bullied and few understand internet safety.Stacey Kite, Rob

by mike simpson / 9h 

All Week 9-7-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERA basic assumption about #commoncore that’s insufficient #edtechVery simple. I’ve heard many arguments about how stupendously awesome common core is and will be. Regarding the tests, I hear frequently that they’re better because, quite simply, they’re on the computer. So, on computer automatically means be

by mike simpson / 9h 

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 BLOGTODAYRobert Rendo: Why Are We Destroying Education? For What?Now here is a first for this blog. A comment that appeared on the blog by Robert Rendo was picked up and posted by blogger Jonathan Pelto. It was indeed a brilliant statement, and somehow I failed to turn it into a post. So I am taking the post from Jonathan Pel

by mike simpson / 9h 

YESTERDAY

In 10 states, family income not a factor for students to eat free | Nation & World | The Seattle Times

In 10 states, family income not a factor for students to eat free | Nation & World | The Seattle Times: In 10 states, family income not a factor for students to eat freeBoston’s public-school system has joined a federal program in 10 states and the District of Columbia that offers students two free meals every school day, whether or not their families can afford them.By BRIDGET MURPHYThe Assoc

by mike simpson / 16h 

Lack of Communication | JD2718

Lack of Communication | JD2718: Lack of CommunicationSEPTEMBER 6, 2013 PM30 11:40 PMtags: abusive administrators, Learning Environment survey100 schools in New York City report that their principal does not “encourage open communication on important school issues.”Trailing all, not a single teacher responding to the survey at Bushwick Ascend Charter School agreed that their principal encourages co

by mike simpson / 16h 

Investigation finds that Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles violated district policy — and helped craft an administrator’s resignation letter that bashed his bosses | Education Blog

Investigation finds that Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles violated district policy — and helped craft an administrator’s resignation letter that bashed his bosses | Education Blog: Investigation finds that Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles violated district policy — and helped craft an administrator’s resignation letter that bashed his bossesBy Matthew Haagmhaag@dallasnews.com8:50 pm on Sep

by mike simpson / 17h 

Sneak Attack: The War on Unions and Pensions – Sept. 6, 2013 | Reclaim Reform

Sneak Attack: The War on Unions and Pensions – Sept. 6, 2013 | Reclaim Reform: Sneak Attack: The War on Unions and Pensions – Sept. 6, 2013Posted on September 6, 2013by Ken Previti“The participants in the closed-door meeting were Republicans and Democrats, and included public officials and representatives of numerous foundations and think tanksintent on reducing pensions for public employees.“When

by mike simpson / 17h 

First Trial Ends in Acquittal in School Scandal in Atlanta - NYTimes.com

First Trial Ends in Acquittal in School Scandal in Atlanta - NYTimes.com: By KIM SEVERSONPublished: September 6, 2013Phil Skinner/AJC, via Associated PressTamara Cotman, a former Atlanta schools administrator, after she was acquitted Friday.The case, heard by a Fulton County Superior Court jury, centered on whether Tamara Cotman, a former administrator, influenced a witness during the investigatio

by mike simpson / 22h 

‘Who is going to help me?’ In Philly schools, life without counselors — MSNBC

‘Who is going to help me?’ In Philly schools, life without counselors — MSNBC: ‘Who is going to help me?’ In Philly schools, life without counselorsTrymaine Lee, @trymainelee Protestors demonstrate calling for increased funding for public schools, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP)With just days before the start of school for Philadelphia public school students, el

by mike simpson / 22h 

Waiting for Guggenheim: any value added in “Teach”? | InterACT

Waiting for Guggenheim: any value added in “Teach”? | InterACT: Waiting for Guggenheim: any value added in “Teach”?SEPTEMBER 6, 2013tags: CBS, Guggenheim, Teachby David B. CohenFor the third time in his documentary film career, Davis Guggenheim turns his lens towards education, this time in “Teach” – airing on CBS tonight (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).Guggenheim’s first education-related film focused on teach

by mike simpson / 23h 

Secretary Duncan says integration can’t be forced and there is need “to do more” | EdSource Today

Secretary Duncan says integration can’t be forced and there is need “to do more” | EdSource Today: Secretary Duncan says integration can’t be forced and there is need “to do more”September 6th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Louis FreedbergShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing ServicesThis week U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan took on a subject – ever so brief

by mike simpson / 23h 

Three New Division Directors at CDE - Year 2013

Three New Division Directors at CDE - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Appoints Three Division Directors at California Department of EducationSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the promotion of two veteran California Department of Education (CDE) experts and the hiring of an experienced administrator to guide asses

by mike simpson / 23h 

Rhee's Road Show Offers Nothing New - California Teachers Association

Rhee's Road Show Offers Nothing New - California Teachers Association: RHEE'S ROAD SHOW OFFERS NOTHING NEWLast night StudentsFirst founder and self-proclaimed education reformer Michelle Rhee held the first of a series of nationwide “teacher town halls” in Los Angeles, in what Rhee describes as an effort to move beyond “the extreme rhetoric and personal attacks overshadowing what’s important: gett

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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."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYHow Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzle | Maria ShriverHow Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzle | Maria Shriver: How Down syndrome may help unravel Alzheimer’s puzzleby mike simpson / 3min Timeline: The Concilio’s recent wor

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