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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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Peg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014
Peg with Pen: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014: Defeat Speaker of the House Boehner: TOM POETTER for Congress 2014Tom Poetter is a friend, an educator, and a man who takes truth to action. I will be supporting this campaign and I hope that you will share this post, contribute to his campaign, and recognize that while all of us may not live in Ohio, we must begin t
NYC Educator: My Date With Sandy
NYC Educator: My Date With Sandy: My Date With SandyI didn't much enjoy it, and she didn't much look like Olivia Newton-John. The first thing I thought of when I heard she was coming was a living room rug that used to belong to my grandfather. My daughter and I rolled it up and brought it up to the attic, where it sat for a few months.Then she and my wife and I drove to my sister-in-law's house to
10-30-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: MY NEXT BOOK!"Building a Community of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies for Teaching Resilience, Respect, and Responsibility" is the tentative title of my next book. It will be the third in my student motivation "trilogy."“Five key strategies to get/keep kids engaged at school”Five key strategies to ge
New UOO Admin: Welcome Ruth Rodriguez!! | United Opt Out National
New UOO Admin: Welcome Ruth Rodriguez!! | United Opt Out National: NEW UOO ADMIN: WELCOME RUTH RODRIGUEZ!! As the seasons change, so does United Opt Out.United Opt Out remains ever vigilant in its effort to end high stakes testing and shatter the grip of corporations on the lives of our children and the future of public education. But as we all know, our personal lives shift at times and with that
MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM - Perdaily.com
MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM - Perdaily.com: MAYBE LAUSD CAN'T TEACH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE THEM(Mensaje se repite en Español)It is virtually impossible to have an intelligent discussion of what needs to be done to finally fix the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) generationally failed public education system, if
California Dark Money Case Reveals Complex Schemes to Hide Donors | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
California Dark Money Case Reveals Complex Schemes to Hide Donors | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: By Adam Rappaport501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Financial, Disclosure, Organizations, American Future Fund, Americans for Job Security, States, California, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, McCutcheon v. FECYesterday, the California Fair Politica
Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Kids | The White House
Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Kids | The White House: Sesame Street Characters to Promote Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to KidsFirst Lady Michelle Obama joined by Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita for an announcement that will help market healthier choices for familiesWashington, DC – As part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative
Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary Rubinstein | deutsch29
Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary Rubinstein | deutsch29: Want a Trustworthy Word on Teach for America (TFA)? Listen to Former TFAer Gary RubinsteinOctober 30, 2013Below I have posted two youtube videos by Gary Rubinstein, who joined Teach for America (TFA) in 1991 and who made the decision to become a career teacher. Gary now writes extensively about
Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not Impossible | School Finance 101
Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not Impossible | School Finance 101: Segregating Surbubia: Difficult but Apparently Not ImpossiblePosted on October 30, 20130 Others around me have for some time been raising concerns about the emergence of boutique, suburban charter schools. Until now, I’ve largely blown off those concerns in part as I’ve questioned just how much sorting a charter sc
Empathy and Racism — Whole Child Education 10-30-13
Empathy and Racism — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEmpathy and RacismOctober 30, 2013 by Start EmpathyPost written by Madeleine Rogin for Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative, a whole child partner organization.Leading educational theorists such as Howard Gardner and Tony Wagner have written about the importance of cultivating our students' abilities to communicate across "networks&
Feds threaten Brown on testing planSI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Feds threaten Brown on testing planBy Tom ChorneauWednesday, October 30, 2013U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan moved earlier this week to squelch California’s plan to suspend almost all statewide student testing next year by formally threatening to withhold administrative Title I money – some portion of about $15 million.The action, which had been
Getting Teacher Evaluation Right
Shanker Blog » Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: Getting Teacher Evaluation RightPosted by Esther Quintero on October 30, 2013  Facilitated by Linda Darling-Hammond  Watch this webinar.    (Original date: October 22, 2013) Linda Darling-Hammond’s new book, Getting Teacher Evaluation Right, is a detailed, practical guide about how to improve the teaching profession. It leverages the best research a
CDC - Food Allergies in Schools - Adolescent and School Health
CDC - Food Allergies - Adolescent and School Health: Food Allergies in SchoolsFood allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4%–6% of children in the United States.1, 2 Allergic reactions can be life threatening and have far-reaching effects on children and their families, as well as on the schools or early care and education (ECE) programs they attend.
10-30-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Pinehurst HearingI am very disappointed to have miss the Pinehurst public hearing last night.  Did anyone attend and could you let us know what was said?by Melissa Westbrook / 1min  10-29-13 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWhen the Silas Potter incident was exposed, naturally I was following it very closely.  But w
Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying… | PWC Education Reform Blog
Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying… | PWC Education Reform Blog: Anti-Bullying Programs Leading to More Bullying…October 30, 2013 — pwceducationreform That’s the conclusion of my colleague Katherine Beals, editor of Out in Left Field, in her article A comprehensive bullying prevention program for selective schools.Katherine states:“The proliferation of Social and Emotional Learning p
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, October 30, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team:  BREAKING: LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy's contract extended to 2016Education HeadlinesWednesday, October 30, 2013Pacific Grove school bond offers a new approachMonterey County voters in two districts will be asked to approve bonds to improve the educational experience for their students. One bond could be described as conventional, the oth
De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, too | New York Post
De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, too | New York Post: De Blasio wants charity’s wealth redistributed, tooBy Post Editorial BoardOctober 29, 2013 | 10:29pmModal TriggerMayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio wants the Central Park Conservancy to chip in to help the rest of the city's parks.Photo: ReutersCall it Bill de Blasio’s tax on giving.How else do you explain his support for legislation
Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For? | Brookings Institution
Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For? | Brookings Institution: Standardized Testing and the Common Core Standards: You Get What You Pay For?By: Matthew M. ChingosEighty-five percent of American students attend school in a state that has adopted the Common Core State Standards. As these states transition from adoption to implementation of the new standards, m
When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for Superman | Hechinger Report
When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for Superman | Hechinger Report: When it comes to school leaders, stop waiting for SupermanBy Liz WillenOver the last week, a full Hollywood-style drama rolled out in Los Angeles with a familiar cast of characters. There was school superintendent John Deasy, the polarizing 52-year-old leader portrayed by some as a hero or a villain.As usual, parents an
Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers! | Dissident Voice
Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers! | Dissident Voice: Campus Equity Week — Equal Pay, Unionize, Stop the Flow of Public Education into the Pockets of Money Changers!by Paul Haeder / October 30th, 2013So, how do I say this? I went to Vacations International last night with my special education partner. She just got off wor
This Is the Problem | the becoming radical
This Is the Problem | the becoming radical: THIS IS THE PROBLEMI love Jesus NavasOn Twitter, I posted the following:2 guaranteed reforms reformers refuse to do: 1) give children books 2) give poor children’s parents money.Both of these are supported by solid research—the need for access to books and choice reading by decades of research in literacy and the second point is powerfully supported by a
New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: New teacher evaluations: Tougher but not always used to improve instruction Previous PostsBye bye books? More babies and toddlers use tablets, smartphones.October 30, 2013Student urges DeKalb school board to approve Druid Hills charter clusterOctober 29, 2013"I'm not a math person." Maybe you would b
The Educated Reporter: New Reports Focus on Teacher Quality
The Educated Reporter: New Reports Focus on Teacher Quality: New Reports Focus on Teacher QualityTwo new reports are out today addressing issues related to teacher quality, and both deserve a close reading.The first is from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and it's a "state of the states" report on where teacher evaluations stand nationally. There have been quite a few changes si
From John Connolly, Three Lies and a Truth | EduShyster
From John Connolly, Three Lies and a Truth | EduShyster: From John Connolly, Three Lies and a TruthBoston mayoral candidate John Connolly likes to say that he wants to be the city’s education mayor. But teacher Nancy Bloom, who taught at the same charter school at which Connolly briefly worked, says that, like the Snark-hunter in Lewis Carroll’s famous poem, whether Connolly proclaims his knowledg
Morning Wink 10-30-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?One of my favorite quotes comes from Mark Twain who said, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." The problem for Rahm and Byrd-Bennett is that they
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?: Remember, Byrd-Bennett's promise(s)?One of my favorite quotes comes from Mark Twain who said, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." The problem for Rahm and Byrd-Bennett is that they lie and we remember.We remember, for example, Byrd-Bennett's promise that schools would be closed only if the disp
PCAPS IN The News: | WeArePCAPS
PCAPS IN The News: | WeArePCAPS: PCAPS IN The News:Posted on October 30, 2013by wearepcapsDawn Hawkins (left) protests against city tax abatements with the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools outside of 10 Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (Stephanie Aaronson / Philly.com)Story HighlightsGALLERY: Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools prot
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-30-13 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 Teacher in LAUSD on the Board’s Decision to Extend Deasy ContractI am a teacher at LAUSD, and I am extremely disappointed with the LAUSD Board of Education for extending the contract to this abusive, destructive, deceiving superintendent. He truly does not care for the public education of the community he is supposed to serve. Mo
Competitive Grants: Winners and Losers? or A Just System for All? | janresseger
Competitive Grants: Winners and Losers? or A Just System for All? | janresseger: Competitive Grants: Winners and Losers? or A Just System for All?Posted on October 30, 2013 by janressegerBill Phillis is the Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding. Bill was Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction when I met him over twenty-five years ago.  I have al
Feds set price of defiance on standardized tests: at least $15 million | EdSource Today
Feds set price of defiance on standardized tests: at least $15 million | EdSource Today: Feds set price of defiance on standardized tests: at least $15 millionOctober 30th, 2013 | 1 Comment | By John Fensterwald3The state risks losing millions in federal funding for failing to offer standardized tests to students this year. Credit: iStockphoto.comThe state now knows how much federal funding it sta
Bye bye books? More babies and toddlers use tablets, smartphones. | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Bye bye books? More babies and toddlers use tablets, smartphones. | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Bye bye books? More babies and toddlers use tablets, smartphones. COMMENT(4) 0 1 0 4View Larger Wired kidsPrevious PostsStudent urges DeKalb school board to approve Druid Hills charter clusterOctober 29, 2013"I'm not a math person." Maybe you would be if you tried harder.October 27, 2013Spanki
10-30-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Update on the effort to destroy the Clark Elementary School in HartfordIn a story entitled, “Hartford Officials Explain Charter School Choice,” the Hartford Courant’s Vanessa de la Torre explained that “Superintendent Christina Kishimoto has recommended Clark as the future site of the charter network’s second K-8 elementary school in Hartford, a proposal that has left some Clark parent
The Weekly Update: Money, power and corruption; Gates is not so sure his ideas will work…but, oh well; TFA, Inc cashes in again and more | Seattle Education
The Weekly Update: Money, power and corruption; Gates is not so sure his ideas will work…but, oh well; TFA, Inc cashes in again and more | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Money, power and corruption; Gates is not so sure his ideas will work…but, oh well; TFA, Inc cashes in again and moreCorruption kills.This post is dedicated to Laporshia Massey.From Parents United for Public Education in Ph
10-30-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Happy Halloween Ken Derstine PA Education Crisis HighlightsAnd this is just Philadelphia, scary stuff, I'm spookedPennsylvania Education Crisis Highlights - October 29th, 2013Pennsylvania Education Crisis Highlights is available online at http://www.defendpubliceducation.net/Blue text is a link to the full article.**************** Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movem
K-12 News Network | “Turnarounds” At Two Los Angeles Unified Schools Prompt Deeper Questions Over Practitioner Center Schools
K-12 News Network | “Turnarounds” At Two Los Angeles Unified Schools Prompt Deeper Questions Over Practitioner Center Schools: “Turnarounds” At Two Los Angeles Unified Schools Prompt Deeper Questions Over Practitioner Center Schoolsadmin October 30, 2013 Charter Schools, Los Angeles, Parent Trigger, School Boards, School Districts 0Who and what are Practitioner Center Schools, and what is 24th Str
Study: New teachers more educated, of higher caliber | HechingerEd Blog
Study: New teachers more educated, of higher caliber | HechingerEd Blog: Study: New teachers more educated, of higher caliberTeaching may be attracting a more academically successful group of people compared to previous years, according to a new study released Wednesday.Two researchers at the University of Washington examined four national data sets to determine how the characteristics of first-ye
10-30-13 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.: Don’t TRIP on this TRAIL.The move by Illinois to change the Teachers Retirement Insurance Plan (TRIP) to the Total Retiree Advantage Illinois Plan (TRAIL or is TRAILP?) is going badly by any measure. Over the past several weeks I have tried to keep readers up to date with all the information I could g
10-30-13 Education Research Report
Education Research Report: EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTWide Range of Assessments to Gauge Students’ Career and Technical SkillsWhile most states give one or more assessments of career readiness, technical, or employability skills to high school students, the types of tests used vary considerably across states and are sometimes decided at the school district level, according a new report by the Center
10-30-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith On the Empress TischWhat clear and astute observations... Loretta PriscoFred, thanks for this scathing and brilliant portrait. Helps me make sense of my visceral reaction of horror at her presentation. So much feigned reasonableness and caring. So little capacity for hearing the truth.... Jeff NYes, Fred- so right on! Let's not forget that the "flawed accountabilit
10-30-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: AFT and ATF Respond to Locals: A Follow-UpRecently, I posted an article about a story in the Albuquerque Journal about the New Mexico NEA and AFT putting pressure on the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED).  I called the suggestions from the two state union groups an “appeasement.” Also included in my article was a statement from the Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF)
Teachers: Never Forget How Much You Matter | Ward 8 DC Teacher
Teachers: Never Forget How Much You Matter | Ward 8 DC Teacher: Teachers: Never Forget How Much You Matterby ACINTRONJR • OCTOBER 30, 2013Whether you teach at an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, or an alternative school, this message is for you. This message is for ALL teachers, regardless of zip code or socio-economic status. This message is for ALL teachers, albeit your first y
10-30-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Education Reform In TroubleAnthony Cody at Gates Foundation Week:From coast to coast, the billionaire-backed education reform project is back-pedaling, and there are signs of desperation showing up all over. At Education Nation there was little attention paid to the fractured fairytale that corporate reform has become, but the cracks are appearing everywhere now.At a recent
How Poverty Molds the Brain | toteachornototeach
How Poverty Molds the Brain | toteachornototeach: How Poverty Molds the BrainGroundbreaking research nearly two decades ago linking a mother’s educational background to her children’s literacy and cognitive abilities stands out among decades of social science studies demonstrating the adverse effects of poverty.Now new research conducted at Northwestern University has taken that finding in a neuro
An unlikely clash between a superintendent and a community
An unlikely clash between a superintendent and a community: An unlikely clash between a superintendent and a communityBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 30 at 6:00 amSuburban school districts are not usually the place where clashes develop over standardized test-based school reform policies, but that’s just what is happening in Montclair, N.J. Here’s a post on what’s going on by LynNell Hancock, the mother
The Tomato Harvester, the Smart Gun, and The Age-Graded School: Reframing the Problem | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Tomato Harvester, the Smart Gun, and The Age-Graded School: Reframing the Problem | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Tomato Harvester, the Smart Gun, and The Age-Graded School: Reframing the ProblemMachines picking thick-rind tomatoes, a gun that won’t fire in the hands of someone who doesn’t own it, and schools where six year-olds work with eight year-olds, where 14 an
Special Midnight Sneak Preview - Witch Hunter starring Campbell Brown - News Break
Special Midnight Sneak Preview - Witch Hunter starring Campbell Brown  News BreakComing to a theater near you!After much speculation and rallying, LA school board retains superintendentAbout 100 people gathered Tuesday morning to support L.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy before the Board of Education delivered his annual review.; Credit: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez After nearly five hours behind clos

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Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit? | Mother Jones
Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit? | Mother Jones: Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit?The former CNN anchor says her nonprofit seeks to protect kids from predators in the classroom. Its real agenda may be union-busting.DFER'S REFORMER of the Month? Early one morning in July, former CNN anchor Campbell Brown appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, pen i
10-29-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Speakers to testify release for NYC's Senate hearing on school issuesI was going to go to the Portelos hearing today but I'm in a car heading to Philly - don't worry, I'm not driving. My alternate was to go to the Flanagan hearings today where many of our allies from Change the Stakes and Class Size Matters are testifying today.The unholy trio - Tisch, Mulgrew and Walcott, all pus
Brevard Public Schools teach contempt of the law by blatantly violating the constitution | Reclaim Reform
Brevard Public Schools teach contempt of the law by blatantly violating the constitution | Reclaim Reform: Brevard Public Schools teach contempt of the law by blatantly violating the constitutionPosted on October 29, 2013by Ken PrevitiThe Brevard County School Board and its superintendent are teaching all of the children to violate the law if there is money to be had. This is teaching by example.T
PSAT for 10-29-13: Plan to attend 11/21 forum on student data privacy
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 10-29-13: Plan to attend 11/21 forum on student data privacy: PSAT for 10-29-13: Plan to attend 11/21 forum on student data privacyPURE, Parents Across America, More Than a Score, the Chicago Teachers’ Union, and other groups are co-sponsoring an important forum on the threat to student data privacy.The free, public event will take
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Grassroots Collaborative calls on Aldermen to act for working families
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Grassroots Collaborative calls on Aldermen to act for working families: Grassroots Collaborative calls on Aldermen to act for working familiesGRASSROOTS COLLABORATIVE637 S. DEARBORN, THIRD FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60605www. t h e g r a s s r o o t s c o l l a b o r a t i v e . o r gPRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 29, 2013Contact:Nathan Ryan, Communications Organiz
Billionaires Going Bonkers: Trying to Reboot Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Billionaires Going Bonkers: Trying to Reboot Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Billionaires Going Bonkers: Trying to Reboot ReformBy Anthony Cody on October 29, 2013 4:27 PMFrom coast to coast, the billionaire-backed education reform project is back-pedaling, and there are signs of desperation showing up all over. At Education Nation there was little attention paid to the fract
Nite Cap 10-29-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPTODAYBREAKING: Deasy offers to resign in Feb, stay available as consultant in proposed settlement #lausdBREAKING: Deasy offers to resign in Feb, stay available as consultant in proposed settlement Saint Deasy Flash Mob Crest Fallen1 by mike simps
BREAKING: Deasy offers to resign in Feb, stay available as consultant in proposed settlement #lausd
BREAKING: Deasy offers to resign in Feb, stay available as consultant in proposed settlement Saint Deasy Flash Mob Crest Fallen