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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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Design Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth

Design Lessons for Students, not Standards | The Classroom Sooth: Design Lessons for Students, not StandardsPosted on November 15, 2013 | Leave a commentHappy Friday, all.  This one was originally posted on the VIVAteachersblog.  I’ll ask some students if I can feature their projects up here next week.For more on CCSS, see previous post.    Enjoy!NOVEMBER 14, 2013 by KIM BOLTON LEAVE A COMMENTDesign Lessons for Students, not StandardsI consider most conflicts to be problems of design.  As a teacher, my first task is always to design lessons that are engaging.  Some teachers do this very easily

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Daily Kos: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normal

Daily Kos: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normal: Leaves at Day 30 - bloodwork now normalbyteacherkenFollow    Email  14 Comments / 14 Newand as a result her transplant procedure is now complete.  She will have one more appointment with the transplant practice at Day 100 early next year, but she has no further medical restrictions at this time.She has come a long way since her cancer was first discovered on January 27.She is not cured, because this kind of blood cancer remains in the body, but she is in full remission, and now medically recovered from her autologous stem cell transplant.That

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solidaridad: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!

solidaridad: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!: If you suspect that CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy,' you're right!If you suspect that #CCSS perpetuates what bell hooks terms "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy," you're right! pic.twitter.com/OraOcdRqAc— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) November 15, 2013by Robert D. Skeels ... / 35min mark as read  //  saveWasn't it Marshall Tuck, Ryan Smith, and Antonio Villaraigosa who callously shuttered Chicano Studi

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DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO Report

DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO Report: DC School Vouchers Lack Sufficient Oversight: GAO ReportPosted: 11/15/2013 4:39 pm ESTWashington, D.C.'s school voucher program, a political football often caught up in congressional budget battles, suffers from poor oversight, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Friday.School vouchers funnel public money into pr

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A new model for teacher preparation in California? | HechingerEd Blog

A new model for teacher preparation in California? | HechingerEd Blog: A new model for teacher preparation in California?For years, California has attempted to reform its teacher preparation programs to better prepare new teachers for the classroom. Alternative routes have popped up to offer aspiring teachers, in many cases, a less expensive and faster route to teaching. The state’s extensive perf

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Education Research Report: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming Rate

Education Research Report: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming Rate: Pennsylvania School Districts Removing Students at an Alarming RatePennsylvania’s 500 public school districts have dramatically increased their reliance on disciplinary practices that result in students being removed from school over the past 15 years, creating an educational crisis that goes far beyond

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NYC Public School Parents: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education Promises

NYC Public School Parents: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education Promises: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's Education PromisesBill de Blasio Education PromisesOn June 14, 2013, at a candidate forum held at Murray Bergtraum High School, Bill de Blasio pledged to follow through on the following education policies if elected mayor, and signed a document containing these promises. (These are marked as Fo

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Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California Father

Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand) | California Father: Autism Speaks (for People It Doesn’t Understand)by California Father on November 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment Like this guy here, I am tired of NPO’s speaking for people it doesn’t understand. In my case, this means NCLD, Easter Seals and others who think kids with disabilites need to be beaten over the head with standardized test

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To Common Core or Not To Common Core | PWC Education Reform Blog

To Common Core or Not To Common Core | PWC Education Reform Blog: To Common Core or Not To Common CoreNovember 15, 2013 — pwceducationreform Several nights ago I participated in a panel hosted by the Prince William County Committee of 100 about the future of standards in Virginia’s public schools.  Of interest to the Committee was whether the panelists believed Virginia should stick with the SOL

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Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education | Reclaim Reform

Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education | Reclaim Reform: Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs EducationPosted on November 15, 2013by Ken PrevitiAbout half the people in the USA saw only two words in this title.Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs EducationWhat did they see? This.Republican Tea Party & Democratic Vee Party vs Education(Please re

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‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public Education | NEA Today

‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public Education | NEA Today: ‘Go Public’: A Film That Champions Public EducationNovember 15, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Anita MerinaIt’s a familiar story. A tax bill designed to generate much-needed funding for local public schools is soundly defeated by voters, who, post-election polling reveals, cite images of fail

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11-15-13 The Whole Child Blog — Use the Common Core to Focus on Integrity

Use the Common Core to Focus on Integrity — Whole Child Education: Use the Common Core to Focus on IntegrityThe Common Core State Standards aren't an enemy. They're a smart way of saying to the public, "this is where education is going. This is what your child needs to know and be able to do as a future worker, citizen, and leader." To that end, the Common Core standards are helping to a

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Cali Education Headlines Friday, November 15, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Special education now on Sacramento’s radar; task force to take long lookEducation HeadlinesFriday, November 15, 2013Moorpark school board approves more raisesThe Moorpark Unified School District board unanimously approved a 2.5 percent increase for certain classified employees, including assistant principals, school counselors a

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11-15-13 "Our Schools Are Not For Sale" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

"Our Schools Are Not For Sale" | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: "Our Schools Are Not For Sale"Posted on: Friday November 15th, 2013With public schools under attack across the nation, it is inspiring to see just how many organizers (many of them students!) are attending rallies, school board meetings and press conferences to

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Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the Classroom - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the Classroom - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Still Bored! More Observations on Boredom in the ClassroomBy Nancy Flanagan on November 15, 2013 11:11 AMSo--my previous blog, on boredom, has drawn lots of traffic and commentary, with responses falling into three general camps: A. Amen, sister! Boredom is as boredom does.B. Let's shar

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11-15-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Sacajawea Meeting with Director CarrI did not attend this meeting last night.  If you did, could you please fill us in?by Melissa Westbrook / 9min Friday Open ThreadHogwarts (if it were graded under an A to F school grading law).  Thanks to reader Tammy. Looks like Director DeBell is already looking for a new gig - he's applying to be a PCO for the 43rd district (w

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11-15-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Nashville Metro Puts Brakes on Charter Expansion--CorpEd SpewsA clip from the Tennessean:The Metro school board approved a plan Tuesday night effectively restricting the authorization of new charter schools next year to South Nashville or to schools tagged for three straight years of poor performance.The resolution approved by the board requires all new charter schools to be locate

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Hope springs eternal...'

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Hope springs eternal...': 'Hope springs eternal...'Yesterday was the first official day of basketball practice. Alexander Pope said, "Hope springs eternal." Well, at least in November before we've played our first game. I've got a promising squad of hard-working, fun-loving kids and even have some height for a change. What Pope didn't say is that "you

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Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education

Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”? | Parents United for Public Education: Is “right to know” the new “pay to play”?Posted on November 15, 2013 by HELENGYMLeave a commentPay to play” is a widely reviled practice in government, but that’s effectively what the District’s legal argument would establish through its challenge of an open records case in state court.For more than 10 months, Parents

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Morning Wink 11-15-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS mark as read11-15-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Council wars?. You may be too young to remember. There was a time when there were Democratic Party and Republican Party primaries in Chicago. Then it occurred to someone that t

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11-15-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Council wars?. You may be too young to remember. There was a time when there were Democratic Party and Republican Party primaries in Chicago. Then it occurred to someone that this was an incredible waste of money since there was only one party. And Chicago did away with party primaries. You may also b

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Stunning New Report and Website Expose Connected State-by-State Web of Privatizers | janresseger

Stunning New Report and Website Expose Connected State-by-State Web of Privatizers | janresseger: Stunning New Report and Website Expose Connected State-by-State Web of PrivatizersPosted on November 15, 2013 by janressegerAs an advocate for public policy, I believe it is more important to know more about what I am for than about what I am against.  Let me begin by naming what I am for: public scho

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The Impact of Full Funding Fridays | WeArePCAPS

The Impact of Full Funding Fridays | WeArePCAPS: The Impact of Full Funding FridaysPosted on November 15, 2013by wearepcapsFull Funding Friday rally at Cooke-Wissahickon ElementaryTen weeks of Full Funding rallies at over sixty schools in every part of the city make one thing clear. We are winning the battle for hearts and minds. The blame game scripted by the SRC, the Mayor and Governor Corbett a

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-15-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: More NY School Districts Withdraw from Race to TopThe number of suburban districts in New York State dropping out of the state’s Race to the Top program continues to grow, largely because of parent concern about the data-mining of their children’s private records. These districts received relatively small amounts of money in exchan

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11-15-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Norm in The Wave: Rockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two CitiesPublished in The Wave, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013www.rockawave.comRockaway Election Results Paint Tale of Two CitiesBy Norm ScottTuesday, November 12, 2013There was some good news for Rockaway Democrats in the race for City Council. Lew Simon almost kicked Erich Ulrich’s ass, losing by a few points in the closest conte

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Special education now on Sacramento’s radar; task force to take long look | EdSource Today

Special education now on Sacramento’s radar; task force to take long look | EdSource Today: Special education now on Sacramento’s radar; task force to take long lookNovember 15th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldSpecial education, a multi-billion-dollar operation long viewed in Sacramento as too big and confounding to reform, may finally grab policymakers’ attention.Three state education

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11-15-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Collection Of Tweets From First Week’s Chat On Classroom Management”I’ve just posted a collection of tweets over at Education Week summarizing the first week’s chat on classroom management and my new Ed Week book on that topic. There’s a fair amount of useful information there. And there’s a second, and final, week to go i

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11-15-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: You Cannot Reform Education With One Eye ClosedYou cannot reform education with one eye closed. The mantra of “teacher quality” reduces the profession to the traditional four walls of a classroom. Unfortunately, our students deserve more than just a teacher. Rather than place unnecessary burdens on teachers, education reformers must encourage teachers to maximize their influence

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11-15-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Enough! Kishimoto, Segarra, Poland… you have an obligation to take action against Steve PerrySteve Perry with be on the WNPR radio show this morning at 9am.   http://wnpr.org/post/education-conversation-dr-steve-perry But the situation with Capital Prep’s Steve Perry has reached a crisis level. Maybe Hartford officials give Capital Prep’s Steve Perry special treatment because of some s

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11-15-13 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: The battle over Christmas music in school beginsIt’s not even Thanksgiving but the battle over religious Christmas music at school events has already been enjoined in at least two school districts as the seemingly never-ending confusion continues over the answer to this question: Can public schools play religious music in holiday celebrations? In the Wausau School District in Wis

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11-15-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): remnant 40: “is in the touching”remnant 40: “is in the touching”.by plthomasedd / 1hempathyeducates – the kindness schoolempathyeducates – the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)by P. L. Thomas / 3h  11-14-13 the becoming radical | A Place for

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11-15-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Why Isn't Michelle Rhee Getting Scrutiny In The Calderon Scandal?Cosmo Garvin:Everything connected to the Calderon political family is getting media scrutiny now, since state Sen. Ron Calderon was named in an FBI affidavit, made public by the Al Jazeera America news organization, alleging the Montebello Democrat took bribes from undercover agents. One Sacramento Bee follow-u

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Excuse Me, Your Privilege Is Showing (White Privilege in Ed Reform) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson

Excuse Me, Your Privilege Is Showing (White Privilege in Ed Reform) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Excuse Me, Your Privilege Is Showing (White Privilege in Ed Reform)by JOSE VILSON on NOVEMBER 14, 2013in JOSEIt always starts when someone brings up a point about race within your “own” ranks.Whatever that means.I’m OK with taking on the role as education’s Race Man, but the more I write about

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My advice to TFA staffers: Quit For America | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

My advice to TFA staffers: Quit For America | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My advice to TFA staffers: Quit For AmericaThe organization of TFA is a bit like a pyramid scheme.  There are a bunch of VPs who are making a lot of money for a non-profit, certainly six figures.  Then there are the majority of staffers, people who work in recruitment, teacher ‘effectiveness’, even the alumni team, IT, etc., who

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Why is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family? Sacramento News & Review

Sacramento News & Review - Scrutiny and oversight - Bites - Opinions - November 14, 2013: Scrutiny and oversightWhy is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 11.14.13.Related stories:We have a choiceMaggy Krell provides an alternative in the district attorney's office. SN&R, 10.17.

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Money for new curriculum is out, education firms ready sales pitch | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

Money for new curriculum is out, education firms ready sales pitch | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Money for new curriculum is out, education firms ready sales pitchAnnie Gilbertson | November 15th, 2013, 6:00amEducationPlus/FlickrNew state money to help with Common Core learning standards can be used for teacher training, new materials and technology. The state plans to spend $1.25 billion on the tran

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NYC Educator: How to Get a Voice in the UFT

NYC Educator: How to Get a Voice in the UFT: How to Get a Voice in the UFTWhile I face dozens of complaints about the new paradigm of endless observations, incessant testing, and listening to King and Silent Merryl recite that they understand, they really understand, but are prepared to do nothing, I continually wonder what the UFT is doing about it.Here's what I know for sure:1. We support Common

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Union-Led Reform Project in California Shares Lessons - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Union-Led Reform Project in California Shares Lessons - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Union-Led Reform Project in California Shares LessonsBy Anthony Cody on November 15, 2013 6:39 AMIf you were to think of the key things that you would want to do to support learning at high poverty schools, what would be on your list? Leaders at the California Teachers Association asked that questi

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Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks | PR Watch

Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks | PR Watch: Reports Expose Extreme Pressure Groups Masquerading as Think Tanks    Center for Media and Democracy and Progress Now Reports Show Expansive Reach Of State Policy NetworkFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Rebekah Wilce, (608) 260-9713, rebekah@prwatch.orgTwelve new reports released today expose the State Policy Network (SPN)

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Enron's "King of Natural Gas" turns to power philanthropy. Goes after "lavish" pensions.

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Enron's "King of Natural Gas" turns to power philanthropy. Goes after "lavish" pensions.: Enron's "King of Natural Gas" turns to power philanthropy. Goes after "lavish" pensions.John and Laura ArnoldPower philanthropist and billionaire hedge-funder John Arnold comes out of Enron's criminal enterprise. Arnold made millions

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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 11-14-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMCalderon refused to wear recording device in FBI probeThe California state senator alleges that federal officials leaked sealed affidavit to Al Jazeera in retaliation46 53min ‘Study questions’ about Justin Lookadoo after the Richardson High School controversyYou may have seen the story about motivational speaker Justin Lookadoo and the c

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Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold -

Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold -: Kudos to Diane Ravitch for Owning Up to Her Mistakes » Laura and John Arnold - on November 14, 2013Recently, Diane Ravitch posted on her blog an egregious personal attack against me, ostensibly regarding my and Laura’s efforts to keep Head Start programs open during the recent government shutdown.  Professor Ravitch, a

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Nite Cap 11-14-13 #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 CAP mark as readEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplaceEnd Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the Workplace « MomsRising Blog: End Discrimination in Our Schools, Not Just in the WorkplacePosted November 14th, 2013 by Liz

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