Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Nite Cap 11-6-13 #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

TODAY

CCSS Math Framework Adopted - Year 2013
CCSS Math Framework Adopted - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): California Adopts First Math Framework Aligned with Common CoreSACRAMENTO—California teachers have new guidance from the State Board of Education as they continue implementing theCalifornia Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.The State Board of Education
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There is a Better Way – The PCAPS Five Point Education Platform | WeArePCAPS
There is a Better Way – The PCAPS Five Point Education Platform | WeArePCAPS: There is a Better Way – The PCAPS Five Point Education PlatformPosted on November 6, 2013by wearepcapsWE NEED TO ELECT A GOVERNOR WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THESE THINGS:1) An Equitable Funding Formula for Distributing State Education DollarsCurrently funding is being driven by political calculation and poorer Districts are taki
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Voucher Battles Continue Across the Country | NEA Today
Voucher Battles Continue Across the Country | NEA Today: Voucher Battles Continue Across the CountryNovember 6, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Rita ZeidnerIn August, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a New Orleans federal court to enjoin the state from awarding school vouchers to students attending school in districts operating under a federal des
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Tell Tom Corbett to Pack His Bags! | WeArePCAPS
Tell Tom Corbett to Pack His Bags! | WeArePCAPS: Tell Tom Corbett to Pack His Bags!Posted on November 6, 2013by wearepcapsTom Corbett opens his campaign in Philadelphia. We will be there to remind voters of how his policies have hurt Philadelphia working families in so many ways. Starving our schools, restricting voting, rights. attacking health care, food stamps, funding for mass transist and bui
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Florida Teacher: "I Was Among Those Who Reviewed the Common Core in 2009" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Florida Teacher: "I Was Among Those Who Reviewed the Common Core in 2009" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Florida Teacher: "I Was Among Those Who Reviewed the Common Core in 2009"By Anthony Cody on November 6, 2013 11:43 AMThe Secret Sixty Prepare to Write Standards for 50 Million - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherOne of the sticky issues regarding the
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Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, November 6, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Fensterwald: Advocates pile on criticisms of draft funding formula regulationsEducation HeadlinesWednesday, November 6, 2013Lodi district to close schoolLodi Unified trustees voted unanimously to close Tokay Colony Elementary as the school's enrollment figures continue to decline and an eleventh-hour effort to transform it into a technology m
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The New Orleans Imperative rebroadcast link of me talking about 2013 SPS scores and links to quoted stories | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The New Orleans Imperative rebroadcast link of me talking about 2013 SPS scores and links to quoted stories | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsThe New Orleans Imperative rebroadcast link of me talking about 2013 SPS scores and links to quoted storiesPosted on November 6, 20130Listen in from the following link: http://theneworleansimperative.org/2013/03/
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Americans Will Not Be Amused by Chris Christie's Bullying If He Runs for President | Mother Jones
Americans Will Not Be Amused by Chris Christie's Bullying If He Runs for President | Mother Jones: Americans Will Not Be Amused by Chris Christie's Bullying If He Runs for President—By Kevin Drum| Mon Nov. 4, 2013 8:41 AM PST120Over the weekend, a picture of New Jersy Gov. Chris Christie dressing down a teacher who asked him about school budgets went semi-viral. I was a little surprised, because I
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Morning Wink 11-6-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYThe Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty | Perspectives, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.comThe Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty | Perspectives, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com: The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is PovertyNovember 6, 2013by Elaine Weiss19This post first appeared in The Wa
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The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty | Perspectives, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com
The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty | Perspectives, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com: The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is PovertyNovember 6, 2013by Elaine Weiss19This post first appeared in The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog.Teacher Lori Peck, helps first grader Timia Harris at Grace L. Patterson Elementary school in Vallejo, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich
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Rural Education is Being Rewritten | ED.gov Blog
Rural Education is Being Rewritten | ED.gov Blog: Rural Education is Being RewrittenPosted on November 6, 2013 by Meredith BajgierSecretary Arne Duncan gave remarks at the Rural Education National Forum, hosted by Battelle for Kids and the Ohio Department of Education.One in five Americans live, work, and learn in rural communities. Yet rural places sometimes seem to play a far smaller role in con
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Seth Sandronsky Reviews “Reign of Error”Seth Sandronsky is a Sacramento-based writer whose work has appeared in many journals. Here he reviews “Reign of Error.” He writes: “With verve, she demystifies the corporate reform language, with its heavy reliance upon shibboleths about test scores (domestic and global), achievement gaps, h
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11-6-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Turn on, Tune in, Opt Out: Change the Stakes Featured in Article in The NationDiana Zavala says parents are taking the reins of school governance, but with one key difference from administrators: “You can’t fire us.”... The Nation  Wooo hooo. Our awesome parent activists make the big time. Now I'm definitely going to the CTS steering committee meeting this afternoon at the very le
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Can Solidarity Rebound?
Shanker Blog » Can Solidarity Rebound?: Can Solidarity Rebound?Posted by Eric Chenoweth on November 6, 2013Our guest author today is Eric Chenoweth, co-director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe. In 2011, the Republic of Poland awarded him with the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit, one of its highest civilian honors, for his contributions to Poland’s democratic transformation a
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11-6-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Peters and Blanford Ahead; Patu Retains SeatFrom King County Elections:District IV:Sue Peters: 51.46% - 39,177 votesSuzanne Dale Estey - 48.18% - 36,676 Write-in - 0.36% - 273 votesDistrict V:Stephan Blanford - 87.60% - 64,540 votesLaCrese Green - 11.93% - 8788 votesWrite-in - 0.47% - 344 votes District VII:Betty Patu: 98.49% -  586,889Write-in - 1.51% - 871 votesI
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11-6-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Now Posted Online: Doug Martin on Douglas Storm's WFHB Radio Show: Muckraking Education PoliticsIn case you missed it last night, here is the link to listen to Doug Martin and Douglas Storm discussing the corporate takeover of public schools last night on WFHB radio in Bloomington, Indiana: http://wfhb.org/news/interchange/interchange-doug-martin-muckraking-education-politcs/  This
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Victory in Bridgeport. Pro-Vallas forces spanked.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Victory in Bridgeport. Pro-Vallas forces spanked.: Victory in Bridgeport. Pro-Vallas forces spanked.Democrats an Connecticut Working Family Party members tally election returns last night at the Red Rooster Deli, in Bridgeport, Conn.   Photo: Ned Gerard“As I’ve gone around the country, I always point to Bridgeport as one of the signs that the people can beat the powe
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11-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Infographic: “National Teacher’s day around the world”I’m adding this infographic to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day: Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.11 by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h Literably Is An Excellent Reading Site — If Used With Cauti
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11-6-13 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.: Bridgeport voters fire Paul Vallas.  Bridgeport, Connecticut school superintendent, Paul Vallas. Before Arne Duncan there was Paul Vallas. When Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley the second was handed mayoral control of the public schools, he handed them over to Paul Vallas. When Vallas’ vision of corporat
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NAEP: Early gains and later losses. Why do American students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
NAEP: Early gains and later losses. Why do American students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: NAEP: Early gains and later losses. Why do American students falter in high school?  COMMENT(14) 2 13 1 22View Larger Why do students falter in high school?Previous PostsWhen bad boys get badder with age: Warning signs that should be heededNovember 5, 2013What is at stake in APS school board election toda
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11-6-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Two Sides of Education Reform in Washington, D.C.Education reform is failing traditional D.C. public middle schools located east of the Anacostia River. Although certain popular education debates, i.e. discussions centered on the merits of school choice, common core, teacher evaluations, etc., may dominate the education policy world; The failures, or shortcomings, of educatio
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11-6-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: How De Blasio And His Team Ran A Very, Very Savvy CampaignGood summary in the Daily News on how de Blasio and his team crafted a message of change, stuck with that message, and rode it all the way to Gracie Mansion, with the help of his some affecting ads using his family and the ineptitude of his opponents.Nothing surprising in the article, but it does show how deft a campa
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11-6-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy/Finch/Vallas lose in Bridgeport but questions remain about role of State Democratic PartyAs reported in today’s Connecticut Post article, “City school board tips away from Finch,” thanks to broad support from Bridgeport voters, Democrats and Working Family Party members opposed to Bridgeport’s faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, and the corporate education reforms being
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Testing flap may impact state request for federal SIG waiver :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Testing flap may impact state request for federal SIG waiver :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Testing flap may impact state request for federal SIG waiverby Tom ChorneauIn a move rife with political irony, the California State Board of Education is likely to approve this week a request to the U.S. Department of Education for a time extension
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11-6-13 The Answer Sheet - What Arne Duncan said in Haiti
The Answer Sheet: What Arne Duncan said in HaitiBY VALERIE STRAUSSNovember 6 at 5:00 amArne Duncan plays basketball with high school students during his visit to the Lycee de Petion-Ville school in Petion-Ville, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)You are never too poor, apparently, to want for data.U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan went this week to Haiti, the most impoverished nation in the Wes
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Who Will Bill De Blasio Pick As NYC Schools Chief?
Who Will Bill De Blasio Pick As NYC Schools Chief?: Who Will Bill De Blasio Pick As NYC Schools Chief?Posted: 11/05/2013 4:23 pm EST  |  Updated: 11/06/2013 8:02 am ESTNEW YORK -- The outcome of Tuesday's mayoral election may be largely a foregone conclusion, as Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (D) is expected to trounce former transit director Joe Lhota (R). But major questions still hang over cert
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With A Brooklyn Accent: The BATS, Diane Ravitch, and the DeBlasio Victory
With A Brooklyn Accent: The BATS, Diane Ravitch, and the DeBlasio Victory: The BATS, Diane Ravitch, and the DeBlasio VictoryBill DeBlasio, a candidate who decisively rejected most of Michael Bloomberg's Corporate Education Reform agenda, has just won election as Mayor of NYC with a 49 Percentage Point Margin, the largest any mayor has achieved since 1985. Although Education was not the only area w
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NYC Rejects Charterization, Closure and Co-Location as School Reform Strategy | janresseger
NYC Rejects Charterization, Closure and Co-Location as School Reform Strategy | janresseger: NYC Rejects Charterization, Closure and Co-Location as School Reform StrategyPosted on November 6, 2013 by janressegerBill DeBlasio’s victory in the New York City mayor’s race signifies a shift in that school district’s policies on public education.  While Mayor Bloomberg has been a leader and spokesperson
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Persistence pays in fight for marriage equality - Randi Weingarten - POLITICO.com
Persistence pays in fight for marriage equality - Randi Weingarten - POLITICO.com: Persistence pays in fight for marriage equality30  Randi Weingarten writes that she is inspired by Edie Windsor’s belief in the future | AP PhotosCloseBy RANDI WEINGARTEN | 11/6/13 5:04 AM ESTThe following essay is part of a series in which dozens of women will reveal what women they most admire. The series is part
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Election results put policies and personality center stage | Al Jazeera America
Election results put policies and personality center stage | Al Jazeera America: Election results put policies and personality center stageby Naureen Khan  @naureenindc  November 6, 2013  4:30AM ETNJ Gov Christie handily wins re-election; Democrat McAuliffe gets edge in VA; de Blasio is NYC mayor by landslideTopics: Politics Chris Christie New JerseyAlex Wong/Getty ImagesTuesday night’s election r
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NYC Educator: The Test to Test the Teachers Before the Test
NYC Educator: The Test to Test the Teachers Before the Test: The Test to Test the Teachers Before the TestYesterday I went to a PD session in which we looked at the senior English test, a test that counts not for the kids taking it, but rather for the teachers giving it. This is important to us because, as ESL teachers, our students who tested advanced will have to take the test, the test to test
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 11-5-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMNew York City Elects Bill de Blasio for Mayor, But It’s Not OverMayor Elect Bill deBlasio As I type this, party planners will set up confetti on nets in the ceiling, soon to rain on the ardent and diverse supporters of presumed Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio. NYC will have voted him in by the largest margin of any mayor in the city’s history
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YESTERDAY

Reflecting on Common Core RL Standard 5
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Reflecting on Common Core RL Standard 5: Reflecting on Common Core RL Standard 5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.- Common Core ELA Anchor Standard 5Critical Classrooms (Katie Lapham) has a lovely piece
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In Public Education, Edge Still Goes to Rich - NYTimes.com
In Public Education, Edge Still Goes to Rich - NYTimes.com: Matthew Staver for The New York TimesA second grade art class at a public school in Englewood, Colo. By EDUARDO PORTERPublished: November 5, 2013MultimediaGraphicUnequal FundingEconomic SceneEduardo Porter writes the Economic Scene column for the Wednesday Business section.Author Bio »Past Columns »It is hardly a partisan belief. About a
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Closing (The Achievement Gap) Bad | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Closing (The Achievement Gap) Bad | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Closing (The Achievement Gap) BadSo if you’re wondering why I’ve slowed down a bit on blogging lately, there are a bunch of reasons.  One is that I’m happy about the amount of coverage phony ed reform is getting by not just other bloggers, but even in the main stream media.  A lot of my blogging stems from the feeling that I am ‘needed,’
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11-5-13 Daily Kos: Preliminary data from exit polls points to strong Dem performance in VA
Daily Kos: Preliminary data from exit polls points to strong Dem performance in VA: some comparisons by precinctin Arlington VA where I live Cooch is at least 8 and sometimes as much as 15% behind McDonnell.  It seems like the average is about 10%.  Of course, a chunk of that is because of the libertarian precinct            cooch      McDonnell ashton Heights  18.93%     26.72 Ballston          
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Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out | The Nation
Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out | The Nation: Turn On, Tune In, Opt OutOwen Davis and StudentNation on November 5, 2013 - 2:32 PM ETShareUnited Opt Out rally " height="299" alt="United Opt Out rally" width="400" src="http://www.thenation.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/main_node_view_image/united_opt_out_cc_img.jpg">A 2012 rally held by United Opt Out (Licensed through Creative Commons. Courtesy of F
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Nite Cap 11-5-13 #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 CAPTODAYEducational reform movement misguided, argues Diane Ravitch - The Daily PrincetonianEducational reform movement misguided, argues Diane Ravitch - The Daily Princetonian: Educational reform movement misguided, argues Diane RavitchBY SHEILA SI
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