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"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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Race to the Top Going from District to District – Lessons Learned | Parents Across America
Race to the Top Going from District to District – Lessons Learned | Parents Across America: Race to the Top Going from District to District – Lessons Learned After Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gleaned as much as he could out of the Race to the Top funding, such as it was, by putting a carrot in front of the donkey with potential money to the states, he decided to go from district to district selling his wares.The state of Washington did not seriously go after Race to the Top money, knowing what the price was, charter schools and the wasting of community schools through closures and “turn
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December 16, 2013 Screening Committee Notice - State Board of Education
December 16, 2013 Screening Committee Notice - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION1430 N Street, Suite 5111Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: 916-319-0827Fax: 916-319-0175State Board of Education Screening Committee MembersSue Burr, ChairBruce HoladayIlene W. StrausCarl Cohn, Special Education LiaisonMeeting Notice:Screening Committee of the State Board of EducationMonday, December 16, 20131:00 p.m.California State Board of Education Office1430 “N” Street, Room 5111Sacramento, California916-319-0827The purpose of this meeting is to interview candidates
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Educating Every Student for College and Career Success | U.S. Department of Education
Educating Every Student for College and Career Success | U.S. Department of Education: Educating Every Student for College and Career SuccessRemarks of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech VISION 2013 Awards BanquetDECEMBER 4, 2013Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Doug, for the warm welcome, and for all your hard work and leadership at ACTE. I also want to recognize our UFT colleagues in the room, for your tireless efforts on behalf of students.For almost a century,
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tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD
tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD: DISMANTLING THE MYTH OF BILL BRATTON’S LAPDTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 AT 5:51PM | EMAIL ARTICLE | SHARE ARTICLE | PRINT ARTICLEBill Bratton is named to lead the New York Police Department, by New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on December 5, 2013 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images, 20
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » It’s a Wonderful Life
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » It’s a Wonderful Life: It’s a Wonderful LifeI remember that Sunday morning (here in Chicago). Waited to see Mandela emerge from prison, then went to church crying, so thankful.- See more at: http://pureparents.org/?p=21045#sthash.c8Pgmhck.dpuf  Which photo to use…..Hmmm. I guess this one…..             “Dopey” steps down.  by admin / 1h “Go
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The dip in the year | Edwize
The dip in the year | Edwize: The dip in the year- See more at: http://www.edwize.org/the-dip-in-the-year#sthash.XisXG8bD.dpufby J. Isabel, middle-school ESL teacherThe week after Thanksgiving is largely heralded as one of the most reviled times in the school calendar. After all the turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pie, no one is in a position to come in and teach Common Core-aligned curricu
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American Federation of Teachers challenges Glenview Capital's involvement in merger - Pensions & Investments
American Federation of Teachers challenges Glenview Capital's involvement in merger - Pensions & Investments: American Federation of Teachers challenges Glenview Capital's involvement in mergerBY HAZEL BRADFORD | DECEMBER 6, 2013 3:58 PM | UPDATED 4:15 PMCOMMENTSThe American Federation of Teachers is using the clout it derives from $1.08 trillion in members’ pension assets to question Glenview
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ColorLines magazine: MAP test boycott among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013″! | I AM AN EDUCATOR
ColorLines magazine: MAP test boycott among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013″! | I AM AN EDUCATOR: ColorLines magazine: MAP test boycott among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013″!By I AM AN EDUCATOR on December 6, 2013Video: 10 Racial Justice Wins For 2013ColorLines magazine just released their list of  “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013”—and it is impressive.In a year when George Zimmerman was permit
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The National Review, American Conservatism, and Nelson Mandela |
The National Review, American Conservatism, and Nelson Mandela |: The National Review, American Conservatism, and Nelson MandelaDecember 6, 2013 in StudentsThe praise Nelson Mandela has received since his passing yesterday has been extravagant, well-deserved, and nearly universal. From every corner of the globe, Mandela has been lauded as a world leader without parallel in our era.Praise for Mande
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Crazy Things People Say To Teachers – And How To Respond | NEA Today
Crazy Things People Say To Teachers – And How To Respond | NEA Today: Crazy Things People Say To Teachers – And How To RespondDecember 6, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Cindy LongAh, the holidays. ’Tis the season to gather round the hearth, feast on turkey and pie, and enjoy the company and conversation of loved ones we see but a few times a year. And than
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Integrity in Education Launches to Shift Education Debate in America | Common Dreams
Integrity in Education Launches to Shift Education Debate in America | Common Dreams: Integrity in Education Launches to Shift Education Debate in AmericaNew organization aims to defend children against corporate takeover of public educationWASHINGTON - December 6 - Integrity in Education, a new organization designed to expose the corporate and profit-motivated influences working to control public
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12-6-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Thoughts from #PISA2012, Take Two — Whole Child Education
Thoughts from #PISA2012, Take Two — Whole Child Education: Thoughts from #PISA2012, Take TwoPISA assesses the extent to which 15-year-old students have acquired key knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in modern societies. The results should be used as one measure of a country's overall evaluation of its education system and not serve as a league table. Yet information an
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Building the Machine: A Film About the Common Core | Truth in American Education
Building the Machine: A Film About the Common Core | Truth in American Education: Building the Machine: A Film About the Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on December 6, 2013 • 0 CommentsI just had the chance to watch the trailer of a movie being made by the Home School Legal Defense Association on the Common Core entitled Building the Machine.  It is going to be
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Sen. Warren warns Duncan: Don't be a 'lapdog' to the banks
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Sen. Warren warns Duncan: Don't be a 'lapdog' to the banks: Sen. Warren warns Duncan: Don't be a 'lapdog' to the banksThe U.S. Department of Education risks becoming a “lapdog” as a result of recent actions toward financial companies such as Sallie Mae, Sen. Elizabeth Warren charged Thursday.“The Department of Education needs to be aggressive in watching out for
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Who Decides? | My Island View
Who Decides? | My Island View: Who Decides?December 6, 2013 by tomwhitbyI have been involved with Education chats on Twitter from the beginning. I am a cofounder of #Edchat, so over the years I have gotten to know my way around chats. I delight in the fact that there is now a huge list of chats educators may participate in. The weekly chat list abounds with a variety of areas in education that wou
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12-6-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open Thread
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open Thread: Friday Open ThreadMy husband just happens to be in a conference in South Africa.  He said they had a moment of silence this morning for Nelson Mandela and their first speaker said this:"He shamed us into putting aside our petty differences by shaking the hand of his tormentors when he was released from prison."I wouldn't say I have tor
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Cali Education Headlines Friday, December 6, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Something Stinks in Sacramento Papering Over Public K-12 School ReformEducation HeadlinesFriday, December 6, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Sonora Elementary rising from ashesOne fifth-grade class on
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CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Papering Over Public K-12 School Reform » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names: Something Stinks in SacramentoPapering Over Public K-12 School Reformby SETH SANDRONSKYRhee-lated $tory: Michelle Rhee answers Ravitch in New Bookal$o $ee Rhee-lated $tory: Excerpts from "Rhee The Art of the Deal" a new $tory about Corporate Education Reform and the Woman that make$ it Happen!Privat
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12-6-13 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.: Running for our pensionsScott Walker and the Chicago Tribune. Dogs in heat.  What could be worse than the Chicago Tribune printing the vile cartoon that depicted the public employees of the state of Illinois portrayed as dogs – dogs that had been fixed as a result of the unconstitutional pension bill
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12-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts On Education PolicyHere are a few recent useful posts on educational policy issues: I Won’t Say ‘Don’t Join Teach For America’ (Yet) is by Camika Royal. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America. What’s going on behind the curtains in Sacrame
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L.A. Teachers and Education Reform Coalition: Irreconcilable Differences? | InterACT
L.A. Teachers and Education Reform Coalition: Irreconcilable Differences? | InterACT: L.A. Teachers and Education Reform Coalition: Irreconcilable Differences?DECEMBER 6, 2013tags: edreform, ipad, john deasy, lausdby Lisa Alva WoodI QUIT.  I had to.Hopefully, you’ve never picked up the telephone and felt the hair stand up on the back of your neck as you realized who was on the phone and what they
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What does a Common Core curriculum mean to students at risk of being shot? | Hechinger Report
What does a Common Core curriculum mean to students at risk of being shot? | Hechinger Report: Common Core curriculum mean to students at risk of being shot?By Andre PerryLast month, Terrence Roberts became the fifth student from the same high school in New Orleans to be killed by gunfire in a six-month stretch. Just one murder in a school can dramatically alter its community, identity and academi
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Stink Tanks: State Policy Network Internal Budget Documents Revealed by The Guardian | MyFDL
Stink Tanks: State Policy Network Internal Budget Documents Revealed by The Guardian | MyFDL: Stink Tanks: State Policy Network Internal Budget Documents Revealed by The GuardianBy: Steve Horn Thursday December 5, 2013 10:00 pm  Tweet2  The Madison Hotel, DCCross-Posted from DeSmogBlogIt’s been a rough week for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The “corporate bill mill” group’s ann
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Morning Wink 12-6-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sandronsky: Political Favors, Cronyism, And Cash in Sacramento: UPDATESeth Sandronsky, a journalist in Sacramento, reports here on some extraordinary political activities in that ci
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sandronsky: Political Favors, Cronyism, And Cash in Sacramento: UPDATESeth Sandronsky, a journalist in Sacramento, reports here on some extraordinary political activities in that city that should raise eyebrows. Maybe even some hackles. Read Sandronsky to learn about State Senator Ron Calderon, his brother Thomas Calderon, Michelle
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12-6-13 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: S. 1754: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth ActA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for homeless children and youths and foster children and youth.7h hide  //  saveBill Introduced: H.Res. 414: Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.Supportin
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12-6-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy pulls in $36,000 plus from Connecticut nursing home industryMalloy faces more controversy on fundraising strategy as he collects at least $36,000 from Connecticut’s nursing home industry in recent months. If Governor Malloy thought he could hide campaign donations by running them through the Democratic State Central Committee’s “federal” account, he is learning the hard way that
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12-6-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: The future of high school math educationA few weeks ago a group of senior mathematicians, teachers, statisticians, and curriculum developers met in Boston to discuss the future of high school mathematics, revisiting issues addressed by a 2008 conference organized by the Center for Mathematics Education at the University of Maryland. This time, the Common Core State Standards was
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12-6-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Grasping at Straws and the Impending Value-Added TrainwreckWe are just beginning to implement value-added evaluations, but it is already becoming clear that a trainwreck is coming. Already, we are reading stories about good teachers being fired for failing to meet their test score growth targets. We are also reading about surrealistic cases, such as the New York Teacher of the Year
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12-6-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Nelson Mandela, the conscience of the worldHis smile was like sunshine, but Nelson Mandela was made of steel. It was his strength of character, repeatedly tested throughout his long and impossibly full life, that made him one of the towering political figures of our time. That is the lead paragraph of Eugene Robinson's tribute to Nelson Mandela in today's Washington Post,
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12-6-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Stand for Children Louisiana: Teachers “Like” Common CoreIt is very important to privatizing interests to promote the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After all, there is a lot of money to be made in attendant curriculum development, and assessments, and data collection. Of course, those pushing CCSS cannot state as much directly. So, they offer lies, such as CCSS’s preparing
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12-6-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Another Bloomberg AbsurdityMayor: we'll honor him by opening the Nelson Mandela School of Social Justice, small school in famed Boys and Girls HS building in Bed-Stuy— Lindsey Christ (@LindseyChrist) December 6, 2013Mayor Bloomberg ran New York City as Soweto on the Hudson, a place where hundreds of thousands of men of color were stopped and searched just because they were o
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Randi for Chancellor? :: Frederick M. Hess
Randi for Chancellor? :: Frederick M. Hess: Randi for Chancellor?by Frederick M. Hess  •  Dec 6, 2013 at 9:35 amCross-posted from Education Week Bill de Blasio, New York's new mayor, is seeking a schools chancellor. Truth is, I'm pretty impressed by some of the names that have been popping up in the search. Wednesday's NYT speculated that DC supe Kaya Henderson and Montgomery County chief Josh Sta
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solidaridad: Alex Russo, intrepid blogger defending the 1%'s education privatization project
solidaridad: Alex Russo, intrepid blogger defending the 1%'s education privatization project:  Alex Russo, intrepid blogger defending the 1%'s education privatization projectAlex Russo, intrepid blogger defending the 1%'s education privatization project http://t.co/09j2GXLCu1 pic.twitter.com/hGsm62NM9e— RDSkeels4Schoolboard (@RDSkeels4LAUSD) December 6, 2013by Robert D. Skeels ... / 5h Ms. Klein y
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Education Advocates Call on Congress to Stop Cuts, Expand Early Education Opportunities for Children - Preschool for All - Rosemont, CA Patch
Education Advocates Call on Congress to Stop Cuts, Expand Early Education Opportunities for Children - Preschool for All - Rosemont, CA Patch: Education Advocates Call on Congress to Stop Cuts, Expand Early Education Opportunities for ChildrenPosted by Patrick Stelmach , December 05, 2013 at 10:09 AMFaith Whitmore, District Director to Rep. Ami Bera; Patrick Stelmach, State Organizer of California
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Stand for Children Louisiana: Teachers “Like” Common Core | deutsch29
Stand for Children Louisiana: Teachers “Like” Common Core | deutsch29: Stand for Children Louisiana: Teachers “Like” Common CoreDecember 5, 2013It is very important to privatizing interests to promote the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After all, there is a lot of money to be made in attendant curriculum development, and assessments, and data collection.Of course, those pushing CCSS cannot st
by mike simpson / 9h 
A Second Look at iPads in Los Angeles | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
A Second Look at iPads in Los Angeles | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: A Second Look at iPads in Los AngelesThe rollout of iPads in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is becoming a classic case study of what not-to-do when implementing any innovation whether it is high-tech or low-tech.  I wrote about the adoption of the innovation six months ago.What is clear now is
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The Guardian Investigates Far-Right State Policy Network | janresseger
The Guardian Investigates Far-Right State Policy Network | janresseger: The Guardian Investigates Far-Right State Policy NetworkPosted on December 6, 2013 by janressegerYesterday The Guardian published an in-depth investigation of the workings and funding of a network of far-right state think-tanks that make up the State Policy Network (SPN), State Conservative Groups Plan US-Wide Assault on Educa
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The struggle continues
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The struggle continues: The struggle continuesNelson Mandela after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 1964Bridget Murphy writes, re. community resistance to the military coup at Ames Middle School:The referendum drive is in full swing.  40 parents will be meeting at Ames (1920 N. Hamlin) this morning (Friday, Dec 6th) at 10:30am to continue collecting sign
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 12-5-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORM Timeline of Nelson Mandela's lifeHistory of South Africa's iconic first black president, who successfully fought against apartheid despite long jail term75 2h Language Parents for Second Language AcquisitionLanguage Parents for Second Language Acquisition Stephen Krashen International Journal of Foreign Language Education, 7(3): 2 Lonsd
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Nelson Mandela - Social Justice Hero. Beloved Rabble Rouser - Education Remembers
Nelson Mandela: Social Justice Hero. Beloved Rabble RouserA tribute to Nelson Mandelaby Lily / 41min State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on Death of South African LeaderSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today after the death of anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela:"With the passing of Ne
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NYC Public School Parents: King and Tisch finally coming to hear from NYC parents next week!
NYC Public School Parents: King and Tisch finally coming to hear from NYC parents next week!: King and Tisch finally coming to hear from NYC parents next week!Commissioner King and Merryl Tisch, head of the board of Regents, are finally coming to hear from NYC parents on their controversial education agenda, after already appearing at 14 forums in the rest of the state.  Unfortunately, they have g
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PISA, Christmas, and Truth | Reclaim Reform
PISA, Christmas, and Truth | Reclaim Reform: PISA, Christmas, and TruthPosted on December 5, 2013by Ken PrevitiPISA scores have again caused an avalanche of media talking heads screaming their propaganda about whatever they have been paid to scream by the Corporate Education Industrial Complex.Don’t believe results that omit the main factor in the numbers – poverty. Poverty with all its related de
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Nite Cap 12-5-13 #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 CAP mark as readIs ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education Reform? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherIs ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education Reform? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Is ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education
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