Big Education Ape: Sep 21, 2013

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

Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III" - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The Chicago Tribune's School Voucher Campaign: The Road to Gatopia III"By Anthony Cody on September 21, 2013 7:04 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.Most hog farmers in the Midwest say that when you go "whole hog" on something there is no tur

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The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books

The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books: Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schoolsby Diane Ravitch Knopf, 396 pp., $27.95 Radical: Fighting to Put Students Firstby Michelle RheeHarper, 286 pp., $27.99

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The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books

The Two Faces of American Education by Andrew Delbanco | The New York Review of Books: Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schoolsby Diane RavitchKnopf, 396 pp., $27.95 Radical: Fighting to Put Students Firstby Michelle RheeHarper, 286 pp., $27.99

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The Seattle Rhee-event | Seattle Education

The Seattle Rhee-event | Seattle Education: The Seattle Rhee-eventMs. RheeLast week someone on one of the list servs that I follow wrote that Michele Rhee was coming to their town and they wanted to do something special during her visit as other cities have done.I am pleased to say that our warm Seattle welcome for Ms. Rhee was very successful but realized I had not shared our event with others, s

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Formal Open Invitation for an Interview and Attendance to Diane Ravitch’s Seattle Book Tour Event | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates

Formal Open Invitation for an Interview and Attendance to Diane Ravitch’s Seattle Book Tour Event | Teachers' Letters to Bill Gates: Formal Open Invitation for an Interview and Attendance to Diane Ravitch’s Seattle Book Tour EventPosted on September 21, 2013by Teachers'LettersToBillGatesDear Bill and Melinda,I am writing Re: A formal invitation to listen to Diane Ravitch speak about her new book a

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Gmo Omg

GMO OMG: About the FilmGMO OMG director and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in search of answers. How do GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice? And perhaps the ultimate question, which Seifert tests himself: is it even possible to reject the food system currently in place, or have we lost something we can’t gain back? These and other questions take Seife

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Test state's students with tools of past or future? - SFGate

Test state's students with tools of past or future? - SFGate: Test state's students with tools of past or future?Michael KirstUpdated 4:36 pm, Friday, September 20, 2013Reaction to Opposition of AB 484 - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)California faces a big question about standardized testing this year that comes down to this: a choice between the past and the future.State Superintendent of Publi

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9-21-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News Breakout

Saturday Special Corporate Reform School Girls News BreakoutTODAYChristians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeachChristians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeach: Christians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? by David Michael McFarlaneEarlier this week, the Texas Board of Education held a publichearing about the choice and use

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Christians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeach

Christians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? | toteachornototeach: Christians, Can We Drop This ‘Creationism’ Thing Already? by David Michael McFarlaneEarlier this week, the Texas Board of Education held a publichearing about the choice and use of textbooks in the classroom.Boring stuff, right? Riveting for textbook publishers and educators, maybe, but for most Americans and even Texp

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ravitch versus Rhee; a Solid Comparison of Books and Views

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ravitch versus Rhee; a Solid Comparison of Books and Views: Ravitch versus Rhee; a Solid Comparison of Books and ViewsFrom the New York Review of Books comes a comparison review of Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools and Michelle Rhee's book, Radical: Fighting to Put Students Fi

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Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to US - Online University of the Left

Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to US - Online University of the Left: Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to USPosted by carl4davidsonImmigration Struggle: Interview with David BaconBy Mark KarlinTruthoutMigrants are being forced by global corporate forces and governments to leave Mexico to survive. Read The Right to Stay Hom

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The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's Cut | Blogh

The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's Cut | Blogh: The Diane Ravitch interview: Director's CutPosted by Chris Potter on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:07 AMThis is the extended version of our print-edition interview with education advocate and historian Diane Ravitch.As your book notes, a few decades ago, many proposed education changes -- like charter schools and vouchers -- barely resonated outside a

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9-21-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Program Placement - yes, againThis is going to be yet another rant of mine about program placement. I know that I go on about this, but it continues to be a sore point for me. I imagine that some folks must be really tired of reading about this topic, so I will put everything after the jump.One of the primary directives for program placement is to place the program

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2nd Banana 9-21-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.comDisruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool - NYTimes.com: "Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool"Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational ToolIf you were to walk into my sister’s house in Los Angeles,

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9-21-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: CT Post’ Hugh Bailey speaks “Truth To Power” again with latest piece on VallasHugh Bailey’s latest commentary piece is called “School leader’s time is running short.” The Connecticut Post editorial writer once again speaks truth to power. The phrase “Truth to Power” was developed by the Quakers in the mid-1950s when it was used in a famous pamphlet that called for the United States to

by mike simpson / 8h

Morning Wink 9-21-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Deconstructing the “Reform” Narrative: Part 3This is the third in the series of comments on the “reform” narrative by a reader who calls himself or herself “Democracy.” Here Democracy expla

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-21-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Deconstructing the “Reform” Narrative: Part 3This is the third in the series of comments on the “reform” narrative by a reader who calls himself or herself “Democracy.” Here Democracy explains the “reform that reformers don’t want.” Part 3: Hanushek, and people who cite him, say that American economic competitiveness is dependent o

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9-21-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: They Only Win When You Give UpThis is depressing: When it came time yesterday for the question-and-answer session at state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf’s now-annual convocation with school superintendents, there was an awkward moment: nobody stepped to the microphone. “Oh, I know you have questions,” Cerf said wryly, aware of the challenges facing school leaders and their dist

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9-21-13 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.: Saturday coffee across the Big Lake.Anne and I try to spend some time on the southwest coast of Michigan this time of year. It’s no longer Summer. Not quite Fall. This year we have rented a sweet house for a few days a few miles from Three Oaks and a few miles from Lake Michigan. We’re surrounded on t

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9-21-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: September 21, 1974was a Saturday. It was late afternoon. I had spent several hours visiting friends on the campus of Bryn Mawr College. I lived not far away, in Rosemont, and I had planned to go into Philadelphia, riding the Paoli Line train, top attend a party to which I had been invited. I was 28 years old, working as a computer programmer analyst, living in a rented

by mike simpson / 8h

In Ossining: An Integrated School District Striving Hard to Serve All Students | janresseger

In Ossining: An Integrated School District Striving Hard to Serve All Students | janresseger: In Ossining: An Integrated School District Striving Hard to Serve All StudentsIn a society threaded through with racism, creating racially integrated public schools that serve all the children is a job that must be actively undertaken all day every day. The effort must be intentional and constant, becaus

by mike simpson / 9h

9-21-13 Perdido Street School:

Perdido Street School: Why Did This Politico Story On Education Disappear?I put a Politico link on my blogroll after Stephanie Simon joined the media outlet to write about education issues.I've never been a huge fan of the site, but Stephanie Simon's work at Reuters was excellent, so I decided if she was going to be writing education stories at Politico, a link to the site was warranted. Last nigh

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The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salaries | toteachornototeach

The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salaries | toteachornototeach: The College Degrees With The Highest Starting SalariesPosted on September 20, 2013The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salariesby Susan AdamsA new salary survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)has some good news for the graduates of the class of 2013. Though many grads are still stru

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Two schools and the vast imbalance of privilege

Two schools and the vast imbalance of privilege: Two schools and the vast imbalance of privilegeBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 21 at 9:47 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreHere’s a smart piece about the very different circumstances in which rich and poor students find themselves when they go to school every day. This was written by the Rev. John Thomas, the former general minister and pres

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 9-21-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYThis Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Articles & Posts On Education PolicyHere are some relatively recent good posts and article about education policy issues: Forever young: the new teaching career is by Mike Rose. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach Fo

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-21-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITDid A Little Election In Bridgeport, Ct. Strike A Big Blow To Education ®Eform? Progressives and unions say a primary in Connecticut last week shows momentum is turning against the corporate-backed charter-school movement. ●●smf: Can’t we say the same about the recent LA School Board elections? by Molly Ball –

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NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education 9-21-13

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News BriefsThanks! Here is My Post on “Education Nation” | Diane Ravitch’s blogA reader sent me the post I wrote earlier today about “Education Nation.” After it was posted and several people tweeted it, it disappeared. I was not aware that it disappeared until someone wrote to ask why I had taken it down. Of course, I had not taken it do

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This Week's Education Research Report 9-21-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTStates studying how to turn around absenteeismWith as many as 7.5 million U.S. students missing nearly a month of school each year, state education leaders have begun mining attendance data to find out how many students and schools are at risk academically and how to turn around absenteeism, according to a report released by Attendance

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9-21-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: TN Achievement School Distict Official Granted Charter Approval by TN Achievement School DistrictPosted at Memphis Schools Matter:After Bobby White got national attention on Fox & Friends by enforcing a ban on baggy pants at Westside Middle School in Memphis, where he was principal a couple of years back, White has become the darling of the State-funded effort to corporatize a

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All Week 9-21-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERTeacher Educators MUST Reject CAEP! @caepupdatesA few weeks ago it was AACTE that sold us out. This week EdWeek published “Why the New Teacher Ed. Standards Matter“ By Mary Brabeck & Christopher Koch. According to Brabeck and Koch, the new CAEP standards are so damn good that blind acceptance of the s

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 9-21-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGDeconstructing the “Reform” Narrative: Part 2A reader who calls himself or herself “Democracy” sent in a three-part commentary, posted a couple weeks back in the Comments. This is part 2. “Democracy” writes: There’s no nuance, or explanation, in Lawrence’s piece. None whatsoever. She says nothing about the pernicious effe

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YESTERDAY

How I teach 2.6 months more of math in a year than the rest of you slackers | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

How I teach 2.6 months more of math in a year than the rest of you slackers | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: How I teach 2.6 months more of math in a year than the rest of you slackersA report was recently released which according to some TFA defenders “settles the issue” about the effectiveness of Teach For America teachers. By comparing the standardized test scores of TFA teachers with varying amounts

by mike simpson / 19h

All eyes on pre-k when Arne Duncan and U.S. business leaders... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

All eyes on pre-k when Arne Duncan and U.S. business leaders... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: All eyes on pre-k when Arne Duncan and U.S. business leaders converge here Monday 0 9 5 14President Barack Obama uses a spy glass to play with a young girl at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center during a visit to Decatur Schools earlier this year. On Monday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Dunc

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Choosing Democracy: Reign of Error- Ravitch 2

Choosing Democracy: Reign of Error- Ravitch 2: Reign of Error- Ravitch 2Definitely go out and buy Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to Americas Public Schools by Diane Ravitch, which just been launched with proper publicity. She is a phenomenal woman—sending out a half-dozen e-mails a day, two books in the last decade, and traveling to speak throughout the USA.

by mike simpson / 19h

For District Leaders Considering Adopting the New Orleans “Miracle” Model | deutsch29

For District Leaders Considering Adopting the New Orleans “Miracle” Model | deutsch29: For District Leaders Considering Adopting the New Orleans “Miracle” ModelSeptember 20, 2013New Orleans’ Recovery School District (RSD) is being promoted nationwide as a model of corporate reform “turnaround.” Thus, numerous legislatures, superintendents and school boards across the country are facing the questi

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Virtual Book Club by United Opt-Out: Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch | Reclaim Reform

Virtual Book Club by United Opt-Out: Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch | Reclaim Reform: Virtual Book Club by United Opt-Out: Reign of Error by Diane RavitchPosted on September 20, 2013by Ken PrevitiJoin the Virtual Book Club discussing Diane Ravitch’s Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools.Go HERE to see what’s what and please feel free to

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Robert Reich asks Bill Moyers: ‘When do you reach a point where inequality is simply too much?’ | The Raw Story

Robert Reich asks Bill Moyers: ‘When do you reach a point where inequality is simply too much?’ | The Raw Story: Robert Reich asks Bill Moyers: ‘When do you reach a point where inequality is simply too much?’By Arturo GarciaFriday, September 20, 2013 19:34 EDTTopics: Bill Moyers ♦ robert reich 0 Economist Robert Reich found himself slightly agreeing with former Republican presidential candidate Ri

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8 issues Obama should address at the Congressional Black Caucus conference — MSNBC

8 issues Obama should address at the Congressional Black Caucus conference — MSNBC: EducationIn major cities across the country, including Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia, school districts are shuttering public schools in mostly African-American communities. Thousands of black and Latino youth are being forced from their neighborhood schools, often into unfamiliar or unwelcoming neighborhoods. C

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John Thompson: GAO and Elaine Weiss Converge on Harsh Appraisal of Race to the Top - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

John Thompson: GAO and Elaine Weiss Converge on Harsh Appraisal of Race to the Top - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: GAO and Elaine Weiss Converge on Harsh Appraisal of Race to the TopBy Anthony Cody on September 20, 2013 6:51 PMGuest post by John Thompson.Elaine Weiss' "Mismatches in Race to the Top Limit Education Improvement" and the General Accounting Offi

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solidaridad: Solidarity picket for Mexican teachers today 9/20/2013

solidaridad: Solidarity picket for Mexican teachers today 9/20/2013: Solidarity picket for Mexican teachers today 9/20/2013Please join the Trinational Coalition to Defend Public Education in a picket of the Mexican Consulate, to protest the repression of the Mexican teachers and attempts to privatize public education in Mexico.Where: The Consulate is at 2401 W 6th St., at the NW corner of McArthur

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What's happening with class size? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

What's happening with class size? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: What's happening with class size?by Dale Mezzacappa on Sep 20 2013 Posted in Latest newsTwo weeks into a school year unlike any other, with severe cutbacks in teachers and other personnel in schools, the District is about to start its process of "leveling," or reassigning teachers based on where the students are.Acc

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Nite Cap 9-20-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2 #Cheats4Change

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYIf I were a Principal: An Enthusiastic Welcome to Take Note of - Student VoiceStudent Voice: If I were a Principal: An Enthusiastic Welcome to Take Note of Welcome, students, to the start of another bright year at Interlake High!As your new

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