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Jonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book Review

Jonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book Review The NY Times has posted on-line Jonathan Kozol’s marvelous and original book review of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. The review is slated to appear in print in Sunday’s book review section of the newspaper. Kozol concludes:  “Ravitch takes on almost all the well-known private-sector leaders and political officials—

by janresseger / 27min 

 

Survey: State Higher Education, K-12 Systems Collaborating on Common Core Implementation

  46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and/or English language arts. It’s widely understood that implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is going to require collaboration between public K-12 systems and higher education institutions to help ensure the K-12 curriculum reform is on track for the 2014-15 academic year. In a natio

by cmaadmin / 22min 

University Heritage Language Programs on the Rise

Heritage language programs, such as Chinese, Korean, Russian and Farsi, are increasing at universities. MIAMI—Dorothy Villarreal grew up dreaming in Spanish, first in Mexico and later in South Texas, where her family moved when she was six. She excelled in school in English. But, at home, life was in Spanish, from the long afternoon chats with her grandparents to the Spanish-language version of Ba

by cmaadmin / 22min 

Wendy Davis to stand as Democratic candidate for governor of Texas

State senator whose 11-hour filibuster against restrictive abortion legislation made her a celebrity will stand in 2014 Wendy Davis is set to run for Texas governor, in a race that could have wide-ranging consequences for Democrats at both national and state level. The state senator from Fort Worth...

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September’s “The Best…” Lists — There Are Now 1,176 Of Them

Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,176 of them categorized here): The Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teachers The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language The Best Resources For Learning About The Birmingham Church Bombing The Best Questions To Use For Class Closing Activities

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Introducing the PrincipalCast Podcast

Podcasts have been a great tool for my personal professional learning, because it’s so easy to download and just listen while I’m getting ready in the morning, cleaning the house, walking the dog or in the car. I share with you several of the podcasts that I listen to on my Podcasts Page. For several years I enjoyed listening to the Practical Principals podcast, was sad that it discontinued and th

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September’s Best Posts From This Blog

I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here). Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this pas

3 by Larry Ferlazzo / 11min 

Children Are What They Eat

In a society plagued by obesity, with three out of the five top causes of death in America related to lifestyle choices, it’s time we did something to save the future generation. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) made great steps in this direction over the summer by passing the new nutritional standards for lunch and snacks. But, children, and parents alike, still need to learn ho

by Sarene Alsharif / 14min 

Harvey Clarke Elementary parents told kindergarten class increase was a done deal

Parents at Harvey Clarke Elementary are upset about a change that will affect kindergarten class sizes. After Monday's school board meeting, the district said nothing had been finalized, though parents were told otherwise that afternoon.

by Laura Frazier | l... / 20min 

The World Is Yours

Nas Truth: I believe you’re better than the ring-kissing I’m seeing right now. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to speak virtually to about the importance of leading while teaching as part of a series I’m doing with the Center for Teaching Quality. In my argyle sweater and windbreaker pants (video conferencing) magic, I fielded questions about everything from educational equity (“Give back 1%

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Flawed exams support phony school accountability | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

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Jesse Grace scans shipments and they arrive Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Measured Progress test processing facility in Dover, N.H.

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Robert Schaeffer is public education director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest).

He wrote this after reading AJC reporter Heather Vogell's series on testing flaws. The "Testing the Test" series took a year to report and concluded today. You can read it at MyAJC.com.

By Robert Schaeffer

 With each passing year, politicians put more weight on standardized exams to evaluate students, teachers and schools.  From “No Child Left Behind” to “Race to the Top” to the new “Common Core Assessments,” test scores have become the primary tool to make high-stakes educational decisions.

As the recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigative series demonstrates, however, many of those exams are severely flawed.  Poorly written questions, inaccurate answers, faulty scoring rules, and other major problems undermine the validity of test results.

Reliance on test results, whether flawed or accurate, often leads to inappropriate decisions. Some students are denied promotion to the next grade because of test scores. Others lose out on high school diplomas because they “failed” a state exam. They are then blocked from access to further education and employment. Without the tools to contribute to society, they risk falling into the criminal justice system. This 

9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach

9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers | toteachornototeach:

9 Things You Should Never Say To Teachers

by Rebecca Klein

It hasn’t been an easy go for teachers lately. In major cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, thousands of teachers were laid off this past summer. Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina recently ended teacher tenure and eliminated extra pay for teachers with masters degrees.

Several weeks ago, blogger William E. White pointed out that during back-to-school season in America, “Cartoonists, comedians, pundits, and critics are out in force running down the teaching profession.” However, here at The Huffington Post, we are big fans of teachers, and we think it’s important to show appreciation for them even if mass culture and some state legislatures do not.

As the first weeks of school for many districts draw to a close, we are eager to show teachers what we do — and more importantly — do not think about them. In that vein, we have compiled a list of belittling phrases that you should NEVER say to teachers.

1. “Teaching sounds like such a sweet gig. I mean, you get summers off.”

As teacher bloggers around the Internet can attest, the idea that teachers get summers off is often nothing but a myth. During the summer, many educators teach summer school classes, participate in teacher training, earn advanced degrees and plan for the next year.

2. “I could so be a kindergarten teacher. It’s like

Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic | Mr. D's Neighborhood

Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic | Mr. D's Neighborhood:

Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic

The beginning of the end: President Bush signing NCLB at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Even if you’ve said it a thousand times, it doesn’t hurt to say it again.

Mr. D’s much more industrious little sister, Dr. D (yep, she finished that doctorate!) drew my attention to this recent article from The Atlantic.  The article advocates stopping the current trend towards neutering social studies as a distinct discipline in American education.

While the article itself breaks no new ground, it encapsulates the history and status of the issue well so that newbies to the struggle get an eye opener–whilst the veterans get a refresher course in the shitstorm that is No Child Left Behind.

Jen Kalaidis opens with the decline of student time spent studying social studies, to a whopping 7.6 percent.  More importantly, she details the history of this 

Success for Our Students Starts with Breakfast | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

Success for Our Students Starts with Breakfast | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:

Success for Our Students Starts with Breakfast

By Kelli Windsor on September 26, 2013

By Kelli Windsor, Communications Manager for State Programs, Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign
As kids head back to school, educators are focused on how to best ensure students succeed in the classroom and in life. New findings from a national survey released by Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign show that breakfast is key to academic success and that rethinking how we serve school breakfast is crucial to enhancing the educational experience for all. 
Hunger In Our Schools: Teachers’ Report 2013 surveyed more than 1,200 K-8 teachers and principals nationwide. It finds that three out of four K-8 public school teachers and principals see kids who regularly come to school hungry because they aren’t getting enough to eat at home. Extensive academic research shows that hungry students can’t learn, which is why the school breakfast program is so important.  However, of the more than 21 million low-income kids in the U.S. who rely on a free or reduced-price school lunch, only half – about 11 million – currently get a school breakfast even though they qualify.
We can close this gap by creatively rethinking school breakfast. Traditionally schools serve breakfast in the cafeteria before class begins. We’ve learned that moving breakfast ‘after the bell’ can make it easier for students to get a healthy morning meal.
Only one out of every four educators report students eat breakfast after the bell. However, teachers and principals with students that eat breakfast in the classroom are reporting it is apositive experience. Reasons listed include seeing that students are ready to learn (75%) and are not singled out (56%).
One simple change creates many benefits that go beyond alleviating hunger. Teachers and principals who have breakfast in the classroom say they’ve seen improvement in alertness 

D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decision that yielded gains in both math and reading, - The Washington Post

D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decision - The Washington Post:

D.C. education officials defend test-scoring decision

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 District education officials defended their decision to score the city’s 2013 standardized tests in a way that yielded gains in both math and reading, arguing Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing that it was the best way to demonstrate student progress as compared to prior years.

But facing aggressive questions and accusations of score manipulation from the chairman of the council’s Education Committee, officials acknowledged that they made a mistake when they failed to publicly explain their decision when they celebrated historic gains on the tests this summer.

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Another grading scale, which educators developed to reflect proficiency on tests newly aligned to tougher Common Core academic standards, would have yielded a larger gain in reading but a decline in math. District officials decided not to use that scale after seeing how it would affect scores.

“We need to communicate much better to all stakeholders, and you can be assured that next year’s [test score announcement] will be a very different rollout with a great 

Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training | EdSource Today

Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training | EdSource Today:

Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training

September 26th, 2013 | Add a Comment | 
By John Fensterwald

Five years ago, California became the first state to mandate that all candidates for becoming a teacher demonstrate that they have the skills needed for the classroom.

Soon, it will be aspiring administrators’ turn for a performance assessment.

At its meeting on Friday, the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing will consider – and possibly make a final decision on – requiring that those pursuing a preliminary credential to be an administrator show the practical know-how and strategies needed to lead California’s diverse and complex schools. The commission staff are recommending that an as yet to be designed performance assessment be required of those candidates pursuing a credential through the state’s 66 administrator training programs – the standard process generally taking two years part-time at a college or university – or by taking an exam testing their book knowledge of programs, regulations and requirements of the job, which roughly quarter of the candidates do. (California is the only state allowing this expedited route to a administrative credential.) In 2011-12, the state issued 3,765 preliminary administrative credentials.

A preliminary administrative credential is required to work in a job supervising teachers and areas of instruction, such as  principals and assistant principals, directors of curriculum and personnel. Superintendents don’t have to have it either, though most have been promoted from positions requiring the credential.

Administrative overhaul

The performance assessment is just one element of the commission’s overhaul of the state’s process for preparing and training district administrators – out of the recognition that many aspects of administration have become more demanding. The adoption of the Common Core standards requires different approaches to instruction.  Changing student demographics, a new school 

Can’t we just read? Parents United for Responsible Education

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Can’t we just read?:

Can’t we just read?

Recent trips to the local Barnes and Noble with my mom to replenish her store of mystery novels have been working my nerves, already frazzled by the takeover of testing.
Take a look at the new subject headings on the book carrels.
I shared my frustration at a recent More Than a Score meeting and the reaction of one of our members was, “Can’t we just read?”
No, we can’t, according to the Common Core Corps and the test publishers (mostly one and the same). With

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Concentration Camps in America | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

Concentration Camps in America | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News:

Concentration Camps in America

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First he tried to have inmates pay for their own meals (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/sheriff-joe-arpaio-inmates-meals_n_2806388.html).  That was back in March of this year.

In Arizona, Maricopa County inmates get two meals a day.  Now the jails will dish up only vegetarian meals for the prisoners in Maricopa County, Arizona where Sherriff Joe Arpaio runs a theatre of cruelty.  Meat now will be replaced by ‘soy’.

Arpaio claims that replacing meat with soy will save taxpayers $100,000 a year. However, we are not talking salads with vegetables or mouthwatering vegetarian dishes and luscious fruits.  And of course Arpaio cares little for prisoners or their rights so we know this is not motivated by health concerns.

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FOX reporter, Troy Hayden stated, when he saw the soy slop to be fed to prisoners:

“It looks like wood chips” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/maricopa-county-jails-vegetarian_n_3991022.html

After a taste, Arpaio claimed he thought the soy-gruel was fine, although even Hayden of FOX News begged to differ.

It doesn’t matter.  The recent move by Arpaio is motivated, he says, by what he calls cost cutting, but even this is a lie.  Arpaio used the same pretext in the past when he bragged at one time that he saved taxpayers $20,000 by eliminating salt and pepper (http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/10-worst-prisons-america-joe-arpaio-tent-city).

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Merrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic | Continuing Change

Merrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic | Continuing Change: Merrow takes a Jab at Ravitch. #NotTooHeroic My response to John Merrow, article:http://takingnote.learningmatters.tv/?p=6556Mr. Merrow,You write, “These people inhabit a comic book world without ambiguity where heroes require villains.” I personally found that insulting.Maybe it is just me, but anytime anyone starts a sentence with

by mike simpson / 9min 

"Education Spring" is Here to Stay | Alternet

"Education Spring" is Here to Stay | Alternet: "Education Spring" is Here to StayTired of endless accountability mandates, parents and teachers are stepping up the fight to preserve public education -- and using the ballot box to do it.Photo Credit: Yoki5270 via Shutterstock.comSeptember 26, 2013  |   Earlier this year, spontaneous rebellions against top-down mandates and budge

by mike simpson / 23min 

EdSource feature turns states’ ed data into charts in motion | EdSource Today

EdSource feature turns states’ ed data into charts in motion | EdSource Today: EdSource feature turns states’ ed data into charts in motionSeptember 26th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldHow has California’s per student spending changed over the past four decades? And how has its level of spending compared with other states?For 20 seconds of your time – as long as it takes to watch a gra

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Top 20 Reasons Clancy Dubois Thinks I’m an “educational knuckle dragger” | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

Top 20 Reasons Clancy Dubois Thinks I’m an “educational knuckle dragger” | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Top 20 Reasons Clancy Dubois Thinks I’m an “educational knuckle dragger”Posted on September 26, 20130 For those of you other Knuckle Draggers out there, here is the amazingly patronizing and ignorant rant by Clancy Dubois, which inspired this post.http://www.wwltv.com/news/clancys-commentaries/DuBos-J

by mike simpson / 1h 

Louisiana Educator: Performance Analysis of RSD Schools

Louisiana Educator: Performance Analysis of RSD Schools: Performance Analysis of RSD SchoolsStudent Performance in RSD Not What We Have Been Led to BelieveOur State Department of Education keeps telling us (and the rest of the country) what a fabulous success Louisiana has achieved with the Louisiana Recovery District. The RSD was created by the legislature in 2003 for the purpose of taking over a

by mike simpson / 3h 

9-26-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Shame on NYC Ed Reporters for Supporting E4E in Event Closed to Anyone Who Doesn't Sign Their PledgeI saw the names of the reporters who are going to be on the panel and was sort of shocked that the "neutral" press would be on a panel for an organization that has banned people who do not agree with their pledge. In fact at one point I tried to go in with my press pass an

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Take Back Our Schools Conferences in Missouri | Truth in American Education

Take Back Our Schools Conferences in Missouri | Truth in American Education: Take Back Our Schools Conferences in MissouriFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on September 26, 2013 • 0 Comments1The Missouri Coalition Against Common Core in conjunction with Americans for Prosperity Missouriannounced three conferences they are holding in different areas

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Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator Month | Connected Principals

Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator Month | Connected Principals: Connected Principals Teaming Up With NASSP, NAESP for Connected Educator MonthSeptember 26, 2013By Patrick LarkinWe are excited to announce that Connected Principals will be working in conjunction with theNational Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the National Association of

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9-26-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Missing Bridgeport Democrats campaign finance report shows up, but is missing tens of thousands in expendituresThat’s right… The missing Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee campaign finance report has finally shown up but it is missing tens of thousands in expenditures. The missing Bridgeport Democrat Town Committee campaign finance report that was due seven days before the Democratic

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Why the new SAT scores are meaningless

Why the new SAT scores are meaningless: Why the new SAT scores are meaninglessBy Valerie Strauss, Published: September 26 at 12:40 pmE-mail the writerThe 2013 SAT scores are out and states around the country are either crowing or crying over the results. They shouldn’t expend the energy.Virginia, for example, is thrilled that students there got the highest scores ever on the exam, and officials ar

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First Hand Report on New Orleans Recovery School District: You Decide | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

First Hand Report on New Orleans Recovery School District: You Decide | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: First Hand Report on New Orleans Recovery School District: You DecideFiled under: Charter Schools,Recovery District — millerlf @ 11:50 am The Great Charter TryoutBy Andrea GaborSeptember 26, 2013 The Investigative FundLong before Sci Academy, a charter school in New Orleans, had grad

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Common Ground on Common Core | NEA Today

Common Ground on Common Core | NEA Today: Common Ground on Common CoreBy John Rosales As implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is introduced in classrooms across the country, one question among educators is emerging: Where do paraeducators fit in? “Most times, paras aren’t included in the implementation of curriculum, which makes it difficult to know what students can do and what st

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Marginalizing the Teaching Profession: Merrow, Ravitch and Education Nation, - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Marginalizing the Teaching Profession: Merrow, Ravitch and Education Nation, - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Marginalizing the Teaching Profession: Merrow, Ravitch and Education Nation,By Anthony Cody on September 26, 2013 12:15 PMYesterday, Diane Ravitch's masterful book, Reign of Error, debuted at #10 on the New York Times best seller list. At the same time this news was coming ou

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Cali Education Headlines Thursday, September 26, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Moms protest breastfeeding rules at Poway districtEducation HeadlinesThursday, September 26, 2013Budgetary juggling actSchool districts are questioning San Joaquin County's decision to withhold nearly $900,000 in state ROP funding.District Attorney investigating two Hacienda La Puente board membersThe Los Angeles County District Attorney's Of

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The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming radical

The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming radical: THE DOABLE WE REFUSE TO DO: END POVERTY, CONFRONT PRIVILEGESince I have recently challenged the word magic behind claims that education is the one true path out of poverty and that the free market can ever address poverty and inequity, I want to highlight that the unwillingness of political leaders and the public t

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CTC considers options for replacing fast-track internship exam SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: CTC considers options for replacing fast-track internship examBy Tom ChorneauThursday, September 26, 2013Retirement of a key qualification exam used by teaching candidates in expedited certification programs is expected to prompt a deeper discussion among state officials about internship preparation itself at hearing scheduled for today.The Early Com

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BeyondChron: America's Education Whistleblower: Diane Ravitch and the Reign of Error

BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » America's Education Whistleblower: Diane Ravitch and the Reign of Error: America's Education Whistleblower: Diane Ravitch and the Reign of Error by Jim Horn‚ Sep. 26‚ 2013 digg     In 2007 when Diane Ravitch descended from her 20,000-foot view of the education reform landscape to examine what was going on at ground level, she did not lik

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Looting the Pension Funds: How Wall Street Robs Public Workers | Politics News | Rolling Stone

Looting the Pension Funds: How Wall Street Robs Public Workers | Politics News | Rolling Stone: Looting the Pension FundsAll across America, Wall Street is grabbing money meant for public workers1Comment9Illustration by Victor JuhaszBy MATT TAIBBISeptember 26, 2013 7:00 AM ETIn the final months of 2011, almost two years before the city of Detroit would shock America by declaring bankruptcy in the

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I Am Not A Techie! | My Island View

I Am Not A Techie! | My Island View: I Am Not A Techie!September 26, 2013 by tomwhitbyAt a recent education award ceremony, a prominent education leader being recognized began the acceptance speech by saying “I am not a techie”. At first I was a little upset, because these awards were for educators, and not technology educators. I had to catch myself and hold back my criticism, because I often use

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9-26-13 Three Pillars for Supporting Resilience — Whole Child Education

Three Pillars for Supporting Resilience — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGThree Pillars for Supporting ResilienceSeptember 26, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Cheryl J. WrightTo give all students the opportunity to achieve excellence in their education, educators know that students, especially at-risk learners, need to develop resilience in their pursuit of learning. Ye

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9-26-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Open Thread for West Seattle Boundary Meeting/Pinehurst MeetingIf you attended either of these meetings and have comments or thoughts, here's a place for them.Early Tweets from the West Seattle Blog indicate a much lower turnout than the other two meetings (about 60ish), West Seattle's topography was ignored/not understood in these suggested boundaries, people unha

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BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYOnline charter schools flunking - SAT scores are out - Duncan on what reformers get wrong - First pink slime, now chicken processed in China - POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.comOnline charter schools flunking - SAT scores are out - Duncan on what reformers get wrong - First pink slime, now chicken processed in China - POLITICO Morning Education

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Online charter schools flunking - SAT scores are out - Duncan on what reformers get wrong - First pink slime, now chicken processed in China - POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.com

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Self-Sufficient Citizens: Public Education's Job No. 1 - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Self-Sufficient Citizens: Public Education's Job No. 1 - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Self-Sufficient Citizens: Public Education's Job No. 1By Mike Petrilli on September 26, 2013 9:55 AMDear Deborah,We've been writing about the democratic control of education (or the lack thereof), but let me shift the conversation back to the education of democratic citizens. I strongly agree with those

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A Research-Based Case For Florida's Education Reforms

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9-26-13 Schools Matter

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mayor one-term?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Mayor one-term?: Mayor one-term?The Ward Room's Mark Anderson (Chicago Needs a Mayoral Challenger. Or Five) offers up a rather gloomy picture of democratic possibilities for Chicago.The next election for mayor in Chicago little more than 18 months away, and it’s time to face a hard fact: When it comes to mayoral politics in Chicago, democracy could be dead. I'm a lit

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Houston reforms, often overshadowed, now in the limelight with Broad Prize | HechingerEd Blog

Houston reforms, often overshadowed, now in the limelight with Broad Prize | HechingerEd Blog: Houston reforms, often overshadowed, now in the limelight with Broad PrizePhilanthropist Eli Broad, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, right, congratulate Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier after announcing that Houston is the winner of the 2013 Broad Prize for

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New Orleans Charter Experiment Leaves Behind Poorest and Disabled | janresseger

New Orleans Charter Experiment Leaves Behind Poorest and Disabled | janresseger: New Orleans Charter Experiment Leaves Behind Poorest and DisabledThe Great Charter Tryout: Are New Orleans’s Schools a Model for the Nation—or a Cautionary Tale? asks reporter Andrea Gabor. You are likely to remember that after Hurricane Katrina deluged the city on Labor Day weekend of 2005, the schools in New Orleans

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: The Best Article Ever About New Orleans’ Charter SchoolsWe all have heard or read or seen the stories in the mass media about the “miracle” in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina, which Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called the best thing that ever happened to education in that city, wiped out public education and the teachers’ unio

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9-26-13 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.: Asking a question about my pension.Reading a story in the Chicago Sun-Times by staff reporter Dan Mihalopoulos about some sleazy connections between Martin Cabrera and alderman Fast Eddy Burke, Valor Realty and some other old Blagojevich pals, I came across this sentence: Between 2003 and 2012, the Te

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9-26-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: NY Times Begins Very Helpful Regular Feature — “Text To Text”The New York Times Learning Network has just begun a regular feature that I suspect is going to be very helpful to teachers — it’s called “Text To Text.” Here’s how they describe it: it is just what it sounds like: we’ll be pairing two written texts that we think

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Cartoons about Perfection (Professionals and Others) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Cartoons about Perfection (Professionals and Others) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cartoons about Perfection (Professionals and Others)This month, I saw some stories about the “perfect” teacher and once ran a cartoon on the “perfect” online teacher.Then I saw another cartoon by Robert Rendo that offered a scathing profile of what New York expects of its “perfect” teacher.H

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SAT Results For 2013 Show Low Rates Of College Preparedness

SAT Results For 2013 Show Low Rates Of College Preparedness: SAT Results For 2013 Show Low Rates Of College PreparednessPosted: 09/26/2013 12:01 am EDT1548392469GET POLITICS NEWSLETTERS:SUBSCRIBEFOLLOW:Standardized Testing, 2013 Sat Results, Common Core, Standardized Tests, College Board College Ready, College Board Sat, College Ready, Education News, Fairtest, Sat, Sat 2013, Sat College, Sat Coll

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To John Merrow, Who Quit | deutsch29

To John Merrow, Who Quit | deutsch29: To John Merrow, Who QuitSeptember 26, 2013Mr. Merrow, my name is Mercedes Schneider. You answered my post on your accepting Gates funding and the connection between such funding and two decisions you have made: 1) ceasing your investigation of Michelle Rhee and 2) proclaiming New Orleans schools as “reborn” in your documentary. You did not address me by name,

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9-26-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: To John Merrow, Who QuitMr. Merrow, my name is Mercedes Schneider. You answered my post on your accepting Gates funding and the connection between such funding and two decisions you have made: 1) ceasing your investigation of Michelle Rhee and 2) proclaiming New Orleans schools as “reborn” in your documentary. You did not address me by name, but at […]by deutsch29 / 1h9-25-13 @ T

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9-26-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: The NY Post And The Lhota Campaign - Selling Fear And LiesThe Rupert Murdoch-owned NY Post has been hammering away at Bill de Blasio for a few weeks now ever since he won the primary vote.Every day they run two, three, four, sometimes five negative stories about him.He once asked Joel Klein to add TM to the DOE.He honeymooned in Cuba.He worked for a Jesuit group that brought

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The perils of the ‘F-word’

The perils of the ‘F-word’: The perils of the ‘F-word’By Valerie Strauss, Published: September 26 at 4:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreHere’s a great piece on school reform by Los Angeles educator Brock Cohen. He is in the second year of a doctoral program at the University of Southern California and he works at the nonprofit Los Angeles Education Partnership, which helps build organizational c

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NYC Educator: Gotham Schools Brings Us the Important Issues

NYC Educator: Gotham Schools Brings Us the Important Issues: Gotham Schools Brings Us the Important IssuesA few days ago, Tim Clifford wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek/ gallows humor analysis of the ponderous and convoluted evaluation system over at Gotham Schools. In order to make it a point-counterpoint kind of thing, the great minds running Gotham Schools saw fit to contrast it with a thoroughl

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A Report Card on Education Reform - NYTimes.com

A Report Card on Education Reform - NYTimes.com: A Report Card on Education ReformBy DAVID LEONHARDTDanny Moloshok/Reuters (left); Charles V. Tines/Associated PressMitch Daniels, president of Purdue University, left, and John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable.I sat down last week in Washington with Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, and Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor a

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Pew Trusts: Untrustworthy Public Pension Destroyers | Reclaim Reform

Pew Trusts: Untrustworthy Public Pension Destroyers | Reclaim Reform: Pew Trusts: Untrustworthy Public Pension DestroyersPosted on September 25, 2013by Ken PrevitiWhen a name most people associate with trust and credibility joins with a billionaire ex-Enron trader and hedge fund manager to destroy public pensions for their own benefit, the overall sense of corruption and betrayal becomes both palp

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UC imposes pension terms on employees; union protests - latimes.com

UC imposes pension terms on employees; union protests - latimes.com: UC imposes pension terms on employees; union protestsComments8EmailShare0Union local President Kathryn Lybarger helped lead a two-day strike of UC medical center workers in May. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times / May 21, 2013)By Larry GordonSeptember 25, 2013, 5:23 p.m.The already tense labor relations between the UC system and

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9-25-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Are Americans Allowed To Debate Education Anymore?Time to once again play Spot The Pattern™! Before we begin, here's a clue about our theme: All emphases mine unless noted. Let's start with Montclair, NJ (click through to watch the video): When Montclair's teachers union president could not finish her prepared statement Monday night, the public did so for her.  Copies of Montclair

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Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregated | Al Jazeera America

Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregated | Al Jazeera America: Six decades after Brown ruling, US schools still segregatedby Dexter Mullins  @DexterMullins  September 25, 2013  9:00AM ETSeparated along socioeconomic and racial lines, schools are less diverse than at any other time in the last four decadesTopics: Race & Ethnicity Charter Schools SegregationScott Olson/Getty I

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A Principal's Reflections: The Art of Storytelling

A Principal's Reflections: The Art of Storytelling: The Art of StorytellingI decided to hold back (for now) on a rant that has been brewing for the past two days and instead have decided to take a more constructive approach on my blog.  A great debate that has emerged over social media channels has been how we honor and acknowledge our educators and others in the profession. During many insightful

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Defend De Blasio Now tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin

tomhayden.com - The Peace Exchange Bulletin - Defend De Blasio Now: DEFEND DE BLASIO NOWTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 AT 5:25PM | EMAIL ARTICLE | SHARE ARTICLE | PRINT ARTICLEBill de Blasio at a news conference in 1988 to announce a $150,000 shipment of supplies to Nicaragua and to deride the United States’ financing of the contra rebellion. (Photo: Marquette University Archives)A full-page of revel

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Diane Ravitch: 3 dubious uses of tech in schools - Salon.com

Diane Ravitch: 3 dubious uses of tech in schools - Salon.com: Diane Ravitch: 3 dubious uses of tech in schoolsNew devices can both inspire creativity and dehumanize learningBY DIANE RAVITCH   8   18   1        more    TOPICS: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC POLICY, INTERNET, LIFE NEWS, NEWSDiane RavitchThis article was originally published by Scientific American.Technology is trans

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Nite Cap 9-25-13 #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 CAPTODAYYes, Diane Ravitch is Among My Heroes - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherYes, Diane Ravitch is Among My Heroes - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Yes, Diane Ravitch is Among My HeroesBy Anthony Cody on September 25, 201

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