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Hold the Applause, Please! The Budget Deal: Why did schools, teachers, moms, infants, children and others get sacrificed? | Reclaim Reform

Hold the Applause, Please! The Budget Deal: Why did schools, teachers, moms, infants, children and others get sacrificed? | Reclaim Reform:

Hold the Applause, Please! The Budget Deal: Why did schools, teachers, moms, infants, children and others get sacrificed?

Posted on October 17, 2013by 
“The legislation would allow teachers participating in alternative-certification programs (for example, TEACH FOR AMERICA) to be considered ‘highly qualified’ for an additional two years, through the 2015-16 school year.” Read the Education Week article HERE.
What is this doing in a “clean” budget bill? What else is hidden there?
snake headline
“But there are plenty of groups who may be fans of the provision, including Teach for America, the New Teacher Project, Chiefs for Change, the Council of the Great City Schools, and the NewSchools Venture Fund. They sent their own letter to Congress last year asking them to extend the provision.”
- Education Week
Also, the Budget Deal promise and the detailed reality are not the same.
Ryan w-budget ”We’ve already essentially adopted that Ryan budget”
“The sequestration is hurting a lot of things, but in terms of the safety net the big ones 
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10-17-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman:






The Reformy Campaign Finance Machine Goes To Georgia
Last spring, I happened - by sheer luck - to come across an unannounced, coordinated campaign finance machine, put together to support reformy candidates in school board and state-level races across the country. This machine distributed more than one-quarter million dollars to small, obscure races that had never seen this level of campaign finance before: Jusidiction Candidate Greg Penner L
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10-16-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Syracuse: The Failure Of Test-Based Teacher EvaluationNo wonder NY Education Commissioner John King is hiding in an undisclosed location:   Syracuse -- Virtually all the teachers at Henninger High School received fewer points than they should have on performance evaluations handed out Friday, several teachers told The Post-Standard. The issue drove some teachers from an "effec
by mike simpson / 10h 
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Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda + Behavioral Intervention Plans - Announcements & Current Issues (CA Dept of Education)

Behavioral Intervention Plans - Announcements & Current Issues (CA Dept of Education):

Behavioral Intervention Plans

Current law, guidance, and resources for addressing the needs of students requiring behavioral support.

Background
Assembly Bill 86 (AB 86), the Education Omnibus Trailer Bill, Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013, repealed regulations and added state statute that addressed positive behavioral intervention plans. According to the Senate floor analysis, the intent of these changes is to modify “the Behavioral Intervention Plan mandate to align it more closely with federal law and reduce unnecessary costs, while maintaining important protections for students with disabilities.”
In accordance with Assembly Bill 110, California’s 2013–2014 budget bill, the California Department of Education (CDE) is required to provide oversight of, and technical assistance and monitoring to, local educational agencies regarding changes to the requirements related to the identification and provision of behavioral intervention services included in AB 86.
This Web page provides all pertinent information related to the relevant law changes as well as information disseminated at the BIP Stakeholder Workgroup meetings.
2013-14 Behavioral Intervention Stakeholder Work Group Meeting Dates
  • October 21, 2013
  • November 25, 2013
  • December 16, 2013
  • January 21, 2014
  • February 18, 2014
  • March 18, 2014
  • April 22, 2014
  • May 20, 2014
  • June 17, 2014
Behavioral Intervention Plans Meeting Webcast
Live and recent Webcasts of the Behavioral Intervention Stakeholder Work Group meeting.
Guidance from the California Department of Education
Changes to State Requirements for Behavioral Intervention Plans (Posted 17-Oct-2013)
September 5, 2013, letter to Special Education Local Plan Area Directors, Special Education Administrators of County Offices of Education, Nonpublic School Administrators, and State Diagnostic Center Directors




Agenda October 30 and 31, 2013

Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda.
Advisory Commission on Special Education Members
  • Diane Fazzi, Chair
  • Gina Plate, Vice Chair
  • Feda Almaliti
    Maureen Burness
    Morena de Grimaldi
    Kristi Hagans
    Somer Harding
    Sara Jocham
    Betty Karnette
    Nancy Portillo
    Naomi Rainey
    Terrylene Sacchetti
    Mariano Sanz
    Barbara Schulman
Student Members
  • Hyla Rachwal
  • Timothy Higgins
Legislative Members
  • Carol Liu, Senate
  • Joan Buchanan, Assembly
State Board of Education
  • Carl Cohn, Liaison
State Special Schools
  • Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools and Services Division
    California Department of Education
Executive Secretary
  • Fred Balcom, Director, Special Education Division
    California Department of Education
Agenda Times Are Approximate and Are Provided for Convenience Only
All items may be re-ordered to be heard on any day of the noticed meeting. The order of business may be changed without notice.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Schedule of MeetingLocation
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time ±		California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
916-445-4602
Thursday, October 31, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time ±		California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
916-445-4602
Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.
Guidelines for Public Input Sessions
The Commission welcomes public involvement. Opportunities for public comment are provided at every Commission meeting.
Reasonable Accommodation for Any Individual With a Disability
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE), may request assistance by contacting the Special Education Division, 1430 N Street, Suite 2401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone, 916-445-4602; fax, 916-327-3706.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
NOTE: Items not heard or completed on October 30, 2013, may be carried over to October 31, 2013.
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Call to Order - Roll Call
  • Salute to the Flag
  • Communications and Announcements
  • Review of Agenda
  • Operations and Planning
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Item 1–Common Core State Standards and Assessment Update: Report and discussion on Common Core State Standards and assessment update for students with disabilities presented by Kristen Brown, Education Programs Consultant, Policy and Program Services Unit, Special Education Division, California Department of Education (CDE); and Diane Hernandez, Director, Assessment Development and Administration Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:30 a.m. – noon
Item 2–Title 5 Proposed Regulations: Report on proposed Title 5 regulations, presented by Meredith Cathcart, Education Administrator I, and Allison Smith, Special Education Consultant, Special Education Division, CDE. Proposed Title 5 regulations are available for viewing on the State Board of Education Web page as of October 25, 2013.
Type of Action: Action, Information
LUNCH
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Item 3–ACSE Strategic Plan Update: The ACSE has drafted a strategic action plan for the 2013–2014 fiscal year. The content in this plan will represent the central work of the ACSE, and the ACSE will organize and carry out this work via three content committees. Initially, these committees will meet to develop key outcomes, strategies, timelines, and ways of allocating work expectations. The ACSE will also determine how to implement its additional ongoing responsibilities in relationship to this plan and work structure.
October ACSE strategic plan activities will continue in the following areas:
  • Review, revise, and refine the draft action planning document.
  • Reconfirm the following ACSE content areas: (1) Common Core Standards; (2) Quality Services; and (3) Transition.
  • Content committees will refine action steps, timelines, responsible parties, and ways of assessing progress beyond meeting-to-meeting updates.
  • Develop a process to “report out” to the full Commission.
  • Determine structure for additional responsibilities such as policy and legislation work.
Type of Action: Action, Information
2:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Item 4–ACSE Strategic Plan Committee Work: Content committees will convene to implement action-planning documents.
Type of Action: Action, Information
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Item 5–Completion of any ACSE Unfinished Business of the Day
Adjournment of day's session.
Advisory Commission on Special Education
Agenda, Thursday, October 31, 2013, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California
8:30 – 8:40 a.m.
  • Call to Order - Roll Call
  • Salute to the Flag
  • Communications and Announcements
  • Review of Agenda
8:40 – 9:30 a.m.
Item 6–Strategic Plan Unfinished Business: Continue any unfinished ACSE Strategic Plan activities from Item 2.
Type of Action: Action, Information
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Item 7–Legislative Report: Legislative report and discussion on Special Education and related bills presented by Jennifer Moreno, Legislative Representative, Legislative Affairs Office, Government Affairs Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Item 8–Legislative Members and Liaison Reports: Reports from Joan Buchanan, Assembly Member and Chair, Committee on Education; Carol Liu, Senate Member and Chair, Committee on Education; Carl Cohn, Member, State Board of Education (SBE) and SBE liaison to the ACSE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Item 9–Public Comment: Input is invited from the public and organizational representatives.
*Time will be allocated to distance participant Parent Training Institutes to present issues of importance to parents.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Item 10–2013 Annual Performance Report (APR): Discussion and Executive Summary report on the 2013 Annual Performance Report (APR) developed by the Special Education Division, CDE, designed to disseminate educational data and improve the quality of education for all students, with an emphasis on students with disabilities. APR presented by Shiyloh Duncan-Becerril, Education and Research Consultant, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Item 11–Secondary Transition: Discussion and report on secondary transition mandates and best practices document titled Transition Planning: The Basics; developed by the California Transition Alliance; presented by Jill Larson, Education Programs Consultant, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
Item 12–Commissioner Liaison Activities and Representation Structure: Discuss process for Commissioner reports related to content area activities, liaison work, and representation of ACSE outside of Commission meetings.
Type of Action: Action, Information
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Item 13–State Special Schools Director Report: Scott Kerby, Director, State Special Schools and Services Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Item 14–Special Education Division Director Report: Fred Balcom, Director, Special Education Division, CDE.
Type of Action: Action, Information
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Item 15–Future Agenda Building: Commissioners are invited to submit recommendations for future meeting agenda items directly to the Vice Chair on or before December 1, 2013.
Type of Action: Action, Information
Adjournment of day's session.
Adjournment of meeting.
Related Content
  • ACSE Meeting Webcast - Live and recent Webcasts of the California Advisory Commission for Special Education (ACSE) Meeting.

1ST ANNUAL CALIFORNIA STEM SYMPOSIUM 2013

HOME   1ST ANNUAL CALIFORNIA STEM SYMPOSIUM 2013

Invest in California STEM Education: 

Innovate, Integrate, and Inspire!

November 18-19, 2013 – Register Online Now!!
STEM California
Held at the Sacramento Convention Center
The Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, in cooperation with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, is proud to bring you the 2013 California STEM Symposium on November 18 and 19, 2013, at the Sacramento Convention Center.
Advancing STEM education in California is critically necessary to ensure that current and future generations of California students are provided the engaging academic rigor that will enable them to compete in, and be a productive contributor to, a dynamic 21st century economy.  With the implementation of Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, now is the time to help schools develop robust and coordinated STEM programs that are relevant and engaging to all students.
This Symposium will bring together 2000 teachers, administrators, students, higher education representatives, program providers, philanthropic representatives and industry representatives to engage them in STEM education by providing strategies and resources for program implementation. The Symposium will have a special focus on increasing and supporting the participation of women and girls—as well as other underrepresented groups—in STEM fields. It will also highlight leaders in classroom innovation from across the state and attract student teams to showcase critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork.
Key Note Speakers and Special Guests
Highlights of the Symposium’s Presentations and Activities:
  • Curriculum and Instruction:
    • Model Programs Share Their Stories and Strategies:
      • STEM Schools
      • STEM Programs
      • STEM Out-of-School Time Programs
      • STEM for all Grades
      • STEM Organizations
      • Students and Teachers demonstrate STEM projects and products
  • Professional Learning:
    • Education Organizations share Professional Learning Strategies for Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards
    • STEM Curriculum and Professional Learning Providers inform us about their products and services
  • Partnerships:
    • Business and Industry share STEM employment projections and STEM youth opportunities.
    • Postsecondary Institutions share information about STEM degree and certificate programs.
  • Resources:
    • Schools and Organizations share Funding and Sustainability Strategies.
    • Business and Industry Representatives share ways they can partner with STEM programs
Due to the overwhelming response to our call for proposals, the window for submitting presentation proposals has been closed.
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Shores at kshores@cde.ca.gov.
We still have room for Vendors. Please see the links below:

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Education’s "Big Tobacco" Strikes Again | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

Education’s "Big Tobacco" Strikes Again | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity:

Education’s "Big Tobacco" Strikes Again

Posted on: Thursday October 17th, 2013
By Joe Bishop, OTL Campaign Policy Director
In 1996, Vanity Fair published an article on growing opposition to "Big Tobacco" and their stronghold on American life and politics. Public outcry eventually led to significant changes to the cigarette industry and people's attitudes towards tobacco’s influence on their daily lives.
Today, public education has its own version of "Big Tobacco" with a similarly strong financial and political presence.Teach for America (TFA), which places recent college graduates with only five weeks of training in high-need schools, has grown over the years into a well-funded, political machine that, as history suggests, seems to be more interested in growing its network than fueling long-term impact in schools. It will take a similar sea change of public opinion to expose TFA's far-reaching influence and the impact of putting underprepared teachers in schools.
Since December 2009, Teach for America corps members, despite their minimal training, have been classified as ‘highly qualified’ under federal law. This is the same designation given to credentialed teachers, yet no other profession in the country allows individuals to be classified as such without the completion of proper licensure. This misleading classification distorts state and local data about the distribution of truly qualified teachers and allows inexperienced teachers to be concentrated in underserved communities.
TFA’s political influence reaches deep into district board rooms, state houses and even the halls of Congress. Last night, a Congressional provision was extended for Teach for America, allowing the organization and its partner districts to be eligible for Title I funding and consequently more state money for their cause. The Obama Administration, Democrats and Republicans continue to go to bat for the org
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Nite Cap 10-17-13 #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

Pet Pals: Teaching Resilience With Man's Best Friend — Whole Child Education
Pet Pals: Teaching Resilience With Man's Best Friend — Whole Child Education: Pet Pals: Teaching Resilience With Man’s Best FriendOctober 17, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersDogs are amazing creatures! They provide unconditional love, do not discriminate, judge, laugh, or criticize, and they are excellent and attentive listeners. They encourage relaxation, lower blood pressure, and brighten affec
by mike simpson / 23min 
NYC Educator: If Your Supervisor Isn't Crazy
NYC Educator: If Your Supervisor Isn't Crazy: If Your Supervisor Isn't CrazyIf that's the case, you have options. While Reformy John King, in his infinite wisdom, saw fit to impose more observations than either the UFT or DOE wanted, and while some of them must be unannounced, there's nothing to stop you from saying, "Hey, I'm doing this great thing today, and why don't you come and see it?&q
by mike simpson / 23min 
Teachers Win Fight For More Planning Time | NEA Today
Teachers Win Fight For More Planning Time | NEA Today: Teachers Win Fight For More Planning TimeOctober 17, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryMilwaukee’s elementary and middle school teachers won a 50 percent increase in planning time, after an energetic campaign by theMilwaukee Teachers’ Education Associationthreatened to turn out hundreds
by mike simpson / 30min 
Connected Dialogue F2F | My Island View
Connected Dialogue F2F | My Island View: Connected Dialogue F2FOctober 17, 2013 by tomwhitbyYesterday, as a speaker and panelist at various education related conferences, I had a wonderful experience. I was asked to participate on a panel at a gathering of education technology industry leaders. The group was assembled by The Software and Information Industry Association, SIIA. It took place in the
by mike simpson / 31min 
Advocating Through Friendship | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Advocating Through Friendship | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Advocating Through FriendshipBy Special Olympics Project UNIFY on October 17, 2013Special Olympics youth and athlete leaders were recently featured in a new book called Stand Up! 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World and How You Can Too! from John Schlimm. You can read all about the full book here, but we also wan
by mike simpson / 34min 
Wis. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo is willing to override local control against any school district in this state. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Wis. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo is willing to override local control against any school district in this state. | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Wis. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo is willing to override local control against any school district in this state.Filed under: MPS Buildings — millerlf @ 4:30 pm Rep. Fred Kessler asked Joe Sanfelippo yesterday at the Assembly hearing on the bill to take over
by mike simpson / 36min 
UTLA voted to find a state lawmaker to change the parent trigger law.
UTLA voted to find a state lawmaker to change the parent trigger law.: Post navigationUTLA Seeking to Take Lead on Changing CA’s Parent TriggerPosted on October 17, 2013 by LA School ReportUTLA President Warren FletcherThe governing body of the LA teachers union last night voted to seek out a state lawmaker to sponsor legislation that rewrites California’s parent trigger law, which allows for whol
by mike simpson / 36min 
K-12 News Network | LAUSD Budget Town Hall: A Report
K-12 News Network | LAUSD Budget Town Hall: A Report: LAUSD Budget Town Hall: A Reportadmin October 17, 2013 Uncategorized 0Guest post by Kim Kaufman, Los Angeles community member and public schools supporter. If you also attended these meetings or other LAUSD School Board meetings and would like to have your first person responses posted on K12NN, email here. This is how the story was reported on
by mike simpson / 41min 
The Kids Are Not Alright: Nearly Half of Public School Students Are Low Income - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
The Kids Are Not Alright: Nearly Half of Public School Students Are Low Income - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic: The Kids Are Not Alright: Nearly Half of Public School Students Are Low IncomeIn 2011, 48 percent qualified as low income.  In America, what you earn depends largely on your success in school. Unfortunately, your success in school depends largely on what your parents earn. It's an inte
by mike simpson / 47min 
RFA: 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Elementary & Middle Schools
RFA: 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Elementary & Middle Schools (CA Dept of Education): Request for Applications21st Century Community Learning Centers - Elementary & Middle SchoolsDue: Thursday, December 12, 2013California's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides funding to create incentives for establishing before-and after-school enrichment programs t
by mike simpson / 1h 
Our Kids Today: The Greatest Generation? | Diane Ravitch
Our Kids Today: The Greatest Generation? | Diane Ravitch: Our Kids Today: The Greatest Generation?The members of the Providence Student Union are the most creative and best informed critics of high-stakes testing in the nation. They can run rings around the public officials in Rhode Island when they explain the damage done by high-stakes testing. They know that a large percentage of students will
by mike simpson / 2h 
Preschool works, new analysis of research concludes | EdSource Today
Preschool works, new analysis of research concludes | EdSource Today: Preschool works, new analysis of research concludesOctober 17th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauEven given large variations in quality, public preschool programs have been shown to have an overwhelmingly positive effect on student achievement, according to a new analysis of 40 years of research on preschool programs.Th
by mike simpson / 3h 
The Republicans didn’t get what they wanted from Shutdown, but TFA did | Cloaking Inequity
The Republicans didn’t get what they wanted from Shutdown, but TFA did | Cloaking Inequity: The Republicans didn’t get what they wanted from Shutdown, but TFA didThree weeks and $26 billion later, the Republicans didn’t get what they wanted, but Teach For America did. A little teaser from the upcoming 2013 NEPC TFA brief:TFA also wields significant political influence. Numerous TFA alumni have lef
by mike simpson / 3h 
10-17-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Corporate Welfare alive and well as Malloy gives $11.5 million to profitable insurance holding companyWith the help of $11.5 million in taxpayer funds, Governor Malloy proudly announced that he was able to convince The Navigators Group, Inc., an extremely profitable “international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies a
by mike simpson / 3h 
Did PURE’s UNO charter school complaint help trigger SEC probe? Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Did PURE’s UNO charter school complaint help trigger SEC probe?: Did PURE’s UNO charter school complaint help trigger SEC probe?It was announced yesterday that the federal Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into the UNO Charter School Network’s finances.A look at the SEC document request suggests there are two ma
by mike simpson / 3h 
Sacramento city school district needs to get community involved in deciding future of closed schools Sacramento News & Review
Sacramento News & Review - Sacramento city school district needs to get community involved in deciding future of closed schools - Bites - Opinions - October 17, 2013: Sacramento city school district needs to get community involved in deciding future of closed schoolsHow can you help a depressed and blighted community if you don't ask the community what it wants?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsrevie
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Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the becoming radical
Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the becoming radical: IGNORING THE NEW MAJORITY: EDUCATION REFORM BEHIND BLINDERSConsider two maps—one using data from the 1860 Census and one focusing on public schools in 2011:[1860; click to enlarge][2011; click to enlarge]“A majority of students in public schools throughout the American South and West are low-income for the first ti
by mike simpson / 5h 
If you want a good definition of effective teaching, read Miguel Solis’ answer | Dallas Morning News
If you want a good definition of effective teaching, read Miguel Solis’ answer | Dallas Morning News: If you want a good definition of effective teaching, read Miguel Solis’ answerBy Bill McKenzie / Editorial Columnistwmckenzie@dallasnews.comMiguel Solis, former Marsh Middle School teacher and current candidate for DISD school boardHere is an excerpt from the Dallas Morning News questionnaire of M
by mike simpson / 5h 
BESE offers nothing to parents concerned about CCSS, then says, “You’re Welcome.” | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
BESE offers nothing to parents concerned about CCSS, then says, “You’re Welcome.” | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: BESE offers nothing to parents concerned about CCSS, then says, “You’re Welcome.”Posted on October 17, 20130I read this recent article in the advocate after hearing some positive feedback on Twitter about changes made by BESE to address parents concerns brought up at the meeting. At first gla
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This is what good teaching looks like
This is what good teaching looks like: This is what good teaching looks likeTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2013 AT 11:39 AM(not to mention why arts integration is such a good idea . . .)
by mike simpson / 5h 
This is what good teaching looks like
This is what good teaching looks like: This is what good teaching looks likeTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2013 AT 11:39 AM(not to mention why arts integration is such a good idea . . .)
by mike simpson / 5h 
With negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for teacher recall and assignment | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
With negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for teacher recall and assignment | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: With negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for teacher recall and assignmentby Dale Mezzacappa on Oct 16 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS
by mike simpson / 5h 
Cali Education Headlines Thursday, October 17, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Sac City Unified chief Raymond to leave district in DecemberEducation HeadlinesThursday, October 17, 2013Conejo Valley school district studies possible bond measureThe Conejo Valley Unified School District is pressing ahead with a proposal to place a bond measure on the ballot in 2014 and commissioning more research on whether voters are like
by mike simpson / 6h 
Public education’s biggest problem keeps getting worse
Public education’s biggest problem keeps getting worse: Public education’s biggest problem keeps getting worseBY VALERIE STRAUSSOctober 17 at 11:15 amSee larger version belowPublic education’s biggest problem just keeps getting worse.No, it’s not “bad” teachers or “bad” students or “bad”parents or “bad” principals.It’s this, from this story by my colleague Lyndsey Layton:A majority of students in
by mike simpson / 6h 
Congress Sticks Teach for America Exemption into Late-Night Deal | janresseger
Congress Sticks Teach for America Exemption into Late-Night Deal | janresseger: Congress Sticks Teach for America Exemption into Late-Night DealPosted on October 17, 2013 by janressegerClose to midnight last night Congress passed legislation to end the government shutdown, but as Valerie Strauss notes this morning in the Washington Post: “Unobtrusively slipped into the debt deal… is a provision ab
by mike simpson / 6h 
IRS Complaint Filed Against Jeb Bush's Ed Reform Foundation | Mother Jones
IRS Complaint Filed Against Jeb Bush's Ed Reform Foundation | Mother Jones: IRS Complaint Filed Against Jeb Bush's Ed Reform Foundation—By Stephanie Mencimer| Tue Oct. 15, 2013 3:05 PM PDTFormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaking at CPAC 2013 Gage SkidmoreJeb Bush has long been on the short-list of potential Republican presidential candidates. He was a popular Spanish-speaking governor of a big swing
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Morning Wink 10-17-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYIncentives And Behavior In DC's Teacher Evaluation SystemShanker Blog » Incentives And Behavior In DC's Teacher Evaluation System: Incentives And Behavior In DC’s Teacher Evaluation SystemPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on October 17, 2013A new working paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, is the first high quality assessment of one
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Incentives And Behavior In DC's Teacher Evaluation System
Shanker Blog » Incentives And Behavior In DC's Teacher Evaluation System: Incentives And Behavior In DC’s Teacher Evaluation SystemPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on October 17, 2013A new working paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, is the first high quality assessment of one of the new teacher evaluation systems sweeping across the nation. The study, by Thomas Dee and James Wy
by mike simpson / 7h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: I found some of the disappeared school-closing kids
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: I found some of the disappeared school-closing kids: I found some of the disappeared school-closing kidsWhitenizing ChicagoAlmost half the youngsters most affected by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school shutdowns did not enroll this fall in the new schools where officials planned for them to go. Hundreds of them are MIA.CPS spent $233 million preparing "welcoming school
by mike simpson / 8h 
Louisiana Educator: "Rigor" is the Word!
Louisiana Educator: "Rigor" is the Word!: "Rigor" is the Word!Rigor mortis (Latin: rigor "stiffness", mortis "of death")This Advocate article is just another in a long list of propaganda pieces designed to continue the process of ramming though the Common Core in our state public schools.  In the first line of the article, Will Sentell continues to frame the
by mike simpson / 8h 
10-17-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: "Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching" is an edited compilation from my Ed Week teacher advice column, along with new materials.Resources From All My BlogsIn addition to this blog, I regularly post at several other sites: Engaging Parents In School: Weekly Posts At Classroom Q & A With
by mike simpson / 8h 
10-17-13 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.: Dan Biss has been quiet lately. We won’t be.  State Senator Dan Biss from Skokie, Illinois. A couple of dozen IEA retirees and active teachers will be in front of State Senator Dan Biss’s Skokie district office tomorrow evening around 4:30. It’s at 3706 Dempster. Why Biss’ office. Biss is a member of
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See You in the Center - Bridging Differences - Education Week
See You in the Center - Bridging Differences - Education Week: See You in the CenterBy Mike Petrilli on October 17, 2013 9:26 AMThe CenterYou might be right that our differences are too big to bridge; perhaps the generational divide is part of the problem. I'm a child of the 1980s and the Reagan Revolution. The idea that unions are essential to democracy, for instance, never made much sense to me;
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10-17-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different”Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: \”Things can be different\”. via Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different”.by plthomasedd / 1h 10-16-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: More Common Core in the Real WorldI have already explored how the real-world conse
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10-17-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Where to go for Mann Building newsFor continuing information on the situation at the Mann building, and the broader issue of the crisis of education for African-American students, interested readers can visit the More4Mann web site. There is a Twitter feed as well at @More4Mann.Other news sources include Africatown Education and Innovation Center, and Creativity No
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10-17-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Diane Ravitch and Reformers' FeelingsWhen Diane Ravitch, in Reign of Error, discusses charter schools, she makes it clear that not all charters impose a “no-excuses” mentality. When discussing the reformers’ public relations machine and its “well-honed message,” she analyses their language and writes, “when they speak of “no-excuses,” they mean boot camp culture.”In a rational worl
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More Thoughts on Interpreting Educational/Economic Research: DC Impact Study | School Finance 101
More Thoughts on Interpreting Educational/Economic Research: DC Impact Study | School Finance 101: More Thoughts on Interpreting Educational/Economic Research: DC Impact StudyPosted on October 17, 20130Today brings us yet another opportunity to apply common sense interpretation to an otherwise seemingly complex research study – this time on the “effectiveness” of the DC Impact teacher evaluation s
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In the suburbs, conflicting emotions over new school mandates | Hechinger Report
In the suburbs, conflicting emotions over new school mandates | Hechinger Report: In the suburbs, conflicting emotions over new school mandatesBy Sara NeufeldFORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Upper Dublin High School had the 10th highest SAT scores of any public school in Pennsylvania last year. It occupies a gleaming, just-completed $119 million building where a sushi chef supplements the cafeteria offering
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Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different” | the becoming radical
Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different” | the becoming radical: NEIL GAIMAN SHOULD BE U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION: “THINGS CAN BE DIFFERENT”Some people view the world differently than others.Some people view education and schools differently than others.Some people view children, books, and libraries differently than others.And then there is Neil Gaiman.I have
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TO LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-17-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Teacher in Hawaii Reviews “Reign of Error”Diane Aoki felt that something was wrong, terribly wrong, as No Child Left Behind changed the schools. It felt even worse when Race to the Top came in. Everyone told her, “don’t worry, this too will pass,” but it only got worse every year. When she read “Reign of Error,” it all made sense
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10-17-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Staten Island Democratic Club Calls for John King ResignationLoretta Prisco introduced this resolution last night at her Staten Island Democratic club, a progressive club on SI. It was passed unanimously. I'm not big on the calls for King to resign. He is helping the movement against ed deform with every word he utters. I would focus on Merryl Tisch and put pressure on the Democra
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10-17-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED Commissioner John King Channels Christine QuinnNew York State Senator Lee M. Zeldin had a meeting with NYSED Commissioner John King yesterday.Zeldin said in a press release that the meeting "went well," in that neither he nor King threw anything at each other and they both got to make their respective points about Common Core and the SED reform agenda.Given h
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Stanford professor finds Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s teacher evaluation system was effective | EdSource Today
Stanford professor finds Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s teacher evaluation system was effective | EdSource Today: Stanford professor finds Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s teacher evaluation system was effectiveOctober 17th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldMichelle Rhee ~ Photo courtesy of Neighborhood CentersScore one for Michelle Rhee and performance pay.A study released Wedn
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Parents seek communication with SRC - Philly.com
Parents seek communication with SRC - Philly.com: Parents seek communication with SRCBy Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: October 16, 2013Five weeks into the school year and under a cloud of fiscal uncertainty, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission on Tuesday night got an earful about the need to improve interaction with parents."You've undermined whatever people have tried to bu
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Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 10-16-13 #EDCHAT #P2 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAThe Purpose-Driven EducationFirst, answer the question yourself: What is the core purpose of publicly funded education in America? Then, ask yourself: Would most Americans agree with you? Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.5 by Nancy Flanagan / 31min The debt deal’s gift to Teach For AmericaUnobtrusively slipped into t
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10-16-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: Another Broad Super Is Failing in Montclair, NJThis is a really remarkable story, but it requires a bit of set up: Eli Broad, one of the richest men in America, runs a private, unaccredited "academy" to train budding school leaders in corporate education reform. I put "academy" in quotes because the thing is really a book club: six weekends over ten months, whic
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-16-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMIt’s Official: Gov. Corbett Hurt Philly Schools for No Good ReasonHe delayed a $45 million payment and got work rules changed. Was it worth it?BY JOEL MATHIS  |  OCTOBER 16, 2013 AT 12:37 PMSHARE ON EMAIL3 COMMENTSThe good news is: Gov. Tom Corbettfinally released $45 million the state owed to Philly public schools. The bad news? Lots of
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Bridging The Digital Divide With Technology In Schools [EdSurge] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Bridging The Digital Divide With Technology In Schools [EdSurge] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Bridging The Digital Divide With Technology In Schools [EdSurge]by JOSE VILSON on OCTOBER 16, 2013in MR. VILSONThe Digital DivideEdSurge, a popular education technology website, recently invited me to write an article for them. My mouth was agape at the offer, mainly because everyone knows I won’t
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Sac City Unified chief Raymond to leave district in December - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Sac City Unified chief Raymond to leave district in December - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Sac City Unified chief Raymond to leave district in DecemberBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 - 5:33 pmLast Modified: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 - 5:41 pmSacramento School Superintendent Jonathan Raymond, second from left, listens to speakers in support of not closing schoo
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Education chief defends cancellation of Common Core forums
Education chief defends cancellation of Common Core forums: Education chief defends cancellation of Common Core forums ALBANYNew York Education Commissioner John King on Tuesday defended the decision to cancel four upcoming forums on the state's new education standards, saying the scene at the first meeting in Poughkeepsie "made it impossible to have constructive dialogue."In his first p
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Nite Cap 10-16-13 #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 CAPTODAYAsthma Shouldn't Kill – Every School Needs a Nurse | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and OpportunityAsthma Shouldn't Kill – Every School Needs a Nurse | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education
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