Nite Cap 1-14-14 #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."

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K-12 News Network | A Closer Look at Common Core’s ‘Close Reading’ Strategy Reveals Deep Flaws

K-12 News Network | A Closer Look at Common Core’s ‘Close Reading’ Strategy Reveals Deep Flaws: A Closer Look at Common Core’s ‘Close Reading’ Strategy Reveals Deep Flawsadmin January 14, 2014 Common Core, Educators, Los Angeles, School Boards, State Education Law 0Special to K-12 News Network, from Coleen Bondy. She is in her eighth year teaching English and journalism at an LAUSD Title One high

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Some 'choice'. - Integrity in Education

Some 'choice'. - Integrity in Education: Some ‘choice’.Our Executive Director, Sabrina Stevens, weighed in after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s State of the State Address this afternoon:“As a graduate of the New Jersey public school system, I’m grateful to the teachers and community who supported me and my classmates. It pains me to watch Governor Christie destroy the state’s public schools.

by mike simpson / 4min 

Florida Department of Education Suggests Changes in Common Core | Truth in American Education

Florida Department of Education Suggests Changes in Common Core | Truth in American Education: Florida Department of Education Suggests Changes in Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on January 14, 2014• 0 Comments141The Florida Department of Education yesterday released a list of proposed changes to the Common Core Math and ELA standards.

by mike simpson / 9min 

LA school board votes for temporary non-voting 'advocate' for LaMotte's seat | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

LA school board votes for temporary non-voting 'advocate' for LaMotte's seat | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA school board votes for temporary non-voting 'advocate' for LaMotte's seatAnnie Gilbertson | January 14th, 2014, 3:12pmAdolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCCA memorial image of Marguerite LaMotte on display at the board meeting.The Los Angeles Unified school board Tuesday voted to bring in a non-voting repr

by mike simpson / 53min 

Join us at Central High School to Make sure Corbett gets NO Credit! | WeArePCAPS

Join us at Central High School to Make sure Corbett gets NO Credit! | WeArePCAPS: Join us at Central High School to Make sure Corbett gets NO Credit!Posted on January 14, 2014by wearepcapsPhiladelphia public schools achieve DESPITE the governor!  We did it ourselves, no thanks to Gov. Tom Corbett! Gov. Tom Corbett’s draconian cuts to public education have robbed our children of vital programs and

by mike simpson / 54min 

PSAT for 1-14-14: Say no to special education class size increases Parents United for Responsible Education

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 1-14-14: Say no to special education class size increases: PSAT for 1-14-14: Say no to special education class size increasesAt their January 22-23 meeting in Springfield, the Illinois State Board of Education will vote on a proposal to lift class size caps on special education classes and on the percentage of special education stu

by mike simpson / 2h 

NYC Educator: Where Is It Appropriate to Criticize Union?

NYC Educator: Where Is It Appropriate to Criticize Union?: Where Is It Appropriate to Criticize Union?I was really interested in the discussion that popped up in a recent post.  This was sparked by this comment, which appeared twice for some reason:The definition of a union is: an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; with that in mind I am remi

by mike simpson / 2h 

Milwaukee needs a bolder vision | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Milwaukee needs a bolder vision | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Milwaukee needs a bolder visionFiled under: Milwaukee govt/politics — millerlf @ 2:35 pm By Larry Miller Jan. 13, 2014 Milwaukee Journal SentinelOn New Year’s Day, I witnessed a ray of hope, shining from the boroughs of New York City. Bill de Blasio gave an inaugural speech following his landslide victory in the mayoral

by mike simpson / 2h 

BESE meeting tomorrow 1/15/14 update (and some ideas I’ve been pondering) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

BESE meeting tomorrow 1/15/14 update (and some ideas I’ve been pondering) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: BESE meeting tomorrow 1/15/14 update (and some ideas I’ve been pondering)Posted on January 14, 20140Greetings my Crawfishian Minions.No?I feel like I should label my followers like all the cool kids are doing (but not in a way that gets usbranded a gang like Insane Clown Posse followers the Juggalos)

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1/14/2014 – And End To Sanction-Driven Education?

1/14/2014 – And End To Sanction-Driven Education?:  1/14/2014 – And End To Sanction-Driven Education?January 14, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: What Could Close The Achievement Gap … Will States Give Up On Education … Politicians Face Tough Choices On Common Core … Vouchers Aren’t Popular … Colleges Fail Student AthletesTOP STORYThe Beginning Of An End To Sanction-Driven Education?By Jeff Bryant“Last we

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1-14-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - ED Pulse Poll Results: Which Education Topic Will Be Most Worthy of Discussion in 2014

ED Pulse Poll Results: Which Education Topic Will Be Most Worthy of Discussion in 2014? — Whole Child Education: ED Pulse Poll Results: Which Education Topic Will Be Most Worthy of Discussion in 2014?ASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. Recently, the ASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers which topics in education will be most worthy

by mike simpson / 5h 

After Months Of Lobbying, Some Hope Emerges For Massive Preschool Push

After Months Of Lobbying, Some Hope Emerges For Massive Preschool Push: After Months Of Lobbying, Some Hope Emerges For Massive Preschool PushPosted: 01/14/2014 12:46 pm EST  |  Updated: 01/14/2014 1:13 pm ESTAfter months of campaigning nationwide, the Obama administration seems poised to secure funding for some pieces of its expensive preschool push, in the form of $1.1 trillion in a budget bill

by mike simpson / 5h 

1-14-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Sacramento Bee Tries To Involve Parents & Teachers In School ImprovementThe Sacramento Bee has begun an initiative inviting parents and teachers to let them know if classrooms are not being heated well (or not air-conditioned in the heat). They then put the info on a map and try to shame districts into fixing the proble

by mike simpson / 5h 

1-14-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Smagorinsky on Authentic Teacher EvaluationSmagorinsky on Authentic Teacher Evaluation. via Smagorinsky on Authentic Teacher Evaluation.1 by plthomasedd / 22min  1-13-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Learning to teach reading from Whitey McWhiterson and her twin sisterI don’t mean to bring race or whatever into this. Good teaching is good teaching, right? But the reader might

by mike simpson / 5h 

1-14-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Smagorinsky on Authentic Teacher EvaluationAt mid-nineteenth century, public schools were under attack by the Catholic church; Bishop John Hughes “described the public schools as a ‘dragon…devouring the hope of the country as well as religion’” (Jacoby, pp. 257-258). Thr

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Release: Integrity in Education Calls on Department of Education to Disclose Associations with Profit-Driven Groups - Integrity in Education

Release: Integrity in Education Calls on Department of Education to Disclose Associations with Profit-Driven Groups - Integrity in Education:  New Organization Calls on Department of Education to Disclose Associations with Profit-Driven Groups Integrity in Education Launches to Shift Education Debate in America and Oppose Corporate Front Groups Led by Rhee, Bush and OthersWASHINGTON, DC – Integri

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Editorial: Don’t squander promise of new school funding - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Don’t squander promise of new school funding - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Don’t squander promise of new school fundingBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 - 12:00 amGrowing up in Compton or Richmond is not like growing up in Los Gatos or Beverly Hills, Gov. Jerry Brown said as he fought to overhaul how California spends money on public schools. Brown’

by mike simpson / 6h 

1-14-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Another Reason the Seahawks are GreatIt's not just Russell Wilson and his quiet leadership (and off-the-field history of helping others). It's not just Marshawn Lynch who doesn't just power past the opposition's defense; he shoves them out of the way despite their size (and his).It's this guy - Derrick Coleman - who is the first deaf player in the NFL. Picked on an

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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, January 14, 2014

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Mothers deny role in Adelanto school vandalism in parent trigger caseEducation HeadlinesTuesday, January 14, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Stockton USD audit cost could be on the riseStockton Unifie

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It's About Time: Integrity in Education integrityineducation.org

Integrity in Education: HomeIntegrity in Education is a project whose mission is to restore integrity to the conversation about public education. We believe that providing equal opportunity to all children is a moral imperative, not just an economic necessity. Supporting high-quality public schools that are open to all, regardless of background or identity, is an essential part of ensuring liberty

by mike simpson / 7h 

Bunkum Awards | National Education Policy Center

Bunkum Awards | National Education Policy Center: Bunkum AwardsThe Bunkum Awards highlight nonsensical, confusing, and disingenuous education reports produced by think tanks. They are given each year by the Think Twice Think Tank review project to think tank reports judged to have most egregiously undermined informed discussion and sound policy making.Bunkum BackgroundAccording to the MacMillan En

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1-14-14 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: And now, the Bunkum Awards (you wouldn’t want to win)We just watched the Golden Globe Awards, and now we have the Bunkum Awards. The Bunkum Awards? Presented by the National Education Policy Center, which brings together interdisciplinary scholars at the University of Colorado, Boulder, these awards are given for what the presenters say is “shoddy” educational research, “work bas

by mike simpson / 7h 

1-14-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: We Can't Protect Our Misleaders, Incompetent As They Are, And Expect to Prevail--Or SurviveIn putting the welfare of her friend, Randi Weingarten, ahead of everything else, Diane Ravitch has triggered a firestorm of criticism against her friend by many teachers who have, in the past, set on the sideline watching, as Randi and her posse of lawyers have handed over mile after mile of

by mike simpson / 7h 

Live Streaming: Attend #ASCD14 from Anywhere | ASCD Inservice

Live Streaming: Attend #ASCD14 from Anywhere | ASCD Inservice: Live Streaming: Attend #ASCD14 from AnywhereWritten By: Tina Byland, ASCD Communications|January 13, 2014|Posted In:Annual ConferenceTags: #ASCD14 Professional DevelopmentAre you interested in attending ASCD’s 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibit Show, but you’re unable to travel to Los Angeles March 15–17? We have great news for you! Tw

by mike simpson / 8h 

Budget Agreement Protects Title I, IDEA, Head Start, and Impact Aid for Indian Reservation Schools | janresseger

Budget Agreement Protects Title I, IDEA, Head Start, and Impact Aid for Indian Reservation Schools | janresseger: Budget Agreement Protects Title I, IDEA, Head Start, and Impact Aid for Indian Reservation SchoolsPosted on January 14, 2014 by janressegerBudget agreements may seem far away and deep in the policy weeds, but they cut through the rhetoric and posturing to point the direction where thin

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Morning Wink 1-14-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why Philadelphia Can’t Afford to Pay for Public EducationDid you hear about the budget crisis that stripped Philadelphia’s public schools of teachers, nurses, librarians, supplies, and many other

by mike simpson / 8h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-14-14 Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why Philadelphia Can’t Afford to Pay for Public EducationDid you hear about the budget crisis that stripped Philadelphia’s public schools of teachers, nurses, librarians, supplies, and many other things? Did you read that the school district has a budget deficit of $300 million and that Governor Corbett wants teachers to take salar

by mike simpson / 9h 

1-14-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: Vallas demand for $16,500 in extra taxpayer funds succeedsPaul Vallas will be getting an extra $16,500 from Bridgeport and Connecticut taxpayers thanks to last night’s 5-4 vote of the Bridgeport Board of Education.  After heavy lobbying from Mayor Bill Finch and Vallas supporters, newly elected board member Democrat Dave Hennessey, who was part of the successful anti-Finch challenge sl

by mike simpson / 9h 

1-14-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Michelle Rhee’s Florida Rep Says No Parent Trigger This YearFrom Gradebook’s Jeff Solochek: A national advocacy group that in recent years has pressured Florida lawmakers to adopt the controversial “parent trigger” school takeover plan will not push that initiative again

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Jacob Riis, School Reformer - Dana Goldstein

Jacob Riis, School Reformer - Dana Goldstein: Jacob Riis, School ReformerEssex Market School, the East Side. By Jacob Riis, ca. 1888-1895.I just caught this poignant essay at the New York Times about How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis' 1890 exposé of day-to-day life in New York City tenements. Bill de Blasio mentioned Riis during his inaugural address, and the book -- which depicted urban squalo

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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-14-14

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Problems With the New Kings Arena    To be fair, I'm not a fan of the Sacramento King's, but that doesn't mean that I am against them.  I don't believe that building a new arena downtown is going to solve any local problems, nor do I think it is right to carry out these plans without consulting those who live and work in the immediate area. They are the ones who will be

by mike simpson / 9h 

1-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Several Useful New Resources On Encouraging Intrinsic MotivationHere are several new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On “Motivating” Students: What does neuroscience research say about motivation and the brain? is by Judy Willis. PISA 2012 Results in Focus: What 15-year-olds know and what they can do with what th

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1-14-14 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: @GovChristie's Bridgegate Distraction: Shafting Students and TeachersWhenever Chris Christie needs a distraction, he goes to his fallback position: screwing teachers, students, and schools: Republican Gov. Chris Christie, dealing with a political payback scandal that threatens to damage his second term, intends to unveil a plan to increase the amount of time children spend in publi

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1-14-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Real world math.“I do not understand your last post.  How do you figure the $10.00,” writes a friend about my assertion that SB1 means $10 an hour for retirees. That’s Squeezy’s proposal for a minimum wage. Let me do the real world math. If the average retiree is getting $48,000 a year now, what will

by mike simpson / 9h 

1-14-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Videos: PS 106The fancy prom.video I shot at the school on Jan. 13, 2014by ed notes online / 7h  1-13-14 Ed Notes OnlineEd Notes Online: The Corporate Ed Reform DogExclusive: PS 106 Library Funds Diverted by Sills as Llloyd-Bey Ignored ComplaintsI'm heading down to PS 106 right now for The Wave - I was just interviewed in my house by Telemundo who sent their truck over to the scho

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1-14-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Did Merryl Tisch Just Refuse To Back John King?Dunno, maybe I'm just cynical, but what I didn't hear in these Tisch statements sounds louder to me than what I did hear:ALBANY—State Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch won't “dignify” a response to whether she supports state education commissioner John King, calling a statewide teachers' union's plan to take a no-confiden

by mike simpson / 9h 

The Hidden Curriculum - Bridging Differences - Education Week

The Hidden Curriculum - Bridging Differences - Education Week: The Hidden CurriculumBy Deborah Meier on January 14, 2014 9:33 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Robert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst today.Dear Robert,1. Public Education.  While I like many standalone charters—mom-and-pop shops—run by the constituents of the school's "community," I see no reason why the school

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On Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Latest State-Policy Report Card, No 'A' Grades Once Again - State EdWatch - Education Week

On Michelle Rhee's Latest State-Policy Report Card, No 'A' Grades Once Again - State EdWatch - Education Week: On Michelle Rhee's Latest State-Policy Report Card, No 'A' Grades Once AgainBy Andrew Ujifusa on January 14, 2014 7:51 AMStudentsFirst, the K-12 advocacy organization run by Michelle Rhee, the former District of Columbia schools chancellor, on Tuesday released its "State Policy Repor

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Harold, William, Victor, and Me (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Harold, William, Victor, and Me (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Harold, William, Victor, and Me (Part 1)I want to tell you about three high school students I have taught.First, Harold. Lanky, always stylishly dressed and so clever, he drove me up one of my four walls. Harold was 19 and in the 11th grade. He had failed all of his subjects the year before he entered m

by mike simpson / 9h 

Planet Ponzi | EduShyster

Planet Ponzi | EduShyster: Planet PonziRocketship Education’s plan for intergalactic domination hits a rough patchOnce upon a time there was a boldly disruptive innovator who had a boldly disruptive idea. Why not turn old school schools into rocketships by fitting them with thrusters and boosters, then send them soaring into outer space where, thanks to zero gravity that keeps expectations buoyant

by mike simpson / 9h 

Cramming is indisputable proof of the superficiality of most classrooms in America | Dangerously Irrelevant

Cramming is indisputable proof of the superficiality of most classrooms in America | Dangerously Irrelevant: Cramming is indisputable proof of the superficiality of most classrooms in AmericaJANUARY 14, 2014 BY SCOTT MCLEOD 0 COMMENTS0Share on Tumblr02inShareMarion Brady says:The Procedure: 1. Take notes during lectures, and hi-lite key sentences in the textbook. 2. Before a big test, load the not

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The Shriver Report – Woman Doing It All: Allie Winans

The Shriver Report – Woman Doing It All: Allie Winans: Breaking Through the Maternal Wall: The Time is Now© Kirill Zdorov – Fotolia.com It’s time.  It’s time to talk about motherhood, and our changing nation, front and center.  It’s time to talk about the fact that 81% of women in America have children by the time they’re forty-four years old, yet too often the adverse economic impact of motherhoo

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's silly to pretend Common Core is not a curriculum

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It's silly to pretend Common Core is not a curriculum: It's silly to pretend Common Core is not a curriculum"The Common Core has become a rallying cry for fringe groups that claim it is a scheme for the federal government to usurp state and local control of what students learn. An op-ed in the New York Times called the Common Core "a radical curriculum.&quo

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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-13-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMTeaching at the Deepest LevelCarlos Gordillo will never forget the day he was accepted at USC. He’d moved here at the age of eight from Peru, brought here by his parents who were fleeing the economic implosion of the mid-80’s. Though he knew no English when he came here, Carlos quickly became fluent.  After testing into gifted programs i

by mike simpson / 17h 

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-1314

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: $1 Trillion Spending BillVery recently ,negotiators of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives has decided on a one trillion dollar spending bill in hopes of preventing another government shutdown until October. This new appropriation bill provides money in order to operate the federal government and it excludes social services and foreign military operations;

by mike simpson / 17h 

1-13-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Learning to teach reading from Whitey McWhiterson and her twin sisterI don’t mean to bring race or whatever into this. Good teaching is good teaching, right? But the reader might know about my frustrations with early literacy instruction as of late, particularly guided reading.  When examining a few new models and other suggestions, here’s what I see: white kids, white lily class

by mike simpson / 22h 

More poverty, more abuse and neglect. Are schools and social... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

More poverty, more abuse and neglect. Are schools and social... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: More poverty, more abuse and neglect. Are schools and social services up to the challenge?  0 19 1 22View Larger Are schools and social services over extended?Previous PostsMost Georgians say "no" to guns on campus. Will Legislature listen to them? January 13, 2014Don't pull the parent trigger i

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Nite Cap 1-13-14 #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 CAPCTU’s Karen Lewis: Make your own honey to save public schools | Reclaim ReformCTU’s Karen Lewis: Make your own honey to save public schools | Reclaim Reform: CTU’s Karen Lewis: Make your own honey to save public schoolsPosted on January 13, 2014b

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