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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Nite Cap 1-23-14 #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 CAP




solidaridad: 8th Annual A.R.E. Conference
solidaridad: 8th Annual A.R.E. Conference: 8th Annual A.R.E. ConferenceWORKSHOP PRESENTATION PROPOSALAPPLICATION FORM8th Annual A.R.E. ConferenceSaturday, March 1st, 2014C.K. McClatchy High SchoolSacramento, CASUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, January 31st, 2014Email Application to: Sacra.ARE@gmail.comCONFERENCE TITLE20 Year Effort: Raza Educators Building Liberated SpacesWORKSHOPS·       Critical Peda
by mike simpson / 8min 
The State of America's Children® 2014 Report
The State of America's Children® 2014 Report: THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN® 2014 REPORTIn 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty in his State of the Union Address. Fifty years later, how have American children fared? CDF’s new report The State of America's Children 2014 finds child poverty has reached record levels and children of color are disproportionately poor. This is a c
by mike simpson / 1h 
The Bunkum Awards in Education go to Rhee, Gates, ALEC and more of your edu faves | Seattle Education
The Bunkum Awards in Education go to Rhee, Gates, ALEC and more of your edu faves | Seattle Education: The Bunkum Awards in Education go to Rhee, Gates, ALEC and more of your edu favesFrom the National Education Policy Center (NEPC):This marks our eighth year of handing out the Bunkum Awards, recognizing the lowlights in educational research over the past year. As long as the bunk keeps flowing, t
by mike simpson / 1h 
Standardized movie showing around the US | Parents Across America
Standardized movie showing around the US | Parents Across America: Standardized movie showing around the USPAA’s Florida affiliate HispanEduca invites parents to movie screeningStandardized: Lies, Money and Civil Rights: How Testing is Ruining Public EducationPAA Florida affiliate HispanEduca leader Lourdes Perez Ramirez invites every Florida parent to a showing in Orlando of the new movie “Standa
by mike simpson / 1h 
NEA Announces $60 Million Fund to Invest in Educators’ Best Ideas | NEA Today
NEA Announces $60 Million Fund to Invest in Educators’ Best Ideas | NEA Today: NEA Announces $60 Million Fund to Invest in Educators’ Best IdeasJanuary 23, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesBy Tim Walker and Celeste BusserOn Thursday, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel announced the establishment of a $60 million fund to invest in state and local initia
by mike simpson / 1h 
Surprising Test Results For Some Of The World's Richest Students
Surprising Test Results For Some Of The World's Richest Students: Surprising Test Results For Some Of The World's Richest StudentsThe WorldPost has gotten the first look at the math scores of students at every socioeconomic decile from the 65 countries that participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment. What they reveal about the correlation between wealth and a student's acade
by mike simpson / 1h 
The “Fruits” and the Future of Centralization in Public Schools | The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
The “Fruits” and the Future of Centralization in Public Schools | The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice: The “Fruits” and the Future of Centralization in Public SchoolsBenjamin Scafidi, Ph.D.Posted: January 20, 2014Dr. Scafidi is the director of the Economics of Education Policy Center and professor of Economics at Georgia College & State University.School district consolidation was p
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1-23-14 The Whole Child Blog -
Early Education Takes Center Stage — Whole Child Education: Early Education Takes Center StageWith so much attention being paid to college and career readiness, the importance of early childhood education should not be overlooked. In the new issue of Policy Priorities, ASCD explores the significance of early childhood education and details the challenges of expanding access and ensuring equitable
by mike simpson / 1h 
Arne Duncan Answers Teachers’ Questions on the Role of Private Funds and Interests in Education | ED.gov Blog
Arne Duncan Answers Teachers’ Questions on the Role of Private Funds and Interests in Education | ED.gov Blog: Arne Duncan Answers Teachers’ Questions on the Role of Private Funds and Interests in EducationPosted on January 23, 2014 by Guest BloggerAs a Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education— a teacher on leave from my school for one year to help bring educator voice to the
by mike simpson / 2h 
Neighborhood Councils Should Scrutinize Neighborhood Schools, iPad Initiative – redqueeninla
Neighborhood Councils Should Scrutinize Neighborhood Schools, iPad Initiative – redqueeninla: Neighborhood Councils Should Scrutinize Neighborhood Schools, iPad InitiativeWritten by redqueeninla in LAUSDWhen Mayor Villaraigosa made a grab for control of school affairs channelingthe approach of his Big Apple-counterpart, we Angelenos would up with clearly delineated and separate roles relegated to
by mike simpson / 2h 
empathyeducates – Muscle Cramps, Evidence, and the Public Education Reform Debate
empathyeducates – Muscle Cramps, Evidence, and the Public Education Reform Debate: Muscle Cramps, Evidence, and the Public Education Reform DebateBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. January 15, 2014For almost thirty years, I have been a serious recreational and competitive cyclist. Despite my goals as a cyclist focusing primarily on endurance events—such as Eng
by mike simpson / 2h 
A Dearth of Democracy: Why Sac City Voters Deserve an Election, Not an Appointment | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education
A Dearth of Democracy: Why Sac City Voters Deserve an Election, Not an Appointment | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: A Dearth of Democracy: Why Sac City Voters Deserve an Election, Not an Appointmentpublished by Kate_Lenox on Thu, 01/23/2014 - 11:36amWell Maybe!There has been a dearth of democracy lately here in Sacramento. Races big and small, from water board to mayor of Sacra
by mike simpson / 2h 
NYC Educator: The Fix Is in, Declares Reformy John King
NYC Educator: The Fix Is in, Declares Reformy John King: The Fix Is in, Declares Reformy John KingReformy John King appeared before a group of Senators and let them know that he wasn't making any stinking changes, because Common Core is just peachy, everyone thinks so, and anyone who doesn't is either a parent, a teacher, or a New York resident, all of whom are special interests. Though self-procl
by mike simpson / 2h 
Daily Kos: Republicans say 'school choice' but they mean privatization
Daily Kos: Republicans say 'school choice' but they mean privatization: Republicans say 'school choice' but they mean privatizationbyLaura ClawsonFollowforDaily Kos Labor    Email  32 Comments / 32 Newattribution: Iofoto/DreamstimeThe Republican strategy of privatizing public education and labeling it as a civil rights issue continues apace. While Republican politicians don't see it as a civil rig
by mike simpson / 3h 
There Has Been an Average of One School Shooting Every Other School Day so far This Year | News & Notes, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com
There Has Been an Average of One School Shooting Every Other School Day so far This Year | News & Notes, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com: There Has Been an Average of One School Shooting Every Other School Day so far This YearJanuary 23, 2014by Adam PeckA woman hugs a student at a staging ground set up at the Roswell Mall following a shooting at Berrendo Middle School, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 20
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Uh oh. Is Pearson in trouble?
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Uh oh. Is Pearson in trouble?: Uh oh. Is Pearson in trouble?Arne Duncan and state around the country have all their Common Core eggs in Pearson's basket. Problem is, the basket's got a hole in it.The Guardian reports that the British mega-publisher's 2013 earnings would be lower than expected due to higher restructuring costs and poor demand for its North Americ
by mike simpson / 4h 
1-23-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SB837: MORE PRESCHOOL THAN CALIFORNIA CAN AFFORD + smf’s 2¢The 'transitional kindergarten' program championed by state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg would create an expensive new entitlement. LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/1eVCt99 SB 837 would create a new program ‘universal transitional kindergarten’ for all 4-year-olds. (Los Angeles Times / Janu
by mike simpson / 4h 
Educating, Engaging and Mobilizing Parents: A Conversation with Parents for Public Schools Executive Director Anne Foster | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Educating, Engaging and Mobilizing Parents: A Conversation with Parents for Public Schools Executive Director Anne Foster | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Educating, Engaging and Mobilizing Parents: A Conversation with Parents for Public Schools Executive Director Anne FosterBy Anne O'Brien on January 23, 2014Earlier this month, we at the Learning First Alliance were pleased
by mike simpson / 5h 
The Defiant Parents: Opting Out of Testing : The New Yorker
The Defiant Parents: Opting Out of Testing : The New Yorker: THE DEFIANT PARENTS: TESTING’S DISCONTENTSPOSTED BY REBECCA MEAD1.2KPRINTMORE19Anna Allanbrook, the principal of the Brooklyn New School, a public elementary school in Carroll Gardens, has long considered the period of standardized testing that arrives every spring to be a necessary, if unwelcome, phase of the school year. Teachers and k
by mike simpson / 5h 
Connecticut Teacher Does Not Want Common Core; Weingarten Refuses to Validate the Sentiment | deutsch29
Connecticut Teacher Does Not Want Common Core; Weingarten Refuses to Validate the Sentiment | deutsch29: Connecticut Teacher Does Not Want Common Core; Weingarten Refuses to Validate the SentimentJanuary 23, 2014On January 17, 2014, veteran Connecticut teacher Elizabeth Natale wrote in theCourant about her disillusion with the pressures of corporate reform upon her West Hartford, middle-school cla
by mike simpson / 5h 
What States Have Pulled Out of their Common Core Assessment Consortium? | Truth in American Education
What States Have Pulled Out of their Common Core Assessment Consortium? | Truth in American Education: What States Have Pulled Out of their Common Core Assessment Consortium?Filed in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on January 23, 2014 • 0 Comments6910We wanted to provide a complete list in one location of all the states that have pulled out of either Smarter Balanced or PARCC, as well
by mike simpson / 6h 
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, January 23, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Freedburg: Gov. Brown reemphasizes local control of state’s public schoolsEducation HeadlinesThursday, January 23, 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.Report: Fresno Unified health board saved $100m since
by mike simpson / 7h 
Colorado Moms Push Bill to Delay Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Colorado Moms Push Bill to Delay Common Core - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Colorado Moms Push Bill to Delay Common CoreBy Anthony Cody on January 23, 2014 11:10 AMGuest post by Colorado MomsLike so many states in the union, Colorado's 2014 Legislative Session is largely focused on education. The session opened with the introduction of eight education bills...and now there is one m
by mike simpson / 7h 
New Infographic: The Cycle of School Closures | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
New Infographic: The Cycle of School Closures | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: New Infographic: The Cycle of School ClosuresPosted on: Wednesday January 22nd, 2014Mass school closures have become a popular, "quick fix" for policymakers trying to address struggling schools and budget crises – despite the lack of evidence that closures
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 1-23-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: EduShyster Takes a Ride on a Rocketship and Finds Miraculous VisionsIn this post, EduShyster surveys the progress of the Rocketship charter chain, which aspires to enroll 1 million children in i
by mike simpson / 8h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-23-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: EduShyster Takes a Ride on a Rocketship and Finds Miraculous VisionsIn this post, EduShyster surveys the progress of the Rocketship charter chain, which aspires to enroll 1 million children in its low-cost, high-tech fleet of schools. She writes: “The audacious exercise in audaciousness was off to an audacious start. Fueled by an e
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-23-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: And speaking of Common Core and “Ed Reform”… CT teacher’s editorial goes viralGo into any teacher’s lounge in Connecticut… Heck, go into any teacher’s lounge in the United States… And you are likely to find a copy of Elizabeth Natale’s commentary piece entitled, “Why I Want To Give Up Teaching” that was recently published in the Hartford Courant Elizabeth Natale is an English and langu
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-23-14 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A challenge: Teach 8th grade Common Core before endorsing itThis post is a response to this piece by Gerald Graff, which was itself a response to this speech about the Common Core State Standards by Diane Ravitch. This was written by educator Mercedes Schneider, who holds degrees in secondary education (English and German), guidance and counseling, and applied statistics and rese
by mike simpson / 8h 
1-23-14 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: Jeb Bush’s Idaho Chief For Change Compromises AND Field Tests Common Core AssessmentsFrom the editors of the Idaho Press-Tribune: When Idaho’s public school educators and Emmett Sen. Steven Thayn agree that something is a bad idea, that’s the very definition of “broad op
by mike simpson / 9h 
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 1-23-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: 41 Years After RoeToday marked the 41st anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Tom Curry from NBC News correctly states, "it is a decision that continues to be a powerful motivator for voters 41 years later." Presidents are no longer elected based on economic issues but social and moral ones. Daniel Cox, research director at the Public Religion Research I
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Hans Rosling Video: “Will saving poor children lead to overpopulation?”I’m adding this new Hans Rosling video to The Best Hans Rosling Videos:by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYThe Power Of A Phone Call HomeWe’re finishing up the first semester this week, and, as usual, I’ll be sharing the results of anonymou
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-23-14 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.: Chicago Teachers Union on the CPS charter vote.CHICAGO – Today, Chicago Teachers Union President (CTU) Karen Lewis said the decision by the Chicago Board of Education to approve seven new charter schools is hypocritical in the face of recent school closings and only further illustrates the predatory c
by mike simpson / 9h 
Smart ALEC | EduShyster
Smart ALEC | EduShyster: Smart ALEC What’s the Fordham Institute doing hooking up with ALEC?Today’s topic is relationships— specifically the recent hook up between the dirty dogs at the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC and a certain think tank known for straight laces, Educational Excellence™ and some seriously questionable dance moves. So just what institute has been getting busy wit
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-23-14 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): On Public Schools and Common Core: Graff’s Critique of RavitchAre U.S. public schools failing, and if so, will implementing Common Core and next-generation tests as part of school accountability correct those failures? At Valerie Strauss’s The Answer Sheet, Gerald Graff,
by mike simpson / 9h 
1-23-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Gothamist Still Mocking Upper East SideBy saying they're right in their allegations, Bill de Blasio has given the Murdoch Street Post a victory in the "Socialist Mayor Plays PayBack With God-Fearing Upper East Side Capitalists" meme that emerged yesterday after the Murdoch outlets decided to manufacture a news story to make de Blasio look incompetent and inept with
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1-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: On Public Schools and Common Core: Graff’s Critique of RavitchOn Public Schools and Common Core: Graff\’s Critique of Ravitch. via On Public Schools and Common Core: Graff’s Critique of Ravitch.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical2 by plthomasedd / 2h 1-22-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Vergara V. California Would Turn Teachers into Second Class CitizensDavid Cohen’s
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V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: Digging for "Artifacts" for the New Teacher Evaluation System Amidst the Ruins of a Public SchoolAs part of the new, Danielson-based evaluation system in place in N.Y. City, there seems to be an assumption of guilt.  Teachers need to produce a variety of up to eight "artifacts" (or pieces of evidence) to prove their professional  innocence.  It is d
by mike simpson / 9h 
Shanker Blog » Is Selective Admission A School Improvement Plan?
Shanker Blog » Is Selective Admission A School Improvement Plan?: Is Selective Admission A School Improvement Plan?Posted by Matthew Di Carlo on January 23, 2014The Washington Post reports that parents and alumni of D.C.’s Dunbar High School have quietly been putting together a proposal to revitalize what the article calls “one of the District’s worst performing schools.”Those behind the proposal
by mike simpson / 9h 
Declaring war on teachers’ rights won’t improve children’s access to a sound education | EdSource Today
Declaring war on teachers’ rights won’t improve children’s access to a sound education | EdSource Today: Declaring war on teachers’ rights won’t improve children’s access to a sound educationJanuary 22nd, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Gary Ravani / commentaryGary RavaniLast year a group calling itself Students Matter filed a lawsuit, Vergara v. the State of California. The lawsuit  challenges a number
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Beth Courtney, LPB and their unethical coverage of Common Core | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Beth Courtney, LPB and their unethical coverage of Common Core | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Beth Courtney, LPB and their unethical coverage of Common CorePosted on January 22, 20143Many people believe that LPB is an unbiased news source. Some people might even think it is a liberal news source. I’ve had my own firsthand experience with how unethical Beth Courtney has acted covering education stories. 
by mike simpson / 9h 
If Not College, Then What? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
If Not College, Then What? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: If Not College, Then What?By Guest Blogger on January 23, 2014 8:38 AMRobert Pondiscio of CitizenshipFirst writes again to Deborah Meier. Dear Deborah,Let me divorce you of a misconception.  If I am fixated, as you insist, on "deciding what children should know," it is because I see how our language proficiency is largel
by mike simpson / 9h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Charter vote another reason why we need an elected school board and a new mayor
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Charter vote another reason why we need an elected school board and a new mayor: Charter vote another reason why we need an elected school board and a new mayorA group of supporters for Communities United for Quality Education protest in opposition of new charter schools, outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters on Wednesday. It wasn't as if anyone doubted how
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NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE endorses new candidates for Board of Regents
NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE endorses new candidates for Board of Regents: NYSAPE endorses new candidates for Board of RegentsThe NYSAPE action alert for what legislators parents should contact and what they should say is posted here.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 22, 2014More information contact:Eric Mihelbergel (716) 553-1123; nys.allies@gmail.comLisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmai
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The Rubber Room Is Crazy, I Am Sane southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: The Rubber Room Is Crazy, I Am SaneThings are getting better in my captivity at 4360 Broadway, other wise known as the rubber room. It is now 89 days since I had been cast adrift from the wonderful world of PS 154 in the Bronx and the memories of that place are becoming more and more distant.After a rough start to my captivity, (and here) I have become more accepti
by mike simpson / 19h 
97 People Gather at Cleveland Heights, OH High School to Discuss Ravitch Book | janresseger
97 People Gather at Cleveland Heights, OH High School to Discuss Ravitch Book | janresseger: 97 People Gather at Cleveland Heights, OH High School to Discuss Ravitch BookPosted on January 22, 2014 by janressegerPromptly at 7 o’clock last evening, 97 people arrived at the social room of Cleveland Heights High School to discuss Diane Ravitch’s book, Reign of Error.  Last evening launched a three par
by mike simpson / 19h 
Nite Cap 1-22-14 #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 CAPGovernor's State of the State Address - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Governor's State of the State Address - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Responds toGovernor's State of the State AddressSACRAMENTO—State S
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