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A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29

A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of Me | deutsch29: A Review of My Book by Someone Who Had Never Heard of MeMay 17, 2014D.  Forman had never heard of me. She had never read my blog, and she did not know that I had recently published my first book, A Chronicle of Echoes, a well-researched whistle blower on numerous major players exploiting American public education in the name of

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Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on funding | CJOnline.com

Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on funding | CJOnline.com: Teachers union leader's roundtable focuses on fundingAFT's Weingarten hosts meeting on continued legacy of Brown v. BoardBy Andy Marsoandy.marso@cjonline.comFollowing up on a point made by a granddaughter of a Brown v. Board plaintiff about the importance of extracurriculars, Randi Weingarten told a group of education advocates

by mike simpson / 2min 

Louisiana Educator: John White Translated

Louisiana Educator: John White Translated: John White TranslatedEverything John White tells us in print or in person has a definite purpose. But often you need to translate "White speak" to get his true intent or meaning. Let me translate just a few paragraphs from a recent White memo to local education leaders:White states: "Our state's educators, families, and children have accept

by mike simpson / 4min 

60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System? | Diane Ravitch

60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System? | Diane Ravitch: 60 Years After Brown v. Board, Will Congress Revive a Dual School System?Congress is considering new charter legislation, awarding more money to the charter sector, which will operate with minimal accountability or transparency.The bill has already passed the House of Representatives with a bipa

by mike simpson / 7min 

Geaux Teacher!: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter Bill

Geaux Teacher!: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter Bill: Exposing Phony Testimony Against Louisiana Charter BillThis letter was sent to members of the Senate Education Committee on May 15 in support of HB 703 sponsored by Rep. John Bell Edwards (Rep. Edwards is the only Democrat running for Governor and enjoys the support of the education community due in part to his support of pub

by mike simpson / 11min 

NYC Educator: The Rat Squad

NYC Educator: The Rat Squad: The Rat SquadReading the MOA on the proposed UFT Contract, I notice that the "validators," the people who decide whether or not the burden of proof will be on the DOE to establish teacher incompetence, will now be teachers. This is touted as a major improvement over the last agreement, though the last agreement has never once been tested. Oddly, leadership cl

by mike simpson / 16min 

60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation'

60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation': 60 Years After Brown v. BOE, Mostly White Reformers Try To Fix 'The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation' Sixty years ago, the plight of Linda Brown, a third-grader who had to travel a mile by bus to her segregated black school even though there was a neighborhood school seven blocks from her

by mike simpson / 19min 

Still Unequal/Still Segregated After 60 Years From Brown v Board Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Still Unequal/Still Segregated After 60 Years From Brown v BoardA vital analysis of the current Educational Genocide impacting the US- especially Black and Brown children and their families--Pub Ed2014- Death by a 100 CutsPub Ed2014- Death by a 100 Cuts

by mike simpson / 24min 

Big Education Ape: 5-10-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekWould Linda Brown's Parents Have Wanted a "Choice" District?This weekend is this 60th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education, the landmark case that ended separate but equal public schools. The case was originally brought against the Topeka, Kansas school board by Oliver Brown, the father of Linda, a third grader.Oliver had tried to enroll

by mike simpson / 31min 

5-17-13 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:PA Charters Don't Want To Die By SwordIn Philadelphia, Irony has collided with Karma, casing an explosion of hilariously tragic tears.First, some history. Philadelphia schools have suffered from financial and political issues (PA's school funding system is messed up, but we'll save that for another day), as well as questions about how well it was actually teaching children. In the l

by mike simpson / 37min 

5-17-14 NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefsfrom The Network for Public EducationHedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune as They Target Public Schools | BillMoyers.comThis post originally appeared at Too Much. Pharrell Williams has reason to be happy. The singer and music producer has had the world’s hottest pop single over the past six months. His “Happy” has been topping th

by mike simpson / 39min 

5-17-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Whole Child Snapshots Provide State and National Pictures of Child Well-BeingTo thrive in today's global society, children need personalized support, safe environments, good health, and challenging learning opportunities. Adequately preparing students for their future requires a more comprehensive approach to educat

by mike simpson / 40min 

5-17-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD

LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District):LAUSD school board candidate drops out, replaced by her twinBarbara Torres is sworn into office by Local 99 Treasurer Maggie Johnson Barbara Torres, the president of SEIU 99, one of the most powerful unions in the Los Angeles school district, said today she is stepping aside in the 2015 race for school boa

by mike simpson / 42min 

Stephen Krashen Blog 5-17-14

SKrashen:The common core: Don't forget what the real problem is.Sent to the Seattle Times, May 15, 2014I think the common core math standards are lousy on purpose, made lousy so that parents will complain ("2+2=What? Parents rail against Common Core math," May 15).The common core architects will then make some adjustments, enough to stop the most vigorous complaints. Many complainers wil

by mike simpson / 42min 

5-17-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week

With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekMark Naison EduNews Takes on Teach for AmericaHere it is!!! Mark Naison EduNews takes on Teach for America!!! http://youtu.be/PREZXh4coIoby Mark Naison / 2d MAY 11On the "Civil Rights" Defense of Common CoreIt is a grave error to portray the Common Core Standards as a Civil Rights measure opposed largely by right wing fanatics

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5-17-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings  Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekMany Florida Districts Underfunded By Convoluted, Unequal FEFP SystemSo much for that level playing field. From WTSP reporter Noah Pransky: Florida’s Constitution requires the state appropriate funds to school di

by mike simpson / 48min 

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 5-17-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetHow to help students of color, 60 years after historic Brown v. Board rulingOn May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court  ruled that state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional in the historic case Brown vs. Board of Education. I’ve published a few pieces on the legacy of the decision, here and here. Following i

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5-10-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyBridging DifferencesLast night at the sit-in at Gresham ElementaryOllie ClementsJitu Brown (Center)Principal Diedrus Brown supports her parentsby Mike Klonsky / 2h YESTERDAYIt's the new, improved Rahm. 'Doesn't believe in personal insults...'Here's Blaine Principal Troy LaRavi

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5-17-14 Wait What? All Week

Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekKneecapped’ Malloy Has Only Himself to BlameLast night, Democratic Party leaders and delegates met to re-nominate Dannel “Dan” Malloy to run for a second term as Connecticut’s Governor. Having won by 6,400 out of more than 1.1 million votes cast four years ago, the most recent public opinion poll indicates that only 44 percent of Connecticut voters think Malloy dese

by mike simpson / 55min 

5-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFriday Open ThreadSeattle's Central Library celebrates its 10-year birthday.  Lots of fun events starting today with a concert by Harry and the Potters and ending with a big party next Friday, May 23rd.  Music, temporary tattoos, cupcakes and a Lion Dance, starting at 10 a.m.Lots of awards for high school students.  From SPS Communicat

by mike simpson / 58min 

5-17-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineLayoffs in Newark and Jaisal Noor: Video on Ras Baraka Election in NewarkA mayoral election in Newark becomes a battle for the soul of the city... Jaisal Noor, The Real News, delivers - as usual.Newark may be a future model for the NYC school system despite the Baraka win, who in the New Yorker article admitted he was for a bunch of ed deform - like ending tenure. W

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5-17-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherGresham sit-in ends with a sense of purpose. The unfinished work of Brown versus Board of Education.Gresham Principal Diedrus Brown. Following a meeting with CPS officials, parents and community folks ended their sit-in at Gresham

by mike simpson / 1h 

5-17-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhat Comes After?There's a lot of talk in schools and around the Internet about voting the UFT contract agreement down and forcing de Blasio to give teachers a better deal in a second agreement.People say this will show the public that teachers are starting to stand up for themselves, they're not going to take getting humiliated or beaten up by the

by mike simpson / 1h 

5-17-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned itRacial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it1 by plthomasedd / 1d hide  //  saveMAY 15My Speech to the Graduates: Don’t Listen to Graduation Sp

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-17-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Hollywood High Recognized On The National Register Of Historical Places.by smf for 4LAKidsNews 16 May 2014  :: This afternoon a bronze plaque was unveiled on the front steps of the Hollywood High School Library recognizing Hollywood High’s historical significance. Hollywood High is and was and will forever be

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 5-17-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYTED Talks Starts A New Site, Though I’m Not Really Sure What It Is…TED Talks has just unveiled a new site called “Ideas.Ted.com”. Here’s how they describe it: ideas.TED.com is built to celebrate this: to track ideas that began decades ago and are now forging our current reality. And to foll

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This Week's Education Research Report 5-17-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTHow Asian American 'tiger mothers' motivate their childrenAn article titled "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," published in The Wall Street Journal in 2011, has continued to provoke a cultural debate among parents after self-proclaimed 'tiger mother' Amy Chua asserted that Asian American parenting methods produce more success

by mike simpson / 1h 

5-17-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekBogus Test Based Evaluations and Charterization Put Hundreds of Memphis Teachers' Jobs on Chopping BlockThis year it's called "excessing."  Just over a year ago it was call "surplussing." A clip from the Memphis Corporate Appeal:. . . .The shuffle in schools happens every spring as principals draw up staffing numbers to match projected en

by mike simpson / 1h 

All Week 5-17-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned itThe Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it. via The Conversation: Racial segregation returns to US schools, 60 years after the Supreme Court banned it.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-17-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGRhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Equality of School Funding: Sorry, Kids!Almost sixty years to the day of the U.S. Supreme court’s historic Brown decision, the Rhode Island Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against the stste’s inequitable funding system. The court said it was “deeply concerned” and acknowledged that the

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or what if seven superintendents formed their own school board and reported directly to the US Dept of Ed?: CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or what if seven superintendents formed their own school board and reported

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Wait a second...Was it click your heels three hundred times and say Bengazi

Wait a second...Was it click your heels three hundred times and say Bengazi or Was it click your heels and say Bengazi 300 times ...That will make Hillary Clinton go away in 2016?Then close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, 'There's no one like Elizabeth Warren

by mike simpson / 16h 

After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turn : It's All Politics : NPR

After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turn : It's All Politics : NPR: After Cory Booker, Newark Takes A New Turnby ALAN GREENBLATTRas Baraka (right) is greeted by supporters after casting his vote Tuesday in Newark, N.J. Baraka defeated Shavar Jeffries, a former state assistant attorney general, for the mayoral office Cory Booker occupied from 2006 until October 2013.It's not Cory Booker's city an

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Nite Cap 5-16-14 #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 empathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schoolsempathyeducates – 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets of Segregation Remain in Md. Schools: 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Ed, Pockets

by mike simpson / 17h

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