Friday, May 23, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Gary Rubinstein: Who Is the Real Michael Johnston?Gary Rubinstein writes in this post about Michael Johnston and his long association with him. Today Johnston is known in Colorado as the state senator who wrote the most punitive, anti-teacher law in the nation. At present, Harvard students are protesting the invitation to Johnston
by mike simpson / 2min 
5-23-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Elfank-Dana: Video Formal Observations - Admins YES, Teachers No - Calls for UFT to Fix This...my AP said today, “No video… It’s my call not yours and I don’t want this lesson videoed" .... the video is a saving grace for the strong teacher that happens to be a “trouble maker” for the principal ....it is clear from the informal observations the APs look for the glass half-emp
by mike simpson / 6min 
5-23-14 The Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: What ‘trigger warning’ would the Bible get? A ”trigger warning” is a short statement on a written piece of work or even a television show ( think Law and Order: Special Victims Unit)  noting that the material may be sexually graphic, violent or in some other way upsetting. This month The New York Times ran a story by Jennifer Medina  about the warnings that has sparked a […]by Valeri
by mike simpson / 10min 
5-23-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: “Putting the 2-Step Over the ISTEP," Doug Martin, Otter Creek Democrat Club, Terre Haute, IN., May 21, 2014Here is the link to the video of my talk in Terre Haute, which is just over 16 minutes in length:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlCX-I_m0o Hoosier School Heist author Doug Martin discusses his book and possible strategies Democrats in Vigo County can use to win the 201
by mike simpson / 12min 
5-23-14 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: How Vouchers Killed Education Accountability for Florida TaxpayersWrites Scott Maxwell in the Orlando Sentinel: “The Return of the Living Dead” was a hoot. “Shaun of the Dead” and “Zombieland” perfected the concept of Zom-Coms. And “Warm Bodies” — with its love story bet
by mike simpson / 13min 
5-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Infographic: “What Are The Hardest Languages to Learn?”Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYThis Is One Of The Best Pieces I’ve Read On Teacher Evaluation: “The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations”Thanks to Jack Sc
by mike simpson / 17min 
5-23-14 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.: CTU. Teachers, staff at Rogers Park elementary school learns of $300,000 in budget cuts on one-year anniversary of school closingsCTUnet: CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) received information from members today who learned this morning about pending budget cuts at Gale Math and Science Academy
by mike simpson / 18min 
5-23-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”“most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”. via “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 1h 5-22-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE:
by mike simpson / 21min 
5-23-14 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): “most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it”“The Role of the Intellectual – An Analysis,” Lawrence Davidson, Truthout, Speakout1 by plthomasedd / 1h 5-22-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. T
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5-23-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Why Students Drop OutThis pooped up on twitter a few days agoTo ensure every student graduates HS, 1st we need to understand why some don’t. New Grad Nation report helps explain http://t.co/5xS6f1m2ep— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) May 22, 2014And, because I'm always interested in what Arne has to say, I followed the link. And I think Arne maybe didn't actually read it.The link goes to
by mike simpson / 24min 
5-23-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: How To Make Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Very Unhappy This Election DayShelly Silver at the State Democratic Conention, making nice with and for Governor Cuomo, responded this way to a statement about how many New York teachers are not happy with the governor:“Teachers should be very happy with him,” Silver said of a group that has been protesting Cuomo.Silver's either high or f
by mike simpson / 25min 
Truth Telling by Chicago Educators | janresseger
Truth Telling by Chicago Educators | janresseger: Truth Telling by Chicago EducatorsPosted on May 23, 2014 by janressegerChicago provided the model for school “reform” as we now experience it in America.  A decade ago Arne Duncan, then C.E.O. of the Chicago Public Schools, launched Renaissance 2010, whose purpose was to expand school choice by opening 100 new schools by 2010, many of them charter
by mike simpson / 32min 
4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate
4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate: 4 Things I Wish I Knew Before College – Musings of a College Graduate Like many college graduates across the nation, I’ve spent the last few weeks being fed anecdotes and exposes about what life is really like in the post-graduate abyss. I’ve heard words ranging from “scary” to “exciting”, “stressful” to “stimulating”. It’s eas
by mike simpson / 35min 
Russ on Reading: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.
Russ on Reading: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.: A New Design for a Charter School? Hmm.We here at Russ on Reading are constantly on the lookout for educational innovation, so when we heard of the new charter franchise, The College and Career Ready Scholars Rigorously Pursuing Educational Excellence Academy Charter School and Dollar Store (CCRSRPEEACSDS) we had to look into how this schoo
by mike simpson / 50min 

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The Cami cover-up | Bob Braun's Ledger
The Cami cover-up | Bob Braun's Ledger: The Cami cover-upChris Christie and Cami Anderson–covering up?The chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Schools has asked the state education commissioner, the state attorney general, and the state comptroller to coordinate an investigation into the state’s operation of the Newark school district. He asked many of these questions before–and
by mike simpson / 9h 
Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie Mae
Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie Mae: Labor Groups Petition Arne Duncan To Dump Sallie MaeA prominent student group and the nation’s largest labor federation are among organizations with close ties to the White House demanding that the Department of Education terminate its contract with the student loan company formerly known as Sallie Mae.The AFL-CIO, United States Student Associa
by mike simpson / 9h 
John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27 | deutsch29
John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27 | deutsch29: John White’s “Statewide Trends” of LEAP Supposed to be Publicized on May 27May 22, 2014When Louisiana State Superintendent John White withheld the Louisiana Education Assessment Program (LEAP) scores on Friday, May 16, 2014– the day that these scores were supposed to be released, he chose to wait until midday 
by mike simpson / 11h 
Reflecting on the effects of violence | Parents United for Public Education
Reflecting on the effects of violence | Parents United for Public Education: Reflecting on the effects of violencePosted on May 22, 2014 by SSPRAGUELOTTLeave a comment Every year, the Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy holds a candle lighting to honor victims and survivors of crime in the Philadelphia area. This year the PCVA felt it especially important to incorporate a youth portion to t
by mike simpson / 11h 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEALSO SEE: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic!”: SCHOOL BOARD BLOCKS AP
by mike simpson / 11h 
SKrashen: In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn)
SKrashen: In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn): In education, satire is obsolete (Alfie Kohn)Quite a few people who reacted to my post (see below) thought it was real. It wasn't. It was an attempt at satire. Part of its failure was my fault, for not making it clear that it was satire. And part was the situation we are now living in, a situation so bizarre that this kind of announcement is
by mike simpson / 11h 
Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly. | Reclaim Reform
Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly. | Reclaim Reform: Children, schools, teachers, pensions, hotels, basketball, real estate, stocks, hedge funds and everything else where money can be made corruptly.Posted on May 22, 2014by Ken PrevitiThis is NOT about political parties and ideological d
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 5-22-14 #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 CAPNewark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and OpportunityNewark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity a
by mike simpson / 15h 
Newark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Newark Students Occupy School Board Meeting | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Newark Students Occupy School Board MeetingPosted on: Thursday May 22nd, 2014Newark, NJ, is a city at a crossroads. For the past several years under the direction of state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson, the school district has followed the national trend of r
by mike simpson / 16h 
Glenn Beck's Angry and Ignorant Book About Common Core | Diane Ravitch
Glenn Beck's Angry and Ignorant Book About Common Core | Diane Ravitch: Glenn Beck's Angry and Ignorant Book About Common CorePosted: 05/21/2014 5:16 pm EDT Updated: 05/21/2014 5:59 pm EDTPrint ArticleOver the years, we have seen a steady dumbing down of American culture, especially in the mass media. Whether newspapers, radio, or television, we have lost many of our well-educated, cultured, well-
by mike simpson / 17h 
5-22-14 The Whole Child Blog — Creating a Better Tomorrow Today in the Middle Level: Lessons from Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers — Whole Child Education
Creating a Better Tomorrow Today in the Middle Level: Lessons from Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCreating a Better Tomorrow Today in the Middle Level: Lessons from Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles ClippersMay 22, 2014 by Dru TomlinMost of us know the story by now. Donald Sterling, the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was recen
by mike simpson / 17h 
5-22-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Flunking GeographyIf you want to find the grubby handprints of Rich People on education, look at the issue of geography.It has become fashionable for Reformsters to decry the influence of geography, to say that students should not be stuck with a school based on zip code, that community schools are quaint and all, but their time has passed. From Denver to Newark, Reformsters are ta
by mike simpson / 17h 
5-22-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: A Prelude to TN Bonus Pay ReportFrom a clip in the Memphis Commercial Appeal:The retention bonusTennessee offered last year to keep strong teachers in low-performing schools likely was a factor for more than 70 teachers who signed on for another year in inner-city schools, most of them in Memphis.Of the 365 teachers that took the state up on the offer, 20 percent of them are more l
by mike simpson / 17h 
Sweeping New Bill Seeks To Help Students With Disabilities, But It May Not Go Far Enough
Sweeping New Bill Seeks To Help Students With Disabilities, But It May Not Go Far Enough: Sweeping New Bill Seeks To Help Students With Disabilities, But It May Not Go Far EnoughSen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) speaks at an event in the Capitol Visitor Center to call on the minimum wage to be increased to $10.10 per hour. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) | Tom Williams via Getty Images The bipartisan
by mike simpson / 17h 
Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Accountability Immunity |
Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Accountability Immunity |:Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Accountability Immunity Following up on my most recent post, about the video capturing Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman’s “Inspiring” TEDxNashville Talk, a VAMboozled! follower sent me a follow-up article linked here, “about the nightmare schools here in Tennessee have had with big testing/d
by mike simpson / 20h 
empathyeducates – Enforcing School Dress Codes Teaches Girls to be Ashamed, Not ‘Modest’
empathyeducates – Enforcing School Dress Codes Teaches Girls to be Ashamed, Not ‘Modest’: Enforcing School Dress Codes Teaches Girls to be Ashamed, Not ‘Modest’We need to stop telling girls that their existence is problematic to men. Photograph: AlamyBy Jessica Valenti | Originally Published at The Guardian. May 21, 2014Dress codes assume that male students’ education needs to be protected. What g
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Test Score Gate – for John White, Failure was not an option | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Test Score Gate – for John White, Failure was not an option | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsTest Score Gate – for John White, Failure was not an optionPosted on May 22, 20140I first learned about the Test Score Gate Friday May 16th while I was investigating some LODE payroll fraud, textbook kickback, using grants to reward allies and as bribes, and a
by mike simpson / 20h 
5-22-14 The Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Guess how many memos USDA sent to schools about healthy school lunches?Federally funded school lunches have been in the news because Republicans in the U.S. House just voted to allow some schools to get a waiver from a law that requires lunches served to students to meet new health standards. Why? Apparently some schools can’t make enough money serving healthy foods because kids don’
by mike simpson / 21h 
Massachusetts Teachers Association Takes On High Stakes Tests, School Takeovers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Massachusetts Teachers Association Takes On High Stakes Tests, School Takeovers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Massachusetts Teachers Association Takes On High Stakes Tests, School TakeoversBy Anthony Cody on May 22, 2014 10:45 AMOn Tuesday I shared news from Connecticut teachers who had succeeded in passing resolutions pushing back on high stakes testing and the Common Core. This
by mike simpson / 21h 
5-22-14 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): Morning Read: Racial tensions rise at Watts middle schoolRacial tensions are rising at Watts middle school Fanning racial tensions at a Watts middle school, several African American parents asserted Wednesday that Latino administrators are unfairly targeting their children and unofficially suspending them
by mike simpson / 21h 
SCOTUS on high-stakes tests: They “eradicate” “insidious” “racism” | Cloaking Inequity
SCOTUS on high-stakes tests: They “eradicate” “insidious” “racism” | Cloaking Inequity: SCOTUS on high-stakes tests: They “eradicate” “insidious” “racism”It has been common knowledge for a long time that high-stakes tests have a disparate impact on students of color. What is interesting about high-stakes testing is that proponents recently reframed the gap in the NCLB-era from being from discrimin
by mike simpson / 21h 
5-22-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: State Releases Audit of Seattle Schools' Federal ProgramsState Auditor Troy Keller released his office's report on SPS's "financial statements and compliance with federal laws and regulations."It's a lengthy report but that is because it contains page after page of district financial reports.  It makes for interesting reading if you have the time.   Page
by mike simpson / 21h 
5-22-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wait What? Democratic State Central Committee’s legacy of using donations to fight pro-public education DemocratsOne of the newer Wait, What? readers raised a question in the comment section of the blog this week.  They took offense when one of the blog’s longest standing, and most respected readers, realsaramerica pointed out that Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and the State Democrats d
by mike simpson / 22h 
Teacher Tenure / Continuing Contract database
Teacher Tenure / Continuing Contract database: Related Analysis50-State Reports on Teacher Tenure / Continuing Contract Policies1. Requirements for earning nonprobationary status2. Notification of nonrenewal and hearing3. Appeal forum4. Other continuing contract provisions forum5. Reasons for dismissal6. Reduction in force7. Last known revisionRelated ReportsTrends in State Teacher Tenure LawsTeac
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Morning Wink 5-22-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSBeware the Robo-Grader | Truth in American EducationBeware the Robo-Grader | Truth in American Education: Beware the Robo-GraderFiled in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on May 22, 2014 • 0 Comments1A friend drew my attention to an op/ed in theBoston Globe about something Pearson was developing in order to grade the essay section of the PARCC e
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