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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jonathan Lovell: The Magic of Learning to ListenJonathan Lovell has been leading writing workshops for many years. In this delightful post, he describes his struggle to finish his own dissertation, and the flights of fancy that kept blocking his path. He uses graphics creatively to reflect his state of mind. You watch his thinking

by mike simpson / 3min

5-25-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Associated Press Feature On “Promise Neighborhoods”I’ve written a lot about Promise Zones & Neighborhoods (see My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”) – both critical and supportive. The Associated Press just published a feature on them in three separate parts: What to know about Promise

by mike simpson / 6min

5-25-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekA reporter and a teacher highlight why we need new leadership for ConnecticutThe story could be called “Hooray for one hundred thousand dollar pensions” or “How Governor Malloy pulled a fast one on the people of Connecticut.” Hartford Courant investigative reporter Jon Lender lays out the details in his story, “New Law To Restrict Excessive Judges’ Pensions Has Holes

by mike simpson / 9min

5-25-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Have we seen this movie before? Did it star Shirley Jones and Robert Preston?Please forgive me, but I'm old, and old people like to natter on about the past. It's just what we do. We like to imagine that our experience has value. We see things and we think "Hey, I've seen this before!" That's bad enough, but then we feel compelled to tell you about it.Bac

by mike simpson / 13min

5-25-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: To Forbes: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.Comment on "Education Needs to Change as Fast as Technology," by Zack Sims. Posted athttp://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/05/23/education-needs-to-change-as-fast-as-technology/Mr. Sims hasn't done his homework. He points out that the "US is ranked by the Organization for Economic Coopera

by mike simpson / 16min

Oklahoma Goes Where No State Legislature Has Gone Before | Missouri Education Watchdog

Oklahoma Goes Where No State Legislature Has Gone Before | Missouri Education Watchdog: Oklahoma Goes Where No State Legislature Has Gone BeforeinShareWhat just happened in the Oklahoma legislature is stunning and the reverberations will spread to other states.It’s astounding when concerned citizens have to celebrate a state legislature reclaiming control of what is rightfully theirs to control: t

by mike simpson / 19min

5-25-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Misreading the Never-Ending Drop-Out “Crisis”Misreading the Never-Ending Drop-Out “Crisis”. via Misreading the Never-Ending Drop-Out “Crisis”.by plthomasedd / 1h All Week 5-24-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE NCTQ Gets Caught in a Data Collecting LieThe National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) will be “grading” university-level, traditional teach

by mike simpson / 20min

5-25-14 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): Misreading the Never-Ending Drop-Out “Crisis”Prompted by Peter Greene’s Why Students Drop Out, further evidence that evidence doesn’t matter for the Obama administration of Secretary Duncan, I post below an entry for the Daily Kos from 4 February 2012. The political and

by mike simpson / 22min

5-25-13 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: CAP Serves Some CCSS BaloneyThe Center for American Progress came down hard for the Common Core last week, providing yet another field test for the 100% baloney sandwich that is the Core's urban poor talking point menu.In "The Common Core Is An Opportunity for Educational Equity,", CAP asserts, "The Common Core State Standards hold promise for low-income students, st

by mike simpson / 24min

More Nonsense | Live Long and Prosper

More Nonsense | Live Long and Prosper: More NonsenseKNOWLEDGE IS ALL THAT MATTERSA nonsensical majority on the Indiana State Board of Education has demeaned, devalued, and insulted every professional educator in the state of Indiana. Six of the eleven members of the State BOE believe that anyone with a college degree can be a teacher.These people apparently don’t care that good teachers should be

by mike simpson / 27min

NYC Educator: VAMalot!--the Arne Duncan Musical

NYC Educator: VAMalot!--the Arne Duncan Musical: VAMalot!--the Arne Duncan MusicalMore and more statisticians and studies are proving what most career teachers knew from the get-go: VAM is a SHAM (see here for example). Still, Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, clings to it like a captain aboard a ship which is sure to sink. Sadly, the UFT enshrined test-based teacher evaluations in its new co

by mike simpson / 30min

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How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities | The Nation

How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities | The Nation: (Photo Courtesy of Don Harder, CC2.0)A new secessionist movement, anchored in the South, provides yet another reminder that “separate” still means “unequal” when it comes to the racial dynamics of the nation’s public schools.The small middle-class town of Gardendale, Alabama, outside

by mike simpson / 8h

The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com

The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt - NYTimes.com: The Ripple Effects of Rising Student DebtWhat are the roads not taken because students must take out loans for college? A collection of studies shows that the burden of student debt may well cause people to make different decisions than they would otherwise — affecting not just individual lives but also the entire economy.For one thing, it a

by mike simpson / 9h

Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$ | Reclaim Reform

Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$ | Reclaim Reform: Why are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$Posted on May 24, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy are Common Core math problems like this? $$$$$$$$$$2+2=4 cannot be copyrighted, sold, and re-sold.The CCSS formatted math being published in print and online is copyrighted, sold and re-sold.It’s not about kids, parents, teachers o

by mike simpson / 11h

Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to Really Dump Common Core | deutsch29

Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to Really Dump Common Core | deutsch29: Looks Like Oklahoma Could Be First to ReallyDump Common CoreMay 24, 2014On May 23, 2014, both the Oklahoma House (71-18) and Senate (31-10) voted to dump the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).All that is left is for Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to sign the legislation, HB 3399, into law. (Fallin was not governor when Okla

by mike simpson / 11h

Nite Cap 5-24-14 #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 CAP5-24-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutSaturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACTTh

by mike simpson / 14h

5-24-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News Breakout

Saturday Matinée Special "Corporate ED Reform: Something's Fishy!" News BreakoutThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACTThe Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT: The Problem with Outcome-Oriented EvaluationsMAY 24, 2014by David B. CohenDavid B. Cohen:Teacher evaluation and value-added measures have both been topics of frequent consideration here at InterAC

by mike simpson / 18h

The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT

The Problem with Outcome-Oriented Evaluations | InterACT: The Problem with Outcome-Oriented EvaluationsMAY 24, 2014by David B. CohenDavid B. Cohen:Teacher evaluation and value-added measures have both been topics of frequent consideration here at InterACT. This re-blogged post by Ben Spielberg makes some excellent points about both, and provides a fine explanation of why we need to be cautious abo

by mike simpson / 20h

Tensions rise over NC charter school rejections | CharlotteObserver.com

Tensions rise over NC charter school rejections | CharlotteObserver.com: Tensions rise over NC charter school rejectionsBy Ann Doss Helmsahelms@charlotteobserver.comPosted: Friday, May. 23, 2014MORE INFORMATIONBill: Charters must disclose salariesNC panel approves 11 charters; rejects 60 othersTHE PLAYERSFor-profit management companies that applied to open N.C. charter schools in 2015-16. Find all

by mike simpson / 20h

2nd Banana 5-24-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTMy End At LAUSD: Now On To A Neutral Forum (Mi Terminar en el LAUSD: Ahora en un foro neutral) - Perdaily.com(en español después) On Friday, October 8, 2010 LAUSD Chief Academic Officer Judy Elliott sent me a letter saying that she was going to submit my name to the LAUSD Board for dismissal as a teacher. In retrospect and in culmination of

by mike simpson / 21h

Morning Wink 5-24-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSNYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate MythNYC Educator: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate Myth: Michael Mulgrew Says Bloggers Propagate MythUFT President Mike Mulgrew harped on the theme of myth at the DA as he praised the contract and shut down anyone who dared disagree. At one point, he spoke of blogs as though they were loathsome r

by mike simpson / 22h