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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Rahm Emanuel Favors Campaign Donors Over KidsThis post by Ken Previti directed me to a hugely important story that I had missed. David Sirota of Pando and Ben Joravsky of The Chicago Reader unearthed a story of money, politics , and greed that is startling. The headline is that Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s top donor bought a big bloc o

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5-26-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “More non-profits teaching parents to read with children”More non-profits teaching parents to read with children is a post at Ed Source describing programs helping parents to get their children reading early and the research behind the efforts. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Word Gap.”2 by Larry

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5-26-14 Fred Klonsky | Thirty years of sit and stay?

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Thirty years of sit and stay?MAY 26, 2014.Two years ago on Memorial Day Weekend – a very hot Chicago weekend – I threw a retirement party at the Red Line Tap for a couple hundred of my closest friends.Matt Farmer and Steve Doyle played some of their great rock and roll. Three long sets, as I recallI g

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5-26-14 Wait What? Former state Rep. Jonathan Pelto explores third-party run for governor

Wait What?: Former state Rep. Jonathan Pelto explores third-party run for governorMedia Week in Review – Pelto candidacy storiesFormer state Rep. Jonathan Pelto explores third-party run for governor (New Haven Register) Blogger and former state Rep. Jonathan Pelto plans to file paperwork by the end of the week to establish the Education and Democracy Party as he explores the possibility of running

by mike simpson / 9min 

5-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: You CAN Check into Your Child's Grades This WeekendI missed this earlier so you can check into The Source, etc.From SPS:Due to new upgrade issues discovered this week, the PowerSchool Upgrade that was planned for Memorial Day Weekend has been cancelled. PowerSchool, PowerTeacher and the Source are all available on their regular schedules.Thank you.Department of Tec

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5-26-14 Schools Matter - Jim Crow Rides Again

Schools Matter: Jim Crow Rides AgainFrom Aljazeera America:by Daniel Denvir @danieldenvirThe Supreme Court ruled 60 years ago this May 17 in Brown v. Board of Education that “segregation of white and Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of race, pursuant to state laws permitting or requiring such segregation,” is unconstitutional.The ruling abolished the explicitly m

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5-26-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Quick note: Not permitted to mention “play” in KindergartenLet’s just say, hypothetically of course, that you are being observed by central office staff. You, as the teacher, post your schedule and, begrudgingly, your objectives to the wall in a central location. In post-observation “feedback,” it is suggested that you, as the teacher, not refer to “centers,” but instead adopt th

by mike simpson / 20min 

empathyeducates – Junk Food Industry’s New Ploy: How They’re Secretly Making School Lunches Even Grosser

empathyeducates – Junk Food Industry’s New Ploy: How They’re Secretly Making School Lunches Even Grosser: Junk Food Industry’s New Ploy: How They’re Secretly Making School Lunches Even GrosserPhotographic Credit: Flickr/Judy BaxterBy Jim Newell | Originally Published at Salon. May 22, 2014During the Democrats’ productive 2010 lame-duck session of Congress, one of the major legislative items they w

by mike simpson / 21min 

CURMUDGUCATION: I'm Not Blogging Today

CURMUDGUCATION: I'm Not Blogging Today: I'm Not Blogging TodayI realize that title launches me into some sort of post-modern metablogging fogbank, but hey-- it's the 21st century.Shortly I'll head out the door to march with a 158-year-old community band in a small town Memorial Day parade, followed by a program in the city park. Because this is all within walking distance, my wife and I will strol

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A Memorial Day Post Featuring My Daddy | deutsch29

A Memorial Day Post Featuring My Daddy | deutsch29: A Memorial Day Post Featuring My DaddyMay 26, 2014On this Memorial Day, I would like to feature my father, Michael Louis Schneider, Jr. (October 31, 1918 – May 10, 1980), who served in the Third Army, Seventy-first Division, from 1943 to 1946.Michael L. Schneider, Jr., circa 1943. He was around 25 years old at the time. I think he was really hand

by mike simpson / 30min 

Remembering my Vietnam POW | Missouri Education Watchdog

Remembering my Vietnam POW | Missouri Education Watchdog: Remembering my Vietnam POWinShareA soldier’s story documented and his life celebrated on Memorial DayCommander Cole BlackWe are getting ready to attend our town’s Memorial Day presentation and I hope to have some pictures later.  In the meantime, here’s the article I wrote in 2010 remembering and honoring a soldier who was a Vietnam POW.  F

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NYC Educator: The UFT and the Inability to Admit Wrongdoing

NYC Educator: The UFT and the Inability to Admit Wrongdoing: The UFT and the Inability to Admit WrongdoingBecause the 2005 contract was almost ten years ago, several people in the UFT have spoken to me of its shortcomings. I'm surprised they do that, because when it came up every single UFT rep said it scraped the skies with its unrivaled wonderfulness. We now know that it was a huge mistake.On th

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Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Job - The Jose Vilson

Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Job - The Jose Vilson: Hope Makes Teaching More Than A Jobby JOSE VILSON on MAY 25, 2014in MR. VILSONI Love LucyGoodness, that last EduShyster’s interview was epic. There’s a whole piece that we didn’t even get to share with you because, well, it would hurt some people’s favorite bloggers / heroes / activists’ feelings. Really, the biggest difference between Audrey

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Nite Cap 5-25-14 #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 CAPWhy did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim ReformWhy did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim Reform: Why did so many sacrifice their lives?Posted on May 25, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy did so many sacrifice their lives?For us. For American i

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Why did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim Reform

Why did so many sacrifice their lives? | Reclaim Reform: Why did so many sacrifice their lives?Posted on May 25, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhy did so many sacrifice their lives?For us. For American ideals.Please make a list of all the things Americans did NOT sacrifice their lives for. Make America better. Do not allow all of those who sacrificed their lives to have died in vain.They did NOT sacrifice the

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5-25-14 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 EducationHey, Buddy: Can You Spare $2.5 Billion? | Jersey JazzmanNow that Chris Christie’s utterly fraudulent budgeting has been laid bare, we’re left with a problem: how will New Jersey make up for its two decade-old pension holiday? It’s nice to talk about bi-partisan commissions and proclaim that

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Stephen Krashen Blog 5-25-14: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.

SKrashen: The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.: 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 i

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5-25-14 Jersey Jazzman - Hey, Buddy: Can You Spare $2.5 Billion?

Jersey Jazzman: Hey, Buddy: Can You Spare $2.5 Billion?Now that Chris Christie's utterly fraudulent budgeting has been laid bare, we're left with a problem: how will New Jersey make up for its two decade-old pension holiday?It's nice to talk about bi-partisan commissions and proclaim that "everyone must make sacrifices," but that's really just a way for pundits to avoid giving a straight

by mike simpson / 20h 

5-25-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Dr. Walter Mischel, Creator Of Famous Marshmallow Test, Is Writing A BookDr. Walter Mischel, creator of the famous marshmallow test used by many of us in classroom lessons, is writing a book that will be published in September. It’s titled The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control. I’ve written many posts over the years

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The Answer Sheet 5-25-14

Answer Sheet: What school reformers can learn from pokerSchool reformers have made student outcomes the big focus of their efforts, targeting teachers for failure to improve student achievement. But teachers say they ignore the inputs — the issues students bring into a classroom and the training/resources of  teachers. Here’s a look about the problem with outcome-based assessment, by Ben Spielberg

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The Answer Sheet 5-25-14

Answer Sheet: What school reformers can learn from pokerSchool reformers have made student outcomes the big focus of their efforts, targeting teachers for failure to improve student achievement. But teachers say they ignore the inputs — the issues students bring into a classroom and the training/resources of  teachers. Here’s a look about the problem with outcome-based assessment, by Ben Spielberg

by mike simpson / 22h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-25-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: From the far side of the pond: EDUCATION’S CULTURE OF OVERWORK IS TURNING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS INTO GHOSTSIf schools slowed down and focused on a deeper kind of flourishing, they might be more productive (if not very Goveian)   by Melissa Benn, The Guardian, http://bit.ly/1lLwrtM ●●smf’s translation: GOVEIAN: of or pertaining to the Rt. Hon. Michael Go

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Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Teacher Education Leaders Speak Out: Kevin Kumashiro on Teacher Preparation, edTPA and ReformBy Anthony Cody on May 25, 2014 9:43 AMTeacher preparation has emerged as a target of those seeking to disrupt and transform the education system in our nation. In th

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5-25-14 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.: Sunday reads.The Spanish Civil War, 1936. Grit. The new Common Core standard. 29 seconds on pensions and the Koch bros. Tax cheaters Hall of Fame. The hypocrisy of the Illinois Policy Institute. Selective promise keeping.  Dear Parents and Friends of PISD, Next week, you will be receiving your child’s

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Morning Wink 5-25-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane 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 dissertati

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