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5-4-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sunday reads.This week teachers at Brooklyn’s International High School at Prospect Heights said no to pointless and testing. Veteran New York teacher and union Chapter leader Arthur Goldstein explains why he is against the contract to Diane Ravitch who wrote that it was a good deal. The Sunday New Yo

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5-4-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Celebrities, Thank You, But…Celebrities, Thank You, But…. via Celebrities, Thank You, But….by plthomasedd / 6min  All Week 5-3-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Incompetent Pearson “Wins” PARCC Contract. Big Surprise.In his six-minute videoed speech on the necessity of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), billionaire Bill Gates patiently explains 

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5-4-14 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): Celebrities, Thank You, But…My formative years, thanks to my mother, included George Carlin, The Firesign Theater, and Richard Pryor. I am convinced a powerful line from Carlin to Kurt Vonnegut remains the most important foundation of who I am outside of the people direc

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Remarks by the President at White House Correspondents' Dinner | The White House

Remarks by the President at White House Correspondents' Dinner | The White House: Remarks by the President at White House Correspondents' Dinner10:21 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much, everybody.  Have a seat, have a seat.  Before I get started, can we get the new presidential setup out here? (Aides bring out two ferns.)It was worked before.  (Laughter and applause.)  That’s more like it.I

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STOP COMMON CORE, FOR THE CHILDREN | Gene McVay On Guard

STOP COMMON CORE, FOR THE CHILDREN | Gene McVay On Guard: STOP COMMON CORE, FOR THE CHILDRENCommon Core or ObamaEd descended on America like a sandstorm from Hell. With Federal Dollars as bait, State Legislators jumped on the Band Wagon in droves. They passed the Bill and then found out what’s in the Bill. Not all states drank the ObamaEd Kool-Aid, Texas for example. Former U.S. assistant secretar

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why the Anti-Teacher Book Is Not Selling, ExplainedAt first I thought that Paul Peterson’s new book about how teachers are blocking school reform was selling poorly, despite a vigorous public relations campaign, because people actually like teachers. Now, I am not so sure. Look at the recommended reading levels and grade levels for

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Stephen Krashen Blog 5-4-14

SKrashen: "Pressing needs" in American EducationS. KrashenDiane Ravitch recently observed that there has been a big hurry to implement the Common Core. In 2009, she urged the authors of the Common Core to field test it before implementation, advice they did not follow. Again in 2010, at the White House, she urged field testing, but officials "quickly dismissed the idea. They were in

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Are We Dumb Enough to Passively Accept Common Core? | Missouri Education Watchdog

Are We Dumb Enough to Passively Accept Common Core? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Are We Dumb Enough to Passively Accept Common Core?inShareTwitter users commented on this George Carlin graphic and how it addresses the Common Core intent:Hence the enormous emphasis on the narrow learning captured by PISA, NAPLAN etc. Educators should NEVER forget this.*Obama’s definition of College & Career R

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5-4-14 empathyeducates – Can Big Data Transform Social Justice?

empathyeducates – Can Big Data Transform Social Justice?: Can Big Data Transform Social Justice?Tracking police stops and use of force will allow researchers to analyze police behavior across the country, says Phillip Goff | Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesBy Phillip Atiba Goff | Originally Published at Cable News Network [CNN]. Updated May 2, 2014 1:08 PM EDTEditor’s note: Phillip Atiba Goff i

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5-3-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: One more gimmick laden State Budget before the 2014 election for governorWhen Dan Malloy was running for governor in 2010 he wrote, We have to be committed to getting our fiscal house in order…the current budgeting is a perfect example of irresponsible budgeting…Why?  Because this administration, once again, took the easy way out…the current budget was balanced on phantom cuts and one-

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5-4-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: "Pressing needs" in American educationS. Krashen  Diane Ravitch recently observed that there has been a big hurry to implement the Common Core. In 2009, she urged the authors of the Common Core to field test it before implementation, advice they did not follow. Again in 2010, at the White House, she urged field testing, but officials "quickly dismissed the idea. They

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Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": New Not-Very-Useful Survey Finds That Teachers Want More Parent InvolvementEducation Week reports on a new survey that finds most teachers want more involvement from the parents of their students (see Survey: Most Teachers Want Involved Parents But Don’t Have Them). Unfortunately, it didn’t really define what “parent involv

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Marie Corfield: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: Tales from the front lines

Marie Corfield: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: Tales from the front lines: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week: Tales from the front linesTuesday is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and all across the country PTOs and PTAs will be honoring us for the work we do. I am continually grateful for and humbled by all the PTO does at my school this week because they already do so much for us throughout th

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US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students - SFGate

US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students - SFGate: US teachers nowhere as diverse as their studentsBy JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated PressUpdated 6:05 am, Sunday, May 4, 20141 of 2Lyle Alderson, left, a former teacher, with his wife Jan Alderson, a high school science teacher, both of Overland Park, Kansas, and Kevin Gilbert, 42, of Ridgeland, Miss., right, a member-at-large on the National

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NYC Educator: Top 10 Reasons Common Core Isn't Good for Bill Gates', John King's, Andrew Cuomo's, or Barack Obama's Kids

NYC Educator: Top 10 Reasons Common Core Isn't Good for Bill Gates', John King's, Andrew Cuomo's, or Barack Obama's Kids: Top 10 Reasons Common Core Isn't Good for Bill Gates', John King's, Andrew Cuomo's, or Barack Obama's KidsHave you ever seen a guinea pig with a silver spoon in its mouth?Have you ever wondered why educational reform is supposedly good for most people's children, but not for mo

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A Letter to Educators Who Embrace the #commoncore | National Education Policy Center

A Letter to Educators Who Embrace the #commoncore | National Education Policy Center: A Letter to Educators Who Embrace the #commoncore    Peggy RobertsonJune 21, 2013Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face Blog  Curriculum and Teaching  Equity and Social Justice  Philosophy of Education  Standards-Based ReformDear Educator Friends,While the common core may not be an issue for you, or your school, do know

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Call on the Koch Brothers to Have a Public Debate on Climate Change — Petitions — NextGen Climate

Call on the Koch Brothers to Have a Public Debate on Climate Change — Petitions — NextGen Climate: CALL ON THE KOCH BROTHERS TO HAVE A PUBLIC DEBATE ON CLIMATE CHANGEThe Koch Brothers have always been shrouded in secrecy, their labyrinth of shadowy organizations have spent hundreds of millions of dollars benefiting candidates who deny basic science and push legislation that enables climate change.

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Nite Cap 5-3-14 #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 CAPThe Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you! | deutsch29The Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you! | deutsch29: The Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you!May 3, 2014I want to thank all who have purchased my newly-released book, A Chronicle

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The Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you! | deutsch29

The Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you! | deutsch29: The Amazon.com Ranking of My Book: Thank you!May 3, 2014I want to thank all who have purchased my newly-released book, A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of American Public Education.On April 27, 2014, my book became available on on Amazon.com.That was a Sunday night. As soon as I found out, I posted this announcement.The ne

by mike simpson / 18h 

Computerized Grading: Purloining the Analysis, the Most Fundamental Exposition of Humanity - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Computerized Grading: Purloining the Analysis, the Most Fundamental Exposition of Humanity - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Computerized Grading: Purloining the Analysis, the Most Fundamental Exposition of HumanityBy Anthony Cody on May 3, 2014 1:20 PMLes Perelman, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been doing some interesting experiments to test the capac

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City and state still locked in battle over responsibility for Philly schools | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

City and state still locked in battle over responsibility for Philly schools | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: City and state still locked in battle over responsibility for Philly schoolsby Dale Mezzacappa on May 03 2014 Posted in Latest newsOn Monday, at its annual budget hearing, City Council will hear pleas from School District leaders for more money.It is a familiar scenario. The same thi

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Camp Philos, Andrew Cuomo and the Rise of the Corporate Democrats | Clemsy's Corner

Camp Philos, Andrew Cuomo and the Rise of the Corporate Democrats | Clemsy's Corner: Camp Philos, Andrew Cuomo and the Rise of the Corporate Democrats"Now everything's a little upside down..." ~Bob DylanSome years ago while driving to work I heard, on the local NPR affiliate, then Commissioner of Education Richard Mills say something to the effect that "We have to get out of the min

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Ashamed to be a teacher today | Opine I will

Ashamed to be a teacher today | Opine I will: Ashamed to be a teacher todayToday was the first day I was ever ashamed to be a teacher.Today I finished administering the sixth day of New York State Common Core assessments. I was a facilitator in a process that made my 10 year old students struggle,to the point of frustration, to complete yet another 90 minute test. I sat by as I watched my students

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Close Reading Exercise of the Day: The STL Post-Dispatch and Its Lack of Understanding of Common Core Issues | Missouri Education Watchdog

Close Reading Exercise of the Day: The STL Post-Dispatch and Its Lack of Understanding of Common Core Issues | Missouri Education Watchdog: Close Reading Exercise of the Day: The STL Post-Dispatch and Its Lack of Understanding of Common Core IssuesinSharePostcard from Mound City, May 3St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial CartoonIt’s interesting that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch insists on running edit

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School superintendent candidates at a glance - Times Union

School superintendent candidates at a glance - Times Union: School superintendent candidates at a glanceBy The Associated PressUpdated 11:57 am, Saturday, May 3, 2014NAME: Tom TorlaksonAGE: 64. Born in San Francisco July 19, 1949PARTY: DemocratEXPERIENCE: State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010-present; state Assembly, 2008-2010, 1996-2000; state Senate, 2000-2008; Contra Costa County Boa

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2nd Banana 5-3-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTAnother View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento BeeAnother View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for students - California Forum - The Sacramento Bee: Another View: Withdrawing from federal waiver best for studentsBy Patrick KennedySpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Apr. 27, 2014 -

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With scant oversight, schools in the South are becoming segregated once again

With scant oversight, schools in the South are becoming segregated once again: With scant oversight, schools in the South are becoming segregated once againBy Moyers & CompanySaturday, May 3, 2014 11:30 EDT The desegregation of America’s schools was one of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement.But getting there was a wrenching process that threatened to tear apart the very fab

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Morning Wink 5-3-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSNYC Educator: In Which I Give NYC an Interest-Free Loan of $40,000NYC Educator: In Which I Give NYC an Interest-Free Loan of $40,000: In Which I Give NYC an Interest-Free Loan of $40,000That's what I'm doing, isn't it? After all, the cops, the firefighters, and the sanitation workers got an 8% raise four years ago. I won't get mine until 2020, according to

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