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NYC Educator: Alert: $1,000 Signing Bonuses and Delays in Teacher Taste-Testing of Rotten Common-Core Pie

NYC Educator: Alert: $1,000 Signing Bonuses and Delays in Teacher Taste-Testing of Rotten Common-Core Pie: Alert: $1,000 Signing Bonuses and Delays in Teacher Taste-Testing of Rotten Common-Core PieI received two e-mails from UFT President Mulgrew yesterday.  I'm sure he's pretty much trying to allay our fears that we're "totally screwed" before we leave for summer break.  First, in an e

by mike simpson / 3min 

Banda beckoned: Another schools chief leaving Seattle? | Local News | The Seattle Times

Banda beckoned: Another schools chief leaving Seattle? | Local News | The Seattle Times: Banda beckoned: Another schools chief leaving Seattle?After two years of leading Seattle Public Schools, José Banda appears headed home to California to be superintendent in SacramentoBy John HigginsMADDIE MEYER / THE SEATTLE TIMESJosé Banda, Seattle Public Schools superintendent, addresses the media Friday wi

by mike simpson / 10min 

Clock is ticking for launch of New Bonnheim charter in Sacramento - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee

Clock is ticking for launch of New Bonnheim charter in Sacramento - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: Clock is ticking for launch of New Bonnheim charter in SacramentoBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Jun. 20, 2014 - 10:44 pmThe clock is ticking for organizers of the New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School,who must scramble over the next two months to get Sacramento City Unifie

by mike simpson / 16min 

Stephen Krashen Blog 6-21-14

SKrashen:Support benefits for vets. Don’t support the common core.Sent to the Santa Monica Daily PressJune 20, 2014There is concern about a US Senate bill (S. 2450) that would expand medical coverage for veterans.  The cost will be high, about $50 billion per year.I propose we pay for this important bill by dumping the common core state education standards.  The standards will probably cost taxpay

by mike simpson / 20min 

Geaux Teacher!: Louisiana Teachers Believe It Is Their Professional Responsibility To Expose "Common Chaos"

Geaux Teacher!: Louisiana Teachers Believe It Is Their Professional Responsibility To Expose "Common Chaos": Louisiana Teachers Believe It Is Their Professional Responsibility To Expose "Common Chaos"I forwarded the teachers' letter to the editor submission to all district superintendents because THEY have ultimate responsibility for the educators and children in their schools!

by mike simpson / 24min 

6-21-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:Public School Failure- “The Big Lie” on Which Current Education Policy RestsAs someone who has worked in the Bronx for the last 45 years, it drives me crazy to hear business leaders and politicians denounce public schools as the one failed institution in an otherwise thriving society. Hello! During the 1970′s, when factories in the Bronx closed, business districts shuttered,

by mike simpson / 29min 

6-21-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

6-14-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All WeekJersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekUPDATED: Charter School Reality: TN EditionUPDATE BELOWOK, look...I am not "anti-charter school." I started my career in a charter. I think there is a good case to be made for some -- some -- level of charter proliferation in many communities. I certainly don't think I ought to be tel

by mike simpson / 31min 

6-21-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekUPenn Offers Degree in Soulless ProfiteeringThe University of Pennsylvania has decided that the only thing the world needs more than educational profiteers looking to make a buck in the ed biz is educational profiteers with a Masters degree.At EdTech Times, Michelle Harven reports, "Education and entrepreneurship is the modern match, and the evidence of a new

by mike simpson / 34min 

6-21-14 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 EducationThe big money and profits behind the push for charter schools | PandoDailyAt this point, it should be fairly obvious why the technology industry is so high on so-called education “reform.” More computer-based standardized tests and online learning means more opportunity for the industry to s

by mike simpson / 36min 

6-21-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Why Did You Become a Teacher?Ask educators why they went into teaching, and the majority will respond that they wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. In this video, ASCD authors and leaders Robyn Jackson, Baruti Kafele, Doug Fisher, Jeffrey Benson, Michael Ford, Myron Dueck, and Eric Sheninger ex

by mike simpson / 38min 

6-21-14 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 may create the nation’s largest saxophone ensemble everLAUSD just might create the largest saxophone ensemble ever tomorrow at the Make Music Los Angeles celebration to commemorate the 200th birthday of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone. Make Music LA, a city-based nonprofit, along with the dist

by mike simpson / 39min 

6-21-14 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 WeekCurious Spin From Jeb Bush Camp on Scott’s Signature of Voucher ExpansionWriting in the Foundation for Excellence in Education web site, CEO Patricia Levesque completely ignored the expansion of Florida’s school

by mike simpson / 42min 

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 6-21-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetGetting kids involved in summer learning — city by city, town by town, student by studentSarah Pitcock is the CEO of the National Summer Association, which is dedicated to creating quality summer learning opportunities for young people, particularly low-income students who suffer more learning loss over the summer than other students. In this post Pitcoc

by mike simpson / 44min 

6-21-14 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 SocietyLaw-and-order man Rahm was behind Clinton's mass deportation policies.Previously restricted memos from Emanuel to Clinton are among thousands of White House documents kept secret until 12 years after Pres. Clinton’s second term ended in 2001. A review of the memos makes it cle

by mike simpson / 46min 

6-21-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekThe downfall of another Charter School Management CompanyMichael Sharpe is the CEO of Jumoke Academy and the FUSE charter school management company. Over the past twenty months, thanks to Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education and Malloy’s political appointees to the State Board of Education, Sharpe and his charter management company has gone from

by mike simpson / 49min 

6-21-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumNew Game: If I Were Superintendent of Seattle Public SchoolsOkay, boys and girls! We're going to play a new game. The new game is called "If I Were Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools", and here are the rules. Here in the Comments of this thread tell us what actions you would take if you were the next Superintendent of S

by mike simpson / 51min 

6-21-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineSusan's Saturday SpecialOk, so Ohanian sent this out on Thursday. Why quibble? Lotsalinks for weekend perusal. And isn't today the longest day of the year? And I'm registered for a hot yoga class in Times Square with a few thousand people. I just me skip that one and stay home and read Susan's stuff.A startling thing happened in the grocery store yesterday. I had th

by mike simpson / 54min 

6-21-14 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 teacherJonathan Pelto. Beware of the “don’t let us become Wisconsin” phony pro-labor candidates.- Jonathan Pelto is running for Governor of Connecticut. To the unions, public employees, and the voters of Connecticut – Let’s take a moment

by mike simpson / 56min 

6-21-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekHow Would The Education Reformers Solve This Mess?From the NY Post, in full:A Bronx principal hid in shame on Friday rather than explain why she ignored pleas from a bullied teen’s dad to have the kid removed from the school before the torment drove him to kill.Delise Jones darted out of IS 117 at dismissal and shielded her face with her car’s sun v

by mike simpson / 58min 

6-21-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by U.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free PressBy Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. June 19, 2014 Few things are worse than mainstream media coverage of education. Except for that sentence above, which stretches hyperbole beyond credibility. But that is exactly w

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-21-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Teacher in L.A. to Diane Ravitch: JOHN DEASY IS THE EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENT OF DICK CHENEY + Karin Klein’s 2¢ …+ smf’s too!  By dianeravitch from her blog |  http://bit.ly/1gya6D5 October 20, 2013   ::  This teacher, who requests anonymity for obvious reasons, has noticed a peculiar tendency on the part of edit

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 6-21-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYResearch Studies Of The WeekI often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard t

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This Week's Education Research Report 6-21-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTImproving academic performance with physical fitnessPhysical fitness in childhood and adolescence is beneficial for both physical and mental health throughout life. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that it may also play a key role in brain health and academic performance. In a new study scheduled for publication in the Journ

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6-21-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekSupport benefits for vets. Don’t support the common coreSent to the Santa Monica Daily PressJune 20, 2014There is concern about a US Senate bill (S. 2450) that would expand medical coverage for veterans.  The cost will be high, about $50 billion per year.I propose we pay for this important bill by dumping the common core state education standards.  The stand

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All Week 6-21-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE “Both Sides Of The Gun”“Both Sides Of The Gun”.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face2 by David Greene / 21h JUN 19John White’s PARCC Contract ProblemsIn January 2005, I bought a house in Muncie, Indiana, to remodel. It was quite the adventure for a number of reasons, one of which was the creative ways that the previous owner manag

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 6-21-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGRobert Reich: The Three Biggest Right-Wing Lies About PovertyA coalition of billionaires, millionaires, corporations, and hedge fund managers have decided that the best way to cure poverty is to fire teachers whose students don’t get higher test scores. This coalition–whose leaders include Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, ALEC

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YESTERDAY

Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): Education Roundup for Week Ending June 20, 2014SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's roundup of education-related announcements of public interest.CDE Moves Forward with Implementing State's Education Technology PlanCalifornia is moving a step closer to implementing a plan

by mike simpson / 13h 

On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachers - Bites - Sacramento News & Review -

Sacramento News & Review - On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachers - Bites - Opinions - June 19, 2014: On the Vergara ruling and the war on teachersHere’s the question for reasonable people who believe seniority and due process are the problem: What should they be replaced with?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comRead 2 reader submitted commentsThis article was published on 06.19.14.Man

by mike simpson / 15h 

Nite Cap 6-20-14 #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 CAPempathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codesempathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and

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empathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codes

empathyeducates – Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codes: Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School CodesBy Raynard Sanders, Ed.D. | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. June 19, 2014Public education in New Orleans has been a nightmare for parents s

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Why Did You Become a Teacher? — Whole Child Education

Why Did You Become a Teacher? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGWhy Did You Become a Teacher?June 20, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersAsk educators why they went into teaching, and the majority will respond that they wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. In this video, ASCD authors and leaders Robyn Jackson, Baruti Kafele, Doug Fisher, Jeffrey Benson, Michael Ford,

by mike simpson / 17h 

Torlakson Statement on Budget - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Torlakson Statement on Budget - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): SACRAMENTO— State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today offered the following statement regarding the 2014-15 state budget:"This budget is the biggest infusion of funding into California's public school system that we've seen in many years. It is an open-eyed approach to strengthening the system overall, from

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President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com

President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meeting | masslive.com: President-elect of Holyoke teachers union laid off, claims retaliation for criticizing educational reform; protest planned for school committee meetingAgustin Morales, a teacher whose contract was not renewed at Maurice A. Donahue S

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Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State? | Missouri Education Watchdog

Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Public Education as Workforce Training. Is WorkKeys in Your State?inShareThe above graphic comes from Holland (Michigan) School District and was provided by  Karen Braun.  She writes at spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com and she believes the P-20 pathway is the path to servitude.  I hope a Holland, Michiga

by mike simpson / 18h 

Sweeney–Christie wannabe–practices bullying on Rutgers. | Bob Braun's Ledger

Sweeney–Christie wannabe–practices bullying on Rutgers. | Bob Braun's Ledger: Sweeney–Christie wannabe–practices bullying on Rutgers.Our leadersWhat sort of state allows a barely literate thug like Steve Sweeney–with aspirations to the governorship–to intimidate, browbeat and extort a nationally respected institution like Rutgers University? The same state, I guess, that allows Chris Christie, a c

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Different Brands of CCSS Compliant Tests Fool Only Fools | Reclaim Reform

Different Brands of CCSS Compliant Tests Fool Only Fools | Reclaim Reform: Different Brands of CCSS Compliant Tests Fool Only FoolsPosted on June 20, 2014by Ken PrevitiFlorida and many other states are pulling the same scams. Replacing Common Core State Standards compliant high stakes tests with CCSS compliant high stakes tests of another brand name is a blatant, in-your-face insult to parents, te

by mike simpson / 18h 

6-20-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Surprise! Study Finds That Chicago Parents Unhappy With School Closures — Moratorium UrgedReport Calls for Moratorium on Chicago School Closures is the headline of an Ed Week article. Here’s an excerpt: A new report from the University of Illinois, Chicago, calls for a moratorium on school closures, turnarounds, and the exp

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Seattle Schools Community Forum and others on Superintendent Jose Banda (headed for SCUSD?)

Melissa Westbrook Seattle Schools Community Forum http://bit.ly/KnV0uRSeattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is a finalist for the schools chief job in Sacramento. If he is offered the position and accepts it, he would be leaving Seattle after two years.Melissa Westbrook and Diane RavitchCharter schools opponent Melissa Westbrook urges the school board to come out against the initiative.

by mike simpson / 18h 

Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for Universities

Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for Universities: Queering Campuses Prompts Reflection, Reform for UniversitiesThe word ‘queer’ can mean many things. It can be a noun or an adjective, derogatory or empowering, a reference to gender and sexual identity or a departure from normalcy. It can also be a verb. “To queer something,” according to Dr. Charlie Glickman, a sexuality educator of n

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The Quest to Eliminate Public Education | educarenow

The Quest to Eliminate Public Education | educarenow: The Quest to Eliminate Public EducationPosted on June 20, 2014 | Leave a commentIt’s summer reading time.So please read David J. Blacker’s book, The Falling Rate of Learning and the Neoliberal EndgameBlacker does a tremendous job of helping us understand the economic background behind what is driving the current mode of corporate education refo

by mike simpson / 20h 

6-20-14 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: Charter schools use 100K to oppose bondCharter schools’ $100,000 opposition helps sink district’s bond measure Earlier this month, and for the first time, the political arm of the California Charter Schools Association campaigned heavily against a proposed school construction bond in a distr

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Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For Sacramento | KUOW News and Information

Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For Sacramento | KUOW News and Information: Seattle Schools Chief Jose Banda May Leave For SacramentoShareTweetE-mailPrintBy ANN DORNFELDSeattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is a finalist for the schools chief job in Sacramento. If he is offered the position and accepts it, he would be leaving Seattle after two years.Credit Seattle Public Scho

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Parents United statement on City Council action | Parents United for Public Education

Parents United statement on City Council action | Parents United for Public Education: Parents United statement on City Council actionPosted on June 20, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentYesterday City Council approved a $27 million borrowing effort and introduced an additional bill for another $30 million in borrowing for the School District for passage in September 2014. These two actions

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What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean? - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic

What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean? - Emily Richmond - The Atlantic: What Do the Contentious New Teacher Rankings Really Mean?New findings raise concerns over how teachers are being trained—but also over the merit of the ranking system itself. If you’re wondering just how contentious a new set of rankings for the nation’s teacher preparation programs really are, consider this

by mike simpson / 21h 

6-20-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:  Banda Leaving Seattle SchoolsHe is letting staff know today.I don't know where he is going (I have rumor that it is a district in San Jose, California.)I suspect the Board will make Charles Wright the interim superintendent.by Melissa Westbrook / 13min 6-19-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: I Must Be BlindI must be blind because I

by mike simpson / 21h 

6-20-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: “Both Sides Of The Gun”“Both Sides Of The Gun”.1 by David Greene / 10min6-19-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: U.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free PressU.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free Press. via U.S. and Education Reform Need a Critical Free Press.2 by plthomasedd / 58min 6-18-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: From A Horse’S Mouth:FROM A HORSE’S MO

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6-20-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: NYSAPE Parents Outraged at Cuomo/NYSUT Eval Deal, NYC Parents Anger at UFT on Contract Schedule ChangesLook at the 2-year moratorium and when it expires. Right after the 2016 UFT elections. So Mulgrew has some cover before the shit hits the fan. Does anyone think the UFT played NO ROLE in this deal? NYSAPE appears to think so. Or is playing politics by trying not to offend the ele

by mike simpson / 22h 

Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ

Pedro Noguera: In Defense of Teacher Tenure - WSJ: Email Print 108 Comments Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedInsmaller  LargerBy PEDRO A. NOGUERAJune 18, 2014 7:42 p.m. ETLast week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down California's teacher-tenure law in Vergara v. State of California. Nine public school students brought the suit, arguing that their teachers were "grossly inade

by mike simpson / 22h 

John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Time for a Truce in the Battle Over Education?By Anthony Cody on June 20, 2014 10:30 AMGuest post by John Thompson.In my gut, I believe that school improvement is a process of two steps forward and one step back. My brain keeps reminding me that the contemporary school reform

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6-20-14 Schools Matter #StopJebNow

Schools Matter: The Gates Effect in Schools: Divisiveness, Inequity, and the Proliferation of Supercilious Know-NothingsWhen Bill Gates left his $90 million calling card in Memphis in 2009, it was plenty to buy the fawning  politicians who lined up for a handout in exchange for pushing the Gates Plan to Memphis schools.Now five years later, the effect has been that of a massive institutional fragm

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6-20-14 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: Perhaps It is Republican Cuts to Bright Futures Scholarships Which Provides the Best Argument Against Florida Voucher ExpansionWhile PolitiFact dispatched Nan Rich’s claim that Florida’s new expansion of school vouchers takes $3 billion a way from public education (Scath

by mike simpson / 23h 

PRESS RELEASE: “A Rally to Educate Gates” – Seattle | Educating The Gates Foundation

PRESS RELEASE: “A Rally to Educate Gates” – Seattle | Educating The Gates Foundation: PRESS RELEASE: “A RALLY TO EDUCATE GATES” – SEATTLEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“A Rally to Educate Gates” Seattle – Washington Badass Teachers Association (WA-BATS) a grassroots group of career educators defending our public education system from private interest groups is holding a public rally on Thursday, June 26, 20

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GOP lawmakers demand Tenn. education chief's resignation » Knoxville News Sentinel

GOP lawmakers demand Tenn. education chief's resignation » Knoxville News Sentinel: GOP lawmakers demand Tenn. education chief's resignationERIK SCHELZIG - Associated Press FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2012, file photo, Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman leads a discussion on voucher schools. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam's office is dismissing as a "political stunt

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Morning Wink 6-20-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pedro Noguera Defends Teacher Tenure in Wall Street JournalPedro Noguera went to the lions’ den, the Wall Street Journal, to explain why the corporate reformers’ crusade to eliminate teacher ten

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