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NYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous Idea
NYC Educator: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous Idea: Ms. Tisch and the Fabulous IdeaThank goodness we have great thinkers like Merryl Tisch working for us. If it weren't for her, teachers would still be grading Regents exams of their own students. Back in the bad old days, that would translate into rampant corruption. Sometimes, in fact, a bunch of evil teachers would look at a grade of 64 and try to fi
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayor
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayor: Crain's Hinz tips business' hand on Lewis run for mayorA good sign for Karen Lewis. She's already got them nervous. No sooner had she hinted that she was "seriously considering" a run for mayor than Greg Hinz at Crain's jumped out with a patronizing, borderline racist column, warning Lewis to rethink
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“Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
“Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Good” Doctors and Teachers* (Part 1)During the 1930s, my grandmother saw a specialist about a melanoma on her face. During the course of the visit when she asked him a question, he slapped her face, saying, ‘I’ll ask the questions here. I’ll do the talking.’ Can you imagine such an event occurring today?
by mike simpson / 3min 
GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standards | The Center for Investigative Reporting
GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standards | The Center for Investigative Reporting: GI Bill funds flow to for-profit colleges that fail state aid standardsJun 28, 2014Aaron GlantzVeterans ReporterREAD THIS LATERShare on instapaperSHAREShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on tumblrShare on stumbleuponShare on emailInvestigation(s): Returning Home to BattleTopic(s): E
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Stephen Krashen Blog 6-28-14
SKrashen:School libraries and school librarians can help close the achievement gap.Submitted to the Chicago Sun-Tunes, June 27.Strengthening school libraries is an easy and inexpensive way to improve school performance ("CPS board warned of drought of librarians," June 26.)There is enormous evidence that self-selected pleasure reading is the source of much of our literacy development: Th
by mike simpson / 19min 
6-28-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:The Challenges Facing the NEA and the AFT at Their National Conventions As teachers unions prepare to meet this summer, they face three great challenges, which are also opportunities:The rapidly growing grass roots movement against the Common Core Standards, which has already led several states to withdraw from CCSS, and has probably doomed its creators vision of CCSS as a n
by mike simpson / 22min 
6-28-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekCharter School Cream Skimming Doesn't Always Pay OffThere's a bit of a "he said/she said" thing going on in Jersey City between the school district and a charter school:After telling Jersey City parents two weeks ago that the school district was investigating a possible data breach of personal student information, and then saying two days lat
by mike simpson / 24min 
6-28-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekThe Attack on Colleges Continues in the NYTIn the battle for American education, new fronts (aka new profit and growth opportunities) have been opening up steadily from Pre-K and Pre-Pre-K all the way up to colleges and universities. Today's New York Times includes a peek at what the attack on colleges and universities will look like.Kevin Carey says not only do A
by mike simpson / 27min 
6-28-14 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 EducationWho Are We? We Are the Resistance | the becoming radicalDiane Ravitch’s post about the debate over the Gates moratorium includes a comment from John Thompson that deserves close attention: In a note to me, John Thompson pointed out that our side, which doesn’t have a name, cherishes the clas
by mike simpson / 29min 
6-28-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Becoming Better ListenersPost written by Melinda Moran At its heart, differentiation is about knowing your students—not only where they are relative to learning goals, but also who they are as learners, or better yet, as people. Because our students are really people "under construction," differentiation i
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6-28-14 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):Findings of USC poll on teachers at odds with earlier surveyPress conference after Vergara ruling A Washington, D.C. polling firm has expressed disagreement with some of the findings in the PACE/USC Rossier School of Education poll that was released yesterday. The USC poll showed public opinion favored the
by mike simpson / 33min 
6-28-14 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 / 35min 
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 6-28-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetA disturbing look at Common Core tests in New YorkThe promise of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards  was that they would show which students were ready for college and career and which weren’t. But in New York, a look at the tests shows how the state is failing to meet that promise. This was written by Carol Burris and […]1
by mike simpson / 37min 
6-28-14 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 SocietyFinally, a viable opponent for Mayor One-Percent?“I’m a little sick of the mayor and I don’t see anyone stepping up,” Lewis told the Chicago Sun-Times by telephone Thursday evening. “I am seriously thinking about it.”"Do we want 'Star Wars' museums or public, neighborhood
by mike simpson / 39min 
6-28-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? All Week“This is stealing from the poor and middle class to make a billionaire even richer” (Pelto, August 2012)Twenty-two months later – vindication! Almost two years ago, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy announced that he was giving Bridgewater Associates, the world’s most profitable hedge fund, $120 million to move their headquarters from Westport to Stamford. Bridgewater’s
by mike simpson / 42min 
6-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFriday Open ThreadUpdate:  it appears that the district is working with the City and the Downtown Seattle Association on a proposal for the former Federal Building.  I am somewhat surprised given the district's seeming lack of interest.  The proposal is due July 3rd.  I have no further details until I hear back from the district capita
by mike simpson / 44min 
6-28-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineShades of 2004: Balanced Literacy Plus High Class Sizes a Recipe for FailureWith the re-entry of Farina's pal Lucy Calkins and Balanced Literacy and its Workshop models we may find ourselves in the Tweed version of Groundhog Day.One of my long-time colleagues in ICE/GEM/MORE is a grad of Teachers College where she was trained in Balanced Literacy and is a fan - in t
by mike simpson / 46min 
6-28-14 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 teacherKeeping retirement weird. “Power concedes nothing without a demand,” said Frederick Douglass.As I stepped out of the elevator I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t seen since the RA last year in Atlanta. After a warm embrace we he
by mike simpson / 48min 
6-28-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekFox 5 Reporter Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison For Child Molestation ChargesBut Charles Leaf, the former Fox 5 reporter sentenced to 26 years in prison for child molestation and child porn, continues to deny the charges:The former television reporter convicted of molesting a 4-year-old girl defiantly maintained his innocence for nearly half an hour
by mike simpson / 51min 
6-28-14 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 Loss: A Dog’s LifeI was listening to sports talk radio, an interview with Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who characterized an athlete’s career as “a dog’s life,” meaning that career is short. And this spoke to me in the wake of having just lost our first family dog, Hershey, a chocolate lab we h
by mike simpson / 53min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Attention All LAUSD Teachers: FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES & “THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE”from Councilmember Jose Huizar’s Downtown Community e-newsletter | http://bit.ly/Vugqmw 27 June 2014  ::  The Music Center is excited to partner with Mona Golabek and The Los Angeles Unified School District to pres
by mike simpson / 58min 
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 6-28-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYJune’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now 1,322 Of Them!Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,321 of them categorized here): The Best Science Sites Of 2014 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2014 – So Far Th
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This Week's Education Research Report 6-28-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTChallenges in Evaluating Principal EffectivenessThe purpose of this article is to examine the assumptions underlying efforts to evaluate principal effectiveness in terms of student test scores, to review extant research on efforts to estimate principal effectiveness, and to discuss the appropriateness of including estimates of principal
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6-28-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekLearn about TMoE at Chalkface Radio Interview ArchiveChalkface Radio has up a terrific interview archive.  Check it out. Here's the one Denise Wilburn and I did 10 months ago, soon after The Mismeasure of Education was published.  Current Politics Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Chalk Face on BlogTalkRadioJuly 12 will mark the one year since TMoE was publis
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All Week 6-28-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Van Roekel to NEA: With what will you replace the accountability system?It’s not the first time Dennis Van Roekel (DVR) has asked this loaded question. Last year, DVR asked the NEA membership at large, during an interview, with what they would purport to replace the Common Core State Standards, if we did get rid of them.  Now, he’s asking the same quest
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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 BLOGThe Millions Wasted on Testing Could Be Spent on…..Valerie Strauss ran this great article by Jim Arnold and Peter Smagorinsky. Jim Arnold recently retired from the superintendent’s position of the Pelham City Schools in Georgia. Peter Smagorinsky is Distinguished Research Professor of English Education at the University o
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Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your Children | Clemsy's Corner
Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your Children | Clemsy's Corner: Dear Teacher: Shut Up or I'll Starve Your ChildrenYesterday a teacher friend in Indiana, let's call her Cassandra, became a victim of one of the unintended consequences of education reform in America. (Or maybe it's an intended consequence. As Lily Tomlin said, "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up
by mike simpson / 11h 
SBE Agenda for July 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)
SBE Agenda for July 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for July 2014Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on July 9-10, 2014.State Board MembersMichael W. Kirst, PresidentIlene W. Straus, Vice PresidentSue BurrCarl CohnBruce HoladayAida MolinaPatricia A. RuckerNiki SandovalTrish WilliamsJesse Y. Zhang, Student MemberVacancySecretary &
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 6-27-14 #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 We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out OrlandoWhy We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out Orlando: Why We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected OfficeBy Opt Out OrlandoIn Florida, only seven of
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Why We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out Orlando
Why We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected Office | Opt Out Orlando: Why We MUST Support Teachers Running For Elected OfficeBy Opt Out OrlandoIn Florida, only seven of the 160 state legislators are public school teachers, making decisions for the largest slice of the budget pie ($24 Billion or approximately 30% of the state’s general fund).  No wonder things are such a grand mess.How many of
by mike simpson / 16h 
Charter school board members found themselves powerless | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Charter school board members found themselves powerless | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: Charter school board members found themselves powerless> As president of the board of the Detroit Enterprise Academy, Sandra Clark-Hinton was pressing hard for detailed financial records from a representative of the charter school’s management company.His response: The documents were “none of the board’s busi
by mike simpson / 16h 
All Things Education: Tell Governor McAuliffe: no OEI, no way, no how.
All Things Education: Tell Governor McAuliffe: no OEI, no way, no how.: Tell Governor McAuliffe: no OEI, no way, no how.About two weeks ago, Virginians got this great news about the state's new anti-democratic education bureaucracy, the Opportunity Educational Institution:A judge has ruled that the state's plan to take over failing schools violates the Virginia constitution. The idea had been to e
by mike simpson / 16h 
NYC Public School Parents: Comment on the Blue Book changes
NYC Public School Parents: Comment on the Blue Book changes: Comment on the Blue Book changesThe just announced change to the "Blue Book",  the annual school capacity and utilization report, to attribute the enrollment in trailers or TCUs to the main building is a good one – and was recommended in our report, Space Crunch.  But we still need to know how many students are sitting in trail
by mike simpson / 16h 
Assessing the Risk | The Crucial Voice of the People
Assessing the Risk | The Crucial Voice of the People: Assessing the RiskJohn W. Gardner, an influential Republican who served both parties and helped bring to fruition a federal education law under a  Democrat’s administration. Is it fair to have said in 1983, and to say now, that we are a nation at risk? My gut tells me yes, forever and always, we should be viewing this republic in that light les
by mike simpson / 16h 
How do you want to be remembered? | Connected Principals
How do you want to be remembered? | Connected Principals: How do you want to be remembered?by Derek Hatch • June 27, 2014 • 0 CommentsIn my role as a high school Assistant Principal, I am also a grade coordinator. I met my “class” almost three years ago when they started grade 10. These kids (almost 300 of them) are now in grade 12 and they will be graduating this month. Over the course of the las
by mike simpson / 18h 
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson to Unveil Blueprint for STEM Education
Events, June 30, 2014 - Events (CA Dept of Education): Events, June 30, 2014Ed Ahead and calendar listings of anticipated news releases, media advisories, upcoming visits by Superintendent Torlakson, and other newsworthy announcements.State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson to Unveil Blueprint for STEM EducationState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson will hold a news conference Monday i
by mike simpson / 18h 
New Orleans schools should stop hiring so many teachers who don’t understand the students’ culture or backgrounds | Hechinger Report
New Orleans schools should stop hiring so many teachers who don’t understand the students’ culture or backgrounds | Hechinger Report: New Orleans schools should stop hiring so many teachers who don’t understand the students’ culture or backgroundsBy Glenn SullivanThe lunch period ended like so many others. After the bell rang, students raced up the stairwell, not in a rush to get to class on time
by mike simpson / 18h 
ETS and College Board "deeply apologetic" for racist t-shirt
ETS and College Board "deeply apologetic" for racist t-shirt: ETS AND COLLEGE BOARD "DEEPLY APOLOGETIC" FOR RACIST T-SHIRTJoint statement addresses "culturally offensive actions" at AP World History ReadingSo you may have heard about some of that racist bullsh*t that went down at the Educational Testing Service's annual AP World History Reading earlier this month in S
by mike simpson / 19h 
6-27-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Charter School Cream Skimming Doesn't Always Pay OffThere's a bit of a "he said/she said" thing going on in Jersey City between the school district and a charter school:After telling Jersey City parents two weeks ago that the school district was investigating a possible data breach of personal student information, and then saying two days later that there was no data brea
by mike simpson / 19h 
An open letter from the NEA and the educators of America These “test, label, and punish” policies have failed
NEA - Open Letter: An open letter from the NEA and the educators of AmericaA generation ago, our nation enacted the No Child Left Behind law (NCLB) which measured the quality of our schools by the state standardized reading and math test scores of students. Schools that did not make the required progress were labeled as failing and punished by being closed, turned into charters and/or having schoo
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Why Tenure?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Why Tenure?: Why Tenure? In the aftermath of the initial Vergara decision, there are lots of questions about effects. Having taught in a public school under a turn-around model, where hiring and being retained, was based solely on the discretion of the site administrator, I think I already have a pretty good idea of what that will look like, and it’s not go
by mike simpson / 20h 
A series to explore summer learning loss | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
A series to explore summer learning loss | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: A series to explore summer learning lossBy Dorian Geiger on Jun 27, 2014 01:46 PM Too much downtime this summer could prove to be a major detriment to Philadelphia's students when they return to classes in fall.The phenomenon of summer learning loss, often nicknamed "summer slide," is a nationwide dilemma tha
by mike simpson / 20h 
La. State Board Not “Bound by Law” to Either CCSS or PARCC | deutsch29
La. State Board Not “Bound by Law” to Either CCSS or PARCC | deutsch29: La. State Board Not “Bound by Law” to Either CCSS or PARCCJune 27, 2014On June 18, 2014, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal made the executive decision to remove Louisiana from the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and associated assessment, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).The way that
by mike simpson / 20h 
Vermont and its Educators Lead the Way on Single Payer | NEA Today
Vermont and its Educators Lead the Way on Single Payer | NEA Today: Vermont and its Educators Lead the Way on Single PayerJune 27, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Health Care Reform, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryThe same state that led the nation on same-sex marriage is now tackling another social justice issue: health care coverage for all of its residents.Led by Go
by mike simpson / 21h 
6-27-14 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: Former Obama aides let fly at teacher tenureObama alums join anti teachers union case Teachers unions are girding for a tough fight to defend tenure laws against a coming blitz of lawsuits — and an all-out public relations campaign led by former aides to President Barack Obama. The Incite Ag
by mike simpson / 21h 
Educating Gates Rally: Morna McDermott and Susan DuFresne on Vimeo
Educating Gates Rally: Morna McDermott and Susan DuFresne on Vimeo: Educating Gates Rally: Morna McDermott and Susan DuFresnefrom Schoolhouse Live PRO 4 hours ago NOT YET RATEDMorna McDermott and Susan DuFresne Educating Gates Rally: Morna McDermott and Susan DuFresne from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo.
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6-27-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Learn about TMoE at Chalkface Radio Interview ArchiveChalkface Radio has up a terrific interview archive.  Check it out. Here's the one Denise Wilburn and I did 10 months ago, soon after The Mismeasure of Education was published.  Current Politics Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Chalk Face on BlogTalkRadioJuly 12 will mark the one year since TMoE was published.  How time flies.  B
by mike simpson / 23h 
Teachers love their job but feel undervalued, unsupported and unrecognised, says OECD
Newsroom - OECD: Teachers love their job but feel undervalued, unsupported and unrecognised, says OECD25/06/14 - Most teachers enjoy their job, despite feeling unsupported and unrecognised in schools and undervalued by society at large, according to a new OECD survey.The OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) finds that more than nine out of ten teachers are satisfied with their
by mike simpson / 23h 
CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE | Bill Ayers
CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE | Bill Ayers: CHICAGO POLICE TORTURESaw the chilling and powerful “Death and the Maiden” at Victory Garden Theater last night, followed by an inspiring conversation with Chicago torture survivors and anti-torture activists and lawyers. Please see it, and also join the movement for reparations:change.org/petitions/pass-the-ordinance-seeking-reparations-for-the-chicago-police-
by mike simpson / 23h 
Positively Deviant School Reform?
Positively Deviant School Reform?: Positively Deviant School Reform?FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2014 AT 10:42 AMIf you had six months, little to no resources, and a clear mandate to solve a chronic country-wide problem – knowing that, if you failed, you would be asked to leave that country altogether – what would you do?I ask because this was precisely the challenge Save the Children was faced with, in Vie
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 6-27-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-27-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Tom Scarice: The Greatest Crime Against Education, Educators, and Students Is….Tom Scarice, superintendent of schools in Madison, Connecticut, here speaks out and names the criminal corruption o
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