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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-5-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Michigan: A Very Curious Story of Charter Management TechniquesThis is an astonishing story from Michigan. There, a persistent blogger named “Miss Fortune” discovered that a charter manager was indicted on multiple charges, including tax evasion and bank fraud. His wife and brother plus a local contractor and his wife diverted near

by mike simpson / 0min 

6-5-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Exposing the Charter School BS About DemographicsI saw this a few weeks ago and it reinforces the case that hook or crook, charters skim the cream despite claims all the kids in public and charters come from the same demographic and socio-economic status. Any teacher who works(ed) in public schools in certain neighborhoods, like I did in East Williamsburg (old-style) for 35 years

by mike simpson / 2min 

6-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New World Cup Resources: Fun Commercial & Very Useful Google Street View ExpansionGoogle has just announced a big expansion of Street View images from Brazil, and you can see all their highlights here. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Brazil. And here’s a fun World Cup commercial I’m adding to The Best

by mike simpson / 7min 

6-5-14 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.: George Schmidt. SEIU members were told by their union they had to cross CTU picket lines.- George Schmidt publishes Substance News. It’s actually worse about the 2012 strike. SEIU members were told by their union they had to cross CTU picket lines. As you remember, CPS opened more than 100 schools, cl

by mike simpson / 9min 

6-5-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: The education question we should be askingOne area of education that doesn’t get enough attention in the loud education reform debate is exactly what is worth learning. In the following post Alfie Kohn explores this problem. Kohn (www.alfiekohn.org) is the author of 13 books about education, parenting, and human behavior, including “The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conv

by mike simpson / 11min 

6-5-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Marshall Tuck's white male friend Dax Shepard 'splains that cultural sterilization isn't "real racism"When I taught in the Los Angeles Unified Schools, I openly opposed the Vietnam War and was critical of the system’s race policies.  Fortunately, I was never threatened with dismissal, I belonged to a union. — Professor Rodolfo F. Acuña Students Protesting Marshall Tuck's

by mike simpson / 14min 

6-5-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: My Personal Journey into Eduction Activism

With A Brooklyn Accent: Why The Charter School Industry Has Become as Big a Threat to Public Education as Common CoreIn many parts of the country, unregulated, Corporate controlled charters are as big a threat to public education as Common Core. They represent crony capitalism at its worst, building on insider deals with politicians to legitimize high CEO salaries, private real estate deals, exemp

by mike simpson / 16min 

6-5-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION: FEE: A Floridian Trip through the Reformster SwampIn twenty-one short paragraphs, Patricia Levesque of FEE (Foundation for Excellence in Education)  manages to set a new record for sheer Density of Wrong. This seems to be FEE's specialty; in the vast coal mine of Common Core Carbonized Crap, FEE demonstrates the Supermaniacal ability to squeeze the raw materials of wrong into a shi

by mike simpson / 18min 

6-5-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: The Information The Education Department Wants Collected On StudentsStephanie Simon at Politico:The Education Department’s list of recommended data points, developed with state officials, is exhaustive. It includes what type of dental insurance a student carries, whether she’s allergic to dog dander and whether she belongs to a sorority in college. Each disciplinary incident

by mike simpson / 20min 

Why Can't Politicians Get Out of Schooling? :: Frederick M. Hess

Why Can't Politicians Get Out of Schooling? :: Frederick M. Hess: Why Can't Politicians Get Out of Schooling?by Frederick M. Hess  •  Jun 5, 2014 at 8:25 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareWell, I'm starting to enter the back stretch on my next book, The Cage-Busting Teacher. It's due off to Harvard Ed Press in September, and should be out in early March. I thought I'd start sh

by mike simpson / 25min 

Stage set for budget fight over more K-12 money :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet

Stage set for budget fight over more K-12 money :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: JUNE 05, 2014Stage set for budget fight over more K-12 moneyby Kimberly Beltran(Calif.) It’s not yet official, but school districts could be the beneficiaries of several billion more than what was proposed in Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised 2014-15 budget, released l

by mike simpson / 30min 

Education Overturned – redqueeninla

Education Overturned – redqueeninla: Education OverturnedWritten by redqueeninla in Education “Teaching To The Test” is a pegagogical revolution. Far from benign, it amounts to a coup d’état of not only the minds of our children, but their hearts as well.Informally, in my personal experience, I became vaguely aware by rumor during the 70′s that some students broke the rules and gamed standardized

by mike simpson / 32min 

Choosing to Remain Silent About the Dismantling of Urban Public Education | janresseger

Choosing to Remain Silent About the Dismantling of Urban Public Education | janresseger: Choosing to Remain Silent About the Dismantling of Urban Public EducationPosted on June 5, 2014 by janressegerIn his blog last week, the Rev. John H. Thomas, formerly General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ and now a professor and administrator at Chicago Theological Seminary, sharply cha

by mike simpson / 35min 

Groups behind civil rights complaint call for resignation of state’s school superintendent | The Lens

Groups behind civil rights complaint call for resignation of state’s school superintendent | The Lens: Groups behind civil rights complaint call for resignation of state’s school superintendentBy Jessica Williams, Staff writer    9 HOURS AGO      PRINTTwo community groups that recently charged the state’s Recovery School District with discrimination against African-American students called Thursda

by mike simpson / 42min 

What's Good for Rich Kids Is Good for Poor Ones, Too - Bridging Differences - Education Week

What's Good for Rich Kids Is Good for Poor Ones, Too - Bridging Differences - Education Week: What's Good for Rich Kids Is Good for Poor Ones, TooBy Deborah Meier on June 5, 2014 9:07 AMDeborah Meier writes again to Mike Klonsky today. She will post again next week on her summer reading recommendations before starting the blog's summer break.Dear Mike,It is galling when rich people in the ed polic

by mike simpson / 47min 

NYC Educator: Where Are the Brooklyn Queens Days of Yesteryear?

NYC Educator: Where Are the Brooklyn Queens Days of Yesteryear?: Where Are the Brooklyn Queens Days of Yesteryear?This is the day when teachers in Brooklyn and Queens hold fond memories of Brooklyn Queens Days past. It was the best holiday in the whole world. No one knew what it was about. Sure there were stories, but they were contradictory and incomprehensible, and no one cared what they were an

by mike simpson / 50min 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's new kind of patronage with a new 'partner'

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's new kind of patronage with a new 'partner': Rahm's new kind of patronage with a new 'partner'Rahm's new "partner", IG Joe FergusonRAHM ON CHICAGO TONIGHT was like a broken record, last night, letting us know, no less than 6 times, that he and I.G. Joe Ferguson were now working as  "partners" to get the city out from under the burdensome and

by mike simpson / 1h 

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Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollars | EdSource Today

Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollars | EdSource Today: Legislators want districts to be explicit about how they’re targeting dollarsJune 4th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services0Behind closed doors in coming days, legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown will

by mike simpson / 9h 

Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students in class. Any solutions?  COMMENT(4) 0 0 0 NewView Larger School disciplinePrevious PostsGeorgia announces Milestones. But will tests replacing the CRCT and EOCT become Millstones?June 4, 2014School to work: Is it working?June 3, 2014New study:

by mike simpson / 10h 

Oregon Save Our Schools: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigor

Oregon Save Our Schools: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigor: Schools Need Vigor, Not Rigorby Joanne YatvinThough my years in the classroom are long past, at heart I am still a cranky old English teacher who bristles at some of the neologisms that have crept into public language.  I never tack “ly” onto ordinal number words, or say “myself” when I mean “I” or “me.” I won’t use “access” or “impact” as ve

by mike simpson / 11h 

A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” Program | deutsch29

A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” Program | deutsch29: A Chicago Teacher Questions Martin Koldyke’s “Golden Apples” ProgramJune 4, 2014A few days ago, a Chicago teacher contacted me to make me aware of a program in Chicago, the “Golden Apple” program, one that supposedly rewards good teachers yet seems more like a front to supply a temporary teaching staff in schools tha

by mike simpson / 12h 

Public Education in an Econocracy | educarenow

Public Education in an Econocracy | educarenow: Public Education in an EconocracyPosted on June 4, 2014 | Leave a commentIs there hope in fighting in the neoliberal agenda for education?  Is there a chance of pushing back against a one-dimensional, market driven approach toeverything, one that most certainly includes education?An answer lies in Paul Carr and Brad Porfilio’s,  The Obama Education F

by mike simpson / 13h 

Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds

Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: A Basis Schools Horror StoryStaci Almager is Executive Director of "Transplants for Children: Keeping Children Alive, Keeping Families Together" in San Antonio, Texas. Basis Schools Inc. is a company that has opened a dozen charter schools nationwide, most recently in San Antonio. US News and World Report consistently ranks Basis charter schools amo

by mike simpson / 15h 

Nite Cap 6-4-14 #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 CAP6-4-14 Wait What?Wait What?: Wait What? Statement from Jonathan Pelto on the Connecticut American Federation of Teachers’s LPAC endorsement of MalloyStatement from Jonathan Pelto, exploring gubernatorial candidate on American Federation of Teache

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6-4-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: Wait What? Statement from Jonathan Pelto on the Connecticut American Federation of Teachers’s LPAC endorsement of MalloyStatement from Jonathan Pelto, exploring gubernatorial candidate on American Federation of Teacher’s Connecticut Legislative and Political Action Committee (LPAC) endorsement of Dannel Malloy  Without providing gubernatorial candidates with any opportunity to fill out

by mike simpson / 17h 

The Corruption of Assessments | My Island View

The Corruption of Assessments | My Island View: The Corruption of AssessmentsJune 4, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyI just finished reading a post from my good friend and co-author of The Relevant Educator, Steve Anderson. His recent post, “Why Formative Assessments Matter” got me thinking about assessments in general and how often they are misunderstood and often abused by well-meaning educators.We

by mike simpson / 19h 

6-4-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNEREd Notes Online: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNER: SUPPORT LEONIE HAIMSON CLASS SIZE MATTERS BY ATTENDING SKINNY AWARDS DINNERTime out from contract vote reporting for a word for a worthy cause.OK. It's time to ante up for Leonie and the great work

by mike simpson / 19h 

6/4/2014 – School Discipline Reform

6/4/2014 – School Discipline Reform: 6/4/2014 – School Discipline ReformJune 4, 2014 SubscribeTHIS WEEK: Retention Harms Third Graders … Accountability Without Tests … Trafficking Teachers … Teachers Burn Their Evaluations … Place-Based Higher Ed ExclusionTOP STORYSchool Discipline Reform: A Model For Bottom-Up ImprovementBy Jeff BryantThe new report School Discipline Consensus Report “is a massiv

by mike simpson / 20h 

‘Take action to make college more affordable’ - Degrees Not Debt: Take the Pledge!

NEA - Degrees Not Debt: Take the Pledge!: NEA Student Program member to Senate Budget Committee: ‘Take action to make college more affordable’  Virginia teaching student testifies in hearing on the impact of student loan debt     WASHINGTON— Teacher-to-be Brittany Jones borrowed more than $70,000 to pay for her degree in education from a public university in Virginia and has been working up to thr

by mike simpson / 21h 

Good news, for a change: Watson-Coleman wins | Bob Braun's Ledger

Good news, for a change: Watson-Coleman wins | Bob Braun's Ledger: Good news, for a change: Watson-Coleman winsBonnie Watson Coleman speaks at the March 27 rally to keep public schools public.Good news for those who remember when the Democratic Party championed causes other than those of George Norcross, his doppelganger Chris Christie, and his poodle, Steve Sweeney, the anti-union union guy. Bonn

by mike simpson / 21h 

6-4-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: The Damage Done by the “Texas Meteor”The 2013 NBER paper, “School Accountability, Postsecondary and Attainment,” by Jennifer Jennings, David Deming, Sarah Cohodes, and Christopher Jencks, was initially welcomed as evidence in support of test-driven accountability. Jennings et. al concluded that the Texas test-driven accountability of the 1990s increased student performance of mat

by mike simpson / 21h 

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

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: TEACHING THHOUGH TRAUMA: LAUSD says budget’s to tight to treat stressed out kidsAnnie Gilbertson | KPCC 89.3 FM | Pass/Fail |  http://bit.ly/1kKPymI Benjamin Brayfield/KPCC Like many students at Highland Park's Franklin High, ninth-grader Noemi Potenciano lost a brother to a drive by. Across L.A. Unified services for students affected by trauma are extr

by mike simpson / 22h 

6-4-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Orwellian Educational Change under Obama: Crisis Discourse, Utopian Expectations, and Accountability Failures by Paul ThomasOrwellian Educational Change under Obama: Crisis Discourse, Utopian Expectations, and Accountability Failures by Paul Thomas.1 by plthomasedd / 1h 

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Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data Collection | Missouri Education Watchdog

Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data Collection | Missouri Education Watchdog: Pioneer “Cogs In The Machine” Report on Data CollectioninShareLast month Pioneer Institute released a report titled, “Cogs In the Machine: Big Data, Common Core and National Testing.” It’s 57 pages every parent should read before sending their child back to school this fall.It all starts with the federal desire

by mike simpson / 22h 

Shanker Blog » Tiananmen Anniversary Reflections

Shanker Blog » Tiananmen Anniversary Reflections: Tiananmen Anniversary ReflectionsPosted by Andrew Nathan on June 4, 2014Our guest author today is Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia UniversityOn the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, it is worth reflecting on the effect that tragic ev

by mike simpson / 22h 

6-4-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: The Pearson Teacher: From Sage on the Stage to Technician in the MechanismWhen Bill Gates came to Memphis in 2009 with $90 million to grease the hinges on every bureaucratic door within a hundred miles, the schools became the laboratory for every self-serving thought disorder that the aging crackpot could come up with.  The latest bad dream brings together Common Core, Pearson, Win

by mike simpson / 22h 

6-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “slidebean” Looks Like A Good Way For Creating Online Slideshowsslidebean is a new free tool for creating online slideshows. It provides multiple formats and the ability to search the Web, within the application, for images. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Create Online Slideshows. Here’s a video that describes how it wor

by mike simpson / 22h 

Update on School Voucher Study: Help! So Close to Go So Far, FIVE Funded TWO to go! | Cloaking Inequity

Update on School Voucher Study: Help! So Close to Go So Far, FIVE Funded TWO to go! | Cloaking Inequity: Update on School Voucher Study: Help! So Close to Go So Far, FIVE Funded TWO to go!FIVE students funded TWO to go! We recently wrote:WE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you believe in public education? Do you want US policymakers to understand why decision makers in Chile have now judged vouchers to be probl

by mike simpson / 22h 

New Study Shows Why Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Just About Schools – Next City

New Study Shows Why Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Just About Schools – Next City: New Study Shows Why Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Just About SchoolsBY REBECCA TUHUS-DUBROW | NEXT CITY   |   JUNE 4, 2014Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced a $120 million donation to Bay Area public schools. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)In a recent New Yorker article, Dale Russakoff reported on eight restructur

by mike simpson / 22h 

Obama’s neoliberal agenda for education | International Socialist Review

Obama’s neoliberal agenda for education | International Socialist Review: Obama’s neoliberal agenda for educationBy Gillian RussomIssue #71: FeaturesShareWRITING IN March 2008, the editors of a Rethinking Schools book on charter schools held out hope that the end of the Bush administration would mean new possibilities for a progressive education agenda:This country is on the cusp of a new politica

by mike simpson / 23h 

Morning Wink 6-4-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Protest against PISA League Tables Goes InternationalA few weeks ago, educators Heinz-Dieter Meyer of the State University of New York and Katie Zahedi, principal of the Linden Avenue Middle Scho

by mike simpson / 1d 

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