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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-11-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Charter School Corruption in North CarolinaTo think about charter schools in America today, you have to separate the rhetoric from the reality. It helps to have a guide, someone who sees the man behind the curtain. Blowing smoke in the eyes of the media and the public. Fortunately there is such a man in North Carolina. His name is

by mike simpson / 2min 

7-11-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: LA Confidential: AFT Convention Day 1, Part 1Friday, July 11, 5AM, LA timeDon't expect deep analysis or insights from these reports. Not much time for that. I'm doing them sort of stream of consciousness, diary-like in rough chronological order as the day went. I had lots of conversations with lots of people through the day and want to get them down before they're gone. Luckily my

by mike simpson / 3min 

Teachers union to rally in L.A. against loss of job protections - Los Angeles Times

Teachers union to rally in L.A. against loss of job protections - Los Angeles Times: Teachers union to rally in L.A. against loss of job protectionsRandi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, criticized a court ruling limiting job protections, but also wants teachers to consider common-sense changes. (John Hanna / AP)HOWARD BLUMEcontact the reporter National union leaders w

by mike simpson / 7min 

7-11-14 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): ‘Fiscal mismanagement’ cited in closing 2 Magnolia chartersLA School Report has learned that ‘fiscal mismanagement’ and a host of other irregularities as the reasons behind the sudden closure last month of two LA Unified charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy 6 and Magnolia Science Academy 7, according

by mike simpson / 11min 

7-11-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?: Wait What? All WeekWARNING: The assault on Connecticut’s Hospitals – Here come the for-profit hospital operatorsFor decades, even centuries, Connecticut’s regional non-profit hospitals have been one of its greatest assets.  Emergency rooms, maternity programs, and access to local, high-quality hospital care have made our communities better, safer and healthier places to live and raise

by mike simpson / 13min 

A Teacher’s Appreciation For Her Principal (Ann Staley) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

A Teacher’s Appreciation For Her Principal (Ann Staley) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: A Teacher’s Appreciation For Her Principal (Ann Staley)So rare it is for a teacher to write appreciatively about her principal. There are, of course, many reasons for the rarity: too much already on teachers’ plates, writing is hard to do, principals who perform all that is expected of th

by mike simpson / 14min 

7-11-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: Hechinger Report Pulls Out the Stops to Save the Gates CoreBelow are funders of the Hechinger Report, and yesterday's hosannas for Common Core by Hechinger make it clear that the kinder and gentler corporate ed reform propaganda sheet has kicked its coverage up a notch. The piece is written a Taylor McGraw, TFA alum and Eva Moskowitz chain gang employee.If you decide to read it, no

by mike simpson / 17min 

7-11-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Thesaurus.Land” Looks Like A Helpful ToolThanks to a tweet from Eric T. MacKnight, I’ve learned about a new site called Thesaurus.Land. It’s an online…thesaurus, and a pretty neat one. You type in a word, as I did with the word “sad” in the above image. Once you click on the arrow/triangle to the left of each word, it will

by mike simpson / 18min 

7-11-14 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): Racism not Below the Surface in U.S., StillSince it is just sports, that LeBran James and Carmelo Anthony are wielding a significant amount of power during the NBA off-season could easily go unnoticed except for sports fans and those enthralled by ESPN and sports media.

by mike simpson / 20min 

7-11-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Imagine The Fun You Could Have At ThisFrom State Of Politics:At 8:45 a.m., state Education commissioner John King speaks at a professional development conference for teachers, Clark Auditorium, New York State Museum, Albany.Boy, there's a helluva way to spend a Friday afternoon in summer - a PD conference with NYSED Commissioner King as keynote speaker.Here's hoping they ser

by mike simpson / 23min 

Russ on Reading: Arne Duncan Gives Lip Service to Equity

Russ on Reading: Arne Duncan Gives Lip Service to Equity: Arne Duncan Gives Lip Service to EquitySecretary of Education Arne Duncan says he wants all students to have access to a quality teacher. Well, who could argue with that? On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education launched an initiative aimed at addressing what Duncan calls the “systemic inequities that short-change students in high-povert

by mike simpson / 38min 

Teachers union convention opens, Common Core on table - The Washington Post

- The Washington Post: Teachers union convention opens, Common Core on tableIn response to teachers who are uneasy with the Common Core State Standards, a major teachers union is offering to underwrite projects crafted by teachers to improve the math and reading standards.Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is expected to announce Friday that the union will give

by mike simpson / 40min 

Registration Process a Fiasco: New Orleans Parents Struggle to Secure Places for their Children | janresseger

Registration Process a Fiasco: New Orleans Parents Struggle to Secure Places for their Children | janresseger: Registration Process a Fiasco: New Orleans Parents Struggle to Secure Places for their ChildrenPosted on July 11, 2014 by janressegerHere is what the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washingtonpronounces on its website as the heart of  “portfolio school reform”:

by mike simpson / 46min 

empathyeducates – This Is What Happened When I Drove My Mercedes To Pick Up Food Stamps

empathyeducates – This Is What Happened When I Drove My Mercedes To Pick Up Food Stamps: This Is What Happened When I Drove My Mercedes To Pick Up Food StampsDid the title catch your attention? Have you been there or are you someone who, at times, 'sees' and believes…We have all heard the stories – 'welfare schemes.' And what would you say if you only knew? Life delivers a lot of lessons. Listen;

by mike simpson / 48min 

NYC Educator: The Myth of the Myth of the Blogger Beast

NYC Educator: The Myth of the Myth of the Blogger Beast: The Myth of the Myth of the Blogger BeastAs the UFT lines up its delegates to march in uniform rows to all vote the Unity line at the AFT convention in Los Angeles, I am sorry to say you probably won't see many Blogger Beasts present.Yet, amid the foul stenches emitted by modern-day educational "reform," there lurk in cavernous dep

by mike simpson / 53min 

Q&A: A Union Leader On Tenure, Testing And The Common Core : NPR Ed : NPR

Q&A: A Union Leader On Tenure, Testing And The Common Core : NPR Ed : NPR: Q&A: A Union Leader On Tenure, Testing And The Common CoreWeingarten says people need to talk more about how to "attract, retain, support and nurture great teaching for kids at risk."Shannon DeCelle/APThe American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is holding its annual convention in Los Angeles through this wee

by mike simpson / 55min 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett's Folly

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett's Folly: Byrd-Bennett's FollyWHO BESIDES THE MAYOR and BBB thought this was a good idea? When CPS officials first announced the plan to borrow two months' worth of revenue from the 2015-16 school year to pay for 2014-15 expenses,Catalyst reported on the plan with skepticism and incredulity. Now the Tribune does the same:The money grab would be a "br

by mike simpson / 58min 

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This new state scholarship is the first to help middle class families pay for college - Yahoo Finance

This new state scholarship is the first to help middle class families pay for college - Yahoo Finance: This new state scholarship is the first to help middle class families pay for collegeOn paper, Luigi Galvan’s family looks better off than most. Together his parents earn about $120,000 per year — more than twice the current median household income in the U.S. That kind of paycheck may be plenty

by mike simpson / 11h 

Colonialism, Not Reform: New Orleans Schools Since Katrina • An Interview with Karran Harper Royal

Colonialism, Not Reform: New Orleans Schools Since Katrina • An Interview with Karran Harper Royal: Colonialism, Not ReformNew Orleans Schools Since KatrinaAn Interview with community activist Karran Harper RoyalBY STAN KARP AND JODY SOKOLOWER PURCHASE A PDF OF THIS ARTICLEKarran Harper RoyalBy next fall, New Orleans will have only five public schools—those operated by the Orleans Parish School Bo

by mike simpson / 11h 

Jindal Says No to Roemer, Garvey and Boffy’s 2014-15 Assessment “Offer” | deutsch29

Jindal Says No to Roemer, Garvey and Boffy’s 2014-15 Assessment “Offer” | deutsch29: Jindal Says No to Roemer, Garvey and Boffy’s 2014-15 Assessment “Offer”July 10, 2014On July 10, 2014, three members of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)– President Chas Roemer, James Garvey, and Holly Boffy– decided that they would make Governor Bobby Jindal an offer regarding

by mike simpson / 12h 

Will the real PARCC Assessment… | WagTheDog

Will the real PARCC Assessment… | WagTheDog: Will the real PARCC Assessment…On July 7, 2014 PARCC issued a statement that included the following…“..The latest good news came Friday: a legal challenge that paused work on the assessments has been overcome, and the PARCC states can continue working to build and deliver high quality assessments that measure how on track students are for success in col

by mike simpson / 12h 

Notice of Public Meeting for July 22, 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)

Notice of Public Meeting for July 22, 2014 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): Notice of Public Meeting:Proposed Changes to Regulations Governing the Local ControlFunding Formula LCAP TemplateTuesday, July 22, 2014, 9:00 a.m.California Department of Education1430 N Street, Suite 1101Sacramento, CA 95814916-319-0809On July 10, 2014, the State Board of Education approved the commencem

by mike simpson / 14h 

CELEBRATING HIP’S 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! - Hmong Innovating Politics

Hmong Innovating Politics: CELEBRATING HIP’S 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!July 11, 2014 · by Hip Sacramento · in HIP in the News. ·By Tong Thao, HIP OrganizerFirst of all, on behalf of every HIP organizer, I want to wholeheartedly say thank you to all the supporters, community partners, volunteers and organizers who have been with us since the beginning. Our journey thus far would not have been possible wit

by mike simpson / 14h 

The Culture of War Unleashed | Bill Ayers

The Culture of War Unleashed | Bill Ayers:The Culture of War UnleashedWar culture is everywhere: at athletic events where everyone is expected to sing ritualistic patriotic songs at the start and once again at half time or the seventh inning stretch, and where uniformed and armed people march with flags onto the field of play; at airports and train stations where uniformed military people are give

by mike simpson / 15h 

Nite Cap 7-10-14 #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 CAP7-10-14 The Whole Child Blog — Reflect or Refract: Top 3 Tips for the Reflective EducatorThe Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Reflect or Refract: Top 3 Tips for the Reflective EducatorPost written by Barry Saide and Jasper Fox, Sr. The d

by mike simpson / 16h 

7-10-14 The Whole Child Blog — Reflect or Refract: Top 3 Tips for the Reflective Educator

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Reflect or Refract: Top 3 Tips for the Reflective EducatorPost written by Barry Saide and Jasper Fox, Sr. The dictionary definition of reflection states that reflection is light bouncing off a flat plane and returning back at the same angle. This allows us to see an image clearly, like when looking in a mirror. Reflection is an almost perfect represent

by mike simpson / 17h 

empathyeducates – The Limits of Reading Rainbow

empathyeducates – The Limits of Reading Rainbow: The Limits of Reading RainbowBy Adrienne Raphel | Originally Published at The New Yorker. July 2, 2014On May 28th, the people behind Reading Rainbow launched a Kickstarter campaign to “Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere.” They gave themselves thirty-five days to raise a million dollars; that took less than twelve hours, so they r

by mike simpson / 18h 

Hemlock on the Rocks : Delaware's "Broad" View of Education....Chaos and Disruption Destabilize Schools and Communities, Making it Easier to Take Over ( Bwhahahahahaahah!)

Hemlock on the Rocks : Delaware's "Broad" View of Education....Chaos and Disruption Destabilize Schools and Communities, Making it Easier to Take Over ( Bwhahahahahaahah!): Delaware's "Broad" View of Education....Chaos and Disruption Destabilize Schools and Communities, Making it Easier to Take Over ( Bwhahahahahaahah!)Evil ? Worse than that! Eli Broad -- the CPA-trained-billio

by mike simpson / 19h 

7-10-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: How Can 2004 Data Prove that Reports in 2007 to 2012 on the Damage Done by NCLB Would Be Wrong?“Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers and Their Work Environments and Job Attitudes,” by Jason Grissom et. al., uses NCES polling data from 1993-94 to 1999-2000 to 2003-04 to 2007-08. It begins by reviewing and challenging “anecdotal” evidence from great journalist

by mike simpson / 19h 

Netflix CEO Thinks Local School Boards Have To Go | Missouri Education Watchdog

Netflix CEO Thinks Local School Boards Have To Go | Missouri Education Watchdog: Netflix CEO Thinks Local School Boards Have To GoinShareWhy is it that the wildly wealthy: Bill Gates, Eli Broad, Mark Zuckerberg, the Waltons even our own Rex Sinquefield, feel they are uniquely qualified to tell us how to run our school systems? The latest to join the chorus is Netflix CEO Reed Hastings who told a m

by mike simpson / 19h 

7-10-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools and the Search for a SuperintendentA week from today, the Sacramento School Board (they call their members "trustees") will vote on Jose Banda as their new superintendent.  (I am waiting to hear back from their Communications person on details.)I suspect they will vote to offer Banda the contract and that he will accept.  I'm also fairly c

by mike simpson / 19h 

Paul Horton: The Technocrat's Revolution: Progressivism's Dark Side - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Paul Horton: The Technocrat's Revolution: Progressivism's Dark Side - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: The Technocrat's Revolution: Progressivism's Dark SideBy Anthony Cody on July 10, 2014 12:09 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.The rhetoric of the Education "Reform" has become truly Orwellian. Those who claim to serve "students first" are funded by corporat

by mike simpson / 20h 

Other People’s Cities | EduShyster

Other People’s Cities | EduShyster: Other People’s CitiesIn Camden, education reform and gentrification go hand in handBy Keith Benson In case you missed it, Camden, NJ will soon be home to a brand new practice facility (*we’re talkin’ about practice!*) for the Philadelphia 76ers that will cost taxpayers $82 million. What does Camden get in exchange for this princely sum? Fifty seasonal—read low-p

by mike simpson / 20h 

7-10-14 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: Firing Centinela Superintendent could take a monthProcess for firing Centinela Superintendent could take a month Although the Centinela Valley school board has voted to fire Superintendent Jose Fernandez following an investigation into his excessive pay, the process of terminating the embatt

by mike simpson / 21h 

Why Do Low-Income Students Take Longer To Graduate? - Janell Ross - The Atlantic

Why Do Low-Income Students Take Longer To Graduate? - Janell Ross - The Atlantic: Why Do Low-Income Students Take Longer To Graduate?Financial-aid restrictions are woefully out of keeping with the way most students attend school today.Nico Paix/flickrThe golden image of college students walking brick-paved paths to attend small classes in ivy-covered buildings hasn't matched the reality of higher

by mike simpson / 21h 

The Answer Sheet 7-10-14

Answer Sheet: What 4 teachers told Obama over lunchPresident Obama sat down this week for lunch at the White House with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and four teachers to talk about education, teaching and school reform. What the teachers said to Obama is explained in the following post by Justin Minkel, the 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, a board member of the […]3 by Valerie Strauss / 47min

by mike simpson / 21h 

Sam Pirozzolo Bares His Soul

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Sam Pirozzolo Bares His SoulPart of the lawsuit spearheaded by NYC Parents Union honchos Mona Davids and Sam Pirozzolo is their complaining about practices that can harm children brought about by teachers.What troubles us here at SBSB is what about practices that can harm children and shock the conscience by the professional complainers?The Crack Team came across S

by mike simpson / 21h 

Shanker Blog » The Language Of Teacher Effectiveness

Shanker Blog » The Language Of Teacher Effectiveness: The Language Of Teacher EffectivenessPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 10, 2014There is a tendency in education circles these days, one that I’m sure has been discussed by others, and of which I myself have been “guilty,” on countless occasions. The tendency is to use terms such “effective/ineffective teacher” or “teacher performance” intercha

by mike simpson / 22h 

7-10-14 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.: Brant Rosen. Tragedy in Gaza: Reckoning with Root Causes- Rabbi Brant Rosen is a congregational rabbi in Evanston and the co-founder/co-chair of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council. It’s happening again. As of this writing, Israel has dropped 800 tons of explosives on Gaza, a strip of land r

by mike simpson / 23h 

The Face Of Authentic School Reform – redqueeninla

The Face Of Authentic School Reform – redqueeninla:The Face Of Authentic School ReformWritten by redqueeninla in EducationHow do you complain about a system you support? Because it’s been suggested that criticizing LAUSD only feeds its demise by contributing to the atmosphere of fear and/or negativity that ultimately “forces” families into the arms of privatized “public” schools, aka Charter Schoo

by mike simpson / 23h 

7-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “‘Collaboration Is Crucial’: An Interview With Carmen Fariña & Laura Kotch”In my latest Education Week Teacher post, I interview Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of the New York City schools, & Laura Kotch, its former Director of Professional Development and Curriculum, about the new edition of their book, A School Leader’

by mike simpson / 23h 

Anger, frustration as hundreds of New Orleans parents turned away from public school enrollment center | NOLA.com

Anger, frustration as hundreds of New Orleans parents turned away from public school enrollment center | NOLA.com: Anger, frustration as hundreds of New Orleans parents turned away from public school enrollment centerNew Orleans public school enrollment faltered badly Wednesday when hundreds of parents arrived at the lone resource center to sign up their children -- only to be turned away for lack

by mike simpson / 23h 

Morning Wink 7-10-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Reader: That Nonsensical Moratorium on High-StakesThe Gates Foundation called for a two-year suspension of the high stakes evaluation of teachers–ratings and rankings tied to student scores—but not a moratorium o

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