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Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview | Missouri Education Watchdog

Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview | Missouri Education Watchdog:Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio InterviewinShareHow much money has been spent by the Gates Foundation and corporate entities to push the PR message that we will love Common Core once we know what’s in it?  Trouble is, the more we know about it, the more people dislike it. Michael Brickman of Fordham

by mike simpson / 2min 

7-12-14 Key Responsibility Areas | Connected Principals

Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading.: Key Responsibility Areas Part TwoThis has been a busy summer of hiring new teammates and preparing for the school year to come. Sample Staff KRA In one of our recent interviews, I was asked to give some feedback on some of the responsiblity areas in our office areas. So I shared some samples of our KRA’s. Those samples provided some great feedbac

by mike simpson / 7min 

Stephen Krashen Blog 7-12-14

SKrashen:Literacy Education: Need We Start Early?Literacy Education: Need We Start Early?Stephen KrashenLanguage and Language Teaching, Vol 3, number 2, issue 6: pp 1-7. 2014Most people are convinced that children will have a powerful head start in reading if they are introduced to sounds and letters well before they start school. The conclusions of this paper are these: For the development of Eng

by mike simpson / 13min 

7-12-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:Why Charter School Scandals Resemble the Subprime Mortgage CrisisTo understand why  we may be approaching a charter school crisis that resembles the one that developed around subprime mortgages, you need to understand how investment banks and credit rating agencies seized upon an instrument to make homeownership available to people with limited resources as a vehicle to make

by mike simpson / 14min 

7-12-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekNew Report on the Consequences of Inadequately Funded SchoolsYesterday, the Education Law Center released a report they commissioned from yours truly about the consequences of inadequately funding school districts."Shortchanging New Jersey Students: How Inadequate Funding Has Led to Reduced Staff and Growing Disparities in the State’s Public Schoo

by mike simpson / 16min 

7-12-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekDetails on New Teacher Equity Equality PlanThis aspect of school reform has been lurking around the edges for some time-- the notion that once we find the super-duper teachers, we could somehow shuffle everybody around and put the supery-duperest in front of the neediest students. But though reformsters have occasionally floated the idea, the feds have been reluct

by mike simpson / 19min 

7-12-14 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 EducationWhy Is Arne Duncan Still Pushing the Dangerous Myth of Low Expectations? | AlternetJuly 8, 2014  | Sometimes when politicians fail on social media, the result is mostly humorous fodder for critics, such as when South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley posted this Tweet: Click to enlarge. But othe

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7-12-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Core Criteria for Collaborative ConversationsThe Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards have drawn new attention to how these skills are developed across curriculum and across grade bands. In their 2014 ASCD Annual Conference session, "Collaborative Conversations: Meeting Anchor Standard 1 in Speaking and

by mike simpson / 23min 

7-12-14 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):Want the latest on education in Los Angeles? Sign up for our email!Tired of checking and re-checking our website for the latest on education news and information in Los Angeles? Why not sign up for our Email Update? It’s free, it’s easy and it comes 5 days a week, (unless we take a day off). Click HERE to

by mike simpson / 24min 

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 7-12-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetHow Microsoft will make money from Common Core (despite what Bill Gates said)Microsoft founder Bill Gates got somewhat indignant when my Post colleague Lyndsey Layton asked him in an interview this past spring about concerns  of some opponents of the Common Core State Standards  that his important support for the initiative has been driven by business in

by mike simpson / 26min 

7-12-14 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 SocietySen. Kirk has outdone himselfOur "moderate" Republican Senator Mark Kirk, who has called for the mass incarceration of 18,000 young black men as a crime-fighting strategy, has outdone himself this time. Kirk, who has to legitimize himself with his anti-immigrant base

by mike simpson / 28min 

7-12-14 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 / 31min 

7-12-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools To Hold Community Meeting on Special EducationFrom SPS Communications:When:  Tuesday, July 22, 2014Time:  6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Where:  Seattle Public John Stanford Center Auditorium, 2445 3rd Avenue South What:  A family meeting hosted by Seattle Public Schools and the TIERS Group (Teams Intervening Early to Reach all St

by mike simpson / 33min 

7-12-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineAFT Convention Update: Chicago CC Reso Goes Down Overwhelmingly in CommitteeVoters supporting CTU CC reso stand in support - est 25-30%.Since we were not allowed in, we were watching the Education Issues Committee debate from outside the glass doors. With long lines at the mic, it was clear that Chicago TU people did not have the muscle to win the room over to its a

by mike simpson / 35min 

7-12-14 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 teacherAFT. Common Core will get debated on Sunday.CTU President Karen Lewis pushed for the debate. - Mercedes Schneider blogs at deutch29 A very good thing will happen on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the American Federation of Teachers (AF

by mike simpson / 36min 

7-12-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekSo Much For Randi Weingarten And The AFT Fighting The Common CoreNorm Scott is at the AFT convention in L.A. - he reports Randi Weingarten and her Unity/UFT minions had the votes to secure their own pro-Common Core resolution but rigged the committee process in order to ensure the Chicago Teachers Union resolution condemning Common Core didn't pass

by mike simpson / 38min 

7-12-14 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 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. But how James and Anthony are fra

by mike simpson / 40min 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-12-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Draft Revision Of Lcap Moves ForwardBy John Fensterwald | EdSource  | http://bit.ly/1r4JKNJ July 10, 2014 |Members of the State Board of Education uniformly praised the way school districts have created plans to comply with California’s new school improvement and accountability system, but said Thursday that s

by mike simpson / 43min 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 7-12-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYInfographic: “Why Language Learning Is Important”I’ve got a few issues with this infographic but, in general, it offers decent advice. I’m not quite sure why it shows up so small but, if you click on it, a bigger version appears…..by Larry Ferlazzo / 6h YESTERDAYThree Good Resources On Asse

by mike simpson / 45min 

This Week's Education Research Report 7-12-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTCensus Bureau Reports Majority of STEM College Graduates Do Not Work in STEM OccupationsThe U.S. Census Bureau reported today that 74 percent of those who have a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering and math — commonly referred to as STEM — are not employed in STEM occupations. In addition, men continue to be overrepres

by mike simpson / 47min 

7-12-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekFollowing Rhonda's Advice: Be a "Little Badass"With salary and benefits at $550,000 a year, it won't be easy to pry Weingarten from her offices at AFT.  But following the advice she offered teachers at the convention, here are a few ways teachers might be a "little BadAss":1) Stop paying union dues until Lily and Rhonda (aka Randi) resign

by mike simpson / 59min 

All Week 7-12-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Does anyone else struggle with movement in the classroom?This from the Answer Sheet: In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, a nature-based development program designed to foster creativity and independent play outdoors in New England, suggests yet another reason more children are being di

by mike simpson / 1h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 7-12-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTeacher: No Time For Teaching, Only TestingThis teacher laments the explosion of testing in school, which has reduced or eliminated time for play, recess, and activities. This is the brave new world of Common Core and PARCC: H/she writes: “The Common Core and PARCC will ruin education as we know it..And, of course, it is

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Weingarten lays out bold call to move country forward - AFT - A Union of Professionals -

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Weingarten lays out bold call to move country forward: Weingarten lays out bold call to move country forwardAFT President Randi Weingarten kicked off the AFT national convention in Los Angeles July 11 by outlining a bold plan to both fight back and fight forward to reclaim the promise of America and create economic and educational opportunity for all.In her keynote

by mike simpson / 14h 

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Remarks by AFT President Randi Weingarten at the AFT Convention 2014

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Remarks by AFT President Randi Weingarten at the AFT Convention 2014: Reclaiming the Promise of AmericaRemarks for AFT President Randi WeingartenAFT 2014 ConventionLos Angeles, Calif.July 11, 2014I. INTRODUCTIONFor everyone joining us here for the first time: welcome.For everyone else: welcome home.Home is where we seek comfort. Where we connect. Where we can debat

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Nite Cap 7-11-14 #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 A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped | Gatsby In L.A.Why A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped | Gatsby In L.A.: Why A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped Boxes crowd the hallways,

by mike simpson / 15h 

Why A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped | Gatsby In L.A.

Why A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped | Gatsby In L.A.: Why A Great Principal Burned Out – And What Might Have Helped Boxes crowd the hallways, moving in and moving out. I’m in an empty office at Animo Phillis Wheatley Middle School in South L.A. talking to Principal Nat Pickering, who has resigned after three years so that he can go back to being a teacher. Back when I was

by mike simpson / 15h 

Time-Capsule Teaching | My Island View

Time-Capsule Teaching | My Island View: Time-Capsule TeachingJuly 11, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyHave you ever been witness to a time capsule being opened?  If you are not familiar with such events it is very simple. People select items that represent their culture or personal lives, and place them in a container to be sealed up for a long period of time. After a few decades the container is ope

by mike simpson / 17h 

E-rate Program Modernized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

E-rate Program Modernized - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Applauds FCC Vote to Expand Internet Access for Schools and LibrariesSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson applauded a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today that marks a major step toward preparing students for the global economy by expanding Internet

by mike simpson / 17h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-11-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: GOP’s KASHKARI CRASHES TEACHERS’ UNION CONFAB IN L.A.by Joel B. Pollak, The Breitbart Report | http://bit.ly/1mHmkdD   11 Jul 2014, 12:23 PM PDT  ::  LOS ANGELES -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari held a press conference at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) conference in Los Angeles, demanding school reform and attacking incumbe

by mike simpson / 17h 

AFT's Weingarten Tells Teachers: 'Be a Little Badass,' 'Engage in Conflict'

AFT's Weingarten Tells Teachers: 'Be a Little Badass,' 'Engage in Conflict': AFT'S WEINGARTEN TELLS TEACHERS: 'BE A LITTLE BADASS,' 'ENGAGE IN CONFLICT'414by JOEL B. POLLAK 11 Jul 2014, 1:05 PM PDT 2POST A COMMENTLOS ANGELES -- American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten told thousands of teachers to "be a little badass" in fighting against "so-called reformers"

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7-11-14 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.: Old and invisible in the NEA.Lillian Rubin died last month at the age of 90. The psychologist Lillian Rubin died last month at the age of 90. Rubin wrote about women, the relationships between mothers and daughters and, more recently, about ageism. I don’t know about you, but the chirpy tales that dom

by mike simpson / 18h 

FCC votes to transition to new high-speed Internet subsidy program for schools

FCC votes to transition to new high-speed Internet subsidy program for schools: FCC votes to transition to new high-speed Internet subsidy program for schoolsBy ReutersFriday, July 11, 2014 15:09 EDT (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday voted along party lines to begin to transition E-Rate, the largest U.S. educational technology subsidy program, to focus on high-speed Inte

by mike simpson / 18h 

Louisiana Educator: Obama Needs Better Advice on Education #AFT14

Louisiana Educator: Obama Needs Better Advice on Education: Obama Needs Better Advice on EducationFour well respected teachers who teach in high poverty schools got to have lunch with President Obama recently and give him their suggestions about how to get some of our best teachers to teach disadvantaged students. One of the teachers who has ablog wrote a post describing the meeting and made sever

by mike simpson / 20h 

7-11-14 The Whole Child Blog — Core Criteria for Collaborative Conversations

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Core Criteria for Collaborative ConversationsThe Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards have drawn new attention to how these skills are developed across curriculum and across grade bands. In their 2014 ASCD Annual Conference session, "Collaborative Conversations: Meeting Anchor Standard 1 in Speaking and Listening," authors Nancy Frey

by mike simpson / 20h 

#AFT14 solidaridad: Fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna, come support the communty and teacher's choice for LAUSD

solidaridad: Fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna, come support the communty and teacher's choice for LAUSD: Fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna, come support the communty and teacher's choice for LAUSDDr. George McKenna Fundraiser by Robert D. SkeelsDr. George McKenna Fundraiser

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Chicago Teachers Union | CTU Common Core Position Paper #AFT14

Chicago Teachers Union | CTU Common Core Position Paper: CTU Common Core Position PaperDOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS REPORT HERE.Common Core Mission Statement:The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real wor

by mike simpson / 20h 

7-11-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common CoreA very good thing will happen on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention in Los Angeles: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will be debated on the floor. No behind-closed-doors killing of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) resolution opposing CCSS. As Politico states:

by mike simpson / 22h 

The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common Core | deutsch29

The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common Core | deutsch29: The Problem with the AFT Offer for Teachers to “Rewrite” the Common CoreJuly 11, 2014A very good thing will happen on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention in Los Angeles: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will be debated on the floor.No behind-closed-doors killing of

by mike simpson / 22h 

7-11-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadThere's a teenaged-boy with autism missing in our are. Please take a look at this photo in case you see him.In one big difference between Seattle and Spokane school districts (in addition to Spokane being a charter authorizer), apparently they don't feel the need to expand at the administrative level nor give raises.  From The Spokesman-Review:As

by mike simpson / 23h 

Response: The Real Story in Camden, N.J. - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Response: The Real Story in Camden, N.J. - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Response: The Real Story in Camden, N.J.By Guest Blogger on July 11, 2014 10:57 AMGuest post by Laura WatersThis post is in response to a July 5th post by Julia Sass Rubin, "Charter School Networks and Shady Political Dealings: The Camden, N.J. Story"Every day in Camden, New Jersey, students wake up w

by mike simpson / 23h 

Return on Educational Investment - A district-by-district evaluation of educational productivity (2014)

Return on Educational Investment - A district-by-district evaluation of educational productivity (2014): Please interpret our individual district productivity evaluations with a heavy dose of caution. The connection between spending and educational achievement is complex, and our data does not capture everything that goes into creating an effective school system. Our data comes from the 2011 schoo

by mike simpson / 23h 

AFT Convention live stream - A Union of Professionals - #AFT2014

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Live stream: Convention live streamSessions scheduled for the live stream are as follows:ALL TIMES PACIFICFriday, July 119:30 AMGeneral sessionSaturday, July 129:30 AM2:30 PMGeneral sessionsSunday, July 138:30 AM10 AM2 PMNominating sessionGeneral sessionGeneral sessionMonday, July 149 AMGeneral sessionTune in Friday, July 11 at 9:00 AM for live stream

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Questions Every Public School Parent Should Be Asking Now | Opt Out Orlando

Questions Every Public School Parent Should Be Asking Now | Opt Out Orlando: Questions Every Public School Parent Should Be Asking NowBy Opt Out OrlandoIt’s summer.  Report cards are out and families are on vacation. I’m glad for you if you are. Lazy days. No school days. Play days. Summer camp. Music. Mud. Hopscotch. Hanging out. Increasingly however, for some children who have been unsuccessful

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Morning Wink 7-11-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-11-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2Diane 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 curtai

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