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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-16-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Georgia: Jason Carter vs. Nathan Deal for GovernorJason Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter, is running for governor of Georgia against incumbent Nathan Deal. Carter, elected to the state senate in 2010, is a graduate of Duke University who served in the Peace Corps in South Africa, the graduated from the University of Georg

by mike simpson / 2min 

7-16-14 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.: Red-baiting in Chicago.Campaign kick-off poster for Tim Meegan. - Tim Meegan is a Chicago Teacher and candidate for Chicago Alderman in the 33rd Ward. Fred, Here is the full text of my speech. Clearly I’m not calling for violent revolution: My name is Timothy Meegan, I am a father of a CPS student and

by mike simpson / 5min 

7-16-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Latest Resources On Child Refugees In The Southwest© 2006 Gail Williams, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: Schools a haven for kids who crossed border alone is from The Associated Press. Beware John Corny

by mike simpson / 7min 

7-16-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?: Wait What? Connecticut’s Gubernatorial Race Will Be Influenced by Education, Teachers (CT Magazine)Connecticut Magazine has posted a new article entitled, “Connecticut’s Gubernatorial Race Will Be Influenced by Education, Teachers.” As Connecticut Magazine explains, For the Democratic party, the full-throttled support of teachers’ unions in Connecticut is a given rule—like “I before E,

by mike simpson / 10min 

The Answer Sheet 7-16-14

Answer Sheet: Did Obama and Duncan really hear what four teachers told them?Here is the third in a series of pieces I have been publishing about a lunch meeting that President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan had recently with four teachers from high-poverty schools that focused on education, the teaching profession and school reform. The first was a post by teacher Justin Minkel — the 20

by mike simpson / 12min 

7-16-14 Schools Matte

Schools Matter: TURNcoat, Mary Ricker, to Serve as Exec VP for WeingartenWith Ricker's election, Weingarten, Gates, and Broad are building the next generation of misleaders.  Google "TURNcoats" and "AFT" and you will get the links to understand what I'm talking about.You might start here. Principal Members are the primary liaisons & spokespersons for each local in matters r

by mike simpson / 17min 

7-16-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Cuomo Takes $60,000 From Charter School Backer On Same Day He Spoke At Charter School RallyVia State of the Politics, this shows up in the NY Times piece on how much Governor Cuomo has raised for his re-election campaign:He also got $60,800 from Stanley Druckenmiller, a charter school backer and former hedge manager, on March 4, the day the governor spoke at a pro-charter ra

by mike simpson / 19min 

Russ on Reading: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Blinks on Teacher Evaluation

Russ on Reading: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Blinks on Teacher Evaluation: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Blinks on Teacher EvaluationChampion of corporate education reform, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey has blinked on one of the signature tenets of that reform movement: AchieveNJ – which provides for teacher evaluation tied to student performance on standardized tests. Faced wi

by mike simpson / 30min 

Textbook Budgets and Book Distribution Tightly Connected with Standardized Test Scores | janresseger

Textbook Budgets and Book Distribution Tightly Connected with Standardized Test Scores | janresseger: Textbook Budgets and Book Distribution Tightly Connected with Standardized Test ScoresPosted on July 16, 2014 by janressegerHow do things go so wrong in a huge and tragically underfunded school district?  Meredith Broussard, an assistant professor of data journalism at Temple University, has publi

by mike simpson / 33min 

Oregon Save Our Schools: Our Schools Need Moratoriums on Common Core & High-Stakes Testing!

Oregon Save Our Schools: Our Schools Need Moratoriums on Common Core & High-Stakes Testing!: Our Schools Need Moratoriums on Common Core & High-Stakes Testing!The Common Core State Standards package is the linchpin of a mechanism to sell policies, high-stakes tests such as Oregon’s Smarter Balanced Assessment, confidential student data, and other practices that pose immediate harm for a wh

by mike simpson / 39min 

Mother Crusader: Vahan Gureghian's For Profit Charter Chain CSMI Ready To 'Do AC'

Mother Crusader: Vahan Gureghian's For Profit Charter Chain CSMI Ready To 'Do AC': Vahan Gureghian's For Profit Charter Chain CSMI Ready To 'Do AC'It sure has been a busy week in education news in New Jersey. The education blogosphere has been burning up with posts about Governor Christie's executive order regarding PARCC and Common Core, here, here, here, and here. It's been covered in all the ma

by mike simpson / 46min 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It was Duncan who launched Chicago schools on the trail of tiers

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: It was Duncan who launched Chicago schools on the trail of tiers: It was Duncan who launched Chicago schools on the trail of tiersRahm's closing of 50 schools, a stab in the heart for the city's black community, may be the very act that brings him down in 2015. Latest polls show that it's the mayor's (and Byrd-Bennett's) mishandled school closings, along with (relate

by mike simpson / 47min 

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empathyeducates – Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing

empathyeducates – Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing: Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testingou hear a lot nowadays about the magic of big data. Getting hold of the right numbers can increase revenue, improve decision-making, or help you find a mate—or so the thinking goes. In 2009, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a crowd of education researchers: “I am […]by e

by mike simpson / 10h 

Social Movement Unionism Comes to the Teachers Unions at Last

Social Movement Unionism Comes to the Teachers Unions at Last: Social Movement Unionism Comes to the Teachers Unions at LastJULY 16, 2014 BY LAURENSTEINER LEAVE A COMMENTI am an activist and organizer who recently joined the fight against “education reform,” which is really code for the attempt by corporations, billionaires and hedge funds and the industry they have spawned, to privatize public ed

by mike simpson / 12h 

What “Education News” is NOT supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? | Reclaim Reform

What “Education News” is NOT supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? | Reclaim Reform: What “Education News” is NOT supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?Posted on July 15, 2014by Ken Previti“Education coverage for NBCNews.com is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation… ” – NBCNewsBill Gates, who financed the creation

by mike simpson / 13h 

Nite Cap 7-15-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #AFT14

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 CAPNEA elects Latina to leadership at annual meeting « NewsTacoNEA elects Latina to leadership at annual meeting « NewsTaco:  Delegates make history by voting for new leadership team to head nation’s largest unionDENVER – July 04, 2014 -Students acr

by mike simpson / 16h 

NEA elects Latina to leadership at annual meeting « NewsTaco

NEA elects Latina to leadership at annual meeting « NewsTaco:  Delegates make history by voting for new leadership team to head nation’s largest unionDENVER – July 04, 2014 -Students across this country will have a historic new team advocating for their interests and the empowerment of the educators dedicated to their success this coming school year. Delegates attending the National Education Asso

by mike simpson / 16h 

7-15-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: Doug Martin's Letter to Gordon Hendry and the Indiana State Board of EdBy Doug Martin Once again the Indy Star has given space to complete unreality, this time by you, Gordon Hendry, the new state board of education member all goo-goo eyed over your neoliberal heroes Bill Clinton and Bart Peterson. In fact, your piece, in many ways, is an attempt for Mike Pence and the state board

by mike simpson / 16h 

7-15-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archives every Tuesday and Thursd

by mike simpson / 17h 

7-15-14 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): “Gravity”: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a WomanIn the film Gravity, Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) fulfills what appears to be a prerequisite for women in films: She undresses alone: Sandra Bullock, Gravity As a science fiction film fan, I immediately thought of Sigour

by mike simpson / 17h 

Karen Lewis inches closer to run — crafting exploratory committee | Early & Often

Karen Lewis inches closer to run — crafting exploratory committee | Early & Often: CTU President Karen Lewis talks to reporters in March. File Photo. | Rich Hein/Sun-TimesKaren Lewis inches closer to run — crafting exploratory committeeTUE, 07/15/2014 - 12:51AMKaren Lewis’ potential bid for Chicago Mayor has moved beyond just a thought — it’s  an “organic,” growing movement, the fiery Chicago

by mike simpson / 18h 

7-15-14 The Whole Child Blog — Education Support Professionals: Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Education Support Professionals: Meeting the Needs of the Whole StudentJean G. Fay has no typical workday. Whether it's working one-on-one with a child with special needs, helping out in the cafeteria at lunchtime, sewing costumes for the school musical, or leading 40 2nd graders in the Crocker Farm Elementary hip-hop crew, she does it all! Jean is als

by mike simpson / 20h 

Marie Corfield: More on Christie's Executive Order, AchieveNJ & PARCC

Marie Corfield: More on Christie's Executive Order, AchieveNJ & PARCC: More on Christie's Executive Order, AchieveNJ & PARCCKeeping this short and sweet because Ani McHugh (aka. TeacherBiz) and Jersey Jazzman both wrote excellent analyses of all that transpired in the life of A3081/S2541. Let's cut to the chase. Here's what the weights in educator evaluations will look like next year: In a

by mike simpson / 20h 

7-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Who Was Using What Math (and how did Principals feel about the Math Adoption)?I'm not sure this information will answer all questions, but I did put in a public disclosure request from SPS on the issue of what schools had been using enVision.  Here's the feedback I received on June 23rd.  (It is not complete as they are still trying to see if there were any MOU/agr

by mike simpson / 21h 

A battle won in the war on teacher tenure :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet

A battle won in the war on teacher tenure :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: JULY 15, 2014A battle won in the war on teacher tenureby Alisha Kirby(N.C.) Teachers in North Carolina won a battle in an ongoing war over job protections as legislative leaders gave up – at least for now – a proposal to eliminate tenure in exchange for an 11 percent

by mike simpson / 21h 

‘We Will Not Be Silent!’ | NEA Today

‘We Will Not Be Silent!’ | NEA Today: ‘We Will Not Be Silent!’At the 2014 NEA Representative Assembly (RA), held in July in Denver, Colo., nearly 7,000 delegates bid a warm farewell to outgoing NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and elected an historic trio of women— Lily Eskelsen García, president; Rebecca  “Becky” Pringle, vice president; and Princess Moss, secretary-treasurer—to lead them through

by mike simpson / 22h 

A Move to SacTown in Song, This time it’s for REAL: A Playlist | Cloaking Inequity

A Move to SacTown in Song, This time it’s for REAL: A Playlist | Cloaking Inequity: A Move to SacTown in Song, This time it’s for REAL: A PlaylistWell I’m going out west where I belong.I apologize for the thin posting on Cloaking Inequity the past two weeks. Summer is a busy time as I wrap up peer-reviewed articles, teach two methods classes for the new UT-Austin Superintendency cohort, personal a

by mike simpson / 22h 

7-15-14 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: Pension fund for CA teachers looking upCalSTRS reports a big year of earnings Riding the wave of record high stock prices on Wall Street, the fund providing pension benefits for California teachers and school administrators reported Monday that it earned a return of 18.66 percent on its asse

by mike simpson / 22h 

Seattle University Students Stand Behind Their Faculty

Seattle University Students Stand Behind Their Faculty: Seattle University Students Stand Behind Their Faculty In late May and early June, instructors at Seattle University casted ballots on whether they wanted to unionize. Since then, not a single ballot has been counted. Instead, administrative efforts have invalidated the vote and put the faculty’s unionization status in limbo.Seattle Universit

by mike simpson / 22h 

Staples, Postal Service to End Program to Set Up Post Offices - WSJ

Staples, Postal Service to End Program to Set Up Post Offices - WSJ: Staples, Postal Service to End Plan for Mini Post Offices in StoresTeachers Union Had Called for Store Boycott Amid Growing Criticism From LaborStaples Inc. SPLS +0.54% and the U.S. Postal Service said Monday they will end a pilot program to set up mini post offices in the company's retail outlets, days after one of the nation's

by mike simpson / 22h 

Morning Wink 7-15-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-15-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jeanne Kaplan: Why Teachers Are Sick of DuncanJeanne Kaplan served on the Denver school board for years and watched with a heavy heart as fake “reformers” took over Denver and Colorado. Now Colo

by mike simpson / 23h 

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