Friday, July 18, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Great Hearts Charter Schools Coming to Texas in ControversyTexas State Commissioner Michael Williams overrode the veto of the state board of education to bring Arizona-based Great Hearts Academy to Texas. The state board thought they could veto the commissioner’s choices. But, well, it didn’t work that way, especially after Great H
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7-18-14 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.: Ten minute drawing. Playing on the beach.by Fred Klonsky / 31min hide  //  saveHinsdale’s Skoda’s weird definition of transparency. Keep the people in the dark.Hinsdale board President Richard Skoda refuses to say how much taxpayer money went into this expensive newsletter. Hinsdale’s board of educati
by mike simpson / 3min 
7-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Nice BBC Video: “Why Reading Matters”Why Reading Matters is an hour-long BBC program did a couple of years ago on how reading — and writing — impact the brain. I wouldn’t show the entire show to students, but there are several very good segments. The entire show is available on Vimeo, which I’ve embedded below, and it’s als
by mike simpson / 4min 
7-18-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: David Coleman To Fix Inequality in AmericaDavid Coleman is here (well, not here here-- he's actually in Aspen) to explain how the College Board is going to recapture market share by synergistically monetizing its products break down the walls of inequality in education.David Coleman (Common Core writer and current president of the College Board) is deeply concerned with fairness. H
by mike simpson / 6min 
7-18-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Some Of What Preet Bharara Will Find In His Cuomo/Moreland InvestigationLiz Benjamin puts today's Cuomo/Moreland news in perspective:US attorney's #morelandcommission investigation moves to new stage as assistant to ex-commish director gets subpoena. http://t.co/VaH0xgf1lv— Liz Benjamin (@CTLizB) July 18, 2014 Mylan Denerstein, counsel to @NYGovCuomo , agreed to be interview
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Paul Horton: Will the Market Destroy Public Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: Will the Market Destroy Public Education? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: Will the Market Destroy Public Education?By Anthony Cody on July 18, 2014 9:57 AMGuest post by Paul Horton.The ideology that inspires corporate education reform uses the rhetoric of economic freedom. This rhetoric was developed Austrian economist Frederick Hayek and was translated int
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Vergara Copycat Lawsuit in NY Attacks Teachers Instead of Injustice, Say Experts | janresseger
Vergara Copycat Lawsuit in NY Attacks Teachers Instead of Injustice, Say Experts | janresseger: Vergara Copycat Lawsuit in NY Attacks Teachers Instead of Injustice, Say ExpertsPosted on July 18, 2014 by janressegerIn June of this year, California Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down tenure and seniority protections for California’s K-12 school teachers in the case of Vergara v. California. 
by mike simpson / 17min 
Hard Skills Are Soft Skills Dependent | WagTheDog
Hard Skills Are Soft Skills Dependent | WagTheDog: Hard Skills Are Soft Skills Dependent “If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.”~ Daniel Goleman K-12 education programs shoul
by mike simpson / 21min 
Another Bizarre Day in Common Core Land: Name Calling and A Gates Funded Organization Wants to Know Your Opinion on CCSS | Missouri Education Watchdog
Another Bizarre Day in Common Core Land: Name Calling and A Gates Funded Organization Wants to Know Your Opinion on CCSS | Missouri Education Watchdog: Another Bizarre Day in Common Core Land: Name Calling and A Gates Funded Organization Wants to Know Your Opinion on CCSSinShareIs a Wyoming survey to determine citizen CCSS opinion part of a revamped PR campaign by the supporters?The CCSS supporter
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The Kid I Didn’t Kill (Ellie Herman) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Kid I Didn’t Kill (Ellie Herman) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Kid I Didn’t Kill (Ellie Herman)Taken from “About” in Herman’s blog:My name is Ellie Herman.  If you want to find out what I’m doing here and why, click here on why I’m writing this blog.  I’ve been working on this project since the beginning of September….As for my bio, I’m a writer and English teacher
by mike simpson / 23min 
Organizing and Action - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
Organizing and Action - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: Organizing and ActionBY MORNA MCDERMOTT · JULY 17, 2014Don’t let summer pass us by! Now is a great time to begin organzing actions locally and nationally before the next school year begins. UOO state by state are currently being updated and will be ready for fall 2014! Start planning your local/state opt out le
by mike simpson / 28min 
Assets or Liabilities? | Taking Note
Assets or Liabilities? | Taking Note: Assets or Liabilities?by JOHN MERROW on 18. JUL, 2014 in 2014 BLOGSIf you ask professional educators in a public forum whether they view parents as assets or liabilities, the answers will vary only in decibel level: “Assets,” “Our greatest asset,” “invaluable partners,” and so forth.  But what if you caught them off guard, late at night after a few drinks, say
by mike simpson / 30min 
For Sam Pirozzolo Seven Years is Magic southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: For Sam Pirozzolo Seven Years is MagicLately on these pages we have been sharing the comedy stylings of Sam Pirozzolo, president of CEC 31 and optical store owner in Queens.Yesterday we shared how Sam claimed that 80% of students are unable to read or write in NYC. We asked for proof, and Sam shared it with a report by the Annenberg Institute.Today, Sam Tweeted out
by mike simpson / 32min 
NYC Educator: Unity or Non-Unity, You Still Get No Voice in UFT
NYC Educator: Unity or Non-Unity, You Still Get No Voice in UFT: Unity or Non-Unity, You Still Get No Voice in UFTYesterday I wrote a little bit about rigged UFT elections, and I will have more about those tomorrow. Today I'm going to focus on our system of appointing chapter leaders to our schools. Whether or not your chapter leader is Unity, a good one should be able to help you within the schoo
by mike simpson / 36min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Water
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Water: WaterIn response to the unraveling situation in Detroit, the United Nations issued a statement out of Geneva last month that said, “Disconnection of water services because of failure to pay due to lack of means constitutes a violation of the human right to water and other international human rights.”Warring factions in Ukraine are using basic necessities of li
by mike simpson / 37min 

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: BEFORE BUYING TECHNOLOGY, ASKING ‘WHY?’
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: BEFORE BUYING TECHNOLOGY, ASKING ‘WHY?’: BEFORE BUYING TECHNOLOGY, ASKING ‘WHY?’BY ROSS BRENNEMAN, EDUCATION WEEK TEACHER |  HTTP://BIT.LY/1MZSR3D—Ross BrennemanPublished Online: June 18, 2014 /Includes correction(s): July 15, 2014  ::  District leaders and other advocates of personalized learning frequently say that the approach isn't about technology.
by mike simpson / 11h 
Stress Impacts Student Performance | WagTheDog
Stress Impacts Student Performance | WagTheDog: Stress Impacts Student PerformanceDecades of research and studies have documented the impact of stress on cognitive performance such as critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills.The ability to concentrate, follow directions, process new information, and make good decisions are all greatly diminished and impaired by stress.The high level
by mike simpson / 11h 
Vergara ruling becomes campaign issue | EdSource
Vergara ruling becomes campaign issue | EdSource: Vergara ruling becomes campaign issueJuly 17, 2014 | By John Fensterwald | No CommentsState Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Marshall Tuck this week launched a petition calling on his opponent, incumbent Superintendent Tom Torlakson, not to appeal a lawsuit ruling that struck down statutes giving California teachers firing protections
by mike simpson / 11h 
US Department of Justice blasts California’s English Learner monitoring | 89.3 KPCC
US Department of Justice blasts California’s English Learner monitoring | 89.3 KPCC: US Department of Justice blasts California’s English Learner monitoringOfficials with the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing Monday they're troubled California officials did not act on a 2007 student census that found 20,000 English learner students had received no speci
by mike simpson / 11h 
HIP’s Statement on New Superintendent | Hmong Innovating Politics
[Press Release] HIP’s Statement on New Superintendent | Hmong Innovating Politics: HIP’S STATEMENT ON NEW SUPERINTENDENTJuly 17, 2014 · by Hip Sacramento · in Education, Media & Press. ·Rebuilding Trust and Engaging Diverse Parents Among Challenges for New SuperintendentCommunity Members Optimistic About Collaborating to Better Serve Students and FamiliesSacramento, CA –  On Thursday, the Sacr
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Lesson 3: We Need Better Language to Describe Poverty | Gatsby In L.A.
Lesson 3: We Need Better Language to Describe Poverty | Gatsby In L.A.: Lesson 3: We Need Better Language to Describe Poverty I recently worked with three groups of 8th and 9th grade students. All of the groups are comprised of students of color from families in poverty, which means they qualify for free or reduced-price lunch under a California program whose cutoff is for a family of four is an i
by mike simpson / 11h 
Sacramento City district names Banda as new superintendent - Education - The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento City district names Banda as new superintendent - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento City district names Banda as new superintendentBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Thursday, Jul. 17, 2014 - 7:26 pmLet the Games Begin!Sacramento City Unified trustees, as expected, voted Thursday night to name José L. Banda as the district’s new superintendent, concluding a search that b
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Lily Eskelsen García: Keynote @ Netroots Nation | Lily's Blackboard
Lily Eskelsen García: Keynote @ Netroots Nation | Lily's Blackboard: Lily Eskelsen García: Keynote @ Netroots NationJul 17th, 2014by Lily.NEA President-elect Lily Eskelsen García is not only now on Twitter (@Lily_NEA) she is also part of the opening keynote at Netroots Nation! Follow the livestream here! Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 7-17-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT
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 CAPEduwonk » Blog Archive » Challenges in American Indian EducationEduwonk » Blog Archive » Challenges in American Indian Education: Challenges in American Indian Education50,000 American Indian students (approximately 7 percent of all American Indi
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Eduwonk » Blog Archive » Challenges in American Indian Education
Eduwonk » Blog Archive » Challenges in American Indian Education: Challenges in American Indian Education50,000 American Indian students (approximately 7 percent of all American Indian students) attend 183 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools across the country—about the same size as the Atlanta Public School system. These students scored significantly below American Indian students attending
by mike simpson / 17h 
What happened to “No bias, no bull”? The new face of CNN’s Campbell Brown | Edwize
What happened to “No bias, no bull”? The new face of CNN’s Campbell Brown | Edwize: What happened to “No bias, no bull”? The new face of CNN’s Campbell BrownFormer CNN talk show host Campbell Brown is all over the headlines these days, but not for her skills as a journalist. Instead, Brown has reinvented herself as the face of attacks on teacher tenure, teacher unions and the teaching profession. 
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Education Research Report: Teachers’ Work Hours and Wage Comparisons
Education Research Report: Teachers’ Work Hours and Wage Comparisons: Teachers’ Work Hours and Wage ComparisonsResearchers have good data on teachers' annual salaries but a hazy understanding of teachers’ hours of work. This makes it difficult to calculate an accurate hourly wage and leads policy makers to default to anecdote rather than fact when debating teacher pay. Using data from the American
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The Answer Sheet 7-17-14
Answer Sheet: A basic flaw in the argument against affirmative actionA panel of judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a ruling saying that the University of Texas can continue to use race as one factor in undergraduate admissions decisions in an effort to create a diverse student body. The judges were ruling in the high-profile case of a white Texas […]by Valerie Strauss / 
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » What’s new for NEA?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » What’s new for NEA?: What’s new for NEA? At last week’s NEA Representative Assembly, a new leadership team was elected that included Lily Eskelsen Garcia as president, Becky Pringle as Vice President, and Princess Moss as Treasurer. They are not the first women or women of color in these positions, but having all three positions filled by women of color is
by mike simpson / 19h 
Ravitch: Campbell Brown Too Pretty to Be Smart -- NYMag
Ravitch: Campbell Brown Too Pretty to Be Smart -- NYMag: Diane Ravitch: Campbell Brown Shouldn’t Worry Her Pretty Little Head About Education PolicyDiane Ravitch has some fair critiques of your work. Photo: Brad Barket/Getty ImagesPaul Farhi profiles Campbell Brown, the former CNN anchor turned education-reform activist, who is working to end strict teacher tenure protections. Naturally, this enra
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7-17-14 The Whole Child Blog — Tacoma Public Schools: Measuring the Whole Child
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Tacoma Public Schools: Measuring the Whole ChildEducators across the nation are working to improve their students' academic achievement, engage families and communities in learning, and maintain safe and healthy learning environments. But in Washington State's Tacoma Public Schools, educators are being held accountable for all of these responsibilities
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Viewing every black student as at-risk: Pathologizing children... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Viewing every black student as at-risk: Pathologizing children... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Posted: 1:14 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014Viewing every black student as at-risk: Pathologizing children and creating risk COMMENT(1) 0 0 0 NewView Larger Locking students into labelsPrevious PostsMany complain about schools but don't vote when it matters. And it matters TuesdayJuly 17, 2014A head teach
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7-17-14 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: National poll shows public suport for preschoolMorning read: National poll shows public suport for preschool Poll shows support for public preschool funding In a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan research team, respondents voiced their strong support for expanding public preschool,
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-17-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Joy and Pain in PLC-landOh, if only we could easily sort all education ideas into perfectly embraceable and easily rejectable. But it's rarely that simple; we have to use the Power of Actual Thinking to separate the usable from the risible.Last week I spent two and a half days in the arms of PLC with colleagues from my school. Our administration is looking longingly at taking the P
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: It's Gates' company Microsoft that needs a good "turnaround"
Schooling in the Ownership Society: It's Gates' company Microsoft that needs a good "turnaround": It's Gates' company Microsoft that needs a good "turnaround"Bill Gates is fond of blaming the schools for failing to produce enough highly-skilled workers to grow the economy or enough properly-trained workers for his company. As if that is truly the purpose of PUBLIC education. Ga
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ACADEMIC TRACKING: Segregated access to knowledge…hurts!
Concerned Black Parents, Inc.: ACADEMIC TRACKING: Segregated access to knowledge…hurts!: The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement | Hechinger ReportThe Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement | Hechinger Report: The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice s
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Special Education in our Country - One ViewI haven't seen this education writer before but all I can say is she's good (and a great advocate for Special Education students and their parents.)  Thank you, Dr. Nancy Bailey.  As she says:Let’s take back reform and revive, rally, and recover public schools.Here she takes on Arne Duncan (red mine):The fact is there has
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The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement | Hechinger Report
The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievement | Hechinger Report: The Big Sort: How Chicago’s school choice system is tracking kids into different high schools based on achievementBy Linda LuttonThis story also appeared at:This spring, at grammar schools all across Chicago, thousands of eighth graders donned caps and gowns and wa
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On the Rocketship | EduShyster
On the Rocketship | EduShyster: On the RocketshipRichard Whitmire’s new book chronicles a bumpy ride for Rocketship charter schools…EduShyster: Your book is meant to chronicle the take-off of a high-performing charter school but to me it read more like a cautionary tale. You made the strongest case I’ve seen for why Silicon Valley-style disruption and education are a mismatch. I’m thinking of Rock
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7-17-14 @ 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
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Morning Wink 7-17-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-17-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Courtney Bowie: Vouchers and Privatization Undermine Educational EquityCourtney Bowie is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Racial Justice Program. In this article, she describes the ACLU’s e
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