Saturday, July 19, 2014

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The Seven A’s of Successful High Schools | Connected Principals
The Seven A’s of Successful High Schools | Connected Principals: The Seven A’s of Successful High Schoolshttp://nicholasferguson.org/wp-content/uploads/Success.jpg Defining what it means to have a “successful” high school is quite the challenge, with stakeholders often disagreeing on the approach to take. Some primarily focus on what’s easily quantifiable, such as standardized test schools, nation
by mike simpson / 3min 
NYC Educator: UFT Unity Introduces New and Improved Election Procedures
NYC Educator: UFT Unity Introduces New and Improved Election Procedures: UFT Unity Introduces New and Improved Election ProceduresOne of the biggest reasons we lowly teachers have no voice in the UFT is because many, many delegates are "at large." In fact, most of the million names on the UFT ballot are AFT and NYSUT delegates. These delegates are chapter leaders, delegates from the DA,
by mike simpson / 6min 
Wakefield NH Has Woken Up. Will Your School Board? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Wakefield NH Has Woken Up. Will Your School Board? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Wakefield NH Has Woken Up. Will Your School Board?Dr. Sandra Stotsky speaking to the Wakefield School Board July 16, 2014Dr. Sandra Stotsky, most noted on this blog for her participation in the Common Core State Standards Initiative Validation Committee and her refusal to sign off on the ELA standards, has written an
by mike simpson / 9min 
Stephen Krashen Blog 7-19-14
SKrashen:Compelling EvidenceSent to the Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2014In "Test scores may move, learning doesn't" (July 12), Jo Craven McGinty says that there is "compelling evidence" that the US education system is inadequate, because American students "score below average in math and average in reading and science" when compared to other countries on internation
by mike simpson / 18min 
7-19-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
7-12-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATSWith A Brooklyn Accent:Teacher Temps and Computer Tenders Can't Move Children Out of PovertyOne of the things I am most worried about in the rush to on line learning and disposable teacher temps is the elimination of relationship building and mentoring, which in my experience, is key in having education move people out of poverty and promote
by mike simpson / 20min 
7-19-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week@GovChristie's Executive Order Lays Bare the Fundamental Problems with AchieveNJYesterday, Chris Christie tried to play the "reasonable" reformer with his executive order on testing:First, he announced an executive order creating a new state task force -- entirely appointed by Christie – to study the effectiveness of state testing as a whole,
by mike simpson / 22min 
7-19-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekAFT Spanks Duncan (Sort Of)I know this is old news, but I've been out of town. On Sunday, July 13, I was in the air flying toward the very city where the AFT was kind of taking a stand.The NEA had taken similar steps earlier by calling for the ouster of Arne Duncan, though outbound president Dennis Van Roekel immediately chalked it up to members just being, you kn
by mike simpson / 25min 
7-19-14 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 EducationEduShyster: The Inside Scoop on Why Massachusetts Did Not Lift the Charter Cap | Diane Ravitch’s blogAs we all know, the State Senate in Massachusetts voted against lifting the cap on charter schools. This was a shocker. Here is the inside story, told by Edushyster. You won’t see this anywhe
by mike simpson / 27min 
7-19-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?All the talk of closing the achievement gap in schools obscures a more fundamental issue: do the grades we assign to students truly reflect the extent of their learning? In a new ASCD book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder, Myron Dueck reveals how many of the assessment policies t
by mike simpson / 29min 
7-19-14 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):PAC spending for Johnson gives him $200,000 advantagePAC spending for Johnson gives him $200,000 advantage As the week comes to a close, Alex Johnson has expanded his overall lead in financial support over George McKenna in their quest to win election as the new District 1 board member in LA Unified, accor
by mike simpson / 30min 
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 7-19-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetMom’s letter to college-bound daughter: Why ‘I have reason to fear’Vicki Abeles is a filmmaker, attorney and mother of three. She is also the co-director and producer of the education documentary “Race to Nowhere,” which revealed the damage to young people being done by the pressures of school, homework, tutoring and extracurricular activities. In the fo
by mike simpson / 33min 
7-19-14 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 SocietyIt'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 PUBLI
by mike simpson / 34min 
7-19-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? All Week“Dr.” Terrence Carter – Lexington University:  Order Now, Graduate TodayThe individual known as “Dr.” Terrence Carter – who, thanks for Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and Special Master Steven Adamowski is scheduled to be hired by the New London Board of Education on Monday told the Hartford Courant that he received his doctorate from “Lexington Un
by mike simpson / 37min 
7-19-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle School Board Appoints Larry Nyland as Interim SuperThe Board seems in agreement of the appointment of Dr. Larry Nyland, former superintendent in Marysville (and a former Superintendent of the Year) to be the interim superintendent. More to come.  Board seems enthused.Updates:- Carr and Martin-Morris were out-of-town but were on
by mike simpson / 39min 
7-19-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineI Defend Tenure in the IndypendentThanks to John Tarleton for a great editing job. Making me look literate ain't easy.Teacher Bashing Knows No Summer Vacation By Norm ScottJuly 16, 2014Issue # 198  In a closely watched case, a California judge ruled on June 10 that the state’s teacher tenure laws infringed on the civil rights of students in schools in poor communiti
by mike simpson / 41min 
7-19-14 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 teacherSaturday morning. The 2 million hits squares are filling up.Wow. The squares are fling up quickly. What date wil this blog hit 2 million site visits. Pick the correct date and win this beautiful customized t-shirt in the color of
by mike simpson / 43min 
7-19-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekIndependent Democrat Jeff Klein Is Mobbed UpOld timey corruption, Carlo Gambino-style!Development–formerly known as Hutch Realty Partners–kicked in the five figures in June. The donation brings the real estate group’s total contribution to Mr. Klein’s operation to a whopping $93,850 since 2006.Two principals of the company, Michael Contillo and Jose
by mike simpson / 45min 
7-19-14 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 It’s Not Race, It’s Class…And Other Stories Folks Now TellBy Black&Smart, AKAdemic | Originally Published at Black&Smart July 10, 2014 I have been studying race, racism and its damaging effects for most of my adult life. And I have witnessed the “racial fatigue” of people who don’t have to consc
by mike simpson / 48min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-19-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Because right-wing talk-radio hosts have all the answers: MAKE THE BORDER KIDS AMERICANS + smf’s 2¢By HUGH HEWITT, from Politico Magazine | http://politi.co/1mYCd0a July 17, 2014  ::  Approximately 90,000 minors have entered the country in the two years since President Obama, whether out of the best of intenti
by mike simpson / 50min 
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 7-19-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYIs Summer Learning The Silver Bullet For Narrowing The Achievement Gap?This summer, I’ve been in the process of writing my seventh book — the third volume in my series on student motivation (I’m over halfway there — Yay!). As part of that writing, I’ve been going over a number of articles I
by mike simpson / 52min 
This Week's Education Research Report 7-19-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTTeacher Attrition Costs United States Up to $2.2 Billion Annually, Says New Alliance ReportReport Includes State-by-State Teacher Attrition Costs, Says Comprehensive Induction Programs Can Improve Teaching Effectiveness and Retain High-Quality TeachersRoughly half a million U.S. teachers either move or leave the profession each year—att
by mike simpson / 57min 
7-19-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekBeware of Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) Right Wing Indoctrination SystemIf the Education Writers Association ever gives an award for REAL education reporting, this piece at Huffington Post by Christie Wilkie and Joy Resmovits has to be the winner!Wilkie and Resmovits do a terrific job exposing the Bircher-inspired and Koch funded Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) indoctri
by mike simpson / 59min 
All Week 7-19-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE An Update on the Continued Constriction of Roemer’s and White’s 2014-15 Assessment CornerSo much has transpired in the situation regarding the state of Louisiana education for 2014-15. For those attempting to keep up with the situation, let me briefly summarize: On June 18, 2014, Governor Bobby Jindal declared that he wanted Louisiana out of both the Pa
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 7-19-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGCuomo’s Democratic Challenger Opposes Common CoreZephyr Teachout, who is opposing Governor Cuomo in the New York Democratic primary, explained her strong opposition to the Common Core standards, which Cuomo supports. She writes: “Common Core forces teachers to adhere to a narrow set of standards, rather than address the p
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Geaux Teacher!: Louisiana State's Moral and Legal Obligations to Children!
Geaux Teacher!: Louisiana State's Moral and Legal Obligations to Children!: Louisiana State's Moral and Legal Obligations to Children!Statement by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers which I totally agree with.Tragic and unnecessaryPOLITICS AND POLICY: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES?(Baton Rouge - July 18, 2014) The political feud between Gov. Bobby Jindal and Superintendent of Education John White m
by mike simpson / 11h 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-18-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Before Buying Technology, Asking ‘Why?’By Ross Brenneman, Education Week Teacher |  http://bit.ly/1mZsR3D —Ross Brenneman Published 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. But that’s easy for an administrator t
by mike simpson / 12h 
Nite Cap 7-18-14 #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 CAP7-18-14 The Whole Child Blog — How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?All the talk of closing the achievement gap in schools obscures a more fundamental issu
by mike simpson / 16h 
7-18-14 The Whole Child Blog — How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?All the talk of closing the achievement gap in schools obscures a more fundamental issue: do the grades we assign to students truly reflect the extent of their learning? In a new ASCD book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder, Myron Dueck reveals how many of the assessment policies that teachers adopt can actually prove
by mike simpson / 17h 
7-18-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Gypsy Opens Tonight at Rockaway Theatre Company in Fort TildenLast night was the final dress rehearsal and I put on my suit for my 5 minute stint as Mr. Goldstone where I end up standing on a chair. Don't tell me to break a leg - because I probably will. Tonight begins the first of 10 performances. Tickets are selling out, so come on down to the theater at the very hot Fort Tilden
by mike simpson / 17h 
New Sacramento schools superintendent seeks to stem falling enrollment - Education - The Sacramento Bee
New Sacramento schools superintendent seeks to stem falling enrollment - Education - The Sacramento Bee: New Sacramento schools superintendent seeks to stem falling enrollmentBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Jul. 18, 2014 - 1:04 pmLast Modified: Friday, Jul. 18, 2014 - 1:15 pmJosé L. Banda, the newly appointed Sacramento City Unified School District superintendent, said today he w
by mike simpson / 17h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Greg Hinz has more sage advice for Karen Lewis. Really?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Greg Hinz has more sage advice for Karen Lewis. Really?: Greg Hinz has more sage advice for Karen Lewis. Really?Harold Washington's 1987 victory speech at Navy Pier.Although I rarely agree with his take on Chicago politics, I have generally foundGreg Hinz  to be a knowledgeable, dispassionate and relatively sane pro-business commentator. That was, until he started wr
by mike simpson / 17h 
Who Got Capped? | EduShyster
Who Got Capped? | EduShyster: Who Got Capped? What really went down in Massachusetts this week…It seems like only yesteryear that an extraordinary amount of money and influence was lining up behind the long-suffering public school students of the Bay State. But this week state senators overwhelmingly declined to doff the *cap of excellence.* Wha happened??? And are there important lessons for us t
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An Update on the Continued Constriction of Roemer’s and White’s 2014-15 Assessment Corner | deutsch29
An Update on the Continued Constriction of Roemer’s and White’s 2014-15 Assessment Corner | deutsch29: An Update on the Continued Constriction of Roemer’s and White’s 2014-15 Assessment CornerJuly 18, 2014So much has transpired in the situation regarding the state of Louisiana education for 2014-15. For those attempting to keep up with the situation, let me briefly summarize:On June 18, 2014, Gove
by mike simpson / 19h 
7-18-14 @ 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 / 20h 
7-18-14 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): O, Free Press, Where Art Thou?As I have noted, a common thread running through my blogs is the carelessness among the media covering education. Case in point, yet another tone-deaf and completely unsupportable piece has appeared in the The Post and Courier (Charleston, S
by mike simpson / 20h 
The Answer Sheet 7-18-14
Answer Sheet: Mom’s letter to college-bound daughter: Why ‘I have reason to fear’Vicki Abeles is a filmmaker, attorney and mother of three. She is also the co-director and producer of the education documentary “Race to Nowhere,” which revealed the damage to young people being done by the pressures of school, homework, tutoring and extracurricular activities. In the following letter Abeles tells he
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-18-14 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: Vergara splits Tuck and Torlakson campaignsMorning Read: Vergara splits Tuck and Torlakson campaigns Vergara ruling becomes campaign issue State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Marshall Tuck this week launched a petition calling on his opponent, incumbent Superintendent Tom To
by mike simpson / 21h 
PAA opposes US Senate charter expansion bill S.2304 | Parents Across America
PAA opposes US Senate charter expansion bill S.2304 | Parents Across America: Parents OPPOSE S.2304,the “Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act”Downloadable version of this position paper here.On May 7, 2014, S.2304 was introduced to the US Senate for consideration. The bill is currently in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It is the Seante’s response t
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7-18-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Twins?Jonah EdelmanSeneca Craneby Jim Horn / 0min 7-17-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Charter Cap in Massachusetts Will Not Be LiftedIt is gratifying to know that the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where public schools were born, took a significant step this week to support Horace Mann's notion of quality public schools for all children.  As Mann said some 160
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-18-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadIt looks to be a busy day in Seattle Public Schools.  Banda is now officially going to Sacramento (and boy, that lack of enthusiasm from the Sacramento Bee) and we await the discussion/announcement today of an interim who is likely to be in place for the next 6-9 months. I have found out some interesting things about one of the potential interim c
by mike simpson / 22h 
Analysis of Kindergartners Shows Wide Differences in School Readiness Skills
Analysis of Kindergartners Shows Wide Differences in School Readiness Skills: Analysis of Kindergartners Shows Wide Differences in School Readiness SkillsSesame Workshop Releases Educational Framework After Study Reveals More Than 40% of Children Enter Classrooms with One or More Factors That Can Negatively Affect School Success New research shows there is still a strong relationship between socio
by mike simpson / 22h 
Public employee testimony Constitutionally protected :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Public employee testimony Constitutionally protected :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: JULY 18, 2014Public employee testimony Constitutionally protectedby Kimberly Beltran(Wash., D.C.) In a case likely to expand some free speech protections for public employees, the U.S. Supreme Court this month ruled that the First Amendment shields court te
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7-18-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? Jon Pelto and Ebony Murphy petition to run for governorGreat Profile Piece in Reminder News – Jon Pelto and Ebony Murphy petition to run for governorFrom the Reminder News, written by Melanie Savage   Jon Pelto and Ebony Murphy petition to run for governor After months of careful consideration, Mansfield resident Jonathan Pelto recently made the decision to choose a running
by mike simpson / 22h 
New Research: Vouchers Increase Segregation and Offer Benefits to the Few | Cloaking Inequity
New Research: Vouchers Increase Segregation and Offer Benefits to the Few | Cloaking Inequity: New Research: Vouchers Increase Segregation and Offer Benefits to the FewWe already know that vouchers increase segregation and offer benefits to the few. We don’t need to implement decades of vouchers to just turn back later.Findings from a newly released peer-reviewed study entitled Understanding How U
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What's at Stake in Public Education | Diane Ravitch
What's at Stake in Public Education | Diane Ravitch: What's at Stake in Public EducationPosted: 07/18/2014 8:16 am EDT Updated: 1 hour agoPrint ArticleShare26Tweet130Email10Comment4Jeff Bryant notes that many in the national media were stunned when the NEA called for Secretary Arne Duncan's resignation. For years, they believed the secretary's press releases instead of investigating the festering
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Morning Wink 7-18-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane 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
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