Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Microsoft Cashes in on Common Core and Online TestingAre you ready for the new standards? Check out how Microsoft can help your school.5 by dianeravitch / 32min hide  //  saveMichigan: A One-Woman Truth Squad for Charter AccountabilityThis article tells the story of Mary T. Wood, a woman in Michigan who has devoted nine years to tr
by mike simpson / 0min 
7-2-14 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.: The view from the IEA Retired section in the back of the hall at the first Illinois caucus session yesterday.NEA RA. NBI A. Toxic testing.New Business A will be presented to the RA Thursday.   NEW BUSINESS ITEM A NEA CAMPAIGN AGAINST TOXIC TESTING NEA will conduct a comprehensive campaign to end the h
by mike simpson / 4min 
7-2-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? CT Post Editorial: A long-overdue step on chartersThe Connecticut Post has published a powerful editorial about the Jumoke/FUSE charter school debacle and the Malloy Administration’s failure to properly oversee the growing charter school industry in Connecticut. Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy, his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and Pryor’s minions of charter school a
by mike simpson / 11min 
7-2-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: What you know about July 4th is wrongYou learned in school about what happened in July 1776, and think you have a good handle on events surrounding American independence from Great Britain. Right? Well, if you think that was the day that America’s independence was declared by the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, you are wrong. And if you think that that […]by Valerie Str
by mike simpson / 12min 
7-2-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Join Me at the Rise Above The Mark Kokomo Show, July 17thBy Doug MartinI will be in Kokomo on the Rise Above the Mark after-movie panel on July 17 at the South Branch of the Kokomo library.  I will be signing copies of Hoosier School Heist from 4:30 to 5:30pm.  Here is the press release.  Please share this far and wide and follow me on twitter: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 1, 2014 R
by mike simpson / 14min 
7-2-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Fred Klonsky is correct about the #NEARA14Says the retired teacher on his website: Yesterday NEA Board of Director from Illinois, Jim Grimes, told us that the leadership would present two New Business Items (NBIs) to the delegates.   One addresses the issue of the use and misuse of standardized testing.   The other one will call on local and state affiliates […]by Shaun Johnson /
by mike simpson / 17min 
7-2-14 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): Schneider’s Ten Reform Claims: A ReaderJack Schneider’s Ten Reform Claims That Teachers Should Know How to Challenge provides a powerful framework for educators to mobilize our much needed roles as teachers for the wider public. I want here to use his ten claims as a bas
by mike simpson / 19min 
7-2-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: PARCC Is in TroubleThis story has been emerging in bits and pieces and being reported on as parts of other stories, but it deserves to be mentioned many places, because it has the potential to wreak some serious havoc in this coming school year.Last year, Pearson won the contract to develop the PARCC test. This may have been because Pearson was the only bidder, and that may have be
by mike simpson / 20min 
7-2-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Michael Rebell On The Irony Of Campbell BrownFrom State of Politics:Michael Rebell, a veteran education advocate, expressed doubt during an interview on CapTon last night that an effort to duplicate the results of a California lawsuit that overturned teacher tenure laws in that state will be equally successful here in New York.... Rebell was co-counsel for the plaintiffs in
by mike simpson / 22min 
Why schools’ efforts to block the Internet are so laughably lame | Hechinger Report
Why schools’ efforts to block the Internet are so laughably lame | Hechinger Report: Why schools’ efforts to block the Internet are so laughably lameBy Annie Murphy PaulThis story also appeared at:As schools around the country have rolled out one-to-one computer initiatives, handing out tablets and laptops to their students, a sour note has often intruded on the triumphant fanfare heralding these
by mike simpson / 25min 
Stiglitz: Inequality Is Not Inevitable | janresseger
Stiglitz: Inequality Is Not Inevitable | janresseger: Stiglitz: Inequality Is Not InevitablePosted on July 2, 2014 by janressegerThe NY Times just ended an eighteen month series of commentaries on its opinion pages about economic inequality,  The Great Divide, moderated by the Nobel prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz.  I urge you to read the final column in this series, in which Stiglitz dec
by mike simpson / 29min 
Louisiana Educator: BESE Fails
Louisiana Educator: BESE Fails: BESE FailsI and many other educators and parents attended the BESE meeting Tuesday to watch BESE members and Superintendent White attempt to deal with the combination of curve balls and spit balls thrown at them by Governor Jindal. Instead of a ball game, it turned out to be a circus that lasted 6 hours and it was not entertaining. If our public education classrooms
by mike simpson / 34min 
Russ on Reading: SCOTUS Sticks It to the Union
Russ on Reading: SCOTUS Sticks It to the Union: SCOTUS Sticks It to the UnionWe must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately - Ben FranklinThe Supreme Court Ruling Monday inHarris v. Quinn played second fiddle to the ruling in the Hobby Lobby case in the media. While the Hobby Lobby contraceptive case was front page news in the New York Times, Harris v. Quinn didn't get a menti
by mike simpson / 38min 
Complexities of Measuring Effectiveness | Connected Principals
Complexities of Measuring Effectiveness | Connected Principals: Complexities of Measuring Effectivenessby John Marschhausen • July 2, 2014 • 0 Comments“What are the real 3rd grade guarantee numbers?”“Why do the Ohio Department of Education and the district report different percentages? Are you trying to hide something?”These are all quotes that have been directed in my direction –either in person
by mike simpson / 43min 

YESTERDAY

Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue Jindal | deutsch29
Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue Jindal | deutsch29: Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue JindalJuly 1, 2014On July 01, 2014, I attended the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Special Board Meeting initiated by three members: Lottie Beebe, Carolyn Hill, and Jane Smith.These three members wanted a primary focus of the meeting to incl
by mike simpson / 9h 
Plan B: One-Step for Addressing PARCC and Common Core | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Plan B: One-Step for Addressing PARCC and Common Core | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsPlan B: One-Step for Addressing PARCC and Common CorePosted on July 1, 20140Today was an interesting day at the Claiborne building in downtown Baton Rouge. Today was the much anticipated climax of significant back and forth politicking between Governor Jindal and hi
by mike simpson / 9h 
Private viewing of “Standardized: Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education” | Seattle Education
Private viewing of “Standardized: Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education” | Seattle Education: Private viewing of “Standardized: Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education”I will be showing the movie STANDARDIZED: Lies, Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education in my home on Thursday, July 10th at 7:00 PM.There w
by mike simpson / 9h 
empathyeducates – Black and Hispanic Kindergartners Are Disproportionately in High-Poverty Schools
empathyeducates – Black and Hispanic Kindergartners Are Disproportionately in High-Poverty Schools: Black and Hispanic Kindergartners Are Disproportionately in High-Poverty SchoolsBy Elaine Weiss and Emma García | Originally Published at Economic Policy Institute. June 25, 2014Growing up black or Hispanic in the United States today means high odds of living in concentrated poverty: in neighborhood
by mike simpson / 10h 
An Activist Handbook for the Education Revolution: United Opt Out’s Test of Courage - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
An Activist Handbook for the Education Revolution: United Opt Out’s Test of Courage - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: An Activist Handbook for the Education Revolution: United Opt Out’s Test of CourageBY PEGWPEN · JULY 1, 2014In the summer of 2013, United Opt Out spent all of June writing 50 state opt out/refusal guides to arm everyone with an essential tool, specif
by mike simpson / 11h 
Do Teachers' Unions Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? | Diane Ravitch
Do Teachers' Unions Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? | Diane Ravitch: Do Teachers' Unions Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration?Posted: 07/01/2014 6:33 pm EDT Updated: 2 hours agoPrint ArticleShare30Tweet40Email10Comment7We are living in an era when the very idea of public education is under attack, as are teachers' unions and the teaching profession. Let's be clear: these atta
by mike simpson / 12h 
Is It Time to Escort Bill Gates Out of Our Schools? | John Thompson
Is It Time to Escort Bill Gates Out of Our Schools? | John Thompson: Is It Time to Escort Bill Gates Out of Our Schools?American constitutional democracy seeks a balance between the empowerment of individuals and the checks and balances necessary to protect the rights of the community. Bill Gates, like so many other billionaires, does not seem to respect the wisdom of poet Robert Frost. "Good
by mike simpson / 13h 
Nite Cap 6-30-14 #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 CAPFundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries | ChalkbeatFundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries | Chalkbeat: Fundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries Both candidates who won the contested State B
by mike simpson / 16h 
Fundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries | Chalkbeat
Fundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries | Chalkbeat: Fundraising advantages didn’t buy victory in SBE primaries Both candidates who won the contested State Board of Education primaries on June 24, Valentina Flores and Marcia Neal, raised less money than the people they defeated.In the 1st District, Democratic winner Flores raised $20,292 in cash and non-monetary contributions. L
by mike simpson / 16h 
Marie Corfield: Christie can't take the heat in Paterson
Marie Corfield: Christie can't take the heat in Paterson: Christie can't take the heat in PatersonApparently Gov. Christie heeded the old saying, "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" and high-tailed it out of the Silk City after uttering about 25 works in his swearing in of Mayor Jose Torres. But I don't think it was the typical Jersey-style summer-in-the-city, +90° hazy,
by mike simpson / 16h 
In Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s Data | Truth in American Education
In Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s Data | Truth in American Education: In Colorado Parents Are Denied Access to Their Student’s DataFiled in Privacy/SLDS by Shane Vander Hart on July 1, 2014 • 0 CommentsSimilar to what John Eppolito experienced in Nevada, parents in Colorado are having a difficult time accessing their own student’s data, but 3rd party entities don’t seem to h
by mike simpson / 17h 
NEA Representative Assembly to Vote to End ‘Toxic Testing’ | NEA Today
NEA Representative Assembly to Vote to End ‘Toxic Testing’ | NEA Today: NEA Representative Assembly to Vote to End ‘Toxic Testing’July 1, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Cindy Long and Sara RobertsonThe National Education Association will launch a national campaign to put the focus of assessments and accountability back on student learning and end the “test
by mike simpson / 17h 
NYC Public School Parents: District 6 parents want and need smaller classes! Contract for Excellence testimony by Tory Frye
NYC Public School Parents: District 6 parents want and need smaller classes! Contract for Excellence testimony by Tory Frye: District 6 parents want and need smaller classes! Contract for Excellence testimony by Tory FryeTo submit your own comments on the city's Contract for Excellence/class size proposal, emailContractsForExcellence@schools.nyc.gov  by July 19.  If you'd like to share your commen
by mike simpson / 18h 
7-1-14 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): Welcome to the Oligarchy: The U.S. Needs a New MythologyAn oligarchy exists when power rests with a very few. The U.S. was founded as a rejection of the sort of oligarchy in which royalty (the accident of birth) determined power—although that movement was driven mostly b
by mike simpson / 20h 
Green Dot, based in L.A., plans to open schools in other states - Los Angeles Times
Green Dot, based in L.A., plans to open schools in other states - Los Angeles Times: Green Dot, based in L.A., plans to open schools in other statesGreen Dot Public Schools, a locally based group of charter campuses, announced this week it has set up a national organization to manage expansion into Tennessee and Washington.Charters are free public schools operated independently of local districts
by mike simpson / 20h 
7-1-14 The Whole Child Blog — Turning Around the Teen Brain by Building Effort
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Turning Around the Teen Brain by Building EffortNeuroplasticity means humans have the ability to change their brains through repeated, adaptive practice. Buy-in, however, can be a huge hurdle in getting students to invest effort in the actions that will grow their brains. "If the brain's not buying in, then it's not changing," author Eric Jen
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-1-14 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 may be headed for lengthy appealsFinal ruling in Vergara could be years in coming Vergara v. California, in which a Superior Court judge struck down California’s teacher tenure, layoff and dismissal laws, may be headed for a lengthy appeals process. A clue to how long may lie in anot
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-1-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: How to increase socioeconomic diversity in collegeLeaders in higher education have known for many years that low-income students are underrepresented at top institutions. How to change that? Catharine B. Hill, the president of Vassar College in New York, writes in this post about the only way that colleges and universities can expand socioeconomic diversity. By Catharine B. Hill As c
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-1-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? The battle against the corporate education reform industry takes center stageCharter School Scandal Continues to Rock Malloy Administration… However, rather than conduct a truly independent investigation into the fall of the Jumoke/FUSE charter school management company, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education and his political appointees on the State Board of Education
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-1-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw BookA Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book.1 by David Greene / 6min 6-30-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Media Has No Idea What Special Education Is (Guest Post)Guest Post by Jessica S. Martinez, in response to a recent editorial in the Albuquerque Journal. Once again, the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board has placed its ignorance
by mike simpson / 23h 
7-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Today Is Canada Day — Here Are Related Resources© 2008 Dennis Jarvis, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Today is Canada Day! I’ve just made a lot of additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Canada.by Larry Ferlazzo / 11min   6-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Webs
by mike simpson / 23h 
7-1-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadWA State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn has sent a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking that Washington be waived from the NCLB requirement that public schools send out letters about how they are all failing under NCLB (about 96% of schools would have to send out these letters).  Naturally, 96% of Washington school
by mike simpson / 23h 
Where are most of California’s tenured teachers? | Hechinger Report
Where are most of California’s tenured teachers? | Hechinger Report: Where are most of California’s tenured teachers?By Sarah ButrymowiczA California judge recently ruled that teacher tenure and other job protections violate a student’s right to education and, as such, are unconstitutional. The case, Vergara v. California, prompted speculation about what it would mean for other states where simila
by mike simpson / 23h 
Mercedes Schneider and VAMs in Louisiana |
Mercedes Schneider and VAMs in Louisiana |: Mercedes Schneider and VAMs in Louisiana I’ve been communicating recently with Mercedes Schneider, lifelong and now Louisiana teacher, blogger at deutsch29, and author of a newly-released book on corporate educational reform, A Chronicle of Echoes. We recently got onto the topic of George Noell – the infamous developer of the state of Louisiana’s VAM – p
by mike simpson / 23h 
“Good” Doctors and Teachers (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
“Good” Doctors and Teachers (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: “Good” Doctors and Teachers (Part 2)1. Has the definition of “good” teachers changed over time as has the one about “good” physicians?2. Are there many different versions of “good” teaching as there were for “good” doctors?3. Even with the differences in definitions over time and setting, are their core cha
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 7-1-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-1-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Paul Bruno: What if There is No Crisis in U.S. Education?Paul Bruno, a science teacher in California, assembled a few charts to show that there is no “crisis” in American education. What we have
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