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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Arthur Goldstein: Why Good Teachers Need Tenure TooArthur Goldstein, a high school teacher of English as a Second Language in New York City, explains in this article that good teachers need tenure too. Goldstein gives examples of teachers who were denied tenure because they stood up for the rights of their students. When he made de

by mike simpson / 27min

7-20-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: NEA, SEIU, and Eli BroadAt the recent AFT and NEA coronations, there was news about new linkages with SEIU, whose former president, Andy Stern, had close ties with Broad, Gates, and Obama (Stern had a choice seat in the Obama box at the Inauguration Parade). Below is part of a post I did in 2007, a day or so after a big fund-raiser in Los Angles for charter chain, Green Dot Public

by mike simpson / 30min

7-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day | For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: All My Ed Week Posts On Parent Engagement In One Place!Q & A Collections: Parent Engagement In Schools is my latest post at Education Week Teacher. It brings together all my Ed Week posts related to parent engagement from the past three years. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews

by mike simpson / 31min

7-20-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Odd Question: Are Parents “Assets Or Liabilities”?John Merrow, who produces education-related segments for the PBS News Hour, recently published a post about parent engagement titled Assets or Liabilities? Though certainly there are teachers who are not very positive about working with parents, my suspicion is that they are

by mike simpson / 33min

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-20-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: VERGARA RULING BECOMES A CAMPAIGN ISSUE …at least in Tuck’s mind + smf’s 2¢By John Fensterwald | EdSource Today | http://bit.ly/1rdYjNb July 17, 2014 |State 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

by mike simpson / 35min

7-20-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent: New York Now Leads the Way in the Movement Against Common Core- At The Polls Something truly extraordinary has happened in the New York State Gubernatorial race-something with broad national implications. A big money Democratic Governor, Andrew Cuomo, who thought he was going to make himself a front runner in the 2016 Presidential Race by ramming through legislation requi

by mike simpson / 36min

7-20-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: James GarnerIt has been announced that James Garner has died at the age of 86.Garner wrote one of my favorite pieces on actors and politics in 2011:James Garner's memoir "The Garner Files" was published today, and far from being a glossed over look at his career, it's very much matter of fact. Although he defends actors who express their political views, he is crit

by mike simpson / 38min

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman! | WagTheDog

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman! | WagTheDog: It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman! “Kids make their mark in life by doing what they can do, not what they can’t… School is important, but life is more important. Being happy is using your skills productively, no matter what they are.”~ Howard Gardner “The second concern is justifying the Common Core on the highly dubious notion that college

by mike simpson / 42min

Teachers Union Conventions Reflect Common (Core) Frustrations | PopularResistance.Org

Teachers Union Conventions Reflect Common (Core) Frustrations | PopularResistance.Org: Teachers Union Conventions Reflect Common (Core) FrustrationsORGANIZE! EDUCATION By Bill Balderston, www.labornotes.orgJuly 20th, 2014 Powered by TranslateAt national conventions of the two major teacher unions this month, controversy flared over the Common Core, a standardized curriculum largely funded by the

by mike simpson / 44min

Common Core Fallacy: Students Need Expensive Technology to be Successful | Missouri Education Watchdog

Common Core Fallacy: Students Need Expensive Technology to be Successful | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Fallacy: Students Need Expensive Technology to be SuccessfulinShareNone allowed in this summer math camp.The argument that each student needs an IPad or other technology to become a ‘global citizen’ and learn math might not be true. Have you seen any research showing this to be a va

by mike simpson / 45min

White Suburban Dads—Even Worse than Moms? | EduShyster

White Suburban Dads—Even Worse than Moms? | EduShyster: White Suburban Dads—Even Worse than Moms? If you could ask Arne Duncan just one question, what would it be?By Patrick HayesIf you could ask Arne Duncan just one question, what would it be? That’s the dilemma I faced when I heard that my district would be hosting a live Q & A with Big Dunk.There was the obvious choice:*Whaddya’ get Bill Ga

by mike simpson / 47min

Tea Party text books in Arizona charter school Heritage Academy | Seattle Education

Tea Party text books in Arizona charter school Heritage Academy | Seattle Education: Tea Party text books in Arizona charter school Heritage AcademyHeritage Academy: “Learning Our Heritage, Creating Our Legacy”One of Arizona’s oldest public charter schools is under fire from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State for using textbooks that actively promote religious interpretations

by mike simpson / 49min

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charles Schwab -- A core member of the 'charter cabal'

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charles Schwab -- A core member of the 'charter cabal': Charles Schwab -- A core member of the 'charter cabal'Brokerage firm founder Charles Schwab rode the emerging wave of online investing to amass client assets of over $2 trillion, and he now has a net worth of $6 billion. He's now become one of the biggest patrons of corporate-style school reform, investing

by mike simpson / 50min

YESTERDAY

Nite Cap 7-19-14 #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 CAPDIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??There is

by mike simpson / 15h

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??: Kids on the Way to the Park: Is Joy Stifled in School??There is a playground in my development.During the summer, I have the pleasure of listening to children as they travel to the playground.The excitement can't be contained, talking, laughing, running!"Come back!" "Don't go too far!" &

by mike simpson / 16h

All Things Education: Schooled by Schooled (& Silicon Valley)

All Things Education: Schooled by Schooled (& Silicon Valley): Schooled by Schooled (& Silicon Valley)I finally read The New Yorker article ("Schooled") about education reform in Newark, New Jersey. I think it was a fair piece but before I continue, a disclaimer: I assume that anything I say here could be legitimately challenged or discounted given what people who are on the grou

by mike simpson / 19h

7-19-14 WagTheDog - Data-Driven Common Core Does Not Compute

Data-Driven Common Core Does Not Compute | WagTheDog: Data-Driven Common Core Does Not ComputeMore and more it feels like the education leaders who are tasked with overseeing the data-driven Common Core implementation and assessment policies are “Lost in Space” and their data “does not compute”. During the school year 100% of teachers are expected to “unpack” the standards, differentiate instruct

by mike simpson / 19h

Superintendent Jose Banda Welcome to Sacramento, Don't Mind the Bee Bashing (they were hoping for another Broadie)

Superintendent Jose Banda Welcome to Sacramento, Don't Mind the Bee Bashing (they were hoping for another Broadie)What others say about Superintendent Jose Banda:Next Seattle schools chief Banda: Building trust at top of to-do listThe Seattle School Board's unanimous selection of José Banda as the next district superintendent came after 3-1/2 hours of closed-door deliberations Sunday night, offici

by mike simpson / 19h

Editorial: New superintendent contract gives a reward for Being Bashed by The Sacramento Bee

Editorial: New superintendent contract gives a reward for incompetence - Editorials - The Sacramento Bee: Editorial: New superintendent contract gives a reward for incompetenceBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Saturday, Jul. 19, 2014 - 12:00 amWhen José L. Banda takes over as superintendent for the Sacramento City Unified School District on Aug. 1, he will earn an annual salary of $290,000 – a $20,

by mike simpson / 21h

The Choices Parents Really Want for Their Students with Special Needs

The Choices Parents Really Want for Their Students with Special Needs: The Choices Parents Really Want for Their Students with Special NeedsJULY 19, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTToday I want to talk about the choices, I believe, parents want for their students with exceptionalities or students in general.“Choice,” today, in the eyes of the ed. reformers means having a lot of charter schools

by mike simpson / 22h

2nd Banana 7-19-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #NN14

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTDonna Brazile, Democrats for Public EducationDonna Brazile, Democrats for Public EducationDonna Brazile as one of the founding members of "Democrats for Public Education" talks about how privatization and market-based education reform has made education less equitable in many communities.by mike simpson / 5h OMG!!!!! Look who’s co

by mike simpson / 22h

Morning Wink 7-19-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSThe Seven A’s of Successful High Schools | Connected PrincipalsThe 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 approa

by mike simpson / 23h