Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Eva Moskowitz Set to Dominate New York City Charter LandscapeEva Moskowitz has applied to the State University of New York‘s Charter School Institute for permission to open another 14 charter schools in New York City by 2016, a request that seems sure to be approved.   Chalkbeat reports:   “If Success’ proposal to open 14 new schoo
by mike simpson / 0min 
7-30-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Home Visits Lifted Up as Best Practice by U.S. Department of Education”I’ve written a lot about the Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project, including our school’s — and my — active involvement in it (see The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits). I’ve also posted about the U.S Department of Education’s “Parent
by mike simpson / 2min 
7-30-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: MORE Caucus Press Release: Teacher Tenure is Good for StudentsBy eliminating teacher tenure, we risk further disconnecting students and teachers, and make it harder for them to have transformational dialogue about what actually needs to be done in our classrooms to further the growth of students... Primi Akhtar (2014 graduate of Queens Metropolitan High School, valedictorian) Real
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Answer Sheet 7-30-14
Answer Sheet: Respected science publication is fooled by The OnionIt’s one thing for an Iranian news agency to mistakenly cite as fact a piece in The Onion, a satirical humor publication, as actually happened in 2012 when the Fars News Agency referred in all seriousness to an Onion story about a  Gallup poll that supposedly showed more rural white voters in America would rather […]1 by Valerie Str
by mike simpson / 8min 
7-30-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: An Alternative Narrative on TurnoverThe Seattle Times likes to peddle this story about how a fractious and meddling Board is the driving reason for the turnover of senior staff, including the superintendent, at Seattle Public Schools.It's a good yarn, but it doesn't actually fit the facts. It doesn't fit the facts becauseThe Board isn't all that fractious. Most vot
by mike simpson / 9min 
7-30-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: About Those Terrific School Grade Improvements for Charter Schools USACharter Schools USA boss Jonathan Hage bragged last month in his blog about some remarkable improvements his schools made in the past year: Every single one of our “D” and “F” schools from 2013 improve
by mike simpson / 11min 
7-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: July’s Best Posts From This BlogI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here). Here
by mike simpson / 13min 
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Glen Brown. How you benefit from our defined benefit pension.- Glen Brown is a teacher, pension activist and blogger. This post can be found at Teacher/Poet/Musician. Pensionomics 2014: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures reports the national economic impacts of publi
by mike simpson / 14min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-30-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Pasadena Unified To File Lawsuit Against Acton-Agua Dulce Unified For Authorizing Charter School In PasadenaBy Hugo Guzman & Sarah Favot, The Pasadena Star-News | http://bit.ly/1lc2Av7 The Pasadena Unified School District school board voted to file a lawsuit against the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District for opening the SCALE Academy Charter S
by mike simpson / 17min 
7-30-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): SC’s Zais MistakePublic education has been under assault and misrepresented by political leaders, the media, and the public since (at least) the mid-1800’s. Over the past couple of years, I have documented numerous times the key role mainstream media have played in the f
by mike simpson / 19min 
7-30-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: BATS and ArneThere's not a lot for me to add to Mark Naison's account of the meeting between six BAT representatives and several Department of Education reps, including Arne Duncan. You should be giving that a read, if for no other reason than it represents a moment when the USDOE paid attention to teachers that they themselves hadn't chosen to talk to.There are just a couple of mo
by mike simpson / 21min 
7-30-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Here's Comes The "Health Care Savings" From City WorkersFrom the NY Times:When Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his first labor agreements with New York City unions this spring, he was sharply criticized for granting long-awaited wage increases in exchange for promises of unspecified though sizable savings on health care expenses.Now, some of the specifics are coming
by mike simpson / 23min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What's not to love about Chicago politics?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: What's not to love about Chicago politics?: What's not to love about Chicago politics?When I think of Chicago politics, one word comes to mind, family. I think of a guy like Joe Berrios, the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, reaching out to help 15 of his relatives including sister Carmen , not only land a job with the county but collect on her disability
by mike simpson / 25min 
New dispute opens over LCAP reporting mandate :: SI&A Cabinet Report
New dispute opens over LCAP reporting mandate :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: JULY 30, 2014New dispute opens over LCAP reporting mandateby Tom Chorneau(Calif.) A festering dispute over how much freedom local officials should have over education spending has reignited, pitting school managers against advocates for low-income families and som
by mike simpson / 30min 
Standards Are Expectations of Learning | WagTheDog
Standards Are Expectations of Learning | WagTheDog: Standards Are Expectations of LearningMany ed reformers who are not experienced educators don’t understand that The Common Core State Standards are cognitive goals and expectations of student learning or “growth”.The Standards demand a fixed set of grade level cognitive skills and abilities that must be acquired by students, rather than imparted 
by mike simpson / 37min 
The Common Core Needs Unicorns and Rainbows | Truth in American Education
The Common Core Needs Unicorns and Rainbows | Truth in American Education: The Common Core Needs Unicorns and RainbowsFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on July 30, 2014 • 0 Comments2113Photo credit: FostersFan-Imp (CC-by-ND 3.0)I had to shake my head reading a piece by Stephanie Simon at Politico entitled “Moms winning the Common Core war.”  The first statement that jumped
by mike simpson / 41min 
Inventor of Portfolio School Reform Confirms It Isn’t Working Well | janresseger
Inventor of Portfolio School Reform Confirms It Isn’t Working Well | janresseger: Inventor of Portfolio School Reform Confirms It Isn’t Working WellPosted on July 30, 2014 by janressegerThe portfolio strategy of school reform embodies the idea of school choice. The provision of a range of privatized charter schools and the elimination of assigned school attendance zones are central to the theory,
by mike simpson / 46min 
Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Symbiotc Relationship of Bill Gates, Arne Duncan and Pearson…and the Takeover1Arne Duncan has embraced Bill Gates' vision of education.  Bill Gates has had a hand in crafting the common core standards and has provided grant money to advance the implementation in schools around the country.  It doesn't apparently matter to Arne Duncan these standards are unproven, untested and
by mike simpson / 48min 
Geaux Teacher!: BESE Abdicates Constitutional Authority to PARCC, PEARSON and U.S.ED
Geaux Teacher!: BESE Abdicates Constitutional Authority to PARCC, PEARSON and U.S.ED: BESE Abdicates Constitutional Authority to PARCC, PEARSON and U.S.EDChas, you continue to say "This is a question of who has authority to write the questions for our test."  You are absolutely correct and it is absolutely clear that PEARSON has been given the authority to write the questions by virtue o
by mike simpson / 50min 
empathyeducates – Recover the Recovery School District – Return the Schools to the People
empathyeducates – Recover the Recovery School District – Return the Schools to the People: Recover the Recovery School District – Return the Schools to the PeopleA crowd of about 50 showed up for the charter board meeting. photo: Della HasselleIntroductory Essay By Raynard Sanders, Ed.D.The failure of the corporate education reforms in New Orleans has been clearly documented. Of all the school com
by mike simpson / 52min 
NYC Educator: Before You Buy Campbell's New Line of Soups, Don't Forget to Check the Label!
NYC Educator: Before You Buy Campbell's New Line of Soups, Don't Forget to Check the Label!: Before You Buy Campbell's New Line of Soups, Don't Forget to Check the Label!Imagine a line of soups sponsored by Campbell Brown, set to destroy the due-process rights of teachers,cut down the hard-won rights of workersand promote the privatization of education, promising great profits to those very same p
by mike simpson / 56min 
Q&A: Michelle Rhee On Teacher Tenure Challenges : NPR Ed : NPR
Q&A: Michelle Rhee On Teacher Tenure Challenges : NPR Ed : NPR: Q&A: Michelle Rhee On Teacher Tenure Challenges In Vergara v. California, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the state's teacher tenure system hurts poor, minority students because they are more likely to end up with "grossly ineffective" teachers. The case focused on three areas: tenure, cumbersome dismissal pol
by mike simpson / 57min 
National Education Association's Lily Eskelsen Garcia on teaching, testing, and fighting back
National Education Association's Lily Eskelsen Garcia on teaching, testing, and fighting back: National Education Association's Lily Eskelsen Garcia on teaching, testing, and fighting backJul 27, 2014 2:45pm PDT by Laura Clawson7959Both major teachers unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, have been moving toward a more confrontational response to the p
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YESTERDAY

Here It Is, A Profession Transformed - The Jose Vilson
Here It Is, A Profession Transformed - The Jose Vilson: Here It Is, A Profession Transformedby JOSE VILSON on JULY 29, 2014in JOSEI just got back from three packed-house events in Chicago, Chapel Hill, and Philadelphia in July. In each space, the energy in the room took me aback because I’m still not used to the idea that a bunch of folks with busy lives want to hear my mouth run for two hours. Ye
by mike simpson / 11h 
15-7= Private Profit Taken from Public Education Taxes | Reclaim Reform
15-7= Private Profit Taken from Public Education Taxes | Reclaim Reform: 15-7= Private Profit Taken from Public Education TaxesPosted on July 29, 2014by Ken Previti15-7=8 cannot be copyrighted for profit.This example can be copyrighted for private profit from public education taxes.The content can be copyrighted, the instructional materials (text books, worksheets, computer and online programs, su
by mike simpson / 14h 
The Kvetching of Mona Davids southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: The Kvetching of Mona DavidsOh Mona Davids is in an uproar again. Poor, poor, Mona, how her crocodile tears do flow.The Daily News reported today that parents (And rightly so) are upset that the school day has been rescheduled in 450 to accommodate the 80 minutes of PD on Mondays and the 75 minutes of parent involvement on Tuesdays. Surely, Mona is happy with the a
by mike simpson / 14h 
Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: BATs July 28, 2014 SpeechBy:  Dr. Yohuru WilliamsMr. Duncan in May of 1894, Jacob Coxey, and his Army marched on Washington DC in the wake of a worldwide depression to petition the government for jobs for the unemployed.  Coxey opened his speech, not too far from here, invoking the promise of American democracy“We choose this place of assemblage” he told his audience,
by mike simpson / 15h 
Nite Cap 7-29-14 #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 CAP7-29-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: Evan Bayh Loves Christel DeHaan and Hedge Funders: CORPORATE SCHOOL ALERTby Doug Martin With so many people saying Evan Bayh must come back to Indiana to "save" public education as governor
by mike simpson / 16h 
7-29-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Evan Bayh Loves Christel DeHaan and Hedge Funders: CORPORATE SCHOOL ALERTby Doug Martin With so many people saying Evan Bayh must come back to Indiana to "save" public education as governor, it is time to set the record straight and let Hoosiers know about the real Evan Bayh. Here is just a glimpse (after only a few hours of research) into Indiana’s hero, Fox News' on-air
by mike simpson / 18h 
Trouble in Common Core City: Too Many Music Men, Not Enough Librarians - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Trouble in Common Core City: Too Many Music Men, Not Enough Librarians - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Trouble in Common Core City: Too Many Music Men, Not Enough LibrariansBy Anthony Cody on July 29, 2014 2:12 PMLast week Glenn Beck brought parents to 700 theaters nationwide to warn them of the perils of the Common Core, and the dangers of government brainwashing. Andy Schmookler h
by mike simpson / 19h 
7-29-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Arne Duncan Drops in Unexpectedly on Meeting With BATS at US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and Gets an Earful!
With A Brooklyn Accent: Arne Duncan Drops in Unexpectedly on Meeting With BATS at US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and Gets an Earful!: Arne Duncan Drops in Unexpectedly on Meeting With BATS at US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and Gets an Earful!   On July 28, 2014, following the  BAT Rally outside the US Department of Education, a delegation of BATS went up to  t
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7-29-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: A Parent/Filmmaker Comments on Ravitch and UnionsHow is it possible that  the Leadership of Teachers Unions maintains this destructive control of the profession?  And how can that control be altered and in what ways, without destroying the Unions altogether.  .....parent perception is predominantly that the Unions speak for and represent the attitudes of teachers.... If the Unions
by mike simpson / 20h 
To ALEC in Texas: School Vouchers are Poppycock | Cloaking Inequity
To ALEC in Texas: School Vouchers are Poppycock | Cloaking Inequity: To ALEC in Texas: School Vouchers are PoppycockALEC is meeting in Texas right now with a “shameless” agenda to privatize public education. Who is ALEC? In December 2012 Cloaking Inequity first profiled the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a national organization “composed of legislators, businesses and founda
by mike simpson / 20h 
The Charter School Profiteers | Jacobin
The Charter School Profiteers | Jacobin: The Charter School Profiteersby Allie GrossIn Detroit charter schools, mismanagement and opportunistic “education entrepreneurs” thrive.(Beth Fertig / SchoolBook)This is the second installment in our two-part series looking at charter schools in New Orleans and Detroit. The juxtaposition is no accident — these two cities have the highest percentage of chart
by mike simpson / 21h 
Teachers Occupy the US Department of Education in Washington, DC | M. Shannon Hernandez
Teachers Occupy the US Department of Education in Washington, DC | M. Shannon Hernandez: Teachers Occupy the US Department of Education in Washington, DCI boarded the Amtrak early Sunday morning in New York City and headed into Washington, DC. The weekend had finally arrived where teachers from across this nation were going to show our solidarity and use our voices to fight for public education. E
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-29-14 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: LAUSD, teachers at odds over contract talksMorning Read: LAUSD, teachers at odds over contract talks Teachers union, LAUSD at odds over bargaining tactics With just two weeks before school starts, union leaders representing 35,000 teachers have declined Los Angeles Unified’s offer to conduct
by mike simpson / 21h 
Teachers’ due process rights are not the problem | Edwize
Teachers’ due process rights are not the problem | Edwize: Teachers’ due process rights are not the problemRead the full post here.
by mike simpson / 21h 
Common-sense school reform in a post-Vergara world: Guest commentary
Common-sense school reform in a post-Vergara world: Guest commentary: Common-sense school reform in a post-Vergara world: Guest commentary If you are of a certain age, as we are, you will recall the days when your buddies all wanted to put “headers” on their V-8 Chevy, Dodge, or Ford. The effect was a loud, thumping rumble that turned heads in the school parking lot or at the drive-in theater. Hea
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-29-14 The Whole Child Blog — ED Pulse Poll Results: Should Cellphones Be Allowed at School?
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: ED Pulse Poll Results: Should Cellphones Be Allowed at School?ASCD continually seeks to provide solutions to the challenges that face educators of all levels. A recent ASCD SmartBrief ED Pulse poll asked readers if they believe students should be allowed to bring and use their cellphones at school. While families struggle with the right age for a child
by mike simpson / 22h 
Testing scandal | Deborah Meier on Education
Testing scandal | Deborah Meier on Education: Testing scandalPosted on July 29, 2014 by debmeierDear readers,I have been silent since June fourth because my car, without my consent, left the road and crashed into a field—totaling it, but fortunately not me. I’m very lucky to have escaped with minor damage, but enough to “lay me low” for the past month plus. But, when I read Rachel Aviv’s marvelous
by mike simpson / 22h 
Moms winning the Common Core war - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com
Moms winning the Common Core war - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com: Moms winning the Common Core warmillions have proved no match for the moms. | AP PhotoSupporters of the Common Core academic standards have spent big this past year to persuade wavering state legislators to stick with the new guidelines for math and language arts instruction. Given the firestorm of opposition that took them by surp
by mike simpson / 22h 
Ohio is the "Wild, Wild West" of charter schools, says national group promoting charter standards | cleveland.com
Ohio is the "Wild, Wild West" of charter schools, says national group promoting charter standards | cleveland.com: Ohio is the "Wild, Wild West" of charter schools, says national group promoting charter standards CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio is taking good steps to rein in its "Wild, Wild West" of charter schools, but time will tell if the state has the backbone to make it
by mike simpson / 22h 
Badass Teachers #HereToStay #BATsDC | Continuing Change
Badass Teachers #HereToStay #BATsDC | Continuing Change: Badass Teachers #HereToStay #BATsDCJuly 29, 2014Education      Rate ThisWhen we started,  people laughed at the name and joined. When we got active,  people worried about the name and hesitated. When we started caucuses in our unions and fought for change,  people objected to our name and attacked. When we went to the Dept of Ed and convince
by mike simpson / 23h 
7-29-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): “Students Today…”: On Writing, Plagiarism, and TeachingPosted at Maureen Downey’s Get Schooled, college instructor Rick Diguette offers a grim picture of first year college writing: Once upon a time I taught college English at a local community college, but not any more.
by mike simpson / 23h 
Marie Corfield: Saving New Jersey's children three zip codes at a time
Marie Corfield: Saving New Jersey's children three zip codes at a time: Saving New Jersey's children three zip codes at a timeYesterday the mayors of New Jersey's three largest cities, Ras Baraka of Newark, Jose Torres of Paterson and Steven Fulop of Jersey City, announced a bold move to collaborate on reducing violent crime in all three cities. The proposal evolved from the Passaic River Corridor
by mike simpson / 23h 
Rigor: A horrible word for schools? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Rigor: A horrible word for schools? | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Rigor: A horrible word for schools?I thought this Oregon parent made a good case for abandoning the use of "rigor" in discussing school reform:
by mike simpson / 23h 
Op-Ed: Education Official Who Left Under Ethical Cloud Returns to Washington | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Op-Ed: Education Official Who Left Under Ethical Cloud Returns to Washington | CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington:Op-Ed: Education Official Who Left Under Ethical Cloud Returns to WashingtonBy Melanie SloanEducation, For-Profit Education, Federal Agencies, Department of Education, FOIA, News, Roll Call, Wall Street, Melanie Sloan, Robert Shireman, CREW v. Department of Edu
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Morning Wink 7-29-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: David Berliner Responds to Economists Who Discount Role of Child PovertyErik Hanushek, Paul Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann take issue with David Berliner and Gene Glass’s view about how high lev
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