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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: A Reading List on TestingBob Shepherd posted this reading list on testing. The list was compiled by Alfie Kohn. I have a few additions: Todd Farley, Making the Grades Banesh Hoffman, The Tyranny of Testing Phil Harris, The Myth of Standardized Testing Jim Horn and Denise Wilburn, The Mismeasure of Education Daniel Koretz, Measuring
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7-4-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? When Democracy is seen as a danger…This week, as our state and nation prepared to celebrate the 4th of July, the union leaders of the Connecticut AFL-CIO sent out their weekly email to members.  Their update included the following article, Can’t Support Petitioning For Pelto I am an advocate for access to the election ballot. I was a plaintiff in a […] The post When Democrac
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7-4-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: A declaration for teachersThere’s no better time of  year to talk about declarations than on July 4th, the day the second Constitutional Convention meeting in 1776 approved the Declaration of Independence.  Here’s a new one by Jennifer Barnett, a classroom teacher for more than 20 years who decided it was time for teachers to have a declaration of […]49 by Valerie Strauss / 4h 7-3-14
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7-4-14 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 courts pension decision and the governor’s race.Yesterday’s Illinois Supreme Court decision is cause for celebration. Six of the seven judges agreed that the pension protection clause of the state’s constitution meant what it said. Contractual pension benefits between the state and all government
by mike simpson / 5min 
7-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “‘There Are So Many Inspirational Teachers Out There’: An Interview With Meenoo Rami”‘There Are So Many Inspirational Teachers Out There’: An Interview With Meenoo Rami is my latest post over at Education Week Teacher. This summer, I’ll be alternating between publishing thematic compilations of past posts and sharing interv
by mike simpson / 7min 
7-4-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: David Brooks: In Praise of SegregationIt's not often that NYTimes conservative columnist, David Brooks, finds any way to use science try to justify the lifestyles of the rich and separate, but someone sent him news of a study that he obviously felt he could manipulate to rationalize the continuing resegregation of America and its schools. Good fences make good neighbors. When ethni
by mike simpson / 9min 
7-4-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Expect a regular series on saving a schoolAs some of you may know, I walked away from a position in higher education to return to the elementary classroom. With roughly 13 years of experience in education, and two advanced degrees, even rather late in the hiring cycle, I had my pick of teaching positions in Washington, DC. I immediately chose, without hesitation, […]2 by Shaun Jo
by mike simpson / 12min 
7-4-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Hess: Free Press Charter Stories "Unhelpful"The Detroit Free Press recently ran a huge, extensively researched and reported story on Michigan's charter schools. They concluded, among other things, that charters hoover up a billion dollars with little transparency, that many charters are simply an ATM for family and friends of operators, that even really bad charters have
by mike simpson / 13min 
7-4-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The Hubris, Arrogance And Authoritarianism Of Common Core ProponentsSome of the comments on Jay Greene's Common Core Political Naivete and the Enemies List post get at this:"The main problem has not been intention, I think, but strategy. I have no doubt many Core supporters really think national standards are educationally important. The problem is, to get what they tho
by mike simpson / 15min 
"This July 4, governing in the spirit of revenge"
"This July 4, governing in the spirit of revenge": "This July 4, governing in the spirit of revenge"byteacherkenFollow    8 Comments / 8 NewAs we celebrate the Fourth of July, who can argue that our democracy is working the way the Founders intended? And who can deny that most of the blame for dysfunction must fall to the Republican Party?So begins Eugene Robinson's column in t
by mike simpson / 19min 
NYC Educator: Could Educational Extortion Work?
NYC Educator: Could Educational Extortion Work?: Could Educational Extortion Work?Imagine the Crime of the Century:With all the money that Bill Gates has poured into the Common Core, pawning it off on states in return for large grants, seeming to buy the loyalty of organizations like the National PTA and AFT, it may come as a surprise that his Common Core has been kidnapped.  There has been much s
by mike simpson / 25min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Eric Holder turned into a political hack for Rahm
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Eric Holder turned into a political hack for Rahm: Eric Holder turned into a political hack for RahmShame on Attorney General Eric Holder for allowing himself and his office to be used to kickstart Rahm Emanuel's re-election campaign. Holder was in town Wednesday to hail the “amazing” turnaround in school safety since the 2009 beating death of Fenger Academy student
by mike simpson / 27min 
Day 2: NEA Rep Assembly BAT Blog #NEARA14 #NEABAT (With pictures) | Continuing Change
Day 2: NEA Rep Assembly BAT Blog #NEARA14 #NEABAT (With pictures) | Continuing Change: Day 2: NEA Rep Assembly BAT Blog #NEARA14 #NEABAT (With pictures)July 4, 2014EducationNEA      Rate ThisOn yet another beautiful Colorado day, thousands upon thousands of teachers and support personnel poured into the Denver Convention Center.Today, our National Education Association kicked off our 2014 Represen
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Geaux Teacher!: White Pulls a Dead Rabbit Out of His Hat!
Geaux Teacher!: White Pulls a Dead Rabbit Out of His Hat!: White Pulls a Dead Rabbit Out of His Hat!I sent this letter to all BESE members along with various and sundry other people today.On July 1, during the BESE special meeting, it was stated several times that "teachers don't get to see the iLEAP or LEAP tests and parents can't see the tests after administration," so it would not be
by mike simpson / 11h 
Digital Tools As The Gateway Drug To Real Pedagogy? - The Jose Vilson
Digital Tools As The Gateway Drug To Real Pedagogy? - The Jose Vilson: Digital Tools As The Gateway Drug To Real Pedagogy?by JOSE VILSON on JULY 3, 2014in JOSEOn Sunday, I spent some time with the good folks at SMART Technologies (yeah, I can’t believe I’m saying that either, but more on that later) for the annual ISTE conference, a mega-large education conference hosted this year in Atlanta, GA.
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7-3-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Picket, Boycott, Shut Down Weingarten's Common Core ConventionFrom Inside AFT: The AFT convention, set for July 11-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, will focus on fighting back and fighting forward on key domestic issues to reclaim the promise of America, including the Common Core State Standards . . .2 by Jim Horn / 51min 7-2-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: Join M
by mike simpson / 13h 
Oregon Save Our Schools: Oregon SOS at the Gates Foundation Protest in Seattle
Oregon Save Our Schools: Oregon SOS at the Gates Foundation Protest in Seattle: Oregon SOS at the Gates Foundation Protest in SeattleOn Thursday, June 26th, members of Oregon Save Our Schools joined Oregon Bad Ass Teachers (BATs) in Seattle in solidarity with Washington BATs and Washington Save Our Schools at an event designed to bring attention to Bill Gates’ undue influence in our public schools
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NEA - 2014 News Releases
NEA - 2014 News Releases: NEA delegates approve creation of national campaign for equity and against “Toxic Testing”Campaign to focus on assessments and developing real accountability systemsDENVER—The National Education Association (NEA) will launch a national campaign to put the focus of assessments and accountability back on ensuring equity and supporting student learning and end the “test blam
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 7-3-14 #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 CAPThe Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass | Bill AyersThe Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass | Bill Ayers: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick DouglassA speech given at Rochester, New
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The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass | Bill Ayers
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass | Bill Ayers: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick DouglassA speech given at Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens:He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assem
by mike simpson / 16h 
Some More *Clarity* on BESE’s “Special Counsel,” Contract Limitations, and PARCC | deutsch29
Some More *Clarity* on BESE’s “Special Counsel,” Contract Limitations, and PARCC | deutsch29: Some More *Clarity* on BESE’s “Special Counsel,” Contract Limitations, and PARCCJuly 3, 2014July 03, 2014, has been quite the day for uplifting information in the Roemer/White vs. Jindal battle over Louisiana public education. In this post, I elaborate on three topics: 1) Roemer’s, White’s, and the BESE m
by mike simpson / 16h 
Michelle Rhee’s Campaign Cash Infusion | Truth in American Education
Michelle Rhee’s Campaign Cash Infusion | Truth in American Education: Michelle Rhee’s Campaign Cash InfusionFiled in Candidates on Education by Shane Vander Hart on July 3, 2014 • 0 Comments1Photo credit: Center for American Progress (CC-By-ND 2.0)Today’s Moring Education article at Politico discussed StudentsFirst involvement in the 2012 elections.  It also sheds some light on why the Common Core
by mike simpson / 17h 
Van Roekel Tells RA Delegates Bringing Equity to Schools Requires Leadership, Not Just Action | NEA Today
Van Roekel Tells RA Delegates Bringing Equity to Schools Requires Leadership, Not Just Action | NEA Today: Van Roekel Tells RA Delegates Bringing Equity to Schools Requires Leadership, Not Just ActionJuly 3, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerNEA President Dennis Van Roekel delivered his final keynote speech at the 2014 Representative Assembly on Wed
by mike simpson / 17h 
The Best of LAUSD: the others - Los Angeles Public Education | Examiner.com
The Best of LAUSD: the others - Los Angeles Public Education | Examiner.com: The Best of LAUSD: the others The wonderful Music teachers and their fantastic programs that I have observed over the last 34 years.The itinerant teachers that serve the needs of special children.There are also elementary assistant principals who work at 3 different schools that are usually great distances apart. Their so
by mike simpson / 17h 
7-3-14 The Whole Child Blog — Encourage Student Passions with Genius Hour
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEncourage Student Passions with Genius HourJuly 3, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersFounded on an innovation championed by businesses like FedEx and Google, "the genius hour" sets aside school time (at least an hour, every week) for students to work on something they are passionate about. This video outlines some basic ten
by mike simpson / 18h 
What Is a Teacher? | Natasha Walizer
What Is a Teacher? | Natasha Walizer: What Is a Teacher? A teacher is the one who listens to the "strange" boy talk about his fascination with dragons and not judge. A teacher listens intently to the very animated child and might not understand what he is speaking of, but a teacher listens.A teacher is the one who listens to the 7th grade girl complain about her over-protective mother an
by mike simpson / 19h 
Are You on the Common Core Enemies List? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Are You on the Common Core Enemies List? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Are You on the Common Core Enemies List?inShareWe are truly living in Nixonian times.  The above excerpt is from a June 1971 White House memo entitled Dealing with our Political Enemies.  You better be careful what you say and what you write about Common Core in 2014 if you don’t agree with the process or product.  You might j
by mike simpson / 20h 
7-3-14 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): LAUSD expands search to find enough summer school teachersAs LAUSD kicked off its newly expanded summer school program last month, accommodating more students than ever before, one thing became clear: Sometimes, more money means more problems. And one problem district officials didn’t anticipate was findi
by mike simpson / 21h 
7-3-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin'
Jersey Jazzman: Hey Professor: There IS a War On TeachersSpeaking for myself, one of the most frustrating things about being a teacher is when non-teachers in positions of influence tell me that my profession isn't really being targeted -- it's all just in my head, silly!Take the intellectual godfather of reforminess, Eric Hanushek, speaking here of the Vergara decision, which struck down Californ
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: (Thursday) Open ThreadGoing with a Thursday Open Thread due to the holiday tomorrow. From The Atlantic, a somewhat troubling story about a study finding that kids care more about "achievement and happiness" than caring for others and that teachers are aware of this issue.  The study is from the Making Caring Common project at Harvard and is called The Chi
by mike simpson / 22h 
Supreme Court of Illinois Backs Pension Clause Intent! Teachers and all public employees rejoice. | Reclaim Reform
Supreme Court of Illinois Backs Pension Clause Intent! Teachers and all public employees rejoice. | Reclaim Reform: Supreme Court of Illinois Backs Pension Clause Intent! Teachers and all public employees rejoice.Posted on July 3, 2014by Ken PrevitiSupreme Court of Illinois Backs Pension Clause Intent!From Bob Lyons: Illinois Supreme Court Backs Article XIII, Section 5!(Re-post of John Dillon’s ex
by mike simpson / 22h 
Coming to America - How we can help kids crossing the border
Coming to AmericaNEIL DIAMOND LYRICS"America"Far,We've been traveling farWithout a homeBut not without a starFree,Only want to be freeWe huddle closeHang on to a dreamOn the boats and on the planesThey're coming to AmericaNever looking back again,They're coming to AmericaHomeDon't it seem so far awayOh, we're traveling light todayIn the eye of the stormIn the eye of the stormHomeTo a new
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Spectacular victory for Philly schools - pretty depressing | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Spectacular victory for Philly schools - pretty depressing | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Spectacular victory for Philly schools - pretty depressingBy Dave Davies for NewsWorks on Jul 3, 2014 11:45 AMShare on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTIn a stunning, come-from-behind legislative win in Harrisburg, Mayor Michael Nutter and backers of the beleaguered Philadelphia school syste
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Educating the Gates Foundation | Rethinking Schools Blog
Educating the Gates Foundation | Rethinking Schools Blog: Educating the Gates FoundationJuly 2, 2014 by rethinkingschoolsblogJune 26, Rethinking Schools editor Wayne Au spoke at a Seattle rally protesting the role of the Gates Foundation in public education: “Educating the Gates Foundation.” The rally was sponsored by Washington BATS (Bad-Ass Teachers) and Washington Save Our Schools. This is the
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Morning Wink 7-3-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Rocketship Charter Chain’s Big Plans in TexasA note from a reader in Texas, where Rocketship charter schools have big expansion plans: Rocketship has re-applied for charters in Texas, 8 each in S
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