Hemlock on the Rocks:
Teacher Resistance to Reform is Good Sense....
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107 social shares Thousands of members of the United Teachers of New Orleans were fired without due process after Hurricane Katrina. But they are fighting back in court and winning -- and also making inroads in unionizing teachers in a public
Labor and “Ed Deform” - John C. Antush | Monthly Review
Art by Robert Rendo Labor and "Ed Deform" The Degradation of Teachers' Work through Standardized Testing and the New York City Evaluation System by John C. Antush topics: Education places: Americas, United States John C. Antush is a public high school teacher in New York City, a delegate in the United Federation of Teachers, and
Song For Gloria Astro Turf Queen
“Gloria” With apologies to Laura Branigan Gloria, you’re always on the run now.Running after teachers, you gotta get them somehow.I think you’ve got to get a teaching job, but you’ll probably blow it.I think you’re headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it You really don’t know squat, you just follow what Gates and Broad say?All the rich voices in your head calling, Gloria?Gloria,
A crash course in Corporate ed reform-- Schneider’s Ten Reform Claims: A Reader | the becoming radicali
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A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance | the becoming radical
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open letter to lausd boe
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MiSiS: 45,000 students missing from Los Angeles Unified’s new tracking system; efforts to help potential dropouts canceled
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Annie Gilbertson: L.A. Officials on Tech Bid Committee Got Free iPads, Resort Trip | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Gov. Jerry Brown Appeals California Teacher Tenure Ruling « CBS San Francisco
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/29/california-public-schools-chief-to-appeal-teacher-tenure-ruling-superintendent-of-public-instruction-tom-torlakson-education-schools/ Gov. Jerry Brown Appeals California Teacher Tenure Ruling August 29, 2014 11:01 PM
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Did Arne Duncan Really Say, "Testing Is Sucking The Oxygen Out Of The Room"? | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch | Tucson Weekly
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2014/08/22/did-arne-duncan-really-say-testing-is-sucking-the-oxygen-out-of-the-room Did Arne Duncan Really Say, "Testing Is Sucking The Oxygen Out Of The Room"?
MiSiS: 45,000 students missing from Los Angeles Unified’s new tracking system - ContraCostaTimes.com
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Education Is Not 'Moneyball': Why Teachers Can't Trust Value-Added Evaluations Yet - Education Week Teacher
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/08/27/fp_eger_valueadded.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
The same poo-poo in new bags. | Reclaim Reform
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Romero pressing for LAUSD board hearing on parent trigger
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Creating a Culture of Ethics in LA SCHOOLS : LAUSDeasy's Ethics Lesson #3 Homework Due Tuesday 9 -2-14 BY MISSDEED
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Arne Duncan Declares Victory in War on Schools and Teachers | Alan Singer
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NYC Public School Parents: Why you need to get involved & bring your family to the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st
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Supply Strong New Teachers | TNTP May Be Yet Another Affront to Our CALLING.
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Dear Friends,I just signed the petition "LAUSD: Don't Throw Good Money After Bad! Investigate/Audit Bad Ed Tech Dea...
Dear Friends,I just signed the petition "LAUSD: Don't Throw Good Money After Bad! Investigate/Audit Bad Ed Tech Deals" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:https://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/
Don’t expect charges for wasting LAUSD money on iPads: Letters
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5 Lessons drawn from the LAUSD iPad fiasco | Opinion | Jewish Journal
http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/5_lessons_drawn_from_the_lausd_ipad_fiasco 5 Lessons drawn from the LAUSD iPad fiasco iPad. File
JUST IN: Vergara ruling stands, judge rules in final review
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Here is how you roll out the iPad : iPad and iTunes U - Cedars School of Excellence
So here is how it is done ... http://cedars.inverclyde.sch.uk/ipad-and-itunes-u.htmlHomeAdmissionsPrimary SchoolMiddle SchoolSenior SchoolBlogsParentsAlumniContact UsCedars 1:1 iPad ProgrammeCedars is known as the home of the world's first whole-school 1:1 iPad programme. Because we receive many enquiries about this every week - more than we can easily handle - this page is designed to answer
L.A. cancels iPads-in-the-schools program: a failure of vision, not technology | Macworld
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Deasy planning to hire his own liaison for MiSiS project
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Teach for America hiring more non-whites: still cheating credentialed cheaters out of their jobs and violating civil rights of others with impunity
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Ex-LAUSD official denies steering contract to former employer
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SIGN THIS Petition | Fire Superintendent John Deasy | Change.org
The students of the LAUSD have started this new school year amid chaos. First, the district ignored warning signs that it was not ready and pushed through the implementation of the MiSiS student management system. This resulted in the disruption of education for thousands of students. The district then showed an ignorance of the seriousness of the situation by
The Murder of EZELL FORD Announces the Fear and Loathing of a Police State & Plutocracy by R. Diedrich
The story below is a tame account of what happened to a young black man with learning disabilities when he crossed paths with some of L.A's finest. In light of escalating concerns about the fate of students with IEPs at L.A. Schools, the issue is not just about race. Being black in this nation is no picnic but what is it like to be black, poor and disabled ?What this situation says about our
5 cool new security research breakthroughs - And Why security lapses betray LAUSD
5 cool new security research breakthroughs - Apple - NewsLocker
Report: $2M Worth Of LAUSD iPads, Computers Unaccounted For « CBS Los Angeles
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L.A. Unified can't account for $2 million in computers, audit says - LA Times
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LAUSD’S John Deasy shoots his iPad out
EdNotes: below is an editorial by someone with half the story who writes like he actually did his homework. While it is true the government has imposed the common core thus gadgetry on schools, it is not exactly Sacramento that mandates the common core, although the state does have final say on using CCSS. Notably, Governor Brown butted heads with Secretary of Education over adopting the
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Before the MiSiS mess in Los Angeles Unified, there was ISIS -- and a lawsuit - ContraCostaTimes.com
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Education Issues to Get Intensive Media Attention on Sept. 9
Education Issues to Get Intensive Media Attention on Sept. 9
Harmony Parent the TRUTH: Gulen Charter Schools and Movement targets for hate?
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Gulen Charter Schools in the USA: Gulen Movement - Will the real Muhammed Fethullah Gulen please stand up?
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LAUSD Will Not Renew Turkish Imam Gulen-Linked Schools’ Charters - Gagrule.net
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Susan Ohanian's Take on the Latest LAUSD Outrages
http://www.susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=1864
Audit says $2.1 million in L.A. school computers unaccounted for - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lausd-computer-security-20140827-story.html?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+(L.A.+Now)
Infographic: LA schools iPad project: How it started ... before the bidding began | 89.3 KPCC
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2014/08/25/17192/how-did-la-schools-decide-on-ipad-software-it-star/#timeline Superintendent John Deasy was a year into his tenure at the Los Angeles Unified School District when he started talking to the largest publishing company in the world, Pearson PLC, about working together on a digital transformation in
Interview with LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy on pausing the $1billion iPad program | Which Way L.A.?
http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2014/08/lausd-superintendent-john-deasy-on-why-hes-halting-the-ipad-programTo hear the interview, use the link above. The iPad program at LAUSD has been halted following criticism of the bidding
Criminal Charges Should Be Brought Against Lausd'S Superintendent John Deasy
CRIMINAL CHARGES SHOULD BE BROUGHT AGAINST LAUSD'S SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY (Mensaje se repite en Español) Whether the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy is criminally culpable for his actions in dealing with Pearson and Apple on behalf of the district concerning his clearly collusive actions in complete derogation of the public bidding process
Truth Out: Education, Inc.
(Illustration: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t) This story could not have been published without the support of readers like you. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to Truthout and fund more stories like it! Presidential administration proclamations about the state of public education over the past 30 years: 1983: "Our Nation is at risk. . . . the educational
ELITE Attackers of Public Schools Don't Admit the Impact of Economic Inequality, Racism on Education
Elite Attackers of Public Schools Don't Admit the Impact of Economic Inequality, Racism on Education Wednesday, 27 August 2014 09:56 By Mark Naison, Haymarket Books | Book Excerpt
.:: LAUSD Ethics Office ::.Guidelines from an Office that Should be Ethical Enough to Address Issues Concerning Apple, Person , Deasy and More
http://ethics.lausd.net/default.asp?Page=help_faqs_01#faqsP About Ethics 1. Why does ethics matter? 2. Isn't ethics subjective and relative? 3. Isn't ethics just about following the rules? 4. Can you really influence people in behaving more ethically? 5. Why should anyone behave ethically if it's not in their self interest? 1
OUR Urgent Need for an Ethical Education :LAUSD BOE / Deasy Ethics Remediation :Lesson 2
Our Urgent Need for an Ethical Education
Remediation for LAUSD BOE and Mr. Deasy : Psychology of Selfishness: What is ethics and why do we need it?
http://ifat-glassman.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-is-ethics-and-why-do-we-need-it.html What is ethics and why do we need it? We make decisions every day, all the time. What do you think is the fundamental reason for our need to act, to make decisions? One thing to notice is that our feelings
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy says he is not scrapping district’s $1 billion iPad program
From Bond Report Image: AppleLos Angeles Unified School District officials issued a statement Tuesday saying the district still plans to put an electronic tablet in the hands of every student after scrapping its original contract for iPads and software after questions were raised about the procurementhttp://www.dailynewsen.com/education/
LAUSD SCAMS Go Beyond the Apple- Pearson Collusion: Payroll is Pillaging Paychecks with Phony OVERPAYMENT Claims t
*If you are a current or retired employee of the Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict (LAUSD) there is yet another assault you might find yourself beingsubjected to- the clearly false allegation that you were overpaid by LAUSD,when the reality is that there is a greater likelihood and in many casesclear and convincing evidence that you were significantly underpaid. In thelast few years, LAUSD has
The Walking Dead and their Whipping Boys of Public Education
WordPress.com Lloyd Lofthouse posted: "Thanks to the fake Ed reformers—for instance, Bill Gates, President Obama and his Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (there
Open Letter to lAUSD Board of Education.
Dear Board of Education:Relative to latest shocker athttp://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2014/08/25/17202/la-schools-cancel-ipad-contracts-after-kpcc-publis/, it is quite a brazen pronouncement from the Superintendent: he is simply says "never mind" to his multi-million dollar (to date) iPAD plan. He treats taxpayer money and children's education as simply a video game where if he screws
Those Who Go Unsung | FrontPage Magazine
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/ben-shapiro/those-who-go-unsung/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20FrontpageMag%20(FrontPage%20Magazine%20%BB%20FrontPage) Those Who Go Unsung The vast
Can Supt. Deasy survive LAUSD's iPad fiasco? - Los Angeles Times |
http://itcompanyegypt.com/can-supt-deasy-survive-lausds-ipad-fiasco-los-angeles-times-2/ Can Supt. Deasy survive LAUSD's iPad fiasco? – Los Angeles Times So, remember that $1-billion plan to get iPads for each and every Los Angeles Unified student the district has been
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Fwd: LA school district drops iPad pilot program a year after snubbing Microsoft Surface - GeekWire
LA school district drops iPad pilot program a year after snubbing Microsoft Surface by Blair Hanley Frank on 8/26/2014 at 12:41 pm | 1 Comment Share this: inShare13 The
The Gates Foundation Education Reform Hype Machine and Bizarre Inequality Theory
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The price of a 'free' public education turns out to be damn expensive
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Do Over! LA Unified's $1 Billion iPad Contract Will Be 'Re Bid' | EdSurge News
| EdSurge News Chalk this up as perhaps the biggest mulligan in recent edtech history. The infamous $1 billion iPad deal between Los Angeles Unified School District, Apple and Pearson will be scrapped as the district will re-do the bidding process, marking yet another twist in a series of unfortunate--and embarrassing--events. Howard Blume, the dogged Los Angeles
Deasy cancels LAUSD iPad program - SFVmedia.com
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Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCC
Emails also show Pearson offered to hire four, full-time staff members to help train teachers – which would be an extraordinary expense for an eight-classroom pilot. "In addition, we would hire one elementary math and one elementary ELA and one secondary math and one secondary ELA to provide on site coaching," Codding wrote. "These people would be a LAUSD full time, 180 days per yea
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iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy
http://laschoolreport.com/ipad-report-shared-only-with-lausd-officials-in-secrecy/ iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy A draft report on LA Unified's handling of the controversial iPad contract that was leaked to media outlets last week was made available to board members and
Deasy canceled iPad program after records showed ties to vendors - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-ipads-lausd-deasy-20140825-story.html Deasy canceled iPad program after records showed ties to vendors
Jefferson High Students Stage Walkout Over LAUSD Computer System « CBS Los Angeles
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/25/jefferson-high-students-stage-walkout-over-lausd-computer-system-glitch/ Jefferson High Students Stage Walkout Over LAUSD Computer System August 25, 2014 2:28 PM View Comments
LAUSD Chief: One Bad Apple? | Bill Carroll on KFI AM 640
LAUSD Chief: One Bad Apple? | Bill Carroll on KFI AM 640
New Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District superintendent likes challenges
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20090726/new-norwalk-la-mirada-unified-school-district-superintendent-likes-challenges
OOOPS, DEASY DID IT AGAIN! THE MISIS MESS HAS Happened Before....
MiSiS: VOICES FROM THE FIELD AALA has received many emails and calls from secondary administrators concerned with the myriad MiSiS mishaps they experienced as they opened the school year. The MiSiS crisis has dramatically increased the workload of administrators who have spent many evenings and weekends trying to make the system work on behalf of students. Here are a few of their concerns.“
LACOE WANTS TO KNOW THE RATIONALE FOR $700 million on English Learners and Foster Kids
ED NOTES: I DOUBT THAT THEY PLAN TO SPEND IT ON TEACHERS . In an Aug. 13 letter to the school board president, the chief financial officer of the Los Angeles County’s Office of Education asked district officials to provide their “rationale” in listing $700 million as being spent on children who are poor, English learners or foster kids. Out of 80 school districts in Los Angeles County, the
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD’s iPad project: HOW IT STARTED …BEFORE THE B...
..4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD’s iPad project: HOW IT STARTED …BEFORE THE B...: by Annie Gilbertson KPCC 89.3 CHECK OUT THE FUKL STORY BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE!
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD’s iPad project: HOW IT STARTED …BEFORE THE B...
..4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD’s iPad project: HOW IT STARTED …BEFORE THE B...: by Annie Gilbertson KPCC 89.3 CHECK OUT THE FUKL STORY BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE!
New York Times Reports on Duncan’s Retreat from Test-Based Evaluations of Teachers | Diane Ravitch's blog
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The Violence and Hatred of Common Core Fanatics | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
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LA Schools, Apple and Common Core Publisher Duck Conflicts Report
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/08/24/LA-Schools-Apple-and-Common-Core-Publisher-Duck-Conflicts-Report#comments Despite opposition by parents and teachers to the Pearson Education Corporation's Common Core curriculum, conflicts of interest may explain why the Los Angeles School
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True Grit, Social Emotional Learning and Purloined Language Perverted by LA School Reform by Larry F.
Anyone who has read my blog or my books knows that I'm a big supporter of Social Emotional Learning, including helping students develop "grit" (see The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of "Grit" and the grit lessons and strategies in my books). I've also been critical of "school reformers" who try to hijack Social Emotional
FINALLY Deasy is Toasted , Dropped Buttered Side Down Thanks to iPad a Fiasco
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Finally ! Mulgrew Confirms What We Have Always Suspected!
I wasn't surprised when Michael Mulgrew remarked at the AFT Convention last weekend, "I have heard the stories about how Eli Broad and [Bill] Gates and a flying saucer full of Martians designed these standards." For you see, I, too had long suspected that the Common-Core was promulgated by Martians. I just wasn't sure whether it was one misguided martian or a whole band of them. You
IPads, Emails and Ethics: SCPR Scoops a Story that was Always in Plain Sight
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2014/08/22/17193/internal-emails-show-la-school-officials-started-i/Ed Notes: HOW DO WE GET ACCESS I DISTRICT EMAILS? Internal emails show LA school officials started iPad talks with software supplier a year before bids
L.A. Unified teachers decry new student tracking system - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-utla-campaign-20140821-story.html L.A. Unified teachers decry new student tracking system
“Reframing” California Common Core for a Better Public Sale
WordPress.com deutsch29 posted: "The Frameworks Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the images of other nonprofits with the goal of hooking the public
L.A. Now Live: Charters pulling students from private schools | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
L.A. Now Live: Charters pulling students from private schools AUGUST 28, 2012 | 6:00 AM Times education reporter Howard Blume will join L.A. Now Live to discuss the student shift from private schools to public charters and the impact the switch has on taxpayers and the already-strained public education system.
Curt Hagman | Assemblyman Curt Hagman Calls for More Oversight in LAUSD’s Failing iPad Project
http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD55/?p=article&sid=214&id=258920 SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) renewed his request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) to hold a special oversight hearing to review Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) iPad project. The project, which costs over $1 billion in school facility bond funds, began its implementatio
The Con Artistry of Charter Schools - In These Times
In 2010, billionaire Rupert Murdoch declared for-profit K-12 education 'a $500 billion sector in the U.S. alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed.' (David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons) FEATURES » AUGUST 20, 2014 The Con Artistry of Charter Schools Once an effort to improve public education, the charter school movement has transformed into a money-making venture. BY
Cuts to Detroit Public Schools - I Have Much More to Say
Yesterday, I appeared on WDIV, talking about the cuts to Detroit Public Schools. My statement was limited to a thirty-second sound bite, but I have much more to say. I am a parent of six children in the Detroit Public School system. Three of my children are Phoenix at Renaissance High School, one is a Cass Technician, and two of my children are Pharaohs at the Detroit Communication