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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Schneider: Are Common Core and Common Core Testing Illegal?Federal law states clearly that no agent of the federal government may seek to influence, direct, or control curriculum or instruction. For many decades, both parties agreed that they did not want the party in power to use federal power to control the schools of the nation.

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8-12-14 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.: Carpe diem.. My Facebook and Twitter pages are full of comments about the suicide of Robin Williams. It’s not surprising. He was a big star, a celebrity, who has spanned several generations of TV watchers and movie goers. In 1989 I was still a new teacher. It was four years after A Nation at Risk repo

by mike simpson / 3min

8-12-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open Thread A bit of dark place I find myself in. Robin Williams, a giant talent who I saw twice live in San Francisco (and once in a little bookstore), killed himself. Very sad.Then there's the essay by Joe Williams of DFER who says that "Suburbs Hold Key to Resolving Democratic Party's Tensions over School Choice."It's hard to know which is wo

by mike simpson / 6min

8-12-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Ferguson Missouri- Face of a Nation Where Poverty Has Moved to the Suburbs

With A Brooklyn Accent: Ferguson Missouri- Face of a Nation Where Poverty Has Moved to the SuburbsFegruson Missouri, where the police killing of an unarmed young Black man sparked rioting yesterday, represents the demographic contours of a society changed by gentrification and demographic inversion.. There are now more poor people living in suburbs than there are in inner city neighborhoods. In Ne

by mike simpson / 8min

8-12-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: "We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year | NBC Southern Californiahttp://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Miramonte-Moves-Forward-With-Start-of-School-Year--270834621.html "We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year news > localby Rene Diedrich / 9h 8-11-14 Hemlock on the RocksHemlock on the

by mike simpson / 10min

Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your children | Valerie Braman | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your children | Valerie Braman | Comment is free | theguardian.com: Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your childrenThe anti-union celebrities (and their secret backers) have taken the war on teachers public. But educators shouldn’t have to defend doing our jobI learned recently that I don’t live in the real

by mike simpson / 14min

Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How? | Dana Goldstein

Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How? | Dana Goldstein:Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How?Amanda Ripley has a thoughtful piece at Slate on how states are passing regulations that raise the SAT score/GPA bar for getting accepted into teacher training programs. I thought a lot about this as I wrote The Teacher Wars, which is a history of teaching in America (out Sept.

by mike simpson / 20min

Ohio next up in Common Core showdown :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet

Ohio next up in Common Core showdown :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: AUGUST 12, 2014Ohio next up in Common Core showdownby Alisha Kirby(Ohio) Yet another bill to repeal the Common Core State Standards will be heard Aug. 18 in Columbus amid growing public opposition to the standards.Authors, Ohio Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and

by mike simpson / 29min

Broken Promises in New Orleans | janresseger

Broken Promises in New Orleans | janresseger:Broken Promises in New OrleansPosted on August 12, 2014 by janressegerThere has been a lot of hype about the transformation to charter schools of almost all of the public schools in New Orleans. The transformation began with the destruction of the city by Hurricane Katrina just as the school year had begun in 2005. Powerful forces in Louisiana assiste

by mike simpson / 31min

Shanker Blog » Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School Poverty

Shanker Blog » Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School Poverty: Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School PovertyPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on August 12, 2014In a previous post, I discussed simple data from the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) on teacher turnover in high- versus lower-poverty schools. In that same report, which was issued by the D.C. Auditor a

by mike simpson / 33min

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?Workers need more than a $1.75 raise.Mimicking former MSNBC great Keith Olbermann, I'm willing to go out on a limb a say that billionaire Bruce Rauner is the worst person in the world. And few would disagree, although Pat Quinn's running mate Paul Vallas may have a

by mike simpson / 42min

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D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations

D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations: D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia public school system, one of the first in the country to evaluate teachers using student test scores, announced Thursday that it would suspend the practice while students adjust to new tests based on Common Core standards.Chancellor Kaya Henderson

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8-11-14 Wag The Dog Week

WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: He Who Controls The Language…‘I don’t know what you mean by “glory,”‘ Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. ‘Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant “there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!”‘ ‘But “glory” doesn’t mean “a nice knock-down argument,”‘ Alic

by mike simpson / 9h

THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform

THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO!BY MORNA MCDERMOTT · AUGUST 11, 2014United Opt Out was created by six “pissed off radicals” in August of 2011.Some of the names and faces have changed since then (Laurie Murphy and Shaun Johnson have rolled off the administration team) and

by mike simpson / 10h

Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity) - The Jose Vilson

Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity) - The Jose Vilson: Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity)The following is a debate I’ve had with a few folk, so here is an uninterrupted fleshing out of these thoughts.Michael Petrilli put out another list of edu-influentials this year. This list, unlike the last time I wrote about this, didn’t

by mike simpson / 10h

Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of Children

Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of Children: Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of ChildrenAUGUST 11, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTCommon Core aligned books and the drill to teach reading to young children, appears to ignore the real questions children might have about the stories they read. This could be serious, especially

by mike simpson / 14h

11 charter school authorizers face suspension - SFGate

11 charter school authorizers face suspension - SFGate: 11 charter school authorizers face suspensionBy DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state education agency on Monday put one-quarter of Michigan's charter school authorizers on notice of possible suspension, citing deficiencies in their transparency, academic performances and fiscal oversight.The 11 chartering agents incl

by mike simpson / 14h

Nite Cap 8-11-14 #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 CAPEdgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : CtEdgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : Ct: Edgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a

by mike simpson / 15h

Edgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : Ct

Edgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : Ct: Edgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction10Print EmailAugust 10, 2014 3:00 pm • By Todd D. Milewski | The Capital Times(6) CommentsTim Slekar, dean of education at Edgewood CollegeEnlarge PhotoTim Slekar, the dean of the School of Education at Edgewood College, has a

by mike simpson / 15h

Bobby Jindal Discusses Common Core Lawsuit | Truth in American Education

Bobby Jindal Discusses Common Core Lawsuit | Truth in American Education: Bobby Jindal Discusses Common Core LawsuitFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on August 11, 2014• 0 Comments2251I was at the FAMiLY Leadership Summit where Iowans were able get a sneak peak at prospective 2016 presidential candidates. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal held a pre

by mike simpson / 15h

Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly - The Washington Post

Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly - The Washington Post: Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly On Sept. 1, Lily Eskelsen García becomes president of the National Education Association, the largest labor union in the country. She was photographed at the NEA building in Washington. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)By Lyn

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8-11-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: A Bronx View of the Killing of Michael Brown

With A Brooklyn Accent: A Bronx View of the Killing of Michael BrownThe Bronx is full of young people who take what happened to Michael Brown very personally. They go through metal detectors in schools. Get stopped and frisked in the streets. Are looked at with suspicion and contempt when they head into Manhattan. They see themselves in Michael Brown, as they did in Ramarley Graham who suffered a

by mike simpson / 17h

8-11-14 The Whole Child Blog — Learning and Health are Symbiotic (and Global)

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Learning and Health are Symbiotic (and Global)This week Education International—the world's largest federation of unions, representing 30 million education employees in 170 countries and territories—signed onto the Global School Health Statement developed by ASCD and the International School Health Network. The Global School Health Statement was develo

by mike simpson / 18h

Voter Guide: 5 Differences Between LAUSD Candidates Alex Johnson and George McKenna | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly

Voter Guide: 5 Differences Between LAUSD Candidates Alex Johnson and George McKenna | The Informer | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly: Voter Guide: 5 Differences Between LAUSD Candidates Alex Johnson and George McKennaComments (2)By Hillel Aron Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 6:27 AMCategories: Education, ElectionMcKenna, left, Johnson, rightLittle known fact: there's an election tomorro

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-11-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1Home | George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1: LA County Democratic Party Endorses George McKenna For LAUSD District 1JULY 09, 2014The campaign of retired superintendent and decorated educator George McKenna for the vacant LAUSD District 1 school board seat got a huge boost Tuesday night with the

by mike simpson / 19h

empathyeducates – What Are We Doing To Our Children? #IfTheyGunnedMeDown #MichaelBrown

empathyeducates – What Are We Doing To Our Children? #IfTheyGunnedMeDown #MichaelBrown: What Are We Doing To Our Children? #IfTheyGunnedMeDown #MichaelBrownWhat are we doing to our children? Why might it be that white teens are free to plan for proms, High School graduation, the anticipation that comes when you go off to college, while our Black babies ponder, “If the cops gun me down, which image

by mike simpson / 19h

George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1

Home | George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1: LA County Democratic Party Endorses George McKenna For LAUSD District 1JULY 09, 2014The campaign of retired superintendent and decorated educator George McKenna for the vacant LAUSD District 1 school board seat got a huge boost Tuesday night with the endorsement of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.“I am proud to be the only candidate

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8-11-14 This Week in 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: 5 ways McKenna and Johnson stand apartMorning Read: 5 ways McKenna and Johnson stand apart 5 differences between Alex Johnson and George McKenna Little known fact: there’s an election tomorrow! A very special election! A special election, that is, for the District 1 L.A. Unified Board of Edu

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Common Core, the Common Good and Why Close Readings are Just ‘Not Enough’ for Critical Thinking | Missouri Education Watchdog

Common Core, the Common Good and Why Close Readings are Just ‘Not Enough’ for Critical Thinking | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core, the Common Good and Why Close Readings are Just ‘Not Enough’ for Critical ThinkinginShareExpand your close reading of this phrase. Ask the question: What/who ‘is’ the ‘common good’? The answer might surprise you.Did you ever think your governors and state bure

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William Sanders Interview on His TVAAS (aka EVAAS) Model |

William Sanders Interview on His TVAAS (aka EVAAS) Model |: William Sanders Interview on His TVAAS (aka EVAAS) Model Following up on my most recent post, about whether “EVAAS’s William Sanders is really a “Leading Academician,” a loyal follower sent me this story, as transcribed via an interview on Nashville Public Radio (also available on this link) about “The Man All Tennessee [and likely other]

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Most Georgia school systems might soon take charter route | Online Athens

Most Georgia school systems might soon take charter route | Online Athens: Most Georgia school systems might soon take charter routeBy LEE SHEARERupdated Sunday, August 10, 2014 - 10:29pmClarke County now has just one charter school, but in a year, every public school in the county could be a charter school — along with hundreds more across the state.State law sets a July 1, 2015 deadline for the

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Morning Wink 8-11-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSA School is Not a Pet. And Yet . . .A School is Not a Pet. And Yet . . .: A School is Not a Pet. And Yet . . .MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2014 AT 10:34 AMThis weekend’s story in the New York Times about former NFL star Deion Sanders’ struggling charter school lays bare much of what’s wrong with the way Americans think about public education in general, and charte

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