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8-16-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Oklahoma PTA Unanimously Calls for End to High-Stakes Testing”Oklahoma PTA Unanimously Calls for End to High-Stakes Testing is from Diane Ravitch’s blog. Here’s an excerpt: Over 340 delegates at the Oklahoma PTA’s annual convention voted unanimously to adopt resolutions that call for a ban on policies that force the state’

by mike simpson / 10min

NYC Educator: NYSUT Takes a Stand. Or Is it a Sit?

NYC Educator: NYSUT Takes a Stand. Or Is it a Sit?: NYSUT Takes a Stand. Or Is it a Sit?A few weeks ago, at the AFT Convention, NYSUT President Karen Magee, despite campaign promises that her leadership opposed Common Core, said the following:If not standards, then what? A free-for-all? Everyone does what they please? No common base? No common method to look at what they're doing?This is a black a

by mike simpson / 15min

Tissue Paper Reforms: Coding for Kindergartners | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Tissue Paper Reforms: Coding for Kindergartners | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Tissue Paper Reforms: Coding for KindergartnersSome school reforms are like rebar that have lasted for more than a century. Examples? The age-graded school and the kindergarten.Some school reforms are like industrial-strength plastic-covered packages which cover new toys, computer cables and gift

by mike simpson / 16min

As the new school year begins. . . | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

As the new school year begins. . . | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsAs the new school year begins. . .Posted on August 14, 20144As the new school year begins I find myself more than a bit confused by what is going on in Louisiana education these days. Lately it’s felt a little like forces outside of my control are dictating the outcomes of a whole lot

by mike simpson / 18min

Does Michael Agona Have Any Ethics? southbronxschool

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Does Michael Agona Have Any Ethics?Michael Agona is like an onion. As one peels back the layers on his nefarious dealings, there becomes more to see. We decided to touch on a link from last week's blog post about Agona.Very quickly. In 2006, teacher, Yolanda Strong, was accused of corporal punishment at her Queens school (PS 52) and received a U rating for the year

by mike simpson / 22min

California bill curbing ‘willful defiance’ suspensions opens school discipline debate - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee

California bill curbing ‘willful defiance’ suspensions opens school discipline debate - Capitol and California - The Sacramento Bee: California bill curbing ‘willful defiance’ suspensions opens school discipline debateBy Jeremy B. Whitejwhite@sacbee.comPublished: Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 - 12:00 amAssemblyman Roger Dickinson says the willful defiance provision varies wildly in its application and f

by mike simpson / 23min

8-16-14 Living in Dialogue

Home | Living in Dialogue:Ranking and Sorting: The Sordid History of Standards and TestsBy Anthony Cody When critics such as myself point out the very bad effects the Common Core tests are having, as they label more than two thirds of our children unready for college and career, we are accused of “conflating tests with standards.” UFT president Michael Mulgrew was making this argument on the AFT c

by mike simpson / 30min

Stephen Krashen Blog 8-16-14

SKrashen:Pre-K = childhood's end? Comment posted following “As the first day of school approaches, the city trains thousands of universal pre-K teachers,” on ChalkbeatPosted on August 12.I wonder how many of those interested in teaching Pre-K in New York have read the "New York State Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core." The document is 62 pages long, filled with an astonishin

by mike simpson / 33min

8-16-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: Georgia teacher fired after students post her naked selfies online - NY Daily News@media print { .original-url { display: none; } } h1.title { font: -apple-system-headline; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-hyphens: manual; } blockquote { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-left: 20px;by Rene Diedrich / 4h California Teacher Credential Corruption Ignored@media pr

by mike simpson / 34min

8-16-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in FloridaScathing Purple MusingsColor me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in EducationCharter Schools’ USA Hillsborough Facililities Will Not Be Shuttered This Year…ButFrom Marlene Sokol in the Tampa Bay Times: TAMPA — Responding to concerned parents who learned last week that the Hillsborough County school d

by mike simpson / 37min

8-16-14 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: Wag The Dog WeekHe 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

by mike simpson / 38min

8-16-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:Imagination- A Poem for Michael BrownI can only imaginewhat its like to bewatchedfearedseen as a threatwhen i walkwhen i drivewhen i go to schoolNever knowingwhen i will bestoppedsearchedthrown on the groundor when words thatI sayand gestures that Imakecan lead to mydeathby Mark Naison / 2d Us VS Them- A Guest Post on the Larger Implications of Ferguson by Dr Lori MartinThe

by mike simpson / 40min

8-16-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekBook Review: This Is Not a Test, by José Luis VilsonLet me start with the easiest part of this review:Buy and read José Luis Vilson's This Is Not a Test.@TheJLV is one of the better known teacher-bloggers around, and a prodigious tweeter. He asks hard questions and gives little quarter when it comes to issues of race and education (although I've notice

by mike simpson / 42min

8-16-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekTeachers in ThunderdomeOne of the dreams of reformsters is a school system in which teacher employment is shaped by neither tenure nor seniority. When the time comes for cutting staff, administrators will just grab their Big Spreadsheet of Teacher Effectiveness Data, look down at the bottom of list, point at the name next to the lowest rating number and declare, &

by mike simpson / 45min

8-16-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog ASCD’s New ED on EdJudy Seltz, ASCD's new executive director, outlines her plans for the association and her vision for education in a wide-ranging interview with Education Week blogger Peter Dewitt. In the process, Seltz details some of the association's policy priorities and recent successes. Read on for highlight

by mike simpson / 48min

8-16-14 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):Galatzan calling for probe into computer system snafusGalatzan calling for probe into computer system snafus Concerned by a slew of problems with the district’s new student management computer system, board member Tamar Galatzan said today she is planning to ask the district’s Inspector General to conduct

by mike simpson / 49min

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 8-16-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetCampbell Brown put on notice by teachers unionI recently wrote a post about how Campbell Brown’s new advocacy group, the Partnership for Educational Justice, had used on its Web site the exact wording of the slogan of the current branding campaign of the American Federation of Teachers, the nation’s second-largest teachers union. It turns out that the AF

by mike simpson / 52min

8-16-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMilitarization vs. the Network SocietyI was deeply moved yesterday evening, to be standing with more than a thousand fellow Chicagoans, hands raised in a gesture of solidarity with the family of Michael Brown and the courageous people of Ferguson, MO. Similar demonstrations ar

by mike simpson / 53min

8-16-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?: Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 Giving voters more choices…should be as American as the Fourth of July – Ralph NaderFirst there was the “social justice” lobbyist who wrote a piece in the Hartford Courant instructing people not to sign a Pelto/Murphy 2014 ballot petition because it might hurt Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy’s re-election chances. More recently, a Journal Inquirer ed

by mike simpson / 56min

8-16-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFrom Two Sides: Ed Reform versus the Most Famous Teacher in the U.S.That teacher would be 5th grade teacher Rafe Esquith from Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles. He has taught for nearly 30 years and written several books. But I'll let Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post's Answer Sheet tell you more:*When he goes to China he

by mike simpson / 58min

8-16-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineParents and Educators Reject the Tests, the Scores and Corporate Agenda of NYSED & PearsonFred Smith, a test specialist formerly with the NYC Department of Education (DOE) stated, “The State Education Department took a half-step by releasing 50 percent of the English and math questions from the April 2014 exams. It was a half-step not just because it falls halfw

by mike simpson / 59min

8-16-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherCPS bans parent Rousemary Vega.6 by Fred Klonsky / 15h Movement in Hinsdale D86- From HHSTA District 86 Negotiations Moving Forward. Teachers association and board of education work toward an agreement HINSDALE, IL. — August 15, 2

by mike simpson / 1h

8-16-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhy Did NYSUT Endorse The Pro-Charter, Pro-Voucher Jeff Klein? From State of Politics:Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Friday touted his endorsement from the New York State United Teachers union. “I’m honored to have the endorsement of NYSUT, whose membership works hard each and every day on everything from shaping young minds

by mike simpson / 1h

8-16-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Ten Things White People Can Do About Ferguson Besides TweetTen Things White People Can Do About Ferguson Besides Tweet By Kate Harding | Originally Published at Dame Magazine. August 14, 2014 They’re happening all around the country tonight, including at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, around 7 p.m. East

by mike simpson / 1h

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-16-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Judge Tells California To Teach All English LearnersBy BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press | San Jose Mercury News http://bit.ly/Vl1OW6 Posted: 08/13/2014 08:51:01 AM LOS ANGELES -- California was ordered to educate all children who don't speak English after reports revealed a quarter of its school districts f

by mike simpson / 1h

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-16-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE WEEKVideo: “1 World Trade Center Time Lapse”I’m adding this video to The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11: 1 World Trade Center Time Lapse – Return of the Lower Manhattan Skyline from Benjamin Rosamond Photography on Vimeo.by Larry Ferlazzo / 5h Friday Night Tweets About #Ferguson #Michael

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This Week's Education Research Report 8-16-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTAssessing the Impact of Classroom Composition on Student AchievementThis study evaluates the effects of classroom peers on standardized testing achievement for all third- and fourth-grade students in the Philadelphia School District over 6 school years. With a comprehensive individual- and multilevel data set of all students matched to

by mike simpson / 1h

8-16-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekNewsday Declares Down, Up, as Common Core CurdlesLast year's god-awful results on Common Core tests in New York set off a statewide resistance movement among advantaged and the disadvantaged parents to dump the Gates and Pearson CorpEd plan into the Long Island Sound. This second year, when most new testing regimes usually see big gains, state language arts

by mike simpson / 1h

All Week 8-16-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ THE CHALK FACE About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archiv

by mike simpson / 1h

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-16-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGPaul Thomas: Time for Phase 3 in the Resistance to the Corporate TakeoverPaul Thomas says that events are moving swiftly, and we must move with them. When the corporate reform movement started, educators were taken by surprise and treated by children. When did it start? Was it the accountability movement that began after

by mike simpson / 1h

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AFT's Weingarten on Philadelphia School Budget Crisis

AFT's Weingarten on Philadelphia School Budget CrisisWASHINGTON— Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the budget crisis in Philadelphia's public schools, following today's announcement by Superintendent William Hite."Which Philadelphia is this—the thriving metropolis Mayor Michael Nutter just showed the Democratic National Committee or the one where the s

by mike simpson / 12h

HEADLINE: Medicare Advantage Plans Exaggerate Members’ Diseases to Make More Money | Reclaim Reform

HEADLINE: Medicare Advantage Plans Exaggerate Members’ Diseases to Make More Money | Reclaim Reform: HEADLINE: Medicare Advantage Plans Exaggerate Members’ Diseases to Make More MoneyPosted on August 15, 2014by Ken PrevitiTeachers and other retired public employees, you are being defrauded of your money and earned compensation. How do Medicare Advantage Plans code for additional cash for themselve

by mike simpson / 13h

8-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: From Two Sides: Ed Reform versus the Most Famous Teacher in the U.S.That teacher would be 5th grade teacher Rafe Esquith from Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles. He has taught for nearly 30 years and written several books. But I'll let Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post's Answer Sheet tell you more:*When he goes to China he is so popular he needs securi

by mike simpson / 14h

Quick ways to model “Digital Leadership” #leadershipday14 | Connected Principals

Quick ways to model “Digital Leadership” #leadershipday14 | Connected Principals: Quick ways to model “Digital Leadership” #leadershipday14by Amber Teamann • August 15, 2014 • 0 CommentsThis post is my contribution to Leadership Day 2014 and is cross posted at Technically yours, Teamann. This year I am choosing to take part in Scott McLeod’s Leadership Day 2014. He challenged us all to write about

by mike simpson / 14h

Nite Cap 8-15-14 #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 CAPempathyeducates – What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in Americaempathyeducates – What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in America: What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in AmericaBy Paul Br

by mike simpson / 16h

empathyeducates – What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in America

empathyeducates – What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in America: What White People Can Do About the Killing of Black Men in AmericaBy Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Originally Published at Huffington Post. August 13, 2014 4:18 PM EDT Updated: August 14, 2014 9:59 AM EDT‘Can we switch for just one day?’ my friend Sean jokingly asked me as we were working out at the gym. ‘No, way’

by mike simpson / 16h

8-15-14 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.: #selfiesforkarebby Fred Klonsky / 9min 8-14-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Gaza, MO. Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery’s account of his arrest.-Wesley Lowery is an

by mike simpson / 18h

Gates Funding Nonprofit to “Review Material for CCSS Alignment”. a National Curriculum? | Missouri Education Watchdog

Gates Funding Nonprofit to “Review Material for CCSS Alignment”. Can We Stop Pretending There is No Intent for a National Curriculum? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Gates Funding Nonprofit to “Review Material for CCSS Alignment”. Can We Stop Pretending There is No Intent for a National Curriculum?inShareWhy are two private foundations funding review of curricula to determine if they align to priva

by mike simpson / 18h

empathyeducates – Another Reason Why Segregated Education Is Bad For Young Students

empathyeducates – Another Reason Why Segregated Education Is Bad For Young Students: Another Reason Why Segregated Education Is Bad For Young StudentsBy Rebecca Klein Huffington Post. July 30, 2014 Updated: 6:59 PM EDTA new study offers more evidence that segregated schooling is bad for students.The study, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, used previously compiled data from the D

by mike simpson / 18h

CCSS, Ferguson, murder, and undeserving children | Reclaim Reform

CCSS, Ferguson, murder, and undeserving children | Reclaim Reform: CCSS, Ferguson, murder, and undeserving childrenPosted on August 15, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhat lesson is being taught to all of us by the abusive treatment and slaughter of young, black males in various locations across the nation?Suburban Ferguson is the latest site of slaughter and police-state overreaction when “order” is disrupted

by mike simpson / 18h

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Militarization vs. the Network Society

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Militarization vs. the Network Society: Militarization vs. the Network SocietyI was deeply moved yesterday evening, to be standing with more than a thousand fellow Chicagoans, hands raised in a gesture of solidarity with the family ofMichael Brown and the courageous people of Ferguson, MO. Similar demonstrations are taking place in dozens of cities and on university

by mike simpson / 20h

Michelle Rhee Stepping Down From StudentsFirst | FDL News Desk

Michelle Rhee Stepping Down From StudentsFirst | FDL News Desk: Michelle Rhee Stepping Down From StudentsFirstBy: DSWright Friday August 15, 2014 8:15 am Michelle Rhee is stepping down as the CEO of StudentsFirst to focus on her family and supporting her husband. After being tossed out of the DC school system, Rhee founded StudentsFirst in 2011 as part of her quixotic crusade to blame the problems

by mike simpson / 21h

Character Change In The ‘Education Reform’ Soap Opera

Character Change In The ‘Education Reform’ Soap Opera: Character Change In The ‘Education Reform’ Soap OperaAUGUST 15, 2014If you’ve ever spent much time watching soap operas, you’re familiar with this scenario: Two characters with furrowed brows, arms akimbo square off: “That’s not true,” says one. “Oh yes it is,” says the other. “If only Brock were here …” as the camera pans right. Music swells,

by mike simpson / 22h

8-15-14 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 puts new MiSiS computer system on holdMorning Read: LAUSD puts new MiSiS computer system on hold LAUSD in crisis over its new MiSiS computer system Los Angeles Unified told teachers to stop using the new district-wide computer system Thursday, after days of dealing with glitches and ot

by mike simpson / 22h

8-15-14 The Whole Child Blog — Bringing Health and Wellness Back to School

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: ASCD’s New ED on EdJudy Seltz, ASCD's new executive director, outlines her plans for the association and her vision for education in a wide-ranging interview with Education Week blogger Peter Dewitt. In the process, Seltz details some of the association's policy priorities and recent successes. Read on for highlights from the interview. Supporting the

by mike simpson / 22h

8-15-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Classroom Lessons for CopsAre the Saint Louis County police feeling stupid this morning? I hope so. They should be. The difference between Wednesday and Thursday nights in Ferguson was the difference between chaos and community, between war and peace.The difference certainly wasn't in the crowd; Ferguson's population didn't change over night and they had, if anything, more reason t

by mike simpson / 22h

TFA’s Diversity Dilemma | EduShyster

TFA’s Diversity Dilemma | EduShyster: TFA’s Diversity Dilemma EduShyster’s D-list reformer gives TFA props for diversifying—but says the organization still treats corps members like they come from privilege By *The 49er*I have a confession to make: I was a Teach for America (TFA) teacher (or corps member as TFA calls its teachers, since just plain teacher is considerably less sexy). While that gi

by mike simpson / 22h

LAUSD says it's not subject to state's 'parent trigger' law this year - LA Times

LAUSD says it's not subject to state's 'parent trigger' law this year - LA Times: LAUSD says it's not subject to state's 'parent trigger' law this yearControversial state law permitting parents to petition for sweeping changes in failing schools cannot be used this year in Los Angeles Unified, district officials decided.I am livid about this. I believe it violates the spirit and intent of parent e

by mike simpson / 23h

8-15-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: Are teachers unions really the scourge of the nation?Are teachers unions really the scourge of the nation? You might think so if you listen to some reformers who link union-negotiated job protections for teachers to poor academic performance of students in high-poverty schools. But does the data actually support that contention? Bruce D. Baker, a professor of education and leadership

by mike simpson / 23h

Despite gains, most Charter Schools still rank in bottom quarter in grade rankings - Pittsburgh Business Times

Despite gains, most Charter Schools still rank in bottom quarter in grade rankings - Pittsburgh Business Times: Despite gains, most Charter Schools still rank in bottom quarter in grade rankingsView PhotosCharter school ranks for 11th gradeEthan LottResearch Director-Pittsburgh Business TimesEmail | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedInMost of the charter schools operating in the region that are list

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Kevin Johnson still using mayor’s office as political fundraising ATM -Sacramento News & Review

Sacramento News & Review - Kevin Johnson still using mayor’s office as political fundraising ATM - Editorial - Opinions - August 14, 2014: Kevin Johnson still using mayor’s office as political fundraising ATMOnce again, Mayor Kevin Johnson appears to be selling Peter to buy Paul. As reported in a recent Bites column in this paper, the mayor—whose hard work on behalf of the NBA would make most

by mike simpson / 23h

Morning Wink 8-15-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-15-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: North Carolina: How Teachers Can Give Themselves a RaiseCivitas is a libertarian, anti-union organization in North Carolina. It is funded by Art Pope, who may be the most powerful powerbroker in

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