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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New York: Common Core Tests Fail Our Students AgainCarol Burris and Biana Tanis take a close look at New York’s Common Core tests and find them deeply flawed. Burris is a high school principal on Long Island and Tanis is a public school parent and special education teacher in the Hudson Valley. State officials celebrated paltry res

by mike simpson / 2min

8-18-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Julie Cavanagh Former Students Head For College - Help Them OutDear Friends, Family and Colleagues:Two of my (in some cases for those receiving this, "our") former students are heading to college next week! Sterling Baker and Devine Fludd attended PS 15 and I had the privilege to teach and learn with them for two years (and additionally have remained in each other's liv

by mike simpson / 5min

Watch For This in Your Common Core State: Something is Rotten in Missouri. Constitutional Amendment 3. | Missouri Education Watchdog

Watch For This in Your Common Core State: Something is Rotten in Missouri. Constitutional Amendment 3. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Watch For This in Your Common Core State: Something is Rotten in Missouri. Constitutional Amendment 3.inShareMore misinformation on a Common Core State Standards Initiative. Watch out for this PR campaign & possible constitutional amendment in your state.Debunk

by mike simpson / 8min

8-18-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: The Corporate Hijacking of Public EducationThe Corporate Hijacking of Public Educationby Rene Diedrich / 3h Inside the multimillion-dollar essay-scoring business | City PagesMike Kooiman Dan DiMaggio was blown away the first time he heard his boss say it. The pensive, bespectacled 25-year-old had been comingby Rene Diedrich / 3h LAUSD's outrageous 'parent trigger' suspension

by mike simpson / 10min

8-18-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Sanders's Charter School Not Ready for Prime TimeThe problem of athletic academies that push sports and ignore academics is not a new one.One recent growth industry has been the post-grad prep school, schools set up so that athletes who failed to make the necessary scores to qualify for NCAA play can take another year to make their numbers while still maintaining their sports edge.

by mike simpson / 12min

8-18-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Time For An Investigation Into New York State's Test Score Results, Data TrackingTwo stories from over the weekend show that the statistics and data issued by NYSED Commissioner John King and his merry men and women in reform at SED cannot be trusted.First, as I posted yesterday, the NY Post covered how NYSED lowered the cut score levels on this year's state Common Core exam

by mike simpson / 14min

Marie Corfield: Revel Without a Cause

Marie Corfield: Revel Without a Cause: Revel Without a CauseChristie's big gamble on the Revel Casino comes up snake eyes for NJ citizens and pension funds.The headline says it all. The gleaming new jewel of Atlantic City, the hoped-for savior of a town that makes its living off of hope, off of worshipping golden—and silver and green—idols will sink slowly into the sunset on September 1, and along

by mike simpson / 18min

When Is Accountability Good For The Gander? – redqueeninla

When Is Accountability Good For The Gander? – redqueeninla: When Is Accountability Good For The Gander?Written by redqueeninla in LAUSD…and isn’t that Buck supposed to have been stopping somewhere? Somewhere other than at the kids’ feet?This past week, the first back in school for LAUSD kids, has seen an absolutely ridiculous mess due to MiSiS, the court-mandated, “Integrated Student Information S

by mike simpson / 21min

NYC Educator: Take the Money and Run

NYC Educator: Take the Money and Run: Take the Money and RunI'm friendly with a pretty saavy ATR. I won't tell you his name, I won't tell you precisely who he's connected with, but I will tell you he knows people. In June, he met with a financial adviser and decided to take the ATR buyout. This way, he told me, he'd get not only the 19K or whatever it was, but he'd also get the retro pay that isn'

by mike simpson / 36min

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESFerguson Protester Lisha Williams. "It was no fight, it was no shots fired. The only ones who fired was police. All we did was march to the command center to fall to our knees and say, 'Don't shoot.' And they started shooting." --CNNMalcolm LondonChicago poet, Malcolm London"They don't talk about white-on-white crime

by mike simpson / 48min

The Network For Public Education | NPE Expands Board to Include Leading National Activists

The Network For Public Education | NPE Expands Board to Include Leading National Activists: NPE Expands Board to Include Leading National ActivistsAugust 18, 2014 NPE, NPE News, Year In ReviewThe Network for Public Education, a national organization working to protect and improve public education recently elected four new members to their Board of Directors: Xian Barrett, Jitu Brown, Carol Corbett

by mike simpson / 52min

YESTERDAY

8-17-14 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.: I support Carlos Rosa for 35th Ward Alderman.State Representative-elect Will Guzzardi and State Senator Willie Degado with candidate Carlos Rosa.by Fred Klonsky / 46min 8-16-14 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public scho

by mike simpson / 8h

To Amanda Ripley: A Second TIME Article on Rhee is Long Overdue | deutsch29

To Amanda Ripley: A Second TIME Article on Rhee is Long Overdue | deutsch29: To Amanda Ripley: A Second TIME Article on Rhee is Long OverdueAugust 17, 2014Michelle Rhee has failed as a test-driven education reformer.Rhee taught for three years (1992-95) in Baltimore as part of Teach for America (TFA). By her own admission, her first year was terrible. She taped students’ mouths and made them bleed

by mike simpson / 11h

How Hespe and Anderson scammed Newark’s children to help charter school friends | Bob Braun's Ledger

How Hespe and Anderson scammed Newark’s children to help charter school friends | Bob Braun's Ledger: How Hespe and Anderson scammed Newark’s children to help charter school friendsDavid Hespe–stretching the law until it breaksNew Jersey and local school officials have been involved in a conspiracy to evade laws governing the operation of charter schools in order to allow the wholesale “charteriza

by mike simpson / 11h

http://www.southbronxschool.com

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Michael Agona's Conflicted Appeal InterestThe Crack Team was able to obtain the transcript of Lydia Howrilka's U-rating appeal as well as the decision brought forth by the Chancellor's Committee chaired byMichael Agona. Some takeaways.No one from the prosecuting side seemed organized. Not only did they seem not prepared, but extremely disorganized as well.We learne

by mike simpson / 11h

Girl Scout national proficiency badges| Connections to Common Core Standards

Program | Connections to Curriculum Standards: Program Connections to State(and National) Curriculum StandardsThe content of all Girl Scout national proficiency badges and journeys have been correlated by grade level to national Common Core Standards, 21st Century Skillsstandards, Financial Literacy education standards, and curriculum such as Health and PE, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social

by mike simpson / 12h

Experts: K-12 Population Shift Toward Students of Color Will Shed Light on Resource Inequalities - Higher Education

Experts: K-12 Population Shift Toward Students of Color Will Shed Light on Resource Inequalities - Higher Education: Experts: K-12 Population Shift Toward Students of Color Will Shed Light on Resource Inequalities by Ronald Roach Deborah Santiago is chief operating officer and vice president for policy at the Washington-based Excelencia in Education advocacy organization.For the first time ever, n

by mike simpson / 13h

8-17-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ 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 archives every Tuesday and Thursd

by mike simpson / 13h

8-17-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?: Wait What? Pelto/Murphy 2014 You call this a Democracy?During the next week or so, Connecticut’s Secretary of State will determine whether the Jonathan Pelto/Ebony Murphy ticket will appear on the 2014 ballot for governor. Over the last eight weeks, hundreds of volunteers sent countless hours collecting more than the 7,500 signatures necessary to ensure that voters have an option oth

by mike simpson / 14h

Official leading shooting probe pledges solidarity with Ferguson community | MSNBC

Official leading shooting probe pledges solidarity with Ferguson community | MSNBC: Capt. Ronald Johnson (R) of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who was appointed by the governor to take control of security operations in the city of Ferguson, greets demonstrators on Aug. 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. Scott Olson/GettyOfficial leading shooting probe pledges solidarity with Ferguson community FERGUSON

by mike simpson / 14h

Just like the Crayons in our logo, NPE recently became more colorful | Cloaking Inequity

Just like the Crayons in our logo, NPE recently became more colorful | Cloaking Inequity: Just like the Crayons in our logo, NPE recently became more colorfulI am honored to serve on the Network for Public Education Board of Directors. The Network for Public Education is an advocacy group whose goal is to fight to protect, preserve and strengthen our public school system, an essential institution

by mike simpson / 15h

NYC Public School Parents: The evidence accumulates not to trust data from NY State Education Department

NYC Public School Parents: The evidence accumulates not to trust data from NY State Education Department: The evidence accumulates not to trust data from NY State Education DepartmentOn Friday afternoon I got a call from the Daily News reporter Stephen Rex Brown, who told me that the NY State Education Department had provided him with data purporting to show that this spring, more than 22,000 NYC

by mike simpson / 15h

Nite Cap 8-17-14 #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 CAPBlue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in NewarkBlue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newarkby: Rosi EfthimSun Au

by mike simpson / 15h

Blue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark

Blue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newarkby: Rosi EfthimSun Aug 17, 2014 at 06:10:34 PM EDTAs we've seen, the people of Newark actively engaged in their city's futuredon't shrink away like they're supposed to when rough-talked by the Governor of New Jersey. Some of them went to a beachside town

by mike simpson / 15h

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-17-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Teachers Have Big Hopes For La Schools’ New Arts Leaderby Mary Plummer| 89.3 KPCC | http://bit.ly/1oHwSfo Rory Pullens, the new head of arts education for the Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks to teachers during an introduction meeting at George Washington Carver Middle School. Benjamin Brayfield/KPCC Audio from this story : 3:55 Listen August

by mike simpson / 15h

A Leap of Faith: The Incoherence of Using Value-Added Estimates as a Proxy for Effective Teaching |

A Leap of Faith: The Incoherence of Using Value-Added Estimates as a Proxy for Effective Teaching |: A Leap of Faith: The Incoherence of Using Value-Added Estimates as a Proxy for Effective Teaching Jimmy Scherrer – Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University and former teacher and mathematics instructional coach in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – is a rising star in t

by mike simpson / 16h

8-17-14 Living in Dialogue

Home | Living in Dialogue: Activist instrumental in bringing the $15.00 minimum wage to Seattle speaks at Educating Gates rallyTeacher and council member Kshama Sawant, who was instrumental in bringing the $15.00 minimum wage to Seattle, speaks at the Educating Gates rally, on organizing for change. Read about Kshama here. The post Activist instrumental in bringing the $15.00 minimum wage to Seatt

by mike simpson / 17h

8-17-14 Wag The Dog

WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Equipped for the FutureThe problem with the Common Core’s mission to improve “College and Career Readiness” is not that these expectations are too high, but these standards are too narrow and specialized, so they do not prepare students for the real life and diverse challe

by mike simpson / 18h

8-17-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Racial Bullying in Small Town Ohio~Guest Post By Kelly Shoemaker Cooper

With A Brooklyn Accent: Racial Bullying in Small Town Ohio~Guest Post By Kelly Shoemaker CooperI feel that I must share my son's story from small town USA. Last school year my son was in 4th grade. He was being bullied and called racial slurs (nigger and porch monkey) by a 6th grader and a group of other boys. My husband reached out to the principal of his school to discuss what was happening to o

by mike simpson / 19h

8-17-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Carlos Slim, “The World’s Richest Man,” Spends Some Of His $ For New Online Spanish-Language Ed Resources© 2014 itupictures, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire, has just unveiled Acceso Latino, an online tool designed to be a “one-stop” site for Spanish-language “employment, education, health ca

by mike simpson / 20h

8-17-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “I Want Parents To Know This…”It’s that time of year when you start seeing posts and articles about what teachers want parents to know. I Want Parents to Know This… is a particularly good one by Matt Gomez (thanks to Sheila Stewart for the tip. You might also be interested in these other ones in the “genre”: My Advice To Pa

by mike simpson / 20h

Louisiana Educator: LEAP Scores Manipulated

Louisiana Educator: LEAP Scores Manipulated: LEAP Scores ManipulatedPublic Records Request Reveals Significant Lowering of the 2014 LEAP Passing RequirementOn June 10 of this year, following release of the 2014 LEAP test scores, I filed a public records request to Superintendent John White as custodian of public records for the LDOE in an effort to find out how student passing scores were determin

by mike simpson / 21h

Some Sad truths about RSD’s Grad Rate and Dropout numbers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

Some Sad truths about RSD’s Grad Rate and Dropout numbers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Some Sad truths about RSD’s Grad Rate and Dropout numbersPosted on August 17, 20140I have been warning LDOE for years that something fishy is going on with the grad rate across the state. John White, Chas Roemer and Reformers would just have you believe that “raising the bar” and having “higher expectations” for stu

by mike simpson / 21h

NYC teachers, police unions in all-out war | New York Post

NYC teachers, police unions in all-out war | New York Post: NYC teachers, police unions in all-out warBy Michael GartlandAugust 17, 2014 | 4:33amModal TriggerMichael Mulgrew, the head of the teachers union, made the call to march against the police, which PBA head Pat Lynch (right) called a 'disgrace.'Photo: David McGlynn, Spencer BurnettIn an open letter to The Post, the spitting-mad boss of the

by mike simpson / 22h

Study finds range of skills students taught in school linked to race and class size

Study finds range of skills students taught in school linked to race and class size: Study finds range of skills students taught in school linked to race and class sizePressure to meet national education standards may be the reason states with significant populations of African-American students and those with larger class sizes often require children to learn fewer skills, finds a University of K

by mike simpson / 22h

Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontents | Al Jazeera America

Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontents | Al Jazeera America: U.S.SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGESFerguson: Gentrification and its discontentsGentrification is pushing poor people of color out of major cities and into deeper inequalityAugust 15, 2014 1:11PM ETThe outpouring of anger on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, over the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown is partl

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Morning Wink 8-17-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTS8-17-14 CurmudgucationCURMUDGUCATION: The Non-fiction vs. Fiction IssueSince Common Core first shambled onto the education stage, teachers (particularly language teachers) have sounded the alarm about the infamous 70/30 split between fiction and non-fiction. "We'll have to drop studying Shakespeare to make room for reading instructions for IKEA shelvi

by mike simpson / 23h