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The Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across Country | PopularResistance.Org
The Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across Country | PopularResistance.Org: The Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across CountryEDUCATE! CHARTER SCHOOLS, CORRUPTION, EDUCATION, FBI By Ruth Conniff, www.truth-out.orgAugust 21st, 2014  Powered by TranslateThe Charter School Racket Is Attracting Attention of the FBI Investigating Charter-School FraudThere’s been a flood
by mike simpson / 0min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-21-14 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: When Are Common Core Polls AstroTurf?Mercedes Schneider analyzes the recent polls on Common Core and spies an effort to rescue the CCSS from the wreckage. The bottom-line, she says, is that the development of Common Core was top-down, not state-led. “Here’s the reality: CCSS was conceived, organized, produced, monitored,
by mike simpson / 5min 
NYC Educator: Revive NYSUT Leadership Takes Care of Revive NYSUT Leadership
NYC Educator: Revive NYSUT Leadership Takes Care of Revive NYSUT Leadership: Revive NYSUT Leadership Takes Care of Revive NYSUT Leadership It was inspiring to a lot of people when the Revive NYSUT ticket appeared last year. Naturally, there were frustrations with NYSUT, and a few people I respect explained some of them to me. In fact, when I first saw them, I thought it might be a good idea. Like
by mike simpson / 8min 
8-21-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: A shocking statistic about the quality of education researchIn 1968, an article in Kappan magazine titled “The Need for Replication in Education Research” by education Professor Robert H. Bauernfeind said: The principle of replication is the cornerstone of scientific inquiry. This principle holds that under similar conditions, one should obtain similar results. Replication has long b
by mike simpson / 10min 
8-21-14 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.: Jersey Jazzman. The myth of the burned-out older veteran teacher. We get better with age.- Jersey Jazzman is a teacher and education blogger. Non-teacher David Boies is absolutely convinced that we are plagued by old, bad, burned-out teachers; that’s why we need to get rid of tenure, see, and replace
by mike simpson / 12min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-21-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. Unified Teachers Decry New Student Tracking SystemSome L.A. Unified schools face packed classes, roaming students as new $20-million student database falters By Stephen Ceasar, LA Times | LA Times http://lat.ms/1ljiKbJ "We don't have anything to gain from exaggerating -- we want the problem fixed," says teachers union President Alex Caput
by mike simpson / 15min 
8-21-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: An Appropriate Rumination on Tenure and Due Process By A. Scapegoat When I became a teacher,  I was kind of appalled by seniority and tenure for the reasons most are, but  came to understand why it was needed when we lost a very strong by the book leader who was scary but only if you were screwing up. And we all do because we have to be professionals who are also caregivers p
by mike simpson / 17min 
8-21-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Campaign To Drive Down Confidence In Public Schools A SuccessThe headline in the PDK/Gallup poll released yesterday was how much support Common Core has lost with both the general public and parents of children of school age.But we shouldn't lose sight of these poll findings either:The wide-ranging survey also showed that trust in the nation’s public school system has evapor
by mike simpson / 19min 
Common Core Chaos, Loss and Betrayal | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
Common Core Chaos, Loss and Betrayal | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsCommon Core Chaos, Loss and BetrayalPosted on August 21, 20149Recently I was interviewed by WAFB about the latest developments in Louisiana’s Common Core lawsuit saga and the recent court loss. You can see the full story here:http://www.wafb.com/story/26328975/common-core-debate-con
by mike simpson / 24min 
Don’t Turn Kindergarteners Into Test-Taking Minions | Truth in American Education
Don’t Turn Kindergarteners Into Test-Taking Minions | Truth in American Education: Don’t Turn Kindergarteners Into Test-Taking MinionsFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 21, 2014 • 0 CommentsAn excerpt:Channel 9′s Lori Brown found out that the state is requiring districts to develop tests for every subject taught in kindergarten.The state law requires Orange County
by mike simpson / 28min 
Am I Wrong For Thinking We Could Be Something For Real? - The Jose Vilson
Am I Wrong For Thinking We Could Be Something For Real? - The Jose Vilson: Am I Wrong For Thinking We Could Be Something For Real?This afternoon, I happened upon a situation that most New Yorkers don’t. I found myself walking into the ocean with maybe 50 people over a half-mile stretch of beach to my left and my right. The more I walked into the ocean, the less people I saw around me. I didn’t eve
by mike simpson / 30min 
School Discipline Policies are Where the Anger Begins for Too Many Black Americans | Life at the Intersections
School Discipline Policies are Where the Anger Begins for Too Many Black Americans | Life at the Intersections: SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES ARE WHERE THE ANGER BEGINS FOR TOO MANY BLACK AMERICANSAUGUST 20, 2014 BRETT DICKERSONFerguson, Missouri protest, Aug 16th, Credit: CBS NewsWhat we are seeing in Ferguson, Missouri and in other cities is, in part, a direct outgrowth of misguided school suspensi
by mike simpson / 35min 
empathyeducates – A White Sheriff, His Black Son; Kitchen Table Conversations About Race
empathyeducates – A White Sheriff, His Black Son; Kitchen Table Conversations About Race: A White Sheriff, His Black Son; Kitchen Table Conversations About RaceBeyond Ferguson there are countless race-related conversations. We are also talking about the police. When the two come together…Well, what do you think? A White Sheriff, His Black Son…What might the two say when they sit down to dinner? Ra
by mike simpson / 39min 

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Back To Schools White People Cannot See
Back To Schools White People Cannot See: Back To Schools White People Cannot SeeAs we face a new Back-to-School season under the pall of the recent tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri, there new considerations that can’t be ignored.Of the many heartfelt, well thought-out, and clearly written responses to the ongoing travesty happening in that town, one of the most insightful was “Dear White People: The
by mike simpson / 11h 
The AstroTurf Lament: Common Core in Two 2014 Public Opinion Polls | deutsch29
The AstroTurf Lament: Common Core in Two 2014 Public Opinion Polls | deutsch29: The AstroTurf Lament: Common Core in Two 2014 Public Opinion PollsAugust 20, 2014In August 2014, both Education Next and Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup published public opinion polls on education and that included questions regarding the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).EdNext polled approximately 5,000 individuals, and PDK
by mike simpson / 11h 
Badass Teachers Association - Wizard of Oz by Love Light - BATs - YouTube
BATs - YouTube: Badass Teacher (BAT) AssociationWELCOME TO THE BAT CAVEBadass Teacher Association Web SiteSurprise announcement!!!! BATs will be conducting a National Teacher's Congress in DC in 2015!! We will vote on the date and we will swarm the Capitol!!!! STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO!! BATsby TheBadassTeachers21 videos3,030 views1 hour, 17 minutesInformation about the Badass Teacher Association c
by mike simpson / 13h 
How the Common Core Lost Teacher Support | Peter Greene
How the Common Core Lost Teacher Support | Peter Greene: How the Common Core Lost Teacher SupportToday's big headline from the new Education Next poll is "Teachers No Longer Love CCSS."Support for the Core among teachers dropped like a stone, from 76% in 2013 to 46% in 2014. That's a lot of love lost. Now, as we move from the "Holy schneikies!" phase into the "Got some spl
by mike simpson / 13h 
It's Not Just About the Test: A Teacher Talks About the Classroom - WNYC
It's Not Just About the Test: A Teacher Talks About the Classroom - WNYC: It's Not Just About the Test: A Teacher Talks About the ClassroomMonday, August 25, 2014 - 04:00 AMBy Beth FertigSharePrintEmailEnlargeMath teacher Jose Vilson, who is Dominican and Haitian, believes teachers should pay more attention to their students' cultural backgrounds(Tafari Stevenson-Howard)Jose Luis Vilson has been b
by mike simpson / 14h 
NEA President-elect, Supt. Torlakson and CA’s Educators Kick Off Degrees Not Debt Campaign - California Teachers Association
NEA President-elect, Supt. Torlakson and CA’s Educators Kick Off Degrees Not Debt Campaign - California Teachers Association: NEA President-elect, Supt. Torlakson and CA’s Educators Kick Off Degrees Not Debt CampaignContacts: Staci Maiers, NEA Communications 202-270-5333 cell, smaiers@nea.org; Claudia Briggs, CTA Communications 916-296-4087 cell, cbriggs@cta.org; Becky Zoglman, CTA Communications
by mike simpson / 14h 
Common Core gets AWFUL review in new study | The Daily Caller
Common Core gets AWFUL review in new study | The Daily Caller: Common Core gets AWFUL review in new studyBad news for supporters of national education curriculum: States with education standards most closely aligned to Common Core fared worse on math tests than states with their own standards, according to a new study.The study, conducted by the Brookings Institution, compared standardized test sc
by mike simpson / 15h 
Nite Cap 8-20-14 #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 CAPThe Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-District Charter | Cloaking InequityThe Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-District Charter | Cloaking Inequity: The Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-Dist
by mike simpson / 15h 
The Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-District Charter | Cloaking Inequity
The Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-District Charter | Cloaking Inequity: The Gem on the Hill: How to Create a Community-Based In-District CharterIn the post Photo Essay: This Charter School is Lovely, I first introduced Travis Heights Charter School.This post examines Education Austin’s efforts to serve as a conduit for bringing teachers and parents together to create an in-di
by mike simpson / 15h 
Our School and How I Just Want To Hear What Happened - The Jose Vilson
Our School and How I Just Want To Hear What Happened - The Jose Vilson: Our School and How I Just Want To Hear What Happened Our School by Sam ChaltainThis is a quick blog recommending that you read Our School by Sam Chaltain. I’m in the throes of reading three edu-books in a row while promoting mine. What Chaltain provides in buckets is a first-hand account of what’s happening in two different, b
by mike simpson / 18h 
NEA’s new president denounces testing | EdSource
NEA’s new president denounces testing | EdSource: NEA’s new president denounces testingCREDIT: NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNewly elected National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García addresses delegates at the union's national convention in Denver in July.In the midst of her first swing through California, the incoming president of the National Education Association praised the
by mike simpson / 18h 
8-20-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core; Slip Slidin' AwayPoll results on public education including Common Core from two sources.Education Next - No Common Opinion on Common CoreFor example, the share of the public that say it favors the Common Core State Standards slipped noticeably between 2013 and 2014. Establishing a common set of standards across states is a new policy proposal that eme
by mike simpson / 18h 
8-20-14 @ 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 / 19h 
Reflections on Ferguson — What does education mean in a world like this? | Daniel Katz, Ph.D.
Reflections on Ferguson — What does education mean in a world like this? | Daniel Katz, Ph.D.: Reflections on Ferguson — What does education mean in a world like this?On August 9th, 2014, Michael Brown, an 18 year-old African American, was shot dead in the middle of the afternoon by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.  Eye witness and police accounts of how t
by mike simpson / 20h 
Teacher Feeds Children in Ferguson: Be proud for her and all of us who meet the needs of students every day. | Reclaim Reform
Teacher Feeds Children in Ferguson: Be proud for her and all of us who meet the needs of students every day. | Reclaim Reform: Teacher Feeds Children in Ferguson: Be proud for her and all of us who meet the needs of students every day.Posted on August 20, 2014by Ken PrevitiJulianna Mendelsohn is a teacher. She meets the needs of students; that’s what teachers do.She just made every teacher in Amer
by mike simpson / 20h 
Time to say something controversial: What else is new? ‪#‎Dueprocess‬ must be done right. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
Time to say something controversial: What else is new? ‪#‎Dueprocess‬ must be done right. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: Time to say something controversial: What else is new? ‪#‎Dueprocess‬ must be done right.I have been giving this Tenure – Due Process issue a lot of thought lately. Like anything else worth doing, it is worth doing well. How we supervise and develop better teachers and ev
by mike simpson / 20h 
The Education Economy: America's Next Big Thing
The Education Economy: America's Next Big ThingHow integrating the country's educational system, employers, and job creators can reshape -- and reignite -- the American economyby Brandon BusteedThough the economy and education have long been topics of top concern to Americans, we haven't worked to create strong linkages between the two. They are more like two castles with a large moat between them
by mike simpson / 21h 
Tony Wagner's The Global Achievement Gap Is More Relevant than Ever | John Thompson
Tony Wagner's The Global Achievement Gap Is More Relevant than Ever | John Thompson: Tony Wagner's The Global Achievement Gap Is More Relevant than EverWhen checking out Amanda Ripley's The Smartest Kids in the World, which argues that American education is falling dangerously behind other nations, I stumbled across Tony Wagner's six-year-old The Global Achievement Gap. Wagner begins with a fright
by mike simpson / 21h 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-20-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: COUNTY OFFICE OF ED WITHHOLDS APPROVAL OF LAUSD LCAP, Questions spending on low-income, English learner and foster studentsBy Louis Freedberg | ED SOURCE TODAY | http://bit.ly/1tpNtD4 August 19, 2014 |  updated at 11:30 a.m.  ::  The Los Angeles County Office of Education is withholding approval of the Local Control and Accountability Plan drawn up by t
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-20-14 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: Deasy urges respect for 1st AmendmentMorning Read: Deasy urges respect for 1st Amendment L.A. Unified principals given guidance on student free speech rights As unrest continues in Ferguson, Mo. and, to a degree in Los Angeles, after the fatal police shootings of unarmed black men in those c
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-20-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? Pelto/Murphy 2014 Malloy promises to “stay the course” on education reform!It turns out that it took less than 24 hours for Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy to make it clear that Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s departure IS NOT a sign that Connecticut’s anti-teacher, pro-corporate education reform Democratic governor is going to use a second term to do a better job repres
by mike simpson / 22h 
Americans Wary of Federal Influence on Public Schools
Americans Wary of Federal Influence on Public Schools: Americans Wary of Federal Influence on Public SchoolsPrefer local school boards over federal government, 56% to 15%by Valerie J. CalderonWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' trust in U.S. leaders has slipped amid partisan gridlock that has led to federal government inaction on pressing issues at home and abroad. Americans' weak confidence in the fed
by mike simpson / 22h 
The strategic campaign needed to save public education — in nine steps - The Washington Post
The strategic campaign needed to save public education — in nine steps - The Washington Post: The strategic campaign needed to save public education — in nine steps Leaders of the school standardized test-based reform’ movement have been very smart about using public relations and intentional messaging to their benefit, something their critics have failed to do. Arthur H. Camins, director of the C
by mike simpson / 22h 
Back to School? In These States, Be Prepared to Get Spanked | TakePart
Back to School? In These States, Be Prepared to Get Spanked | TakePart: Back to School? In These States, Be Prepared to Get SpankedThough proven ineffective and sometimes harmful, corporal punishment is legal in much of the U.S. Put an end to hitting children in school.Add that to the list, along with immigration reform, student loan reform, and spending authorization, of things Congress failed to
by mike simpson / 23h 
Russ on Reading: The Trouble with Frank Bruni
Russ on Reading: The Trouble with Frank Bruni: The Trouble with Frank BruniFrank Bruni is capable of writing insightful critiques of New York’s great restaurants. When he writes about education he can only offer us fast food.Former New York Times food writer and current columnist, Frank Bruni had an op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled The Trouble with Tenure. In the article, Bruni quotes ex
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 8-20-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-20-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Bruce Baker: How to Get Rid of Accountability, Transparency, and Student RightsThis may be the most important article you read this week, this month, or this year. It was published last year, an
by mike simpson / 23h 




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