Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-26-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Paul Horton on the Chicago Clique and the War on Public EducationPaul Horton is a history instructor in the University High School at the University of Chicago Lab Schools. This post explains the Obama administration’s love for charters and its disdain for public schools. Martin Nesbitt is the President’s best friend, and close ass
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8-26-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Black and Latino plaintiffs win back pay in Gulino v BOEBefore ed deform - or maybe an early stage of it - one of the first shots at teachers of color was the lifting of licenses from experienced teachers over a test - even if those teachers had excellent ratings.One of them was in my school, an impeccable pre-k special ed teacher who had worked her way up from a para. My principa
by mike simpson / 2min 
8-26-14 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.: “Driving Value within a Changing Network of Schools through Learning and Development: The Use of a 360° Feedback Tool To Drive Change and Bring Value in Public Education.”Terrence Carter (right) and his attorney. We are on our way from our family’s August vacation rental in Rhode Island to a stop-over
by mike simpson / 6min 
8-26-14 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): Breaking News: Deasy says he’s cancelling iPad programBreaking News: Deasy says he’s cancelling iPad program Via Los Angeles Times | By Howard Blume Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy canceled the $1-billion program to provide all students with an iPad after public records showed he and his top deputy h
by mike simpson / 10min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-26-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: IPadGate Updated: LA SCHOOLS CANCEL iPAD CONTRACTS AFTER KPCC PUBLISHES INTERNAL EMAILSAnnie Gilbertson  | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/XP1S2a   Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy speaks during a press conference at South Region High School #2 in 2012. AFP/AFP/Getty Images 11pm Aug 25 2014  ::  Three days after KPCC published internal emails showing top L.
by mike simpson / 13min 
The Answer Sheet 8-26-14
Answer Sheet: School district bans classroom discussion on Michael Brown, FergusonThe superintendent of a school district in Illinois has issued a directive banning any discussion in classrooms of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen killed Aug. 9 by a white police officer, or the civil unrest that followed in Ferguson, Mo. KMOX-TV reports that Superintendent Ed Hightower of Edwardsville District
by mike simpson / 16min 
8-26-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Klein Doing Damage Control for Deasy While Selling His Own Tablet SolutionOle McChoakumchild, himself, Joel Klein, had his media mothballs removed long enough this morning to go on CBS to pretend to defend "Dr." John Deasy's slimeware that he provided for Apple hardware  and Pearson software to complete the Los Angeles IPad fiasco deal.  What he was really for is to get M
by mike simpson / 18min 
8-26-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Sunday & Monday (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown© 2014 Mike Licht, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio [View the story "Sunday & Monday (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]by Larry Ferlazzo / 9min hide  //  saveTwo Of The Most Student Accessible Articles I’ve Seen On Self-Control©
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8-26-14 @ 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 / 23min 
8-26-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Defend Gus Morales!
With A Brooklyn Accent: Defend Gus Morales!If you were going to "build a teacher" in a largely working class town where the majority of those enrolled in the public schools are students of color, one of the models you would work from would be Augustin Morales. Born in Holyoke Mass., part of that town's large Puerto Rican community, Gus spent several years in the military before returning
by mike simpson / 26min 
8-26-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Illinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death | AlternetIllinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death | Alternet1 by plthomasedd / 38min 8-25-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy
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8-26-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCCEmails 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 t
by mike simpson / 32min 
8-26-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: UFT Decides Not To Challenge The "Stop Common Core" Ballot LineLooks like UFT President Michael Mulgrew wanted to punch GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino in the face over the "Stop Common Core" ballot line but decided not to:ALBANY – The major New York City teachers union considered challenging Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino’s atte
by mike simpson / 34min 
New Orleans: The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments | Life at the Intersections
New Orleans: The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments | Life at the Intersections: NEW ORLEANS: THE POOR PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR CHARTER SCHOOL EXPERIMENTSAUGUST 25, 2014 BRETT DICKERSONIt’s now clear that not everyone in American society has suffered equally or at all from charter school experiments.While claiming to help the poor and people of color, in fact, corporate cha
by mike simpson / 42min 
BREAKING: Mixed Messages From Superintendent Deasy In Reply to KPCC Investigative Report on iPad Procurement
BREAKING: Mixed Messages From Superintendent Deasy In Reply to KPCC Investigative Report on iPad Procurement: BREAKING: Mixed Messages From Superintendent Deasy In Reply to KPCC Investigative Report on iPad ProcurementIn breaking news after the initial revelation that cozy talks between Superintendent Deasy and his upper-level staffers and Apple Corporation/Pearson, KPCC is now reporting:Deasy see
by mike simpson / 45min 
The University of Illinois Attacks Free Speech | Bill Ayers
The University of Illinois Attacks Free Speech | Bill Ayers: The University of Illinois Attacks Free SpeechIn mid-August the University of Illinois withdrew its appointment of Steven Salaita, formerly an English professor at Virginia Tech, as a tenured associate professorship at UIUC. Having cut his ties in Virginia (resignation from a tenured job, his spouse quitting her job, and the couple renti
by mike simpson / 48min 
EdNext’s Paul Peterson: Common Core Got the Bum Rap– Just Like Poor NCLB Did | deutsch29
EdNext’s Paul Peterson: Common Core Got the Bum Rap– Just Like Poor NCLB Did | deutsch29: EdNext’s Paul Peterson: Common Core Got the Bum Rap– Just Like Poor NCLB DidAugust 25, 2014Education Next is a journal that strongly promotes the privatization of public education based upon standardized-test-driven outcomes. The folks at EdNext really love charters and vouchers that drain *authentic* public
by mike simpson / 54min 
Shanker Blog » A Quick Look At The ASA Statement On Value-Added
Shanker Blog » A Quick Look At The ASA Statement On Value-Added: A Quick Look At The ASA Statement On Value-AddedPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on August 26, 2014Several months ago, the American Statistical Association (ASA) released a statement on the use of value-added models in education policy. I’m a little late getting to this (and might be repeating points that others made at the time), but I wa
by mike simpson / 56min 
Viewpoints: The cost of abusive lawsuits is taking a big bite out of California’s classrooms - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee
Viewpoints: The cost of abusive lawsuits is taking a big bite out of California’s classrooms - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: The cost of abusive lawsuits is taking a big bite out of California’s classroomsBy Craig De LuzSpecial to The BeePublished: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 - 12:00 amAlthough not the largest city in California, Sacramento is home to two of the state’s largest school di
by mike simpson / 1h 
Eugene Robinson reflects on Michael Brown & related by teacherken
Eugene Robinson reflects on Michael Brown & related: Eugene Robinson reflects on Michael Brown & relatedbyteacherkenFollow    6 Comments / 6 NewTo be young, male and black in America means not being allowed to make mistakes. Forgetting this, as we’ve seen so many times, can be fatal.So begins When youthful mistakes turn deadly, a powerful column in the Washington Postthat went on line last
by mike simpson / 1h 
Updated: LA schools cancel iPad contracts after KPCC publishes internal emails | 89.3 KPCC
Updated: LA schools cancel iPad contracts after KPCC publishes internal emails | 89.3 KPCC: Updated: LA schools cancel iPad contracts after KPCC publishes internal emails Three days after KPCC published internal emails showing top L.A. Unified officials and executives from Pearson and Apple met and discussed bringing tablet-driven education software to the classroom, the school district announced
by mike simpson / 1h 
NYC Educator: Would You Like to Drink at the Bar?
NYC Educator: Would You Like to Drink at the Bar?: Would You Like to Drink at the Bar?Would you like to drink at the bar?Stay in the Hilton instead of your car,And be better off than you are,Or should I punch you in the face?A punch in the face will shut your festering craw,It might bust your nose or break your jaw,The dues you're paying are what you're here for,So shut your gob and love the Commo
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan's unsolicited confession: He's choking education.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan's unsolicited confession: He's choking education.: Duncan's unsolicited confession: He's choking education.EPIPHANY...Arne Duncan has been talking with lots of teachers, principals and other educators, he claims, and has had an aha! moment. In his blog post, he offers this unsolicited confession:"I believe testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out o
by mike simpson / 1h 
The big fail of Common Core Standards | Seattle Education
The big fail of Common Core Standards | Seattle Education:The big fail of Common Core StandardsIn the state of Washington, the math standards have been lowered by accepting the Common Core Standards. Before the state legislature even knew what the new standards would be, the legislators in their divine knowledge, accepted Race to the Top money not knowing all of the ramifications. This happened ar
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YESTERDAY

8-25-14 Wag The Dog - Critical Thinking vs. Creative Thinking
WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Critical Thinking vs. Creative ThinkingThe Common Core demands students think critically while staying connected and diving into text, yet employers desire workers who can think creatively, connect with people, and dive into their work. David Coleman has made it clear that
by mike simpson / 11h 
Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCC
Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCC: Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project Pearson broke its weekend silence Monday and responded to emails obtained by KPCC showing LA Unified and Pearson officials discussing a software purchase ahead of a public bid for the district's massive technology program.Pearson
by mike simpson / 11h 
UTLA calls for investigation of Deasy's ties to Apple, Pearson execs - LA Times
UTLA calls for investigation of Deasy's ties to Apple, Pearson execs - LA Times: UTLA calls for investigation of Deasy's ties to Apple, Pearson execsLos Angeles teachers union president Alex Caputo-Pearl on Monday called on the L.A. Board of Education to launch an investigation into Supt. John Deasy’s relationship with executives from companies that won key contracts related to the $1-billion effo
by mike simpson / 11h 
To Keep Poor Kids in School, Provide Social Services - NYTimes.com
To Keep Poor Kids in School, Provide Social Services - NYTimes.com: How to Get Kids to ClassTo Keep Poor Kids in School, Provide Social ServicesEleanor TaylorARLINGTON, Va. — FOR the 16 million American children living below the federal poverty line, the start of a new school year should be reason to celebrate. Summer is no vacation when your parents are working multiple jobs or looking for one. M
by mike simpson / 12h 
8-25-14 @ 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 / 12h 
If you are concerned about poverty
If you are concerned about poverty: If you are concerned about povertybyteacherkenFollow    1 Comments / 1 NewI strongly suggest you read this blog post by my professional colleague Mike Rose of UCLA written in tribute to his co-author and colleague Mike Katz, who just passed away.Some of you may remember Public Education Under Siege, my review of the book of that title produced by the two Mikes,
by mike simpson / 13h 
PARCC CEO ADMITS GOAL OF TEST TO CONTROL CURRICULUM - Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana
PARCC CEO ADMITS GOAL OF TEST TO CONTROL CURRICULUM - Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana: PARCC CEO ADMITS GOAL OF TEST TO CONTROL CURRICULUMBATON ROUGE - On Friday, the federally funded Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) issued a press release where the Chief Executive Officer of PARCC Laura Slover revealed the true goals of the federally funded PARCC
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 8-25-14 #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 CAPConservative Website Grades Companies on Common Core | Truth in American EducationConservative Website Grades Companies on Common Core | Truth in American Education: Conservative Website Grades Companies on Common CoreFiled in Common Core State S
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Conservative Website Grades Companies on Common Core | Truth in American Education
Conservative Website Grades Companies on Common Core | Truth in American Education: Conservative Website Grades Companies on Common CoreFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 25, 2014 • 0 Comments632nd Vote launched to provide conservatives with a resource to know how companies spent their money on political causes.  They would look at corporate spending on issues like
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Dear Parents, Teachers cannot protect your children from well financed abusers. | Reclaim Reform
Dear Parents, Teachers cannot protect your children from well financed abusers. | Reclaim Reform: Dear Parents, Teachers cannot protect your children from well financed abusers.Posted on August 25, 2014by Ken PrevitiI truly admire Peggy Robertson, and you should, too. Why?As an active teacher she openly admits that it takes parents to stop the dismantling of public education by Corporate Education
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8-25-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Left and Right Attacks MORE on Garner March Position: I'm Shocked, There Are Social Democrats in MOREThis is -- or should be -- absolutely the end for MORE and its sponsors in the ISO and other opportunist organizations. This is what social democracy looks like... Comment on MORE position (The March for Justice and Unity) on Garner march.SHAME ON MORE!!! SHAME ON THE ISO AND S
by mike simpson / 16h 
Accountability Progress Reporting - CalEdFacts (CA Dept of Education)
Accountability Progress Reporting - CalEdFacts (CA Dept of Education): Accountability Progress Reporting - CalEdFactsThis content is part of California Department of Education's information and media guide about education in the State of California. For similar information on other topics, visit the full CalEdFacts.The California Department of Education (CDE) reports both state and federal account
by mike simpson / 16h 
LA high school students walk out over scheduling system | 89.3 KPCC
LA high school students walk out over scheduling system | 89.3 KPCC: LA high school students walk out over scheduling system Los Angeles high school students started the third week of school with a walk out Monday morning to draw attention to continued problems with a new district-wide scheduling system they said keeps them trapped in the auditorium or in classes they've already taken."They h
by mike simpson / 16h 
NYC Educator: Even Ed. "Reformers" Gotta Serve Somebody
NYC Educator: Even Ed. "Reformers" Gotta Serve Somebody: Even Ed. "Reformers" Gotta Serve SomebodyBased on the song by Bob Dylan...You may be head of Kipps or Success AcademiesYou may counsel out kids and keep entry feesYou may have a padded cell to suspend kids with habitsYou may be Joel Klein with a stash of Amplify tabletsBut you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeedYo
by mike simpson / 16h 
Pass The Popcorn: LA’s Education Establishment Explodes – redqueeninla
Pass The Popcorn: LA’s Education Establishment Explodes – redqueeninla: Pass The Popcorn: LA’s Education Establishment ExplodesWritten by redqueeninla  The education news exploding through the tubes via KPCC and the LATimessince last Thursday is absolutely staggering. There is a soap’s-load worth oftitters and twitters, readings and writings about fiscal improprieties, amoral, immoral and unethica
by mike simpson / 18h 
APUSH Authors Revealed. Read This Before Webinar Tonight. | Missouri Education Watchdog
APUSH Authors Revealed. Read This Before Webinar Tonight. | Missouri Education Watchdog: APUSH Authors Revealed. Read This Before Webinar Tonight.inShareFrom 2011 power point presentation to Charlottesville City Schools. Precursor of APUSH curriculum? APUSH authors listed in this power point.  Link at end of article.Stanley Kurtz revealed this morning important information on the writers of the 20
by mike simpson / 19h 
Earthquake Assistance for Schools - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Earthquake Assistance for Schools - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Assistance for Schools Closed Due to EarthquakeSACRAMENTO—Schools closed because of the earthquake in Napa over the weekend will still receive full state funding, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today."Our thoughts and our prayers are with the pe
by mike simpson / 19h 
Trust and Obey - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Trust and Obey - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Trust and ObeyBy Nancy Flanagan on August 25, 2014 11:24 AMYears ago, someone in my district's Central Office read a study showing that teachers who had to call their principals to let them know they'd be absent were less likely to take a day off than those who had to call someone else--a substitute coordinator, say, or a buildin
by mike simpson / 20h 
US Ed Secretary: 'Testing issues today are sucking the oxygen... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
US Ed Secretary: 'Testing issues today are sucking the oxygen... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: US Ed Secretary: 'Testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room in a lot of schools'  0 0 1 1View Larger Johnny Crawford, jcrawford@ajc.comU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan reads to children at Boyd Elementary School Friday, May 31, 2013. Education Secretary Arne Duncan , Governor Natha
by mike simpson / 20h 
8-25-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: If You Want to Transfer Your Child under NCLB, Get that Request InI was reading the Spokane newspaper and it was stated that for Spokane's school district, the deadline to request a transfer to a new school under NCLB is August 26th.  So I wrote to SPS to ask what their deadline is.  Here's the answer I received: Parents have to request a transfer by the first day
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-25-14 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): LAUSD officials and Apple had relations before iPad contractLAUSD officials and Apple had relations before iPad contract Via LA Times | by Howard Blume Senior Los Angeles school district officials, including Supt. John Deasy, had a close working relationship with Apple and Pearson executives before these
by mike simpson / 22h 
On a Mission to Galvanize Teachers and Parents | Lily's Blackboard
On a Mission to Galvanize Teachers and Parents | Lily's Blackboard: On a Mission to Galvanize Teachers and ParentsAug 25th, 2014 by Lily.Lily Eskelsen García has a history that reads like a made-for-TV movie:She began her education career making salads in a school cafeteria and was nudged toward college by a kindergarten teacher who liked the way the 18-year-old related to young children. She paid
by mike simpson / 22h 
8-25-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Palm Beach School Board Member: "Sometimes It Takes An Act of Civil Disobedience to Move Forward--We Cannot Allow Fear to Hold Us Back"Edited by Dr. Rich Swier, from Palm Beach School Board Meeting August 20, 2014:by Jim Horn / 6min 8-24-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Bloomberg's Impoverished Poverty Eradication PlanSince finally leaving his New York mayor's throne to s
by mike simpson / 22h 
Lily Eskelsen Garcia talks to Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera America
Lily Eskelsen Garcia talks to Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera America: Lily Eskelsen Garcia talks to Al JazeeraEskelsen Garcia is the president-elect of the National Education Association, a union of 3 million educatorsRay Suarez: Recently in Vergara v. California the teachers' unions defending the notion of tenure were handed a big defeat in a California court. What's more interesting is who was lined up
by mike simpson / 22h 
8-25-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 Gubernatorial Debates:  Ask questions that matter.On Wednesday, August, 27th, 2014, the Norwich Bulletin newspaper will host the first of the 2014 gubernatorial debates.  Ray Hackett, the Bulletin’s editorial page editor will moderate the debate. For reasons that I can’t seem to wrap my head around, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and Republican
by mike simpson / 22h 
Smart read of the day: Lisa Haver on why real accountability only goes one way | Parents United for Public Education
Smart read of the day: Lisa Haver on why real accountability only goes one way | Parents United for Public Education: Smart read of the day: Lisa Haver on why real accountability only goes one way“The question then is:  Is accountability applicable only to those in the classrooms? Why do we not hold those in leadership positions accountable?  It is the responsibility of the Superintendent and the
by mike simpson / 23h 
A Teacher's Plea to President Obama | John Thompson
A Teacher's Plea to President Obama | John Thompson: A Teacher's Plea to President ObamaI became a teacher after Supply Side economics and the Reagan era banking collapse devastated our neighborhood. Three hundred houses were abandoned and the "Hoova" set of the Crips set up dozens of crack houses in vacant properties.Mr. President, I became attached to the children in the drug houses an
by mike simpson / 23h 
8-25-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Confessions of an Outlier in the Aftershock of FergusonThis is a reposting (slightly revised) from Daily Kos (16 December 2011), and offered in the context of the media and political demonizing of Michael Brown after he was shot, although unarmed, by a police officer. —
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Morning Wink 8-25-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-25-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Bob Braun: How New Jersey Leaders Broke the Law to Charterize NewarkBob Braun, veteran reporter turned independent blogger, charges that officials in New Jersey broke state laws requiring a rand
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