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solidaridad: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSD

solidaridad: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSD: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSDAugust 10, 2014 Dr. George McKenna Fundraiser (with Guest Congresswoman Karen Bass)

by mike simpson / 2min 

Whoopi Goldberg Tenure Controversy

Whoopi Goldberg Tenure Controversy: Making Whoopi: Missing the Point in the Tenure DebateBY YOHURU WILLIAMSShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services87Whoopi GoldbergTalk show host Whoopi Goldberg’s impromptu rant this week regarding teacher tenure reveals a great deal about the public misunderstanding of tenure in America. Faced with a significant

by mike simpson / 12min 

8-9-14 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: Animals can love humansThought this was worth sharing. Peaceby rss@dailykos.com ... / 12h What is important and how it has changedDue warning - this is personal.  And yet it is appropriate for me to offer here for several reasons. First and foremost we are a community whose members share many things besides our activism and commitment to electoral politics and social and m

by mike simpson / 13min 

6 Basketball Tips For School Leadership | Connected Principals

6 Basketball Tips For School Leadership | Connected Principals: 6 Basketball Tips For School Leadershipby William Parker • August 9, 2014 • 0 CommentsI am not a basketball coach, and I don’t pretend to be one on TV either.Over the years, however, I have watched a lot of games, and sometimes I’ll still shoot baskets with my kids until my legs give out, and they’re asking me if they should call EMSA

by mike simpson / 16min 

NYC Educator: A Craig's List Ad for Union Leadership?

NYC Educator: A Craig's List Ad for Union Leadership?: A Craig's List Ad for Union Leadership?Posted: 4 days agoYou've read about NYC teachers recruited through Craig's List-- while experienced ATRs from closed schools search in vain for full-time schools.   Are you inspired by Michael Mulgrew threatening to punch faces?  You may be considering training to become a UFT Unity leader.  Finally, we a

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Stephen Krashen Blog 8-9-14

SKrashen:Rating Schools: Use Library QualityResponse to LA Times editoral: Grading California's Schools, August 7 More relevant than using outcomes (test scores, graduation rates) in rating schools is an "input" factor: the quality of the library.Study after study shows that that students living in states with better school libraries do better on tests of reading achievement.  California

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8-9-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: Simpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video DailymotionSimpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video Dailymotionby Rene Diedrich / 10h Fwd: Common Core is the Most Dangerous Domestic Spying Program : Freedom OutpostEven the Department of Education, though, admits that privacy is a concern, and that some

2 by mike simpson / 25min 

8-9-14 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 EducationIt’s Called Backdoor Legislation, Senator Gardiner, and the Florida Constitution Says You Can’t Do ItVice President of the Florida Education Association Joanne McCall provides an effective response to Andy Gardiner’s shrill

2 by mike simpson / 28min 

8-9-14 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 WeekA National Common Core Curriculum…An Idea Whose Time Has ComeIn 2011 the editors of AFT’s publication, “American Educator” devoted their Winter edition to a discussion of the Common Core State Standards. The pro-Common Core publication included commentary f

2 by mike simpson / 30min 

8-9-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:What We Want and Need- A Friday Afternoon Message to Arne Duncan:We Need to show appreciation and respect for public school teachers and make them an integral part of every education policy making body.We need to develop strategies to attract and retain great teachers- teachers for life.We need to ramp up efforts to recruit and retain teachers of color.We need to transform s

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8-9-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekEXCLUSIVE: Newark Teachers Union's Joe Del Grosso, In His Own WordsI really didn't think I'd be interviewing Joe Del Grosso yesterday.When I reached out to my contacts in the Newark Teachers Union, I was looking for a response from them regarding the news, first reported by the estimable Bob Braun, that a Newark parent group, PULSE, was pushing a feder

by mike simpson / 34min 

8-9-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekZip Codes and SchoolsIn the Washington Post, Neerav Kingsland writes about The Cost of Neighborhood Schools. Kingsland is specifically addressing the pushback on a DC plan to move away from the neighborhood school model toward something more New Orleans-y (Kingsland is the former chief executive for the New Schools in New Orleans).Advocates, therefore, worry that

by mike simpson / 37min 

8-9-14 NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:NPE News Briefsfrom The Network for Public EducationK12 Defies… Well, Everything | CURMUDGUCATIONK12 remains the top dog in the junkyard of cyberschooling. It provides an instructive lesson in how a good pile of cash and friends in the right places can keep a business afloat even after people have poked holes in the hull. There was never anyt

by mike simpson / 39min 

8-9-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog How Did You Reflect and Recharge This Summer?Summer for educators is often a time to look back on the past year—and look forward to the coming one. What worked, what didn't, and what will you change? Educating the whole child and planning for comprehensive, sustainable school improvement requires us to be "whol

by mike simpson / 40min 

8-9-14 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):LA Unified, teachers union reach agreement on a mentor programLA Unified, teachers union reach agreement on a mentor program In a deal with UTLA, the teachers union, LA Unified said late today it will provide $10,000 stipends that pay for mentor teachers to help instructors at 37 highly-challenged schools.

by mike simpson / 42min 

All Week @ The Answer Sheet 8-9-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetThe difference between ‘complex’ and ‘complicated’ — and why it matters in school reform“Complex” isn’t the same thing as “complicated” — and the difference matters.  In this post, Stanford University’s Larry Cuban explains why in the context of school reform. Cuban was a high school social studies teacher for 14 years, a district superintendent (seven y

by mike simpson / 44min 

8-9-14 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 SocietyRahm's Walgreen cronies now say they're not moving HQ to SwitzerlandWesson oils RahmINVERSION -- Rahm's union-hating pals and campaign funders at Walgreen's now say they won't re-incorporate in Switzerland as planned. The re-incorporation — in which a company’s headquarters re

by mike simpson / 46min 

8-9-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?:  Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 Malloy Tells Voters To Judge Him On His Record – Welcomes DebatesWell, we can now all agree on something! This year’s gubernatorial campaign is about judging Dannel “Dan” Malloy on his record and choosing a leadership team that will help set the course for the next four years. To successfully perform that duty, the voters of Connecticut need the t

by mike simpson / 49min 

8-9-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumUpdates and Pondering the Issues of Capital Building in Seattle SchoolsWent to the BEX Oversight Committee meeting this morning. In terms of notable people at the meeting, Director Sharon Peaslee was there, Lead Counsel Ron English was not.Issues mentioned/discussed- Seems to be some kind of portable placement issue for Blaine and Laur

by mike simpson / 51min 

8-9-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineVergara Update: Chetty, Chetty Gets Banged, Banged in Teachers College RefuteOver the last decade, teacher evaluation based on value-added models (VAMs) has become central to the public debate over education policy. In this commentary, we critique and deconstruct the arguments proposed by the authors of a highly publicized study that linked teacher value-added model

by mike simpson / 52min 

8-9-14 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 teacherKeeping retirement weird. Michael Mulgrew and Eric Zorn.A month after the AFT convention, Michael Mulgrew is getting a lot of attention these past few days. His threats to punch anyone in the face – and he was talking directly to

by mike simpson / 58min 

8-9-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekAnother Bloomberg NYCDOE Contractor Fraud StoryMayor Bloomberg was a self-described financial genius who saved the city from financial ruin numerous times - and yet, the contractors his administration hired robbed the city blind.Here's the latest: A contractor for the city Department of Education was busted for allegedly scamming the city for more t

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-9-14 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 “Education as Great Equalizer” Deforming Myth, Not RealityIn the Seinfeld episode “The Hamptons,” viewers watch yet another clash between the essentially soulless main characters as they interact with the very white and privileged “real world” surrounding them in the sitcom. The crux of this episode rev

by mike simpson / 1h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-9-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Musical training offsets some academic achievement gapsLearning to play a musical instrument or to sing can help disadvantaged children strengthen their reading and language skills, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention.The findings, which involved

by mike simpson / 1h 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-9-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the WeekResources On The Iraq Crisis© 2014 Gwydion M. Williams, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are new additions to The Best Web Resources On The Iraq War: Maps: Crisis in Iraq is from CNN. The Iraq-ISIS Conflict in Maps, Photos and Video is from The New York Times.by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h Importa

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This Week's Education Research Report 8-9-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTMusical training offsets some academic achievement gapsLearning to play a musical instrument or to sing can help disadvantaged children strengthen their reading and language skills, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention.The findings, which involved hundreds of kids participat

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-9-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekIndy Corporate School Complex Gearing Up for IPS School Board Buyoutby Doug MartinEven though the filing deadline is not until the end of the month, the Indy Chamber has already handpicked candidates to elect to the IPS school board to completely turn the city’s schools over to the greedy. Readers who have read Hoosier School Heist know exactly what this mea

by mike simpson / 1h 

All Week 8-9-14 @ 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 8-9-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGLloyd Lofthouse on the Vergara RulingLloyd Lofthouse is an experienced educator and commentator on the blog: “In the Vergara trial—I think the verdict was bought and paid for in some way—the judge’s verdict was based on unproven theories that a few incompetent teachers would ruin a child’s ability to earn an education. Th

by mike simpson / 1h 

YESTERDAY

What is important and how it has changed

What is important and how it has changed: What is important and how it has changedbyteacherkenFollow    7 Comments / 7 NewDue warning - this is personal.  And yet it is appropriate for me to offer here for several reasons.First and foremost we are a community whose members share many things besides our activism and commitment to electoral politics and social and moral issues.Second, I have been a

by mike simpson / 13h 

8-8-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: George Schmidt on HISTORY AND HISTORY'S DISTORTIONSChicago's George Schmidt is one of the founders of CORE, involved in the CTU for decades and an activist against high stakes testing long before that issue came on anyone's radar -- he was fired as a teacher for publishing the horrible CASE tests - which were discontinued after his expose. His newspaper, Substance, has been a forc

by mike simpson / 15h 

Nite Cap 8-8-14 #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 – 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to Hearempathyeducates – 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to Hear: 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to HearBy Paul Buchheit | AlterNet. August 3, 2014Any thinking person shou

by mike simpson / 16h 

empathyeducates – 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to Hear

empathyeducates – 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to Hear: 3 Facts that Poverty-Deniers Don’t Want to HearBy Paul Buchheit | AlterNet. August 3, 2014Any thinking person should be able to recognize the hardships of poor families.Three-quarters of conservative Americans say poor people have it easy.The degree of ignorance about poverty is stunning, even for people far removed from the realit

by mike simpson / 16h 

Education Roundup for Week Ending August 8, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Education Roundup for Week Ending August 8, 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): Education Roundup for Week Ending August 8, 2014SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's roundup of education-related announcements of public interest.Public Comment Period Underway for New Science StandardsThe public is invited to view and comment on the first draft of the 

by mike simpson / 18h 

Kill the teachers or the state will bleed to death? – Propaganda 101 | Reclaim Reform

Kill the teachers or the state will bleed to death? – Propaganda 101 | Reclaim Reform: Kill the teachers or the state will bleed to death? – Propaganda 101Posted on August 8, 2014by Ken PrevitiThe assault on active and retired teachers extends to threatening them all. No joke. No satire. Pure threat via lies and propaganda in a major media outlet.Teachers in all of Illinois are threatened today wi

by mike simpson / 18h 

NYC Educator: The "Cold, Twisted, Sick Hands" of UFT Unity

NYC Educator: The "Cold, Twisted, Sick Hands" of UFT Unity: The "Cold, Twisted, Sick Hands" of UFT UnityUFT President Michael Mulgrew claimed he'd "punch" anyone in the face and "push" them "in the dirt" if they tried to take away his standards with their "cold, twisted, sick hands."The "cold, twisted, sick hands" I see, however

by mike simpson / 19h 

Coop’s Youth Part 2 – Summer of Love & Respite | Lefty Parent

Coop’s Youth Part 2 – Summer of Love & Respite | Lefty Parent: Coop’s Youth Part 2 – Summer of Love & RespiteAugust 8th, 2014 at 12:43I felt the profoundest sense of relief when the last bell rang ending the last day of my first year at Tappan Junior High School. All us students spilled out onto the big front lawn on the south side of the school overlooking Stadium boulevard, a part of the

by mike simpson / 19h 

How Would A Child with Autism Read this Common Core Aligned Test Question? | Missouri Education Watchdog

How Would A Child with Autism Read this Common Core Aligned Test Question? | Missouri Education Watchdog: How Would A Child with Autism Read this Common Core Aligned Test Question?inShareCan a lawnmower “speak to you”?I’ve heard from mothers of children with autism and read in accounts from autistic adults such asTemple Grandin that these children (and adults) have difficulty in thinking abstractl

by mike simpson / 20h 

8-8-14 The Whole Child Blog — How Did You Reflect and Recharge This Summer?

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: How Did You Reflect and Recharge This Summer?Summer for educators is often a time to look back on the past year—and look forward to the coming one. What worked, what didn't, and what will you change? Educating the whole child and planning for comprehensive, sustainable school improvement requires us to be "whole educators" who take the time t

by mike simpson / 20h 

The Real Campbell Brown has a credibility problem - The Real Campbell Brown

The Real Campbell Brown has a credibility problem - The Real Campbell Brown: The Real Campbell Brown has a credibility problemA registered Republican with no background in education, she is running a political campaign that will harm teachers, kids, and struggling families. She is funded by Wall Street conservatives who will profit directly from her efforts to demonize teachers, dismantle public s

by mike simpson / 22h 

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

Wait What?: Wait What?  Pelto/Murphy 2014Malloy Tells Voters To Judge Him On His Record – Welcomes DebatesWell, we can now all agree on something! This year’s gubernatorial campaign is about judging Dannel “Dan” Malloy on his record and choosing a leadership team that will help set the course for the next four years. To successfully perform that duty, the voters of Connecticut need the truth about

by mike simpson / 22h 

8-8-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadI'm at the BEX Oversight Committee meeting this morning; I'll let you know if anything news-worthy gets said.What's on your mind?by Melissa Westbrook / 1h 8-7-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Gates to ConnectEDU: Where's Our Dough?When we last left this story, ConnectEDU, a company that had an interactive program

by mike simpson / 22h 

8-8-14 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: Beverly Hills teachers to be highest paid in LAMorning Read: Beverly Hills teachers to be highest paid in LA Beverly Hills teachers poised to be highest paid in L.A. county Beverly Hills teachers are on track to become the highest paid in L.A. County as a result of an innovative bargaining a

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8-8-14 @ 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 / 22h 

Officials: Charter schools leading to school re-segregation | www.wftv.com

Officials: Charter schools leading to school re-segregation | www.wftv.com: Officials: Charter schools leading to school re-segregationORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Education leaders say the so-called school choice movement is leading to a re-segregation of public schools.As state funding for charter schools is rapidly increasing, Eyewitness News learned that in Orange County most charter schools lack eco

by mike simpson / 23h 

How will charter schools deal with their corruption scandals? - The Washington Post

How will charter schools deal with their corruption scandals? - The Washington Post: How will charter schools deal with their corruption scandals?Charter schools were originally conceived as centers of experimentation and innovation where educators could try new approaches quickly on a small scale with a minimum of paperwork. Many charters have lived up to that promise, but that same openness that

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Mayor Kevin Johnson’s perpetual money machine keeps on raking in big-dollar donations - Bites - Opinions

Sacramento News & Review - Mayor Kevin Johnson’s perpetual money machine keeps on raking in big-dollar donations - Bites - Opinions - August 7, 2014: Mayor Kevin Johnson’s perpetual money machine keeps on raking in big-dollar donationsThe stronger the mayor, the bigger the checksSo demolition of the Downtown Plaza has begun. Honestly, Bites is not sorry to see it go. Years ago, while the city

by mike simpson / 1d 

8-8-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Ed Delaney's Corporate ED Funders: SERIOUS ALERTby Doug MartinWhen Indiana Senate Democrat Ed Delaney and his daughter never returned emails I sent to them when I was shopping for a lawyer for Hoosier School Heist, I figured Delaney didn’t need my business or my money, but now I know there is more to the story.    Although Delaney has been a friend to public education so far, we be

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Corks pop on Clark St. with a bump in reported test scores

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Corks pop on Clark St. with a bump in reported test scores: Corks pop on Clark St. with a bump in reported test scoresThey're jumping for joy and popping the corks down on Clark St. Why? Test scores for students in grades 2-8 reportedly showed some improvement in both reading and math. However, only seventh- and eighth-graders met national reading averages. About 51.

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

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS8-8-14 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.: The fight for union democracy you won’t read about in the Post.A month after, finally and suddenly the Mulgrew “punch you in the face” story has made the national news. The Daily News. The N

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