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 CAP
empathyeducates – This Is Why We’re Mad About the Shooting of Mike Brown
empathyeducates – This Is Why We’re Mad About the Shooting of Mike Brown: This Is Why We’re Mad About the Shooting of Mike BrownLesley McSpadden, left, is comforted by her husband, Louis Head, after her 18-year-old son, Michael Brown, was shot and killed by police in the middle of the street in Ferguson, Mo., near St. Louis on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. A spokesman with the St. Louis County Police De
Campbell Brown Plays the Victim southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Campbell Brown Plays the VictimIn yesterday's New York Post there was an article pertaining to some bashing on Twitter thatCampbell Brown fell prey to last week.As the Post reported;"Former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a leading opponent of teacher tenure, accused her pro-teacher-union foes Sunday of using soft-core Twitter porn to shamelessly smear her."Sm
New York Teachers Union Rips Corporate Ties of Common Core | TheBlaze.com
New York Teachers Union Rips Corporate Ties of Common Core | TheBlaze.com: New York Teachers Union Rips Corporate Ties of Common CoreNew York state teachers frustrated with Common Core began “occupying” the steps of the state Education Department in Albany Monday night, the Albany Times Union reported.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (AP)The teachers took on a populist theme similar to what the Occupy
Once allies, now in conflict: Teachers union and Obama
Once allies, now in conflict: Teachers union and Obama: Once allies, now in conflict: Teachers union and ObamaNational Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel speaks on Capital Download with Susan Page about asking Education Secretary Arne Duncan to resign, teacher tenure, and what he calls corruption in privately-run schools. Shannon Rae Green, Erin Jensen, H. Darr BeiserThe National Ed
Failed D.C. schools chief Michelle (Rhee) Johnson named to Scotts Miracle-Gro board - Columbus - Columbus Business First
Former D.C. schools chief Michelle (Rhee) Johnson named to Scotts Miracle-Gro board - Columbus - Columbus Business First: Former D.C. schools chief joins Scotts boardEnlarge PhotoAndrew Harrer/BloombergMichelle Johnson, former head of Washington D.C. schools, has joined the board of directors at Scotts Miracle-Gro.Tom KnoxReporter-Columbus Business FirstEmail | Google+ | LinkedIn | TwitterSc
8-12-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? Pelto/Murphy 2014 Connecticut Primary Day – Just don’t spoil things with your vote!A recent editorial in Connecticut’s Journal Inquirer newspaper included the headline, Nader, Pelto, and the spoilers in our two-party system. The JI’s owner-editorial writer pontificated, The Hartford Courant recently reported that Ralph Nader, the Winsted critic, has signed a petition to pl
8-12-14 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): VAM Remedy Part of Inequity DiseaseBut their remedies do not cure the disease: they merely prolong it. Indeed, their remedies are part of the disease. Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism” In Reliability and validity of inferences about teachers based on student
8-12-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Michael Mulgrew Wants His Common Core Back That He Never HadMichael Mulgrew is fed up with those billionaires that have taken his Common Core away from him. Or so it would seem. According to Mulgrew's frothing revisionist rant to speak in support Weingarten's continued embrace of the rotted Core, teachers had these standards, see, and these guys came and took 'em away, see, and s
NYC Educator: The Common Core Holds About as Much Promise as Communism
NYC Educator: The Common Core Holds About as Much Promise as Communism: The Common Core Holds About as Much Promise as CommunismThe Common Core is staked by idealism, a lot of money and, in some cases, the desire for personal profit. Some of the worst ideas in history have been staked by idealism. People who love to play in the realm of ideas, but have little practical experience or foresight mi
Does Tech Hold Back Educators? | My Island View
Does Tech Hold Back Educators? | My Island View: Does Tech Hold Back Educators?August 12, 2014 by Tom Whitby @tomwhitbyI just read a post by my friend, Tony Sinanis, #EdCamp: What’s The Point?Tony had an unconnected colleague attend an Edcamp. The colleague was most impressed with the ever-present passion. According to Tony’s friend:This whole experience seems to be one of the best examples I have
A Message to Democrats (and Republicans too) about Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity
A Message to Democrats (and Republicans too) about Education Reform | Cloaking Inequity: A Message to Democrats (and Republicans too) about Education ReformBecause I am California bound, I had to cancel an engagement to speak with the Sun City Democrats about education reform. To make up for it, I taped a message to them and responded to their questions. I have pasted my YouTube response below. He
Flip That School: In Newark, Reform and Real Estate Go Hand in Hand | EduShyster
Flip That School: In Newark, Reform and Real Estate Go Hand in Hand | EduShyster: Flip That School: In Newark, Reform and Real Estate Go Hand in HandA conversation with investigative journalist Owen DavisEduShyster: You have a fascinatingnew story out about how real estate concerns are increasingly driving school closures and charter school expansion in Newark, NJ. Can you give us the 15 second ve
8-12-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Kids can have depression, too, even toddlers. Here’s how to tell.The death of Robin Williams, who was reported to be suffering from severe depression and is believed to have committed suicide, brings into stark relief the very serious but too-often-ignored issue of depression in people of all ages, including teenage students and toddlers. Childhood depression is characterized this wa
8-12-14 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): George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1Home | George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1: LA County Democratic Party Endorses George McKenna For LAUSD District 1JULY 09, 2014The campaign of retired superintendent and decorated educator George McKenna for the vacant LAUSD District 1 school b
RNC Passes Resolutions on APUSH Changes & Stop Common Core Victories | Truth in American Education
RNC Passes Resolutions on APUSH Changes & Stop Common Core Victories | Truth in American Education: RNC Passes Resolutions on APUSH Changes & Stop Common Core VictoriesFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on August 12, 2014 • 1 CommentThe Republican National Committee passed two resolutions concerning education during their summer meeting. The first deals with the rew
Looking Back (Part 3) | Taking Note
Looking Back (Part 3) | Taking Note: Looking Back (Part 3)by JOHN MERROW on 12. AUG, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS(For the past two weeks I have been writing about my own experiences as a young education reporter. Here’s another segment.)In my mind’s eye, I can still picture the vast, dimly-lit room. About half the size of a football field, it was filled with men, women and children strapped into wheelchairs
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-12-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: ACCUSE, TWEET, DELETE: Johnson campaign accuses McKenna of buying Jesse Jackson’s endorsementmuck from the Twitterverse Thomas Himes @LADailyThomas @JohnsonCampaign deletes tweet accusing @RevJJackson of taking money to endorse @ElectMcKenna in race for #LAUSD:by smf / 12min 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-11-144LA
Why Is the FBI Investigating Charter Schools Run by a Secretive Islamic Movement? - The Atlantic
Why Is the FBI Investigating Charter Schools Run by a Secretive Islamic Movement? - The Atlantic: Why Is the FBI Investigating Charter Schools Run by a Secretive Islamic Movement?Across the U.S., followers of a Turkish cleric are operating 120 public schools. Now, several of them are under legal scrutiny—for reasons that have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with the charter school
8-12-14 @ 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
8-12-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The Lesson I Want To Take From Robin Williams' DeathThe nation is in shock over the news that Robin Williams killed himself yesterday.You can see it on the TV, in the newspapers, on social media - the coverage of Williams' death is everywhere this morning and the recurring pattern in that coverage is shock that Williams would take his own life.But I'm not in shock over the n
8-12-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Contribute A Post To The Next “ELT Carnival” – “Back To School Tips”David Deubelbeiss over at ELL Classroom 2.0 will be hosting the next ELT Blog Carnival (formerly known as the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival). The deadline is September 1st and the topic is “Back To School Tips.” Here’s what he wrote: Post any and all entries HE
Why I Do Not #supportthecore. I will not ‘BGUTI’. | Missouri Education Watchdog
Why I Do Not #supportthecore. I will not ‘BGUTI’. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Why I Do Not #supportthecore. I will not ‘BGUTI’.A clever meme for the day pointing out the corporate support for the Common Core State Standards Initiative comes by way of twitter.The BGUTI reference in the tweet is from the linked article and means ‘Better Get Used to It’. This was written in 2005 before the advent
Morning Wink 8-12-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-12-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Schneider: Are Common Core and Common Core Testing Illegal?Federal law states clearly that no agent of the federal government may seek to influence, direct, or control curriculum or instruction.
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-12-14 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: Are Common Core and Common Core Testing Illegal?Federal law states clearly that no agent of the federal government may seek to influence, direct, or control curriculum or instruction. For many decades, both parties agreed that they did not want the party in power to use federal power to control the schools of the nation.
8-12-14 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.: Carpe diem.. My Facebook and Twitter pages are full of comments about the suicide of Robin Williams. It’s not surprising. He was a big star, a celebrity, who has spanned several generations of TV watchers and movie goers. In 1989 I was still a new teacher. It was four years after A Nation at Risk repo
8-12-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open Thread A bit of dark place I find myself in. Robin Williams, a giant talent who I saw twice live in San Francisco (and once in a little bookstore), killed himself. Very sad.Then there's the essay by Joe Williams of DFER who says that "Suburbs Hold Key to Resolving Democratic Party's Tensions over School Choice."It's hard to know which is wo
8-12-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Ferguson Missouri- Face of a Nation Where Poverty Has Moved to the Suburbs
With A Brooklyn Accent: Ferguson Missouri- Face of a Nation Where Poverty Has Moved to the SuburbsFegruson Missouri, where the police killing of an unarmed young Black man sparked rioting yesterday, represents the demographic contours of a society changed by gentrification and demographic inversion.. There are now more poor people living in suburbs than there are in inner city neighborhoods. In Ne
8-12-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: "We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year | NBC Southern Californiahttp://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Miramonte-Moves-Forward-With-Start-of-School-Year--270834621.html "We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year news > localby Rene Diedrich / 9h 8-11-14 Hemlock on the RocksHemlock on the
Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your children | Valerie Braman | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your children | Valerie Braman | Comment is free | theguardian.com: Yes, I am a teacher. No, I am not going to destroy society and your childrenThe anti-union celebrities (and their secret backers) have taken the war on teachers public. But educators shouldn’t have to defend doing our jobI learned recently that I don’t live in the real
Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How? | Dana Goldstein
Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How? | Dana Goldstein:Should it be Harder to Become a Teacher? Harder How?Amanda Ripley has a thoughtful piece at Slate on how states are passing regulations that raise the SAT score/GPA bar for getting accepted into teacher training programs. I thought a lot about this as I wrote The Teacher Wars, which is a history of teaching in America (out Sept.
Ohio next up in Common Core showdown :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Ohio next up in Common Core showdown :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: AUGUST 12, 2014Ohio next up in Common Core showdownby Alisha Kirby(Ohio) Yet another bill to repeal the Common Core State Standards will be heard Aug. 18 in Columbus amid growing public opposition to the standards.Authors, Ohio Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and
Broken Promises in New Orleans | janresseger
Broken Promises in New Orleans | janresseger:Broken Promises in New OrleansPosted on August 12, 2014 by janressegerThere has been a lot of hype about the transformation to charter schools of almost all of the public schools in New Orleans. The transformation began with the destruction of the city by Hurricane Katrina just as the school year had begun in 2005. Powerful forces in Louisiana assiste
Shanker Blog » Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School Poverty
Shanker Blog » Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School Poverty: Differences In DC Teacher Evaluation Ratings By School PovertyPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on August 12, 2014In a previous post, I discussed simple data from the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) on teacher turnover in high- versus lower-poverty schools. In that same report, which was issued by the D.C. Auditor a
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?: Quinn losing to the worst person in the world. Why?Workers need more than a $1.75 raise.Mimicking former MSNBC great Keith Olbermann, I'm willing to go out on a limb a say that billionaire Bruce Rauner is the worst person in the world. And few would disagree, although Pat Quinn's running mate Paul Vallas may have a
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D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations
D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations: D.C. Dumping Test Scores From Its Teacher Evaluations WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia public school system, one of the first in the country to evaluate teachers using student test scores, announced Thursday that it would suspend the practice while students adjust to new tests based on Common Core standards.Chancellor Kaya Henderson
8-11-14 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: He 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 argument,”‘ Alic
THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: THREE YEARS AND GROWING: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY UOO!BY MORNA MCDERMOTT · AUGUST 11, 2014United Opt Out was created by six “pissed off radicals” in August of 2011.Some of the names and faces have changed since then (Laurie Murphy and Shaun Johnson have rolled off the administration team) and
Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity) - The Jose Vilson
Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity) - The Jose Vilson: Who Taught Educators To Hate Themselves? (About Lists and Authenticity)The following is a debate I’ve had with a few folk, so here is an uninterrupted fleshing out of these thoughts.Michael Petrilli put out another list of edu-influentials this year. This list, unlike the last time I wrote about this, didn’t
Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of Children
Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of Children: Teaching With Common Core Aligned Books and Ignoring the Questions of ChildrenAUGUST 11, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTCommon Core aligned books and the drill to teach reading to young children, appears to ignore the real questions children might have about the stories they read. This could be serious, especially
11 charter school authorizers face suspension - SFGate
11 charter school authorizers face suspension - SFGate: 11 charter school authorizers face suspensionBy DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state education agency on Monday put one-quarter of Michigan's charter school authorizers on notice of possible suspension, citing deficiencies in their transparency, academic performances and fiscal oversight.The 11 chartering agents incl
Nite Cap 8-11-14 #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 CAPEdgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : CtEdgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a distraction : Ct: Edgewood education dean Tim Slekar: Politicians using Common Core as a
