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
How democracy saves Seattle schools from bad superintendents – NPI Advocate
How democracy saves Seattle schools from bad superintendents – NPI Advocate: How democracy saves Seattle schools from bad superintendentsWith the departure of Jose Banda from the post of superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, we’ve seen the usual hand-wringing and recriminations over the future of the district. Banda’s departure led the Seattle Times to publish an article and aneditorial decryi
Obama alums join anti teachers union case - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com
Obama alums join anti teachers union case - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com: Obama alums join anti teachers union case Teachers unions are girding for a tough fight to defend tenure laws against a coming blitz of lawsuits — and an all-out public relations campaign led by former aides to President Barack Obama.The Incite Agency, founded by former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and former O
Sam Pirozzolo Clowns Around on Twitter southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Sam Pirozzolo Clowns Around on TwitterLast week we called Sam Pirozzolo a clown. We apologize. We apologize to the clowns of the world who bring joy and good tidings to the boys and girls all over the globe. Sam is a scary clown, a clown that tries to instill fear, ignorance, hate, and self-righteousness. But, with all of Sam's clownish behavior, we still love him.
Standards Rustling and Rebranding | Truth in American Education
Standards Rustling and Rebranding | Truth in American Education: Standards Rustling and RebrandingFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by chascherrie on August 2, 2014 • 0 Comments31We have now seen at least three distinct styles of rebranding of the Common Core State Standards. There may be other styles as well as variations of one or more of these styles. You will like
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Follow Up to "50 Myths & Lies"
Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: Follow Up to "50 Myths & Lies": Follow Up to "50 Myths & Lies"My co-author, David Berliner, and I were recently interviewed by Larry Ferlazzo as a follow-up to the publication of our recent book 50 Myths & Lies that Threaten America's Public Schools. A somewhat shorter version of the interview was published by Education Week an
PAA conference report: Part 1 | Parents Across America
PAA conference report: Part 1 | Parents Across America: PAA conference report: Part 1The Parents Across America 2014 Leadership Conference was an exciting, productive meeting. 20 of PAA’s chapter and affiliate leaders from 13 states all over the U.S. attended, discussed the issues, and offered their ideas for PAA action for the coming year.PAA leaders from across the U.S.Early arrivals to the conf
8-2-14 Saturday Matinée Special "Malice in Wonderland Staring Campbell Brown" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special Malice in Wonderland Staring Campbell Brown"News BreakoutAt troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time | The Hechinger ReportAt troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time | The Hechinger Report: At troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time"(Disclaimer: The state authority receives funding from the Eli Broad and Kellogg foundat
At troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time | The Hechinger Report
At troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time | The Hechinger Report: At troubled Detroit schools, adjusting to more class time"(Disclaimer: The state authority receives funding from the Eli Broad and Kellogg foundations, which are among the many supporters of The Hechinger Report.)"By Sarah ButrymowiczDETROIT ––Many of Malik Canty’s classmates left Southeastern High School o
Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: Education Reforms and Sociopathy- Guest Post By Wilma DeSotoIt is no secret that American Society has recently suffered from a spate of Anti-Social Corporate Reforms which have contributed to the wide-spread suffering of the American people at large. Sociopathy is becoming more common than ever with one out of every seven people exhibiting some sort of sociopathic beha
Colbert v. Stewart: The Celebrity Death Match Over School Reform | TIME
Colbert v. Stewart: The Celebrity Death Match Over School Reform | TIME: Colbert v. Stewart: The Celebrity Death Match Over School ReformComedy Central's fake newscasters have an outsized influence on public opinion and seemingly different takes on hotly-debated topics like teacher tenure laws and the Common Core standardsWhen Stephen Colbert invited newcaster-turned-education-reformer Campbell Br
Poverty doesn’t matter! Really? | Parents Across America
Poverty doesn’t matter! Really? | Parents Across America: Poverty doesn’t matter! Really?“Homelessness and poverty up close is hard. It smells, actually in my room this year, it takes from the very fiber of a being, it is destructive to those that stand in uselessness looking as well as those suffering it. I’m dealing with a woman and her child suffering terribly now — she should never be alone in
One Hundred Kindergartners, One Room, Three Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
One Hundred Kindergartners, One Room, Three Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: One Hundred Kindergartners, One Room, Three TeachersBy Nancy Flanagan on August 2, 2014 11:11 AMThe title of the article in the Detroit Free Press--Combined Kindergarten a Big Teaching Experiment-- is all most progressive educators in Michigan have to read before they hit "share." I
“Valuable” Is NOT The Same As “Profitable” | Opt Out Orlando
“Valuable” Is NOT The Same As “Profitable” | Opt Out Orlando: “Valuable” Is NOT The Same As “Profitable”By Opt Out OrlandoThe Opt Out Orlando (OOO) Facebook membership climbs steadily as the message spreads across Florida! We welcome your participation in this exciting movement. And more importantly, we welcome this precious opportunity to share information and perspectives about public education.
2nd Banana 8-2-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTTeacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne Duncan | NJ.comTeacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne Duncan | NJ.com: Teacher group rallies in Washington to protest Common Core, Arne DuncanLast fall, Melissa Tomlinson took on Gov. Chris Christie and his educational policies in a heated exchange th
Morning Wink 8-2-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSCandidates say homeschoolers need to be monitored | Missouri Education WatchdogCandidates say homeschoolers need to be monitored | Missouri Education Watchdog: Candidates say homeschoolers need to be monitoredinShareDuane Lester of the Missouri Torch recently attended a candidate forum in Nodaway county, home of Northwest Missouri State University. Lester
Candidates say homeschoolers need to be monitored | Missouri Education Watchdog
Candidates say homeschoolers need to be monitored | Missouri Education Watchdog: Candidates say homeschoolers need to be monitoredinShareDuane Lester of the Missouri Torch recently attended a candidate forum in Nodaway county, home of Northwest Missouri State University. Lester, a homeschool parent, listened to the candidates all spout their commitment to education, specifically their commitment
8-2-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Poll: CA voters oppose teacher tenure and layoff laws but only for teachers in the hoodhttp://laschoolreport.com/poll-ca-voters-oppose-teacher-tenure-and-layoff-laws/#comment-2010Greatest Comment Ever to Survive Moderation at LASR By S. Lawler. Look why don't you guys just admit you want to destroy teaching as a profession. The highest achieving school districts have the sam
8-2-14 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 EducationHillsborough: A Fight Like No Other For Charter Schools USAMary Ellen Elia is no ordinary superintendent. Her Hillsborough district is the state’s 8th largest and no Florida superintendent is as positioned politically as she
8-2-14 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: WagTheDog WeekThe Cookie ThiefA woman was waiting at an airport one nightWith several long hours before her flightShe hunted for a book in the airport shopBought a bag of cookies and found a place to dropShe was engrossed in her book but happened to seeThat the man beside
8-2-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:The Link Between School Closings and Gentrification- A Chicago StoryThe single story that will remain with me longest from Washington was told by Badass Mom founder and Chicago parent leader Rousemary Vega at the workshop on Community Organizing the day before the March. After sharing heartbreaking stories of the harassment she and her family experience fighting the closing
8-2-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekCampbell Brown: LameI can only hope that Campbell Brown's appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the anti-tenure side can muster, we teachers will easily win the debate -- provided we ever get a chance to participate.The Colbert Re
8-2-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekWriting News Re: MeI have a bit of news to share.You may have heard that Anthony Cody I leaving behind the world of Education Week blogging to pursue other projects and spin "Living in Dialogue" onto some new platforms. That should be going live sometime this week. You can stay caught up with his progress at the Living in Dialogue page on Facebook. I thi
8-2-14 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 EducationThe Failure of Test and Test and Test Some More | Diane Ravitch’s blogThis teacher expresses frustration with the policymakers’ obsession with testing, thinking of it as a form of instruction and a measure of instruction, and as a measure of teacher quality and school quality. In New York, f
8-2-14 THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education
The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE WEEK @ The Whole Child Blog Leading and Learning as a PrincipalPost written by Ashley Allen, a master's student in communication management with an emphasis on marketing at the University of Southern California. She received her bachelor's degree from San Jose State University last spring and hopes to use her writing skills to make a differenc
8-2-14 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):LAUSD holding a conference to help black, Latino boysLAUSD holding a conference to help black, Latino boys LA Unified is joining President Obama’s initiative to help improve educational outcomes for African American and Latino boys. At Loyola Marymount University on Monday, the district will conduct a day-
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 8-2-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetStephen Colbert to Campbell Brown: ‘Why are we blaming the teachers? Maybe it’s the dumb kids.’Stephen Colbert welcomed Campbell Brown to “The Colbert Report” (see video below) on Thursday night to talk about her support for a lawsuit just filed in New York that seeks to eliminate tenure and other job protections for teachers. The Comedy Central host did
8-2-14 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 SocietyLOLLAPALOOZA: Rahm rides his Texas connectionChicago's biggest and priciest teeny-bopper rock festival jumps off this weekend. Thousands of mainly white, suburban kids are getting dropped off by parents in Grant Park, which is now surrounded by full length "NATO riot fenc
8-2-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 If you haven’t signed the Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition- here are locations and times to sign More locations to be added so check back regularly Saturday, August 2nd Starbucks Manchester: 172 Deming Street, Manchester (9 – 10am) South Windsor Farmers Market: 150 Nevers Rd, South Windsor (10 -11am) Taste of the Caribbean Festival, Riverfront Plaza,
8-2-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Compassionate Schools MovementJust heard about this event:From Sandy Hook to Seattle: Building the Compassionate Schools MovementMonday, August 11th - 7 pm-9 pm - $10Tuesday, August 12th - 8 am-4 pm - $20Cleveland High School, 5511 15th Avenue S. Register here. Following the tragedy in Newtown, CT, Dr. Christopher Kukk and Scar
8-2-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineHappy 100th Anniversary to World War OneJeez, we haven't had a World War for 75 years. Our generation are just slackers. But the way things are going there is hope.Yes, August 1 is a big day in these parts. It was known as The Great War for 2 decades - until WWII broke out on Sept. 1 1939.I am celebrating by reading Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August."
8-2-14 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. Illinois’ close November election.My doctor assured me that the tendonitis in my left knee has nothing to do with my age. It can happen to anyone of any age. But then a couple of months later it has stru
8-2-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekCuomo Has His Own Bridge ScandalHey, what do you know - another link between Christie and Cuomo.They both have a bridge scandal: ALBANY—State investigators are looking into the controversial Tappan Zee Bridge loan and whether a board controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo violated state laws when it approved the money.The state Authorities Budget Offic
8-2-14 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 James Baldwin, “Unable to Believe” Edu-RefomersO, but if James Baldwin were here to respond to Campbell Brown, Arne Duncan, Bill Gates, or Michelle Rhee … Let’s imagine …2 by plthomasedd / 21h James Baldwin at 90: “‘I can’t believe what you say,’ the song goes, ‘because I see what you do’”January 1, 200
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-2-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT Is giving students laptops a terrible idea?: WHY ONE DISTRICT IS THROWING ALL ITS STUDENT LAPTOPS AWAY + smf’s 2¢The Hechinger Report / By Jill Barshay | http://bit.ly/1xH0mJN July 30, 2014 | Inside Hoboken’s combined junior-senior high school is a storage closet. Behind the locked door, mothballed laptop c
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-2-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYTIME Chooses Its 50 Best Websites Of The Year & There Is One Gem On The ListTIME has just selected their 50 Best Websites of the Year. You’ll know most of them, and most of the others that you don’t know you don’t really need to know. However, usually I find one or two gems on their ann
This Week's Education Research Report 8-2-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTPostsecondary Tuition, Fees and DegreesBetween 2011-12 and 2013-14, the average tuition and required fees at 4-year public institutions (after adjusting for inflation) increased more for in-state students (4 percent increase) than for out-of-state students (3 percent increase). During that same time period, 4-year nonprofit institutions
8-2-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekSchool Board Says No to Lily-White CharterFayette County, Georgia is over 70 percent white and its median household income is almost twice the state average. But that is still not white enough or rich enough to suit some Fayette Countians who want their home-schooled or privately-educated children now supported with state funds intended children who choose
All Week 8-2-14 @ 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
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-2-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGJersey Jazzman, Stephen Colbert, and Campbell BrownJersey jazzman has another great piece about tenure. He writes: “I can only hope that Campbell Brown’s appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the ant
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Campbell Brown Exposed by Stephen Colbert southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Campbell Brown Exposed by Stephen ColbertEarlier in the week when I heard thatCampbell Brown was to appear on The Colbert Report I kind of cringed.I am not a fan of Stephen Colbert's schtick on the show (Though there are some bits I have enjoyed), though I do like him, and more of a fan of The Daily Show. But two things had be concerned.One was how would Colbert's
Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Prosper
Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Prosper: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise.BLAMING TEACHERS“Reformers” love to talk about “failing schools.” In America, “failing schools” are most often schools filled with students who were born into poverty.Test Scores, Students and Learning: Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child poverty. (WSJ)When researchers control
Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade | deutsch29
Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade | deutsch29: Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process CrusadeAugust 1, 2014Over the past several weeks, I have read only a little on the situation of former CNN news anchor Campbell Brown’s sudden interest in forming a nonprofit in order to advance a lawsuit in New York purportedly to “save” public school
Common Core For An Uncommon Nation | WagTheDog
Common Core For An Uncommon Nation | WagTheDog: Common Core For An Uncommon NationExpecting students to spend countless hours trying to solve Common Core math word problems is not the same as helping them to become more effective problem solvers.Insisting students think critically about text that they must stay “connected to” is not the same as helping them to develop critical thinking skills.That
St. Hope taps Michelle Rhee as board chair, removes superintendent - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee
St. Hope taps Michelle Rhee as board chair, removes superintendent - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: St. Hope taps Michelle Rhee as board chair, removes superintendentBy Loretta Kalblkalb@sacbee.comPublished: Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 - 8:01 pmSt. Hope Public Schools has named Michelle Rhee, the controversial former Washington, D.C., schools chief and charter schools advocate, as its new board chairwo
PAA honors Leonie Haimson | Parents Across America
PAA honors Leonie Haimson | Parents Across America: PAA honors Leonie HaimsonPAA was delighted to spend an evening with members and friends in Washington DC honoring the amazing work of our co-founder, Leonie Haimson, at the first annual Parent Voice Award dinner.The beautiful Atrium at the NEAOur hosts at the National Education Association provided a beautiful atrium setting for the dinner. PAA f
Mother Crusader: Campbell Brown's Ties To Billionaire "Vulture Fund" CEO
Mother Crusader: Campbell Brown's Ties To Billionaire "Vulture Fund" CEO: Campbell Brown's Ties To Billionaire "Vulture Fund" CEOThe interwebs have been aflutter all day with analysis of Campbell Brown's Colbert Report appearance last night. You can read about it here, here and here. One of the big questions that has surfaced is "Why won't Brown reveal her donors?".Wh
8-1-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?: Wait What?: Pelto/Murphy 2014If you haven’t signed the Pelto/Murphy 2014 Petition- here are locations and times to sign More locations to be added so check back regularly Saturday, August 2nd Starbucks Manchester: 172 Deming Street, Manchester (9 – 10am) South Windsor Farmers Market: 150 Nevers Rd, South Windsor (10 -11am) Taste of the Caribbean Festival, Riverfront Plaza, Hartford (
Nite Cap 8-1-14 #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 CAPsolidaridad: Upcoming radio show appearancessolidaridad: Upcoming radio show appearances: Upcoming radio show appearancesMost of you know that I'm a frequent guest on KPFK's Politics or Pedagogy with John Cromshow. This month I'm happy to announc
