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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-18-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Join The Network for Public Education for Our Historic Event: Public Education Nation!Join The Network for Public Education for Our Historic Event: Public Education Nation!The Network for Public Education will hold a major event on October 11 in New York City called “Public Education Nation.” This is not to be confused with NBC’s a

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9-18-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: UFT Caucuses and Loyalty Oaths - How About a UFT Cut-the-Strings, Free-the-Puppets Caucus?Arthur Goldstein has another assault on Unity Caucus at NYC Educator (How About a UFT Cut-the-Strings, Free-the-Puppets Caucus?)Arthur is often focused on the Unity Caucus loyalty oath. I believe this is the wrong terminology. Unity Caucus follows democratic centralism, a staple of the left s

by mike simpson / 4min 

9-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Nice Video Animation: “Scottish independence referendum 2014 explained”The citizens of Scotland are voting on whether to be their own independent country. In fact, the voting is taking place as I’m writing these words. I’ve previously shared a nice, short video explaining what’s going on, and here’s another good explanation

by mike simpson / 7min 

9-18-14 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.: Principal Troy LaRaviere on Chicago school policy. The public loses out and private corporations profit.Blaine Principal Troy LaRaviere discusses how the scandal around school custodians and Aramark is bigger than rats, roaches and clean classrooms, as if that isn’t enough. He explains how, across the

by mike simpson / 9min 

9-18-14 @ 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 / 13min 

9-18-14 the becoming radical | Market Ethics No Ethics at All

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Market Ethics No Ethics at AllIn the wake of this country’s premier professional sports league fumbling several cases of domestic violence by its players, one high-profile player has become the focus of equally disturbing cases of child abuse. While the league and teams

by mike simpson / 17min 

9-18-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: SUNY Chancellor To Promote Business Role In EducationFrom State of Politics:Also at 10 a.m., SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and IBM Foundation president Stanley Litow discuss the role that business should play in education during the Business Council’s conference, The Sagamore, 110 Sagamore Rd., Bolton Landing.Because Bill Gates, Eli Broad, Michael Bloomberg and a host of edu

by mike simpson / 19min 

The White Fit | EduShyster

The White Fit | EduShyster: The White Fit Recruiting more minority teachers is essential—after we drive out all of those who are already teaching…Today’s high-stakes question involves the demographics of our nation’s teaching force. When and where is it appropriate to discuss the urgent need to diversify the nation’s teaching force whilst failing to acknowledge what’s happening to the ranks of min

by mike simpson / 30min 

David Boies helped California gay couples win the right to marry. Now he’s attacking teacher tenure - The Washington Post

David Boies helped California gay couples win the right to marry. Now he’s attacking teacher tenure - The Washington Post: David Boies helped California gay couples win the right to marry. Now he’s attacking teacher tenureDavid Boies is an accomplished civil rights attorney who is probably best known for his Supreme Court cases, in which he has represented Al Gore and Californian gay couples seeki

by mike simpson / 31min 

Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away (Clay Shirky) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away (Clay Shirky) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away (Clay Shirky)Clay Shirky is a professor of media studies at New York University, consultant on the Internet, and writer. He is writing here about teaching his University courses and a recent decision that he made. The pos

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NYC Educator: How About a UFT Cut-the-Strings, Free-the-Puppets Caucus?

NYC Educator: How About a UFT Cut-the-Strings, Free-the-Puppets Caucus?: How About a UFT Cut-the-Strings, Free-the-Puppets Caucus?I didn't start out criticizing our Union.  I started out with a sincere concern for the current state of affairs in education and the loss of respect among "reformers" for my profession.  This will always be my bottom line.  I thought my Union would always be

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Rethinking A Fall Classic: The Parent-Teacher Conference : NPR Ed : NPR

Rethinking A Fall Classic: The Parent-Teacher Conference : NPR Ed : NPR: Rethinking A Fall Classic: The Parent-Teacher Conferenceby PATRICIA WILLENSSeptember 18, 2014 7:47 AM ET So now that students have settled in to the routine of the school year, yet another fall education ritual looms: the parent-teacher conference.And while there's universal agreement that parent involvement is a good thing,

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Newark’s Local School Board Flexes Newfound Fiscal Muscles - NJ Spotlight

Newark’s Local School Board Flexes Newfound Fiscal Muscles - NJ Spotlight: NEWARK’S LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD FLEXES NEWFOUND FISCAL MUSCLESJOHN MOONEY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2014Board wants to sign off on Superintendent Anderson’s contract for outside evaluation teamIliana Melendez, left, a senior at Barringer High School, speaks at press conference with members of the local school advisory board.Two weeks in,

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The Feds Bypass the State and Come Directly to Districts Asking Them To Commit To Federal Goals | Missouri Education Watchdog

The Feds Bypass the State and Come Directly to Districts Asking Them To Commit To Federal Goals | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Feds Bypass the State and Come Directly to Districts Asking Them To Commit To Federal GoalsinShareSomeone please sign everyone at the USDoEd up for a refresher course on the constitution. They are really struggling with the concept of the 10th amendment.The latest from

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Washington State Supreme Court Holds Legislature In Contempt Over School Funding | janresseger

Washington State Supreme Court Holds Legislature In Contempt Over School Funding | janresseger: Washington State Supreme Court Holds Legislature In Contempt Over School FundingPosted on September 18, 2014 by janressegerToo frequently, even after a state supreme court finds the state’s school funding system unconstitutional, nothing much happens.  My state Ohio is the extreme example.  Three times

by mike simpson / 52min 

Tom Hayden, counterculture icon, invites public to dig into his archives | Al Jazeera America

Tom Hayden, counterculture icon, invites public to dig into his archives | Al Jazeera America: Tom Hayden, counterculture icon, invites public to dig into his archivesCache includes 22,000 pages of FBI files showing government surveillance of him and Jane FondaSeptember 18, 2014 5:00AM ETby Steve Friess   @stevefriessANN ARBOR, Mich. – The man regarded as the intellectual father of the 1960s is op

by mike simpson / 57min 

Shanker Blog » Regular Public And Charter Schools: Is A Different Conversation Possible?

Shanker Blog » Regular Public And Charter Schools: Is A Different Conversation Possible?: Regular Public And Charter Schools: Is A Different Conversation Possible?Posted by Esther Quintero on September 18, 2014Uplifting Leadership, Andrew Hargreaves’ new book with coauthors Alan Boyle and Alma Harris, is based on a seven-year international study, and illustrates how leaders from diverse organizati

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Majority of Newark board promises legal action against Cami | Bob Braun's Ledger

Majority of Newark board promises legal action against Cami | Bob Braun's Ledger: Majority of Newark board promises legal action against CamiNewark school board members Marquis Lewis-Aquil, Donald Jackson, Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson and Ariagna Perello at Wednesday night’s press conference. Deborah Gregory Smith, head of the Newark NAACP, looks on.Seven of the nine members of Newark’s elect

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#optout #refusethetest without Fear of Federal Penalty to Your School - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform

#optout #refusethetest without Fear of Federal Penalty to Your School - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform: #optout #refusethetest without Fear of Federal Penalty to Your SchoolBY PEGWITHPEN · SEPTEMBER 17, 2014The following document is courtesy of Fairtest.  A big thank you to Monty Neill, Lisa Guisbond and Bob Schaeffer for their collaboration as we work together to t

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Rubber Room is Death Row southbronxschool

http://www.southbronxschool.com: Rubber Room is Death RowThere was a parole, or maybe a commutation, today at the Zerega Ave Rubber Room.As mentioned the other day, Rudy Baylor as reported here on Monday, received a new suit, a bus ticket and a ride to the deep end of the ATR pool courtesy of our friends at the DOE. We all bade him a fond farewell, wished him the best and went back to waiting. And

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New report on L.A. Unified's iPads reflects problems with curriculum - LA Times

New report on L.A. Unified's iPads reflects problems with curriculum - LA Times: New report on L.A. Unified's iPads reflects problems with curriculum An  evaluation of the iPads-for-all project in Los Angeles schools found that only 1 of 245 classrooms surveyed even used the costly curriculum. The analysis, conducted by an outside firm, also highlighted other problems, including the pace of the ro

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Student-led nonprofit paves the way for change with second annual Student Voice Live! summit

Student-led nonprofit paves the way for change with second annual Student Voice Live! summit: Student-led nonprofit paves the way for change with second annual Student Voice Live! summitStudents gather technology, education and business thought leaders to transform this school year and beyondNEW YORK, NY— This week, Student Voice will partner with Dell, Microsoft, the GENYOUth Foundation and other

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Disgraced, recalled, homophobic former Education Comm. Chair Paul Scott now a lobbyist for anti-teacher group StudentsFirst | Eclectablog

Disgraced, recalled, homophobic former Education Comm. Chair Paul Scott now a lobbyist for anti-teacher group StudentsFirst | Eclectablog: Disgraced, recalled, homophobic former Education Comm. Chair Paul Scott now a lobbyist for anti-teacher group StudentsFirstby Eclectablog on SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 in CORPORATISM, EDUCATIONFormer state House Representative Paul Scott earned a reputation during his

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Bill to Improve After School and Expanded Learning - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Bill to Improve After School and Expanded Learning - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Applauds Approval of Bill toImprove After School and Expanded Learning Programs SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today praised Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. for signing Senate Bill 1221, sponsored by State Senator Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley, whic

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solidaridad: Unpacking Charter Schools' Heavy Baggage this week on Politics Or Pedagogy? with John Cromshow

solidaridad: Unpacking Charter Schools' Heavy Baggage this week on Politics Or Pedagogy? with John Cromshow: Unpacking Charter Schools' Heavy Baggage this week on Politics Or Pedagogy? with John CromshowFeaturing an analysis of education, policy and practice affecting our public schools.KPFK 90.7 FMPolitics or Pedagogy? with John CromshowFriday, September 19, 20147:00 - 8:00 PMCall in: (818) 985-5

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Nite Cap 9-17-14 #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 CAPRacial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “NYPD” T-ShirtsRacial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “NYPD” T-Shirts: Racial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “

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Racial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “NYPD” T-Shirts

Racial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “NYPD” T-Shirts: Racial Justice In Schools Starts With Teacher Cultural Competency, Not “NYPD” T-ShirtsSEPTEMBER 17, 2014 BY K12NN SITE ADMIN LEAVE A COMMENTBy Sabrina Stevens. She is executive director of Integrity In Education and a former teacher and now education activist.Though some may view the police as “community helper

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9-17-14 Curmudgucation - Is Standardization a Virtue?

CURMUDGUCATION: Research + Politics = Bad NewsAt the Fordham's flypaper blog, Andy Smarick has some sobering news. Yes, Smarick is from the reformster camp, but what he reports this week is concerning to anybody who cares about education in this country.Smarick is reporting about the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the government agency responsible for gathering and sorting the va

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-17-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. UNIFIED STUDENTS CLAIM WALKOUT OVER HEAT; DISTRICT REPAIRING A/C + smf’s 2¢By Veronica Rocha, LA Times | Caption Heat wave | Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times The setting suns sets clouds aglow as they pass over the Los Angeles skyline. Franklin High student tweets about students walking out amid intense heat Old air conditioners are malfuncti

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9-17-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: New Group Forms PAC to Fight Charter Takeover in NashvilleFrom the Tennessean:Parents in East Nashville are moving quickly to fight Director of Schools Jesse Register’s far-reaching plan to close low-performing schools, hand others to charter operators and let families in that area choose where their children will attend.Their request: Start over.Since Register unveiled his intenti

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A snapshot you won't see in the media | New Politics

A snapshot you won't see in the media | New Politics: A snapshot you won't see in the mediaI’ve written about a new wave of reform in teachers unions  that’s still under the radar of the corporate media and much of the Left press.  It’s hard for these caucuses to get media attention, which is understandable when the outlets are owned by Rupert Murdoch or the like. They have no interest in publiciz

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@TeachForAmerica Airlines: Fly Us! We Build Plane in Air | Cloaking Inequity

@TeachForAmerica Airlines: Fly Us! We Build Plane in Air | Cloaking Inequity: @TeachForAmerica Airlines: Fly Us! We Build Plane in Air“I fly a lot,” he says. “Let’s say you go to the airport and you have a choice of three different pilots. One has trained for 30 hours online, the second has five weeks in the summer, and the third has studied, become certified and has spent a year as an intern. Whi

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Cali Education Headlines 9-17-14

Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: Education HeadlinesEarly literacy program expands in the Salinas ValleyJust as in a library, students in the program check out a book each Monday and are expected to read to their siblings every day. September 17, 2014Hacienda La Puente Unified OKs design work on high school football fieldsThe Hacienda

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: New school supplies from the Pentagon. Deasy in L.A. grabs some M16s and grenade launchers.

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: New school supplies from the Pentagon. Deasy in L.A. grabs some M16s and grenade launchers.: New school supplies from the Pentagon. Deasy in L.A. grabs some M16s and grenade launchers.All San Diego schools got from the Pentagon was this one lousy armored vehicle.But the Wall St. Journal reports that LAUSD on the other hand, did much better. Supt. John Deasy has stock

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Hard Times, Our Times | Bill Ayers

Hard Times, Our Times | Bill Ayers: Hard Times, Our TimesCharles Dickens published Hard Times in London in 1854, over 160 years ago. In the opening paragraphs, he describes – with raging fidelity – the first harsh lesson drummed into the heads of unsuspecting new teachers:“’Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else,

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9-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: It's Constitution DayConstitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens.Our Constitution still stands as our country's guide.   I don't think that it's some kind of "in stone" document.  I belie

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9-17-14 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: Lawsuit challenges CTA’s power over duesMorning Read: Lawsuit challenges CTA’s power over dues Lawsuit challenges teachers’ compulsory dues A lawsuit working its way through the courts is striking at the core of the CTA’s power: its authority to automatically deduct hundreds of millions of d

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10 Reasons why the city’s Preschool for All Proposition 1B is not a good idea | Seattle Education

10 Reasons why the city’s Preschool for All Proposition 1B is not a good idea | Seattle Education: 10 Reasons why the city’s Preschool for All Proposition 1B is not a good ideaOn face value, Initiative 1B appears to be a proposal with great promise but it’s the details, or lack thereof, that is of greatest concern to me.If Initiative 1B passes, then an implementation plan will be developed to crea

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19 STATES ALLOW CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS ? YIKES ! | Teachers Fight Back

19 STATES ALLOW CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS ? YIKES ! | Teachers Fight Back: 19 STATES ALLOW CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS ? YIKES !leave a comment »I just heard a report that said 19 states in the U.S. allow corporal punishment in their schools.  Wow!  Can this be true ?All this came to light because of the media’s discussions about the Adrian Peterson situation.  Where are these 19 states ? 

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#WeCantWait Photo Campaign Shows What's Missing in Underfunded Schools | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

#WeCantWait Photo Campaign Shows What's Missing in Underfunded Schools | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: #WeCantWait Photo Campaign Shows What's Missing in Underfunded SchoolsPosted on: Wednesday September 17th, 2014New York State owes its students billions in school funding it refuses to provide. Now, a powerful photo campaign from the Allianc

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NYC Public School Parents: NYC Schools, Kids, Parents and Teachers will march in historic demonstration for climate action Sept. 21

NYC Public School Parents: NYC Schools, Kids, Parents and Teachers will march in historic demonstration for climate action Sept. 21: NYC Schools, Kids, Parents and Teachers will march in historic demonstration for climate action Sept. 21FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Kate Finneran, Kate@Avaaz.org, 801-634-8811 DATE:  9/15/14                                                                           

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A Teacher Speaks Out | Taking Note

A Teacher Speaks Out | Taking Note: A Teacher Speaks Outby JOHN MERROW on 17. SEP, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS, TESTING, TEACHINGDear Friends and other readers,How do classroom teachers feel about standardized, machine-scored testing?   Below is a letter from a young classroom teacher whose identity I am not revealing.  This teacher, who has been teaching more than 6 years, fears retribution, apparently wi

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Morning Wink 9-17-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-17-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jersey Jazzman: Governor Christie Should Be Held Accountable for Failure in State-Controlled DistrictsJersey Jazzman says Governor Christie has complete control of education in four urban distri

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