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9-2-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Testing Hysteria Lite, by Marc TuckerIf you were to believe the spin in the New York Times the other day, you would think that Marc Tucker, who has long been Hillary Clinton's main man on education issues, had decided that high stakes testing was a thing of the past: "Tucker would not abolish tests, but he would have fewer of them. And they would have a different purpose."

by mike simpson / 0min 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-2-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Why Does the U.S. Test More Often and Earlier than Any High-Performing Nation?Education policymakers in the U.S. seem to think that more tests will produce higher achievement, but there is no evidence for this assumption. As this article from the Center on International Education Benchmarking shows, the U.S. tests more frequently t

by mike simpson / 3min 

9-2-14 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): It’s Time to Stop Treating Black and Brown Kids Like ‘Other People’s Children’ | AlternetIt’s Time to Stop Treating Black and Brown Kids Like ‘Other People’s Children’ | Alternet1 by plthomasedd / 6min 9-1-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe b

by mike simpson / 5min 

9-2-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: A (Not So) New Education ConversationA new website debuted September 1st, devoted to bringing a "new conversation" to the world of education. Education Post is here to create this new conversation by relaunching some old familiar reformster talking points. Just four articles in on Day One, and you know that we've seen this movie before. Let me walk you through it so that

by mike simpson / 7min 

9-2-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: A former university president gets schooled on sexual assault and drinkingFormer George Washington University president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was at the center of an international debate recently when he appeared on a radio show and made some comments about sexual assault and drinking on college campuses. My colleague Nick Anderson wrote this article about it: “Without making the

by mike simpson / 10min 

9-2-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The New York Times Learning Network Begins Another Year!The New York Times Learning Network, one of the best resources out there for teachers (I said that before I began writing for it, and I’ll continue to say it), just published a useful post describing its upcoming activities for the new school year. Last year, I wrote a

by mike simpson / 12min 

9-2-14 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: An Open Letter to Star-Ledger Editorial Board Director @tomamoranNote: Shortly after I read Tom Moran's piece in the Star-Ledger this past Sunday, I got an email from fellow teacher-blogger Marie Corfield, who suggested we write a response together with our friend and colleague Ani McHugh. We're posting this at all three of our blogs simultaneously, and over at Blue Jersey.Moran ha

by mike simpson / 14min 

9-2-14 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.: I’m always optimistic.National Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia and me at the NEA RA in Denver. The new school year has started. The third without me. How have they survived? For me, the start of a new school year was a moment for optimism. It is like the optimism I felt leaving this year’s

by mike simpson / 15min 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-2-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE PROPOSES PARADIGM SHIFT IN MANAGING STATE EDUCATION: Beyond compliance to true collaborative oversight – not “permissible” …but “effective”By Jane Meredith Adams | EdSource Today  |  http://bit.ly/1lFtm52 The California Department of Education building in Sacramento. August 29, 2014 |  Proposing a fundamental change in the w

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9-2-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: In the US " Improving Teacher Quality" really means Humiliating and Firing Veteran Teachers

With A Brooklyn Accent: In the US " Improving Teacher Quality" really means Humiliating and Firing Veteran TeachersAll over the nation, the imperative to "improve teacher quality" has morphed into a campaign to marginalize, humiliate and force out veteran teachers. Not only has this caused tremendous distress to the individuals thus targeted, it has deprived our public schools

by mike simpson / 20min 

9-2-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Why Isn't The Press Covering The Moreland Investigation Any Longer?Thomas Kaplan reports many people around the state are taking the primary season to publicize their unhappiness with Governor Cuomo:He has been snubbed by unions representing teachers and state workers. Editorial boards are skewering him. Political rivals are lobbing attacks from his left and his right.A year

by mike simpson / 23min 

SES IS A MESS - Tutoring Companies Stand to Cash In on States That Lose Waivers - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Tutoring Companies Stand to Cash In on States That Lose Waivers - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Tutoring Companies Stand to Cash In on States That Lose WaiversBy Lauren Camera on September 2, 2014 9:58 AMWritten by guest blogger Michele Molnar. This post first appeared on Marketplace K-12.Private tutoring companies in Washington are likely to get an influx of new students this fall, a direct res

by mike simpson / 25min 

Two Schools of "School Reform:" The Conservative and the Progressive :: Frederick M. Hess

Two Schools of "School Reform:" The Conservative and the Progressive :: Frederick M. Hess: Two Schools of "School Reform:" The Conservative and the Progressiveby Frederick M. Hess  •  Sep 2, 2014 at 8:33 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareHidy, all. I'm back. My thanks to August's stellar guest bloggers. Meanwhile, I've been working to finish The Cage-Bustin

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The Most Important Figure in School Reform We Never Talk About | Dana Goldstein

The Most Important Figure in School Reform We Never Talk About | Dana Goldstein: The Most Important Figure in School Reform We Never Talk AboutIt’s the principal.Check out my new piece at Slate:There is good reason for reformers and policymakers to pay much more attention to principals. When McKinsey surveyed top teachers on what it would take for them to move to a higher-poverty school, they resp

by mike simpson / 37min 

School Reformers’ Pledge of Good Conduct | InterACT

School Reformers’ Pledge of Good Conduct | InterACT: School Reformers’ Pledge of Good ConductSEPTEMBER 2, 2014by David B. CohenDavid B. Cohen:Larry Cuban has another great post here! I missed this when it first went online, but love the idea of a reformer’s pledge. This should go far and wide – not only to the think-tank crowd, researchers and punditry, but also legislators, school board members,

by mike simpson / 39min 

Marie Corfield: An Open Letter to Star-Ledger Editorial Board Director Tom Moran

Marie Corfield: An Open Letter to Star-Ledger Editorial Board Director Tom Moran: An Open Letter to Star-Ledger Editorial Board Director Tom Moran(Note: This piece was co-authored by Ani McHugh, aka. TeacherBiz, and Mark Weber, aka. Jersey Jazzman, and is cross-posted on both their blogs.)Dear Tom,This week, you crossed a line. Until now, your pieces in the Star-Ledger about Newark’s school system

by mike simpson / 41min 

Shanker Blog » Research And Policy On Paying Teachers For Advanced Degrees

Shanker Blog » Research And Policy On Paying Teachers For Advanced Degrees: Research And Policy On Paying Teachers For Advanced DegreesPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on September 2, 2014There are three general factors that determine most public school teachers’ base salaries (which are usually laid out in a table called a salary schedule). The first is where they teach; districts vary widely in how mu

by mike simpson / 49min 

NYC Educator: No Comparison

NYC Educator: No Comparison: No ComparisonWhen I was very young, my mom decided to cook a tongue. I'm not sure what possessed her. I saw it, and said, "That looks like a tongue."My mom said, "It is a tongue. It's a cow's tongue."I said, "Well, I'm not gonna eat that." And I didn't.The next day, my mom gave me a sandwich. "Is that good?" she asked. "Yeah

by mike simpson / 51min 

The Testing Obsession and the Disappearing Curriculum | NEA Today

The Testing Obsession and the Disappearing Curriculum | NEA Today: The Testing Obsession and the Disappearing CurriculumSeptember 2, 2014 by twalker  Filed under ESEA/NCLB Reform, Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerNot that long ago, elementary schools were places where students could discover what they were good at, explore the subjects that appealed to them, or maybe just be c

by mike simpson / 53min 

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Poaching Students the Publishers Clearing House Way - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

Poaching Students the Publishers Clearing House Way - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Poaching Students the Publishers Clearing House WayBy Nancy Flanagan on September 1, 2014 10:04 PMWhen our daughter, Christine, was ready to start kindergarten, we were not convinced that the K-12 public school in the district where we lived, a tiny farming community in mid-Michigan, was a goo

by mike simpson / 8h 

The Pain and Isolation of an ATR southbronxschool

http://www.southbronxschool.com: The Pain and Isolation of an ATROne of the first people I thought of yesterday when I read the Daily News article with Chancellor Farina's hopes for the upcoming year was blogger Fidgety Teach.Fidgety was a highly regarded and loved pre-K teacher in Brooklyn when she got caught up in the evilness of her principal, Kristine Mustillo. One mistake, forever altered the

by mike simpson / 8h 

Gates Grant to “Further Hardwire the Common Core Curriculum” ?? | deutsch29

Gates Grant to “Further Hardwire the Common Core Curriculum” ?? | deutsch29: Gates Grant to “Further Hardwire the Common Core Curriculum” ??September 1, 2014One way to ensure permanence in the field of electronics is to “hardwire”– which means to “permanently connect.”In electronics, “hardwiring” refers to circuitry.For billionaire public education purchaser Bill Gates, circuitry and mass educatio

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BETRAYAL | Bob Braun's Ledger

BETRAYAL | Bob Braun's Ledger: BETRAYALNTU President Joe Del Grosso–”Say it ain’t so, Joe!”On Labor Day, the day we celebrate working men and women and their unions, the Newark Teachers Union said this to the anxious parents of New Jersey’s largest city: “We cannot be seen as aiding or abetting anything that would disrupt the operation of the Newark Public Schools. ”In short, the NTU told Newark’s

by mike simpson / 9h 

A Florida County opts out of ALL state tests | Seattle Education

A Florida County opts out of ALL state tests | Seattle Education: A Florida County opts out of ALL state testsAnother good piece of news from Valerie Strauss.Florida county opts out of all state-mandated testing in ‘act of civil disobedience’Florida’s Lee County became  on Wednesday night the first school district in the state to vote to opt out of all state-mandated testing, including exams that

by mike simpson / 9h 

Kimble's Corner: The History of Labor Day

Kimble's Corner: The History of Labor Day:The History of Labor Day            One of the most misunderstood days on the American calendar is Labor Day.  Labor Day is perhaps the only sarcastic holiday in the entire world.  The day traces its roots back to New York City in 1882.  At that time there was a benevolent factory owner named John Fitzpatrick.   Fitzpatrick had been an Irish immigrant hims

by mike simpson / 9h 

School Absence Can Set Students Back Between 1 And 2 Years: Report

School Absence Can Set Students Back Between 1 And 2 Years: Report:School Absence Can Set Students Back Between 1 And 2 Years: ReportAn installation of 857 empty school desks, representing the number of students nationwide who are dropping out every hour of every school day, is on display at the National Mall June 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) | Alex Wong via Getty

by mike simpson / 9h 

The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 3 — Newark | Life at the Intersections

The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 3 — Newark | Life at the Intersections: THE POOR PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR CHARTER SCHOOL EXPERIMENTS — PART 3 — NEWARKNewark parents and students wait in long lines to find out their school assignment. Next, they stand in line at another location to actually enroll. Credit: myfoxtampabay.comThis is the 3rd in a series of three p

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9-1-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: To blog or not to blog?That is the question… In these difficult times, many of us are grappling with the question – How can one be useful and relevant in what increasingly appears to be a new dystopian age.  (Look up the word dystopian if you don’t know what it means). Coming off my recent “campaign” for governor, I find […] The post To blog or not to blog? appeared first on Wait What?

by mike simpson / 13h 

Why is Teaching the Most Controversial Profession in America? | Dana Goldstein

Why is Teaching the Most Controversial Profession in America? | Dana Goldstein: Why is Teaching the Most Controversial Profession in America?Vox’s fabulous education reporter, Libby Nelson, was one of the first people to read The Teacher Wars, and was kind enough to publish this Q&A with me about the book.Libby Nelson: We spend a lot of time talking about who should be a teacher, or why good t

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Nite Cap 9-1-14 #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 CAPNYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 1,

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NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!

NYC Public School Parents: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!: NYSAPE Governor's Candidate Scorecard; take a look!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 1, 2014More information contact:Eric Mihelbergel (716) 553-1123; nys.allies@gmail.comLisa Rudley (917) 414-9190; nys.allies@gmail.comNYS Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE) www.nysape.orgGovernor Cuomo’s Education Positions Aligned to

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-1-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Investor Update: APPLE INC. ON WATCH OVER LAUSD ISSUESby Ed Palmer| Financial Wired | http://bit.ly/1nQ647K August 26, 2014  ::  by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is on watch after Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy says he is suspending a $1 billion iPad initiative with AAPL amid scrutiny over Deasy’s close ties with AAPL and Pearson Plc (PSO) and

1 by mike simpson / 16h 

Changing The Narrative, Right From My Classroom | The Jose Vilson

Changing The Narrative, Right From My Classroom | The Jose Vilson: Changing The Narrative, Right From My Classroom SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 MR. VILSON LEAVE A COMMENTTomorrow, New York City teachers go for their first day back from vacation. With no kids and two weeks to clean out their caches (well, some of us), we’ll hopefully come back refreshed and ready to take on the relentless energies of the burg

1 by mike simpson / 16h 

Common Core: What Bill Gates and Walmart Have in Common

Common Core: What Bill Gates and Walmart Have in Common: Common Core: What Bill Gates and Walmart Have in Common Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson MandelaIn America, under the guise of education reform, an initiative called Common Core acts as an insurance policy issued by some of the most powerful think tanks and foundations of both the left and

1 by mike simpson / 17h 

9-1-14 Living in Dialogue - Edu-Politics 101, Part Two: The High Cost of Pleasing the Powerful

Home - Living in Dialogue: Edu-Politics 101, Part Two: The High Cost of Pleasing the PowerfulBy John Thompson. I twice supported Barack Obama for president. Throughout President Obama’s first term, I asked what we teachers might have done to provoke him so. Were his anti-teacher policies the avoidable result of teachers and unions being too slow to address conditions in Chicago schools? By now, it

1 by mike simpson / 18h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Labor Day Thoughts

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Labor Day Thoughts: Labor Day ThoughtsLabour cannot emancipate itself in the white skin where in the black it is branded. -- Karl MarxThe Wall St. Journal Reports...The White House and union leaders are using Labor Day to reinvigorate efforts to raise the minimum wage. “Raising the minimum wage would be one of the best ways to give a boost to working families,” Presi

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9-1-14 Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading.

Connected Principals | Sharing. Learning. Leading.: Digital Parent VolunteersRecently, I had the opportunity to visit schools in Sydney, Australia and on one of these days, I was asked a few questions about where schools are going, and specifically, about getting parents more involved in school. I shared a wonderful idea that I first heard from the brilliant Tracey Kracht, on the idea of “Digital

1 by mike simpson / 18h 

9-1-14 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): remnant 62: “I was a worker”remnant 62: “I was a worker”.2 by plthomasedd / 36min 8-31-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindnessthe becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman Universi

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This is our fight - AFT - A Union of Professionals

AFT - A Union of Professionals - This is our fight: This is our fightThe very first Labor Day was created to acknowledge and honor working people who aspired to the American dream and fought for a better life for themselves and their families.Together, each and every day, we build on the work they began decades ago. As a union that is 1.6 million members strong, we are immensely proud of who we ar

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Editorial: Banda needs to suck up to the mayor right away - Opinion - The Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Banda needs to hit ground running as school opens - Opinion - The Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Banda needs to hit ground running as school opensBy the Editorial BoardPublished: Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 - 12:00 amSacBee Priority: Banda needs to suck up to the mayor right awayJosé L. Banda faces his first big challenge as the leader of Sacramento City Unified schools on Tuesday when the distri

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9-1-14 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Sinatra, Carlin, Inequality, Education, and America: Happy Labor DayFrank Sinatra held his fair share of self-contradictions. For a guy who espoused such working-class sentiments, his endorsement of Ronald Reagan was more than a little incongruous. And JFK, the one politician Sinatra really went to bat for, was such a neo-lib that he would have felt right at home in the Obama White

1 by mike simpson / 20h 

Alliance for Childhood’s Joint Statement of Early Childhood Health and Education Professionals « Empowered by Play

Alliance for Childhood’s Joint Statement of Early Childhood Health and Education Professionals « Empowered by Play: Alliance for Childhood’s Joint Statement of Early Childhood Health and Education ProfessionalsYou know something is wrong when a kindergartner asks: “Mom, can I retire from school?”Kindergarten has traditionally been a wonderful world of discovery and playful learning. It has been a

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Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: "50 Myths" & the Two Worlds of Public Education

Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: "50 Myths" & the Two Worlds of Public Education: "50 Myths" & the Two Worlds of Public EducationA few people have asked me recently why this blog is called Education in Two Worlds. The reason is because K-12 public education is caught in a political struggle between progressives and conservatives — the "two worlds" — as n

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9-1-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekTuesday, Sept. 2ndSuperintendent Nyland will have a press conference at JAMS followed by a ribbon-cutting for the renovated school at noon.  He will also be at the ribbon-cutting for Fairmount Park Elementary at 2:45 pm.  (I'm taking ideas for questions to ask Superintendent Nyland.)Wednesday, Sept. 3rd -  First Day of SchoolSuperintendent

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9-1-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Durham Schools Cutting Ties with Teach for AmericaA day to celebrate!  From the Herald-Sun:Aug. 30, 2014 @ 05:51 PM Gregory Childress DURHAM —The Durham school district will honor its current contract with Teach For America, but the national teacher training program’s future with Durham Public Schools is up in the air. The school board voted 6-1 last week to honor its commitment to

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Idaho Teacher Provides More Information About Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog

Idaho Teacher Provides More Information About Common Core | Missouri Education Watchdog: Idaho Teacher Provides More Information About Common CoreinShareIs excessive testing abusive? Is data mining and disseminating children’s information without your knowledge and/or consent a crime via The CCSS Initiative? Start asking these questions.We  posted a letter today from a teacher in Idaho which allow

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EXCLUSIVE: City schools will push for more 'family connections,' parent involvement, Chancellor Carmen Fariña says - NY Daily News

EXCLUSIVE: City schools will push for more 'family connections,' parent involvement, Chancellor Carmen Fariña says - NY Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: City schools will push for more 'family connections,' parent involvement, Chancellor Carmen Fariña saysFamily engagement at schools will be getting an overhaul, the city schools boss tells the Daily News. Changes include longer one-on-one parent-teacher con

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This School (OFFICIAL TEACHER MUSIC VIDEO) Brachmann and Hein

Brachmann and Hein - This School (OFFICIAL TEACHER MUSIC VIDEO) JK Hein25036,778Published on Aug 27, 2014Want to help fund some great Brachmann and Hein classroom projects and learning opportunities?Follow the link! http://gofundme.com/BrachmannAndHeinInterested in becoming a corporate sponsor for construction of a new community fitness center? CONTACT US!! Help us create a fit community!Mr. Jorda

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L.A. Unified exemplifies the forces that stifle public school reform - LA Times

L.A. Unified exemplifies the forces that stifle public school reform - LA Times: L.A. Unified exemplifies the forces that stifle public school reformBy  now, Los Angeles Unified was supposed to be the technological model for big-city school systems.All of its pupils would have iPads, teachers could access student data with the click of a mouse, and parents could check their children's attendance a

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The US has had the same arguments about teachers for 100 years - Vox

The US has had the same arguments about teachers for 100 years - Vox: The US has had the same arguments about teachers for 100 years Should teachers be judged based on their students' test scores? Should they get tenure and job protections that other workers don't? Should education schools recruit the best and the brightest, or change how they teach future teachers entirely?Those are some of the h

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What Pope Francis Would Say to Obama: Let Workers Unionize | Perspectives | BillMoyers.com

What Pope Francis Would Say to Obama: Let Workers Unionize | Perspectives | BillMoyers.com: What Pope Francis Would Say to Obama: Let Workers UnionizeSeptember 1, 2014by Sister Simone CampbellUS President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Vatican. Obama called himself a 'great admirer' of Pope Francis.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)This post first appeared a

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9-1-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: It's an exhausting enterprise getting rid of a principal, especially when you get NO help from 52 BroadwayMurry Bergtraum has a new principal. MOREista Chapter Leader John Elfrank-Dana helped lead the battle. The principal mis-used the data to target teachers.I know people are impatient and unhappy over the slow pace of replacing the Bloomberg supervisor appointee horror stories.

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9-1-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Squeezing Labor For $$$If your goal is to get rich in business, labor is a problem you must solve.I mean, there's that big stream of money. You can see it, right there, fat and full and flowing right toward you and then BAM-- it suddenly gets diverted because you have to pay workers their wages.Early in human history, rulers established the ideal base level for wages-- $0.00/lifeti

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Lily Eskelsen García Takes the Helm of the NEA | NEA Today

Lily Eskelsen García Takes the Helm of the NEA | NEA Today: Lily Eskelsen García Takes the Helm of the NEASeptember 1, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Brenda ÁlvarezAs a child, Lily Eskelsen García was quiet, studious and introverted. The second eldest of six siblings, she often played alone with her dolls while her sisters played together. She kept her hea

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9-1-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Just Published! 42nd ELT Blog Carnival: Back To School!David Deubelbeiss has just published the 42nd edition of the ELT Blog Carnival (formerly known as the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival) and it’s a great one on back-to-school activities. Teachers from all around the world have contributed their ideas! I’m adding it to The Best

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9-1-14 @ 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

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The Classroom Reality of Common Core. Is This What You Want for Your Child? | Missouri Education Watchdog

The Classroom Reality of Common Core. Is This What You Want for Your Child? | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Classroom Reality of Common Core. Is This What You Want for Your Child?inShareWhat does the Common Core State Standards Initiative look like in the classroom? (Diagram courtesy of ROPE)A teacher from Idaho describes her experience with SBAC testing in the classroom and provides background

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Russ on Reading: Talkin’ Teachers Union

Russ on Reading: Talkin’ Teachers Union: Talkin’ Teachers UnionA Labor Day MessageCome you ranks of labor, come you union coreAnd see if you remember the struggles of beforeWhen you were standing helpless on the outside of the doorAnd you started building links on the chain, on the chainAnd you started building links on the chain.                                                Phil Ochs, Links on

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Happy Labor Day Morning Wink 9-1-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLabor Day 2014 Quotes, sayings and solidarity - Happy Labor Day!Quotes in Support of Labor UnionsFranklin Delano Roosevelt:It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.Pope Paul VI:The important role of union organizations must be admitted: their object is the representation of the various

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