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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Bloomberg News: Google Quits ALECBloomberg News reports that Google will or has quit ALEC. Probably this means Google will not renew its membership in this radical extremist organization, which writes model laws to bust unions, privatize public education, restrict voting rights, oppose gun control, deny climate change, and eliminat

by mike simpson / 7:42 AM UTC-7

Amid iPad, attendance system controversies, school board to weigh superintendent's performance | 89.3 KPCC

Amid iPad, attendance system controversies, school board to weigh superintendent's performance | 89.3 KPCC: Amid iPad, attendance system controversies, school board to weigh superintendent's performance After weathering a solid year of criticism for his controversial iPad program, taking a high-profile position in a case against teacher tenure and now dealing with the fallout of an irksome new att

by mike simpson / 2min

Shanker Blog » The Common Core And Failing Schools

Shanker Blog » The Common Core And Failing Schools: The Common Core And Failing SchoolsPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on September 23, 2014In observing all the recent controversy surrounding the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I have noticed that one of the frequent criticisms from one of the anti-CCSS camps, particularly since the first rounds of results from CCSS-aligned tests have started to be

by mike simpson / 2min

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 9-23-14

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: U.S. Launches Air Strikes Against ISIS Targets in SyriaThe Guardian has the story here.Obama said in a televised address on 10 September that he would expand the US war against Isis into Syria, reversing a longstanding caution against involving the US in the bloody confusion of Syria’s civil war...The escalation of the war into Syria comes without explicit congressional

by mike simpson / 14min

9-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: It’s A Bit Early, But Here Are A Zillion Halloween Resources© 2005 lobo235, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio It’s obviously early, but I’ve begun to see Halloween posts on the web and thought I’d remind readers of my massive list, The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween. It’s one of my most popular “Best” lists. Let me kno

by mike simpson / 16min

9-23-14 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.: Kathy Myalls committed voter fraud.17th District Republican challenger Kathy Myalls and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. She committed voter fraud to vote for him. I’ve always made the argument that the Republicans exaggerate the problem of voter fraud to push voter suppression rules that are aimed at

by mike simpson / 17min

9-23-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Georgia School Board Member Won’t Let A Bad Idea Die: No Grad Tickets For Parents If They Don’t Come To Open HouseEarlier in the year, I posted a news report about a Georgia School Board member who wanted to ban parents from their children’s high school graduation. It appears he has now refined his idea a bit further: “I th

by mike simpson / 20min

9-23-14 @ 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 / 23min

9-23-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: The "Data Driven" Nightmare Imposed by the Duncan Regime in the US DOE.

With A Brooklyn Accent: The "Data Driven" Nightmare Imposed by the Duncan Regime in the US DOE.When you base policy on "data" and discount "soft" information such as personal testimony, the hallmark of the Duncan Regime in the US Department of Education, you can produce a policy disaster of epic proportions. Why? Because data can be easily manipulated by self-interest

by mike simpson / 26min

9-24-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Cuomo/Hochul Spent $5.9 Million On PrimaryThis says everything you need to know about the corrupt nature of our politics:ALBANY – They were never worried about their Democratic Party primary challengers earlier this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his running mate, Erie County’s Kathy Hochul, insisted over and over again. Worries aside, Cuomo and Hochul spent about $5.9 mill

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Report focuses attention on English learners | EdSource

Report focuses attention on English learners | EdSource: CREDIT: LILLIAN MONGEAU FOR EDSOURCEReport focuses attention on English learnersSeptember 23, 2014 | By Susan Frey | No Comments SHARE THIS ARTICLEAs accountability for student progress in California becomes more local, a new report focuses on how school districts can better educate their English learners – calling on administrators to embr

by mike simpson / 36min

Whither Democracy and Unionism - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Whither Democracy and Unionism - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Whither Democracy and UnionismBy Deborah Meier on September 23, 2014 8:19 AMBridging Differences returns from its summer break today. Deborah Meier launches the new blog year with Leo Casey, the executive director of the Albert Shanker Institute, a policy and research think tank affiliated with the American Federation of Teach

by mike simpson / 43min

La. Legis Auditor Steps Into Common-Core-Promoting Game | deutsch29

La. Legis Auditor Steps Into Common-Core-Promoting Game | deutsch29: La. Legis Auditor Steps Into Common-Core-Promoting GameSeptember 23, 2014On September 22, 2014, Louisiana Auditor Daryl Purpera issued a report on his objective opinion (?) of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).Whether Purpera intended it or not, he is now part of the game.Purpera’s report is little more than another brochure

by mike simpson / 49min

Increase Teacher Diversity in New York City! Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Increase Teacher Diversity in New York City!

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Increase Teacher Diversity in New York City!: Increase Teacher Diversity in New York City!Demand New York City's Board of MisEducation to Have Black & Latino Educators Be at Parity with its Black & Latino Student Population!Sign the Petition and Pass It Along SIGN AT: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/increase-teacher-divers

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Ohio Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Today in Case Involving White Hat Management | janresseger

Ohio Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Today in Case Involving White Hat Management | janresseger: Ohio Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Today in Case Involving White Hat ManagementPosted on September 23, 2014 by janressegerToday, September 23, 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a long running case that has pitted Ohio’s notorious White Hat Management Company, which manage

by mike simpson / 59min

NYC Educator: When Zephyr's Away, the Rats Will Play...

NYC Educator: When Zephyr's Away, the Rats Will Play...: When Zephyr's Away, the Rats Will Play...Nowhere is the craven opportunism of Andrew Cuomo more evident than in his own words. When he was facing opposition in the Working Families Party, he was a liberal, a progressive, a true blue Democrat. He was gonna reign in those nasty independent Democrats, the ones who acted like Republicans, so our

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Why I’m Running for School Board | Ellen Cochrane

Why I’m Running for School Board | Ellen Cochrane: Ellen CochraneSacramento City School BoardPut a teacher on the School BoardNobody knows better than parents what their kids need. And nobody knows better than teachers, on the front lines every day, what students need to succeed. Respecting teachers, and promoting a partnership between the board, students, parents, and teachers will take politics

1 by mike simpson / 9h

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 9-22-14 #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe Climate March – 2014It has been reported by some news outlets that the Climate March in New York City on September 21st brought together the largest number of protesters in its history: 300,000 people! It is a sad truth that privatization is not only sapping the life out of our schools; it is a global and pervasive problem that is le

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Even PBS has reached the “enough is enough” point – “The Roosevelts” | Reclaim Reform

Even PBS has reached the “enough is enough” point – “The Roosevelts” | Reclaim Reform: Even PBS has reached the “enough is enough” point – “The Roosevelts”Posted on September 22, 2014by Ken PrevitiEven PBS which relies on corporate sponsorship and the whims of politicians for its daily existence has reached the “enough is enough” point.In Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts” the reality of what Democrats a

by mike simpson / 9h

National Call: Save Civilian Public Education | PopularResistance.Org

National Call: Save Civilian Public Education | PopularResistance.Org: National Call: Save Civilian Public EducationCREATE! EDUCATION, MILITARISM, PEACE, WAR CULTURE By Staff, www.savecivilianeducation.orgSeptember 22nd, 2014 Powered by TranslateAbove photo: Mayor Richard M. Daley talks to Ron Huberman, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools before announcing a new online summer sc

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Nite Cap 9-22-14 #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 CAPTriumph Of The Computer Nerd – redqueeninlaTriumph Of The Computer Nerd – redqueeninla: Triumph Of The Computer NerdWritten by redqueeninla in Education Once upon a time computer nerds were stored in the basement, sometimes in the garage or in a

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Triumph Of The Computer Nerd – redqueeninla

Triumph Of The Computer Nerd – redqueeninla: Triumph Of The Computer NerdWritten by redqueeninla in Education Once upon a time computer nerds were stored in the basement, sometimes in the garage or in a forgotten meeting room at school; nowadays we store them in boardrooms and cabinet offices and among venture philanthropy concerns.The last laugh of the intellectual ought to be occasion for celebr

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9-22-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Chicago Teacher: Privatized Janitorial Services Mean Dirty Bathrooms and Classrooms

Home - Living in Dialogue: Chicago Teacher: Privatized Janitorial Services Mean Dirty Bathrooms and ClassroomsBy Michelle Gunderson. My friend who is a janitor in the Chicago Public Schools told me that he warned his daughters to only use the bathrooms at school if they have to. He said, “I know how impossible it is to get our schools clean right now. It just can’t be done with the cutbacks.” Can

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9-22-14 Curmudgucation - CCSS: Set in Stone?

CURMUDGUCATION: CCSS: Set in Stone?One of the ongoing side arguments in the education debates is the question of just how set in concrete the Common Core standards are.The pro-Core talking point has become some variation of, "Pshaw! States can totally do as they wish. The Core are just like, you know, mild suggestions, and states can just rewrite them or modify them or whatever." This is

1 by mike simpson / 18h

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-22-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Student Put In Detention For Sharing School LunchBy Katherine Harwood KRCR News (Chico/Redding) http://bit.ly/1v03rph video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player POSTED: 6:45 PM Sep 17 2014 UPDATED: 11:53 PM Sep 17 2014 WEAVERVILLE, Calif. :: An eighth grade student from Weaverville Elementary School got a detention slip for sharing hi

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9-22-14 Cali Education Headlines

Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: www.StopThePowerGrab.orgEducation HeadlinesDebate rages over how to evaluate teachersShould student test scores affect teacher evaluations? That issue continues to be a stumbling block between Stockton Teachers Association and Stockton Unified negotiators as they pursue a new contract. September 22, 201

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Is Education Reform Punk Rock? | EduShyster

Is Education Reform Punk Rock? | EduShyster: Is Education Reform Punk Rock? Do real punk rockers prefer school choice? Not when it’s the major label or the big rock manager offering *choice.*By Hugo BurnhamEducation is the new punk rock. So says the t-shirt sold by my friend, an old punk rock drummer named Martin Atkins who has found, forced and finagled his way into higher education in the USA. A

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SXSWedu and Student Voice Join in Collaboration to Celebrate Students at SXSWedu 2015

SXSWedu and Student Voice Join in Collaboration to Celebrate Students at SXSWedu 2015: Partnership announced at annual Student Voice Live! SummitSept. 22, 2014, AUSTIN, Texas – SXSWedu and Student Voice are excited to partner on an initiative to celebrate student engagement and participation at the 2015 SXSWedu Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas.The announcement was made Saturday at the c

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Democracy and the Donor Class by Gara LaMarche | OccupyWallSt.org

Democracy and the Donor Class by Gara LaMarche | OccupyWallSt.org: Democracy and the Donor Class by Gara LaMarchePosted 5 hours ago on Sept. 22, 2014, 10:38 a.m. EST by OccupyWallStTags: PhilanthropyThis article was originally published at The Democracy JournalFoundations and philanthropists do much good, but these unelected actors have acquired enormous power to shape policy. Should they be reine

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Choosing Democracy: Providing teachers that reflect the students

Choosing Democracy: Providing teachers that reflect the students: Providing teachers that reflect the studentsThe Sacramento Bee published a good story on Saturday by Lorett Kalb and Phillip Reese on a group of teachers at McClatchy High working together in a colectivo to recruit students to get a college education and return to McClatchy as teachers. Here.http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/20/67126

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Auditor releases nonpartisan brief on Common Core - SFGate

Auditor releases nonpartisan brief on Common Core - SFGate: Auditor releases nonpartisan brief on Common CoreBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Questions about the dispute over the Common Core education standards, or still wondering what the standards even are?Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office on Monday released a nonpartisan overview about the English and math standards used in Louisiana's public s

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Looking Back (Part 6) | Taking Note

Looking Back (Part 6) | Taking Note: Looking Back (Part 6)by JOHN MERROW on 22. SEP, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS, LOOKING BACKThe news that ‘only’ 14,700,000 American children are now living in poverty [1] prompted this look back at my reporting for NPR about the emotional development of children, an important but often unrecognized aspect of life for some children growing up in poverty. Food, healthcare,

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9-22-14 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: Teacher dismissal bill may further muddy processMorning Read: Teacher dismissal bill may further muddy process Teacher dismissal bill may add complexity not simplify Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in late June with the goal of expediting the process of dismissing teachers for egregious

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9-22-14 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): Banned in the U.S.A.When students come to my university office for the first time, they typically utter, “You have a lot of books,” followed by noting the clutter. For those students, they cannot see the lineage I can now recognize: Go, Dog. Go!, Green Eggs and Ham, Stua

1 by mike simpson / 22h

Teacher dismissal bill may add complexity not simplify :: SI&A Cabinet Report

Teacher dismissal bill may add complexity not simplify :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: SEPTEMBER 22, 2014Teacher dismissal bill may add complexity not simplifyby Alisha Kirby(Calif.) Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in late June with the goal of expediting the process of dismissing teachers for egregious misconduct, but some experts say

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The Long History of Blaming Teachers First | NEA Today

The Long History of Blaming Teachers First | NEA Today: The Long History of Blaming Teachers FirstA high-ranking school official in a major U.S. city feverishly argues that schools should be operated like businesses. Unapologetic about identifying and firing ineffective teachers, the official pushes for an evaluation system that is rooted in student test scores.You’re right if you think this soun

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Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: STEM Shortage? Baloney

Gene V Glass: Education in Two Worlds: STEM Shortage? Baloney: STEM Shortage? BaloneyWe said so in 50 Myths & Lies that Threaten America's Public Schools.Now Hal Salzman joins the chorus of skeptics questioning the myth that the U.S. has a shortage of graduates trained in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. In his article in U.S. News, Salzman says:"All credible research finds th

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Morning Wink 9-22-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-22-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Joanne Yatvin: Let More Teachers Re-Invent the Wheel, Or Why We Don’t Need StandardizationJoanne Yatvin, now retired, wrote the following commentary in 1990, almost 25 years ago. It was publishe

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