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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sarah Darer Littman: The Gates Foundation as a Trojan Horse, Disabling DemocracySarah Darer Littman, who writes about education issues in Connecticut, tells a shocking story here of power and money. The Hartford, Connecticut, schools are under mayoral control; the mayor appoints 5 of 9 members of the board of education. The other f

by mike simpson / 2min

9-24-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: Teacher Preparation Matters for Teacher Attritionfrom Ingersoll, Merrill, and May (2014), available here:2 by Jim Horn / 1h 9-23-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: New NC Standards Commission Headed by IBM Offshoring Expert and Tea Party DarlingFrom WRAL:IBM executive Andre Peek of Wake County and longtime Forsyth County school board member Jeannie Metcalf were named co-chai

by mike simpson / 7min

9-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Book Recommendations For TeachersMore Book Recommendations For Teachers is Part Two in my Ed Week series offering…book recommendations for teachers. Educators Megan Allen, Erin Klein, Jeffrey Zoul and Mike Fisher share their book recommendations. Here are some of them:5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 9-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s W

by mike simpson / 9min

9-24-14 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.: Opt out news. Brooklyn testing boycott leads to NY dropping the mandated test.Last Spring: A group of teachers at the International High School at Prospect Heights refused to administer a city-mandated writing test they say is unsuitable for their students, many of whom are recent immigrants learning

by mike simpson / 11min

9-24-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Where Are the People of Color in the Movement?....there aren't enough people of color in this picture... Jersey Jazzman raised this issue on his blog after a meeting of Jersey bloggers.I left this comment:JJ - you make a point that I've been hearing here in NYC in all the various white dominated activist groups. It always seems to come down to something we're doing wrong - we're n

by mike simpson / 14min

Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan Horse CT News Junkie | OP-ED |

CT News Junkie | OP-ED | Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan Horse: OP-ED | Don’t Let Foundation Money Be A Trojan HorseLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH Sarah Darer Littman: The Gates Foundation as a Trojan Horse, Disabling DemocracySarah Darer Littman, who writes about education issues in Connecticut, tells a shocking story here of power and money. The Hartford, Connecticut, schools are under mayoral c

by mike simpson / 18min

9-24-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Won't Discourage My Students from Becoming Teachers.

With A Brooklyn Accent: Why I Won't Discourage My Students from Becoming Teachers.Every day, I get personal messages from teachers describing how their jobs have been turned nightmarish by tests, assessments, scripting and micromanagement and abusive treatment by administrators. When I posed the question here of whether things are better or worse for teachers than they were 10 years ago, well over

by mike simpson / 24min

9-24-14 Curmudgucation - Reforming Accountability: Does CRPE Have Something New To Say?

CURMUDGUCATION: Reforming Accountability: Does CRPE Have Something New To Say?News comes this morning of yet another initiative, this one aimed squarely at school accountability. Or as Michael Petrilli put it on twitter, "Not just a change in tone."It's the Center on Reinventing Public Education (and why couldn't they be reinventing Excellent public education, because then they would be

by mike simpson / 26min

9-25-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Cuomo Has Big Lead Over Astorino But His Job Approval Matches All-Time LowIf the election were held today, a weakened Andrew Cuomo would win re-election pretty handily - but that doesn't mean he hasn't been damaged by months of scandal and controversy:New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a wide lead over his Republican gubernatorial challenger even as the governor's job-performa

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Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schools - Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schools: Fear is not an option when it comes to social media in schoolsBy Chris Casal + Lisa NielsenCross posted at http://thecasalos.blogspot.comInnovative educators know first hand that social media like Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Instagram can be a powerful tool for teaching, learning, leading, and

by mike simpson / 35min

Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools“Please to God, if you are going to send … [new teachers] into urban schools, prepare them a bit better than I was prepared.” (quoted inBethany Rogers, pp. 353-354)If I asked you to guess when this novice teacher said the above words, a good guess might be last week, last

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CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education Meetings - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago

CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education Meetings - Downtown - DNAinfo.com Chicago: CPS Blacklist: Meet the People Banned From Board of Education MeetingsRousemary Vega (r.), her husband and daughter holed themselves in Lafayette Elementary School after its last day of school ever last summer. They both have been banned from Chicago Board of Education meetings.DOWNTOWN — When

by mike simpson / 43min

Louisiana Educator: Experienced Educator on Predatory Charters

Louisiana Educator: Experienced Educator on Predatory Charters: Experienced Educator on Predatory ChartersNote to my readers: The following is a letter to the editor that was printed in shortened form here in The Lafayette Advertiser. This letter by an experienced school principal warns us about the destructive influence of a special group of charter schools that I refer to as predatory charters.

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NYC Educator: Chemistry

NYC Educator: Chemistry: ChemistryYou don't really know what will happen when you place kids together. A kid who's troublesome in one group may be a valuable addition to another. Last year, I had one kid moved from my AM class to my PM class, and I knew it would be a disaster. He was kind of the last straw. The PM class was on the edge and I was absolutely sure his presence would push it over. Sur

by mike simpson / 56min

Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers? | janresseger

Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers? | janresseger: Are “No-Excuses” Charter Management Organizations the Descendants of Wackford Squeers?Posted on September 24, 2014 by janressegerCharles Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby portrays child abuse at Dotheboys Hall, a remote Yorkshire boarding school of the mid-nineteenth century. Tucked away in the country,

by mike simpson / 1h

More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problems | 89.3 KPCC

More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problems | 89.3 KPCC: More LAUSD data system concerns raised after port fire, transcript problemsCiting Tuesday's evacuation of George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School following the Port of Los Angeles fire, school officials voiced concerns that a glitchy data system may hinder tracking students in an emergency. “It’s a reminder t

by mike simpson / 1h

Sit-In At Chicago Mayor’s Office Over School Closing | PopularResistance.Org

Sit-In At Chicago Mayor’s Office Over School Closing | PopularResistance.Org: Sit-In At Chicago Mayor's Office Over School ClosingRESIST! EDUCATION, PRIVATIZATION, STUDENT PROTESTS By Mike Klonsky, www.michaelklonsky.blogspot.comSeptember 24th, 2014 Taking Back Dyett High School And ChicagoStudents, Parents and Community Members Chain Themselves to StatuteAs I’m posting this, south-siders, CTU mem

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YESTERDAY

Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work? | Bob Braun's Ledger

Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work? | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark school board votes to block Cami’s salary–but will it work?Newark student leader Kristin Towkaniuk, whose arm was broken in an anti-Anderson protest, testified at last night’s board meeting.The Newark school board Tuesday night voted unanimously to freeze the salary of state-imposed superintendent Cami

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Tweeting Versus Teaching Denying Academic Freedom

Denying Academic Freedom: Tweeting Versus TeachingBY STEVE HOCHSTADTShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1An academic controversy unfolding at the University of Illinois is attracting national attention. After the American Indian Studies department offered Steven Salaita a tenured job, University authorities became aware of Salaita’s tweets ab

1 by mike simpson / 10h

empathyeducates – Why?

empathyeducates – Why?: Why?Why did more than 100 people (students, parents, grandparents, and community members) demonstrate and sit-in outside of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office today?By Bob George and Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. September 23, 11:23 PM EDT | Photograph; Jitu Brown (left), Bob George (right), parents, students, the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization

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NYC Public School Parents: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class size

NYC Public School Parents: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class size: 73 Professors urge DOE to reduce class sizeAt the Community Education Council meeting on Sept. 22, 2014, Prof. Mark Lauterbach of Brooklyn College read a letter from 73 professors of education and psychology, urging Chancellor Farina to reduce class size as part of the city's Contract for Excellence plan. The letter points ou

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9-22-14 Jersey Jazzman - Everything Wrong With Education "Reform" Is In York, PA

Jersey Jazzman: Everything Wrong With Education "Reform" Is In York, PAWhen I was on Rick Smith's show the other day, kvetching about Chris Christie's education "policies" (it's the whole reason Rick has me on the show), he brought up a really good point:As bad as Chris Christie has been for New Jersey's schools, Tom Corbett has been far, far worse for Pennsylvania's.Under Corb

1 by mike simpson / 10h

Educating for Insurgency | Bill Ayers

Educating for Insurgency | Bill Ayers: Educating for InsurgencyRead: Educating for Insurgency by Jay Gillen from AK Press—another book not to be missed.It’s brilliantly conceived and beautifully written—easily the most perceptive and useful book on education for freedom I’ve read in years.Jay Gillen offers insights and revelations on every page, but it’s the heart of his argument that warrants clo

by mike simpson / 10h

SKrashen: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?

SKrashen: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?: Does Accelerated Reader promote altruism?Stephen KrashenAccelerated reader (AR) is a reading management program in which students take quizzes on what they have read, and are awarded prizes for the points they earn on the quizzes.Despite the failure of research to demonstrate that AR) promotes literacy development (Krashen, 2003, 2005) and the n

by mike simpson / 11h

9-23-14 Wait What? - Malloy to Teachers – Malloy’s administration to tout Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda at National Conference

Wait What?: Malloy’s administration to tout Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda at National ConferenceWhile wooing teachers with false promises of a change in policy here at home, Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his administration continue to trumpet their Corporate Education Reform Industry Agenda far from the gaze of Connecticut voters. Next month Connecticut taxpayers will pick up the t

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A Love Supreme | The Jose Vilson

A Love Supreme | The Jose Vilson: A Love Supreme For the last week or so, I’ve had NFL Hall of Famer Cris Carter’s words ring in my head in his response to the current consternation about NFL running backs Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson. His quote “My mom did the best job she could do. My mom was wrong” juxtaposed with “You know what? Take em off the daggone field because, you know what, as a man, t

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back Dyett and Chicago

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking back Dyett and Chicago: Taking back Dyett and ChicagoAs I'm posting this, south-siders, CTU members and community activists from around the city are sitting-in outside the mayor's office demanding that Dyett High School not be closed. If Rahm and Byrd-Bennett carry out their plan to close Dyett and turn it over to private operators, they will leave Bronzeville

by mike simpson / 12h

Nite Cap 9-23-14 #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 CAPDraft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Draft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Invites Commenton Draft History–Social Science Framework SACRAME

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Draft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

Draft History–Social Science Framework - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Invites Commenton Draft History–Social Science Framework SACRAMENTO— State Superintendent Tom Torlakson announced today that California is moving forward to improve the way educators teach history and social science by gathering public comment on a new framework."By updating the framew

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Photo Essay: This Newcomer School is Lovely | Cloaking Inequity

Photo Essay: This Newcomer School is Lovely | Cloaking Inequity: Photo Essay: This Newcomer School is LovelyThere has been allot of hullaballoo about young people crossing the US border trying to reunite with their family here in the United States. Teachers, our nation’s first responders, as they always have been, are involved in the education of our immigrant students. Dr. Pei Ling Lee wrote in h

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9-23-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter: New NC Standards Commission Headed by IBM Offshoring Expert and Tea Party DarlingFrom WRAL:IBM executive Andre Peek of Wake County and longtime Forsyth County school board member Jeannie Metcalf were named co-chairmen of the commission.Jeannie Metcalf is Tea Party school board member. Andre Peek's LinkedIn page has his expertise listed as Outsourcing/Offshoring (really!).What can

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BRONX TALES | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing

BRONX TALES | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: BRONX TALESToday, along with another former teacher, I did some storytelling to four classes of wealthy Westchester suburban high school students about growing up in the Bronx during the 50’s and 60’s…well I stretched it into the early 70’s as well. Unfortunately I realized I am now old enough for them to by grand kids. Damn, that smarts.Don, a for

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Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Unlocking Opportunity for African American GirlsPosted on: Tuesday September 23rd, 2014In the past year, President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative has brought much needed attention to the issues facing young men of color in our nation's schools and communi

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If Public Schools Fail, Why Do Prestigious Universities Admit Their Students?

If Public Schools Fail, Why Do Prestigious Universities Admit Their Students?: If Public Schools Fail, Why Do Prestigious Universities Admit Their Students?SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENTWhenever you hear about public schools today people use the word failure, others go so far as to call them dropout factories. So if they are so bad, if we really have such a crisis, why are some

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9-23-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

Hemlock on the Rocks: Another challenger to Kayser enters LAUSD school board racehttp://laschoolreport.com/another-challenger-to-kayser-enters-lausd-school-board-race/ Another challenger to Kayser enters LAUSD school board race Andrew Thomas, challenger to Bennett Kayser for the district 5 seat on the LA Unified school board Andrew Thomas came to the conclusion the LA Unified school board had grow

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9-23-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Are the New Reform Cops the Same as the Old Cops?

Home - Living in Dialogue: Are the New Reform Cops the Same as the Old Cops?By John Thompson. The old test-driven, accountability-driven school reform movement is overextended, cut off, and heading for a catastrophic defeat – and they know it. That is why some of its most zealous crusaders are doubling down on anti-teacher legal campaigns. This is the accountability hawks’ last chance to prove tha

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-23-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD TITLE 1 MONEY IN JEOPARDY OVER ENDURING MiSiS GLITCHESOnly 40% of students at one school have renewed meal applications, down from 76% last year by Vanessa Romo, LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1pbMqUp Posted on September 22, 2014 4:10 pm :: The deadline for LA Unified students’ receiving free and reduced priced lunch is (today, Tuesday Sept 23

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9-23-14 Answer Sheet

Answer Sheet: Colorado teacher: ‘I refuse to administer the PARCC’ Common Core test to my studentsPeggy Robertson is an educator in Aurora, Colo., who has been a sharp critic of high-stakes standardized testing. Robertson, a teacher and literacy coach, has taught in elementary schools in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado, and spent several years training teacher leaders and administrators in education

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Anna for Sacramento Kids | Anna Molander Sacramento School Board

Anna for Sacramento Kids | Anna Molander Sacramento School Board: We need to infuse our school district with a culture of optimism, where a commitment to excellence replaces divisive conflict and expedient solutions.I am running for the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education because I see the need for change, and I am ready to work hard to make that change happen for Sacramento

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9-23-14 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: Deasy faces board review as controversies aboundMorning Read: Deasy faces board review as controversies abound Amid 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

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Stop the death march of climate change | Seattle Education

Stop the death march of climate change | Seattle Education: Stop the death march of climate changeFrom the Climate WireClimate change could cause 250K more annual deaths by midcentury — WHODaniel Cusick, E&E reporterThe World Health Organization predicts that an additional 250,000 people will die annually between 2030 and 2050 from conditions caused or exacerbated by climate change, the Geneva

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9-23-14 Curmudgucation - Can We Be Less Nice, Please and Thank You?

CURMUDGUCATION: Can We Be Less Nice, Please and Thank You?I recently stumbled across a blog by mommy/teacher Katie Knight. It's an interesting read in that we appear to come from completely opposite ends of the bloggy spectrum. "Teacher to the Core" is awash in pink and is so precious that it nearly sent me into sugar shock, and Mrs. Knight is the sort of woman who has tiny dogs that she

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PUBLIC EDUCATION NATION: The Movie

PUBLIC EDUCATION NATION on Vimeo: PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONfrom Schoolhouse Live PRO 2 days ago NOT YET RATEDFor years, reformers have talked down to students, parents and teachers. Now it's time for us talk back! Join Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody and Leonie Haimson as they take on Common Core, charters and school closures, and other threats to public education, October 11, 2014, 12-5 PM (EST), for t

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9-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadIs there no end to the number of people in government who suddenly want to invest in early childhood programs? It's almost as if they all got a memo. Or something.The latest one is KC Executive Dow Constantine who plans to ask voters for a new levy for early childhood programs by next fall. The Times reports that he calls it "Best Starts

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On the BUS: First-Hand Tales of Teaching, Speaking Out, and Consequences « WeActEd

On the BUS: First-Hand Tales of Teaching, Speaking Out, and Consequences « WeActEd: On the BUS: First-Hand Tales of Teaching, Speaking Out, and Consequences What happens to teachers who speak out about problems they see in their work? Join the next Education Town Hall BUS as two educators tell first-hand stories and discuss the larger issues, including whistle-blowing, teachers unions, job protect

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Cali Education Headlines 9-23-14

Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team | CSIS – California School Information Services: Why I’m Running for School Board | Ellen CochraneEducation HeadlinesBassett Superintendent walks away with lifetime benefits after less than a yearBassett Unified School District’s superintendent quietly retired at the end of August and walked away after less than a year of work with life-time health be

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The Whole Child Blog — Hope, Meaning, and Challenge: The Building Blocks of Motivation

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: Hope, Meaning, and Challenge: The Building Blocks of MotivationSeptember 10, 2014 by Whole Child PodcastTeachers know that engaging and inspiring students initially requires building positive relationships and creating relevant learning experiences. Yet other key actions also matter: setting realistic expectations, creating a needs-satisfying classroom

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Morning Wink 9-23-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-23-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane 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

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