Thursday, April 3, 2014

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 4-3-14

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Brazil attempts to end childhood prostitution
The Brazilian government has allocated $3.3 million to implement new laws, in the attempt to end childhood prostitution and human trafficking. In preparation for the 2014 World Cup, Brazil is cracking down on childhood prostitution and teaming up with world class professional players David Luiz, Frank Lampard, and the coach of England's national team, Roy Hodgson to launch an anti- childhood prost
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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog 4-1-14
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: untitledResidents of a 12 mile zone in are being aloud to inhabit their homes after three years of recovery from Japanese nuclear power plant disaster that shook nearly three years ago. This decision to revitalize the zone affects nearly 117 households, and 357 people. It was decided that the radiation levels of the zone were low enough to be inhabitable, but many of th
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NYC Public School Parents: NSA Snoops on ELA Test

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NSA Snoops on ELA Test

April 4, 2014 (GBN News): Pearson’s vaunted security was put to the test, so to speak, when the NSA reportedly spied on NY City schoolchildren taking this week's ELA exams. While Pearson, who designed theCommon Core tests, forbids teachers and principals from revealing any details, sources told GBN News that NSA agents have compiled a huge database of questions and answers, through the use of cameras hidden in students’ number 2 pencils.

It is unclear why the NSA, after revelations that it spied on everything from foreign embassies to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone, would feel a need to spy on schoolchildren’s standardized tests. J. Fredrick Mugson, a national security consultant and recognized expert on educational espionage, feels that the agency may actually be targeting the teachers.

“Knowing that the common core tests are supposed to evaluate the teachers even more than the kids,” he told GBN News in a phone interview, “the NSA is probably just trying to evaluate which teachers may pose a national security threat.

“But the ironic thing,” he went on to say, “is that it will likely backfire. From what I hear, the ELA questions on this exam were so NYC Public School Parents: NSA Snoops on ELA Test:
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Teachers Cleared of Heroin in Fallsburg NY southbronxschool.com

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Teachers Cleared of Heroin in Fallsburg NY

Last month we reported here on SBSB how 6 teachers and an aide in Fallsburg NY were accused of being heroin users while on school time.

On two separate occasions heroin was found in the teachers rest room at the Benjamin Cosor Elementary School. The teachers and aide were accused because the video surveillance equipment set up after the first discovery of the heroin revealed these 7 using using the rest room at the approximate time when it was speculated the heroin was being used in the bathroom.

These teachers and the aide were vilified across the nation in some of the most wing nut, bat s*** crazy places one can imagine. Worse, they were convicted, locked up, and the key thrown away in the very community they serve so honorably.

The police chief of Fallsburg NY, Simmie Williams proclaimed;
"If you got nothing to hide, give me some urine,"
Of course Chief Williams duty to uphold the laws and the Constitution of the United States means diddly as long as he can get pissed on.

Parents of the school and school district while rightly concerned, wanted to be judge, jury and prosecutor and deemed that the teachers were hiding behind the union and should either be fired or suspended without pay. But two interesting things happened along the way, only one of which was 
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“Listen: The Movie” challenging the culture of standardized testing | Seattle Education

“Listen: The Movie” challenging the culture of standardized testing | Seattle Education:



“Listen: The Movie” challenging the culture of standardized testing

listen-the-movie
On TV, we have Bill Gates, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan and “Waiting for ‘Superman’” talking about failing schools, low standards, and China, but rarely do they ever talk about students.
Who is going to tell the story of public education? Is it going to be the corporate-education reformers who haven’t spent a day teaching, or is it going to be the students, teachers, and parents who live the realities of these policies every day in the classroom?
LISTEN is a documentary, created by a student, that attempts to tell those stories from the perspective of people most directly affected by education policy–the students.
Watch and listen.
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Milwaukee: MMAC Uniting with Right-Wing to Run School Board Candidates | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Milwaukee: MMAC Uniting with Right-Wing to Run School Board Candidates | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:



Milwaukee: MMAC Uniting with Right-Wing to Run School Board Candidates




Filed under: American Federation for Children,MMAC — millerlf @ 9:17 pm 
The MMAC and the right-wing American Federation for Children and Democrats for Education Reform are holding an all day training in an effort to run slates of candidates for political office including for MPS school board next Spring. Their intention is to make privatization of public education their central political theme.
The training will be held on Saturday April 12.
To see their advertisement go to:

Larry Miller I was part of a panel on April 1 at Marquette discussing  MPS and education in Milwaukee. (The panel starts at about the 2 hour mark.) To view the panel go to: http://law-media.marquette.edu/Mediasite/Play/1d46a0c949314bc8b9dcc01a0f6526a61d
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Education Hackers: They’re Heeere | educationalchemy

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Education Hackers: They’re Heeere

Posted: April 3, 2014 in Uncategorized
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Here’s the basic rule of practice for reformers. When the truth is no longer is their favor, they resort to silencing and fear tactics to win their battle. After all, if you knew the truth, you might do something about it. Case in point: sometime over the weekend of March 29th-31st, during our Denver event, our United Opt Out website was hacked in such a wholesale fashion that every part of the website database was trashed,. Given that I need my nine year old to help me with my iPhone 6 you can imagine how much I understand about the world of hacking, but our tech savvy friends working on the problem have concluded that given the size and scope of the hacking job that “it is purely malicious…” The hacker crippled every single SQL table and left them unrepairable. The site is frozen more or less and inaccessible to administrate.
In spite of the headache this gives to us as the site administrators it does not deter us from our goals to take education back from the grips of federal and corporate interests, and to build a democratically-led effort for public education founded on human and civil rights for all children. When we started as a group three years ago, we had a simple goal in mind: Help parents opt their children out of high stakes standardized testing. As the political and educational landscapes became more rabid with harmful policies, bullying practices, and oppressive billionaire interests calling the shots, our movement has grown. We defined ourselves simply as “six pissed off radical educators with fifty dollars between us.” What we lacked in financial sponsorship, or political savvy, we made up for in knowledge and a passion for meaningful and sustainable education for all children. We still have little more than fifty dollars between us, Education Hackers: They’re Heeere | educationalchemy:
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4-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Seattle Schools Work Session Wrap-up - Transportation
Bob Westgard, director of Logistics, gave the presentation.He said there had been 6,000 revisions in Transportation since day 117 of this school year.  He said they had given out 7,000 Orca cards and had to replace 3,000 of them.  (Sadly, no one asked what I was wondering which was, who paid for the second card?  That's a high rate of loss.)Booking and approving filed trips is almost completely el
by Melissa Westbrook / 15min


Seattle Schools Work Sessions Wrap-Up - Athletics
I attended three Work Sessions last week and here are highlightsAthleticsI have to say this one seemed to be one of the less dry and more animated Work Sessions that I have attended in years. It had been two years since the last update from the Athletics department.  It was reported that SPS has the highest academic standards for its athletes in the state.  However, when asked about participation
by Melissa Westbrook / 0min 


Common Core Testing: How's that Going?
For some, not well.There's a new site, Testing Talk, that allows teachers and principals to talk about how it went and what they observed. (No, they don't give away any deep, dark test questions or secrets.)From the NYC Public School Parents blog:Liz Phillips, principal of PS 321 in Brooklyn, who was scathing about the 2012 exam as well, but says this one was as bad or worse. PS 321 PARENTS--Our 3
by Melissa Westbrook / 22min 




4-2-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Portables; Here to Stay (and Preschool, What about That?)A hilarious article about portables in NYC by the NY Times.  We're not alone.But eight years later, Mr. Cosby, 46, is busier than ever as an all-around handyman for the seven timeworn trailers that house 283 students outside the crowded main school building.He has chased opossums, raccoons and turtles from th
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Nite Cap 4-3-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2


James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP




Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/students Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/students: Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/studentsPLEASE SHARE THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY WITH CPS 5th and 6th grade PARENTS AND STUDENTS!Deadline April 23.Dear Parent or Guardian,I am conducting a research study entitled “High-Stakes Testing: The Student Voi
by mike simpson / 11min 
Schooling in the Ownership Society: My memo to Sheldon Adelson
Schooling in the Ownership Society: My memo to Sheldon Adelson: My memo to Sheldon AdelsonThe wing-nut billionaire is in the market for a few good Republican pols. I guess his stable is running low on horses. He's got a few old nags but no winners in his gold-plated paddock. So when they read his want ads, GOPers sprinted as fast as their hooves would carry them, out to Vegas to kiss Adelson's ass
by mike simpson / 20min 
Superintendent Search Survey - Sacramento City Unified School District
Superintendent Search Survey - Sacramento City Unified School District: Superintendent Search SurveyThe Sacramento City Unified School District Governing Board has contracted with Leadership Associates to assist in the recruitment and selection of the District’s next superintendent. This survey will be used to collect input from all stakeholders about the desired characteristics to be used in the
by mike simpson / 43min 
Why the Education Reformers Worry about Special Education | Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Why the Education Reformers Worry about Special Education | Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Posted on March 30, 2014 by Nancy BaileyPosted on November 12, 2013 with updated changes by Nancy BaileyI heard someone, a parent or teacher, blurt out at an informal education meeting that education reformers are afraid of special education. I think that person is right. Many of those currently in charge
by mike simpson / 1h 
NYC Public School Parents: Liz Phillips, Brooklyn principal: I have never seen a worse ELA exam. Other principals agree.
NYC Public School Parents: Liz Phillips, Brooklyn principal: I have never seen a worse ELA exam. Other principals agree.: Liz Phillips, Brooklyn principal: I have never seen a worse ELA exam. Other principals agree.See below comment from Liz Phillips, principal of PS 321 in Brooklyn, who was scathing about the 2012 exam as well, last year's exam but says this one was as bad or worse.  One would th
by mike simpson / 1h 
Lois Weiner at Denver Opt Out conference - Substance News
Lois Weiner at Denver Opt Out conference - Substance News: Lois Weiner keynotes United Opt Out in Denver with historical perspective on corporate attack on public schools... 'Merrill Lynch, April 2009, described schools as retail outlets with the school board being the customer service department...'Kati Gilson - April 03, 2014Lois Weiner, Professor of New Jersey City University and author of The
by mike simpson / 1h 
NYC Educator: For Most Improved Union Leader--Richard Iannuzzi
NYC Educator: For Most Improved Union Leader--Richard Iannuzzi: For Most Improved Union Leader--Richard IannuzziI've been reading and hearing a lot about the "Iannuzzi APPR." To me, that's remarkable. Here in NYC, Michael Mulgrew couldn't wait to claim it. It was the best thing since sliced bread, said UFT leadership. I didn't believe it at all. Diane Ravitch has consistently said VAM is
by mike simpson / 2h 
4-3-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Keeping up AppearancesThe one thing we Americans like better than solving problems is to look like we're solving problems.Take, for example, our desire for air traffic safety. After 9/11, we had a national rational urge to beef up security, to do something so that we would never experience such a terrible assault on our nation again. But because every national security issue is als
by mike simpson / 3h 
Don’t drive the barge, steer your sailboat! | Connected Principals
Don’t drive the barge, steer your sailboat! | Connected Principals: Don’t drive the barge, steer your sailboat!by Amber Teamann • April 3, 2014 • 0 CommentsThe large barge of the educational system is viewed as flawed by many. There are theoretical discussions that take place lamenting grades, schedules, and pedagogy. Terminology, vocabulary, & semantic sludge, left and right. These conversati
by mike simpson / 4h 
D.C. primary results raise questions about Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s future - The Washington Post
D.C. primary results raise questions about Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s future - The Washington Post: D.C. primary results raise questions about Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s future The day after Vincent C. Gray defeated Mayor Adrian M. Fenty in 2010, then-Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee said that the election results would be “devastating for the schoolchildren of Washington, D.C.” Not l
by mike simpson / 4h 
Mistreating Teachers and Students in the Name of Higher Test Scores | Taking Note
Mistreating Teachers and Students in the Name of Higher Test Scores | Taking Note: Mistreating Teachers and Students in the Name of Higher Test Scoresby JOHN MERROW on 03. APR, 2014 in 2014 BLOGS, TESTING, TEACHINGA few days ago I received a letter from an experienced teacher in an eastern state that recalled Yogi Berra’s observation, “Deja vu all over again.” Her story brought to mind the treatme
by mike simpson / 4h 
Sacramento BEE MIA? Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s election as president of NCBM affirmed by judge.. - LA Sentinel
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s election as president of NCBM affirmed by judge.. - LA Sentinel: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s election as president of NCBM affirmed by judge..Published on Thursday, 03 April 2014 02:39Written by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief 0 0 0 AFFIRMED: Kevin Johnson’s term as president of the National Conference of Black Mayors since last May, his first month in of
by mike simpson / 4h 
New York's Dumb State Budget | Diane Ravitch
New York's Dumb State Budget | Diane Ravitch: New York's Dumb State BudgetPosted: 04/02/2014 8:49 am EDT Updated: 04/02/2014 11:59 am EDT In writing the state budget, New York legislators totally capitulated to the billionaire-funded charter industry. Of course, they were egged on by Governor Cuomo, who now sees himself as a national leader of the school privatization movement. (He is even leading
by mike simpson / 4h 
Common Core Debate Update: 100 State Bills Try to Slow, Stop, or Reverse the Federal Standards | TakePart
Common Core Debate Update: 100 State Bills Try to Slow, Stop, or Reverse the Federal Standards | TakePart: Common Core Debate Update: 100 State Bills Try to Slow, Stop, or Reverse the Federal StandardsWith an election around the corner, legislation is moving fast.Anita Stapleton, an opponent of Common Core educational standards, holds up a sign in front of the Colorado Department of Education offi
by mike simpson / 5h 
Common Core, DESE and Right Wing Activists: An Occupy Wallstreet Activist Responds | Missouri Education Watchdog
Common Core, DESE and Right Wing Activists: An Occupy Wallstreet Activist Responds | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core, DESE and Right Wing Activists: An Occupy Wallstreet Activist RespondsinShareA lesson for Shaun Bates at DESE in Venn Diagrams. Not all anti-Common Corites are right wing activists.Missouri taxpayers and citizens, take note.  This is how The Department of Elementary and Sec
by mike simpson / 5h 
Scandal of Ohio Charter School Governance Finally Gets Some Attention | janresseger
Scandal of Ohio Charter School Governance Finally Gets Some Attention | janresseger: Scandal of Ohio Charter School Governance Finally Gets Some AttentionPosted on April 3, 2014 by janressegerNearly a billion dollars flowing out of the state’s public education budget every year.  Scandals brought to light years after a charter school closes, money not recoverable because it’s been so long, no news
by mike simpson / 5h 
4-3-14 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): Commentary: An extraordinary effort for extraordinary needBen Austin LAUSD School Board Member Steve Zimmer’s recent commentary “Standing with Beatriz” hit the nail on the head on one key issue: for our children, the stakes are high. Let me acknowledge first that Mr. Zimmer is a good person who is doing w
by mike simpson / 5h 
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Principal Connection / Tips for Better Parent-Teacher Conferences”Principal Connection / Tips for Better Parent-Teacher Conferences is a nice article by Thomas R. Hoerr in ASCD Educational Leadership. Here’s an excerpt: Too often, parent-teacher conferences are seen as one-way reports from teacher to parent, but a parent-t
by mike simpson / 5h 
The Credibility Gap | EduShyster
The Credibility Gap | EduShyster: The Credibility Gap What if the *solution* turns out to be a big part of the problem?By Sarah LahmFriends, we have a problem on our hands. It turns out that experienced teachers—otherwise known as LIFO lifers—may not be causing the chasm of the achievement gap all by their lazy little selves. Now you’re probably thinking to yourself at this point: *color me confus
by mike simpson / 5h 
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, April 3, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Solutions sought to reduce food waste at schoolsEducation HeadlinesThursday, April 3, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Sweetwater-inspired reform bill advancesA bill that seeks to ban school and commun
by mike simpson / 7h 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-3-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Report: FOUNDATION FUNDING WIDENS THE GAP BETWEEN CALIFORNIA’S ‘RICH’ AND ‘POOR’ SCHOOLS + smf’s 2¢Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/QIkpd5 Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC April 3rd, 2014, 5:30am  ::  The Irvine Public Schools Foundation raises money to pay for all K-3 music classes, and covers some of the costs of music classes for 4
by mike simpson / 7h 
Morning Wink 4-3-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: UCLA Report: New York Has the Nation’s Most Segregated SchoolsAccording to the UCLA Civil Rights Project, New York State has the most segregated public schools in the nation. Nearly three-quarter
by mike simpson / 8h 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 4-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: UCLA Report: New York Has the Nation’s Most Segregated SchoolsAccording to the UCLA Civil Rights Project, New York State has the most segregated public schools in the nation. Nearly three-quarters of the charter schools in New York City are considered “apartheid schools” because less than 1% of their enrollment is white. Charters a
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Free Resources From All My BooksI have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all my books. Clicking on the covers will lead you to them (and look for two new books being published over the next eighteen months — one will be the third volume in my student motivation “trilogy” , and the
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 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.: The value of the Jay Travis run and who gets to sit next to Christine Boardman at the next WAO lunch meeting.Jay Travis. We wil see today if Michael Madigan twisted enough arms, as a Springfield observer said to me yesterday, to give Rahm his pension theft. If it did we will see another court battle.
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Video: Change the Stakes Rocks Opt-Out Movement“I had people come up to me on the street and explain that their kids were sick this morning going into school, because they knew they have to take the test,” Dromm said.There is so much opt-out news I can manage to share much of it - stuff is just flying around.Former teacher and current City Councilman Danny Dromm held a press confe
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: A very bad day for public education in ConnecticutYesterday was a dark day for public education in Connecticut. Before voting to give away $80 to $100 million in taxpayer funds over the next five years to private companies that want to open four new charter schools in Connecticut, Governor Malloy’s State Board of Education voted unanimously to re-commit our state, our public schools […
by mike simpson / 8h 
The Answer Sheet 4-3-14
The Answer Sheet: Web site of anti-testing group is hackedWhy would anyone do this? The web site of United Opt  Out National, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to eliminating the use of high-stakes standardized tests, has been hacked. The site posted this message:   United Opt Out The Movement to end Corporate Education Reform Our site has been maliciously hacked and destroyed in […]    2
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4-3-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Gainesville Sun: Lawmakers Need to Be Honest About Voucher ProgramFrom the editors of the Gainesville Sun: Lawmakers still haven’t addressed the fact that voucher recipients aren’t required to take the same standardized tests as public-school students. Private schools th
by mike simpson / 8h 
We’re Not No. 1! We’re Not No. 1!
We’re Not No. 1! We’re Not No. 1!: We’re Not No. 1! We’re Not No. 1!byteacherkenFollow    Email  26 Comments / 26 NewThat is the title of this this Nicholas Kristof op ed in today's New York TimesIt examines the result of the Social Progress Index, which isa brainchild of Michael E. Porter, the eminent Harvard business professor who earlier helped develop the Global Competitiveness Report. Porter
by mike simpson / 8h 
Louisiana Educator: A Disappointing Vote
Louisiana Educator: A Disappointing Vote: A Disappointing VoteThe House Education Committee, after debate that went into late evening hours yesterday, voted to kill HB381 by Gueyman, Pope and Kostelka that would have provided a process to create Louisiana based school standards in the place of the Common Core State Standards. Big business in Louisiana represented by LABI and CABL once again wielde
by mike simpson / 8h 
Are Charter Schools Really ‘Helping Poor Children?’ | PopularResistance.Org
Are Charter Schools Really ‘Helping Poor Children?’ | PopularResistance.Org: Are Charter Schools Really ‘Helping Poor Children?’EDUCATE! EDUCATION By Jim Naureckas, www.fair.orgApril 3rd, 2014 Richard Cohen doesn’t understand why people are so down on the rich.  The Washington Post columnist (3/18/14) writes:The rich are incessantly accused of being slyly manipulative and self-serving. For instanc
by mike simpson / 8h 
Common Core debate leads to mom's suspension from son's school
Common Core debate leads to mom's suspension from son's school: Common Core debate leads to mom's suspension from son's schoolSACRAMENTO - As California prepares to adopt the new state educational standards known as Common Core this fall, more parents are speaking out against them. Now one local mom says she was suspended from her son's school for doing so."I was outraged," 12-year-old C
by mike simpson / 8h 
We Need Changes Beyond School, Too - Bridging Differences - Education Week
We Need Changes Beyond School, Too - Bridging Differences - Education Week: We Need Changes Beyond School, TooBy Deborah Meier on April 3, 2014 8:53 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Robert Pondiscio. The two will finish co-blogging next week.Dear Robert,Let's use these last letters—our blog partnership ends next week!—to pursue your question: Do We Need Changes In Our Schools? Yes.
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: National Poetry Month: “What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?”National Poetry Month: “What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?”. via National Poetry Month: “What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 18min 4-2-14 @ Th
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 the becoming radical A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): National Poetry Month: “What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?”National Poetry Month 2014 comes not on “little cat feet,” like Carl Sandberg’s “Fog,” but in the wake of Walter Dean Myers and his son, Christopher, responding to reports
by mike simpson / 8h 
4-3-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Was Behind The Organization Of The Eva Moskowitz/Success Charter School RallyThere have been some stories out that it was Governor Cuomo who pushed for the charter school giveaway rally in Albany - those stories are now confirmed in the NY Times:It was a frigid February day in Albany, and leaders of New York City’s charter school movement were anxious. They had gone to
by mike simpson / 8h 
Public housing authorities pilot education programs | EdSource Today
Public housing authorities pilot education programs | EdSource Today: Public housing authorities pilot education programsApril 2nd, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Lillian Mongeau8Americorps member Chia Vang helps Imani Conley, 2, with a finger-painting of a coconut tree during a class at the little girl’s public housing complex in Fresno. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSourceIn an effort to improve literac
by mike simpson / 8h 
Report: Foundation funding widens the gap between California's 'rich' and 'poor' schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Report: Foundation funding widens the gap between California's 'rich' and 'poor' schools | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Report: Foundation funding widens the gap between California's 'rich' and 'poor' schoolsAdolfo Guzman-Lopez | April 3rd, 2014, 5:30amAdolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCCThe Irvine Public Schools Foundation raises money to pay for all K-3 music classes, and covers some of the costs of music class
by mike simpson / 8h 

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Charles Koch responds to Harry Reid - sort of -
Charles Koch responds to Harry Reid - sort of -: Charles Koch responds to Harry Reid - sort of -byteacherkenFollow    Email  8 Comments / 8 Newin a very self-serving way, in this Wall Street Journal op ed.I said it was self-serving.  It is also self-justifying.It begins like thisI have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those pr
by mike simpson / 18h 
Jersey Jazzman: Dear Bill Maher: Here's Why You're Wrong About Tenure
Jersey Jazzman: Dear Bill Maher: Here's Why You're Wrong About Tenure: Dear Bill Maher: Here's Why You're Wrong About TenureJersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekDear Bill Maher,Let's dispense with the fanboy stuff first: I think you're great, I really liked Religulous, I think ABC screwed you over, and you come closer than anyone around today to keeping the spirit of America's greatest political philoso
by mike simpson / 18h 
The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration | deutsch29
The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration | deutsch29: The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO AlterationApril 2, 2014The so-called Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are being billed as “Preparing America’s Students for Success“; as “important for your child”; indeed, as The American Education Solution:The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathema
by mike simpson / 19h 
All Things Education: In truth, there is hope
All Things Education: In truth, there is hope: In truth, there is hopeMy last two posts have been attempts to address matters of race in (largely progressive) public education advocacy circles. Michael Lopez had a very thoughtful response to my post and Sabrina Joy Stevens wrote a powerful post related to the topic.In the meantime, I have been following the recent conversation between Jonathan Cha
by mike simpson / 20h 
My Review of The First Review of My Book This Is Not A Test - The Jose Vilson
My Review of The First Review of My Book This Is Not A Test - The Jose Vilson: My Review of The First Review of My Book This Is Not A Testby JOSE VILSON on APRIL 2, 2014in JOSELet me say, for the record, that I haven’t been excited yet. Not with the endorsements, the hundreds of folk who’ve pre-ordered it, the publisher’s ridiculously good execution with the basics (and then some), meeting Arundha
by mike simpson / 20h 
Sacramento News & Review - A strong move - Bites - Opinions - April 3, 2014
Sacramento News & Review - A strong move - Bites - Opinions - April 3, 2014: A strong moveBites was the only reporter inside last week's strong-mayor debateBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comWhen the AstroTurf group Sacramento Tomorrow rebooted the strong-mayor effort last year, it said it had nothing to do with Kevin Johnson.And yet there was Boss Johnson on Wednesday night, March 26, at a
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empathyeducates – On Children and Childhood
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and down they forgot as up they grew“[anyone lived in a pretty how town],” e.e. cummingsIn one of those early years of becoming and being a teacher, when I was still teaching in the exact room where I had been
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Nite Cap 4-2-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP#IsraelMunoz,19 yr old founder of Chicago Student's Union, on saving public schools on VimeoIsrael Munoz on Vimeo: #IsraelMunoz,19 yr old founder of Chicago Student's Union, on saving public schools Israel Munoz from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo.by
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