Big Education Ape: Jul 14, 2015

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It’s a VAM Shame… | VAMboozled!: It’s a VAM Shame…It’s a VAM shame to see how VAMs have been used, erroneously yet as assuredly perfect-to-near-perfect indicators of educational quality, to influence educational policy. A friend and colleague of mine just sent me a PowerPoint that William L. Sanders – the developer of the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) now more popularly known as

by mike simpson / 7min

Senate votes down federal protections for K-12 LGBT students - The Washington Post

Senate votes down federal protections for K-12 LGBT students - The Washington Post: Senate votes down federal protections for K-12 LGBT studentsIn its first vote affecting gay people since the U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage, the Senate Tuesday rejected a federal prohibition against discrimination and bullying in K-12 public schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

by mike simpson / 12min

Former K.J. special assistant reveals email and elections wrongdoing inside mayor's office - Sacramento News & Review

Former K.J. special assistant reveals email and elections wrongdoing inside mayor's office - Page Burner - July 14, 2015 - Blogs - Sacramento News & Review: Former K.J. special assistant reveals email and elections wrongdoing inside mayor's officeR.E. Graswich is more than just Hawaiian-print shirts and local sports takes. For instance, after the former Sacramento Bee columnist left the hive,

by mike simpson / 4h

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Dear Mayor Murray, No and Hell No

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Dear Mayor Murray, No and Hell No: Dear Mayor Murray, No and Hell NoToo impolite? But it is my real and true reaction to my preliminary reading of the Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) committee report that was issued yesterday.I want to note that this was called to my attention by "does this guy ever sleep" Rep. Gerry Pollet.Ther

by mike simpson / 4h

Marie Corfield: One Parent Investigates #OneNewark

Marie Corfield: One Parent Investigates #OneNewark: Marie Corfield: One Parent Investigates #OneNewarkThis is what parents in the state controlled Newark Public School District must resort to now that their children's democratic right to a "thorough and efficient education" has been denied. Since its inception, embattled former Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson's ill-conceived One Newa

by mike simpson / 4h

Education’s Opportunity Dashboard. We need it now! - Lily's Blackboard

Education’s Opportunity Dashboard. We need it now! - Lily's Blackboard: Education’s Opportunity Dashboard. We need it now!March 18, 2015 by LilyCategories: Education, General, No Child Left BehindTags: equal opportunity, equity, school segregationIn the summer of 1857, 43 educators gathered in Philadelphia, answering a national call to unite as one voice in the cause of public education. At the ti

by mike simpson / 5h

Oklahoma PTA Votes to Boycott State Tests | John Thompson

Oklahoma PTA Votes to Boycott State Tests | John Thompson: Oklahoma PTA Votes to Boycott State TestsNate Robson reports in Oklahoma Watch that the Oklahoma Parent Teachers Association (PTA) has voted to boycott all non-federally mandated tests "in an attempt to pressure lawmakers to cut back the number of high-stakes tests students take." The PTA also asked that the state Department of E

by mike simpson / 5h

A Challenge for Campbell Brown’s 74: Investigate This Fresh, NOLA Charter School Fraud | deutsch29

A Challenge for Campbell Brown’s 74: Investigate This Fresh, NOLA Charter School Fraud | deutsch29: A Challenge for Campbell Brown’s 74: Investigate This Fresh, NOLA Charter School FraudPrivileged Louisiana native and notably-telegenic former CNN anchor Campbell Brown has started a new venture, which she calls The Seventy Four (for the 74 million children in the US under 18 years old). She has dec

by mike simpson / 7h

AFT Hillary Clinton endorsement: Not everyone's pleased with the early pick.

AFT Hillary Clinton endorsement: Not everyone's pleased with the early pick.: The American Federation of Teachers Endorsed Hillary Clinton—and Not Everyone’s Happy About ItHillary Clinton is nervous—and the second-largest teachers’ union in the country wants to help. On Saturday, two days before Clinton’s big economic policy speech, the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers announced

by mike simpson / 8h

AFT, NEA and the Corporate Education Reform oriented DGA - Wait What?

AFT, NEA and the Corporate Education Reform oriented DGA - Wait What?: AFT, NEA and the Corporate Education Reform oriented DGA Perhaps we should simply call it a symptom of the corporatization of the modern American labor movement.Or perhaps we call it a product of the centrifuge that is sucking mainstream American politics into the control of the corporate elite.But whatever we call it, the prem

by mike simpson / 8h

One-Party Government Undermines Education and the Common Good in Ohio and Wisconsin | janresseger

One-Party Government Undermines Education and the Common Good in Ohio and Wisconsin | janresseger: One-Party Government Undermines Education and the Common Good in Ohio and WisconsinFirst it happened in Ohio. Earlier this month, Ohio’s governor John Kasich used the power he is given in Ohio law to veto line items in the state budget—which an all-Republican House and Senate had approved. Kasich’s

by mike simpson / 8h

Recruiting And Retaining Educators Of Color | Shanker Institute

Recruiting And Retaining Educators Of Color | Shanker Institute: Recruiting And Retaining Educators Of ColorOur guest authors today are Audra Watson, Travis Bristol, Terrenda White and Jose Vilson. Watson is Program Officer and Director of Mentoring and Induction Strategy at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Bristol is a Research and Policy Fellow at Stanford Center for Opportunit

by mike simpson / 8h

With apologies to Bob Dylan, a song: ‘How many tests must a child withstand/Before we can kill this scam?’ - The Washington Post

With apologies to Bob Dylan, a song: ‘How many tests must a child withstand/Before we can kill this scam?’ - The Washington Post: With apologies to Bob Dylan, a song: ‘How many tests must a child withstand/Before we can kill this scam?’With apologies to Bob Dylan, here are some new lyrics to his famous and brilliant song “Blowin’ in the Wind.” These were written by a reader of Diane Ravitch’s blog

by mike simpson / 8h

Results of President Obama's Race to the Top: Win or lose, states enacted education reforms : Education Next

Results of President Obama's Race to the Top: Win or lose, states enacted education reforms : Education Next: Results of President Obama's Race to the Top: Win or lose, states enacted education reformsCaught between extraordinary public expectations and relatively modest constitutional authority, U.S. presidents historically have fashioned all sorts of mechanisms—executive orders, proclamations, m

by mike simpson / 9h

8 GOP presidential candidates and their views on education | Deseret News National

8 GOP presidential candidates and their views on education | Deseret News National: 8 GOP presidential candidates and their views on educationSome of the Republican Party’s most promising presidential candidates in 2016 are governors or former governors running on their executive experience. Unlike senators, whose experience typically consists of votes and position statements, governors have to go

by mike simpson / 9h

Teachers union irks rank and file with Clinton endorsement - Watchdog.org

Teachers union irks rank and file with Clinton endorsement - Watchdog.org: Teachers union irks rank and file with Clinton endorsementHillary Clinton won the endorsement of one of the largest teachers unions in the country, and many of its members want to know how in the world that happened.AP file photoBAD TEACHER: Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, was blasted thi

by mike simpson / 9h

Minnesota charter schools will be pushed to develop integration plans - StarTribune.com

Minnesota charter schools will be pushed to diversify - StarTribune.com: Minnesota charter schools will be pushed to diversifyRule changes will require charters to develop integration plans. Minnesota state education officials are considering significant changes to a program intended to end racial segregation in schools and for the first time insisting that charter schools do more to diversify the

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A parent's view of homework: I waver between tolerance and outright hatred | Teacher Network | The Guardian

A parent's view of homework: I waver between tolerance and outright hatred | Teacher Network | The Guardian: A parent's view of homework: I waver between tolerance and outright hatredFrom new mathematical methods to the appropriate level of help, mother-of-three Toni Hargis shares her pet peeves about homeworkLike many parents, I have a complicated relationship with homework. One day I’m reminding

by mike simpson / 9h

More charter schools will open, while some are closing

More charter schools will open, while some are closing: More charter schools will open, while some are closingDetroit — Michigan's proliferation of charter schools is easing for the first time in years.Only seven new charter schools will be opening in the state in the fall — the fewest since the Legislature lifted the cap on university-authorized charters in 2011, the Michigan Association of Publi

by mike simpson / 9h

Students in charter schools lose nearly 45 days of math and 14 days of reading opposed to students in traditional public schools

Washington considers charter school reforms | www.journal-news.com: Washington considers charter school reformsBoth chambers of Congress are addressing education issues that face Ohio and the country, including education standards and holding taxpayer-funded charter schools more accountable.A Senate amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act, which reforms part of the No Child Left Behind law, is d

by mike simpson / 10h

Education: the Next Corporate Frontier

Education: the Next Corporate Frontier: Education: the Next Corporate FrontierI’m no education expert. Having worked in the environmental and new economy fields for the last two decades, my main concern when it comes to schooling has been what children learn. Along with most activists I know, I’d like to see kids get outdoors more, learn about the intricacies of ecosystems, understand the urgency

by mike simpson / 10h

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A Senate ESEA Update on July 09 and 13, 2015 | deutsch29

A Senate ESEA Update on July 09 and 13, 2015 | deutsch29: A Senate ESEA Update on July 09 and 13, 2015A brief update on the Senate ESEA hearings for July 09 and 13, 2015:On Monday, July 13, 2015, Senator Lamar Alexander stated that he wanted to finish work on the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA) this week. Today’s hearing was brought to a close too soon for Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid’s liki

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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 7/13/15

SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMTwo Sides of Hillary Clinton: The American Federation of Teachers’ Big BlunderTwo Sides of Hillary Clinton: The American Federation of Teachers’ Big Blunder: Two Sides of Hillary Clinton: The American Federation of Teachers’ Big BlunderWhere was the debate? Did we miss it? Why was the AFT rapid endorsement of Hillary Clinton such a rash mistake?Hillary Clinton h

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Sacramento NAACP accuses SN&R of 'crazed and violent,' racist illustration of Mayor Kevin Johnson

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