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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/5/17


Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/5/17

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How much does it cost to sell your vote and soul to DeVos? | Reclaim Reform




Irrational Fears vs Rational Compassion | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
by mike simpson / 1h
Irrational Fears vs Rational Compassion | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing : Irrational Fears vs Rational Compassion This essay by Jon Meacham struck a chord in me as I have been pondering the history of our on again off again love hate affair with immigrants and immigration. Let us count the off again – hatred times: Note that there is only 1 anti-immigration law until 1882. Between 1882 and 1
Schools Matter: Anti-DeVos Sentiment Almost Makes Us Forget Dems' Privatization Efforts
by mike simpson / 3h
Schools Matter: Anti-DeVos Sentiment Almost Makes Us Forget Dems' Privatization Efforts : Anti-DeVos Sentiment Almost Makes Us Forget Dems' Privatization Efforts Charter schools are not the issue here. --Senator Al Franken at Betsy DeVos hearing Indeed, charter schools are not the issue, since Democrats have long supported the billions of federal dollars that Team Obama gave to vastly increase th
Someone Is Paying Strangers Online to Beg For Betsy DeVos's Confirmation
by mike simpson / 3h
Someone Is Paying Strangers Online to Beg For Betsy DeVos's Confirmation : Someone Is Paying Strangers Online to Beg For Betsy DeVos's Confirmation Swagbucks.com and Instagc.com are sites where users can, in exchange for a few cents, complete small tasks such as filling out forms or surveys and—as of yesterday—begging the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee.
The Ballad of Joseph Olchefske: Middle College, Ed-Reform Market Failure, and the March of Online Learning. | Seattle Education
by mike simpson / 4h
The Ballad of Joseph Olchefske: Middle College, Ed-Reform Market Failure, and the March of Online Learning. | Seattle Education : The Ballad of Joseph Olchefske: Middle College, Ed-Reform Market Failure, and the March of Online Learning. What do you think should happen in this scenario? The superintendent of the largest school district in the state, through mismanagement and carelessness, runs up
NYC Public School Parents: Make your calls now - to the Senators who haven't announced their vote! then watch these segments from SNL and Maddow!
by mike simpson / 5h
NYC Public School Parents: Make your calls now - to the Senators who haven't announced their vote! then watch these segments from SNL and Maddow! : Make your calls now - to the Senators who haven't announced their vote! then watch these segments from SNL and Maddow! The final vote in the Senate on Betsy DeVos in now scheduled for Tuesday. According to informed sources, the best chances we have no
CURMUDGUCATION: Chiefs' New Hilarious Practical Joke
by mike simpson / 6h
CURMUDGUCATION: Chiefs' New Hilarious Practical Joke : Chiefs' New Hilarious Practical Joke I am about 72% certain that this is a practical joke, right down to this stock photo: "Seriously, dude?" That photo is on the top of a Chiefs for Change news item for the new Student Growth Simulator. A new web-based tool will offer far greater ease and clarity for state and district leaders seeking to set
SNL takes a jab at Betsy DeVos during a mock Sean Spicer press conference - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 6h
SNL takes a jab at Betsy DeVos during a mock Sean Spicer press conference - The Washington Post : SNL takes a jab at Betsy DeVos during a mock Sean Spicer press conference It was inevitable. The unprecedented controversy surrounding Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s nominee for education secretary, gave “Saturday Night Live” a new target — and Kate McKinnon, who had previously played Hillary Clinton
Breaking the Fundamental Rule of the Math Class Game – and paying the price | JD2718
by mike simpson / 7h
Breaking the Fundamental Rule of the Math Class Game – and paying the price | JD2718 : Breaking the Fundamental Rule of the Math Class Game – and paying the price The Fundamental Rule of Math Class: I teach something, you go home, open up the homework, do what I showed you in class, and you’ll be fine. Same thing on the test. If a student gets some math published, should that hurt the teacher’s e
Try to Keep Up - Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
by mike simpson / 7h
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all : Try to Keep Up - Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education Aaron Pallas Reviews Betsy DeVos’ Performance and Responses by dianeravitch / 21min Aaron Pallas of Teachers College, Columbia University, reviewed Betsy DeVos in The Hechinger Report. In her testimony and in her written responses, he found her to be large
Superhero Songs Countdown (Blue Cereal Edition) | Blue Cereal Education
by mike simpson / 7h
Superhero Songs Countdown (Blue Cereal Edition) | Blue Cereal Education : Superhero Songs Countdown (Blue Cereal Edition) What do superhero songs have to do with history or education? Nothing. Nothing at all. I've been sick all week. I don't have the energy to write anything meaningful, and yet I'm restless... it's been too long since a new post. Besides, I'm a sucker for superhero stories. When
Schools Matter: Why Eli Broad opposes Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
by mike simpson / 7h
Schools Matter: Why Eli Broad opposes Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education : Why Eli Broad opposes Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education By Tim Scott Eli Broad’s opposition to Betsy DeVos further exposes the current financialization model of education he and his peers maintain, which is based on funneling public funds to seed and support government protected/regulated (NCLB, RTTT, ESSA, etc) edu
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Some Game Today Edition + Catch up with CURMUDGUCATION
by mike simpson / 7h
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Some Game Today Edition (2/5) : ICYMI: Some Game Today Edition (2/5) Is there some sort of sporting event going on today? I've heard rumors, and I may find it in me later to care. But in the meantime, here's some readings for the day. And remember-- there's still time to bother your senator about the upcoming DeVos vote. American Schools are Still Segregated. These Parents
Live from Chicago. It’s Sunday morning. | Fred Klonsky
by mike simpson / 8h
Live from Chicago. It’s Sunday morning. | Fred Klonsky : Live from Chicago. It’s Sunday morning . A top ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner warned members of the largest state employee union to be “careful” about “crossing” the Republican governor by going on strike, suggesting that individual jobs are more important than the group’s political standing in Springfield. The comments by House Republican leade
Russ on Reading: Beyond Grades: How Are We Doing?
by mike simpson / 8h
Russ on Reading: Beyond Grades: How Are We Doing? : Beyond Grades: How Are We Doing? The fourth in a series on grades and grading In previous posts I have argued that we need to move away from grades as a method of assessment because grades are a poor way to provide feedback to students and also a poor way to provide feedback to parents . In this last in the series on grades, I will argue that gr
How much does it cost to sell your vote and soul to DeVos? | Reclaim Reform
by mike simpson / 8h
How much does it cost to sell your vote and soul to DeVos? | Reclaim Reform : How much does it cost to sell your vote and soul to DeVos? Senators sell their votes. This used to be illegal. It was called corruption for which elected office holders could go to jail. Today with PACs, SuperPACs and new laws made by lawmakers who take this money, it is now legal. Perfectly legal. Illegal “Quid pro quo
THE BEACON ON THE HILL « Dad Gone Wild
by mike simpson / 9h
THE BEACON ON THE HILL « Dad Gone Wild : THE BEACON ON THE HILL Last week President Trump enacted an Executive Order banning the entry of refugees for the next 90 days and Syrian refugees indefinitely, under the guise of a need to further vet them. Since my kids go to a school with a large refugee and immigrant population , I have some observations I’d like to share. By no means are my observatio

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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/4/17
by mike simpson / 22h
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/4/17 Featured Post Politico: Opposition to DeVos “Snowballs into an Avalanche” | Diane Ravitch's blog ODAY Silicon Valley Investor Arthur Rock Joins Eli Broad In Concern On Betsy DeVos 

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