Top Posts This Week 11/10/18
Posts This Week 11/10/18
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How Funding Cuts to Public Schools Hurt Private and Parochial Students with Special Needs
by mike simpson / 10min
How Funding Cuts to Public Schools Hurt Private and Parochial Students with Special Needs How Funding Cuts to Public Schools Hurt Private and Parochial Students with Special Needs Should public school districts be responsible for special education services of students in private and parochial schools? How do they manage this when they have financial problems serving the students who need special
CURMUDGUCATION: Was GOP Defeated For Not Being Reformy Enough
by mike simpson / 27min
CURMUDGUCATION: Was GOP Defeated For Not Being Reformy Enough Was GOP Defeated For Not Being Reformy Enough You can say many things about Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform (CER), but you can't say that she's not seriously devoted to the cause of privatizing education through charters, vouchers, and any other reformy tools you care to mention. And while folks have many theories about
Week in Review: Troubled school faces closure, possible criminal investigation over board mismanagement | The Lens
by mike simpson / 1h
Week in Review: Troubled school faces closure, possible criminal investigation over board mismanagement | The Lens Week in Review: Troubled school faces closure, possible criminal investigation over board mismanagement Orleans Parish school district Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. told Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy parents and staff crammed into the Central City charter school M
More Than 1,000 Educators Won Elections On Tuesday, Teachers Union Says | HuffPost
by mike simpson / 2h
More Than 1,000 Educators Won Elections On Tuesday, Teachers Union Says | HuffPost More Than 1,000 Educators Won Elections On Tuesday, Teachers Union Says “We saw wins up and down the ballot, and we are on fire,” the head of the National Education Association said of the midterms. More than 1,000 teachers and other education professionals won state legislative seats across the country in Tuesday’
'We're Bringing Education Back': Takeaways From The Election : NPR
by mike simpson / 2h
'We're Bringing Education Back': Takeaways From The Election : NPR 'We're Bringing Education Back': Takeaways From The Election Hello! We know there's a lot of news out there, but we're bringing you an education-centric take on the midterms, with big results in some key states. Arizona Arizona is one of five states that saw teacher walkouts this past spring. After a grassroots group of public sch
YESTERDAY
With Democratic Wins, Charter Schools Face a Backlash in N.Y. and Other States - The New York Times
by mike simpson / 19h
With Democratic Wins, Charter Schools Face a Backlash in N.Y. and Other States - The New York Times With Democratic Wins, Charter Schools Face a Backlash in N.Y. and Other States Over the last decade, the charter school movement gained a significant foothold in New York, demonstrating along the way that it could build fruitful alliances with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and other prominent Democrats. The
Is Screen Time at School Bad for Kids? - The Atlantic
by mike simpson / 1d
Is Screen Time at School Bad for Kids? - The Atlantic The Backlash Against Screen Time at School Combining education and technology is great—until it's not. Four years ago, Paul France left a teaching job in the Chicago suburbs to move to San Francisco and be part of the so-called personalized-learning revolution in education. He joined a high-profile start-up called AltSchool whose investors inc
School Choice Fails to Create Equity and Justice for Our Society’s Poorest Children | janresseger
by mike simpson / 1d
School Choice Fails to Create Equity and Justice for Our Society’s Poorest Children | janresseger School Choice Fails to Create Equity and Justice for Our Society’s Poorest Children Early this week, in her Washington Post column, Valerie Strauss published an important reflection on Why It Matters Who Governs America’s Public Schools by Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris of the Network for Public Educ
Linda Darling-Hammond vs. Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 1d
Linda Darling-Hammond vs. Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris - The Washington Post Linda Darling-Hammond vs. Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris I recently published a post by Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris titled “ Why It Matters Who Governs America’s Public School s,” which took issue with some parts of a new report — “The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Wort
NOV 07
Voters deliver major wins for students, public education in 2018 midterm elections - Education Votes
by mike simpson / 3d
Voters deliver major wins for students, public education in 2018 midterm elections - Education Votes Voters deliver major wins for students, public education in 2018 midterm elections Nicknamed by observers and political pundits as the “Year of the Educator,” the 2018 midterm election results mark a major victory for students and serve as a mandate for real change in our public education system.
The midterm elections show America’s major shift in attitude to charter school privatization | Salon.com
by mike simpson / 3d
The midterm elections show America’s major shift in attitude to charter school privatization | Salon.com The midterm elections show America’s major shift in attitude to charter school privatization It’s not hard to find news stories about waste, fraud, abuse and downright theft in the school privatization sector For years, the policy window for privatizing public schools has been wide open, and w
Vouchers Defeated in Arizona Overwhelmingly, Democrats Take Control of the House | Diane Ravitch's blog
by mike simpson / 3d
Vouchers Defeated in Arizona Overwhelmingly, Democrats Take Control of the House | Diane Ravitch's blog Vouchers Defeated in Arizona Overwhelmingly, Democrats Take Control of the House There were wins and losses yesterday, and they are not all decided at 2 am, when I wrote this post. Some states have not yet declared a winner (thinking of Wisconsin, where I hope that Scott Walker was beaten). Som
NOV 06
My Message to the Teachers of Los Angeles | Diane Ravitch's blog
by mike simpson / 3d
My Message to the Teachers of Los Angeles | Diane Ravitch's blog My Message to the Teachers of Los Angeles The United Teachers of Los Angeles have voted to authorize a strike. The union has been negotiating with Superintendent Austin Beutner, a former investment banker who has no experience in education. I sent the following message to the teachers of Los Angeles. I am writing to my friends who t
GET OUT THE VOTE: It’s More than Seats at Stake | Schott Foundation for Public Education
by mike simpson / 4d
GET OUT THE VOTE: It’s More than Seats at Stake | Schott Foundation for Public Education GET OUT THE VOTE: It’s More than Seats at Stake There is so much at stake this mid-term election. Organizers, activists and candidates alike have been focused more than ever on Get Out the Vote efforts, knowing that turnout will be the deciding factor in many tight races. There are signs it’s working – more t
From South Carolina to California, charter school-loving billionaires are plowing money into midterm local and education races - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 4d
From South Carolina to California, charter school-loving billionaires are plowing money into midterm local and education races - The Washington Post From South Carolina to California, charter school-loving billionaires are plowing money into midterm local and education races In Charleston, S.C., advocates for the public school district are worried. They have watched some of the state’s wealthiest
Badass Teachers Association: BAT Eye on the Elections!
by mike simpson / 4d
Badass Teachers Association: BAT Eye on the Elections! BAT Eye on the Elections! Well, it's finally here, election day 2018. We have seen an unrivaled amount of educators running for office across the nation in response to the #RedforEd wave. BATs have a few of our own long-time members that have sacrificed their own lives to put their name on the ballot. In Tennessee we have Larry Proffitt . A l
NOV 05
School chief's plan would divide L.A. school district into 32 networks - Los Angeles Times
by mike simpson / 4d
School chief's plan would divide L.A. school district into 32 networks - Los Angeles Times School chief's plan would divide L.A. school district into 32 networks Los Angeles schools chief Austin Beutner is working out a plan to radically reshape the nation’s second-largest school district by greatly shrinking the central bureaucracy and moving decision-making closer to schools. The aim is to boos
Go vote. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom
by mike simpson / 5d
Go vote. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom Go vote. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom Election Day isn’t just for those 18 and older; younger teens can celebrate it too Election Day is one time you shouldn’t scold your teenagers for cutting class. After all, walking out of school to vote or to support your friends’ constitutional right to do so is
Idaho’s Border-Wall-Costume School Cited in 2016 for Segregating Classrooms by Sex | deutsch29
by mike simpson / 5d
Idaho’s Border-Wall-Costume School Cited in 2016 for Segregating Classrooms by Sex | deutsch29 Idaho’s Border-Wall-Costume School Cited in 2016 for Segregating Classrooms by Sex Fourteen Middleton School District (Idaho) teachers and staff have been suspended with pay pending results of an investigation into actions related to the employees’ choosing to dress up as a border wall and Mexicans on H
Why it matters who governs America’s public schools - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 5d
Why it matters who governs America’s public schools - The Washington Post Why it matters who governs America’s public schools Does it matter who operates America’s public schools? That’s a central question in the national debate about education and the movement to find alternatives to school districts that are publicly funded and operated. While charter schools are publicly funded, they are priva
NOV 04
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Scott Wagner Financed by DeVos Ed Reformsters
by mike simpson / 5d
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Scott Wagner Financed by DeVos Ed Reformsters PA: Scott Wagner Financed by DeVos Ed Reformsters At PennLive.com they did some quick record checks and found these fun facts about the money behind this year's governor's race in PA . You'll never guess who's bankrolling Scott Wagner. (Incidentally, you don't have to guess-- you can play along at home by digging the finance report
NYC: No Charter Waiting Lists! Charters Hire Firm to Market Their Brands | Diane Ravitch's blog
by mike simpson / 5d
NYC: No Charter Waiting Lists! Charters Hire Firm to Market Their Brands | Diane Ravitch's blog NYC: No Charter Waiting Lists! Charters Hire Firm to Market Their Brands Susan Edelman of the New York Post reports that the NYC DOE is under investigation by federal and state officials for giving personal information about students to a marketing firm hired by charter schools. https://nypost.com/2018
Arizona: #RedforEd Is So Popular that Even Its Opponents are Hitching Their Wagon to It | Diane Ravitch's blog
by mike simpson / 5d
Arizona: #RedforEd Is So Popular that Even Its Opponents are Hitching Their Wagon to It | Diane Ravitch's blog Arizona: #RedforEd Is So Popular that Even Its Opponents are Hitching Their Wagon to It This story in the New York Times by veteran education writer Dana Goldstein describes the peculiar situation in Arizona, where everyone claims to support public education even if they don’t. Even Gove
Are Charter Schools An “Innovation”? | Dissident Voice
by mike simpson / 6d
Are Charter Schools An “Innovation”? | Dissident Voice Are Charter Schools An “Innovation”? Charter school supporters and promoters never tire of repeating the banality that “charter schools are an innovation.” “Innovation” has become one of many hackneyed buzzwords in the neoliberal lexicon. Everyone is under intense pressure to blindly embrace “innovation” at full velocity, no matter how irresp
Articles about “Reading Wars” Meant to Divide Teachers and Parents!
by mike simpson / 6d
Articles about “Reading Wars” Meant to Divide Teachers and Parents! Articles about “Reading Wars” Meant to Divide Teachers and Parents! A wave of recent articles about reading trick parents and educators into thinking teachers are not teaching reading and are not being trained to teach reading correctly. The opinion pieces are written by journalist Emily Hanford. Warning! Corporate reform fingerp
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: The Campaign Home Stretch Edition (11/4)
by mike simpson / 6d
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: The Campaign Home Stretch Edition (11/4) ICYMI: The Campaign Home Stretch Edition (11/4) I could have called this the Moved My Son And His Family Into Their New Place Edition, which is the long way around to saying that I wasn't quite up to my usual level of collecting this week. And I'm not going to tell you to vote; I'm going to tell you to vote Democrat, even if your loc
Why Principals Differ: Joe, Ralph, and Edna | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
by mike simpson / 6d
Why Principals Differ: Joe, Ralph, and Edna | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Why Principals Differ: Joe, Ralph, and Edna The film Lean on Me portrays high school principal Joe Clark in Paterson, New Jersey in the early 1980s rescuing a school mired in violence and poor academic performance. In one dramatic scene, over two hundred troublemakers are on the auditorium stage. The
Idaho School Employees Who Dressed as MAGA Wall and Mexicans on Halloween Put on Paid Leave Pending Further Investigation | deutsch29
by mike simpson / 6d
Idaho School Employees Who Dressed as MAGA Wall and Mexicans on Halloween Put on Paid Leave Pending Further Investigation | deutsch29 Idaho School Employees Who Dressed as MAGA Wall and Mexicans on Halloween Put on Paid Leave Pending Further Investigation Fourteen teachers/staff at a Middleton, Idaho, school have been placed on paid leave for collectively dressing on Halloween as a wall with “Mak
NOV 03
Thurmond vs Tuck and how FAKE Democrats are fooling voters with help from Alt-Right Billionaires | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé
by mike simpson / 6d
Thurmond vs Tuck and how FAKE Democrats are fooling voters with help from Alt-Right Billionaires | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé Thurmond vs Tuck and how FAKE Democrats are fooling voters with help from Alt-Right Billionaires Politico.com reported on November 1, five days before the 2018 election, “In the race to be California’s top educator, charter schools ally Marshall Tuck registered a
Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg: How and why to avoid Florida’s flaws | Cloaking Inequity
by mike simpson / 6d
How and why to avoid Florida’s flaws | Cloaking Inequity HOW AND WHY TO AVOID FLORIDA’S FLAWS It’s not too late to improve state ESSA plans. Approved state ESSA plans can be amended at any time. That’s both good news and bad news. I fear the premature approval by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) of Florida’s plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) could have a negative impa
Top Posts This Week 11/3/18 #VOTE
by mike simpson / 7d
Top Posts This Week 11/3/18 #VOTE End K-12 Sex Harassment and Assault #MeTooK12 #MeToo #timesup Schools Matter: Marshall Tuck’s racist dog whistle Education philanthropy: why the billions spent aren’t working - Vox ACLU of Northern California Executive Director to EdVoice: Stop Misleading Voters | ACLU of Northern CA CURMUDGUCATION: Failing Brown v. Board of Education We Discover Outstanding Cand
