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The Busing Conversation We Should Be Having

by Mike Simpson / 7min
The Busing Conversation We Should Be Having The Busing Conversation We Should Be Having So apparently, thanks to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we're all going to talk about busing some more. That's a conversation many Americans been having, sort of, for a long time. When Joe Biden was a freshman congressman, I was a high school junior. In my rural and small town and mostly white high school, we we
Standardized Tests Are Not Objective Measures of Anything | gadflyonthewallblog

by Mike Simpson / 32min
Standardized Tests Are Not Objective Measures of Anything | gadflyonthewallblog Standardized Tests Are Not Objective Measures of Anything When it comes to standardized tests, most people are blinded by science. Or at least the appearance of science . Because there is little about these assessments that is scientific, factual or unbiased. And that has real world implications when it comes to educa
CURMUDGUCATION: Dear Teachers: Don't Make Your Lesson Relevant

by Mike Simpson / 41min
CURMUDGUCATION: Dear Teachers: Don't Make Your Lesson Relevant Dear Teachers: Don't Make Your Lesson Relevant When I was getting my teacher training way back in the 1970s, we used to hear a great deal about making our teaching relevant. It took me several years of teaching to figure out why that was terrible advice. And it hasn't ever gone away . It seems to make sense. Connect your lesson on par
Next Stop: Winning Over Educators - Education Votes

by Mike Simpson / 45min
Next Stop: Winning Over Educators - Education Votes Next Stop: Winning Over Educators In First Post-Debate Forum, 2020 Presidential Candidates To Make Their Case To NEA Educators are poised to play a major role in determining who is elected the next President of the United States. Harnessing the power of the #RedforEd movement , educators, parents and students across the country have taken action
Building Power: How Philanthropy Can Support the Grassroots | Schott Foundation for Public Education

by Mike Simpson / 1h
Building Power: How Philanthropy Can Support the Grassroots | Schott Foundation for Public Education Building Power: How Philanthropy Can Support the Grassroots Schott is very proud of our partnership with the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) and our joint support for grassroots organizing as a critical strategy for ensuring all children have a fair and just opportunity to learn. NMEF’s rec
Squeeze Fewer Lemons - Teacher Habits

by Mike Simpson / 1h
Squeeze Fewer Lemons - Teacher Habits Squeeze Fewer Lemons I have, on a few occasions, enjoyed a delicious glass of fresh squeezed lemonade. I would say it’s superior to the kind of lemonade I usually drink, which comes from this: But that could just be priming at work; tell me it’s fresh squeezed and I’m inclined to believe it’s going to be better before even bringing the glass to my lips. For t
Technology Use in Two High Schools: Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles (CA) and MetWest in Oakland (CA) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

by Mike Simpson / 1h
Technology Use in Two High Schools: Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles (CA) and MetWest in Oakland (CA) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Technology Use in Two High Schools: Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles (CA) and MetWest in Oakland (CA) Readers who follow this blog know that I have been working on a book about “success” and “failure” in schools.
Presidential Hopefuls to Attend NEA’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly - NEA Today

by Mike Simpson / 2h
Presidential Hopefuls to Attend NEA’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly - NEA Today Presidential Hopefuls to Attend NEA’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly Nearly 7,000 NEA members will begin arriving in Houston, Texas, today for NEA’s 157th Annual Meeting and 98th Representative Assembly (RA), the world’s largest deliberative body that sets policy for the organization. The meet
Goodbye and goodnight :: K-12 Daily :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet

by Mike Simpson / 2h
Goodbye and goodnight :: K-12 Daily :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet Goodbye and goodnight by K-12 Daily After 10 years publishing news for California’s education community, K-12 Daily is shutting its doors. We want to thank our readers for sticking by us as we grew from a fledgling operation into a go-to source for breaking down issues impacting schools in our state
Education was ignored by debate moderators. What the Democratic presidential candidates should have been asked about America’s public schools. - The Washington Post

by Mike Simpson / 2h
Education was ignored by debate moderators. What the Democratic presidential candidates should have been asked about America’s public schools. - The Washington Post Education was ignored by debate moderators. What the Democratic presidential candidates should have been asked about America’s public schools. Twenty Democratic candidates debated over two nights this week about why they should be the
What is busing? What you need to know about busing - CNNPolitics

by Mike Simpson / 3h
What is busing? - CNNPolitics What you need to know about busing (CNN) It was the moment everyone was talking about after Thursday's Democratic presidential debate . At the center of the heated exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden was the use of busing to desegregate American schools -- and Biden's opposition it in the 1970s. Here's what you need to know about t
THIS WEEK Education Research Report

by Mike Simpson / 3h
Education Research Report THIS WEEK Education Research Report Pell Grant Versus Income Data in Postsecondary Research by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1h Given growing disparities in college enrollment by household income, policymakers and researchers often are interested in understanding whether policies expand access for low-income students. This brief highlights the limitations of a commonly available
This Week With Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

by Mike Simpson / 4h
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 This Week With Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A Look Back: Is Any Teacher Surprised That New Study Finds Textbooks Not Key To Student Learning? by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h This blog has recently gained many new readers. Because of that, I thoug
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all

by Mike Simpson / 4h
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all Big Education Ape: My New Book Was Just Announced! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2019/05/my-new-book-was-just-announced-diane.html Ann Cronin: This is How to Assess Student Achievement by dianeravitch / 2min Vetera

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School District Prepares for Second Round of School Closures | Post News Group

by Mike Simpson / 17h
School District Prepares for Second Round of School Closures | Post News Group School District Prepares for Second Round of School Closures The district also is beginning the process of selling or leasing school properties. The Board of Education is moving ahead with a second set of school closures, mergers and consolidations, called “Cohort 2,”which is scheduled to be approved in August. The pla
How School Choice Undermines Democratic Processes

by Mike Simpson / 22h
How School Choice Undermines Democratic Processes How School Choice Undermines Democratic Processes Opponents of school choice in its many forms often talk about processes and institutions and policies, but one way to grasp the problems that choice is old fashioned and non wonky. Just look at who is holding the purse strings. In the public school system, the money is controlled by some combinatio
School Board Member Strikes Out in Attempt to Change Board Rules

by Mike Simpson / 23h
School Board Member Strikes Out in Attempt to Change Board Rules School Board Member Strikes Out in Attempt to Change Board Rules I’d love to suspend all the board rules for one year ” – LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia Despite the fact that Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Nick Melvoin has still not held a single public meeting for his secret rules committee , another
Help NPE Action Help the Resistance in Every State! | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Help NPE Action Help the Resistance in Every State! | Diane Ravitch's blog Help NPE Action Help the Resistance in Every State! Join the Battle to Save Our Public Schools! The Tide is Turning But We Need Your Help The narrative is shifting. As candidates jockey for position, public education issues are no longer relegated to soundbites. Major media outlets are reaching out to NPE Action to better
John Thompson: Did We Ever Disagree? He Says We Did. | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d
John Thompson: Did We Ever Disagree? He Says We Did. | Diane Ravitch's blog John Thompson: Did We Ever Disagree? He Says We Did. John Thompson says we used to disagree, but he has come around . My memory is not what it used to be, but I recall that he took issue with my use of the term “corporate reformers.” He used to think that the “reformers” were trying to help and just needed the hand of fri
Shawgi Tell: David Osborne, Neoliberal Privatizer | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Shawgi Tell: David Osborne, Neoliberal Privatizer | Diane Ravitch's blog Shawgi Tell: David Osborne, Neoliberal Privatizer Shawgi Tell is a professor at Nazareth College in upstate New York who writes frequently about education. David Osborne’s Twisted Logic David Osborne is one of America’s foremost neoliberal demagogues. He is a major representative of the so-called “Third Way,” a clever label
Politicians Are Discovering They Can No Longer Ignore Charter School Outrages | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Politicians Are Discovering They Can No Longer Ignore Charter School Outrages | janresseger Politicians Are Discovering They Can No Longer Ignore Charter School Outrages In Wednesday’s Washington Post ‘s Laura Meckler traces fading support for charter schools among Democrats who are running for President: “Democrats have long backed charter schools as a politically safe way to give kids at low-pe
Consequence of NOLA High School Grade-fix: All New Orleans HS Student Records to be Audited | deutsch29

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Consequence of NOLA High School Grade-fix: All New Orleans HS Student Records to be Audited | deutsch29 Consequence of NOLA High School Grade-fix: All New Orleans HS Student Records to be Audited This is a long time coming. As a result of the grade-fixing scandal at a New Orleans charter high school– a scandal that resulted in 49 percent of the school’s Class of 2019 being found to lack credits a
Chalkbeat Tennessee Publishes TFA/Charter Propaganda Interview | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Chalkbeat Tennessee Publishes TFA/Charter Propaganda Interview | Gary Rubinstein's Blog Chalkbeat Tennessee Publishes TFA/Charter Propaganda Interview Among the education news outlets funded by Gates and others who try to push the slowly dying education reform agenda Chalkbeat is one of the better ones. Unlike The74 or Education Post, Chalkbeat does often try to be balanced and they have Matt Bar
Grassroots Education Network- June 2019 Newsletter - Network For Public Education

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Grassroots Education Network- June 2019 Newsletter - Network For Public Education Grassroots Education Network- June 2019 Newsletter The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a network of over 130 grassroots organizations nationwide that have joined together to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen our public schools. If you know of a group that would like to join this powerful network, please
School Overcrowding & the New five-year Capital Plan Presentation to CPAC | Class Size Matters

by Mike Simpson / 1d
School Overcrowding & the New five-year Capital Plan Presentation to CPAC | Class Size Matters School Overcrowding & the New five-year Capital Plan Presentation to CPAC | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes School Overcrowding & the New five-year Capital Plan Presentation to CPAC A presentation for CPAC regarding school overcrowding & the new fiv
Shanker Blog: Charter Schools and Teacher Diversity | National Education Policy Center

by Mike Simpson / 1d
Shanker Blog: Charter Schools and Teacher Diversity | National Education Policy Center Shanker Blog: Charter Schools and Teacher Diversity A new study of North Carolina public schools finds that black students in charter schools are more likely to have black teachers than their regular public school counterparts, and that the positive effect of “teacher/student racial match” on the test scores of
THE “BETTER ANGELS” OF OUR NATURE | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing

by Mike Simpson / 1d
THE “BETTER ANGELS” OF OUR NATURE | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing THE “BETTER ANGELS” OF OUR NATURE The odd couple sat on the stage next to the nervous moderator. Ray Warrick,a stocky, white, tough linebacker type from Cincinnati sat on the left. Hawk Newsome, a 6’5 black, tough defensive end type from the Bronx sat in the middle. Neither looked the Kumbaya type. Ray Warrick, once an ordinar

JUN 27

Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Amazon.com: Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools (9780525655374): Diane Ravitch: Books Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools From one of the foremost authorities on education and the history of education in the United States, "whistleblower extraordinaire" ( T
How the Flint water crisis set students back – Raw Story

by Mike Simpson / 2d
How the Flint water crisis set students back – Raw Story How the Flint water crisis set students back When the Flint water crisis took place in 2014 and 2015, one of my graduate nursing students decided to get involved. Having already worked with me in the Greater Toledo area to screen children at risk for lead poisoning, my student helped conduct blood lead level screenings of the children expos
What If Teachers Didn’t Focus So Much on Individual Achievement?- The Atlantic

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Teaching at a Segregated School in Mississippi - The Atlantic What If Teachers Didn’t Focus So Much on Individual Achievement? Renee Moore has been working at nearly all-black high schools in the Mississippi Delta for the past two decades for a reason: to raise up the whole community. Editor's Note: In the next five years, most of America’s most experienced teachers will retire. The Baby Boomers
Michigan’s School Choice Mess – Have You Heard

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Michigan’s School Choice Mess – Have You Heard Michigan’s School Choice Mess Have You Heard heads to Michigan to learn about a lesser-known part of the state’s free market education experiment: inter-district school choice. More than 100,000 Michigan students attend school in a district other than where they live. The outflow of students has pushed urban districts to the brink and spawned a compe
AFT’s Weingarten On Public Service Freedom To Negotiate Act And Protecting Employee Rights | Black Star News

by Mike Simpson / 2d
AFT’s Weingarten On Public Service Freedom To Negotiate Act And Protecting Employee Rights | Black Star News AFT’S WEINGARTEN ON PUBLIC SERVICE FREEDOM TO NEGOTIATE ACT AND PROTECTING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS [Labor News] On One-Year Anniversary of Right-Wing Assault on Unions in Janus v. AFSCME, House Democrats Move to Restore Bargaining Rights for America’s Public Sector Workers... Photo: Facebook AFT m
How Teachers Can Use Drones as an Educational Tool in the Classroom - Teacher Habits

by Mike Simpson / 2d
How Teachers Can Use Drones as an Educational Tool in the Classroom - Teacher Habits How Teachers Can Use Drones as an Educational Tool in the Classroom By Frankie Wallace In recent years, drones have shed their military roots and joined the mainstream, used by businesses and individuals alike. Approximately 2.2 million drones were sold across the world in 2016 alone, according to Business Inside
Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless for Evaluating Teachers and Students | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless for Evaluating Teachers and Students | Diane Ravitch's blog Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless for Evaluating Teachers and Students This is a wonderful article that appeared in Education Week, written by Margaret Pastor, a veteran educator in Maryland. When I started reading, I recoiled at the thought of giving standardized tests to babies in kindergarten. D
#NeverAgainIsNow: Fort Sill

by Mike Simpson / 2d
#NeverAgainIsNow: Fort Sill #NEVERAGAINISNOW: FORT SILL If you're in Los Angeles, join concerned community members in Little Tokyo this Thursday evening to protest the White House's plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in general. Organizers are demanding an end to the inhumane conditions at I
Mike Klonsky's Blog: Takeaways from yesterday's school board meeting

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Mike Klonsky's Blog: Takeaways from yesterday's school board meeting Takeaways from yesterday's school board meeting Sun-Times ed reporter Mitchell Armentrout's tweet seems to sum up the first meeting of Mayor Lightfoot's APPOINTED school board, Mitchell Armentrout ✔ @mitchtrout · 21 h Lori Lightfoot’s new # CPSboard Mitchell Armentrout ✔ @mitchtrout A lively meeting for this new crew: grilling C
Schools Matter: Research Debunks Mischel's Conclusions from "The Marshmallow Test"

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Schools Matter: Research Debunks Mischel's Conclusions from "The Marshmallow Test" Research Debunks Mischel's Conclusions from "The Marshmallow Test" KIPP Model schools have long used Walter Mischel's research on delayed gratification among children to justify an indoctrination program aimed to manipulate economically-oppressed children to behave as corporate ed reformers would like: work hard, b
Another School Year Ends: Time for Teachers to Decompress and Use Those Organizational Skills in the World of Politics | Ed In The Apple

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Another School Year Ends: Time for Teachers to Decompress and Use Those Organizational Skills in the World of Politics | Ed In The Apple Another School Year Ends: Time for Teachers to Decompress and Use Those Organizational Skills in the World of Politics Did you hear that “whoosh” sound that swept across the city only a few hours ago? A weather anomaly? No, the whoosh was 70,000 teachers breathi
Teacher salary and steps in Kaneland. – Fred Klonsky

by Mike Simpson / 2d
Teacher salary and steps in Kaneland. – Fred Klonsky TEACHER SALARY AND STEPS IN KANELAND. Kaneland teachers rally Monday evening in Sugar Grove calling for a contract. The current contract between the teachers and Kaneland School District ends June 30. (Linda Girardi / The Beacon-News) About 125 teachers who work for the Kaneland School District, wearing red shirts and carrying placards, held a

JUN 26

John Merrow: It's Summertime. Do You Know Where Your Children's Teachers Are? Forbes

by Mike Simpson / 2d
It's Summertime. Do You Know Where Your Children's Teachers Are? It's Summertime. Do You Know Where Your Children's Teachers Are? One of the most popular Public Service Announcements (PSA) of the 1960's and 1970's had the tag line, "It's 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" We don't hear that one today, perhaps because we know most children are on their phones. But what about their teache
Pay for Success Finance Preys Upon The Poor: Presentation at Left Forum 6/29/19 – Wrench in the Gears

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Pay for Success Finance Preys Upon The Poor: Presentation at Left Forum 6/29/19 – Wrench in the Gears Pay for Success Finance Preys Upon The Poor: Presentation at Left Forum 6/29/19 I have the exciting opportunity to participate in a panel discussion with members of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign at the Left Forum Conference coming up this weekend June 28-30 in Brooklyn, New Yor
Democrats abandon charter schools as ‘reform’ agenda falls from favor - The Washington Post

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Democrats abandon charter schools as ‘reform’ agenda falls from favor - The Washington Post Democrats abandon charter schools as ‘reform’ agenda falls from favor Democrats have long backed charter schools as a politically safe way to give kids at low-performing schools more options. Many supported merit pay for the best teachers and holding schools accountable for test scores. The presidential co
Teacher Survey: One-Third of Students' Families Are Hard to Communicate With -- THE Journal

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Teacher Survey: One-Third of Students' Families Are Hard to Communicate With -- THE Journal Teacher Survey: One-Third of Students' Families Are Hard to Communicate With The majority of teachers are communicating with parents at least weekly, but a third of families (34 percent) remain "hard to reach and engage" throughout the school year. And 43 percent of teachers want to get a better sense of t
Grand jury report finds Oakland Unified School District is failing its students - Story | KTVU

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Grand jury report finds Oakland Unified School District is failing its students - Story | KTVU Grand jury report finds Oakland Unified School District is failing its students OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - In a scathing report, the Alameda County grand jury accuses the Oakland Unified School District of having a broken culture, concluding the district is not doing justice for its 36,000 students in 87
West Virginia Invests in Public Schools… But Will Now Add Charter Schools | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 3d
West Virginia Invests in Public Schools… But Will Now Add Charter Schools | janresseger West Virginia Invests in Public Schools… But Will Now Add Charter Schools Until this week, West Virginia was one of a handful of states which had never experimented with school privatization. But on Monday night, the West Virginia Senate adopted an omnibus education bill passed a week ago by the West Virginia
Tapping Into the News to Teach Math (Forrest Hinton) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Tapping Into the News to Teach Math (Forrest Hinton) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Tapping Into the News to Teach Math (Forrest Hinton) “Forrest Hinton is a math instructor at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a STEM-focused public boarding school for high school juniors and seniors in Durham, North Carolina. He teaches a wide range of core and elective
Budget Victory: The Age of Newsom Begins in State Education | Capital & Main

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Budget Victory: The Age of Newsom Begins in State Education | Capital & Main Budget Victory: The Age of Newsom Begins in State Education Still pending in a follow-up budget bill is language that would limit the ability of charter schools to cherry-pick enrollment. “Learning Curves” is a weekly roundup of news items, profiles and dish about the intersection of education and inequality. Send tips,
The Billionaire Financed Racist Attack on Camden’s Schools | tultican

by Mike Simpson / 3d
The Billionaire Financed Racist Attack on Camden’s Schools | tultican The Billionaire Financed Racist Attack on Camden’s Schools By T. Ultican 6/25/2019 The rape of public education in Camden, New Jersey is a classic example of “ segrenomics .” In 1997, one of the only functioning organizations in the city of Camden was the public school system. This city often labeled “the most dangerous city in
Mike Klonsky's Blog: We need a radical change in the way we rate our schools

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Mike Klonsky's Blog: We need a radical change in the way we rate our schools We need a radical change in the way we rate our schools You know, buy a house near a Level 1 school and pay $20K more for not much of a house. "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." -- John Dewey Watching my 2-year-old granddaughter, Izzy, learn is one of the great pleasures in my life. Whethe
Report: Experienced Teachers Key to Students Beating the Odds

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Report: Experienced Teachers Key to Students Beating the Odds Report: Experienced Teachers Key to Students Beating the Odds Experienced teachers are the common factor among 156 California school districts where black and Hispanic students, as well as white students, are beating the odds and scoring higher than expected on tests that measure higher-level critical thinking skills, according to new
As usual, a lack of transparency and accountability in DC’s public and charter schools | GFBrandenburg's Blog

by Mike Simpson / 3d
As usual, a lack of transparency and accountability in DC’s public and charter schools | GFBrandenburg's Blog As usual, a lack of transparency and accountability in DC’s public and charter schools All that is laid out in detail by Valerie Jarrett. https://educationdc.net/2019/06/25/fear-of-foia/ Here is her article: Tomorrow, Wednesday June 26, the city council will hold a hearing on two bills, w
NYC Public School Parents: High levels of lead dust found in city schools via an independent WNYC investigation

by Mike Simpson / 3d
NYC Public School Parents: High levels of lead dust found in city schools via an independent WNYC investigation High levels of lead dust found in city schools via an independent WNYC investigation Yesterday Christopher Werth of WNYC radio posted a story online at Gothamist and broadcast on WNYC about an investigation he undertook in four NYC schools in which he found high levels of lead dust on t
Moving Away from the Digital in a Smartphone-Altered Universe | One Flew East

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Moving Away from the Digital in a Smartphone-Altered Universe | One Flew East MOVING AWAY FROM THE DIGITAL IN A SMARTPHONE-ALTERED UNIVERSE Skinner teaching machine. One of B. F. Skinner’s teaching machines. Silly rabbit [CC BY 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 )%5D Never were online courses adequate substitutes for face-to-face teaching. Like correspondence courses before them, t

JUN 25

Diane Ravitch Wants Philanthropy to Support Rebirth of Public Schools - Philanthropy Women

by Mike Simpson / 3d
Diane Ravitch Wants Philanthropy to Support Rebirth of Public Schools - Philanthropy Women Diane Ravitch Wants Philanthropy to Support Rebirth of Public Schools Philanthropy aimed at K-12 education in the U.S. has ramped up in the past few decades and remains complex and controversial. Funders back diverse causes like delivering new learning technologies, establishing charter schools and backing
After the Confession: How Will They Fix the Damage Done to Public Schools?

by Mike Simpson / 3d
After the Confession: How Will They Fix the Damage Done to Public Schools? After the Confession: How Will They Fix the Damage Done to Public Schools? Nick Hanauer is described as “founder of the public-policy incubator Civic Ventures.” His piece in The Atlantic called “Better Public Schools Won’t Fix America,” is an admission that the corporate message we’ve heard for years that schools will fix
Meet Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s enforcer - The Lily

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Meet Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s enforcer - The Lily Meet Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s enforcer White House staffers are learning that Grisham is not someone with whom to tangle ...before Romney, she’d created her own small public relations firm, worked for AAA Arizona, the Arizona Charter Schools Association, and Larson Public Relations, which represents education reform clients acr
Nazi death camps started out very much like the American concentration camps of today | Eclectablog

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Nazi death camps started out very much like the American concentration camps of today | Eclectablog Nazi death camps started out very much like the American concentration camps of today In our podcast this week , we interviewed journalist Andrea Pitzer, author of the important book One Long Night – A Global History of Concentration Camps . In the interview she talks extensively about how the Germ
Policy differences. Demeanor differences. None of it stopped Donald Trump from picking Betsy DeVos as education secretary. - The Washington Post

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Policy differences. Demeanor differences. None of it stopped Donald Trump from picking Betsy DeVos as education secretary. - The Washington Post Policy differences. Demeanor differences. None of it stopped Donald Trump from picking Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Before Donald Trump nominated Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary, what information did Trump’s team consider about the Michi
6 Ways to Keep Your Students Engaged in the Classroom - Teacher Habits

by Mike Simpson / 4d
6 Ways to Keep Your Students Engaged in the Classroom - Teacher Habits 6 Ways to Keep Your Students Engaged in the Classroom Guest Writer: Paisley Hansen Keeping your students engaged in the classroom is becoming harder than ever before. With the short attention spans of kids in today’s society, you need to do whatever you can to keep your students engaged. There are many different ways that you
Music students do better in school than non-musical peers -- ScienceDaily

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Music students do better in school than non-musical peers -- ScienceDaily Music students do better in school than non-musical peers High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology . School administrators needing to trim budgets often l
DID YOU MISS DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG TODAY? NO WORRIES CATCH UP NOW | A site to discuss better education for all

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all DID YOU MISS DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG TODAY? NO WORRIES CATCH UP NOW Maurice Cunningham: When “Parent Groups” Are Funded by the Walton Billionaires by dianeravitch / 7min In my new book, Slaying Goliath, I focus on heroes of the Resistance. One of them is Professor Maurice Cunningham of the University of Massachusetts. He is a professo
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Very Interesting Video: “Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works” by Larry Ferlazzo / 12min geralt / Pixabay This new video from Wired is pretty interesting: Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the July issue of my ver
Alfie Kohn: Why Can’t Everyone Get An A? | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 4d
Alfie Kohn: Why Can’t Everyone Get An A? | Diane Ravitch's blog Alfie Kohn: Why Can’t Everyone Get An A? Alfie Kohn has written many books critical of competition and ranking in schools. This article appeared in the New York Times. For a generation now, school reform has meant top-down mandates for what students must be taught, enforced by high-stakes standardized tests and justified by macho rhe
A report that detailed up to $1 billion in wasted federal funds on bad charter schools may have underestimated the problem - The Washington Post

by Mike Simpson / 4d
A report that detailed up to $1 billion in wasted federal funds on bad charter schools may have underestimated the problem - The Washington Post A report that detailed up to $1 billion in wasted federal funds on bad charter schools may have underestimated the problem In March, I published a post about a report detailing up to $1 billion in federal funds wasted on charter schools that never opened

JUN 24

Once Racist: More on My Redneck Past | radical eyes for equity

by Mike Simpson / 5d
Once Racist: More on My Redneck Past | radical eyes for equity Once Racist: More on My Redneck Past There is so much about the U.S. in the story of Kyle Kashuv. Kashuv as a teenager has had thrust upon him a complex and accidental fame. First, he gained recognition by being among the high school student survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooing. Next, Kashuv filled a partisan political ni
Dehesa School District profited by cultivating charter schools - The San Diego Union-Tribune

by Mike Simpson / 5d
Dehesa School District profited by cultivating charter schools - The San Diego Union-Tribune Dehesa School District profited by cultivating charter schools The 138-student school district is in charge of watchdogging nine charter schools with 11,500 students. The duty to watchdog multiple charter schools involved in a recent alleged charter school scam lay on the shoulders of Dehesa School Distri
Sacramento City School District Passes Budget Plan, Eliminating Nearly 400 Jobs - capradio.org

by Mike Simpson / 5d
Sacramento City School District Passes Budget Plan, Eliminating Nearly 400 Jobs - capradio.org Sacramento City School District Passes Budget Plan, Eliminating Nearly 400 Jobs Sacramento City school board members were up late Thursday night passing a budget plan for next year, but the district still has major financial hurdles ahead of it. The good news? The new fiscal plan avoids a state takeover
Will Mississippi Supreme Court Allow Privately-Operated Charter Schools to Keep Seizing Public Funds from Public Schools? | Dissident Voice

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Will Mississippi Supreme Court Allow Privately-Operated Charter Schools to Keep Seizing Public Funds from Public Schools? | Dissident Voice Will Mississippi Supreme Court Allow Privately-Operated Charter Schools to Keep Seizing Public Funds from Public Schools? A high-level court case is currently underway in Mississippi to decide if privately-operated charter schools can keep siphoning local pro
See Where Teachers Got Pay Raises This Year - Education Week

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See Where Teachers Got Pay Raises This Year - Education Week See Where Teachers Got Pay Raises This Year Protests across the country swayed governors to push for salary bumps More than a year after teachers across the country began walking out of their classrooms en masse to demand higher salaries, at least 15 states have given their teachers a raise. And lawmakers in several more states are putt
John Thompson: Challenges to watch as OKCPS 'pathway' is implemented

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Challenges to watch as OKCPS 'pathway' is implemented Challenges to watch as OKCPS ‘pathway’ is implemented The battle over Classen SAS High School and Northeast Academy grabbed most of the attention during the June 10 Oklahoma City Public Schools board meeting, but new, complex challenges were also revealed. The Board heard a Planning Department report on the number of OKCPS graduates who requir
EdSource: Why California Charter Schools Have Little or No Oversight | Diane Ravitch's blog

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EdSource: Why California Charter Schools Have Little or No Oversight | Diane Ravitch's blog EdSource: Why California Charter Schools Have Little or No Oversight Louis Freedberg of EdSource explains here why California charter schools are largely unsupervised, leading to a drumbeat of scandals like the recent indictment of 11 people charged with a theft of $80 million. He writes: As charter school
Jersey Jazzman: Things Education "Reformers" Still Don't Understand About Testing

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Jersey Jazzman: Things Education "Reformers" Still Don't Understand About Testing Things Education "Reformers" Still Don't Understand About Testing There was a new report out last week from the education "reform" group JerseyCAN, the local affiliate of 50CAN. In an op-ed at NJ Spotlight , Executive Director Patricia Morgan makes an ambitious claim: New Jersey students have shown significant impro
Skepticism Grows About High-Stakes, Test Based School Accountability and Privatization | janresseger

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Skepticism Grows About High-Stakes, Test Based School Accountability and Privatization | janresseger Skepticism Grows About High-Stakes, Test Based School Accountability and Privatization Nick Hanauer’s confession that neoliberal, “corporate accountability” school reform doesn’t work is not entirely surprising to me. After all, No Child Left Behind was left behind several years ago. And Daniel Ko
How Pennies Trickling Down To School Sites Get Amplified – redqueeninla

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How Pennies Trickling Down To School Sites Get Amplified – redqueeninla How Pennies Trickling Down To School Sites Get Amplified Among the misconceptions that persist in the wake of Proposition 13’s ruinous toll on our public school system, is the notion that a school’s stakeholders will just personally make-up, or supplement the state’s funding liability. The fallacy belies the fantasy that real
The Downside of Mayoral Control: Can Political Agendas Drive Education Policy? | Ed In The Apple

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The Downside of Mayoral Control: Can Political Agendas Drive Education Policy? | Ed In The Apple The Downside of Mayoral Control: Can Political Agendas Drive Education Policy? For a millennium superintendents, selected by elected lay school boards managed schools. Educational policy was set by the neighbor down the block and his/her neighbors who had the political smarts to get elected in non-par

JUN 23

JOHN THOMPSON: School Reform Lesson: Ravitch Was Right - The Oklahoma Observer

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School Reform Lesson: Ravitch Was Right - The Oklahoma Observer School Reform Lesson: Ravitch Was Right Next January, Diane Ravitch’s long-anticipated book on education reform, Slaying Goliath , will be published but it is being preceded by an anthology, The Wisdom and Wit of Diane Ravitch . I contribute to Ravitch’s blog , and we have only had two types of disagreements. One is addressed in the
North Carolina: State Superintendent Ignores Professionals and Chooses Tech Tool to Assess Youngest Children | Diane Ravitch's blog

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North Carolina: State Superintendent Ignores Professionals and Chooses Tech Tool to Assess Youngest Children | Diane Ravitch's blog North Carolina: State Superintendent Ignores Professionals and Chooses Tech Tool to Assess Youngest Children Justin Parmenter, NBCT in North Carolina, writes here about the educational malpractice inflicted on the state’s youngest readers by order of State Superinten
The 5 Options Exhausted Teachers Have + You Might Be a Petty Tyrant If... - Teacher Habits

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The 5 Options Exhausted Teachers Have - Teacher Habits The 5 Options Exhausted Teachers Have For most teachers, another school year is in the books. If you’ve been off for a couple of weeks, you have probably already started to forget the suffocating exhaustion you felt over the past ten months. If you’ve just begun your break, then you’re probably still catching up on sleep, relaxation, and your
The Last Day of School | gadflyonthewallblog

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The Last Day of School | gadflyonthewallblog The Last Day of School On the last day of school this year, my 8th grade students gave me one of the greatest salutes a teacher can get. They reenacted the closing scene of “The Dead Poets Society.” You know. The one where Robin Williams’ Mr. Keating has been fired from a boarding school for teaching his students to embrace life, and as he collects his
Another OOPS! Philanthropist Sees The Light… Finally | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Another OOPS! Philanthropist Sees The Light… Finally | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Another OOPS! Philanthropist Sees The Light… Finally Here is a “mea culpa” from Nick Hanauer , an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who made his fortune in technology companies. Hanauer gave much money to transform schools so that they could become engines of equity erasing economic and so
New Orleans Charter School Fradulently Tried to Graduate 49% of Its Class of 2019. | deutsch29

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New Orleans Charter School Fradulently Tried to Graduate 49% of Its Class of 2019. | deutsch29 New Orleans Charter School Fradulently Tried to Graduate 49% of Its Class of 2019. Just shy of half of the Class of 2019 at John F. Kennedy High School at Lake Area did not meet graduation requirements and are therefore not eligible to receive the diplomas that they may have expected to receive when the
Michigan: Governor Whitmer Lacks Authority to Take Control of Benton Harbor, Says Tom Pedroni | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Michigan: Governor Whitmer Lacks Authority to Take Control of Benton Harbor, Says Tom Pedroni | Diane Ravitch's blog Michigan: Governor Whitmer Lacks Authority to Take Control of Benton Harbor, Says Tom Pedroni Thomas Pedroni, a professor at Wayne State University, argues that Governor Whitmer is in over her head in her efforts to direct the future of Benton Harbor schools. She doesn’t even have

JUN 22



Top Posts This Week 6/22/19 #REDFORED #CTA #StrongPublicSchools

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Big Education Ape Top Posts This Week 6/22/19 NEA Announces #StrongPublicSchools Presidential Forum Top Posts This Week 6/15/19 #REDFORED #CTA #StrongPublicSchools Seattle Schools Community Forum: Gay Pride Month Starts Today Jackie Goldberg Hits the LAUSD Board Runnin
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