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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-4-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mercedes Schneider Transcribes Stephen Colbert’s Interview of Campbell BrownMercedes Schneider decided to do something unusual for her birthday. This is what a workaholic does. She transcribed Stephen Colbert’s interview of Campbell Brown, the former CNN anchor who is leading the battle to take the right to due process (aka a fair
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8-4-14 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.: Changing Chicago’s political landscape. Your homework assignment.It wasn’t very hard for us to fill the Logan Square house with people to hear CTU President Karen Lewis speak. We could have doubled the invite list. We were only limited by the size of Mike and Susan’s living room. “This is not an annou
by mike simpson / 4min 
8-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Detentions make no difference, pupils claim”As any regular reader of this blog or my books knows, I’m not a big fan of using punishment in the classroom (you can see many of my previous posts on the topic here). I know they have their role in very serious offenses, but I’ve been fortunate enough in my teaching career to be
by mike simpson / 6min 
8-4-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: It’s innovative, but is it really better?The word “innovative” is invoked a lot to describe school reform policies that are alleged to be improvements over what existed before. But is innovative inherently better? Arthur H. Camins answers the question in the folowing post. Camins is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institut
by mike simpson / 10min 
8-4-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:   Wait What?  Pelto/Murphy 2014 All is well in the Land of OzThe scene in which Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy says, “CT budget and economy both poised to take off” In the last of a series of articles written by the CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf on how the candidates for governor would deal with Connecticut’s $1.4 projected state budget for the year following the November election, Governor
by mike simpson / 12min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-4-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Supes Surveyed On Suspensionsfrom Politico Morning Ed and AASA: The School Superintendents Association and the Children's Defense Fund asked 500 school superintendents how and why they use out-of-school suspension. Out of the 92 percent who thought the punishment leads to negative consequences, more than two-thirds of superintendents said lost class tim
by mike simpson / 14min 
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Rational and Evidence-Based Responses to Standards Advocates and CriticsBecause the education agendas and discourse by Democrats and Republicans are essentially indistinguishable, as I have argued before, educators have no political party. Educators are similarly trapped
by mike simpson / 16min 
8-4-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: K12 Defies... Well, EverythingK12 remains the top dog in the junkyard of cyberschooling. It provides an instructive lesson in how a good pile of cash and friends in the right places can keep a business afloat even after people have poked holes in the hull.There was never anything about the organization that didn't look like a red flag. It was set up by hedge fund manager Ronald Pac
by mike simpson / 18min 
8-4-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Former Moreland Co-Chair Kathleen Rice "Assisting" With Federal Prosecutors Looking Into Cuomo's Commission MeddlingSo much Moreland news this morning, hard to get it all on the blog.Here's another piece of news via Ken Lovett of the Daily News: Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, one of three former co-chairs of Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission,
by mike simpson / 20min 
The Importance of Emotional Leadership | Connected Principals
The Importance of Emotional Leadership | Connected Principals: The Importance of Emotional Leadershipby George Couros • August 4, 2014 • 0 CommentsIn about my sixth year of teaching, I remember sharing a story about my dogs with my grade 9 students.  As I was on my own in a small town where I didn’t know many people, the dogs were a HUGE part of my life and this wasn’t the first or last time I wou
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLES"We tortured some folks." -- Pres. ObamaColumnist Gene LyonsThis is less a war than an uprising in a concentration camp... --Chicago Sun-TimesBill Clinton “I nearly got him [bin Laden]. And I could have killed him, but I would have to destroy a little town called Kandahar in Afghanistan and kill 300 innocent women and chi
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NYC Educator: UFT Leadership Election Is Rigged. Here's How and Why.
NYC Educator: UFT Leadership Election Is Rigged. Here's How and Why.: UFT Leadership Election Is Rigged. Here's How and Why.I know we talk about this often, but it's important to understand that the fundamental nature of selecting our leadership is dishonest and designed to shut us up rather than elicit our participation. The million name ballot is a problem, of course, because almost no one knows
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8-4-14 The New Living in Dialogue | hosted by Anthony Cody
Living in Dialogue | hosted by Anthony Cody: Chicago Teachers’ New Political AwakeningBy Michelle Gunderson. What would our city look like if it were run by Chicago teachers alongside other labor and community groups? This was the thought that kept running through my head as we gathered to support the launch of the new United Working Families political organization in Chicago. I have strong hope t
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Charter Schools Fail the Test of Justice | janresseger
Charter Schools Fail the Test of Justice | janresseger: Charter Schools Fail the Test of JusticePosted on August 4, 2014 by janressegerSeveral weeks ago I was asked by Northeast Ohio Media Group (The Plain Dealer), as part of a point-counterpoint series on charter schools—pro and con, to contribute a short article.  The person who requested the column knew of my concern that it is not possible to
by mike simpson / 40min 
Town Hall Meeting on Local Control of Schools | WeArePCAPS
Town Hall Meeting on Local Control of Schools | WeArePCAPS: Town Hall Meeting on Local Control of SchoolsPosted on August 4, 2014by wearepcapsForty Thousand Philadelphia registered voters signed a petition this Spring to put the question of returning our schools to local control and abolishing the School Reform Commission on the ballot in the form of a non-binding referendum. But before this can h
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Transcript of Campbell Brown’s Interview with Stephen Colbert | deutsch29
Transcript of Campbell Brown’s Interview with Stephen Colbert | deutsch29: Transcript of Campbell Brown’s Interview with Stephen ColbertAugust 3, 2014On August 1, 2014, blogger Jersey Jazzman published an insightful post regarding former CNN news anchor Campbell Brown’s appearance on the Colbert Report on July 31, 2014, as she discussed her intention to abolish teacher job protections “for the chi
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Chicago Teachers’ New Political Awakening | Living in Dialogue
Chicago Teachers’ New Political Awakening | Living in Dialogue:   Sunday, August 3, 2014 11:13 am   Chicago, Electoral Politics, Teachers Unions   Michelle Gunderson   0   71 By Michelle Gunderson.What would our city look like if it were run by Chicago teachers alongside other labor and community groups? This was the thought that kept running through my head as we gathered to support the launch of
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Celebrated Trial Lawyer to Head Group Challenging Teacher Tenure - NYTimes.com
Celebrated Trial Lawyer to Head Group Challenging Teacher Tenure - NYTimes.com: Celebrated Trial Lawyer to Head Group Challenging Teacher TenureDavid Boies, the star trial lawyer who helped lead the legal charge that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, is becoming chairman of thePartnership for Educational Justice, a group that former CNN anchor Campbell Brown founded in part to pursue
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Six Years Under the Masthead: Farewell to Ed Week - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Six Years Under the Masthead: Farewell to Ed Week - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Six Years Under the Masthead: Farewell to Ed WeekBy Anthony Cody on August 3, 2014 1:33 PMThis post marks my last appearance at Education Week, after six eventful years. The summer of 2008 was the beginning of Living in Dialogue, launched with the help of John Norton. In that first year, I wrote about
by mike simpson / 11h 
My remarks to the National Society of High School Scholars
My remarks to the National Society of High School Scholars: My remarks to the National Society of High School Scholarsbyteacherken  Tweet  4 Commentswhich I delivered yesterday in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University.I was invited to speak on behalf of the Educators of Distinction, those educators who had been selected by the student members of the organization.This was the third time
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Analysis: Dispute over Common Core gets personal - SFGate
Analysis: Dispute over Common Core gets personal - SFGate: Analysis: Dispute over Common Core gets personalBy MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated PressUpdated 2:03 pm, Sunday, August 3, 2014BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The clash over whether Louisiana's public schools should teach to the Common Core education standards has devolved into a bitter public feud that will have one-time political friends sitting on
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Another Reason Why Teachers Need Tenure Part 1(b) southbronxschool
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Another Reason Why Teachers Need Tenure Part 1(b)Libel; a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.I have been wanting to write for a few days about the article in the NY Post last week about a Queens middle school teacher and his relationship with a 14 year old student.Now mind you, in no way is it being brought int
by mike simpson / 12h 
Synthroid® and CCSS | Reclaim Reform
Synthroid® and CCSS | Reclaim Reform: Synthroid® and CCSSPosted on August 3, 2014by Ken PrevitiSynthroid® is prescribed across America for adrenal, thyroid and endocrine disorders of all types.Common Core State Standards compliant high stakes tests (and all of the expensive accompanying computer programs, texts and other publications, teacher assessment programs, school funding, and the legislativ
by mike simpson / 12h 
Nite Cap 8-2-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT
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 CAPempathyeducates – News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!empathyeducates – News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!: News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!By Black&Smart, AKAdemic | Originally Published at Black&Smart
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empathyeducates – News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!
empathyeducates – News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!: News Flash…All Black People Don’t Think Alike!By Black&Smart, AKAdemic | Originally Published at Black&Smart July 14, 2014There have been those times when my White brothers and sisters have suggested that my perspective couldn’t possibly be right because some other Black people didn’t hold that same view. The idea that Black
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SKrashen: Do American Rich Kids do Worse on International Tests than Rich Kids from Other Countries?
SKrashen: Do American Rich Kids do Worse on International Tests than Rich Kids from Other Countries?: Do American Rich Kids do Worse on International Tests than Rich Kids from Other Countries?Do American Rich Kids do Worse on International Tests than Rich Kids from Other Countries?Stephen KrashenHanushek, Peterson and Woessmann (2014) claim that when we examine students from "advantaged"
by mike simpson / 17h 
8-3-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “An Important Conversation About Race, Parents, School & Poverty”[View the story "An Important Conversation About Race, Parents, School & Poverty" on Storify]by Larry Ferlazzo / 1min Parent Volunteer FormHere’s a potentially useful parent volunteer form posted at the Organized Classroom Blog. Thanks to Joe
by mike simpson / 18h 
CPS starving its schools to justify privatization - Chicago Sun-Times
CPS starving its schools to justify privatization - Chicago Sun-Times: CPS starving its schools to justify privatization147BY TIMOTHY MEEGAN July 30, 2013 5:42PMOn Wednesday July 24, I was physically removed from a Chicago Board of Education meeting after I waited four hours to speak for two minutes. I timed it at two minutes and five seconds, but I was not allowed to finish. While board member He
by mike simpson / 19h 
8-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Reminder to Our ReadersThis is a community forum blog.  To me and Charlie, that means anyone can come and discuss anything relevant to public education from national right down to specific Seattle schools/programs.  We try to guide the conversation but not define it. You can opine/inform on topics on just about anything in public education.  We provide open threa
by mike simpson / 19h 
Louisiana Educator: Two Excellent New Laws Approved Despite Common Core Hyseria
Louisiana Educator: Two Excellent New Laws Approved Despite Common Core Hyseria: Two Excellent New Laws Approved Despite Common Core HyseriaNew legislation (Acts 833 and 643) Emphasize the Need for A Diverse CurriculumFortunately for our special needs students in Louisiana, the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities council fought very hard this legislative session and succeeded in passing groundbre
by mike simpson / 19h 
Best Video Exposing Common Core | Prof. Duke Pesta | Fight the Core
Best Video Exposing Common Core | Prof. Duke Pesta | Fight the Core: Best Video Exposing Common Core | Prof. Duke PestaHave you heard about Common Core? The chilling truth behind these new national educational “standards” will terrify you. Common Core represents the latest and most comprehensive step in the drive toward complete government control of our children’s education. Join us for a special
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-3-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: It Is Time To Revisit Cuomo's Charter School Budget GiveawayLast legislative session, Governor Cuomo engineered a budget giveaway to his charter school campaign donors, forcing New York City to either co-locate future charter schools in public school buildings or pick up the tab for future charter schools on private property.The charter school giveaway is expected to cost th
by mike simpson / 21h 
Badass Teachers Association: Why be Badass?
Badass Teachers Association: Why be Badass?: Why be Badass?Welcoming remarks by Denisha Jones at the BAT's 1st Annual Rally in DCI am constantly asked the same question by friends and family when I talk to them about this group...why call yourself badass? They often wonder how we can be expected to be taken seriously with such a crass name. It's not crass to me but I get their concern. Why would t
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8-3-14 Wag The Dog Week
WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Cognitive PrivilegeI’ve been wondering lately if there is such a thing as cognitive privilege and what role it might play in the Common Core debate? Is it possible that there are highly intelligent individuals who lack the empathy and wisdom to “see” and understand the aca
by mike simpson / 22h 
Overview of BAT's Rally in DC on Vimeo
Overview of BAT's Rally in DC on Vimeo: Overview of BAT's Rally in DCfrom L. Graykin PLUS 2 hours ago / Creative Commons License: by nc ALL AUDIENCESOn July 28, 2014, members of the Badass Teachers Association - BATs - convened in Washington, DC. Over 500 teachers, parents, administrators, performers, politicians, and students from 38 states came together in front of the Dept. of Education Buildin
by mike simpson / 23h 
IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, STOP BLOGGING, AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ! | Teachers Fight Back
IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, STOP BLOGGING, AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ! | Teachers Fight Back: IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, STOP BLOGGING, AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY !leave a comment »How many times must I warn teachers to avoid any forms of social media and especially blogging ?  YOU ARE A TEACHER, YOU HAVE NO FREEDOM OF SPEECH, what part of that don’t you understand ?Now we have an incident where a teacher was alleg
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8-3-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Fact-checking Campbell Brown: What she said, what research really showsFormer CNN correspondent Campbell Brown appeared on The Colbert Report last week in her role as head of the new Partnership for Educational Justice, an advocacy organization that is supporting seven parents in a lawsuit against New York State’s teacher tenure laws. (Supporting may be underestimating what the group
by mike simpson / 23h 
An Open Letter to Campbell Brown from a Teacher on Leave | Life Under the Ponytail
An Open Letter to Campbell Brown from a Teacher on Leave | Life Under the Ponytail: An Open Letter to Campbell Brown from a Teacher on LeavePosted on August 1, 2014 by Bailey ShawleyDear Ms. Brown,I saw your interview with Stephen Colbert. I wish I could have been one of those protesters outside the studio. You see, I don’t support people who are not educational experts attempting to reform or rea
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 8-3-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Network for PublicEducation Endorses Sherry Dagnogo in MichiganThe Network for Public Education endorses Sherry Gay-Dagnogo The Network for Public Education is proud to endorse Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
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Feds Turn Down NY’s Testing Accommodations for Students withDisabilities
New York proposed to exempt up to 2% of students with severe disabilities from federally required state tests. The U.S. Department of Education said no. Last year, 95% of students with disabilities failed the new Common Core tests in New York. Leaders of national organizations supposedly representing students with disabilities hailed the DOE’s de is ion to hold these students to the same standar
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Peter Greene: What Happens When the Little People Push Back?
Why did Campbell Brown pretend to be frightened of the protestors outside Stephen Colbert’s studio? Why does she need to pretend that she is on the side of “the kids” when no one believes it? Peter Greene thinks he has the answers: “Campbell Brown’s appearance on the Colbert Report included one of the popular reformster mini-themes– the desire to be insulated from any manner of dialogue. “Grant
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Ohio: Another Charter School in Trouble
Deregulation sounds like a swell idea. Get rid of all those government regulations and innovation will flourish. That’s the theory. But many regulations serve important purposes, especially where taxpayer dollars are concerned; they screen out unqualified people; they monitor how the money is spent; they prevent frauds and scams. Take away regulation, take away government oversight, and the door w
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Sara Roos: Vote for George McKenna for the Los Angeles School Board District 1
Sara Roos is a biostatistician and the parents of two children in the public schools of Los Angeles.   In this post, she explains the difference between George McKenna and Alex Johnson, who are running against one another for the LAUSD seat in District 1.   Read the post for her numerous links to support her statements.   This is what Sara Roos says about Johnson, who works for County Supervisor M
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Fact-Checking Campbell Brown: She Doesn’t Know Much about Research or Teaching
In Valerie Strauss’s blog “The Answer Sheet” in the “Washington Post,” Professor Alyssa Hadley Dunn subjected Campbell Brown’s statements on the Stephen Colbert show to a fact check. Dunn, who taught high school English, is now an assistant professor of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Dunn compares what Brown says to what research shows. She concludes: “Quite simply: there is no
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Mercedes Schneider Transcribes Stephen Colbert’s Interview of Campbell Brown
Mercedes Schneider decided to do something unusual for her birthday. This is what a workaholic does. She transcribed Stephen Colbert’s interview of Campbell Brown, the former CNN anchor who is leading the battle to take the right to due process (aka a fair hearing) away from teachers. She thinks that doing so will produce a great teacher in every classroom. Here is the transcript.
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Jersey Jazzman: Campbell Brown, Meet Mike Mignone
You know who Campbell Brown is: she is the former CNN anchor who wants to get rid of teacher tenure. She apparently thinks that teachers should be fired if someone in charge wants to fire them You may not know Mike Mignone. He is a veteran middle-school math teacher in Belleville, New Jersey, and also president of his union. When the school board awarded a contract for $2 million to install a su
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Nicholas Meier: What Is Wrong with Vouchers?
After many years of being rebuffed at the polls, the pro-voucher forces seemed to have given up. Voucher supporters turned to charter schools as their best hope for wresting public dollars out of public schools and putting them into private hands. But in recent years, vouchers have made a comeback. The Wisconsin legislature approved vouchers for Milwaukee in 1990, and the Supreme Court refused to
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-3-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Network for PublicEducation Endorses Sherry Dagnogo in MichiganThe Network for Public Education endorses Sherry Gay-Dagnogo The Network for Public Education is proud to endorse Sherry Gay-Dagnogo for Michigan State Representative in House Distrtct 8. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo was a middle school science teacher for 7 years. She has worked
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8-4-14 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.:







Bruce Rauner says he will be Ronald Reagan who fired the air traffic controllers.
I was contacted by the Illinois Federation of Teachers today, asking me to help circulate this video of Bruce Rauner. In the video he threatens to solve the state’s debt by firing public employees. “We may have to go through rough times. We may have to do what Ronald Reagan did with the air traffic controllers. Sort of have to do a do-over and shut things down for a little while. That’s what we’re
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Ten minute drawing. Alderman O’Connor thinks out of the box.
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George Schmidt. Terrence Carter is only the most dramatic example of the Chicago reform nonsense.
New Leaders’ John Schnur. - George Schmidt is a retired CPS teacher and publishes at Substance. Fred, Let’s draw one last connection here. I first (heard) Jonathan Schnur during a press conference hosted by Gery Chico and Paul Vallas at Chico’s law offices, back before Gery had bankrupted the firm in which he was then a partner. Chico used to hold these media events on the Monday before the Board
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Michelle Gunderson. What could our city look like?
Photo: Fred Klonsky - Michelle Gunderson is a 27 year teaching veteran who teaches first grade in the Chicago Public Schools. She is a doctoral student at Loyola University in Curriculum and Instruction. This first appeared on Anthony Cody’s Living in Dialogue blog. What would our city look like if it were run by Chicago teachers alongside other labor and community groups? This was the thought th
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“Dr.” Terrence P. Carter and Chicago’s New Leaders for New Schools.
If you have been following the sordid story of Terrence P. Carter and his attempt to doctor his resume than you probably don’t live in Chicago. The local media isn’t interested in the story. Carter got busted for claiming a doctorate from Stanford and other universities. It is a degree he didn’t earn. The Chicago connection is the story about how a guy, Jonathan Schnur, whose background is busines
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Changing Chicago’s political landscape. Your homework assignment.
It wasn’t very hard for us to fill the Logan Square house with people to hear CTU President Karen Lewis speak. We could have doubled the invite list. We were only limited by the size of Mike and Susan’s living room. “This is not an announcement,” Karen said. That was said with what I detected was almost a wink. I’m not part of any inner-circles or kitchen cabinets. So I have no inside information
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Ellen Gradman. Banning a Palestinian voice in Evanston, Illinois.
- Ellen Gradman is  Chicago artist and arts and education activist. The link to the story.  
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8-3-14 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.: Guest ten minute drawing. Ken Previti.While my sprained wrist on my drawing  hand recovers from a severe bout of tendonitis, I have solicited guest drawings. - Ken Previti is a retired Illinois teacher living in Florida. He is a blogger, pension and education activist of the highest order.1 by Fred Kl
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“Detentions make no difference, pupils claim”
As any regular reader of this blog or my books knows, I’m not a big fan of using punishment in the classroom (you can see many of my previous posts on the topic here). I know they have their role in very serious offenses, but I’ve been fortunate enough in my teaching career to be able to “cut off at the pass” most of those serious offenses before they’ve become a reality. I’m no saint, however, a
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8-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Good Resources On Race & Racism© 2013 Daniel Lobo, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are new additions to A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism: 10 Quotes That Perfectly Explain Racism To People Who Claim They’re Colorblind is from The Atlanta Black Star. NEA Report: Lack of Teacher
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It’s innovative, but is it really better?
The word “innovative” is invoked a lot to describe school reform policies that are alleged to be improvements over what existed before. But is innovative inherently better? Arthur H. Camins answers the question in the folowing post. Camins is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of […]
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8-3-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Fact-checking Campbell Brown: What she said, what research really showsFormer CNN correspondent Campbell Brown appeared on The Colbert Report last week in her role as head of the new Partnership for Educational Justice, an advocacy organization that is supporting seven parents in a lawsuit against New York State’s teacher tenure laws. (Supporting may be underestimating what the group
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8-4-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy

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All is well in the Land of Oz

The scene in which Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy says, “CT budget and economy both poised to take off” In the last of a series of articles written by the CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf on how the candidates for governor would deal with Connecticut’s $1.4 projected state budget for the year following the November election, Governor […] The post All is well in the Land of Oz appeared first on Wait What?.
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8-3-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:   Wait What?  Pelto/Murphy 2014 Sunday?  What a good day to get a handful of signatures on the Pelto/Murphy petitionWe all know what is at stake as we enter the last days of our historic effort to get on the November ballot so that we can ensure that the people of Connecticut have a real choice in this year’s election for governor. The deadline for submitting names is 4pm this Wednesda
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