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Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/3/15

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The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm | #‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬

The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm | Bleader | Chicago Reader: The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm Many years ago, I heard a funny story from former aldermanic candidate Marja Stoll about running against Alderman Dick Mell's mighty political machine, then rooted in Logan Square.As Stoll stood on a corner greeting voters, up drove Mell, teeming with rambunctious power.From acro

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Breaking: Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite - Politics K-12

Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite - Politics K-12 - Education Week: Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA RewriteAfter nearly two months of negotiating behind closed doors, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chairman and ranking member of the education committee, appear to be nearing consensus on major pieces of a bipartisan dra

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RAHM Why are you pushing the Corporate Agenda in Chicago #DumpRahm #‎Chuy2015

RAHM Why are you pushing the Corporate Agenda  in Chicago?Big Education Ape: The Case Against Rahm | Profit and Laws ‪#‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬ http://bit.ly/1IbiYLMBig Education Ape: Rahm's Accomplishments REALLY!!! Does Rahm deserve another four years? #‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬ http://bit.ly/1FqWjHDBig Education Ape: #HedgePapers No.7: Rahm Emanuel and his Hedge Fund Flash Boys — Hedge Clipper

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The Case Against Rahm | Profit and Laws ‪#‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬

The Case Against Rahm | Profit and Laws: The Case Against RahmI wish I could be with Rahm and feel Chicago is in the hands of a tough, capable leader. But I’ve come to understand that our great city is about to re-elect a guy just as bad or worse than Rod Blagojevich. I wish I were exaggerating.If this mayor isn’t corrupt, he does nearly everything possible to look like it. And, where isn’t corrup

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The Lost Children of Katrina — The Atlantic

The Lost Children of Katrina — The Atlantic: The Lost Children of KatrinaA decade after the hurricane, New Orleans' community grapples with the effects of missed schooling and mass displacement.Ten years ago, the Lee family evacuated from New Orleans to a Houston neighborhood so rife with hostility for evacuees that the ice-cream truck refused to stop for them. At the corner store, the clerk threw

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These Corporations That Raise Money For Schools Keep 48 Percent For Themselves | ThinkProgress

These Corporations That Raise Money For Schools Keep 48 Percent For Themselves | ThinkProgress: These Corporations That Raise Money For Schools Keep 48 Percent For Themselves Elementary school students are in their school gymnasium for a pep rally. An extremely enthusiastic young host shows them a video based on the year’s theme: a community spirit called “Rock’n Town Live.” He leads the students

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From “Bad” Teachers to Teachers as Cheaters: The Burden of the Impossible | the becoming radical

From “Bad” Teachers to Teachers as Cheaters: The Burden of the Impossible | the becoming radical: FROM “BAD” TEACHERS TO TEACHERS AS CHEATERS: THE BURDEN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE The guilty verdict in the Atlanta cheating scandal seems to be a logical conclusion to the “bad” teacher mythconfronted nearly five years ago by Adam Bessie.As a 30-plus-years educator, I have daily witnessed a not-so-subtle dis

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NYC Public School Parents: Flawed state budget bill gives parents more reasons to opt out

NYC Public School Parents: Flawed state budget bill gives parents more reasons to opt out: Flawed state budget bill gives parents more reasons to opt outOn Tuesday night, a state budget bill was approved that doubles down on high-stakes testing and removes any local input– with student "growth scores" on the state exams linked to teacher ratings in a uniform evaluation system. Teachers m

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What the ‘thoughtless’ N.Y. government just did to teachers - The Washington Post

What the ‘thoughtless’ N.Y. government just did to teachers - The Washington Post: What the ‘thoughtless’ N.Y. government just did to teachers The New York legislature this week approved a budget along with some education reforms proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that have been strongly opposed by teachers in part because they make the state’s awful teacher evaluation system even worse. In this post,

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'Don't Become a Teacher': A History - Teaching Now

'Don't Become a Teacher': A History - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher:"'Don't Become a Teacher': A History"Pop quiz. Name the source of this quote:"I most certainly would not advise anyone to go into teaching. Teachers are definitely not respected as they should be by parents or students."You might be tempted to think it's from one of the many responses to Nancie Atwell's

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Atlanta teacher convictions: Do standardized testing pressures foster cheating? - Yahoo News

Atlanta teacher convictions: Do standardized testing pressures foster cheating? - Yahoo News: Atlanta teacher convictions: Do standardized testing pressures foster cheating?An Atlanta jury convicted 11 out of 12 teachers charged with conspiring to manipulate student test scores, but experts say 'Atlanta is the tip of the test-cheating iceberg.' A jury convicted 11 educators of racketeering Wednesd

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Revealed: Why Funders Can’t Change K-12 Educational Practices - Inside Philanthropy

Revealed: Why Funders Can’t Change K-12 Educational Practices - Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence - Inside Philanthropy: Revealed: Why Funders Can’t Change K-12 Educational PracticesL.S. HallWe’re all familiar with the most common criticisms leveled at funders such as Gates, Broad, and Walton, and their efforts to reform public education. Critics charge that these and other foundations

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ABC Refuses To Air Anti-Rahm Commercial | The Daily ‪#‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬

ABC Refuses To Air Anti-Rahm Commercial | The Daily Caller: ABC Refuses To Air Anti-Rahm CommercialThe ABC network refuses to air a commercial criticizing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel even though other networks are running the spot, The Daily Caller has learned.As Emanuel seeks re-election in the Chicago mayoral run-off next week, the Republican-leaning Real Chicago PAC produced an ad highlighting r

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empathyeducates – My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.

empathyeducates – My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.: My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.I received a call from my sons’ school in March telling me that my oldest needed to be picked up early. He had been given a one-day suspension because he had thrown a chair. He did not hit anyone, but he could have, the school officials told me.JJ was 4 at the time.I agreed his behavior wa

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Former DC Whistleblower Principal, Adell Cothorne, on the Atlanta Cheating Verdict | deutsch29

Former DC Whistleblower Principal, Adell Cothorne, on the Atlanta Cheating Verdict | deutsch29: Former DC Whistleblower Principal, Adell Cothorne, on the Atlanta Cheating VerdictIt may have happened in April Fools Day, but it was certainly no joke.On April 1, 2015, 11 Atlanta educators were convicted of racketeering related to their roles in what has come to be widely known as “the Atlanta cheatin

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NY BATs Outraged: Children Lose to an On Time Budget & Flimsy Ethics Reform

Badass Teachers Association: NEW YORK STATE BADASS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2015More Information Contact:Marla Kilfoyle, General Manager, BATsMelissa Tomlinson, Asst General Manager, BATscontact.batmanager@gmail.comBadass Teachers Association - http://www.badassteacher.org/NY BATs Outraged: Children Lose to an On Time Budget & Flimsy Ethics ReformThe

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CPS students won't come by free City Colleges scholarships so easily | Chicago

CPS students won't come by free City Colleges scholarships so easily | Chicago: CPS students won't come by free City Colleges scholarships so easilyWell it was kinda not a lie! Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces the Chicago Star Scholarship program on Oct. 1, 2014. | Brian Jackson/Sun-TimesMayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to give “B” students free scholarships to attend City Colleges of Chicago is a campaign p

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Ingraham High School staff object to the SBAC | Seattle Education

Ingraham High School staff object to the SBAC | Seattle Education: Ingraham High School staff object to the SBACBy a vote of 48 to 1, Ingraham staff passed the following resolution:A RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL OF THE Ingraham High SchoolWHEREAS Ingraham High School strives to provide an excellent educationto every student;WHEREAS the Smarter Balanced Assessment is not required for graduation;WHEREA

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Eva Moskowitz: Turning Schools Into Fight Clubs - WSJ

Eva Moskowitz: Turning Schools Into Fight Clubs - WSJ: Turning Schools Into Fight ClubsIf student A’s fist ‘impacts’ student B, they don’t need ‘to dialogue.’ Student A needs to be disciplined.Eighth-graders in a Queens, N.Y., public elementary school recently organized a “fight club” for first-graders, beating up those who wouldn’t participate. This disgraceful episode comes at a time when many a

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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/2/15 #‎Chuy2015‬

Special Nite Cap - Catch Up on Today's Post 4/2/15Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORM Click here to go to Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for Mayor of Chicago Website#‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬#DUMPRAHMSchools Matter: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board SeatSchools Matter: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board Seat: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his

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The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm | #‎Chuy2015‬ ‪#‎imwithchuy‬

The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm | Bleader | Chicago Reader:

The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm

 Many years ago, I heard a funny story from former aldermanic candidate Marja Stoll about running against Alderman Dick Mell's mighty political machine, then rooted in Logan Square.

As Stoll stood on a corner greeting voters, up drove Mell, teeming with rambunctious power.

From across the street, he called out: "Hey, Marja, you're gonna lose! You're gonna lose!"

I've got to admit I heard that story with a little bit of envy.

As one of those guys generally on the losing end of elections against the machine, I wanted my chance to be the taunter. As opposed to the taunted.

Well, Chicago, in the aftermath of yesterday's improbable election in which—and I still can't really believe it—Jesus Garcia, the most unlikely of candidates, forced Mayor $30 million into a runoff . . .

Allow me to have my Dick Mell moment.

Ha, ha, ha, ha—Mayor Rahm got his ass whupped!

Oh my God, I'm so sorry I said that! Guess I was overwhelmed by jubilation. Can you ever forgive me, Mr. Mayor?

Heh, heh, heh . . .

I happened to watch last night's results come in at the Reader's not-so-luxurious downtown office, overlooking a luxury skyscraper being built on the banks of the Chicago River with$29.5 million of your tax-increment-financing property taxes, my friends.

Just in case you forgot what this election is all about.

As the results poured in, I got so happy I started drinking red wine and dancing the boogaloo. My apologies to the hard-working Reader staffers, who were probably thinking man, you can't take this dude anywhere.

I'd have to rank yesterday's election as one of Chicago's greatest electoral moments. Right up there with . . .

Harold Washington's victory over Richie Daley and Jane Byrne in 1983.

Jane Byrne's victory over Michael Bilandic in 1979.

And the International Olympic Committee's decision to give the games to some other sucker.

I know, technically that's not a triumph of the Chicago electorate. But since I rarely have anything to cheer about, I can't be too picky.

Anyway, that's how I was feeling last night.

This morning I woke up a little hungover as the reality set in.

Folks, let me be the first to warn you—there's a shitstorm a-coming.

If I had any doubts, the clues were there in form of a quote from David Axelrod, the smart guy in Mayor Rahm's campaign.

Every despot's got to have at least one.

Here's what Axelrod told Fran Spielman of the Sun-Times:

"People will look at both candidates and say, 'Who's big enough for the job?' They understand that the challenges are so big and complex, it requires larger-than-life candidates. That's why the people who've thrived in this job are the Harold Washingtons, the Rich Daleys and the Rahm Emanuels. If someone comes through a run-off, they'll be scrutinized in a way that they haven't been much more closely as a potential mayor.”

Smart guy, that Axelrod. No wonder he went so far. In one little quote, he invoked the name of Mayor Washington while letting us know Rahm's about to use some tactics straight from the Bernie Epton playbook.

Epton was the eccentric Republican who came close to beating Washington by running the infamous "before it's too late" campaign that was largely intended to scare the hell out of white people.

In general, Epton's campaign tried to turn Harold Washington into the living, breathing incarnation of white's people worst fears about black people.

I figure Mayor Rahm's going to try a similar thing with Garcia, minus the overt racial appeals.

Get ready for six weeks of crazy as Rahm tries to paint Garcia as a wild-eyed radical—there's gonna be a whole lotta red-baiting going on, folks.

When Rahm's not busy trying to change Garcia into the second coming of Che Guevara, he's going to be telling us that only he can save us from financial armageddon.

Even though he's either the guy who created the mess or supported the guy who created it in The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm | Bleader | Chicago Reader:

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Breaking: Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite - Politics K-12

Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite - Politics K-12 - Education Week:

Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite

After nearly two months of negotiating behind closed doors, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chairman and ranking member of the education committee, appear to be nearing consensus on major pieces of a bipartisan draft to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, according to sources.

In what seems to be a departure from Alexander's original draft legislation, unveiled in January, the version being negotiated likely wouldn't allow Title I dollars for low-income students to follow them to the school of their choice, sources said.

The elimination of that language would be a big win for Murray, and especially for the Obama administration, which has all but said it would veto any bill that included the provision, known as "Title I portability." In their view, that would funnel resources out of poor communities and into wealthier ones.

Still, Title I portability is a big priority for Republicans in a rewrite of the ESEA, the current version of which is the No Child Left Behind Act. Some, including Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., would like to see such a provision pushed even farther to allow Title I dollars to also be used at private schools.

In addition, the version being discussed in negotiations that are slated to continue throughout the weekend would maintain the annual federal testing schedule, sources said. Currently, states are required to test students every year in math and English/language arts in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, and also in science once in grades 3 through 5, once in grades 6 through 8, and once in high school.

Alexander's original draft included two testing options: stick with the annual testing regimen, or give states lots of leeway in how they assess students. The latter option would have allowed states to essentially go their own way on testing, whether that meant testing only in certain grade spans, using portfolios, combining the results of different formative assessments, or trying out competency-based tests, to name a few things.

Still, sources said, the compromise that's under discussion would provide some additional flexibility on testing through a limited pilot program that would allow states and school districts to develop innovative assessments.

The other half of the testing debate has to do with accountability. And at first blush, it seems as though Murray would come up somewhat short on her wish for a more-robust accountability system than what Alexander had included in his original draft.

Under the evolving draft, sources said, states would still need to disaggregate student data to help compare subgroups of students, including minorities, low-income students, English-learners, and those with disabilities. And they would still need to report graduation rates. But, as under Alexander's original draft, states would be able to create their own accountability systems, without the education secretary's hands-on involvement.

Murray has been firm in saying that states need to be held accountable for the billions of taxpayer dollars that they're sent each year, something that Alexander's previous draft, she has said, doesn't do.

However, it sounds like Murray would eke out something of a win on her demand that early-childhood education be included in the NCLB rewrite, according to sources. The version being negotiated doesn't appear to include anything as significant as an entirely new title authorized for billions of dollars, but it would list early-childhood education as an allowable use of funding for a broad swath of programs in the ESEA. That wouldn't be a major departure from current law, but it would provide more specificity.

And the evolving discussions could also produce a competitive grant program that would allow states to better coordinate their early-childhood education programs in order to increase quality and access. Of course, as with any authorization, there's no guarantee Congress would actually provide the funding for that program.

Murray, a former preschool teacher, and the administration have pushed hard to merge early education into the federal K-12 law. In fact, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said just last week that it was the administration's No. 1 priority for a rewrite of the law.

In a speech on March 24, Alexander was adamant that he'd prefer to reorganize the $22 billionthat already goes to federal early-education programs rather than adding new language to law.

The negotiations are still a work in progress, and the details are likely to continue to evolve before the education committee marks up a bill the week of April 13. Among the other apparent areas of agreement, sources said, are provisions that would:

• Maintain the education secretary's waiver authority from provisions of the law, but place limits on tying conditions to waivers.
• Require states to have challenging academic standards, but those standards wouldn't need to be reviewed by the education department.
• Tweak the definition of "supplement not supplant."
• Not close the so-called "Title I comparability loophole."
• Keep in place maintenance of effort, which requires states to keep up their own funding at a particular level in order to tap federal Title I funds, while providing some flexibility for districts.
• Continue to require that schools have at least 40 percent of students in poverty in order to use Title I dollars for programs that benefit the entire school. The Alexander draft—and a bill to rewrite the NCLB law that was debated in the House—would scrap this requirement, allowing any school that gets Title I money to use the funds with all of its students.

It's important to remember that an Alexander/Murray draft would be just the first step in a lengthy Senate legislative process. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle would have the opportunity to try to add language to or eliminate language from a bill during the markup process.

Assuming Alexander's committee clears a bill, and assuming it's still bipartisan at that point (and that's a big assumption since Republicans will have the majority numbers to add and eliminate Senate Education Leaders Close In On Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite - Politics K-12 - Education Week:

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