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Sunday, February 9, 2014

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Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:  Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select WKOW Video:  http://www.wkow.com/story/24658036/2014/02/06/study-concludes-wi-charter-schools-are-doing-better-because-of-students-they-select SPRING GREEN (WKOW) — The Forward Institut
by mike simpson / 8min 
2-9-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: What A Surprise That A "Blended Learning" Course Is A DisasterMayor Bloomberg loved all things techie - especially when it came to replacing humans with computers or computerized programs.So of course we got all kinds of computerized nonsense in the NYDOE during his 12 years in power and one of the more infamous was the iZone, which was a highly-touted education pr
by mike simpson / 13min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Public Schools Across NY See State School Aid Decline Due to Cuomo BudgetI can’t find a link for this story, but I have the newspaper in front of me. (Thanks to a reader, here is the link: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/84-of-li-school-districts-to-get-less-aid-than-6-years-ago-under-cuomo-budget-plan-1.6973979) It is
by mike simpson / 32min 
2-9-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Charter Schools USA F School Does TV Spot, Fails to Mention GradeFrom Tampa Bay Times reporter Marlene Skokol: TAMPA — Woodmont Charter School, an F-rated elementary and middle school, is advertising on television for more students. The 30-second cable spot shows childre
by mike simpson / 35min 
2-9-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Is Hartford forgoing its ethics policy for Capital Prep Steve Perry?Even a cursory review of the facts reveal that Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry is violating Hartford Board of Education policies, and potentially state laws, due to his chronic absenteeism, his inappropriate use of social media and the fact that he spends an inordinate amount of his work day promoting his profitable
by mike simpson / 37min 
2-9-14 deutsch29 | Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part Three
Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part Three | deutsch29: Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part ThreeThis post is the last in a series of three on the state of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) across the nation. Now that states have hastily Raced to the US Department of Education in chasing US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s dangled (albeit insufficient) millions, m
by mike simpson / 40min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. Unified Students Pitch In To Help The HomelessSome 300 students from 36 high schools take part in a district-wide volunteer day at shelters. By Esmeralda Bermudez  | L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/1gZUyIA Alondra Morales, 17, of Los Angeles High School, has her hair tucked underneath a hair net by schoolmate Jessica Nibra, 17. The two were preparing to
by mike simpson / 43min 
All Week 2-9-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE: DCPS and the WTU: A Negotiation Showdown or an Opportunity to Repair?During the coming negotiation rounds between DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) President, Elizabeth “Liz” Davis, the following issues need further elaboration: How has IMPACT 2.0 faired in the 40 lowest performing schools? What is the teacher turnover rate within these schoo
by mike simpson / 45min 
2-9-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: Democracy at Risk in the Nation's SchoolsBecause current Education Policies were made without the consent or input of those who experience them on the ground- teachers, students, and parents- they only way they can be implemented is through an ugly dose on of fear and intimidation, first on the teachers required to teach according to their precepts, then on the students and
by mike simpson / 48min 
2-9-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Worst Op-Ed of 2014, Already?Worst Op-Ed of 2014, Already?.1 by plthomasedd / 1h hide  //  save2-8-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdDTHE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a
by mike simpson / 50min 
2-9-14 empathyeducates All Week
empathyeducates: 4 Education Overhauls to Watch for in 2014By Owen Davis | Originally Published at Salon. AlterNet. February 4, 2014 8:30 AM For people looking to “disrupt” public education, it’s become requisite to bemoan the “educational status quo” — a phrase meant to evoke images of poor kids striving against the impediments of failing schools […]by empathy / 7h 2-8-14 empathyeducates All Week
by mike simpson / 52min 
DCPS and the WTU: A Negotiation Showdown or an Opportunity to Repair? | EdCentrist
DCPS and the WTU: A Negotiation Showdown or an Opportunity to Repair? | EdCentrist: DCPS and the WTU: A Negotiation Showdown or an Opportunity to Repair?Leave a commentDuring the coming negotiation rounds between DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) President, Elizabeth “Liz” Davis, the following issues need further elaboration: How has IMPACT 2.0 faired in the 4
by mike simpson / 57min 
NYC Educator: When a Mayor's Vision Collides with Corporate Cuomo's
NYC Educator: When a Mayor's Vision Collides with Corporate Cuomo's: When a Mayor's Vision Collides with Corporate Cuomo'sNYC has woken up and come to its senses. After 20 years of GOP mayors who hated us and everything we stood for, the city has elected a progressive-minded mayor, a mayor who seems to value not only working people, but also the people who professionally serve the city. I went to
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LAUSD'S IRIS STEVENSON- GUILTY OF TEACHING WHILE BLACK...AND BEING AT THE TOP OF THE SALARY SCALE - Perdaily.com
LAUSD'S IRIS STEVENSON- GUILTY OF TEACHING WHILE BLACK...AND BEING AT THE TOP OF THE SALARY SCALE - Perdaily.com: LAUSD'S IRIS STEVENSON- GUILTY OF TEACHING WHILE BLACK...AND BEING AT THE TOP OF THE SALARY SCALE(Mensaje se repite en Español)Veteran LAUSD Crenshaw High School teacher teacher Iris Stevenson has been cooling her heals in teacher jail at LAUSD for the crime of having taken her student
by mike simpson / 10h 
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: Is Common Core the Lord Voldemort of... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: Is Common Core the Lord Voldemort of... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: Is Common Core the Lord Voldemort of education? COMMENT(4) 0 0 1 1View Larger Phil SkinnerTea Party members cheer after public comments in favor Cobb County’s decision not purchase new math textbooks for all grade levels that were aligned with Common Core during a school board
by mike simpson / 10h 
(Part 3) Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting update | Reclaim Reform
(Part 3) Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting update | Reclaim Reform: (Part 3) Attack on Teacher Pensions: IRTA Sues for Rights – Sarasota, FL meeting updatePosted on February 8, 2014by Ken PrevitiMy takeaway from the Feb. 5th meeting is about facts versus propaganda. Fact: Illinois is NOT too broke to pay teacher pensions.Illinois Retired Teachers Association P
by mike simpson / 13h 
Nite Cap 2-8-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
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 CAPAre Education Conferences Relevant? | My Island ViewAre Education Conferences Relevant? | My Island View: Are Education Conferences Relevant?February 8, 2014 by tomwhitbyI am very fortunate to be able to attend a number of Education Conferences e
by mike simpson / 15h 
Are Education Conferences Relevant? | My Island View
Are Education Conferences Relevant? | My Island View: Are Education Conferences Relevant?February 8, 2014 by tomwhitbyI am very fortunate to be able to attend a number of Education Conferences each year. This offers me a perspective of education conferences that is not afforded to a majority of educators. When one considers the total number of American educators compared to the total attendance at
by mike simpson / 20h 
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Newark Parents Give It To Gov Christie's Ed Flunky Cami Anderson!Parent Ms.Natasha Allen Runs Cami Out of NPS Advisory This took place at Newark's First Avenue School. The camera work is a little frantic, but you still can get the sense of righteous anger and determination for Newark's parents to control the educational destiny of
by mike simpson / 21h 
Why I Stopped Teaching Like a Champion | EduShyster
Why I Stopped Teaching Like a Champion | EduShyster: Why I Stopped Teaching Like a Champion A former KIPP teacher in New Orleans finds her voiceI was never much of a champion, to be honest. KIPP defines a successful teacher as someone who keeps children quiet, teaches children how to answer each question on a test composed of arbitrary questions, and then produces high scores on this test. Mind yo
by mike simpson / 21h 
2nd Banana 2-8-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #RealEdTalk #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTNot Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Are | Connected PrincipalsNot Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Are | Connected Principals: Not Everyone Is Able to Tweet and Post Who They Really Areby Chris Wejr • February 5, 2014 • 0 CommentsThere is often much discussion around the separation of our professional an
by mike simpson / 22h 
Morning Wink 2-8-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSNYC Educator: Andy Cuomo's Three-Ring Common Core CircusNYC Educator: Andy Cuomo's Three-Ring Common Core Circus: Andy Cuomo's Three-Ring Common Core CircusIntrepid Reality-Based Educator has the rundown on Governor Andy's Common Core panel.  I hear good things about teacher Todd Hathaway, who may perhaps counter the other teacher, E4E's Nick Lawrence, who
by mike simpson / 23h



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Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:



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 Study concludes WI charter schools are doing better because of students they select

 WKOW Video:  http://www.wkow.com/story/24658036/2014/02/06/study-concludes-wi-charter-schools-are-doing-better-because-of-students-they-select SPRING GREEN (WKOW) — The Forward Institute released a study on Thursday which hypothesizes that private charter schools in Milwaukee have higher report card scores than public schools because they are selecting students who have lower rates of truancy Au
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Republican Senator Calls for Ending Privatization of Milwaukee Schools
Sen. Schultz says it’s a mistake to take this “flawed model statewide” The Forward Institute held a press conference, Feb. 6, to release its latest study. The importance of the study — “Habitual Truancy and School Report Cards in Milwaukee Schools” — to every community in the state was underscored by the appearance of State Senator Dale Schultz (R–Richland Center), who said it provides more facts
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2-9-14 Perdido Street School

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Mulgrew Writes The Times
A letter to the editor from Mulgrew:Re “Teachers’ Push for Back Pay May Pinch City” (front page, Feb. 5):The question for New York City is not whether it can afford to pay competitive salaries to the teachers of the city’s more than one million schoolchildren, but whether it can afford not to.How can we have a world-class school system as long as the city has the largest class sizes, the neediest
by reality-based edu... / 42min 

Let's Change The Name Of Of The CCSS To "Common Cuomo Core New York State Standards"
There has been so much negativity and opposition to Common Core arising around the country that some states are thinking about changing the name of the Common Core State Standards to something else even as they keep the standards themselves mostly intact.Florida, for example, has changed the name of the Common Core State Standards to the "Florida Standards," making some 37 clarifications
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What A Surprise That A "Blended Learning" Course Is A Disaster

Mayor Bloomberg loved all things techie - especially when it came to replacing humans with computers or computerized programs.So of course we got all kinds of computerized nonsense in the NYDOE during his 12 years in power and one of the more infamous was the iZone, which was a highly-touted education program that was supposed to combine online learning with classroom learning into an highly effec
by reality-based edu... / 11min 


2-8-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekSome Reaction To Cuomo's Common Core PanelHere are some comments left at the Capital Confidential reporting Cuomo's Common Core panel announcement:Once again the Bully of New York fails to include the real experts in the field. Educators have been saying all along what is best for student achievement but it has fallen upont deaf ears. Sorry knuckle

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Do Charters Beat the Odds? This Reader Says No.
In response to a debate about charters in Minneapolis, this reader says the comparison is unfair. The charters enroll different students from the public schools. Moreover, as the charters exclude students with disabilities, the public schools enroll larger proportions of the students with the highest needs. He writes that charters do NOT beat the odds. They stack the deck in their own favor while
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A Mother Responds to Newsday’s Claim That Common Core Is Right No Matter How Many Protest
This letter came from a mother and teacher on Long Island in New York, which has been a hotbed of resistance to the Common Core and the testing. Newsday ran an editorial today saying that it is time to “Stop the testing tug-of-war.” the editorial insists that Common Core is needed no matter how many teachers and educators object. The editorial is accompanied by a cartoon showing a tug-of-war with
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New Yorkers Denounce Cuomo’s Stacked Panel to “Review” Common Core
After the past year’s troubled rollout of Common Core standards and tests, parents and legislative leaders spoke out against the New York State Education Department’s rush to impose and test standards that neither students nor teachers were prepared for. On the botched tests, passing rates fell to only 30% across the state. Only 3% of English learners passed the test, along with 5% of students wit
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EduShyster: Who Is Mercedes Schneider?
Here are two of my favorite bloggers in conversation. Jennifer Berkshire–aka EduShyster–went to a bloggers’ convention in New Orleans and stayed with Mercedes Schneider. Jennifer spent a day with Mercedes, then interviewed her here. As it happened, they were meeting on the first anniversary of the start of Mercedes’ blog.
by dianeravitch / 4min 

Teacher in Mississippi: Praying for a Pay Raise
This appeared on a Facebook page and was sent to me (I am one of the few people on the planet not on Facebook). “I’m getting ready to go to bed b/c I have to get up at 5:00 in the morning for early duty. I plan to pray tonight for our Elected Officials b/c that is what it says to do in the Bible to pray for them b/c they are placed in authority. I have a lot of emotions going through my mind but I
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Ohio: The High Cost of “Choice”
Below is a letter to the editor published in the Akron Beacon Journal by a long-term suburban board of education member. February 1, 2014 – 10:54 PM “High cost of choice.” In response to the Jan. 30 letter “Thanks for the choice,” I’m pleased that the writer’s children “thrive in the home-school environment.” I firmly believe, however, that most young people would benefit more from interacting wi
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Schneider: State-by-State Update on Common Core Controversies–Part 2
Schneider here provides part 2 of her state-by-state review of controversies over the Common Core standards and testing. This one includes the following states: Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee. Her part 1 appeared yesterday. She describes the entire mess as a textbook example of how NOT to cre
1 by dianeravitch / 14min

Public Schools Across NY See State School Aid Decline Due to Cuomo Budget
I can’t find a link for this story, but I have the newspaper in front of me. (Thanks to a reader, here is the link: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/84-of-li-school-districts-to-get-less-aid-than-6-years-ago-under-cuomo-budget-plan-1.6973979) It is dated February 7, 2014, Newsday (published on Long Island, New York), and it is the front-page headline: “School Aid Slide: 84% of LI Distr
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Deborah Meier: Follow the Money!
Deborah Meier, one of the great education thinkers of our time, says we were duped. The corporate reformers stole the good words like “reform” and “choice,” to cover their intentions. They borrowed language from the civil rights movement but not its noble goals. What do they want? Bust the unions. Make money. Their favorite vehicle: charter schools. She writes: “However, the idea of Charter School
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Joseph Featherstone: A Thoughtful Review of “Reign of Error” in the Nation
Joseph Featherstone has been writing about education for decades. He was a progressive back when I was infatuated with accountability and other useless ideas. In the current issue of the Nation, Featherstone has an interesting and provocative review of my latest book “Reign of Error.” What was especially gratifying to me is that he understands the dangers of privatization, he sees the larger conte
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Attention, Arne and Jeb: Why Does a Dying Child Have to Take the Test?
This is a horrifying story about educational policy gone mad, gone cruel, gone inhumane. Ethan Rediske, an 11-year-old boy, died in hospice in Florida last Friday. Before he died, his plight gained national attention. Valerie Strauss wrote about him, and so did Laura Clawson in the Daily Kos. Ethan was blind and had brain damage and cerebral palsy. As he lay dying in hospice, the state demanded wr
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 2-8-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGJames Meredith: Time for an American Child’s Bill of RightsCivil rights hero James Meredith is worried about the future of American public schools. He fought so hard to integrate them, but now he sees new forces seeking to take control of them, and not for good reasons. He wrote recently, as reported in Valerie Strauss’s

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2-9-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:







Rick Scott’s Dileberately Misleading PECO Charter School Funding Proposal
Rick Scott created the slippery slope education funding when he cut education funding during his first term. Now he’s having to navigate it during a year he has to face voters. Let’s consider his tricky wording which justifies giving more than half of PECO funds to charter schools. Writes James Call in the Florida Current: A long simmering dispute buried within Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed education
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Charter Schools USA F School Does TV Spot, Fails to Mention Grade

From Tampa Bay Times reporter Marlene Skokol: TAMPA — Woodmont Charter School, an F-rated elementary and middle school, is advertising on television for more students. The 30-second cable spot shows children listening attentively, raising their hands, working on computers and romping through the playground. But it doesn’t mention the school’s grade. “I’m not going to advertise that Woodmont got an
by Bob Sikes / 43min 


2-8-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:Scathing Purple Musings  Color me purple in Florida ALL WeekThe Creepy, Incestuous, Conflicts-of-Interests Involved in Florida’s School Grade SystemThe editors of the Lakeland Ledger have complete grasp of the timeline of events concerning Florida’s school grade system. T

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2-9-14 Wait What?

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Who is pushing Capital Prep Steve Perry’s Capital Prep Harbor Charter School application?
According to the charter school application submitted by Steve Perry’s private charter school Management Company;  “The Capital Prep Harbor School (the “Harbor School”) is designed as a replication of the Capital Preparatory Magnet School (“Capital Prep”) in Hartford, Connecticut.  The founders of Capital Prep have developed an internationally recognized model designed to prepare children from […]
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Is Hartford forgoing its ethics policy for Capital Prep Steve Perry?

Even a cursory review of the facts reveal that Capital Prep Principal Steve Perry is violating Hartford Board of Education policies, and potentially state laws, due to his chronic absenteeism, his inappropriate use of social media and the fact that he spends an inordinate amount of his work day promoting his profitable public speaking business. […]The post Is Hartford forgoing its ethics policy fo
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2-8-14 Wait What? All Week
Wait What?:  Wait What? All WeekAiling teacher evaluation program can’t be cured (by Wendy Lecker)Among Governor Malloy’s package of election year gimmicks to win back enough support to get 50 percent of the vote in November’s gubernatorial election are a series of steps to deceive teachers, parents and public school advocates into think that he is mending his ways and stepping off the corporate e

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2-9-14 deutsch29 | Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part Three

Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part Three | deutsch29:







Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part Three

This post is the last in a series of three on the state of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) across the nation. Now that states have hastily Raced to the US Department of Education in chasing US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s dangled (albeit insufficient) millions, many have entered the phase I call Move to the Sidelines to Consider the CCSS Cost and How to Proceed. In writing these pos
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2-8-14 deutsch29 | Mercedes Schneider's EduBlog
deutsch29 | Mercedes Schneider's EduBlog: Update on Common Core Status in the States: Part TwoOn February 6, 2014, I posted my first of three installments regarding the state of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in statehouses nationwide– and even in the US Senate. Reaction to CCSS includes the Huckabee-promoted “rebranding” of the CCSS “product” as well as CCSS investigation, testing delay,
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