Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 11/15/16

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Gwen Ifill interviewed George Bush in 2004 about the 'ownership society'

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education : The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education The Seattle Times is the major newspaper of record in our city and it really does fall to them to give the fullest picture in their reporting and then, if they must, lead their readers to a conclusion about that story (or write an

Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? - The Washington Post

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Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? - The Washington Post : Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? There’s a reason that people who care about public education in the United States are mightily worried about President-elect Donald Trump. There are, actually, a number of reasons — all of which lead to this question: Will Trump’s administration destroy U.S. public education?

Educators Brace for Trump – Cloaking Inequity

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Educators Brace for Trump – Cloaking Inequity : Educators Brace for Trump The Wall Street Journal recently reported on what Trump has in mind for eduction. In fact, Donald Trump has promised an education bill in the first 100 days. He has indicated he will spend $20 billion on school choice during the campaign. He’ll probably block grant that money from Title I and other important locations. The

CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon

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CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon : Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon Proud to say that today's email includes my media registration invitation to this years convention thrown by Jeb Bush (out-of-work politician) & Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE)-- Transforming Lives Through Education. I am interested in seeing what happens next to Jeb!, who now occupies a weird sort of

The Real Power Behind Trump is White Fear | gadflyonthewallblog

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The Real Power Behind Trump is White Fear | gadflyonthewallblog : The Real Power Behind Trump is White Fear White people are terrified. Shaken, panicked, scared beyond our capacity for logical thinking. We’re so apprehensive , we elected Donald Trump, a reality show clown, to the White House. Yeah, I know. Hillary Clinton wasn’t exactly inspiring . And the Democrats dropped the ball ignoring the

The Tough Road Ahead - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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The Tough Road Ahead - Bridging Differences - Education Week : The Tough Road Ahead Deborah Meier continues her conversation with Harry Boyte. To read their full exchange, please visit here . Dear Harry and friends, It's hard at the moment to continue the thread of our discussion. But maybe the following is, in its way, in keeping, even if not a response to your last blog. Note also that I'm writ

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Trump considering wildly unpopular cabinet choices for Education Secretary – Missouri Education Watchdog

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Trump considering wildly unpopular cabinet choices for Education Secretary – Missouri Education Watchdog : Trump considering wildly unpopular cabinet choices for Education Secretary Earlier in the election cycle, candidate Trump leaked some possibilities for his choice for Education Secretary. On the list were people like Ben Carson (talented surgeon, but not a student of education policy or proc

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Spotlight on BAGLY: Dignity, Leadership and Bravery | Schott Foundation for Public Education : Spotlight on BAGLY: Dignity, Leadership and Bravery In honor of #GivingTuesday on November 29th, the Schott Foundation has reached out to some of our grantee partners to get the low-down on what they do, who they’re doing it for, and the challenges that they handle like rockstars every day. The Schott F

Tougher Times For Latino Students? History Says They've Never Had It Easy : NPR Ed : NPR

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Tougher Times For Latino Students? History Says They've Never Had It Easy : NPR Ed : NPR : Tougher Times For Latino Students? History Says They've Never Had It Easy Lincoln Elementary School for "Mexican" children in Orange County, Calif., 1930s. Courtesy of "Fire in the Morning"/National Museum of American History There's been lots of chatter on social media and among pundits, warning that the t

‘I’m a Normal Kid’: Transgender Students Thrive in Supportive Schools

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‘I’m a Normal Kid’: Transgender Students Thrive in Supportive Schools : ‘I’m a Normal Kid’: Transgender Students Thrive in Supportive Schools (To protect the rights, privacy, and safety of the people interviewed for this story, NEA Today has altered or change their names. Only one source specifically asked to be identified.) MJ, a 14-year-old teen from Virginia, was up late one evening. It was Ma

25 percent of California teachers who were teaching in the state in 2013/14 will retire by 2023/24 - Education Research Report

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Education Research Report: 25 percent of California teachers who were teaching in the state in 2013/14 will retire by 2023/24 : 25 percent of California teachers who were teaching in the state in 2013/14 will retire by 2023/24 A new report updates a previously published report by projecting California teacher retirements, at the state and county level and by specific teaching fields, during the p

“Act like an adult.” No thanks. | Fred Klonsky

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“Act like an adult.” No thanks. | Fred Klonsky : “Act like an adult.” No thanks. Hundreds of students walk off their East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights high school campuses to protest President-elect Trump. Montgomery Blair High School junior Lyla DiPaul, 16, joins other students in a small rally in a parking lot at Westfield Wheaton Mall on their way to downtown Silver Spring marching to protest

Steve Bannon is a shameless racist. Haters won’t be posted on this site. | Fred Klonsky

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Gwen Ifill interviewed George Bush in 2004 about the 'ownership society'

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Gwen Ifill interviewed George Bush in 2004 about the 'ownership society' : Gwen Ifill interviewed George Bush in 2004 about the 'ownership society' We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of the great, path-breaking journalist, Gwen Ifill, who died yesterday at the age of 61. Much too soon. I'm happy I got to meet Gwen once in D.C. and tell her personally how

Who Could Be Donald Trump's Education Secretary? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

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Who Could Be Donald Trump's Education Secretary? - Politics K-12 - Education Week : Who Could Be Donald Trump's Education Secretary? President-elect Donald Trump doesn't have a track record on education , which means that his choice of education secretary will send a really important signal on where he wants to go in terms of policy on the Every Student Succeeds Act, higher education, and more. S

It’s Time States Stop Bullying Schools by Imposing Tests with Bogus, Artificially High Cut Scores | janresseger

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It’s Time States Stop Bullying Schools by Imposing Tests with Bogus, Artificially High Cut Scores | janresseger : It’s Time States Stop Bullying Schools by Imposing Tests with Bogus, Artificially High Cut Scores The Ohio State Board of Education is meeting today and tomorrow in Columbus, and in conjunction with the State Board meeting, something unusual is happening. School superintendents and me

It Was A Very Long Day, Part 1, 2 & 3 - Education Lessons From A Sparkly District:

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Education Lessons From A Sparkly District: It Was A Very Long Day, Part 1, 2 & 3 : It Was A Very Long Day, Part 1, 2 & 3 Part 1: Every month I try to make it to the State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. While reading the agenda gives an idea of what's going to happen, there is nothing like being there in person to witness the depth of privilege and echo chamber-ness in that room. I want to be

Malloy’s State Bond Commission prepares to give corporate welfare to huge hedge fund. - Wait What?

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glen brown: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence

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glen brown: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence : Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence Forty-seven years ago today, “the Vietnam Moratorium Committee staged what is believed to be the largest antiwar protest in United States history when as many as half a million people attended a mostly peaceful demonstration in Washington. Smaller demonstrations were held in a number of cities and towns

Is labor partially to blame for Donald Trump’s victory? Either way, they’re paying the price - Salon.com

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CURMUDGUCATION: Yes, It's That Bad

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Karen Wolfe: It's over. — PS connect

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education:

The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education

The Seattle Times is the major newspaper of record in our city and it really does fall to them to give the fullest picture in their reporting and then, if they must, lead their readers to a conclusion about that story (or write an editorial.)

The Times did both things recently.


First, there was a fairly good editorial about what newly re-elected Governor Inslee should do about education.  

Inslee made education a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. And voters sent him back to Olympia for four more years. Now they and the Legislature need to hear Inslee’s voice and feel his leadership, through ideas and, when needed, political pressure.

To answer the McCleary ruling, the Legislature must end its reliance on locally raised taxes to pay for basic education — when it convenes in January.

And I love their acknowledgment about the role poverty plays:

Too many school children continue to drop out of school, get unequal education services because of their families’ economic situations and miss out on important career opportunities.

But then we get to this:

On the negotiation table is local levy reform, which might come with some pain for urban taxpayers, not to mention more money from another source, such as a new capital-gains tax. And most important, any new money or redistribution of existing dollars need to be spent on methods proven to improve the outcomes for Washington’s students.

I like that toss-off remark of "some pain for urban taxpayers" because that pain will be felt by schools.  I'm guessing they mean the levy cliff but since they are vague, it's hard to say.  But great that they believe there needs to be new money. 

But that last sentence about "methods proven to improve," well, I'd like the Times to let us all know what they had in mind.  I agree that outcomes are currently not good for all children but that is the struggle of public education -finding ways to educate every child. 

But the Times gets back to the good (bold mine):

Still under contempt of court, the governor and the Legislature need to pick the most fair and least painful financial solutions. They should not waste the 2017 legislative session arguing.

But lawmakers should take care of the education question first. The governor should increase the pressure by saying he will sign only education-related bills until the McCleary work is finished.

He also has an opportunity to turn the conversation toward solutions that would make lives better for kids, such as more money for quality preschool and a new approach to career and technical education with a science and technology bent.  

Also to know is that Washington's Paramount Duty recently submitted to Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Times Leads Its Readers on How to Think about Public Education:

Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? - The Washington Post

Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? - The Washington Post:

Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education?

There’s a reason that people who care about public education in the United States are mightily worried about President-elect Donald Trump. There are, actually, a number of reasons — all of which lead to this question: Will Trump’s administration destroy U.S. public education?

The short answer is that he can’t all by himself destroy America’s most important civic institution, at least not without help from Congress as well as state and local legislatures and governors.

State and local governmental entities provide most of K-12 public school funding. And there is no appetite in the country for intense federal involvement in local education, which occurred during the Obama administration at such an unprecedented level that Congress rewrote the No Child Left Behind law — eight years late — so that a great deal of education policymaking power could be sent back to the states.

But the more complicated response is that if he pushes the education policies that he espoused during the campaign — especially for more “choice,” such as voucher programs in which public money is used for private school tuition — he can drive the privatization of public schools with unprecedented speed, furthering the movement that has been growing under former president George W. Bush and then President Obama. Some public systems are already threatened — and nobody knows what the tipping point for many others could be.

[Trump faces backlash over appointing Bannon as a top aide]

He can do this through funding and regulation, and by selecting an education secretary who supports privatization, which he is expected to do. In fact, Education Week reported that Gerard Robinson, a member of Trump’s education transition team, said that Trump would seek to implement “a new way of how to deliver public education” — a statement giving some public education advocates panic attacks. It is likely sobering as well to Obama administration officials who could see some of their efforts toward educational equity reversed.

Trump said he would take $20 billion in federal funding — though he didn’t make clear where he would get it — to establish block grants that states can use to help children in low-income families enroll at private and charter schools. In a somewhat mixed message, he said that although states would be able to use the money as they see fit, he would push them to use it for school choice. And the names of potential candidates for education secretary that have been floated by Trump’s team are avid choice and privatization supporters, including Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, Williamson Evers and Kevin Chavous.

That many people are worried that Trump could deliver a fatal blow to public schools speaks not only to his views and those of the people around him, but also to the past 15 years of school Will Donald Trump destroy U.S. public education? - The Washington Post:

Educators Brace for Trump – Cloaking Inequity

Educators Brace for Trump – Cloaking Inequity:

Educators Brace for Trump

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on what Trump has in mind for eduction. In fact, Donald Trump has promised an education bill in the first 100 days.

He has indicated he will spend $20 billion on school choice during the campaign. He’ll probably block grant that money from Title I and other important locations. The Democrats for Education Reform (DFERs), Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), the Education Post and the education “reformers” in general must be really, really happy right now. Maybe even BAEO’s Howard Fuller– although I haven’t asked him, he blocked me on Twitter after this. Here’s what Tawnell D. Hobbs Tawnell.Hobbs@wsj.com had to say in the Wall Street Journal.

Educators are bracing for a big boost to school-choice programs under President-elect Donald Trump, but he has been silent on some other major topics affecting the nation’s public-school students.

Mr. Trump has said that he would pump billions into “school choice,” including backing voucher programs, which are popular with many parents but often opposed by public-school districts. And as the nation’s new education law is set to be fully implemented next school year, some educators are wondering if it will be derailed.

“His education platform has been so in the background, we really don’t know where he stands,” said John Yun, associate professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University.

Mr. Trump hasn’t provided an overarching plan for education. But he has said that he would reprioritize federal dollars to provide an additional $20 billion for “school choice” to give families more educational options. School choice entails using public-school dollars for alternatives to traditional public schools, such as for charter schools, private schools and online campuses.

“As your President, I will be the nation’s biggest cheerleader for school choice,” Mr. Trump said in September when he announced his school-choice plan. “I want every single inner-city child in America who is today trapped in a failing school to have the freedom—the civil right—to attend the school of their choice.”

Under his plan, states would have the option to allow the funding to follow students to private or public schools, in what some educators call a voucher system. Distribution of the funds would favor states that have private-school choice, magnet schools and charter laws.

Charter-school proponents are enthusiastic about the shift, but teacher’s unions are skeptical.

“We’re thrilled,” said Christine Isett, a spokeswoman at the Texas Charter Schools Association. “How he divvies the money amongst the different groups remains to be seen. We’re anxiously waiting.”

To read the entire article please visit the Wall Street Journal and read the article here (I don’t want to steal their content). My thought in the article:

The presidential candidates didn’t say much during the campaign season on the nation’s new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The law is expected to give states more local control over academic standards. It is unclear where Mr. Trump stands on the law and his campaign couldn’t be reached for comment.

“There’s no reason why Donald Trump couldn’t rethink the whole law right away,” said Julian Vasquez Heilig, director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program at California State University, Sacramento.

Will Donald Trump actually going to DC and blow everything up? Will he actually even live in DC?

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CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon

CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon:

Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon

Proud to say that today's email includes my media registration invitation to this years convention thrown by Jeb Bush (out-of-work politician) & Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE)-- Transforming Lives Through Education.

I am interested in seeing what happens next to Jeb!, who now occupies a weird sort of reformster twilight zone. On the one hand, Herr Trump appears to fully embrace Bush's education policies, or at least the Let a Million Charters Bloom part. But Bush himself--well, it seems unlikely that Jeb is in line for Trumpian Ed Secretary. And that bitter taste resting on Bush's ivy league palate must be getting only more and more bitter as it becomes obvious that President Trump will be following a lot of the policies that Candidate Trump used to smack Bush over the head. What happens when hated political enemies actually stand for pretty much the same policy ideas? How exactly do you criticize someone for pursuing policies that you totally agree with?

The conference is as always aimed at bringing lawmakers and policymakers [and money makers] together "for in-depth discussions on proven [sic] education policies and innovative [sic] strategies to CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb's Charterpalooza Coming Soon: