Top Posts This Week 9/29/18
Posts This Week 9/29/18
TODAY
John Thompson : Embrace OKC seeks to prevent mental illness in OKCPS
by mike simpson / 9min
Embrace OKC seeks to prevent mental illness in OKCPS Embrace OKC seeks to prevent mental illness in OKCPS A t the Oklahoma City Public School System working board meeting Sept. 24, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Commissioner Terri White introduced a “historic” collaboration. She explained that the OKCPS has committed to Embrace OKC , a holistic process to study and systematically address th
A Texas Sized Destroy Public Education IDEA | tultican
by mike simpson / 1h
A Texas Sized Destroy Public Education IDEA | tultican A Texas Sized Destroy Public Education IDEA First it was KIPP, then it was YES Prep and now IDEA has become the point of the destroy public education (DPE) spear in Texas. KIPP flourished because GAP founders Don and Doris Fisher gave them big money. YES Prep so excited Oprah that she presented them with a million dollar check during a TV int
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Teachers and Gun Control Groups Paired Up to Ask Voters About Their Views on Gun Safety – Mother Jones
by mike simpson / 15h
Teachers and Gun Control Groups Paired Up to Ask Voters About Their Views on Gun Safety – Mother Jones Teachers and Gun Control Groups Paired Up to Ask Voters About Their Views on Gun Safety Do they approve of Trump’s approach? A young man holds a sign during the March for Our Lives protest in Washington, DC.Cal Sport Media/AP The disturbing number of high-profile mass school shootings have forge
Can the Charter Movement Be Saved? | The Merrow Report
by mike simpson / 18h
Can the Charter Movement Be Saved? | The Merrow Report Can the Charter Movement Be Saved? Can we agree that the charter school ‘movement’ is in big trouble? Scandals emerge daily, or so it seems. “ Are Charter Schools the New Enron?” , one reputable study asks, for example. Here’s one awful scandal . Here’s another . This is not just smoke; it’s a raging fire that threatens all charter schools, i
Google’s School & Student Data Collection | National Review
by mike simpson / 19h
Google’s School & Student Data Collection | National Review How Google Co-opts Our Schools to Collect Kids’ Data Local school administrators have sold out vulnerable children to Silicon Valley. N o consent. No disclosure. No escape. For legions of unwitting students and teachers across the country, this is the dangerous, de facto data policy Google has imposed over their school districts. An esti
Black Teachers Are Not Enough - The Philadelphia Citizen #educolor
by mike simpson / 19h
Black Teachers Are Not Enough - The Philadelphia Citizen BLACK TEACHERS ARE NOT ENOUGH DO SOMETHING Support Black Male Educators for Social Justice T here are six black male teachers in our school. They represent twelve percent of our classroom teachers. That sounds like only a few (and it is) but in a city where black men represent four percent of classroom teachers, it seems like that’s a lot.
The best teacher of the week, hands down: Christine Blasey Ford - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 1d
The best teacher of the week, hands down: Christine Blasey Ford - The Washington Post The best teacher of the week, hands down: Christine Blasey Ford There are too many candidates this week to choose the worst teacher of the week, so I’ll leave that to you. But the best teacher — that one is easy. The person who used her time at the public pulpit with the most dignity and composure and directness
Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes : NPR #MeTooK12
by mike simpson / 1d
Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes : NPR Should We Teach About Consent In K-12? Brett Kavanaugh's Home State Says Yes When the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump , along with sexual assault stories involving Brock Turner and Bill Cosby , hit the news back in 2016, a middle school student in Maryland named Maeve Sanford-Kelly was listening. "I was frank
SEP 27
Why A ‘Blue Wave’ May Depend On Changing Education Politics
by mike simpson / 1d
Why A ‘Blue Wave’ May Depend On Changing Education Politics Why A ‘Blue Wave’ May Depend On Changing Education Politics Democratic party strategists and supporters may believe a “blue wave” is coming in the midterm elections because of widespread opposition to President Trump, but they risk their party’s success if they forget that state and local races more often revolve around issues closer to
What’s Behind TIME Magazine’s Teacher Hate Turnaround?
by mike simpson / 2d
What’s Behind TIME Magazine’s Teacher Hate Turnaround? What’s Behind TIME Magazine’s Teacher Hate Turnaround? The recent TIME Magazine article about teachers describes beaten-down, courageous individuals, struggling to remain in a profession where they are not honored like they deserve. TIME seems to suddenly love teachers. It had those of us who support public schools and teachers scratching our
Rick Hess’s Mistake: Failure of Test-and-Punish Is Not Limited to a Few Districts That Have Disappointed | janresseger
by mike simpson / 2d
Rick Hess’s Mistake: Failure of Test-and-Punish Is Not Limited to a Few Districts That Have Disappointed | janresseger Rick Hess’s Mistake: Failure of Test-and-Punish Is Not Limited to a Few Districts That Have Disappointed Frederick M. Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, has always been a corporate education reform kind of guy. That is why Hess’s
Second Draft: A Continuum of Personalized Learning | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
by mike simpson / 2d
Second Draft: A Continuum of Personalized Learning | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Second Draft: A Continuum of Personalized Learning A year and a half ago, I published a post that tried to make sense of the spread of “personalized learning” as the “ next big thing ” in U.S. schooling. To make sense of the heralded innovation in teaching and learning, I created a continuum o
SEP 26
The $3.5 Trillion West Coast Public School Privatization Plan
by mike simpson / 3d
Schock Market seeks auction of public schools--for $3.5 Trillion Schock Market seeks auction of public schools--for $3.5 Trillion BEND, Ore. , Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet startup, Schock Market, Inc. ( www.schockmarket.com ) will seek to auction off the public school systems of Oregon , Washington , and California—for half a trillion dollars. Success would extrapolate to a $3.5 trilli
Could another Oklahoma teacher walkout happen in 2019?
by mike simpson / 3d
Could another Oklahoma teacher walkout happen in 2019? Could another Oklahoma teacher walkout happen in 2019? WHAT will happen if, as the 2019 legislative session gets rolling, it appears common education isn't in line for another big boost in funding? Will teachers strike again, as they did this year? It wouldn't be surprising if the answer is yes. And why not? The threat of a walkout paid off h
LA teachers are ready to walk | SocialistWorker.org
by mike simpson / 3d
LA teachers are ready to walk | SocialistWorker.org LA TEACHERS ARE READY TO WALK EDUCATORS IN United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) voted overwhelmingly in late August to authorize a strike in a vote in which an impressive 83 percent of members cast a ballot. Now a showdown looms in the coming months between a fired-up union and a labor-hating school superintendent — a showdown that could add im
FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work | deutsch29
by mike simpson / 3d
FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work | deutsch29 FL Teacher Fired for Giving Zeros When Students Did Not Turn in the Work On September 25, 2018, WFTV reported that eighth-grade social studies teacher, Diane Tirado, says she was fired for refusing to assign 50 percent credit to students who did not hand in assignments. Diane Tirado According to the Florida teach
The straw man in the new round of the reading wars - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 3d
The straw man in the new round of the reading wars - The Washington Post The straw man in the new round of the reading wars By Valerie Strauss September 25 at 3:52 PM The “reading wars” never go away — at least not for long. What exactly are they? Fights in the education policy world about the “best way” to teach reading to kids — as if there were a single best way. So what are the “reading wars”
SEP 25
Study: Girls 'Significantly' Better Than Boys At Reading, Writing - Study Finds
by mike simpson / 3d
Study: Girls 'Significantly' Better Than Boys At Reading, Writing - Study Finds Study: Girls ‘Significantly’ Better Than Boys At Reading, Writing QUEENSLAND, Australia — Maybe they’re born with it. In the never-ending battle of the sexes, its the girls who prove victorious when it comes to grade-school English class skills. A new study finds that girls perform significantly better than boys in th
Charter’s $30m payout sparks political backlash :: K-12 Daily
by mike simpson / 4d
Charter’s $30m payout sparks political backlash :: K-12 Daily :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet Charter’s $30m payout sparks political backlash (Ariz.) Charter schools and policies supporting parental choice may have no greater champions than the Republican leadership in the Arizona state house, but a recent school real estate deal could test that commitment. In a quie
No Thank You to Naviance – Seattle Education
by mike simpson / 4d
No Thank You to Naviance – Seattle Education NO THANK YOU TO NAVIANCE The district has designed a scope and sequence of how to use Naviance with a focus on 11th and 12th grade but actual implementation will be left school to school. Once parents have forfeited their chance to opt out there will not be any other chances to give consent for certain portions. They told me it is an all in system with
New Yorker Profile Warns: When It Comes to Mark Zuckerberg, Be Careful! | janresseger
by mike simpson / 4d
New Yorker Profile Warns: When It Comes to Mark Zuckerberg, Be Careful! | janresseger New Yorker Profile Warns: When It Comes to Mark Zuckerberg, Be Careful! Evan Osnos’s extraordinary profile of Mark Zuckerberg , published in the September 17, New Yorker , wouldn’t seem a fitting topic for coverage in this blog about public education. Osnos hardly touches on Mark Zuckerberg’s ventures thus far i
SEP 24
After the Education Wars: Someone Needs to Save Us from Our Billionaire Saviors
by mike simpson / 4d
After the Education Wars: Someone Needs to Save Us from Our Billionaire Saviors After the Education Wars: Someone Needs to Save Us from Our Billionaire Saviors After failing to prop-up Antonio Villaraigosa’s flagging gubernatorial campaign last June , Michael Bloomberg apparently spent the summer pondering whether it would be wiser for him to personally save the United States rather than waste hi
35 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms - The Crucial Voice of the PeopleThe Crucial Voice of the People
by mike simpson / 5d
35 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms - The Crucial Voice of the PeopleThe Crucial Voice of the People 35 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms A Nation at Risk began as a commissioned report to define problems in America’s schools. It became known more for the longstanding political debates that developed. But did this single report produce the ocean of reforms that now threaten to destroy our pu
‘It’s Like Amazon, But for Preschool’ (Audrey Watters) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
by mike simpson / 5d
‘It’s Like Amazon, But for Preschool’ (Audrey Watters) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice ‘It’s Like Amazon, But for Preschool’ (Audrey Watters) Audrey Watters describes herself as “ … an education writer, an independent scholar, a serial dropout, a rabble-rouser, and ed-tech’s Cassandra.” A year ago, the richest man in the world asked Twitter for suggestions on how he should m
SEP 23
Florida charter schools are “wasteful” and prone to corruption - enrique baloyra YouTube
by mike simpson / 5d
DeSantis: Let them each choice - YouTube Florida charter schools are “wasteful” and prone to corruption This week GOP nominee for Florida governor Ron DeSantis unveiled his education plan. Not much of a plan, really, just recycling a bunch of old talking points. Predictably, the former congressman promised to help poor kids by expanding school choice. But on the same day Integrity Florida publish
Poverty vs Test Scores: Ranking all Ohio school districts (income adjusted) for their test scores on report cards; Steubenville is No. 1 | cleveland.com
by mike simpson / 5d
Ranking all Ohio school districts (income adjusted) for their test scores on report cards; Steubenville is No. 1 | cleveland.com Ranking all Ohio school districts (income adjusted) for their test scores on report cards; Steubenville is No. 1 CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 2018 Ohio school report cards released last week again produced a predictable result. Generally, higher income districts scored better
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools Do Not Promote Diversity
by mike simpson / 6d
Jersey Jazzman: Charter Schools Do Not Promote Diversity Charter Schools Do Not Promote Diversity Peter Greene had a useful post the other day about how to spot bad education research. One sure sign is cherry-picking: focusing on a few observations – or even just one – and then suggesting these few are representative of the whole. This tactic is a favorite among charter school cheerleaders, who w
Who is Behind the Leaders in Education PAC? | deutsch29
by mike simpson / 6d
Who is Behind the Leaders in Education PAC? | deutsch29 Who is Behind the Leaders in Education PAC? In preparing for my presentation on “dark money” in purchasing elections for promoting ed reform (i.e., charters, vouchers), a presentation for the Fifth Annual Network for Public Education (NPE) conference in Indianapolis, IN, on October 20 – 21, 2018, I have been reviewing some campaign finance f
Thirteen Things I learned While Blogging for Education Week - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
by mike simpson / 6d
Thirteen Things I learned While Blogging for Education Week - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher Thirteen Things I learned While Blogging for Education Week This is the 500 th blog I've written as the Teacher in a Strange Land, for Education Week Teacher . As it turns out, it's also my final blog for EdWeek . I'm leaving because it's been nearly nine years since I started, and bec
SEP 22
Top Posts This Week 9/22/18
by mike simpson / 6d
Top Posts This Week 9/22/18 "Punitive Discipline Policies Have Proven to Be Destructive to Children" #PhilanthropySoWhite: Challenging Structural Racism as White Leaders in Philanthropy | Schott Foundation for Public Education
