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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-10-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Anthony Cody Bids Farewell to Education WeekThis is Anthony Cody’s last blog post in Education Week, where his column “Living in Dialogue” appeared regularly beginning in 2008. Cody reviews the high points of his long run. He urged the selection of Linda Darling-Hammond or Pedro Noguera as Secretary of Educatiob by the new Presiden
8-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Manuscript For My Third Book On Student Motivation Is Done!© 2009 studio tdes, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Though I still have to give it one last “run-through,” the manuscript for the third book in my student motivation “trilogy” is now complete and ready to submit to the publisher, Routledge. It’s titled: Building a Commun
8-10-14 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.: Post your #selfieforkaren everywhere. Send ‘em here and I’ll post it.#selfiesforkaren.Rahm headache selfie.6 by Fred Klonsky / 10h hide  //  save#selfiesforkaren.Tim Meegan for 33rd Ward Alderman.19 by Fred Klonsky / 12h #selfiesforkaren.2 by Fred Klonsky / 12h8-9-14 Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily post
8-10-14 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: Can Florida Teachers and Public School Advcates Look to the Harbinger of Hawaii?From Cathy Bussewitz and Juliet Williams  of the Associated Press: A 40-year political career came to a close after Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie lost his bid for a second term in a stunning p
8-10-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: We Are Out of Options: It's Capitalism or Usby Jim Horn / 14min 8-9-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekIndy Corporate School Complex Gearing Up for IPS School Board Buyoutby Doug MartinEven though the filing deadline is not until the end of the month, the Indy Chamber has already handpicked candidates to elect to the IPS school board to completely tur
8-10-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: About the radio showJoin Drs. Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar LIVE Sundays at 6PM EST and Wednesdays at 7PM EST on Blog Talk Radio for progressive, pro-public education talk radio. Call in to speak live with Tim and Shaun during the show, (805) 727-7111. You can also listen to our Monday "Sunday-Replay" at 7PM EST, and re-broadcasts of the archives every Tuesday and Thursd
8-10-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): GreenvilleOnline: SC should choose Oklahoma, not FloridaSC should choose Oklahoma, not Florida [1] What do third-grade retention policies based on reading tests and charter schools have in common? First, they have a great deal of public and political support. But, second
8-10-14 Living in Dialogue
Home | Living in Dialogue: Israel Munoz and Hannah Nguyen at EmpowerEd, 2014The post Israel Munoz and Hannah Nguyen at EmpowerEd, 2014 appeared first on Living in Dialogue.1 by Robert Perry / 10h hide  //  saveWayne Au: Educating GatesThe post Wayne Au: Educating Gates appeared first on Living in Dialogue.3 by Anthony Cody / 12h 8-9-14 Living in DialogueHome | Living in Dialogue: The iPad Fiasco:
8-10-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Ben Austin on Parent Triggerhttp://youtu.be/VaR-XrIw7SUby Rene Diedrich / 1h  8-9-14 Hemlock on the RocksHemlock on the Rocks: Simpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video DailymotionSimpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video Dailymotionby Rene Diedrich / 10h Fwd: Common Core is the Most Dangerous Dom
8-10-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: The 21st Century TeacherIf reformsters get their full laundry list of school system rewrites, the 21st Century teacher will be a very different animal from her 20th Century counterpart.* She will be paid little. If she sticks around, she will either face stagnant wages or her wage increases will put her in danger of being fired.* Her one real chance to make some extra money (and to
8-10-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Why Would Michael Mulgrew Get So Violent In His Support Of Common Core?As has been around on the blogs for awhile and surfaced in the Daily News this past week, UFT President Michael Mulgrew told AFT Convention attendees he will "punch in the face" and "push into the dirt" anyone who takes Common Core from him: Some people have asked why Mulgrew was so an
Connecting Your Own Dots for Leadership | Connected Principals
Connecting Your Own Dots for Leadership | Connected Principals: Connecting Your Own Dots for Leadership As I looked into moving into “leadership positions” within my own district, I believed that I did not have the experience to get into a role that I had wanted.  The tricky thing is that if you don’t have the experience, how do you get the job?“Leadership” is not about title, but often influence
Pissing Off Mulgrew #DoTheRightThing | Continuing Change
Pissing Off Mulgrew #DoTheRightThing | Continuing Change: Pissing Off Mulgrew #DoTheRightThingAugust 10, 2014Education      1 VotesSo, let me go ahead and admit,  I’ve never met this Mulgrew fellow. Chances are, I’m going to piss him off with this blog. That is ok, though, because pissing people off has always been my middle name. It certainly is this summer…Just,  know,  Mulgrew,  nothing persona
RSD School Construction Overspending and Substandard Concrete: Time for Jindal Admin to Expand Its Audit | deutsch29
RSD School Construction Overspending and Substandard Concrete: Time for Jindal Admin to Expand Its Audit | deutsch29: RSD School Construction Overspending and Substandard Concrete: Time for Jindal Admin to Expand Its AuditAugust 10, 2014As of June 18, 2014, Louisiana State Superintendent John White has found himself to be the focus of Office of Contractual Renewal (OCR) and Division of Administrat
NYC Educator: Mulgrew on Who Will Be Punched in Face, and When
NYC Educator: Mulgrew on Who Will Be Punched in Face, and When: Mulgrew on Who Will Be Punched in Face, and WhenGood morning dues payers. It's me, Mike Mulgrew, your president. A lot of you have been asking about my remarks at the AFT Convention a month ago. Though we live-streamed them, we didn't really think anyone would watch outside of the convention. We made it a point not to post my remarks

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Nite Cap 8-9-14 #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 CAPFlipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education Reform | Seattle EducationFlipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education Reform | Seattle Education: Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education ReformI am posting an excerpt of
Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education Reform | Seattle Education
Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education Reform | Seattle Education: Flipping Schools: The Hidden Forces Behind Education ReformI am posting an excerpt of a report originally posted on truthout. What is happening in New Jersey is similar to what occurred in Chicago when the now Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was then the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, see Arne Duncan and the Chicag
Never Again! Now The Evidence Is Irrefutable…
NEVER AGAIN! NOW THE EVIDENCE IS IRREFUTABLE…: NEVER AGAIN! NOW THE EVIDENCE IS IRREFUTABLE…by EDWARDBERGER on AUGUST 9, 2014NOW THE EVIDENCE IS IRREFUTABLE…While America was asleep at least three groups have moved to control American Education:Group one, the most damaging, is motivated by gaining access to the tax dollars citizens pay for public education. They hide behind a pretense of serving c
Common Core Fork in the Road: Apathy or Civil Disobedience. Which Road Do You Choose? | Missouri Education Watchdog
Common Core Fork in the Road: Apathy or Civil Disobedience. Which Road Do You Choose? | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Fork in the Road: Apathy or Civil Disobedience. Which Road Do You Choose?inShareAre you apathetic about The Common Core State Standards Initiative and its oligarchic structure?Pop Quiz:Which group has the constitutional authority to set standards, curriculum and assessme
8-9-14 Saturday Matinée Special "What IS that Brown Stuff?" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special What IS that Brown Stuff?News BreakoutTHE REAL CAMPBELL BROWN HAS A CREDIBILITY PROBLEM2nd Banana 8-9-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreformBIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTKevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns To The Scene Of A ScandalKevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns To The Scene Of A Scandal: Kevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns T
2nd Banana 8-9-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTKevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns To The Scene Of A ScandalKevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns To The Scene Of A Scandal: Kevin Johnson's Grifter Wife Returns To The Scene Of A ScandalThey're getting the band back together at St. HOPE. The Sac Bee reported the other day that Michelle Rhee has been named chairwoman of the board at St. HO
8-9-14 Living in Dialogue
Home | Living in Dialogue: The iPad Fiasco: “What do the Terms of Service Say About My Rights?”A high school teacher asks us to consider the techrights and human rights of the underage human subjects of business-imposed edtech experiments and “innovations”, and to reflect on Audrey Watters’ column, Ed-Tech and the Templated Self: Thoughts from the “Reclaim Your Domain” Hackathon. by Mary Porter. 
Reflections on Teaching » All news is local
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » All news is local:  All news is local When you have Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee as local politicians/influence peddlers, national news, like Rhee going back to run St. Hope schools (the non-profit that runs Johnson’s local charter schools) is not just national news but a local story, and vice versa. So let’s run down a series of local pieces (and some f
Morning Wink 8-9-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSsolidaridad: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSDsolidaridad: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSD: Join Congresswoman Karen Bass at a fundraiser for Dr. George McKenna for LAUSDAugust 10, 2014 Dr. George McKenna Fundraiser (with Guest Congresswoman Karen Bass)by mike simps