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 CAP
June 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)
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Jeb “Common Core” Bush is unloading new data – about himself. | Reclaim Reform: Jeb “Common Core” Bush is unloading new data – about himself.Posted on May 30, 2014by Ken PrevitiWell, get ready.Jeb “Common Core” Bush is unloading new data – about himself.(Important: This is NOT about democrats or republicans. This is about rebranding and the dismantling of public education and other public services
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NYC Educator: Top 10 Reasons You May Be a "Master Teacher"
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#EduElection: How Grassroots Voices Shaped NYC's Mayoral Election | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: #EduElection: How Grassroots Voices Shaped NYC's Mayoral ElectionPosted on: Friday May 30th, 2014It seems the tide might finally be turning in the fight for public education. A wonderful new issue of the The Annenberg's Institute's Voices in Urba
Back 2 Basics: Everything that’s wrong with urban education reform in a single, bitter-tasting story | EduShyster
Back 2 Basics | EduShyster: Back 2 Basics Everything that’s wrong with urban education reform in a single, bitter-tasting storyReader: I feel that I must address the elephant in the room. I’m talking, of course, about history—the sore subject that is absolutely not being eliminated from the Boston Public Schools. And irregardless of what you may have heard, there is no truth at all to the rumor th
What is a SCOE and What They Do for Education
SCOE | About: About SCOEThe Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is one of 58 county offices located throughout the state. Approximately 650 regular and more than 950 temporary and substitute SCOE staff work year-round providing services which complement and supplement those offered by public school districts in Sacramento County.SCOE plays a leadership role in the delivery of quality educ
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Winners, Losers and the American Way - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Winners, Losers and the American WayBy Nancy Flanagan on May 30, 2014 1:18 PMIt looks--at first glance--like something most American parents would be familiar with: a note from school, outlining the purpose and activities of an end-of-school Field Day."The purpose of the day is for our school to get tog
NYC Public School Parents: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt out
NYC Public School Parents: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt out: NYC Parents: the Tripod survey is being given in 134 schools and you have the right to opt outWatch out parents! Whether you know it or not, the DOE is giving a controversial survey to NYC students in 134 schools called the Tripod Survey. DOE officials say they are allowing
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Career Pathways Trust Awardees - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Award of Career Pathways Trust Grants Linking Education and CareersOAKLAND—Almost 40 consortia representing hundreds of thousands of students across California are the first recipients of grants under a new $250 million program designed to help students stay in school and move toward coll
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Zuckerberg is at it again
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Zuckerberg is at it again: Zuckerberg is at it again'The word 'policy' makes us think of politicians and bureaucrats. But what happens when powerful policy-makers aren’t elected or appointed? Today, billionaires are shaping education policy in the United States. Buying political influence—-even legally...' -- Robin RogersVast private donations have brought publi
5-30-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Morning Read: Can new LAUSD board member create change?South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face help? South Los Angles residents will vote Tuesday on a new school board member – but their decision will affect students all over the district. A slate of seven candidates are vying for District
The Only Bold Choice: Parents United statement on delaying the budget vote | Parents United for Public Education
The Only Bold Choice: Parents United statement on delaying the budget vote | Parents United for Public Education: The Only Bold Choice: Parents United statement on delaying the budget votePosted on May 30, 2014 by HELENGYMLeave a commentParents United for Public Education statement on delaying the budget voteLast night Superintendent William Hite and the School Reform Commission made a bold move a
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Community Rejuvenation Muralist Desi Mundo: Community Rejuvenation Muralist Desi MundoDesi MundoStrong coffee this morning with Desi Mundo, visionary artist and founder of the Oakland-based Community Rejuvenation Project. Desi grew up tagging and writing on the walls of Chicago and eventually became an airbrush artist of renown. His work in Oakland and surrounding t
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Math Adoption - You Can Influence the OutcomeWe are now at the nth hour for the Math Adoption. I say that because by Monday, Tuesday - it will be too late. This is the weekend that any waivering directors will make up their minds. There are three Director Community meetings tomorrow morning. Their e-mail isschoolboard@seattleschools.org - put "math adoption
2014 Summer Meal Service Sites - Food Programs (CA Dept of Education)
2014 Summer Meal Service Sites - Food Programs (CA Dept of Education): 2014 Summer Meal Service SitesProvides parents and referral agencies with a list of locations where children may receive free nutritious meals during school vacation and off-track periods. Please call site contact to confirm participation.Entities wishing to serve meals under the Summer Food Service Program should contact the s
The Answer Sheet 5-30-14
Answer Sheet: Mark Zuckerberg is giving $120 million to Bay Area schools (after his last education reform effort didn’t go so well)The world’s most innovative community shouldn’t also be a home for struggling public schools. Today Priscilla and I are announcing a $120 million commitment to support efforts to improve education for underserved communities in the Bay Area. That begins an op-ed in the
Student Voice – Situational? Optional? Or Essential?
Student Voice – Situational? Optional? Or Essential?: Student Voice – Situational? Optional? Or Essential?At the beginning of our existence, we grew quickly through the stages of maturity until we became the people we are today. During early development we acquire understanding of the freedoms, choices, and rules that structure how our society functions, through hands-on exploration, curiosity and
Morning Wink 5-30-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile)Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative MovementJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movementby Lamont Lilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Once home t
Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative MovementJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movementby Lamont Lilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Once home to some of the most violent racists in the U.S., Jackson, Mississippi is now a key training ground for self-determination and org
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: An Important New Study on Efforts to Privatize Teacher EducationTeachers College Press has published a major study of venture philanthropy and its efforts to introduce market forces into teacher education. It was written by Kenneth Zeichner and Cesar Pena-Sandoval of the University of Washington in Seattle. The article focuses on t
5-30-14 Wait What? Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!
THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin) - Wait What?: Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin)What if the People are right and the Education Reform Industry is wrong! THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin) A recent UConn poll reported that most people (59% of respondents) believe
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Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Peter Ellertsen. Jeanne Allen and the corporate assault on public schools.Jeanne Allen is is founder of the Center for Education Reform and the vice president for business development of Hot Chalk Inc., a digital technology firm. - Peter Ellertsen is retired. He taught in a small Catholic liberal arts
5-30-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: MORE Weekly Update: 3 Happy Hours Today, Info on Observing Contract Vote CountThe busy bees at MORE - important info on observing the contract vote count on Monday and Tuesday -- Ellen Fox and I will be there both days -- Monday they open the school packages and envelopes and Tuesday they count.At first Leroy Barr told us only each caucus could have one observer. MORE objected - w
5-30-14 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: Bobby Jindal Rebukes Jeb Bush on Common CoreI guess he really means it. From CNN reporter Dana Davidsen: Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he’s against Common Core, the academic standards that have many conservatives decrying the program as an overreac
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-30-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO BOARD OF ED: REAPPOINT MAGRUDER - “Independence of the Bond Oversight Committee is vital to its proper function”by smf / 20min 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-29-144LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Board District One: SEVEN CANDIDATES VIE FOR LAUSD BOARD SEAT IN WIDE-OPEN CONTESTStaying power of LAUSD
5-30-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter ScamEndgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter Scam. via Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter Scam.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 37min hide // saveIn the U.S., Where the Female Nipple Is More Dangerous Than a GunIn the U.S., Where the Female Nipple Is
5-30-14 The Whole Child Blog — Discover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the Classroom — Whole Child Education
Discover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the Classroom — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGDiscover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the ClassroomMay 30, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Mikaela Dwyer, a journalism student at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. She considers herself a human rights activist and spends her time volunteerin
5-30-14 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): Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter ScamThe horror of 9/11 in 2001 and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 captured both the 24/7 media attention and cultural consciousness in the U.S. In the wake of both, however, the impact of disaster c
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empathyeducates – In Defense of Healthy Food: In Defense of Healthy FoodFirst lady Michelle Obama exercises with children from Chicago Public Schools, in her hometown of Chicago, as she makes a major announcement helping to bring back physical activity to area schools, while celebrating the third anniversary of her ‘Lets Move’ program. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Introductory Essay by Betsy L. Ange
5-30-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: North Carolina To Teachers "Please Go Away"There are several state legislatures that are working hard to earn the "Worst Legislature in America" medal. Florida, where it's cool to use terminally ill children as political tools and their families as punching bags, has always been a strong contender. New York State staked its claim by taking the extraordinary meas
5-30-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Get Ready For Some More Gates- And Helmsley-Funded Common Core PropagandaHere's some "grassroots" support for the Common Core:ALBANY—Critics of the Common Core in New York have been winning the debate about the controversial education standards, but now they'll face a counterattack backed by a considerable investment.High Achievement New York, a nonprofit coalition
Educators speak out against testing Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Educators speak out against testing: Educators speak out against testingPerhaps Blaine principal Troy LaRiviere’s May 3 letter to the Chicago Sun-Times emboldened other educators to speak out.For example, the former head of assessment at CPS, Carole Perlman, wrote this letter to the Chicago Tribune criticizing the use of standardized tests
for the love of learning: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.
for the love of learning: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.This was written by Andy Hargreaves who is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education, in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Andy tweets here. This post was originally found here.by Andy HargreavesWoody Allen quipped that when we face a crossroads in lif
South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around?Annie Gilbertson | May 30th, 2014, 5:00amCreative CommonsSouth Los Angles residents will vote Tuesday on a new school board member - but the effects of their decision will affect students all over the district.A slate of s
Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core Misinformation | Truth in American Education
Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core Misinformation | Truth in American Education: Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core MisinformationFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on May 30, 2014 • 0 Comments219Curt ClawsonBelow is a guest article written submitted by Judi Caler. Her post complements the one I wrote on Wednesday.Doing What They’re Paid To Do: Gates-funded Duo Pitches
Save Our Schools March – Corporate Reform = Civil Rights Fraud
Save Our Schools March – Corporate Reform = Civil Rights Fraud:Corporate Reform = Civil Rights FraudDevastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights FraudAnthony Cody May 16, 2014As the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education arrives, a report has been released by the Journey 4 Justice Alliance, a coalition of community, youth and parent-led organizations, which declares corpo
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5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals: 5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principalby William Parker • May 30, 2014 • 1 CommentJust a few days ago, we celebrated graduation. The next day we wrapped up with professional development and teacher check-out.When I arrived home that night, I felt both exhausted and exhilarated.It was a few hours later when I received th
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com: Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of OppositionGov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma has not decided whether to sign a bill that would withdraw her state from the Common Core standards. Similar legislation is on governors’ desks in Missouri and South Carolina. CreditSue Ogrocki/Associated PressOpposition to the Common Core
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#EducatingGatesRally June 26th | Seattle Education: #EducatingGatesRally June 26thThere’s a lot of issues about governance, whether its school boards or unions, where you want to allow for experimentation, in terms of pay procedures, management procedures, to really prove out new things. As those things start working on behalf of the students, then I believe the majority of teachers and voters wil
Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority students : Stltoday
Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority students : Stltoday: Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority studentsGwendolyn Buggs, center, wearing a white headband, attends a meeting where Missouri State Board of Education members voted on the fate of the Normandy School District on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia. Buggs was recently elected as a sch
How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation?By Anthony Cody on May 29, 2014 12:34 PMThis week I have published interviews with three leaders in the field of teacher preparation. They shared a common vision regarding the responsibility they take on when preparing teachers to enter the class
Nite Cap 5-29-14 #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 CAPResponse to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitS
It seems the tide might finally be turning in the fight for public education. 
