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6-9-14 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): Listening to a Teacher from a “No Excuses” Charter SchoolValerie Strauss has raised a key problem with the education reform movement in the U.S.: The central experts in the education system, teachers, are essentially ignored. I have a long history now of rejecting the ch
by mike simpson / 3min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Jeff Bryant: The Unwinding of “School Reform”Jeff Bryant demonstrates that “school reform” (aka privatization) has hit a rough patch. Despite the giant publicity machine of the well-funded “reformers,” their claims are falling apart. Louisiana’s all-charter Recovery School District is in fact one of the lowest performing districts
by mike simpson / 6min 
Answer Sheet 6-9-14
Answer Sheet: Ravitch: Time for Congress to investigate Bill Gates’ role in Common CoreThe critical role that Bill Gates played in the creation and implementation of the Common Core State Standards initiative is the subject of this story by my Post colleague Lyndsey Layton. She explains how Gates was persuaded  in 2008 by  Gene Wilhoit, then-director of the Council for Chief State School Officers,
by mike simpson / 9min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: DYETT HIGH SCHOOL SET TO CLOSE
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DYETT HIGH SCHOOL SET TO CLOSE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DYETT HIGH SCHOOL SET TO CLOSEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jitu Brown, 773.317.6343E-mail: brothajitu@gmail.comMONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014                                          Walter Dyett High School Set to Close, Making Way for an Underperforming Contract SchoolParents and Students Charge
by mike simpson / 11min 
6-9-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: My Latest NY Times Post For English Language Learners Is On PetsMy latest NY Times post for English Language Learners features a student interactive on pets. It also shares teaching ideas for writing, drawing and creating videos about family pets. You can see all forty-two of my previous NY Times posts here.by Larry Ferlazz
by mike simpson / 13min 
6-9-14 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.: 1. Suleyman Turhanogullari, president of the Turkish American Federation of the Midwest. 2. Salim Ucan of Concept Schools3. F*ck You, Lewis!4. Bilal Eksili, of the FBI-raided charter in Indianapolis. Also associated with Niagara. Leader of many, many junkets for policymakers.5. Tamer Copuroglu, presid
by mike simpson / 15min 
Why Would WashPost Wait Three Months to Release a Gates Interview? | deutsch29
Why Would WashPost Wait Three Months to Release a Gates Interview? | deutsch29: Why Would WashPost Wait Three Months to Release a Gates Interview?June 9, 2014On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Lyndsey Layton of the Washington Post published this article based on a 28-minute interview she had with billionaire Common Core State Standards (CCSS) funder, Bill Gates. In the interview, Gates spills quite a bit
by mike simpson / 21min 
6-9-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Maxine Greene and the “Frozen Sea Inside of Us”Maxine Greene and the “Frozen Sea Inside of Us”. via Maxine Greene and the “Frozen Sea Inside of Us”.4 by plthomasedd / 2h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYWhy Would WashPost Wait Three Months to Release a Gates Interview?On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Lyndsey Layton of the Washington Post published this article based on a 28-minute interview she
by mike simpson / 26min 
6-9-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Never Mind the SATToday's Slate includes an intriguing report of the non-traditional application process for Bard College. Rebecca Shuman presents the new elective small-college alternative:Bard College, a highly selective liberal-arts school in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, is about to enter the second year of a revolutionary college-admissions experiment: four wickedly challengi
by mike simpson / 28min 
6-9-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: UFT President Mulgrew Takes On The Test From State of Politics:At 10 a.m., UFT President Michael Mulgrew will be joined by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymen Karim Camara, Ron Kim, and other legislators to announce the introduction a bill that would mandate the use of multiple academic measures rather than the current single multiple-choice test, Stuyvesant High School, 345
by mike simpson / 30min 
Feminist high school boys declare: “I am a feminist” « Feminist Teacher
Feminist high school boys declare: “I am a feminist” « Feminist Teacher: Feminist high school boys declare: “I am a feminist”Thinks boys can’t be feminists? The seven boys who have taken my high school feminism class in the last two years disagree. They even got together to make a video to share the ways in which feminism has made an impact on their lives as young men.“My reason for taking the fem
by mike simpson / 34min 
Louisiana Educator: The New Bill Gates Public Education System
Louisiana Educator: The New Bill Gates Public Education System: The New Bill Gates Public Education SystemThis blockbuster article in the Washington Post gives the true history of the Common Core Standards. It shows how the entire public education system has been bought out, bullied, and snookered into a huge ill advised change in policy by one super wealthy, arrogant school dropout! If you really
by mike simpson / 38min 
Philly Rally for Full Funding, Local Control and a Nurse in Every School | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Philly Rally for Full Funding, Local Control and a Nurse in Every School | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Philly Rally for Full Funding, Local Control and a Nurse in Every SchoolPosted on: Monday June 9th, 2014Govs. Corbett and Christie Are Coming to Philadelphia.Join Us for a Rally to Demand Full Funding, Local Control!At the Union League at
by mike simpson / 41min 
We Can Identify Likely Dropouts and Ensure They Stay in School to Graduate | janresseger
We Can Identify Likely Dropouts and Ensure They Stay in School to Graduate | janresseger: We Can Identify Likely Dropouts and Ensure They Stay in School to GraduatePosted on June 9, 2014 by janressegerRobert Balfanz, who directs the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University,reported in Saturday’s NY Times that “half of the African-American boys who veer off the path to high school grad
by mike simpson / 44min 
5 things you should know about L.A. schools' budget debate | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
5 things you should know about L.A. schools' budget debate | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: 5 things you should know about L.A. schools' budget debateAnnie Gilbertson | June 9th, 2014, 5:00amKen Teegardin/flickr Creative CommonsLos Angeles Unified school board will debate Tuesday how to spend next year's $6.8 billion dollar budget. It includes an estimated $332 million bump from Sacramento, a portion of
by mike simpson / 47min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESIs Rahm toast?Maggie HabermanIn Chicago, [Rahm Emanuel]is the ham-fisted gentrifer who’s been tripped up by the city’s entrenched racial politics. -- PoliticoEric Levitz at SalonBut a political system designed for gridlock, the grossly disproportionate influence of the rich, and Americans’ ideological aversion to class politics con
by mike simpson / 49min 

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SKrashen: LA Times editorial and some reactions re bilingual education and SB 1174
SKrashen: LA Times editorial and some reactions re bilingual education and SB 1174: LA Times editorial and some reactions re bilingual education and SB 1174" Over the last 16 years, academic research has largely found that good bilingual programs are just as effective at teaching English skills, and often slightly better at it, than classes that immerse students in English."This is bette
by mike simpson / 8h 
Spring Cleaning at the NYCDOE southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Spring Cleaning at the NYCDOECome one, come all to the; NYCDOE SPRING CLEANING RALLY!This Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 4:30-5 PM EDT in front of the Tweed Courthouse on Chambers St. (Take 4, 5, or 6to City Hall or A train toChambers St.)Endorsed by DTOE, MORE, Change the Stakes, and the Badass Teacher's Association.The hundreds of lawyers hired by the Bloomberg admi
by mike simpson / 8h 
To Jindal: Dump Common Core, PARCC, and White | deutsch29
To Jindal: Dump Common Core, PARCC, and White | deutsch29: To Jindal: Dump Common Core, PARCC,and WhiteJune 8, 2014Governor Bobby Jindal is apparently trying to muster up the courage to remove Louisiana from the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and associated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) assessments that he signed Louisiana on for in the first place.Of c
by mike simpson / 8h 
Can you get fired for talking to a reporter? | Twin Cities Daily Planet
Can you get fired for talking to a reporter? | Twin Cities Daily Planet: Can you get fired for talking to a reporter?By Sarah Lahm, TC Daily PlanetJune 08, 2014So, what’s it like working for the clampdown?For the past few weeks, I’ve wanted to pose this question to my friends and contacts who work for the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS).Why? Because the district, via communications chief Stan All
by mike simpson / 10h 
The “Almost Outrageous” Opposition to Bill Gates’ Market-Based Ed Reform | Educating The Gates Foundation
The “Almost Outrageous” Opposition to Bill Gates’ Market-Based Ed Reform | Educating The Gates Foundation: THE “ALMOST OUTRAGEOUS” OPPOSITION TO BILL GATES’ MARKET-BASED ED REFORMLindsey Layton inteviewed Bill Gates about his involvement in the Common Core,ending her article with Bill and Melinda’s motivation behind their financial backing of it. Lindsey reports:“Gates dismissed any suggestion tha
by mike simpson / 12h 
6-8-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Will politics prevent justice from being served – the Kenneth Moales Story Continues - Wait What?:   Wait What? All WeekWill politics prevent justice from being served – the Kenneth Moales Story ContinuesThe controversy surrounding Reverend Kenneth Moales, Jr. expands even further Documents on file with the Connecticut Superior Court and the City of Bridgeport reveal that while Reverend Kenneth Mo
by mike simpson / 13h 
On watching “Mr. Holland’s Opus” in Jersey in June | Bob Braun's Ledger
On watching “Mr. Holland’s Opus” in Jersey in June | Bob Braun's Ledger: On watching “Mr. Holland’s Opus” in Jersey in JuneThe fictionThe realityBy now, hundreds of teachers throughout the state, most non-tenured, have received non-renewal notices. A few tenured teachers also are likely to lose jobs because their positions have been eliminated. But thousands of older, more experienced teachers hav
by mike simpson / 13h 
Nite Cap 6-8-14 #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 CAP6-8-14 Jersey Jazzman Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee GradeJersey Jazzman: Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee Grade: Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee GradeYou know what really bugs me these days? Especially in the world of education "reform"?Smug
by mike simpson / 15h 
6-8-14 Jersey Jazzman Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee Grade
Jersey Jazzman: Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee Grade: Chartery Snake Oil: Tennessee GradeYou know what really bugs me these days? Especially in the world of education "reform"?Smugness.I'm not talking about pride. Pride is great (to a point). Everyone who works at a school should be proud of their students, their staff, their leaders. If you talk up the good things happening at your schoo
by mike simpson / 17h 
Common Core Does Include Data Collection. It’s the Foundation for the Data & Accountability Systems. | Missouri Education Watchdog
Common Core Does Include Data Collection. It’s the Foundation for the Data & Accountability Systems. | Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Does Include Data Collection. It’s the Foundation for the Data & Accountability Systems.inSharePut away those tin foil hats.  It’s confirmed.  Data tracking will be done (if it’s not already) on your child without your permission.  Here’s a memo to
by mike simpson / 17h 
Just My Imagination Running Away With Me (A Post-CCSS World) - The Jose Vilson
Just My Imagination Running Away With Me (A Post-CCSS World) - The Jose Vilson: Just My Imagination Running Away With Me (A Post-CCSS World)The TemptationsI‘ve seen this article in my e-mails and feeds no less than ten times this morning. Much of this is old news for me since, if you’ve put all the pieces together for the last four years, it’s fairly obvious just how invested Bill Gates has been i
by mike simpson / 17h 
Rift Deepens Over Claims of Infiltration by Islamic Extremists in British Schools - NYTimes.com
Rift Deepens Over Claims of Infiltration by Islamic Extremists in British Schools - NYTimes.com: Rift Deepens Over Claims of Infiltration by Islamic Extremists in British SchoolsA dispute over how to combat the threat of homegrown Islamic extremism in British schools has provoked a political crisis, prompting the personal intervention of Prime Minister David Cameron, a public apology from one seni
by mike simpson / 17h 
Klonsky, Dillon, Brown and me: Conversation regarding leadership, communication and membership of the Illinois Education Association | Reclaim Reform
Klonsky, Dillon, Brown and me: Conversation regarding leadership, communication and membership of the Illinois Education Association | Reclaim Reform: Klonsky, Dillon, Brown and me: Conversation regarding leadership, communication and membership of the Illinois Education AssociationPosted on June 8, 2014by Ken PrevitiPart of continuing conversation among retired teachers, activists and bloggers Fr
by mike simpson / 19h 
Stop Holding Us Back - NYTimes.com
Stop Holding Us Back - NYTimes.com: Stop Holding Us BackBy ROBERT BALFANZ This month, more than three million high school students will receive their diplomas. At more than 80 percent, America’s graduation rate is at a record high. More kids are going to college, too. But one-third of the nation’s African-American and Latino young men will not graduate.In an era when there is virtually no legal wo
by mike simpson / 20h 
6-8-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools' Math Adoption: What's Happening at Your School?A reader suggested that we start a thread and try to keep track of what is happening at all the K-5/K-8s vis a vis the math adoption.  There are 59 elementary schools and 10 K-8s so I'm not going to try to list them all here. In the Comments Section, note your school, what you are hearing at your schoo
by mike simpson / 20h 
Parent Horror Stories from BASIS: Corporate Charter Hurting Children? | Cloaking Inequity
Parent Horror Stories from BASIS: Corporate Charter Hurting Children? | Cloaking Inequity: Parent Horror Stories from BASIS: Corporate Charter Hurting Children?Today I am blogging about two parent horror stories from BASIS. Let me just warn you, after hearing parents talk about what happened to their children at BASIS, you will likely be in a surly mood learning about this corporate (quasi-for pro
by mike simpson / 20h 
Capitalism vs. education: Why our free-market obsession is wrecking the future - Salon.com
Capitalism vs. education: Why our free-market obsession is wrecking the future - Salon.com: Capitalism vs. education: Why our free-market obsession is wrecking the futureMarket-based education reform has become a mainstay of American politics — and it's a disaster waiting to happenMichelle Rhee, Karl Marx, Michael Bloomberg (Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang/Wikimedia/Jonathan Ernst/Salon)The 2014 Sta
by mike simpson / 21h 
Mother Crusader: Guest Post: Melissa Katz Debunks JerseyCAN's Common Core Cheerleading
Mother Crusader: Guest Post: Melissa Katz Debunks JerseyCAN's Common Core Cheerleading: Guest Post: Melissa Katz Debunks JerseyCAN's Common Core CheerleadingOn June 4th, the State Board of Education convened for another fun round of discussion about the education reforms proposed (and partially implemented already) to drastically change the face of education as we know it. The State Board of Educa
by mike simpson / 21h 
Teachers Putting Reforms into Practice: “The Implementation Problem” | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Teachers Putting Reforms into Practice: “The Implementation Problem” | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teachers Putting Reforms into Practice: “The Implementation Problem”Guess who wrote these paragraphs.I’ve been struck of late by how would-be reformers have been reacting when things go awry. After all, even some of those bullish on Race to the Top have privately conceded tha
by mike simpson / 22h 
Morning Wink 6-8-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-8-144LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SCHOOL BOARD RIVALS MUST ACT QUICKLY: George McKenna, Alex Johnson seek funding, endorsements in L.A. Unified race; Two unions face tough choiceBY HOWARD BLUME, LA Times |  http://lat.ms/1uEMAYH George McKenna, above, and Alex Johnson are headed for a runoff. Pub
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6-9-14 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):







Living in Dialogue: The Problem Isn’t Just Common Core, but the Entire Reform Agenda
Paul Thomas: The Problem Isn’t Just Common Core, but the Entire Reform Agenda
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Listening to a Teacher from a “No Excuses” Charter School
Valerie Strauss has raised a key problem with the education reform movement in the U.S.: The central experts in the education system, teachers, are essentially ignored. I have a long history now of rejecting the charter school movement and the “no excuses” ideology that is driving many charter schools. Because of my position, I have been criticized for not visiting KIPP schools and I have detailed
by plthomasedd / 2min 


6-8-14 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): Maxine Greene and the “Frozen Sea Inside of Us”The image of Franz Kafka that captures most clearly Kafkan for me is the one of Kafka himself coming to consciousness in the morning, numbed from the waist down after sitting in one spot writing all night. He, of course, was
by mike simpson / 7h 
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-9-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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CTU Protests Law to Cut Chicago Pensions
A statement from the Chicago Teachers Union: STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Gadlin June 9, 2014 312/329-6250 CTU on SB1922 signing: “Emanuel’s Law is another slap in the face to the citizens who put the governor and mayor in office.” CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is greatly disappointed at the signing today by Gov. Pat Quinn of Senate Bill 1922, a proposal by the m
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Cuomo Asserts Right to Shut Down Corruption Investigation
Andrew Cuomo told an editorial board meeting that he had the right to shut down a commission investigating corruption because he created it. “Gov. Cuomo denies interfering with his anti-corruption commission — but says even if he did, he’s allowed to. Appearing Wednesday before the Crain’s New York Business editorial board, Cuomo said the commission he formed was his to do with what he wanted. Ma
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Meet Zephyr Teachout: Running Against Cuomo?
The Working Families Party briefly flirted with the possibility of running an independent slate. Its candidate for governor was going to be Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law professor who specializes in investigating public corruption. However, at the party’s annual convention, WFP endorsed Cuomo after he promised to govern like a Democrat instead of a conservative Republican. Teachout has not give
by dianeravitch / 3min 

Paul Thomas: Why States’ Decision to Drop Common Core Is No Cause for Celebration
Paul Thomas explains here why the growing movement to drop the Common Core is strangely disappointing. Oklahoma has dropped Common Core for sure, and other states are making tentative moves in that direction. Whether they will drop CCSS or rebrand it is not clear. As Paul explains, the dissident states are not dropping CCSS and replacing it with a fresh strategy to address the needs of children.
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Jeff Bryant: The Unwinding of “School Reform”
Jeff Bryant demonstrates that “school reform” (aka privatization) has hit a rough patch. Despite the giant publicity machine of the well-funded “reformers,” their claims are falling apart. Louisiana’s all-charter Recovery School District is in fact one of the lowest performing districts in the state. It is not a model for any other district. Bryant writes: “There’s no evidence anywhere that the
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Pasi Sahlberg Speaks in Massachusetts on “Finnish Lessons”
Pasi Sahlberg, a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, spoke recently to Citizens for Public Schools in Massachusetts. His topic: what can Massachusetts learn from “Finnish Lessons”? It is worth watching. Pasi is always a wonderful speaker, and he is a leader in the international fight to resist test-mania and privatization and to protect education and children.
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Time for Congress to Investigate Bill Gates’ Coup
The story about Bill Gates’ swift and silent takeover of American education is startling. His role and the role of the U.S. Department of Education in drafting and imposing the Common Core standards on almost every state should be investigated by Congress. The idea that the richest man in America can purchase and–working closely with the U.S. Department of Education–impose new and untested academ
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New Jersey Closes Small Charters to Make Way for Corporate Chains
We have all noticed what’s happening in the retail business: the big-box chains like Walmart drive the mom-and-pop stores out of business by cutting prices. At a certain point, you notice that all the little local shops are gone, vacant. The shops in the malls are doing well, but they are not locally owned. They are chain stores. This approach is now invading the world of charter schools. Textboo
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 6-8-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Peter Greene: Why Conservatives Should Oppose School ChoicePeter Greene says that there are at least four good reasons why conservatives hold oppose school choice. Before I tell you what his four reasons are, I will tell you that there are even more reasons for conservatives to support public schools. Conservatives generally are no
by mike simpson / 8h 
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Blue-collar and service work takes more smarts than you may think — author
Mike Rose is a respected education scholar on the faculty of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and author of a number of books, including “Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education,” “ Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America,” and “Why School? Reclaiming Education for […]
by Valerie Strauss / 25min 


How much Bill Gates’s disappointing small-schools effort really cost
For five years  it has been said that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent more than $2 billion to fund an initiative to create small high schools in an effort to increase student achievement and graduation rates, all based on the premise that smaller schools were more conducive to learning and retention than larger […]
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Ravitch: Time for Congress to investigate Bill Gates’ role in Common Core
The critical role that Bill Gates played in the creation and implementation of the Common Core State Standards initiative is the subject of this story by my Post colleague Lyndsey Layton. She explains how Gates was persuaded  in 2008 by  Gene Wilhoit, then-director of the Council for Chief State School Officers, and David Coleman, at the […]
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Answer Sheet 6-8-14
Answer Sheet: Just ask the teachersOne of the central features of corporate school reform is that those driving it haven’t bothered to seriously ask teachers to offer their solutions to improving public education. Meg White, an assistant professor in the School of Education at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, looks at this omission in the following post.   […]by Valerie Strauss / 30min 
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Contact: Jitu Brown, 773.317.6343
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MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014 
                                         
Walter Dyett High School Set to Close, Making Way for an Underperforming Contract School
Parents and Students Charge City Officials with Lacking Courage, and Mayor Emanuel with Lacking Compassion
 
CHICAGO – Walter Dyett High School has been under-resourced since it was designated for phase-out by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in February 2012. Since then, CPS has systematically disinvested in the children who have looked to Dyett as their neighborhood school of choice.  Even more troubling, a plan has been hatched to turn Dyett over to an underperforming contract school that currently only has 7 percent of its students meeting or exceeding state standards, zero percent of its students being prepared for college coursework, and less than 50 percent of its students graduating, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
 
Parents, students, educators and community residents are demanding that Mayor Emanuel keep Dyett High School open; provide adequate resources for the 2014-15 senior class; and fund the community’s school transformation plan for Dyett Global Leadership and Green Technology High School that is evidence-based, intellectually challenging, and designed through a collaborative process. Postcards expressing these demands will be delivered to Mayor Emanuel’s office, along with a letter expressing the urgent need to meet regarding the future of Dyett.
 
“Dyett is the last open enrollment traditional neighborhood high school in Bronzeville,” said Dr. Pauline Lipman, professor of education policy studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “While Dyett is being closed, starved for resources and abandoned to be replaced by a poorly-performing school, Mayor Emanuel has announced a new selective enrollment high school bearing President Obama’s name that will cost taxpayers $60M. Look at the tragic irony here. A Southside school that is blocks from the President’s house has been left to die on the vine, and its resources diverted to make way for a school on the Northside. Where is the parity?”
 
WHO:           Parents, Students, Local School Council and Parent Advisory Council members from Bronzeville schools, Concerned Citizens and representatives of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization

WHEN:         Monday, June 9, 2014
                        10:00 am
 
WHERE:       City Hall, 2nd Floor
                        121 N. LaSalle St.
                         
For more information, please contact Jitu Brown brothajitu@gmail.com or at 773.317.6343
 
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6-9-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:






The Best Music Videos Of “What A Wonderful World”
“What A Wonderful World” by Louie Armstrong is a super-popular song, and well-used by teachers of English Language Learners throughout the world. This evening, Wendi Pillars shared a spoken version by David Attenborough that I hadn’t seen before, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to share the versions I’ve used with my students. I hope readers will share ones they like, too. Here’s the versi
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The Best Posts On The Study Suggesting That Bare Classroom Walls Are Best For Learning
The media has been full of stories about a new study suggesting that bare classroom walls are a better learning environment for children than decorated ones. In many ways, this research is a great example of some of the problems with much education research, much of which you can read about in The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research. There are two excellent posts
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 
‘Creating a Culture Where Students Want to Succeed’
‘Creating a Culture Where Students Want to Succeed’ is Part in my Ed Week series on creating a positive school culture. Today’s post includes comments from Margaret A. Seale, Maurice J. Elias, Heather Wolpert-Gawron and Dr. Howie Knoff. I also share ideas contributed by readers. Here are some excerpts:
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My Latest NY Times Post For English Language Learners Is On Pets
My latest NY Times post for English Language Learners features a student interactive on pets. It also shares teaching ideas for writing, drawing and creating videos about family pets. You can see all forty-two of my previous NY Times posts here.
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6-8-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Student Motivation, Engagement & SEL ResourcesOur school year will be over in four days and, after a brief rest, it will be time for me to complete the third volume in my student motivation “trilogy” that should be published early next year by Routledge. It’s tentatively titled Building a Community of Self-Motivated
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