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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-22-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: As of 1 P.M. Today, More Than 14 Million Page Views on This Blog! | Diane Ravitch's blog http://bit.ly/1BukgwpAndrea Gabor On Elizabeth Green’s New Book on TeachingElizabeth Green, one of our leading education journalists, has just published a book titled “Building a Better Teacher.” In this thoughtful post, Andrea Gabor points out
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8-22-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Indypendent: What's A Cop To Do?Good cops, dedicated and skilled ones, learn how to look for signs of criminal behavior instead of profiling by race ...good policing requires judgment, being able to tell the difference between a black teenager in sneakers who’s running because he just snatched a purse and one who’s running because his mother said he had to be home for dinner b
by mike simpson / 3min 
8-22-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: And now, final exams for kindergartners. Really.Just when you think things can’t get any worse for kindergartners, they do. It used to be that kindergartners could play  — which is how early childhood development experts say young children learn and are socialized best.  Today 5- and 6-year-olds are forced to sit for hours at a time doing academics, often with little […]84 by Valerie
by mike simpson / 8min 
8-22-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Americans again rate local schools higher than schools of the nationGroundhog Day: Americans Again Rate Local Schools Higher than Schools of the NationStephen KrashenAs is the case every year, the PDK/Gallup poll (September 2014) found that people rate their local schools much more positively than they do schools in the US in general.  The differences, as usual, were striking: Fift
by mike simpson / 9min 
8-22-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Ruth Perez Resigns to become LAUSD Dep. Supt., Memos sent, Media Covered But the BOE will noyt Approve until Tuesday? ANNOTATED PRESS RELEASEby Rene Diedrich / 4h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYLAUSD's $1-billion iPad effort beset by problems, report finds - LA Timeshttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ipad-bidding-20140821-story.htmlwww.hemlockontherocks.comby Rene Diedrich /
by mike simpson / 11min 
8-22-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: Another Solution: ESEAThere is, of course, another way out of this.The tightly wound spring that keeps Race to the Top and waivers (RttR Lite) ticking away is the ESEA. Instead of dealing with the federal mandate-ish sort-of-regulations that have made Common Core and high stakes testing and data collection the kind-of-law of the land, we could address the underlying mess.The ESEA w
by mike simpson / 13min 
8-22-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz Puts Out Trial Balloon On Mayoral RunNorm Scott at Ed Notes Online has written numerous times that Eva Moskowitz is setting up her charter empire in various neighborhoods around the city to use as a base of operations for a mayoral run.We got some evidence last night that Norm may be right:Mayor Moskowitz?In an interview last night, Eva Moskowitz, the founder o
by mike simpson / 14min 
NYC Educator: The Lathe of Heaven...or Hell?
NYC Educator: The Lathe of Heaven...or Hell?: The Lathe of Heaven...or Hell?In Ursula Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven, the main character, George Orr, has the power to change reality through his dreams.  A psychiatrist attempts to harness the power of his dreams to create a better world, but every attempt backfires in completely unexpected ways.The premise of the story reminds me of the predicaments
by mike simpson / 17min 
solidaridad: SKrashen: Opposition to the common core
solidaridad: SKrashen: Opposition to the common core: SKrashen: Opposition to the common coreSKrashen: Opposition to the common core: Sent to the Washington Post, August 20, 2014The Post has reported that according to a recent PDK/Gallup poll, the "Common Core educational standards are losing support nationwide" (August 19). The poll asked those opposed to the Common Core why they were o
by mike simpson / 20min 
Police Brutality is an Education Justice Issue | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Police Brutality is an Education Justice Issue | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Police Brutality is an Education Justice IssuePosted on: Thursday August 21st, 2014This post originally appeared on the Alliance to Reclaime Our Schools (AROS) blog. The OTL Campaign is a member of AROS. The recent murder of Michael Brown, another unarmed Black you
by mike simpson / 22min 
In These Times: The Con Artistry of Charter Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
In These Times: The Con Artistry of Charter Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: In These Times: The Con Artistry of Charter SchoolsFiled under: Charter Schools — millerlf @ 9:05 am The Con Artistry of Charter SchoolsWednesday, 20 August 2014 09:15 By Ruth Conniff, In These TimesThere’s been a flood of local news stories in recent months about FBI raids on charter schools all over
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Why LA sends failing students on to the next grade | EdSource
Why LA sends failing students on to the next grade | EdSource: Why LA sends failing students on to the next gradeAugust 21, 2014 | By Molly Callister/Hechinger Report | No Comments When Alberto Cortes was held back in fourth grade because of low math skills, he thought his world had come to an end.“The first day of going back to fourth grade, I see all my friends with new teachers there in fifth g
by mike simpson / 12h 
Opt Out Orlando group holding webinar Sunday - Orlando Sentinel
Opt Out Orlando group holding webinar Sunday - Orlando Sentinel: Opt Out Orlando webinar will give Florida parents tools to skip testingLauren RothSentinel School Zone8:00 a.m. EDT, August 21, 2014EmailShare46Pinterest0Opt Out Orlando is co-hosting a webinar Opt Out Orlando, a group that opposes standardized testing, is holding a webinar this weekend to provide step-by-step instructions for parent
by mike simpson / 14h 
Nite Cap 8-21-14 #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 CAPNo Teacher Is An Island |No Teacher Is An Island |:No Teacher Is An Island This week in The Shanker Blog, authors lan Daly (Professor, University of California San Diego) and Kara Finnigan (Associate Professor, the University of Rochester) publis
by mike simpson / 15h 
No Teacher Is An Island |
No Teacher Is An Island |:No Teacher Is An Island This week in The Shanker Blog, authors lan Daly (Professor, University of California San Diego) and Kara Finnigan (Associate Professor, the University of Rochester) published a piece titled: No Teacher Is An Island: The Role Of Social Relations In Teacher Evaluation.They discuss, as largely based on their research and expertise in social network an
by mike simpson / 15h 
The Trouble With “The Trouble With Tenure” | InterACT
The Trouble With “The Trouble With Tenure” | InterACT: The Trouble With “The Trouble With Tenure”AUGUST 21, 2014tags: Bruni, due process, Johnston, ny times, teaching quality,tenureby David B. CohenFrank Bruni, writing in the New York Times on Aug. 18, 2014, cobbles together a series of assumptions and quotations to join the trendy but under-informed chorus speaking out regarding “The Trouble With
by mike simpson / 16h 
8-21-14 Living in Dialogue - Starve the Testing Beast:
Home | Living in Dialogue: Starve the Testing Beast: Chicago Teachers Show Us How to Organize a Test BoycottBy Michelle Gunderson. We have a saying in the testing resistance movement – don’t feed the beast, starve the data monster. When parents opt their children out of testing they are taking a strong stance against having their children’s data used as a mechanism to sort students, punish teacher
by mike simpson / 16h 
School Reformers’ Pledge of Good Conduct | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
School Reformers’ Pledge of Good Conduct | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: School Reformers’ Pledge of Good ConductSchool reformers now (and in the past) are (and have been) divided among themselves. So often, they seek similar goals–students who are literate, can think clearly, have requisite skills and knowledge to enter and finish college or start a career,  and  contribute
by mike simpson / 18h 
Choosing Democracy: The U.S.'s Classist Educational System - And California's
Choosing Democracy: The U.S.'s Classist Educational System - And California's: The U.S.'s Classist Educational System - And California'sAmerica's education system is unequal and unfair. Students who live in wealthy communities have huge advantages that rig the system in their favor. They have more experienced teachers and a much lower student-teacher ratio. They have more modern facilities, more u
by mike simpson / 18h 
Duncan Listens to Gates, Offers One Year Delay on New Test Consequences | Living in Dialogue
Duncan Listens to Gates, Offers One Year Delay on New Test Consequences | Living in Dialogue: Duncan Listens to Gates, Offers One Year Delay on New Test Consequences After five years at his post, Secretary Duncan indicates he is now “listening to teachers on testing.” His statement, released this morning, offers a thorough repudiation of teaching to the test, but little substance regarding federal
by mike simpson / 18h 
8-21-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice Guy
Wait What?:  Wait What? Pelto/Murphy 2014Malloy misleads teachers, parents, public school advocates and taxpayers – again!Pelto Media Statement in Response to Governor Malloy’s Press Release:  GOV. MALLOY: MILLIONS IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL ASSIST STRUGGLING SCHOOL DISTRICTS Malloy misleads teachers, parents, public school advocates and taxpayers – again! Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his Comm
by mike simpson / 19h 
Cami’s Newark enrollment plan collapses in the heat | Bob Braun's Ledger
Cami’s Newark enrollment plan collapses in the heat | Bob Braun's Ledger: Cami’s Newark enrollment plan collapses in the heatThe implementation of the deeply flawed “One Newark” student-dispersal program all but collapsed yesterday as the state administration’s highly paid bureaucrats kept hundreds of angry and frustrated  parents and children waiting in un-airconditioned school rooms or outside i
by mike simpson / 20h 
8-21-14 Jersey Jazzman - The Myth of The Burned-Out Senior Teacher: Part II
Jersey Jazzman: The Myth of The Burned-Out Senior Teacher: Part IIIn my last post, I questioned the idea of the senior, burned-out teacher being a major policy concern, simply on the basis of the fact that there really aren't that many senior teachers to begin with.But what does the literature say about relative teacher effectiveness late in a career? What do we know about teachers who enter the l
by mike simpson / 20h 
ACT Report for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
ACT Report for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Issues Statement on 2014 ACT® ReportSACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today issued the following statement upon the release by ACT of its annual report, The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2014."It is heartening to see that today's ACT report shows California
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-21-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Gaps in the Garfield CaseThis is a lengthy post and has new information so I urge you to read to the end. Gaps abound in the Garfield case.  You can see this just from the Times' story this morning on last night's School Board election.  (And welcome Times to this story - very late to it, no?)Some have suggested that the Times article is slanted?  I would say it is
by mike simpson / 21h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Schools play a big role in the Ferguson story. It's a teachable moment in time.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Schools play a big role in the Ferguson story. It's a teachable moment in time.: Schools play a big role in the Ferguson story. It's a teachable moment in time.Fergson teachers would rather be with their students in their classrooms. Instead, they spend the day picking up debris, including tear gas canisters, from local streets. SELMA, Alabama -- A sixth grade teache
by mike simpson / 21h 
FBI Tracks Charter Schools | PR Watch
FBI Tracks Charter Schools | PR Watch:FBI Tracks Charter SchoolsBy Ruth ConniffThere’s been a flood of local news stories in recent months about FBI raids on charter schools all over the country.From Pittsburgh to Baton Rouge, from Hartford toCincinnati to Albuquerque, FBI agents have been busting into schools, carting off documents, and making arrests leading to high-profile indictments."The
by mike simpson / 21h 
Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover - CityLimits.org
Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover - CityLimits.org: Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher TurnoverWhile some statistics are disputed, the high rates of teacher attrition at charter schools raise questions about whether even the most successful ones can maintain quality amid the churn.By Helen Zelon  | Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014High-quality teachers are integral to academic achievement, e
by mike simpson / 21h 
States Escaping No Child Left Behind Can Get More Time On Teacher Evaluations
States Escaping No Child Left Behind Can Get More Time On Teacher Evaluations: States Escaping No Child Left Behind Can Get More Time On Teacher EvaluationsFor years, the Obama administration has made tougher teacher evaluations a centerpiece of its education agenda, giving states incentives to grade educators partially in accordance with students' standardized test scores. But on Thursday, U.S. S
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-21-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week In Web 2.0In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth blogging about, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2013). I also sometimes include tech tools that might not exactly
by mike simpson / 21h 
8-21-14 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: LAUSD teachers censure student tracking programMorning Read: LAUSD teachers censure student tracking program L.A. Unified teachers decry new student tracking system Los Angeles Unified spent about $112 million on an online student tracking program a decade ago but dumped it two years ago in
by mike simpson / 21h 
Arne Duncan Listening to Teachers on Testing? | ED.gov Blog
Listening to Teachers on Testing | ED.gov Blog: Listening to Teachers on TestingAs teachers gear up for a new school year, I want to offer two thoughts. One is a message of celebration and thanks. The other is a response to a concern that has come up often in many conversations with teachers and families, and which deserves an answer.First, the thanks. America’s students have posted some unprecede
by mike simpson / 21h 
State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract | The Kansas City Star
State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract | The Kansas City Star: State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contractMissouri’s education department stumbled several ways when it hired CEE-Trust a year ago to propose a complete overhaul of the Kansas City Public Schools, a state auditor’s report said Tuesday.The state’s contra
by mike simpson / 22h 
8-21-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: More Bad Polling News For CCSSWhile we're making note of how Common Core is tanking in the Education Next and PDK/Gallup polls, let's pull out one other poll from earlier in the summer. This one also us ed the word "plummets," which has become a serious contender for leading the Common Core Headline Word Bank.Conducted and released in June of 2014, the Rasmussen Reports n
by mike simpson / 22h 
Shanker Blog » The Thrill Of Success, The Agony Of Measurement
Shanker Blog » The Thrill Of Success, The Agony Of Measurement: The Thrill Of Success, The Agony Of MeasurementPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on August 21, 2014The recent release of the latest New York State testing results created a little public relations coup for the controversial Success Academies charter chain, which operates over 20 schools in New York City, and is seeking to expand.Shortly afte
by mike simpson / 22h 
8-21-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: George Schmidt on Karen Lewis for Mayor - and More; Randi Offers Karen a million bucks if she runsAFT President Randi Weingarten said she'd give $1 million to Chicago teachers union chief Karen Lewis if she ran against Mayor Rahm Emanuel....Chicago Sun-TimesThe cynic in me says, what better way to get rid of a potential rival? A million bucks will be a drop in the bucket against R
by mike simpson / 22h 
State OKs 10% pay cut to ease DPS deficit | The Detroit News
State OKs 10% pay cut to ease DPS deficit | The Detroit News: State OKs 10% pay cut to ease DPS deficitState education officials have approved a plan by Detroit Public Schools to slash pay 10 percent districtwide to help erase the district’s $127 million deficit.State Superintendent Mike Flanagan announced Wednesday he approved the district’s updated five-year deficit elimination plan for the dist
by mike simpson / 22h 
An Interview With Dr. Yohuru Williams on Corporate Education Reform: 'We Aren't Buying It." | M. Shannon Hernandez
An Interview With Dr. Yohuru Williams on Corporate Education Reform: 'We Aren't Buying It." | M. Shannon Hernandez: An Interview With Dr. Yohuru Williams on Corporate Education Reform: 'We Aren't Buying It." Teachers from across the nation stood in solidarity on July 27, 2014, using their voices to speak out about many of the issues plaguing the nation's public education system. The mood
by mike simpson / 23h 
Some Predictions as the New School Year Arrives… | Taking Note
Some Predictions as the New School Year Arrives… | Taking Note: Some Predictions as the New School Year Arrives…by JOHN MERROW on 21. AUG, 2014 in 2014 BLOGSWith the arrival of the new school year, what can we expect?  Here are 6 predictions and a big question.Prediction #1. More school districts will back away from relying  heavily on standardized test scores to hold teachers accountable. It seem
by mike simpson / 23h 
8-21-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: New PDK/Gallup Poll Shows 60 Percent of Public Opposed to Common CoreWe'll be posting from the new 2014 PDK/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward the public schools.  Here's the one that caught my eye first:by Jim Horn / 2min hide  //  saveNew York's High Stakes Test Data of "Diminished Usefulness" Due to Opt Out NumbersNew York parents and students who opted out of the
by mike simpson / 23h 
Fatuous Pablum | EduShyster
Fatuous Pablum | EduShyster: Fatuous Pablum David Kirp says that teaching isn’t a business—and that makes a lot of people really mad…EduShyster: Let me try to break this to you gently. Your recent New York Times piece,Teaching Is Not a Business, didn’t win you a lot of friends on Twitter. In fact, one of your detractors referred to your entire oeuvre as*fatuous pablum.*David Kirp: Wow—I seem to ha
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 8-21-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSThe Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across Country | PopularResistance.OrgThe Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across Country | PopularResistance.Org: The Theft Of Education: FBI Raiding Charter Schools Across CountryEDUCATE! CHARTER SCHOOLS, CORRUPTION, EDUCATION, FBI By Ruth Conniff, www.truth-out.orgAugust 21st, 2014  Powe
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-22-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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As of 1 P.M. Today, More Than 14 Million Page Views on This Blog! | Diane Ravitch's blog http://bit.ly/1Bukgwp



Breaking News: L.A. Officials Met with Apple, Pearson a Year Before Taking Public Bids
Annie Gilbertson of KPCC in Los Angeles reports that internal emails show that district officials met and emailed Apple and Pearson a year before the bidding process for new technology and software began. “Emails obtained by KPCC show Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy personally began meeting with Pearson and Apple to discuss the eventual purchase of their products sta
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Breaking News: Internal Report Says L.A. iPad Purchase Was Poorly Planned, Deeply Flawed
Howard Blume of the Los Angeles Times reported today the leaked results of an investigation of the district’s plan to purchase $1 billion of iPads loaded with Pearson curriculum. It begins: “The groundbreaking effort to provide an iPad to every Los Angeles student, teacher and school administrator was beset by inadequate planning, a lack of transparency and a flawed bidding process, according to
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Unfair to Cluster TFA Rookies in Schools with Needy Kids, Says NCTQ
Politico.com reports that “African-American students in Miami-Dade County are more likely than their peers to be assigned rookie teachers – and their teachers are also more likely to be uncertified or unlicensed, according to a study by the National Council on Teacher Quality.” This inequity is a result of “the district’s decision to cluster Teach For America recruits in low-performing, high-pover
by dianeravitch / 31min 

Is Eva Moskowitz the Lance Armstrong of Education?
This commentary was written by an employee of the Néw York City Department of Education who specializes in data analysis. He/she requires anonymity. An opinion piece in the New York Daily News wondered, “Is Eva Moskowitz the Michael Jordan of education reform, or is she Mark McGwire?” To give some context- New York State recently released the results of the 2013-14 grades 3-8 exams in English and
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How to Have a Racially Fair America
In an article in Dissent magazine, four authors argue that the notion of America as a “post-racial” society is wrong. The public and politicians tend to blame blacks for the conditions in which they live, as though racism were a thing of the past and the doors of opportunity are wide open for all. Even the election of a black President has not wiped out historic disadvantages that a significant pr
1 by dianeravitch / 30min 


Andrea Gabor On Elizabeth Green’s New Book on Teaching
Elizabeth Green, one of our leading education journalists, has just published a book titled “Building a Better Teacher.” In this thoughtful post, Andrea Gabor points out the strengths and weaknesses of Green’s book. Gabor believes that Green makes a strong case for those who are doing a god job of teaching teachers. Gabor writes: “I picked up Elizabeth Green’s new book, Building a Better Teache
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Cody and Greene Dissect Duncan’s Critique of His Own Policies
I apologize to you, dear readers, in advance, but I must ask you to read the latest balderdash written by someone who works for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. From my days working in the U.S. Department of Education in 1991-93, I know full well that Cabinet Secretaries have several writers and don’t actually write anything themselves. Okay, so this latest statement from Duncan says that there
8 by dianeravitch / 1h 
Nearly $1 Million from Gulen-related Charters Went to Firms Named in FBI Probe
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on FBI investigation of Gulen-related schools, which awarded large contracts to firms without competitive bidding. The firms as well as the schools appear to be related to the Turkish Gulen movement. “In June, the FBI raided 19 Concept Schools locations in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, including the group’s Des Plaines headquarters. Search warrants showed they were seek
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-21-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Schneider: When Are Common Core Polls AstroTurf?Mercedes Schneider analyzes the recent polls on Common Core and spies an effort to rescue the CCSS from the wreckage. The bottom-line, she says, is that the development of Common Core was top-down, not state-led. “Here’s the reality: CCSS was conceived, organized, produced, monitored,
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8-22-14 Ed Notes Online

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Inspecting Eva Moskowitz
With admirable restraint, the head of the New York City Charter Center, James Merriman, pronounced the results “remarkable” and attributed the results to Success’ intensive instruction....A lot of schools, including many charter high-fliers, offer high-octane teaching. None come close to matching Success Academy’s results the last two years.... Robert Pondisio Poor James Merriman, I almost feel so
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Memo From The RTC: The Road to “Godspell”
Nora Meyers, Kim Simek, Frank Caiati, Gabrielle Mangano,  Jeff and Heather ArzsbergerPublished in The Wave, August 22, 2014.Memo From The RTC: The Road to “Godspell”By Norm Scott, with Frank CaiatiUnder the direction of master builder Tony Homsey, the set for the RTC production of Godspell, opening Sept. 12, is almost complete (with a lot of painting still to be done). Choreographer Gabrielle Mang
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More Charter Scandals
FBI Tracks Charter SchoolsThere's been a flood of local news stories in recent months about FBI raids on charter schools all over the country.From Pittsburgh to Baton Rouge, from Hartford to Cincinnati to Albuquerque, FBI agents have been busting into schools, carting off documents, and making arrests leading to high-profile indictments."The troubled Hartford charter school operator FUSE was
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Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover
Near the top of the turnover chart is the Success Academies system led by former Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz. With 22 schools and 10 new schools opening in August 2014, it is the city's largest charter chain. In Harlem Success Academies 1-4, the only schools for which the state posted turnover data, more than half of all teachers left the schools ahead of the 2013-14 school year. In one school, thr
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The Indypendent: What's A Cop To Do?
Good cops, dedicated and skilled ones, learn how to look for signs of criminal behavior instead of profiling by race ...good policing requires judgment, being able to tell the difference between a black teenager in sneakers who’s running because he just snatched a purse and one who’s running because his mother said he had to be home for dinner by 6pm....a former Baltimore city cop and Maryland sta
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8-21-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: George Schmidt on Karen Lewis for Mayor - and More; Randi Offers Karen a million bucks if she runsAFT President Randi Weingarten said she'd give $1 million to Chicago teachers union chief Karen Lewis if she ran against Mayor Rahm Emanuel....Chicago Sun-TimesThe cynic in me says, what better way to get rid of a potential rival? A million bucks will be a drop in the bucket against R
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8-22-14 Answer Sheet

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Why teachers can’t ignore Ferguson as school begins
As the 2014-15 school year gets underway, teachers around the country have an opportunity and a challenge to bring into the classroom for discussion — in developmentally appropriate ways — the events  roiling Ferguson, Missouri, since a white police officer shot to death an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown on Aug. 9. In the […]
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A shameless bid for Twitter followers?
Follow us if you believe that every child deserves an excellent education! — USCCF Ed & Workforce (@USCCFeducation) August 5, 2014 (Here’s how the USCCF Ed & Workforce describes itself on Twitter: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education & Workforce promotes rigorous educational standards and effective job training systems.”)  
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Judge smacks N.C. lawmakers, rules school vouchers unconstitutional
Blasting state lawmakers for concocting a scheme that he said “fails” children, a North Carolina judge declared unconstitutional a state voucher program that uses public money for students from low-income families to pay private school tuition. Wake County Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled Thursday that the state’s “Opportunity Scholarship Program” violated the state’s constitution, which
by Valerie Strauss / 2min 

And now, final exams for kindergartners. Really.
Just when you think things can’t get any worse for kindergartners, they do. It used to be that kindergartners could play  — which is how early childhood development experts say young children learn and are socialized best.  Today 5- and 6-year-olds are forced to sit for hours at a time doing academics, often with little […]
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8-21-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: A shocking statistic about the quality of education researchIn 1968, an article in Kappan magazine titled “The Need for Replication in Education Research” by education Professor Robert H. Bauernfeind said: The principle of replication is the cornerstone of scientific inquiry. This principle holds that under similar conditions, one should obtain similar results. Replication has long b
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Dumber and Then Huffman
Is dumberer a word?  TN's state ed chief and TFA cult member, Kevin Huffman, told the New York Times yesterday that TN would not back down on using invalid, unreliable, and unfair methods to evaluate teachers in Tennessee.  Do "the best interests of children" really require us to ignore science, common sense, and public opinion?  Some states will continue to use test results in teacher e
by Jim Horn / 14min

Arne Duncan: Just Sucking
As he watches Bill Gates' Common Core spinning quickly now before it heads down the toilet bowl, Arne Duncan has once again offered too little too late to save the latest miseducative boluses of the profiteers and privatizers at CorpEd. Trying to suck the air out of the Resistance by offering one year off from the high stakes part (for teachers) of the testing idiocy (which is half of what Bill Ga
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Americans again rate local schools higher than schools of the nation
Groundhog Day: Americans Again Rate Local Schools Higher than Schools of the NationStephen KrashenAs is the case every year, the PDK/Gallup poll (September 2014) found that people rate their local schools much more positively than they do schools in the US in general.  The differences, as usual, were striking: Fifty percent of respondents said they would give the public schools in their neighbor
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8-21-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: New PDK/Gallup Poll Shows 60 Percent of Public Opposed to Common CoreWe'll be posting from the new 2014 PDK/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward the public schools.  Here's the one that caught my eye first:by Jim Horn / 2min hide  //  saveNew York's High Stakes Test Data of "Diminished Usefulness" Due to Opt Out NumbersNew York parents and students who opted out of the
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