Sunday, August 24, 2014

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: David Sirota: Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Reduce TaxesWriting in the International Business Times, investigative journalist David Sirota reports that Microsoft admits keeping $92.9 billion offshore to avoid paying $29.6 billion in taxes, according to the most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Comm
by mike simpson / 1min 
8-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Friday & Sat. (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown[View the story "Friday & Sat. (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-23-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL
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8-24-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: Objectivity Is a UnicornObjectivity is a unicorn. It's inspiring to believe in, pretty to create pictures of. Some folks love the idea of objectivity so much that they dress up horses or try their hand at photoshop. But at the end of the day, it doesn't actually exist.Nevertheless, we continue to enshrine the idea of objectivity in places where it does not exist. Writers have repea
by mike simpson / 8min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-24-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Voices from the field: The MiSiS CRISIS + smf’s 2¢The Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update | Week of August 25, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1ojn9Go 21 August 2014  ::  On August 12, 2014, LAUSD opened the school year using a new student information system, MiSiS (My Integrated Student Information System). The result has been chaos at secondar
by mike simpson / 12min 
8-24-14 @ 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
by mike simpson / 15min 
8-24-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University)
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Howard Zinn: “education cannot be neutral on the critical issues of our time”24 August 1922—Howard Zinn was born. His life and career spanned the twentieth century and into the first decade of the twenty-first. It is his memoir, You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A
by mike simpson / 18min 
8-24-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Pictures Sent From PhotoPad by ZAGGby Rene Diedrich / 9h hide  //  save8-23-14 Hemlock on the RocksHemlock on the Rocks: “Reframing” California Common Core for a Better Public SaleWordPress.com deutsch29 posted: "The Frameworks Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the images of other nonprofits with the goal of hooking the publicby Rene Diedrich / 3h L.A. Now
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empathyeducates – St. Louis Artists Respond To Ferguson With Chalk
empathyeducates – St. Louis Artists Respond To Ferguson With Chalk: St. Louis Artists Respond To Ferguson With ChalkWhat have we done to our children? We express distress over their education. All those tests, a standardized curriculum. Our schools are “failing,” or so some say and charter schools are scamming in countless ways. We try to opt outkindergarten. Before High School dependant on where
by mike simpson / 22min 
8-24-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Daily News: Cuomo Not Much National Stature For White House RunFrom the Daily News: While Cuomo publicly dismisses talk of a candidacy, his people have hardly discouraged such speculation. A 2016 scenario goes like this: Hillary Clinton chooses not to run, blowing the Democratic field open. The problem for Cuomo, party activists and Democratic insiders say, is that he has do
by mike simpson / 25min 
The Privatizing Agenda of Survey-producing Education Next | deutsch29
The Privatizing Agenda of Survey-producing Education Next | deutsch29: The Privatizing Agenda of Survey-producing Education NextAugust 23, 2014In August 2014, Education Next released the results of its annual education poll.In a post on August 20, 2014, I wrote briefly on the EdNext survey findings specific to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).  I plan to examine the entire survey more closel
by mike simpson / 31min 
UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLS
UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLS: UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLSAUGUST 24, 2014 BY ROBERT D. SKEELS * RDSATHENE LEAVE A COMMENT40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic MinoritiesIn 1974, the attorneys for Kenny Lau and 1800 Chinese speaking st
by mike simpson / 35min 
Louisiana Educator: Should Teachers and Principals Join Professional Unions?
Louisiana Educator: Should Teachers and Principals Join Professional Unions?: Should Teachers and Principals Join Professional Unions?Most of the reformers of public education are very opposed to teacher unions. They blame teacher unions for being nothing more than obstructionists to what they consider to be needed school reform. Reformers believe that merit pay, no seniority, no tenure, zero inpu
by mike simpson / 38min 
Parent portals allow families to check up on their children's schoolwork, but some people worry they may be overused by obsessive parents. | UTSanDiego.com
Parent portals allow families to check up on their children's schoolwork, but some people worry they may be overused by obsessive parents. | UTSanDiego.com: Parent portals: helping or hovering?Families love convenience of technology, but some wonder if it goes too farKatie Anderson checks the grades of her son Michael (in desk photo) by logging onto Oceanside Unified School District's parent porta
by mike simpson / 41min 
Supporting Teacher Tenure
Supporting Teacher Tenure: Teacher Tenure: Yes!BY ROBIN LAKOFFShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services1In his New York Times op-ed of August 19, Frank Bruni has become only the latest in a long line of authoritative people to denounce teacher tenure. By so doing, Bruni enters the race to become my least favorite Times columnist, against the stiff
by mike simpson / 47min 
solidaridad - Marshall Tuck's staunchest supporters are unabashed Ayn Rand votaries
solidaridad: UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLS40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities by Robert D. Skeels 40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities In 1974, the attorneys for Kenny Lau and 1800 Chinese speaking students sued the San Francisco School District on the grounds that these students wer
by mike simpson / 53min 
The Public Eye: Schools pay search firms to find superintendent candidates - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee
The Public Eye: Schools pay search firms to find superintendent candidates - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee: The Public Eye: Schools pay search firms to find superintendent candidatesBy Diana Lambertdlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 - 9:54 pmLast Modified: Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 - 12:03 amFinding a new school district superintendent can be an arduous and expensive process.Distr
by mike simpson / 56min 

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NYC Educator: UFT Unity Caucus Adopts New Slogan, Aims to Rival Starbucks for World Domination
NYC Educator: UFT Unity Caucus Adopts New Slogan, Aims to Rival Starbucks for World Domination: UFT Unity Caucus Adopts New Slogan, Aims to Rival Starbucks for World DominationBREAKING--Since UFT President Mike Mulgrew's momentous speech at the AFT convention, UFT-Unity has been reinvigorated and is looking to expand. For fifty years it has dominated the UFT, controlling every office and insisting
by mike simpson / 13h 
Are Common Core Standards Actually Data Tags? | Peter Greene
Are Common Core Standards Actually Data Tags? | Peter Greene: Are Common Core Standards Actually Data Tags?Posted: 05/18/2014 6:13 pm EDT Updated: 07/18/2014 5:59 am EDT Don't think of them as standards. Think of them as tags.Think of them as the pedagogical equivalent of people's names on Facebook, the tags you attach to each and every photo that you upload.We know from our friends at Knewton wha
by mike simpson / 13h 
NYS Common Core Tests Expect More From Students Than The Questions Require | lacetothetop
NYS Common Core Tests Expect More From Students Than The Questions Require | lacetothetop: NYS Common Core Tests Expect More From Students Than The Questions Require If you ask 8 year olds how two things are similar and different, most will respond in a few sentences.  When NYS asks 8 year olds how two things are similar and different they expect students to respond with a well constructed essay t
by mike simpson / 14h 
Calling all White People! | Bill Ayers
Calling all White People! | Bill Ayers:Calling all White People!Hello White People!Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by a cop in Ferguson, MO—the serial killing of Black people goes mostly unreported or is deemed worthy only of a second section mention in a local paper, but it’s as steady and real as lynching was 100 years ago—and Black people overwhelmingly responded everywhere
by mike simpson / 17h 
Focus On The Children – What We Do for Them And to Them
Focus On The Children – What We Do for Them And to Them: Focus On The Children – What We Do for Them And to Themby EDWARDBERGER on AUGUST 23, 2014Many communities are fighting to save their public schools. When the administrators and elected board members interface with their communities to pass bond issues or stop the drain of students pulled away by partial schools, they assume everyone knows th
by mike simpson / 17h 
8-23-14 Saturday Matinée Double Feature "Little Bo Peep and Her GMO Sheep and Real Democrats Don't" News Breakout
Saturday Matinée Special Double FeatureNews BreakoutLittle Bo Peep and Her GMO Sheep ANDReal Democrats Don'tHey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers! | Bob Braun's LedgerHey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers! | Bob Braun's Ledger: Hey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers!Mr. Mayor–be the loud voice for kidsNewark Mayor Ras Baraka got a lot of media attention Friday when he
by mike simpson / 17h 
Hey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers! | Bob Braun's Ledger
Hey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers! | Bob Braun's Ledger: Hey, Mr. Mayor–face down Christie’s gangbangers!Mr. Mayor–be the loud voice for kidsNewark Mayor Ras Baraka got a lot of media attention Friday when he called a press conference to talk about the school enrollment debacle. He probably faced more cameras than at any time since his election. He also faced growing outrage and skep
by mike simpson / 19h 
The Violence and Hatred of Common Core Fanatics | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
The Violence and Hatred of Common Core Fanatics | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsThe Violence and Hatred of Common Core FanaticsPosted on August 23, 20140It may come as no surprise to those of you/us who have been trying to point out the deficiencies of Common Core, that our input is often met with derision, hatred, venom and now even threats of viole
by mike simpson / 19h 
2nd Banana 8-23-14 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANARECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTNationwide Hands Up Walkout, Mon. Aug 25 |Nationwide Hands Up Walkout, Mon. Aug 25 |: California Student Union - CASUNationwide Hands Up Walkout, Mon. Aug 25Posted on August 22, 2014 by CASTUDENTUNIONLeave a commentNationwide #HandsUp Walkout happening this Monday, August 25 in solidarity with Mike Brownand the Our Lives Matter Campaign. Mo
by mike simpson / 22h 
Morning Wink 8-23-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSDo Public School Students Need Special Ed. Anymore?Do Public School Students Need Special Ed. Anymore?: Do Public School Students Need Special Ed. Anymore?AUGUST 23, 2014 BY NANCY BAILEY 1 COMMENTDo we need special education anymore? Some parents might say no—that a regular class with high expectations, possibly some support, is all that is necessary.Arne
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:







Los Angeles: Proof That Commitment Can Beat Big Money
On Friday, 73-year-old veteran educator George McKenna was sworn in as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. He is filling the unexpired term of MargueriteLaMotte, who died in office. He will stand for re-election in 10 months. His opponent was Alex Johnson, 34, who worked for the County Commissioner and was supported by the charter industry. Johnson’s campaign s
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Bob Braun: Cami’s Enrollment Plan in Newark Collapses in Chaos
As we know, the “reformers” love disruption, especially for other people’s children, not their own. On the first day of Cami Anderson’s “One Newark,” they got plenty of disruption. He writes: “The implementation of the deeply flawed “One Newark” student-dispersal program all but collapsed Thursday as the state administration’s highly paid bureaucrats kept hundreds of angry and frustrated parents
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Connecticut: Does Anyone Supervise Charter Schools?
Given the recent scandal over Jumoke Academy and its sponsor, FUSE, you would think the State Board of Education and State Commissioner Stefan Pryor would be extra careful when authorizing new charters, but you would be wrong. Civil rights attorney Wendy Lecker writes here about the Board’s perfunctory scrutiny of applicants and the absence of any due diligence when someone wants a charter. The c
1 by dianeravitch / 40min 

Sarah Garland: How a Reagan-Era Report Provides the Basis for Obama’s Education Policies
Sarah Garland, writing for the HECHINGER Report, says that the Reagan-era report “A Nation at Risk” (1983) laid the groundwork for today’s regime of high-takes testing, longer school hours, and tougher accountability measures. The conservative Republicans he quotes express satisfaction with the Obama administration’s embrace of their agenda. The enduring puzzle: who stole the Democratic agenda of
by dianeravitch / 14min 

David Sirota: Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Reduce Taxes
Writing in the International Business Times, investigative journalist David Sirota reports that Microsoft admits keeping $92.9 billion offshore to avoid paying $29.6 billion in taxes, according to the most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He writes: “Microsoft Corp. is currently sitting on almost $29.6 billion it would owe in U.S. taxes if it repatriated the $92.9 bill
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Vermont to the Nation: This Is What Good Education Looks Like
The Vermont State Board of Education adopted a resolution on assessment and accountability with a message: We will not let the federal government bully our children. We read research and incorporate it into our policy decisions. This set of principles and resolutions could serve as a guide for every state and school district about the appropriate uses of assessment and the true goals of education
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New York Times Reports on Duncan’s Retreat from Test-Based Evaluations of Teachers
In the New York Times, Motoko Rich reported Arne Duncan’s scathing criticism of Arne Duncan’s policy of test-based evaluation for teachers. The story shows that Duncan dreamed up this policy, that he promoted it in Race to the Top, and in the waivers he offered states to avoid the onerous conditions of No Child Left Behind. Rich points out that Duncan borrowed the rhetoric of his most scathing cri
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Three Important Florida Races
Rick Scott should not be the next governor of Florida. Nor should his leading challenger, Charlie Crist, who previously served as governor and who is a Republican turned Democrat. The candidate who is best on education issues is Nan Rich. The polls say she doesn’t have a chance. My friends in Florida say she’s the real deal. Better to throw away your vote on someone you believe in than to throw it
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-23-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGAs Testing Frenzy Grows, So Does Opt-Out MovementHere is the latest summary of testing news from FAIRTEST: Across the U.S., students are returning to classrooms where even more time will be devoted to standardized exam preparation and administration. Over the summer, some districts developed hundreds of new tests to compl
by mike simpson / 1h 
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8-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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






Updated List Of Teaching Ideas For #MichaelBrown #Ferguson
© 2014 Elvert Barnes, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio I’ve previously posted this list of my choices for the best resources/ideas for teaching about the tragedy of Michael Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson. I’ve since added some new resources and thought it would be useful to share this updated list: [View the story "Teaching Ideas For #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 

All My Ed Week Posts From Past 3 Years On Teaching Math & Science — In One Place!
My latest Education Week Teacher column brings together all my posts from the past three years on teaching math and science. Here are a couple of excerpts:
by Larry Ferlazzo / 19min 

This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too
by Larry Ferlazzo / 21min 



More Resources On California’s Drought
Photo Credit: QQ Li via Compfight Here are new additions to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On California’s Drought: Drought in California – in pictures is from The Guardian. Tapping the final reservoir is an infographic from The Washington Post. 14 Facts Everyone Should Know About The California Drought is from BuzzFeed. California’s three-year drought just went from bad to dreadful: htt
by Larry Ferlazzo / 59min 



Labor Day Resources
Photo Credit: Rakesh JV via Compfight Labor Day is coming up here in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day.
by Larry Ferlazzo / 22min 



Friday & Sat. (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown
[View the story "Friday & Sat. (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]
by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h 

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-23-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE WEEKMore Important Resources On Race & Racism© 2012 Michael Fleshman, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are new additions to A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism: The black-white gap in life expectancy is narrowing — but it’s still too wide is from Vox
by mike simpson / 59min 
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8-24-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:







Objectivity Is a Unicorn

Objectivity is a unicorn. It's inspiring to believe in, pretty to create pictures of. Some folks love the idea of objectivity so much that they dress up horses or try their hand at photoshop. But at the end of the day, it doesn't actually exist.Nevertheless, we continue to enshrine the idea of objectivity in places where it does not exist. Writers have repeatedly reminded us, for instance, that in
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8-23-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekSuperintendents Speak UpOn the first day of school, my wife's superintendent got choked up.He was delivering the usual kick-off speech, and she said he started to talk about testing and numbers and the students. He reminded his staff that students were not just test scores, not just a number, and that the work they did as teachers was so much more than could be me
by mike simpson / 31min 






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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-24-14

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Editorial: GOV. BROWN IS RIGHT TO OFFER LEGAL HELP TO IMMIGRANT MINORS
The Times supports the effort to use state dollars to help immigrant children By The LA Times Editorial Board | http://lat.ms/1znboVx A child holds up a sign in support of migrant children at a demonstration last month in San Diego. (David Maung / EPA)   Aug 24, 2014  ::  Gov. Jerry Brown, state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and a roster of other elected state officials
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Voices from the field: The MiSiS CRISIS + smf’s 2¢
The Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update | Week of August 25, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1ojn9Go 21 August 2014  ::  On August 12, 2014, LAUSD opened the school year using a new student information system, MiSiS (My Integrated Student Information System). The result has been chaos at secondary schools, where administrators, counselors and clerks have become frustrated and exhausted
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Investment advice: 3 REASONS TO BE BULLISH ABOUT PEARSON PUBLISHING
Jonathan Yates, Benzinga Staff Writer | http://bit.ly/1tx8exE       August 22, 2014 10:03 AM   ::  Even in the age of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), there's still reason to be bullish about Pearson Publishing (NYSE: PSO), a British book publisher. Indeed, Pearson Publishing stacks up well against the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). 1.) Educated Profit Margin Pearson
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-23-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD REPORT FAULTS iPAD BIDDING, PLANNING & PROCUREMENTby Howard Blume, - LA Times http://lat.ms/1qxfCVW STUDENTS explore the possibilities with their new LAUSD-provided IPads. A new report says the district inadequately planned the distribution of an iPad to each student. (Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times) Aug 22 2014  5AM  ::  The groundbreaking
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