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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Marco Rubio Opposes Common Core, Breaks with Jeb BushThe biggest fight over the Common Core is within conservative ranks. On one side, supporting Common Core, is Jeb Bush, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, and big business (last February, 72 major corporations put out a full-page ad supporting the Common Core as necessary for the future o
by mike simpson / 3min 
7-27-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg: We're Lucky The CityTime Crooks Ripped Us Off!Yeah, he said it:New York City is lucky it got ripped off hundreds of millions of dollars in the CityTime scandal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this morning. Mr. Bloomberg’s argument was that because the fraudsters agreed to pay the city back $500 million after being hounded by federal prosecutors and the city’s Depart
by mike simpson / 6min 
To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training | toteachornototeach
To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training | toteachornototeach: To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training by Stephen ChigerAlthough we are halfway through most teachers’ summer breaks, July is smack in the middle of a busy season for administrators designing the professional development curricula they will kick off this fall.At least it should be.The reality — as the Center for America
by mike simpson / 10min 
Viewpoints: Ben Chavis, and his wife made more than $3.8 million from the schools? - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee
Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schools - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schoolsBy Ben BoychukSpecial to The BeePublished: Saturday, Jul. 27, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 11AOne of the best elementary schools in California isn't in San Francisco or Beverly Hills. It happens to be located at 171 12th Street in Oakland, of all places, nex
by mike simpson / 12min 
Missouri Education Watchdog: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common Core
Missouri Education Watchdog: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common Core: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common CoreEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookDo you need some encouragement to address your school board about Common Core?  The following statement Monique Thomas provided to the Clay County (FL) Board of Education might give you the courage/information you
by mike simpson / 27min 
7-27-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: I Won't Post Video of Amateur Actor/Teacher's Mock Chippendale Routine in Review: Campbell Brown Might See ItSometimes people take off their shirts, and I don't personally see anything awfully wrong with that. It's certainly not grounds for dismissal... NYC Educator. Paranoia will destroya.Guilty!I taped the wonderful Rockaway Theatre Company's review, "Rockaway Cafe: The Comeback
by mike simpson / 31min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-27--13
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITTrouble in School ®eformland?: EDITOR ALEXANDER RUSSO EXITS L.A. SCHOOL REPORT OVER DIFFERENCES WITH PUBLISHER JAMIE ALTER LYNTONposted online by LA Times reporter Howard Blume | http://t.co/NEyxinZXdG From: Alexander Russo Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: Goodbye & good luck to LA School Report
by mike simpson / 48min 
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 7-27-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYParent Trigger UpdatesHere are some new articles giving updates on the parent trigger: With ‘Parent Trigger’ laws on the ropes, three overhauled schools reopen in Los Angeles is from The Hechinger Report. First public school seized by parents set to open is from Politico.by Larry Ferlazzo /
by mike simpson / 50min 
This Week's Education Research Report 7-27-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTGesturing children perform well on cognitive tasksIn the first study of its kind, SF State researchers have shown that younger children who use gestures outperform their peers in a problem-solving task.The task itself is relatively simple -- sorting cards printed with colored shapes first by color, and then by shape. But the switch from
by mike simpson / 53min 
All Week 7-27-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: YESTERDAYAttended the @educationgadfly event on #optorcop yesterday. Nice people, here’s my rantHere’s a link to video of the event at the Fordham Institute on a debate about opting out of test-based accountability in education reform. I’ll have to watch the video to see if my question/comment was recorded. I’m still kicking myself because I feel like I botch
by mike simpson / 55min 
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 7-27-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYWhat About Those Lazy Teachers?A reader wrote to complain that many teachers have an easy job, don’t work hard, and are paid too much for the little they do. This teacher responds: “I am one of those assistants in that classroom, a special education classroom. I would like to see you do it. I want you to change a tee
by mike simpson / 58min 

YESTERDAY

Alan Dichter and Vivian Orlen | Deborah Meier on Education
Alan Dichter and Vivian Orlen | Deborah Meier on Education: Alan Dichter and Vivian OrlenPosted on July 26, 2013 by debmeierDear readers,I brought up in the previous post  the names of Alan Dichter and Vivian Orlen, I’m assuming too much!  They were both leaders of CES schools (Coalition of Essential Schools) in NYC for many years until they decided to move to Portland to try something different. 
by mike simpson / 11h 
"Parents Can Only Listen" - MyEdNext
"Parents Can Only Listen" - MyEdNext: "Parents Can Only Listen"Posted by Rita M. Solnet on July 26, 2013 at 4:18pmView BlogI attended a conference call today initiated and led by Ben Austin, Executive Director of Parent Revolution, to honor "National Parents Day."  The call from start to finish focused on the complexity of the parent trigger law, the controversy, the process, and the status of Cal
by mike simpson / 11h 
Rubio Seperates From Bush in Opposition to Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings
Rubio Seperates From Bush in Opposition to Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings: Rubio Seperates From Bush in Opposition to Common CorePosted on July 26, 2013by Bob Sikes      Rate ThisFrom Tampa Bay Times reporter Alex Leary:Sen. Marco Rubio has joined growing criticism of the education standards known as Common Core, putting him in conflict with Jeb Bushat a time when Rubio is sharpening his co
by mike simpson / 12h 
Nite Cap 7-26-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #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 CAPTODAYStudent VoiceStudent Voice: On Bias and LearningBias is dangerous.More than any other time in our lives, we students are now coming head-to-head with the future. That’s a frightening concept, especially for those of us who are interested in leaving an
by mike simpson / 15h 
Student Voice
Student Voice: On Bias and LearningBias is dangerous.More than any other time in our lives, we students are now coming head-to-head with the future. That’s a frightening concept, especially for those of us who are interested in leaving an impact on our societies. We’re forced to acknowledge that if we are going to make a change, the time is now. The most important action one must take in order to
by mike simpson / 16h 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Summer reading
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Summer reading: Summer readingI'm trying to catch up this summer on reading that's piling up in the Kindle. Aside from beach novels -- I've reloaded The Ninth Wave by Eugene Burdick, a favorite from my ill-spent youth in L.A.. Burdick also authored popular '60s reads, The Ugly American and Fail Safe -- I'm trying to get to the serious stuff.On top of the new pile is 
by mike simpson / 16h 
Shooting for the Stars: Let’s Read! Let’s Move! | ED.gov Blog
Shooting for the Stars: Let’s Read! Let’s Move! | ED.gov Blog: Shooting for the Stars: Let’s Read! Let’s Move!Posted on July 26, 2013 by Guest BloggerThe third installment of the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer series at the Department of Education took kids’ imaginations all the way to the moon and back this week with space-themed activities and a strong focus on STEM. The event was part of the Co
by mike simpson / 16h 
Diane in the Evening 7-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Arizona Discriminates Against Public SchoolsA comment from a reader in Arizona: “I live in Arizona, am freshly retired from the US military, and have no children. Even from this vantage point, it doesn’t take much effort to see that Arizona’s under paid, hard working (at multiple jobs), parents are too busy trying to survive to
by mike simpson / 16h 
What Parents really want from the New ESEA
What Parents really want from the New ESEA 
by mike simpson / 19h 
This Week In Education: Update: Goodbye (& Good Luck) To LA School Report
This Week In Education: Update: Goodbye (& Good Luck) To LA School Report: http://laschoolreport.com/Update: Goodbye (& Good Luck) To LA School ReportHere's a copy of an email that I sent earlier this morning to a handful of LA educators, advocates, and journalists I've been working with for the past 18 months:Friends and colleagues:As you may already know, my stint building and running LA
by mike simpson / 20h 
Once You Were Children, a poem by Sandy White Hawk | Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Once You Were Children, a poem by Sandy White Hawk | Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission:Once You Were Children, a poem by Sandy White Hawk | Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission“Once You Were Children” © July 2013 by TRC Commissioner Sandy White HawkOnce you were childrenInnocent with no thought that evil or harm existedYour
by mike simpson / 20h 
John Pike, Pepper-Spraying Cop, Seeks Workers Comp From UC Davis
John Pike, Pepper-Spraying Cop, Seeks Workers Comp From UC Davis: John Pike, Pepper-Spraying Cop, Seeks Workers Comp From UC Davis07/26/13 12:45 AM ET EDT DAVIS, Calif. -- The former police officer who pepper-sprayed students during an Occupy protest at the University of California, Davis is appealing for worker's compensation, claiming he suffered psychiatric injury from the 2011 confrontation.Jo
by mike simpson / 20h 
Choosing Democracy: Willful Defiance ?
Choosing Democracy: Willful Defiance ?: Willful Defiance ?Talk It Out: A Community Conversation to Fix School Discipline (a short play based on real life stories about school discipline in Sacramento County).  Catch WILLFUL on Cable TV! All cablecasts will be on Comcast/Surewest Channel 17 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, Pacific Daylight/Standard Time, unless otherwise specified. If you don't hav
by mike simpson / 20h 
Walking the Labyrinth of the Corporate-Owned-Common Core | United Opt Out National
Walking the Labyrinth of the Corporate-Owned-Common Core | United Opt Out National: WALKING THE LABYRINTH OF THE CORPORATE-OWNED-COMMON CORE
by mike simpson / 20h 
7-26-13 Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Adamowski, Pryor and State Department of Education violate Connecticut Law on Windham Turnaround Plan…Categories: Malloy State Board of Education State Representative Susan Johnson State Senator Don Williams Stefan Pryor Steven Adamowski WindhamTags: Mall
by mike simpson / 21h 
Action Alert: Parent Trigger Conference Call | Seattle Education
Action Alert: Parent Trigger Conference Call | Seattle Education: Action Alert: Parent Trigger Conference CallParents to Rep. George Miller: To celebrate “National Parents Day,”please listen to parents!Parents Across America, a network of grassroots parents and parentgroups across the U.S., has learned that Rep George Miller, rankingDemocratic member of the House education committee, is holding at
by mike simpson / 21h 
Parents to Rep. George Miller: To celebrate “National Parents Day,” please listen to parents!
Parents to Rep. George Miller: To celebrate “National Parents Day,”please listen to parents! Parents Across America, a network of grassroots parents and parentgroups across the U.S., has learned that Rep George Miller, rankingDemocratic member of the House education committee, is holding ateleconference today to celebrate the July 28th National Parents Day.The teleconference is taking place today,
by mike simpson / 21h 
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Digital content bill one step from governor’s deskBy Tom ChorneauFriday, July 26, 2013A two-year effort to pass legislation requiring textbook publishers to make available digital versions of their content appears to be one step from the governor’s desk.AB 133 by Assemblyman Curt Hagman, R-Chino Hills, would mandate digital formats be made by any pub
by mike simpson / 22h 
7-26-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Attended the @educationgadfly event on #optorcop yesterday. Nice people, here’s my rantHere’s a link to video of the event at the Fordham Institute on a debate about opting out of test-based accountability in education reform. I’ll have to watch the video to see if my question/comment was recorded. I’m still kicking myself because I feel like I botched it. I was a
by mike simpson / 22h 
Cali Education Headlines Friday, July 26, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: #ASKARNE What'sup? with SEC. 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT in the New ESEA?Education HeadlinesFriday, July 26, 2013List of needs piling up at Scotts Valley schoolsAll four schools of Scotts Valley Unified School District are currently being assessed by a team of architects and engineers to point out the district's most immediate needs, though no
by mike simpson / 22h 
The Fight Ahead | EduShyster
The Fight Ahead | EduShyster: The Fight Ahead What we should be talking about when we talk about Teach for AmericaTeachers and students protest the closure of 50 public schools in Chicago. Teach for America increasingly drives the policies behind such school closures.Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve no doubt noticed that the debate about Teach for America has ratcheted up considerably in re
by mike simpson / 22h 
An Open Letter to Badass Supporter of Public Education Jon Stewart | teacherbiz
An Open Letter to Badass Supporter of Public Education Jon Stewart | teacherbiz: An Open Letter to Badass Supporter of Public Education Jon StewartDear Mr. Stewart,You were a badass when The Jon Stewart Show was the second highest rated show on MTV—right behind Beavis and Butthead.You were a badass when you made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, American Dad, Spin City, NewsRadio, 
by mike simpson / 22h 
Thunderclap: Stand with Chicago Teachers
Thunderclap: Stand with Chicago Teachers: Stand with Chicago Teachers“Rahm shouldnt layoff 3K+ experienced educators & spend $1.6M to hire #TFA novices. Kids deserve better #StopCPSCuts http://thndr.it/19g7nK4”Join AFT in sharing this message together at the same time - automatically.SUPPORT WITHTWITTER FACEBOOKInvite friends to this campaign.You will allow Thunderclap to share this message on
by mike simpson / 22h 
Migration Information Source - Limited English Proficient Population of the United States
Migration Information Source - Limited English Proficient Population of the United States: Limited English Proficient Population of the United StatesBy Monica Whatley and Jeanne BatalovaMigration Policy Institute Click here for a larger version of map.Related Articles:•Limited English Proficient Workers and the Workforce Investment Act: Challenges and Opportunities•Shaping Citizenship Policies to
by mike simpson / 22h 
With ‘Parent Trigger’ laws on the ropes, three overhauled schools reopen in Los Angeles | Hechinger Report
With ‘Parent Trigger’ laws on the ropes, three overhauled schools reopen in Los Angeles | Hechinger Report: With ‘Parent Trigger’ laws on the ropes, three overhauled schools reopen in Los AngelesBy Natasha LindstromThis story also appeared at:LOS ANGELES—When classes resume in Southern California in the coming weeks, three public schools will be the first in the nation to reopen under new manageme
by mike simpson / 22h 
Metro school board’s Frogge decries deep-pocketed national ‘reform’ movement | In Session
Metro school board’s Frogge decries deep-pocketed national ‘reform’ movement | In Session: Metro school board’s Frogge decries deep-pocketed national ‘reform’ movementStudents, parents and the future of public schools are up against a well-funded national “reform” machine that ultimately hurts the children it purports to want to help, according to Metro school board member Amy Frogge.Frogge, elect
by mike simpson / 23h 
The Educated Reporter: Follow-Up Friday: Sequester Hits Defense Department Schools, New Algorithm Might Help Schools ID Potential Dropouts
The Educated Reporter: Follow-Up Friday: Sequester Hits Defense Department Schools, New Algorithm Might Help Schools ID Potential Dropouts: Follow-Up Friday: Sequester Hits Defense Department Schools, New Algorithm Might Help Schools ID Potential DropoutsRemember sequestration? The impact of the forced federal budget cuts on public schools been shoved to the back burner amid heated debate over the
by mike simpson / 23h 
Morning Wink 7-26-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mark Naison: How TFA Is DestructiveMark Naison sent the following thoughts about Teach for America: Why Teach for America is Seductive to Mayors and Legislators and Destructive to Everyone
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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How “Reform” Is Ruining Education and Killing Schoools
A comment from a reader who has seen the results of No Child Left Behind: “1) The system is broken from top to bottom. The vast majority of people making these decisions have not set foot into a classroom since they graduated from college. 2) An administrator makes any where from double to four times as much money as the teachers who work 50+ hours a week teaching, prepping, and grading. 3) Commo
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Join NC’s Moral Monday Protest Against Assault on Public Schools
Supporters of public schools in Virginia will be car-pooling to join the weekly protest at the North Carolina state Capitol called Moral Monday. If you can be there to support public schools, to oppose budget cuts and privatization, please join them. This comes from Rachel Levy in Virginia: “There is going to be a big Moral Monday event in support of public education & in protest of education
by dianerav / 31min

In Defense of Alabama’s Plan 2020
I wrote a blog critical of the race-based, ethnicity-based, income-based targets for student achievement in Alabama’s Plan 2020, which many other states have adopted. I received the following critique from Melissa Shields, who teaches in Alabama: As a nationally board certified teacher in Alabama of more than 20 years, I have long admired Dr. Diane Ravitch and read her blog regularly. She often sa
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Arthur Goldstein: Is Gotham Schools Psychic?
Arthur Goldstein, one of Néw York City’s best bloggers, is angry at the online publication “Gotham Schools.” Goldstein says GS has been too quick to publish the Deep Thinking of Campbell Brown, the former CNN newsreader. Brown believes the teaching corps of NYC is teeming with sexual predators, and she has launched a campaign to find and fire these hidden offenders. She is pushing for new legislat
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Marco Rubio Opposes Common Core, Breaks with Jeb Bush
The biggest fight over the Common Core is within conservative ranks. On one side, supporting Common Core, is Jeb Bush, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, and big business (last February, 72 major corporations put out a full-page ad supporting the Common Core as necessary for the future of our economy). On the other is Tea Party activists and other small-government conservatives who worry about federal con
by dianerav / 0min 
What About Those Lazy Teachers?
A reader wrote to complain that many teachers have an easy job, don’t work hard, and are paid too much for the little they do. This teacher responds: “I am one of those assistants in that classroom, a special education classroom. I would like to see you do it. I want you to change a teenager’s diaper while keeping them from tearing up the changing area and watch two other children and keep them sa
by dianerav / 1h 
A Florida Parent Listens to Ben Austin About Parent Revolution
This is a hilarious description of a conference call in which Ben Austin of Parent Revolution joined with Congressman George Miller of California to discuss the value of parents seizing control of their schools. Rita Solnet, the Florida parent activist who joined the conference call, quickly learned that parents were not allowed to ask questions, only journalists. She heard Ben Austin claim that
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When Is a Conflict of Interest NOT a Conflict of Interest?
The title of this post is not a trick question. When the state of Louisiana is involved, and when the conflict of interest concerns Teach for America, there is NO conflict of interest. Kira Orange-Jones, the executive director of TFA in New Orleans, was elected to the state board of education with the help of contributions from wealthy donors across the nation. Questions were raised by critics abo
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Diane in the Evening 7-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Arizona Discriminates Against Public SchoolsA comment from a reader in Arizona: “I live in Arizona, am freshly retired from the US military, and have no children. Even from this vantage point, it doesn’t take much effort to see that Arizona’s under paid, hard working (at multiple jobs), parents are too busy trying to survive to
by mike simpson / 38min 


LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 7-27-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYWhat About Those Lazy Teachers?A reader wrote to complain that many teachers have an easy job, don’t work hard, and are paid too much for the little they do. This teacher responds: “I am one of those assistants in that classroom, a special education classroom. I would like to see you do it. I want you to change a tee
by mike simpson / 53min
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Bloomberg: We're Lucky The CityTime Crooks Ripped Us Off!
Yeah, he said it:New York City is lucky it got ripped off hundreds of millions of dollars in the CityTime scandal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this morning. Mr. Bloomberg’s argument was that because the fraudsters agreed to pay the city back $500 million after being hounded by federal prosecutors and the city’s Department of Investigation, the project of modernizing the municipal payroll system e
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Mayor Bloomberg's "Legacy"
Along with the CityTime fraud (which Bloomberg said yesterday was the swellest thing that ever happened to NYC) and the 911 system mess and the Bloomberg Boxer Day Blizzard Disaster (9 dead - Go see a play!) and phonied up test scores, graduation rates, crime stats and emergency response stats is a New York City police department completely out of control: A college-bound  Brooklyn teen says a ven
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YESTERDAY

Former Teacher/Assistant Principal Confronts Anthony Weiner Over Character Issue
Many people have been saying for awhile here in the edu-blogosphere that if a teacher conducted himself/herself the way Anthony Weiner has conducted himself over the past three years, he/she would be fired.Today on Staten Island, Weiner was confronted by a teacher who told him this to his face:During a press event this afternoon in Tottenville, a local resident directly and repeatedly confronted M
by reality-based edu... / 15h 
NY Post: Anthony Weiner's Brother Called Weiner's Sexting Partner To See If She Needed To Be "Neutralized"
The sleaze factor in the Weiner saga just got sleazier:Anthony Weiner’s chef brother turned up the heat on the mayoral wannabe’s secret online paramour just weeks before the sexting pol announced his mayoral bid, according to a longtime confidante of the scorned beauty.Jason Weiner, who owns Manhattan bistro Almond, reached out to Anthony’s sexting partner, Sydney Leathers, on April 12 — just two
by reality-based edu... / 16h 
With Weiner All But Finished, Who Becomes The "Anybody But Quinn" Candidate Now?
Harry Enten argues that up until his sexting scandal redux this week, Anthony Weiner had not only been benefiting from name recognition to push him into the lead in polls, he also had been benefiting from how much many people dislike Christine Quinn.That advantage is finished for Weiner and Enten says it is now there for the taking for either Bill Thompson or Bill de Blasio: With Weiner for all pr
by reality-based edu... / 20h 
Where The Mayoral Race Now Stands
Let's assume that Christine Quinn is back in front, with yesterday's Marist poll showing her regaining the lead over scandal-scarred Anthony Weiner, but that her frontrunner status is fluid.Even though the primary is just 45 days away, we're still early in the race and Quinn and Weiner were both leading the pack based on name recognition and notoriety as much as anything else.Let's also assume tha
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Wiener: Sure, I Sent Penis Photos, But At Least I Didn't Overturn Term Limits
Love it - Anthony Weiner, in defending his sexting communications, attacked Christine Quinn yesterday:Serial sexter Anthony Weiner admitted yesterday he had cybersex with at least three women after he resigned from Congress over his infamous sexting scandal.That brings his total extramarital Internet dalliances to at least 13, and Weiner suggested that was his final answer.“I don’t believe I had a
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A Bad Day For Anthony Weiner
Here's how the NY Times described his day:Anthony D. Weiner’s mayoral campaign entered a dark and chaotic phase on Thursday as he admitted to having explicit online relationships with at least three women since he left Congress, and the woman at the center of the latest scandal appeared on television, remembering him as a “perpetually horny middle-aged man.” Mr. Weiner, appearing shaken and at tim
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To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training | toteachornototeach:

To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training
 
by Stephen Chiger

Although we are halfway through most teachers’ summer breaks, July is smack in the middle of a busy season for administrators designing the professional development curricula they will kick off this fall.
At least it should be.
The reality — as the Center for American Progress reminded us this month — is something far less inspiring. The group, reporting on the state of professional development opportunities for teachers, called the bulk of it “short-term, episodic, and disconnected” … and unlikely to move student achievement at all.
This reminder could not have come at a more critical time. With growing national focus on teacher accountability and academic standards, the poor state of teacher training is the missing third leg of a stool we’re all about to sit on. Without it, the best efforts of anyone hoping to improve our system will crash to the floor.
Perhaps the most exciting thing about the Common Core academic standards – slated for implementation in 45 states – is that they will bring some collective language around our needs as educators. Shared standards mean new opportunities for districts to converse about technique, coaching, and training on like-minded initiatives.
It’s time to change the way professional developers do business, because we’re increasingly finding ourselves in the same marketplace. Before any revolutions occur, 
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Viewpoints: Ben Chavis, and his wife made more than $3.8 million from the schools? - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee

Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schools - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee:

Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schools

By Ben Boychuk
Special to The Bee
Published: Saturday, Jul. 27, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 11A


One of the best elementary schools in California isn't in San Francisco or Beverly Hills. It happens to be located at 171 12th Street in Oakland, of all places, next to a trash-strewn lot and across the street from one of the most hideous parking garages I've ever seen.
About 650 elementary school kids attend American Indian Public Charter School II in what used to be a Wells Fargo Bank office. In the 2011-12 school year, the students scored a remarkable 981 out of 1,000 on the state's academic performance index, ranking fourth in the state. No wonder parents from across the downtrodden city clamor to get their children enrolled there.
Yet by the end of this coming school year, odds are AIPCS II and its equally high-performing sisters, American Indian Public Charter School and American Indian Public Charter High School, will lose their charters and be forced to close. More than 1,200 students will be scattered to inferior public schools across Oakland Unified School District, which itself may be on the cusp of returning to state receivership for the second time in a decade.
All that's left between American Indian's kids and bureaucratic oblivion is a reprieve from the

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/27/5600228/education-board-can-save-these.html#storylink=cpy
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