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Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile): Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative MovementJackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movementby Lamont Lilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)Once home to some of the most violent racists in the U.S., Jackson, Mississippi is now a key training ground for self-determination and org
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: An Important New Study on Efforts to Privatize Teacher EducationTeachers College Press has published a major study of venture philanthropy and its efforts to introduce market forces into teacher education. It was written by Kenneth Zeichner and Cesar Pena-Sandoval of the University of Washington in Seattle. The article focuses on t
by mike simpson / 11min 
5-30-14 Wait What? Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!
THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin) - Wait What?: Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin)What if the People are right and the Education Reform Industry is wrong! THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin) A recent UConn poll reported that most people (59% of respondents) believe
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5-30-14 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.: Peter Ellertsen. Jeanne Allen and the corporate assault on public schools.Jeanne Allen is is founder of the Center for Education Reform and the vice president for business development of Hot Chalk Inc., a digital technology firm. - Peter Ellertsen is retired. He taught in a small Catholic liberal arts
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5-30-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: MORE Weekly Update: 3 Happy Hours Today, Info on Observing Contract Vote CountThe busy bees at MORE - important info on observing the contract vote count on Monday and Tuesday -- Ellen Fox and I will be there both days -- Monday they open the school packages and envelopes and Tuesday they count.At first Leroy Barr told us only each caucus could have one observer. MORE objected - w
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5-30-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Bobby Jindal Rebukes Jeb Bush on Common CoreI guess he really means it. From CNN reporter Dana Davidsen: Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he’s against Common Core, the academic standards that have many conservatives decrying the program as an overreac
by mike simpson / 24min 
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-30-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO BOARD OF ED: REAPPOINT MAGRUDER - “Independence of the Bond Oversight Committee is vital to its proper function”by smf / 20min 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-29-144LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Board District One: SEVEN CANDIDATES VIE FOR LAUSD BOARD SEAT IN WIDE-OPEN CONTESTStaying power of LAUSD
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5-30-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter ScamEndgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter Scam. via Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter Scam.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 37min hide  //  saveIn the U.S., Where the Female Nipple Is More Dangerous Than a GunIn the U.S., Where the Female Nipple Is
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5-30-14 The Whole Child Blog — Discover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the Classroom — Whole Child Education
Discover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the Classroom — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGDiscover the Flip: Putting Learning at the Center of the ClassroomMay 30, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Mikaela Dwyer, a journalism student at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. She considers herself a human rights activist and spends her time volunteerin
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5-30-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Endgame: Disaster Capitalism, New Orleans, and the Charter ScamThe horror of 9/11 in 2001 and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 captured both the 24/7 media attention and cultural consciousness in the U.S. In the wake of both, however, the impact of disaster c
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empathyeducates – In Defense of Healthy Food
empathyeducates – In Defense of Healthy Food: In Defense of Healthy FoodFirst lady Michelle Obama exercises with children from Chicago Public Schools, in her hometown of Chicago, as she makes a major announcement helping to bring back physical activity to area schools, while celebrating the third anniversary of her ‘Lets Move’ program. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Introductory Essay by Betsy L. Ange
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5-30-13 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: North Carolina To Teachers "Please Go Away"There are several state legislatures that are working hard to earn the "Worst Legislature in America" medal. Florida, where it's cool to use terminally ill children as political tools and their families as punching bags, has always been a strong contender. New York State staked its claim by taking the extraordinary meas
by mike simpson / 39min 
5-30-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Get Ready For Some More Gates- And Helmsley-Funded Common Core PropagandaHere's some "grassroots" support for the Common Core:ALBANY—Critics of the Common Core in New York have been winning the debate about the controversial education standards, but now they'll face a counterattack backed by a considerable investment.High Achievement New York, a nonprofit coalition
by mike simpson / 41min 
Educators speak out against testing Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Educators speak out against testing: Educators speak out against testingPerhaps Blaine principal Troy LaRiviere’s May 3 letter to the Chicago Sun-Times  emboldened other educators to speak out.For example, the former head of assessment at CPS, Carole Perlman, wrote this letter to the Chicago Tribune criticizing the use of standardized tests
by mike simpson / 45min 
for the love of learning: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.
for the love of learning: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.: Teachers Are Not a Problem. They Are an Opportunity.This was written by Andy Hargreaves who is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education, in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Andy tweets here. This post was originally found here.by Andy HargreavesWoody Allen quipped that when we face a crossroads in lif
by mike simpson / 50min 
South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: South LA to elect a school board member; Can a new face turn things around?Annie Gilbertson | May 30th, 2014, 5:00amCreative CommonsSouth Los Angles residents will vote Tuesday on a new school board member - but the effects of their decision will affect students all over the district.A slate of s
by mike simpson / 59min 
Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core Misinformation | Truth in American Education
Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core Misinformation | Truth in American Education: Gates-Funded Duo Pitches Common Core MisinformationFiled in Common Core State Standards by Shane Vander Hart on May 30, 2014 • 0 Comments219Curt ClawsonBelow is a guest article written submitted by Judi Caler.  Her post complements the one I wrote on Wednesday.Doing What They’re Paid To Do: Gates-funded Duo Pitches
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Save Our Schools March – Corporate Reform = Civil Rights Fraud
Save Our Schools March – Corporate Reform = Civil Rights Fraud:Corporate Reform = Civil Rights FraudDevastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights FraudAnthony Cody May 16, 2014As the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education arrives, a report has been released by the Journey 4 Justice Alliance, a coalition of community, youth and parent-led organizations, which declares corpo
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5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals
5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principal | Connected Principals: 5 Lessons From My First Year As Site Principalby William Parker • May 30, 2014 • 1 CommentJust a few days ago, we celebrated graduation. The next day we wrapped up with professional development and teacher check-out.When I arrived home that night, I felt both exhausted and exhilarated.It was a few hours later when I received th
by mike simpson / 10h 
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - NYTimes.com: Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of OppositionGov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma has not decided whether to sign a bill that would withdraw her state from the Common Core standards. Similar legislation is on governors’ desks in Missouri and South Carolina. CreditSue Ogrocki/Associated PressOpposition to the Common Core
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#EducatingGatesRally June 26th | Seattle Education
#EducatingGatesRally June 26th | Seattle Education: #EducatingGatesRally June 26thThere’s a lot of issues about governance, whether its school boards or unions, where you want to allow for experimentation, in terms of pay procedures, management procedures, to really prove out new things. As those things start working on behalf of the students, then I believe the majority of teachers and voters wil
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Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority students : Stltoday
Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority students : Stltoday: Missouri uses flawed data to penalize poor, minority studentsGwendolyn Buggs, center, wearing a white headband, attends a meeting where Missouri State Board of Education members voted on the fate of the Normandy School District on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia. Buggs was recently elected as a sch
by mike simpson / 11h 
How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: How Will Market Forces Transform Teacher Preparation?By Anthony Cody on May 29, 2014 12:34 PMThis week I have published interviews with three leaders in the field of teacher preparation. They shared a common vision regarding the responsibility they take on when preparing teachers to enter the class
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Nite Cap 5-29-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPResponse to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitS
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Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Response to Class Action Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): California Department of Education and State Board of Education Issue Joint Statement on Class Action LawsuitSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and State Board of Education President Michael Kirst issued the following joint statement in connection with a class action lawsuit, Cruz et al. v. State
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Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today
Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the Senate | EdSource Today: Significantly altered transitional kindergarten bill passes in the SenateMay 29th, 2014 | Add a Comment | By Lillian MongeauShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing ServicesA bill that would make public pre-kindergarten available at no charge to children from Calif
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Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left Behind | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left Behind | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: Guest: Waiver loss shines light on absurdity of No Child Left BehindPosted by Dan MagillDan MagillI am not bothered about losing our state’s No Child Left Behind waiver. In fact, this may be one of the best things to happen to education in Washington since standardized testing wrapped its sha
by mike simpson / 15h 
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?
NYC Public School Parents: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?: 20 million student records put at risk by ConnectEDU's bankruptcy -- & what lessons if any have tech enthusiasts learned from the inBloom debacle?ConnectEDU was one of the three data dashboard companies chosen by the
by mike simpson / 16h 
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern
solidaridad: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concern: Marshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS so bad, that U.S. Congress expresses concernMarshall Tuck's legacy of institutional racism at Markham MS is so bad, that congresspeople are now concerned. Representative Janice Hahn wrote LAUSD to contact the Partnershi
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On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School District | deutsch29
On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School District | deutsch29: On the “Success” of a 100% Charter Recovery School DistrictMay 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, Lindsey Layton of the Washington Post wrote this article on the conversion of the state-run New Orleans Recovery School District’s (RSD) conversion to charters.I would like to clarify a few of Layton’s glossy statements about RSD.Let us be
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California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week
California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. Finds - Politics K-12 - Education Week: California Districts Stumble on CORE Waiver, Ed. Dept. FindsBy Lesli A. Maxwell on May 29, 2014 4:34 PMCrossposted from the District Dossier blogBy Lesli A. MaxwellThe California districts that won a special reprieve from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act are falling short on several key p
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Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? |
Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? |:'Tennessee Commissioner Huffman’s Machiavellian Methods? Following up on two of my most recent posts, the first about Commissioner Huffman’s (un)inspiring TEDxNashville talk in which he vociferously celebrated Tennessee students’ recent (albeit highly questionable) gains on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores, and th
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The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog
The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is Stunning | Missouri Education Watchdog: The Dismissive Attitude Toward Parents by Education Reformers is StunninginShareA 100% rate of stopping “anti-reform” legislation by these special interests (grasstops)The above graphic comes from the Louisiana Department of Education with mention of groups supporting educational reform ideas:
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ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time' : NPR Ed : NPR
ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time' : NPR Ed : NPR: ACLU Sues California For 'Equal Learning Time'California high school students Briana Lamb and Cristian Gaspar are named in the ACLU's equal learning time lawsuit.ACLU SoCal/Public CounselThe American Civil Liberties Union today filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that high poverty schools in California are denying students the learni
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10 Belief Statements About Student Discipline | Connected Principals
10 Belief Statements About Student Discipline | Connected Principals: 10 Belief Statements About Student Disciplineby Chris Wejr • May 29, 2014 • 0 CommentsCC Image from Charlie Baker https://flic.kr/p/aTHCevAs I continue my journey in the first 4 months at James Hill elementary, I wanted to share my beliefs around student discipline with the staff.  Although my views continue to evolve and grow t
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5-29-14 The Whole Child Blog — FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education
FIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and Learning — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFIT Teaching: The Tool Kit for High-Quality Teaching and LearningMay 29, 2014 by Klea ScharbergGet hands-on practice using the new FIT Teaching (Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching®) tool kit to help ensure high-quality teaching and learning. Join ASCD authors Douglas Fisher a
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5-29-14 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: School construction bond going to voters$9 billion school construction bond moves toward November ballot Appropriations Committee has finally put a dollar figure to a school construction bond measure that it wants to place on the November ballot: $9 billion. Voter approval to issue new 30-ye
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5-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open ThreadTomorrow sees three Director Community Meetings - if you want something to change in the math adoption, you might want to drop in on one. Patu - 10 am - noon, Cafe VittaMcLaren - 10 am - noon, SW Branch Public LibraryPeters - 11 am - 12:30 pm - Queen Anne library, first hour for students (according to SPS website)I was unable to attend the DPD mee
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5-29-14 Schools Matter -
Schools Matter: Legislators File Open Records Request for Huffman Decision Trail to Delay State Test ResultsOn the day that TCAP scores were to be released in Tennessee, Kevin Huffman's team of TFA lawyers in Nashville called a quick "put down your pencils" timeout just before reporters were ready to write about this year's state test results.  In a scurry to make sure that "post-te
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Morning Wink 5-29-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger ReportCommunity engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk” | Hechinger Report: Community engagement is a euphemism for “how to deal with black folk”By Andre PerryWhat does community engagement mean? In particular, how does community engagement work for a “tak
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Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile)

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Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement
by Lamont Lilly | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile)

Once home to some of the most violent racists in the U.S., Jackson, Mississippi is now a key training ground for self-determination and organized “people power” throughout the U.S. South. From May 2 through May 4, 2014 activists, organizers and fellow revolutionaries from all over the world gathered at the Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference at Jackson State University. An estimated 500 people participated in some or all of the conference.

The primary objective of such an assembly was “to educate and mobilize the people of Jackson to meet the economic and sustainability needs of their community,” and to share with others how such strategies can help produce the radical change oppressed communities will need to survive within the current global capitalist crisis. The event was organized by the Jackson Rising Organizing Committee and was held at the Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center, where students and community members were welcomed alike. The spirit of resistance and self-reliance filled the air.

As an opening, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives provided a warm welcome and an insightful introduction to the local cooperative movement there in Jackson, Mississippi, outlining how their efforts have been a form of resistance and an assistance in providing the people’s needs. The Southern Grassroots Economies Project (SGEP) offered an intense overview on why the cooperative movement has begun to blossom and take form throughout the Southern Black Belt, highlighting how public policy can actually support and finance such grassroots efforts.  Regional activists and organizers learned firsthand how the SGEP has been working diligently since 2011 to “build a Southern economy rooted in self-reliance, solidarity, community ownership and meeting human needs rather than maximizing profit.”

Black Workers for Justice and a host of union activists expressed the importance that strategies for worker’s rights coincide with burgeoning worker-owned cooperatives, and how in hindsight, such forces actually strengthen one another. 

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation sponsored a community workshop presenting four case studies inspired by Argentina’s cooperative movement. Omar Sierra, deputy consul general of Venezuela in Boston highlighted the redesigning of communal territories in Venezuela through participatory planning. Manuel Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement | NewBlackMan (in Exile):
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-30-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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NYSUT Supports Districts That Opt Put of State Field Tests
The New York State United Teachers issued a statement supporting th districts that are opting out of state field tests. “ALBANY, N.Y. May 30, 2014 – As tens of thousands of students statewide prepare to begin vfield testing” questions for future state exams, New York State United Teachers President Karen E. Magee said today more time should be devoted to teaching – not testing – and called for an
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ConnectEDU Goes Bankrupt, 20 Million Student Data Files at Risk
Leonie Haimson, leader of Class Size Matters and a student privacy hawk, reports on the bankruptcy of ConnectEDU. Data mining is big business. She writes that: “ConnectEDU was one of the three data dashboard companies chosen by the NY State Education Department to receive a statewide set of personal student data through the inBloom data cloud, as part of their “EngageNY Portal.” Now ConnectEDU h
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Cuomo Plays Hardball with Working Families Party
Governor Cuomo is trying to persuade other statewide candidates to refuse the Working Families Party endorsement if they choose an independent to run against him. His goal is to punish the party if it does not endorse him. There is a battle going on for the future of the Democratic Party. Will it be a progressive party, or will it vie with Republicans to hold the line on taxes and budgets? Will i
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Business Group in NY Pledges $500,000 Campaign for Common Core
Who supports the Common Core standards? who opposes them? Are the critics right or left? A new group in Néw York has been created to spend $500,000 to promote Common Core. This article says the group consists of business organizations but its prominent supporters are the Gates Foundation, the Helmsley Foundation, Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, and the Gates-funded Educators for Excellence. Allege
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Teachers in New Mexico Burn Their Evaluations
New Mexico recently released teacher ratings, 50% based on standardized test scores. The teachers are hopping mad, because they know that the evaluations do not truly measure their quality, and the tests are not good measures of what students know and can do. In Taos, teachers burned their evaluation reports. Teachers in Albuquerque also burned their evaluations as a sign of protest. During the
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Who Is Zephyr Teachout?
The Working Families Party, a small party in Néw York state, will hold its convention Saturday in Albany. At that time, the party will decide whether to endorse Governor Cuomo for re-election or run its own candidate. Polls show that Cuomo wins easily if he does not face a credible challenger on the left. He has lined up Mayor Bill de Blasio’s support and is wooing labor leaders who are active in
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Parents in New York: Say NO to Field Tests!
Parents, there is one sure way to stop the testing mania that is devouring your child’s education: Say NO to the next round of field tests, scheduled for June 2 to June 11. Don’t let Pearson and the State Education Department steal more time from your child that should be spent learning, playing, dancing, singing, and studying. Want to learn more about the campaign to Change the Stakes? Open this
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The Hidden Benefit of Charter Schools
Jersey Jazzman goes through the reasons why the corporate elites and rightwing think tanks love charter schools. It is not because they get better results. They don’t. It is not because they save money. They don’t. They are very effective at busting unions. Nearly 90% of the nation’s charters are non-union. This makes possible a flexible workforce that works long hours, accepts whatever pay man
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An Important New Study on Efforts to Privatize Teacher Education
Teachers College Press has published a major study of venture philanthropy and its efforts to introduce market forces into teacher education. It was written by Kenneth Zeichner and Cesar Pena-Sandoval of the University of Washington in Seattle. The article focuses on the key role of the NewSchools Venture Fund in promoting legislation to authorize charter academies to train teachers and principal
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New York City’s Teachers Adrift, Victims of Reform
During the decade or so in which Mayor Michael Bloomberg totally controlled the public schools of New York City, he relied on test scores as the measure of students, teachers, principals, and schools. His was a managerial mindset devoid of any philosophy of education or of any concern for the lives of individuals or communities. Collateral damage was unimportant, and many people fell under his whe
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Carol Burris: Anybody But Cuomo
Carol Burris eloquently explains why she will vote for Anybody But Cuomo. She remembers when Democrats fought for good public schools for all. She remembers when Democrats saw funding public schools as a civic obligation, not as “throwing money at the problem.” She wants a governor who believes in public schools, and that is not Andrew Cuomo. She writes: “I stood with one thousand others on a
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-29-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Oregon Educator: When Did the Federal Role Change from Equity and Integration to Control?Oregon Educator, a high school principal in that state, poses some hard questions about the federal role in education. The federal government puts up about 12% of the cost of public education but has grown increasingly assertive about exercisin
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A huge thank you for the PO Box full of checks!
If Governor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and the Connecticut political establishment wanted a sign of the frustration out here in the real world, they need only look at far as PO Box 380433 in East Hartford. Just 72 hours after posting the address of the Pelto 2014 Post Office Box here at Wait, What?, the box […] The post A huge thank you for the PO Box full of checks! appeared first on Wait What?.
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THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin)
What if the People are right and the Education Reform Industry is wrong! THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policelli Cronin) A recent UConn poll reported that most people (59% of respondents) believe their schools are already good or excellent.  Many (73% of respondents) like the idea of national standards but are highly […] The post THE HIGH COST OF IGNORING SKEPTICISM (By Ann Policell
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5-29-14 Wait What? Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!
Wait What?: Pelto 2014 Exploratory Committee is up and running!And from Bridgeport – Even more serious questions about the Moales daycare centerQuestion:     Did the Malloy administration inappropriately aid and abet Moales’ in his successful effort to get a third daycare facility license on his property? Question:   Did Mayor Finch and his top staff help Moales get around zoning and code requirem
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5-30-14 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.:







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All hell breaks loose when Illinois charters are told to stop discriminating.
Republican Jim Oberweiss fought hard for the right of charters to discriminate. That’s what he means by providing “choice” for parents. The language in the bill was simple enough. ” … all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools that pertain to special education and the instruction of English language learners, referred to in this Code as “children of limited English-speaking
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Edward Snowden. The hipster whistle blower?
On this beautiful Friday morning I turn my attention away from the usual topics and turn to the weirdness and cruelty of the right-wing. Salon has a post about the cruelty ofNational Review, the late Willliam Buckley’s version of Rosemary’s Baby, on the passing of Maya Angelou. National Review also  attacks Edward Snowden. No surprise there. But it does get weird. National Review writer Christine
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Peter Ellertsen. Jeanne Allen and the corporate assault on public schools.
Jeanne Allen is is founder of the Center for Education Reform and the vice president for business development of Hot Chalk Inc., a digital technology firm. - Peter Ellertsen is retired. He taught in a small Catholic liberal arts college, where he worked with standardized testing and accreditation issues. Peter writes:  Fred, I think you might be interested in an op-ed piece published recently in
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5-29-14 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.: Dear President Obama. “We are alarmed at the impact of excessive testing,” said Maya AngelouPresident Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We the undersigned children’s book authors and illustrators write to express our concern for our readers, their parents and teac
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