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Another View: Abusive lawsuits against school districts are a myth - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee

Another View: Abusive lawsuits against school districts are a myth - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee: Another View: Abusive lawsuits against school districts are a mythBy Larry SchapiroSpecial to The BeePublished: Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 - 12:00 amRe “The cost of abusive lawsuits is taking a big bite out of state’s classrooms” (Viewpoints, Aug. 26). Robla School Board member Craig DeLuz, without p

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Justice for Michael Brown – Petition - Save Our Schools March

Save Our Schools March – Justice for Michael Brown – Petition: Justice for Michael Brown – PetitionWe need to talk about Ferguson, brothers and sisters.Not about the protestors—the vast majority of whom are peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights. Not about police militarization, either, which has only escalated tension on the ground.We need to talk about justice for Michael Brown. Just

by mike simpson / 15min 

NYC Educator: What Do the Reform Folk Do?

NYC Educator: What Do the Reform Folk Do?: What Do the Reform Folk Do?What Do the Reform Folk Do? By Learner and Loewe (Scorer)Based on the Tune from CamelotWhat do the reform folk doTo help them escape when they're blue?The Duncan who is ailing, the Bill Gates who is glumThe Coleman who is wailing from branding kids dumbWhen they're beset and harassedThe folk not of the common classHowever do the

by mike simpson / 21min 

Louisiana Educator: Common Core: Much More of a Disaster Than We Thought!

Louisiana Educator: Common Core: Much More of a Disaster Than We Thought!: Common Core: Much More of a Disaster Than We Thought!This is a “must see” video for all Louisiana educators and for all parents wanting to know more about how Common Core is working in actual practice. I had heard the term “building the plane in flight” from great educators like Dr Lottie Beebe and Scott Richard, but I had

by mike simpson / 23min 

Gov. Brown appeals ruling that struck down teacher job protections - LA Times

Gov. Brown appeals ruling that struck down teacher job protections - LA Times: Gov. Brown appeals ruling that struck down teacher job protectionsGov. Jerry Brown addresses the American Federation of Teachers convention in June in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes, AP)We do not fault doctors when the emergency room is full.- Tom Torlakson, superintendent of public instructionGov. Jerry Brown filed an

by mike simpson / 27min 

Yet again a Saturday morning teaching reflection by teacherken

Yet again a Saturday morning teaching reflection: Yet again a Saturday morning teaching reflectionbyteacherkenFollow    18 Comments / 18 NewStudents began classes on Wednesday, so I am getting back into the rhythm that has been so much of a part of my life for the past two decades or so.  And is my wont I take some time on a Saturday morning before returning to the tasks associated with being a hi

by mike simpson / 32min 

8-30-14 Missouri Education Watchdog - State Led. Voluntary Adoption. No Federal Role. Riiiiight.

Missouri Education Watchdog | I believe in standardizing automobiles. I do not believe in standardizing human beings. Standardization is a great peril which threatens American culture. – Albert Einstein: State Led. Voluntary Adoption. No Federal Role. Riiiiight.inShareCan I take off my tinfoil hat now? One of the biggest talking points for the proponents of common core, used to smear the opponents

by mike simpson / 40min 

8-30-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":This Is Interesting: Parents Help Decide Curriculum & Hire Teachers At Pennsylvania SchoolState College’s Delta Program middle school off to busy start is the headline of an article about a middle school in Pennsylvania begun by a local district to reduce loss of students to charters. Here’s an excerpt: Delta Director Jo

by mike simpson / 49min 

8-30-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue

Home | Living in Dialogue:Arne Duncan’s Edu-Politics 101By John Thompson. National and local reporters who cover the Education beat already know the full story behind Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s retreat from his demands that states comply fully and immediately to everything on his corporate reform wish list. Most have displayed balance and excellence in reporting on the second tier issue

by mike simpson / 51min 

Stephen Krashen Blog 8-30-14

SKrashen:A more efficient, more pleasant way to teach EnglishSent to the South Chine Morning Post, August 29, 2014Philip Yeung's observations about Hong Kong English instruction ("Teach English that's actually of use to struggling students," August 28) applies to language instruction in other countries.  Yeung tells us that Sir Aker-Jones' daughter, after 12 years of English, could not &

by mike simpson / 53min 

8-30-14 Hemlock on the Rocks (The Big Gulp)

Hemlock on the Rocks: Song For Gloria Astro Turf Queen“Gloria” With apologies to Laura Branigan Gloria, you’re always on the run now.Running after teachers, you gotta get them somehow.I think you’ve got to get a teaching job, but you’ll probably blow it.I think you’re headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it You really don’t know squat, you just follow what Gates and Broad say?All the

by mike simpson / 57min 

8-30-14 Wag The Dog Week

WagTheDog | Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ~ Rumi: Wag The Dog WeekCritical Thinking vs. Creative ThinkingThe Common Core demands students think critically while staying connected and diving into text, yet employers desire workers who can think creatively, connect with people, and dive into their work. David Coleman has ma

by mike simpson / 59min 

8-30-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:Defend Gus Morales!If you were going to "build a teacher" in a largely working class town where the majority of those enrolled in the public schools are students of color, one of the models you would work from would be Augustin Morales. Born in Holyoke Mass., part of that town's large Puerto Rican community, Gus spent several years in the military before returning

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8-30-14 Jersey Jazzman NJ Ed News Round-up Jammin' All Week

Jersey Jazzman:Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All WeekOnce Again: There Are No Miracle Charter SchoolsRelinquishers gotta relinquish:It’s not a stretch to say that charter schools are some of the biggest winners in this year’s high school rankings list. Even though charters educate just five percent of American students, they represent 30 percent of the top ten schools in this year’s rankings. What’s more

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8-30-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:Curmudgucation WeekFirst Loser in NY Anti-Tenure LawsuitIn the end, there can be only one.Even though it's all about the kids, according to the NY Post only one group gets to stand center stage for the big New York Tenure Takedown Lawsuit. Previously the Campbell Brown nameplate case was going to have to share the big Caring for Kids spotlight with Mona Davids (of New York Parents U

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8-30-14 This Week in 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):Federal free lunches a lens into proverty that’s blurringFederal free lunches a lens into proverty that’s blurring When it comes to free school meals, it’s increasingly clear that students aren’t always what they eat. The federal free- and reduced-price meals program, launched decades ago by the U.S. Depar

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All Week @ The Answer Sheet 8-30-14

The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetState education board slams Obama administration’s testing policiesVermont’s Board of Education recently passed a resolution on assessment and accountability in public education (see full text below) that slams some of the Obama administration’s key school reform policies. Adding its voice to the growing chorus of critics who have called on the Education

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8-30-14 Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership Society All Week

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog:Schooling in the Ownership SocietyMike Klonsky's SmallTalk Schooling in the Ownership SocietyNine years since Katrina. Maybe some justice for New Orleans teachers.On Sept. 4th, the State Supreme Court will hear the case of 7,000 teachers fired after Hurricane Katrina. "Katrina accomplished in a day ... what Louisiana school reformers couldn't do after years of tr

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8-30-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Supporter of Public Education and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?:  Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 Pelto Statement on falling short of the 7,500 signatures needed to get on the ballotLater today, the Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office is expected to officially announce that the Jonathan Pelto/Ebony Murphy ticket did not collect the 7,500 certified signatures needed to qualify for a position on the 2014 gubernatorial ballot. On behalf of th

by mike simpson / 1h 

8-30-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week

Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumFriday Open ThreadBoy do I like public disclosure laws because that story out of LA about the iPad debacle only gets better/worse.  I'll have another thread on that soon.Kids and Uzis - I'm not sure there is anything that could better demonstrate a lack of common sense.   Very funny story from the Scary Mommy blog about going back to s

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8-30-14 Ed Notes Online Week

Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineGabrielle Horowitz-Prisco - Loretta and Gene Would Be So ProudA part of the impetus for the change is due to the behind-the-scenes work of people like Gabrielle Horowitz-Prisco, a small woman with fuchsia glasses.... Epoch TimesAt last night's ICE meeting we talked over old times about Loretta and Gene, two education fighters for social justice for their entire live

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8-30-14 Fred All Week 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.: Fred All Week Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacherKeeping retirement weird. The color line.On our road trip we stopped at the boyhood home of W.E.B. du Bois. Naturally. There was no parking space in front of our house when we got home yesterday afternoon. We had to unload the car

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8-30-14 Perdido Street School Week

Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekAnti-Tenure Lawsuit Groups Battle Each OtherThe NY Post reports of dysfunction among the anti-tenure groups fighting to end teacher protections in New York State:The powerhouse law firm that was supposed to represent parent advocates suing to overturn the state’s teacher tenure laws has withdrawn from the case, The Post has learned. One of the paren

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8-30-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

THE BECOMING RADICALEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by NPR Whitewashes Charter Schools and Disaster Capitalism in New OrelansIt was bad enough when NPR whitewashed the “grit” narrative, but now NPR is whitewashing charter schools and disaster capitalism in New Orleans. For context please see: Recommended: Hope Against Hope, Sarah Carr Endgame: Disaster Capi

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-30-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  iPadGate: OFFICIALS ON BID COMMITTEE GOT FREE TABLETS, RESORT TRIPS + smf’s 2¢Annie Gilbertson | 89.3 KPCC | http://bit.ly/1qcmZpz L.A. Unified has already purchased 75,000 iPads, half with Pearson software. Here, second graders at Baldwin Hills Elementary swipe through their iPads for the first time and call

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 8-30-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE WEEKGov. Jerry Brown Appeals Awful Vergara Court RulingCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown, with the encouragement of state Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, has announced the State of California will appeal the awful Vergara court ruling, which blames teachers for all of education and s

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This Week's Education Research Report 8-30-14 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTSocial class makes a difference in how children tackle classroom problemsAn Indiana University study has found that social class can account for differences in how parents coach their children to manage classroom challenges. Such differences can affect a child's education by reproducing inequalities in the classroom."Parents have d

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8-30-14 Schools Matter All Week

Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekPBS Higher Ed Series Reeks of Gates and Luminafrom Pando DailyIt's easy to understand how PBS and NPR can remain commercial free, once you accept the fact that they are heavily sponsored by billionaires and their foundations who get their commercials worked into the news stories, themselves.  Call it the latest in product placement.Over the past 8 years, NPR

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All Week 8-30-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

@ THE CHALK FACE : All Week @ 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 archiv

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 8-30-14 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGRuth Conniff: The FBI Is Investigating Charter School MalfeasanceRuth Conniff of “The Progressive” reports that the FBI is becoming more assertive in its investigation of criminal behavior by charter schools. Charter schools receive millions of dollars of public money with minimal accountability. In some states, they have

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empathyeducates – Here’s the New Meme for White People

empathyeducates – Here’s the New Meme for White People: Here’s the New Meme for White PeopleOne big happy family.ShutterstockBy Christian Lander | Originally Published at Quartz. August 29, 2014A few years ago, I wrote about white people and their love of “awareness” on my blog Stuff White People Like. The post talked about how white people loved awareness because it was an easy way to feel like t

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8-29-14 Perdido Street School: Joe Nocera Turns Against Test-Based Accountability

Perdido Street School: Joe Nocera Turns Against Test-Based Accountability: Joe Nocera Turns Against Test-Based AccountabilityHow often do you see something like this from a Times opinion page columnist?What should teacher accountability look like?We know what the current system of accountability looks like, and it’s not pretty. Ever since the passage of No Child Left Behind 12 years ago, teachers

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Ms. Katie's Ramblings: Parents of Chicago: Questions You Must Ask About Your Child’s School This Year

Ms. Katie's Ramblings: Parents of Chicago: Questions You Must Ask About Your Child’s School This Year: Parents of Chicago: Questions You Must Ask About Your Child’s School This Year1)  How many teachers/staff left the year before and why?Schools all over Chicago are in chaos.  Intentional chaos.  The year after the largest number of school closings in the history of the United States left a wake o

by mike simpson / 13h 

8-29-14 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.: New London school board takes back its offer to “Dr.” Terrence Carter.Attorney Anthony Shannon, center, and Attorney Christopher Engler, right, of Shipman and Goodwin in Hartford carry boxes with copies of the report on the investigation of Terrence Carter as they and New London Board of Education mem

by mike simpson / 14h 

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-29-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MiSiS: 45,000 STUDENTS MISSING FROM LOS ANGELES UNIFIED’S NEW TRACKING SYSTEMThomas Himes | Contra Costa Times (LAUSD might as well amuse Northern California too!) | http://bit.ly/1qOB7Fy Posted:   08/29/2014 02:06:56 PM PDT  ::  In the third week of school, an estimated 45,000 students were missing from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s new com

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For Labor Day Weekend: Pie and/or Labor and/or #CharterPolitics | Cloaking Inequity

For Labor Day Weekend: Pie and/or Labor and/or #CharterPolitics | Cloaking Inequity: For Labor Day Weekend: Pie and/or Labor and/or #CharterPoliticsI love apple pie. I would be hard pressed to choose another pie that I like more than my grandma’s fresh baked apple pie. I mean, there are some contenders… there is also grandma’s sweet potato and pumpkin pie. It’s easy (and painful) to imagine the sm

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Nite Cap 8-29-14 #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 CAPSSPI Statement on Vergara Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)SSPI Statement on Vergara Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Releases Statement on Vergara LawsuitSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Pu

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SSPI Statement on Vergara Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)

SSPI Statement on Vergara Lawsuit - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Releases Statement on Vergara LawsuitSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today released the following statement regarding the Vergara, et al. vs. State of California, et al. lawsuit:"The people who dedicate their lives to the teaching profession deserve our a

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Search the LAUSD iPad emails | scpr.org

Search the LAUSD iPad emails | scpr.org: Search selected LA schools' emails related to the district iPad projectProduced by Annie Gilbertson & Chris Keller | Published Aug. 29, 2014Emails obtained by KPCC through a public records request show Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy directed his staff to figure out how to incorporate Pearson PLC's software into the school

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Torlakson asks state to appeal Vergara ruling | EdSource

Torlakson asks state to appeal Vergara ruling | EdSource: Torlakson asks state to appeal Vergara rulingAugust 29, 2014 | By Jane Meredith Adams | No CommentsState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Friday asked the California attorney general to appeal the landmark court decision in Vergara vs. California, which in June struck down statutes giving California teachers firing pro

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A short blog, a big problem–can anyone help this Cami victim? | Bob Braun's Ledger

A short blog, a big problem–can anyone help this Cami victim? | Bob Braun's Ledger: A short blog, a big problem–can anyone help this Cami victim? Can anyone help this victim of Cami’s “On Newark” plan?I know there are many such but this story struck a never because I knew a young man named Michael Davis who worked at St. Benedict’s Prep.  He lived in the South Ward and walked through Weequahic Par

by mike simpson / 18h 

Calif. teacher tenure case spices up superintendent race - The Washington Post

Calif. teacher tenure case spices up superintendent race - The Washington Post: Calif. teacher tenure case spices up superintendent race The Vergara case in California, in which a judge struck down that state’s tenure laws and other job protections for teachers, is about to become a central issue in the November race for state schools chief.The incumbent, Tom Torlakson, a Democrat, is a former leg

by mike simpson / 18h 

8-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: 9/11 Anniversary Is Coming Up – Here Are Related Resources© 2001 The U.S. National Archives, Flickr | PD | via Wylio The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is coming up soon. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11.by Larry Ferlazzo / 2min 8-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching

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information on the compensation of public employees in California Transparent California

Transparent California: Salaries  • Click here to view cities, counties, state and more• Click here to view all salary recordsTransparent California:Pensions  • Click here to view all pension systems• Click here to view all pension recordsTransparent California:About Transparent CaliforniaTransparent California is provided by the California Policy Center and the Nevada Policy Research Institute as

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Teachers Not Overpaid

Teachers Not Overpaid: Labor Day Assignment: Educating the Uninformed It’s Labor Day weekend, the schools have been in session about a week, and the disgruntled voices of a minority drone on. Their screeching refrain, often in letters to the editor and talk show call-ins, is familiar:Teachers only work half a year.Teachers are overpaid.Local school districts and their taxpayers shouldn’t have to h

by mike simpson / 19h 

8-29-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Supporter of Public Education and A Really Nice Guy

Wait What?: Wait What?  Supporter of Public Education Pelto/Murphy 2014Pelto Statement on falling short of the 7,500 signatures needed to get on the ballotLater today, the Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office is expected to officially announce that the Jonathan Pelto/Ebony Murphy ticket did not collect the 7,500 certified signatures needed to qualify for a position on the 2014 gubernatorial bal

by mike simpson / 19h 

Who will care for the public education of our children? | Reclaim Reform

Who will care for the public education of our children? | Reclaim Reform: Who will care for the public education of our children?Posted on August 29, 2014by Ken PrevitiWhen immense wealth finances political parties, elections become a mockery, a mere puppet show, of the democratic process. When the voting process allows two, and only two, sides which are both financed by immense wealth, the game i

by mike simpson / 19h 

AstroTurf Queen Gloria Romero, Who pays for all those AstroTurf Seeds?

AstroTurf Queen Gloria Romero, Who pays for all those  AstroTurf Seeds?We Know Where YOU Get the Fertilizer Beware of AstroTurf Ed Reformers Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTERAstroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agen

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8-29-14 Jersey Jazzman - Once Again: There Are No Miracle Charter Schools

Jersey Jazzman: Once Again: There Are No Miracle Charter SchoolsRelinquishers gotta relinquish:It’s not a stretch to say that charter schools are some of the biggest winners in this year’s high school rankings list. Even though charters educate just five percent of American students, they represent 30 percent of the top ten schools in this year’s rankings. What’s more—and this is really the kicker

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The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 2 — Detroit | Life at the Intersections

The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 2 — Detroit | Life at the Intersections: THE POOR PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR CHARTER SCHOOL EXPERIMENTS — PART 2 — DETROITAUGUST 29, 2014 BRETT DICKERSONPart 1 of this series focused on New Orleans and the radical experiment there with ALL charter schools serving the city this year. I showed that New Orleans is an example of how i

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NYC Public School Parents: Why you need to get involved & bring your family to the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st

NYC Public School Parents: Why you need to get involved & bring your family to the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st: Why you need to get involved & bring your family to the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21stParents, Grand-Parents, Teachers, and Families-- Please join us for this historic moment.  by Kate FinneranWithout action, climate change will affect our f

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8-29-14 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: Aquino defends his role in LAUSD iPad contractMorning Read: Aquino defends his role in LAUSD iPad contract Ex-LAUSD official denies steering contract to former employer The former Los Angeles schools official under scrutiny for his role in the district’s $1.3-billion iPad program defended hi

by mike simpson / 22h 

Local Control - ChangeTheLAUSD

Local Control - ChangeTheLAUSD: Local ControlAdmission Day?With a national push to increase the amount of time that children spend in the classroom, it would have been understandable if the LAUSD had pushed back the start of the school year into August so that they could extend the school calendar. Unfortunately, the school year now also ends earlier. All they did was shift students into the class

by mike simpson / 22h 

8-29-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Bellwether Flubs Teacher Evaluation ArgumentI am fascinated by the concept of think tank papers, because they are so fancy in presentation, but so fanceless in content. I mean, heck-- all I need to do is give myself a slick name and put any one of these blog posts into a fancy pdf format with some professional looking graphic swoops, and I would be releasing a paper every day.Bellw

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Labor Day Assignment: Educating the Uninformed | Dissident Voice

Labor Day Assignment: Educating the Uninformed | Dissident Voice: Labor Day Assignment: Educating the Uninformedby Walter Brasch / August 29th, 2014It’s Labor Day weekend, the schools have been in session about a week, and the disgruntled voices of a minority drone on. Their screeching refrain, often in letters to the editor and talk show call-ins, is familiar:– Teachers only work half a year.– Te

by mike simpson / 23h 

8-29-14 Living in Dialogue

Home | Living in Dialogue: Lucianna Sanson: Move Past Discomfort to Learn About RacismBy Lucianna Sanson. 1. In terms of a response to the Michael Brown shooting, what is our responsibility as educators and citizens who care about social justice? Our response as educators should be to speak up about these issues and raise awareness about the institution of racism in America. White people, especial

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‘Common’ Core Fails This ‘Uncommon’ Child | Missouri Education Watchdog

‘Common’ Core Fails This ‘Uncommon’ Child | Missouri Education Watchdog: ‘Common’ Core Fails This ‘Uncommon’ ChildinShareRead the last sentence. An autistic child most likely would fail this test. So would a language delayed or ESL child.  This is #CommonCoreFail: failing children.I received the following message from a mom on her son expressing concern on why Common Core would not be appropriate

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20 Years Later: Relationships and Being a Champion | Connected Principals

20 Years Later: Relationships and Being a Champion | Connected Principals: 20 Years Later: Relationships and Being a Championby Tom Martellone • August 29, 2014 • 0 CommentsLast week I was preparing for the first day of school and I realized that this year is my 20th year in education.  I spent the first five years of my career in the classroom and I’ve spent the next 15 years as a school administ

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Morning Wink 8-29-14 AM Posts #edchat #edreform

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSHow Duncan’s teacher reprieve aids students, Common Core, tests | The Hechinger ReportHow Duncan’s teacher reprieve aids students, Common Core, tests | The Hechinger Report: How Duncan’s teacher reprieve aids students, Common Core, testsBy Sydney Morris and Evan StoneTest: It’s just a four-letter word for measuring skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacitie

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