A reader sent me the post I wrote earlier today about “Education Nation.” After it was posted and several people tweeted it, it disappeared. I was not aware that it disappeared until someone wrote to ask why I had taken it down. Of course, I had not taken it down. But when I googled it, I got a blank 404 message–“page not found.” It was gone. But it is hard to kill a post that has been sent to thousands of readers.
Let me know if you spot any supporters of public education other than Randi and David Kirp.
Here is the original:
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 orEducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
Yes, I will Attand No, I will not attend
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
Yes, I will Attand No, I will not attend
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
Here’s your post from earlier today:
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
Yes, I will Attand No, I will not attend
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
Taken care of folks. Thank you.
Just copied and pasted it above.. Message says it is awaiting moderation, never saw that here before
That is what happened when I tried to cut and paste. By mistake I copied the wrong thing at first and didn’t get the moderation message. This time I did, though.
Any post that has more than one web url/site reference automatically gets moderated. I’ve learned to post with only one so as to not get “moderated”.
good to know, Duane. thanks
You’re welcome. Plus it should save Diane time for not having to go through all the “needing moderation” comments.
I know how it feels when posts disappear. Perhaps in your case it was a technical problem with the site.
And off her hard drive, too?
From my Feedly account (i.e., your RSS stream):
——
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
——
Hope this helps some…
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I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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Again, hope this helps…
“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake.”
criminals
I sometimes think that we are dealing with very Orwellian forces here.
It amuses me (darkly) to listen to Tea Party people talk about the necessity of having their peashooters in order to protect themselves from federal tyranny. We have created a distant, centralized, tyrannical, oligarchical, crony capitalist, public/private authority with the power to squash anyone and anything like a bug.
Robert, what a final sentence in your post above, weighs in at about two tons of on the money.
That’s what I’m afraid of, Ira. When I say that I think that Diane Ravitch is courageous, I am not exaggerating. She has taken on very powerful forces. The enemies list did not die with Nixon.
With Nixon, it was a physical list on a piece of paper in a drawer in the Oval Office. It’s now computerized and connected to astonishing data mining software that, its creators believe, potentially knows more about you than you do, that is, when someone decides to take a look. I highly recommend Duncan Watts’s Everything Is Obvious, which discusses the enormous amount of government money being poured into algorithms for mining the zillions of bytes of data generated by social network sites, in emails, etc.
Robert,
“. . . potentially knows more about you than you do,”
No they don’t, not even close. And what they supposedly know is meaningless.
And that’s coming from someone who more likely than not has had a file somewhere since I went to Peru in 73 and started getting Soviet Life magazine in 75.
Diane, I just reposted your Education Nation blog entry on my blog. Rlratto.wordpress.com
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
Yes, I will Attand No, I will not attend
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
So, here’s my post from that “disappeared” thread.
Diane Ravitch crashes Education Nation:
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,’ thought Alice; `only, as it’s asleep, I suppose it doesn’t mind.’
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it: `No room! No room!’ they cried out when they saw Alice coming. `There’s plenty of room!’ said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table. . . .
`At any rate I’ll never go there again!’ said Alice as she picked her way through the wood. `It’s the stupidest tea-party I ever was at in all my life!’
I have the original post about education nation. How can I get it to you?
Thanks, Rose, as you can see, many readers responded with the original post.
Diane, I don’t think I had anything to do your post disappearing because I just don’t have that kind of power, but it did happen shortly after I posted a message that went something like this:
I think of it as Education IndoctriNation. It’s like one of those annual marathon pledge drives. I’m surprised there’s no call in center so parents can donate their progeny to the savior profiteers. With prizes for offering up additional siblings. And a tote board…
Diane, Could you suggest to Matt Damon that he do a skit like this the next time he hosts Saturday Night Live?
I saw a cartoon recently. Someone in Obama’s office asking, “How do you think people are going to react to this Snowden business?” Obama says, “I don’t know. Pull up some of their emails and we’ll find out.”
Robert, that is really funny! I saw a Facebook picture the other day…. Obama is working a crowd and a kid says … may dad says you are spying on us and Obama says… “He isn’t your dad”
HA!
It’s funny until you imagine Obama wearing an SS uniform…
Well, I guess that would be funny too. Maybe Stalin’s uniform?
It’s just that, in light of PRISM and Snowdon, it could be more of a reality than people are being led to believe.
Read the Wired magazine cover story for March of 2012. Mind-blowing. It’s really surprising that they allowed this to be published.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/
The Wired story is called Inside the Matrix.
Ugh. No thanks. I watched one year and it reminded me of an elaborate infomercial.
Also, isn’t this redundant? 🙂
“Indiana Governor Mike Pence; Indiana ex-Governor Mitch Daniels”
Daniels will speak first and Pence will parrot him. They could save time and just invite one.
Really, it is redundant to have ALL of the wind-up toys speak. Couldn’t they just pull the string of one of them and have done with it?
Obviously formatting disappeared. I can forward it if you want, I’m sure you can see my email.
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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sigh
They deleted your post? I think that means we’re winning. What is that quote? Something like: “First they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
A number of years ago, I was a VEEP at a division of a large, corporate educational publishing house. The house had a system called the Octopus which enabled execs to view any employee’s monitor at any time.
An all-hands email came down from our corporate headquarters saying that some employees had been illegally downloading music and, since we were an intellectual property company, that this was strictly forbidden and was cause for termination.
The next morning I came into my office to find that there was a folder on my desktop with about fifty jazz tunes in it. Not mine. I didn’t put it there. But it was no secret that I love jazz. A lot of people knew that.
I immediately reported this to our human resources department.
Very creepy, indeed. Lloyd Blankfein ‘s presence as an education expert is extra creepy given the fact that that Goldman Sachs is a the center of Wall St fraud fraud. Matt Taibbi coined the phrase vampire squid as a metaphor for Goldman’s reach across the world’s financial markets. Here’s his latest on the corrupt mindset of Blankfein’s acolytes in he media:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/forbes-calls-goldman-ceo-holier-than-mother-teresa-20130920
oops! Here’s the proofed version of my reply Mr. Shepherd
Very creepy, indeed. Lloyd Blankfein ‘s presence as an education expert on NBC is extra creepy given the fact that Goldman Sachs is at the center of Wall St fraud. Matt Taibbi coined the phrase vampire squid as a metaphor for Goldman’s reach across the world’s financial markets. Here’s his latest on the corrupt mindset of Blankfein’s acolytes in the media:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/forbes-calls-goldman-ceo-holier-than-mother-teresa-20130920
Respond to this post by replying above this line
New post on Diane Ravitch’s blog
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation. I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days. In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5). You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing. But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies. No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8 This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include: • It takes a great start • It takes engaged parents • It takes well-trained teachers • It takes a safe and secure environment • It takes high standards • It takes empowered students • It takes a degree or credential beyond high school We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success. As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers. Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations. Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit. 2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back. Anant Agarwal President, edX Timothy M. Armstrong CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc. Melody Barnes Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC Susan Benedetto Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts Tony Bennett Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts Steve Beshear Governor, Kentucky Lloyd Blankfein CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs Michael Bloomberg Mayor, New York City Michele Brooks Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools Sean P. “Jack” Buckley Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics Governor Jeb Bush Former Governor of Florida Dr. Pamela Cantor Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc. Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen Superintendent, Austin Independent School District David Coleman President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board Ron Conway Angel Investor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. President, Purdue University Dr. John E. Deasy Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education Jonah Edelman Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund Debra Eschmeyer Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps Allyson Felix Olympic Gold Medalist Dr. Phil Fisher Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon Goldie Hawn Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation Anne T. Henderson Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Caroline Hoxby Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University Jay Jefferson Parent, Coral Gables, FL Bobby Jindal Governor, Louisiana Ben Kaufman Founder and CEO, Quirky David Kirp Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley Joel Klein CEO, Amplify Paul J. LeBlanc President, Southern New Hampshire University Jack Markell Governor, Delaware Sara Martinez Tucker CEO, National Math + Science Initiative Dr. Anthony Marx President and CEO, The New York Public Library Svante Myrick Mayor, Ithaca Paul Pastorek Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change Mike Pence Governor, Indiana Dr. Andre Perry Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University Daniel R. Porterfield President, Franklin & Marshall College Deborah Quazzo Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors Dr. Irwin Redlener President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund Amanda Ripley Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist Joel Rose Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners Evelyne Santiago City Year Corps Member Dr. William Schmidt University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University Jon Schnur Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves David Shapiro President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation Dr. Dana L. Suskind Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago Brenda Van Gorder Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District Dennis Walcott Chancellor, New York City Department of Education Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers Robert Wrubel Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
Mindy Gould
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Why PTA? Because our children matter!
I had posted it on a face book page. When I open now, it says oops. . . https://dianeravitch.net/2013/09/20/i-will-not-be-part-of-education-nation/
I think you should go. That would be so much fun with them all together to destroy their arguments all together at one time. What could be better than that?
Send FEMEN instead.
She was invited to “sit in the audience”, not speak. Going would be a waste of time.
Everyone else needs to learn to speak when spoken to. What, did you think that this was a democracy?
Here’s what I have:
I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation
by dianerav
Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation:
We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the
2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start
• It takes engaged parents
• It takes well-trained teachers
• It takes a safe and secure environment
• It takes high standards
• It takes empowered students
• It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563 or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
Yes, I will Attand No, I will not attend
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists
We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal
President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong
CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes
Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto
Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett
Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear
Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein
CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks
Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush
Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen
Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman
President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway
Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman
Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer
Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher
Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn
Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson
Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson
Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal
Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman
Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp
Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein
CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell
Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker
CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick
Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek
Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence
Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry
Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield
President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo
Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener
President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley
Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose
Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago
City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro
President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder
Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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I have it and have saved it. Let me know if there is something specific I can do. I’m reluctant to believe some sort of conspiracy, as I’ve had weird stuff happen to me, too, on noncontroversial issues.
I tend to agree on this. But that’s nothing compared to some of the stuff that IS going on.
I am referring, for example, to the foisting of amateurish “standards” in ELA, written by a small group appointed by a few oligarchs, onto the rest of the nation with no vetting and no period of thorough-going discussion and debate.
Now that the Common Curriculum Commissariat and Ministry of Truth has the deform of PreK-12 public schools all sewn up, perhaps, now, at this Summit, they will announce their plans for the coring of the nation’s colleges, which are, of course, already well advanced.
I’m sure that Melinda and David can speak to that.
Agreed, this is likely a garden-variety hacking at worst (so look at better securing this website!), or an inadvertent boo-boo by Diane or one of her staff. After all, Diane has done some double-posting. Deleting a post is also likely one mis-click away, given my own knowledge of blog software.
Note: We all make mistakes, so I’m not picking on Diane as much as it may seem.
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I Will Not Be Part of Education Nation by dianerav Yesterday I received an invitation to sit in the audience at NBC’s Education Nation.
I regret to say that I will decline, as I am very busy these days.
In case you want to know who will be speaking, here is the lineup (http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-nbc-news-education-nation-summit/event-summary-b8182761914b46f69bbb049effaa997b.aspx?i=c201d015-c428-4eae-a71b-b9db619fb3c5).
You will see some familiar names, like Secretary Arne Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ex-Governor Jeb Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Dr. John Deasey, Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), David Coleman (architect of the Common Core standards), Governor Mike Pence of Indiana (but not Glenda Ritz, who defeated Tony Bennett), Mitch Daniels (the ex-governor of Indiana, Tony Bennett (the singer, not the defeated state superintendent). Quite a number of people known for supporting privatization of public education and high-stakes testing.
But, other than Randi Weingarten and David Kirp, you won’t find any of the prominent figures who oppose the corporate model of measure-punish-close schools-fire teachers-TFA, etc. No Linda Darling-Hammond, no Deborah Meier, no Richard Rothstein, no John Kuhn, no Nancy Carlsson-Paige, no Carol Burris, no Leonie Haimson, none of the wonderful brave teachers, principals, superintendents, and parents who have bravely fought a failing set of federal and state policies.
No innovative thinking here, just the Voices of the Status Quo.
Here is the invitation: We look forward to seeing you in New York City for the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit
Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8
This year, the Summit will focus on “What It Takes” to get a student through our public school system ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
• It takes a great start • It takes engaged parents • It takes well-trained teachers • It takes a safe and secure environment • It takes high standards • It takes empowered students • It takes a degree or credential beyond high school
We will profile a variety of students from across the country whose stories provide a collective snapshot of where we, as a country, stand in terms providing “What It Takes” for success.
As in years past, we will welcome some of the biggest names from politics, education, business and entertainment to join the conversation through newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and compelling individual presentations. In addition, this year’s Summit will feature new opportunities for networking and exchanging ideas among attendees and speakers.
Outside the walls of the Education Nation Summit, we will engage the public in this important conversation by utilizing the strength of top NBC News journalists and the reach of all NBC News platforms – from TODAY, Nightly News and Meet the Press, to msnbc, CNBC and Telemundo, to our digital platforms and social media, local affiliates and owned stations.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Monday, September 23rd to attend the 2013 NBC News Education Nation Summit at The New York Public Library. This year’s Summit will conclude in the late afternoon on Tuesday, October 8th. The agenda and event details will be added to the registration site on an ongoing basis. If you have any questions, please contact Isaac Norbe at 646-745-1563or EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com. We hope to see you at the Summit.
2013 Education Nation Summit Preview from NBC News on Vimeo.
2013 Summit Panelists We will post more details on the panelists for the Summit to this page on an ongoing basis, so keep checking back.
Anant Agarwal President, edX
Timothy M. Armstrong CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
Melody Barnes Chair, Forum for Community Solutions & CEO, Melody Barnes Solutions, LLC
Susan Benedetto Co-Founder and Board President, Exploring the Arts
Tony Bennett Singer and Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
Steve Beshear Governor, Kentucky
Lloyd Blankfein CEO and Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Michael Bloomberg Mayor, New York City
Michele Brooks Assistant Superintendent, Family and Student Engagement, Boston Public Schools
Sean P. “Jack” Buckley Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Governor Jeb Bush Former Governor of Florida
Dr. Pamela Cantor Founder, President and CEO, Turnaround for Children, Inc.
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen Superintendent, Austin Independent School District
David Coleman President and Chief Executive Officer, The College Board
Ron Conway Angel Investor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. President, Purdue University
Dr. John E. Deasy Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education
Jonah Edelman Co-Founder and CEO, Stand for Children
Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund
Debra Eschmeyer Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs, FoodCorps
Allyson Felix Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Phil Fisher Psychologist and Professor, University of Oregon
Goldie Hawn Actress and Founder and Board Chair, The Hawn Foundation
Anne T. Henderson Author, Beyond the Bake Sale and Senior Consultant, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Caroline Hoxby Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University
Jay Jefferson Parent, Coral Gables, FL
Bobby Jindal Governor, Louisiana
Ben Kaufman Founder and CEO, Quirky
David Kirp Author, Improbable Scholars and Professor of Public Policy, UC-Berkeley
Joel Klein CEO, Amplify
Paul J. LeBlanc President, Southern New Hampshire University
Jack Markell Governor, Delaware
Sara Martinez Tucker CEO, National Math + Science Initiative
Dr. Anthony Marx President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Svante Myrick Mayor, Ithaca
Paul Pastorek Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education and Member Emeritus, Chiefs for Change
Mike Pence Governor, Indiana
Dr. Andre Perry Founding Dean of Urban Education at Davenport University
Daniel R. Porterfield President, Franklin & Marshall College
Deborah Quazzo Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Dr. Irwin Redlener President and Co-Founder, Children’s Health Fund
Amanda Ripley Author, The Smartest Kids in the World and TIME Investigative Journalist
Joel Rose Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners
Evelyne Santiago City Year Corps Member
Dr. William Schmidt University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Jon Schnur Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves
David Shapiro President and CEO, National Mentoring Partnership
M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Founder of the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
Dr. Dana L. Suskind Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program and Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Brenda Van Gorder Director of Preschool Services, Granite School District
Dennis Walcott Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers
Robert Wrubel Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President, Apollo Group
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Education Nation is asking for video submissions on it’s website
“The 2013 Education Nation Summit, taking place October 6-8, will explore “What It Takes” to get a student through school and ready to succeed in college, career and beyond. In advance of the event, we want YOU to weigh in on What It Takes. Starting the week of September 23, we will begin displaying the “What It Takes” videos”
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Have any of Diane’s recent book tour talks been videotaped?
If so, please send to The Gates Broadcast Company.
The “It takes high standards” bit really kills me. These guys are FUNNY!
Stand back Lewis Black.
“Yep, that’s why I did acid when I was younger to prepare myself for times like these”-LB
Why are there so many men leading this summit? By quick count, 17/66 of the speakers are women in a field dominated by women. We had a better ratio at Caltech. Just saying.
We should make notes next to each person as to how they have in the past or will in the future benefit from the pursuit of “education reform.”
And benefit they will. Bill Gates became the wealthiest person in the world by selling a little bit to ALMOST EVERYONE. Imagine, one set of national standards. One national portal of student responses linked to curricula from a few vendors, all running on tablets running a certain OS. Vertical integration, it’s called.
As when William Randolph Hurst bought a) forest lands, b) paper mills, and c) newspapers.
The whole purpose of the Common Core State Standards is to create a single, uniform, national market for products that can be brought to scale. Arne Duncan’s office says precisely that, in its unguarded moments, about why they were created.
When I started in the educational publishing business thirty years ago, there were 50 little publishers competing with one another and innovating. Now there are four that control almost the entire educational materials market. However, they had to do different state versions because of NCLB. Before that, they had to appeal to INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS with their own curriculum maps and standards, and little publishes could and did take business away from them at the local level.
There are a lot of folks on the inside who are seeing big dollar signs here–they are attempting to create a means for complete domination of the educational materials market. One set of national standards. One database of student responses. One portal for delivery of content from a few insider vendors with the bucks to play in the game.
And why is this happening? Because they internet created the possibility of an explosion of competing materials from independent startups.
Follow the money and the deals, folks.
The Common Core State Standards had NOTHING to do with setting high standards for school kids. They had everything to do with creating “national markets for products that can be brought to scale,” as Arne Duncan’s office has said again and again.
I was under the impression that success in K-12 publishing was dependent on making Texas happy. In any case I am fairly sure that the opinions of the little school districts in my state (LAUSD has more students than my state) had little impact.
Have you ever wondered why U.S. education suddenly looks like Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, with the oligarchs falling all over themselves to divvy up the pie? Who is going to control the oil wealth? Well, this is why. The insiders have seized an opportunity to centralize the market for educational materials (to combat the decentralization that the internet could have created). And the insiders want to make sure that they are the ones who end up with the control of the top-down mechanism that is being erected.
All that said, there are some of these deformers who actually think that these standards are pretty good. They are woefully mistaken. However, their judgment of them just happens to coincide with their financial interest. And, of course, THEY BOUGHT the standards, and they did so as part of a strategic plan. A business plan.
Of course they love the new standards. And of course they aren’t interested in hearing about how amateurish those standards (the ELA ones, for certain) are. The math standards are marginally better. But that’s not saying much because the ELA standards are a joke. A joke, but they serve their intended purpose of creating a single national market for the big guys who are already moving to take their piece of it.
You are absolutely right, TE. Texas, for all the vaunted independence of Texans, was ahead of the pack in turning over control to the state department of ed. Your state was run from the top down, there, long before the others were.
The further you move authority from the local level, the more certain it becomes that the fix will be in, that it will be all about cronyism. And this cronyism can take very subtle forms, such as creating mechanisms for delivery that can only be met by the crony. There is a similar standard operating procedure in government procurement. You have an open bid. But you write the RFP in such a way that ONLY your chosen vendor can meet its requirements. Easy as pie, and it LOOKS above board. But it isn’t.
Keep posting, Mr. Shepherd! I will keep reading and sharing.
You are an economist, TE. You will be able to follow what I am saying.
BTW, I do NOT think that these people are acting from ill will. They think that it’s win-win. They get more purchase for their products, and the schools get the benefit of their brilliance.
But there are those of us who believe in old-fashioned notions like local autonomy and competition leading to innovation. Quaint, huh?
Why did Pearson fund the development of the Common Core? Well, it’s very, very costly to create separate state versions of a product, and if one is doing that, a small publisher might do a better job of customization here and there and take the business. Plus, if there is one national market, only big guys can compete because of those economies of scale. You can print ten gazillion copies of one book with a small unit cost.And the small publisher can’t afford to do that. It has a small run at a larger unit cost, and that effectively shuts it out. It can’t compete. And then, the monopoly publisher can charge whatever it wants to charge because it has no competition AND it has cronies in state ed departments writing the rules to fit its projects.
Why did Gates fund the development of the Common Core? Well, he has a business with Murdoch, inBloom, to create a single national portal of student responses and test scores linked to computer-adaptive curricula to be delivered by Amplify and used on, guess what, computers. Who makes money on computers? Who makes money via the single national portal?
The Common Core State Standards are a strategic plan. A business plan. And that plan is all about creating monopoly control and shutting out the inevitable competition that would occur from a proliferation of online products. You see, pixels are cheap. So, if you want all the business, you have to create gateways, barriers to entry, that only you can pass through.
Ah, it’s a wicked world.
And about a year ago, the Gates Foundation put out an RFP for designs for new online products. Calling all education entrepreneurs. Of course, these products will just happen to be perfect for delivery through a single national student response portal that can be national because there is a single set of national standards.
I love this idea. In my state the literacy folks in the State Department are totally in bed with Sopris Learning and Louisa Moats. A list of approved vendors to provide professional development on literacy were all connected to each other via Reading First and/or Sopris West! Reading Recovery (probably the intervention that has the most scientific evidence that it works) was DENIED because it didn’t meet the criteria written by the State Department insiders. The game, when it comes to reading assessments (we now have Amplify!) and reading instructional programs, is rigged. This reminds me of the shenanigans of the Bush Educ. Dept’s handling of NCLB/Reading First monies. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901333_pf.html
Diane I have the post – I will forward it to you Diane
Wow. I don’t have it but I read the whole thing. Very strange.
Is that Dr. Andre Perry who used to be the CEO of the Capital One-UNO Charter School Network?
The Common Core State Standards only look like education standards. What they actually are is a a key and now accomplished milestone in a strategic plan.
And the key to that plan is that they are national, which standardizes the market, making it inhospitable to all but the very largest players.
You thought you were seeing big box education? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Box Education! You are so right, Robert and it will encompass everything if they get their way…..what gets published in the field of children’s literature, a revamp of Sesame Street that “complies”, toy manufacturing, even retail outlets that sell only product CCSS aligned.
It’s ironic that these publishers are fighting competition, given that the panacea that reformers always give for schools is “competition.” Apparently, schools will “benefit” from competition, but publishers won’t?
Excellent analysis and insight Louisiana. Bravo.
I teach elementary music, so I haven’t been in a position to compare prior ELA and math standards to the Common Core. However, when I sat next to a colleague (5th grade) at lunch, and the discussion turned to the proposed middle school schedule with double the math time for next year, it was brought up that test scores were the reason. With all the changes in the district toward the goal of raising scores, I decided to ask my colleague, “How would you compare the new CC math standards to the previous math state standards?”
Her reply: “There is a lot less problem-solving with the CC math standards. I don’t think it’s a change for the better at all.”
She has been teaching 5th grade math for 18 years. Don’t you think she would be an expert? Why didn’t anybody ask her what she thought would be best for her students?
That’s a good point, Robert. No wonder the Waltons are involved, it’s yet another monopoly.
Wow…guess what? Right, the link doesn’t work! These are the DEFORMERS!
Ha, ha–I had to laugh when reading four of those bullet points under their topic “What it Takes”–
-Enraged Parents
-Safe & secure environment
-Well-trained teachers
–Empowered students
Sounds like all of the parent groups & their leaders in Chicago–Wendy Katten & Julie Woestehoff, 19th Ward Parents, Parents of Whittier School (whose library was torn down in the guise of night), Jitu Brown (Exec. Director of K.O.C.O. & Member of Journey for Justice), AND CPS students–Lane Tech H.S., Alsean Johnson, et.al., AND CTU members should have been invited. They’d have PLENTY to say about those topics–after all, they’re living those points.
But, no–all of the others on that “panel” know SO very much about “What it Takes.”
DON’T watch–I won’t. Move along, people, nothing to see here.
Did you notice how many CEOs were invited. They are all on the take. I can’t believe an Education Secretary would associate with this garbage.
https://dianeravitch.net/2013/09/20/i-will-not-be-part-of-education-nation/
Just if by chance it disappears again. Thank you for all you do in education
I called the number for the RSVP and spoke with a very courteous young man who said to send any suggestions/comments to EducationNationRSVP@nbcuni.com and that he would pass the email onward. He sounded sincere so I wrote them a brief, sharply-worded but respectful message saying, in kinder words, essentially WTF!? We should all do so– maybe the volume will get to them eventually.
This should be a task of Bad Ass on Facebook – inundate Education Nation demanding a more level-headed list of participants – especially those on the panel.
Thanks for the link? I sent them the following opinion:
“Where are the teachers? Why not invite public teachers from Philadelphia or Chicago? What makes these people experts on education? How many have spent any significant time actually teaching in a classroom? I suspect few if any. This is like having a symposium on medicine and not inviting any doctors! Ridiculous! I won’t be watching! (Even though I regularly watch NBC Nightly News) Those few nights in October, I’ll watch something else!”
Thank goodness they have M.Night Shamalyian addressing their august group . . . what a joke. Wait, jokes are supposed to be funny . . . Gawd!
I hope that viewers will realize what an echo chamber this is.
Miseducation Nation or Diane’s site?
One could make the case that both are echo chambers. It’s just that what is echoing around is the difference. And the lack of money in Diane’s echo chamber.
You have $$$ men/women sitting at the top of a Totem Pole dictating to the Testing Tribe below…This summit is a bunch of $$$$$$ h i t
Brief comments about Marian Wright Edelman and Anne Henderson, both of whom are listed on the panel.
Edelman has a long and for many of us, distinguished career as director of Childrens Defense Fund. CDF promotes a vast array of efforts designed to help children. They have worked hard to reduce childhood (and family) poverty, promoted better health care, promoted high quality early childhood education, advocated stricter gun control, etc.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
IMHO, Edelman is one of the best friends America’s children, especially those from low income families have, and have had for many years.
Anne Henderson is a long time advocate for school/family partnerships. She has written extensively and constructively about how schools and families can work more closely together to help youngsters.
Click to access hendersonprofile.pdf
I think they are significant and helpful members of the panel.
Jonah Edelman is no friend of public schools.
Jonah is a deformer. His mom is Marian. Perhaps he has fooled momma into thinking he is pro-kids?
Both of them are friends of many kids and families.
Sure Joe..if you say so. And Vallas is a great guy.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/oct/10/rhee-ravitch-two-faces-american-education/?page=1
“”You would think it possible to take ideas from both sides and put them to work together. In order to agree that America’s schools ought to be better (Ravitch), we don’t have to believe that they are worse than ever (Rhee)….One thing that certainly won’t help our children is any ideology convinced of its exclusive possession of the truth.”
I think there are many more that 2 sides in all this. One of the things that I find most encouraging is the willingness of many district & charter educators to work with and learn from each other – recognizing that each has some valuable things to share.
From Reign of Error:
“Genuine school reform must be built on hope, not fear; on encouragement, not threats; on inspiration, not compulsion; on trust, not carrots and sticks; on belief in the dignity of the human person, not a slavish devotion to data; on support and mutual respect, not a regime of punishment and blame. To be lasting, school reform must rely on collaboration and teamwork among students, parents, teachers, principals, administrators and local communities.”
As I wrote in the prior post; How many teachers are on that list????
Sorry you won’t be there, Diane. But thank goodness they have renowned education expert Goldie Hawn.
As someone wrote in the prior post. Sock it to me, Goldie!
Good one Arthur! I noticed that too.
Ms. Ravitch,
GM! Have forwarded to you [9/21/2013–to comment-reply@wordpress.com the original]. I would save it, if I were you.
Congratulations on your book!
Hope you received it!
Roberta Reid
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
I have difficulty believing that the CEO of the New York Public Library is entirely in favor of corporate education reform, although it is true that libraries, especially school libraries, have enthusiastically embraced the Common Core.
Tony Marx, the head of the New York Public Library, gave a party honoring the publication of my book on September 3. A good guy. But if I am looking for someone on the list at Education Nation who represents opposition to the Status Quo, I can’t find many names–and no classroom teachers that I am aware of.
When more than 90% of American public school students attending district, rather than charter public schools, wouldn’t it be accurate to describe district schools (some of which are great) as the overall – status quo?
I teach in a district school, Joe, under the heel of this insider trading and market-rigging circus, and under continuous attack from them. There isn’t a minute of collaborative time, prep time, or professional development time left for any collaborative teaching; it’s been sold out to them.
Common Core literacy – I must immediately drop any literacy work I do in chemistry, and substitute intensive preparation for the “common core writing assessment vocabulary”, they just told me Monday. This isn’t critical thinking vocabulary, its the new essay prompt jargon.
The flipping iPad. Direct from Pearson, gibberish upon gibberish.
Uploading, downloading, submitting and being held accountable to the arcane formulas of the proprietary evaluation site. That’s ALL DAY Friday, and throughout every day. My evaluator is a former science teacher, but we must communicate through a formulaic tool, and she must walk in and out of my classroom at randomized intervals, recording single digits on her iPad to characterize my students’ activity at that moment.
It kind of broke my heart Friday, when she walked out of the lesson i was about to teach after the allotted three minutes. I think maybe it was the most powerful teaching I’ve done in my life. I wish I could pass that torch, to students and other teachers.
She sent me the required query. It’s like 1984 (remember “Thank you for a beautiful experience”?). What was the context of the three minutes?
Joe, this is the last of many attempts to break through and speak honestly with you. It’s my true reflection on the mission to which I continue to devote my life. If you choose not to respond with authentic thought, I’m not offering it again, for another flippant put-down.
Chem tchr, glad to have honest questions and conversation. Just had one with a member of our local school board – questioning a decision to move an outstanding district school for the 2nd time in 3 years. Parents and teachers have asked me to work with them on this, and I think they are write (and central office administrators are wrong).
Very sorry that in your district preparation and collaboration time has been removed. As I’ve tried to say, I’m an advocate of teacher led schools as one option both for district and charter educators. Imagine a school where the majority of members of the board running the school are classroom teachers who work in the school. Imagine they decide on how the school’s budget is spent, what the working conditions are, and what the curriculum is (as well as how teachers are evaluated).
This is happening around the country. You and others might be interested in the design essentials and the list of district & charters using many of these ideas.
http://www.edvisionsschools.com/
I hear and respect your frustration. As an urban public school teacher and administrator, I wrote a book about this kind of frustration in 1983, called “Free to Teach.”
Hope you as a person who clearly is deeply committed, have a chance to work in a public school where teachers are empowered to make critical decisions.
Joe, If you take the perspective from Chicago, home of our President and our Secretary of Education, where this era of school reform goes back to the 1985 Illinois Education Reform Act, the 1988 Chicago School Reform legislation, and the 1991 Chicago School Reform Restoration Law, it’s clearly education “reform” that is the status quo.
Chi – Town – having been born in Chicago and having several relatives there, I have spent some time there. Is it correct to suggest that a vast array of changes have been proposed for CPS? For example, weren’t some of the reforms you mentioned intended to have a council at each school that would hire the principal and make other decisions about how the school was to be run?
I’m not sitting around waiting for a chance to be free to teach in a public school district. I’m prepared to fight for it, and I know I won’t be alone.
The Reign of Error is a rallying point for that fight, Joe. You make this claim, “Parents and teachers have asked me to work with them on this, and I think they are write (and central office administrators are wrong).” Are you really working on their side?
If so, then take a copy of Reign of Error and find areas where the funders of your own Center for School Change have put these parents and teachers in this position in the first place. See what happens to your funding stream if you dare to take a principled position against them:
“Funding for the Center has come from the Annenberg, Blandin, Best Buy, Bradley, Bremer, Cargill, Carlson, Frey, Gates, General Mills, Joyce, Minneapolis, Peters, Pohlad, St. Paul, St. Paul Companies, TCF, Travelers, Rockefeller, Wallin, and Walton Foundations, the Carnegie Corporation, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Initiative Funds, and the Minnesota and U.S. Departments of Education.”
The central office administrators are closing schools and moving them and and turning them around and around, under the legislated domination of the corporate take over movement. That’s the legacy of Race to the Top. That’s the story Reign of Error tells.
You claim to have a progressive or democratic position, and then you troll continuously against it..If you’re genuine, stand up and say so where it counts.
Good luck in your efforts.
I’ve testified in many states about the value of empowering teachers to create public schools of choice. We’ve helped a variety of educators in a number of states do that. We strongly support the efforts of the Minneapolis and St Paul Federation of Teachers to convince local school boards that they should follow through on the site governed school law that the Mn Legislature passed several years ago.
When we worked with the St. Paul, CIncy and West Clermont school districts to create small high schools of choice within the district high schools, the local teachers unions were great partners and supporters of these efforts. I said as much in Education Week and various other places. Here’s an example.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/11150746.html
Local teachers, teacher unions and parents here have asked for my help. I’m giving it to them.
Our funders are fully aware of the work we do.
Oh, they’re never going to cover anything positive about public schools that conflicts with The Narrative.
We’ve reached the point of lunacy when a Politico headline wonders if all public schools “stink”. Politico parrots the narrative of Policy Movers and Shakers, who apparently have decided that all public schools “stink”. I’m amazed these people call themselves adults, frankly. Arne Duncan won’t even defend public education, and he’s the US Ed Secretary. We’re on our own here, us and the 95% of US kids who attend traditional public schools, which means we’re a majority.
We’re going to have to bring positive attention to solid public schools ourselves.
http://www.bryan.k12.oh.us/
That’s my local school. Rustbelt, rural, majority working class and union teachers, many of whom are older than 25 and didn’t attend elite colleges, yet they get around without a walker and have plenty of energy. 40% of our kids qualify for free or reduced lunch and we’re chronically underfunded. We’re MORE underfunded thanks to reformers, who lobbied to cut 1.6 million from our one district.
It’s a great school. All of my kids went there and (amazingly!) they have done just fine in the “global economy”. Of course, we didn’t spend all of our time telling them that their school “stinks” and that they were doomed to failure because they attend a public school, so that probably helped.
Chiara, Is the Bryan Times your local paper? I looked at the paper and found a number of stories that seemed supportive of your local school.
There also was a short story from August, “School will start with questions. This story seemed to reflect some of the concerns sometimes raised about inequities in funding:
CINCINNATI (AP) — The most-used punctuation among Ohio educators preparing for the new school year is probably the question mark. A number of changes for schools will begin playing out as classes resume this month, and their full impact isn’t known.
A recent overhaul of the way the state funds schools has some officials uncertain of exact dollar amounts. Some schools have also complained about what they see as continued inequities. In addition, an end to a state property tax rollback is expected to make passing school levies even tougher.
http://bryantimes.com/news/associated_press/article_532229e0-0307-11e3-9dbf-001a4bcf887a.html
Perhaps I misunderstand and the Bryan Times is not your local paper.
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Are they really selling Goldie Hawn’s positive thinking program on Education Nation?
Is that a joke?
Who remembers Baby Einstein? It was a program sold to vulnerable parents who were told over and over their children were doomed to poverty unless they bought expensive garbage. President Bush once hawked the edu-product at a SOTU, incredibly. The plan was to plop your infant in front of a screen and then….excellence!
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650352,00.html
Good Lord, they have the CNN logo right on the product website. No wonder NBC is hawking the product on their “documentary”.
http://thehawnfoundation.org/mindup/
Is she selling this to public schools? Is there anyone who ISN’T making a buck off public schools these days? First we had the finance sector cashing in, then the tech sector, and now it’s entertainment? What next? Oil, gas and minerals? I don’t think public schools have enough money to employ everyone. I see a crash coming in this particular speculative bubble.
The only reason Sen Fred Thompson (ret’d R- TN) is not on their roster is they haven’t figured out a way to get a “reverse mortgage” angle into their Snake Oil package of “reforms.” But it’s still a couple weeks a way so maybe they’ll wheel him out as a special last-minute “expert” on their education policy panel.
Yes, Chiara. After they have milked out all the money at the expense of child well-being, the bubble will burst. In the meantime, my six year old is becoming an expert at filling in bubbles. This year our system has adopted the computerized STAR progress monitoring system, so she gets to complete virtual bubbles as well as those she makes with a #2. And speaking of #2’s, does anyone still use/see “fat” pencils in kindergarten/first? They disappeared around here a long time ago. I have a few in our pencil box at home, a vestige of the bygone days when educators were guided by developmentally appropriate practice.
re the 6 year old bubble-filler-outer, check out http://unitedoptout.com/ and http://www.classsizematters.org/
Here is my email to nbc:To Whom It May Concern,
If it is true that Diane Ravitch was invited to be in the studio audience for the Education Nation media event instead of on at
least one of the panel group discussions, I wish to lodge a formal protest. Dr. Ravitch is one of the nation’s foremost education historians
with a book just released, Reign of Error, that carefully documents her concerns with what has been called the education reform
movement. For my own part as a veteran public school teacher for 27 years, I have been experiencing first hand the unhealthy impact
of what appears to be a movement blinded by the greed of some of its proponents. For example, stemming directly from the Common
Core, fellow teachers and I were told at a staff meeting this past week that with what is being termed “close reading,” we should discourage children from
making personal connections to what they read. “Personal connections are not what we are going to be doing.” This sounds more like a
prescription for turning off children to reading, as opposed to inspiring them to become lifelong learners.
Besides Dr. Ravitch, there are other people you could have invited to the national dialogue on education, for example Dr. Yong Zhao from the
University of Michigan, who recently noted that the minister of education in China is looking at eliminating standardized testing from kindergarten
through third grade.
One last observation for now: When Education Secretary Arne Duncan was on The Colbert Report last week, he spoke of the urgency for children to
graduate from high school, and their dire future job prospects if they don’t. He suggested that we need to have strong, well-trained teachers to assure more children
graduate from high school. If someone discusses lung cancer, and says that many people are dying from lung cancer, and that we need strong, well-trained doctors
to assure more people are cured of lung cancer, what is getting left out of that discussion? Possibly the need to get people to not take up smoking? I don’t
understand how Secretary Duncan or anyone else can talk about high school graduation rates without also mentioning poverty, malnutrition, broken families, etc.
Smoking is more than just an excuse if a doctor does not succeed in saving someone’s life from lung cancer, and likewise, malnutrition is more than just an excuse
if despite teachers’ best efforts, a child does not graduate from high school. Nobody is suggesting that most doctors do not do everything within their power
to save their patients from the ravages of lung cancer, and likewise, nobody should be suggesting that lots of teachers do not do everything they can to overcome
the serious deficits that many children bring to the classroom. I wish someone was at one of the panel group discussions to relay this thought to the education secretary. respectfully submitted by a public elementary school teacher
Whoops! Correction to my previous post: Dr. Zhao is presently at the University of Oregon, and was at Michigan State University, not the University of Michigan.