Can You Handle the Truth? DFEP

Can You Handle the Truth? Then You Should Be Reading Our Blog We Don't Pull Punches Here is a rundown of posts from the past month: In a much-needed and welcome sign of leadership, Super Mario Cuomo pushed the Board of Regents to reevaluate their recently proposed--and severely asinine--teacher evaluation guidelines. The Governor's letter came on the heels of a highly critical analysis of the draft regs from DFEP NY State Director Elizabeth Ling and DFEP for Teachers' Jocelyn Huber. Get the skinny here. Also read Jocelyn's recent post on her support of a more professionalized teacher workforce: "We can not allow an interest in revamping the [teaching] profession to devolve into a search for cheaper talent with less professional oversight." More here.. Why can't we all just get along? Larry Grau, DFEP Indiana State Director, weighs in on the need to re-establish common ground around education in Indiana and across the nation. More here.. The Buckeye State: A laughing stock? - It could be if proposed amendments to Ohio's charter school legislation are signed into law. Read more here.from Miesha Headen, DFEP Ohio State director. Unbelievable - DFEP California's office is in the same building as one of LAUSD's notorious "teacher jails"!!! Read the full story here.. "It's time to get back to the mundane business of actually governing. This will be the test of who is truly committed to the issues as opposed to the politics," said DFEP Wisconsin State Director Katy Venskus in response to the lack of substantial education reform in her home state. More here. Good things are happening in Colorado. Get the rundown by DFEP Colorado State Director Moira Cullen here. Read All Our Posts here.

Also of interest: DFEP Statement of Principles - All Carrot, No Stick If you have not signed DFEP's Statement of Principles, please please please do so: here. Tip: We are in the mid 900's and shooting for 1000 by the end of June. The 1000th signer gets a DFEP swag bag of logo-laden merchandise. DFEP in the News May 15: Ling and Huber op-ed on Teacher Evals in Sunday's New York Post May 13: DFEP California's Gloria Romero talks teacher tenure on California Public Radio And, don't forget to check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @coopmike48.

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