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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND – WHAT TOOK SO LONG ? « Teachers Fight Back

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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND – WHAT TOOK SO LONG ? « Teachers Fight Back:NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND – WHAT TOOK SO LONG ?from Teachers Fight Back by alkleenPresident Obama has proposed monumental changes to the way schools are judged and sanctioned under NCLB. Even if Congress doesn’t change the law, the U.S Dept. of Education is going to allow states to change their system of testing and judging the performance of students.Only in education could it take nine years to ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

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Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo:St. Michelle's Tarnished Haloby DukeOh, dear:The District’s labor-management relations board has upheld an arbitrator’s decision ordering the D.C. Public Schools to rehire 75 new teachers fired in 2008 by then-Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.The Public Employee Relations Board, which rules on disputes between city agencies and labor unions, said in a Sept. 15 decision that arbitrator Charles Feigenbaum acted appropriately in February when he ordered the teachers reinstated with back pay, which could total as ... more »

Vancouver school district conflict with union escalates | OregonLive.com

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Vancouver school district conflict with union escalates | OregonLive.com:Vancouver school district conflict with union escalatesPublished: Friday, September 23, 2011, 12:00 PM Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 1:56 PM By Kristine Guerra, The Oregonian Follow2ShareEmailPrintView full sizeKristine Guerra/The OregonianMembers of the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals, a nonteaching employees union, made a vote of no confidence in Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb.The yearlong cold war between Vancouver Association of Educational Support Profe... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Arne Duncan: Maniac

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Jersey Jazzman: Arne Duncan: Maniac:Arne Duncan: Maniacby Duke"Wow, Jazzman - pretty harsh." Yeah, OK, but what else do you call a guy who says stuff like this:A major change your administration has promoted is changing teacher evaluations. Do you have a prescription on how teachers should be rated?I don't. And frankly no one does.Teacher evaluations are largely broken in this country. We've had a system that doesn't reward excellence, doesn't support those teachers in the middle that are trying to ... more »

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