Latest News and Comment from Education
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The Great Salt Lake
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* Photograph by Glen Brown in 1974*
The Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking due to a combination of factors
includi...
2 hours ago
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Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog
Posts! 8-2-25
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*Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights*
*A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog Posts!**8-2-25*
Trump Fires Official for Reporting Bad News on Jobs
https://...
6 hours ago
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Birthday Rant: Welcome to subscription service overload
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[image: subscription services]probably can’t introduce myself with the same
flourish of Tres Savage or Blake Douglas — or any professional journalist,
fo...
8 hours ago
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RASHID KHALIDI
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RASHID KHALIDI:: It’s become impossible to teach history…
13 hours ago
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Principals’ views on teacher hiring system vary widely
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— Despite the Los Angeles Unified School District’s standardized screening
system for vetting teachers, some school principals still rely on their own
tac...
16 hours ago
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Trump Fires Official for Reporting Bad News on Jobs
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The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was bad news for
the administration. It showed a small increase in employment and it revised
dow...
17 hours ago
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Seattle PAC Endorses Song But Why?
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*Update 2:*
I am still waiting to hear from Hannah Krieg and/or the PAC The Kids Table
to try to get a complete picture.
It does seem that Ms. Krieg kn...
19 hours ago
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Lessons from the Future (of Learning): What Wimbledon Can Teach Us About
Who We Are (& Who We're Becoming)
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Lessons from the Future (of Learning): What Wimbledon Can Teach Us About
Who We Are (& Who We're Becoming)
Yesterday, as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ...
20 hours ago
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New York's Jews are voting for Mamdani. I'd like to think my grandpa Louis
would be glad.
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In the early days of the last century my grandfather, Louis Klonsky, was a
rabbi in a working class neighborhood of Brooklyn on the border between
Brownsvi...
22 hours ago
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The Bonus, the Bribe, and the Brilliant Mind
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“I would replace the quality of sincerity with honesty, since one can hold
a conviction sincerely without examining it, while honesty would require
that on...
22 hours ago
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An Invention With a Thousand Steps
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*This is your last chance to join us for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning
Summer Camp (see below). Registration closes tonight!*
*The opposite of play i...
1 day ago
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The Idea Fairies: When Help Hurts and Allyship Misses the Mark
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You’ve met them. Maybe in a meeting. Maybe in your inbox. Maybe at a
conference. Maybe at a community event where they float in with “a great
idea,” someth...
1 day ago
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Uncertainty in School Reform: The Untold Story
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Listen to Michael Mann, a climatolgist at Penn State University who spoke
about the science behind global warming and rising sea levels. Any honest
assessm...
1 day ago
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CA to Receive $1B in Previously Impounded Ed Funds
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces: California to receive nearly
$1 billion in previously impounded federal education funds.
1 day ago
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A summary of Parent data privacy rights under NY state law
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You can access this summary here or below. Important to note that the brief
Parent Bill of Rights offered by the state and posted by DOE omits many of
the ...
1 day ago
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Who Counts as American? The Constitutional Crisis at the Maternity Ward
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Trump’s Executive Order 14160 rewrites the 14th Amendment – targeting
babies and redefining birthright citizenship
1 day ago
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NEXT UP ON HITTING LEFT...
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My guest is veteran activist Dick Flacks.
1 day ago
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Missing the Boat
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With a few notable exceptions Democrats keep getting education wrong
1 day ago
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July’s Parent Engagement Resources
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Want to Reach Parents? Try a Podcast is from Ed Week. How One District Uses
Tech Nights to Bring Families Into Learning is from Ed Week. Using Digital
Medi...
2 days ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not a Victim. She Is a Sexual Predator.
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Ghislaine Maxwell is not a victim. She is a sexual predator who for at
least a decade trafficked minor females, chiefly for financier Jeffrey
Epstein, but ...
3 days ago
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Education Funds Released
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On Friday, July 25, the Trump administration announced it was releasing
funds for education that it had been illegally withholding from schools and
stude...
3 days ago
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A “Moment of Reckoning” or Just More Empty Hysteria?
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I’ve been more or less off the grid for the past two weeks, vacationing in
Alaska and determined not to let the repellent Epstein Saga or other
assorted tr...
3 days ago
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I Went Down to the Crossroads...
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...and saw the future of the UFT.
4 days ago
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Christian Nationalism and Education
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By Thomas Ultican 7/28/2025 Since 2024, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have
passed laws requiring ten commandment posters in all classrooms. These
kinds of ...
4 days ago
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Private School Coupons for Wealthy Families Create AZ Budget Shortfall
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Universal school vouchers in Arizona turned into a rich get richer scheme
4 days ago
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Weekend Quotables
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U of Chicago bows to Trump pressure. But cutting liberal arts isn’t
streamlining education—it’s amputating its conscience.
4 days ago
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Washington Post: There is no literacy crisis in the U.S. Here’s what’s
really happening
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[Header Photo by Iana Dmytrenko on Unsplash] Thomas, P.L. (2025, July 28).
There is no literacy crisis in the U.S. Here’s what’s really happening. The
Wash...
5 days ago
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AI Literacy for Preschoolers? The Frightening Redefining of Childhood
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President Trump’s goal to make artificial intelligence (AI) accessible to
students in grades K-12 raises far-reaching concerns. Here, I would like to
dis...
5 days ago
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This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
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Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues
(You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to
educatio...
5 days ago
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AFT, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Public School Guinea Pigs
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In 2023 the AFL-CIO signed an agreement with Microsoft that both parties
hoped would benefit their respective organizations. The sixty unions that
compri...
5 days ago
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In the Name of Dismantling Public Schools, Let Us Pray
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For the past 24 months, the Florida State Board of Education has begun its
monthly meetings with an...
5 days ago
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AZ: Families Are Banking Taxpayer-Funded Voucher Money
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Arizona continues to be demonstrate how taxpayer-funded school vouchers
actually work. Spoiler alert: it is not to rescue poor students from
failing scho...
6 days ago
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LACOE Charter School Oversight Is Broken—And It's About to Get Worse
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Los Angeles County loses an advocate for public education as Supervisor
Janice Hahn does not reappoint Betty Forrester to the LACOE Board.
Read the artic...
6 days ago
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EXTRA: Trump Administration Will Release Remaining Dollars Held Back on
July 1 from Public Schools
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Today’s post is an update. Yesterday this blog traced what has happened
since the Trump administration refused to send $6.8 billion to U.S. public
schools...
1 week ago
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Please consider the following
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first, from the FBI and DOJ after the examination of the Epstein file,
earlier this month
There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmai...
1 week ago
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Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost
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Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter
School Reckoning, presents sobering findings on the stagnation,
retrenchment, and...
1 week ago
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Revisiting Deceitful Claims about School Funding and Outcomes (a thread)
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I’ve had enough. This has to stop. I’ve explained on at least a few
occasions that there exists a cottage industry for whom their bread and
butter is telli...
1 week ago
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What Will Todd Blanche Discuss with Ghislaine Maxwell? One Guess.
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Todd Blanche was Donald Trump's personal lawyer in his criminal trial in
New York City.
1 week ago
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These fascists are proud of being that way.
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The Chilling Rise of the Far Right You’re Not Ready For
1 week ago
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Getting Beyond Our Discomfort Zones
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I have a story to tell about comfort zones. In late June, the High School
for Environmental Studies invited me to be their special guest ...
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T...
1 week ago
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Getting Beyond Our Discomfort Zones
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I have a story to tell about comfort zones. In late June, the High School
for Environmental Studies invited me to be their special guest ...
Read More
T...
1 week ago
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Appoquinimink Under Special Investigation By State Auditor’s Office
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Delaware State Auditor Lydia York announced this morning that the
Appoquinimink School District is under investigation by the Auditor of
Accounts office. T...
2 weeks ago
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The Problem with Oligarchy: Global Voices Expose Bill Gates and the
Billionaire Power Grab
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From Classrooms to Clinics to Croplands, Bill Gates is Leading a Global
Assault on the Common Good
2 weeks ago
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Chuck Feeney died on October 9, 2023, at the age of 92. I wrote this in 2017
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Billionaire Charles Feeney has finally completed what he set out to do: He
has given away his fortune. In all, he’s donated $8 billion, keeping only
about...
2 weeks ago
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The 8 Gifts of Christmas in July: ✨FREE✨ Baseball Romance, a Cover Reveal &
more
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A few book & publishing updates... plus an All-Star week baseball freebie!
3 weeks ago
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Organizándonos para afrontar la crueldad
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Pronto, cada uno de nosotros tendrá su propia historia que contar sobre un
hospital que cerró o un ser querido que falleció, se enfermó, pasó hambre o
se v...
3 weeks ago
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UFT Election Analysis from Three Years Ago
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JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022
5 weeks ago
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Analyzing UFT election results – from 2022
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JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022. Post-UFT election for the last
two decades I have done some analysis of the numbers. I am getting ready to
start ...
5 weeks ago
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Honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa at our Skinny Award Dinner
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Our Skinny Award Dinner honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa on June 18 was a
tremendous success! So many of her admirers attended to enjoy the company
of o...
5 weeks ago
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Alert: Urge your Senators to eliminate the ban on regulating AI from the
budget bill!
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There are many damaging aspects of the budget bill , but one that has
received inadequate attention is a provision passed by the House that would
impose a ...
1 month ago
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New “Teach Truth” Website & Study Guide: Launching TeachTruthBook.com on
5th Annual #TeachTruth National Day of Action!
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I’m excited to announce the launch of a new website — TeachTruthBook.com —
where you can now access the free study guide for my book, Teach Truth: The
Stru...
1 month ago
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McGrath and Kaminsky: Key Names in the School Policy Debate
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The landscape of American school policy is no longer shaped only behind
closed doors. It’s debated in town halls, on social media, and through
public prote...
1 month ago
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"Didn't do *that*," part 1: new Schofield case developments reveal crucial
10th Circuit/Ledger lie
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The record is clear. Jeremy Scott confessed at least 40 times in a 2017
hearing. He never recanted. The Ledger must retract its lie to force Judge
Kevin Ab...
2 months ago
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Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023)
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Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year
2023? Your search is over! ...
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3 months ago
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Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
3 months ago
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner Birutoto – Situs Slot
Gacor Terpercaya
The post Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner...
3 months ago
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Trump plays Putin’s Playbook
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Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated
that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to
Washin...
3 months ago
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Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat
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I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE.
I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have
bee...
4 months ago
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How Do We Fight Trump?
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Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized
how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that
horrifies. I...
4 months ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant
Educators?
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As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear,
teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their
profession. It...
4 months ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be
reformed.
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If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what
I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you
want to re...
5 months ago
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Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her
leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to
make pa...
6 months ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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When I was teaching,
I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were.
*My Promise *
WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...
7 months ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano
Lesson’
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'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible
project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s
thorny...
8 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors
And Stoops
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The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups
working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long…
The post “I’m Done Wit...
8 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
10 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
11 months ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL
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As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the
great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught
of those ...
1 year ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why
not both?
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Willie said below to Action News Jax
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It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew
about the complaint an...
1 year ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide
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In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the
future of individuals and nations...
1 year ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision,
unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the
law it re...
1 year ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 )
Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038...
The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
Continue reading
1 year ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
2 years ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
2 years ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
2 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the
teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took
lesson...
2 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
2 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022,
let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace
instead. She ...
2 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
3 years ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
Continue reading →
3 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris*
My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I
was an activist i...
3 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
3 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
3 years ago
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Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
...
3 years ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
4 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade
association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got
my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was
also a ...
4 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
4 years ago
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The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
4 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was
just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled,
“Teachers...
4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
5 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
5 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income
Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after
their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of
Sout...
5 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
5 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
5 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children
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*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by
56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing
the ...
5 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
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The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a
grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece:
On Monday, Governor Ral...
5 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:
House Bill 2788
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The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t
have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the
schools...
5 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
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Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills?
Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited
practical knowledge essen...
5 years ago
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could
we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for
Christmas an...
5 years ago
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Reminiscences
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I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to
the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them
an...
5 years ago
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that
part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators
who t...
5 years ago
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for
state attorney Dennis Ward
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What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this
exact wording to ask this …
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5 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease
by Steven Singer
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Originally posted at:
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...
5 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups
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The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New
Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was
ejected...
5 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk
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It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this
horrible company.
K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...
6 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
6 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my
head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and
after read...
6 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of
reasonable length, I completely disagree.
Here is what NYSED states are average expe...
6 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools"
Series
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From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series
Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like.
For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...
6 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE
Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black,
Latinx, or Asian and y...
6 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
6 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty
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*Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018*
*To the Editor:*
*Re “Why libraries still matter.”
[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...
6 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair
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*TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair*
*** REGISTER HERE ***
*From Puerto Rico to Chicago:*
*Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities*
Saturday, November 1...
6 years ago
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Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
6 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
6 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools
(2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne
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I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated
history of educational and institutional racism in the United States.
Dufresne blen...
7 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of
Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS
failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It
is co...
7 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
7 years ago
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m
not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it
harde...
7 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good
thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President
Mike P...
7 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools
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Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry
you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like
teachers all ...
7 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry
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Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school.
The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey
rela...
7 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
7 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
8 years ago
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Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to
the Dep...
8 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
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I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting
yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible
for a...
8 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
8 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
8 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers
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Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a
new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are
broke...
8 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
8 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN
STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only
subjec...
8 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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8 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power
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In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk
taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence,
and ev...
8 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of
Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community,
specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is
google the dis...
8 years ago
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[video]Perils or Promises: Education in the Age of Smart Machines:
Presentation at the City Club of Cleveland
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On December 14th, 2016, I made a presentation at the City Club of
Cleveland. Watch the presentation The Club’s website or Youtube.
Title: Perils or Promise...
8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises
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President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY
on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ever since now Presi...
8 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
8 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
8 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay
Property Tax!
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*June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term.
Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What
r...
9 years ago
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email
05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a
Califor...
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one
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By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored
to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one …
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9 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
9 years ago
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Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
9 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
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1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black
Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I
have a s...
9 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
9 years ago
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I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
10 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School
Students
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Originally posted on Poetic Justice:
First – please watch this amazing video produced by the students and staff
at CASA Middle School in the Bronx. It is b...
10 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez
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I’m excited to announce my speaking schedule for the remainder of the
winter, spring, and early summer of 2015 (jump to the end for a full list).
Last year...
10 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
10 years ago
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New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
10 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
10 years ago
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Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
11 years ago
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The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform
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The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s
Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public
education are ...
12 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts 1-16 #edreform #ows
NYC Public School Parents: The impeccable logic of Turnaround schools:The impeccable logic of Turnaround schoolsby Leonie HaimsonCheck out the new TV campaign on "Turnaround" schools produced by Last Stand for Children First. Though the campaign is focused on Chicago's efforts , the same strategies are being used here in NYC and in many of the major urban centers around the country where there are struggling schools.The formula is very simple; just watch the videos and you will see. Our thanks ... more »
Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislation | Scathing Purple Musings:Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislationby Bob SikesIn stark opposition to parent public school advocacy groups across the state, Jeb Bush’s education foundation announced its support for controversial parent trigger legislation. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting Bush’s support for SB 718/HB 1199, and like his legislative allies, is using the terribly misleading Parent Empowerment Act to describe the legislation.Ironic the bill would be ... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Superintendent and Board from LAUSD’s Principals:SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Superintendent and Board from LAUSD’s PrincipalsFROM THE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES WEEKLY UPDATE | HTTP://BIT.LY/XPRFSQWeek of January 16, 2012 :: On January 10, 2012, Board President Mónica García and Board Member Nuri Martinez presented a resolution to the Board of Education for initial announcement. Neither one responded to AALA's ... more »
Last Stand for Children First: Last Stand for Children Launches Campaign on School Turnarounds:Last Stand for Children Launches Campaign on School Turnaroundsby Last Stand for ChildrenAfter working hard in the legislature last year to strip Illinois teachers of bargaining rights and OSEA protections, Last Stand for Children First is proud to announce the formation of a Chicago chapter to work on issues specific to Chicago.This week, Last Stand's President Myron Miner announced that it is launching a television campaign to ... more »
School Tech Connect: Red Line Blues:Red Line Bluesby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)What a ridiculous day...I planned to cover the CTU MLK event at Dvorak Elementary on the west side, but evidently you have to double your travel time on the red and brown lines these days. Lots of work being done or not done on the tracks. Clearly Rahm is trying to starve the system until everyone's mad at it; then he'll fire the drivers and replace them with temporary missionary drivers ... more »
AMERICA OCCUPIES THE CAPITAL | OccupyWallSt.org:AMERICA OCCUPIES THE CAPITALPosted 5 hours ago on Jan. 16, 2012, 1:20 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt#Occupy Brings Democracy to DCJanuary 17 at 9 amCapitol HillWashington, DC—On January 17 Americans from across the nation and the world will assemble in the shadows of a broken system to participate in real democracy.At 9 am on the opening day of Congress, Occupy Congress will convene for a day of action against a corrupt political institution. Actions include a ... more »
Des Moines Education Association: My Letter to Iowa Senate Education Committee Members:My Letter to Iowa Senate Education Committee Membersby Mr. RHere is the letter I sent to the members of the Iowa Senate Education committee as they take up the Governor's education "reform" proposals. In this letter, I focused on the creation of "value added models" to our state education system. Make sure you are all advocating to your legislators early and often so they hear our voices! - A. ... more »
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » For MLK Day – “Put pressure where it really hurts”:For MLK Day – “Put pressure where it really hurts”by adminLast year on the observance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I offeredthis quote from Dr. King’s famous last message, the “Mountaintop” speech:We don’t have to argue with anybody. We don’t have to curse and go around acting bad with our words. We don’t need any bricks and bottles. ... more »
Schools Matter: Accountability without Autonomy Is TyrannyBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-15 minutes agoSchools Matter: Accountability without Autonomy Is Tyranny:Accountability without Autonomy Is Tyrannyby P. L. ThomasAccountability without Autonomy Is TyrannyWhen educational research reaches the public through the corporate media, the consequences are often dire. Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff released "The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood" and immediately The New York Times pronounced in "Big Study Links Good Teache... more »
All Things Education: Opportunity to Develop Literacy:Opportunity to Develop LiteracyOn Monday, January 9th, Virginia Governor McDonnell announced his education agenda, entitled, "Opportunity to Learn." This has been covered by The Virginia Education Report, The Washington Post, as well as commented on by many throughout the state (For Chad Sansing's excellent commentary, read here. Or, for a partial listing of other reactions, see here.) I am going to offer my reactions in a series of posts starting with this one.Before I ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Martin Luther King Jr. and education reform:Martin Luther King Jr. and education reformby Leonie HaimsonOn Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, too many of our elected leaders are using this day as an opportunity to attack teachers and their unions, and put in a system which would lead to 50 percent of NYC teachers to be fired at struggling schools, if the UFT does not succumb to the DOE’s demand to impose an evaluation system with no ... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD WITHOUT BORDERS: What if the District erased attendance boundaries? + smf’s 2¢:LAUSD WITHOUT BORDERS: What if the District erased attendance boundaries? + smf’s 2¢A district without boundaries might be impractical. But such big-sky ideas are worth discussing.LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL | HTTP://LAT.MS/XPX0YNLos Angeles Unified school board President Monica Garcia, center, is seen on June 23, 2009 along with the Board of Education. (Los Angeles Times)January 16, 2012 :: All too ... more »
21 Reasons Why Charter Schools Would Not Work in the State of Washington | Seattle Education:21 Reasons Why Charter Schools Would Not Work in the State of Washingtonby seattleducation2011This contributor has chosen to remain anonymous but wanted to share their opinion.Dora1. Charters have NOT outperformed public schools – the majority of charter schools have performed equal to or poorer than public schools.2. Charter schools too often increase segregation of minority students and students of poverty.3. Charter school legislation has led ... more »
Everything Old is New Again: "Teachers are Terrible! But You Should Become a Teacher!" - Dana Goldstein:Everything Old is New Again: "Teachers are Terrible! But You Should Become a Teacher!"by Dana GoldsteinMichael Bloomberg, 2012 State-of-the-City Address:"...we are raising the bar for teachers, just as we are for students. This year, we’ll do more to make sure every classroom has an effective teacher – and to remove those who don’t make the grade."Barack Obama, 2011 State-of-the-Union Address:“We want to reward good ... more »
Schools Matter: "...education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. " Martin Luther King:"...education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. " Martin Luther Kingby Kathleen LynchOn this day when we remember the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is fascinating to review his speeches and writings and realizes how truly prophetic he was. His words are as fresh and relevant today as they were when he delivered them. ... more »
Manhattan Country School Students See Civil Rights Battles Still to Be Fought – SchoolBook:Manhattan Country School Students See Civil Rights Battles Still to Be Foughtby SchoolBookStudents at Manhattan Country School are establishing themselves as keepers of the Martin Luther King Jr. flame.On Sunday, three students dazzled hundreds of people at the Brooklyn Museum by reading excerpts from their essays about civil rights, a tradition at the private school on East 96th Street.And on Monday, the M.L.K. holiday, they braved the ... more »
Clayton Valley High charter conversion prompts examination of state school funding laws - ContraCostaTimes.com:Clayton Valley High charter conversion prompts examination of state school funding lawsBy Theresa HarringtonContra Costa TimesPosted: 01/15/2012 05:50:26 PM PSTUpdated: 01/16/2012 04:31:09 AM PSTCONCORD -- Clayton Valley High's conversion to a charter school in the fall is prompting discussions at the state level about funding inequities that could result under current laws.Mt. Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Steven Lawrence testified Wednesday before the stat...more »
How the Gates Foundation Spins its Research « Jay P. Greene's Blog:How the Gates Foundation Spins its ResearchThe Gates Foundation has released the next installment of reports in their Measuring Effective Teachers Project. When the last report was released, I found myself in a tussle with the Gates folks and Sam Dillon at the New York Times because I noted that the study’s results didn’t actually support the finding attributed to it. Vicki Phillips, the education chief at Gates, told ... more »
DAY OF ACTION: JANUARY 21, 2012: END CORPORATE RULE: RALLY IN SACRAMENTOPosted on January 3, 2012 | Leave a commentWest Steps, State Capitol Building, 1-3 p.m.On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United that corporations are persons with the First Amendment right to spend unlimited money in political campaigns. And they can do it anonymously.BUT MONEY IS NOT SPEECH. CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE.RECLAIM DEMOCRACY!Join us on the Capitol Steps in Sacramento on this National Day of Action ... more »
Schools Matter: Accountability without Autonomy Is Tyranny:Accountability without Autonomy Is Tyrannyby P. L. ThomasAccountability without Autonomy Is TyrannyWhen educational research reaches the public through the corporate media, the consequences are often dire. Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff released "The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood" and immediately The New York Times pronounced in "Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gains":"Elementary- and middle-school teachers who help raise their students’ standardized-test scores ... more »