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The New Minimalism - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 8 minutes ago
The New Minimalism - Woodbridge, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators: Looking Ahead The New Minimalism Over the past year, in my work with ASCD affiliates, we have been exploring ways to revolutionize the ways we serve their affiliate members. Why? The writing is on the wall that today’s educators have different needs and expectations. It’s difficult to get out of the classroom to attend conferences, and when educators can get away for professional development they want to be actively engaged in acquiring meaning and building ... more »
The Weekly Update: More on Initiative 1240, the Honorable Arne and do we really want Wal-Mart schools in our state? | Seattle Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 8 minutes ago
The Weekly Update: More on Initiative 1240, the Honorable Arne and do we really want Wal-Mart schools in our state? | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: More on Initiative 1240, the Honorable Arne and do we really want Wal-Mart schools in our state? from Seattle Education 2010 by seattleducation2011 *The Weekly Update for the news and views you might have missed.* First, a little business. From the No on 1240 campaign: We need *you* to provide the people power we need to counter the massive resources of the Yes campaign ($4.7 M and counting. It’s Gates and the Walton’s versus the... more »
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Is There Evidence to Support the Common Core: My Questions to New York Education Commissioner King
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 minutes ago
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Is There Evidence to Support the Common Core: My Questions to New York Education Commissioner King: Is There Evidence to Support the Common Core: My Questions to New York Education Commissioner King by YongZhao A number of people have asked me about my brief encounter with New York Commissioner John King at the NYSCOSS Fall Leadership Summit on September 24, 2012. Here is my recollection. A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor to listen to New York Education Commissioner Dr. John B. King, Jr. at the 2012 Fall Leadership Summi... more »
Schools Matter: It's Not You, It's Them
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Schools Matter: It's Not You, It's Them: It's Not You, It's Them by Judy Rabin In today's *New York Times* Sunday Week in Review, there's an article titled, It's Not Me It's You, However, when it comes to the clear message of this academic research on education reform and the need to end high stakes testing, what is comes across loud and clear is it's not you, it's them. It's just another fact-based research study that shows how the social implications of racism and poverty or gender bias can impact students' performance on standardized test scores. To all the teachers and stud... more »
Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: Pittsburgh and African-American heritage
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: Pittsburgh and African-American heritage: Bus tour with teacherken: Pittsburgh and African-American heritage Posted October 7, 2012 No comments *TAG* ALEC, Pittsburgh, Stop the Greed Agenda, teacherken, voter id, voter protection *Ken Bernstein is a recently retired National Board Certified Social Studies Teacher who was a 2010 Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher. Nationally known for hisblogging as teacherken at Daily Kos and elsewhere, he served until his retirement as the lead building representative (NEA) at Eleanor Roosevelt H... more »
Education chief defends PR hire | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Education chief defends PR hire | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com: Education chief defends PR hire [image: State Superintendent of Education John White sits with students in Brandi Rivers' seventh-grade class recently at North DeSoto Middle School during a visit to the area.] Purchase Image State Superintendent of Education John White sits with students in Brandi Rivers' seventh-grade class recently at North DeSoto Middle School during a visit to the area. / Jim Hudelson/The Times State Superintendent of Education John White drew criticism last month when media outlets and ed... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-7-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Corporatization of Public Education? by dianerav An interesting article at open.salon.com speculates about the current drive to privatize American public education. Inevitably, the author makes the US/Finland comparison. What is missing? He or she never mentions that Finland does not have any standardized testing. Not until students apply to college (which is tuition-free, by the way). Teachers are respected not only because it is tough to become a teacher–the selection process is rigorous–but Washington Sta... more »
College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher | Get Schooled
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher | Get Schooled: College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher by Maureen Downey Here is an op-ed by Kathryn Juric of the College Board on the coursework that students ought to be taking in high school. Juric is vice president of the College Board’s SAT Program and leads global program strategy for the SAT, which is administered annually to nearly three million students worldwide. By Kathryn Juric When it comes to education policy in the United States today, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: co... more »
Labor's Edge Blog : “Stop the Greed Agenda” Bus Tour Exposes Koch Brothers’ Link to Prop 32
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Labor's Edge Blog : “Stop the Greed Agenda” Bus Tour Exposes Koch Brothers’ Link to Prop 32: “Stop the Greed Agenda” Bus Tour Exposes Koch Brothers’ Link to Prop 32 *By Danielle Tipton, California Labor Federation* The notorious right-wing ideologues David and Charles Koch are some of the biggest spenders in American politics, dropping millions upon millions to buy elections and influence politicians all across the country. So why would they suddenly throw $4 million into Prop 32, a proposition that claims to “stop special interest money” from flooding politics? Simple -- because th... more »
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Morning Meeting Moments Create Critical Thinkers!
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Morning Meeting Moments Create Critical Thinkers!: Morning Meeting Moments Create Critical Thinkers! by Lisa M I use two sites that promote critical thinking: BrainPop and Wonderopolis. Every morning we begin our day with Morning Meeting. I have really come to enjoy Morning Meeting, it gives me a chance to bond with my students. This year, I've added two elements, Brainpop and Wonderopolis. Their widgets are embedded on our class web page. After the greeting and sharing of the message, we begin with the
The Perennial Reform: Fixing School Time (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
The Perennial Reform: Fixing School Time (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Perennial Reform: Fixing School Time (Part 1) by larrycuban In the past quarter century, fixing school time has been a popular solution reform-minded policymakers have promoted to improve U.S. schools yet one that is least connected to what happens in classrooms or what Americans want from tax-supported schools. Since *A Nation at Risk* was published in 1983, *Prisoners of Time* in 1994, blue-ribbon commission recommendations in *Tough Choices, Tough Times* in 2007, and in... more »
Daily Kos: Faux Education Reform or Improved Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Daily Kos: Faux Education Reform or Improved Education: Faux Education Reform or Improved Education bytulticanFollow Two years ago, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts about education policy with Congresswomen, Susan Davis (Democrat CA-53). Like many high government office holders, Davis got her start in the 1980’s as a member of the local school board. I immediately launched into my heartfelt belief that standardized testing was destroying public education and leading to the privatizing of public schools. She almost immediately asked me what I find a peculiar and telling qu... more »
Back to School Night: Part II | Mr. Teachbad
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Back to School Night: Part II | Mr. Teachbad: Back to School Night: Part II by teachbad In Back to School Night: Part I, I sketched out differences between two schools. *School #1* is a public charter school, has pretty poor facilities, test scores are high, parent engagement is high, and the teachers appear to have a relatively high degree of freedom in the classroom and seem to be happy. *School #2* is a regular public school, has amazing facilities, test scores are low, parent engagement is low, and the teachers are strictly regimented and mostly unhap... more »
Teachers Launch Odyssey Initiative « InterACT
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Teachers Launch Odyssey Initiative « InterACT: Teachers Launch Odyssey Initiative by David B. Cohen [image: sutler] In a recent post I wrote about the Education Department’s bus tour of the nation. It was quite the production, with high ranking department staffers, teacher ambassador fellows, public relations, media and logistics. But on the same afternoon, following the ED events, I also had the opportunity to learn about a smaller but more interesting project. Teachers Brooke Peters, Michelle Healy, and Todd Sutler have launched a project they call the Odyssey Initiative. Work... more »
Diane in the Evening 10-6-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: A Union Member Refutes the Propaganda by dianerav A teacher writes: I am a union member (AFT affiliate) and nothing in our union contract requires that I teach a certain way or limits the extent to which I stay late, come in early, or take work home. We do have limits on class size (28). Doesn’t this seem like a good idea for children as well as teachers? The only people who seem interested in constricting my work are the occasional administrators/suits who appear now and then with a stack of tests which I have to foist on my students. Instructions for th... more »
The in box. Jon Bauman, former TRS Director comments. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
The in box. Jon Bauman, former TRS Director comments. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Jon Bauman, former TRS Director comments. by Fred Klonsky *Fred,* *At the outset, I would like to send my thanks and compliments to you on a very informative and thought-provoking blog. I recently stumbled across your site via Capitol Fax.* *The wise man that tought me about PR and “messaging” often said “Short statements convey powerful messages.” For example, TRS’ Statement of Purpose-Retirement Security for Illinois Educators. Short, to the point, and words to live by for all TRS staff.* *I’m loath... more »
School Tech Connect: This Is A Good Feeling
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
School Tech Connect: This Is A Good Feeling: This Is A Good Feeling by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) I just saw in my email that my own precinct will get to vote on the advisory referendum on the elected, representative school board. The revised total number of precincts stands at 327. I wasn't sure if we had achieved success in my own precinct until today. It's a good feeling--- a couple evenings walking around with a clipboard and now all my neighbors get to weigh in at the ballot box on whether or not they'd like to have a democratically elected school board, like normal peo... more »
An Urban Teacher's Education: Why I'll Be Voting Against Charter Schools (I-1240) In Washington State
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
An Urban Teacher's Education: Why I'll Be Voting Against Charter Schools (I-1240) In Washington State: Why I'll Be Voting Against Charter Schools (I-1240) In Washington State by James Boutin [image: No on 1240 (click on picture)] This year, like in many previous years, Washington State voters will again have the opportunity to vote for or against legalizing charter schools in our state. Initiative 1240 would allow non-profit (for-profit charter managers would not be permitted) to open eight charter schools per year in WA over the next five years. Before I being to outline my reas... more »
Teachers Don't Suck !: Who Do You Trust? (Or is It "Whom Do You Trust?)
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Teachers Don't Suck !: Who Do You Trust? (Or is It "Whom Do You Trust?): Who Do You Trust? (Or is It "Whom Do You Trust?) by Walt S. Popout More stuff by Walt at: www.wsautter.com
All Education Matters: Request for Online Support: Young Student Debtor Writes, "[B]eing dead would be a relief compared to a life without hope."
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
All Education Matters: Request for Online Support: Young Student Debtor Writes, "[B]eing dead would be a relief compared to a life without hope.": Request for Online Support: Young Student Debtor Writes, "[B]eing dead would be a relief compared to a life without hope." by Cryn Johannsen **The notes continue to land in my inbox or in the comments section here - so many people, with crushing debt, write to me and express in difficult tones how they have lost hope, how they wish to be dead, and how they see no future. As I said in my article published by the Huffington Post (written ... more »
Daily Kos: WHO knew that carcinogens had their own lobby in Washington?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
Daily Kos: WHO knew that carcinogens had their own lobby in Washington?: WHO knew that carcinogens had their own lobby in Washington? by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) The title of this post is the 1st line of The Cancer Lobby, Sunday's *New York Times* column by Nicholas Kristof. He uses the example of formaldehyde, describing our various encounters with it, and reminding us that it causes cancer. He then writes: The chemical industry is working frantically to suppress that scientific consensus — because it fears “public confusion.” Big Chem apparently worries that you might be co... more »
Schools Matter: Writing Instruction Grounding Social Control
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Schools Matter: Writing Instruction Grounding Social Control: Writing Instruction Grounding Social Control by Storm Those of us who have been teachers and/or wannabe authors before everyone was an author (see the note yesterday re: artists)--I know I'm treading on my commoner sensibility here, always a tension in me--remember there is a book by William Zinsser called* On Writing Well*. I'll confess that I own it and yet have never read it. When I was in the classroom I preferred the work of Peter Elbow (*Writing Without Teachers*) for some reason that I can't discover in my copie... more »
Jersey Jazzman: America's Worst Invasive Species: The Wonk
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: America's Worst Invasive Species: The Wonk: America's Worst Invasive Species: The Wonk by Duke Over the last several years, America has seen an inundation of a particularly prolific and invasive species: *the Wonk*. Do not confuse the Wonk with the Scholar. The Scholar digs deep into literature and research; the Wonk merely glides over them, plucking what little it needs to satisfy his own ideological predilections. The Scholar thrives in a particular environment called "peer review"; this is a toxic place for the Wonk, which prefers to forage in a habitat called ... more »
Is the Supreme Court Going to Kill Affirmative Action? | toteachornototeach
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Is the Supreme Court Going to Kill Affirmative Action? | toteachornototeach: Is the Supreme Court Going to Kill Affirmative Action? by aristotlethewise *Is the Supreme Court Going to Kill Affirmative Action?* By Adam Cohen *A white student was rejected from a college that uses race as a factor in admissions. Her case is now going to the highest court in the land* Last week the Supreme Court took a case that could dramatically scale back or even end affirmative action. In Fisher v. University of Texas, a white woman named Abigail Fisher is suing the University of Texas (UT) for deny... more »
The Underground Parent: Collapse of Education System Will Not Happen
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
The Underground Parent: Collapse of Education System Will Not Happen: Collapse of Education System Will Not Happen Until recently I thought the CCSS implementation and assessments would speed up the collapse of our education system. Now, I don’t think so. A collapse won’t be allowed to happen. Our K-12 system has been discovered as a perpetual lucrative market by investors and corporations. Private corporations, wealthy individuals, foundations, and non-government organizations have worked hard with our government to create and open up this market. If they really provide
Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: A day fighting the Greed Agenda in Ohio
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Daily Kos: Bus tour with teacherken: A day fighting the Greed Agenda in Ohio: Bus tour with teacherken: A day fighting the Greed Agenda in Ohio by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) *I am continuing as an embedded blogger on the "Stop the Greed Agenda Bus Tour" organized by Patriot Majority USA. The National Education Association is paying me to post on their Education Votes website, and have now given me permission to crosspost the entire pieces I do here. I do ask that you follow this link and visit their website, perhaps leaving a comment on the post over there as well*. Thursda... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky I’m nursing a cold. When I first started teaching back in ’84 I would get a cold the first week in October. Catching a cold is totally typical for teachers, or anyone who comes in contact with lots of people. Colds are contagious. It is even more common for me because I was an Art teacher and I saw every kid in the school. No matter how often I washed my hands and no matter how often I had the kids wash *their* hands, all it takes is one uncovered sneeze. I took vitamin C in massive doses. I took zinc. Remember wh... more »
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: About that $10 million we’re giving you… - Wait, What?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: About that $10 million we’re giving you… - Wait, What?: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: About that $10 million we’re giving you… by jonpelto Earlier this week, Charter Communications, Inc., “a Fortune 500 company and the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States,” became Governor Malloy’s ‘Next Five’ Corporate Welfare recipients. With revenue of $1.9 billion during the last financial quarter, the company did lose $83 million, but that was an improvement over the same quarter the year before, when Charter lost $107 million. For most of us, not enough reve... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Latest corporate reform buzz words -- 'Portfolio Management'
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Latest corporate reform buzz words -- 'Portfolio Management': Latest corporate reform buzz words -- 'Portfolio Management' by Mike Klonsky *The term “portfolio management” is borrowed from Wall Street, where the idea is to buy winning stocks and sell losers.* -- The Notebook It was originally an idea of early school reformers in New York and other cities, as a way to make innovative inroads into large, bureaucratically run school districts piece by piece. But like so many good reform ideas, the notion of downsizing and decentralizing has been l... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Propaganda, Thy Name Is "Won't Back Down"
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Propaganda, Thy Name Is "Won't Back Down": Propaganda, Thy Name Is "Won't Back Down" by Duke Here's what "Won't Back Down" was really all about: Can life, in fact, imitate art? Organizers leading a controversial new school reform movement are doing their darndest to try. Starting this week, the education reform group Parent Revolution kicked off a national 32-city tour with “Won’t Back Down,” the slick new Hollywood movie featuring the hot-button fight around a policy called the parent trigger. Parent Revolution wants to inspire parents to do what Oscar-caliber ac... more »
Investigation Spotlights Corporate Money Behind Virtual Schools | NEA Today
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Investigation Spotlights Corporate Money Behind Virtual Schools | NEA Today: Investigation Spotlights Corporate Money Behind Virtual Schools October 5, 2012 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top Stories Leave a Comment [image: Email][image: Share] *By Edward Graham* Studies have shown that virtual schools don’t deliver as good an education as traditional public schools. But that hasn’t stopped privateers from championing for-profit online education, raising serious concerns about how corporate money continues to shape many of the education policies being implemented across the... more »
Corbett's education chief changes PSSA testing rules for charter schools without federal approval - mcall.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Corbett's education chief changes PSSA testing rules for charter schools without federal approval - mcall.com: State changed PSSA testing rules for charter schools without federal approvalRules change appears to have inflated success rate of some charter schools. [image: Ron Tomalis]Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis (DONNA FISHER/THE MORNING CALL) Gov. Tom Corbett's education chief changed the PSSA testing rules in a way that makes it easier for charter schools to meet federal benchmarks than traditional public schools. Education Secretary Ron Tomalis' change, made wit... more »
A Brit in the Bronx: do charter schools really work in the US? | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
A Brit in the Bronx: do charter schools really work in the US? | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional: A Brit in the Bronx: do charter schools really work in the US? Brit-born teacher *Anna Bailey* is working in her third charter school - but she can't make up her mind if longer hours and less rights for teachers really deliver results [image: Box of pencils] Regardless of who is running a school, focusing on just making a profit impacts on available resources. Students at Anna Bailey's school are using crayon stubs as they've run out of pencils. Photograph: Frank Baron for ... more »
Lauri Day Supports Giving Away our Tax Dollars through Vouchers » Clarksville, TN Online
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Lauri Day Supports Giving Away our Tax Dollars through Vouchers » Clarksville, TN Online: Lauri Day Supports Giving Away our Tax Dollars through Vouchers Vouchers Could Subsidize Exclusive Private Schools, Defund Public Schools Serving Working & Middle Class Families Tennessee Democratic Party [image: Election 2012]*Nashville, TN* – Tennessee State House candidate Lauri Day’s support for private school vouchers could break the backbone of the middle class: Tennessee’s public schools. “Lauri Day’s support of private school vouchers amounts to a tax break for wealthy Tennesseans and i... more »
Obama Education Policy Draws Some Skeptics - NYTimes.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Obama Education Policy Draws Some Skeptics - NYTimes.com: Loopholes Seen at Schools in Obama Get-Tough Policy Jessica Koscielniak for The New York Times Freeda Pirillis, a first-grade teacher in Chicago, said educators and students needed more support to meet new goals. By MOTOKO RICHPublished: October 5, 2012 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - With an agenda that Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, has described as a “quiet revolution,” the Obama administration has pushed rigorous new standards for a majority of the na... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: What Do Children and Shrimp Have in Common? Think Mamtek.
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: What Do Children and Shrimp Have in Common? Think Mamtek.: What Do Children and Shrimp Have in Common? Think Mamtek. by stlgretchen The Chinese are farming American children and shrimp. Missourians may remember the debacle known as Mamtek, the investment scheme that blew up for Moberly Missouri citizens. Bruce Cole, an American investor from California, swooped into the small rural town and charmed Missouri Department of Development staff and Moberly city officials to invest in his business venture involving significant overseas investments. Chinese i... more »
Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession: An excellent article that explains exactly why great teachers are leaving the profession by ART-tivist Mommy Excellent article in the Texas Tribune about great teachers leaving education . For Some Teachers, Strain Runs Deeper Than Budget Cuts - by *Morgan Smith* - October 5, 2012 When Liz Peterson became an educator 14 years ago, she thought of teaching as a form of social justice. She entered the profession because she wanted to help close the a... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-6-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Eliminating Libraries Is Reform? by dianerav I posted earlier about Romney’s pledge to eliminate federal support for the arts and humanities (PBS and “Big Bird”). A reader from Louisiana–which is the absolute acme of education reform–says that the defunding has already started in that state. Earlier this year, state lawmakers eliminated support for libraries. It was less than $1 million, hardly a crumb on the public table, but it sent a significant message: If you want to read books, buy them yourself. Or r... more »
L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines - latimes.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines - latimes.com: L.A. schools magnet program has earlier deadlines The Los Angeles school district’s popular magnet program has a new deadline for applications this year -- Nov. 16 -- because of the early start of the school year. “Everything got moved up a month,” said Felipe Echávarri, a coordinator for Student Integration Services. “We want parents to be aware.” Officials said families will receive automated phone reminders and an alert by postcard, but magnet-program brochures and applications are no longer mailed out. Those ma... more »
APS official response on Bloody Friday at North Atlanta High: APS marches out old leaders, announces new ones without explanation. | Get Schooled
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Bloody Friday at North Atlanta High: APS marches out old leaders, announces new ones without explanation. | Get Schooled: APS official response on North Atlanta High leadership purge by Maureen Downey From Stephen J. Alford, Executive Director of Communications, Atlanta Public Schools Thank you for sharing your concerns and views about the recent leadership transition at North Atlanta High School. We have been preparing for new leadership at North Atlanta after learning that our principal planned to retire at the end of last school year. On Monday, Dr. Howard Taylor was approved by... more »
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